Cabletron Systems Lancast Media Converter 7000 - Manual (Page 46)

The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View
2-30 Managing the Hub
SLIP Select this option to use the selected COM port as a SLIP
connection for out-of-band SNMP management via direct
connection to a serial port on your network management
workstation. Note that when you conÞgure the port as a SLIP
connection, you must select the desired baud rate in the Speed
Selection
Þeld described below.
PPP Select this option to use the selected COM port as a PPP
connection for out-of-band SNMP management via direct
connection to a serial port on your network management
workstation. Note that when you conÞgure the port as a PPP
connection, you must select the desired baud rate in the Speed
Selection
Þeld described below.
Speed Selection
If you have conÞgured the selected port as a SLIP or PPP connection, you must
select the appropriate baud rate: 2400, 4800, 9600, or 19,200. Note that this Þeld
will default to Auto-Baud and become unselectable when the COM Port Function
is set to LM or UPS.
To change the conÞguration of the selected COM port:
1. Click on the to the right of each field.
2. Drag down to select the desired setting, then release.
3. Click on to save your changes.
NOTE
Current 7X00 Þrmware versions support only Local Management and UPS via the COM
ports; future versions will add SLIP and PPP support.
TIP
If the COM port you wish to conÞgure is currently set to LM or UPS, the Speed
Selection
Þeld will be unavailable until the COM Port Function is set to SLIP or PPP
and that change is applied. Once available, the Speed Selection Þeld will default to the last
known speed setting; use the down arrow to change this setting if necessary, then click
again to complete the conÞguration.