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Cabletron Systems 2208 User Manual

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General Configuration Screen

2H22-08R SmartSwitch 2208 User’s Guide

Page 5-17

The following briefly explains each General Configuration screen field:

MAC Address (Read-Only)

Displays the physical address of the 2H22-08R.

IP Address (Modifiable)

Displays and allows you to set the IP address for the 2H22-08R. To set the
IP address, refer to

Section 5.7.1

. The IP address can also be set through

Runtime IP Address Discovery as previously described in

Section 1.3.3

.

Subnet Mask (Modifiable)

Displays the subnet mask for the 2H22-08R. A subnet mask “masks out”
the network bits of the IP address by setting the bits in the mask to 1 when
the network treats the corresponding bits in the IP address as part of the
network or subnetwork address, or to 0 if the corresponding bit identifies
the host. For details about how to change the Subnet Mask from its default
value, refer to

Section 5.7.2

.

Default Gateway (Modifiable)

Displays the default gateway for the 2H22-08R. This field is not defined
until an appropriate value is entered. For details about setting the default
gateway, refer to

Section 5.7.3

.

TFTP Gateway IP Addr (Modifiable)

Displays and allows you to set the TFTP Gateway IP address for the
2H22-08R. To set the TFTP Gateway IP address, refer to

Section 5.7.4

.

Device Date (Modifiable)

Contains a value that the 2H22-08R recognizes as the current date. To set
a new device date, refer to

Section 5.7.5

.

Device Time (Modifiable)

Contains a value that the device recognizes as the current time. To enter a
new time, refer to

Section 5.7.6

.

Screen Refresh Time (Modifiable)

Contains the rate at which the screens are updated. This setting
determines how frequently (in seconds) information is updated on the
screen. To enter a new update time, refer to

Section 5.7.7

.