Cabletron Systems 2H23-50R - Manual (Page 68)

Chapter 5: Local Management
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IP Address (Modifiable)
Displays and allows the user to set the IP address for the device. 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 1.3.5 ,
Runtime IP Address Discovery .
Subnet Mask (Modifiable)
Displays the subnet mask for the device. 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 device. This field is not defined until
an appropriate value is entered. For details about why and how to set the
Default Gateway, refer to
Section 5.7.3 .
TFTP Gateway IP Addr (Modifiable)
Displays and allows the user to set the TFTP Gateway IP address for the
device. To set the TFTP Gateway IP address, refer to
Section 5.7.4 .
Device Date (Modifiable)
Contains a value that the device 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 .