Enterasys Networks MicroMMAC-T - Manual (Page 27)

Viewing Chassis Information 2-9
The MicroMMAC-T Chassis View
All Station Port menus, regardless of port status, contain the following selections:
• Enable/Disable , which allow you to administratively enable or disable the
selected port. See Enabling and Disabling Ports , page 2-31 , for details.
• Port Map... , which allows you to enable or disable port mapping for the
selected port. See Enabling and Disabling Port Mapping , page 2-28 , for
details.
• Link Trap... , which allows you to enable or disable link traps for the selected
port. See Enabling and Disabling Link Traps , page 2-29 .
• Ring Out Enable/Disable , which allow you to switch the function of a station
port to that of a ring-out port. See Ring Out Enable/Disable , page 2-32 , for
details.
The Ring Port Menus
Clicking on a ring port ( ) on a module will display the ring port menu,
which allows you to view the status of the selected ring port, as well as enable or
disable the port. The ring port menu offers the following selections:
• Ring Port Status... , which invokes the Ring Port Status window. See Viewing
Ring Port Status , page 2-21 , for details.
• Enable/Disable , which allow you to administratively enable or disable the
selected ring port. See Enabling and Disabling Ports , page 2-31 , for details.
Port Status Displays
When you open the Chassis View window, each port on the MicroMMAC-T will
display its Admin/Link status (defined below); to change this status display,
select one of the options on the Port Status menu, as described in the following
sections.
Selecting a Port Status View
To change the status view of your ports:
1. Click on Port Status on the menu bar at the top of the Chassis View window;
the Port Status menu will appear.
2. Drag down (and to the right, if necessary) to select the status information you
want to display. The port text boxes will display the appropriate status
information.
NOTE
Additional menus (e.g., FDDI) and/or menu options may be available from the Chassis
View if you have a BRIM installed in the MicroMMAC-T. These menu options are
discussed in the Bridge/Router Interface Module (BRIM) User’s Guide included in
your documentation set.