Cabletron Systems 7C04-R User Manual

Managing the Hub

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Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View

Figure 2-18. COM Port Configuration Window

You can use the COM Port Configuration window to set the following operating 
parameters:

Use this field to administratively enable or disable the COM port. 

Use this field to select the function for which you wish to use the COM port:

LM

Local Management: select this option if you wish to connect a 
terminal to the selected COM port from which to run Local 
Management.

UPS

Select this option if you wish to connect an uninterruptable 
power supply (UPS) to the selected COM Port. Note that if you 
select this option, an additional option — UPS — will appear on 
the COM Port menu; use the resulting window to configure 
specific UPS settings.

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 configure the port as a SLIP 
connection, you must select the desired baud rate in the Speed 
Selection

 field 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 configure the port as a PPP 
connection, you must select the desired baud rate in the Speed 
Selection

 field described below.