Cabletron Systems 9A426-01 User Manual

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9A426-01/9A426-02 Module Specific Information

The following information briefly explains each LEC Administration Screen field.

Specifies whether the LAN Emulation Client should auto-configure the next time 
it is started. Use the Space Bar to select one of the following choices:

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Automatic (default) - A client uses a LAN Emulation Configuration Server 
(LECS) to learn the ATM address of its LAN Emulation Server and to obtain 
other parameters.

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Manually - Management tells the client the ATM address of its LAN Emulation 
Server (LES) and the values of other parameters.

The name of the ELAN to which this client is joined.

By default, the unit makes a LANE join request to the ATM network with the 
ELAN name blank (no entry). By popular LANE convention, Join Requests of this 
type will put that client into the first configured ELAN on the LECS (also known 
as the “default ELAN”). Assume this ELAN is named “ELAN1”. Once the device 
has successfully completed the Join process, all ATM-specific Local Management 
screens will then reflect “ELAN: ELAN1”. This means that all Local Management 
screen information pertains to the “ELAN1” ELAN.

To set the device back to join the “default” ELAN, you must delete the current 
ELAN (ELAN1). After the current ELAN is deleted, a message is displayed that 
states that there are no longer any active ELANs. Now, you can move to the 
ELAN Name: field. Press the Space Bar, then the Return key. Highlight SAVE and 
press the Return key. This will cause the device to join the “default ELAN” again.

Since we support just a single ELAN, you cannot create a new ELAN unless all 
current ELANs have been deleted.