User Guide

Chapter 3 Managing the network access devices 81
Nortel Secure Network Access Switch 4050 User Guide
The Switch menu includes the following options:
/cfg/domain #/switch <switch ID>
followed by:
name <name>
Names or renames the switch. After you have defined a
name for the switch, you can use either the switch
name or the switch ID to access the Switch menu.
•
name is a string that must be unique in the domain.
The maximum length of the string is 255
characters.
type ERS8300|ERS5500
Specifies the type of network access device. Valid
options are:
• ERS8300 — an Ethernet Routing Switch 8300
• ERS5500 — an Ethernet Routing Switch 5510,
5520, or 5530
The default is ERS8300.
ip <IPaddr>
Specifies the IP address of the switch.
port <port>
Specifies the TCP port used for Nortel SNA
communication. The default is port 5000.
hlthchk
Accesses the Healthcheck menu, in order to configure
settings for the Nortel SNAS 4050 to monitor the health
of the switch (see “Monitoring switch health using the
CLI” on page 89).
vlan
Accesses the Switch Vlan menu, in order to map the
Green and Yellow VLANs configured on switch (see
“Mapping the VLANs using the CLI” on page 82).
rvid <VLAN ID>
Identifies the Red VLAN for the network access device.
• VLAN ID is the ID of the Red VLAN, as configured
on the switch
sshkey
Accesses the SSH Key menu, in order to manage the
exchange of public keys between the switch and the
Nortel SNAS 4050 (see “Managing SSH keys for Nortel
SNA communication using the CLI” on page 88)
reset
Resets all the Nortel SNA-enabled ports on the switch.
Clients connected to the ports are moved into the Red
VLAN.
ena
Enables the network access device. As soon as you
enable the switch, the Nortel SNAS 4050 begins
communicating with the switch and controlling its Nortel
SNA clients.