Switch User's Guide

General Configuration Using Local Management

156 CSX400 and CSX400-DC User’s Guide

Selecting a Port for Conﬁguration

Routing Services allows you to choose the ports that you want to conﬁgure for IP routing. To select

a router port to conﬁgure for IP routing, complete the following steps:

1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the PORT option.

2. Type in the number of the port that you want to configure for IP routing and then press ENTER.

If you type in an invalid port number, the error message “PORT NUMBER IS OUT OF RANGE”

displays. Perform steps 1 and 2 again.

Entering the IP Address and Subnet Mask

All IP hosts must have an IP Address for each network interface. These addresses identify each

network connection.

To enter the IP address for a router port, complete the following steps:

1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the ADDRESS option.

2. Type in the IP address and then press ENTER.

Once an IP address is entered, the default Subnet Mask automatically enters into the Mask ﬁeld. To

to change the default Subnet Mask for a router port, complete the following steps:

1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the MASK option.

2. Type in the Subnet Mask for the IP address that you have assigned.

Selecting the Frame Type for a Port

On each port, Frame Type speciﬁes the format of the frame in which IP packets are encapsulated

for transmission. The Frame Type options available for each router port are dependent on the type

of media supported by that router port.

To select the Frame Type for a port, complete the following steps:

1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Framing option.

2. Use the ENTER key to toggle the entry to the correct Frame Type for the port.

NOTE

You can type in the port number, or you can use the +PORT- option at the bottom of

the screen to scroll through the list of the ports on your device. To use the +PORT-

option, use the arrow keys to highlight the + (to go forward), or the - (to go backward),

and then press ENTER to scroll through the available ports in the direction you have

selected. You can also use the + and - keys to scroll through the available ports.