Switch User's Guide

General Configuration Using Local Management

164 CSX400 and CSX400-DC User’s Guide

AdminStatusTime — Displays the amount of time elapsed since an IP address was assigned to

the CSX400.

Description — Describes the selected Port.

MAC Address — Displays the physical (MAC) address of the CSX400.

Interf. Type — Displays the type of interface used by the speciﬁed port.

Oper Status — Displays the operational status of the selected port.

IPX General Conﬁguration Fields

This section provides a general overview of the procedures required to conﬁgure the CSX400. The

following list describes each of the IPX General Conﬁg ﬁelds.

+PORT- — Use this ﬁeld to select the routing port that you wish to conﬁgure.

Framing — Use this ﬁeld to select the format of the Frame in which IPX packets are

encapsulated for transmission.

MTU — Use this ﬁeld to set the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU).

IPX Routing — Use this ﬁeld to enable IP Routing Services.

IPX Forwarding — Use this ﬁeld to enable IP Forwarding.

IPX Address — Use this ﬁeld to assign an IP Address to the port that you wish to conﬁgure.

Selecting a Port for Conﬁguration

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

select a router port to conﬁgure for IPX 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 IPX routing, then press ENTER.

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.