Chapter 5
Working with Console-based
Interface
Configuring the FS3-1600 Switch
The FS3-1600 provides a menu-driven console interface for configuration purposes. The
switch can be configured either locally through its RS-232 port or remotely via a Telnet
session. This chapter describes how to use the console interface to configure the
FS3-1600.
Logging on
To log on to the FS3-1600:
FS3-1600 Switch Login User Name:
Enter the console interface with factory default
user name (guest or admin).
FS3-1600 Switch Login Password
Enter the console interface factory with default
password (NULL) or user-defined password. If you change the
default password using the instructions
. The Switch Management screen in
Figure 5- 1 will appear, with the Basic option highlighted.

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Only one local
user or five remote users at a time can log on to the FS3-1600 Switch. |

Figure 5- 1
: Switch Management Screen
Navigating Through the Console Interface
To perform basic management activities, refer to Performing
Basic Management Activities.
To perform advanced management activities, refer to Performing Advanced Management
Activities
To log out, highlight Logout and press Enter.
The console interface consists of a series of menu boxes. Each menu box has several
options, which are listed vertically. A highlight in each box lets you select the option
you wish to choose; pressing the Enter key activates the highlighted option.
Table 5- 1shows the keys
used for navigating through the console interface.
Table 5- 1. Navigating Through the
Console Interface
To... |
Press This Key... |
Move the
highlight one line up in a menu box. |
Up arrow (or K
key) |
Move the highlight
one line down in a menu box. |
Down arrow (or J
key) |
Move the highlight
between screens. |
Tab |
Select the
highlighted option. |
Enter |
Move to the
previous menu. |
Escape |
Performing
Basic Management Activities
Basic management activities consist of system,
LAN port, and console port tasks. To perform basic management activities:
- From the Switch Management screen (see Figure 5-1), highlight Basic Management and
press Enter. The Basic Management screen in Figure 5- 2 appears.

Figure 5- 2: Basic Management Screen
- From the Basic Management screen, highlight the desired option and press the Enter key:
- General:
It lets you change the system name, password. See
General Management Configuration.
LAN Port: It lets you configure the line speed, congestion control, switching mode,
link type. See LAN Port Configuration.
Console Port: It lets you change the console baud rate; flow control method. See Console
Port Configuration.
General Management Configuration
If you select General from the Basic Management
screen (see Figure 5- 2 on page 5-
*), the General screen in Figure 5- 3 will appear, with the System Name value
highlighted.

Figure 5- 3: General Screen
Use the following procedure to configure the general management option.
Changing the System Name
To change the system name:
- From the General screen, highlight System Name and press the Enter key. The
following screen appears.
- Enter a system name. If you make a mistake, use the Backspace key to delete the error.
- Press Enter to return to the General screen.

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Figure 5- 4: The Screen of Changing System
Name
Changing
the Console Interface Password
To change the console interface password:
From the General screen, highlight admin Password and press the Enter key. The
following screen appears.

Figure 5- 5: The Screen of Changing Password
Enter the current password. Each character you type appears as an asterisk (*). If you
make a mistake, use the Backspace key to delete the error.
Press Enter. The following screen of Figure 5-5a appears.

Figure
5-5a: The Screen of Key-in New Password
Enter the new password and press Enter. The following screen of Figure 5-5b appears.

Figure
5-5b: The Screen of Reenter New Password
Reenter the new password you typed in step 4. The Password changed message appears to confirm that the new password is in effect. Press
Enter to remove the message and return to the General screen.
Returning to the Basic Management Screen
After completing the general management
activities, press the Esc key to exit the General screen and return to the Basic
Management screen in Figure 5- 2
. Select another option from the Basic Management screen or press Esc
to return to the Switch Management screen.
LAN
Port Configuration
If you select LAN Port from the Basic Management screen (see Figure 5- 2
), the LAN Port
Configurations screen in Figure 5- 6 will appear, with Line Speed highlighted.

Figure 5- 6: LAN Port Configurations Screen
Use the procedures in the following sections to configure the LAN port
configuration options for one or more ports:
Changing the Line Speed.
Congestion Control: refer to Enabling or
Disabling Congestion Control.
Switching Mode: refer to Changing the Switching Mode.
Link Type: refer to Changing the Link Type.
Changing the Line Speed
To change the line speed for one or more ports:
- From the LAN Port Configurations screen, highlight Line Speed and press the Enter
key. A screen similar to the following shows the current line speed settings for all
ports.

Figure 5-
7: The Screen of Changing Line Speed

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If there are
more ports below the bottom one shown in a screen, a v appears next to the bottom
port in the screen (Port 1 in the following screen, for example). To view these
ports, scroll the highlight to the bottom port shown and press the Down Arrow key. |
Highlight port 1 whose Line Speed Setting you want to change and press Enter,
the following Line Speed Options screen appears.

Figure 5-7a: The Screen of Line
Speed Options
Highlight the line speed option you want to select for the port.
- Auto Negotiate
allows the FS3-1600 Switch to automatically ascertain the line speed
and duplex mode.
- All the other selections force the FS3-1600 to use a specific line speed and duplex
mode.
- Press Enter. You return to the Line Speed screen and the line speed setting you
selected appears next to the selected port.
- Repeat steps 2 through 4 to configure the line speed for additional ports. When you
finish, press the Esc key to return to the LAN Port Configurations screen.
Enabling or Disabling Congestion
Control
To enable or disable congestion control for one
or more ports:
- From the LAN Port Configurations screen, highlight Congestion Control and press
the Enter key. A screen similar to the following shows the current congestion control
settings for all ports.

Figure 5-
8: The Screen of Changing Congestion Control
Highlight the port 1, whose congestion control setting you want to change and press
Enter. The following Congestion Control Options screen appears.

Figure 5-8a: The Screen of
Congestion Control Options
Highlight the congestion control option you want to select for the port and press Enter.
Then the Congestion Control screen and the congestion control setting you selected will
appear next to the selected ports.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to configure the congestion control setting for additional ports.
When you finish, press the Esc key to return to the LAN Port Configurations screen.
Changing the Switching Mode
To change the switching mode for one or more
ports, there are some steps to follow:
From the LAN Port Configurations screen, highlight Switching Mode and press the
Enter key. A screen similar to the following shows the current congestion control settings
for all ports.

Figure 5-
9: The Screen of Changing Switching Mode
Highlight the port 1, whose switching mode setting you want to change and press Enter.
The following Switching Mode Options screen will appear as follows.

Figure 5-9a: The Screen of
Switching Mode Options
Highlight the switching mode option you want to select for the port and press Enter.
Then the Switching Mode screen and the switching mode setting you selected will appear
next to the selected port.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to configure the switching mode setting for additional ports. When
you finish, press the Esc key to return to the LAN Port Configurations screen.
Changing the Link Type
Four steps to change the link type for one or
more ports:
- From the LAN Port Configurations screen, highlight Link Type and press the Enter
key. A screen similar to the following shows the current link type settings for all ports.

Figure 5-
10: The Screen of Changing Link Type
Highlight the port 1, whose line link type setting you want to change and press Enter.
The following Link Type Options screen will appear.

Figure 5-10a: The Screen of Link
Type Options
Highlight the link type option you want to select for the port and press Enter. Then the
Link Type screen and the link type setting you selected will appear next to the selected
port.

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Access ports
typically connect the FS3-1600 switch to network nodes other than switches. Access ports
can also connect the FS3-1600 switch to other switches that do not support 802.1Q tagging.
Packets sent from an access port are always VLAN untagged, unless overridden by the
specific setting for a specific VLAN. |
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to configure the link type for additional ports. When you finish,
press the Esc key to return to the LAN Port Configurations screen.
Console Port Configuration
If you select Console Port from the Basic Management
screen (see Figure 5- 2), the Console Port Configurations screen in Figure 5- 11 will
appear, with Baud Rate highlighted.

Figure 5- 11: Console Port Configurations Screen
Use the procedures in the following sections to configure the Console port
configuration options for one or more ports:
- To change the console baud rate, refer to
Changing the Console Baud Rate.
To change the console flow control setting, refer to Selecting a Flow Control
Method.
Changing the Console Baud Rate
To change the console baud rate:
- From the Console Port Configurations screen (Figure 5- 11) , highlight Baud Rate and
press the Enter key. A screen similar to the following shows the current baud rate.

Figure 5-11a: The Screen of Baud
Rate Options
Highlight the baud rate you want to select for the console:
- Auto
allows the FS3-1600 Switch to autobaud between 1200 bps and 38,400 bps. If you
choose this selection, choose the rest of your configuration selections. Then, when you
exit the configuration program, press the Enter key one or more times until the prompt
OEMSwitch FS3-1600 Login Password appears on your computer screen
.
All the other selections force a specific baud rate.
Press Enter. Youll return
to the Console Port Configurations screen and the console port baud rate you selected will
appear in the Baud Rate field.
Selecting a Flow Control Method
To change the console flow control used:
- From the Console Port Configurations screen, highlight Flow Control and press the
Enter key. A screen similar to the following shows the current console flow control
method.

Figure 5-
12: The Screen of Changing Flow Control
Highlight the flow control method you want to select for the console and press Enter.
You return to the Console Port Configurations screen and the console port flow control
method you selected appears in the Flow Control field.
Performing
Advanced Management Activities
Advanced management activities consist of switching database, bridging, static
filtering, Spanning Tree, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), software upgrade and
IP Networking. To perform advanced management activities:
- From the Switch Management screen (see Figure 5- 1) , highlight Advanced Management and
press Enter. The Advanced Management screen in Figure 5- 13 appears.

Figure 5- 13: Advanced Management
Screen
From the Advanced Management screen, highlight the desired option and press the Enter
key:
- Switching Database:
Lets you view VLAN, MAC address, and port perspectives. Refer to
Switching Database Configuration.
Bridging: Lets you view and change the aging period for a MAC source address and
limit the rate of unknown unicast packets flooding ports. Refer to Bridging.
Static Filtering: Lets you view, add, delete, or search all source or destination
addresses to be filtered. Refer to Static Filtering.
Spanning Tree: Lets you view and change parameters relating to the spanning tree
protocol. Refer to Spanning Tree Functions .
SNMP: Lets you view and change all SNMP-related information. Refer to SNMP Functions.
Software Upgrade: Lets you upgrade you the software of FS3-1600 Switch. Refer to Upgrading
Software .
IP Networking: Lets you see the configured IP networks. Refer to IP Networking.
Switching Database Configuration
If you select Switching Database from the Advanced Management screen (see Figure
5- 13), the Switching Database screen in Figure 5- 14 appears, with VLAN
Perspective highlighted.

Figure 5- 14: Switching Database
Screen
The FS3-1600 Switch can be viewed from the three perspectives shown in the
Switching Database screen:
- VLAN Perspective:
Refer to
VLAN Perspective.
MAC Address Perspective: Refer to MAC Address Perspective.
Port Perspective: Refer to Port Perspective.
These three views allow a network administrator to
manage and monitor VLANs and their associated MAC addresses and ports effectively from
different views.
VLAN Perspective
To obtain a VLAN perspective:
- From the Switching Database screen shown in Figure 5-14, highlight VLAN Perspective and
press the Enter key. A VLAN perspective screen similar to the one in Figure 5- 15 appears.

Figure 5- 15: VLAN Perspective Screen
To create a new VLAN, refer to Creating a New VLAN.
To delete a VLAN ID, refer to Deleting a VLAN ID.
To view VLAN activities, refer to Viewing VLAN Activities.
To view or change a VLAN configuration, refer to Viewing or Changing a
VLAN Configuration.
To return to the Switching Database screen, press Esc.
Creating a New VLAN
To create a new VLAN:
- From the VLAN Perspective screen in Figure 5-14 , hold down the Shift key
and press the + key. The Enter New VLAN ID screen appears.

Figure 5-15a: Enter New VLAN Screen
- In the Enter New VLAN ID screen, enter the new VLAN ID as a 2-byte hexadecimal number
(VLAN ID should be from 2 to 4094, 1 is reserved for the default VLAN.).
- Press the Enter key. The VLAN Type Options screen appears next to the VLAN ID screen.

Figure 5-15 b: The Screen of VLAN Type
Options
- Press Enter. FS3-1600 only supports L1 VLAN function.
VLAN L1 Options
If you select VLAN L1 in the VLAN Type Options
screen, screens similar to the following appear.

Figure 5-15c: The Screen of VLAN
Configurations
These screens let you:
- Add switch ports to or delete them from the VLAN: Refer to
Adding New Switch Ports.
Specify or delete an IP address and IP subnet mask for the switch in the domain of this
VLAN: Refer to Specifying an IP
Address and IP Subnet Mask.
Adding New Switch Ports
To add new switch ports to the newly created L1
VLAN:
- Hold down the Shift key and press + key to display a list of available
ports in the Select Ports screen.

Figure 5-15d: The Screen of Port
Options
In the Port Options screen, highlight either Untagged Ports or Tagged Ports and
press the Enter key. The following screens appear.

Figure 5-15e: The Screen of Select
Untagged Ports

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If you
highlight Untagged Ports, the screen window reads Select Untagged Ports, as shown
on the previous page. If you highlight Tagged Ports, the screen reads Select
Tagged Ports. |
Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to highlight a port and press Enter.
To select all 16 ports, press All Ports. An asterisk appears to the right of the
port to show it is selected. Repeat this step for each new port you want to add. In the
following Figure 5-15f, ports 02 and 03 are selected.

Figure
5-15f: The Example Screen of Select Untagged Ports
After selecting the new ports you want to add, press Esc. The Select Untagged
Ports or Select Tagged Ports screen disappears. The Switch Ports screen shows the new
ports you added, see Figure 5-15g.

Figure
5-15g: The Screen of New VLAN Members

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To delete a
switch port, highlight the port in the Switch Ports screen and press the - (hyphen)
key. A precautionary prompt does not appear before you delete a switch port, so be sure
you do not need the port before you delete it. |
Specifying an IP Address an IP Subnet Mask
The following procedure describes how to specify
an optional IP address and IP subnet mask for the switch in the domain of the
selected VLAN. Specifying this information allows the FS3-1600 Switch to be accessed from
any port associated with this L1 VLAN.
If the highlight is not in the VLAN Configurations screen, press the Tab key
until the highlight appears in the IP Address field of the VLAN Configurations
screen.
Press the Enter key. The Enter IP Address screen appears.

Figure 5-16: The Screen of VLAN Configurations
Enter the switchs IP
address and press Enter. When you enter the address, the default IP subnet mask is
automatically generated, though you can change it.
To change the IP subnet mask, move to the IP Subnet Mask field and press Enter.
The Enter IP Subnet Mask screen appears, see Figure 5-16a.

Figure
5-16a: The Screen of Enter IP Subnet Mask
Enter the switchs IP
subnet mask and press Enter.

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To delete the
IP address and subnet mask, press the - (hyphen) key when the highlight is in the
VLAN Configurations screen. A prompt asks whether you want to delete the IP address.
Highlight Yes and press Enter to delete the IP address and subnet mask, or press
the Esc key or highlight No and press Enter to retain them. |
Press Esc to return to the VLAN Perspective screen in Figure 5- 15. Select another
option from the VLAN Perspective screen or press Esc to return to the Switching
Database screen.
Enabling or Disabling VLAN Tagging
To change a port
tagging mode, you must delete the port and add it back using the desired tagging mode.
Returning to the
VLAN Perspective Screen
After configuring VLAN options, press Esc to return
to the VLAN Perspective screen in Figure 5-15 . Select another option from the VLAN
Perspective screen or press Esc to return to the Switching Database screen.
Deleting a VLAN ID
To delete a VLAN ID from the VLAN Perspective
screen in Figure 5-15
:
- Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to highlight the VLAN ID you want to delete.
- Press the - (hyphen) key. A message asks whether you are sure you want to delete
the VLAN ID.
- Highlight Yes and press the Enter key to delete the VLAN ID or press the Esc key
or highlight No and press Enter to retain it.
Viewing VLAN Activities
The following procedure describes how to use the
VLAN. Perspective screen to view activities for a particular VLAN. Using this procedure,
you can view:
- Active ports.
- Active MAC addresses associated with a VLAN.
- A transient address, if any.
- Filtering and port information.
To view VLAN activities:
- From the VLAN Perspective screen shown in Figure 5-15 , highlight an existing
VLAN and press the Enter key. A screen similar to the following appears, with the
highlight on VLAN Activities.

Figure 5- 17
:
The Screen of VLAN Info
Press the Enter key. Screens similar to the following appear.

Figure 5-17a
: The Screen of VLAN Activities
These screens show all active MAC addresses and active
ports for the VLAN you selected.
- Active MAC addresses are MAC addresses in this VLAN that have been sending frames to the
switch within the last aging period.
- Active ports are ports in this VLAN from which active MAC ad-dresses have been learned
within the last aging period.
You can use the Tab key to move between the MAC Address and VLAN Ports screens.
Searching for MAC Addresses
To search for MAC addresses:
- In the VLAN MAC Address screen, press S.
- When the search prompt appears, enter a MAC address in the Enter MAC Address To Search
screen and press the Enter key. If the address is found, it is highlighted in the
VLAN MAC Address screen.
Obtaining Additional Information
To obtain additional information about an active
MAC address:
- In the VLAN MAC Address screen, scroll to the address about which you want more
information.
- Press the Enter key. Screens similar to the following appear. In our example:

Figure 5-17b
: The Screen of
MAC Address Information
- The selected MAC address belongs to an L1 VLAN, but does not belong to any transient
VLAN. (A transient VLAN is a remote VLAN that the FS3-1600 Switch learned through OEM
s Remote VLAN Learning mechanism. A
transient VLAN is not static and will be removed from the FS3-1600 Switchs database when there is no MAC address
associated with it.)
There is no filtering specified for this MAC address.
This MAC address is learned from port 1.
- To remove the screens, press the Esc key.
Scrolling Through Active Ports
When the VLAN Ports screen is active, you can
use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to scroll through the list of active
ports associated with the selected VLAN.
Exiting the VLAN Screens
When you finish performing VLAN activities,
press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.
Viewing or Changing a VLAN
Configurations
Using the VLAN Configuration screen, you can view and
modify VLAN configurations.
- From the VLAN Perspective screen shown in Figure 5-15, highlight an existing VLAN and
press the Enter key. A screen similar to the Figure 5- 17, with the
highlight on VLAN Activities.
- Press the Up or Down Arrow key to highlight VLAN Configurations, and Press the
Enter key. A screen similar to the following appears

Figure 5-17c: The Screen of
Changing VLAN Configurations
From these screens:
- Use the Tab key to move between the Switch Ports and VLAN Configurations screens.
- From the Switch Ports screen, use the - (hyphen) key to delete a highlighted
switch port, or the Shift and + keys to add ports.
- From the VLAN Configuration screen, press the Enter key in the IP Address and/or
IP Subnet Mask fields to add or change the IP address and IP subnet mask. You can
also use the - (hyphen) key to delete the IP address and IP subnet mask.
When you finish configuring the VLAN, press the Esc key until you return to the
desired screen.
MAC Address Perspective
The MAC address perspective lets you view all
characteristics associated with a MAC address, corresponding VLANs, and corresponding
ports in the switching database.
To obtain a MAC address perspective:
- From the Switching Database screen shown in Figure 5-14, highlight MAC Address
Perspective and press the Enter key. You are prompted for a MAC address.

Figure
5-18: The Screen of Enter MAC Address
Enter the MAC address whose characteristics, corresponding VLANs, and
corresponding ports you want to view.
Press Enter. A screen similar to the following appears. This screen shows all of
the corresponding information in the switching database for the MAC address you entered.
This information includes the corresponding port number, VLAN IDs, and characteristics for
the specified MAC address.

Figure 5-18a: The Screen of MAC Address
Information
In Figure 5-18a:
- The Filtering field can show:
- Src
for source address filtering.
- Dst
for destination address filtering.
- No
for no filtering.
- The Port field can be either the port number from which the MAC address was
learned or Unknown.
Port Perspective
The port perspective lets you view VLAN
activities and RMON statistics.
To obtain a port perspective:
- From the Switching Database screen shown in Figure 5-14, highlight Port Perspective and
press the Enter key. The following Port Perspective screen appears.

Figure
5-19
: The Screen of Port Perspective
To view VLAN activities, highlight Per Port VLAN Activities, press the Enter key,
and proceed to "Per Port VLAN Activities".
To view RMON statistics, highlight Per Port RMON Statistics, press the Enter key,
and proceed to "Per Port RMON Statistics".
Per Port VLAN Activities
If you select Per Port VLAN Activities from
the Port Perspective screen, a screen similar to the following Per Port VLAN Activities
appears.

Figure
5-20 The screen of Per Port VLAN Activities
- Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to highlight the port number whose
corresponding VLANs activities you want to view.
- Press the Enter key. A screen similar to the following appears this screen shows
all of the corresponding information in the switching database for the port you selected.
This information includes the corresponding MAC addresses and VLAN IDs.

Figure 5-20a: The Screen of Per
Port VLAN Activities Information
Scrolling Through MAC Addresses
To scroll through the list of active MAC
addresses corresponding to the selected port:
- If the Port MAC Address screen is not the current screen, press the Tab key until
it becomes the current screen.
- Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow key to scroll through the list of active
MAC addresses for the selected port.
- To search for a MAC address, press S. When the search prompt appears, enter a MAC
address in the Enter MAC Address to Search screen and press the Enter key. If the address
is found, it is highlighted in the Port MAC Address screen.
- To obtain additional information about a particular MAC address, scroll to the address
in the Port MAC Address screen and press the Enter key. Screens similar to the following
appear, showing detailed information about the selected MAC address.

Figure 5-20b: The Screen of
Selected MAC Address
Scrolling Through VLAN IDs
To scroll through the list of VLAN IDs
corresponding to the selected port:
- Press the Tab key to move the highlight to the Port VLAN IDs screen.
- Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow key to scroll through the list of VLAN IDs
corresponding to the selected port.
- When you finish, press the Esc key.
Per Port Statistics
If you select Per Port Statistics from
the Port Perspective screen, press the Enter key, a screen similar to the following
Per Port VLAN Activities appears.

Figure
5-21: The Screen of Per Port Statistics
- Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to select the port whose RMON
statistics you want to view.
- Press the Enter key. A screen similar to the following appears, showing the RMON
statistics for the port you selected.

Figure 5-21a: The Screen of
Selected Port Statistics
After reviewing this information, press the Esc key until you return to the
desired screen.
Bridging
Functions
If you select Bridging from the Advanced Management screen (see Figure 5-13), the
following Bridging Parameters screen appears.

Figure 5-
22: The Screen of Bridging Parameters
From the Bridging Parameters screen, you can view or change the aging period and
flooding limits by highlighting one of these options and pressing the Enter key.
- If you select Aging Time <seconds>, a prompt asking you to Enter Bridge
Aging Period <sec> appears. Enter a new aging period and press the Enter
key. Enter 0 for no aging.
- If you select Flood Limit for 100Mbps ports <packets/sec> or Flood Limit
for 10Mbps ports <packets/sec>, a prompt asking you to Enter flood limit
<packets/sec> appears. Enter a new flood limit and press the Enter
key. Enter 0 for no limit.
Static
Filtering Functions
If you select Static Filtering from the Advanced Management screen (see Figure
5-13), the following Static Filtering screen appears, with Source MAC Address highlighted.

Figure
5-23: The Screen of Static Filtering
From the Static Filtering screen, you can select source MAC addresses or
destination MAC addresses for static filtering by highlighting one of these options and
pressing the Enter key.
- If you select Source MAC Address, the SRC MAC Filter screen shows the source MAC
addresses. The screen on the following page shows an example of the SRC MAC Filter screen.

Figure
5-23a: The Screen of SRC MAC Filter
If you select Destination MAC Address, the DST MAC Filter screen shows the
destination MAC addresses. (The format of this screen is identical to the SRC MAC Filter
screen.)
From the Figure 5-23a: The Screen of SRC MAC Filter, you can:
- Hold down the Shift key and press + to add a specific MAC address to be
filtered.
- Press - (hyphen) to delete a specific MAC address from being filtered. There is
no precautionary message that appears before you delete a MAC address. Therefore, be sure
you want to delete the address before doing so.
- Press S to search through the list of MAC addresses in the static filtering
database. The static filtering database maximum capacity is 64.
When you finish, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.
Spanning
Tree Functions
If you select Spanning Tree from the
Advanced Management screen (see Figure 5-13), the following Spanning Tree Protocol screen
appears.

Figure
5-24: The Screen of Spanning Tree Protocol
Spanning Tree Protocol Configuration
If you highlight Spanning Tree Configuration in
the Spanning Tree Protocol screen and press the Enter key, a Spanning Tree Protocol
Configuration screen appears (Figure 5-25a). The top half of this screen displays
read-only values. The bottom half, starting with Spanning Tree Protocol, is user
configurable. Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to highlight a field, then press Enter
to change the value. When you finish, press the Esc key until you return to the desired
screen.

Figure 5-24a: The Screen of
Spanning Tree Protocol Configurations

Figure 5-24b: The Screen of
Spanning Tree Protocol Configurations (cont.)
Spanning Tree Port States
If you highlight Spanning Tree Port States in
the Spanning Tree Protocol screen and press the Enter key, a Spanning Tree Port
States screen appears (Figure 5-25). This screen displays read-only values. When you
finish, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.

Figure 5-25: The Screen of Spanning Tree Port States
Spanning Tree Path Costs
If you highlight Spanning
Tree Path Costs in the Spanning Tree Protocol screen and press the Enter key, a
Spanning Tree Path Costs screen appears (Figure 5-25a).

Figure
5-25a: The Screen of Spanning Tree Path Cost
To change the costs in the Spanning Tree Path Costs screen:
- Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to highlight the port whose Spanning
Tree path costs you want to change.
- Press the Enter key. The following Enter Path Cost screen appears.

Figure 5-25b: The Screen of
Changing Spanning Tree Path Cost
Enter a new path cost, then press Enter. The new Spanning Tree path cost appears next to
the selected port.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to change the Spanning Tree path costs for other ports.
When you finish, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.
Spanning Tree Port Priorities
If you highlight Spanning Tree Port
Priorities in the Spanning Tree Protocol screen and press the Enter key, a
Spanning Tree Port Priorities screen similar to the following appears.

Figure 5-26: The Screen of Spanning Tree Port
Priorities
The Spanning Tree Port Priorities screen is user configurable. Use the Up Arrow
and Down Arrow keys to highlight a port whose priority level you wish to change,
then press Enter. A screen prompting you to change the value will appear.

Figure 5-26a: The Screen of Changing Spanning Tree Port Priorities
A low value entered gives that port a greater likelihood of becoming a Root port.
When you finish, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.
SNMP
Functions
If you select SNMP from the Advanced Management screen (see Figure 5-13), the
following SNMP Configurations screen appears, with the Level 1 Community Name highlighted.

Figure 5-27: The Screen of SNMP Configurations
The SNMP Configurations screen lets you view all SNMP-related information. As the
Figure 5-27 shows, the factory-default Community Name value is public, rmon,
vlan, and admin. The factory-default Trap Community Name value is public.
To change a value:
- Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to scroll to the value you want to
change.
- Press the Enter key.
- Enter the new value and press Enter again.
- When you finish, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.
Upgrading
Software
If you select Software Upgrade from the Advanced Management screen (see Figure
5-13), the following Software Upgrade screen appears, with the File Name value
highlighted.

Figure
5-28: The Screen of Software Upgrade
Changing File Name
To change a value:
- Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to scroll to the File Name
value if you want to change. Press the Enter key.

Figure 5-28a: The Screen of Enter File Name
- Enter the new File Name and press Enter again.
- Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to scroll to the IP Address
(the IP address of the using TFTP server) value if you want to change. Press the Enter
key.

Figure 5-28b: The Screen of Enter
IP Address
Changing IP
Address
Enter the new IP Address and press Enter again.
When you finish, press the Esc key. A prompt asks whether you want to upgrade
your software now.

Figure 5-28c: The Screen of Upgrade Software Now
Uploading
Highlight Yes and press Enter to upgrade the software now, or press the Esc
key or highlight No and press Enter to not upgrade at this time.

Figure
5-28d: The Uploading Screen
Upload Completed
Figure 5-28d shows the Uploading screen,
please wait for a while until shows the Upload Completed screen in Figure 5-28e.

Figure
5-28e: The Screen of Upload Completed
Reboot
After step 7, the Reboot Now screen appears very soon. Please select Yes
if you want to reboot now, otherwise, select No to keeping the reboot in the next
time.
IP
Networking
If you select IP Networking from the Advanced Management screen (see Figure
5-13), the following IP Networking screen appears.

Figure
5-29: The Screen of IP Networking
IP Networks
If you highlight IP Networks in the IP
Networking screen and press the Enter key, a screen similar to the following
appears.

Figure 5-29a: The Screen of IP
Networks
To view the IP configuration for an IP address:
- Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to highlight the IP address
whose configuration you want to view.
- Press the Enter key. A screen similar to the following appears.

Figure 5-29b: The Screen of IP
Configurations
When you finish viewing the information, press the Esc key until you return to
the desired screen.
Save
Settings
Save Settings let you save previous any configurations into flash memory. To perform
Save Settings function:
From the Switch Management screen (see Figure 5-1), highlight Save
Settings. See Figure 5-30.

Figure 5-30: The Screen of Highlighting Save Settings
- Press Enter. The Save Settings screen in Figure Figure 5-30a appears.

Figure
5-30a: The Screen of Save Settings
- Highlight Yes and press Enter to save all of the settings now, or press
the Esc key or highlight No and press Enter to not save at this time.
- When you finish saving the settings, press the Esc key until you return to the
desired screen.
Restore Default Settings
Restore Default Settings let you restore factory-default configurations from flash
memory. To perform Restore Default Settings function:
- From the Switch Management screen (see Figure 5-1) , highlight Restore Default
Settings. See Figure 5- 31.

Figure 5- 31: The Screen of Highlighting Restore Default Settings
Press Enter. The Restore Default Settings screen in Figure 5-33b appears.

Figure 5-31a: The Screen of
Restore Default Settings
Press the Esc key or highlight No and press Enter to not restore at
this time.
Highlight Yes and press Enter to restore the factory-default settings now,
then FS3-1600 will reboot automatically.

Figure 5-31b: The Screen of System
Configuration Saved
Reboot
Reboot function let you reboot the FS3-1600. To perform Reboot function:
- From the Switch Management screen (see Figure 5-1) , highlight Reboot. See Figure
5-32.

Figure 5-32: The Screen of Highlighting Reboot
Press Enter. The Reboot screen in Figure 5-32a appears.

Figure 5-32a: The Reboot Screen
Press the Esc key or highlight No and press Enter to not reboot at
this time.
Highlight Yes and press Enter to reboot now, then FS3-1600 will reboot
automatically.
Logout
Logout function let you logout the console management. To perform Logout function:
- From the Switch Management screen (see Figure 5-1) , highlight Logout. See Figure
5-33.

Figure 5-33: The Screen of Highlighting Logout
Press Enter. The Logout screen in Figure 5-35b appears.

Figure 5-33a: The Logout Screen
Press the Esc key or highlight No and press Enter to not logout at
this time.
Highlight Yes and press Enter to logout now. If there are no any setting
changes before logout, then will logout directly without any saving prompt. On the other
hand, if there are
some setting changes, the Save Settings screen will appear to prompt you to save
the previous setting for safe. See Figure 5-33b.

Figure 5-33b:
The Screen of Save Settings
- Highlight Yes and press Enter to save all of the settings now, or press
the Esc key or highlight No and press Enter to not save at this time.
- Press Enter key again, the Login screen will appear again.

Figure 5-33c: The Login Screen