Chapter 5: Local Management5-8 6E122-26, 6E132-25, 6E123-26 and 6E133-25 User’s Guide• If an invalid password is entered, the terminal beeps and the cursorreturns to the beginning of the password entry field.• Entering a valid password causes the associated access level to displayat the bottom of the screen and the Main Menu screen to appear.• If no activity occurs for several minutes, the Password screenreappears and the session ends.5.4.1 Navigating Local Management ScreensThe 6E12X-26 and 6E13X-25 Local Management application consists ofa series of menu screens. Navigate through Local Management byselecting items from the menu screens.The 6E12X-26 and 6E13X-25 support three modes of switch operation.The switching modes are as follows:• 802.1D SWITCHING, (traditional switching)• 802.1Q SWITCHING, (802.1Q port based VLANs)• SECURE FAST VLAN, (Cabletron Systems SecureFast Switching)The switch operational mode may be set in either the ChassisConfiguration screen (Section 5.7), or the General Configuration screenof the module (Section 5.15). Depending on the Operational Mode set forthe module, the hierarchy of Local Management screens differs as shownin Figure 5-4, Figure 5-7, and Figure 5-8. Refer to the appropriate figurethat relates to the Operational Mode that will be set for the module to seethe applicable Local Management screen hierarchy.NOTEThe User’s password is one of the community names specifiedin the SNMP Community Names screen. Access to certainLocal Management capabilities depends on the degree ofaccess accorded that community name. Refer to Section 5.8.NOTERefer to the Release Notes shipped with the product to verifywhich screens are supported in each of the three availableswitching modes.
