Cabletron Systems CyberSWITCH CSX150 User Manual

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USER’S GUIDE84 CyberSWITCHIP O PTION CONFIGURATION ELEMENTSIP O PERATIONAL S TATUSYou can enable or disable the Internet Protocol (IP) option. The default is disabled.IP BACKGROUND I NFORMATIONWhen IP is enabled, the system acts as a router, routing IP datagrams based on IP addressinformation. The default configuration is IP disabled.Note: If the bridge and the IP options are enabled, the CyberSWITCH will act as a brouter. Abrouter operates as a router for protocols it can route, and operates as a bridge for protocolsit cannot route.IP O PERATING M ODEThe operating mode may be either host or router. The router operating mode is the default. The IPhost mode (which allows you to use IP applications, such as Telnet and SNMP, on a bridgednetwork) is a selectable option.The Simple Remote Bridging chapter of the Examples Guide provides an example of a simple bridgednetwork that uses the IP host operating mode for the purpose of easy administrative access.CONFIGURING THE IP O PERATING MODEU SING CFGEDIT1. Select IP Operating Mode from the IP configuration menu.2. Select either the IP router or IP host operating mode.a. If you select IP router, the following menu is displayed:IP Configuration Menu:1) IP Routing (Enable/Disable)2) IP Operating Mode3) IP Interfaces4) Static Routes5) RIP (Enable/Disable)6) IP Static ARP Table Entries.7) Isolated mode (Enable/Disable)8) Static Route Lookup via RADIUS (Enable/Disable)9) Change IP Address Pool10) IP filters11) DHCPSelect function from above or for previous menu: