System Administration
Chapter 5. System Administration
Overview
The WS 2000 Network Management System provides several screens for administering the
switch and monitoring activity on the switch. From the interface the administrator can:
• Change the general system settings, such as the name of the switch and the location of
the switch
• Export or import the switch’s configuration settings
• Find and install firmware updates
• Change the settings for who can access the switch for administration purposes
• Configure how log files are saved
• View system statistics for WAN communication, the subnets, and for the associated
Access Ports
Switch Settings
WS 2000 Wireless Switch LED Functions
Each port on the Wireless Switch has either two or three LEDs that indicate the status of the
port. Ports 1-4, which supply 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE), have three LEDs. The
remaining two non-powered LAN ports and the WAN port have two LEDs.
Location Description
Upper left LED This LED is present on all ports and indicates the speed of the
transmissions through the port. The LED is on when the transmission
rate is 100 Mbits per second (100BaseT). The light is off when the
transmission rate is 10 Mbits per second.
Upper right LED This LED indicates activity on the port. This light is solid yellow when
a link to a device is made. The light flashes when traffic is being
transferred over the line.
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WS 2000 Wireless Switch: 1.0 Date of last Revision: March 2004
