3Com OfficeConnect User Manual - page 63
Configuration Pages
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During a software upgrade, the web browser is
unable to communicate with the switch. After a
successful upgrade, the switch resets itself and
communication is restored. The upgrade process may
take a few minutes.
The fields are:
Filename
Type the filename of the upgrade file. The
file name format is:
ocs
xx_yy
.slx
Where
xx_yy
is the version of agent software, for
example:
ocs01_00.slx
Server Address
Enter the address of the TFTP server
that has the software upgrade on it.
Switch Database
This page is used to display, add or edit the learnt and
permanent address entries in the switch’s database, as
shown in
.
Figure 4-16
Switch Database Page
What are Permanent Address Entries?
The switch learns the MAC addresses of all the
devices that communicate through the switch, and it
adds those addresses to its switch database. It can
then forward traffic to the relevant ports (that it has
worked out the devices are on).