Profile Configuration Window

This window is only available for Catalyst 2900 LRE XL switches. It appears when you choose Device > Profile Configuration on the menu bar. You can also click here to launch it.

Begin by selecting a Long-Reach Ethernet (LRE) switch from the Host Name list, and information about the profile in effect appears. You then can:

Displaying the Profile Settings

When this window appears, it displays the active profile and its settings. The default active profile for all LRE ports is the LRE-10 private profile.

If a public profile is active, Public Mode is selected, and the Public Profile Setting and Private Profile Setting tabs are both displayed. If a private profile is active, Private Mode is selected, and only the Private Profile Setting tab is displayed.

Click the Public Profile Setting tab or click Public Mode to display the public profile associated with the switch. Click the Private Profile Setting tab or click Private Mode to display the private profiles associated with the LRE ports.

Note: Public profiles have priority over private profiles. If you assign a public profile to the switch, the switch ignores any assigned private profiles.

Changing Profile Settings

To change the public profile setting of all LRE ports on the switch:

  1. Click either Public Mode or the Public Profile Setting tab.
    Note: If Private Mode is selected, the Public Profile Setting tab is disabled (not displayed). You must click Public Mode to display the Public Profile Setting tab.
  2. Click Modify to display the Modify Profile Settings window from which you can change the setting.
    The switch resets the ports with the updated public profile settings.
    Note: Changes to the public profile settings are immediately put into effect, and the public mode automatically becomes the active mode. It is not necessary to perform the steps in Changing the Active Profile Mode.

To change the private profile setting of one or more LRE ports on the switch:

  1. Click either Private Mode or the Private Profile Setting tab.
    Note: The Private Profile Setting tab appears whether Public Mode or Private Mode is selected.
  2. From the Private Profile Setting tab, choose one or more ports.
    To choose several ports, hold down the Ctrl key and make your choices, or hold down the Shift key and choose the first and last port in a range.
  3. Click Modify to display the Modify Profile Settings window from which you can change the setting.
    Note: Changes to the private profile settings are not put in effect until you make the private mode the active mode. See Changing the Active Profile Mode.

Changing the Active Profile Mode

Use this procedure only if you want the private mode to be active. This procedure is not necessary if a public profile is assigned to the LRE ports.

To change the active profile mode to private mode:

  1. Click Private Mode.
    The Private Profile Setting tab, listing the LRE ports and their associated private profiles, appears.
  2. When you are satisfied with the settings displayed on the Private Profile Setting tab and Private Mode is selected, click either:

The switch resets the ports with the updated private profile settings.