The LCD panel on the top front of the EX8200 switch chassis shows two lines of text with a maximum of 16 characters in each line. The LCD panel displays a variety of information about the switch and provides menu options to perform basic operations such as initial configuration and switch reboot.
There are two navigation buttons—Menu and Enter—to the right of the LCD panel.
See Figure 1.
Figure 1: LCD Panel in an EX8200 Switch

You can configure the second line of the LCD panel to display a custom message. If the LCD panel is configured to display a custom message, the Menu button and the Enter button are disabled. See Configuring the LCD Panel on EX Series Switches (CLI Procedure).
The LCD panel has a backlight. If the LCD panel is idle for 60 seconds, the backlight turns off. You can turn on the backlight by pressing the Menu or Enter button once. After turning on the backlight, you can toggle between the LCD menus by pressing the Menu button and navigate through the menu options by pressing the Enter button.
![]() | Note: The chassis viewer in the J-Web interface also displays the LCD panel. From the J-Web interface, you can view real-time status information in the LCD panel. See Dashboard for EX Series Switches. |
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The LCD panel operates in four modes: boot, idle, status, and maintenance.
The LCD panel operates in boot mode during switch reboot.
The boot mode displays the key milestones in the switch boot process. The boot mode does not have any menu options. After the boot process is complete, the LCD panel automatically reverts to the Idle menu.
In the idle mode, line two of the Idle menu displays the Status LED modes of the network ports and the total number of alarms in the system. The number of alarms is updated every second.
The status mode allows you to get status information for the following items:
The maintenance mode allows you to cycle through options for configuring and troubleshooting the switch:
The LCD panel has three menus: Idle, Status, and Maintenance. In each of these menus, line one of the LCD panel displays the hostname of the switch. Toggle between the LCD menus by pressing the Menu button. Navigate through the menu options by pressing the Enter button.
Table 1 describes the LCD panel menu options.
Table 1: LCD Panel Menu Options for the EX8200 Switch
Menu | Description |
|---|---|
Idle | In the Idle menu:
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Status | The Status menu has the following options:
If you do not want users to use Status menu options, disable the entire menu or individual menu options. See Configuring the LCD Panel on EX Series Switches (CLI Procedure). |
Maintenance | The Maintenance menu has the following options:
If you do not want users to use Maintenance menu options, disable the entire menu or individual menu options. See Configuring the LCD Panel on EX Series Switches (CLI Procedure). |
You can view the information about the LCD panel in EX8200 switches by executing the command show chassis hardware. It shows the version, part number, serial number, and description of the LCD panel.