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Chapter 3, Accessing Local Management, describes how to access the Main Menu screen and
navigate the Local Management screens. This chapter also describes the Security screens that
allow you to configure the level of access security for the device.
Chapter 4, Device Configuration Menu Screens, describes the Device Configuration Menu
screen and the screens that can be selected from it. These screens are used to control access to the
SmartSwitch device by assigning community names, configure the SmartSwitch device to send
SNMP trap messages to multiple network management stations, download a new firmware image
to the SmartSwitch device, access system resource information, provide access to menu screens to
configure ports, and configure the SmartSwitch device for 802.1 and layer 3 operations.
Chapter 5, Port Configuration Menu Screens, introduces and describes how to use the screens to
configure the ports for various operations.
Chapter 6, 802.1 Configuration Menu Screens, introduces and describes how to use the screens
to customize the operation of the SmartSwitch device in the network; access the VLAN Local
Management screens; and set port priorities, port transmit queues, port protocol priorities, and port
traffic rate limiting.
Chapter 7, 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens, introduces and describes how to use the
screens to create VLANs, select the mode of operation for each port, filter frames according to
VLAN, establish VLAN forwarding lists, route frames according to VLAN ID, and display the
current ports and port types associated with a VLAN and protocol. VLAN classification and
classification rules are also discussed.
Chapter 8, GARP Configuration Menu Screens, introduces and describes how to use the screens
to set each port to operate as a GVRP- and/or GMRP-aware port, and also apply one of four modes
of operation according to, or regardless of, the multicast address registration.
Chapter 9, Layer 3 Extensions Menu Screens, introduces and describes how to enable or disable
IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol, RFC 2236) on selected VLANs, or globally on all
VLANs that are available.
Chapter 10, Device Statistics Menu Screens, introduces and describes how to use the statistics
screens to gather statistics about the switch, interfaces, RMON, and HSIM/VHSIM and, if the
device is a repeater, repeater statistics.
Chapter 11, Network Tools Screens, describes how to access and use the Network Tool screens.
This chapter also includes examples for each command.
Chapter 12, VLAN Operation and Network Applications, introduces VLANs, describes how
they operate, and how to configure them using the Local Management screens described in
Chapter 7. Examples are also provided to show how VLANs are configured to solve a problem and
how the VLAN frames travel through the network.