User's Manual

Table Of Contents
MAC Address Management Parameter Ranges & Default Settings....................................................13
MAC Address Tables Management Menu...........................................................................................13
Viewing MAC Addresses ....................................................................................................................14
Purge MAC Address Table..................................................................................................................15
Configure MAC Address Learning Options .......................................................................................15
Configure Static MAC Address Table.................................................................................................15
Chapter 3 – Configuring the Ports .......................................................................................................18
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................18
Port Features ........................................................................................................................................18
Port Applications..................................................................................................................................19
Port Security ........................................................................................................................................19
Broadcast Rate Limiting ......................................................................................................................20
Controller Protection Through Loss-of-Link Management.................................................................21
Using Port Mirroring............................................................................................................................22
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................22
Configuring Port Mirroring..................................................................................................................22
Port Configuration And Status.............................................................................................................23
Port Parameter Ranges & Default Settings..........................................................................................23
Port Configuration Menu .....................................................................................................................24
Port Rate Limiting Menu .....................................................................................................................25
Port Security Menu ..............................................................................................................................26
Port Mirroring Menu............................................................................................................................28
Viewing Port Status .............................................................................................................................29
Resetting Ports .....................................................................................................................................29
Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................................................30
Chapter 4 – Configuring VLANs.........................................................................................................31
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................31
VLAN Features....................................................................................................................................31
VLAN Concepts And Issues................................................................................................................32
VLANs and Tags .................................................................................................................................32
Tagged vs. Untagged Frames...............................................................................................................32
Native VLAN.......................................................................................................................................32
Management VLAN.............................................................................................................................33
Edge And Trunk Port Types ................................................................................................................34
Forbidden Port Lists.............................................................................................................................34
VLAN Based Services ........................................................................................................................34
VLAN Applications.............................................................................................................................34
Traffic Domain Isolation......................................................................................................................34
Administrative Convenience................................................................................................................35
Reduced Hardware...............................................................................................................................35
Service Differentiation.........................................................................................................................36
VLAN Configuration...........................................................................................................................36
VLAN Parameter Ranges & Default Settings......................................................................................36
Virtual LANs Menu .............................................................................................................................37
Static VLANs Menu.............................................................................................................................37
Port VLAN Parameters Menu..............................................................................................................39
VLAN Summary Menu .......................................................................................................................42
Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................................................43
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