Command Line Console Interface Through The Serial Port............................................................................25
Connecting the Console Port (RS-232 DCE)....................................................................................................25
First Time Connecting to The Switch................................................................................................................27
PASSWORD PROTECTION........................................................................................................................................29
SNMP Settings ...................................................................................................................................................29
IP ADDRESS ASSIGNMENT .....................................................................................................................................31
C
ONNECTING
D
EVICES TO THE
S
WITCH
.................................................................................................................32
INTRODUCTION TO WEB-BASED SWITCH CONFIGURATION.............................................................34
Web-based User Interface.................................................................................................................................35
CONFIGURING THE SWITCH...........................................................................................................................37
IP A
DDRESS
............................................................................................................................................................37
SWITCH INFORMATION ...........................................................................................................................................40
Switch Information ............................................................................................................................................40
Advanced Settings..............................................................................................................................................41
P
ORT
C
ONFIGURATIONS
.........................................................................................................................................43
PORT MIRRORING...................................................................................................................................................45
PORT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................................46
IGMP......................................................................................................................................................................48
IGMP Snooping .................................................................................................................................................48
Static Router Ports.............................................................................................................................................49
SPANNING TREE .....................................................................................................................................................51
802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree ............................................................................................................................51
STP Switch Settings ...........................................................................................................................................52
STP Port Settings...............................................................................................................................................54
FORWARDING FILTERING .......................................................................................................................................57
Unicast Forwarding ..........................................................................................................................................57
Static Multicast Forwarding .............................................................................................................................57
Multicast Port Filtering.....................................................................................................................................58
VLANS...................................................................................................................................................................60
Understanding IEEE 802.1p Priority ...............................................................................................................60
VLANs ................................................................................................................................................................61
IEEE 802.1Q VLANs .........................................................................................................................................61
Port-based VLANs.............................................................................................................................................67
Static VLAN Entry .............................................................................................................................................67
Port VLAN ID(PVID) ........................................................................................................................................70
PORT BANDWIDTH..................................................................................................................................................71
SNTP SETTINGS .....................................................................................................................................................73
Current Time Settings........................................................................................................................................73
Time Zone and DST...........................................................................................................................................74