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CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS GUIDE 5
C
ONTENTS 7
F
IGURES 23
T
ABLES 27
SECTION I GETTING STARTED 29
1INTRODUCTION 31
Key Features 31
Description of Software Features 32
Configuration Backup and Restore 32
Authentication 32
Access Control Lists 33
Port Configuration 33
Rate Limiting 33
Port Mirroring 33
Port Trunking 33
Storm Control 33
Static Addresses 33
IEEE 802.1D Bridge 34
Store-and-Forward Switching 34
Spanning Tree Algorithm 34
Virtual LANs 35
Traffic Prioritization 35
Quality of Service 35
Multicast Filtering 35
System Defaults 36
2INITIAL SWITCH CONFIGURATION 39
Connecting to the Switch 39