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CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS GUIDE 5
C
ONTENTS 7
F
IGURES 11
T
ABLES 13
SECTION I GETTING STARTED 15
1INTRODUCTION 17
Key Features 17
Description of Software Features 18
Configuration Backup and Restore 18
Authentication 18
Port Configuration 18
Rate Limiting 18
Port Mirroring 18
Port Trunking 19
Storm Control 19
Static Addresses 19
IEEE 802.1D Bridge 19
Store-and-Forward Switching 19
Spanning Tree Algorithm 19
Virtual LANs 20
Traffic Prioritization 20
Multicast Filtering 20
System Defaults 21
2INITIAL SWITCH CONFIGURATION 23
Connecting to the Switch 23
Setting an IP Address 23
Setting a Password 25