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CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS GUIDE 5
C
ONTENTS 7
F
IGURES 19
T
ABLES 23
SECTION I GETTING STARTED 25
1INTRODUCTION 27
Key Features 27
Description of Software Features 28
Configuration Backup and Restore 28
Authentication 28
Access Control Lists 29
Port Configuration 29
Rate Limiting 29
Port Mirroring 29
Port Trunking 29
Storm Control 29
Static Addresses 29
IEEE 802.1D Bridge 30
Store-and-Forward Switching 30
Spanning Tree Algorithm 30
Virtual LANs 31
Traffic Prioritization 31
Quality of Service 32
Multicast Filtering 32
System Defaults 33
2INITIAL SWITCH CONFIGURATION 35
Connecting to the Switch 35
Configuration Options 35