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Protocol,theCiscoDiscoveryProtocol,andtheIEEE802.1ABLinkLayerDiscoveryProtocol
(LLDP)andLLDPMediaEndpointDiscoveryProtcol(LLDP‐MED).
Chapter 4,PortConfiguration,describeshowtoreviewandconfigureconsoleportsettings,and
howtoenableordisableswitchportsandconfigureswitchportsettings,includingportspeed,
duplexmode,auto‐negotiation,flowcontrol,portmirroring,linkaggegationandbroadcast
suppression.
Chapter 5,SNMPConfiguration,describeshowtoconfigureSNMPusersandusergroups,access
rights,targetaddresses,andnotificationparameters.
Chapter 6SpanningTreeConfiguration,describeshowtoreviewandsetSpanningTreebridge
parametersforthedevice,including
bridgepriority,hellotime,maximumagingtimeandforward
delay;andhowtoreviewandsetSpanningTreeportparameters,includingportpriorityandpath
costs.AlsodescribeshowtoconfiguretheLoopProtectfeature.
Chapter 7,802.1QVLANConfiguration,describeshowtocreatestaticVLANs,selectthemodeof
operation
foreachport,establishVLANforwarding(egress)lists,routeframesaccordingto
VLANID,displaythecurrentportsandporttypesassociatedwithaVLANandprotocol,createa
securemanagementVLAN,andconfigureportsonthedeviceasGVRP‐awareports.
Chapter 8,PolicyClassificationConfiguration,describeshowtocreate,
changeorremoveuser
rolesorprofilesbasedonbusiness‐specificuseofnetworkservices;howtopermitordenyaccess
tospecificservicesbycreatingandassigningclassificationruleswhichmapuserprofilestoframe
filteringpolicies;howtoclassifyframestoaVLANorClassofService(CoS);
andhowtoassignor
unassignportstopolicyprofilessothatonlyportsactivatedforaprofilewillbeallowedto
transmitframesaccordingly.
Chapter 9,IGMPConfiguration,describeshowtoconfigureInternetGroupManagement
Protocol(IGMP)settingsformulticastfiltering,includingIGMPquerycount,IGMPreportdelay
andIGMP
groupstatus.
Chapter 10,SystemLoggingConfiguration,describeshowtoconfigureanddisplaystatisticsfor
Syslog.
Chapter 11,NetworkMonitoringConfiguration,describeshowtomanagegeneralswitch
settings,howtomonitornetworkeventsandstatuswhilethedeviceisinswitchmode,including
theeventlog,commandhistory,netstatsandRMONstatistics.
Chapter 12,
NetworkAddressandRouteManagementConfiguration,describeshowtomanage
networkaddressesandroutes.
Chapter 13,SNTPConfiguration,describeshowtoconfigureanddisplaystatisticsforSNTP.
Chapter 14,NodeAliasConfiguration,describeshowtoconfigureanddisplaystatisticsfornode
aliases.
Chapter 15,NetFlowConfiguration,describeshowtoconfigureNetFlow
cache,porttemplate
andrelatedparameters.
Chapter 16,IPConfiguration,describeshowtoenableIProutingforroutermodeoperation,how
toconfigureIPinterfacesettings,howtoreviewandconfiguretheroutingARPtable,howto
reviewandconfigureroutingbroadcasts,howtoconfigurePIM,howtoconfigureLSNATand
DHCPserver,andhowtoconfigureIProutes.
Chapter 17,PIMConfiguration,describeshowtoconfigureanddisplaystatisticsforProtocol
IndependentMulticast.
Chapter 18,NetworkAddressTranslation(NAT)Configuration,describeshowtoconfigureand
displaystatisticsforNetworkAddressTranslation.
Chapter 19,LSNAT Configuration,describeshowtoconfigureanddisplaystatistics
forLoad
SharingNetworkAddressTranslation.