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Chapter 5,PortConfiguration,describeshowtoreviewandconfigureconsoleportsettings,and
howtoenableordisableswitchportsandconfigureswitchportsettings,includingportspeed,
duplexmode,auto‐negotiation,flowcontrol,portmirroring,linkaggegationandbroadcast
suppression.
Chapter 6,SNMPConfiguration,describeshowtoconfigureSNMP
usersand usergroups,access
rights,targetaddresses,andnotificationparameters.
Chapter 7,SpanningTreeConfiguration,describeshowtoreviewandsetSpanningTreebridge
parametersforthedevice,includingbridgepriority,hellotime,maximumagingtimeandforward
delay;andhowtoreviewandsetSpanningTreeportparameters,including
portpriorityandpath
costs.ConfiguringtheSpanGuardandLoopProtectfunctionsisalsodescribed.
Chapter 8,802.1QVLANConfiguration,describeshowtocreatestaticVLANs,selectthemodeof
operationforeachport,establishVLANforwarding(egress)lists,routeframesaccordingto
VLANID,displaythecurrentportsandport
typesassociatedwithaVLANandprotocol,createa
securemanagementVLAN,andconfigureportsonthe deviceasGVRP‐awareports.
Chapter 9,PolicyClassificationConfiguration,describeshowtocreate,changeorremoveuser
rolesorprofilesbasedonbusiness‐specificuseofnetworkservices;howtopermitordeny
access
tospecificservicesbycreatingandassigningclassificationruleswhichmapuserprofilestoframe
filteringpolicies;howtoclassifyframestoaVLANorClassofService(CoS);andhowtoassignor
unassignportstopolicyprofilessothatonlyportsactivatedforaprofilewillbe
allowedto
transmitframesaccordingly.
Chapter 10,PortPriorityandRateLimitingConfiguration,describeshowtosetthetransmit
priorityofeachportandconfigurearatelimitforagivenportandlistofpriorities.
Chapter 11,IGMPConfiguration,describeshowtoconfigureInternetGroupManagement
Protocol(IGMP)settingsformulticast
filtering.
Chapter 12,LoggingandNetworkManagement,describeshowtoconfigureSyslog,howto
managegeneralswitchsettings,howtomonitornetworkeventsandstatus,andhowtoconfigure
SNTPandnodealiases.
Chapter 13,RMONConfiguration,describeshowtouseRMON(RemoteNetworkMonitoring),
whichprovidescomprehensivenetworkfaultdiagnosis,planning,
andperformancetuning
informationandallowsforinteroperabilitybetweenSNMPmanagementstationsandmonitoring
agents.
Chapter 14,DHCPServerConfiguration,describeshowtoreviewandconfigureDHCPserver
parameters,howtoreviewandconfigureDHCPaddresspools,andhowtodisplayDHCPserver
information.
Chapter 15,PreparingforRouterMode,provides
informationaboutroutermodesandhowto
activatealicense.
Chapter 16,IPConfiguration,describeshowtoenableIProutingforroutermodeoperation,how
toconfigureIPinterfacesettings,howtoreviewandconfiguretheroutingARPtable,howto
reviewandconfigureroutingbroadcasts,howtoconfigurePIM,and
howtoconfigureIProutes.
Chapter 17,IPv4RoutingProtocolConfiguration,describeshowtoconfigureIProutingand
routingprotocols,includingRIP,OSPF,DVMRP,IRDP, andVRRP.
Chapter 18,SecurityConfiguration,describeshowtoconfigure802.1Xauthenticationusing
EAPOL,howtoconfigureRADIUSserver,SecureShellserver,MACauthentication,MAC
locking,Port
WebAuthentication,andIPaccesscontrollists(ACLs).