Foundry Networks Switch and Router User Manual

Foundry Switch and Router Installation and Configuration Guide
10 - 2 December 2000
Using the Web Management Interface for Basic Configuration Changes
The Web management interface enables you to easily make numerous configuration changes by entering or
changing information on configuration panels such as the one shown in Figure 10.1. This example is for a router.
Layer 2 Switch do not have routing options but do have some additional options not available on routers.
Figure 10.1 System configuration panel for a Foundry Layer 3 Switch
You can perform the following configuration tasks from the System configuration panel:
• Enter system administration information.
• Review or modify the IP, mask, and gateway addresses (Layer 2 Switches only).
• Assign IP sub-net (interface) addresses and masks (routers only).
• Assign DHCP gateway lists for DHCP Assist operation (Layer 2 Switches only).
• Configure Domain Name Server (DNS) Resolver.
• Define a MAC address filter.
• Set the system clock.
• Configure the device to use a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server.
• Enable port-based and/or layer 3 protocol VLANs.
• Enable IP and IPX Layer 3 router acceleration (Stackable backbone Layer 2 Switches only).
• Enable or disable IP Multicast Traffic Reduction (Layer 2 Switches only).
• Enable or disable IGMP (Layer 2 Switches only).
• Enable or disable protocol—OSPF, RIP, IPX, DVMRP, PIM, FSRP, VRRP, BGP4, AppleTalk (routers only).

Foundry Networks Switch and Router Specifications

General

Brand	Foundry Networks
Model	Switch and Router
Category	Switch
Language	English