TCP test configuration example ··························································································································· 41
UDP echo test configuration example ················································································································· 42
Voice test configuration example ························································································································ 44
DLSw test configuration example························································································································· 46
NTP configuration ······················································································································································48
NTP overview ································································································································································· 48
Applications of NTP ·············································································································································· 48
Advantages of NTP ··············································································································································· 48
How NTP works····················································································································································· 49
NTP message format ············································································································································· 50
Operation modes of NTP ····································································································································· 51
NTP configuration task list············································································································································· 53
Configuring the operation modes of NTP ··················································································································· 54
Operation modes and static and dynamic associations··················································································· 54
Configuring NTP client/server mode ·················································································································· 54
Configuring the NTP symmetric peers mode······································································································ 55
Configuring NTP broadcast mode······················································································································· 55
Configuring NTP multicast mode ························································································································· 56
Configuring optional parameters of NTP ···················································································································· 57
Specifying the source interface for NTP messages···························································································· 57
Disabling an interface from receiving NTP messages······················································································· 57
Configuring the maximum number of dynamic sessions allowed···································································· 58
Configuring access-control rights ································································································································· 58
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 58
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 59
Configuring NTP authentication ··································································································································· 59
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 59
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 59
Displaying and maintaining NTP ································································································································· 61
NTP configuration examples········································································································································· 61
Configuring NTP client/server mode ·················································································································· 61
Configuring the NTP symmetric mode ················································································································ 62
Configuring NTP broadcast mode······················································································································· 64
Configuring NTP multicast mode ························································································································· 66
Configuring NTP client/server mode with authentication················································································· 68
Configuring NTP broadcast mode with authentication ····················································································· 70
PoE configuration (available only on the A3100 v2 EI) ·························································································72
PoE overview ·································································································································································· 72
Introduction to PoE ················································································································································ 72
Protocol specification ············································································································································ 73
PoE configuration task list ············································································································································· 73
Enabling PoE for a PoE interface·································································································································· 74
Detecting PDs·································································································································································· 75
Enabling the PSE to detect nonstandard PDs ····································································································· 75
Configuring a PD disconnection detection mode ······························································································ 75
Configuring the maximum PoE interface power ········································································································· 76
Configuring PoE interface power management·········································································································· 76
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 77
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 77
Configuring the PoE monitoring function····················································································································· 77
Configuring PSE power monitoring····················································································································· 77
Monitoring PD························································································································································ 77
Configuring PoE interface through PoE profile ··········································································································· 77
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