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NTRODUCTION
This switch provides a broad range of features for Layer 2 switching and
Layer 3 routing. It includes a management agent that allows you to
configure the features listed in this manual. The default configuration can
be used for most of the features provided by this switch. However, there
are many options that you should configure to maximize the switch’s
performance for your particular network environment.
Note: The current software release includes Layer 2 and 4 features.
Layer 3 features will be included in future releases.
Key Features
Table 1-1 Key Features
Feature Description
Configuration
Backup and
Restore
Backup to TFTP server
Authentication Console, Telnet, web – User name / password, RADIUS, TACACS+
Web – HTTPS
Telnet – SSH
SNMP v1/2c - Community strings
SNMP version 3 – MD5 or SHA password
Port – IEEE 802.1X, MAC address filtering
Access Control
Lists
Supports up to 256 ACLs, 96 MAC rules, 96 IP rules, and 96 IPv6
rules
DHCP Client,
Relay and Server
Supported