User ManualTable of ContentsTitle1Notice3Contents7Figures11Tables13About This Guide15Using This guide15Structure of This Guide15Related Documents17Document Conventions17Typographical and Keystroke Conventions18Getting Help19Introduction211.1 Overview211.1.1 The Management Agent221.1.2 In-Band vs. Out-of-Band221.2 Navigating Local Management Screens231.3 Local Management Requirements23Local Management Requirements252.1 Management Terminal Setup252.1.1 Console Cable Connection252.1.2 Management Terminal Setup Parameters262.2 Telnet Connections28Accessing Local Management293.1 Navigating Local Management Screens293.2 Accessing Local Management Screens313.3 Password Screen323.4 Factory Defaults33Main Menu Screens354.1 Main Menu36System Information Menu Screens395.1 System Information Menu Screen395.1.1 Displaying System Information405.1.2 Displaying Switch Version and Module Information42Management Setup Menu Screens436.1 Management Setup Menu Screen446.2 Changing the Network Configuration456.2.1 IP Configuration466.2.2 IP Connectivity Test (Ping)486.2.3 HTTP Configuration496.3 Configuring the Serial Port506.4 Assigning SNMP Parameters526.4.1 Configuring Community Names546.4.2 Configuring IP Trap Managers556.5 Console Login Configuration566.6 Setting the Startup Configuration576.7 Downloading System Software58Device Control Menu Screens617.1 Configuring the Switch617.2 Configuring Port Parameters647.3 Viewing the Current Port Configuration667.4 Using the Spanning Tree Algorithm687.4.1 Configuring STA Bridge697.4.2 Configuring STA for Ports717.5 Viewing the Current Spanning Tree Configuration737.5.1 Displaying the Current STA Bridge747.5.2 Displaying the Current STA for Ports or Modules767.6 Using a Mirror Port for Analysis787.7 Configuring SmartTrunks797.7.1 IGMP Multicast Filtering817.8 Configuring IGMP827.9 Configuring Bridge MIB Extensions837.10 Configuring Traffic Classes857.10.1 Port Priority Configuration857.10.2 802.1P Port Traffic Class Information867.11 Configuring Virtual LANs877.12 802.1Q VLAN Base Information887.13 802.1Q VLAN Current Table Information897.14 802.1Q VLAN Static Table Configuration907.15 802.1Q VLAN Port Configuration927.16 Configuring Static Unicast Addresses94Network Monitoring Menu Screens978.1 Monitoring the Switch978.2 Displaying Port Statistics988.3 Displaying RMON Statistics1008.4 Displaying the Unicast Address Table1028.5 Displaying the IP Multicast Registration Table104System Restart Menu Screen1079.1 Resetting the System1079.2 Logging Off the system108Configuring and Monitoring the Switch10910.1 Common Tasks10910.2 Setting Password Protection11010.3 Assigning an IP Address11110.4 Checking Network Configuration Status11110.5 Connecting via Telnet11110.6 Setting SNMP Management Access11110.7 Viewing Switch Statistics11210.8 Configuring Port Mirroring11210.9 Downloading a Software Upgrade11310.9.1 Downloading via the Serial Port11310.9.2 Downloading via TFTP11410.10 Configuring Spanning Tree Parameters11510.11 Configuring VLANs11510.12 Configuring Class of Service11610.13 Configuring IGMP11610.14 Configuring Port Operation11710.15 Configuring the Unicast Address Table11810.15.1 Port Locking11910.15.2 Unlocking the Port11910.16 Setting a Default Gateway12010.17 Configuring SmartTrunks120SNMP Management12311.1 The SNMP Protocol12311.2 MIB Objects12411.2.1 RFC 1213 (MIB II)12411.2.2 RFC 1493 (BRIDGE MIB)12511.2.3 RFC 1573 (INTERFACES EVOLUTION MIB)12511.2.4 RFC 1643 (ETHERNET-LIKE MIB)12511.2.5 RFC 1757 (RMON MIB)12511.2.6 IEEE 802.1Q (Q MIB)12611.3 Enterasys Proprietary MIB Extensions12611.4 Compiling MIB Extensions: Enterasys Website126Spanning Tree Concepts127A.1 General127A.1.1 Spanning Tree Features127A.2 Spanning Tree Protocol in a Network128A.3 Spanning Tree Protocol Parameters129A.3.1 Spanning Tree Protocol Operation130A.3.2 Communicating Between Bridges130A.3.3 Selecting a Root Bridge and Designated Bridges130A.3.4 Selecting Designated Ports130A.3.5 Handling Duplicate Paths131A.3.6 Remapping Network Topology131Virtual LANs (VLANs)133B.1 VLANs and Frame Tagging133B.2 VLAN Configuration1342.3 Forwarding Tagged/Untagged Frames135B.4 Forwarding Traffic with Unknown VLAN Tags135Class of Service137IP Multicast Filtering139Index141Numerics141A141C141D141F141G141I141L141M142N142P142R142S142T143U143V143W143Size: 1.55 MBPages: 144Language: EnglishOpen manual