Enterasys 2200 Betriebsanweisung

Read through this supplement completely to gain an understanding of the new capabilities 
introduced by the new firmware and how to take full advantage of them when configuring your 
SmartSwitch device.

This document is organized as follows:

 – Describes the scope of this supplement and identifies the user’s guides 

that are affected. Provides an overview of the new functions introduced by the 03.10.xx and 
03.11.xx firmware revisions and an overview of what an administrator should consider when 
configuring SmartSwitch devices in the network.

 – Describes the new VLAN Classification Configuration 

screen, the replacement Protocol Port Configuration screen, and the Classification Preference 
Rules, which must be considered before configuring the SmartSwitch device.

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 – Provides three examples of how to contain, filter, and 

secure traffic in a network using the new screens.

Firmware revisions for the SmartSwitch 2200/6000 series devices allow network administrators to 
classify frames received by the switch based on specific Layer 2, 3, and 4 information. The 
classification is used for two independent functions: 

Create 802.1Q VLANs based on information contained in Layers 2 through 4 of the received 
frames.

Prioritize traffic throughout the network using the 802.1p frame tagging method.

These new functions translate into the following four key features:

Broadcast intensive protocols such as IPX and AppleTalk can be confined to the intended users, 
servers, and segments by creating VLANs specifically for that purpose. 

NOTE: Since this document applies to several SmartSwitch models, the term 
SmartSwitch device is used in the following text instead of a particular model number.