ZyXEL Communications MES3500-24F User Manual
Chapter 4 The Web Configurator
MES3500-24/24F User’s Guide
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The following table describes the links in the navigation panel.
Table 4
Navigation Panel Links
LINK
DESCRIPTION
Basic Settings
System Info
This link takes you to a screen that displays general system and hardware
monitoring information.
monitoring information.
General Setup
This link takes you to a screen where you can configure general identification
information and time settings for the Switch.
information and time settings for the Switch.
Switch Setup
This link takes you to a screen where you can set up global Switch parameters
such as VLAN type, MAC address learning, GARP and priority queues.
such as VLAN type, MAC address learning, GARP and priority queues.
IP Setup
This link takes you to a screen where you can configure the management IP
address, subnet mask (necessary for Switch management) and DNS (domain
name server).
address, subnet mask (necessary for Switch management) and DNS (domain
name server).
Port Setup
This link takes you to screens where you can configure speed, flow control and
priority settings for individual Switch ports.
priority settings for individual Switch ports.
Advanced Application
VLAN
This link takes you to screens where you can configure port-based or 802.1Q
VLAN (depending on what you configured in the Switch Setup menu). You can
also configure a protocol based VLAN or a subnet based VLAN in these screens.
VLAN (depending on what you configured in the Switch Setup menu). You can
also configure a protocol based VLAN or a subnet based VLAN in these screens.
Static MAC
Forwarding
Forwarding
This link takes you to screens where you can configure static MAC addresses for a
port. These static MAC addresses do not age out.
port. These static MAC addresses do not age out.
Static Multicast
Forwarding
Forwarding
This link takes you to a screen where you can configure static multicast MAC
addresses for port(s). These static multicast MAC addresses do not age out.
addresses for port(s). These static multicast MAC addresses do not age out.
Filtering
This link takes you to a screen to set up filtering rules.
Spanning Tree
Protocol
Protocol
This link takes you to screens where you can configure the RSTP/MRSTP/MSTP to
prevent network loops.
prevent network loops.
Bandwidth
Control
Control
This link takes you to screens where you can cap the maximum bandwidth
allowed on a port.
allowed on a port.
Broadcast Storm
Control
Control
This link takes you to a screen to set up broadcast filters.
Mirroring
This link takes you to screens where you can copy traffic from one port or ports to
another port in order that you can examine the traffic from the first port without
interference.
another port in order that you can examine the traffic from the first port without
interference.
Link Aggregation This link takes you to screen where you can logically aggregate physical links to
form one logical, higher-bandwidth link.
Port
Authentication
Authentication
This link takes you to a screen where you can configure IEEE 802.1x port
authentication as well as MAC authentication for clients communicating via the
Switch.
authentication as well as MAC authentication for clients communicating via the
Switch.
Port Security
This link takes you to a screen where you can activate MAC address learning and
set the maximum number of MAC addresses to learn on a port.
set the maximum number of MAC addresses to learn on a port.
Classifier
This link takes you to a screen where you can configure the Switch to group
packets based on the specified criteria.
packets based on the specified criteria.
Policy Rule
This link takes you to a screen where you can configure the Switch to perform
special treatment on the grouped packets.
special treatment on the grouped packets.
Queuing Method
This link takes you to a screen where you can configure queuing with associated
queue weights for each port.
queue weights for each port.
VLAN Stacking
This link takes you to screens where you can activate and configure VLAN
stacking.
stacking.
Multicast
This link takes you to screen where you can configure various multicast features,
IGMP snooping and create multicast VLANs.
IGMP snooping and create multicast VLANs.