User ManualTable of ContentsMGS3700-12C1About This User's Guide3Document Conventions5Safety Warnings7Contents Overview9Table of Contents11Introduction and Hardware23Getting to Know Your Switch251.1 Introduction251.1.1 Backbone Application251.1.2 Bridging Example261.1.3 High Performance Switching Example271.1.4 IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Application Examples271.2 IPv6 Support281.3 Ways to Manage the Switch281.4 Good Habits for Managing the Switch29Hardware Installation and Connection312.1 Installation Scenarios312.2 Desktop Installation Procedure312.3 Mounting the Switch on a Rack322.3.1 Rack-mounted Installation Requirements322.3.2 Attaching the Mounting Brackets to the Switch332.3.3 Mounting the Switch on a Rack34Hardware Overview353.1 Front Panel353.1.1 Console Port363.1.2 Gigabit Ethernet Ports363.1.3 Mini-GBIC Slots373.1.4 Management Port393.1.5 Power Connector393.1.6 Signal Slot413.2 Rear Panel433.3 LEDs433.4 Configuring the Switch44The Web Configurator474.1 Introduction474.2 System Login474.3 The Web Configurator Layout484.3.1 Change Your Password524.4 Saving Your Configuration524.5 Switch Lockout534.6 Resetting the Switch534.6.1 Reload the Configuration File534.7 Logging Out of the Web Configurator554.8 Help55Initial Setup Example575.1 Overview575.1.1 Creating a VLAN575.1.2 Setting Port VID585.2 Configuring Switch Management IP Address60Tutorials636.1 How to Use DHCP Snooping on the Switch636.2 How to Use DHCP Relay on the Switch676.2.1 DHCP Relay Tutorial Introduction676.2.2 Creating a VLAN686.2.3 Configuring DHCP Relay716.2.4 Troubleshooting726.3 How to Use PPPoE IA on the Switch726.3.1 Configuring Switch A736.3.2 Configuring Switch B756.4 How to Use Error Disable and Recovery on the Switch786.5 How to Set Up a Guest VLAN806.5.1 Creating a Guest VLAN816.5.2 Enabling IEEE 802.1x Port Authentication836.5.3 Enabling Guest VLAN846.6 How to Do Port Isolation in a VLAN856.6.1 Creating a VLAN866.6.2 Creating a Private VLAN Rule89Basic Configuration91System Status and Port Statistics937.1 Overview937.2 Port Status Summary947.2.1 Status: Port Details96Basic Setting998.1 Overview998.2 System Information1008.3 General Setup1028.4 Introduction to VLANs1048.4.1 Smart Isolation1058.5 Switch Setup Screen1068.6 IP Setup1088.6.1 Management IP Addresses1088.7 Port Setup112Advanced115VLAN1179.1 Introduction to IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLANs1179.1.1 Forwarding Tagged and Untagged Frames1189.2 Automatic VLAN Registration1189.2.1 GARP1189.2.2 GVRP1189.3 Port VLAN Trunking1199.4 Select the VLAN Type1209.5 Static VLAN1209.5.1 Static VLAN Status1219.5.2 VLAN Details1229.5.3 Configure a Static VLAN1229.5.4 Configure VLAN Port Settings1259.6 Subnet Based VLANs1269.7 Configuring Subnet Based VLAN1279.8 Protocol Based VLANs1299.9 Configuring Protocol Based VLAN1309.10 Create an IP-based VLAN Example1329.11 Port-based VLAN Setup1329.11.1 Configure a Port-based VLAN134Static MAC Forward Setup13710.1 Overview13710.2 Configuring Static MAC Forwarding137Static Multicast Forward Setup14111.1 Static Multicast Forwarding Overview14111.2 Configuring Static Multicast Forwarding142Filtering14512.1 Configure a Filtering Rule145Spanning Tree Protocol14713.1 STP/RSTP Overview14713.1.1 STP Terminology14713.1.2 How STP Works14813.1.3 STP Port States14913.1.4 Multiple RSTP14913.1.5 Multiple STP15013.2 Spanning Tree Protocol Status Screen15313.3 Spanning Tree Configuration15413.4 Configure Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol15513.5 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Status15713.6 Configure Multiple Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol15913.7 Multiple Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Status16113.8 Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol16313.9 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol Status166Bandwidth Control16914.1 Bandwidth Control Overview16914.1.1 CIR and PIR16914.2 Bandwidth Control Setup170Broadcast Storm Control17315.1 Broadcast Storm Control Setup173Mirroring17516.1 Port Mirroring Setup17516.2 RMirror17716.2.1 RMirror Overview17716.2.2 RMirror Configuration17816.2.3 Source17916.2.4 Destination18116.2.5 Connected Port183Link Aggregation18517.1 Link Aggregation Overview18517.2 Dynamic Link Aggregation18517.2.1 Link Aggregation ID18617.3 Link Aggregation Status18717.4 Link Aggregation Setting18917.5 Link Aggregation Control Protocol19117.6 Static Trunking Example192Port Authentication19518.1 Port Authentication Overview19518.1.1 IEEE 802.1x Authentication19518.1.2 MAC Authentication19618.2 Port Authentication Configuration19718.2.1 Activate IEEE 802.1x Security19818.2.2 Guest VLAN19918.2.3 Activate MAC Authentication202Port Security20519.1 About Port Security20519.2 Port Security Setup20619.3 VLAN MAC Address Limit208Classifier21120.1 About the Classifier and QoS21120.2 Configuring the Classifier21120.3 Viewing and Editing Classifier Configuration21420.4 Classifier Example216Policy Rule21921.1 Policy Rules Overview21921.1.1 DiffServ21921.1.2 DSCP and Per-Hop Behavior21921.2 Configuring Policy Rules22021.3 Viewing and Editing Policy Configuration22321.4 Policy Example225Queuing Method22722.1 Queuing Method Overview22722.1.1 Strictly Priority Queuing22722.1.2 Weighted Fair Queuing22722.1.3 Weighted Round Robin Scheduling (WRR)22822.2 Configuring Queuing229VLAN Stacking23123.1 VLAN Stacking Overview23123.1.1 VLAN Stacking Example23123.2 VLAN Stacking Port Roles23223.3 VLAN Tag Format23323.3.1 Frame Format23323.4 Configuring VLAN Stacking23423.4.1 Port-based Q-in-Q23523.4.2 Selective Q-in-Q237Multicast23924.1 Multicast Overview23924.1.1 IP Multicast Addresses23924.1.2 IGMP Filtering23924.1.3 IGMP Snooping24024.1.4 IGMP Snooping and VLANs24024.2 Multicast Status24024.3 Multicast Setting24124.4 IGMP Snooping VLAN24424.5 IGMP Filtering Profile24624.6 MVR Overview24724.6.1 Types of MVR Ports24824.6.2 MVR Modes24824.6.3 How MVR Works24824.7 General MVR Configuration24924.8 MVR Group Configuration25124.8.1 MVR Configuration Example253AAA25525.1 Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA)25525.1.1 Local User Accounts25625.1.2 RADIUS and TACACS+25625.2 AAA Screens25625.2.1 RADIUS Server Setup25725.2.2 TACACS+ Server Setup25925.2.3 AAA Setup26125.2.4 Vendor Specific Attribute26425.3 Supported RADIUS Attributes26525.3.1 Attributes Used for Authentication26625.3.2 Attributes Used for Accounting267IP Source Guard26926.1 IP Source Guard Overview26926.1.1 DHCP Snooping Overview27026.1.2 ARP Inspection Overview27226.2 IP Source Guard27326.3 IP Source Guard Static Binding27426.4 DHCP Snooping27726.5 DHCP Snooping Configure28026.5.1 DHCP Snooping Port Configure28226.5.2 DHCP Snooping VLAN Configure28326.6 ARP Inspection Status28526.6.1 ARP Inspection VLAN Status28626.6.2 ARP Inspection Log Status28726.7 ARP Inspection Configure28826.7.1 ARP Inspection Port Configure29026.7.2 ARP Inspection VLAN Configure292Loop Guard29527.1 Loop Guard Overview29527.2 Loop Guard Setup297VLAN Mapping29928.1 VLAN Mapping Overview29928.1.1 VLAN Mapping Example29928.2 Enabling VLAN Mapping30028.3 Configuring VLAN Mapping301Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling30329.1 Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling Overview30329.1.1 Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling Mode30429.2 Configuring Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling305sFlow30730.1 sFlow Overview30730.2 sFlow Configuration30830.2.1 sFlow Collector Configuration309Error Diable31131.1 CPU Protection Overview31131.2 Error-Disable Recovery Overview31131.3 The Error Disable Screen31231.4 CPU Protection Configuration31231.5 Error-Disable Detect Configuration31331.6 Error-Disable Recovery Configuration315PPPoE31732.1 PPPoE Intermediate Agent Overview31732.2 PPPoE Intermediate Agent Tag Format31732.2.1 Sub-Option Format31832.2.2 Port State31932.3 PPPoE32032.4 PPPoE Intermediate Agent32032.5 PPPoE IA Per-Port32132.5.1 PPPoE IA Per-Port Per-VLAN32432.6 PPPoE IA for VLAN325Private VLAN32733.1 Private VLAN Overview32733.2 Configuring Private VLAN328Green Ethernet33134.1 Green Ethernet Overview33134.2 Configuring Green Ethernet332IP Application335Static Route33735.1 Static Routing Overview33735.2 Configuring Static Routing338Differentiated Services34136.1 DiffServ Overview34136.1.1 DSCP and Per-Hop Behavior34136.1.2 DiffServ Network Example34236.2 Two Rate Three Color Marker Traffic Policing34236.2.1 TRTCM-Color-blind Mode34336.2.2 TRTCM-Color-aware Mode34436.3 Activating DiffServ34436.3.1 Configuring 2-Rate 3 Color Marker Settings34636.4 DSCP-to-IEEE 802.1p Priority Settings34736.4.1 Configuring DSCP Settings348DHCP34937.1 DHCP Overview34937.1.1 DHCP Modes34937.1.2 DHCP Configuration Options34937.2 DHCP Status35037.3 DHCP Relay35037.3.1 DHCP Relay Agent Information35037.3.2 Configuring DHCP Global Relay35137.3.3 Global DHCP Relay Configuration Example35237.4 Configuring DHCP VLAN Settings35337.4.1 Example: DHCP Relay for Two VLANs354Management357Maintenance35938.1 The Maintenance Screen35938.2 Load Factory Default36038.3 Save Configuration36038.4 Reboot System36138.5 Firmware Upgrade36138.6 Restore a Configuration File36238.7 Backup a Configuration File36338.8 FTP Command Line36338.8.1 Filename Conventions36338.8.2 FTP Command Line Procedure36438.8.3 GUI-based FTP Clients36538.8.4 FTP Restrictions365Access Control36739.1 Access Control Overview36739.2 The Access Control Main Screen36739.3 About SNMP36839.3.1 SNMP v3 and Security36939.3.2 Supported MIBs36939.3.3 SNMP Traps37039.3.4 Configuring SNMP37439.3.5 Configuring SNMP Trap Group37739.3.6 Setting Up Login Accounts37839.4 SSH Overview37939.5 How SSH works38039.6 SSH Implementation on the Switch38139.6.1 Requirements for Using SSH38139.7 Introduction to HTTPS38139.8 HTTPS Example38239.8.1 Internet Explorer Warning Messages38239.8.2 Netscape Navigator Warning Messages38339.8.3 The Main Screen38539.9 Service Port Access Control38539.10 Remote Management386Diagnostic38940.1 Diagnostic389Syslog39141.1 Syslog Overview39141.2 Syslog Setup39241.3 Syslog Server Setup393Cluster Management39542.1 Cluster Management Status Overview39542.2 Cluster Management Status39642.2.1 Cluster Member Switch Management39742.3 Clustering Management Configuration400MAC Table40343.1 MAC Table Overview40343.2 Viewing the MAC Table404ARP Table40744.1 ARP Table Overview40744.1.1 How ARP Works40744.2 Viewing the ARP Table408Configure Clone40945.1 Configure Clone409Troubleshooting & Product Specifications413Troubleshooting41546.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs41546.2 Switch Access and Login41646.3 Switch Configuration418Product Specifications41947.1 Fan Module Removal and Installation427Appendices and Index429Common Services431Legal Information435Index439Size: 12.6 MBPages: 448Language: EnglishOpen manual