Installation guide

Supported Protocols
ARX
®
6000 Hardware Installation Guide 2 - 5
Supported Protocols
The ARX
®
supports a range of network, application, and file-access
protocols, including the following:
• Layer 2 and layer 3 network protocols
• Common management protocols
• Security and file service protocols for data encryption, exchange,
backup/restore, and storage management
Network
• 802.1D and Rapid Spanning Tree
Note
In 802.1D mode, the switch executes the 802.1S protocol in 802.1D
compatibility mode. This allows inter operability with legacy 802.1D-only
devices.
• VLAN (802.1Q)
• passive link aggregation (802.3ad), without LACP
• Internet Protocol (IP)
• Transmission Control Protocol/User Datagram Protocol (TCP/UDP)
• Domain Name Service (DNS), as a client
• Network Time Protocol (NTP), as a client
File Services
• Common Internet File System (CIFS)
• Network File System (NFS): NFSv2 over UDP and NFSv3 over TCP or
UDP
• Network Locking Manager (NLM)
Security and Authentication
• NT LAN Manager (NTLM) v1
• NT LAN Manager (NTLM) v2
• Network Information Service (NIS, also known as YP)
• Kerberos authentication for Windows clients
• Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) for
administrators