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Contents
OmniSwitch 6600 Family Network Configuration Guide April 2005 v
Configuring an Authorized MAC Address Range ..........................................................3-9
Selecting the Security Violation Mode .........................................................................3-10
Restoring the Operational State of an LPS Port .....................................................3-10
Displaying Learned Port Security Information .............................................................3-11
Chapter 4 Configuring VLANs ....................................................................................................4-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................4-1
VLAN Specifications ......................................................................................................4-2
VLAN Defaults ..............................................................................................................4-2
Sample VLAN Configuration .........................................................................................4-3
VLAN Management Overview .......................................................................................4-5
Creating/Modifying VLANs ...........................................................................................4-6
Adding/Removing a VLAN .....................................................................................4-6
Enabling/Disabling the VLAN Administrative Status .............................................4-7
Modifying the VLAN Description ...........................................................................4-7
Defining VLAN Port Assignments .................................................................................4-7
Changing the Default VLAN Assignment for a Port ...............................................4-8
Configuring Dynamic VLAN Port Assignment .......................................................4-8
Configuring VLAN Rule Classification ............................................................4-9
Enabling/Disabling VLAN Mobile Tag Classification ...................................4-10
Enabling/Disabling Spanning Tree for a VLAN ...........................................................4-11
Enabling/Disabling VLAN Authentication ...................................................................4-12
Configuring VLAN Router Interfaces ..........................................................................4-12
What is Single MAC Router Mode? ......................................................................4-12
Bridging VLANs Across Multiple Switches .................................................................4-13
Verifying the VLAN Configuration ..............................................................................4-14
Chapter 5 Configuring Spanning Tree Parameters .............................................................5-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................5-1
Spanning Tree Specifications ..........................................................................................5-2
Spanning Tree Bridge Parameter Defaults .....................................................................5-2
Spanning Tree Port Parameter Defaults ..........................................................................5-3
Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) Region Defaults ............................................................5-3
Spanning Tree Overview .................................................................................................5-4
How the Spanning Tree Topology is Calculated .....................................................5-4
Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDU) .................................................................5-5
Topology Examples ...........................................................................................5-7
Spanning Tree Operating Modes ....................................................................................5-9
Using the Flat Spanning Tree Mode ........................................................................5-9
Using 1x1 Spanning Tree Mode .............................................................................5-10
Configuring Spanning Tree Bridge Parameters ............................................................5-12