User`s guide

Table of Contents
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Chapter 2
Managing a Stack ..............................................................................................................................................................................................37
Configuring IP Parameters ...............................................................................................................................................................................38
Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol Parameters ....................................................................................................................................43
Configuring the Port Parameters...........................................................................................................................................................43
Configuring STP Parameters....................................................................................................................................................................46
Enabling or Disabling IGMP Snooping ........................................................................................................................................................49
Naming a Stack .....................................................................................................................................................................................................50
Resetting a Stack ..................................................................................................................................................................................................51
Reactivating the Default Settings on a Stack ............................................................................................................................................53
Configuring the RS232 Port on the Master Switch ..................................................................................................................................55
Running Diagnostics ..........................................................................................................................................................................................58
Displaying the Activity Monitor .....................................................................................................................................................................60
Pinging a Device ..................................................................................................................................................................................................61
Chapter 3
Configuring the Ports .....................................................................................................................................................................................63
Displaying Port Status ........................................................................................................................................................................................64
Configuring Port Parameters ..........................................................................................................................................................................66
Configuring Port Trunks ....................................................................................................................................................................................70
Guidelines.......................................................................................................................................................................................................70
Creating a Port Trunk .................................................................................................................................................................................73
Deleting a Port Trunk .................................................................................................................................................................................75
Configuring a Port Mirror .................................................................................................................................................................................76
Enabling Port Mirroring.............................................................................................................................................................................76
Disabling Port Mirroring............................................................................................................................................................................78
Configuring Port Security .................................................................................................................................................................................79
Chapter 4
Configuring the MAC Address Table .......................................................................................................................................................81
MAC Address Table .............................................................................................................................................................................................82
Displaying the MAC Address Table .......................................................................................................................................................83
Displaying the MAC Addresses of a Port.............................................................................................................................................84
Displaying the Port Number of a MAC Address................................................................................................................................85
Changing the Aging Time of the MAC Address Table....................................................................................................................86
Static MAC Address Table .................................................................................................................................................................................87
Displaying the Static MAC Address Table...........................................................................................................................................87
Adding Addresses to the Static MAC Address Table ......................................................................................................................88
Deleting Addresses from the Static MAC Address Table...............................................................................................................90
Clearing the Static MAC Address Table ...............................................................................................................................................91
Multicast Addresses ............................................................................................................................................................................................92
Configuring a Multicast Address............................................................................................................................................................92
Changing a Multicast Port Assignment...............................................................................................................................................94
Deleting a Multicast Address...................................................................................................................................................................94
Chapter 5
Configuring Virtual LANs and Quality of Service ..............................................................................................................................97
Creating a New VLAN .........................................................................................................................................................................................98
Example of Creating a Port-based VLAN...........................................................................................................................................101
Example of Creating a Tagged VLAN..................................................................................................................................................103
Modifying a VLAN ..............................................................................................................................................................................................105
Deleting a VLAN .................................................................................................................................................................................................106
Activating or Deactivating the Basic VLAN Mode .................................................................................................................................107
Configuring Quality of Service ......................................................................................................................................................................108
Assigning the CPU Management Port to a VLAN ..................................................................................................................................110