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Starting a Telnet Management Session .............................................................................................................................................. 32
Quitting from a Telnet Management Session................................................................................................................................... 32
Chapter 4
Basic Switch Parameters ................................................................................................................................................................................33
When Does an AT-8326GB Switch Need an IP Address? .......................................................................................................................34
AT-8326GB Switch....................................................................................................................................................................................... 34
How Do You Assign an IP Address? ...................................................................................................................................................... 34
Configuring an IP Address ................................................................................................................................................................................35
Configuring System Administration Information .....................................................................................................................................37
Setting the User Interface Configuration ....................................................................................................................................................39
Activating DHCP ...................................................................................................................................................................................................42
Configuring SNMP Community Strings and Trap IP Addresses ..........................................................................................................43
Resetting the Management Software Default Values .............................................................................................................................45
Rebooting a Switch .............................................................................................................................................................................................46
Viewing the AT-S41 Switch Information ......................................................................................................................................................47
Ping Execution ......................................................................................................................................................................................................48
Bootstrap Configuration ....................................................................................................................................................................................50
Chapter 5
Port Parameters ..................................................................................................................................................................................................52
Configuring Port Parameters ...........................................................................................................................................................................53
Configuring Gigabit Port Type ........................................................................................................................................................................56
Chapter 6
Port Security .........................................................................................................................................................................................................58
Port Security Overview .......................................................................................................................................................................................59
Configuring Port Security ..................................................................................................................................................................................61
Setting a Threshold .............................................................................................................................................................................................63
Setting Intrusion Detection ..............................................................................................................................................................................64
Chapter 7
Port Trunking .......................................................................................................................................................................................................65
Port Trunking Overview .....................................................................................................................................................................................66
Creating a Port Trunk ..........................................................................................................................................................................................69
Deleting a Port Trunk ..........................................................................................................................................................................................71
Setting Port Trunk Status ..................................................................................................................................................................................72
Chapter 8
Port Monitoring ..................................................................................................................................................................................................73
Port Monitoring Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................74
Enabling Port Monitoring .................................................................................................................................................................................75
Modifying Port Monitoring ...............................................................................................................................................................................77
Disabling Port Monitoring ................................................................................................................................................................................78
Chapter 9
Spanning Tree Protocol ..................................................................................................................................................................................79
STP Overview .........................................................................................................................................................................................................80
Selecting a Root Bridge ............................................................................................................................................................................. 80
Finding and Resolving Redundant Paths ........................................................................................................................................... 81
Handling Topology Changes .................................................................................................................................................................. 82
Communicating Between Bridges ........................................................................................................................................................ 82
Configuring a Bridge’s STP Settings ..............................................................................................................................................................84
Configuring STP Port Settings .........................................................................................................................................................................87