Install guide

18 Release Note
Rapier Switch Software Release 2.1.0
C613-10200-01 Rev A
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Packet Forwarding at wire speed.
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Store and Forward switching mode.
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Autonegotiation of link speed and duplex mode for 10/100 Mbps speed on
all 100BASE TX ports.
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Autonegotiation of duplex mode for 10/100 and gigabit Ethernet ports.
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Automatic, configurable MAC address learning and ageing, supporting up
to 8191 MAC addresses per switch.
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Switch Filtering.
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Flow Control.
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Broadcast Storm Protection.
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Spanning Tree Protocol.
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Up to 62 Virtual LANs defined by port membership (“Virtual LANs” on
page 25).
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Priority tagging to support four QOS egress queues.
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Port trunking to spread traffic over several links.
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Port mirroring.
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IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) snooping.
Switch Ports
Each port is uniquely identified by a port number. The switch supports a
number of features at the physical level that allow it to be connected in a
variety of physical networks. This physical layer (layer 1) versatility includes:
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Enabling and disabling of Ethernet ports.
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Auto negotiation of port speed and duplex mode for all 10/100 Ethernet
ports.
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Manual setting of port speed and duplex mode for all 10/100 Ethernet
ports.
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Setting flow control parameters for all ports.
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Link up and link down triggers.
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Port trunking.
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Packet storm protection.
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Port mirroring.
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Support for SNMP management
Enabling and disabling Ethernet ports
An Ethernet port that is enabled is available for packet reception and
transmission. Its administrative status in the Interfaces MIB is UP. Conversely,
an Ethernet port that is disabled is not available for packet reception and
transmission. It will not send or receive frames, or participate in spanning tree
negotiation. Its administrative status in the Interfaces MIB is DOWN. Every
Ethernet port on the switch is enabled by default, and can be enabled and
disabled using the commands:
ENABLE SWITCH PORT=port-list
DISABLE SWITCH PORT=port-list