User`s guide

Software Features
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Port Trunking allows configuring of Ports A and B to function
as a single uplink port which effectively increases the
throughput of the connection.
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Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) support
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System configuration, management, and diagnostics using
Allied Telesyn’s
Omega interface
, accessible locally via an
RS232 asynchronous terminal port, remotely via Telnet, or a
web browser.
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Software upgrades using Xmodem via the RS232 port or TFTP
to download software to switches on the network
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Broadcast software from a switch to one or all switches on the
network
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Web-based management
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SNMP agent that allows the switch management from the
user’s network management station
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Support for BootP and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) for IP parameters
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Support for DEC VT100/ANSI (the default), or generic (dumb)
terminal configuration
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Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo PING support
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Domain name service support (DNS)