Specifications

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Menus and Toolbar
• Port
– Port Settings—Display and configure port parameters on a switch. Some options from this
menu are not available in read-only mode.
– Port Search—Search for a port through its description.
– Port Security—Enable port security on a port (not available in read-only mode).
– EtherChannels—Group ports into logical units for high-speed links between switches. Some
options from this menu are not available in read-only mode.
– SPAN—Enable Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) port monitoring. Some options from this menu
are not available in read-only mode.
– Protected Port—Configure a port to prevent it from receiving bridged traffic from another port
on the same switch. Some options from this menu are not available in read-only mode.
– Flooding Control—Block the normal flooding of unicast and multicast packets and enable the
switch to block packet storms. Some options from this menu are not available in read-only
mode.
• VLAN
– VLAN (guide mode available in read-write mode)—Display VLAN membership, assign ports
to VLANs, and configure 802.1Q trunks. Display and configure the VLAN Trunking Protocol
(VTP) for interswitch VLAN membership. Some options from this menu are not available in
read-only mode.
– Management VLAN—Change the management VLAN on the switch. Some options from this
menu are not available in read-only mode.
– VMPS—Configure the VLAN Membership Policy Server (VMPS). Some options from this
menu are not available in read-only mode.
– Voice VLAN—Configure a port to use a voice VLAN for voice traffic, separating it from the
VLANs for data traffic. Some options from this menu are not available in read-only mode.
• Reports
– Inventory—Display the device type, software version, IP address, and other information about
a switch.
– Port Statistics—Display port statistics.
– Bandwidth Graphs—Display graphs that plot the total bandwidth in use by the switch.
– Link Graphs—Display a graph showing the bandwidth being used for the selected link.
– Link Reports—Display the link report for two connected devices. If one device is an unknown
device or a candidate, only the cluster-member side of the link appears.
– ACL Reports—Display a report about ACL statistics.
– Multicast—Display a submenu to run an IGMP report.
– Resource Monitor—Display masks for ACL and QoS policy maps. This option is available
only from a switch running the EI.
– System Messages—Display the most recent system messages (IOS messages and
switch-specific messages) sent by the switch software.
This option is available on the Catalyst 2950, Catalyst 2955, and Catalyst 3550 switches. It is
not available from the Catalyst 2900 XL and Catalyst 3500 XL switches. You can display the
system messages of the Catalyst 2900 XL and Catalyst 3500 XL switches when they are in a