User`s guide

8-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
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Layer 2 Switch Settings
Note: Layer 2 Switch functions and settings are also available when the Switch is configured to operate in the
IP Routing (Layer 3) mode.
Figure 7-14. Layer 2 Switch Settings screen
Items on the screen above include:
• Broadcast/Multicast Storm Mode – Allows the Broadcast/Multicast Storm control to be Enabled or
Disabled. This enables or disables, globally, the Switch’s reaction to Multicast storms, triggered at the threshold
set below.
• Upper Threshold (Kpps) – This is the number of thousands Broadcast/Multicast packets per second received
by the Switch – on one of the base ports – that will trigger the Switch’s reaction to a Broadcast/Multicast storm.
Configure Layer 3 - IP Networking
Routing Protocols
Setup RIP
The Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is a distance-vector protocol that uses the hop count as its criteria for making
routing decisions. RIP is an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP), which means that it performs routing within a single
autonomous system.
Figure 7-15. Setup RIP screen
Items on the screen above include:
• Interface Name – Displays the name of the subnet on which RIP is to be setup. This subnet must be previously
configured on the Switch.
• IP Address – Displays the IP address corresponding to the subnet name above.
• Tx Mode – Displays whether transmitted RIP packets will be structured as Rip V1, V1 Compatible, Rip V2, or
Disable. This entry specifies which version of the RIP protocol will be used to transmit RIP packets. Disable
prevents the transmission of RIP packets.