Installation guide

Standards Compatibility
DFE-Platinum Series Hardware Installation Guide 1-5
•NetworkServicesarelogicalgroupsofClassificationRules thatidentifyspecificnetworked
applicationsorservices.Usersmaybepermittedordeniedaccesstotheseservicesbasedon
theirrolewithintheorganization.Priorityandbandwidthratelimitingmayalsobecontrolled
usingNetworkServices.
•BehavioralProfiles(orroles)areusedto
assignNetworkServicestogroupsofuserswho
sharecommonneeds–forexampleExecutiveManagers,HumanResourcesPersonnel,or
GuestUsers.Access,resources,andsecurityrestrictionsareappliedasappropriatetoeach
BehavioralProfile.Avarietyofauthenticationmethodsincluding802.1X,EAP‐TLS,EAP‐
TTLS,andPEAPmaybeusedto
classifyandauthorizeeachindividualuser;andtheIT
AdministratormayalsodefineaBehavioralProfiletoapplyintheabsenceofan
authenticationframework.
Standards Compatibility
TheDFEmodulesarefullycompliantwiththeIEEE802.3‐2002,802.3ae‐2002,802.1D‐1998,and
802.1Q‐1998standards.TheDFEmoduleprovidesIEEE802.1D‐1998Spanning TreeAlgorithm
(STA)supporttoenhancetheoverallreliabilityofthenetworkandprotectagainst“loop”
conditions.
LANVIEW Diagnostic LEDs
LANVIEWdiagnosticLEDsserveasanimportanttroubleshootingaidbyprovidinganeasyway
toobservethestatusofindividualportsandoverallnetworkoperations.