1.2 Configuration Functions for the Switch
After the login is successfully validated, the switch’s home page – System page will show up. The left part on the page provides the function menus (shown as below) to activate to the individual configuration page.
The function menus contain two parts: Switch for setting up the switch functions and System for maintaining the system parameters.
Switch functions contain:
Port Status – to show port link status and configure port parameters
Port Statistics – to show packet statistic results passed through each port
802.1Q VLAN – to configure the
Trunk – to build up the trunk function
Mirror – to setup the port mirroring function
QOS – to configure the Quality of Service function
Rate & Storm Control – to limit the traffic rate and suppress the broadcast storm
System functions contain:
System Setup – to configure the required system information (such as IP address, etc.)
User Management – to maintain the login information to access the switch
Reboot System – to reboot the switch without writing default configurations
Reset System – to reboot the switch after writing default configurations
Logout – to log off the system
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