Nortel Networks 100 manual New Features, Bug Fixes

New Features

New Features

The following new features are provided with software version V4.0.0:

•Extensible Authentication Protocol Over LANs (EAPOL) -- Allows future operating systems to authenticate a user on a given port, and then allows that user access to other network services through that port. Your BayStack 450 switch serves the role of "Authenticator" in an EAPOL protected network.

•Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) MDA support -- The new

Nortel Networks 450-1GBIC MDA is supported by software version V4.0.0.

•Automatic PVID selection option -- If enabled, when you assign a port to a VLAN, your BayStack 450 switch automatically sets the PVID on that port to match the new VLAN number.

Bug Fixes

The following problems are corrected with software version V4.0.0:

•If you have security enabled on an MLT and an intrusion is detected, the MLT ports will become disabled. To enable the MLT members, enable any member of that MLT.

•The following SNMP traps are now supported: stpTopologyChange and stpNewRoot.

•SNMP traps are now visible through routers.

•System exception errors no longer occur when using RADIUS authentication to protect TELNET sessions.

•TFTP errors no longer occur when you attempt to save system configurations to TFTP servers that are several hops from your switch.

•Setting an RMON threshold no longer causes problem when using Optivity's Threshold Manager.

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