CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
Conventions 8
Related Documentation 9
Documentation Comments 9
Product Registration 10
1SWITCH FEATURES OVERVIEW
What is Management Software? 13
Switch Features Explained 13
Automatic IP Configuration 14
Port Security 14
Aggregated Links 14
Auto-negotiation 14
Multicast Filtering 15
Spanning Tree Protocol and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol 16
Switch Database 16
Traffic Prioritization 16
RMON 17
Broadcast Storm Control 17
VLANs 18
2OPTIMIZING BANDWIDTH
Port Features 19
Duplex 19
Flow Control 20
Auto-negotiation 20
Smart Auto-sensing 20
Aggregated Links 22
Aggregated Links and Your Switch 22
Aggregated Link Example 25