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CONTENTS
CONTENTS

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

Organization of the Manual 21
Intended Readership 22
Conventions 22
Related Manuals 23
1GETTING STARTED
Product Overview 25
XRN Overview 26
Major Technologies 26
Typical Networking Topology 26
Product Features 27
Logging in to the Switch 29
Setting up Configuration Environment through the Console Port 29
Setting up Configuration Environment through Telnet 31
Setting up Configuration Environment through a Dial-up Modem 33
Command Line Interface 37
Command Line View 37
Features and Functions of Command Line 40
User Interface Configuration 42
User Interface Configuration 43
Displaying and Debugging User Interface 49
2ADDRESS MANAGEMENT CONFIGURATION
Introduction to Address Management 51
Configuring Address Management 51
Configuring a Port-Based Address Management IP Address Pool 51
Binding the MAC Address and IP Address of a Legal User to the Specified Port 51
Address Management Configuration Example 52
Port-Based Address Management IP Address Pool Configuration Example 52
Configuration Example of Binding the MAC Address and IP Address of a Legal
User 53
3PORT OPERATION
Ethernet Port Configuration Introduction 55
Ethernet Port Configuration 55
EthernetPort Security Features 62
Displaying and Debugging Ethernet Port 66