Command Groups

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Command Groups
The system commands can be broken down into the functional groups show n below.
Table4-4 Command Groups
Command Group Description Page
Line Sets communication parameters for the serial port and Telnet,
including baud rate and console time-out
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General Basic commands for entering privileged access mode, restarting the
system, or quitting the CLI
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System Management Controls system logs, system passwords, user name, browser
management options, and a variety of other system information
4-25
Flash/File Manages code image or switch configuration files 4-70
Authentication Configures logon access using local or remote authentication;
alsoconfigures port security, IEEE 802.1X port access control, and
MAC address authentication
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Access Control List Provides filtering for IP frames (based on address, protocol, TCP/UDP
port number or TCP control code) or non-IP frames (based on MAC
address or Ethernet type)
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SNMP Activates authentication failure traps; configures community access
strings, and trap managers; also configures IP address filtering
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Interface Configures the connection parameters for a ll Ethernet ports,
aggregated links, and VLANs
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Mirror Port Mirrors data to another port for analysis without affecting the data
passing through or the performance of the monitored port
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Rate Limiting Controls the maximum rate for traffic transmitted or received on a port 4-144
Link Aggregation Statically groups multiple ports into a single logical trunk; configures
Link Aggregation Control Protocol for port trunks
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Address Table Configures the address table for filtering specified addresses, displays
current entries, clears the table, or sets the aging time
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Spanning Tree Configures Spanning Tree settings for the switch 4-160
VLANs Configures VLAN settings, and defines port membership for VLA N
groups; also enables or configures private VLANs
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GVRP and
BridgeExtension
Configures GVRP settings that permit automatic VLAN learning;
shows the configuration for the bridge extension MIB
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Priority Sets port priority for untagged frames, selects strict priority or weighted
round robin, relative weight for each priority queue, also sets priority for
TCP/UDP traffic types, IP precedence, and DSCP
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Multicast Filtering Configures IGMP multicast filtering, query parameters, specifies ports
attached to a multicast router, and enables multicast VLAN registration
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Domain Name Service Configures DNS services. 4-233
DHCP Relay Configures DHCP relay and Option 82 function s 4-241
IP Interface Configures IP address for the switch 4-244
Switch Cluster Configures switch clustering 4-249