Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions 8008 2-29

Configuring the Switch

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Parameter Default Description

Fast forwarding mode of

all ports

ENABLED Allows you to enable or disable fast forwarding for all

ports on the switch.

Type Shows the port type as 1000SX (1000Base-SX).

Priority 128 Defines the priority for the use of a port in the STA

algorithm. If the path cost for all ports on a switch are the

same, the port with the highest priority (i.e., lowest

value) will be configured as an active link in the spanning

tree. When more than one port is assigned the highest

priority, the port with lowest numeric identifier will be

enabled.

The range is 0 - 255.

(Path) Cost 100/19/4 This parameter is used by the STA algorithm to

determine the best path between devices. Therefore,

lower values should be assigned to ports attached to

faster media, and higher values assigned to ports with

slower media.

(Path cost takes precedence over port priority.)

The default and recommended range is:

Ethernet: 100 (50~600)

Fast Ethernet: 19 (10~60)

Gigabit Ethernet: 4 (3~10)

The full range is 0 - 65535.

FastForwarding ENABLED This parameter is used to enable/disa ble the Fast

Spanning Tree mode for the port. In this mode, ports

skip the Blocked, Listening and Learning states and

proceed straight to Forwarding.

FastForwarding enables end-node workstations and

servers to overcome time-out problems when the

Spanning Tree Algorithm is implemented in a network.

Therefore, FastForwarding should only be enabled for

ports that are connected to an end-node device.

Contents

Main Page Page Page Contents Page Page Page 1-1 Chapter 1: Switch Management Configuration Options Required Connections Console Port (Out-of-Band) Connections Page 2-1 Chapter 2: Console Interface Log-in Screen 2-2 Main Menu The Main Menu is the first screen seen after successfully logging into the system. Main Menu 2-3 Page System and Switch Information 2-6 Displaying System Information System and Switch Information 2-7 Displaying Switch Version 2-8 Management Setup Menu 2-9 Changing the Network Configuration 2-10 IP Configuration 2-11 IP Connectivity Test (Ping) Page 2-13 Configuring the Serial Port 2-14 Assigning SNMP Parameters 2-15 2-16 2-17 Console Login Configuration 2-18 Downloading System Software 2-19 Saving the System Configuration Page 2-21 Configuring the Banner Message 2-22 Configuring the Switch 2-23 2-24 Configuring Port Parameters 2-25 Viewing the Current Port Configuration Page 2-27 The following figure and table describe Bridge STA configuration. 2-28 The following figure and table describe STA configuration for ports. 2-29 Page 2-31 2-32 The parameters shown in the following figure and table are for port STA Information. 2-33 Using a Mirror Port for Analysis 2-34 Configuring Port Trunks 2-35 Page 2-37 2-38 Configuring Broadcast Storm Control 2-39 Port Security Configuration 2-40 Configuring Bridge MIB Extensions 2-41 Configuring Traffic Classes 2-42 2-43 2-44 Configuring Virtual LANs 2-45 2-46 2-47 2-48 Use this screen to configure port-specific settings for IEEE 802.1Q VLAN features. 2-49 Monitoring the Switch 2-50 Displaying Port Statistics 2-51 Displaying RMON Statistics 2-52 2-53 Displaying the Unicast Address Table 2-54 Displaying the IP Multicast Registration Table 2-55 Configuring Static Unicast Addresses 2-56 Resetting the System Logging Off the System 3-1 Chapter 3: Web Interface Web-Based Configuration and Monitoring 3-2 Navigating the Web Browser Interface Home Page Page 3-4 Panel Display Port State Display Panel Display 3-5 Configuring the Serial Port 3-6 Main Menu System Information 3-7 System Information Switch Information IP Configuration 3-9 IP Configuration 3-10 SNMP Configuration SNMP Community Security Configuration 3-11 Trap Managers Security Configuration Change Password 3-12 Firmware Upgrade Options Web Upload Management Page 3-14 Configuration Save and Restore Configuration Upload Management Configuration Download Management Address Table Configuration 3-15 Address Table Configuration 3-16 STA (Spanning Tree Algorithm) Spanning Tree Information STA (Spanning Tree Algorithm) 3-17 The parameters shown in the following figure and table are for port STA Information (Port 1~8). Page STA (Spanning Tree Algorithm) 3-19 3-20 STA Port Configuration The following figure and table describe STA configuration for ports. Configuring Bridge MIB Extensions 3-21 Configuring Bridge MIB Extensions Bridge Capability Page Priority 3-23 Priority Port Priority Configuration Page 3-25 Configuring Virtual LANs VLAN Basic Information 3-26 VLAN Current Table 3-27 VLAN Static List VLAN Static Table Page Page 3-30 VLAN Port Configuration Use this screen to configure port-specific settings for IEEE 802.1Q VLAN features. IGMP Multicast Filtering 3-31 IGMP Multicast Filtering Configuring IGMP Page Port Menus 3-34 Port Configuration Use the Port Configuration menus to configure any port on the switch. Port Menus 3-35 Port Broadcast Storm Protect Configuration Page Using a Port Mirror for Analysis 3-37 Using a Port Mirror for Analysis Port Trunk Configuration Page Port Statistics 3-39 Port Statistics Etherlike Statistics 3-40 RMON Statistics Port Statistics 3-41 Page 4-1 Chapter 4: Advanced Topics Layer 2 Switching Spanning Tree Algorithm Advanced Topics 4-2 Virtual LANs Virtual LANs 4-3 Assigning Ports to VLANs Automatic VLAN Registration (GVRP) Page Multicast Filtering 4-5 Multicast Filtering IGMP Snooping IGMP Protocol Advanced Topics 4-6 Class-of-Service (CoS) Support Port Trunks SNMP Management Software Remote Monitoring 4-7 Remote Monitoring Page A-1 Appendix A: Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Chart Troubleshooting A-2 Upgrading Firmware via the Serial Port Page Page B-1 Appendix B: Pin Assignments Console Port to 9-Pin COM Port on PC Console Port Pin Assignments DB-9 Port Pin Assignments Pin Assignments B-2 Console Port to 25-Pin DTE Port on PC Glossary Page Page Page Index Index-1 Numerics A B Index Index-2 O P Q Page www.alcatel.co www.alcatel.com/enterprise