DGS-3700-12/DGS-3700-12G Series Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch User Manual
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The DGS-3700 Serie s User Manual is divided into sections that describe the system installation and operat ing
instructions with examples.
Section 1, Introduction to Web-based Switch Management – Describes how to connect to and use the Web-
based switch management feature on the Switch.
Section 2, Configuration – A detailed discussion about configuring som e of the basic functions of the Switch,
including accessing the System information, Serial Port Settings, IP Address, Interface Sett ings, IPv6 Route
Settings, IPv6 Neighbor Settings, Port Configuration, Static ARP S ettings, User Accounts, System Log
Configuration, System Severity Settings, DHCP Relay, Out of Ban d Managem ent Setti ngs, Ex tern al Alar m Settings ,
DHCP Auto Configuration Settings, MAC Address Aging Time, Web Settings, Telnet S etti ngs , P ass wor d E nc r yption,
Clipaging Settings, Firmware Information, Dual Configuration Settings, Ping T est, Local Loopback Port Settings,
VLAN Counter Settings, SNTP Settings, MAC Notification Settings, SNMP Sett ings, Time Range Settings, s Flow,
Single IP Management and DDM.
Section 3, L2 Features – A discussion of the Layer 2 features on the Switch, including Jumbo Frame, 802.1Q
VLAN, Subnet VLAN, QinQ, 802.1v Protocol VLAN, RSPAN Settings, GVR P S ett ings , G VRP Global Settings, MAC-
based VLAN Settings, PVID Auto Assign Settings, Port Trunking, LACP Port Set tings, Traf fic Segmentation, BPDU
Tunneling Settings, IGMP Snooping, MLD Snooping, Port Mirror, Loopback Detection Settin gs, Spanning Tree,
Forwarding & Filtering, LLDP, CFM and Ethernet OAM.
Section 4, QoS – Features information on Switch QoS functions, including HOL Blocking Prevention, Bandwidth
Control, Traffic Control, 802.1P Default Priority, 802.1P User Pri ority, QoS Scheduling Mechanism, QoS Scheduling,
In Band Manage Settings and SRED.
Section 5, Security – Features information on Switch security functions, includ ing Saf eguar d Eng in e, T r us ted Hos t,
IP-MAC-Port Binding, Port Security, DHCP Server Screening, 802.1X, S SL Settings, SSH, Acces s Authentication
Control, MAC-based Access Control, Web Authentication, and NetBIOS Filt ering Settings.
Section 6, ACL – Discussion on the ACL functions of the Switch, including ACL Configuration Wizard, Access
Profile List, CPU Access Profile List, ACL Finder, and ACL Flow Meter.
Section 7, Monitoring – Features i nformation about the monitoring functions on the Switch including, Cable
Diagnostic, CPU Utilization, Port Utilization, Packet Size, Memory Utilization, Packets, Errors, Port Access Control,
Browse ARP Table, Browse VLAN, IGMP Snooping, MLD Snooping, Browse Session Table, CF M, MAC Address
Table, Browse VLAN Counter Statistics, Ethernet OAM and Historical Coun ter & Utilization.
Section 8, Save Services and Tools – Save Conf iguration ID 1, Save Configuration ID 2, Save Log , Save All,
Configuration File Backup and Restore, Upload Log File, Reset, Download Fir mware, and Reboot System.
Appendix A, Mitigating ARP Spoofing Attacks Using Packet Content ACL – This section introdu ces ARP
protocol, ARP spoofing attacks, and the counter measure brought by D-Link 's switches to counter ARP spoofing
attacks.
Appendix B, System Log Entries – This table lists all the possible entries and their corresponding m eanings that
will appear in the System Log of this Switch.
Appendix C, Glossary – Lists definitions for terms and acronyms used in th is document.
Appendix D, Password Recovery Procedure - This section describes the procedure for resett ing passwords on D-
Link Switches.