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Table of Contents
Caution.................................................................................................................................. v
Electronic Emission Notices.................................................................................................. v
1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................1
1-1. Overview of 24-Port GbE Web Smart Switch ................................................................1
1-2. Checklist.........................................................................................................................2
1-3. Features......................................................................................................................... 2
1-4. View of 24-Port GbE Web Smart Switch........................................................................4
1-4-1. User Interfaces on the Front Panel (Button, LEDs and Plugs)...............................4
1-4-2. User Interfaces on the Rear Panel......................................................................... 5
1-5. View of the Optional Modules ........................................................................................6
2. Installation.........................................................................................................................7
2-1. Starting 24-Port GbE Web Smart Switch Up..................................................................7
2-1-1. Hardware and Cable Installation ............................................................................7
2-1-2. Cabling Requirements............................................................................................ 8
2-1-3. Configuring the Management Agent of 24-Port GbE Web Smart Switch.............13
2-1-4. IP Address Assignment.........................................................................................15
2-2. Typical Applications......................................................................................................20
3. Basic Concept and Management....................................................................................22
3-1. What’s the Ethernet......................................................................................................22
3-2. Media Access Control (MAC).......................................................................................25
3-3. Flow Control.................................................................................................................31
3-4. How does a switch work?.............................................................................................34
3-5. Virtual LAN................................................................................................................... 38
3-6. Link Aggregation.......................................................................................................... 44
4. Operation of Web-based Management .............................................................................46
4-1. Web Management Home Overview.............................................................................47
4-2. Configuration................................................................................................................49
4-2-1. System Configuration ...........................................................................................50
4-2-2. Ports Configuration...............................................................................................53
4-2-3. VLAN Mode Configuration....................................................................................54
4-2-4. VLAN Group Configuration...................................................................................56
4-2-5. Aggregation...........................................................................................................58
4-2-6. LACP ....................................................................................................................59
4-2-7. RSTP.................................................................................................................... 60
4-2-8. 802.1X ..................................................................................................................62
4-2-9 IGMP Snooping..................................................................................................... 69
4-2-10. Mirror Configuration............................................................................................70
4-2-11. QoS(Quality of Service) Configuration ...............................................................71
4-2-12 Filter.....................................................................................................................74
4-2-13 Rate Limit.............................................................................................................76
4-2-14 Storm Control.......................................................................................................77
4-2-15 SNMP ..................................................................................................................79
4-3. Monitoring ....................................................................................................................81
4-3-1. Statistics Overview ...............................................................................................82
4-3-2. Detailed Statistics................................................................................................. 83
4-3-3. LACP Status......................................................................................................... 87
4-3-4. RSTP Status.........................................................................................................88