Enterasys Networks D2G124-12, D2G124-12P About This Guide

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About This Guide
Welc ometotheEnterasysNetworksD‐SeriesCLIReference.Thismanualexplainshowtoaccess
thedevice’sCommandLineInterface(CLI)andhowtouseittoconfigureD‐Seriesswitchdevices.
Using This Guide
AgeneralworkingknowledgeofbasicnetworkoperationsandanunderstandingofCLI
managementapplicationsishelpfulbeforeconfiguringthisdevice.
Thismanualdescribeshowtodothefollowing:
• AccesstheCLI.
•UseCLIcommandstoperformnetworkmanagementanddeviceconfigurationoperations
•EstablishandmanageVirtualLocalAreaNetworks(VLANs).
•Establishandmanagestaticanddynamically‐assignedpolicyclassifications.
•Establishandmanagepriorityclassification.
• Configuresecurityprotocols,including802.1XandRADIUS,SSHv2,MAClocking,andMAC
authentication.
Structure of This Guide
Theguideisorganizedasfollows:
Chapter 1,Introduction,providesanoverviewofthetasksthatcanbeaccomplishedusingthe
CLIinterface,anoverviewoflocalmanagementrequirements,anoverviewofthedevice’sfactory
defaultsettings,andinformationaboutusingtheCommandLineInterface(CLI).
Chapter 2,BasicConfiguration,provideshowtosetbasicsystemproperties,howtodownloada
firmwareimage,howtoconfigureWebVi ewandTe lnet ,howtomanageconfigurationfiles,how
tosettheloginpassword,andhowtoexittheCLI.
Chapter 3,DiscoveryProtocolConfigurationprovideshowtoconfigurediscoveryprotocols
supportedbythedevice.
Chapter 4,PortConfiguration,describeshowtoreviewandconfigureconsoleportsettings,and
howtoenableordisableswitchportsandconfigureswitchportsettings,includingportspeed,
duplexmode,auto‐negotiation,flowcontrol,portmirroring,linkaggegationandbroadcast
suppression.
Chapter 5,SNMPConfiguration,describeshowtoconfigureSNMPusersandusergroups,access
rights,targetaddresses,andnotificationparameters.
Important Notice
Depending on the firmware version used in your device, some features described in this document may not
be supported. Refer to the Release Notes shipped with your device to determine which features are
supported.