Configuring the Switch

The Device Control menu is used to control a broad range of functions, including port configuration, Spanning Tree support for redundant switches, port mirroring, multicast filtering, and Virtual LANs. Each of the setup screens provided by these configuration menus is described in the following sections.

 

 

Vertical Horizon Local Management -- VH-8G

 

 

 

 

Device Control Menu

 

 

 

Port Configuration ...

Extended Bridge Configuration ...

 

 

 

Port Information ...

802.1P Configuration ...

 

 

 

Spanning Tree Configuration ... 802.1Q VLAN Base Information ...

 

 

 

Spanning Tree Information ...

802.1Q VLAN Current Table Information ...

 

 

 

Mirror Port Configuration ...

802.1Q VLAN Static Table Configuration ...

 

 

 

Port Trunking Configuration ...

Port Assigment VLAN Configuration ...

 

 

 

IGMP Configuration ...

Multicast Router Port Information ...

 

 

 

BStorm Control Configuration ... Static Multicast Router Port Cfg ...

 

 

 

Port GARP Configuration ...

IGMP Member Port Configuration ...

 

 

 

Port GMRP Configuration ...

Port Security Configuration ...

 

 

 

 

 

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Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Enter> to select.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 2-19. Device Control Menu

 

 

 

 

 

Selection

Description

 

 

 

Port Configuration

Sets communication parameters for ports.

 

Port Information

Displays current port settings and port status.

Spanning Tree

Configures the switch, its ports and modules to participate in a

Configuration

local Spanning Tree.

Spanning Tree

Displays the current Spanning Tree configuration for the switch,

Information

its ports and modules.

Mirror Port

Sets the source and target ports for mirroring.

Configuration

 

 

 

 

Port Trunking

Specifies ports to group into aggregate trunks.

Configuration

 

 

 

 

IGMP Configuration

Configures IGMP multicast filtering.

BStorm Control

Allows you to enable broadcast storm control and set the packet-

Configuration

per-second threshold.

Port GARP

Configures generic attribute settings used in the spanning tree

Configuration*

protocol, VLAN registration, multicast filtering.

Port GMRP

Configures GMRP multicast filtering.

Configuration*

 

 

 

 

Extended Bridge

Displays/configures extended bridge capabilities provided by this

Configuration

switch, including support for traffic classes, and VLAN extensions.

802.1P Configuration

Configures default port priorities and queue assignments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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