Chapter 4: Web-Based Management

Broadcast Storm Filter Packets Select

To select broadcast storm Filter Packets type. If no packets types are selected, no filtering will occur. The Broadcast Storm Filter Mode will show OFF.

The selectable items as below:

Broadcast Packets

IP Multicast

Control Packets

Flooded Unicast / Multicast Packets

 

Provide Collision Retry Forever function "Disable" or 16, 32, 48 collision

 

numbers on Managed Switch. If this function is disabled, when a packet

Collision Retry Forever

meet a collision, the Managed Switch will retry 6 times before discard

the packets. Otherwise, the Managed Switch will retry until the packet is

 

successfully sent.

 

Default value is 16.

 

 

 

Provide MAC address table Hashing setting on Managed Switch;

Hash Algorithm

available options are CRC Hash and Direct Map.

 

Default mode is CRC-Hash.

 

 

802.1x protocol

Enable / disable 802.1x protocol

 

 

Apply button

Press the button to complete the configuration.

 

 

IP Configuration

The Managed Switch is a network device, which needs to be assigned an IP address to be identified on the network. Users have to decide a means of assigning IP address to the Managed Switch.

What is an IP address?

Each device (such as a computer) which participates in an IP network needs a unique "address" on the network. It's similar to having a US mail address so other people have a know way to send you messages. An IP address is a four-byte number, which is usually written in "dot notation" - each of the bytes' decimal value is written as a number, and the numbers are separated by "dots" (aka periods). An example: 199.25.123.1

How do I get one for this box?

An employee called a “Network Administrator” assigns the IP addresses on most modern corporate nets. This person assigns IP addresses and is responsible for making sure that IP addresses are not duplicated - If this happens one or both machines with a duplicate address will stop working.

Another possibility is getting your address assigned to you automatically over the net via DHCP protocol. Enable DHCP function, and reset the machine. If your network is

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