Index

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802.1x information, 36

802.1x statistics, 63

A

abbreviating commands, 17 access control, user, 102

active configuration block, 89, 164 active switch configuration: gtcfg, 159; ptcfg, 158; restoring, 159 Address Resolution Protocol (ARP):

address list, 168

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Menu, 46

aging: STP information, 38, 40 apply command, 15, 89 auto-negotiation: enable/disable on

port, 108; flow control configuration, 108

autonomous system filter action, 128

B

backup configuration block, 89, 164 banner (system option), 91

Boot Options Menu, 162 bootstrap protocol (BOOTP): obtain

the IP address, 10

bridge maximum age parameter: configuration, 117; information, 38, 40, 42

bridge parameter menu, for STP, 113 bridge priority, 38

Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU), 38, 40, 42

bridge Spanning Tree parameters, 116

C

capture dump information to a file, 171

clear: ARP entries, 168; dump information, 171

commands: abbreviations, 17; global

commands, 15; shortcuts, 17; tab completion, 17

Common Internal Spanning Tree information, 41

configuration: apply changes, 89; default gateway interval, for health checks, 124; default gateway IP address, 124; dump command, 158; flow control, 108; Gigabit Ethernet, 107; operating mode, 108; port link speed, 108; port

mirroring, 155; port trunking, 119; revert changes, 89; save changes, 89; switch IP address, 123; view pending changes, 89; VLAN default (PVID), 107; VLAN IP interface, 123; VLAN tagging, 107

configuration block, 164 configuring RMON (remote

monitoring), 152

connecting: via console, 9; via Secure Shell (SSH), 10; via Telnet, 10

console port, connecting, 9

cost: STP information, 38, 40, 42; STP port option, 118

D

daylight savings time, 96 debugging, 166

default gateway, interval for health checks, 124

default password: administrator, 19; operator, 21; user, 20

diff command, 15, 89

diff flash command, 15, 89 disconnect idle timeout, 12 download software, 162 dump: configuration, 158;

information, 60; state information, 172; statistics, 87

duplex mode, link status, 22, 58 dynamic routes, 169

F

factory configuration block, 164 factory default configuration, 18 first-time configuration, 18 flow control: configuration, 108;

display setting, 22; link status, 58 Forwarding Database (FDB):

maintenance, 167 Forwarding Database Information

Menu, 33

Forwarding Database Manipulation Menu, 167

forwarding state (FWD), 34, 38, 40, 42

fwd (STP bridge option), 117 FwdDel (forward delay), bridge port,

38, 40, 42

G

gig (Port Menu option), 107 Gigabit Ethernet Physical Link, 107 Gigabit Ethernet, configuration, 107 global commands, 15 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), 96 gtcfg (TFTP load command), 159

H

health checks: default gateway interval, retries, 124; retry, number of failed health checks, 124

hello, STP information, 38, 40, 42 history command, 16

I

idle timeout, overview, 12

IEEE standards, 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol, 38

IGMP Mrouter options, 170

IGMP Multicast Group options, 169 IGMP Snooping options, 170 image: download, 162; software,

selection, 163 information dump, 60 Information Menu, 22 interface statistics, 67, 68 Internet Protocol (IP) statistics, 68 IP address: ARP information, 46;

BOOTP, 10; default gateway configuration, 124

active IP interface: active, 145

IP interface: address configuration, 123; information, 51; VLAN configuration, 123

IP Interface Configuration Menu, 123 IP Route Manipulation options, 169

L

LACP statistics, 71 Layer 2 information, 32 Layer 2 statistics, 70 Layer 3 information, 43 Layer 3 statistics, 71 LEARNING (port state), 38, 40, 42 lines command, 15

Link Aggregation Control Protocol information, 34

link speed, configuration, 108 link status: command, 58; display

setting, 22; duplex mode, 22, 58; port speed, 22, 58

log, syslog messages, 92 login notice, 91

M

Main Menu, 14 Maintenance Menu, 166 management processor (MP): trace

buffer, 168

mask, IP interface subnet address, 123

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GbE2c specifications

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