3 Configuring the Switch

Table 3-2 Switch Main Menu (Continued)

Menu

Description

Page

 

 

 

LACP

 

3-93

 

 

 

Configuration

Allows ports to dynamically join trunks

3-95

 

 

 

Aggregation Port

Configures parameters for link aggregation group members

3-97

 

 

 

Port Counters Information

Displays statistics for LACP protocol messages

3-100

 

 

 

Port Internal Information

Displays settings and operational state for the local side

3-101

 

 

 

Port Neighbors Information

Displays settings and operational state for the remote side

3-103

 

 

 

Port Broadcast Control

Sets the broadcast storm threshold for each port

3-104

 

 

 

Trunk Broadcast Control

Sets the broadcast storm threshold for each trunk

3-104

 

 

 

Mirror Port Configuration

Sets the source and target ports for mirroring

3-106

 

 

 

Rate Limit

 

3-107

 

 

 

Input Port Configuration

Sets the input rate limit for each port

3-107

 

 

 

Input Trunk Configuration

Sets the input rate limit for each trunk

3-107

 

 

 

Output Port Configuration

Sets the output rate limit for each port

3-107

 

 

 

Output Trunk Configuration

Sets the output rate limit for each trunk

3-107

 

 

 

Port Statistics

Lists Ethernet and RMON port statistics

3-108

 

 

 

Address Table

 

3-112

 

 

 

Static Addresses

Displays entries for interface, address or VLAN

3-112

 

 

 

Dynamic Addresses

Displays or edits static entries in the Address Table

3-113

 

 

 

Address Aging

Sets timeout for dynamically learned entries

3-115

 

 

 

Spanning Tree

 

3-115

 

 

 

STA

 

 

 

 

 

Information

Displays STA values used for the bridge

3-116

 

 

 

Configuration

Configures global bridge settings for STP, RSTP and MSTP

3-119

 

 

 

Port Information

Displays individual port settings for STA

3-123

 

 

 

Trunk Information

Displays individual trunk settings for STA

3-123

 

 

 

Port Configuration

Configures individual port settings for STA

3-126

 

 

 

Trunk Configuration

Configures individual trunk settings for STA

3-126

 

 

 

MSTP

 

 

 

 

 

VLAN Configuration

Configures priority and VLANs for a spanning tree instance

3-128

 

 

 

Port Information

Displays port settings for a specified MST instance

3-132

 

 

 

Trunk Information

Displays trunk settings for a specified MST instance

3-132

 

 

 

Port Configuration

Configures port settings for a specified MST instance

3-133

 

 

 

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Microsoft ES4625 Switch Main Menu Description, Displays statistics for Lacp protocol messages 100, 101, 103, 119, 128, 133

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