ProSafe Plus Switch Utility
System (General Configuration and Information)
Status. Indicates which switches are present and if they are operational. If your switch supports the switch information feature you can display additional information such as IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address.
Maintenance. Allows you to change administrator password, reboot the switch, reset to factory default settings, and if your switch supports it, upgrade switch firmware.
Monitoring. Displays port statistics (packets sent or received), tests cable connections, and allows you to mirror ports.
MultiCast. Allows you to change the IGMP snooping settings.
VLAN (Virtual LAN networks)
Port Based. Allows you to assign ports to virtual networks.
802.1Q. Allows you to create virtual networks using 802.1Q criteria.
QoS (Quality of Service)
Port Based. Allows you to assign communication priorities to ports.
802.1p Based. Uses communication priorities from 802.1p tags in the data.
Rate Limit. Allows you to set maximum data rate for the device or on some devices per port.
Broadcast Filtering. Protects your network from broadcast packet storms that can interfere with the processing of normal data.
Help
Online Help. Online access to technical support information and this manual.
About. Version and copyright information.
Switch Settings
Default settings for the management features are listed in Appendix A, Supplemental Information.
Note: It is possible to specify port settings that block further access to the switch you are configuring. If this occurs, you can reset the switch manually to restore access. If you do this, your previous settings will be lost.
Getting Started
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