5.4 Main Menu

Using the on-board Web agent, you can define system parameters, manage and control the switch, and all its ports, or monitor network conditions. The interface screen includes the menu tree on the left side and a list of commands beneath the image of the switch. The following table briefly describes the selections available from this program.

MenuDescription

System Information Menu

System Information

Provides basic system description, including contact information.

Switch Information

Shows hardware/firmware version numbers, power status, and expansion

 

modules used in the switch.

 

Management Setup Menu

 

 

Network Configuration

Includes IP Configuration, Ping facility, and HTTP (Web agent) setup.

*1

 

 

 

Serial Port

Sets communication parameters for the serial port, including baud rate, console

Configuration

time-out, and screen data refresh interval.

 

 

SNMP Configuration

Activates authentication failure traps; and configures community access strings,

 

and trap managers.

 

 

User Configuration

Sets the user names and passwords for system access.

 

 

TFTP Download

Downloads new version of firmware to update your system (in-band).

 

 

Configuration File

Save or restores configuration data based on the specified file.

 

 

Device Control Menu

 

 

 

System Mode *3

Sets the switch to operate as a Layer 2 switch or as a multilayer routing switch.

Layer 2 Menu

Configures port communication mode, mirror ports, port trunking and static

 

unicast/multicast address.

 

 

Bridge Menu

Configures GMRP and GVRP for the bridge, and STA for the global bridge or for

 

specific ports.

 

 

VLAN Menu

Configures VLAN settings for specific ports, and defines the port membership for

 

VLAN groups.

 

 

IGMP Snooping

Configures IGMP multicast filtering.

Configuration *1

 

IP Menu *2

Configures the subnets for each VLAN group, global configuration for unicast

 

and multicast protocols, BOOTP/DHCP relay, static ARP table entries, static

 

routes and the default route.

 

 

Security

Restrict access through MAC address or IP address*2

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