CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

This switch provides a broad range of features for Layer 2 switching. It includes a management agent that allows you to configure the features listed in this manual. The default configuration can be used for most of the features provided by this switch. However, there are many options that you should configure to maximize the switch’s performance for your particular network environment.

Key Features

 

Table 1-1 Key Features

 

 

Feature

Description

 

 

Configuration

Backup to TFTP server

Backup and

 

Restore

 

 

 

Authentication

Console, Telnet, web – User name / password, RADIUS,

 

TACACS+

 

Web – HTTPS; Telnet – SSH

 

SNMP v1/2c – Community strings

 

Port – IEEE 802.1X, MAC address filtering

 

 

Access Control

Supports up to 88 IP or MAC ACLs

Lists

 

 

 

DHCP Client

Supported

 

 

Port Configuration

Speed, duplex mode and flow control

 

 

Rate Limiting

Input and output rate limiting per port

 

 

Port Mirroring

One port mirrored to a single analysis port

 

 

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