SMC Networks SMC6824M manual Key Features, Feature Description

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

These switches provide a broad range of features for Layer 2 switching. They include 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 these switches. However, there are many options that you should configure to maximize the switch’s performance for your particular network environment.

The 24 10/100 Mbps ports on the SMC6824MPE and SMC6826MPE also support the IEEE 802.3af Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) standard that enables DC power to be supplied to attached devices over the unused pairs of wires in the connecting Ethernet cable.

Key Features

	Table 1-1 Key Features
Feature	Description
Power over Ethernet*	Powers attached devices using IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet
	(PoE)
Configuration	Backup to TFTP server
Backup and Restore
Authentication	Console, Telnet, web – User name / password, RADIUS,
	TACACS+
	Web – HTTPS (HTTP/SSL); Telnet – SSH
	SNMP v1/2c - Community strings
	SNMP version 3 – MD5 or SHA password
	Port – IEEE 802.1X, MAC address filtering
Access Control Lists	Supports up to 32 IP or MAC ACLs

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