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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 and
Restore
Backup to TFTP server
Authentication Console, Telnet, web – User name / password, RADIUS, TACACS+
Web – HTTPS
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 128 ACLs, 96 MAC rules and 96 rules per system
DHCP Client Supported
DHCP Snooping Supported with Option 82 relay information
Port Configuration Speed, duplex mode and flow control
Rate Limiting Input rate and output limiting per port
Port Mirroring One or more port mirrored to a single analysis port
Port Trunking Supports up to 32 trunks using either static or dynamic trunking (LACP)
Broadcast Storm Control Supported
Static Address Up to 8K MAC addresses in the forwarding table
IEEE 802.1D Bridge Supports dynamic data switching and addresses learning
Store-and-Forward Switching Supported to ensure wire-speed switching while eliminating bad frames
Spanning Tree Algorithm Supports standard STP, and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) and
Multiple Spanning Trees(MSTP)
Virtual LANs Up to 256 using IEEE 802.1Q, port-based, protocol-based or private VLANs
Traffic Prioritization Default port priority, traffic class map, queue scheduling, or Differentiated
Services Code Point (DSCP), and TCP/UDP Port
Qualify of Service Supports Differentiated Services (DiffServ)
Multicast Filtering Supports IGMP snooping and query, as well as Multicast VLAN Registration