WEB INTERFACE

Main Menu

Using the onboard 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 main menu on the left side, the menu bar beneath the image of the switch, and a list of commands beneath the menu bar. The following table briefly describes the selections available from this program.

Function

Description

System

Provides basic system description, including contact

 

information.

Switch

Shows hardware/firmware version numbers and power

 

status of the switch.

IP

Includes boot state, IP address, and Telnet session count.

SNMP

Configures communities and trap managers; and

 

activates traps.

Security

Sets password for system access.

Upgrade

Downloads new version of firmware to update your

 

system.

Configure

Saves the switch configuration to a file on a TFTP server.

 

This file can be later downloaded to restore the

 

configuration

Address Table

Provides full listing or unicast addresses, sorted by

 

address or VLAN.

STA

Enables Spanning Tree Algorithm; also sets parameters

 

for switch priority, hello time, maximum message age,

 

and forward delay; as well as port priority and path cost.

Bridge

Displays/configures extended bridge capabilities

Extension

provided by this switch, including support for traffic

 

classes, GMRP multicast filtering, and VLAN

 

extensions.

Priority

Configures default port priorities and queue

 

assignments.

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