Chapter 25 Product Specifications

Table 51 Firmware Features

FEATURE

DESCRIPTION

Port Mirroring

Port mirroring allows you to copy traffic going from one or all

 

ports to another or all ports in order that you can examine the

 

traffic from the mirror port (the port you copy the traffic to)

 

without interference.

 

 

Link Aggregation

Link aggregation (trunking) is the grouping of physical ports

 

into one logical higher-capacity link. You may want to trunk

 

ports if for example, it is cheaper to use multiple lower-speed

 

links than to under-utilize a high-speed, but more costly,

 

single-port link.

 

 

STP (Spanning Tree

STP detects and breaks network loops and provides backup

Protocol)

links between switches, bridges or routers. It allows a Switch to

 

interact with other STP-compliant switches in your network to

 

ensure that only one path exists between any two stations on

 

the network.

 

 

Loop Guard

Use the loop guard feature to protect against network loops on

 

the edge of your network.

 

 

IP Source Guard

Use IP source guard to filter unauthorized DHCP and ARP

 

packets in your network.

 

 

Authentication

The Switch supports authentication services via RADIUS

 

servers.

 

 

Device Management

Use the Web Configurator to easily configure the rich range of

 

features on the Switch.

 

 

Firmware Upgrade

Download new firmware (when available) from the ZyXEL web

 

site and use the Web Configurator to put it on the Switch.

 

Note: Only upload firmware for your specific model!

 

Configuration Backup & Make a copy of the Switch’s configuration and put it back on

Restoration

the Switch later if you decide you want to revert back to an

 

earlier configuration.

 

 

Logging

The Switch allows you to specify what information should be

 

logged and where it should be stored. It supports internal

 

logging as well as external logging via a syslog server.

The following lists, which are not exhaustive, illustrate the standards supported in the Switch.

Table 52 Standards Supported (IEEE)

STANDARD

DESCRIPTION

IEEE 802.3

Packet Format

 

 

IEEE 802.3u

100Base-TX Ethernet

 

 

IEEE 802.3ab

Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)

 

 

IEEE 802.3z

1000Base-SX/LX/LHX

 

 

IEEE 802.3

Packet Format

 

 

IEEE 802.3x

Flow Control

 

 

IEEE 802.1D

MAC Bridges

 

 

IEEE 802.1w

Rapid Spanning Tree protocol

 

 

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