Chapter 4 The Web Configurator

 

 

 

 

Table 4 Navigation Panel Links (continued)

 

LINK

DESCRIPTION

 

Queuing

This link takes you to a screen where you can configure queuing with

 

Method

associated queue weights for each port.

 

 

 

 

VLAN Stacking

This link takes you to screens where you can configure VLAN stacking

 

 

which helps to distinguish multiple customers VLANs.

 

 

 

 

Multicast

This link takes you to screens where you can configure various multicast

 

 

features, IGMP snooping and create multicast VLANs.

 

 

 

 

AAA

This link takes you to a screen where you can configure authentication,

 

 

authorization and accounting services via external servers. The external

 

 

servers can be either RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User

 

 

Service) or TACACS+ (Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System

 

 

Plus).

 

 

 

 

IP Source

This link takes you to screens where you can configure filtering of

 

Guard

unauthorized DHCP and ARP packets in your network.

 

 

 

 

Loop Guard

This link takes you to a screen where you can configure protection

 

 

against network loops that occur on the edge of your network.

 

 

 

 

VLAN Mapping

This link takes you to screens where you can configure VLAN mapping

 

 

settings on the Switch.

 

 

 

 

Layer 2

This link takes you to a screen where you can configure L2PT (Layer 2

 

Protocol

Protocol Tunneling) settings on the Switch.

 

Tunneling

 

 

 

 

 

sFlow

This link takes you to screens where you can configure sFlow settings on

 

 

the Switch. This feature is used to monitor traffic in switched networks.

 

 

 

 

Errdisable

This link takes you to a screen where you can configure the Switch to

 

 

limit specific traffic, to shut down a port because of specific reasons and

 

 

activate the port automatically for preconfigured criteria.

 

 

 

 

PPPoE

This link takes you to a screen where you can configure PPPoE

 

 

Intermediate Agent settings on the Switch.

 

 

 

 

Private VLAN

This link takes you to a screen where you can block traffic between ports

 

 

in a VLAN on the Switch.

 

 

 

 

Green

This link takes you to a screen where you can configure Green Ethernet

 

Ethernet

power saving settings on the Switch.

 

 

 

 

IP Application

 

 

 

 

 

Static Routing

This link takes you to a screen where you can configure static routes. A

 

 

static route defines how the Switch should forward traffic by configuring

 

 

the TCP/IP parameters manually.

 

 

 

 

DiffServ

This link takes you to screens where you can enable DiffServ, configure

 

 

Two Rate Three Color Marker settings and set DSCP-to-IEEE802.1p

 

 

mappings.

 

 

 

 

DHCP

This link takes you to screens where you can configure the DHCP

 

 

settings.

 

 

 

 

Management

 

 

 

 

 

Maintenance

This link takes you to screens where you can perform firmware and

 

 

configuration file maintenance as well as reboot the system.

 

 

 

 

Access Control

This link takes you to screens where you can change the system login

 

 

password and configure SNMP and remote management.

 

 

 

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