Chapter 42 Product Specifications

Table 125 Firmware Specifications

FEATURE

DESCRIPTION

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.

 

 

Port Authentication and

For security, the Switch allows authentication using IEEE

Security

802.1x with an external RADIUS server and port security that

 

allows only packets with dynamically learned MAC addresses

 

and/or configured static MAC addresses to pass through a port

 

on the Switch.

 

 

Authentication,

The Switch supports authentication, authorization and

Authorization and

accounting services via RADIUS and TACACS+ AAA servers.

Accounting

 

 

 

Device Management

Use the web configurator or commands to easily configure the

 

rich range of features on the Switch.

 

 

Port Cloning

Use the port cloning feature to copy the settings you configure

 

on one port to another port or ports.

 

 

Syslog

The Switch can generate syslog messages and send it to a

 

syslog server.

 

 

Firmware Upgrade

Download new firmware (when available) from the ZyXEL web

 

site and use the web configurator, CLI or an FTP/TFTP tool 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.

 

 

Cluster Management

Cluster management (also known as iStacking) allows you to

 

manage switches through one switch, called the cluster

 

manager. The switches must be directly connected and be in

 

the same VLAN group so as to be able to communicate with

 

one another.

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