Chapter 56 Product Specifications

Table 172 Firmware Specifications

FEATURE

DESCRIPTION

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.

 

 

sFlow

sFlow allows the Switch to monitor traffic in a network by

 

getting sample data and packet statistics from traffic, and send

 

information to an sFlow collector for analysis.

 

 

PPPoE IA

With the PPPoE Intermediate Agent enabled, the Switch can

 

give a PPPoE termination server additional subscriber

 

information that the server can use to identify and authenticate

 

a PPPoE client.

 

 

CPU Protection

You can limit the rate of protocol control packets (such as ARP,

 

BPDU and/or IGMP) to be delivered to the CPU on a port.

 

 

Error Disable

You can set the Switch to take an action (such as to shut down

 

a port or stop sending packets) on a port when the Switch

 

detects a pre-configured error. You can also configure the

 

Switch to automatically undo the action after the error is gone.

 

 

Private VLAN

You can set the Switch to prevent communications between

 

ports in a VLAN to do port isolation within a VLAN.

 

 

Policy Routing

Policy routing lets you override the default routing behavior and

 

alter the packet forwarding based on the pre-defined policy.

 

 

ARP Learning

You can configure the Switch to update the ARP table with with

 

an ARP reply or a gratuitous ARP request and/or an APR

 

request.

 

 

Load Sharing

Load sharing allows the Switch to forward packets destined to

 

the same device through different routing paths of equal path

 

cost.

 

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