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Chapter 1: Introduction
This switch provides a broad range of features for Layer 2 switching. It includes a
management agent that allows you to configure the features listed in this manual.
The default configuration can be used for most of the features provided by this
switch. However, there are many options that you should configure to maximize the
switch’s performance for your particular network environment.
Key Features
Table 1-1 Key Features
Feature
Description
Configuration Backup
and Restore
Backup to TFTP server
Authentication
Console, Telnet, web – User name / password, RADIUS,
Web – HTTPS; Telnet – SSH
SNMP – Community strings
Port – IEEE 802.1X, MAC address filtering
Access Control Lists
Supports up to 88 IP or MAC ACLs
DHCP Client
Supported
Port Configuration
Speed, duplex mode and flow control
Rate Limiting
Input and output rate limiting per port
Port Mirroring
One port mirrored to a single analysis port
Port Trunking
Supports up to 4 trunks using either static or dynamic trunking (LACP)
Broadcast Storm
Control
Supported
Static Address
Up to 8K MAC addresses in the forwarding table
IEEE 802.1D Bridge
Supports dynamic data switching and addresses learning
Store-and-Forward
Switching
Supported to ensure wire-speed switching while eliminating bad frames
Spanning Tree Protocol Supports standard STP and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
Virtual LANs
Up to 255 using IEEE 802.1Q, port-based, or private VLANs
Traffic Prioritization
Default port priority, traffic class map, queue scheduling, IP Precedence or
Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP), and TCP/UDP Port
Multicast Filtering
Supports IGMP snooping and query
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