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The following table describes the links in the navigation panel.
Table 6 Navigation Panel Links
LINK DESCRIPTION
Basic Settings
System Info This link takes you to a screen that displays general system and hardware monitoring
information.
General Setup This link takes you to a screen where you can configure general identification information
and time settings for the Switch.
Switch Setup This link takes you to a screen where you can set up global Switch parameters such as
VLAN type, smart isolation, MAC address learning, GARP and priority queues.
IP Setup This link takes you to a screen where you can configure the management IP address,
subnet mask (necessary for Switch management) and DNS (domain name server).
Port Setup This link takes you to screens where you can configure speed, flow control and priority
settings for individual Switch ports.
Advanced Application
VLAN This link takes you to screens where you can configure port-based or 802.1Q VLAN
(depending on what you configured in the Switch Setup menu). You can also configure a
protocol based VLAN or a subnet based VLAN in these screens.
Static MAC This link takes you to screens where you can configure static MAC addresses for a port.
Forwarding These static MAC addresses do not age out.
Static Multicast This link takes you to a screen where you can configure static multicast MAC addresses
Forwarding for port(s). These static multicast MAC addresses do not age out.
Filtering This link takes you to a screen to set up filtering rules.
Spanning Tree This link takes you to screens where you can configure the RSTP/MRSTP/MSTP to prevent
Protocol network loops.
Bandwidth Control This link takes you to screens where you can cap the maximum bandwidth allowed on a
port.
Broadcast Storm This link takes you to a screen to set up broadcast filters.
Control
Mirroring This link takes you to screens where you can copy traffic from one port or ports to
another port in order that you can examine the traffic from the first port without
interference.
Link Aggregation This link takes you to screen where you can logically aggregate physical links to form one
logical, higher-bandwidth link.
Port This link takes you to a screen where you can configure IEEE 802.1x port authentication
Authentication as well as MAC authentication for clients communicating via the Switch.
Port Security This link takes you to a screen where you can activate MAC address learning and set the
maximum number of MAC addresses to learn on a port.
Range Profile This link takes you to screens where you can configure profiles for a range of VLANs, IP
addresses, ports and socket ports.
Classifier This link takes you to a screen where you can configure the Switch to group packets
based on the specified criteria.
Policy Rule This link takes you to a screen where you can configure the Switch to perform special
treatment on the grouped packets.
Queuing Method This link takes you to a screen where you can configure queuing with associated queue
weights for each port.
VLAN Stacking This link takes you to screens where you can activate and configure VLAN stacking.
Multicast This link takes you to screen where you can configure various multicast features, IGMP
snooping and create multicast VLANs.
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