Viewing port traffic statistics ····························································································································· 68
Configuring RMON ························································································ 69
Overview ·························································································································································· 69
Working mechanism ································································································································· 69
RMON groups ·········································································································································· 69
RMON configuration task list ··························································································································· 70
Configuring a statistics entry ···················································································································· 72
Configuring a history entry ······················································································································· 73
Configuring an event entry ······················································································································· 74
Configuring an alarm entry ······················································································································· 75
Displaying RMON statistics ······················································································································ 77
Displaying RMON event logs ··················································································································· 80
RMON configuration example ·························································································································· 80
Configuring SNMP ························································································ 85
Overview ·························································································································································· 85
SNMP mechanism ··································································································································· 85
SNMP protocol versions ··························································································································· 86
Enabling SNMP agent ······························································································································ 87
Configuring an SNMP view ······························································································································ 89
Creating an SNMP view ··························································································································· 89
Adding rules to an SNMP view ················································································································· 90
Configuring an SNMP community ···················································································································· 91
Configuring an SNMP group ···························································································································· 92
Configuring an SNMP user ······························································································································ 93
Configuring SNMP trap function ······················································································································ 95
SNMPv3 configuration example ····················································································································· 100
Configuring VLANs ····················································································· 106
Overview ························································································································································ 106
VLAN fundamentals ······························································································································· 106
VLAN types ············································································································································ 107
Port-based VLAN ··································································································································· 107
Restrictions and guidelines ···························································································································· 109
Creating VLANs ············································································································································· 112
Setting the PVID for a port ····························································································································· 113
Selecting VLANs ············································································································································ 114
Modifying a VLAN ·········································································································································· 115
Modifying ports ··············································································································································· 116
VLAN configuration example ························································································································· 117
Network requirements ···························································································································· 117
Configuring Switch A ······························································································································ 117
Configuring Switch B ······························································································································ 121
Configuration guidelines ································································································································ 121
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