Preface; Overview Of The Contents - Avaya Cajun P882 User Manual

Preface

Overview of the Contents

Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switch User Guide, v5.3.1
This guide provides information and procedures for configuring the
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Avaya P550R , P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice switches with
various protocols. You can use either the Web Agent or command
line interface (CLI) to configure the switches. This guide provides
information for both interfaces. The Avaya switches support both
layer 2 and layer 3 functionality.
* Note: For detailed information about the CLI, refer to
Command Reference Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880,
and P882 Multiservice Switches, Version 5.3.1.
This guide is divided in to the following chapters:
Chapter 1, Introduction — Provides an overview of
hardware and software used on all four switches.
Chapter 2, Initialize and Setup — Explains how to
initially configure all three switches, and create users,
configure protocols, manage configuration files, and
configure the switches for dial-up networking.
Chapter 3, Configuring System Information — Explains
how to view and configure switch information such as
system clock settings, and temperature, power, and cooling
statistics.
Chapter 4, Using VLANs, Spanning Tree, Hunt Groups,
and VTP Snooping — Provides detailed information on
how to create and configure VLANs, Spanning Tree, Hunt
groups, and VTP Snooping on your switch.
Chapter 5, Configuring Port Parameters — Explains how
to configure physical port and switch port parameters on
your switch.
Chapter 6, Managing the Address Forwarding Table —
Provides information on how to configure and manage the
address forwarding tables in your switch.
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