Advanced Management Activities; Switching Database Configuration - Linksys PC22224 User Manual

Advanced Management Activities

Advanced management activities consist of the Layer 2 switching database,
IP networking, Bridging, Static Filtering, Spanning Tree, SNMP, Stacking,
Other Protocols, Port Trunking, Port Mirroring, QOS Setup, and File Transfer.
To perform advanced management activities:
1. From the Switch Management screen, highlight Advanced Management
and press Enter. The Advanced Management screen will appear.
2. In the Advanced Management screen, highlight the desired option and
press the Enter key.
The following options are available:
• L2 Switching DataBase lets you view and change VLAN and PVID, IP
multicast group, MAC address, and Port Perspectives.
• IP Networking allows you to view or change IP settings, ARP and routing
table parameters, RIP parameters, DHCP gateway settings, and ping set-
tings.
• Bridging lets you view and change the aging period for a MAC address
and set the Flood Limits for all ports.
• Static Filtering allows you to view, add, delete, or search all source or des-
tination addresses to be filtered.
• Spanning Tree lets you view and change parameters relating to the span-
ning tree protocol.
• SNMP allows you to view, enable, and change all SNMP-related information.
• Stacking allows you to set up the stack configuration.
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• Other Protocols lets you view and change GVRP and IGMP settings.
• Port Trunking allows you to assign a range of ports to trunking groups.
• Port Mirroring lets you mirror one port to another.
• QoS Setup allows for the configuration of Quality of Service.
• File Transfer allows you to upgrade your Switch software.

Switching Database Configuration

Select L2 Switching DataBase from the Advanced Management screen and
press Enter. The L2 Switching DataBase screen will appear, with VLAN &
PVID Perspective highlighted.
The Switch can be viewed from the four perspectives in the L2 Switching
DataBase screen.
• VLAN & PVID Perspective
• IP Multicast Group Perspective
• MAC Address Perspective
• Port Perspective
These four views allow a network administrator to manage and monitor
VLANs and their associated MAC addresses and ports effectively from dif-
ferent views.
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