Structure Of This Guide - Enterasys Matrix 2G4072-52 Configuration Manual

STRUCTURE OF THIS GUIDE

The guide is organized as follows:
Chapter 1, Introduction, provides an overview of the tasks that can be accomplished using the CLI
interface, an overview of local management requirements, and information about obtaining
technical support.
Chapter 2, Startup and General
default settings and describes how to start the CLI interface, how to set basic system properties, how
to download a firmware image, how to configure WebView and Telnet, how to manage
configuration files, how to set the login password, how to exit the CLI, and how to prepare the
device for router mode operation.
Chapter 3, Configuring Discovery
protocols supported by the firmware using CLI commands, including the Enterasys Discovery
Protocol, the Cisco Discovery Protocol, and the IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol
(LLDP) and LLDP Media Endpoint Discovery Protcol (LLDP-MED).
Chapter 4, Port Configuration, describes how to review and configure console port settings, and
how to enable or disable switch ports and configure switch port settings, including port speed,
duplex mode, auto-negotiation, flow control, port mirroring, link aggegation and broadcast
suppression.
Chapter 5, SNMP Configuration, describes how to configure SNMP users and user groups, access
rights, target addresses, and notification parameters.
Chapter 6, Spanning Tree
parameters for the device, including bridge priority, hello time, maximum aging time and forward
delay; and how to review and set Spanning Tree port parameters, including port priority and path
costs. Also describes how to configure the Loop Protect feature.
Chapter 7, 802.1Q VLAN
of operation for each port, establish VLAN forwarding (egress) lists, route frames according to
VLAN ID, display the current ports and port types associated with a VLAN and protocol, create a
secure management VLAN, and configure ports on the device as GVRP-aware ports.
Chapter 8, Policy Classification
roles or profiles based on business-specific use of network services; how to permit or deny access
to specific services by creating and assigning classification rules which map user profiles to frame
filtering policies; how to classify frames to a VLAN or Class of Service (CoS); and how to assign
or unassign ports to policy profiles so that only ports activated for a profile will be allowed to
transmit frames accordingly.
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Configuration, provides an overview of the device's factory
Protocols, describes how to configure the three discovery
Configuration, describes how to review and set Spanning Tree bridge
Configuration, describes how to create static VLANs, select the mode
Configuration, describes how to create, change or remove user
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