Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 6
Additional references................................................................................................................................. 6
Features ................................................................................................................................................... 6
Switch redundancy .......................................................................................................................... 7
Diagnostic tools............................................................................................................................... 9
Switch architecture .................................................................................................................................... 9
Port Mapping.................................................................................................................................. 9
Dual switches.................................................................................................................................. 9
Redundant crosslinks ........................................................................................................................ 9
Supported technologies............................................................................................................................ 10
Layer 2 switching .......................................................................................................................... 10
Layer 3 switching .......................................................................................................................... 10
IEEE 802.1 Q-based VLAN............................................................................................................. 11
Spanning Tree Protocol .................................................................................................................. 11
SNMP.......................................................................................................................................... 11
Port mirroring................................................................................................................................ 12
TFTP support ................................................................................................................................. 12
BOOTP ........................................................................................................................................ 12
NTP ............................................................................................................................................. 12
RADIUS........................................................................................................................................ 12
TACACS+ .................................................................................................................................... 13
SSH and SCP................................................................................................................................ 14
XModem ...................................................................................................................................... 14
IGMP Snooping ............................................................................................................................ 14
Jumbo frames................................................................................................................................ 14
Auto-MDI/MDIX ............................................................................................................................ 14
Component identification ............................................................................................................. 16
Installing the switch ..................................................................................................................... 18
Preparing for installation .......................................................................................................................... 18
Default settings.............................................................................................................................. 18
Switch security .............................................................................................................................. 19
Installing the switch.................................................................................................................................. 21
Accessing the switch................................................................................................................................ 22
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