Chapter 1: Introduction; Key Features; Table 1-1. Key Features - SMC Networks 100BASE-TX Management Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction

This switch provides a broad range of features for Layer 2 switching. It includes a
management agent that allows you to configure the features listed in this manual.
The default configuration can be used for most of the features provided by this
switch. However, there are many options that you should configure to maximize the
switch's performance for your particular network environment.

Key Features

Feature
Configuration Backup
and Restore
Authentication
Access Control Lists
DHCP Client
Port Configuration
Rate Limiting
Port Mirroring
Port Trunking
Broadcast Storm
Control
Static Address
IEEE 802.1D Bridge
Store-and-Forward
Switching
Spanning Tree Protocol Supports standard STP and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
Virtual LANs
Traffic Prioritization
Multicast Filtering

Table 1-1. Key Features

Description
Backup to TFTP server
Console, Telnet, web – User name / password, RADIUS, TACACS+
Web – HTTPS; Telnet – SSH
SNMP – Community strings
Port – IEEE 802.1x, MAC address filtering
Supports up to 88 IP or MAC ACLs
Supported
Speed, duplex mode and flow control
Input and output rate limiting per port
One port mirrored to a single analysis port
Supports up to 4 trunks using either static or dynamic trunking (LACP)
Supported
Up to 8K MAC addresses in the forwarding table
Supports dynamic data switching and addresses learning
Supported to ensure wire-speed switching while eliminating bad frames
Up to 255 using IEEE 802.1Q, port-based, or private VLANs
Default port priority, traffic class map, queue scheduling, IP Precedence, or
Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP), and TCP/UDP Port
Supports IGMP snooping and query
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