Management Features - SMC Networks SMC TigerStack III SMC6824M Management Manual

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ESCRIPTION OF OFTWARE EATURES
priority queueing ensures the minimum delay for moving real-time
multimedia data across the network. While multicast filtering provides
support for real-time network applications. Some of the management
features are briefly described below.
Configuration Backup and Restore – You can save the current
configuration settings to a file on a TFTP server, and later download this
file to restore the switch configuration settings.
Authentication – This switch authenticates management access via the
console port, Telnet or web browser. User names and passwords can be
configured locally or can be verified via a remote authentication server (i.e.,
RADIUS or TACACS+). Port-based authentication is also supported via
the IEEE 802.1X protocol. This protocol uses the Extensible
Authentication Protocol over LANs (EAPOL) to request user credentials
from the 802.1X client, and then uses the EAP between the switch and the
authentication server to verify the client's right to access the network via an
authentication server (i.e., RADIUS server).
Other authentication options include HTTPS (HTTP/SSL) for secure
management access via the web, SSH for secure management access over a
Telnet-equivalent connection, SNMP Version 3, IP address filtering for
SNMP/web/Telnet management access, and MAC address filtering for
port access.
Access Control Lists – ACLs provide packet filtering for IP frames
(based on address, protocol, TCP/UDP port number or TCP control
code) or any frames (based on MAC address or Ethernet type). ACLs can
by used to improve performance by blocking unnecessary network traffic
or to implement security controls by restricting access to specific network
resources or protocols.
Port Configuration – You can manually configure the speed, duplex
mode, and flow control used on specific ports, or use auto-negotiation to
detect the connection settings used by the attached device. Use the
full-duplex mode on ports whenever possible to double the throughput of
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