Linksys LGS326 User Manual

Linksys LGS326 User Manual

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SMART SWITCH
LGS3XX
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Getting Started
Starting the Web-based Configuration Utility
Describes how to navigate the Web-based switch configuration utility.
Browser Restrictions
Restrictions for using browsers with IPv6 interfaces.
Launching the Configuration Utility
Steps to open the web-based configuration utility.
System Status
System Summary
Provides a view of device status, hardware, and firmware information.
RMON
RMON statistics page displays detailed information regarding packet sizes and errors.
Quick Start
Quick Start page
Provides links to commonly used pages for simplified device configuration.
System Management
System Information
View or modify system settings like description, location, contact, and hostname.
Management Session Timeout
Configures idle time intervals before management sessions time out.
Time
Discusses network time synchronization importance and SNTP.
Clock Source
Explains setting system time manually or dynamically from an SNTP server.
SNTP Unicast Server
Configuration for specifying Unicast SNTP servers for time synchronization.
SNMP
Describes the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) feature.
Port Management
Ports
Configure port settings, including jumbo packets and operational status.
Link Aggregation
LACP for bundling physical ports into a single logical channel (LAG).
Green Ethernet
Features for environmental friendliness and power consumption reduction.
PoE
Power over Ethernet capabilities and operation.
Discovery - LLDP
Link Layer Discovery Protocol for advertising capabilities and troubleshooting.
LLDP MED Ports
Selecting LLDP MED TLVs and network policies for outgoing advertisements.
LLDP Local Information
Viewing LLDP local port status and advertised information.
VLAN Management
VLANs
Logical grouping of ports for communication regardless of physical segment.
VLAN Roles
Defines roles for VLANs like Voice, Guest, Default, and Management.
VLAN Configuration
Steps to configure VLANs, including default settings and creation.
Interfaces
Interface settings for configuring VLAN-related parameters for ports and LAGs.
VLAN Memberships
Displaying and configuring VLAN memberships for ports and LAGs.
Voice VLAN
Placing voice devices in the same VLAN for communication.
Spanning Tree Management
Spanning Tree Protocol versions
Classic STP, Rapid STP (RSTP), and Multiple STP (MSTP).
Spanning Tree
Setting STP status and global settings like mode and BPDU handling.
STP Interfaces
Configuring STP on a per-port basis and viewing learned information.
RSTP Interfaces
Configuring RSTP per port for faster STP convergence.
MSTP Properties
Defining global MSTP settings and associating MSTP instances to VLANs.
MAC Address Management
Dynamic MAC Addresses
Configuring aging time for dynamic MAC addresses and querying the table.
Static MAC Addresses
Assigning static MAC addresses to specific interfaces and VLANs.
Reserved MAC Addresses
Adding entries for reserved MAC addresses to discard or bridge frames.
Multicast
Typical Multicast Setup
How multicast routers and switches forward multicast packets.
Feature Configuration
Configuring Bridge Multicast filtering status and forwarding methods.
IGMP Snooping
Enabling IGMP Snooping and identifying the device as an IGMP Snooping Querier.
MLD Snooping
Enabling and configuring MLD Snooping on a VLAN.
Multicast Router Ports
Statically configuring or seeing dynamically-detected ports connected to the multicast router.
Unregistered Multicast
Handling multicast frames for groups not known to the device.
IGMP/MLD IP Group Addresses
Displaying IPv4 group addresses learned from IGMP messages.
MAC Group Address FDB
Querying and managing multicast traffic based on MAC group information.
IP Group Address FDB
Querying and adding IP multicast groups contained in the IP Multicast Groups Forwarding Data Base.
IP Interface
IPv4
Layer 2 IP addressing, including manual configuration or DHCPv4.
IPv4 Interface
Configuring the IPv4 device management IP address.
ARP
Maintaining an ARP table for known devices and setting ARP entry aging time.
IPv6
Introduction to IPv6 as a network-layer protocol.
IPv6 Interface
Configuring an IPv6 interface on a port, LAG, or VLAN.
IPv6 Interface Addresses
Assigning an IPv6 address to an IPv6 interface.
IPv6 Default Routers
Configuring and viewing default IPv6 router addresses.
IP Network Operations
Domain Name System
Translating domain names into IP addresses using DNS servers.
DNS
Enabling DNS, configuring DNS servers, and setting the default domain.
DHCP
DHCP snooping for security and Option 82 for relay agent information.
DHCP Snooping Binding Database
Database built from DHCP packets entering through trusted ports.
DHCP Snooping
Enabling DHCP Snooping on VLANs with IP addresses.
DHCP Interfaces
Enabling DHCP Snooping on specific interfaces.
Security
Management Security
Default username/password and user access management.
User Access & Accounts
Entering additional users or changing passwords for device access.
Access Authentication
Assigning authentication methods for management access.
Access Profile
Determining how users are authenticated and authorized via access methods.
Access Profile Rules
Adding rules to access profiles to define access criteria and actions.
RADIUS
Centralized 802.1X network access control using RADIUS servers.
Network Access Control
Restricting unauthorized clients using 802.1x authentication.
Port Security
Limiting access on a port to users with specific MAC addresses.
Storm Control
Limiting the number of frames entering the device and defining counted frame types.
Access Control List
Access Control List
Defining patterns for ingress traffic and permitting or denying entry.
MAC-Based ACL
Filtering traffic based on Layer 2 fields.
MAC-Based ACE
Adding rules (ACEs) to a MAC-based ACL.
IPv4-Based ACL
Checking IPv4 packets using ACLs.
IPv4-Based ACE
Adding rules (ACEs) to an IPv4-Based ACL.
IPv6-Based ACL
Checking IPv6 packets using ACLs.
ACL Binding
Binding ACLs to interfaces (ports, LAGs, or VLANs).
Quality of Service
Traffic Classification
Classifies incoming packets into specific traffic flows based on attributes.
QoS Modes
Selecting QoS mode (Basic or Disabled) and setting trusted mode.
Queue Scheduling
Configuring how traffic in queues is handled using Strict Priority or WRR.
CoS/802.1p to Queue
Mapping 802.1p priorities to egress queues.
DSCP to Queue
Mapping DSCP values to egress queues.
Bandwidth Control
Defining ingress rate limit and egress shaping rate.
Basic QoS
Defining a trusted domain and classifying packets at the QoS domain edge.
QoS Statistics
Displaying queue statistics, including forwarded and dropped packets.
Maintenance
Reboot
Rebooting the system, mentioning saving configuration.
Restore to Factory Defaults
Restoring the device to factory default configuration.
File Management
Performing actions with system files like firmware and configuration.
Firmware & Boot Code
Upgrading or backing up firmware image and boot code.
Active Firmware Image
Selecting the active firmware image for the device to boot from.
Configuration & Log
Backing up and restoring system configuration files.
Diagnostics
Performing diagnostic tests on the device.
Copper Test
Performing cable tests on copper ports using Virtual Cable Tester (VCT).
Optical Module Status
Viewing operating conditions of SFPs and optical transceivers.
Ping
Testing remote host reachability and measuring round-trip time.
Traceroute
Discovering IP routes and showing hops between device and target host.
Port Mirroring
Copying network packets from one or more ports to a monitoring port.
Support
Linksys Small Business support website
Accessing support resources like setup help, FAQs, and downloads.

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