Before You Start; General Deployment Strategy - D-Link DES-3326 User Manual

24-port NWay Ethernet Switch User's Guide
sections are divided to correspond with the switch operating
mode that is applicable.
Note: IP Routing mode switch configuration settings
that are saved NV-RAM using Save Changes from the
Main Menu are retained in the switch' s memory when
the operational mode is changed.
settings are simply inactive when the switch is in Layer
2 Only mode.

Before You Start

The DES-3326 Layer 3 Switch supports a wide array of functions
and gives great flexibility and increased network performance by
eliminating the routing bottleneck between the WAN or Internet
and the Intranet. Its function in a network can be thought of as
a new generation of router that performs routing functions in
hardware, rather than software. This flexibility and rich feature
set requires a bit of thought to arrive at a deployment strategy
that will maximize the potential of the DES-3326 Layer 3 switch.

General Deployment Strategy

1. Determine how the network would be best segmented.
This is probably done using VLANs in an existing layer 2
switched network.
2. Develop an IP addressing scheme.
allocating a block of IP addresses to each network
segment.
network address and a subnet mask.
Switch
Addressing and Subnetting for more information.
Web-Based Network Management
Each network subnet is then assigned a
Management
IP Routing mode
Concepts section titled IP
This involves
See Chapter 5,
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