Multicast Routing Algorithms...............................................................................................................................................................46
Multicast Routing Protocols...................................................................................................................................................................48
Routing Protocols......................................................................................................................................................................................48
Before You Start ...........................................................................................................................................................................................54
General Deployment Strategy................................................................................................................................................................54
VLAN Layout ............................................................................................................................................................................................55
Defining Static Routes.............................................................................................................................................................................55
Connecting to the Switch............................................................................................................................................................................56
Console Usage Conventions ...................................................................................................................................................................56
Setup User Accounts ...................................................................................................................................................................................58
User Accounts Management ..................................................................................................................................................................59
Save Changes................................................................................................................................................................................................60
Reboot.............................................................................................................................................................................................................62
Logging Onto The Switch Console ............................................................................................................................................................63
Updating or Deleting User Accounts....................................................................................................................................................63
Viewing Current User Accounts............................................................................................................................................................64
Deleting a User Account ..........................................................................................................................................................................65
Setting Up The Switch................................................................................................................................................................................65
Basic Setup ................................................................................................................................................................................................65
Switch Information...................................................................................................................................................................................66
IP Setup.......................................................................................................................................................................................................67
Remote Management Setup...................................................................................................................................................................69
Configure Ports..........................................................................................................................................................................................70
Serial Port Settings..................................................................................................................................................................................71
Switch Operation Mode ..............................................................................................................................................................................72
Changing the Switch Operation Mode .................................................................................................................................................73
Layer 2 Switch Settings ..........................................................................................................................................................................76
Layer 3 Switch Mode - Setup RIP .........................................................................................................................................................77
Advanced Setup............................................................................................................................................................................................79
Configuring VLANs..................................................................................................................................................................................79
Setting Up IP Interfaces .............................................................................................................................................................................86
Multicasting..................................................................................................................................................................................................89
Layer 2 Multicast Setup .........................................................................................................................................................................89
IGMP Snooping Settings - by VLAN...................................................................................................................................................89
IEEE 802.1Q Multicast Forwarding .....................................................................................................................................................91
Static Router Port.....................................................................................................................................................................................92
Layer 3 Multicasting................................................................................................................................................................................93
Static Router Port.....................................................................................................................................................................................99
Mirroring..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 101
Priority......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 103
Filtering....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 104
Layer 2 Filtering .................................................................................................................................................................................... 104
Layer 3 (IP Routing) Filtering............................................................................................................................................................. 105
Forwarding.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 108
Layer 2 Forwarding ............................................................................................................................................................................... 108
IP Routing Forwarding.......................................................................................................................................................................... 109
MAC Address Forwarding................................................................................................................................................................... 109
Spanning Tree............................................................................................................................................................................................ 112
Switch Spanning Tree Settings .......................................................................................................................................................... 112
Port Group Spanning Tree Settings................................................................................................................................................... 114
Port Trunking............................................................................................................................................................................................. 115
Switch Utilities ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 117