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DES-6306 1000BASE-SX (SC) Gigabit Module ...............................................................................14
DES-6307 1000BASE-LX (SC) Gigabit Module...............................................................................15
DES-6308 1000BASE-T (RJ-45) Module ..........................................................................................15
DES-6309 GBIC Module....................................................................................................................16
Power Supply Modules .......................................................................................................................16
Led Indicators ........................................................................................................................... 16
Connecting The Switch ........................................................................................... 18
Switch To End Node................................................................................................................. 18
Switch To Hub or Switch.......................................................................................................... 18
Cable Lengths ........................................................................................................................... 19
Switch Management Concepts................................................................................ 21
IP Addresses and SNMP Community Names........................................................................... 21
Traps ......................................................................................................................................... 21
MIBs ......................................................................................................................................... 22
Packet Forwarding .................................................................................................................... 23
Aging Time .........................................................................................................................................23
Filtering Database ...............................................................................................................................23
Spanning Tree Algorithm ......................................................................................................... 24
STA Operation Levels ........................................................................................................................24
On Bridge Level............................................................................................................................................... 24
On The Port Level............................................................................................................................................ 25
User-Changeable STA Parameters .....................................................................................................25
Illustration of STA ..............................................................................................................................26
Port Trunking ............................................................................................................................ 27
VLAN Structure........................................................................................................................ 27
VLAN Features................................................................................................................................................ 28
Bridging Between Network LANs .................................................................................................................. 28
VLAN AutoConfig .......................................................................................................................................... 28
Scalability......................................................................................................................................................... 28
Broadcast Storms ...................................................................................................................... 29
Segmenting Broadcast Domains .........................................................................................................29
Eliminating Broadcast Storms ............................................................................................................30
Configuring the Switch ........................................................................................... 32
Installation................................................................................................................................. 33
General System Requirements............................................................................................................33