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3Com SuperStack 3 4200 Series Implementation Manual

3Com SuperStack 3 4200 Series Implementation Manual (122 pages)

SuperStack 3 Switch 4226T

Brand: 3Com | Category: Switch | Size: 2.18 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
About this Guide

9
- Conventions
  10
- Related Documentation
  11
- Documentation Comments
  11
1 Switch Features Overview

13
- What Is Management Software
  15
- Switch Features Explained
  15
  - Automatic IP Configuration
    16
  - Security
    16
  - Aggregated Links
    16
  - Auto-Negotiation
    17
  - Multicast Filtering
    18
  - Spanning Tree Protocol and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
    18
  - Switch Database
    19
  - Traffic Prioritization
    19
  - Rmon
    20
  - Broadcast Storm Control
    20
  - Vlans
    20
  - Configuration Save and Restore
    20
2 Optimizing Bandwidth

23
- Port Features
  23
  - Duplex
    23
  - Flow Control
    24
  - Auto-Negotiation
    24
  - Smart Auto-Sensing
    25
- Aggregated Links
  26
3 Using Multicast Filtering

33
- What Is an IP Multicast
  33
  - Benefits of Multicast
    34
- Multicast Filtering
  34
  - Multicast Filtering and Your Switch
    35
- IGMP Multicast Filtering
  36
4 Using Resilience Features

39
- Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
  39
  - Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
    40
- What Is STP
  41
- How STP Works
  43
  - STP Requirements
    43
  - STP Calculation
    43
  - STP Configuration
    44
  - STP Reconfiguration
    44
  - How RSTP Differs to STP
    45
  - STP Example
    45
  - STP Configurations
    46
- Using STP on a Network with Multiple Vlans
  48
  - Using the
    49
5 Switch Database

49
6 Using Traffic Prioritization

51
7 Status Monitoring and Statistics

57
- Rmon
  57
- What Is RMON
  57
  - The RMON Groups
    57
- Benefits of RMON
  59
- RMON and the Switch
  59
  - Alarm Events
    60
  - The Default Alarm Settings
    61
  - The Audit Log
    62
  - Email Notification of Events
    62
8 Setting U P Virtual Lans

65
- What Are Vlans
  65
- Benefits of Vlans
  66
- Vlans and Your Switch
  67
  - The Default VLAN
    67
  - Communication between Vlans
    67
  - Creating New Vlans
    68
  - Vlans: Tagged and Untagged Membership
    68
  - Placing a Port in a Single VLAN
    69
- VLAN Configuration Examples
  70
  - Using Untagged Connections
    70
  - Using 802.1Q Tagged Connections
    71
9 Using Automatic Ip Configuration

73
10 Making Your Network Secure

77
- Port Security
  78
- What Is Network Login
  80
  - How Network Login Works
    81
- What Is Rada
  82
  - How Rada Works
    82
- Auto VLAN Assignment
  83
  - Important Considerations
    83
- What Is Disconnect Unauthorized Device (DUD)
  85
  - How DUD Works
    85
- What Is RADIUS
  85
11 Using Switch Configuration Features

87
- Configuration Save and Restore
  87
- Upgrading Management Software
  89
Configuration Rules

93
- Configuration Rules for Gigabit Ethernet
  93
- Configuration Rules for Fast Ethernet
  94
  - Configuration Rules with Full Duplex
    95
Etwork Configuration Examples

97
- Simple Network Configuration Examples
  98
  - Desktop Switch Example
    98
- Advanced Network Configuration Examples
  99
  - Improving the Performance and Resilience of Your Network
    99
Ip Addressing

101
- IP Addresses
  101
  - Simple Overview
    101
  - Advanced Overview
    102
- Subnets and Subnet Masks
  104
- Default Gateways
  106

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