Filtering Database
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32
S
PANNING
T
REE
A
LGORITHM
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32
STA Operation Levels
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33
On the Bridge Level
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33
On the Port Level
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33
User-Changeable STA Parameters
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34
Illustration of STA
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34
P
ORT
T
RUNKING
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36
VLAN
S
& MAC-B
ASED
B
ROADCAST
D
OMAINS
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36
MAC-Based Broadcast Domains
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37
IEEE 802.1Q VLANs
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37
802.1Q VLAN Segmentation
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38
Sharing Resources Across 802.1Q VLANs
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38
802.1Q VLANs Spanning Multiple Switches
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39
VLANs Over 802.1Q-compliant Switches
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39
Port-Based VLANs
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40
B
ROADCAST
S
TORMS
.................................................................................................................................................................
41
Segmenting Broadcast Domains
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41
Eliminating Broadcast Storms
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41
6
USING THE CONSOLE INTERFACE
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42
S
ETTING
U
P
A C
ONSOLE
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42
C
ONNECTING TO THE
S
WITCH
U
SING
T
ELNET
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43
C
ONSOLE
U
SAGE
C
ONVENTIONS
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43
F
IRST
T
IME
C
ONNECTING
T
O
T
HE
S
WITCH
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43
User Accounts Management
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45
Save Changes
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46
L
OGIN
O
N
T
HE
S
WITCH
C
ONSOLE
B
Y
R
EGISTERED
U
SERS
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46
Create/Modify User Accounts
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47
User Accounts Control Table
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48
S
ETTING
U
P
T
HE
S
WITCH
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49
System Configuration
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49
Configure IP Address
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50
Configure Console
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52
Configure Switch Stack
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53
Information of Individual Switch Unit
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53
Advance Settings
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54
Configure Port
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55
Configure Trunk Groups
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57
Configure Port Mirroring
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58
Configure Spanning Tree Protocol
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59
STP Parameter Settings
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59
STP Custom Settings
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62
Configure Filtering and Forwarding Table
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63
Configure Static Forwarding Table
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64
Configure MAC Address Filtering
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65
Configure Static Multicast Filtering
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65
Configure IGMP
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66
Configure VLANs & MAC-based Broadcast Domains
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70
Configure MAC-based Broadcast Domains
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70
Configure Port-based VLANs
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74
Configure 802.1Q VLANs
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76
Configure GMRP
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81
Update Firmware and Configuration Files
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85
Special Note Concerning Firmware Updates
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86
System Utilities
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87
Ping Test
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87
Save Settings to TFTP Server
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88
Save Switch History to TFTP Server
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89
Clear Address Table
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90
Community Strings and Trap Stations
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90