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Menus and Toolbar
Port
Port Settings
2
Display and configure port parameters on a switch.
Port Search
Search for a port through its description.
Port Security
1
Enable port security on a port.
EtherChannels
2
Group ports into logical units for high-speed links between switches.
SPAN
2
Enable Switch Port Analyzer (SPAN) port monitoring.
Protected Port
2
Configure a port to prevent it from receiving bridged traffic from another port on the
same switch.
Flooding Control
2
Block the normal flooding of unicast and multicast packets, and enable the switch to
block packet storms.
VLAN
VLAN
2
(guide mode available
1
)
Display VLAN membership, assign ports to VLANs, and configure Inter-Switch Link
(ISL) and 802.1Q trunks. Display and configure the VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) for
interswitch VLAN membership.
Management VLAN
2
Change the management VLAN on the switch.
VMPS
2
Configure the VLAN Membership Policy Server (VMPS).
Voice VLAN
2
Configure a port to use a voice VLAN for voice traffic, separating it from the VLANs for
data traffic.
Reports
Inventory
Display the device type, software version, IP address, and other information about a
switch.
Port Statistics
Display port statistics.
Bandwidth Graphs
Display graphs that plot the total bandwidth in use by the switch.
Link Graphs
Display a graph showing the bandwidth being used for the selected link.
Link Reports
Display the link report for two connected devices. If one device is an unknown device or
a candidate, only the cluster-member side of the link displays.
System Messages
Display the most recent system messages (IOS messages and switch-specific messages)
sent by the switch software.
This option is available on the Catalyst 2950 or Catalyst 3550 switches. It is not available
from the Catalyst 2900 XL and Catalyst 3500 XL switches. You can display the system
messages of the Catalyst 2900 XL and Catalyst 3500 XL switches when they are in a
cluster where the command switch is a Catalyst 2950 switch running
Release 12.1(6)EA2 or later or a Catalyst 3550 switch running Release 12.1(8)EA1 or
later. For more information about system messages, see
Appendix A, “System
Messages.”
Table 2-15 Menu Bar (continued)
Menu-Bar Options
Task