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DSCP Settings

Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide

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STEP 2

Define the relevant fields.

STEP 3

Click Save Settings. The settings are modified, and the device is updated.

DSCP Settings

The 

DSCP Settings

 window contains fields for classifying DSCP settings to traffic 

queues. For example, a packet with a DSCP value of 4 can be assigned to queue 2. 

To open the 

DSCP Settings

 window:

STEP 1

Click QoS > DSCP Settings. The 

DSCP Settings 

window appears.

DSCP Settings

The 

DSCP Settings

 window contains the following fields:

•

DSCP — Displays the incoming packet’s DSCP value. 

Summary of Contents for SLM2024 - Small Business Smart Switch

Page 1: ...Cisco Small Business SLM Smart Switches ADMINISTRATION GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...ress Cisco Systems Cisco Systems Capital the Cisco Systems logo Cisco Unity Collaboration Without Limitation EtherFast EtherSwitch Event Center Fast Step Follow Me Browsing FormShare GigaDrive HomeLink Internet Quotient IOS iPhone iQuick Study IronPort the IronPort logo LightStream Linksys MediaTone MeetingPlace MeetingPlace Chime Sound MGX Networkers Networking Academy Network Registrar PCNow PIX...

Page 3: ...ry 3 Network Settings 5 Time 7 Chapter 2 Port Management 12 Port Settings 12 Link Aggregation 17 LACP 22 PoE Power Settings 23 Chapter 3 VLAN Management 25 Create VLAN 25 Port Setting 27 Port to VLAN 28 VLAN to Port 30 Chapter 4 Statistics 32 Interface Statistics 32 Chapter 5 Security 36 802 1x Settings 36 Port Security 38 IP Access List 41 Storm Control 42 RADIUS 44 ...

Page 4: ...anning Tree 54 STP Status 54 Global STP 56 STP Port Settings 58 Chapter 8 Multicast 62 IGMP Snooping 62 Bridge Multicast 64 Bridge Multicast Forward All 66 Chapter 9 Admin 68 User Authentication 68 Static Address 70 Dynamic Address 72 Port Mirroring 74 Save Configuration 75 Firmware Upgrade 77 Reboot 79 Factory Default 80 Logging 81 Memory Logs 82 Flash Logs 83 Defining Bonjour 84 ...

Page 5: ...d copper or optical SFP uplink interfaces for connecting the switch to the core network The SLM224G SLM224P SLM248G and SLM248P offer twenty four 24 or forty eight 48 10 100 copper ports with two 2 shared Gigabit copper or optical SFP uplink interfaces for connecting the switch to the core network The Smart Switch s simplified user interface is an intuitive management tool enabling you to quickly ...

Page 6: ...and Password fields are empty Enter a Username and Password and click Log In The default user name is admin The default password is admin Passwords are alpha numeric and case sensitive While the system is verifying the login attempt the Login Progress Indicator appears If the login attempt is successful the Summary page opens The About Window Click About in the top right corner of any window to di...

Page 7: ...SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide 3 1 About Setup The Setup configuration options are as follows Summary Network Settings Time Summary The Summary window displays general device information and parameters To open the Summary window ...

Page 8: ...is configured in the Network Settings window IP Address Displays the device IP address Subnet Mask Displays the configured IP subnet mask DNS Server Displays the DNS server s IP address Default Gateway Displays the device s Gateway IP address Address Mode Displays the IP address mode using DHCP or Static The possible field values are DHCP Retrieves the IP addresses using DHCP Static The IP address...

Page 9: ...e Displays the device model name Hardware Version Displays the hardware version number Boot Version Indicates the system boot version currently running on the device Firmware Version Displays the firmware software version System Location Displays the location where the system is currently running System Contact Displays the name of the contact person System Up Time Displays the amount of time that...

Page 10: ...fined system location for example 3rd floor System Contact Defines the user defined system contact person Base MAC Address Displays the MAC address Management VLAN Selects the management VLAN The default is 1 IP Address Mode Retrieves the IP address mode using DHCP or Static The possible field values are DHCP Retrieves the IP addresses using DHCP Static The IP addresses are statically defined If S...

Page 11: ...e end of March Armenia Last weekend of March until the last weekend of October Austria Last weekend of March until the last weekend of October Bahamas From April to October in conjunction with U S summer hours Belarus Last weekend of March until the last weekend of October Belgium Last weekend of March until the last weekend of October Brazil From the 3rd Sunday in October until the 3rd Saturday i...

Page 12: ... 1st Farvardin until the 1st Mehr Iraq From 1st April until 1st October Ireland Last weekend of March until the last weekend of October Israel Varies year to year Italy Last weekend of March until the last weekend of October Japan Japan does not operate Daylight Saving Time Jordan Last weekend of March until the last weekend of October Latvia Last weekend of March until the last weekend of October...

Page 13: ...operate Daylight Saving Time Spain Last weekend of March until the last weekend of October Sweden Last weekend of March until the last weekend of October Switzerland Last weekend of March until the last weekend of October Syria From 31st March until 30th October Taiwan Taiwan does not operate Daylight Saving Time Turkey Last weekend of March until the last weekend of October United Kingdom Last we...

Page 14: ...ht Saving Local Time The Local Time area contains the following fields Hours Sets the hours Minutes Sets the minutes Seconds Sets the seconds Month Sets the month Day Sets the day Year Sets the year Time Zone Specifies the difference between Greenwich Mean Time GMT and local time For example the Time Zone Offset for Paris is GMT 1 while the local time in New York is GMT 5 ...

Page 15: ...s the following fields Daylight Saving Enables the Daylight Savings Time DST on the device based on the devices location Time Set Offset Specifies the amount of time for DST that can be set in minutes The default time is 60 minutes STEP 2 Define the relevant fields STEP 3 Click Save Settings The settings are modified and the device is updated ...

Page 16: ... to display the speed duplex mode and flow control used on specific ports or use to detect the connection settings used by the attached device Use the full duplex mode on ports whenever possible to double the throughput of switch connections Flow control should also be enabled to control network traffic during periods of congestion and prevent the loss of packets when port buffer thresholds are ex...

Page 17: ...n Administrative Status Displays the port admin status The possible field values are Up Indicates the port is administratively enabled Down Indicates the port is currently administratively disabled Link Status Defines whether the port is currently operational or non operational The possible field values are Up Indicates the port is currently operating Down Indicates the port is currently not opera...

Page 18: ...d on LAGs MDI MDIX Displays the Media Dependent Interface MDI Media Dependent Interface with Crossover MDIX status on the port Hubs and switches are deliberately wired the opposite of the way end stations are wired so that when a hub or switch is connected to an end station a straight through Ethernet cable can be used and the pairs are matched up properly When two hubs or switches are connected t...

Page 19: ...ues are Copper Indicates the port has a copper port connection and displays the copper speed Fiber Indicates the port has a fiber optic port connection Both port types run at speeds of 10 100 and 1000 Admin Status Enables or disables traffic forwarding through the port Current Port Status Displays the port connection status Reactivate Suspended Port Reactivates a port if the port has been disabled...

Page 20: ...vertise its transmission rate duplex mode and flow control abilities to its partner Current Auto Negotiation Displays the Auto Negotiation status on the port Admin Advertisement Specifies the capabilities to be advertised by the port The possible field values are Max Capability Indicates that all port speeds and Duplex mode settings will be advertised and accepted 10 Half Indicates that the port i...

Page 21: ...r MDIX mode on the port Hubs and switches are deliberately wired opposite the way end stations are wired so that when a hub or switch is connected to an end station a straight through Ethernet cable can be used and the pairs are matched up properly When two hubs or switches are connected to each other or two end stations are connected to each other a crossover cable is used to ensure that the corr...

Page 22: ...k between two devices The device supports up to eight ports per LAG and eight LAGs per system To open the Link Aggregation window STEP 1 Click Port Management Link Aggregation The Link Aggregation window appears Link Aggregation The Link Aggregation window contains the following fields LAG Displays the LAG ID number Description Displays the user defined LAG name Admin Status Enables or disables tr...

Page 23: ...tes at 10 Mbps 100 Indicates the port operates at 100 Mbps 1000 Indicates the port operates at 1000 Mbps Duplex Displays the LAG duplex mode can be either Full or Half though LAGs are in most cases FULL Full indicates that the interface supports transmission between the device and its link partner in both directions simultaneously Half indicates that the interface supports transmission between the...

Page 24: ...isables Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP This box must be checked before the first port is added to the LAG LAG Type Specifies the type of LAG The possible field values are eth100M eth1000M Admin Status Enables or disables traffic forwarding through the selected LAG Current Status Indicates if the LAG is currently operating Reactivate Suspended LAG Reactivates a LAG if the LAG has been disab...

Page 25: ... setting 100 Full Indicates that the port is advertising a 100 mbps speed and full Duplex mode setting 1000 Full Indicates that the port is advertising a 1000 mbps speed and full Duplex mode setting Current Advertisement The port advertises its capabilities to its neighbor port to start the negotiation process The possible field values are those specified in the Admin Advertisement field Neighbor ...

Page 26: ...et to full duplex operations Aggregated Links can be manually setup or automatically established by enabling Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP on the relevant links To open the LACP window STEP 1 Click Port Management LACP The LACP window appears LACP The LACP window is divided into two configuration areas for configuring LACP LAGs Global Parameter Port Priority The LACP window also displays ...

Page 27: ...65535 LACP Timeout Administrative LACP timeout The possible field values are Short Defines a short timeout value Long Defines a long timeout value This is the default value Admin Key A value assigned to an LACP port that enables the port to join a LAG Only ports with the same Admin Key can join the same LACP LAG This value is assigned automatically by the system based on port to LAG ID membership ...

Page 28: ...mation Port Displays the selected port s number Admin Status Indicates whether PoE is enabled or disabled on the port Priority Indicates the PoE port s priority The possible values are Critical High and Low The default is Low Power Allocation milliwatts Indicates the actual amount of power the device can supply Power Consumption milliwatts Indicates the actual amount of power actually supplied by ...

Page 29: ... devices to a new VLAN without having to change any physical connections VLANs can be easily organized to reflect departmental groups such as Marketing or R D usage groups such as e mail or multicast groups used for multimedia applications such as video conferencing The VLAN Management configuration options are as follows Create VLAN Port Setting Port to VLAN VLAN to Port Create VLAN The Create VL...

Page 30: ...n be created This field is used to add VLANs one at a time To add the defined VLAN ID number press Add VLAN Name Defines the user defined VLAN name VLAN Range Indicates a range of VLANs being configured To add the defined range of VLAN ID numbers press Add Range Status Indicates the VLAN type The possible field values are Static Indicates the VLAN is user defined Default Indicates the VLAN is the ...

Page 31: ...ntagged packets arriving at the device are tagged by the port PVID To open the Port Setting window STEP 1 Click VLAN Management Port Setting The Port Setting window appears Port Setting The Port Setting window contains the following fields Port The port number Acceptable Frame Type Packet type accepted on the port Possible values are Tagged Indicates that only tagged packets are accepted on the po...

Page 32: ... filtering discards packets that do not match port ingress rules LAG Indicates to which LAG this port belongs If the port is a LAG member the LAG VLAN settings override the port settings STEP 2 Define the relevant fields STEP 3 Click Save Settings The settings are modified and the device is updated Port to VLAN The Port to VLAN window contains fields for configuring ports to a VLAN You use the Por...

Page 33: ... selecting and configuring the presented configuration options Ports can have the following configuration options Select VLAN Indicates the VLAN for which the port membership is configured Configuration options are as follows Tagged Defines the interface as a tagged member of a VLAN All packets forwarded by the interface are tagged The packets contain VLAN information Untagged Packets forwarded by...

Page 34: ... membership information It is also used to add a port to or delete a port from a VLAN To open the VLAN to Port window STEP 1 Click VLAN Management VLAN to Port The VLAN to Port window appears VLAN to Port The VLAN to Port window contains the following fields Port Displays the port number Join VLAN Defines the VLANs to which the interface is joined Pressing the Join VLAN button displays the Join VL...

Page 35: ...the port and click Remove VLANs Displays the VLAN from a drop down list in which the port is a member and whether the VLAN is tagged or not LAG Indicates if the port is a member of a LAG If it is a member of a LAG it cannot be configured to a VLAN The LAG to which it belongs can be configured to a VLAN STEP 2 Define the relevant fields STEP 3 Click Save Settings The settings are modified and the d...

Page 36: ...tatistics tab on the Navigation Tree contains the Interface Statistics window which lets you display statistics for a specified interface Interface Statistics The Interface Statistics window allows you to display statistics for the Ethernet port or LAG that you specify You can also specify the rate at which the display will be refreshed To open the Interface Statistics window ...

Page 37: ...rface The Interface area displays the statistics for both received and transmitted packets and contains the following fields Interface Displays the interface for which Interface statistics are displayed The possible field values are Port Defines the specific port for which interface statistics are displayed LAG Defines the specific LAG for which interface statistics are displayed Refresh Rate Defi...

Page 38: ...mber of Multicast packets received on the selected interface Broadcast Packets Displays the number of Broadcast packets received on the selected interface Packets with Errors Displays the number of error packets received from the selected interface Transmit Statistics Total Bytes Octets Displays the number of octets transmitted from the selected interface Unicast Packets Displays the number of Uni...

Page 39: ...nterface Oversize Packets Displays the number of oversized packet errors on the selected interface Internal MAC Receive Errors Number of internal MAC received errors on the selected interface Received Pause Frames Displays the number of received paused frames on the selected interface Transmitted Pause Frames Displays the number of paused frames transmitted from the selected interface STEP 2 Defin...

Page 40: ...Port Security IP Access List Storm Control RADIUS 802 1x Settings Port based authentication enables authenticating system users on a per port basis via an external server Only authenticated and approved system users can transmit and receive data Ports are authenticated via the RADIUS server using the Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP To open the 802 1x Settings window ...

Page 41: ...vice Interface Indicates the interface to configure the 802 1x settings Port Indicates port to configure Status Port Control Specifies the port authorization state The possible field values are as follows ForceAuthorized The controlled port state is set to ForceAuthorized forward traffic ForceUnauthorized The controlled port state is set to ForceUnauthorized discard traffic Auto The controlled por...

Page 42: ...the defined period the authentication process is restarted The field default is 2 retries Supplicant Timeout Displays the number of seconds that lapses before EAP requests are resent to the supplicant Range 1 65535 The field default is 30 seconds Server Timeout Specifies the number of seconds that lapses before the switch resends a request to the authentication server Range 1 65535 The field defau...

Page 43: ...d port security also enables storing a list of MAC addresses in the configuration file The MAC address list can be restored after the device has been reset Disabled ports are activated from the Port Management Port Settings window in the Detail section To open the Port Security window STEP 1 Click Security Port Security The Port Security window appears Port Security The Port Security window contai...

Page 44: ...rt after which any new MAC is considered unauthorized Both relearning and aging of MAC addresses are enabled In order to change the Learning Mode the Lock Interface must be set to Unlocked Once the mode is changed the Lock Interface can be reinstated Max Entries Specifies the number of MAC addresses that can be learned on the port The Max Entries field is enabled only if Locked is Not selected in ...

Page 45: ...ist window contains the following fields IP Address The IP address to be allowed Wildcard Mask Defines the address wildcard mask Wildcard masks specify which bits are used and which bits are ignored A wildcard mask of 0 0 0 0 indicates that no bit is important A wildcard of 255 255 255 255 indicates that all the bits are important For example if the source IP address 149 36 184 198 and the wildcar...

Page 46: ...ports A Broadcast Storm is a result of an excessive amount of broadcast messages simultaneously transmitted across a network by a single port Forwarded message responses are heaped onto the network straining network resources or causing the network to time out Storm Control is enabled by defining the packet type to apply the rate limit and the rate the packets are transmitted The system measures t...

Page 47: ...ontrol is enabled Broadcast Control Select the checkbox to apply Broadcast Control on the selected interface Mode Specifies and allows configuration of the Broadcast mode currently enabled on the device The possible field values are Multicast Broadcast Counts Broadcast and Multicast traffic together Broadcast Only Counts only Broadcast traffic Rate Threshold The maximum rate Kbps at which Broadcas...

Page 48: ...ck Save Settings The settings are modified and the device is updated RADIUS Remote Authorization Dial In User Service RADIUS servers provide additional security for networks RADIUS servers provide a centralized authentication method for 802 1x and web access To open the RADIUS window STEP 1 Click Security RADIUS The RADIUS window appears RADIUS The RADIUS window contains the following fields IP Ad...

Page 49: ...t a RADIUS server is bypassed for service requests The range is 0 2000 The Dead Time default is 0 minutes Key String Defines the key string used for authenticating and encrypting all RADIUS communications between the device and the RADIUS server This key must match the encryption key defined on the RADIUS server Source IP Address Defines the source IP address that is used for communication with RA...

Page 50: ...network resources to different handling classes including The assignment of network traffic to a particular hardware queue The assignment of internal resources Traffic shaping The terms Class of Service CoS and QoS are used in the following context CoS provides varying Layer 2 traffic services CoS refers to classification of traffic to traffic classes which are handled as an aggregate whole with n...

Page 51: ...QoS CoS mechanisms to different classes including Bandwidth Management The QoS configuration options are as follows CoS Settings Queue Settings DSCP Setting Bandwidth Basic Mode CoS Settings The CoS Settings window contains fields for globally enabling or disabling QoS and defining other CoS related settings The CoS Settings window has three areas Global CoS Mode CoS Queue Settings and CoS Interfa...

Page 52: ...alues are Disable Disables QoS on the device Basic Enables QoS on the device Class of Service Specifies the CoS priority tag values where zero is the lowest and 7 is the highest Queue Defines the traffic forwarding queue to which the CoS priority is mapped Four traffic priority queues are supported Restore Defaults Restores the device factory defaults for mapping CoS values to a forwarding queue T...

Page 53: ...sible field values are 0 7 The default CoS is 0 LAG LAG to which the port belongs if relevant If the port is a member of a LAG the LAG settings override the port settings STEP 2 Define the relevant fields STEP 3 Click Save Settings The settings are modified and the device is updated Queue Settings The Queue Settings window contains fields for defining the QoS queue forwarding modes To open the Que...

Page 54: ...eues always receive bandwidth before lower priority queues WRR Indicates that traffic scheduling for the selected queue is based strictly on the WRR NOTE Note WRR and Strict priority exclude each other and are system wide to all ports Queue Displays the queue for which the queue settings are displayed The possible field range is 1 4 WRR Weight Defines the WRR weights of the queues in GE devices In...

Page 55: ...evice is updated DSCP Settings The DSCP Settings window contains fields for classifying DSCP settings to traffic queues For example a packet with a DSCP value of 4 can be assigned to queue 2 To open the DSCP Settings window STEP 1 Click QoS DSCP Settings The DSCP Settings window appears DSCP Settings The DSCP Settings window contains the following fields DSCP Displays the incoming packet s DSCP va...

Page 56: ...efine the relevant fields STEP 3 Click Save Settings The settings are modified and the device is updated Basic Mode To open the Basic Mode window STEP 1 Click QoS Basic Mode The Basic Mode window appears Basic Mode The Basic Mode window contains the following fields Trust Mode Displays the trust mode The Trust Mode determines whether the CoS VLAN Priority Tagging mapping or DSCP mapping determine ...

Page 57: ...uide 53 6 CoS Sets trust mode to CoS on the device The CoS mapping determines the packet queue DSCP Sets trust mode to DSCP on the device The DSCP mapping determines the packet queue STEP 2 Define the relevant fields STEP 3 Click Save Settings The settings are modified and the device is updated ...

Page 58: ...nate routes exist between hosts Loops in an extended network can cause bridges to forward traffic indefinitely resulting in increased traffic and reducing network efficiency The device supports the Classic STP Spanning Tree version The Spanning Tree configuration options are as follows STP Status Global STP STP Port Settings STP Status The STP Status window describes the STP status on the device T...

Page 59: ...d on the device Spanning Tree Mode Indicates the STP mode by which STP is enabled on the device The possible field values are STP Indicates Classic STP is enabled on the device Bridge ID Indicates the bridge priority and MAC address Designated Root Identifies the bridge priority and MAC address of the root bridge Root Port Indicates the port number that offers the lowest cost path from this bridge...

Page 60: ...ates the device forward delay time The Forward Delay Time indicates the amount of time in seconds a bridge remains in a learning state before forwarding packets The default is 15 seconds The range is 4 to 30 seconds Topology Changes Counts Indicates the total amount of STP state changes that have occurred Last Topology Change Indicates the amount of time that has elapsed since the bridge was initi...

Page 61: ...STP on the device Disable Disables STP on the device BPDU Handling Determines how BPDU packets are managed when STP is disabled on the port or device BPDUs are used to transmit spanning tree information The possible field values are Filtering Filters BPDU packets when spanning tree is disabled on an interface Flooding Floods BPDU packets when spanning tree is disabled on an interface This is the d...

Page 62: ...or example 0 4096 8192 12288 etc The range is 0 to 65535 Hello Time Specifies the device Hello Time The Hello Time indicates the amount of time in seconds a bridge waits between configuration messages The default is 2 seconds The range is 1 to 10 seconds Max Age Specifies the device Maximum Age Time The Maximum Age Time indicates the amount of time in seconds a bridge waits before discarding the o...

Page 63: ...possible field values are Port Indicates the port on which STP is configured LAG Indicates the LAG on which STP is configured Enable STP Indicates if STP is enabled on the port Select this field to enable STP Port Fast Indicates if Fast Link is enabled on the port If Fast Link mode is enabled for a port the Port State is automatically placed in the Forwarding state when the port link is up Fast Li...

Page 64: ...ng Indicates that the port is in Forwarding mode The port can forward traffic and learn new MAC addresses Speed Indicates the speed at which the port is operating Path Cost Indicates the port contribution to the root path cost The path cost is adjusted to a higher or lower value Ports with a lower cost are less likely to be blocked if STP detects loops Default Path Cost When checked returns the po...

Page 65: ... Tree STP Port Settings Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide 61 7 STEP 2 Define the relevant fields STEP 3 Click Save Settings The settings are modified and the device is updated ...

Page 66: ...abled all IGMP packets are forwarded to the CPU The CPU analyzes the incoming packets and determines Which ports want to join which Multicast groups Which ports have Multicast routers generating IGMP queries A host connected to the port requesting to join a specific Multicast group issues an IGMP report specifying which Multicast group that it wishes to join This results in the creation of the Mul...

Page 67: ...eas IGMP Global Settings VLAN IGMP Settings In addition the IGMP Snooping window displays the Vlan IGMP table IGMP Global The IGMP Global area contains the following field Enable IGMP Snooping Indicates if IGMP Snooping is enabled on the device The possible field values are Enable Enables IGMP Snooping on the device Disable Disables IGMP Snooping on the device VLAN IGMP Settings The Vlan IGMP Sett...

Page 68: ...es out The default value is 300 seconds Leave Timeout Indicates the amount of time the device waits before timing out a group when a leave message was received on a port and Join message was not received from another station If a Leave Timeout occurs the switch notifies the Multicast device to stop sending traffic The Leave Timeout value is either user defined or an immediate leave value The defau...

Page 69: ...dow contains the following fields VLAN ID Identifies a VLAN to be configured to a Multicast service Bridge Multicast Address Identifies the Multicast group MAC address Enable Bridge Multicast Filtering Enables or disables Bridge Multicast Filtering on the device The configuration options are as follows Interface Indicates the interface with the configuration options below Static Indicates the port...

Page 70: ... on all VLANS in the table at the bottom of the window STEP 2 Define the relevant fields STEP 3 Click Save Settings The settings are modified and the device is updated Bridge Multicast Forward All The Bridge Multicast Forward All window contains fields for defining and viewing ports or LAGs which are attached to a neighboring Multicast router or switch All Multicast traffic and IGMP snooping traff...

Page 71: ... All window contains the following fields VLAN ID DIsplays the VLAN for which Multicast parameters are displayed The configuration options are as follows Static Indicates the port is user defined Dynamic Indicates the port was configured dynamically This setting cannot be adjusted by the user None The port is not configured as a Multicast Forward all port STEP 2 Define the relevant fields STEP 3 C...

Page 72: ...n settings and tools The Admin configuration options are as follows User Authentication Static Address Dynamic Address Port Mirroring Save Configuration Firmware Upgrade Reboot Factory Default Logging Memory Logs Flash Logs Defining Bonjour User Authentication The User Authentication window is used to modify user passwords To open the User Authentication window ...

Page 73: ...s The possible authentication types or combinations of these types are as follows Local Authenticates the user at the device level The device checks the user name and password for authentication RADIUS Authenticates the user at the RADIUS server Radius None Assigns no authentication method to the authentication profile User Name Specifies the user name Password Specifies the new password The passw...

Page 74: ...user configuration to the Local User s Table STEP 2 Define the relevant fields STEP 3 Click Save Settings The settings are modified and the device is updated Static Address A static MAC address can be assigned to a specific interface on this switch Static addresses are bound to the assigned interface and cannot be moved When a static address is seen on another interface the address will be ignored...

Page 75: ...port number to which the forwarding database parameters refer LAG The specific LAG number to which the forwarding database parameters refer MAC Address Specifies the MAC address to which the entry refers VLAN ID Specifies the VLAN ID number to which the entry refers VLAN Name Specifies the VLAN name to which the entry refers Status Displays the type of static address entry The possible field value...

Page 76: ... traffic is found in the database the packets intended for that address are forwarded directly to the associated port Otherwise the traffic is flooded to all ports The Dynamic Address window contains parameters for querying information in the Dynamic MAC Address Table including the interface type MAC addresses VLAN and table storing The Dynamic MAC Address table contains information about the agin...

Page 77: ...e source is detected The default value is 300 seconds Clear Table If checked clears the MAC address table Interface Specifies the interface for which the table is queried The possible field values are Port Indicates the port number to which the entry refers LAG Indicates the LAG number to which the entry refers MAC Address Displays the MAC address to which the query refers VLAN ID Displays the VLA...

Page 78: ...nd outgoing packets from one port to a monitoring port Port mirroring can be used as diagnostic tool and or a debugging feature Port mirroring also enables switch performance monitoring Network administrators configure port mirroring by selecting a specific port to copy all packets and different ports from which the packets are copied To open the Port Mirroring window STEP 1 Click Admin Port Mirro...

Page 79: ... the port mode configuration for port mirroring The possible field values are RxOnly Defines the port mirroring on received packets only This is the default value TxOnly Defines the port mirroring on transmitted packets only Both Defines the port mirroring on both received and transmitted packets STEP 2 Define the relevant fields STEP 3 Click Save Settings The settings are modified and the device ...

Page 80: ...selected the following fields are displayed Upgrade Specifies that the source is a configuration file on the TFTP server and the destination is the start up config on the device This is an upgrade procedure Backup Specifies that the source is the start up config on the device and the destination is a configuration file on the TFTP server This is a backup procedure File Type Specifies the type of f...

Page 81: ...TTP is selected the following field is displayed Source File Specifies the file name on the HTTP Server STEP 2 Define the relevant fields STEP 3 Click Save Settings The settings are modified and the device is updated Firmware Upgrade The Firmware Upgrade window allows you to download firmware upgrade files from a TFTP server or from your computer via the HTTP interface To open the Firmware Upgrade...

Page 82: ...gh a HTTP Server When via TFTP is selected the following fields are displayed Upgrade Defines the window functionality as a Firmware upgrade Backup Defines the window functionality as a Firmware backup File Type Specifies the destination file type to which to the file is downloaded The possible field values are Software Image Downloads the Image file Boot Code Downloads the Boot file TFTP Server S...

Page 83: ...ecifies the file name on the HTTP Server STEP 2 Define the relevant fields STEP 3 Click Save Settings The settings are modified and the device is updated Reboot The Reboot window resets the device The device configuration is automatically saved before the device is rebooted To open the Reboot window STEP 1 Click Admin Reboot The Reboot window appears Reboot STEP 2 Click Reboot The settings are sav...

Page 84: ...s in erasing the configuration file NOTE Restoring the factory defaults will erase all of your current configuration settings Before you restore the factory defaults you can save a backup of your current configuration settings from the Admin Save Configuration window To open the Factory Default window STEP 1 Click Admin Factory Default The Factory Default window appears Factory Default STEP 2 Clic...

Page 85: ...example Syslog and local device reporting messages are assigned a severity code and include a message mnemonic which identifies the source application generating the message It allows messages to be filtered based on their urgency or relevancy Each message severity determines the set of event logging devices that are sent per each event logging To open the Logging window STEP 1 Click Admin Logging...

Page 86: ...tioning properly but system notice has occurred Informational Provides device information Debug Provides detailed information about the log Logging can be performed in Memory and in Flash Memory Logs are deleted at reboot Flash Logs are available after reboot STEP 2 Check the relevant fields STEP 3 Click Save Settings The settings are modified and the device is updated Memory Logs The Memory Logs ...

Page 87: ...er Log Time Displays the time at which the log was generated Severity Displays the log severity Description Displays the log message text STEP 2 Click Clear Logs to reset the logs Flash Logs The Flash Logs window contains information about log entries saved to the Log File in FLASH including the time the log was generated the log severity and a description of the log message The Message Log is ava...

Page 88: ...ch the log was generated Severity Displays the log severity Description Displays the log message text STEP 2 Click Clear Logs to reset the logs Defining Bonjour Bonjour is a service discovery protocol that enables automatic discovery of computers devices and services on IP networks Bonjour s multicast Domain Name System mDNS service allows the device to publish device services by sending and recei...

Page 89: ...ice registration performed as part of the device system start up It is intended to assure the uniqueness of the published service and proclaims the related information The device information published via mDNS includes the following details Model Number Device Type Firmware Version MAC Address Serial Number Hostname The Service Types that are provided for Bonjour are _csbdp a Cisco specific Servic...

Page 90: ... default value Disable Disables Bonjour on the device Service Type Selection Defines the DNS Service Discovery DNS SD Service Type used to publish devices on the network The possible field values are _csbdp default Specifies the Service Type selected is _csbdp This is a Cisco generic Service Type The port number is chosen randomly from the port range of 4000 5000 at the initialization stage and is...

Page 91: ... user defined Service Type to be added Service Type Displays the selected Service Type defined in the Service Type Selection field Port Defines the selected port used for the relevant Service Type The port number for _csbdp HTTP and HTTPS Service Types are predefined and therefore are displayed as read only values STEP 2 Define the relevant fields STEP 3 Click Save Settings The settings are modifi...

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