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Chapter 1: Introduction
This switch provides a broad range of features for Layer 2 switching. It includes a
management agent that allows you to configure the features listed in this manual.
The default configuration can be used for most of the features provided by this
switch. However, there are many options that you should configure to maximize the
switch’s performance for your particular network environment.
Key Features
Table 1-1 Key Features
Feature
Description
Configuration Backup and
Restore
Backup to TFTP server
Authentication
Console, Telnet, web – User name / password, RADIUS,
Port – IEEE 802.1X, MAC address filtering
SNMP v1/2c - Community strings
SNMP version 3 – MD5 or SHA password
Telnet – SSH
Web – HTTPS
General Security Measures
AAA
DHCP Snooping (with Option 82 relay information)
IP Source Guard
Network Access – MAC Address Authentication
Port Authentication – IEEE 802.1X,
Port Security – MAC address filtering
Private VLANs
Access Control Lists
Supports up to 128 ACLs, 96 MAC rules, and 96 IP rules
DHCP Client
DNS
Client and Proxy service
Port Configuration
Speed, duplex mode and flow control
Port Trunking
Supports up to 32 trunks using either static or dynamic trunking (LACP)
Port Mirroring
One or more port mirrored to a single analysis port
RSPAN Mirroring
Mirrors traffic from remote switches over a dedicated VLAN
Congestion Control
Rate Limiting
Throttling for broadcast, multicast, unknown unicast storms
Static Address
Up to 8K MAC addresses in the forwarding table
IEEE 802.1D Bridge
Supports dynamic data switching and addresses learning
Store-and-Forward Switching Supported to ensure wire-speed switching while eliminating bad frames
Spanning Tree Algorithm
Supports standard STP, and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) and
Multiple Spanning Trees (MSTP)
Summary of Contents for DG-GS1550
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