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User’s Manual of WGS Managed Series
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Robust Layer 2 Features
The WGS managed series can be programmed for advanced switch management functions such as dynamic port link
aggregation, 802.1Q VLAN and
Q-in-Q VLAN
,
Multiple Spanning Tree protocol (MSTP)
, Loop and
BPDU Guard
,
IGMP
Snooping
, and
MLD Snooping
. Via the link aggregation, the WGS managed series allows the operation of a high-speed trunk
to combine with multiple ports such as a 16Gbps fat pipe, and supports fail-over as well. Also, the Link Layer Discovery Protocol
(LLDP) is the Layer 2 protocol included to help discover basic information about neighboring devices on the local broadcast
domain.
Efficient Traffic Control
The WGS managed series is loaded with robust QoS features and powerful traffic management to enhance services to
business-class data, voice, and video solutions. The functionality includes broadcast / multicast
storm control
, per port
bandwidth control
, IP DSCP QoS priority and remarking. It guarantees the best performance for VoIP and video stream
transmission, and empowers the enterprises to take full advantage of the limited network resources.
Powerful Security
PLANET WGS managed series offers comprehensive
IPv4/IPv6
Layer 2 to Layer 4
Access Control List (ACL)
for enforcing
security to the edge. It can be used to restrict network access by denying packets based on source and destination IP address,
TCP/UDP ports or defined typical network applications. Its protection mechanism also comprises
802.1X port-based
user and
device authentication, which can be deployed with RADIUS to ensure the port level security and block illegal users. With the
Protected Port
function, communication between edge ports can be prevented to guarantee user privacy. Furthermore,
Port
Security
function allows to limit the number of network devices on a given port.
Advanced Network Security
The WGS managed series also provides
DHCP Snooping
,
IP Source Guard
and
Dynamic ARP Inspection
functions to
prevent IP snooping from attack and discard ARP packets with invalid MAC address. The network administrators can now
construct highly secured corporate networks with considerably less time and effort than before.
Friendly and Secure Management
For efficient management, the WGS managed series is equipped with
Web
,
Telnet
and
SNMP
management interfaces. With
the built-in Web-based management interface, the WGS managed series offers an easy-to-use, platform-independent
management and configuration facility. By supporting the standard Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), the switch
can be managed via any standard management software. For text-based management, the switch can be accessed via Telnet.
Moreover, the WGS managed series offers secure remote management by supporting
SSH, SSL
and
SNMPv3
connections
which encrypt the packet content at each session.