SMC Networks 8028L2, Management Manual

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NTRODUCTION
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.
K
EY
F
EATURES
Table 1: Key Features
Feature Description
Configuration Backup
and Restore
Backup to management station or TFTP server
Authentication Console, Telnet, web – user name/password, RADIUS,
Web – HTTPS
Telnet – SSH
SNMP v1/2c - Community strings
SNMP version 3 – MD5 or SHA password
Port – IEEE 802.1X, MAC address filtering
DHCP Snooping (with Option 82 relay information)
IP Source Guard
Access Control Lists Supports up to 128 rules
DHCP Client Supported
DNS Proxy service
Port Configuration Speed, duplex mode, flow control, MTU, response to excessive
collisions, power saving mode
Rate Limiting Input rate limiting per port (using ACL)
Port Mirroring One or more ports mirrored to single analysis port
Port Trunking Supports up to 14 trunks using either static or dynamic trunking
(LACP)
Storm Control Throttling for broadcast, multicast, and unknown unicast storms
Address Table Up to 8K MAC addresses in the forwarding table, 1024 static MAC
addresses
IP Version 4 and 6 Supports IPv4 and IPv6 addressing, management, and QoS
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 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), which includes
STP backward compatible mode