4
Telnet Management Session ............................................................................................................................................................................31
Starting a Telnet Management Session .............................................................................................................................................. 31
Quitting from a Telnet Management Session ................................................................................................................................... 31
Chapter 4
Basic Switch Parameters
................................................................................................................................................................................32
When Does an AT-8326GB Switch Need an IP Address? .......................................................................................................................33
AT-8326GB Switch....................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
How Do You Assign an IP Address? ...................................................................................................................................................... 33
Configuring an IP Address ................................................................................................................................................................................34
Configuring System Administration Information .....................................................................................................................................36
Setting the User Interface Configuration ....................................................................................................................................................38
Activating DHCP ...................................................................................................................................................................................................41
Configuring SNMP Community Strings and Trap IP Addresses ..........................................................................................................42
Resetting the Management Software Default Values .............................................................................................................................44
Rebooting a Switch .............................................................................................................................................................................................45
Viewing the AT-S41 Switch Information ......................................................................................................................................................46
Ping Execution ......................................................................................................................................................................................................47
Bootstrap Configuration ....................................................................................................................................................................................49
Chapter 5
Port Parameters
..................................................................................................................................................................................................52
Configuring Port Parameters ...........................................................................................................................................................................53
Configuring Gigabit Port Type ........................................................................................................................................................................56
Chapter 6
Port Security
.........................................................................................................................................................................................................58
Port Security Overview .......................................................................................................................................................................................59
Configuring Port Security ..................................................................................................................................................................................61
Setting a Threshold .............................................................................................................................................................................................63
Setting Intrusion Detection ..............................................................................................................................................................................64
Chapter 7
Port Trunking
.......................................................................................................................................................................................................65
Port Trunking Overview .....................................................................................................................................................................................66
Creating a Port Trunk ..........................................................................................................................................................................................69
Deleting a Port Trunk ..........................................................................................................................................................................................71
Setting Port Trunk Status ..................................................................................................................................................................................72
Chapter 8
Port Monitoring
..................................................................................................................................................................................................73
Port Monitoring Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................74
Enabling Port Monitoring .................................................................................................................................................................................75
Modifying Port Monitoring ...............................................................................................................................................................................77
Disabling Port Monitoring ................................................................................................................................................................................78
Chapter 9
Spanning Tree Protocol
..................................................................................................................................................................................79
STP Overview .........................................................................................................................................................................................................80
Selecting a Root Bridge ............................................................................................................................................................................. 80
Finding and Resolving Redundant Paths ........................................................................................................................................... 81
Handling Topology Changes .................................................................................................................................................................. 82
Communicating Between Bridges ........................................................................................................................................................ 82
Configuring a Bridge’s STP Settings ..............................................................................................................................................................84
Configuring STP Port Settings .........................................................................................................................................................................87
