Document Outline

• Contents
• Preface
  • About This Manual
  • Who Should Read This Manual?
  • How to Use This Manual
  • Related Documentation
• SmartSwitch Router Product Overview
  • Supported Media (Encapsulation Type)
  • Supported Routing Protocols
  • Configuring the Cabletron SmartSwitch Router
    • Understanding the Command Line Interface
    • Basic Line Editing Commands
    • Access Modes
    • User Mode
    • Enable Mode
    • Configure Mode
    • Boot PROM Mode
    • Disabling a Function or Feature
  • Loading System Images and Configuration Files
    • Boot and System Image
    • Configuration Files
    • Loading System Image Software
    • Loading Boot PROM Software
    • Activate the Configuration Commands in the Scratchpad
    • Copy the Configuration to the Startup Configuration File
  • Managing the SSR
    • Set SSR Name
    • Set SSR Date and Time
    • Configure NTP
    • Configure the SSR CLI
    • Configure SNMP Services
    • Configure DNS
  • Monitoring Configuration
• Bridging Configuration Guide
  • Bridging Overview
    • Spanning Tree (IEEE 802.1d)
    • Bridging Modes (Flow-Based and Address-Based)
  • VLAN Overview
    • Port-based VLANs
    • MAC-address-based VLANs
    • Protocol-based VLANs
    • Subnet-based VLANs
    • Multicast-based VLANs
    • Policy-based VLANs
    • SSR VLAN Support
      • VLANs and the SSR
      • Ports, VLANs, and L3 Interfaces
      • Access Ports and Trunk Ports (802.1Q support)
      • Explicit and Implicit VLANs
  • Configuring SSR Bridging Functions
    • Configure Address-based or Flow-based Bridging
    • Configuring Spanning Tree
    • Adjust Spanning-Tree Parameters
      • Set the Bridge Priority
      • Set a Port Priority
      • Assign Port Costs
      • Adjust Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) Intervals
    • Configuring a Port or Protocol based VLAN
      • Create a Port or Protocol Based VLAN
      • Adding Ports to a VLAN
    • Configuring VLAN Trunk Ports
    • Configure Bridging for Non-IP/IPX Protocols
    • Configure Layer-2 Filters
  • Monitor Bridging
  • Configuration Examples
    • Creating an IP or IPX VLAN
• IP Routing Configuration Guide
  • IP Routing Overview
    • IP Routing Protocols
      • Unicast Routing Protocols
      • Multicast Routing Protocols
  • Configuring IP Interfaces and Parameters
    • Configure IP Addresses to Ports
    • Configure IP Interfaces for a VLAN
    • Specify Ethernet Encapsulation Method
    • Configure Address Resolution Protocol
      • Configure ARP Cache Entries
      • Configure Proxy ARP
    • Configure DNS Parameters
    • Configure IP Services (ICMP)
    • Configure IP Helper
    • Configure Direct Broadcast
  • Monitor IP Parameters
  • Configuration Examples
    • Assigning IP/IPX Interfaces
• RIP Configuration Guide
  • RIP Overview
  • Configure RIP
    • Enabling and Disabling RIP
    • Configuring RIP Interfaces
    • Configure RIP Parameters
    • Configure RIP Route Preference
    • Configure RIP Route Default-Metric
  • Monitoring RIP
  • Configuration Example
• OSPF Configuration Guide
  • OSPF Overview
    • OSPF Multipath
  • Configure OSPF
    • Enable OSPF
    • Configure OSPF Interface Parameters
    • Configure an OSPF Area
    • Configure OSPF Area Parameters
    • Create Virtual Links
    • Configure Autonomous System External (ASE) Link Advertisements
    • Configure OSPF over Non-Broadcast Multiple Access
  • Monitoring OSPF
  • OSPF Configuration Examples
• BGP Configuration Guide
  • BGP Overview
    • The SSR BGP Implementation
  • Basic BGP Tasks
    • Setting the Autonomous System Number
    • Setting the Router ID
    • Configuring a BGP Peer Group
    • Adding a BGP Peer
    • Starting BGP
    • Using AS-Path Regular Expressions
      • AS-Path Regular Expression Examples
    • Using the AS Path Prepend Feature
      • Notes on Using the AS Path Prepend Feature
  • BGP Configuration Examples
    • BGP Peering Session Example
    • IBGP Configuration Example
      • IBGP Routing Group Example
      • IBGP Internal Group Example
    • EBGP Multihop Configuration Example
    • Community Attribute Example
      • Notes on Using Communities
    • Local_Pref Attribute Example
      • Notes on Using the Local_Pref Attribute
    • Multi-Exit Discriminator Attribute Example
    • EBGP Aggregation Example
    • Route Reflection Example
      • Notes on Using Route Reflection
• Routing Policy Configuration Guide
  • Route Import and Export Policy Overview
    • Preference
    • Import Policies
      • Import-Source
      • Route-Filter
    • Export Policies
      • Export-Destination
      • Export-Source
      • Route-Filter
    • Specifying a Route Filter
    • Aggregates and Generates
      • Aggregate-Destination
      • Aggregate-Source
      • Route-Filter
    • Authentication
      • Authentication Methods
      • Authentication Keys and Key Management
  • Configure Simple Routing Policies
    • Redistributing Static Routes
    • Redistributing Directly Attached Networks
    • Redistributing RIP into RIP
    • Redistributing RIP into OSPF
    • Redistributing OSPF to RIP
    • Redistributing Aggregate Routes
    • Simple Route Redistribution Examples
      • Example 1: Redistribution into RIP
      • Example 2: Redistribution into OSPF
  • Configure Advanced Routing Policies
    • Export Policies
    • Creating an Export Destination
    • Creating an Export Source
    • Import Policies
    • Creating an Import Source
    • Creating a Route Filter
    • Creating an Aggregate Route
    • Creating an Aggregate Destination
    • Creating an Aggregate Source
    • Examples of Import Policies
      • Example 1: Importing from RIP
      • Example 2: Importing from OSPF
    • Examples of Export Policies
      • Example 1: Exporting to RIP
      • Example 2: Exporting to OSPF
• Multicast Routing Configuration Guide
  • IP Multicast Overview
    • IGMP Overview
    • DVMRP Overview
  • Configure IGMP
    • Configuring IGMP on an IP Interface
    • Configure IGMP Query Interval
    • Configure IGMP Response Wait Time
    • Configure Per-Interface Control of IGMP Membership
  • Configure DVMRP
    • Starting and Stopping DVMRP
    • Configure DVMRP on an Interface
    • Configure DVMRP Parameters
    • Configure the DVMRP Routing Metric
    • Configure DVMRP TTL & Scope
    • Configure a DVMRP Tunnel
  • Monitor IGMP & DVMRP
  • Configuration Examples
• IPX Routing Configuration Guide
  • IPX Routing Overview
    • RIP (Routing Information Protocol)
    • SAP (Service Advertising Protocol)
  • Configuring IPX RIP & SAP
    • IPX RIP
    • IPX SAP
    • Creating IPX Interfaces
    • IPX Addresses
  • Configuring IPX Interfaces and Parameters
    • Configure IPX Addresses to Ports
    • Configure IPX Interfaces for a VLAN
    • Specify IPX Encapsulation Method
  • Configure IPX Routing
    • Enable IPX RIP
    • Enable SAP
    • Configure Static Routes
    • Configure Static SAP Table Entries
    • Control Access to IPX Networks
      • Create an IPX Access Control List
      • Create an IPX Type 20 Access Control List
      • Create an IPX SAP Access Control List
      • Create an IPX GNS Access Control List
      • Create an IPX RIP Access Control List
  • Monitor an IPX Network
  • Configuration Examples
• Security Configuration Guide
  • Security Overview
  • Configuring SSR Access Security
    • Configure RADIUS
      • Monitor RADIUS
    • Configure TACACS
      • Monitor TACACS
    • Configure TACACS Plus
      • Monitor TACACS Plus
    • Configure Passwords
  • Layer-2 Security Filters
    • Configuring Layer-2 Address Filters
    • Configuring Layer-2 Port-to-Address Lock Filters
    • Configuring Layer-2 Static Entry Filters
    • Configuring Layer-2 Secure Port Filters
    • Monitor Layer-2 Security Filters
    • Layer-2 Filter Examples
      • Example 1: Address Filters
      • Example 2 : Secure Ports
  • Layer-3 Access Control Lists (ACLs)
    • Layer-3 & Layer-4 Traffic Filters (Access Control List)
    • Anatomy of an ACL Rule
    • Ordering of ACL Rules
    • Implicit Deny Rule
    • Applying ACLs to Interfaces
    • Applying ACLs to Services
    • ACL Logging
    • Maintaining ACLs Offline Using TFTP or RCP
    • Maintaining ACLs Using the ACL Editor
    • Configure ACL
      • Defining an IP ACL
      • Defining an IPX ACL
      • Applying an ACL to an Interface
      • Applying an ACL to a Service
      • Edit an ACL with the ACL Editor
    • Monitoring Access Control Lists
• QoS Configuration Guide
  • QoS & Layer-2/Layer-3/Layer-4 Flow Overview
    • Layer-2, Layer-3 & Layer-4 Flow Specification
    • Precedence for Layer-3 Flows
    • SSR Queuing Policies
  • Configure Layer-2 QoS
  • Configuring Layer-3 & Layer-4 QoS
    • Configuring IP QoS Policies
      • Setting an IP QoS Policy
      • Specifying Precedence for an IP QoS Policy
    • Configuring IPX QoS Policies
      • Setting an IPX QoS Policy
      • Specifying Precedence for an IPX QoS Policy
  • Configuring SSR Queueing Policy
    • Allocating Bandwidth for a Weighted-Fair Queuing Policy
  • Monitoring QoS
• Performance Monitoring Guide
  • Performance Monitoring Overview
    • Configuring the SSR for Port Mirroring
• Hot Swapping Line Cards and Control Modules
  • Hot Swapping Overview
  • Hot Swapping Line Cards
    • Deactivating the Line Card
    • Removing the Line Card
      • Installing a New Line Card
    • Hot Swapping One Type of Line Card With Another
  • Hot Swapping a Secondary Control Module
    • Deactivating the Control Module
    • Removing the Control Module
    • Installing the Control Module
  • Hot Swapping a Switching Fabric Module (SSR 8600 only)
• VRRP Configuration Guide
  • VRRP Overview
  • Configuring VRRP
    • Basic VRRP Configuration
      • Configuration of Router R1
      • Configuration for Router R2
    • Symmetrical Configuration
      • Configuration of Router R1
      • Configuration of Router R2
    • Multi-Backup Configuration
      • Configuration of Router R1
      • Configuration of Router R2
      • Configuration of Router R3
    • Additional Configuration
      • Setting the Backup Priority
      • Setting the Advertisement Interval
      • Setting Pre-empt Mode
      • Setting an Authentication Key
  • Monitoring VRRP
    • ip-redundancy trace
    • ip-redundancy show
  • VRRP Configuration Notes