Document Outline

• Title Page
• Notice
• Contents
• Introduction
  • Using the SmartSwitch 2000 User’s Guide
  • Related Manuals
  • Software Conventions
    • Using the Mouse
    • Common SmartSwitch 2000 Window Fields
    • Using Window Buttons
  • Getting Help
    • Using On-line Help
    • Accessing On-line Documentation
    • Getting Help from the Cabletron Systems Global Call Center
  • SmartSwitch 2000 Firmware
• The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View
  • Viewing Chassis Information
    • Front Panel Information
    • Menu Structure
    • Port Status Displays
      • Selecting a Port Status View
      • Port Status Color Codes
    • The Chassis Physical View
    • The Chassis Manager Window
    • Viewing Hardware Types
      • Device Type
      • Module Type
      • Connection Type
      • Interface Description
    • Viewing I/F Summary Information
      • Interface Performance Statistics/Bar Graphs
      • Viewing Interface Detail
        • Making Sense of Detail Statistics
  • Using Find Source Address Functions
    • Using the Device Find Source Address Option
    • Using the Device Find Source Address Option on Ethernet MicroLAN Switches
    • Using the Find Source Address Feature
  • Managing the Hub
    • Configuring Ports
      • Configuring Standard Ethernet and FDDI Ports
      • Configuring Fast Ethernet Ports on First Generation Devices
        • Setting the Desired Operational Mode
      • Configuring Ethernet Ports on Second Generation Devices
        • Operational Mode Fields
        • Setting the Desired Operational Mode
        • Auto Negotiation Technologies
        • Setting Advertised Abilities for Auto Negotiation
      • Configuring the COM Port
      • Using an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS)
        • Accessing the UPS Window
        • Setting the UPS ID
        • Using the Test Option
        • Using the Disconnect Option
    • Redirecting Traffic on the SmartSwitch 2000
    • Priority Configuration
      • Configuring Priority Queuing Based on Receive Port
      • Configuring Priority Queuing Based on MAC-layer Information
      • Configuring Priority Queuing Based on Packet Type
    • The System Resources Window
      • Reserving CPU Bandwidth
    • 802.1Q VLANs
      • What is a VLAN?
      • What is an 802.1Q Port-Based VLAN?
      • About 802.1Q VLAN Configuration and Operation
        • Ingress List Operation
        • Egress List Operation
        • 802.1Q Port Types
    • Configuring Your 802.1Q VLANS
      • Setting VLAN Parameters and Operational Modes
        • Creating and Modifying VLANs
        • Deleting VLANs
        • Enabling and Disabling VLANs
        • Updating VLAN Config Window Information
      • Performing Ingress List Configuration
        • Assigning VLAN Membership to Ports
        • Setting Port Operational Modes
        • Setting Port Frame Discard Formats
        • Updating VLAN Port Config Window Information
      • Performing Egress List Configuration
        • Building an Egress List
    • Broadcast Suppression
    • Setting the Device Date and Time
    • Enabling and Disabling Ports
• Alarm Configuration
  • About RMON Alarms and Events
  • Basic Alarm Configuration
    • Accessing the Basic Alarm Configuration Window
      • Viewing Alarm Status
    • Creating and Editing a Basic Alarm
    • Disabling a Basic Alarm
    • Viewing the Basic Alarm Log
  • Advanced Alarm Configuration
    • Accessing the RMON Advanced Alarm/Event List
    • Creating and Editing an Advanced Alarm
    • Creating and Editing an Event
      • Adding Actions to an Event
    • Deleting an Alarm, Event, or Action
    • Viewing an Advanced Alarm Event Log
  • How Rising and Falling Thresholds Work
• Statistics
  • Accessing the Statistics Windows
  • RMON Statistics
    • Viewing Total, Delta, and Accumulated Statistics
    • Printing Statistics
  • IF Statistics
• Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Switches
  • Repeater Statistics
    • The Statistics Windows
      • Accessing the Statistics Windows
      • Statistics Defined
      • Using the Total and Delta Option Buttons
    • Timer Statistics
      • Accessing the Timer Statistics Windows
      • Setting the Timer Statistics Interval
    • Repeater Performance Graphs
      • Accessing the Performance Graph Windows
      • Configuring the Performance Graphs
      • The Detail Button
        • Frame Status Breakdown
        • Error Breakdown
  • Alarm Limits
    • Accessing the Alarm Limits Windows
    • Configuring Alarms
      • Setting the Alarm Limits Time Interval
    • Setting Alarm Limits
  • Trap Selection
    • Accessing the Trap Selection Windows
    • Trap Definitions
    • Configuring Traps
• FDDI Applications
  • Concentrator Configuration
  • Connection Policy Window
  • Station List
    • Stations Panel
  • FDDI Performance
  • FDDI Statistics
    • Setting the FDDI Statistics Poll Rate
  • Configuring FDDI Frame Translation Settings
    • Information about Ethernet and FDDI Frame Types
      • Ethernet Frames
      • FDDI Frames
    • FDDI Frame Translation Options
• ATM Configuration
  • Accessing the ATM Connections Window
  • Configuring Connections
    • Adding a New Connection
    • Deleting a Connection
• HSIM-W87 Configuration
  • The T3 Configuration Window
  • The T1 Configuration Window
  • Configuring IP Priority
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