Document Outline

• Table of Contents
• About This Guide
• EX2500 Ethernet Switch Applications
  • Accessing the Switch
    • Configuring the Management Interface
    • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
    • Using Telnet
    • Using the EX2500 Web Device Manager
      • Configuring EX2500 Web Device Manager Access via HTTP
      • Configuring EX2500 Web Device Manager Access via HTTPS
    • Using SNMP
      • SNMPv1, SNMPv2
      • SNMPv3
        • Default Configuration
        • User Configuration
      • Configuring SNMP Trap Hosts
        • SNMPv1 Trap Host Configuration
        • SNMPv2 Trap Host Configuration
        • SNMPv3 Trap Host Configuration
    • Securing Access to the Switch
      • RADIUS Authentication and Authorization
        • How RADIUS Authentication Works
        • Configuring RADIUS on the Switch
        • RADIUS Authentication Features in the EX2500 Switch
        • Switch User Accounts
        • RADIUS Attributes for EX2500 User Privileges
        • Accounting
      • TACACS+ Authentication
        • How TACACS+ Authentication Works
        • TACACS+ Authentication Features in the EX2500 Switch
          • Authorization
          • Accounting
        • Command Authorization and Logging
        • Configuring TACACS+ Authentication on the Switch
      • Secure Shell
        • Configuring SSH Features on the Switch
        • SSH Encryption of Management Messages
        • Generating RSA Host and Server Keys for SSH Access
        • SSH Integration with RADIUS and TACACS+ Authentication
      • End User Access Control
        • Considerations for Configuring End User Accounts
        • User Access Control
          • Setting Up User IDs
          • Defining a User’s Access Level
          • Enabling or Disabling a User
        • Listing Current Users
        • Logging In to an End User Account
  • VLANs
    • VLAN Overview
    • VLANs and Port VLAN ID Numbers
      • VLAN Numbers
      • PVID Numbers
    • VLAN Tagging
    • VLAN Topologies and Design Considerations
      • VLAN Configuration Rules
      • Multiple VLANs Configuration Example
    • Private VLANs
      • Private VLAN Ports
      • Private VLAN Configuration Guidelines
      • Private VLAN Configuration Example
  • Spanning Tree Protocol
    • Spanning Tree Overview
      • Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs)
        • Determining the Path for Forwarding BPDUs
        • Bridge Priority
        • Port Priority
        • Port Path Cost
      • Spanning Tree Group Configuration Guidelines
        • Changing the Spanning Tree Mode
        • Assigning a VLAN to a Spanning Tree Group
        • Creating a VLAN
        • Rules for VLAN Tagged Ports
        • Adding and Removing Ports from STGs
    • Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
      • Port State Changes
      • Port Type and Link Type
        • Edge Port
        • Link Type
      • RSTP Configuration Guidelines
      • RSTP Configuration Example
    • Per VLAN Rapid Spanning Tree
      • Default Spanning Tree Configuration
      • Why Do We Need Multiple Spanning Trees?
      • PVRST Configuration Guidelines
      • Configuring PVRST
    • Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
      • MSTP Region
      • Common Internal Spanning Tree
      • MSTP Configuration Guidelines
      • Multiple Spanning Tree Groups Configuration Example
    • Fast Uplink Convergence
      • Configuration Guidelines
      • Configuring Fast Uplink Convergence
  • Ports and Trunking
    • Trunking Overview
      • Statistical Load Distribution
      • Built-In Fault Tolerance
      • Before Configuring Static Trunks
      • Trunk Group Configuration Rules
    • Port Trunking Configuration Example
    • Configurable Trunk Hash Algorithm
    • Link Aggregation Control Protocol
      • LACP Overview
      • Static LACP
      • LACP Configuration Guidelines
      • Configuring LACP
      • Optionally Reducing LACP Timeout
      • Removing LACP Configuration from a Port
  • Quality of Service
    • QoS Overview
    • Using ACL Filters
      • MAC Extended ACLs
      • IP Standard ACLs
      • IP Extended ACLs
      • Understanding ACL Priority
      • Assigning ACLs to a Port
      • Viewing ACL Statistics
      • Configuring ACL Port Mirroring
      • ACL Configuration Examples
        • ACL Example 1-Blocking Traffic to a Host
        • ACL Example 2-Blocking Traffic from a Source to a Destination
        • ACL Example 3-Blocking HTTP Traffic
        • ACL Example 4-Blocking All Except Certain Packets
    • Using Storm Control Filters
      • Broadcast Storms
      • Configuring Storm Control
    • Using DSCP Values to Provide QoS
      • Differentiated Services Concepts
      • Per Hop Behavior
      • QoS Levels
      • DSCP Mapping
    • Using 802.1p Priority to Provide QoS
    • Queuing and Scheduling
  • Remote Monitoring
    • RMON Overview
    • RMON Group 1-Statistics
    • RMON Group 2-History
      • History MIB Object ID
      • Configuring RMON History
    • RMON Group 3-Alarms
      • Alarm MIB Objects
      • Configuring RMON Alarms
    • RMON Group 9-Events
  • IGMP
    • IGMP Snooping
    • FastLeave
    • IGMPv3 Snooping
    • IGMP Snooping Configuration Example
    • Static Multicast Router
    • IGMP Querier
  • High Availability Through Uplink Failure Detection
    • High Availability Overview
    • Failure Detection Pair
    • Spanning Tree Protocol with UFD
    • UFD Configuration Guidelines
    • UFD Configuration Example
    • Monitoring UFD
• Appendixes
  • Monitoring Ports with Port Mirroring
    • Port Mirroring Overview
    • Configuring Port Mirroring
• Indexes
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