Document Outline

• Contents
• 1
• Selecting a Management Interface
  • Understanding Management Interfaces
  • Advantages of Using the Menu Interface
  • Advantages of Using the CLI
    • CLI Usage
  • Advantages of Using the Web Browser Interface
• 2
• Using the Menu Interface
  • Starting and Ending a Menu Session
    • How To Start a Menu Interface Session
    • How To End a Menu Session and Exit from the Console:
  • Main Menu Features
  • Screen Structure and Navigation
  • Rebooting the Switch
  • Menu Features List
  • Where To Go From Here
• 3
• Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
  • Accessing the CLI
  • Using the CLI
    • Privilege Levels at Logon
    • Privilege Level Operation
      • Operator Privileges
      • Manager Privileges
    • How To Move Between Levels
    • Listing Commands and Command Options
      • Listing Commands Available at Any Privilege Level
      • Command Option Displays
    • Displaying CLI “Help”
    • Configuration Commands and the Context Configuration Modes
  • CLI Control and Editing
• 4
• Using the Web Browser Interface
  • General Features
  • Web Browser Interface Requirements
  • Starting a Web Browser Interface Session with the Switch
    • Using a Standalone Web Browser in a PC or UNIX Workstation
  • Tasks for Your First Web Browser Interface Session
    • Viewing the “First Time Install” Window
    • Creating Usernames and Passwords in the Browser Interface
      • Using the Passwords
      • Using the User Names
      • If You Lose a Password
  • Support/Mgmt URL Feature
    • Support URL
  • Status Reporting Features
    • The Overview Window
    • The Port Utilization and Status Displays
      • Port Utilization
      • Port Status
    • The Alert Log
      • Sorting the Alert Log Entries
      • Alert Types
      • Viewing Detail Views of Alert Log Entries
    • The Status Bar
• 5
• Configuring IP Addressing, Interface Access, and System Information
  • IP Configuration
    • Just Want a Quick Start?
    • IP Addressing with Multiple VLANs
    • IP Addressing in a Stacking Environment
    • Menu: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, Time-To-Live (TTL), and Timep
    • CLI: Configuring IP Address, Gateway, Time-To-Live (TTL), and Timep
    • Web: Configuring IP Addressing
    • How IP Addressing Affects Switch Operation
      • DHCP/Bootp Operation
      • Network Preparations for Configuring DHCP/Bootp
    • Globally Assigned IP Network Addresses
  • Interface Access: Console/Serial Link, Web, and Inbound Telnet
    • Menu: Modifying the Interface Access
    • CLI: Modifying the Interface Access
  • System Information
    • Menu: Viewing and Configuring System Information
    • CLI: Viewing and Configuring System Information
    • Web: Configuring System Parameters
• 6
• Optimizing Port Usage Through Traffic Control and Port Trunking
  • Overview
  • Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters
    • Menu: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters
    • CLI: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters
    • Web: Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters
  • Port Trunking
    • SMC6624M Port Trunk Features and Operation
    • Trunk Configuration Methods
    • Menu: Viewing and Configuring a Static Trunk Group
      • Check the Event Log (page 1110) to verify that the trunked ports are operating properly.
    • CLI: Viewing and Configuring a Static or Dynamic Port Trunk Group
      • Using the CLI To View Port Trunks
      • Using the CLI To Configure a Static or Dynamic Trunk Group
    • Web: Viewing Existing Port Trunk Groups
    • Trunk Group Operation Using LACP
      • Default Port Operation
      • LACP Notes and Restrictions
    • Trunk Group Operation Using the “Trunk” Option
    • Trunk Operation Using the “FEC” Option
    • How the Switch Lists Trunk Data
    • Outbound Traffic Distribution Across Trunked Links
• 7
• Using Passwords, Port Security, and Authorized IP Managers To Protect Against Unauthorized Access
  • Using Password Security
    • Menu: Setting Manager and Operator passwords
    • CLI: Setting Manager and Operator Passwords
    • Web: Configuring User Names and Passwords
  • Configuring and Monitoring Port Security
    • Basic Operation
      • Blocking Unauthorized Traffic
      • Trunk Group Exclusion
    • Planning Port Security
    • CLI: Port Security Command Options and Operation
      • CLI: Displaying Current Port Security Settings
      • CLI: Configuring Port Security
    • Web: Displaying and Configuring Port Security Features
    • Reading Intrusion Alerts and Resetting Alert Flags
      • Notice of Security Violations
      • How the Intrusion Log Operates
      • Keeping the Intrusion Log Current by Resetting Alert Flags
      • Menu: Checking for Intrusions, Listing Intrusion Alerts, and Resetting Alert Flags
      • CLI: Checking for Intrusions, Listing Intrusion Alerts, and Resetting Alert Flags
      • Using the Event Log To Find Intrusion Alerts
      • Web: Checking for Intrusions, Listing Intrusion Alerts, and Resetting Alert Flags
    • Operating Notes for Port Security
  • Using IP Authorized Managers
    • Access Levels
    • Defining Authorized Management Stations
      • Overview of IP Mask Operation
    • Menu: Viewing and Configuring IP Authorized Managers
    • CLI: Viewing and Configuring Authorized IP Managers
      • Listing the Switch’s Current Authorized IP Manager(s)
      • Configuring IP Authorized Managers for the Switch
    • Web: Configuring IP Authorized Managers
    • Building IP Masks
      • Configuring One Station Per Authorized Manager IP Entry
      • Configuring Multiple Stations Per Authorized Manager IP Entry
      • Additional Examples for Authorizing Multiple Stations
    • Operating and Troubleshooting Notes
• 8
• Configuring for Network Management Applications
  • SNMP Management Features
  • Configuring for SNMP Access to the Switch
  • SNMP Communities
    • Menu: Viewing and Configuring SNMP Communities
      • To View, Edit, or Add SNMP Communities:
    • CLI: Viewing and Configuring Community Names
      • Listing Current Community Names and Values
      • Configuring Identity Information
      • Configuring Community Names and Values
  • Trap Receivers and Authentication Traps
    • CLI: Configuring and Displaying Trap Receivers
      • Using the CLI To List Current SNMP Trap Receivers
      • Configuring Trap Receivers
    • Using the CLI To Enable Authentication Traps
  • Advanced Management: RMON Support
    • RMON
• 9
• Configuring Advanced Features
  • Stack Management
    • Components of Stack Management
    • General Stacking Operation
    • Operating Rules for Stacking
      • General Rules
      • Specific Rules
    • Overview of Configuring and Bringing Up a Stack
      • General Steps for Creating a Stack
    • Using the Menu Interface To View Stack Status And Configure Stacking
      • Using the Menu Interface To View and Configure a Commander Switch
      • Using the Menu To Manage a Candidate Switch
    • Using the Commander To Manage The Stack
      • Using the Commander To Access Member Switches for Configuration Changes and Monitoring Traffic
      • Converting a Commander or Member to a Member of Another Stack
    • Monitoring Stack Status
    • Using the CLI To View Stack Status and Configure Stacking
      • Using the CLI To View Stack Status
      • Using the CLI To Configure a Commander Switch
      • Adding to a Stack or Moving Switches Between Stacks
      • Using the CLI To Remove a Member from a Stack
      • Using the CLI To Access Member Switches for Configuration Changes and Traffic Monitoring
    • SNMP Community Operation in a Stack
    • Using the CLI To Disable or Re-Enable Stacking
    • Transmission Interval
    • Stacking Operation with Multiple VLANs Configured
    • Web: Viewing and Configuring Stacking
    • Status Messages
  • Port-Based Virtual LANs (Static VLANs)
    • Overview of Using VLANs
      • VLAN Support and the Default VLAN
      • Which VLAN Is Primary?
      • Per-Port Static VLAN Configuration Options
      • General Steps for Using VLANs
      • Notes on Using VLANs
    • Menu: Configuring VLAN Parameters
      • To Change VLAN Support Settings
      • Adding or Editing VLAN Names
      • Adding or Changing a VLAN Port Assignment
    • CLI: Configuring VLAN Parameters
    • Web: Viewing and Configuring VLAN Parameters
    • VLAN Tagging Information
    • Effect of VLANs on Other Switch Features
      • Spanning Tree Protocol Operation with VLANs
      • IP Interfaces
      • VLAN MAC Addresses
      • Port Trunks
      • Port Monitoring
    • VLAN Restrictions
      • Symptoms of Duplicate MAC Addresses in VLAN Environments
  • GVRP
    • General Operation
    • Per-Port Options for Handling GVRP “Unknown VLANs”
    • Per-Port Options for Dynamic VLAN Advertising and Joining
    • GVRP and VLAN Access Control
      • Port-Leave From a Dynamic VLAN
    • Planning for GVRP Operation
    • Configuring GVRP On a Switch
      • Menu: Viewing and Configuring GVRP
      • CLI: Viewing and Configuring GVRP
      • Web: Viewing and Configuring GVRP
    • GVRP Operating Notes
  • Multimedia Traffic Control with IP Multicast (IGMP)
    • IGMP Operating Features
    • CLI: Configuring and Displaying IGMP
    • Web: Enabling or Disabling IGMP
    • How IGMP Operates
      • Role of the Switch
      • Number of IP Multicast Addresses Allowed
  • Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
    • Menu: Configuring STP
    • CLI: Configuring STP
    • Web: Enabling or Disabling STP
    • How STP Operates
      • STP Fast Mode
      • STP Operation with 802.1Q VLANs
• 10
• Monitoring and Analyzing Switch Operation
  • Status and Counters Data
    • Menu Access To Status and Counters
    • General System Information
      • Menu Access
      • This screen dynamically indicates how individual switch resources are being used.
      • CLI Access
    • Switch Management Address Information
      • Menu Access
      • CLI Access
    • Port Status
      • Menu: Displaying Port Status
      • CLI Access
      • Web Access
    • Viewing Port and Trunk Group Statistics
      • Menu Access to Port and Trunk Statistics
      • CLI Access To Port and Trunk Group Statistics
      • Web Browser Access To View Port and Trunk Group Statistics
    • Viewing the Switch’s MAC Address Tables
      • Menu Access to the MAC Address Views and Searches
      • CLI Access for MAC Address Views and Searches
    • Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Information
      • Menu Access to STP Data
      • CLI Access to STP Data
    • Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Status
    • VLAN Information
    • Web Browser Interface Status Information
  • Port Monitoring Features
    • Menu: Configuring Port Monitoring
    • CLI: Configuring Port Monitoring
    • Web: Configuring Port Monitoring
• 11
• Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshooting Approaches
  • Browser or Console Access Problems
  • Unusual Network Activity
    • General Problems
    • IGMP-Related Problems
    • Problems Related to Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP)
    • Stacking-Related Problems
    • Timep or Gateway Problems
    • VLAN-Related Problems
  • Using the Event Log To Identify Problem Sources
    • Menu: Entering and Navigating in the Event Log
    • CLI:
  • Diagnostic Tools
    • Ping and Link Tests
      • Web: Executing Ping or Link Tests
      • CLI: Ping or Link Tests
    • Displaying the Configuration File
      • CLI: Viewing the Configuration File
      • Web: Viewing the Configuration File
    • CLI Administrative and Troubleshooting Commands
  • Restoring the Factory-Default Configuration
    • CLI: Resetting to the Factory-Default Configuration
    • Clear/Reset: Resetting to the Factory-Default Configuration
• A
• Transferring an Operating System or Startup Configuration File
  • Downloading an Operating System (OS)
    • Using TFTP To Download the OS File from a Server
      • Menu: TFTP Download from a Server
      • CLI: TFTP Download from a Server
    • Switch-to-Switch Download
      • Menu: Switch-to-Switch Download
      • CLI: Switch-To-Switch Download
    • Using Xmodem to Download the OS File From a PC
      • Menu: Xmodem Download
      • CLI: Xmodem Download from a PC or Unix Workstation
  • Troubleshooting TFTP Downloads
  • Transferring Switch Configurations
• B
• MAC Address Management
  • Determining MAC Addresses
    • Menu: Viewing the Switch’s MAC Addresses
    • CLI: Viewing the Port and VLAN MAC Addresses
• C
• Switch Memory and Configuration
  • Overview of Configuration File Management
  • Using the CLI To Implement Configuration Changes
  • Using the Menu and Web Browser Interfaces To Implement Configuration Changes
    • Using the Menu Interface To Implement Configuration Changes
      • Using Save and Cancel in the Menu Interface
      • Rebooting from the Menu Interface
    • Using the Web Browser Interface To Implement Configuration Changes
• D
• Daylight Savings Time