Linksys EF1324 - Manual (Page 20)

EtherFast ® Layer 3 Management 24-Port 10/100 + 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch
System Mode
The System Mode screen lets you set the Switch to operate as a Layer 2 switch
or as a multilayer routing switch. As a Layer 2 switch, the Switch makes all fil-
tering and forwarding decisions based strictly on MAC addresses. As a multi-
layer routing switch, it switches packets for all non-IP protocols based on
MAC addresses, and routes all IP packets based on the specified routing pro-
tocol.
• Layer 2 - Filtering and forwarding decisions will be based on MAC
addresses for all protocol traffic.
• Multilayer - Switching based on MAC addresses will be used for all
non-IP protocol traffic, and routing will be used for all IP protocol
traffic.
Select OK to return to the previous panel.
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Instant EtherFast ® Series
Note: This screen shot shows the Device Control Menu displayed by a Layer 2
switch.
• IGMP Snooping Configuration - Configures IGMP multicast filtering.
(Only displayed for Layer 2 mode. When the Switch is in multilayer mode,
IGMP Snooping Configuration is available through the IP Menu.)
Select OK to return to the previous panel.
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