Linksys EG24M - Manual (Page 17)

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• Port Trunking allows you to assign a range of ports to trunking groups.
• Port Mirroring lets you mirror one port to another.
• File Transfer allows you to upgrade your GigaSwitch software.
Switching Database Configuration
Select L2 Switching DataBase from the Advanced Management screen and
press Enter. The L2 Switching DataBase screen will appear, with VLAN
Perspective highlighted.
The GigaSwitch can be viewed from the four perspectives in the L2 Switching
DataBase screen.
• VLAN Perspective
• IP Multicast Group Perspective
• MAC Address Perspective
• Port Perspective
These four views allow a network administrator to manage and monitor
VLANs and their associated MAC addresses and ports effectively from dif-
ferent views.
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Advanced management activities consist of the Level 2 switching database,
Level 3 IP networking, bridging, static filtering, spanning tree, SNMP, other
protocols (GVRP and IGMP), port trunking, port mirroring, and file transfer.
To perform advanced management activities:
1. From the Switch Management screen, highlight Advanced Management and
press Enter. The Advanced Management screen will appear.
2. In the Advanced Management screen, highlight the desired option and
press the Enter key.
The following options are available:
• L2 Switching DataBase lets you view and change VLAN, IP multicast
group, MAC address, and port perspectives.
• IP Networking allows you to view or change IP settings, ARP and routing
table parameters, RIP parameters, DHCP gateway settings, and ping settings.
• Bridging lets you view and change the aging period for a MAC address.
• Static Filtering allows you to view, add, delete, or search all source or des-
tination addresses to be filtered.
• Spanning Tree lets you view and change parameters relating to the span-
ning tree protocol.
• SNMP allows you to view and change all SNMP-related information.
• Other Protocols lets you view and change GVRP and IGMP settings.
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Advanced Management Activities