Brocade Communications Systems Brocate Ethernet Access Switch 6910 - Manual (Page 53)

Brocade 6910 Ethernet Access Switch Configuration Guide 3
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Chapter
1
Introduction
In this chapter
This switch provides a broad range of features for Layer 2 switching. It includes a management
agent that allows you to configure the features listed in this manual. The default configuration can
be used for most of the features provided by this switch. However, there are many options that you
should configure to maximize the switch’s performance for your particular network environment.
This chapter includes the following topics:
• Key Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
• Description of Software Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
• System Defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Key Features
TABLE 1 Key Features
Feature Description
Configuration Backup
and Restore Using management station or FTP/SFTP/TFTP server
Authentication Console, Telnet, web – user name/password, RADIUS, TACACS+
Port – IEEE 802.1X, MAC address filtering
SNMP v1/2c - Community strings
SNMP version 3 – MD5 or SHA password
Telnet – SSH
Web – HTTPS
General Security
Measures AAA
ARP inspection
DHCP Snooping (with Option 82 relay information)
IP Source Guard
Private VLANs
Port Authentication – IEEE 802.1X
Port Security – MAC address filtering
Access Control Lists Supports up to 512 rules, 64 ACLs, and a maximum of 64 rules for an ACL
DHCP Client
DNS Client and Proxy service
Port Configuration Speed and duplex mode and flow control
Port Trunking Supports up to 12 trunks – static or dynamic trunking (LACP)