Cisco 300 Series Instruction Manual

Cisco Small Business 300 Series Managed Switch
Administration Guide Release 1.3.5
ADMINISTRATION
GUIDE

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Getting Started 1
Starting the Web-based Configuration Utility 1
Quick Start Device Configuration 4
Interface Naming Conventions 5
/Window Navigation 7
Chapter 2: Status and Statistics 11
System Summary 11
Viewing Ethernet Interfaces 11
Viewing Etherlike Statistics 13
Viewing 802.1X EAP Statistics 14
Health 15
Managing RMON 15
View Log 23
Chapter 3: Administration: System Log 24
Setting System Log Settings 24
Setting Remote Logging Settings 26
Viewing Memory Logs 28
Chapter 4: Administration: File Management 30
System Files 30
Upgrade/Backup Firmware/Language 33
Download/Backup Configuration/Log 37
Configuration Files Properties 42
Copy/Save Configuration 43
Auto Configuration via DHCP 44

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Chapter 5: Administration 51
Device Models 51
System Settings 53
Management Interface 55
User Accounts 55
Defining Idle Session Timeout 55
Time Settings 56
System Log 56
File Management 56
Rebooting the Device 56
Health 58
Diagnostics 59
Discovery - Bonjour 59
Discovery - LLDP 59
Discovery - CDP 60
Ping 60
Chapter 6: Administration: Time Settings 62
System Time Options 63
SNTP Modes 64
Configuring System Time 65
Chapter 7: Administration: Diagnostics 73
Testing Copper Ports 73
Displaying Optical Module Status 75
Configuring Port and VLAN Mirroring 77
Viewing CPU Utilization and Secure Core Technology 78
Chapter 8: Administration: Discovery 80
Bonjour 80

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LLDP and CDP 81
Configuring LLDP 82
Configuring CDP 102
Chapter 9: Administration: Unidirectional Link Detection 112
UDLD Overview 112
UDLD Operation 113
Usage Guidelines 116
Dependencies On Other Features 116
Default Settings and Configuration 117
Before You Start 117
Common UDLD Tasks 117
Configuring UDLD 118
Chapter 10: Port Management 122
Configuring Ports 122
Setting Port Configuration 123
Link Aggregation 127
PoE 134
Configuring Green Ethernet 134
Chapter 11: Smartport 143
Overview 143
What is a Smartport 144
Smartport Types 144
Smartport Macros 147
Macro Failure and the Reset Operation 148
How the Smartport Feature Works 149
Auto Smartport 149
Error Handling 153

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Default Configuration 153
Relationships with Other Features and Backwards Compatibility 154
Common Smartport Tasks 154
Configuring Smartport Using The Web-based Interface 156
Built-in Smartport Macros 161
Chapter 12: Port Management: PoE 174
PoE on the Device 174
Configuring PoE Properties 177
Configuring PoE Settings 178
Chapter 13: VLAN Management 181
VLANs 181
Configuring Default VLAN Settings 184
Creating VLANs 185
Configuring VLAN Interface Settings 186
Defining VLAN Membership 187
Voice VLAN 190
Chapter 14: Spanning Tree 204
STP Flavors 204
Configuring STP Status and Global Settings 205
Defining Spanning Tree Interface Settings 207
Configuring Rapid Spanning Tree Settings 209
Chapter 15: Managing MAC Address Tables 212
Configuring Static MAC Addresses 213
Managing Dynamic MAC Addresses 214
Chapter 16: Multicast 216
Multicast Forwarding 216

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Defining Multicast Properties 219
Adding MAC Group Address 220
Adding IP Multicast Group Addresses 222
Configuring IGMP Snooping 224
MLD Snooping 226
Querying IGMP/MLD IP Multicast Group 228
Defining Multicast Router Ports 229
Defining Forward All Multicast 230
Defining Unregistered Multicast Settings 231
Chapter 17: IP Configuration 234
Overview 234
IPv4 Management and Interfaces 236
Domain Name 250
Chapter 18: Security 256
Defining Users 257
Configuring RADIUS 260
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Management Access Method 264
Management Access Authentication 269
Secure Sensitive Data Management 270
SSL Server 270
SSH Client 272
Configuring TCP/UDP Services 273
Defining Storm Control 274
Configuring Port Security 275
802.1X 278
Denial of Service Prevention 278

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Chapter 19: Security: 802.1X Authentication 282
Overview of 802.1X 282
Authenticator Overview 284
Common Tasks 288
802.1X Configuration Through the GUI 289
Chapter 20: Security: First Hop Security 296
First Hop Security Overview 297
Router Advertisement Guard 301
Neighbor Discovery Inspection 301
DHCPv6 Guard 302
Neighbor Binding Integrity 303
Attack Protection 305
Policies, Global Parameters and System Defaults 307
Common Tasks 308
Default Settings and Configuration 310
Before You Start 311
Configuring First Hop Security through Web GUI 311
Chapter 21: Security: Secure Sensitive Data Management 323
Introduction 323
SSD Rules 324
SSD Properties 329
Configuration Files 332
SSD Management Channels 337
Menu CLI and Password Recovery 337
Configuring SSD 338
Chapter 22: Security: SSH Client 341
Secure Copy (SCP) and SSH 341

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Protection Methods 342
SSH Server Authentication 344
SSH Client Authentication 345
Before You Begin 346
Common Tasks 346
SSH Client Configuration Through the GUI 348
Chapter 23: Security: SSH Server 352
Overview 352
Common Tasks 353
SSH Server Configuration Pages 354
Chapter 24: Access Control 358
Access Control Lists 358
Defining MAC-based ACLs 360
IPv4-based ACLs 363
IPv6-Based ACLs 367
Defining ACL Binding 371
Chapter 25: Quality of Service 373
QoS Features and Components 374
Configuring QoS - General 375
Managing QoS Statistics 384
Chapter 26: SNMP 387
SNMP Versions and Workflow 387
Model OIDs 390
SNMP Engine ID 391
Configuring SNMP Views 393
Creating SNMP Groups 394

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Managing SNMP Users 396
Defining SNMP Communities 398
Defining Trap Settings 400
Notification Recipients 400
SNMP Notification Filters 405

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