Cisco 500 Series Instruction Manual

Cisco 500 Series Stackable Managed Switch
Administration Guide Release 1.2.7
ADMINISTRATION
GUIDE

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Chapter 1: Getting Started 1
Starting the Web-based Switch Configuration Utility 1
Quick Start Switch Configuration 4
Interface Naming Conventions 5
Window Navigation 6
Chapter 2: Viewing Statistics 10
Viewing Ethernet Interfaces 10
Viewing Etherlike Statistics 12
Viewing GVRP Statistics 13
Viewing 802.1X EAP Statistics 14
Viewing TCAM Utilization 15
Managing RMON 17
Chapter 3: Managing System Logs 26
Setting System Log Settings 27
Setting Remote Logging Settings 28
Viewing Memory Logs 29
Chapter 4: Managing System Files 31
Types of System Files 31
Upgrade/Backup Firmware/Language 35
Selecting the Active Image 39
Downloading or Backing-up a Configuration or Log 40
Viewing Configuration Files Properties 43
Copying Configuration Files 44
DHCP Auto Configuration 45
Chapter 1: Stack Management 1
Overview 2

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Types of Units in Stack 3
Stack Mode 4
Stack Ports 8
Stack Topology 11
Unit ID Assignment 14
Master Selection Process 16
Stack Changes and Unit ID Assignment 17
Unit Failure in Stack 20
Software Auto Synchronization in Stack 27
Stack Configuration 27
Development Notes 30
Chapter 2: General Administrative Information 31
System Information 32
Switch Models 38
Console Settings (Autobaud Rate Support) 42
Rebooting the Switch 43
TCAM Allocation 44
Monitoring the Fan Status and Temperature 47
Defining Idle Session Timeout 48
Pinging a Host 49
Traceroute 50
Chapter 3: System Time 52
System Time Options 53
SNTP Modes 54
Configuring System Time 55
Chapter 4: Managing Device Diagnostics 64
Testing Copper Ports 64

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Displaying Optical Module Status 66
Configuring Port and VLAN Mirroring 67
Viewing CPU Utilization and Secure Core Technology 69
Chapter 5: Configuring Discovery 71
Configuring Bonjour Discovery 71
LLDP and CDP 74
Configuring LLDP 75
Configuring CDP 96
Chapter 6: Port Management 105
Configuring Ports 105
Setting Basic Port Configuration 106
Setting Community Names 110
Configuring Link Aggregation 110
Configuring Green Ethernet 118
Chapter 7: Smartports 125
Overview 126
What is a Smartport 127
Smartport Types 127
Smartport Macros 130
Macro Failure and the Reset Operation 132
How the Smartport Feature Works 133
Auto Smartport 133
Error Handling 137
Default Configuration 137
Relationships with Other Features and Backwards Compatibility 138
Common Smartport Tasks 138
Web GUI 140

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Built-in Smartport Macros 146
Chapter 8: Managing Power-over-Ethernet Devices 169
PoE on the Switch 169
Configuring PoE Properties 171
Configuring the PoE Power, Priority, and Class 172
Chapter 9: VLAN Management 176
VLANs 176
Configuring Default VLAN Settings 180
Creating VLANs 181
Configuring VLAN Interface Settings 183
Defining VLAN Membership 184
GVRP Settings 188
VLAN Groups 189
Voice VLAN 194
Access Port Multicast TV VLAN 207
Customer Port Multicast TV VLAN 210
Chapter 10: Configuring the Spanning Tree Protocol 213
STP Flavors 213
Configuring STP Status and Global Settings 215
Defining Spanning Tree Interface Settings 217
Configuring Rapid Spanning Tree Settings 219
Multiple Spanning Tree 221
Defining MSTP Properties 222
Mapping VLANs to a MSTP Instance 223
Defining MSTP Instance Settings 224
Defining MSTP Interface Settings 225

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Chapter 11: Managing MAC Address Tables 228
Configuring Static MAC Addresses 229
Managing Dynamic MAC Addresses 229
Defining Reserved MAC Addresses 231
Chapter 12: Configuring Multicast Forwarding 232
Multicast Forwarding 232
Defining Multicast Properties 235
Adding MAC Group Address 237
Adding IP Multicast Group Addresses 239
Configuring IGMP Snooping 241
MLD Snooping 245
Querying IGMP/MLD IP Multicast Group 248
Defining Multicast Router Ports 249
Defining Forward All Multicast 250
Defining Unregistered Multicast Settings 251
Chapter 13: Configuring IP Information 252
Management and IP Interfaces 252
Defining IPv4 Routes 270
Configuring ARP 271
Enabling ARP Proxy 273
Defining UDP Relay 274
Domain Name Systems 274
Chapter 14: Configuring Security 278
Defining Users 280
Configuring TACACS+ 283
Configuring RADIUS 285
Key Management 287

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Configuring Management Access Authentication 288
Defining Management Access Method 289
Configuring TCP/UDP Services 295
Defining Storm Control 296
Configuring Port Security 298
Configuring 802.1X 300
Denial of Service Prevention 313
IP Source Guard 319
Dynamic ARP Inspection 324
Chapter 15: Using the SSH Client Feature 330
Secure Copy (SCP) and SSH 330
Protection Methods 331
SSH Server Authentication 333
SSH Client Authentication 334
Default Settings and Configuration 335
Before You Begin 336
Common Tasks 336
SSH Client Configuration 338
SSH Client Activation 340
Chapter 16: Using the SSH Server Feature 341
Overview 341
Default Settings 342
Common Tasks 342
SSH Server Configuration Pages 343
Chapter 17: Using the SSL Feature 345
SSL Overview 345
Default Settings and Configuration 346

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SSL Server Authentication Settings 346
Chapter 18: Secure Sensitive Data 349
Introduction to the SSD Feature 350
SSD Management 350
SSD Properties 355
Configuration Files 356
Encryption of Sensitive Data 363
SSD Management Channels 365
Menu CLI and Password Recovery 366
Configuring SSD 366
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Chapter 19: Configuring DHCP 369
DHCP Snooping 369
DHCP Relay 370
Option 82 370
Interactions Between DHCP Snooping, DHCP Relay and Option 82 371
DHCP Snooping Binding Database 376
DHCP Configuration 380
Chapter 20: Access Control 383
Access Control Lists 384
Defining MAC-based ACLs 386
IPv4-based ACLs 388
IPv6-Based ACLs 393
Defining ACL Binding 396
Chapter 21: Configuring Quality of Service 398
QoS Features and Components 399

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Configuring QoS - General 402
QoS Basic Mode 413
QoS Advanced Mode 415
Managing QoS Statistics 427
Chapter 22: Configuring SNMP 431
SNMP Versions and Workflow 431
Model OIDs 435
SNMP Engine ID 437
Configuring SNMP Views 438
Creating SNMP Groups 439
Managing SNMP Users 441
Defining SNMP Communities 443
Defining Trap Settings 445
Notification Recipients 446
SNMP Notification Filters 449
Chapter 23: VRRP 451
Overview 451
Basic Terms 454
Configurable Elements of VRRP 455
Constraints and Interactions with Other Features 460
Configuring VRRP With CLI Commands 461
Configuring VRRP Through Web GUI 463
Chapter 24: RIP 466
Overview 466
Limitations and Constraints 467
How the RIP Protocol Works 468
How RIP Operates on the Device 472

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Configuring RIP With CLI Commands 478
Configuring RIP Through the WEB GUI 485
How to Configure RIP - an Example 494