Extreme Networks Summit 300-48 Safety guide

Extreme Networks, Inc.
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Summit 300-48 Switch
Software User Guide
Software Version 6.2a
Published: September 2003
Part number: 123007-00 Rev. 01

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Authors: Julie Laccabue, Barbara Weinstein
Editor: Amy Guzules
Production: Julie Laccabue
Special Thanks: Collin Batey, Valerie Swisher, Richard Small

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Contents
Preface
Introduction 15
Conventions 15
Related Publications 16
Chapter 1 ExtremeWare Overview
Summary of Features 17
Unified Access 18
Virtual LANs (VLANs) 18
Spanning Tree Protocol 18
Quality of Service 19
Load Sharing 19
ESRP-Aware Switches 19
Software Licensing 19
Security Licensing 20
Obtaining a Security License 20
Security Features Under License Control 20
Software Factory Defaults 20
Chapter 2 Accessing the Switch
Understanding the Command Syntax 23
Syntax Helper 24
Command Shortcuts 24
Summit 300-48 Switch Numerical Ranges 24
Names 25
Symbols 25
Line-Editing Keys 25
Command History 26
Common Commands 26

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Configuring Management Access 28
User Account 29
Administrator Account 29
Default Accounts 29
Creating a Management Account 30
Domain Name Service Client Services 31
Checking Basic Connectivity 32
Ping 32
Traceroute 32
Chapter 3 Managing the Switch
Overview 35
Using the Console Interface 36
Using Telnet 36
Connecting to Another Host Using Telnet 36
Configuring Switch IP Parameters 36
Disconnecting a Telnet Session 38
Controlling Telnet Access 39
Using Secure Shell 2 (SSH2) 39
Enabling SSH2 for Inbound Switch Access 39
Using SNMP 40
Accessing Switch Agents 40
Supported MIBs 41
Configuring SNMP Settings 41
Displaying SNMP Settings 42
Authenticating Users 43
RADIUS Client 43
Using ExtremeWare Vista 47
Controlling Web Access 47
Setting Up Your Browser 47
Accessing ExtremeWare Vista 48
Navigating ExtremeWare Vista 48
Saving Changes 50
Filtering Information 50
Do a GET When Configuring a VLAN 51
Sending Screen Output to Extreme Networks 51
Using the Simple Network Time Protocol 51
Configuring and Using SNTP 51
SNTP Configuration Commands 54
SNTP Example 54
Chapter 4 Configuring Ports on a Switch

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Port Numbering 55
Enabling and Disabling Switch Ports 55
Configuring Switch Port Speed and Duplex Setting 56
Switch Port Commands 56
Load Sharing on the Switch 57
Load-Sharing Algorithms 57
Configuring Switch Load Sharing 58
Load-Sharing Example 59
Verifying the Load-Sharing Configuration 59
Switch Port-Mirroring 59
Port-Mirroring Commands 60
Port-Mirroring Example 61
Extreme Discovery Protocol 61
EDP Commands 61
Chapter 5 Virtual LANs (VLANs)
Overview of Virtual LANs 63
Benefits 63
Types of VLANs 64
Port-Based VLANs 64
Tagged VLANs 66
VLAN Names 69
Default VLAN 69
Renaming a VLAN 70
Configuring VLANs on the Switch 70
VLAN Configuration Commands 70
VLAN Configuration Examples 71
Displaying VLAN Settings 71
Chapter 6 Wireless Networking
Overview of Wireless Networking 73
Summary of Wireless Features 74
Wireless Devices 74
Bridging 75
Managing Wireless Ports 75
Configuring RF Properties 76
Configuring Wireless Switch Properties 78
Configuring Country Codes 78
Configuring Wireless Ports 79

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Configuring Wireless Port Interfaces 79
Managing Wireless Clients 80
Show Commands 80
Event Logging and Reporting 81
Chapter 7 Unified Access Security
Overview of Security 83
User Access Security 84
Authentication 84
Privacy 85
Cipher Suites 85
Network Security Policies 87
Policy Design 87
Policy Examples 88
Policies and RADIUS Support 88
RADIUS Attributes 88
CLI Commands for Security on the Switch 89
Security Profile Commands 89
Example Wireless Configuration Process 91
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Chapter 8 Power Over Ethernet
Overview 95
Summary of PoE Features 95
Port Power Management 96
Port Power Operator Limit 96
Power Budget Management 96
Port Power Events 97
Per-Port LEDs 98
Configuring Power Over Ethernet 98
Chapter 9 Forwarding Database (FDB)
Overview of the FDB 103
FDB Contents 103
FDB Entry Types 103
How FDB Entries Get Added 104
Associating a QoS Profile with an FDB Entry 104
Configuring FDB Entries 105
FDB Configuration Examples 106
Displaying FDB Entries 106

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Chapter 10 Access Policies
Overview of Access Policies 107
Access Control Lists 107
Rate Limits 107
Using Access Control Lists 107
Access Masks 108
Access Lists 108
Rate Limits 109
How Access Control Lists Work 109
Access Mask Precedence Numbers 110
Specifying a Default Rule 110
The permit-established Keyword 111
Adding Access Mask, Access List, and Rate Limit Entries 111
Deleting Access Mask, Access List, and Rate Limit Entries 112
Verifying Access Control List Configurations 112
Access Control List Commands 112
Access Control List Examples 116
Chapter 11 Quality of Service (QoS)
Overview of Policy-Based Quality of Service 121
Applications and Types of QoS 122
Voice Applications 122
Video Applications 122
Critical Database Applications 122
Web Browsing Applications 123
File Server Applications 123
Configuring QoS for a Port or VLAN 123
Traffic Groupings 124
Access List Based Traffic Groupings 124
MAC-Based Traffic Groupings 125
Explicit Class of Service (802.1p and DiffServ) Traffic Groupings 126
Configuring DiffServ 128
Physical and Logical Groupings 130
Verifying Configuration and Performance 131
QoS Monitor 131
Displaying QoS Profile Information 132
Modifying a QoS Configuration 132
Traffic Rate-Limiting 132
Chapter 12 Status Monitoring and Statistics
Status Monitoring 133

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Port Statistics 135
Port Errors 136
Port Monitoring Display Keys 137
Setting the System Recovery Level 137
Logging 138
Local Logging 139
Remote Logging 139
Logging Configuration Changes 140
Logging Commands 140
RMON 142
About RMON 142
RMON Features of the Switch 142
Configuring RMON 143
Event Actions 144
Chapter 13 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
Overview of the Spanning Tree Protocol 145
Spanning Tree Domains 145
Defaults 146
STPD BPDU Tunneling 146
STP Configurations 146
Configuring STP on the Switch 148
STP Configuration Example 151
Displaying STP Settings 151
Disabling and Resetting STP 152
Chapter 14 IP Unicast Routing
Overview of IP Unicast Routing 153
Router Interfaces 154
Populating the Routing Table 154
Proxy ARP 156
ARP-Incapable Devices 156
Proxy ARP Between Subnets 156
Relative Route Priorities 157
Configuring IP Unicast Routing 157
Verifying the IP Unicast Routing Configuration 158
IP Commands 158
Routing Configuration Example 162
Displaying Router Settings 163

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Resetting and Disabling Router Settings 163
Configuring DHCP/BOOTP Relay 164
Verifying the DHCP/BOOTP Relay Configuration 165
UDP-Forwarding 165
Configuring UDP-Forwarding 165
UDP-Forwarding Example 166
ICMP Packet Processing 166
UDP-Forwarding Commands 166
Appendix A Safety Information
Important Safety Information 169
Power 169
Power Cord 170
Connections 170
Lithium Battery 171
Appendix B Supported Standards
Appendix C Software Upgrade and Boot Options
Downloading a New Image 175
Rebooting the Switch 176
Saving Configuration Changes 176
Returning to Factory Defaults 176
Using TFTP to Upload the Configuration 177
Using TFTP to Download the Configuration 178
Downloading a Complete Configuration 178
Downloading an Incremental Configuration 178
Scheduled Incremental Configuration Download 178
Remember to Save 179
Upgrading and Accessing BootROM 179
Upgrading Bootloader 179
Accessing the Bootstrap CLI 179
Accessing the Bootloader CLI 180
Boot Option Commands 181
Appendix D Troubleshooting
LEDs 183
Using the Command-Line Interface 184
Port Configuration 185
VLANs 186
STP 187

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Debug Tracing 187
TOP Command 187
Contacting Extreme Technical Support 187
Index
Index of Commands