ZyXEL Communications XGS3700 Series User manual

Quick Start Guide
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GS3700/XGS3700 Series
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Version 4.10
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Related Documentation
• Fan Module Hardware Installation Guide
This guide shows how to install and remove the fan module in the Switch.
• Power Supply Module Hardware Installation Guide
This guide shows how to install and remove the power supply module in the Switch.
• Rack Mounting Hardware Installation Guide
This guide shows how to use the rack mounting kit to install the Switch in a rack.
• CLI Reference Guide
This guide explains how to use the Command-Line Interface (CLI) to configure the Switch.
Note: It is recommended you use the Web Configurator to configure the Switch.
• Web Configurator Online Help
Click the help icon in any screen for help in configuring that screen and supplementary
information.

Contents Overview
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Contents Overview
User’s Guide .......................................................................................................................................19
Getting to Know Your Switch ...................................................................................................................21
Hardware Installation and Connection ....................................................................................................27
Hardware Overview .................................................................................................................................31
The Web Configurator .............................................................................................................................39
Technical Reference ..........................................................................................................................49
System Status and Port Statistics ...........................................................................................................51
Basic Setting ..........................................................................................................................................56
VLAN .......................................................................................................................................................87
Static MAC Forward Setup ....................................................................................................................105
Static Multicast Forward Setup ..............................................................................................................107
Filtering .................................................................................................................................................110
Spanning Tree Protocol .........................................................................................................................112
Bandwidth Control .................................................................................................................................130
Broadcast Storm Control .......................................................................................................................133
Mirroring ................................................................................................................................................135
Link Aggregation ...................................................................................................................................144
Port Authentication ................................................................................................................................152
Port Security ..........................................................................................................................................160
Classifier ...............................................................................................................................................163
Policy Rule ...........................................................................................................................................169
Queuing Method ....................................................................................................................................174
VLAN Stacking ......................................................................................................................................177
Multicast ................................................................................................................................................184
AAA .......................................................................................................................................................209
IP Source Guard ...................................................................................................................................222
Loop Guard ...........................................................................................................................................244
VLAN Mapping ......................................................................................................................................248
Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling ...................................................................................................................252
sFlow .....................................................................................................................................................256
PPPoE ...................................................................................................................................................260
Error Disable .........................................................................................................................................268
MAC Pinning .........................................................................................................................................273
Private VLAN .........................................................................................................................................275
Green Ethernet ......................................................................................................................................279
Static Route ...........................................................................................................................................281
Policy Routing .......................................................................................................................................286

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Differentiated Services ..........................................................................................................................290
DHCP ....................................................................................................................................................298
VRRP ....................................................................................................................................................313
Load Sharing .........................................................................................................................................322
ARP Setup ............................................................................................................................................324
Maintenance ..........................................................................................................................................331
Access Control ......................................................................................................................................337
Diagnostic .............................................................................................................................................360
Syslog ...................................................................................................................................................362
Cluster Management .............................................................................................................................365
MAC Table .............................................................................................................................................371
IP Table .................................................................................................................................................374
ARP Table .............................................................................................................................................376
Routing Table ........................................................................................................................................378
Path MTU Table ....................................................................................................................................379
Configure Clone ....................................................................................................................................380
Neighbor Table ......................................................................................................................................382
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................................385

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Contents Overview ..............................................................................................................................3
Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................5
Part I: User’s Guide .........................................................................................19
Chapter 1
Getting to Know Your Switch.............................................................................................................21
1.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................21
1.1.1 Bridging Example ....................................................................................................................21
1.1.2 High Performance Switching Example ....................................................................................22
1.1.3 Gigabit Ethernet to the Desktop ..............................................................................................23
1.1.4 IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Application Example ................................................................................23
1.1.5 IPv6 Support ............................................................................................................................24
1.2 Ways to Manage the Switch ..............................................................................................................24
1.3 Good Habits for Managing the Switch ...............................................................................................25
Chapter 2
Hardware Installation and Connection .............................................................................................27
2.1 Freestanding Installation ..................................................................................................................27
2.2 Mounting the Switch on a Rack ........................................................................................................28
2.3 Installation Requirements ..................................................................................................................28
2.3.1 Precautions .............................................................................................................................28
2.4 Attaching the Brackets to the Switch .................................................................................................28
2.5 Mounting the Switch on a Rack .........................................................................................................29
2.6 Power Module Installation .................................................................................................................30
Chapter 3
Hardware Overview ............................................................................................................................31
3.1 Front Panel Connections ..................................................................................................................31
3.1.1 Ethernet Ports ..........................................................................................................................32
3.1.2 SFP/SFP+ Slots ......................................................................................................................33
3.1.3 Management Port ....................................................................................................................34
3.1.4 Console Port ...........................................................................................................................34
3.2 Rear Panel ........................................................................................................................................35
3.2.1 Removing and Installing the Fan Module ................................................................................35
3.2.2 Power Connection ...................................................................................................................35
3.3 LEDs .............................................................................................................................................36

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Chapter 4
The Web Configurator........................................................................................................................39
4.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................39
4.2 System Login .................................................................................................................................39
4.3 The Web Configurator Layout .........................................................................................................40
4.3.1 Change Your Password ........................................................................................................45
4.4 Saving Your Configuration ................................................................................................................45
4.5 Switch Lockout ................................................................................................................................45
4.6 Resetting the Switch ......................................................................................................................46
4.6.1 Reload the Configuration File .................................................................................................46
4.7 Logging Out of the Web Configurator ..............................................................................................47
4.8 Help ..................................................................................................................................................47
Part II: Technical Reference............................................................................49
Chapter 5
System Status and Port Statistics.....................................................................................................51
5.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................51
5.2 Port Status Summary ...................................................................................................................51
5.2.1 Status: Port Details ..............................................................................................................53
Chapter 6
Basic Setting ......................................................................................................................................56
6.1 System Information ........................................................................................................................56
6.2 General Setup ...............................................................................................................................58
6.3 Introduction to VLANs ......................................................................................................................59
6.4 Switch Setup ....................................................................................................................................60
6.5 IP Setup .........................................................................................................................................62
6.5.1 IP Interfaces ...........................................................................................................................62
6.6 Port Setup ........................................................................................................................................64
6.7 PoE ................................................................................................................................................66
6.7.1 PoE Setup ...............................................................................................................................68
6.8 Interface Setup .................................................................................................................................70
6.9 IPv6 ...................................................................................................................................................71
6.9.1 IPv6 Interface Status ...............................................................................................................73
6.9.2 IPv6 Configuration ...................................................................................................................75
6.9.3 IPv6 Global Setup ....................................................................................................................76
6.9.4 IPv6 Interface Setup ................................................................................................................77
6.9.5 IPv6 Link-Local Address Setup ...............................................................................................77
6.9.6 IPv6 Global Address Setup .....................................................................................................79
6.9.7 IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Setup ...............................................................................................80

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6.9.8 IPv6 Router Discovery Setup ..................................................................................................81
6.9.9 IPv6 Prefix Setup .....................................................................................................................82
6.9.10 IPv6 Neighbor Setup .............................................................................................................84
6.9.11 DHCPv6 Client Setup ............................................................................................................85
Chapter 7
VLAN....................................................................................................................................................87
7.1 Introduction to IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLANs ...............................................................................87
7.1.1 Forwarding Tagged and Untagged Frames .............................................................................87
7.2 Automatic VLAN Registration ...........................................................................................................88
7.2.1 GARP ......................................................................................................................................88
7.2.2 GVRP ......................................................................................................................................88
7.3 Port VLAN Trunking .........................................................................................................................89
7.4 Select the VLAN Type ......................................................................................................................89
7.5 802.1Q Static VLAN ..........................................................................................................................89
7.5.1 VLAN Status ...........................................................................................................................90
7.5.2 VLAN Details ...........................................................................................................................91
7.5.3 Configure a Static VLAN or Private VLAN ...........................................................................92
7.5.4 Configure VLAN Port Settings .............................................................................................94
7.5.5 Subnet Based VLANs .............................................................................................................95
7.5.6 Protocol Based VLANs ...........................................................................................................97
7.5.7 View Private VLAN Status .................................................................................................100
7.6 Port-based VLAN Setup ..............................................................................................................101
7.6.1 Configure a Port-based VLAN ..............................................................................................101
Chapter 8
Static MAC Forward Setup...............................................................................................................105
8.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................................105
8.2 Configuring Static MAC Forwarding ...........................................................................................105
Chapter 9
Static Multicast Forward Setup .......................................................................................................107
9.1 Static Multicast Forwarding Overview .............................................................................................107
9.2 Configuring Static Multicast Forwarding ..........................................................................................108
Chapter 10
Filtering..............................................................................................................................................110
10.1 Configure a Filtering Rule ...........................................................................................................110
Chapter 11
Spanning Tree Protocol....................................................................................................................112
11.1 STP/RSTP Overview ...................................................................................................................112
11.1.1 STP Terminology .................................................................................................................112

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11.1.2 How STP Works ..................................................................................................................113
11.1.3 STP Port States ..................................................................................................................113
11.1.4 Multiple RSTP ....................................................................................................................113
11.1.5 Multiple STP .........................................................................................................................114
11.2 Spanning Tree Protocol Status Screen ..........................................................................................117
11.3 Spanning Tree Configuration ........................................................................................................117
11.4 Configure Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol ...................................................................................118
11.5 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Status .........................................................................................119
11.6 Configure Multiple Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol ......................................................................121
11.7 Multiple Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Status ........................................................................122
11.8 Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol ................................................................................124
11.8.1 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol Port Configuration ...........................................................127
11.9 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol Status ...................................................................................128
Chapter 12
Bandwidth Control............................................................................................................................130
12.1 Bandwidth Control Overview .......................................................................................................130
12.1.1 CIR and PIR ........................................................................................................................130
12.2 Bandwidth Control Setup ..............................................................................................................131
Chapter 13
Broadcast Storm Control.................................................................................................................133
13.1 Broadcast Storm Control Setup ....................................................................................................133
Chapter 14
Mirroring............................................................................................................................................135
14.1 Port Mirroring ...............................................................................................................................135
14.1.1 Local Port Mirroring .............................................................................................................138
14.1.2 Remote Port Mirroring .........................................................................................................139
14.1.3 Source .................................................................................................................................139
14.1.4 Destination ...........................................................................................................................141
14.1.5 Connected Port ....................................................................................................................142
Chapter 15
Link Aggregation ..............................................................................................................................144
15.1 Link Aggregation Overview ..........................................................................................................144
15.2 Dynamic Link Aggregation ...........................................................................................................144
15.2.1 Link Aggregation ID ............................................................................................................145
15.3 Link Aggregation Status ...............................................................................................................145
15.4 Link Aggregation Setting ..............................................................................................................147
15.5 Link Aggregation Control Protocol .............................................................................................149
15.6 Static Trunking Example ...............................................................................................................150

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Chapter 16
Port Authentication ..........................................................................................................................152
16.1 Port Authentication Overview .......................................................................................................152
16.1.1 IEEE 802.1x Authentication .................................................................................................152
16.1.2 MAC Authentication .............................................................................................................153
16.2 Port Authentication Configuration .................................................................................................154
16.2.1 Activate IEEE 802.1x Security .........................................................................................155
16.2.2 Guest VLAN ........................................................................................................................156
16.2.3 Activate MAC Authentication ..............................................................................................158
Chapter 17
Port Security .....................................................................................................................................160
17.1 About Port Security .......................................................................................................................160
17.2 Port Security Setup .......................................................................................................................160
17.3 VLAN MAC Address Limit ............................................................................................................162
Chapter 18
Classifier............................................................................................................................................163
18.1 About the Classifier and QoS ........................................................................................................163
18.2 Configuring the Classifier .............................................................................................................163
18.3 Viewing and Editing Classifier Configuration ................................................................................166
18.4 Classifier Example ........................................................................................................................168
Chapter 19
Policy Rule .......................................................................................................................................169
19.1 Policy Rules Overview .................................................................................................................169
19.1.1 DiffServ ................................................................................................................................169
19.1.2 DSCP and Per-Hop Behavior ..............................................................................................169
19.2 Configuring Policy Rules ...............................................................................................................169
19.3 Viewing and Editing Policy Configuration ......................................................................................172
19.4 Policy Example ..............................................................................................................................173
Chapter 20
Queuing Method ...............................................................................................................................174
20.1 Queuing Method Overview ...........................................................................................................174
20.1.1 Strictly Priority ......................................................................................................................174
20.1.2 Weighted Fair Queuing ........................................................................................................174
20.1.3 Weighted Round Robin Scheduling (WRR) .........................................................................175
20.2 Configuring Queuing .....................................................................................................................175
Chapter 21
VLAN Stacking ..................................................................................................................................177
21.1 VLAN Stacking Overview .............................................................................................................177

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21.1.1 VLAN Stacking Example ......................................................................................................177
21.2 VLAN Stacking Port Roles ............................................................................................................178
21.3 VLAN Tag Format ..........................................................................................................................179
21.3.1 Frame Format ......................................................................................................................179
21.4 Configuring VLAN Stacking ...........................................................................................................180
21.4.1 Port-based Q-in-Q ...............................................................................................................181
21.4.2 Selective Q-in-Q .................................................................................................................182
Chapter 22
Multicast ............................................................................................................................................184
22.1 Multicast Overview .......................................................................................................................184
22.1.1 IP Multicast Addresses ........................................................................................................184
22.1.2 IGMP Filtering ......................................................................................................................184
22.1.3 IGMP Snooping ..................................................................................................................185
22.1.4 IGMP Snooping and VLANs ................................................................................................185
22.1.5 MLD Snooping-Proxy ..........................................................................................................185
22.1.6 MLD Messages ....................................................................................................................186
22.2 Multicast Setup ..............................................................................................................................186
22.3 IPv4 Multicast Status ....................................................................................................................187
22.3.1 IGMP Snooping ..................................................................................................................188
22.3.2 IGMP Snooping VLAN ........................................................................................................191
22.3.3 IGMP Filtering Profile .........................................................................................................192
22.4 IPv6 Multicast Status ....................................................................................................................193
22.4.1 MLD Snooping-proxy ..........................................................................................................194
22.4.2 MLD Snooping-proxy VLAN ...............................................................................................195
22.4.3 MLD Snooping-proxy VLAN Port Role Setting ...................................................................197
22.4.4 MLD Snooping-proxy Filtering ............................................................................................198
22.4.5 MLD Snooping-proxy Filtering Profile .................................................................................200
22.5 MVR Overview .............................................................................................................................201
22.5.1 Types of MVR Ports .............................................................................................................201
22.5.2 MVR Modes .........................................................................................................................201
22.5.3 How MVR Works .................................................................................................................202
22.6 General MVR Configuration ..........................................................................................................202
22.6.1 MVR Group Configuration ..................................................................................................204
22.6.2 MVR Configuration Example ...............................................................................................206
Chapter 23
AAA....................................................................................................................................................209
23.1 Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) ....................................................................209
23.1.1 Local User Accounts ............................................................................................................209
23.1.2 RADIUS and TACACS+ ......................................................................................................210
23.2 AAA Screens .................................................................................................................................210
23.2.1 RADIUS Server Setup .......................................................................................................210

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23.2.2 TACACS+ Server Setup ..................................................................................................213
23.2.3 AAA Setup ...........................................................................................................................215
23.2.4 Vendor Specific Attribute .....................................................................................................217
23.2.5 Tunnel Protocol Attribute .....................................................................................................218
23.3 Supported RADIUS Attributes .......................................................................................................218
23.3.1 Attributes Used for Authentication .......................................................................................219
23.3.2 Attributes Used for Accounting ............................................................................................219
Chapter 24
IP Source Guard................................................................................................................................222
24.1 IP Source Guard Overview ...........................................................................................................222
24.1.1 DHCP Snooping Overview ..................................................................................................222
24.1.2 ARP Inspection Overview ....................................................................................................224
24.2 IP Source Guard ...........................................................................................................................226
24.3 IP Source Guard Static Binding .....................................................................................................226
24.4 DHCP Snooping ............................................................................................................................229
24.5 DHCP Snooping Configure ...........................................................................................................231
24.5.1 DHCP Snooping Port Configure ..........................................................................................233
24.5.2 DHCP Snooping VLAN Configure .......................................................................................234
24.5.3 DHCP Snooping VLAN Port Configure ................................................................................235
24.6 ARP Inspection Status ..................................................................................................................236
24.6.1 ARP Inspection VLAN Status ..............................................................................................238
24.6.2 ARP Inspection Log Status ..................................................................................................239
24.7 ARP Inspection Configure .............................................................................................................240
24.7.1 ARP Inspection Port Configure ............................................................................................241
24.7.2 ARP Inspection VLAN Configure .........................................................................................242
Chapter 25
Loop Guard .......................................................................................................................................244
25.1 Loop Guard Overview ..................................................................................................................244
25.2 Loop Guard Setup .........................................................................................................................246
Chapter 26
VLAN Mapping ..................................................................................................................................248
26.1 VLAN Mapping Overview .............................................................................................................248
26.1.1 VLAN Mapping Example .....................................................................................................248
26.2 Enabling VLAN Mapping ...............................................................................................................249
26.3 Configuring VLAN Mapping ...........................................................................................................250
Chapter 27
Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling..............................................................................................................252
27.1 Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling Overview ..........................................................................................252
27.1.1 Layer-2 Protocol Tunneling Mode ........................................................................................253

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27.2 Configuring Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling ........................................................................................254
Chapter 28
sFlow..................................................................................................................................................256
28.1 sFlow Overview .............................................................................................................................256
28.2 sFlow Port Configuration ...............................................................................................................257
28.2.1 sFlow Collector Configuration ..............................................................................................258
Chapter 29
PPPoE................................................................................................................................................260
29.1 PPPoE Intermediate Agent Overview ..........................................................................................260
29.1.1 PPPoE Intermediate Agent Tag Format ..............................................................................260
29.1.2 Sub-Option Format ..............................................................................................................260
29.1.3 Port State .............................................................................................................................261
29.2 The PPPoE Screen .......................................................................................................................262
29.3 PPPoE Intermediate Agent ..........................................................................................................262
29.3.1 PPPoE IA Per-Port .............................................................................................................264
29.3.2 PPPoE IA Per-Port Per-VLAN ............................................................................................265
29.3.3 PPPoE IA for VLAN ............................................................................................................267
Chapter 30
Error Disable .....................................................................................................................................268
30.1 CPU Protection Overview .............................................................................................................268
30.2 Error-Disable Recovery Overview .................................................................................................268
30.3 The Error Disable Screen ..............................................................................................................269
30.4 CPU Protection Configuration ......................................................................................................269
30.5 Error-Disable Detect Configuration ..............................................................................................270
30.6 Error-Disable Recovery Configuration .........................................................................................271
Chapter 31
MAC Pinning .....................................................................................................................................273
31.1 MAC Pinning Overview ................................................................................................................273
31.2 MAC Pinning Configuration ...........................................................................................................274
Chapter 32
Private VLAN.....................................................................................................................................275
32.1 Private VLAN Overview ................................................................................................................275
32.1.1 Configuration .......................................................................................................................277
Chapter 33
Green Ethernet..................................................................................................................................279
33.1 Green Ethernet Overview .............................................................................................................279
33.2 Configuring Green Ethernet ..........................................................................................................279

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Chapter 34
Static Route.......................................................................................................................................281
34.1 Static Routing Overview ..............................................................................................................281
34.2 Static Routing ................................................................................................................................281
34.3 Configuring IPv4 Static Routing ..................................................................................................282
34.4 Configuring IPv6 Static Routing ..................................................................................................284
Chapter 35
Policy Routing...................................................................................................................................286
35.1 Policy Route Overview .................................................................................................................286
35.1.1 Benefits ................................................................................................................................286
35.2 Configuring Policy Routing Profile .................................................................................................287
35.2.1 Policy Routing Rule Configuration ......................................................................................287
Chapter 36
Differentiated Services.....................................................................................................................290
36.1 DiffServ Overview ........................................................................................................................290
36.1.1 DSCP and Per-Hop Behavior ..............................................................................................290
36.1.2 DiffServ Network Example ..................................................................................................290
36.2 Two Rate Three Color Marker Traffic Policing ..............................................................................291
36.2.1 TRTCM - Color-blind Mode ..................................................................................................292
36.2.2 TRTCM - Color-aware Mode ...............................................................................................292
36.3 Activating DiffServ ........................................................................................................................292
36.3.1 Configuring 2-Rate 3 Color Marker Settings .......................................................................293
36.3.2 DSCP Profile ......................................................................................................................295
36.4 DSCP-to-IEEE 802.1p Priority Settings ...................................................................................296
36.4.1 Configuring DSCP Settings .................................................................................................296
Chapter 37
DHCP..................................................................................................................................................298
37.1 DHCP Overview ...........................................................................................................................298
37.1.1 DHCP Modes ......................................................................................................................298
37.1.2 DHCP Configuration Options ...............................................................................................298
37.2 DHCP Configuration ......................................................................................................................298
37.3 DHCPv4 Status ............................................................................................................................299
37.3.1 DHCPv4 Server Status Detail .............................................................................................300
37.4 DHCPv4 Relay .............................................................................................................................300
37.4.1 DHCPv4 Relay Agent Information .......................................................................................301
37.4.2 DHCPv4 Option 82 Profile ...................................................................................................302
37.4.3 Configuring DHCPv4 Global Relay ......................................................................................303
37.4.4 DHCPv4 Global Relay Port Configure ................................................................................304
37.4.5 Global DHCP Relay Configuration Example .......................................................................305
37.5 Configuring DHCP VLAN Settings .............................................................................................306

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37.5.1 DHCPv4 VLAN Port Configure ...........................................................................................308
37.5.2 Example: DHCP Relay for Two VLANs ...............................................................................309
37.6 DHCPv6 Relay ..............................................................................................................................311
Chapter 38
VRRP..................................................................................................................................................313
38.1 VRRP Overview ...........................................................................................................................313
38.2 VRRP Status .................................................................................................................................314
38.3 VRRP Configuration .....................................................................................................................314
38.3.1 IP Interface Setup ...............................................................................................................314
38.3.2 VRRP Parameters ..............................................................................................................316
38.3.3 Configuring VRRP Parameters ............................................................................................317
38.3.4 Viewing VRRP Summary .....................................................................................................318
38.4 VRRP Configuration Examples ....................................................................................................318
38.4.1 One Subnet Network Example ...........................................................................................319
38.4.2 Two Subnets Example .........................................................................................................320
Chapter 39
Load Sharing.....................................................................................................................................322
39.1 Load Sharing Overview ................................................................................................................322
39.2 Configuring Load Sharing .............................................................................................................322
Chapter 40
ARP Setup .........................................................................................................................................324
40.1 ARP Overview ..............................................................................................................................324
40.1.1 How ARP Works ..................................................................................................................324
40.1.2 ARP Learning Mode ............................................................................................................324
40.2 ARP Setup ....................................................................................................................................326
40.2.1 ARP Learning .....................................................................................................................327
40.2.2 Static ARP ...........................................................................................................................328
Chapter 41
Maintenance......................................................................................................................................331
41.1 The Maintenance Screen ..............................................................................................................331
41.2 Load Factory Default ....................................................................................................................332
41.3 Save Configuration ........................................................................................................................332
41.4 Reboot System ..............................................................................................................................332
41.5 Firmware Upgrade ........................................................................................................................333
41.6 Restore a Configuration File .........................................................................................................334
41.7 Backup a Configuration File ..........................................................................................................334
41.8 FTP Command Line ......................................................................................................................335
41.8.1 Filename Conventions ........................................................................................................335
41.8.2 FTP Command Line Procedure ..........................................................................................336

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41.8.3 GUI-based FTP Clients ........................................................................................................336
41.8.4 FTP Restrictions .................................................................................................................336
Chapter 42
Access Control .................................................................................................................................337
42.1 Access Control Overview ..........................................................................................................337
42.2 The Access Control Main Screen ..................................................................................................337
42.3 About SNMP ...............................................................................................................................337
42.3.1 SNMP v3 and Security ........................................................................................................338
42.3.2 Supported MIBs .................................................................................................................339
42.3.3 SNMP Traps ........................................................................................................................339
42.3.4 Configuring SNMP ............................................................................................................343
42.3.5 Configuring SNMP Trap Group .........................................................................................344
42.3.6 Enabling/Disabling Sending of SNMP Traps on a Port ........................................................345
42.3.7 Configuring SNMP User ...................................................................................................346
42.4 Setting Up Login Accounts ..........................................................................................................348
42.5 SSH Overview ...............................................................................................................................349
42.6 How SSH works ............................................................................................................................350
42.7 SSH Implementation on the Switch ...............................................................................................351
42.7.1 Requirements for Using SSH ...............................................................................................351
42.8 Introduction to HTTPS ...................................................................................................................351
42.9 HTTPS Example ...........................................................................................................................352
42.9.1 Internet Explorer Warning Messages ..................................................................................352
42.9.2 Mozilla Firefox Warning Messages ......................................................................................355
42.9.3 The Main Screen .................................................................................................................356
42.10 Service Access Control ............................................................................................................357
42.11 Remote Management .............................................................................................................358
Chapter 43
Diagnostic .........................................................................................................................................360
43.1 Diagnostic ....................................................................................................................................360
Chapter 44
Syslog................................................................................................................................................362
44.1 Syslog Overview ...........................................................................................................................362
44.2 Syslog Setup ................................................................................................................................363
44.3 Syslog Server Setup ....................................................................................................................364
Chapter 45
Cluster Management ........................................................................................................................365
45.1 Clustering Management Status Overview ....................................................................................365
45.2 Cluster Management Status .........................................................................................................366
45.2.1 Cluster Member Switch Management ................................................................................367

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45.3 Clustering Management Configuration ........................................................................................369
Chapter 46
MAC Table .........................................................................................................................................371
46.1 MAC Table Overview ....................................................................................................................371
46.2 Viewing the MAC Table .................................................................................................................372
Chapter 47
IP Table ..............................................................................................................................................374
47.1 IP Table Overview ........................................................................................................................374
47.2 Viewing the IP Table ......................................................................................................................375
Chapter 48
ARP Table..........................................................................................................................................376
48.1 ARP Table Overview ....................................................................................................................376
48.1.1 How ARP Works ..................................................................................................................376
48.2 The ARP Table Screen .................................................................................................................377
Chapter 49
Routing Table....................................................................................................................................378
49.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................378
49.2 Viewing the Routing Table Status .................................................................................................378
Chapter 50
Path MTU Table.................................................................................................................................379
50.1 Path MTU Overview .....................................................................................................................379
50.2 Viewing the Path MTU Table .........................................................................................................379
Chapter 51
Configure Clone................................................................................................................................380
51.1 Configure Clone ...........................................................................................................................380
Chapter 52
Neighbor Table..................................................................................................................................382
52.1 IPv6 Neighbor Table Overview .....................................................................................................382
52.2 Viewing the IPv6 Neighbor Table ..................................................................................................382
Chapter 53
Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................385
53.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs ....................................................................................385
53.2 Switch Access and Login ..............................................................................................................386
53.3 Switch Configuration .....................................................................................................................388

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Appendix A Common Services........................................................................................................389
Appendix B IPv6 ..............................................................................................................................393
Appendix C Legal Information .........................................................................................................403
Index ..................................................................................................................................................407

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