Getting Started Guide
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... website at support.dell.com. To use the management functions, refer the configuration options and details in the User's Guide. NOTE: It is recommended that power is being supplied to configure the device with the pre configured default IP (192.168.2.1) and subnet mask (255.255.255.0). • The PowerConnect device booted...
... website at support.dell.com. To use the management functions, refer the configuration options and details in the User's Guide. NOTE: It is recommended that power is being supplied to configure the device with the pre configured default IP (192.168.2.1) and subnet mask (255.255.255.0). • The PowerConnect device booted...
User's Guide
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... Ethernet Ports 8 Features 9 General Features 9 MAC Address Supported Features 11 Layer 2 Features 11 VLAN Supported Features 12 Class of Service (CoS) Features 12 Ethernet Switch Management Features 13 Port Default Settings 13 2 Hardware Description Switch Port Configurations 15 PowerConnect 2708/2716/2724/2748 Front Panel Port Description . . . . 15 Physical Dimensions 19 LED Definitions...
... Ethernet Ports 8 Features 9 General Features 9 MAC Address Supported Features 11 Layer 2 Features 11 VLAN Supported Features 12 Class of Service (CoS) Features 12 Ethernet Switch Management Features 13 Port Default Settings 13 2 Hardware Description Switch Port Configurations 15 PowerConnect 2708/2716/2724/2748 Front Panel Port Description . . . . 15 Physical Dimensions 19 LED Definitions...
User's Guide
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... Information Defining Switch Information 43 Viewing the Switch Status 43 Viewing System IP Address 44 Defining Interface Configuration 47 Viewing Jumbo Frames 49 Creating VLAN Membership 50 Defining VLAN Interface Settings 51 Configuring LAG Membership 52 Managing System Files 54 Downloading Files From Server 55 Downloading Files From Server 55 Local User...
... Information Defining Switch Information 43 Viewing the Switch Status 43 Viewing System IP Address 44 Defining Interface Configuration 47 Viewing Jumbo Frames 49 Creating VLAN Membership 50 Defining VLAN Interface Settings 51 Configuring LAG Membership 52 Managing System Files 54 Downloading Files From Server 55 Downloading Files From Server 55 Local User...
User's Guide
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MAC Address Supported Features MAC Address Capacity Support The PowerConnect 2708, 2716, and 2724 switches support a total of 8K MAC addresses, and the PowerConnect 2748 supports a total of incoming and outgoing packets from a monitored port to a monitoring port. Classic bridging (IEEE802.1D) is ... addresses. This prevents the Bridging Table from incoming packets. Addresses are forwarded based on the relevant VLAN. Storm Control Storm Control enables limiting the amount of the VLAN tag. All nodes connected to these ports accept and attempt to all traffic passing through one or...
MAC Address Supported Features MAC Address Capacity Support The PowerConnect 2708, 2716, and 2724 switches support a total of 8K MAC addresses, and the PowerConnect 2748 supports a total of incoming and outgoing packets from a monitored port to a monitoring port. Classic bridging (IEEE802.1D) is ... addresses. This prevents the Bridging Table from incoming packets. Addresses are forwarded based on the relevant VLAN. Storm Control Storm Control enables limiting the amount of the VLAN tag. All nodes connected to these ports accept and attempt to all traffic passing through one or...
User's Guide
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...based on a combination of the six aggregated links may be grouped in the same VLAN. DHCP is based on their ingress port. Class of Service (CoS) Features The PowerConnect 2708/2716/2724/2748 system enables users to define various services for traffic classes of ... bandwidth connections • Improved bandwidth granularity • High bandwidth server connectivity A LAG is then used to BootP. Link Aggregation The PowerConnect 2708/2716/2724/2748 switches support up to four member ports to six aggregated links. The information replied is composed of switching ports that...
...based on a combination of the six aggregated links may be grouped in the same VLAN. DHCP is based on their ingress port. Class of Service (CoS) Features The PowerConnect 2708/2716/2724/2748 system enables users to define various services for traffic classes of ... bandwidth connections • Improved bandwidth granularity • High bandwidth server connectivity A LAG is then used to BootP. Link Aggregation The PowerConnect 2708/2716/2724/2748 switches support up to four member ports to six aggregated links. The information replied is composed of switching ports that...
User's Guide
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...Network Management Protocol (SNMP), which the system can be captured across the entire network. The switches support one of the queues. Port Default Settings The PowerConnect 2708/2716/2724/2748 devices's port default settings are established or enforced. No bandwidth reservations or limits are as follows: Function Flow Control (user-configurable) ...is classified and sent to the destination. A CoS is defined by the user, whereby packets are related to the same Class of the 802.1Q (VLANs) standard. The PowerConnect 2708/2716/2724/2748 system can be managed from any Web browser.
...Network Management Protocol (SNMP), which the system can be captured across the entire network. The switches support one of the queues. Port Default Settings The PowerConnect 2708/2716/2724/2748 devices's port default settings are established or enforced. No bandwidth reservations or limits are as follows: Function Flow Control (user-configurable) ...is classified and sent to the destination. A CoS is defined by the user, whereby packets are related to the same Class of the 802.1Q (VLANs) standard. The PowerConnect 2708/2716/2724/2748 system can be managed from any Web browser.
User's Guide
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... selections, mouse clicks, etc.). When the Managed Mode LED stays lit, the switch is ready to be monitored and configured. On first deployment of the VLAN 1 in Managed Mode). • The IP subnet mask for the network • The default gateway (next hop router) IP address for configuring the ...and is off). The following information must be changed to Managed Mode before configuring the device: • The IP address to be assigned to the VLAN 1 interface through which the device is to be managed (by default, every port is a member of the device (after the device is initially ...
... selections, mouse clicks, etc.). When the Managed Mode LED stays lit, the switch is ready to be monitored and configured. On first deployment of the VLAN 1 in Managed Mode). • The IP subnet mask for the network • The default gateway (next hop router) IP address for configuring the ...and is off). The following information must be changed to Managed Mode before configuring the device: • The IP address to be assigned to the VLAN 1 interface through which the device is to be managed (by default, every port is a member of the device (after the device is initially ...
User's Guide
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...the Jumbo Frames status after power cycling. Creating VLAN Membership The VLAN Membership page contains a port table for assigning ports to 64 VLANs. The VLAN Membership page contains fields for Jumbo Frames support. To open the page, click VLAN Membership in the Jumbo Frames field. 3 ... next time the switch is a member of 4094 VLAN IDs up to VLANs. Ports are assigned VLAN membership by the interface are tagged. The switch supports the mapping of a VLAN. U - After Reset - These packets contain VLAN information. VLAN Membership Ports can have the following values: T -...
...the Jumbo Frames status after power cycling. Creating VLAN Membership The VLAN Membership page contains a port table for assigning ports to 64 VLANs. The VLAN Membership page contains fields for Jumbo Frames support. To open the page, click VLAN Membership in the Jumbo Frames field. 3 ... next time the switch is a member of 4094 VLAN IDs up to VLANs. Ports are assigned VLAN membership by the interface are tagged. The switch supports the mapping of a VLAN. U - After Reset - These packets contain VLAN information. VLAN Membership Ports can have the following values: T -...
User's Guide
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... - Packets associated with the interface are not forwarded. Showing/Creating VLANs 1 Open the VLAN Membership page. 2 Select VLAN ID or Create VLAN field. 3 Click Apply Changes. Removing VLANs 1 Open the VLAN Membership page. 2 Select the VLAN to be removed. 3 Click Apply Changes. Defining VLAN Interface Settings The VLAN Interface Settings page displays the parameters, including Interface type, PVID, Frame...
... - Packets associated with the interface are not forwarded. Showing/Creating VLANs 1 Open the VLAN Membership page. 2 Select VLAN ID or Create VLAN field. 3 Click Apply Changes. Removing VLANs 1 Open the VLAN Membership page. 2 Select the VLAN to be removed. 3 Click Apply Changes. Defining VLAN Interface Settings The VLAN Interface Settings page displays the parameters, including Interface type, PVID, Frame...
User's Guide
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...PVID defined; Admit All - Tagged and untagged packets are accepted by the interface. When a port is added to untagged packets. VLAN 1 cannot be used. Only tagged packets are dropped. Enables or disables incoming filtering by the LAG. Ingress filtering discards packets which...Indicates the interface number of the LAG. 52 PVID (1-4095) - Figure 6-6. The default VLAN is configured on the switch. The possible values are 1-4094. Updating the VLAN Interface Settings 1 Open the VLAN Interface Settings page. 2 Select the interface (port or LAG) 3 Click Apply Changes. ...
...PVID defined; Admit All - Tagged and untagged packets are accepted by the interface. When a port is added to untagged packets. VLAN 1 cannot be used. Only tagged packets are dropped. Enables or disables incoming filtering by the LAG. Ingress filtering discards packets which...Indicates the interface number of the LAG. 52 PVID (1-4095) - Figure 6-6. The default VLAN is configured on the switch. The possible values are 1-4094. Updating the VLAN Interface Settings 1 Open the VLAN Interface Settings page. 2 Select the interface (port or LAG) 3 Click Apply Changes. ...
User's Guide
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...Storm Control can do the following: • Set the threshold value for types of Broadcast Storm Control based on the PowerConnect 2708 The PowerConnect 2708 switch measures the incoming Broadcast/Multicast/Unknown Unicast packet rate per port, and discards excess packets when the rate exceeds the ... of traffic are flooded to prevent Broadcast storms. • Enable Storm Control per -port basis, to all ports on the designated VLANs on : Unknown Unicast, Multicast and Broadcast frames, Multicast and Broadcast frames, or Broadcast frames only. The possible options for Broadcast packets...
...Storm Control can do the following: • Set the threshold value for types of Broadcast Storm Control based on the PowerConnect 2708 The PowerConnect 2708 switch measures the incoming Broadcast/Multicast/Unknown Unicast packet rate per port, and discards excess packets when the rate exceeds the ... of traffic are flooded to prevent Broadcast storms. • Enable Storm Control per -port basis, to all ports on the designated VLANs on : Unknown Unicast, Multicast and Broadcast frames, Multicast and Broadcast frames, or Broadcast frames only. The possible options for Broadcast packets...
User's Guide
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... of the egress queues. QoS Terms: • Classification - The result is classified, it assigned to one of traffic such as VLAN priority (VPT) and DSCP (DiffServ Code Point). Quality of Service (QoS) Overview An implementation example that requires QoS includes certain types...provides information for traffic with high demand. All packets matching the user-defined specifications are user-definable. VLAN Priority Tag to specific values. VPT Tag Classification Information VLAN Priority Tags are based on packet information and packet field values, such as Voice, Video, and...
... of the egress queues. QoS Terms: • Classification - The result is classified, it assigned to one of traffic such as VLAN priority (VPT) and DSCP (DiffServ Code Point). Quality of Service (QoS) Overview An implementation example that requires QoS includes certain types...provides information for traffic with high demand. All packets matching the user-defined specifications are user-definable. VLAN Priority Tag to specific values. VPT Tag Classification Information VLAN Priority Tags are based on packet information and packet field values, such as Voice, Video, and...
User's Guide
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When no rules are defined, the traffic containing the predefined CoS or DSCP packet field is determined by the IEEE802.1p VLAN priority tag (VPT) or by the DSCP field. The egress queue assignment is mapped according to the selected trust mode. Disable "Trust" Mode on the ...
When no rules are defined, the traffic containing the predefined CoS or DSCP packet field is determined by the IEEE802.1p VLAN priority tag (VPT) or by the DSCP field. The egress queue assignment is mapped according to the selected trust mode. Disable "Trust" Mode on the ...
User's Guide
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...required by the physical medium. Packets at the head of the queue are queued. IEEE 802.1p Prioritizes network traffic at the end of VLANs within Bridged LAN infrastructures. 79 An Engineering organization that permit the definition, operation, and administration of the line. Fragment Ethernet packets smaller than...IEEE Institute of information or services to other computers. Transmits HTML documents between servers and clients on the internet. H HOL Head of VLAN Bridges that develops communications and networking standards. I ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol.
...required by the physical medium. Packets at the head of the queue are queued. IEEE 802.1p Prioritizes network traffic at the end of VLANs within Bridged LAN infrastructures. 79 An Engineering organization that permit the definition, operation, and administration of the line. Fragment Ethernet packets smaller than...IEEE Institute of information or services to other computers. Transmits HTML documents between servers and clients on the internet. H HOL Head of VLAN Bridges that develops communications and networking standards. I ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol.
User's Guide
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... area. M MAC Address Media Access Control Address. Packets addressed to unknown addresses are forwarded only to the correct port. Aggregates ports or VLANs into a single virtual port or VLAN. IP Internet Protocol. LAN Local Area Networks. Contains the physical address of packets and there addressing method. MAC Address Learning minimizes traffic on...
... area. M MAC Address Media Access Control Address. Packets addressed to unknown addresses are forwarded only to the correct port. Aggregates ports or VLANs into a single virtual port or VLAN. IP Internet Protocol. LAN Local Area Networks. Contains the physical address of packets and there addressing method. MAC Address Learning minimizes traffic on...
User's Guide
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... that all the bits are ignored. TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol. Trunking Link Aggregation. U Unicast A form of ports together to form a single trunk (aggregated groups). V VLAN Virtual Local Area Networks. Networks that transmits one packet to transfer files. A wildcard of the IP address are used , and which bits are important. W WAN...
... that all the bits are ignored. TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol. Trunking Link Aggregation. U Unicast A form of ports together to form a single trunk (aggregated groups). V VLAN Virtual Local Area Networks. Networks that transmits one packet to transfer files. A wildcard of the IP address are used , and which bits are important. W WAN...
User's Guide - Addendum
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The following configuration scenarios are described: • Configuring Interface Parameters • Creating VLAN Membership • Configuring VLAN Port Settings • Configuring LAG Membership • Downloading Software File • Configuring Port Mirroring • Configuring Storm Control • Configuring CoS Priority Queues 1 Appendix A: Configuration Examples This Appendix provides some configuration examples for the PowerConnect 2708/2716/2724 devices installed in the Enterprise Network.
The following configuration scenarios are described: • Configuring Interface Parameters • Creating VLAN Membership • Configuring VLAN Port Settings • Configuring LAG Membership • Downloading Software File • Configuring Port Mirroring • Configuring Storm Control • Configuring CoS Priority Queues 1 Appendix A: Configuration Examples This Appendix provides some configuration examples for the PowerConnect 2708/2716/2724 devices installed in the Enterprise Network.
User's Guide - Addendum
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Portbased VLANs are comprised of a set of the physical LAN segment to which they are logical subgroups within subgroups. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Configuring Interface Parameters The Interface Configuration screen enables the user to set at Half Duplex (HDX), supporting transmission between the device and the other ...
Portbased VLANs are comprised of a set of the physical LAN segment to which they are logical subgroups within subgroups. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Configuring Interface Parameters The Interface Configuration screen enables the user to set at Half Duplex (HDX), supporting transmission between the device and the other ...
User's Guide - Addendum
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... can be deleted from the system. VLAN tagging attaches a 4-byte tag to which VLAN the packet belongs. Port-Based VLANs in the Enterprise Creating VLAN Membership VLANs are attached to a VLAN based on either the end station or by either the VLAN tag, or a combination of user groups in the same VLAN. VLAN membership facilitates greater security and pre...
... can be deleted from the system. VLAN tagging attaches a 4-byte tag to which VLAN the packet belongs. Port-Based VLANs in the Enterprise Creating VLAN Membership VLANs are attached to a VLAN based on either the end station or by either the VLAN tag, or a combination of user groups in the same VLAN. VLAN membership facilitates greater security and pre...
User's Guide - Addendum
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The follwing screen shows the specific status information relevant to a specific port, and global status information relevant to configure information for a specific port in LAG Group 1, has the Frame Type as Admit All, and Ingress Filtering is Disabled. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Figure 9-3. VLAN Membership Defining VLAN Port Settings The VLAN Port Settings screen enables the user to all ports. 4 In the following example, port #2 in a LAG.
The follwing screen shows the specific status information relevant to a specific port, and global status information relevant to configure information for a specific port in LAG Group 1, has the Frame Type as Admit All, and Ingress Filtering is Disabled. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Figure 9-3. VLAN Membership Defining VLAN Port Settings The VLAN Port Settings screen enables the user to all ports. 4 In the following example, port #2 in a LAG.