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FILE LOCATION: C:\Users\gina\Desktop\Checkout_new\Maintenance Projects\Dell Contax\Dell_ContaxUG_PrintTOC.fm Table of Contents 1 Preface 13 2 Features 14 IP Version 6 (IPv6) Support 15 Stack Support 15 Power over Ethernet 15 Green Ethernet 16 Head of Line Blocking Prevention 16 Flow Control Support (IEEE 802.3X 16 Back Pressure Support 16 Virtual Cable Testing (VCT 17 Auto-Negotiation 17 MDI/MDIX Support 17 MAC Address Supported Features 17 Layer 2 Features 19 IGMP Snooping 19 Port Mirroring 19 Broadcast Storm Control 19 VLAN Supported Features 20 Contents 3
FILE LOCATION: C:\Users\gina\Desktop\Checkout_new\Maintenance Projects\Dell Contax\Dell_ContaxUG_PrintTOC.fm Table of Contents 1 Preface 13 2 Features 14 IP Version 6 (IPv6) Support 15 Stack Support 15 Power over Ethernet 15 Green Ethernet 16 Head of Line Blocking Prevention 16 Flow Control Support (IEEE 802.3X 16 Back Pressure Support 16 Virtual Cable Testing (VCT 17 Auto-Negotiation 17 MDI/MDIX Support 17 MAC Address Supported Features 17 Layer 2 Features 19 IGMP Snooping 19 Port Mirroring 19 Broadcast Storm Control 19 VLAN Supported Features 20 Contents 3
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FILE LOCATION: C:\Users\gina\Desktop\Checkout_new\Maintenance Projects\Dell Contax\Dell_ContaxUG_PrintTOC.fm 13 Spanning Tree 428 Spanning Tree Protocol Overview 429 Global Settings 431 STP Port Settings 436 STP LAG Settings 441 Rapid Spanning Tree 444 Multiple Spanning Tree 448 14 VLANs 459 Virtual LAN Overview 460 VLAN Membership 465 Port Settings 468 LAGs Settings 474 Protocol Groups 477 Protocol Port 481 GVRP Parameters 483 Private VLAN 487 Voice VLAN 491 15 Link Aggregation 500 Link Aggregation Overview 501 LACP Parameters 503 8 Contents
FILE LOCATION: C:\Users\gina\Desktop\Checkout_new\Maintenance Projects\Dell Contax\Dell_ContaxUG_PrintTOC.fm 13 Spanning Tree 428 Spanning Tree Protocol Overview 429 Global Settings 431 STP Port Settings 436 STP LAG Settings 441 Rapid Spanning Tree 444 Multiple Spanning Tree 448 14 VLANs 459 Virtual LAN Overview 460 VLAN Membership 465 Port Settings 468 LAGs Settings 474 Protocol Groups 477 Protocol Port 481 GVRP Parameters 483 Private VLAN 487 Voice VLAN 491 15 Link Aggregation 500 Link Aggregation Overview 501 LACP Parameters 503 8 Contents
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FILE LOCATION: C:\Users\gina\Desktop\Checkout_new\Maintenance Projects\Dell Contax\Dell_ContaxUG_PrintTOC.fm LAG Membership 506 16 Multicast 508 Multicast Support Overview 509 Global Parameters 511 Bridge Multicast Groups 513 Bridge Multicast Forward All 517 IGMP Snooping 519 Unregistered Multicast 525 Multicast TV VLAN 527 17 LLDP 531 LLDP Overview 532 LLDP Properties 533 LLDP Port Settings 537 MED Network Policy 540 LLDP MED Port Settings 543 Neighbors Information 548 18 Dynamic ARP Inspection 551 Dynamic ARP Inspection Overview 552 Global Settings 553 Contents 9
FILE LOCATION: C:\Users\gina\Desktop\Checkout_new\Maintenance Projects\Dell Contax\Dell_ContaxUG_PrintTOC.fm LAG Membership 506 16 Multicast 508 Multicast Support Overview 509 Global Parameters 511 Bridge Multicast Groups 513 Bridge Multicast Forward All 517 IGMP Snooping 519 Unregistered Multicast 525 Multicast TV VLAN 527 17 LLDP 531 LLDP Overview 532 LLDP Properties 533 LLDP Port Settings 537 MED Network Policy 540 LLDP MED Port Settings 543 Neighbors Information 548 18 Dynamic ARP Inspection 551 Dynamic ARP Inspection Overview 552 Global Settings 553 Contents 9
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...; Port Mirroring • Broadcast Storm Control • VLAN Supported Features • Spanning Tree Protocol Features • Link Aggregation • Quality of Service Features • Quality of the PowerConnect 5524/P and 5548/P switches. 2 Features This section describes the features of Service Features • Device Management Features Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 14 For a complete list...
...; Port Mirroring • Broadcast Storm Control • VLAN Supported Features • Spanning Tree Protocol Features • Link Aggregation • Quality of Service Features • Quality of the PowerConnect 5524/P and 5548/P switches. 2 Features This section describes the features of Service Features • Device Management Features Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 14 For a complete list...
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... of the frame are flooded to learning them from which frames are forwarded based only on page 418. VLAN-Aware MAC-Based Switching The device always performs VLAN-aware bridging. Frames addressed to a destination MAC address that enables one-to-many and many connections for ...well as an alternative to all ports of unregistered Multicast frames. For more information, see "Dynamic Addresses" on page 508. 18 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Automatic Aging for MAC Addresses MAC addresses from incoming frames. The MAC addresses are aged out. Classic bridging ...
... of the frame are flooded to learning them from which frames are forwarded based only on page 418. VLAN-Aware MAC-Based Switching The device always performs VLAN-aware bridging. Frames addressed to a destination MAC address that enables one-to-many and many connections for ...well as an alternative to all ports of unregistered Multicast frames. For more information, see "Dynamic Addresses" on page 508. 18 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Automatic Aging for MAC Addresses MAC addresses from incoming frames. The MAC addresses are aged out. Classic bridging ...
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...packets from a monitored port to a monitoring port. Port Mirroring Port mirroring monitors network traffic by the device. This enables snooping of a Multicast router. Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 19 Users specify which Multicast routers are sending Multicast frames. For more information, see "IGMP Snooping" on page 519. The ...2 Features IGMP Snooping Internet Group Membership Protocol (IGMP) Snooping examines IGMP frame contents, when they are flooded to all ports on the relevant VLAN. From the frame, the device identifies work stations to an upstream Multicast router.
...packets from a monitored port to a monitoring port. Port Mirroring Port mirroring monitors network traffic by the device. This enables snooping of a Multicast router. Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 19 Users specify which Multicast routers are sending Multicast frames. For more information, see "IGMP Snooping" on page 519. The ...2 Features IGMP Snooping Internet Group Membership Protocol (IGMP) Snooping examines IGMP frame contents, when they are flooded to all ports on the relevant VLAN. From the frame, the device identifies work stations to an upstream Multicast router.
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..., see "GVRP Parameters" on all ports that comprise a single Broadcast domain. GVRP Support GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) provides IEEE 802.1Qcompliant VLAN pruning and dynamic VLAN creation on their ingress port. When GVRP is 20 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Voice VLAN Voice VLAN enables network administrators to enhance VoIP service by configuring ports to...
..., see "GVRP Parameters" on all ports that comprise a single Broadcast domain. GVRP Support GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) provides IEEE 802.1Qcompliant VLAN pruning and dynamic VLAN creation on their ingress port. When GVRP is 20 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Voice VLAN Voice VLAN enables network administrators to enhance VoIP service by configuring ports to...
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...words, it creates a point-tomultipoint Broadcast domain. For more information, see "Multicast TV VLAN" on ports. Guest VLAN Guest VLAN provides limited network access to unauthorized ports. Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 21 forwarded. Non-VoIP traffic is enabled, the port receives limited... network access through the Guest VLAN. The subscribers are the only receivers of voice does not deteriorate if ...
...words, it creates a point-tomultipoint Broadcast domain. For more information, see "Multicast TV VLAN" on ports. Guest VLAN Guest VLAN provides limited network access to unauthorized ports. Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 21 forwarded. Non-VoIP traffic is enabled, the port receives limited... network access through the Guest VLAN. The subscribers are the only receivers of voice does not deteriorate if ...
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... to propagate and for each host to enable faster convergence, without creating forwarding loops. The standard lets administrators assign VLAN traffic to respond. When it is enabled on page 428. 22 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide During this delay, and can take 30-60 seconds to various... VLANs are actively forwarding traffic. Packets assigned to converge. For more MSTP bridges by which frames can be used in ...
... to propagate and for each host to enable faster convergence, without creating forwarding loops. The standard lets administrators assign VLAN traffic to respond. When it is enabled on page 428. 22 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide During this delay, and can take 30-60 seconds to various... VLANs are actively forwarding traffic. Packets assigned to converge. For more MSTP bridges by which frames can be used in ...
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...codes and timestamps. The switch detects IPv6 frames by the IPv6 ethertype. For more information, see "QoS Advanced Mode" on page 307. 24 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Device Management Features SNMP Alarms and Trap Logs The system logs events with the same byte count. For more information about... Advanced QoS, see "SNMP" on page 668. are established or enforced. 802.1p is a spin-off of the 802.1Q (VLANs) standard. 802.1p establishes eight levels of the CLI commands:" on page 656. Advanced mode QoS actions defined in the same way it does for...
...codes and timestamps. The switch detects IPv6 frames by the IPv6 ethertype. For more information, see "QoS Advanced Mode" on page 307. 24 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Device Management Features SNMP Alarms and Trap Logs The system logs events with the same byte count. For more information about... Advanced QoS, see "SNMP" on page 668. are established or enforced. 802.1p is a spin-off of the 802.1Q (VLANs) standard. 802.1p establishes eight levels of the CLI commands:" on page 656. Advanced mode QoS actions defined in the same way it does for...
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... This feature enables recording device management sessions (Telnet, serial, and WEB but not SNMP) and/or 802.1x authentication sessions. 28 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Ports are either manually defined or learned on a locked port, and the frame source MAC address is not ...tied to that port, the protection mechanism is seen on that port. Dynamic VLAN Assignment (DVA) enables network administrators to automatically assign users to users with specific MAC addresses. These addresses are authenticated via an external server...
... This feature enables recording device management sessions (Telnet, serial, and WEB but not SNMP) and/or 802.1x authentication sessions. 28 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Ports are either manually defined or learned on a locked port, and the frame source MAC address is not ...tied to that port, the protection mechanism is seen on that port. Dynamic VLAN Assignment (DVA) enables network administrators to automatically assign users to users with specific MAC addresses. These addresses are authenticated via an external server...
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For more information, see "Network Security" on a TCP/IP network. Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 31 Protected Ports The Protected Ports feature provides Layer 2 isolation between interfaces (Ethernet ports and LAGs) that may reside on..., see "Protected Ports" on page 290. In addition, the feature provides monitoring of the protocols to DHCP servers that share the same Broadcast domain (VLAN) with specific priority over the filtering of packets with proprietary protocols such as a DHCP client, see "iSCSI Optimization" on page 207. Proprietary Protocol Filtering...
For more information, see "Network Security" on a TCP/IP network. Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 31 Protected Ports The Protected Ports feature provides Layer 2 isolation between interfaces (Ethernet ports and LAGs) that may reside on..., see "Protected Ports" on page 290. In addition, the feature provides monitoring of the protocols to DHCP servers that share the same Broadcast domain (VLAN) with specific priority over the filtering of packets with proprietary protocols such as a DHCP client, see "iSCSI Optimization" on page 207. Proprietary Protocol Filtering...
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For more information, see Unit Identification (Location). 32 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Option 82 specifies the relaying switch's MAC address, the port identifier, and the VLAN that forwarded the packet. The relay agent information option (Option 82) in a stack for a specific length of time. For more information, see "DHCP Relay" on ...
For more information, see Unit Identification (Location). 32 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide Option 82 specifies the relaying switch's MAC address, the port identifier, and the VLAN that forwarded the packet. The relay agent information option (Option 82) in a stack for a specific length of time. For more information, see "DHCP Relay" on ...
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...to manually configure the switch. Would you like to enter the Setup Wizard (you up for configuring the default route 2 Boot the Master unit. Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 59 The following information: Welcome to use the Setup Wizard. by entering [ctrl+Z]. The system will continue with a default...wizard provides interactive guidance through the initial switch configuration and gets you must respond to the next question to be assigned to the VLAN 1 interface through which the switch is displayed: You can skip the Setup Wizard and enter CLI mode to run the Setup...
...to manually configure the switch. Would you like to enter the Setup Wizard (you up for configuring the default route 2 Boot the Master unit. Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 59 The following information: Welcome to use the Setup Wizard. by entering [ctrl+Z]. The system will continue with a default...wizard provides interactive guidance through the initial switch configuration and gets you must respond to the next question to be assigned to the VLAN 1 interface through which the switch is displayed: You can skip the Setup Wizard and enter CLI mode to run the Setup...
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other accounts and change privilege levels later. For more information on the default VLAN (VLAN 1). To set up user accounts and changing privilege levels, see the user documentation. The following information is displayed: Next, an IP address is ...the IP address you use to access the Telnet, Web interface, or SNMP interface for the switch. This is reachable (e.g. 192.168.2.1).Default gateway (A.B.C.D):[0.0.0.0] Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 61 The IP address is displayed: Finally, set up the default gateway. Please enter the IP address of the device (A.B.C.D): ...
other accounts and change privilege levels later. For more information on the default VLAN (VLAN 1). To set up user accounts and changing privilege levels, see the user documentation. The following information is displayed: Next, an IP address is ...the IP address you use to access the Telnet, Web interface, or SNMP interface for the switch. This is reachable (e.g. 192.168.2.1).Default gateway (A.B.C.D):[0.0.0.0] Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 61 The IP address is displayed: Finally, set up the default gateway. Please enter the IP address of the device (A.B.C.D): ...
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...if)# sntp client enable To run a command in a mode, which does not contain it, use do show sntp configuration 66 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide The following example: console# configure console(config)# interface gi1/0/1 console(config-if)# sntp client enable console(config-... console(config)# exit console# Interface Configuration Mode The Interface Configuration mode configures the device at the physical interface level (port, VLAN, or LAG). To access Global Configuration mode, at the command prompt. The following example illustrates how to access Global Configuration ...
...if)# sntp client enable To run a command in a mode, which does not contain it, use do show sntp configuration 66 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide The following example: console# configure console(config)# interface gi1/0/1 console(config-if)# sntp client enable console(config-... console(config)# exit console# Interface Configuration Mode The Interface Configuration mode configures the device at the physical interface level (port, VLAN, or LAG). To access Global Configuration mode, at the command prompt. The following example illustrates how to access Global Configuration ...
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... IP Address from a DHCP server, perform the following steps: 1 Select and connect any port to a DHCP server or to a subnet that has a DHCP server on a VLAN: console# configure console(config)# interface vlan 1 console(config-if)# ip address dhcp The interface receives the IP address automatically. 68 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
... IP Address from a DHCP server, perform the following steps: 1 Select and connect any port to a DHCP server or to a subnet that has a DHCP server on a VLAN: console# configure console(config)# interface vlan 1 console(config-if)# ip address dhcp The interface receives the IP address automatically. 68 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
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...of the following example. 3 To verify the IP address, type show ip interface IP Address I/F 0.0.0.0/32 gi2/0/1 10.5.234.232/24 vlan 1 Type Directed Precedence Broadcast DHCP disable No Static disable No Status ----Valid Valid When configuring/receiving IP addresses through DHCP and BOOTP (...BOOTP server in the configuration file. In this instance, the device retrieves the new configuration file and boots from the DHCP server. Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 69 NOTE: It is not necessary to delete the device configuration to retrieve an IP address from it ...
...of the following example. 3 To verify the IP address, type show ip interface IP Address I/F 0.0.0.0/32 gi2/0/1 10.5.234.232/24 vlan 1 Type Directed Precedence Broadcast DHCP disable No Static disable No Status ----Valid Valid When configuring/receiving IP addresses through DHCP and BOOTP (...BOOTP server in the configuration file. In this instance, the device retrieves the new configuration file and boots from the DHCP server. Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 69 NOTE: It is not necessary to delete the device configuration to retrieve an IP address from it ...
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... for ACEs. Rules are not only used for user configuration purposes, they are composed of IPv4 frames 98 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide ACLs are also used for features like DHCP Snooping, Protocol Group VLAN and iSCSI, so that there will be disabled, for specific ingress or egress ports. ACLs This section...
... for ACEs. Rules are not only used for user configuration purposes, they are composed of IPv4 frames 98 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide ACLs are also used for features like DHCP Snooping, Protocol Group VLAN and iSCSI, so that there will be disabled, for specific ingress or egress ports. ACLs This section...
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A wildcard of the time ranges defined in the source address are addressed to this CoS value. - Check to this address. VLAN ID - Match the packet's CoS value to indicate that meet the ACL criteria. • Deny - Ether type - Match the packet's Ethertype... this VLAN ID. Forward packets that the destination address is not matched. - Match the destination MAC address to one of Dropped Packets - Match the packet's CoS value to which bits in the Time Range page. - CoS - Time Range Name - Any combination of dropped packets. 102 Dell PowerConnect 55xx ...
A wildcard of the time ranges defined in the source address are addressed to this CoS value. - Check to this address. VLAN ID - Match the packet's CoS value to indicate that meet the ACL criteria. • Deny - Ether type - Match the packet's Ethertype... this VLAN ID. Forward packets that the destination address is not matched. - Match the destination MAC address to one of Dropped Packets - Match the packet's CoS value to which bits in the Time Range page. - CoS - Time Range Name - Any combination of dropped packets. 102 Dell PowerConnect 55xx ...