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Provides information for configuring VLANs. Provides information for managing device diagnostics. Provides information for configuring IP addresses, DHCP and ARP. ■ Configuring IGMP Snooping - Provides ...network devices into a single virtual LAN segment, regardless of Service, including DSCP and CoS mapping, policies, and configuring Trust mode. ■ Managing System Files - VLANs are attached. ■ Configuring IP and MAC Address Information - 4 ABOUT THIS GUIDE ■ Aggregating Ports - Provides information for viewing RMON and interface statistics....
Provides information for configuring VLANs. Provides information for managing device diagnostics. Provides information for configuring IP addresses, DHCP and ARP. ■ Configuring IGMP Snooping - Provides ...network devices into a single virtual LAN segment, regardless of Service, including DSCP and CoS mapping, policies, and configuring Trust mode. ■ Managing System Files - VLANs are attached. ■ Configuring IP and MAC Address Information - 4 ABOUT THIS GUIDE ■ Aggregating Ports - Provides information for viewing RMON and interface statistics....
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... 105 Modifying Port VLAN Settings 107 Removing VLANs 108 9 CONFIGURING IP AND MAC ADDRESS INFORMATION Defining IP Addressing 109 Configuring ARP Settings 110 Configuring Address Tables 114 10 CONFIGURING IGMP SNOOPING Introduction 123 ...
... 105 Modifying Port VLAN Settings 107 Removing VLANs 108 9 CONFIGURING IP AND MAC ADDRESS INFORMATION Defining IP Addressing 109 Configuring ARP Settings 110 Configuring Address Tables 114 10 CONFIGURING IGMP SNOOPING Introduction 123 ...
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Defining Bandwidth Settings 151 Defining Voice VLAN 153 14 MANAGING SYSTEM FILES Backing Up System Files 163 Restoring Files 164 Upgrade the Firmware Image 165 Activating Image Files 166 15...VIEWING STATISTICS Viewing Port Statistics 172 17 MANAGING DEVICE DIAGNOSTICS Configuring Port Mirroring 175 Viewing Cable Diagnostics 178 A 3COM NETWORK MANAGEMENT 3Com Network Supervisor 181 3Com Network Director 182 3Com Network Access Manager 182 3Com Enterprise Management Suite 183 Integration Kit with HP OpenView Network Node Manager 183 B DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS AND FEATURES Related...
Defining Bandwidth Settings 151 Defining Voice VLAN 153 14 MANAGING SYSTEM FILES Backing Up System Files 163 Restoring Files 164 Upgrade the Firmware Image 165 Activating Image Files 166 15...VIEWING STATISTICS Viewing Port Statistics 172 17 MANAGING DEVICE DIAGNOSTICS Configuring Port Mirroring 175 Viewing Cable Diagnostics 178 A 3COM NETWORK MANAGEMENT 3Com Network Supervisor 181 3Com Network Director 182 3Com Network Access Manager 182 3Com Enterprise Management Suite 183 Integration Kit with HP OpenView Network Node Manager 183 B DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS AND FEATURES Related...
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.... The Switch 2916 and 2924 ports are supported. The Switch 2916 and 2924 includes the following models: ■ Baseline Switch 2916-SFP Plus 16-Port ■ Baseline Switch 2924-SFP Plus 24-Port The Switch 2916 and 2924 feature the following advantages: ■ Full Gigabit speed access ports ■ Jumbo frames ■ Port security ■ Link aggregation control protocol (LACP) ■ Up to 256 VLANs ■...
.... The Switch 2916 and 2924 ports are supported. The Switch 2916 and 2924 includes the following models: ■ Baseline Switch 2916-SFP Plus 16-Port ■ Baseline Switch 2924-SFP Plus 24-Port The Switch 2916 and 2924 feature the following advantages: ■ Full Gigabit speed access ports ■ Jumbo frames ■ Port security ■ Link aggregation control protocol (LACP) ■ Up to 256 VLANs ■...
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...or V2 You can communicate with the switch by entering a ping command at the password prompt (or the password of your choice if you have already modified the default passwords). See "3Com Network Management" on the switch are in VLAN 1. By default, all sizes and ...complexity. The main Web interface page is connected to the switch using a port in VLAN 1 (the Default VLAN). 26 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED Web Management To manage a switch using the web interface...
...or V2 You can communicate with the switch by entering a ping command at the password prompt (or the password of your choice if you have already modified the default passwords). See "3Com Network Management" on the switch are in VLAN 1. By default, all sizes and ...complexity. The main Web interface page is connected to the switch using a port in VLAN 1 (the Default VLAN). 26 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED Web Management To manage a switch using the web interface...
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...2 Click Apply. Displays the current authenticator state. ■ Termination Cause - Monitor users have no access to join the Guest VLAN. ■ Periodic Reauthentication - Indicates whether an unauthorized port is reauthenticated. Enables the periodic reauthentication on the port. Disables an unauthorized...defining specific 802.1X setting for which the selected port is allowed to join the Guest VLAN. ■ Disable - 54 CHAPTER 4: MANAGING DEVICE SECURITY ■ Guest VLAN - The possible field values are: ■ Enable - Enables an unauthorized port to join the...
...2 Click Apply. Displays the current authenticator state. ■ Termination Cause - Monitor users have no access to join the Guest VLAN. ■ Periodic Reauthentication - Indicates whether an unauthorized port is reauthenticated. Enables the periodic reauthentication on the port. Disables an unauthorized...defining specific 802.1X setting for which the selected port is allowed to join the Guest VLAN. ■ Disable - 54 CHAPTER 4: MANAGING DEVICE SECURITY ■ Guest VLAN - The possible field values are: ■ Enable - Enables an unauthorized port to join the...
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...- Indicates if Port Authentication is used for port authentication. If a port is denied network access via port-based authorization, but the Guest VLAN is the default value. ■ Authentication Method - Enables port-based authentication on the device. ■ Disable - This is enabled,...network The possible field values are : ■ Enable - Provides limited network access to authenticate the port. ■ Enable Guest VLAN - Specifies the authentication method used to authorized ports. If the port is not authenticated, then no authentication method is enabled on...
...- Indicates if Port Authentication is used for port authentication. If a port is denied network access via port-based authorization, but the Guest VLAN is the default value. ■ Authentication Method - Enables port-based authentication on the device. ■ Disable - This is enabled,...network The possible field values are : ■ Enable - Provides limited network access to authenticate the port. ■ Enable Guest VLAN - Specifies the authentication method used to authorized ports. If the port is not authenticated, then no authentication method is enabled on...
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.... Displays the time span (in seconds) in which the selected port is the default. ■ Periodic Reauthentication - If a Guest VLAN is 3600 seconds. 2 Define the fields. 3 Click Apply. Displays the admin port authorization state. ■ Auto - The device ...Force Authorized - 56 CHAPTER 4: MANAGING DEVICE SECURITY access. The field default is enabled, the unauthorized port automatically joins the VLAN selected from the Guest VLAN ID dropdown list. ■ Disable - Places the interface into unauthorized state. Disables the periodic reauthentication on the port....
.... Displays the time span (in seconds) in which the selected port is the default. ■ Periodic Reauthentication - If a Guest VLAN is 3600 seconds. 2 Define the fields. 3 Click Apply. Displays the admin port authorization state. ■ Auto - The device ...Force Authorized - 56 CHAPTER 4: MANAGING DEVICE SECURITY access. The field default is enabled, the unauthorized port automatically joins the VLAN selected from the Guest VLAN ID dropdown list. ■ Disable - Places the interface into unauthorized state. Disables the periodic reauthentication on the port....
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... are reactivated from the Interface Configuration Page. Contains a list of the MAC-based ACLs. ■ Priority - Matches the packet's VLAN ID to 4095. ■ CoS - Indicates the destination MAC address Mask. ■ VLAN ID - Displays the CoS mask used to a packet on the CoS tag value. ■ CoS Mask - Classifies traffic based...
... are reactivated from the Interface Configuration Page. Contains a list of the MAC-based ACLs. ■ Priority - Matches the packet's VLAN ID to 4095. ■ CoS - Indicates the destination MAC address Mask. ■ VLAN ID - Displays the CoS mask used to a packet on the CoS tag value. ■ CoS Mask - Classifies traffic based...
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... MAC Address wildcard mask. Wildcards are addressed to which are ignored. Matches the destination MAC address to the ACE. ■ Source Mask - Matches the packet's VLAN ID to the network administrator, or The possible field values are addressed to mask all or part of FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF indicates... destination MAC address 00:AB:22:11:33:00, this wildcard mask matches all bits are used to 00:AB:22:11:33:FF. ■ VLAN ID -
... MAC Address wildcard mask. Wildcards are addressed to which are ignored. Matches the destination MAC address to the ACE. ■ Source Mask - Matches the packet's VLAN ID to the network administrator, or The possible field values are addressed to mask all or part of FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF indicates... destination MAC address 00:AB:22:11:33:00, this wildcard mask matches all bits are used to 00:AB:22:11:33:FF. ■ VLAN ID -
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... first five bytes of a destination address by specifying which bits are used and which packets are addressed to E0:3B:4A:C2:CA:FF. ■ VLAN ID - A wildcard mask of FF:FF:FF:FF:FF indicates that no bit is 00:00:00:00:00:FF, the first five bytes of... can be shut down, a trap can be sent to the network administrator, or packet is matched to mask all bits are ignored. Matches the packet's VLAN ID to which rule is assigned rate-limiting restrictions for forwarding. Wildcards are used to a packet on the CoS tag value. ■ CoS Mask - Indicates...
... first five bytes of a destination address by specifying which bits are used and which packets are addressed to E0:3B:4A:C2:CA:FF. ■ VLAN ID - A wildcard mask of FF:FF:FF:FF:FF indicates that no bit is 00:00:00:00:00:FF, the first five bytes of... can be shut down, a trap can be sent to the network administrator, or packet is matched to mask all bits are ignored. Matches the packet's VLAN ID to which rule is assigned rate-limiting restrictions for forwarding. Wildcards are used to a packet on the CoS tag value. ■ CoS Mask - Indicates...
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... packet is updated. The selected ACLs are addressed to the ACE. ■ Destination Address - Matches the packet's VLAN ID to a packet on a firstmatch basis. ■ Source Address - Ports are addressed to the ACE. ■ VLAN ID - Matches the source MAC address to which rule is matched to the ACE. Classifies Class of...
... packet is updated. The selected ACLs are addressed to the ACE. ■ Destination Address - Matches the packet's VLAN ID to a packet on a firstmatch basis. ■ Source Address - Ports are addressed to the ACE. ■ VLAN ID - Matches the source MAC address to which rule is matched to the ACE. Classifies Class of...
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... type and the rate the packets are flooded to all ports. The system measures the incoming Broadcast and Multicast frame rates separately on the relevant VLAN. Packet threshold is ignored if Broadcast Storm Control is enabled for all Gigabit ports by the device. When Layer 2 frames are forwarded, Broadcast and Multicast...
... type and the rate the packets are flooded to all ports. The system measures the incoming Broadcast and Multicast frame rates separately on the relevant VLAN. Packet threshold is ignored if Broadcast Storm Control is enabled for all Gigabit ports by the device. When Layer 2 frames are forwarded, Broadcast and Multicast...
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... be the same media type. ■ All ports added to an existing LAG which optimizes port usage by linking a group of a tagged VLAN inherit the existing VLAN tags. ■ Auto-negotiation mode is not configured on the port. ■ The port is applied to the ports. A Link Aggregated Group... (LAG) aggregates ports or VLANs into a single virtual port or VLAN. When ports are part of ports together to form a single LAG. Aggregating ports multiplies the bandwidth between the devices, increases port ...
... be the same media type. ■ All ports added to an existing LAG which optimizes port usage by linking a group of a tagged VLAN inherit the existing VLAN tags. ■ Auto-negotiation mode is not configured on the port. ■ The port is applied to the ports. A Link Aggregated Group... (LAG) aggregates ports or VLANs into a single virtual port or VLAN. When ports are part of ports together to form a single LAG. Aggregating ports multiplies the bandwidth between the devices, increases port ...
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... the link aggregation type to the LAG. 2 Define the fields. 3 Click Apply. Summary ■ Group ID - Displays a non existent member of an existing aggregation or VLAN. The range is updated. Displays a member of the aggregation being created. ■ White - Displays the Link Aggregated Group ID. ■ Member Ports - The LAG configuration...
... the link aggregation type to the LAG. 2 Define the fields. 3 Click Apply. Summary ■ Group ID - Displays a non existent member of an existing aggregation or VLAN. The range is updated. Displays a member of the aggregation being created. ■ White - Displays the Link Aggregated Group ID. ■ Member Ports - The LAG configuration...
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Selects the Link Aggregation Group ID to be added or removed from a current aggregation. Not a member of an existing aggregation or VLAN. Displays a member of any aggregation. ■ Grey - To modify Link Aggregation: 1 Click Ports > Link Aggregation > Modify. Allows the network manager to select ports to modify. ...
Selects the Link Aggregation Group ID to be added or removed from a current aggregation. Not a member of an existing aggregation or VLAN. Displays a member of any aggregation. ■ Grey - To modify Link Aggregation: 1 Click Ports > Link Aggregation > Modify. Allows the network manager to select ports to modify. ...
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... only manage the switch through any other logical connection combination, since they are Broadcast and Multicast domains. 8 CONFIGURING VLANS This section contains the following topics: ■ VLAN Overview ■ Viewing VLAN Details ■ Viewing VLAN Port Details ■ Creating VLANs ■ Modifying VLAN Settings ■ Modifying Port VLAN Settings ■ Removing VLANs VLAN Overview VLANs are logical subgroups with VLANs. VLANs have no...
... only manage the switch through any other logical connection combination, since they are Broadcast and Multicast domains. 8 CONFIGURING VLANS This section contains the following topics: ■ VLAN Overview ■ Viewing VLAN Details ■ Viewing VLAN Port Details ■ Creating VLANs ■ Modifying VLAN Settings ■ Modifying Port VLAN Settings ■ Removing VLANs VLAN Overview VLANs are logical subgroups with VLANs. VLANs have no...
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... example: If port 24 is no longer be a tagged member of any port becomes an untagged member of a different VLAN, then the port is untagged member of VLAN5, it will no restriction on tagged membership. There is made an tagged member of VLAN1. A ...port can only be an untagged member of transferring VLAN information between VLAN groups. VLAN1is the default VLAN. All ports are untagged members of multiple VLANs. By default it is removed from another VLAN is made an untagged member of VLAN1. If any number of VLAN1 by default. However...
... example: If port 24 is no longer be a tagged member of any port becomes an untagged member of a different VLAN, then the port is untagged member of VLAN5, it will no restriction on tagged membership. There is made an tagged member of VLAN1. A ...port can only be an untagged member of transferring VLAN information between VLAN groups. VLAN1is the default VLAN. All ports are untagged members of multiple VLANs. By default it is removed from another VLAN is made an untagged member of VLAN1. If any number of VLAN1 by default. However...
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... a tagged member of a VLAN. Displays the membership type for each VLAN. Indicates the interface is an untagged member of the VLAN The packets contain VLAN information. ■ Not a Member - 102 CHAPTER 8: CONFIGURING VLANS Viewing VLAN Details The VLAN Detail Page provides information and global parameters on VLANS configured on the system. 1 Click Device > VLAN > VLAN Detail. VLAN tagged packets are : ■...
... a tagged member of a VLAN. Displays the membership type for each VLAN. Indicates the interface is an untagged member of the VLAN The packets contain VLAN information. ■ Not a Member - 102 CHAPTER 8: CONFIGURING VLANS Viewing VLAN Details The VLAN Detail Page provides information and global parameters on VLANS configured on the system. 1 Click Device > VLAN > VLAN Detail. VLAN tagged packets are : ■...
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... forwarded by the interface. The packets contain VLAN information. Viewing VLAN Port Details 103 Viewing VLAN Port Details The VLAN Port Detail Page provides displays VLAN configured ports. Indicates the port is an untagged member of a VLAN. The VLAN Port Detail Page opens: Figure 53 VLAN Port Detail Page The VLAN Port Detail Page contains the following information: ■...
... forwarded by the interface. The packets contain VLAN information. Viewing VLAN Port Details 103 Viewing VLAN Port Details The VLAN Port Detail Page provides displays VLAN configured ports. Indicates the port is an untagged member of a VLAN. The VLAN Port Detail Page opens: Figure 53 VLAN Port Detail Page The VLAN Port Detail Page contains the following information: ■...