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4 CHAPTER 1: SYSTEM ACCESS
Configuring the
Switch 8800
On the Switch 8800, you can set up the configuration environment through the
console port. To set up the local configuration environment:
1 Plug the DB-9 or DB-25 female plug of the console cable into the serial port of the
PC or the terminal where the switch is to be configured.
2 Connect the RJ-45 connector of the console cable to the console port of the
switch, as shown in
Figure 1.
Figure 1 Setting Up the Local Configuration Environment Through the Console Port
IP routing Static route
RIP v1/v2
OSPF
BGP (in advanced software)
IS-IS (in advanced software)
IP routing policy
DHCP Relay Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Relay
Link aggregation IEEE 802.3ad Link aggregation
Mirror Port-based mirroring (one to one, many to one)
Security features Multi-level user management and password protect
802.1X authentication
Radius authentication
Packet filtering
Reliability Virtual Redundancy Routing Protocol (VRRP)
Quality of Service (QoS) Traffic classification
Bandwidth control
Priority
Queues of different priority on the port
Queue scheduling: supports strict priority (SP), weighted round
robin (WRR), committed access route (CAR) queueing
Management and
maintenance
Command line interface configuration
Configuration through the console and AUX ports
Local or remote configuration by Telnet
Remote configuration by dialing the modem through the AUX port
SNMP
System log
Level alarms
Output of the debugging information
PING and Tracert
Remote maintenance with Telnet and modem
Loading and updating Loading and upgrading software using the XModem protocol
Loading and upgrading software using the File Transfer Protocol
(FTP) and Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
Table 1 Function Features (continued)
Features Support
Console cable
Console port
RS-232 Serial port