D-Link DGS-3700 Switch User Manual


 
DGS-3700-12/DGS-3700-12G Series Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch User Manual
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Preface
The DGS-3700 Series User Manual is divided into sections that describe the system installation and operating
instructions with examples.
Section 1, Introduction to Web-based Switch ManagementDescribes how to connect to and use the Web-
based switch management feature on the Switch.
Section 2, Configuration A detailed discussion about configuring some of the basic functions of the Switch,
including accessing the System information, Serial Port Settings, IP Address, Interface Settings, IPv6 Route
Settings, IPv6 Neighbor Settings, Port Configuration, Static ARP Settings, User Accounts, System Log
Configuration, System Severity Settings, DHCP Relay, Out of Band Management Settings, External Alarm Settings,
DHCP Auto Configuration Settings, MAC Address Aging Time, Web Settings, Telnet Settings, Password Encryption,
Clipaging Settings, Firmware Information, Dual Configuration Settings, Ping Test, Local Loopback Port Settings,
VLAN Counter Settings, SNTP Settings, MAC Notification Settings, SNMP Settings, Time Range Settings, sFlow,
Single IP Management and DDM.
Section 3, L2 Features A discussion of the Layer 2 features on the Switch, including Jumbo Frame, 802.1Q
VLAN, Subnet VLAN, QinQ, 802.1v Protocol VLAN, RSPAN Settings, GVRP Settings, GVRP Global Settings, MAC-
based VLAN Settings, PVID Auto Assign Settings, Port Trunking, LACP Port Settings, Traffic Segmentation, BPDU
Tunneling Settings, IGMP Snooping, MLD Snooping, Port Mirror, Loopback Detection Settings, Spanning Tree,
Forwarding & Filtering, LLDP, CFM and Ethernet OAM.
Section 4, QoSFeatures information on Switch QoS functions, including HOL Blocking Prevention, Bandwidth
Control, Traffic Control, 802.1P Default Priority, 802.1P User Priority, QoS Scheduling Mechanism, QoS Scheduling,
In Band Manage Settings and SRED.
Section 5, Security Features information on Switch security functions, including Safeguard Engine, Trusted Host,
IP-MAC-Port Binding, Port Security, DHCP Server Screening, 802.1X, SSL Settings, SSH, Access Authentication
Control, MAC-based Access Control, Web Authentication, and NetBIOS Filtering Settings.
Section 6, ACL Discussion on the ACL functions of the Switch, including ACL Configuration Wizard, Access
Profile List, CPU Access Profile List, ACL Finder, and ACL Flow Meter.
Section 7, Monitoring Features information about the monitoring functions on the Switch including, Cable
Diagnostic, CPU Utilization, Port Utilization, Packet Size, Memory Utilization, Packets, Errors, Port Access Control,
Browse ARP Table, Browse VLAN, IGMP Snooping, MLD Snooping, Browse Session Table, CFM, MAC Address
Table, Browse VLAN Counter Statistics, Ethernet OAM and Historical Counter & Utilization.
Section 8, Save Services and Tools Save Configuration ID 1, Save Configuration ID 2, Save Log, Save All,
Configuration File Backup and Restore, Upload Log File, Reset, Download Firmware, and Reboot System.
Appendix A, Mitigating ARP Spoofing Attacks Using Packet Content ACL This section introduces ARP
protocol, ARP spoofing attacks, and the counter measure brought by D-Link's switches to counter ARP spoofing
attacks.
Appendix B, System Log Entries This table lists all the possible entries and their corresponding meanings that
will appear in the System Log of this Switch.
Appendix C, Glossary Lists definitions for terms and acronyms used in this document.
Appendix D, Password Recovery Procedure - This section describes the procedure for resetting passwords on D-
Link Switches.