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1-2 Introduction
• Clear NVRAM.
• Set 802.1Q VLAN memberships and port configurations.
• Redirect frames according to port or VLAN and transmit them on a preselected destination port.
• Create a separate Spanning Tree topology for each VLAN configured in the SmartSwitch device.
• Transmit frames on preselected destination ports according to protocol and priority or protocol
and VLAN.
• Configure the switch to operate as a Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) device to
dynamically create VLANs across a switched network.
• Configure the device to control the rate of network traffic entering and leaving the switch on a
per port/priority basis.
• Configure an optional HSIM or VHSIM installed in the device.
• Configure the device to dynamically switch frames according to a characteristic rule and VLAN.
• Configure ports on the SmartSwitch device as Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) ports.
• Provide additional security and policy administration capabilities via Port-based Web
Authentication (PWA) by configuring pertinent variables within the LM screen.
• Configure multiple ports to act in an 802.3ad trunk group.
• Configure and manage the use of 802.1w, a standards-based method to rapidly fail over links to
reduce downtime on a network.
• Provide additional security by configuring a physical port to lock on an attached device
according to a Classification rule so no other device can be connected to that port and used.
• Configure the device to operate using the path cost values conforming legacy 802.1D or 802.1
standards.
There are three ways to access Local Management:
• Locally using a VT type terminal connected to the COM port.
• Remotely using a VT type terminal connected through a modem.
• In-band through a Telnet connection.
1.1.1 The Management Agent
The management agent is a process within the SmartSwitch device that collects statistical
information (e.g., frames received, errors detected) about the operational performance of the
managed network. Local Management communicates with the management agent for the purpose
of viewing statistics or issuing management commands. Local Management provides a wide range
of screens used to monitor and configure the SmartSwitch device.