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700 Series Managed Switch User’s Guide for Software v2.1
Administration Console Telnet Interface 4-13
SM-10004-02
• Port Trunking: a feature that allows multiple links between switches to work as one virtual link
(aggregate link). Trunks can be defined for similar port types only. For example, a 10/100 port
cannot form a Port Trunk with a gigabit port. For 10/100 ports, trunks can only be formed
within the same bank. A bank is a set of eight ports. Up to four trunks can be operating at the
same time. Toggle the ports to the correct trunk number to set up a trunk. After clicking Apply,
the trunk will be enabled. Spanning Tree will treat trunked ports as a single virtual port.
• Virtual Cable Tester: The user can use this feature to test the continuity of the cable circuit.
• Advanced Tools: The user can upgrade the software of the switch or save/load the switch
configuration file to a TFTP server.
• Traffic Management: Class of Service (CoS), also referred to as Quality of Service (QoS), is a
way of managing traffic in a network, by treating different types of traffic with different levels
of service priority. Higher priority traffic gets faster treatment during times of switch
congestion. Priority can be based on VLAN tags, ports, or Differentiated Service Code Points
(DSCP).
• Broadcast Control: The user can configure the threshold for the maximum broadcast packets
per port.
• VLANs: A Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) is a means to electronically separate ports on
the same switch from a single broadcast domain into separate broadcast domains. By using
VLAN, users can group by logical function instead of physical location. There are 64 VLAN
supported on this switch.
• Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) ensures that only one path at a time is active between any two
network nodes. There are maybe more than two physical path between any two nodes for
redundant paths; STP ensures only one physical path is active and the others are blocked. STP
will prevent an inadvertent loop in a network, which can disable your network due to a
“Broadcast storm”, the result of a broadcast message traveling through the loop again and
again.
• MAC: MAC address table. This menu allows you to set the aging time, as well as entering
static MAC addresses to the switch.
• Multimedia Support (IGMP): The Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is an Internet
protocol that provides a way for network devices to report multicast group membership to
adjacent routers.
• SNMP: You can use an SNMP-based Network Management Software program to manage
your switch. This menu allows you to set up the appropriate tables to enable the switch to
respond to SNMP queries.
• Command Line: A user interface that allows the user to configure the switch via a command
line interface. See chapter 5 for information about the Command Line Interface (CLI)