Nortel Networks 24T Switch User Manual


 
Using the Console Interface
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Table 3-5. Switch Configuration Menu Screen Options
Option Description
MAC Address Table
Displays the MAC Address Table screen (see
MAC Address Table on
page 3-20
). This screen allows you to view all MAC addresses and
their associated port or trunk that the switch has learned, or to search
for a particular MAC address (to see if the switch has learned the
address).
MAC Address-Based Security...
Displays the MAC Address Security Configuration Menu (see
MAC
Address-Based Security on page 3-22). This menu provides the
following options: MAC Address Security Configuration, MAC Address
Security Port Configuration, MAC Address Security Port Lists, MAC
Address Security Table, and Return to Switch Configuration Menu
screen. This menu allows you to set up your MAC address-based
security for your switch.
VLAN Configuration...
Displays the VLAN Configuration Menu (see
VLAN Configuration
Menu on page 3-38). This menu provides the following options: VLAN
Configuration, VLAN Port Configuration, VLAN Display by Port, Traffic
Class Configuration, and Return to Switch Configuration Menu
screen. This menu allows you to create and modify VLANs.
Port Configuration...
Displays the Port Configuration screen (see
Port Configuration on
page 3-52
). This screen allows you to configure a specific switch port,
all switch ports or, when in a stack configuration, all stack ports.
High Speed Flow Control
Configuration...
Only appears when a gigabit MDA is installed in one of the units of a
stacked configuration. When the gigabit MDA is installed, selecting
this option displays the High Speed Flow Control Configuration screen
(see
High Speed Flow Control Configuration on page 3-54).
MultiLink Trunk Configuration...
Displays the MultiLink Trunk Configuration Menu (see MultiLink Trunk
Configuration on page 3-57). This menu provides the following
options: MultiLink Trunk Configuration, MultiLink Trunk Utilization, and
Return to Switch Configuration Menu. This menu allows you to create
and modify trunks, and to monitor the bandwidth utilization of
configured trunks.
Port Mirroring Configuration...
Displays the Port Mirroring Configuration screen (see Port Mirroring
Configuration on page 3-64). This screen allows you to designate a
single switch port as a traffic monitor for up to two specified ports or
addresses.
Rate Limiting Configuration...
Displays the Rate Limiting Configuration screen (see Rate Limiting
Configuration on page 3-68). This screen allows you to limit the
forwarding rate of broadcast and multicast packets.
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