Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Basic Port Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Advanced System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Required Connections and Switch Access . . 4-5
Console Port (Out-of-Band) Connections 4-5
Remote Management via the Console Port 4-5
In-Band Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
The System Configuration Program . . . . . . 4-7
Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Setting Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Console Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
System Parameter Configuration . . . . . . 4-12
Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Spanning Tree Configuration . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Virtual LAN Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
CHAPTER 4
CONFIGURATION AND
MANAGEMENT
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