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About This Guide
Welcometo theEnterasysNetworksD‐SeriesCLIReference.Thismanualexplainshowtoaccess
thedevice’sCommandLineInterface(CLI)andhowtouseittoconfigureD‐Seriesswitchdevices.
Using This Guide
AgeneralworkingknowledgeofbasicnetworkoperationsandanunderstandingofCLI
managementapplicationsishelpfulbeforeconfiguringthisdevice.
Thismanualdescribeshowtodothefollowing:
• AccesstheCLI.
•UseCLIcommandstoperformnetworkmanagementanddeviceconfigurationoperations
•EstablishandmanageVirtualLocalAreaNetworks(VLANs).
•Establishand
managestaticanddynam ically‐assignedpolicyclassifications.
•Establishandmanagepriorityclassification.
• Configuresecurityprotocols,including802.1XandRADIUS,SSHv2,MAClocking,andMAC
authentication.
Structure of This Guide
Theguideisorganizedasfollows:
Chapter 1,Introduction,providesanoverviewofthetasksthatcanbeaccomplishedusingthe
CLIinterface,anoverviewoflocalmanagementrequirements,anoverviewofthedevice’sfactory
defaultsettings,andinformationaboutusingtheCommandLineInterface(CLI).
Chapter 2,BasicConfiguration,provides
howtosetbasicsystemproperties,howtodownloada
firmwareimage,howtoconfigureWebViewandTelnet,howtomanageconfigurationfiles,how
tosettheloginpassword,andhowtoexittheCLI.
Chapter 3,DiscoveryProtocolConfigurationprovideshowtoconfigurediscoveryprotocols
supportedbythedevice.
Chapter 4,Port
Configuration,describeshowtoreviewandconfigureconsoleportsettings,and
howtoenableordisableswitchportsandconfigureswitchportsettings,includingportspeed,
duplexmode,auto‐negotiation,flowcontrol,portmirroring,linkaggegationandbroadcast
suppression.
Chapter 5,SNMPConfiguration,describeshowtoconfigureSNMPusersand
usergroups,access
rights,targetaddresses,andnotificationparameters.
Important Notice
Depending on the firmware version used in your device, some features described in this document may not
be supported. Refer to the Release Notes shipped with your device to determine which features are
supported.
