Netgear 700 Series Managed Switch for Software v2.1 User Manual download pdf (Page 33)

700 Series Managed Switch User’s Guide for Software v2.1

Administration Console Telnet Interface 4-13

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• 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)

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