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CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
Conventions 8
Related Documentation 9
Documentation Comments 9
Product Registration 10
1
SWITCH FEATURES OVERVIEW
What is Management Software? 13
Switch Features Explained 13
Automatic IP Configuration 14
Port Security 14
Aggregated Links 14
Auto-negotiation 14
Multicast Filtering 15
Spanning Tree Protocol and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
Switch Database 16
Traffic Prioritization 16
RMON 17
Broadcast Storm Control 17
VLANs 18
2
OPTIMIZING BANDWIDTH
Port Features 19
Duplex 19
Flow Control 20
Auto-negotiation 20
Smart Auto-sensing 20
Aggregated Links 22
Aggregated Links and Your Switch
Aggregated Link Example 25
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