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Contents
List of Figures ................................................................................................................................................11
List of Tables .................................................................................................................................................15
Getting Started ................................................................................................................................................21
Chapter 1: Starting a Web Browser Session ................................................................................................23
Establishing a Remote Connection to the Web Browser Interface............................................................24
Web Browser Tools....................................................................................................................................27
Quitting a Web Browser Management Session.........................................................................................28
Chapter 2: System Configuration ..................................................................................................................29
System Management Information..............................................................................................................30
Configuration of IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway Address............................................................32
IP Access List Configuration......................................................................................................................34
Create an IP Access List.....................................................................................................................34
Delete an IP Address List Entry...........................................................................................................35
User Name and Password Configuration...................................................................................................36
Add New User Name and Password...................................................................................................36
Modify User Name and Password.......................................................................................................37
Delete User Name and Password.......................................................................................................38
User Interface Configuration......................................................................................................................39
User Interface Timeout........................................................................................................................40
System Time..............................................................................................................................................41
Manually Setting System Time............................................................................................................41
Chapter 3: Port Configuration .......................................................................................................................57
Bridge Priority and the Root Bridge.....................................................................................................65
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Forwarding Delay and Topology Changes...........................................................................................67
Mixed STP and RSTP Networks..........................................................................................................69
Spanning Tree and VLANs..................................................................................................................70
Basic STP and RSTP Configuration...........................................................................................................72
Configure RSTP Port Settings....................................................................................................................75
Configure the Basic RSTP Port Settings..............................................................................................75
Configure the Advanced RSTP Port Settings......................................................................................77
Spanning Tree Topology............................................................................................................................80
Chapter 5: Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol .................................................................................................81
Multiple Spanning Tree Configuration........................................................................................................82
Port Configuration.......................................................................................................................................85
Port Settings...............................................................................................................................................90
Create a Port Trunk....................................................................................................................................99
Modify a Port Trunk..................................................................................................................................101
Disable a Port Trunk.................................................................................................................................103
Chapter 7: LACP Port Trunks ......................................................................................................................105
System Priority.........................................................................................................................................107
Port Priority Value.....................................................................................................................................108
General Guidelines...................................................................................................................................109
Group Status............................................................................................................................................111
Port Priority Configuration........................................................................................................................114
Chapter 8: Port Mirroring .............................................................................................................................115
Port Mirroring Configuration.....................................................................................................................117
Disable Port Mirroring...............................................................................................................................118
Chapter 12: Storm Control ..........................................................................................................................141
Overview and Guidelines.........................................................................................................................168
General Configuration..............................................................................................................................169
Port Settings.............................................................................................................................................170
Time Settings...........................................................................................................................................172
Chapter 15: Quality of Service and Cost of Service ...................................................................................175
Advanced Features .......................................................................................................................................187
Chapter 16: SNMPv1 and v2c ....................................................................................................................189
SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c Overview...........................................................................................................190
Port List....................................................................................................................................................235
Create Port List..................................................................................................................................235
Modify Port List..................................................................................................................................236
Delete Port List...................................................................................................................................237
Enable and Disable RMON......................................................................................................................247
Port Statistics............................................................................................................................................248
Dynamic Auto-Detection vs Static Ports............................................................................................259
General Guidelines..................................................................................................................................261
Port Access Control.................................................................................................................................268
DHCP with Option 82........................................................................................................................291
General Guidelines..................................................................................................................................292
General Configuration..............................................................................................................................293
Global Configuration................................................................................................................................305
Enabling or Disabling LLDP...............................................................................................................306
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Displaying System Information...........................................................................................................307
Setting Port States.............................................................................................................................307
Error Group Statistics...............................................................................................................................316
Historical Status Charts............................................................................................................................318
Multiple VLANs Assigned to an MSTI................................................................................................353
General Guidelines...................................................................................................................................355
VLAN and MSTI Associations..................................................................................................................356
Ports in Multiple MSTIs.............................................................................................................................357
Multiple Spanning Tree Regions..............................................................................................................358
MST Region Guidelines.....................................................................................................................360
Common and Internal Spanning Tree (CIST)....................................................................................362
MSTP with STP and RSTP................................................................................................................362
Associating VLANs to MSTIs....................................................................................................................363
VLANs Across Different Regions..............................................................................................................365
Summary of Guidelines............................................................................................................................367
Figure 1. Entering a Switch’s IP Address in the URL Field................................................................................................24
Figure 3. AT-GS950/48PS Switch Information Page.........................................................................................................25
Figure 4. Front Panel Page...............................................................................................................................................26
Figure 6. IP Setup Page....................................................................................................................................................32
Figure 7. IP Access List Page...........................................................................................................................................34
Figure 10. User Interface Page.........................................................................................................................................39
Figure 11. System Time Page...........................................................................................................................................41
Figure 19. STP and VLAN Fragmentation with Untagged Ports........................................................................................70
Figure 20. STP and VLAN Compatibility with Tagged Ports..............................................................................................71
Figure 21. Rapid Spanning Tree Configuration Page........................................................................................................72
Figure 22. AT-GS950/48PS RSTP Basic Port Configuration Page...................................................................................75
Figure 23. AT-GS950/48PS RSTP Advanced Port Configuration Page............................................................................77
Figure 24. AT-GS950/48PS Designated Topology Information Page...............................................................................80
Figure 25. Multiple Spanning Tree Configuration Page.....................................................................................................82
Figure 26. AT-GS950/48PS MSTP Port Configuration Page............................................................................................85
Figure 32. LACP Group Status Page..............................................................................................................................111
Figure 33. LACP Group Status Page with No Cables Connected...................................................................................112
Figure 34. LACP Group Status Page with Three Cables Connected..............................................................................113
Figure 35. AT-GS950/48PS Port Priority Page................................................................................................................114
Figure 55. Example of AT-GS950/48PS Port Based VLAN Page...................................................................................165
Figure 56. GVRP Global Configuration Page..................................................................................................................169
Figure 57. GVRP Port Setting Page................................................................................................................................170
Figure 58. AT-GS950/48PS GVRP Time Setting Page...................................................................................................172
Figure 59. CoS Page.......................................................................................................................................................180
Figure 60. AT-GS950/48PS Port Priority Page................................................................................................................182
Figure 61. DSCP Class Mapping Page............................................................................................................................183
Figure 65. Community Table Page..................................................................................................................................196
Figure 66. SNMP Community Table Page Example........................................................................................................197
Figure 80. Example of Profile Action Entry......................................................................................................................225
Figure 83. Example of In-Profile Action Entry..................................................................................................................228
Figure 86. Example of Out-Profile Action Entry...............................................................................................................232
Figure 88. Create Port List Page.....................................................................................................................................235
Figure 89. Example of Port List Entry..............................................................................................................................236
Figure 90. Modify Port List Page......................................................................................................................................236
Figure 92. Example of Policy Entry..................................................................................................................................240
Figure 99. History Control Configuration Page................................................................................................................250
Figure 100. History Control Configuration Example Page...............................................................................................251
Figure 107. Port Access Control Configuration Page......................................................................................................269
Figure 108. Expanded Port Access Control Configuration Page.....................................................................................270
Figure 110. Dial-In User Page.........................................................................................................................................277
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Figure 111. Dial-In User Page Example..........................................................................................................................277
Figure 112. Destination MAC Filter Page........................................................................................................................280
Figure 113. Destination MAC Filter Page Example.........................................................................................................280
Figure 114. Power Over Ethernet Configuration Page....................................................................................................286
Figure 115. General Settings Page.................................................................................................................................293
Figure 124. Error Group Chart Page...............................................................................................................................316
Figure 125. Historical Status Chart Page........................................................................................................................318
Figure 126. Firmware Upgrade via HTTP Page..............................................................................................................326
Figure 127. Firmware Upgrade via TFTP Page...............................................................................................................328
Figure 128. Configuration File Upload/Download via HTTP Page...................................................................................329
Figure 129. Result Page..................................................................................................................................................330
Figure 130. File Download with HTTP.............................................................................................................................331
Figure 131. Configuration Upload/Download via TFTP Page..........................................................................................332
Figure 136. Factory Default Reset/Reboot Page with Password Entry...........................................................................345
Figure 137. Ping Test Configuration Page.......................................................................................................................347
Figure 138. Ping Test Results Page................................................................................................................................348
Figure 139. VLAN Fragmentation with STP or RSTP......................................................................................................352
Figure 140. MSTP Example of Two Spanning Tree Instances .......................................................................................353
Figure 141. Multiple VLANs in a MSTI.............................................................................................................................354
Figure 142. CIST and VLAN Guideline - Example 1........................................................................................................363
Figure 143. CIST and VLAN Guideline - Example 2........................................................................................................364
Figure 144. Spanning Regions - Example 1....................................................................................................................365
Figure 145. Spanning Regions without Blocking.............................................................................................................366
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List of Tables
Table 1. Bridge Priority Value Increments ......................................................................................65
Table 2. Valid Port Priority Values ..................................................................................................67
Table 3. Default Mappings Priority Levels to Priority Queues ......................................................177
Table 4. Customized Mappings Priority Levels to Priority Queues ...............................................177
Table 5. Example of Weighted Round Robin Priority ....................................................................179