Linksys Etherfast User Manual

EtherFast®Managed 24-Portwith Dual Gigabit SwitchUse this guide to install:Linksys EtherFast®Managed 24-Portwith Dual Gigabit Switch (EF24G2M)User Gui

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch15EtherFast®Series• Network Monitor Menu - Provides access to port statistics, RMON statis-tics, ad

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchEtherFast®Series17The Management Setup Menu screen allows you to adjust the communicationparameters

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchEtherFast®Series19IP ConfigurationThe IP Configuration menu allows you to configure the IP paramete

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchEtherFast®SeriesHTTP ConfigurationThe HTTP Configuration screen allows you to enable or disable Web

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchEtherFast®SeriesSNMP ConfigurationThe SNMP Configuration screen displays parameters for the Simple

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchEtherFast®SeriesIP Trap ManagersThe IP Trap Managers screen specifies management stations that will

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchAdd UserThe Add User screen allows you to add a user.• User Name - Specifies user authorized manage

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchConfiguration FileThe Configuration File screen allows you to load a configuration file on anySwitc

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchNote: This screen shots shows the Device Control Menu displayed by a Layer2 switch.• IGMP Snooping

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchLayer 2 MenuThe Layer 2 Menu contains options for port configuration, port mirroring,and port trunk

COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. EtherFast is a registered trademark ofLinksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switchconnected directly to the Switch when its buffers fill. When enabled,back pressure is used for half

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchStatic Unicast Address ConfigurationThe Static Unicast Address Table can be used to assign the MAC

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchStatic Multicast Address ConfigurationThe Static Multicast Address Table can be used to assign a de

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchBridge MenuThe Bridge Menu is used to configure settings for the Spanning TreeAlgorithm, as well as

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch• GVRP - GVRP defines a way for switches to exchange VLAN informa-tion in order to register VLAN me

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch45EtherFast®Seriespriority, the port with the lowest numeric identifier will be enabled. The range

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchVLAN Table ConfigurationThe VLAN Table Configuration screen is used to create a new VLAN ormodify t

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchSubnet ConfigurationThe Subnet Configuration screen allows you to specify an IP interface forany VL

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchProtocol ConfigurationThe Protocol Configuration screen is used to globally enable or disableunicas

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchRIP ConfigurationThe RIP Configuration screen allows you to specify the how routers exchange routin

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch1EtherFast®SeriesTable of ContentsIntroduction 1Package Contents 2Getting to Know the Switch 3LEDs

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchStatic ARP TableThe Static ARP Table screen is used to specify the static AddressResolution Protoco

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchStatic Route TableThe Static Route Table screen is used to configure a static route.• Destination N

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchDefault Route MenuThe Default Route Menu screen is used to define a route to which thisSwitch will

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchMAC Filtering ConfigurationThe MAC Filtering Configuration screen allows you to filter out specifie

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch63EtherFast®SeriesAdd MAC Address FilterThe Add MAC Address Filter screen allows you to add MAC add

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchThe Network Monitor Menu provides access to port statistics, RMON statis-tics, address tables, VLAN

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchPort StatisticsPort Statistics display key statistics from the Interfaces Group andEthernet-like MI

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch• Drop Events - The total number of events in which packets were dropped due to lack of resources.•

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch• Undersize Frames - The total number of frames received that were less than 64 octets long (exclud

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchBridge MenuThe Bridge Menu is used to display settings for the Spanning Tree Algorithm,as well as t

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch3EtherFast®Series• One EtherFast®Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch• One Power Cord• Mounting

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch• Root Cost - The path cost from the root port on this Switch to the root device.• Root Port - The

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchVLAN InformationThe VLAN Information screen offers access to information on the ports thathave been

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchVLAN Forwarding InformationThe VLAN Forwarding Information screen shows all the ports that havebeen

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchSelect Apply to make changes. Select OK to return to the previous panel.Select Prev Page to view th

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchARP TableThe ARP Table shows the IP-to-MAC addresses discovered by ARP.• IP Address - IP addresses

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch• Protocol - How the route was learned.Local: Manually configuredMgmt: Set via SNMPICMP: Obtained v

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch• Expire - The time remaining before this entry will be aged out. (The default is 260 seconds.)• V1

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchDVMRP Routing Table The DVMRP Routing Table shows the routes for the Distance-Vector Multicast Rout

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchThe System Restart Menu resets the management agent.• Reload Factory Defaults- Reloads the factory

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchTroubleshootingThis section provides possible solutions to problems regarding the installationand o

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch5The EtherFast®Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch is equipped withtwenty-four 10/100 RJ-45 po

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchConsole Port to 25-Pin DTE Port on PC95EtherFast®Series3. I can’t access the on-board configuration

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch3. Change your baud rate to the selected value, and press Enter to enabledownload. From the termina

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch99EtherFast®Series98“categories” (the singular is commonly referred to as “CAT”) of twisted paircab

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchIEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The IEEEdescribes itself as “the worl

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchSTP (Spanning Tree Protocol) - A technology that checks your network for anyloops. A loop can often

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch105EtherFast®Series104Warranty InformationBE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE AND A BARCODEFROM

EtherFast®Series106Contact InformationFor help with the installation or operation of this product, contact LinksysCustomer Support at one of the phone

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EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit SwitchThe EtherFast®Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch can be used as afree-standing unit, or insta

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch2. The following screen will appear. Enter a Name for this connection. Inthe example below, the n

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch11EtherFast®Series10Telnet ManagementTelnet management is available after the Switch has been confi

EtherFast® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch13EtherFast®SeriesConfiguring the SwitchThe Switch’s menu-driven configuration program may be confi