User manual ASUS GIGAX 2124X

[. . . ] GigaX Series Layer 2 Managed Switch User Guide GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide E1367 First Edition V1 March 2005 Copyright © 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS provides this manual "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. [. . . ] Dynamic VLAN: Specify the VLAN ID assigned to the 802. 1x-authenticated clients. Click when you have Please click selected user. Click Click finished the modifications. Click when you want to remove the to make the settings effective permanently. to refresh the settings to current value. Figure 35. Dial-In user 4. 7. 3 RADIUS In order to use external RADIUS server, the following parameters are required to be setup: 60 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide · · · · Authentication Server IP: The IP address of the RADIUS server. Authentication Server Port: The port number for the RADIUS server is listening to. Authentication Server Key: The key is used for communications between GigaX and the RADIUS server. Confirm Authentication Key: Re-type the key entered above. The VLAN of the RADIUS server connected to the switch must be the same as the VLAN of the system management interface. to make the settings permanent. Click Please click refresh the settings to current value. to Figure 36. RADIUS 61 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User's Guide 4. 8 VCT VCT stands for "Virtual Cable Tester". The major function of VCT is to detect cable fault (open or short) and report the estimated fault location. Moreover, VCT can also detect PHY type (100M, 1000M or 10000M) as well as estimated cable length of normal cable. Cable length estimation only supports Giga speed mode. Just select a port number and click accordingly. Test result shall be displayed Figure 37. VCT 62 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide 4. 9 Statistics Chart The Statistics Chart pages provide network flow in different charts. You can specify the period time to refresh the chart. You can monitor the network traffic amount in different graphic chart by these pages. Most MIB-II counters are displayed in these charts. Click Refresh Rate to set the period for retrieving new data from the switch. You can differentiate the statistics or ports by selecting Color. Finally, click on Draw to let the browser to draw the graphic chart. [. . . ] TCP is responsible for dividing data up into packets for delivery and reassembling them at the destination, while IP is responsible for delivering the packets from source to destination. When TCP and IP are bundled with higher-level applications such as HTTP, FTP, Telnet, etc. , TCP/IP refers to this whole suite of protocols. 113 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User's Guide Telnet/SSH An interactive, character-based program used to access a remote computer. While HTTP (the web protocol) and FTP only allow you to download files from a remote computer, Telnet / SSH allows you to log into and use a computer from a remote location. TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol A protocol for file transfers, TFTP is easier to use than File Transfer Protocol (FTP) but not as capable or secure. [. . . ]