9032947 Configuring & Monitoring The Switch 534. CONFIGURING & MONITORING THE SWITCHCommon TasksThe switch console menus allow you to modify default switch settings andconfigure the switch for network management. They also allow you tomonitor switch performance and status. See Section 3, “ELS100-24TXGUser Interface,” for an overview of the menu hierarchy and a descriptionof all menus. The following sections describe common tasks in setting upand operating the ELS100-24TXG switch using the console menus.To begin, set operating parameters and make sure the networkconnections are correct by performing these tasks:• Setting password protection for the switch to prevent unauthorizedaccess to console menus• Assigning an IP address for the switch if you plan to manage theswitch using SNMP, or if you use Telnet to access the switch• Checking network configuration status and verifying that networkconnections are correctAfter the switch is installed and operating, you may want to perform anyof the following tasks:• Connecting via Telnet for in-band access to the console menus• Setting SNMP parameters for management access• Viewing switch statistics to monitor and evaluate switch performanceand traffic patterns on the network• Configuring port mirroring• Downloading a software upgrade• Configuring Spanning Tree parameters• Configuring VLANs• Configuring Class of Service• Configuring port operation (enable/disable, port speed, full/halfduplex and flow control)• Configuring the forwarding table• Configuring the broadcast cutoff rate• Setting a default gateway• Configuring BootP/DHCP
