Cabletron Systems ELS100-24TXG Installation And User Manual

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9032947 Configuring & Monitoring The Switch 59To configure Spanning Tree Parameters, do the following:1. Select Switch Configuration Menu from the Main Menu.2. Select Spanning Tree Configuration Menu.3. Turn the switch Spanning Tree operation on or off by toggling theSpanning Tree Protocol Enable option by pressing a.4. Change the main Spanning Tree operational parameters as desired.The parameters on this screen affect the operation of Spanning Treeon the switch as a whole.5. Select Port Configuration.The Spanning Tree Port Configuration Menu displays. Change theparameters that display in this menu as required.Configuring VLANsA virtual LAN (VLAN) is a group of network devices on one or morenetwork segments configured such that they can communicate as if theyare on the same LAN. VLANs are based on logical instead of physicalconnections and so enable greater flexibility in network design.The most fundamental benefit of VLANs is the ability to createworkgroups of users based on function rather than on physical location ormedia. For further information, see Appendix D, “Virtual LANs (VLANs).”To configure VLANs, do the following:1. Select Switch Configuration Menu from the Main Menu.2. Select VLAN Configuration Menu.3. Turn the global switch VLAN operation on or off by toggling the VLANEnable option by pressing a.4. Select VLAN Menu.The VLAN Menu displays. This menu displays the current configura-tion of VLANs in the system.5. To delete a current VLAN, select Delete, then enter the number of theVLAN.6. To configure a VLAN, select Configure and enter a VLAN number. Anew VLAN can be created this way.The VLAN #n Configuration Menu displays. From this menu, you canconfigure VLAN names, add/delete ports in a VLAN, and add/deleteegress ports for a VLAN.7. From the main VLAN Configuration Menu, select VLAN Port Menu toconfigure the VLAN port mode (hybrid or access) for individual ports.Configuring Spanning Tree parameters from their de-fault can cause serious deterioration of network per-formance.