Technical support, Features of the at-8700xl series switch, Switching features – Allied Telesis AT-8700XL Series Switch User Manual
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Introduction
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Software Release 2.6.1
C613-02030-00 REV B
The CD-ROM also includes:
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AT-TFTP Server for Windows, for downloading software releases,
scripts and other files to or from an AT-8700XL switch.
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Adobe Acrobat Reader for Windows for viewing and printing the
online documentation in PDF format. Get instant access to information
with full-text searching of PDF documents by keyword or phrase.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer.
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A demonstration version of F-Secure’s Secure Shell client for Windows.
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Information about other Allied Telesyn routing and switching
products.
Technical support
For online support for your AT-8700XL Series Switch, see our on-line support
page at
This site contains the latest switch software releases, patches, GUI resource files
and documentation. Download software upgrades from the Allied Telesyn web
site to your server, and the use the LOAD command to copy them to the
switch’s FLASH memory. Use the SET INSTALL command to enable the new
software (see “Upgrading Switch Software” on page 56 for detailed instructions).
If you require further assistance, contact your authorised distributor or reseller.
Features of the AT-8700XL Series Switch
Software support for AT-8700XL Series Switches provides wirespeed Layer 2
and Layer 3 switching, including support for Virtual LANs.
Switching Features
The main Layer 2 features of the switch are:
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High performance, wire-speed Layer 2 switching (“Switching” on page 63).
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Packet Forwarding at wire speed.
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Store and Forward switching mode.
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Autonegotiation of link speed and duplex mode for 10/100 Mbps speed on
all 100BASE TX ports (“Autonegotiation of Port Speed and Duplex Mode” on
page 64).
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Automatic, configurable MAC address learning and ageing, supporting up
to 255 static MAC addresses per switch.
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Switch Filtering.
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Layer 3 Filtering (Switching chapter in the AT-8700XL Series Software
Reference.
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Broadcast Storm Protection (“Packet Storm Protection” on page 64).
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Virtual LANs defined by port membership (“Virtual Local Area Networks
(VLANs)” on page 65).