Objective The Domain Name System (DNS) server translates a domain name into an IP address. This IP address for a particular domain name can be retrieved from the DNS cache if it is available locally, or it is queried among various top level domain servers to retrieve this information. This …

Objective This article explains how to configure Console Settings on Sx500 Series Stackable Switches. A console port is a service that provides serial ports which can be connected to the serial ports of other equipment to establish a connection between the devices. The console port is used to configure the …

Objectives Multicast is the delivery of information to multiple destinations simultaneously from a single source. Multicast frames from a registered Multicast group will only be sent to other ports that are registered to the same Multicast group. An Unregistered Multicast group has a set of ports that are not registered …

Objective The RAM memory page displays all messages that were saved in the RAM (cache) in chronological order. RAM memory logs are retained only until the system reboots. Logs are the set of system events stored in the device. The RAM memory logs each and every event that happens in the …

Objectives The user account settings are used to manage (add, edit and delete) which users have access to the web configuration utility of the device. In situations where the administrator password is lost or forgotten, the password recovery service option helps you to reset the password. This article explains how …

Objective IP Source Guard is a security feature that can be used to prevent traffic attacks caused when a host tries to use the IP address of a neighboring host. When IP Source Guard is enabled, the switch only transmits client IP traffic to IP addresses contained in the DHCP …

Objective The objective of this document is to show you how to configure IPv6 tunnels. The IPv6 Tunnel configuration is a method to connect IPv6 hosts or networks to each other over an IPv4 backbone. The ISATAP (Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol) enables encapsulation of IPv6 packets within IPv4 packets …

Objective The IPv6 Neighbors page allows users to view and edit the table of IPv6 neighbors within the interface for IPv6. The IPv6 Neighbor Table will display all of the IPv6 Neighbors that are connected to the device and allow changes and deletion of the other connected devices along with …

Objective This document explains how to configure the ICMPv6 rate limit interval and ICMPv6 rate limit bucket size on the Sx500 Series Stackable Switches. The ICMPv6 rate limit determines the rate at which the IPv6 ICMP error messages are sent out on the network. ICMPv6 information messages help form neighbor …

Objective Bonjour facilitates a method to discover services on a Local Area Network. The switch as a Bonjour client periodically broadcasts Bonjour Discovery protocol packets to IP subnets which are directly connected, and thereby advertises its existence. By default, Bonjour is enabled on the Management VLAN. When the switch is …