WEB INTERFACE

The 1st thing i always do whenever i test something is to check for firmware updates and so that's also what i suggest doing here (this switch has two partitions/BIOS's so i suggest flashing both with the latest version).

Under the system tab you can adjust pretty much anything in regards to the ports and the switch itself from IP's, ARPs, static routes, DCHP and DNS servers to PoE loads and energy efficient internet.

Features like link aggregation, LLDP (link layer discovery protocol), IGMP snooping (internet group management protocol) and Jumbo frame are all located under the L2 Feature tab.

Everything related to VLAN (virtual local area network) such as the 802.1Q protocol and GVRP (GARP VLAN Registration Protocol or Generic VLAN Registration Protocol) are placed inside the VLAN tab.

User information, system management, SNMP (simple network management protocol) and the ability to load either of the two available partitions is placed inside the management tab.

ACLs (access control lists) and ACEs (access control entries) are all accessible via the ACL tab.

QoS (quality of service) related settings like CoS (class of service) and DSCP (differentiated services codepoint) mapping are located inside the QoS tab.

Everything you need to secure your switch and all devices connected onto it is placed under the security tab.

Both the status of the ports and the switch itself can be monitored from the monitoring tab.

Of course, you can also perform diagnostics on the ports and thus the connected devices from within the diagnostics tab.