Typical switch management features Network switch

a couple of managed d-link gigabit ethernet rackmount switches, connected ethernet ports on few patch panels using category 6 patch cables (all equipment installed in standard 19-inch rack)



turn particular port range on or off
link bandwidth , duplex settings
priority settings ports
ip management ip clustering
mac filtering , other types of port security features prevent mac flooding
use of spanning tree protocol (stp) , shortest path bridging (spb) technologies
simple network management protocol (snmp) monitoring of device , link health
port mirroring (also known as: port monitoring, spanning port, span port, roving analysis port or link mode port)
link aggregation (also known bonding, trunking or teaming) allows use of multiple ports same connection achieving higher data transfer rates
vlan settings. creating vlans can serve security , performance goals reducing size of broadcast domain
802.1x network access control
igmp snooping