Alloy GSS-16T2SFP User Manual

ALLOY

16-Port Gigabit Web Smart

Switch

GSS-16T2SFP

(16x 10/100/1000Mbps ports

+ 2 paired SFP Ports)

User’s Manual

Version: 1.03

February 8, 2005

Table of Contents

CAUTION----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------III
ELECTRONIC EMISSION NOTICES----------------------------------------------------------------------------- III

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2

1-1.

OVERVIEW OF THE16 GIGABIT WEB SMART SWITCH ------------------------------------------------ 2

1-2. CHECKLIST ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
1-3.

FEATURES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

1-4. OVERVIEW OF THE 16 GIGABIT WEB SMART SWITCH ----------------------------------------------- 5

1-4-1. User Interfaces on the Front Panel (Button, LEDs and Plugs)------------------------- 5
1-4-2. User Interfaces on the Rear Panel------------------------------------------------------------ 6

1-5.

OVERVIEW OF THE OPTIONAL SFP MODULES -------------------------------------------------------- 7

CHAPTER 2. INSTALLATION-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

2-1.

STAR TI NG THE 16 GIGABIT WEB SMART SWITCH ---------------------------------------------------- 8

2-1-1. Hardware and Cable Installation -------------------------------------------------------------- 8
2-1-2. Cabling Requirements --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

2-1-2-1. Cabling Requirements for TP Ports -------------------------------------------------- 10
2-1-2-2. Cabling Requirements for 1000SX/LX SFP Modules ---------------------------- 10
2-1-2-3. Switch Cascading in Topology ------------------- Error! Bookmark not defined.

2-1-3. Configuring the Management Agent of 16 Gigabit Web Smart Switch-------- Error!

Bookmark not defined.

CHAPTER 3. OPERATION OF WEB-BASED MANAGEMENT -----------------------------------11

4-1.

WEB MANAGEMENT HOME OVERVIEW--------------------------------------------------------------- 12

4-2. CONFIGURATION----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15

4-2-1. System Configuration -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16
4-2-2. Ports Configuration ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18
4-2-3. VLAN Mode Configuration -------------------------------------------------------------------- 19
4-2-4. VLAN Group Configuration ------------------------------------------------------------------- 22
4-2-5. PVID Configuration ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25
4-2-6. Aggregation Configuration -------------------------------------------------------------------- 27
4-2-7. Mirror Configuration ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28
4-2-8. Quality of Service Configuration------------------------------------------------------------- 29
4-2-9. Bandwidth Management----------------------------------------------------------------------- 36
4-2-10. Trap Event Configuration -------------------------------------------------------------------- 38
4-2-11. Max. Packet Length --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39

MONITORING --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40

4-3.

4-3-1. Statistics Overview------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 40
4-3-2. Detailed Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41

4-4.

MAINTENANCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44

4-4-1. Status ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44

4-4-1-1.Switch Status ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 45
4-4-1-2. TP / Fiber Ports Status------------------------------------------------------------------- 47
4-4-1-3. Aggregation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48
4-4-1-4. VLAN----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 49
4-4-1-5. Mirror----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51
4-4-1-6. Trap Event---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52

4-4-1-7. Maximum Packet Length---------------------------------------------------------------- 53
4-4-2. Warm Restart ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 54
4-4-3. Factory Default ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55
4-4-4. Logout --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 56

CHAPTER 4. MAINTENANCE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57

5-1.

RESOLVING NO LINK CONDITION --------------------------------------------------------------------- 57

5-2.

Q&A---------------------------------------------------------------- ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

APPENDIX A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS-------------------------------------------------------- 58

APPENDIX B MIB SPECIFICATIONS ------------------- ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.

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Caution

Electronic Circuit devices are sensitive to static electricity. Dry weather conditions or

walking across a carpeted floor may cause you to acquire a static electrical charge.

To protect your switch, always:

• Touch the metal chassis of your computer to ground the static electrical charge before
you handle the switch.

• Pick up the switch by holding it on the left and right edges only.

Electronic Emission Notices

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A
computing device pursuant to Subpart J of part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to
provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial
environment.

European Community (CE) Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the protection requirements of
European Emission Standard EN55022/EN60555-2 and the Generic European Immunity
Standard EN50082-1.

EMC:

EN55022(1988)/CISPR-22(1985) class A
EN60555-2(1995) class A
EN60555-3
IEC1000-4-2(1995) 4K V CD, 8KV, AD
IEC1000-4-3(1995) 3V/m
IEC1000-4-4(1995) 1KV – (power line), 0.5KV – (signal line)

Australian C-Tick Compliance.

This equipment is compliant with the required Australian C-Tick standards.

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About this user’s manual

This user’s manual will guide you on how to install, configure and monitor the

16 port Gigabit Web Smart Switch through the built-in web management interface.

Overview of this user’s manual

 Chapter 1 “Introduction” describes the features of the 16 Gigabit Web
Smart Switch

 Chapter 2 “Installation”
 Chapter 3 “Operation of the Web-based Management”
 Chapter 4 “Maintenance”

1. Introduction

1-1. Overview of the 16 Gigabit Web Smart Switch

The 16-port Gigabit Web Smart Switch meets all IEEE 802.3/u/x/z Gigabit,
Fast Ethernet specifications. The switch includes 14x 10/100/1000Mbps Copper
Ports, and 2 paired Gigabit Copper/SFP Ports. The switch can be managed through
its Ethernet port using a Web-based browser such as Internet Explorer.

Port 15 and 16 supports dual media. SFP mini-GBIC for Fiber connections (LC
single mode and multimode) and copper 10/100/1000Mbps with auto-detection.

 1000Mbps LC, Multi-Mode, SFP Fiber transceiver
 1000Mbps LC, 10km, SFP Fiber transceiver
 1000Mbps LC, 30km, SFP Fiber transceiver
 1000Mbps LC, 50km, SFP Fiber transceiver
 1000Mbps WDM-SC, 20km, 1550nm SFP Fiber WDM transceiver

1000Mbps WDM-SC, 20km, 1310nm SFP Fiber WDM transceiver

The 10/100/1000Mbps copper port meets all IEEE 802.3/u/x/z Gigabit and Fast
Ethernet specifications.

The 1000Mbps SFP Fiber ports via SFP modules are compliant with all IEEE

802.3z and 1000Base-SX/LX standards.

1000Mbps Single Fiber WDM transceivers are designed with an optic
Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) technology that transports bi-directional
full duplex signal over a single fiber.

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Key Features in the GSS-16T2SFP

QoS:

The

switch offers powerful QoS functions. This feature adds support of TOS

fields within the IP header (equal DSCP low 3 bits) on Layer 3 of the network
framework and 6 types of network transmission events on Layer 4.

VLAN:

The switch supports Port-based VLAN and IEEE802.1Q Tagged VLAN.
With support for 16 active VLANs having a VLAN ID from 1 to 4094.

Port Trunking:

Allows one or more links to be aggregated together to form a Link
Aggregation Group.

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1-2. Checklist

Before you start installing the switch, verify that the package contains the
following:

 The GSS-16T2SFP Gigabit Web Smart Switch
 Mounting Accessories (for 19” Rack Shelf mounting)
 This User's Manual CD-ROM
 AC Power Cord

Please notify your sales representative immediately if any of the aforementioned
items are missing or damaged.

1-3. Features

The 16 port Gigabit Web Smart Switch, provides comprehensive features as
listed below.

• Hardware

• 14x 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-negotiation Gigabit Ethernet copper ports

• 2x 10/100/1000Mbps copper or 1000Mbps SFP Fiber dual media auto sense.

• 400KB on-chip frame buffer

• Jumbo frame support

• Programmable classifier for QoS (Layer 4/Multimedia)

• 8K MAC address and 4K VLAN support (IEEE802.1Q)

• Per-port shaping, policing, and Broadcast Storm Control

• IEEE802.1Q-in-Q nested VLAN support

• Full-duplex flow control (IEEE802.3x) and half-duplex backpressure

• Extensive front-panel diagnostic LEDs

• Management

• Easy port configuration

• Port traffic monitoring and counters

• Simple system Information

• Port mirroring

• Static trunk function

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• 802.1Q VLAN

• Maximal packet length up to 9216 bytes for jumbo frame applications

• Broadcasting Suppression to avoid network problems

• Trap event sending

• Firmware Defaults and Customised Firmware saving and restoring

• Supports hot plug/unplug SFP modules

• Quality of Service (QoS) for real time applications based on information from
Layer 2 to Layer 4.

• Built-in web-based management

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1-4. Overview of the GSS-16T2sfp Gigabit Web Smart Switch

Fig. 1-1 Full View of the GSS-16T2SFP Switch

1-4-1. User Interfaces on the Front Panel (Button, LEDs and Plugs)

There are 16 copper Gigabit Ethernet ports and 2 SFP fiber ports for optional
removable modules on the front panel of the switch. LED display area, locating on
the left side of the panel, contains a Power LED, which indicates the power status of
the switch, and 16 LED’s indicate the status of the ports on the switch.

TP Port Status Indication LEDs

Gigabit Ethernet Port

SFP Fiber Port

Power Indication LED

Fig. 1-2 Front View of the GSS-16T2SFP Switch

Fiber Port Status

Indication LEDs

RESET Button:

RESET button is used to
restore the system default
settings.

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• LED Indicators

LED Color Function

System LED

POWER Green Lit when +5V DC power is on and good

10/100/1000Ethernet coppers Port 1 to 16 LED

On when connection with remote device is good

LINK/ACT Green

10/100/1000Mbps

1000SX/LX Gigabit Fiber Port 15, 16 LED

SFP(LINK/ACT) Green

Green/
Amber

Blinks when any traffic is present
Off when cable connection is not good
Green when 1000Mbps speed is active
Amber when 100Mbps speed is active
Off when 10Mbps speed is active

On when connection with the remote device is good
Blinks when any traffic is present
Off when module connection is not good

Table1-1

1-4-2. User Interfaces on the Rear Panel

AC Line 100-240V 50/60 Hz

Fig. 1-3 Rear View of the GSS-16T2SFP Switch

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1-5. Overview of the Optional SFP Modules

With the GSS16T2SFP switch, copper ports 15 and 16 are paired with the SFP
Fiber ports (LC); these ports support 10/100/1000Mbps on the copper interface or
1000Mbps Fiber via the SFP interfaces. 1000Mbps SFP Fiber transceiver can be
used for high-speed uplink connections to fiber backbones or servers.
A range of optional SFP types are listed below:

 1000Mbps LC, MM, SFP Fiber transceiver (MGBIC-MLC)

 1000Mbps LC, SM 10km, SFP Fiber transceiver (MGBIC-SLC10)

 1000Mbps LC, SM 40km, SFP Fiber transceiver (MGBIC-SLC40)

 1000Mbps LC, SM 50km, SFP Fiber transceiver (MGBIC-SLC50)

 1000Mbps LC, SM 80km, SFP Fiber transceiver (MGBIC-SLC80)

 1000Mbps LC, SM 120km, SFP Fiber transceiver (MGBIC-SLC120)

Fig. 1-4 Front View of 1000Base-SX/LX LC, SFP Fiber Transceiver

Fig. 1-5 Front View of 1000Base-LX WDM SC SFP Fiber Transceiver

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2. Installation

2-1. Starting the GSS16T2SFP Gigabit Web Smart Switch

This section provides a quick start guide for:

- Hardware and Cable Installation

- Management Station Installation

- Software booting and configuration

2-1-1. Hardware and Cable Installation

Please Note:

⇒ Wear a grounding strap device to avoid damaging the switch with electrostatic

discharge.

⇒ Be sure that the power switch is in the ‘OFF’ position, before you insert the power

cord.

• Installing any optional SFP Fiber Transceivers to the GSS16T2SFP Gigabit

Web Smart Switch.

• Connecting the SFP Module to the Chassis:

The optional SFP modules are hot swappable, so you can plug or unplug them
while the power is applied to the switch.

1. Verify that the SFP module is of the correct type to suit the switch

2. Slide the module along the slot and ensure that the module is properly

seated against the slot socket/connector.

3. Install the media cable for network connection

4. Repeat the above steps, as needed, for each module to be installed into

the switch

Fig. 2-1 Installation of Optional SFP Fiber Transceive

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• Copper Ports Cable Installation

⇒ The switch copper ports support MDI/MDI-X auto-crossover. This enables use of

either straight-through or crossover Cat 5E cables.

⇒ Use Cat. 5 grade RJ-45 copper cables to connect to the copper RJ-45 ports.

⇒ Repeat the above steps, as needed, for each RJ-45 port to be connected.

• Power On

The switch supports 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz power supply. The power supply
will automatically convert the local AC power source to DC power. When initial
power is applied, all the LED indicators will light up for a brief period while the
system performs its startup tests. Once the initial tests (‘POST test’) have
completed all except the power LED should return to an off state.

• Firmware Loading

After power on, the boot-loader will load the switch firmware into the main
operational memory. This process will take about 30 seconds. Once completed, the
switch will flash all the LED’s once switch to a ready state.

2-1-2. Cabling Requirements

To help ensure a successful installation and keep network performance at its
optimum level, please take care in using correct Cat5E or greater cabling. Please
ensure that Stranded core runs for no more than 10 meters, and that solid core runs
for a maximum of 100meters. Poor cabling is the most common cause for network
dropouts, or poor performance.

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2-1-2-1. Cabling Requirements for TP Ports

⇒ For Fast Ethernet copper network connections

 The Cable must be Cat. 5 or Cat. 5e with a maximum length of 100 meters.

⇒ Gigabit Ethernet copper network connection

 The Cable must be Cat. 5 or Cat. 5e with a maximum length of 100 meters.

Cat. 5e is recommended.

2-1-2-2. Cabling Requirements for 1000SX/LX SFP Module

There are two categories of fiber, multi mode (MM) and single mode (SM). The
later is categorized into several classes by the distance it supports. They are SX, LX,
LHX, XD, and ZX. In terms of physical connectors for SFP modules, there currently
is only LC and WDM SC types

 Gigabit Fiber with multi-mode LC SFP module

 Gigabit Fiber with single-mode LC SFP module

 Gigabit Fiber with WDM SC 1310nm SFP module

 Gigabit Fiber with WDM SC 1550nm SFP module

The following table lists the types of fiber that are supported. Others not listed
here may be support upon request.

Multi-mode Fiber Cable and Modal Bandwidth

IEEE 802.3z
Gigabit Ethernet
1000SX 850nm

1000Base­LX/LHX/XD/ZX

1000Base-LX
Single Fiber
(WDM SC)

Table2-1

Multi-mode 62.5/125µm Multi-mode 50/125µm

Modal

Bandwidth

160MHz-Km 220m 400MHz-Km 500m

200MHz-Km 275m 500MHz-Km 550m

Single-mode Fiber 9/125µm

Single-mode transceiver 1310nm 10Km, 40Km

Single-mode transceiver 1550nm 50Km, 80Km

Single-Mode

Single-Mode

Distance

*20Km

*20Km

Modal
Bandwidth

TX(Transmit) 1310nm

RX(Receive) 1550nm

TX(Transmit) 1550nm

RX(Receive) 1310nm

Distance

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4. Operation of
Web-based Management

This chapter instructs you how to configure and manage the GSS16T2SFP
Gigabit Web Smart Switch through the web user interface.

The default values of the GSS16T2SFP Gigabit Web Smart Switch are listed
in the table below:

IP Address

Subnet Mask

Default Gateway

Password

Table 4-1

Browse the switch via its IP address http://192.168.1.1
The following screen (see Fig.4-1) should display and ask for a system password in
order to login.

The default password is “admin”.
Note: the management interface can only be used by one administrator any one
time.

192.168.1.1

255.255.255.0

192.168.1.254

admin

For best display results, we recommend you use Microsoft IE and have the
resolution at 1024x768.

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Fig. 4-1

4-1. Web Management Home Overview

After you have successfully logged into the switch the system status
information is displayed as in Fig. 4-2. This page informs you about the basic
information of the system, including “Switch Status”, “TP Port Status”, “Fiber Port
Status”, “Aggregation”, “VLAN”, “Mirror”, “Trap Event”, and “Maximum Packet
Length”. From this information, you can ascertain the software version used, MAC
address, port status and so on. For more details, please refer to Section 4-4-1.

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Fig. 4-2

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The Basic Page Layout.

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 The switch graphic at the top section of the windows, displays the current

status of both Copper TP and Fibre SFP ports.

 The left side of the main window, provides the gateway to the sub menu options.

These submenus are grouped into 3 parts,

 Configuration

 Monitoring

 Maintenance

The functions of each group are described in the corresponded sections through the
remainder of this manual.
The following list is the main function tree.

Root

Configuration

Monitoring

Maintenance

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