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ABOUT THIS MANUAL ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6
RELATED PUBLICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................................. 7
REVISION HISTORY .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Over vie w .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Manual Structure ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
1. OPERATION OF WEB-BASED MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................................ 9
Initial Configuration ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
2. CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................................................................................................ 10
2.1 Sys t e m ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.1.1 I nformation ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.1. 2 I P .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.1. 3 N T P ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
2.1.4 T i m e .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................14
2.1.5 Lo g ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
2.2 Ports Configuration ...............................................................................................................................................................................17
2.2.1 Ports ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................17
2.2.2 Ports Description .............................................................................................................................................................................................19
2.3 DHCP ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
2.3.1 Server ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................20
2.3.2 Snooping ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 24
2.3.3 Relay ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................25
2.4 Security ...................................................................................................................................................................................................26
2.4.1 Switch .................................................................................................................................................................................................................26
2.4.2 Network ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................48
2.4.3 AAA .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................69
2.5 Aggregation ............................................................................................................................................................................................72
2.5.1 S t a tic ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................72
2.5.2 L ACP ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 74
2.6 Loop Protection ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 75
2.7 Spanning Tree ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 76
2.7.1 Bridge Setting ....................................................................................................................................................................................................77
2.7.2 MSTI Mapping ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 78
2.7.3 MSTI Priorities ...................................................................................................................................................................................................80
2.7.4 CIST Ports ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................81
2.7.5 MSTI Ports .........................................................................................................................................................................................................82
2.8 IPMC Profile ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 83
2.8.1 Profile Table .......................................................................................................................................................................................................83
2.8.2 Address Entry ...................................................................................................................................................................................................86
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2.9 MVR .........................................................................................................................................................................................................87
2.10 I P M C ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 89
2.10.1 IGMP Snooping ...............................................................................................................................................................................................89
2.10.2 MLD Snooping ................................................................................................................................................................................................93
2.11 LLDP.......................................................................................................................................................................................................98
2.11.1 L LD P ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................98
2.11.2 LLDP-MED ......................................................................................................................................................................................................100
2.12 MAC Table ...........................................................................................................................................................................................105
2.13 VLANs ..................................................................................................................................................................................................107
2.14 Private VLANs ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 110
2.14 .1 M e mb e rs h i p ...................................................................................................................................................................................................110
2.14.2 Port Isolation ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 111
2.15 VCL ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 112
2.15 .1 M A C -B a s e d V LAN ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 112
2.15.2 Protocol-Based VLAN ................................................................................................................................................................................. 114
2.15.3 IP Subnet-Based VLAN ............................................................................................................................................................................... 116
2.16 Voice VLAN ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 118
2.16 .1 C o nf i g u r a t i o n ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 118
2.16 . 2 O U I ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................120
2.17 Q o S ......................................................................................................................................................................................................121
2.17.1 Port Classification ........................................................................................................................................................................................12 1
2.17.2 Port Policing ..................................................................................................................................................................................................123
2.17.3 Port Schedulers ............................................................................................................................................................................................124
2.17.4 Port Shaping ..................................................................................................................................................................................................12 6
2.17.5 Port Tag Remarking .....................................................................................................................................................................................12 8
2.17.6 Port DSCP ......................................................................................................................................................................................................130
2.17.7 DSCP-Based QoS ..........................................................................................................................................................................................131
2.17.8 DSCP Translation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................132
2.17.9 DSCP Classification .....................................................................................................................................................................................133
2.17.10 QoS Control List ..........................................................................................................................................................................................134
2.17.11 S to r m C o nt r o l ..............................................................................................................................................................................................13 7
2.17.12 W RE D .............................................................................................................................................................................................................138
2.18 Mirroring ..............................................................................................................................................................................................139
2.19 U P n P .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 141
2.20 GVRP ...................................................................................................................................................................................................142
2.20.1 Global Config ................................................................................................................................................................................................142
2.20.2 Port Config ....................................................................................................................................................................................................142
2.21 sFlow .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 4
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3. MONITOR ................................................................................................................................................................................... 146
3.1 System ...................................................................................................................................................................................................146
3.1.1 Information .......................................................................................................................................................................................................146
3.1.2 IP Status ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................147
3.1.3 Log .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................148
3.1.4 Detailed Log .....................................................................................................................................................................................................15 0
3.2 Ports ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 151
3.2.1 Traffic Overview ..............................................................................................................................................................................................151
3.2.2 QoS Statistics .................................................................................................................................................................................................15 2
3.2.3 QCL Status ......................................................................................................................................................................................................15 3
3.2.4 Detailed Statistics ..........................................................................................................................................................................................15 4
3.3 DHCP ............................................................................................................ .........................................................................................157
3.3.1 Server ................................................................................................................................................................................................................157
3.3.2 Snooping Table ...............................................................................................................................................................................................159
3.3.3 Relay Statistics ...............................................................................................................................................................................................16 0
3.3.4 Detailed Statistics .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 161
3.4 Security .................................................................................................................................................................................................163
3.4.1 Access Management Statistics ..................................................................................................................................................................16 3
3.4.2 Network ............................................................................................................................................................................................................164
3.4.3 AAA ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................172
3.4.4 Switch ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................174
3.5 LACP ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 179
3.5.1 System Status .................................................................................................................................................................................................179
3.5.2 Port Statistics .................................................................................................................................................................................................180
3.6 Loop Protection ....................................................................................................................................................................................18 1
3.7 Spanning Tree .......................................................................................................................................................................................18 2
3.7.1 Bridge Status ...................................................................................................................................................................................................182
3.7.2 Port Status .......................................................................................................................................................................................................183
3.7.3 Port Statistics ..................................................................................................................................................................................................183
3.8 MVR .......................................................................................................................................................................................................18 4
3.8.1 Statistics ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................184
3.8.2 MVR Channels Groups ..................................................................................................................................................................................185
3.8.3 MVR SFM Information ..................................................................................................................................................................................18 6
3.9 IPMC ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 187
3.9.1 IGMP Snooping ...............................................................................................................................................................................................18 7
3.9.2 MLD Snooping ................................................................................................................................................................................................19 0
3.10 LLDP ....................................................................................................................................................................................................19 3
3.10.1 Neighbor .........................................................................................................................................................................................................193
3.10.2 LLDP-MED Neighbor ...................................................................................................................................................................................194
3.10.3 Port Statistics ...............................................................................................................................................................................................197
3.11 MAC Table ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 198
3.12 VLANs ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 200
3.12.1 Membership .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 200
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3.12.2 Port ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 201
3.13 VCL ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 202
3.13 .1 M A C -B a s e d V LAN ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 2
3.13.2 Protocol-Based VLAN ................................................................................................................................................................................ 203
3.13.3 IP Subnet-Based VLAN .............................................................................................................................................................................. 205
3.14 sF l o w................................................................................................................................................................................................... 206
4. DIAGNOSTICS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 20 8
4.1 Ping ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 208
4.2 Ping6 .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 209
4.3 VeriPHY .................................................................................................................................................................................................210
4. 4 Tracero u te ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 211
5. MAINTENANCE ......................................................................................................................................................................... 213
5.1 Restart Device ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 213
5.2 Factory Defaults ...................................................................................................................................................................................213
5.3 Firmware ...............................................................................................................................................................................................2 14
5.3.1 Firmware Upgrade..........................................................................................................................................................................................214
5.3.2 Firmware Selection ........................................................................................................................................................................................215
5.4 Configuration ........................................................................................................................................................................................216
5.4.1 Save startup-config .......................................................................................................................................................................................2 16
5.4.2 Upload ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................217
5.4.3 Donwload .........................................................................................................................................................................................................218
5.4.4 Activate .............................................................................................................................................................................................................219
5.4.5 Delete ................................................................................................................................................................................................................219
APPENDIX A. REGULATORY INFORMATION .............................................................................................................................. 221
A.1 FCC Statement .................................................................................................................................................................................... 221
A.2 NOM Statement .................................................................................................................................................................................. 222
APPENDIX B. DISCLAIMER/TRADEMARKS ............................................................................................................................... 223
B.1 Disclaimer ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 223
B.2 Trademarks Used in this Manual ............................................................................................................ ........................................... 2 23
The switch’s default values are listed below:
IP Address: 192.16 8 .1.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.254
Username: admin
Password: <none> (Just press the Enter key.)
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ABOUT THIS MANUAL
This GUI user guide gives specific information on how to operate and use the management functions of the LGB5124A-R2 or
LGB5128A-R2.
The Manual is intended for use by network administrators who are responsible for operating and maintaining network equipment;
consequently, it assumes a basic working knowledge of general switch functions, the Internet Protocol (IP), and Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP).
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RELATED PUBLICATIONS
The following publications give specific information on how to operate and use the management functions of the switch:
Quick Installation Guide
CLI User Guide
To download the guides from blackbox.com:
1. Go to www.blackbox.com
2. Enter the part number in the search box (for example, LGB5124A-R2 or LGB5128A-R2).
3. Click on the product in the “Products” page.
4. Click on the “Support” tab on the product page and select the document you wish to download.
REVISION HISTORY
Current manual version: Revision A2, 8/8/2017
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INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW
This User Guide explains how to install and connect your network system and configure and monitor the LGB5124A-R2 or
LGB5128A-R2 through the web via its serial interface and Ethernet ports. Detailed explanations of hardware and software functions
are shown as well as examples of web-based interface operation.
The LGB5124A-R2 or LGB5128A-R2 switch is an affordable managed switch that provides a reliable infrastructure for your business
network. These switches deliver intelligent features that improve the availability of your critical business applications, protect your
sensitive information, and optimize your network bandwidth to deliver information and applications more effectively. Each switch
provides the ideal combination of affordability and capabilities for entry level networking, including small business
or enterprise applications, and helps you create a more efficient, better-connected workforce.
LGB5124A-R2 or LGB5128A-R2 Web Managed Switches provide 24 or 28 ports in a single device.
L2+ features provide better manageability, security, QoS, and performance.
Support IPv4/IPv6 dual stack management
Support SSH/SSL secured management
Support SNMP v1/v2c/v3
Support RMON groups 1,2,3,9
Support sFlow
Support IGMP v1/v2/v3 Snooping
Support MLD v1/v2 Snooping
Support RADIUS and TACACS+ authentication
Support IP Source Guard
Support DHCP Relay (Option 82)
Support DHCP Snooping
Support ACL and QCL for traffic filtering
Support 802.1d (STP), 802.1w (RSTP) and 802.1s (MSTP)
Support LACP and static link aggregation
Support Q-in-Q double tag VLAN
Support GVRP dynamic VLAN
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MANUAL STRUCTURE
Chapter 1: Operation of Web-based Management
Chapter 2: Configuration
Chapter 3: Monitor
Chapter 4: Diagnostics
Chapter 5: Maintenance
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CHAPTER 1: OPERATION OF WEB-BASED MANAGEMENT
INITIAL CONFIGURATION
This chapter explains how to configure and manage the LGB5124A-R2 or LGB5128A-R2 through the web user interface. With this
facility, you can easily access and monitor, through any one port of the switch, the status of the switch, including MIBs status, each
port activity, Spanning tree status, port aggregation status, multicast traffic, VLAN and priority status, even illegal access record
and so on.
The switch’s default values are listed below:
IP Address: 192.16 8 .1.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.254
Username: admin
Password: <none> (Just press the Enter key.)
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After the LGB5124A-R2 or LGB5128A-R2 has finished configuring its interface, you can browse it. For instance, type
http://192.168.1.1 in the address row in a browser, and it will show the following screen and ask you to input username and
password to login and access authentication.
The default username is “admin” and password is empty. For first-time use, enter the default username and password, and then
click the <Login> button. The login process now is completed. In this login menu, you have to input the complete username and
password respectively, the LGB5124A-R2 or LGB5128A-R2 will not give you a shortcut to username automatically. This looks
inconvenient, but safer.
The LGB5124A-R2 or LGB5128A-R2 allows two or more users using administrator’s identity to manage this switch, the
administrator who does the last setting will be the available configuration in the system.
NOTE: When you log in to the Switch web page to manage the switch, you must first type the Username of the admin. The
password is blank, so after you type the Username, just press enter. You will see the management page.
When you log in to LGB5124A-R2 or LGB5128A-R2 series switch Web UI management interface, you can use both ipv4 and ipv6.
To optimize the display effect, we recommend you use Microsoft IE 6.0 above, Netscape V7.1 above or Firefox V1.00 above with a
resolution of 1024 x 768. The switch supports a neutral web browser interface.
NOTE: The LGB5124A-R2 or LGB5128A-R2 has the DHCP function enabled, so If you do not have a DHCP server to provide ip
addresses to the switch, use the Switch default ip 192.168.1.1
FIGURE 1-1. LOGIN SCREEN
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CHAPTER 2: CONFIGURATION
This chapter describes the basic configuration tasks, including the System Information and any management functions of the
Switch (e.g. Time, Account, IP, Syslog and NTP.)
2 .1 S Y S T E M
You can identify the system by configuring the contact information, name, and location of the switch.
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2.1.1 INFORMATION
The switch’s contact information is provided here.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure System Information in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, System and Information.
2. Type in System Contact, System Name, and System Location information in this page.
3. Click Apply.
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
System Contact: The text identification of the contact person for this managed node, together with information on how to contact
this person. The allowed string length is 0 to 128, and the allowed content is the ASCII characters from 32 to 126.
System name: An administratively assigned name for this managed node. By convention, this is the node’s fully-qualified domain
name. A domain name is a text string drawn from the alphabet (A-Z, a-z), digits (0-9), minus sign (-). No space characters are
permitted as part of a name. The first character must be an alphabetic character. And the first or last character must not be a
minus sign. The allowed string length is 0 to 128.
System Location: The physical location of this node (e.g., telephone closet, 3rd floor). The allowed string length is 0 to 128, and the
allowed content is the ASCII characters from 32 to 126.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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FIGURE 2-1. SYSTEM INFORMATION CONFIGURATION SCREEN
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2.1.2 I P
The IPv4 address for the switch can be obtained via DHCP Server for VLAN 1. To manually configure an address, you need to
change the switch’s default settings to values that are compatible with your network. You may also need to establish a default
gateway between the switch and management stations that exist on another network segment.
Configure the switch-managed IP information on this page.
Configure IP basic settings, control IP interfaces and IP routes.
The maximum number of interfaces supported is 8 and the maximum number of routes is 32.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure an IP address in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, System and IP.
2. Click Add Interface, then you can create a new Interface on the switch.
3. Click Add Route, then you can create a new Route on the switch.
4. Click Apply.
FIGURE 2-2. IP CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
IP Configuration
Mode: Configure whether the IP stack should act as a Host or a Router. In Host mode, IP traffic between interfaces will not be
routed. In Router mode, traffic is routed between all interfaces.
DNS Server: This setting controls the DNS name resolution done by the switch. The following modes are supported:
- From any DHCP interface: The first DNS server offered from a DHCP lease to a DHCP-enabled interface will be used.
- No DNS server: No DNS server will be used.
- Configured: Explicitly provide the IP address of the DNS Server in dotted decimal notation.
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- From this DHCP interface: Specify from which DHCP-enabled interface a provided DNS server should be preferred.
DNS Proxy: When DNS proxy is enabled, the system will relay DNS requests to the currently configured DNS server and reply as a
DNS resolver to the client devices on the network.
IP Interfaces
Delete: Select this option to delete an existing IP interface.
VLAN: The VLAN associated with the IP interface. Only ports in this VLAN will be able to access the IP interface. This field is only
available for input when creating a new interface.
IPv4 DHCP Enabled: Enable the DHCP client by checking this box. If this option is enabled, the system will configure the IPv4
address and mask of the interface using the DHCP protocol. The DHCP client will announce the configured System Name as
hostname to provide DNS lookup.
IPv4 DHCP Fallback Timeout: The number of seconds for trying to obtain a DHCP lease. After this period expires, a configured IPv4
address will be used as IPv4 interface address. A value of zero disables the fallback mechanism, such that DHCP will keep retrying
until a valid lease is obtained. Legal values are 0 to 4294967295 seconds.
IPv4 DHCP Current Lease: For DHCP interfaces with an active lease, this column shows the current interface address, as provided
by the DHCP server.
IPv4 Address: The IPv4 address of the interface in dotted decimal notation. If DHCP is enabled, this field is not used. The field may
also be left blank if IPv4 operation on the interface is not desired.
IPv4 Mask Length: The IPv4 network mask, in number of bits (prefix length). Valid values are between 0 and 30 bits for a IPv4
address. If DHCP is enabled, this field is not used. The field may also be left blank if IPv4 operation on the interface is not desired.
IPv6 Address: The IPv6 address of the interface. An IPv6 address is in 128-bit records represented as eight fields of up to four
hexadecimal digits with a colon separating each field (:). For example, fe80::215:c5ff:fe03:4dc7. The symbol :: is a special syntax that
can be used as a shorthand way of representing multiple 16-bit groups of contiguous zeros; but it can appear only once. It can also
represent a legally valid IPv4 address. For example, ::192.1.2.34. The field may be left blank if IPv6 operation on the interface is not
desired.
IPv6 Mask Length: The IPv6 network mask, in number of bits (prefix length). Valid values are between 1 and 128 bits for a IPv6
address. The field may be left blank if IPv6 operation on the interface is not desired.
IP Routes
Delete: Select this option to delete an existing IP route.
Network: The destination IP network or host address of this route. Valid format is dotted decimal notation or a valid IPv6 notation. A
default route can use the value 0.0.0.0or IPv6 :: notation.
Mask Length: The destination IP network or host mask, in number of bits (prefix length). It defines how much of a network address
that must match, in order to qualify for this route. Valid values are between 0 and 32 bits, respectively, 128 for IPv6 routes. Only a
default route will have a mask length of 0 (as it will match anything).
Gateway: The IP address of the IP gateway. Valid format is dotted decimal notation or a valid IPv6 notation. Gateway and Network
must be of the same type.
Next Hop VLAN (Only for IPv6): The VLAN ID (VID) of the specific IPv6 interface associated with the gateway. The given VID ranges
from 1 to 4094 and will be effective only when the corresponding IPv6 interface is valid.
- If the IPv6 gateway address is link-local, it must specify the next hop VLAN for the gateway.
- If the IPv6 gateway address is not link-local, the system ignores the next hop VLAN for the gateway.
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Buttons
Add Interface: Click to add a new IP interface. A maximum of 8 interfaces is supported.
Add Route: Click to add a new IP route. A maximum of 32 routes is supported.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
2.1.3 N T P
NTP is Network Time Protocol and is used to sync the network time based Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). If you use the NTP mode
and select a built-in NTP time server or manually specify an user-defined NTP server as well as Time Zone, the switch will sync the
time after you press the <Apply> button. Though it synchronizes the time automatically, NTP does not update the time periodically
without user’s processing.
Time Zone is an offset time from GMT. You have to select the time zone first and then perform time sync via NTP because the
switch will combine this time zone offset and updated NTP time to determine the local time, otherwise, you will not able to get the
correct time. The switch supports a configurable time zone from –12 to +13 step 1 hour.
Default Time zone: +8 Hrs.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure NTP in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, System and NTP.
2. Specify the Time parameter in manual parameters.
3. Click Apply.
FIGURE 2-3. NTP CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Mode: Indicates the NTP mode operation. Possible modes are:
- Enabled: Enable NTP client mode operation.
- Disabled: Disable NTP client mode operation.
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Server 1 to 5: Provide the NTP IPv4 or IPv6 address of this switch. IPv6 address is in 128-bit records represented as eight fields
of up to four hexadecimal digits with a colon separating each field (:). For example, ‘fe80::215:c5ff:fe03:4dc7’. The symbol ‘::’ is a
special syntax that can be used as a shorthand way of representing multiple 16-bit groups of contiguous zeros; but it can only
appear once. It can also represent a legally valid IPv4 address. For example, ‘::192.1.2.34’.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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2.1.4 T I M E
The switch provides manual and automatic ways to set the system time via NTP. Manual setting is simple and you just input “Year”,
“Month”, “Day”, “Hour” and “Minute” within the valid value range indicated in each item.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure Time in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, System and Time.
2. Specify the Time parameter.
3. Click Apply.
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FIGURE 2-4. TIME CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Time Configuration
Clock Source: There are two modes for configuring the Clock Source. Select “Use Local Settings” : Clock Source from Local Time or
select “Use NTP Server” : Clock Source from NTP Server.
System Date: Show the current time of the system. The system year must be between 2011 and 2037.
Time Zone Configuration
Time Zone: Lists various Time Zones worldwide. Select the appropriate Time Zone from the drop down and click Apply to set.
Acronym: The User can set the acronym of the time zone. This is a User configurable acronym to identify the time zone. (Range: Up
to 16 characters)
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Daylight Saving Time Configuration
Daylight Saving Time: This is used to set the clock forward or backward according to the configurations set below for a defined
Daylight Saving Time duration. Select “Disable” to disable the Daylight Saving Time configuration. Select “Recurring” and configure
the Daylight Saving Time duration to repeat the configuration every year. Select “Non-Recurring” and configure the Daylight Saving
Time duration for single time configuration. (Default: Disabled).
Recurring Configuration
Start time settings:
Week - Select the starting week number.
Day - Select the starting day.
Month - Select the starting month.
Hours - Select the starting hour.
Minutes - Select the starting minute.
End time settings:
Week - Select the ending week number.
Day - Select the ending day.
Month - Select the ending month.
Hours - Select the ending hour.
Minutes - Select the ending minute.
Offset settings: Offset - Enter the number of minutes to add during Daylight Saving Time. (Range: 1 to 1440).
NOTE: Under “Start Time Settings” and “End Time Settings” displays what you set in the “Start Time Settings” and “End Time
Settings” fields.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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2.1.5 L OG
The log is a standard for logging program messages . It allows separation of the software that generates messages from the
system that stores them and the software that reports and analyzes them. It can be used as well as generalized informational,
analysis and debugging messages. It is supported by a wide variety of devices and receivers across multiple platforms.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure log configuration in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, System and log.
2. Specify the Server Address.
3. Enable the Syslog.
4. Click Apply.
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FIGURE 2-5. SYSTEM LOG CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
System Contact: The textual identification of the contact person for this managed node, together with information on how to
contact this person. The allowed string length is 0 to 128.
System Name: An administratively assigned name for this managed node. By convention, the system name may be the node’s fully-
qualified domain name. The allowed string length is 0 to 128.
System Location: The physical location of this node (e.g., telephone closet, 3rd floor). The allowed string length is 0 to 128.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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2.2 PORTS CONFIGURATION
This section describes how to configure the Port detail parameters of the switch. You can use Port configure to enable or disable
the Port of the switch and monitor the port’s content or status.
2.2.1 PORTS
This page displays current port configurations. Ports can also be configured here.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure a Current Port Configuration in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, Ports Configuration and Ports.
2. Specify the Speed Configured, Flow Control, Maximum Frame size, Excessive Collision mode and Power Control.
3. Click Apply.
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FIGURE 2-6. PORTS CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Port: This is the logical port number for this row.
Link: The current link state is displayed graphically. Green indicates the link is up and red that it is down.
Current Link Speed: Provides the current link speed of the port.
Configured Link Speed: Selects any available link speed for the given switch port. Only speeds supported by the specific port is
shown. Possible speeds are:
- Disabled: Disables the switch port operation.
- Auto: Port auto negotiates speed with the link partner and selects the highest speed that is compatible with the link partner.
- 10Mbps HDX: Forces the copper port in 10 Mbps half-duplex mode.
- 10Mbps FDX: Forces the copper port in 10 Mbps full duplex mode.
- 100Mbps HDX: Forces the copper port in 100 Mbps half-duplex mode.
- 100Mbps FDX: the copper port in 100 Mbps full duplex mode.
- 1Gbps FDX: Forces the port in 1Gbps full duplex mode.
- 2.5 Gbps FDX: Forces the Serdes port in 2.5 Gbps full duplex mode.
- SFP_Auto_ AMS: Automatically determines the speed of the SFP.
NOTE: There is no standardized way to do SFP auto detect, so here it is done by reading the SFP ROM. Because there is no
standardized way of doing SFP auto detect, some SFPs might not be detectable. The SFP port is set in AMS mode. The copper port
is set in Auto mode.
100-FX: SFP port in 100-FX speed. Copper port disabled.
100-FX_AMS: Port in AMS mode. SFP port in 100-FX speed. Copper port in Auto mode.
1000-X: SFP port in 1000-X speed. Copper port disabled.
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1000-X_AMS: Port in AMS mode. SFP port in 1000-X speed. Copper port in Auto mode. Ports in AMS mode with 1000-X speed have
copper port preferred. Ports in AMS mode with 100-FX speed have fiber port preferred.
Flow Control: When Auto Speed is selected on a port, this section indicates the flow control capability that is advertised to the link
partner. When a fixed-speed setting is selected, that is what is used. The Current Rx column indicates whether pause frames on the
port are obeyed, and the Current Tx column indicates whether pause frames on the port are transmitted. The Rx and Tx settings are
determined by the result of the last Auto-Negotiation.
Check the configured column to use flow control. This setting is related to the setting for Configured Link Speed.
Maximum Frame Size: Enter the maximum frame size allowed for the switch port, including FCS.
Maximum Frame Size: Enter the maximum frame size allowed for the switch port, including FCS.
Excessive Collision Mode: Configure the port transmit collision behavior.
- Discard: Discard frame after 16 collisions (default).
- Restart: Restart backoff algorithm after 16 collisions.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
Upper right icon (Refresh): Click to refresh the page. Any changes made locally will be undone.
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2.2.2 PORTS DESCRIPTION
This section describes how to configure the Port’s alias or any descriptions for the Port Identity. The user can enter an
alphanumeric string describing the full name and version identification for the system’s hardware type, software version, and
networking application.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure a Port Description in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, Port Configuration and Port Description.
2. Specify an alphanumeric string describing the full name and version identification for the system’s hardware type, software
version, and networking application.
3. Click Apply.
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PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Port: This is the logical port number for this row.
Description: Enter up to 47 characters as a descriptive name that identifies this port.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
2.3 DHCP
This section describes how to configure the DHCP Snooping parameters of the switch. DHCP Snooping can prevent attackers
from adding their own DHCP servers to the network.
2.3.1 SERVER
MODE
This page configures global mode and VLAN mode to enable/disable DHCP server per system and per VLAN.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure DHCP server mode in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, DHCP, Server and Mode.
2. Select “Enabled” in the Global Mode of DHCP Server Mode Configuration.
3. Add Vlan range.
4. Click Apply.
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FIGURE 2-8. DHCP SERVER MODE CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Mode: Configure the operation mode per system. Possible modes are:
- Enable: Enable DHCP server per system.
- Disable: Disable DHCP server pre system.
VLAN Range: Indicate the VLAN range in which the DHCP server is enabled or disabled. The first VLAN ID must be smaller than or
equal to the second VLAN ID. But, if the VLAN range contains only 1 VLAN ID, then you can just input it into either one of the first
and second VLAN ID or both.
On the other hand, if you want to disable the existing VLAN range, then you can follow the steps.
1. Press “ADD VLAN Range” to add a new VLAN range.
2. Input the VLAN range that you want to disable.
3. Choose Mode to be disabled.
4. Press Apply to apply the change.
Then, you will see the disabled VLAN range is removed from the DHCP Server mode configuration page.
Mode: Indicate the operation mode per VLAN. Possible modes are:
- Enable: Enable DHCP server per VLAN.
- Disable: Disable DHCP server pre VLAN.
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Buttons
Add VLAN Range: Click to add a new VLAN range.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
EXCLUDED IP
This page configures excluded IP addresses. A DHCP server will not allocate these excluded IP addresses to a DHCP client.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure DHCP server excluded IP in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, DHCP, Server and Excluded IP.
2. Click Add IP Range, then you can create a new IP Range on the switch.
3. Click Apply.
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FIGURE 2-9. DHCP SERVER EXCLUDED IP SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
IP Range: Define the IP range to be excluded IP addresses. The first excluded IP must be smaller than or equal to the second excluded
IP. BUT, if the IP range contains only 1 excluded IP, then you can just input it to either one of the first and second excluded IP or both.
Buttons
Add IP Range: Click to add a new excluded IP range.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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POOL
This page manages DHCP pools. According to the DHCP pool, the DHCP server will allocate IP addresses and deliver configuration
parameters to the DHCP client.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure DHCP server pool in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, DHCP, Server and Pool.
2. Click Add New Pool then you can create new Pool on the switch.
3. Click Apply.
FIGURE 2-10. DHCP SERVER POOL CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Pool Setting
Add or delete pools.
Adding a pool and giving a name is to create a new pool with “default” configuration. If you want to configure all settings including
type, IP subnet mask and lease time, you can click the pool name to go into the configuration page.
Name: Configure the pool name that accepts all printable characters, except white space. If you want to configure the detail settings,
you can click the pool name to go into the configuration page.
Type: Display the type of the pool.
- Network: the pool defines a pool of IP addresses to service more than one DHCP client.
- Host: the pool services for a specific DHCP client identified by client identifier or hardware address.
If “-” is displayed, it means not defined.
IP: Display the etwork number of the DHCP address pool.
If “-” is displayed, it means not defined.
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Subnet Mask: Display subnet mask of the DHCP address pool. If “-” is displayed, it means not defined.
Lease Time: Display lease time of the pool.
Buttons
Add New Pool: Click to add a new DHCP pool.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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2.3.2 SNOOPING
DHCP Snooping is used to block intruders on the untrusted ports of the switch device when they try to intervene by injecting a
bogus DHCP reply packet to a legitimate conversation between the DHCP client and server.
This section describes how to configure the DHCP Snooping parameters of the switch. The DHCP Snooping can prevent attackers
from adding their own DHCP servers to the network.
WEB INTERFACE
1. Click Configuration, DHCP and Snooping.
2. Select “Enabled” in the DHCP Snooping Configuration mode.
3. Select “Trusted” of the specific port in the Port Mode Configuration mode.
4. Click Apply.
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Snooping Mode: Indicates the DHCP snooping mode operation. Possible modes are:
- Enabled: Enable DHCP snooping mode operation. When DHCP snooping mode operation is enabled, the DHCP request messages
will be forwarded to trusted ports and only allow reply packets from trusted ports.
- Disabled: Disable DHCP snooping mode operation.
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Port Mode Configuration: Indicates the DHCP snooping port mode. Possible port modes are:
- Trusted: Configures the port as a trusted source of the DHCP messages.
- Untrusted: Configures the port as an untrusted source of the DHCP messages.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
2.3.3 RELAY
A DHCP relay agent is used to forward and to transfer DHCP messages between the clients and the server when they are not in the
same subnet domain. It stores the incoming interface IP address in the GIADDR field of the DHCP packet. The DHCP server can
use the value of the GIADDR field to determine the assigned subnet. For such conditions, make sure the switch configuration of
VLAN interface IP address and PVID (Port VLAN ID) are set correctly.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure DHCP Relay in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, DHCP and Relay.
2. Specify the Relay Mode, Relay server, Relay Information Mode, and Relay Information policy.
3. Click Apply.
FIGURE 2-12. DHCP RELAY CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Relay Mode: Indicates the DHCP relay mode operation. Possible modes are:
- Enabled: Enable DHCP relay mode operation. When DHCP relay mode operation is enabled, the agent forwards and transfers
DHCP messages between the clients and the server when they are not in the same subnet domain. And the DHCP broadcast
message won’t be flooded for security considerations.
- Disabled: Disable DHCP relay mode operation.
Relay Server: Indicates the DHCP relay server IP address.
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Relay Information Mode: Indicates the DHCP relay information mode option operation. The option 82 circuit ID is formatted as
“[vlan_id][module_id][port_no]”. The first four characters represent the VLAN ID, the fifth and sixth characters are the module ID (in
a standalone device it will always equal 0, in a stackable device it is the switch ID), and the last two characters are the port number.
For example, “00030108” means the DHCP message is received from VLAN ID 3, switch ID 1, port No 8. And the option 82 remote
ID value is equal to the switch MAC address. Possible modes are:
- Enabled: Enable DHCP relay information mode operation. When DHCP relay information mode operation is enabled, the agent
inserts specific information (option 82) into a DHCP message when forwarding to DHCP server and removes it from a DHCP
message when transferring to DHCP client. It only works when DHCP relay operation mode is enabled.
- Disabled: Disable DHCP relay information mode operation.
Relay Information Policy: Indicates the DHCP relay information option policy. When DHCP relay information mode operation
is enabled, if the agent receives a DHCP message that already contains relay agent information, it will enforce the policy. The
“Replace” policy is invalid when relay information mode is disabled. Possible policies are:
- Replace: Replace the original relay information when a DHCP message that already contains it is received.
- Keep: Keep the original relay information when a DHCP message that already contains it is received.
- Drop: Drop the package when a DHCP message that already contains relay information is received.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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2.4 SECURITY
This section shows you how to configure the Port Security settings of the Switch. You can use the Port Security feature to restrict
input to an interface by limiting and identifying MAC addresses.
2.4.1 SWITCH
USERS
This page provides an overview of the current users. Currently the only way to login as another user on the web server is to close
and reopen the browser.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure a User in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, Security, Switch and Users.
2. Click Add new user.
3. Specify the User Name parameter.
4. Click Apply.
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FIGURE 2-13. USERS CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
User Name: The name identifying the user. This is also a link to Add/Edit User.
Password: Type in the password. The allowed string length is 0 to 255, and the allowed content is the ASCII characters from 32 to 126.
Password (again): Type the password again. You must type the same password again in the field.
Privilege Level: The privilege level of the user. The allowed range is 1 to 15. If the privilege level value is 15, it can access all groups, i.e.
that is granted the full control of the device. But other values need to refer to each group privilege level. A User’s privilege should be
same or greater than the group privilege level to have the access of that group. By default setting, most groups privilege level 5 has
read-only access and a privilege level 10 has the read-write access. The system maintenance functions (software upload, factory
defaults and etc.) need user privilege level 15. Generally, the privilege level 15 can be used for an administrator account, privilege level
10 for a standard user account and privilege level 5 for a guest account.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
Cancel: Click to undo any changes made locally and return to the Users.
Delete User: Delete the current user. This button is not available for new configurations (Add new user).
PRIVILEGE LEVEL
This page provides an overview of the privilege levels. The switch provides user set Account, Aggregation, Diagnostics, GARP, GVRP,
IP, IPMC Snooping, LACP, LLDP, LLDP MED, MAC Table, MRP, MVR, MVRP, Maintenance, Mirroring, Ports, Private VLANs, QoS, SMTP,
SNMP, Security Spanning Tree System, Trap Event, VCL, VLANs, and Voice VLAN Privilege Levels from 1 to 15.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure Privilege Level in the web interface:
1. Click System, Account and Privilege Level.
2. Specify the Privilege parameter.
3. Click Apply.
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FIGURE 2-14. PRIVILEGE LEVEL CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Group Name: The name identifying the privilege group. In most cases, a privilege level group consists of a single module (e.g. LACP,
RSTP or QoS), but a few of them contain more than one. The following description defines these privilege level groups in detail:
- System: Contact, Name, Location, Timezone, Daylight Saving Time, Log.
- Security: Authentication, System Access Management, Port (contains Dot1x port, MAC based and the MAC Address Limit), ACL,
HTTPS, SSH, ARP Inspection, IP source guard.
- IP: Everything except ‘ping’.
- Port: Everything except ‘VeriPHY’.
- Diagnostics: ‘ping’ and ‘VeriPHY’.
- Maintenance: CLI- System Reboot, System Restore Default, System Password, Configuration Save, Configuration Load and
Firmware Load. Web- Users, Privilege Levels and everything in Maintenance.
- Debug: Only present in CLI.
Privilege Levels: Every group has an authorization Privilege level for the following sub groups: configuration read-only, configuration/
execute read-write, status/statistics read-only, and status/statistics read-write (e.g. for clearing of statistics). User Privilege should
be same or greater than the authorization Privilege level to have the access to that group.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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AUTHENTICATION METHOD
This page shows how to configure a user as authenticated when he logs into the switch via one of the management client
interfaces.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure an Authentication Method Configuration in the web interface:
1. Specify the Client (console, telent, ssh, http, https) that you want to monitor.
2. Specify the Authentication Method (none,local, radius, tacacs+)
3. Check Fallback.
4. Click Apply.
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FIGURE 2-15. AUTH METHOD CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Client: The management client for which the configuration below applies.
Authentication Method: Authentication Method can be set to one of the following values:
- none: authentication is disabled and login is not possible.
- local: use the local user database on the switch for authentication.
- radius: use a remote RADIUS server for authentication.
- tacacs+: use a remote TACACS+ server for authentication.
Methods that involve remote servers are timed out if the remote servers are offline. In this case, the next method is tried. Each
method is tried from left to right and continues until a method either approves or rejects a user. If a remote server is used for primary
authentication, we recommended configuring secondary authentication as local. This will enable the management client to login via
the local user database if none of the configured authentication servers are alive.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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SSH
This section shows you how to use SSH (Secure SHell) to securely access the Switch. SSH is a secure communication protocol
that combines authentication and data encryption to provide secure encrypted communication.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure an SSH Configuration in the web interface:
1. Select “Enabled” in the Mode of SSH Configuration.
2. Click Apply.
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FIGURE 2-16. SSH CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Mode: Indicates the SSH mode operation. Possible modes are:
- Enabled: Enable SSH mode operation.
- Disabled: Disable SSH mode operation.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
HTTPS
This section shows you how to use HTTPS to securely access the Switch. HTTPS is a secure communication protocol that
combines authentication and data encryption to provide secure encrypted communication via the browser.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure HTTPS Configuration in the web interface:
1. Select “Enabled” in the Mode of HTTPS Configuration.
2. Select “Enabled” in the Automatic Redirect of HTTPS Configuration.
3. Click Apply.
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FIGURE 2-17. HTTPS CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Mode: Indicates the HTTPS mode operation. Possible modes are:
- Enabled: Enable HTTPS mode operation.
- Disabled: Disable HTTPS mode operation.
Automatic Redirect: Indicates the HTTPS redirect mode operation. Automatically redirect web browser to HTTPS when HTTPS
mode is enabled. Possible modes are:
- Enabled: Enable HTTPS redirect mode operation.
- Disabled: Disable HTTPS redirect mode operation.
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Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
ACCESS MANAGEMENT
This section shows you how to configure the access management table of the Switch, including HTTP/HTTPS, SNMP, and TELNET/
SSH. You can manage the Switch over an Ethernet LAN or over the Internet.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure an Access Management Configuration in the web interface:
1. Select “Enabled” in the Mode of Access Management Configuration.
2. Click “Add new entry..
3. Specify the Start IP Address, End IP Address.
4. Check the Access Management method (HTTP/HTTPS, SNMP, and TELNET/SSH) in the entry.
5. Click Apply.
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PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Mode: Indicates the access management mode operation. Possible modes are:
- Enabled: Enable access management mode operation.
- Disabled: Disable access management mode operation.
VLAN ID: Indicates the VLAN ID for the access management entry.
Delete: Check to delete the entry. It will be deleted during the next save.
Start IP address: Indicates the start IP address for the access management entry.
End IP address: Indicates the end IP address for the access management entry.
HTTP/HTTPS: Indicates that the host can access the switch from the HTTP/HTTPS interface if the host IP address matches the IP
address range provided in the entry.
SNMP: Indicates that the host can access the switch from the SNMP interface if the host IP address matches the IP address range
provided in the entry.
TELNET/SSH: Indicates that the host can access the switch from TELNET/SSH interface if the host IP address matches the IP
address range provided in the entry.
Buttons
Add New Entry: Click to add a new access management entry.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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SNMP
Any Network Management System (NMS) running the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) can manage the Managed
devices equipped with SNMP agent, provided that the Management Information Base (MIB) is installed correctly on the managed
devices. The SNMP is a protocol that is used to govern the transfer of information between SNMP manager and agent and traverses
the Object Identity (OID) of the management Information Base (MIB), described in the form of SMI syntax. SNMP agent is running on
the switch to respond to the request issued by SNMP manager.
The SNMP agent is passive except for issuing the trap information. The switch supports a switch to turn on or off the SNMP agent. If
you set the field SNMP “Enable”, the SNMP agent will be started up. All supported MIB OIDs, including RMON MIB, can be accessed
via SNMP manager. If the field SNMP is set to “Disable”, the SNMP agent will be deactivated, and the related Community Name, Trap
Host IP Address, Trap and all MIB counters will be ignored.
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SYSTEM
This section describes how to configure SNMP System on the switch. This function is used to configure SNMP settings, community
name, trap host and public traps as well as the throttle of SNMP. A SNMP manager must pass the authentication by identifying both
community names, then it can access the MIB information of the target device. So, both parties must have the same community
name. Once completing the setting, click <Apply> button, the setting takes effect.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the configure SNMP System in the web interface:
1. Click SNMP, System.
2. Evoke SNMP State to enable or disable the SNMP function.
3. Specify the Engine ID.
4. Click Apply.
FIGURE 2-19. SNMP SYSTEM CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Mode: Indicates the SNMP mode operation. Possible modes are:
- Enabled: Enable SNMP mode operation.
- Disabled: Disable SNMP mode operation.
Version: Indicates the SNMP supported version. Possible versions are:
- SNMP v1: Set SNMP supported version 1.
- SNMP v2c: Set SNMP supported version 2c.
- SNMP v3: Set SNMP supported version 3.
Read Community: Indicates the community read access string to permit access to SNMP agent. The allowed string length is 0 to 255,
and the allowed content is the ASCII characters from 33 to 126.
The field is applicable only when the SNMP version is SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c. If the SNMP version is SNMPv3, the community string
will be associated with SNMPv3 communities table. It provides more flexibility to configure a security name than an SNMPv1 or
SNMPv2c community string. In addition to community string, a particular range of source addresses can be used to restrict the
source subnet.
Write Community: Indicates the community write access string to permit access to an SNMP agent. The allowed string length is 0 to
255, and the allowed content is the ASCII characters from 33 to 126.
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The field is applicable only when the SNMP version is SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c. If the SNMP version is SNMPv3, the community
string will be associated with SNMPv3 communities table. It provides more flexibility to configure security name than a SNMPv1
or SNMPv2c community string. In addition to community string, a particular range of source addresses can be used to restrict the
source subnet.
Engine ID: Indicates the SNMPv3 engine ID. The string must contain an even number (in hexadecimal format) with number of digits
between 10 and 64, but all-zeros and all-’F’s are not allowed. Change of the Engine ID will clear all original local users.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
TRAP
Configure SNMP trap on this page.
GLOBAL SETTINGS
Configure SNMP trap on this page.
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WEB INTERFACE
To configure the configure SNMP Trap Configuration in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, Security, Switch, SNMP and Trap.
2. Click Add New Entry, then you can create a new SNMP Trap on the switch.
3. Click Apply.
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FIGURE 2-20. SNMP TRAP CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Global Settings: Configure SNMP trap on this page.
Mode: Indicates the trap mode operation. Possible modes are:
- Enabled: Enable SNMP trap mode operation.
- Disabled: Disable SNMP trap mode operation.
Trap Destination Configurations
Configure trap destinations on this page.
Name: Indicates the trap Configuration’s name. Indicates the trap destination’s name.
Enable: Indicates the trap destination mode operation. Possible modes are:
- Enabled: Enable SNMP trap mode operation.
- Disabled: Disable SNMP trap mode operation.
Version: Indicates the SNMP trap supported version. Possible versions are:
- SNMPv1: Set SNMP trap supported version 1.
- SNMPv2c: Set SNMP trap supported version 2c.
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- SNMPv3: Set SNMP trap supported version 3.
Trap Community: Indicates the community access string when sending an SNMP trap packet. The allowed string length is 0 to 255,
and the allowed content is ASCII characters from 33 to 126.
Destination Address: Indicates the SNMP trap destination address. It allows a valid IP address in dotted decimal notation (‘x.y.z.w’).
It also allows a valid hostname. A valid hostname is a string drawn from the alphabet (A-Z, a-z), digits (0-9), dot (.), dash (-). Spaces are
not allowed, the first character must be an alpha character, and the first and last characters must not be a dot or a dash.
Indicates the SNMP trap destination IPv6 address. IPv6 address is in 128-bit records represented as eight fields of up to four
hexadecimal digits with a colon separating each field (:). For example, ‘fe80::215:c5ff:fe03:4dc7’. The symbol ‘::’ is a special syntax that
can be used as a shorthand way of representing multiple 16-bit groups of contiguous zeros; but it can appear only once. It can also
represent a legally valid IPv4 address. For example, ‘::192.1.2.34’.
Destination port: Indicates the SNMP trap destination port. The SNMP Agent will send an SNMP message via this port, the port range
is 1–65535.
Trap Inform Mode: Indicates the SNMP trap inform mode operation. Possible modes are:
- Enabled: Enable SNMP trap inform mode operation.
- Disabled: Disable SNMP trap inform mode operation.
Trap Inform Timeout (seconds): Indicates the SNMP trap inform timeout. The allowed range is 0 to 2147.
Trap Inform Retry Times: Indicates the SNMP trap inform retry times. The allowed range is 0 to 255.
Trap Probe Security Engine ID: Indicates the SNMP trap probe security engine ID mode of operation. Possible values are:
- Enabled: Enable SNMP trap probe security engine ID mode of operation.
- Disabled: Disable SNMP trap probe security engine ID mode of operation.
Trap Security Engine ID: Indicates the SNMP trap security engine ID. SNMPv3 sends traps and informs using USM for authentication
and privacy. A unique engine ID for these traps and informs is needed. When “Trap Probe Security Engine ID” is enabled, the ID will
be probed automatically. Otherwise, the ID specified in this field is used. The string must contain an even number (in hexadecimal
format) with number of digits between 10 and 64, but all-zeros and all-’F’s are not allowed.
Trap Security Name: Indicates the SNMP trap security name. SNMPv3 traps and informs using USM for authentication and privacy. A
unique security name is needed when traps and informs are enabled.
Buttons
Delete: Check to delete the entry. It will be deleted during the next save.
Add New Entry: Click to add a new user.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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COMMUNITIES
This function is used to configure SNMPv3 communities. The Community and UserName is unique. To create a new community
account, please check <Add new community> button, and enter the account information then check <Save>. Max Group Number: 4.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the SNMP Communities in the web interface:
1. Click SNMP, Communities.
2. Click Add new Entry.
3. Specify the SNMP community parameters.
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4. Click Apply.
5. If you want to modify or clear the setting, then click Reset.
FIGURE 2-21. SNMPV3 COMMUNITY CONFIGURATION SCREEN
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Delete: Check to delete the entry. It will be deleted during the next save.
Community: Indicates the community access string to permit access to an SNMPv3 agent. The allowed string length is 1 to 32, and
the allowed content is ASCII characters from 33 to 126. The community string will be treated as a security name and map an SNMPv1
or SNMPv2c community string.
Source IP: Indicates the SNMP access source address. A particular range of source addresses can be used to restrict a source subnet
when combined with a source mask.
Source Mask: Indicates the SNMP access source address mask.
Buttons
Add New Entry: Click to add a new entry.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
USERS
This function is used to configure an SNMPv3 user. The Entry index key is UserName. To create a new UserName account, check the
<Add new user> button, and enter the user information, then check <Save>. Max Group Number: 10.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the SNMP Users in the web interface:
1. Click SNMP, Users.
2. Click Add new Entry.
3. Specify the Privilege parameter.
4. Click Apply.
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FIGURE 2-22. SNMPV3 USER CONFIGURATION SCREEN
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PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Delete: Check to delete the entry. It will be deleted during the next save.
Engine ID: An octet string identifying the engine ID that this entry should belong to. The string must contain an even number
(in hexadecimal format) with the number of digits between 10 and 64, but all-zeros and all-’F’s are not allowed. The SNMPv3
architecture uses the User-based Security Model (USM) for message security and the View-based Access Control Model
(VACM) for access control. For the USM entry, the usmUserEngineID and usmUserName are the entry’s keys. In a simple agent,
usmUserEngineID is always that agent’s own snmpEngineID value. The value can also take the value of the snmpEngineID of a
remote SNMP engine with which this user can communicate. In other words, if user engine ID equal system engine ID then it is a
local user; otherwise, it’s a remote user.
User Name: A string identifying the user name that this entry should belong to. The allowed string length is 1 to 32, and the allowed
content is ASCII characters from 33 to 126.
Security Level: Indicates the security model that this entry should belong to. Possible security models are:
- NoAuth, NoPriv: No authentication and no privacy.
- Auth, NoPriv: Authentication and no privacy.
- Auth, Priv: Authentication and privacy.
The value of security level cannot be modified if an entry already exists. That means it must first be ensured that the value is set
correctly.
Authentication Protocol: Indicates the authentication protocol that this entry should belong to. Possible authentication protocols are:
- None: No authentication protocol.
- MD5: An optional flag to indicate that this user uses MD5 authentication protocol.
- SHA: An optional flag to indicate that this user uses SHA authentication protocol.
The value of security level cannot be modified if entry already exists. That means you must first ensure that the value is set correctly.
Authentication Password: A string identifying the authentication password phrase. For MD5 authentication protocol, the allowed
string length is 8 to 32. For SHA authentication protocol, the allowed string length is 8 to 40. The allowed content is ASCII characters
from 33 to 126.
Privacy Protocol: Indicates the privacy protocol that this entry should belong to. Possible privacy protocols are:
- None: No privacy protocol.
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- DES: An optional flag to indicate that this user uses DES authentication protocol.
Privacy Password: A string identifying the privacy password phrase. The allowed string length is 8 to 32, and the allowed content is
ASCII characters from 33 to 126.
Buttons
Add New Entry: Click to add a new entry.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
GROUPS
This function is used to configure an SNMPv3 group. The Entry index keys are Security Model and Security Name. To create a new
group account, check the <Add new group> button, enter the group information, then check <Save>. Max Group Number: v1: 2, v2: 2,
v3:10.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the SNMP Groups in the web interface:
1. Click SNMP, Groups.
2. Click Add new Entry.
3. Specify the Privilege parameter.
4. Click Apply.
FIGURE 2-23. SNMPV3 GROUP CONFIGURATION SCREEN
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PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Delete: Check to delete the entry. It will be deleted during the next save.
Security Model: Indicates the security model that this entry should belong to. Possible security models are:
- v1: Reserved for SNMPv1.
- v2c: Reserved for SNMPv2c.
- usm: User-based Security Model (USM).
Security Name: A string identifying the security name that this entry should belong to. The allowed string length is 1 to 32, and the
allowed content is ASCII characters from 33 to 126.
Group Name: A string identifying the group name that this entry should belong to. The allowed string length is 1 to 32, and the
allowed content is ASCII characters from 33 to 126.
Buttons
Add New Entry: Click to add a new entry.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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VIEWS
This function is used to configure the SNMPv3 view. The Entry index keys are OID Subtree and View Name. To create a new view
account, check the <Add new view> button, enter the view information, then check <Save>. Max Group Number: 28.
Configure the SNMPv3 view table on this page. The entry index keys are View Name and OID Subtree.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the SNMP views in the web interface:
1. Click SNMP, Views.
2. Click Add New View.
3. Specify the SNMP View parameters.
4. Click Apply.
5. If you want to modify or clear the setting, then click Reset.
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FIGURE 2-24. SNMPV3 VIEWS CONFIGURATION SCREEN
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PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Delete: Check to delete the entry. It will be deleted during the next save.
View Name: A string identifying the view name that this entry should belong to. The allowed string length is 1 to 32, and the allowed
content is ASCII characters from 33 to 126.
View Type: Indicates the view type that this entry should belong to. Possible view types are:
- Included: An optional flag to indicate that this view subtree should be included.
- Excluded: An optional flag to indicate that this view subtree should be excluded.
In general, if a view entry’s view type is exclude’, there should be another view entry existing with view type as included and its OID
subtree should overstep the excluded view entry.
OID Subtree: The OID defining the root of the subtree to add to the named view. The allowed OID length is 1 to 128. The allowed
string content is a digital number or asterisk(*).
Buttons
Add New Entry: Click to add a new entry.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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ACCESS
This function is used to configure SNMPv3 accesses. The Entry index key are Group Name, Security Model and Security level. To
create a new access account, check the <Add new access> button, enter the access information, then check <Save>. Max Group
Number : 14
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the SNMP Access in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, Security, Switch, SNMP and Accesses.
2. Click Add new Access.
3. Specify the SNMP Access parameters.
4. Click Apply.
5. If you want to modify or clear the setting, then click Reset.
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FIGURE 2-25. SNMPV3 ACCESS CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Delete: Check to delete the entry. It will be deleted during the next save.
Group Name: A string identifying the group name that this entry should belong to. The allowed string length is 1 to 32, and the allowed
content is ASCII characters from 33 to 126.
Security Model: Indicates the security model that this entry should belong to. Possible security models are:
- Any: Any security model accepted(v1|v2c|usm).
- v1: Reserved for SNMPv1.
- v2c: Reserved for SNMPv2c.
- usm: User-based Security Model (USM).
Security Level: Indicates the security level that this entry should belong to. Possible security levels are:
- NoAuth, NoPriv: No authentication and no privacy.
- Auth, NoPriv: Authentication and no privacy.
- Auth, Priv: Authentication and privacy.
Read View Name: The name of the MIB view defining the MIB objects for which this request may request the current values. The
allowed string length is 1 to 32, and the allowed content is ASCII characters from 33 to 126.
Write View Name: The name of the MIB view defining the MIB objects for which this request may potentially set new values. The
allowed string length is 1 to 32, and the allowed content is ASCII characters from 33 to 126.
Buttons
Add New Entry: Click to add a new entry.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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TRAP EVENT SEVERITY
This page displays current trap event severity configurations. Trap event severity can also be configured here.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the Trap Event Severity in the web interface:
1. Click SNMP, Trap Event Severity.
2. Scroll to select the Group name and Severity Level.
3. Click Apply to save the setting.
4. If you want to cancel the setting, then you need to click the Reset button. It will revert to previously saved values.
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FIGURE 2-26. TRAP EVENT SEVERITY CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Group Name: The name identifying the severity group.
Severity Level: Every group has an severity level. The following level types are supported:
<0> Emergency: System is unusable.
<1> Alert: Action must be taken immediately.
<2> Critical: Critical conditions.
<3> Error: Error conditions.
<4> Warning: Warning conditions.
<5> Notice: Normal but significant conditions.
<6> Information: Information messages.
<7> Debug: Debug-level messages.
Syslog: Enable - Select this Group Name in Syslog.
Trap: Enable - Select this Group Name in Trap.
SMTP: Enable: Select this Group Name in SMTP.
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Switch2go: Enable - Select this Group Name in Push Notification.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values
RMON
An RMON implementation typically operates in a client/server model. Monitoring devices contain RMON software agents
that collect information and analyze packets. These probes act as servers and the Network Management applications that
communicate with them act as clients.
STATI STIC S
Configure RMON Statistics table on this page. The entry index key is ID.
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WEB INTERFACE
To configure the RMON configuration in the web interface:
1. Click RMON, Statistics.
2. Click Add New Entry.
3. Specify the ID parameters.
4. Click Apply.
FIGURE 2-27. RMON STATISTICS CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
These parameters are displayed on the RMON Statistics Configuration page:
Delete: Check to delete the entry. It will be deleted during the next save.
ID: Indicates the index of the entry. The range is from 1 to 65535.
Data Source: Indicates the port ID to be monitored. If youa re using a stacking switch, the value must add 1000*(switch ID-1), for
example, if the port is switch 3 port 5, the value is 2005.
Interval: Indicates the interval in seconds for sampling the history statistics data. The range is from 1 to 3600, default value is 1800
seconds.
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Buckets: Indicates the maximum data entries associated with this History control entry stored in RMON. The range is from 1 to
3600, default value is 50.
Buckets Granted: The number of data entries that will be saved in the RMON.
Buttons
Add New Entry: Click to add a new entry.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
HISTORY
Configure RMON History table on this page. The entry index key is ID.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure tthe RMON History in the web interface:
1. Click RMON, History.
2. Click Add New Entry.
3. Specify the ID parameters.
4. Click Apply.
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FIGURE 2-28. RMON HISTORY CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
These parameters are displayed on the RMON History Configuration page:
ID: Indicates the index of the entry. The range is from 1 to 65535.
Data Source: Indicates the port ID to be monitored. If you are using a stacking switch, the value must add 1000*(switch ID-1), for
example, if the port is switch 3 port 5, the value is 2005.
Interval: Indicates the interval in seconds for sampling the history statistics data. The range is from 1 to 3600, the default value is
1800 seconds.
Buckets: Indicates the maximum data entries associated this History control entry stored in RMON. The range is from 1 to 3600,
default value is 50.
Buckets Granted: The number of data will be saved in the RMON.
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Buttons
Delete: Check to delete the entry. It will be deleted during the next save.
Add New Entry: Click to add a new entry.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
ALARM
Configure RMON Alarm table on this page. The entry index key is ID.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure tthe RMON Alarm in the web interface:
1. Click RMON, Alarm.
2. Click Add New Entry.
3. Specify the ID parameters.
4. Click Apply.
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FIGURE 2-29. RMON ALARM CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
These parameters are displayed on the RMON Alarm Configuration page:
ID: Indicates the index of the entry. The range is from 1 to 65535.
Interval: Indicates the interval in seconds for sampling and comparing the rising and falling threshold. The range is from 1 to 2^31-1.
Variable: Indicates the particular variable to be sampled, the possible variables are:
- InOctets: The total number of octets received on the interface, including framing characters.
- InUcastPkts: The number of unicast packets delivered to a higher-layer protocol.
- InNUcastPkts: The number of broadcast and multicast packets delivered to a higher-layer protocol.
- InDiscards: The number of inbound packets that are discarded even when the packets are normal.
- InErrors: The number of inbound packets that contained errors preventing them from being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol.
- InUnknownProtos: The number of the inbound packets that were discarded because of an unknown or unsupported protocol.
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- OutOctets: The number of octets transmitted out of the interface , including framing characters.
- OutUcastPkts: The number of unicast packets that request to transmit.
- OutNUcastPkts: The number of broadcast and multicast packets that request to transmit.
- OutDiscards: The number of outbound packets that are discarded even when the packets are normal.
- OutErrors: The number of outbound packets that could not be transmitted because of errors.
- OutQLen: The length of the output packet queue (in packets).
Sample Type: The method of sampling the selected variable and calculating the value to be compared against the thresholds, possible
sample types are:
- Absolute: Get the sample directly.
- Delta: Calculate the difference between samples (default).
Value: The value of the statistic during the last sampling period.
Startup Alarm: The method of sampling the selected variable and calculating the value to be compared against the thresholds,
possible sample types are:
- RisingTrigger alarm when the first value is larger than the rising threshold.
- FallingTrigger alarm when the first value is less than the falling threshold.
- RisingOrFallingTrigger alarm when the first value is larger than the rising threshold or less than the falling threshold (default).
Rising Threshold: Rising threshold value (-2147483648-2147483647).
Rising Index: Rising event index (1-65535).
Falling Threshold: Falling threshold value (-2147483648-2147483647)
Falling Index: Falling event index (1-65535).
Buttons
Delete: Check to delete the entry. It will be deleted during the next save.
Add New Entry: Click to add a new entry.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
EVENT
Configure RMON Event table on this page. The entry index key is ID.
WEB INTERFACE
To display tthe RMON Event in the web interface:
1. Click RMON, Event.
2. Click Add New Entry.
3. Specify the ID parameters.
4. Click Apply.
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FIGURE 2-30. RMON EVENT CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
These parameters are displayed on the RMON Event Configuration page:
Delete: Check to delete the entry. It will be deleted during the next save.
ID: Indicates the index of the entry. The range is from 1 to 65535.
Desc: Indicates this event; the string length is from 0 to 127, default is a null string.
Type: Indicates the notification of the event, the possible types are:
- None: No SNMP log is created, no SNMP trap is sent.
- Log: Create SNMP log entry when the event is triggered.
- Snmp trap: Send SNMP trap when the event is triggered.
- Log and trap: Create SNMP log entry and sent SNMP trap when the event is triggered.
Community: Specify the community when trap is sent, the string length is from 0 to 127, default is “public.”
Event Last Time: Indicates the value of sysUpTime at the time this event entry last generated an event.
Buttons
Add New Entry: Click to add a new entry.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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2.4.2 NETWORK
LIMIT CONTROL
This section shows you how to configure the Port Security settings of the Switch. You can use the Port Security feature to restrict
input to an interface by limiting and identifying MAC addresses.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure a System Configuration of Limit Control in the web interface:
1. Select “Enabled” in the Mode of System Configuration.
2. Check Aging Enabled.
3. Set Aging Period (Default is 3600 seconds).
To configure a Port Configuration of Limit Control in the web interface:
1. Select “Enabled” in the Mode of Port Configuration.
2. Specify the maximum number of MAC addresses in the Limit of Port Configuration.
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3. Set Action (Trap, Shutdown, Trap & Shutdown).
4. Click Apply.
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FIGURE 2-31. PORT SECURITY LIMIT CONTROL CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
System Configuration
Mode: Indicates if Limit Control is globally enabled or disabled on the switch. If globally disabled, other modules may still use the
underlying functionality, but limit checks and corresponding actions are disabled.
Aging Enabled: If checked, secured MAC addresses are subject to aging as discussed under Aging Period.
Aging Period: If Aging Enabled is checked, then the aging period is controlled with this input. If other modules are using the underlying
port security for securing MAC addresses, they may have other requirements for the aging period. The underlying port security will
use the shorter requested aging period of all modules that use the functionality.
The Aging Period can be set to a number between 10 and 10,000,000 seconds.
To understand why aging may be desired, consider the following scenario: Suppose an end-host is connected to a 3rd party switch or
hub, which in turn is connected to a port on this switch on which Limit Control is enabled. The end-host will be allowed to forward if the
limit is not exceeded. Now suppose that the end-host logs off or powers down. If it wasn’t for aging, the end-host would still take up
resources on this switch and will be allowed to forward. To overcome this situation, enable aging. With aging enabled, a timer is started
once the end-host gets secured. When the timer expires, the switch starts looking for frames from the end-host, and if such frames
are not seen within the next Aging Period, the end-host is assumed to be disconnected, and the corresponding resources are freed on
the switch.
Port Configuration
The table has one row for each port on the selected switch and a number of columns, which are:
Port: The port number to which the configuration below applies.
Mode: Controls whether Limit Control is enabled on this port. Both this and the Global Mode must be set to Enabled for Limit Control
to be in effect. Notice that other modules may still use the underlying port security features without enabling Limit Control on a given
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Limit: The maximum number of MAC addresses that can be secured on this port. This number cannot exceed 1024. If the limit is
exceeded, the corresponding action is taken.
The switch is “born” with a total number of MAC addresses from which all ports draw whenever a new MAC address is seen on a Port
Security-enabled port. Since all ports draw from the same pool, it may happen that a configured maximum cannot be granted if the
remaining ports have already used all available MAC addresses.
Action: If Limit is reached, the switch can take one of the following actions:
- None: Do not allow more than Limit MAC addresses on the port, but take no further action.
- Trap: If Limit + 1 MAC addresses are seen on the port, send an SNMP trap. If Aging is disabled, only one SNMP trap will be sent, but
with Aging enabled, new SNMP traps will be sent every time the limit gets exceeded.
- Shutdown: If Limit + 1 MAC addresses are seen on the port, shut down the port. This implies that all secured MAC addresses will be
removed from the port, and no new address will be learned. Even if the link is physically disconnected and reconnected on the port
(by disconnecting the cable), the port will remain shut down. There are three ways to re-open the port:
1. Boot the switch,
2. Disable and re-enable Limit Control on the port or the switch,
3. Click the Reopen button.
- Trap & Shutdown: If Limit + 1 MAC addresses are seen on the port, both the “Trap” and the “Shutdown” actions described above will
be taken.
State: This column shows the current state of the port as seen from the Limit Control’s point of view. The state takes one of four
values:
- Disabled: Limit Control is either globally disabled or disabled on the port.
- Ready: The limit is not yet reached. This can be shown for all actions.
- Limit Reached: Indicates that the limit is reached on this port. This state can only be shown if Action is set to none or Trap.
- Shutdown: Indicates that the port is shut down by the Limit Control module. This state can only be shown if Action is set to shut down
or Trap & Shutdown.
Re-open Button: If a port is shut down by this module, you may reopen it by clicking this button, which will only be enabled if this is the
case. For other methods, refer to shut down in the Action section.
NOTE: Clicking the reopen button causes the page to be refreshed, so unsaved changes will be lost.
Buttons
Refresh: Click to refresh the Port Security information manually.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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NAS
This section describes how to configure the NAS parameters of the switch. The NAS server can be used to connect users to a variety
of resources including Internet access, conference calls, printing documents on shared printers, or by simply logging on to the
Internet.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure a Network Access Server in the web interface:
1. Select “Enabled” in the Mode of Network Access Server Configuration.
2. Check Reauthentication Enabled.
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3. Set Reauthentication Period (Default is 3600 seconds).
4. Set EAPOL Timeout (Default is 30 seconds).
5. Set Aging Period (Default is 300 seconds).
6. Set Hold Time (Default is 10 seconds).
7. Check RADIUS-Assigned QoS Enabled.
8. Check RADIUS-Assigned VLAN Enabled.
9. Check Guest VLAN Enabled.
10. Specify Guest VLAN ID.
11. Specify Max. Reauth. Count.
12. Check Allow Guest VLAN if EAPOL Seen.
13. Click Apply.
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PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
System Configuration
Mode: Indicates if NAS is globally enabled or disabled on the switch. If globally disabled, all ports are allowed forwarding of frames.
Reauthentication Enabled: If checked, successfully authenticated supplicants/clients are reauthenticated after the interval specified by
the Reauthentication Period. Reauthentication for 802.1X-enabled ports can be used to detect if a new device is plugged into a switch
port or if a supplicant is no longer attached.
For MAC-based ports, reauthentication is only useful if the RADIUS server configuration has changed. It does not involve
communication between the switch and the client, and therefore doesn’t imply that a client is still present on a port (see Aging Period
below).
Reauthentication Period: Determines the period, in seconds, after which a connected client must be reauthenticated. This is only
active if the Reauthentication Enabled checkbox is checked. Valid values are in the range 1 to 3600 seconds.
EAPOL Timeout: Determines the time for retransmission of Request Identity EAPOL frames. Valid values are in the range 1 to 255
seconds. This has no effect for MAC-based ports.
Aging Period: This setting applies to the following modes, i.e. modes using the Port Security functionality to secure MAC addresses:
- Single 802.1X
- Multi 802.1X
- MAC-Based Auth.
When the NAS module uses the Port Security module to secure MAC addresses, the Port Security module needs to check for
activity on the MAC address in question at regular intervals and free resources if no activity is seen within a given period of time. This
parameter controls this period exactly and can be set to a number between 10 and 1000000 seconds.
If reauthentication is enabled and the port is in an 802.1X-based mode, this is not so critical, since supplicants that are no longer
attached to the port will get removed upon the next re-authentication, which will fail. But if re-authentication is not enabled, the only
way to free resources is by aging the entries.
For ports in MAC-based Auth. mode, reauthentication doesn’t cause direct communication between the switch and the client, so this
will not detect whether the client is still attached or not, and the only way to free any resources is to age the entry.
Hold Time: This setting applies to the following modes, i.e. modes using the Port Security functionality to secure MAC addresses:
- Single 802.1X
- Multi 802.1X
- MAC-Based Auth.
If a client is denied access—either because the RADIUS server denies the client access or because the RADIUS server request times
out (according to the timeout specified on the “Configuration—>Security—>AAA” page)—the client is put on hold in the unauthorized
state. The hold timer does not count during an on-going authentication.
In MAC-based Auth. mode, the switch will ignore new frames coming from the client during the hold time.
The Hold Time can be set to a number between 10 and 1000000 seconds.
RADIUS-Assigned QoS Enabled: RADIUS-assigned QoS provides a means to centrally control the traffic class to which traffic coming
from a successfully authenticated supplicant is assigned on the switch. The RADIUS server must be configured to transmit special
RADIUS attributes to take advantage of this feature (see RADIUS-Assigned QoS Enabled below for a detailed description).
The “RADIUS-Assigned QoS Enabled” checkbox provides a quick way to globally enable/disable RADIUS-server assigned QoS Class
functionality. When checked, the individual ports’ ditto setting determines whether RADIUS-assigned QoS Class is enabled on that
port. When unchecked, RADIUS-server assigned QoS Class is disabled on all ports.
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RADIUS-Assigned VLAN Enabled: RADIUS-assigned VLAN provides a means to centrally control the VLAN on which a successfully
authenticated supplicant is placed on the switch. Incoming traffic will be classified to and switched on the RADIUS-assigned VLAN.
The RADIUS server must be configured to transmit special RADIUS attributes to take advantage of this feature (see RADIUS-Assigned
VLAN Enabled below for a detailed description).
The “RADIUS-Assigned VLAN Enabled” checkbox provides a quick way to globally enable/disable RADIUS-server assigned VLAN
functionality. When checked, the individual ports’ ditto setting determine whether RADIUS-assigned VLAN is enabled on that port.
When unchecked, RADIUS-server assigned VLAN is disabled on all ports.
Guest VLAN Enabled: A Guest VLAN is a special VLAN - typically with limited network access—on which 802.1X-unaware clients are
placed after a network administrator-defined timeout. The switch follows a set of rules for entering and leaving the Guest VLAN as
listed below.
The “Guest VLAN Enabled” checkbox provides a quick way to globally enable/disable Guest VLAN functionality. When checked, the
individual ports’ ditto setting determines whether the port can be moved into Guest VLAN. When unchecked, the ability to move to the
Guest VLAN is disabled on all ports.
Guest VLAN ID: This is the value that a port’s Port VLAN ID is set to if a port is moved into the Guest VLAN. It is only changeable if the
Guest VLAN option is globally enabled.
Valid values are in the range [1; 4095].
Max. Reauth. Count: The number of times the switch transmits an EAPOL Request Identity frame without response before considering
entering the Guest VLAN is adjusted with this setting. The value can only be changed if the Guest VLAN option is globally enabled.
Valid values are in the range [1; 255].
Allow Guest VLAN if EAPOL Seen: The switch remembers if an EAPOL frame has been received on the port for the lifetime of the
port. Once the switch considers whether to enter the Guest VLAN, it will first check if this option is enabled or disabled. If disabled
(unchecked; default), the switch will only enter the Guest VLAN if an EAPOL frame has not been received on the port for the lifetime of
the port. If enabled (checked), the switch will consider entering the Guest VLAN even if an EAPOL frame has been received on the port
for the lifetime of the port.
The value can only be changed if the Guest VLAN option is globally enabled.
Port Configuration
The table has one row for each port on the selected switch and a number of columns, which are:
Port: The port number for which the configuration below applies.
Admin State: If NAS is globally enabled, this selection controls the port’s authentication mode. The following modes are available:
- Force Authorized: In this mode, the switch will send one EAPOL Success frame when the port link comes up, and any client on the
port will be allowed network access without authentication.
- Force Unauthorized: In this mode, the switch will send one EAPOL Failure frame when the port link comes up, and any client on the
port will be disallowed network access.
- Port-based 802.1X: In the 802.1X-world, the user is called the supplicant, the switch is the authenticator, and the RADIUS server is the
authentication server. The authenticator acts as the man-in-the-middle, forwarding requests and responses between the supplicant
and the authentication server. Frames sent between the supplicant and the switch are special 802.1X frames, known as EAPOL
(EAP Over LANs) frames. EAPOL frames encapsulate EAP PDUs (RFC3748). Frames sent between the switch and the RADIUS
server are RADIUS packets. RADIUS packets also encapsulate EAP PDUs together with other attributes like the switch’s IP address,
name, and the supplicant’s port number on the switch. EAP is very flexible, in that it allows for different authentication methods, like
MD5-Challenge, PEAP, and TLS. The important thing is that the authenticator (the switch) doesn’t need to know which authentication
method the supplicant and the authentication server are using, or how many information exchange frames are needed for a particular
method. The switch simply encapsulates the EAP part of the frame into the relevant type (EAPOL or RADIUS) and forwards it.
When authentication is complete, the RADIUS server sends a special packet containing a success or failure indication. Besides
forwarding this decision to the supplicant, the switch uses it to open up or block traffic on the switch port connected to the
supplicant.
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NOTE: Suppose two backend servers are enabled and that the server timeout is configured to X seconds (using the AAA
configuration page), and suppose that the first server in the list is currently down (but not considered dead).
If the supplicant retransmits EAPOL Start frames at a rate faster than X seconds, then it will never get authenticated, because
the switch will cancel on-going backend authentication server requests whenever it receives a new EAPOL Start frame from the
supplicant.
And since the server hasn’t yet failed (because the X seconds haven’t expired), the same server will be contacted upon the next
backend authentication server request from the switch. This scenario will loop forever. Therefore, the server timeout should be
smaller than the supplicant’s EAPOL Start frame retransmission rate.
Single 802.1X: In port-based 802.1X authentication, once a supplicant is successfully authenticated on a port, the whole port is opened
for network traffic. This allows other clients connected to the port (for instance through a hub) to piggyback on the successfully
authenticated client and get network access even though they really aren’t authenticated. To overcome this security breach, use the
Single 802.1X variant. Single 802.1X is really not an IEEE standard, but features many of the same characteristics as does port-based
802.1X. In Single 802.1X, at most, one supplicant can get authenticated on the port at a time. Normal EAPOL frames are used in the
communication between the supplicant and the switch. If more than one supplicant is connected to a port, the one that comes first
when the port’s link comes up will be the first one considered. If that supplicant doesn’t provide valid credentials within a certain
amount of time, another supplicant will get a chance. Once a supplicant is successfully authenticated, only that supplicant will be
allowed access. This is the most secure of all the supported modes. In this mode, the Port Security module is used to secure a
supplicant’s MAC address once successfully authenticated.
Multi 802.1X: In port-based 802.1X authentication, once a supplicant is successfully authenticated on a port, the whole port is opened
for network traffic. This allows other clients connected to the port (for instance through a hub) to piggyback on the successfully
authenticated client and get network access even though they really aren’t authenticated. To overcome this security breach, use the
Multi 802.1X variant.
Multi 802.1X is really not an IEEE standard, but features many of the same characteristics as does port-based 802.1X. Multi 802.1X
is—like Single 802.1X— not an IEEE standard, but a variant that features many of the same characteristics. In Multi 802.1X, one or more
supplicants can get authenticated on the same port at the same time. Each supplicant is authenticated individually and secured in the
MAC table using the Port Security module.
In Multi 802.1X, it is not possible to use the multicast BPDU MAC address as a destination MAC address for EAPOL frames sent from
the switch towards the supplicant, since that would cause all supplicants attached to the port to reply to requests sent from the switch.
Instead, the switch uses the supplicant’s MAC address, which is obtained from the first EAPOL Start or EAPOL Response Identity
frame sent by the supplicant. An exception to this is when no supplicants are attached. In this case, the switch sends EAPOL Request
Identity frames using the BPDU multicast MAC address as destination—to wake up any supplicants that might be on the port.
The maximum number of supplicants that can be attached to a port can be limited using the Port Security Limit Control functionality.
MAC-based Auth.: Unlike port-based 802.1X, MAC-based authentication is not a standard, but merely a best-practices method
adopted by the industry. In MAC-based authentication, users are called clients, and the switch acts as the supplicant on behalf of
clients. The initial frame (any kind of frame) sent by a client is snooped by the switch, which in turn uses the client’s MAC address
as both username and password in the subsequent EAP exchange with the RADIUS server. The 6-byte MAC address is converted
to a string in the following form “xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx”, that is, a dash (-) is used as separator between the lower-case hexadecimal
digits. The switch only supports the MD5-Challenge authentication method, so the RADIUS server must be configured accordingly.
When authentication is complete, the RADIUS server sends a success or failure indication, which in turn causes the switch to open
up or block traffic for that particular client, using the Port Security module. Only then will frames from the client be forwarded on the
switch. There are no EAPOL frames involved in this authentication, and therefore, MAC-based Authentication has nothing to do with
the 802.1X standard.
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The advantage of MAC-based authentication over port-based 802.1X is that several clients can be connected to the same port (e.g.
through a 3rd party switch or a hub) and still require individual authentication, and that the clients don’t need special supplicant
software to authenticate. The advantage of MAC-based authentication over 802.1X-based authentication is that the clients don’t need
special supplicant software to authenticate. The disadvantage is that MAC addresses can be spoofed by malicious users—equipment
whose MAC address is a valid RADIUS user can be used by anyone. Also, only the MD5-Challenge method is supported. The maximum
number of clients that can be attached to a port can be limited using the Port Security Limit Control functionality.
RADIUS-Assigned QoS Enabled: When RADIUS-Assigned QoS is both globally enabled and enabled (checked) on a given port, the
switch reacts to QoS Class information carried in the RADIUS Access-Accept packet transmitted by the RADIUS server when a
supplicant is successfully authenticated. If present and valid, traffic received on the supplicant’s port will be classified to the given
QoS Class. If (re-)authentication fails or the RADIUS Access-Accept packet no longer carries a QoS Class or it’s invalid, or the
supplicant is otherwise no longer present on the port, the port’s QoS Class immediately reverts to the original QoS Class (which may
be changed by the administrator in the meanwhile without affecting the RADIUS-assigned).
This option is only available for single-client modes, i.e.
- Port-based 802.1X
- Single 802.1X
RADIUS attributes used in identifying a QoS Class:
Refer to the written documentation for a description of the RADIUS attributes needed in order to successfully identify a QoS Class. The
User-Priority-Table attribute defined in RFC4675 forms the basis for identifying the QoS Class in an Access-Accept packet.
Only the first occurrence of the attribute in the packet will be considered, and to be valid, it must follow this rule:
- All 8 octets in the attribute’s value must be identical and consist of ASCII characters in the range ‘0’ - ‘3’, which translates into the
desired QoS Class in the range [0; 3].
RADIUS-Assigned VLAN Enabled: When RADIUS-Assigned VLAN is both globally enabled and enabled (checked) for a given port,
the switch reacts to VLAN ID information carried in the RADIUS Access-Accept packet transmitted by the RADIUS server when a
supplicant is successfully authenticated. If present and valid, the port’s Port VLAN ID will be changed to this VLAN ID, the port will be
set to be a member of that VLAN ID, and the port will be forced into VLAN unaware mode. Once assigned, all traffic arriving on the
port will be classified and switched on the RADIUS-assigned VLAN ID.
If (re-)authentication fails or the RADIUS Access-Accept packet no longer carries a VLAN ID or it’s invalid, or the supplicant is
otherwise no longer present on the port, the port’s VLAN ID is immediately reverted to the original VLAN ID (which may be changed by
the administrator in the meanwhile without affecting the RADIUS-assigned).
This option is only available for single-client modes, i.e.
- Port-based 802.1X
- Single 802.1X
For trouble-shooting VLAN assignments, use the “MonitorVLANsVL AN Membership and VLAN Port” pages. These pages show
which modules have (temporarily) overridden the current Port VLAN configuration.
RADIUS attributes used in identifying a VLAN ID:
RFC2868 and RFC3580 form the basis for the attributes used in identifying a VLAN ID in an Access-Accept packet. The following
criteria are used:
- The Tunnel-Medium-Type, Tunnel-Type, and Tunnel-Private-Group-ID attributes must all be present at least once in the Access-
Accept packet.
- The switch looks for the first set of these attributes that have the same Tag value and fulfil the following requirements (if Tag == 0 is
used, the Tunnel-Private-Group-ID does not need to include a Tag):
- Value of Tunnel-Medium-Type must be set to “IEEE-802” (ordinal 6).
- Value of Tunnel-Type must be set to “VLAN” (ordinal 13).
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- Value of Tunnel-Private-Group-ID must be a string of ASCII chars in the range ‘0’ - ‘9’, which is interpreted as a decimal string
representing the VLAN ID. Leading ‘0’s are discarded. The final value must be in the range [1; 4095].
Guest VLAN Enabled: When Guest VLAN is both globally enabled and enabled (checked) for a given port, the switch considers moving
the port into the Guest VLAN according to the rules outlined below.
This option is only available for EAPOL-based modes, i.e.:
- Port-based 802.1X
- Single 802.1X
- Multi 802.1X
For troubleshooting VLAN assignments, use the “MonitorVL ANsVLAN Membership and VLAN Port” pages. These pages show
which modules have (temporarily) overridden the current Port VLAN configuration.
Guest VLAN Operation:
When a Guest VLAN enabled port’s link comes up, the switch starts transmitting EAPOL Request Identity frames. If the number of
transmissions of such frames exceeds Max. Reauth. Count and no EAPOL frames have been received in the meantime, the switch
considers entering the Guest VLAN. The interval between transmissions of EAPOL Request Identity frames is configured with EAPOL
Timeout. If Allow Guest VLAN if EAPOL Seen is enabled, the port will now be placed in the Guest VLAN. If disabled, the switch will first
check its history to see if an EAPOL frame has previously been received on the port (this history is cleared if the port link goes down or
the port’s Admin State is changed), and if not, the port will be placed in the Guest VLAN. Otherwise, it will not move to the Guest VLAN,
but continue transmitting EAPOL Request Identity frames at the rate given by EAPOL Timeout.
Once in the Guest VLAN, the port is considered authenticated, and all attached clients on the port are allowed access on this VLAN.
The switch will not transmit an EAPOL Success frame when entering the Guest VLAN.
While in the Guest VLAN, the switch monitors the link for EAPOL frames, and if one such frame is received, the switch immediately
takes the port out of the Guest VLAN and starts authenticating the supplicant according to the port mode. If an EAPOL frame is
received, the port will never be able to go back into the Guest VLAN if the “Allow Guest VLAN if EAPOL Seen” is disabled.
Port State: The current state of the port. It can undertake one of the following values:
- Globally Disabled: NAS is globally disabled.
- Link Down: NAS is globally enabled, but there is no link on the port.
- Authorized: The port is in Force Authorized or a single-supplicant mode and the supplicant is authorized.
- Unauthorized: The port is in Force Unauthorized or a single-supplicant mode and the supplicant is not successfully authorized by the
RADIUS server.
- X Auth/Y Unauth: The port is in a multi-supplicant mode. Currently X clients are authorized and Y are unauthorized.
Restart: Two buttons are available for each row. The buttons are only enabled when authentication is globally enabled and the port’s
Admin State is in an EAPOL-based or MAC-based mode.
Clicking these buttons will not cause settings changed on the page to take effect.
Re-authenticate: Schedules a re-authentication whenever the quiet-period of the port runs out (EAPOL-based authentication). For
MAC-based authentication, re-authentication will be attempted immediately.
The button only affects successfully authenticated clients on the port and will not cause the clients to get temporarily unauthorized.
Reinitialize: Forces a re-initialization of the clients on the port and thereby a re-authentication immediately. The clients will transfer to
the unauthorized state while the re-authentication is in progress.
Buttons
Refresh: Click to refresh the NAS Configuration manually.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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ACL
The LGB5124A-R2 or LGB5128A-R2 switch access control list (ACL) is probably the most commonly used object in the IOS. It is used
for packet filtering but also for selecting types of traffic to be analyzed, forwarded, or influenced in some way. The ACLs are divided
into Ether Types: IPv4, ARP protocol, MAC and VLAN parameters etc. Here we will just go over the standard and extended access
lists for TCP/IP. As you create ACEs for ingress classification, you can assign a policy for each port, the policy number is 1-8, and
each policy can be applied to any port. This makes it very easy to determine what type of ACL policy you will be working with.
PORTS
This section describes how to configure the ACL parameters (ACE) of the each switch port. These parameters will affect frames
received on a port unless the frame matches a specific ACE.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the ACL Ports Configuration in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, ACL and Ports.
2. Scroll to the specific parameter value to select the correct value for port ACL setting.
3. Click save to save the setting.
4. If you want to cancel the setting, then you need to click the reset button. It will revert to previously saved values.
5. After you complete the configuration, you can see the port counter. Click refresh to update the counter or Clear the information.
FIGURE 2-33. ACL PORTS CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Port: The logical port for the settings contained in the same row.
Policy ID: Select the policy to apply to this port. The allowed values are 1 through 8. The default value is 1.
Action: Select whether forwarding is permitted (“Permit”) or denied (“Deny”). The default value is “Permit”.
Rate Limiter ID: Select which rate limiter to apply on this port. The allowed values are Disabled or the values 1 through 16. The default
value is “Disabled.”
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Port Redirect: Select which port frames are redirected on. The allowed values are Disabled or a specific port number and can’t be set
when action is permitted. The default value is “Disabled.”
Logging: Specify the logging operation of this port. The allowed values are:
- Enabled: Frames received on the port are stored in the System Log.
- Disabled: Frames received on the port are not logged.
The default value is “Disabled.”
NOTE: The System Log memory size and logging rate are limited.
Shutdown: Specify the shut down operation of this port. The allowed values are:
- Enabled: If a frame is received on the port, the port will be disabled.
- Disabled: Port shut down is disabled.
The default value is “Disabled.”
State: Specify the port state of this port. The allowed values are:
- Enabled: Reopen ports by changing the volatile port configuration of the ACL user module.
- Disabled: Close ports by changing the volatile port configuration of the ACL user module.
The default value is “Enabled.”
Counter: Counts the number of frames that match this ACE.
Buttons
Refresh, clear: Click to refresh the ACL Port Configuration or clear it manually.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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RATE LIMITERS
This section describes how to configure the switch’s ACL Rate Limiter parameters. The Rate Limiter Level from 1 to 16 allows user to
set rate limiter value and units in pps.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure ACL Rate Limiter in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, ACL and Rate Limiter.
2. Specify the Rate field and the range from 0 to 3276700.
3. Click the Apply to save the setting.
4. If you want to cancel the setting, then you need to click the reset button. It will revert to previously saved values.
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FIGURE 2-34. ACL RATE LIMITER CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Rate Limiter ID: The rate limiter ID for the settings contained in the same row.
Rate: The allowed values are: 0-3276700 in pps.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
ACCESS CONTROL LIST
This section describes how to configure Access Control List rule. An Access Control List (ACL) is a sequential list of permit or deny
conditions that apply to IP addresses, MAC addresses, or other more specific criteria. This switch tests ingress packets against the
conditions in an ACL one by one. A packet will be accepted as soon as it matches a permit rule, or dropped as soon as it matches a
deny rule. If no rules match, the frame is accepted. Other actions can also be invoked when a matching packet is found, including rate
limiting, copying matching packets to another port or to the system log, or shutting down a port.
This page shows the Access Control List (ACL), which is made up of the ACEs defined on this switch. Each row describes the ACE
that is defined. The maximum number of ACEs is 256 on each switch. Click on the lowest plus sign to add a new ACE to the list.
The reserved ACEs used for internal protocol cannot be edited or deleted, the order sequence cannot be changed and the priority is
highest.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure Access Control List in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, ACL and Access Control List.
2. Click the plus sign button to add a new ACL, or use the other ACL modification buttons to specify the editing action (i.e., edit,
delete, or moving the relative position of entry in the list)
3. Specify the ACE parameter.
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4. Click save to save the setting.
5. If you want to cancel the setting, then you need to click the reset button. It will revert to previously saved values.
6. When editing an entry on the ACE Configuration page, note that the Items displayed depend on various selections, such as Frame
Type and IP Protocol Type. Specify the relevant criteria to be matched for this rule, and set the actions to take when a rule is
matched (such as Rate Limiter, Port Copy, Logging, and Shutdown).
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FIGURE 2-35. ACCESS CONTROL LIST CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Ingress Port: Indicates the ingress port of the ACE. Possible values are:
- Any: The ACE will match any ingress port.
- Policy: The ACE will match ingress ports with a specific policy.
- Port: The ACE will match a specific ingress port.
Policy/Bitmask: Indicates the policy number and bitmask of the ACE.
Frame Type: Indicates the frame type of the ACE. Possible values are:
- Any: The ACE will match any frame type.
- EType: The ACE will match Ethernet Type frames. Note that an Ethernet Type based ACE will not get matched by IP and ARP frames.
- ARP: The ACE will match ARP/RARP frames.
- IPv4: The ACE will match all IPv4 frames.
- IPv4/ICMP: The ACE will match IPv4 frames with ICMP protocol.
- IPv4/UDP: The ACE will match IPv4 frames with UDP protocol.
- IPv4/TCP: The ACE will match IPv4 frames with TCP protocol.
- IPv4/Other: The ACE will match IPv4 frames, which are not ICMP/UDP/TCP.
- IPv6: The ACE will match all IPv6 standard frames.
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Action: Indicates the forwarding action of the ACE.
- Permit: Frames matching the ACE may be forwarded and learned.
- Deny: Frames matching the ACE are dropped.
- Filter: Frames matching the ACE are filtered.
Rate Limiter: Indicates the rate limiter number of the ACE. The allowed range is 1 to 16. When Disabled is displayed, the rate limiter
operation is disabled.
Port Copy: : Indicates the port copy operation of the ACE. Frames matching the ACE are copied to the port number. The allowed values
are Disabled or a specific port number. When Disabled is displayed, the port copy operation is disabled.
Mirror: Specify the mirror operation of this port. Frames matching the ACE are mirrored to the destination mirror port. The allowed
values are:
- Enabled: Frames received on the port are mirrored.
- Disabled: Frames received on the port are not mirrored.
The default value is “Disabled.”
Logging: Indicates the logging operation of the ACE. Possible values are:
- Enabled: Frames matching the ACE are stored in the System Log.
- Disabled: Frames matching the ACE are not logged.
Please note that the System Log memory size and logging rate is limited.
Shutdown: Indicates the port shut down operation of the ACE. Possible values are:
- Enabled: If a frame matches the ACE, the ingress port will be disabled.
- Disabled: Port shut down is disabled for the ACE.
Counter: The counter indicates the number of times the ACE was hit by a frame.
Modification Buttons: You can modify each ACE (Access Control Entry) in the table using the following buttons:
: Inserts a new ACE before the current row.
: Edits the ACE row.
: Moves the ACE up the list.
: Moves the ACE down the list.
: Deletes the ACE.
: The lowest plus sign adds a new entry at the bottom of the ACE listings.
MAC Parameter
SMAC Filter: (Only displayed when the frame type is Ethernet Type or ARP.) Specify the source MAC filter for this ACE.
- Any: No SMAC filter is specified. (SMAC filter status is “don’t-care”.)
- Specific: If you want to filter a specific source MAC address with this ACE, choose this value. A field for entering an SMAC value
appears.
SMAC Value: When “Specific” is selected for the SMAC filter, you can enter a specific source MAC address. The legal format is “xx-xx-
xx-xx-xx-xx” or “xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx” or “xxxxxxxxxxxx” (x is a hexadecimal digit). A frame that hits this ACE matches this SMAC value.
DMAC Filter: Specify the destination MAC filter for this ACE.
- Any: No DMAC filter is specified. (DMAC filter status is “don’t-care”.)
- MC: Frame must be multicast.
- BC: Frame must be broadcast.
- UC: Frame must be unicast.
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- Specific: If you want to filter a specific destination MAC address with this ACE, choose this value. A field for entering a DMAC value
appears.
DMAC Value: When “Specific” is selected for the DMAC filter, you can enter a specific destination MAC address. The legal format is
“xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx” or “xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx” or “xxxxxxxxxxxx” (x is a hexadecimal digit). A frame that hits this ACE matches this DMAC
value.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
Auto-refresh: Select auto-refresh to refresh the information automatically.
Upper right icon (Refresh, clear, Remove All): Click to refresh the ACL configuration or clear it manually. Select remove all to clean up
all ACL configurations on the table.
IP SOURCE GUARD
This section describes how to configure the IP Source Guard detail parameters of the switch. You can use the IP Source Guard
configure to enable or disable the Port of the switch.
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WEB INTERFACE
To configure an IP Source Guard Configuration in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, Security, Network, IP Source Guard and Configuration.
2. Select “Enabled” in the Mode of IP Source Guard Configuration.
3. Select “Enabled” of the specific port in the Mode of Port Mode Configuration.
4. Select Maximum Dynamic Clients (0, 1, 2, Unlimited) of the specific port in the Mode of Port Mode Configuration.
5. Click Apply.
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PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Mode of IP Source Guard Configuration: Enable the Global IP Source Guard or disable the Global IP Source Guard. All configured ACEs
will be lost when the mode is enabled.
Port Mode Configuration: Specify IP Source Guard is enabled on which ports. Only when both Global Mode and Port Mode on a given
port are enabled, IP Source Guard is enabled on this given port.
Max Dynamic Clients: Specify the maximum number of dynamic clients that can be learned on given port. This value can be 0, 1, 2 or
unlimited. If the port mode is enabled and the value of max dynamic client is equal to 0, it means only the IP packets that are matched
in static entries on the specific port are forwarded.
Buttons
Translate dynamic to static: Click to translate all dynamic entries to static entries.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
STATIC TABLE
This section describes how to configure the Static IP Source Guard Table parameters of the switch. You could use the Static IP
Source Guard Table configure to manage the entries.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure a Static IP Source Guard Table Configuration in the web interface:
1. Click “Add New Entry.”
2. Specify the Port, VLAN ID, IP Address, and MAC address in the entry.
3. Click Apply.
FIGURE 2-37. STATIC IP SOURCE GUARD CONFIGURATION SCREEN
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PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Delete: Check to delete the entry. It will be deleted during the next save.
Port: The logical port for the settings.
VLAN ID: The VLAN id for the settings.
IP Address: Allowed Source IP address.
MAC address: Allowed Source MAC address.
Buttons
Adding new entry: Click to add a new entry to the Static IP Source Guard table. Specify the Port, VLAN ID, IP address, and IP Mask for
the new entry. Click “Save”.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
ARP INSPECTION
This section describes how to configure the ARP Inspection parameters of the switch. You can use the ARP Inspection configure to
manage the ARP table.
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CONFIGURATION
This section describes how to configure ARP Inspection setting including:
Mode (Enabled and Disabled)
Port (Enabled and Disabled)
WEB INTERFACE
To configure an ARP Inspection Configuration in the web interface:
1. Select “Enabled” in the Mode of ARP Inspection Configuration.
2. Select “Enabled” of the specific port in the Mode of Port Mode Configuration.
3. Click Apply.
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PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Mode of ARP Inspection Configuration: Enable the Global ARP Inspection or disable the Global ARP Inspection.
Port Mode Configuration: Specify ARP Inspection is enabled on which ports. Only when both Global Mode and Port Mode on a given
port are enabled, ARP Inspection is enabled on this given port. Possible modes are:
- Enabled: Enable ARP Inspection operation.
- Disabled: Disable ARP Inspection operation.
If you want to inspect the VLAN configuration, you have to enable the setting of “Check VLAN”. The default setting of “Check VLAN”
is disabled. When the setting of “Check VLAN” is disabled, the log type of ARP Inspection will refer to the port setting. The setting of
“Check VLAN” is enabled, the log type of ARP Inspection will refer to the VLAN setting. Possible setting of “Check VLAN” are:
- Enabled: Enable check VLAN operation.
- Disabled: Disable check VLAN operation.
Only the Global Mode and Port Mode on a given port are enabled, and the setting of “Check VLAN” is disabled, the log type of ARP
Inspection will refer to the port setting. There are four log types and possible types are:
- None: Log nothing.
- Deny: Log denied entries.
- Permit: Log permitted entries.
- ALL: Log all entries.
Buttons
Translate dynamic to static: Click to translate all dynamic entries to static entries.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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VLAN MODE CONFIGURATION
Each page shows up to 9999 entries from the VLAN table, default being 20, selected through the “entries per page” input field. When
first visited, the web page will show the first 20 entries from the beginning of the VLAN Table. The first displayed will be the one with
the lowest VLAN ID found in the VLAN Table.
The “VLAN” input fields allow the user to select the starting point in the VLAN Table. Clicking the button will update the displayed
table starting from that or the closest next VLAN Table match. The will use the next entry of the currently displayed VLAN entry as a
basis for the next lookup. When the end is reached the warning message is shown in the displayed table. Use the button to start over.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure a VLAN Mode Configuration in the web interface:
1. Click “Add new entry”.
2. Specify the VLAN ID, Log Type
3. Click Apply.
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FIGURE 2-39. VLAN MODE CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
VLAN Mode Configuration: Specify ARP Inspection as enabled on VLANs. First, you have to enable the port setting on Port mode
configuration web page. Only when both Global Mode and Port Mode on a given port are enabled, ARP Inspection is enabled on this
given port. Second, you can specify which VLAN will be inspected on VLAN mode configuration web page. The log type also can be
configured on per VLAN setting.
Possible types are:
- None: Log nothing.
- Deny: Log denied entries.
- Permit: Log permitted entries.
- ALL: Log all entries.
Buttons
Delete: Check to delete the entry. It will be deleted during the next save.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
Add New Entry: Click to add a new VLAN to the ARP Inspection VLAN table.
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STATIC TABLE
This section describes how to configure the Static ARP Inspection Table parameters of the switch. You could use the Static ARP
Inspection Table configure to manage the ARP entries.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure a Static ARP Inspection Table Configuration in the web interface:
1. Click “Add New Entry”.
2. Specify the Port, VLAN ID, IP Address, and MAC address in the entry.
3. Click Apply.
FIGURE 2-40. STATIC ARP INSPECTION TABLE SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Port: The logical port for the settings.
VLAN ID: The vlan id for the settings.
MAC Address: Allowed Source MAC address in ARP request packets.
IP Address: Allowed Source IP address in ARP request packets.
Buttons
Delete: Check to delete the entry. It will be deleted during the next save.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
Add New Entry: Click to add a new entry to the Static ARP Inspection table. Specify the Port, VLAN ID, MAC address, and IP address
for the new entry. Click “Save.”
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DYNAMIC TABLE
Entries in the Dynamic ARP Inspection Table are shown on this page. The Dynamic ARP Inspection Table contains up to 1024 entries,
and is sorted first by port, then by VLAN ID, then by MAC address, and then by IP address.
Navigating the ARP Inspection Table
Each page shows up to 99 entries from the Dynamic ARP Inspection table, default is 20, selected through the “entries per page” input
field. When first visited, the web page will show the first 20 entries from the beginning of the Dynamic ARP Inspection Table.
The “Start from port address”, “VLAN”, “MAC address” and “IP address” input fields allow the user to select the starting point in the
Dynamic ARP Inspection Table. Clicking the button will update the displayed table starting from that or the closest next Dynamic
ARP Inspection Table match. In addition, the two input fields will—upon a button click— assume the value of the first displayed entry,
allowing for continuous refresh with the same start address.
The switch will use the last entry of the currently displayed table as a basis for the next lookup. When the end is reached the text “No
more entries” is shown in the displayed table. Use the button to start over.
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WEB INTERFACE
To configure a Dynamic ARP Inspection Table Configuration in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, Security, Network, ARP Inspection and Dynamic Table.
2. Select “Port” in the Mode of Dynamic ARP Inspection Table.
3. Click Apply.
FIGURE 2-41. DYNAMIC ARP INSPECTION TABLE SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Port: Switch Port Number for which the entries are displayed.
VLAN ID: VLAN-ID in which the ARP traffic is permitted.
MAC Address: User MAC address of the entry.
IP Address: User IP address of the entry.
Translate to static: Select the checkbox to translate the entry to static entry.
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Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
Auto-refresh: Check this box to refresh the page automatically. Automatic refresh occurs every 3 seconds.
Refresh: Refreshes the displayed table starting from the input fields.
Save: Click to save changes.
<<: Updates the table starting from the first entry in the Dynamic ARP Inspection Table.
>>: Updates the table, starting with the entry after the last entry currently displayed.
2.4.3 AAA
This section shows you how to use an AAA (Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting) server to provide access control to your
network. The AAA server can be a TACACS+ or RADIUS server to create and manage objects that contain settings for using AAA
servers.
RADIUS
This section shows you how to configure the Port Security settings of the Switch. You can use the Port Security feature to restrict
input to an interface by limiting and identifying MAC addresses.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure a Common Configuration of AAA, RADIUS in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, Security, AAA and RADIUS.
2. Click “Add New Server”.
3. Specify the Hostname, Auth Port, Acct Port, Timeout, Retransmit and Key in the server.
4. Click Apply.
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FIGURE 2-42. RADIUS SERVER CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Global Configuration
These settings are common for all of the RADIUS servers.
Timeout: Timeout is the number of seconds, in the range 1 to 1000, to wait for a reply from a RADIUS server before retransmitting
the request.
Retransmit: Retransmit is the number of times, in the range 1 to 1000, a RADIUS request is retransmitted to a server that is not
responding. If the server has not responded after the last retransmit, it is considered to be dead.
Deadtime: Deadtime, which can be set to a number between 0 to 1440 minutes, is the period during which the switch will not send
new requests to a server that has failed to respond to a previous request. This will stop the switch from continually trying to contact
a server that it has already determined as dead. Setting the Deadtime to a value greater than 0 (zero) will enable this feature, but only
if more than one server has been configured.
Key: The secret key—up to 63 characters long— shared between the RADIUS server and the switch.
NAS-IP-Address (Attribute 4): The IPv4 address to be used as attribute 4 in RADIUS Access-Request packets. If this field is left blank,
the IP address of the outgoing interface is used.
NAS-IPv6-Address (Attribute 95): The IPv6 address to be used as attribute 95 in RADIUS Access-Request packets. If this field is left
blank, the IP address of the outgoing interface is used.
NAS-Identifier (Attribute 32): The identifier—up to 255 characters long— to be used as attribute 32 in RADIUS Access-Request packets.
If this field is left blank, the NAS-Identifier is not included in the packet.
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Server Configuration
The table has one row for each RADIUS server and a number of columns, which are:
Hostname: The IP address or hostname of the RADIUS server.
Auth Port: The UDP port to use on the RADIUS server for authentication.
Acct Port: The UDP port to use on the RADIUS server for accounting.
Timeout: This optional setting overrides the global timeout value. Leaving it blank will use the global timeout value.
Retransmit: This optional setting overrides the global retransmit value. Leaving it blank will use the global retransmit value.
Key: This optional setting overrides the global key. Leaving it blank will use the global key.
Buttons
Delete: This button can be used to undo the addition of the new server.
Add New Server: Click to add a new RADIUS server. An empty row is added to the table, and the RADIUS server can be configured as
needed. Up to 5 servers are supported. The button can be used to undo the addition of the new server.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
TACACS+
This page allows you to configure the TACACS+ servers.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the TACACS+ servers in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, Security, AAA and TACACS+.
2. Click “Add New Server.”
3. Specify the Hostname, Port, Timeout and Key in the server.
4. Click Apply.
FIGURE 2-43. TACACS+ SERVER CONFIGURATION SCREEN
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PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Global Configuration
These settings are common for all of the TACACS+ servers.
Timeout: Timeout is the number of seconds, in the range 1 to 1000, to wait for a reply from a TACACS+ server before it is considered
to be dead.
Deadtime: Deadtime, which can be set to a number between 0 to 1440 minutes, is the period during which the switch will not send
new requests to a server that has failed to respond to a previous request. This will stop the switch from continually trying to contact
a server that it has already determined as dead. Setting the Deadtime to a value greater than 0 (zero) will enable this feature, but only
if more than one server has been configured.
Key: The secret key—up to 63 characters long— shared between the TACACS+ server and the switch.
Server Configuration
The table has one row for each TACACS+ server and a number of columns, which are:
Delete: To delete a TACACS+ server entry, check this box. The entry will be deleted during the next Save.
Hostname: The IP address or hostname of the TACACS+ server.
Port: The TCP port to use on the TACACS+ server for authentication.
Timeout: This optional setting overrides the global timeout value. Leaving it blank will use the global timeout value.
Key: This optional setting overrides the global key. Leaving it blank will use the global key.
Buttons
Delete: This button can be used to undo the addition of the new server.
Add New Server: Click to add a new TACACS+ server. An empty row is added to the table, and the TACACS+ server can be
configured as needed. Up to 5 servers are supported.
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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2.5 AG G R EG AT I ON
Aggregation is used to configure the settings of Link Aggregation. You can bundle more than one port with the same speed, full
duplex and the same MAC to be a single logical port, thus the logical port aggregates the bandwidth of these ports. This means you
can apply your current Ethernet equipment’s to build the bandwidth aggregation. For example, if there are three Fast Ethernet ports
aggregated in a logical port, then this logical port has bandwidth three times as high as a single Fast Ethernet port has.
2.5.1. STATI C
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the Aggregation hash mode and the aggregation group in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, Aggregation and Static.
2. Enable or disable the aggregation mode function.
3. Select Aggregation Group ID and Port members.
4. Click Apply to save the setting.
5. If you want to cancel the setting, then you need to click the reset button. It will revert to previously saved values.
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FIGURE 2-44. AGGREGATION MODE CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Hash Code Contributors
Source MAC Address: The Source MAC address can be used to calculate the destination port for the frame. Check to enable the use
of the Source MAC address, or uncheck to disable. By default, Source MAC Address is enabled.
Destination MAC Address: The Destination MAC Address can be used to calculate the destination port for the frame. Check to enable
the use of the Destination MAC Address, or uncheck to disable. By default, Destination MAC Address is disabled.
IP Address: The IP address can be used to calculate the destination port for the frame. Check to enable the use of the IP Address, or
uncheck to disable. By default, IP Address is enabled.
TCP/UDP Port Number: The TCP/UDP port number can be used to calculate the destination port for the frame. Check to enable the
use of the TCP/UDP Port Number, or uncheck to disable. By default, TCP/UDP Port Number is enabled.
Aggregation Group Configuration
Group ID: Indicates the group ID for the settings contained in the same row. Group ID “Normal” indicates there is no aggregation. Only
one group ID is valid per port.
Port Members: Each switch port is listed for each group ID. Select a radio button to include a port in an aggregation, or clear the radio
button to remove the port from the aggregation. By default, no ports belong to any aggregation group. Only full duplex ports can join
an aggregation and ports must be in the same speed in each group.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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2.5.2 LACP
This page allows the user to inspect the current LACP port configurations, and possibly change them as well.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the LACP Port Configuration in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, Aggregation and LACP.
2. Enable or disable the LACP on the port of the switch.
3. Scroll the Key parameter with Auto or Specific. Default is Auto.
4. Scroll the Role with Active or Passive. Default is Active.
5. Click Apply to save the setting.
6. If you want to cancel the setting, then you need to click the reset button. It will revert to previously saved values.
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FIGURE 2-45. LACP PORT CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Port: The switch port number.
LACP Enabled: Controls whether LACP is enabled on this switch port. LACP will form an aggregation when 2 or more ports are
connected to the same partner.
Key: The Key value incurred by the port, range 1-65535 . The Auto setting will set the key as appropriate by the physical link speed,
10Mb = 1, 100Mb = 2, 1Gb = 3. Using the Specific setting, a user-defined value can be entered. Ports with the same Key value can
participate in the same aggregation group, while ports with different keys cannot.
Role: The Role shows the LACP activity status. Active will transmit LACP packets each second, while Passive will wait for a LACP
packet from a partner (speak if spoken to).
Timeout: The Timeout controls the period between BPDU transmissions. Fast will transmit LACP packets each second, while Slow will
wait for 30 seconds before sending a LACP packet.
Prio: The Prio controls the priority of the port. If the LACP partner wants to form a larger group than is supported by this device then
this parameter will control which ports will be active and which ports will be in a backup role. Lower number means greater priority.
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Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
2.6 LOOP PROTECTION
The loop Protection is used to detect the presence of traffic. When a switch receives a packet’s (looping detection frame) MAC
address that is the same as its address from a port, the port shows Loop Protection. The port will be locked when it receives the
looping Proection frames. If you want to resume the locked port, find the looping path and take off the looping path, then select the
locked port and click on “Resume” to turn on the locked ports.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the Loop Protection parameters in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, Loop Protection.
2. Enable or disable the port loop Protection.
3. Click save to save the setting.
4. If you want to cancel the setting, then you need to click the Reset button. It will revert to previously saved values.
FIGURE 2-46. LOOP PROTECTION CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
General Settings
Enable Loop Protection: Controls whether loop protections is enabled (as a whole).
Transmission Time: The interval between each loop protection PDU sent on each port. Valid values are 1 to 10 seconds.
Shutdown Time: The period (in seconds) for which a port will be kept disabled if a loop is detected (and the port action shuts down
the port). Valid values are 0 to 604800 seconds (7 days). A value of zero will keep a port disabled (until next device restart).
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Port No:The switch port number of the port.
Enable: Controls whether loop protection is enabled on this switch port
Action: Configures the action performed when a loop is detected on a port. Valid values are Shutdown Port, Shutdown Port and Log
or Log Only.
Tx Mode: Controls whether the port is actively generating loop protection PDU’s, or whether it is just passively looking for looped
PDUs.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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2.7 SPANNING TREE
The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) can be used to detect and disable network loops, and to provide backup links between switches,
bridges or routers. This allows the switch to interact with other bridging devices (that is, an STP-compliant switch, bridge or router)
in your network to ensure that only one route exists between any two stations on the network, and provide backup links which
automatically take over when a primary link goes down.
STP: STP uses a distributed algorithm to select a bridging device (STP-compliant switch, bridge or router) that serves as the root
of the spanning tree network. It selects a root port on each bridging device (except for the root device) which incurs the lowest path
cost when forwarding a packet from that device to the root device. Then it selects a designated bridging device from each LAN
which incurs the lowest path cost when forwarding a packet from that LAN to the root device. All ports connected to designated
bridging devices are assigned as designated ports. After determining the lowest cost spanning tree, it enables all root ports and
designated ports, and disables all other ports. Network packets are only forwarded between root ports and designated ports,
eliminating any possible network loops.
Designated root
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Designated bridge
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FIGURE 2-47. SPANNING TREE
Once a stable network topology has been established, all bridges listen for Hello BPDUs (Bridge Protocol Data Units) transmitted
from the Root Bridge. If a bridge does not get a Hello BPDU after a predefined interval (Maximum Age), the bridge assumes that
the link to the Root Bridge is down. This bridge will then initiate negotiations with other bridges to reconfigure the network to
reestablish a valid network topology.
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2.7.1. BRIDGE SETTING
This section describes how to configure the Spanning Tree Bridge and STP System settings. It allows you to configure STP System
settings used by all STP Bridge instance in the switch.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the Spanning Tree Bridge Settings parameters in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, Spanning Tree, Bridge Settings.
2. Scroll to select the parameters and write down the available value of parameters in the blank field in Basic Settings.
3. Enable or disable the parameters and write down the available value of parameters in the blank field in Advanced settings.
4. Click apply to save the setting.
5. If you want to cancel the setting, then you need to click the Reset button. It will revert to previously saved values.
FIGURE 2-48. STP BRIDGE CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Basic Settings
Protocol Version: The MSTP/RSTP/STP protocol version setting. Valid values are STP, RSTP and MSTP.
Bridge Priority: Controls the bridge priority. Lower numeric values have better priority. The bridge priority plus the MSTI instance
number, concatenated with the 6-byte MAC address of the switch forms a Bridge Identifier. For MSTP operation, this is the priority of
the CIST. Otherwise, this is the priority of the STP/RSTP Bridge.
Forward Delay: The delay used by STP Bridges to transmit Root and Designated Ports to Forwarding (used in STP compatible mode).
Valid values are in the range 4 to 30 seconds.
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Max Age: The maximum age of the information transmitted by the Bridge when it is the Root Bridge. Valid values are in the range 6
to 40 seconds, and MaxAge must be <= (FwdDelay-1)*2.
Maximum Hop Count: This defines the initial value of remaining Hops for MSTI information generated at the boundary of an MSTI
region. It defines how many bridges a root bridge can distribute its BPDU information to. Valid values are in the range 6 to 40 hops.
Transmit Hold Count: The number of BPDUs a bridge port can send per second. When exceeded, transmission of the next BPDU
will be delayed. Valid values are in the range 1 to 10 BPDUs per second.
Advanced Settings
Edge Port BPDU Filtering: Control whether a port explicitly configured as Edge will transmit and receive BPDUs.
Edge Port BPDU Guard: Control whether a port explicitly configured as Edge will disable itself upon reception of a BPDU. The port
will enter the error-disabled state, and will be removed from the active topology.
Port Error Recovery: Control whether a port in the error-disabled state automatically will be enabled after a certain time. If recovery
is not enabled, ports have to be disabled and re-enabled for normal STP operation. The condition is also cleared by a system
reboot.
Port Error Recovery Timeout: The time to pass before a port in the error-disabled state can be enabled. Valid values are between 30
and 86400 seconds (24 hours).
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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2.7.2 MSTI MAPPING
When you implement a Spanning Tree protocol on the switch, the CIST is not available for explicit mapping, as it will receive the
VLANs not explicitly mapped. You need to set the list of VLANs mapped to the MSTI. The VLANs must be separated with a comma
and/or space. A VLAN can only be mapped to one MSTI. An unused MSTI should just be left empty. (I.e. not have any VLANs
mapped to it.)
This section describes how to inspect the current STP MSTI bridge instance priority configurations, and change them as well.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the Spanning Tree MSTI Mapping parameters in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, Spanning Tree, MSTI Mapping.
2. Specify the configuration identification parameters in the field. Specify the VLANs Mapped blank field.
3. Click Apply to save the setting.
4. If you want to cancel the setting, then you need to click the Reset button. It will revert to previously saved values.
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FIGURE 2-49. MSTI CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Configuration Identification
Configuration Name: The name identifying the VLAN to MSTI mapping. Bridges must share the name and revision (see below), as well
as the VLAN-to-MSTI mapping configuration to share spanning trees for MSTI’s (Intra-region). The name is, at most, 32 characters.
Configuration Revision: The revision of the MSTI configuration named above. This must be an integer between 0 and 65535.
MSTI Mapping
MSTI: The bridge instance. The CIST is not available for explicit mapping, as it will receive the VLANs not explicitly mapped.
VLANs Mapped: The list of VLANs mapped to the MSTI. The VLANs can be given as a single (xx, xx being between 1 and 4094)
VLAN, or a range (xx-yy), each of which must be separated with a comma and/or space. A VLAN can only be mapped to one MSTI. An
unused MSTI should just be left empty. (I.e. not having any VLANs mapped to it.) Example: 2,5,20-40.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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2.7.3 MSTI PRIORITIES
When you implement a Spanning Tree protocol on the switch, the CIST is the default instance which is always active. It controls the
bridge priority. Lower numeric values have better priority. The bridge priority plus the MSTI instance number, concatenated with the
6-byte MAC address of the switch forms a Bridge Identifier.
This section describes how to inspect the current STP MSTI bridge instance priority configurations, and change them as well.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the Spanning Tree MSTI Priorities parameters in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, Spanning Tree, MSTI Priorities.
2. Scroll to the Priority. The maximum is 240 and the default is 128.
3. Click Apply to save the setting.
4. If you want to cancel the setting, then you need to click the Reset button. It will revert to previously saved values.
FIGURE 2-50. MSTI PRIORIT Y CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
MSTI: The bridge instance. The CIST is the default instance, which is always active.
Priority: Controls the bridge priority. Lower numeric values have better priority. The bridge priority plus the MSTI instance number,
concatenated with the 6-byte MAC address of the switch forms a Bridge Identifier.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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2.7.4 CIST PORTS
When you implement a Spanning Tree protocol on the switch, you need to configure the CIST Ports. The section describes how
to inspect the current STP CIST port configurations, and change them if needed. This page contains settings for physical and
aggregated ports.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the Spanning Tree CIST Ports parameters in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, Spanning Tree, CIST Ports.
2. Scroll and set all parameters of CIST Aggregated Port Configuration.
3. Enable or disable the STP, then scroll and set all parameters of the CIST normal Port configuration.
4. Click apply to save the setting.
5. If you want to cancel the setting, then you need to click the Reset button. It will revert to previously saved values.
FIGURE 2-51. STP CIST PORT CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Port: The switch port number of the logical STP port.
STP Enabled: Controls whether STP is enabled on this switch port. This field will be read only if the Voice VLAN feature is enabled.
The Voice VLAN port mode will be read only if this field be Enabled.
Path Cost: Controls the path cost incurred by the port. The Auto setting will set the path cost as appropriate by the physical link
speed, using the 802.1D recommended values. Using the Specific setting, a user-defined value can be entered. The path cost is
used when establishing the active topology of the network. Lower path cost ports are chosen as forwarding ports in favor of higher
path cost ports. Valid values are in the range 1 to 200000000.
Priority: Controls the port priority. This can be used to control priority of ports having identical port cost.
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AdminEdge: Controls whether the operEdge flag should start as set or cleared. (The initial operEdge state when a port is initialized).
AutoEdge: Controls whether the bridge should enable automatic edge detection on the bridge port. This allows operEdge to be
derived from whether BPDU’s are received on the port or not.
Restricted Role: If enabled, this causes the port not to be selected as Root Port for the CIST or any MSTI, even if it has the best
spanning tree priority vector. Such a port will be selected as an Alternate Port after the Root Port has been selected. If set, it can
cause lack of spanning tree connectivity. It can be set by a network administrator to prevent bridges external to a core region
of the network influence the spanning tree active topology, possibly because those bridges are not under the full control of the
administrator. This feature is also known as Root Guard.
Restricted TCN: If enabled, this causes the port not to propagate received topology change notifications and topology changes
to other ports. If set, it can cause temporary loss of connectivity after changes in a spanning tree’s active topology as a result of
persistently incorrect learned station location information. It is set by a network administrator to prevent bridges external to a core
region of the network, causing address flushing in that region, possibly because those bridges are not under the full control of the
administrator or the physical link state of the attached LANs transits frequently.
BPDU Guard: If enabled, this causes the port to disable itself upon receiving valid BPDUs. Contrary to the similar bridge setting, the
port Edge status does not affect this setting. A port entering error-disabled state due to this setting is subject to the bridge Port
Error Recovery setting as well.
Point to Point: Controls whether the port connects to a point-to-point LAN rather than to a shared medium. This can be
automatically determined, or forced either true or false. Transition to the forwarding state is faster for point-to-point LANs than for
shared media.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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2.7.5 MSTI PORTS
This section describes how to inspect the current STP MSTI port configurations, and change them as well.
An MSTI port is a virtual port, which is instantiated separately for each active CIST (physical) port for each MSTI instance
configured on and applicable to the port. The MSTI instance must be selected before displaying actual MSTI port configuration
options. It contains MSTI port settings for physical and aggregated ports.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the Spanning Tree MSTI Port Configuration parameters in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, Spanning Tree, MSTI Ports.
2. Scroll to select the MST1 or other MSTI Port.
3. Click Get to set the detail parameters of the MSTI Ports.
4. Scroll to set all parameters of the MSTI Port configuration.
5. Click save to save the setting.
6. If you want to cancel the setting, then you need to click the Reset button. It will revert to previously saved values.
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FIGURE 2-52. MSTI PORT CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Port: The switch port number of the corresponding STP CIST (and MSTI) port.
Path Cost: Controls the path cost incurred by the port. The Auto setting will set the path cost as appropriate by the physical link
speed, using the 802.1D recommended values. Using the Specific setting, a user-defined value can be entered. The path cost is
used when establishing the active topology of the network. Lower path cost ports are chosen as forwarding ports in favor of higher
path cost ports. Valid values are in the range 1 to 200000000.
Priority: Controls the port priority. This can be used to control priority of ports having identical port cost.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
2.8 IPMC PROFILE
This page provides IPMC Profile related configurations.
2.8.1 PROFILE TABLE
The IPMC profile is used to deploy the access control on IP multicast streams. You can create up to 64 Profiles with up to 128
corresponding rules for each.
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WEB INTERFACE
To configure the IPMC Profile Configuration in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, IPMC Profile and Profile Table.
2. Select “Enabled” in the Mode of Global Profile Mode.
3. Click Add New IPMC Profile.
4. Specify the IPMC Profile Table Setting parameters in the field. Specify the Profile Name and Profile Description blank field.
5. Click Apply.
6. Click the button to specify IPMC Profile Rule Settings.
7. Click Add Last Rule to manage the rules.
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PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Port: The switch port number of the corresponding STP CIST (and MSTI) port.
Global Profile Mode: Enable/Disable the Global IPMC Profile. The system starts to do filtering based on profile settings only when the
global profile mode is enabled.
Delete: Check to delete the entry. The designated entry will be deleted during the next save.
Profile Name: The name used for indexing the profile table. Each entry has the unique name which is composed of at maximum 16
alphabetic and numeric characters. At least one alphabetic character must be present.
Profile Description: Additional description, which is composed of at maximum 64 alphabetic and numeric characters, about the profile.
No blank or space characters are permitted as part of description. Use “_” or “-” to separate the description sentence.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
Add New IPMC Profile: Click to add a new IPMC profile. Specify the name and configure the new entry. Click “Save.”
Rule: When the profile is created, click the edit button to enter the rule setting page of the designated profile. Summary about the
designated profile will be shown by clicking the view button. You can manage or inspect the rules of the designated profile by using
the following buttons:
: List the rules associated with the designated profile.
: Adjust the rules associated with the designated profile.
IPMC Profile Rule Settings Table
This page provides the filtering rule settings for a specific IPMC profile. It displays the configured rule entries in precedence order.
The first rule entry has highest priority in lookup, while the last rule entry has lowest priority in lookup.
Profile Name: The name of the designated profile to be associated. This field is not editable.
Entry Name: The name used in specifying the address range used for this rule.
Only the existing profile address entries will be chosen in the selected box. This field is not allowed to be selected as none (“-”) while
the Rule Settings Table is committed.
Address Range: The corresponding address range of the selected profile entry. This field is not editable and will be adjusted
automatically according to the selected profile entry.
Action: Indicates the learning action upon receiving the Join/Report frame that has the group address matches the address range of
the rule.
- Permit: Group address matches the range specified in the rule will be learned.
- Deny: Group address matches the range specified in the rule will be dropped.
Log: Indicates the logging preference upon receiving the Join/Report frame that has the group address matches the address range of
the rule.
- Enable: Corresponding information of the group address that matches the range specified in the rule will be logged.
- Disable: Corresponding information of the group address that matches the range specified in the rule will not be logged.
Buttons
Add Last Rule: Click to add a new rule in the end of the specific profile’s rule list. Specify the address entry and configure the new
entry. Click “Commit.”
Commit: Click to commit rule changes for the designated profile.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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Rule Management Buttons: You can manage rules and the corresponding precedence order by using the following buttons:
: Insert a new rule before the current entry of rule.
: Delete the current entry of rule.
: Moves the current entry of rule up in the list.
: Moves the current entry of rule down in the list.
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2.8.2 ADDRESS ENTRY
This page provides the address range settings used in an IPMC profile.
The address entry is used to specify the address range that will be associated with an IPMC Profile. You can create up to 128 address
entries in the system.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the IPMC Profile Address Configuration in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, IPMC Profile and Address Entry.
2. Click Add New Address (Range) Entry.
3. Specify the IPMC Profile Address Configuration parameters in the field. Specify the Entry Name and Start Address and End
Address blank field.
4. Click Apply.
FIGURE 2-54. IPMC PROFILE ADDRESS CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Entry Name: The name used for indexing the address entry table. Each entry has the unique name which is composed of at maximun
16 alphabetic and numeric characters. At least one alphabetic character must be present.
Start Address: The starting IPv4/IPv6 Multicast Group Address that will be used as an address range.
End Address: The ending IPv4/IPv6 Multicast Group Address that will be used as an address range.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
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Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
Delete: Check to delete the entry.The designated entry will be deleted during the next save.
Add New Address (Range) Entry: Click to add a new address range. Specify the name and configure the addresses. Click “Save.”
Refresh: Refreshes the displayed table starting from the input fields.
v
v
<<: Updates the table starting from the first entry in the IPMC Profile Address Configuration.
v
v
>>: Updates the table, starting with the entry after the last entry currently displayed.
2.9 M V R
The MVR feature enables multicast traffic forwarding on the Multicast VLANs.
In a multicast television application, a PC or a network television or a set-top box can receive the multicast stream. Multiple
set-top boxes or PCs can be connected to one subscriber port, which is a switch port configured as an MVR receiver port. When
a subscriber selects a channel, the set-top box or PC sends an IGMP/MLD report message to Switch A to join the appropriate
multicast group address. Uplink ports that send and receive multicast data to and from the multicast VLAN are called MVR source
ports.
You can create up to 4 MVR VLANs with corresponding channel profiles for each Multicast VLAN.
The channel profile is defined by the IPMC Profile that provides the filtering conditions.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the MVR Configuration in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, MVR.
2. Scroll to the MVR mode to enable or disable and Scroll to set all parameters.
3. Click the save button to save the setting.
4. If you want to cancel the setting, then you need to click the Reset button. It will revert to previously saved values.
FIGURE 2-55. MVR CONFIGURATION SCREEN
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PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
MVR Mode: Enable/Disable the Global MVR. The Unregistered Flooding control depends on the current configuration in IGMP/MLD
Snooping. Enable Unregistered Flooding control when the MVR group table is full.
MVR VID: Specify the Multicast VLAN ID.
CAUTION: Do not overlap MVR source ports with management VLAN ports.
MVR Name: MVR Name is an optional attribute to indicate the name of the specific MVR VLAN. Maximum length of the MVR VLAN
Name string is 32. MVR VLAN Name can only contain alphabets or numbers. When the optional MVR VLAN name is given, it should
contain at least one alphabetic character. MVR VLAN name can be edited for the existing MVR VLAN entries or it can be added to the
new entries.
IGMP Address: Define the IPv4 address as source address used in IP header for IGMP control frames.
- The default IGMP address is not set (0.0.0.0).
- When the IGMP address is not set, system uses the IPv4 management address of the IP interface associated with this VLAN.
- When the IPv4 management address is not set, system uses the first available IPv4 management address.
- Otherwise, the system uses a pre-defined value. By default, this value will be 192.0.2.1.
Mode: Specify the MVR mode of operation. In Dynamic mode, MVR allows dynamic MVR membership reports on source ports. In
Compatible mode, MVR membership reports are forbidden on source ports. The default is Dynamic mode.
Tagging: Specify whether the traversed IGMP/MLD control frames will be sent as Untagged or Tagged with MVR VID. The default is
tagged.
Priority: Specify how the traversed IGMP/MLD control frames will be sent in prioritized manner. The default Priority is 0.
LLQI: Define the maximum time to wait for IGMP/MLD report memberships on a receiver port before removing the port from multicast
group membership. The value is in units of tenths of a seconds. The range is from 0 to 31744. The default LLQI is 5 tenths or one-half
second.
Interface Channel Setting: When the MVR VLAN is created, click the Edit symbol to expand the corresponding multicast channel
settings for the specific MVR VLAN. A summary about the Interface Channel Setting (of the MVR VLAN) will be shown besides the
Edit symbol.
Profile Management Button: You can inspect the rules of the designated profile by using the following button:
- Navigate: List the rules associated with the designated profile.
Port: The logical port for the settings.
Port Role: Configure an MVR port of the designated MVR VLAN as one of the following roles.
- Inactive: The designated port does not participate in MVR operations.
- Source: Configure uplink ports that receive and send multicast data as source ports. Subscribers cannot be directly connected to
source ports.
- Receiver: Configure a port as a receiver port if it is a subscriber port and should only receive multicast data. It does not receive data
unless it becomes a member of the multicast group by issuing IGMP/MLD messages.
CAUTION: Do not overlap MVR source ports with management VLAN ports. Select the port role by clicking the Role symbol to switch
the setting. I indicates Inactive; S indicates Source; R indicates Receiver. The default Role is Inactive.
Immediate Leave: Enable fast leave on the port.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
Delete: Check to delete the entry. The designated entry will be deleted during the next save.
Add New MVR VLAN: Click to add a new MVR VLAN. Specify the VID and configure the new entry. Click “Apply.”
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2.10 IPMC
ICMP is an acronym for Internet Control Message Protocol. It is a protocol that generates a diagnostic error response about
routing. ICMP messages generally contain information about routing difficulties or simple exchanges such as time-stamp or echo
transactions.
2.10.1 IGMP SNOOPING
This function is used to establish the multicast groups to forward the multicast packet to the member ports. This avoids wasting
the bandwidth while IP multicast packets are running over the network. This is because a switch that does not support IGMP or
IGMP Snooping cannot tell a multicast packet from a broadcast packet, so it can only treat them all as the broadcast packets.
Without IGMP Snooping, the multicast packet forwarding function is plain and nothing is different from a broadcast packet.
A switch supporting IGMP Snooping with query, report and leave functions, a type of packet exchanged between IP Multicast
Router/Switch and IP Multicast Host, can update the information of the Multicast table when a member (port) joins or leaves an IP
Multicast Destination Address. With this function, once a switch receives an IP multicast packet, it will forward the packet to the
members who joined in a specified IP multicast group before.
The packets will be discarded by the IGMP Snooping if the user transmits multicast packets to the multicast group that had not
been built up in advance. IGMP mode enables the switch to issue IGMP function that you enable IGMP proxy or snooping on the
switch, which connects to a router closer to the root of the tree. This interface is the upstream interface. The router on the upstream
interface should be running IGMP.
BASIC CONFIGURATION
This page provides IGMP Snooping related configuration.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the IGMP Snooping Configuration in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, IPMC, IGMP Snooping, Basic Configuration.
2. Select enable or disable Global configuration.
3. Select the port to become a Router Port or enable/ disable the Fast Leave function.
4. Scroll to set the Throtting parameter.
5. Click Apply to save the setting.
6. If you want to cancel the setting, then you need to click the Reset button. It will revert to previously saved values.
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FIGURE 2-56. IGMP SNOOPING CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Snooping Enabled: Enable Global IGMP Snooping.
Unregistered IPMCv4 Flooding Enabled: Enable unregistered IPMCv4 traffic flooding. The flooding control takes effect only when
IGMP Snooping is enabled. When IGMP Snooping is disabled, unregistered IPMCv4 traffic flooding is always active in spite of this
setting.
IGMP SSM Range: SSM (Source-Specific Multicast) Range allows the SSM-aware hosts and routers run the SSM service model for
the groups in the address range.
Leave Proxy Enabled: Enable IGMP Leave Proxy. This feature can be used to avoid forwarding unnecessary leave messages to the
router side.
Proxy Enabled: Enable IGMP Proxy. This feature can be used to avoid forwarding unnecessary join and leave messages to the router
side.
Router Port: Specify which ports act as router ports. A router port is a port on the Ethernet switch that leads towards the Layer 3
multicast device or IGMP querier. If an aggregation member port is selected as a router port, the whole aggregation will act as a router
port.
Fast Leave: Enable fast leave on the port.
Throttling: Enable to limit the number of multicast groups to which a switch port can belong.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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VLAN CONFIGURATION
This section describes the VLAN configuration setting process integrated with the IGMP Snooping function. Each page shows up to
99 entries from the VLAN table, default is 20, selected through the “entries per page” input field. When first visited, the web page will
show the first 20 entries from the beginning of the VLAN Table. The first displayed will be the one with the lowest VLAN ID found in
the VLAN Table. The “VLAN” input fields allow the user to select the starting point in the VLAN Table. Clicking the button will update
the displayed table starting from that or the next closest VLAN Table match.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the IGMP Snooping VLAN Configuration in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, IPMC, IGMP Snooping and VLAN Configuration.
2. Click Add New IGMP VLAN.
3. Enable or disable Snooping, Querier Address. Specify the parameters in the blank field.
4. Click the refresh button to update the data or click << or > to display previous entry or next entry.
5. Click Apply to save the setting
6. If you want to cancel the setting, click the Reset button. It will revert to previously saved values.
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FIGURE 2-57. IGMP SNOOPING VL AN CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
VLAN ID: Displays the VLAN ID of the entry.
IGMP Snooping Enabled: Enable the per-VLAN IGMP Snooping. Only up to 32 VLANs can be selected.
Querier Election: Enable to join IGMP Querier election in the VLAN. Disable to act as an IGMP Non-Querier.
Querier Address: Define the IPv4 address as source address used in IP header for IGMP Querier election.
When the Querier address is not set, the system uses IPv4 management address of the IP interface associated with this VLAN.
When the IPv4 management address is not set, the system uses the first available IPv4 management address.
Otherwise, the system uses a pre-defined value. By default, this value will be 192.0.2.1.
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Compatibility: Compatibility is maintained by hosts and routers taking appropriate actions depending on the versions of IGMP
operating on hosts and routers within a network. The allowed selection is IGMP-Auto, Forced IGMPv1, Forced IGMPv2, Forced
IGMPv3, default compatibility value is IGMP-Auto.
PRI: Priority of Interface. It indicates the IGMP control frame priority level generated by the system. These values can be used to
prioritize different classes of traffic. The allowed range is 0 (best effort) to 7 (highest), default interface priority value is 0.
RV: Robustness Variable. The Robustness Variable allows tuning for the expected packet loss on a network. The allowed range is 1 to
255; default robustness variable value is 2.
QI: Query Interval. The Query Interval is the interval between General Queries sent by the Querier. The allowed range is 1 to 31744
seconds; default query interval is 125 seconds.
QRI: Query Response Interval. The Max Response Time used to calculate the Max Resp Code inserted into the periodic General
Queries. The allowed range is 0 to 31744 in tenths of seconds; default query response interval is 100 in tenths of seconds (10
seconds).
LLQI (LMQI for IGMP): Last Member Query Interval. The Last Member Query Time is the time value represented by the Last Member
Query Interval, multiplied by the Last Member Query Count. The allowed range is 0 to 31744 in tenths of seconds; default last member
query interval is 10 in tenths of seconds (1 second).
URI: Unsolicited Report Interval. The Unsolicited Report Interval is the time between repetitions of a host’s initial report of membership
in a group. The allowed range is 0 to 31744 seconds, default unsolicited report interval is 1 second.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
Delete: Check to delete the entry. The designated entry will be deleted during the next save.
Add New IGMP VLAN: Click to add new IGMP VLAN. Specify the VID and configure the new entry. Click “Apply”. The specific IGMP
VLAN starts working after the corresponding static VLAN is also created.
Refresh: Refreshes the displayed table starting from the “VLAN” input fields.
v
v
<<: Updates the table starting from the first entry in the VLAN Table, i.e. the entry with the lowest VLAN ID.
v
>: Updates the table, starting with the entry after the last entry currently displayed.
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PORT FILTERING PROFILE
This section describes how to set the IGMP Port Group Filtering with the IGMP filtering feature. In some network Application
environments, as like the metropolitan or multiple-dwelling unit (MDU) installations, a user might want to control the multicast groups
to which a user on a switch port can belong. It allows the user to control the distribution of multicast services, such as IP/TV, based
on some type of subscription or service plan.
With this feature, you can filter multicast joins on a per-port basis by configuring IP multicast profiles and associating them with
individual switch ports. An IGMP profile can contain one or more multicast groups and specifies whether access to the group
is permitted or denied. If an IGMP profile denying access to a multicast group is applied to a switch port, the IGMP join report
requesting the stream of IP multicast traffic is dropped, and the port is not allowed to receive IP multicast traffic from that group. If
the filtering action permits access to the multicast group, the IGMP report from the port is forwarded for normal processing.
IGMP filtering controls only IGMP membership join reports and has no relationship to the function that directs the forwarding of IP
multicast traffic.
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WEB INTERFACE
To configure the IGMP Snooping Port Filtering Profile Configuration in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, IPMC, IGMP Snooping, Port Group Filtering.
2. Click Add New Filtering Group.
3. Scroll the Port to enable the Port Group Filtering. Specify the Filtering Groups in the blank field.
4. Click apply to save the setting.
5. If you want to cancel the setting, then you need to click the Reset button. It will revert to previously saved values.
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Port: The logical port for the settings.
Filtering Profile: Select the IPMC Profile as the filtering condition for the specific port. Summary about the designated profile will be
shown by clicking the view button.
Profile Management Button: You can inspect the rules of the designated profile by using the Rules button: List the rules associated
with the designated profile.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
2.10.2 MLD SNOOPING
A network node that acts as a source of IPv6 multicast traffic is only an indirect participant in MLD snooping—it just provides
multicast traffic, and MLD doesn’t interact with it.
NOTE: In an application such as desktop conferencing, a network node may act as both a source and an MLD host; but MLD
interacts with that node only in its role as an MLD host.
A source node creates multicast traffic by sending packets to a multicast address. In IPv6, addresses with the first eight bits set
(that is, “FF” as the first two characters of the address) are multicast addresses, and any node that listens to such an address
will receive the traffic sent to that address. Application software running on the source and destination systems cooperates to
determine what multicast address to use.
NOTE: This is a function of the application software, not of MLD.
When MLD snooping is enabled on a VLAN, the switch acts to minimize unnecessary multicast traffic. If the switch receives
multicast traffic destined for a given multicast address, it forwards that traffic only to ports on the VLAN that have MLD hosts
for that address. It drops that traffic for ports on the VLAN that have no MLD hosts.
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FIGURE 2-58. MLD SNOOPING ENABLED DIAGR AM
BASIC CONFIGURATION
This section explains how to configure the MLD Snooping basic configuration and the parameters.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the MLD Snooping Configuration in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, IPMC, MLD Snooping and Basic Configuration.
2. Enable or disable the Global configuration parameters. Enable the port to join the Router port and Fast Leave.
3. Scroll to select the Throttling mode with unlimited or 1 to 10.
4. Click apply to save the setting.
5. If you want to cancel the setting, then you need to click the Reset button. It will revert to previously saved values.
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FIGURE 2-59. MLD SNOOPING CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Snooping Enabled: Enable the Global MLD Snooping.
Unregistered IPMCv6 Flooding enabled: Enable unregistered IPMCv6 traffic flooding. The flooding control takes effect only when
MLD Snooping is enabled. When MLD Snooping is disabled, unregistered IPMCv6 traffic flooding is always active in spite of this
setting.
MLD SSM Range: SSM (Source-Specific Multicast) Range allows the SSM-aware hosts and routers run the SSM service model for
the groups in the address (Using IPv6 Address) range.
Leave Proxy Enabled: Enable MLD Leave Proxy. This feature can be used to avoid forwarding unnecessary leave messages to the
router side.
Proxy Enable: Enable MLD Proxy. This feature can be used to avoid forwarding unnecessary join and leave messages to the router
side.
Fast Leave: Enable the fast leave on the port.
Router Port: Specify which ports act as router ports. A router port is a port on the Ethernet switch that leads towards the Layer 3
multicast device or MLD querier. If an aggregation member port is selected as a router port, the whole aggregation will act as a
router port.
Throttling: Enable to limit the number of multicast groups to which a switch port can belong.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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VLAN CONFIGURATION
When MLD snooping is enabled on a VLAN, the switch acts to minimize unnecessary multicast traffic. If the switch receives
multicast traffic destined for a given multicast address, it forwards that traffic only to ports on the VLAN that have MLD hosts for that
address. It drops that traffic for ports on the VLAN that have no MLD hosts.
The switch will use the last entry of the currently displayed entry as a basis for the next lookup. When the end is reached, the text “No
more entries” is shown in the displayed table. Use the button to start over.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the MLD Snooping VLAN Configuration in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, IPMC, MLD Snooping and VLAN Configuration.
2. Specify the VLAN ID with entries per page.
3. Click “Refresh” to refresh an entry of the MLD Snooping VLAN Configuration Information.
4. Click << or > > to move to the previous or next entry.
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FIGURE 2-60. MLD SNOOPING VLAN CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
VLAN ID: This displays the VLAN ID of the entry.
MLD Snooping Enabled: Enable the per-VLAN MLD Snooping. Up to 32 VLANs can be selected for MLD Snooping.
Querier Election: Enable to join MLD Querier election in the VLAN. Disable to act as a MLD Non-Querier.
Querier Address: Define the IPv4 address as source address used in IP header for IGMP Querier election.
- When the Querier address is not set, the system uses the IPv4 management address of the IP interface associated with this
VLAN.
- When the IPv4 management address is not set, the system uses the first available IPv4 management address.
- Otherwise, the system uses a pre-defined value. By default, this value will be 192.0.2.1.
Compatibility: Compatibility is maintained by hosts and routers taking appropriate actions depending on the versions of MLD
operating on hosts and routers within a network. The allowed selection is MLD-Auto, Forced MLDv1, default compatibility value is
MLD-Auto.
PRI: Priority of Interface. This indicates the MLD control frame priority level generated by the system. These values can be used to
prioritize different classes of traffic. The allowed range is 0 (best effort) to 7 (highest), default interface priority value is 0.
RV: Robustness Variable. The Robustness Variable allows tuning for the expected packet loss on a link. The allowed range is 1 to 255,
default robustness variable value is 2.
QI: Query Interval. The Query Interval is the interval between General Queries sent by the Querier. The allowed range is 1 to 31744
seconds, default query interval is 125 seconds.
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QRI: Query Response Interval. The Maximum Response Delay used to calculate the Maximum Response Code inserted into the
periodic General Queries. The allowed range is 0 to 31744 in tenths of seconds, default query response interval is 100 in tenths of
seconds (10 seconds).
LLQI (LMQI for IGMP): Last Member Query Interval. The Last Member Query Time is the time value represented by the Last Member
Query Interval, multiplied by the Last Member Query Count. The allowed range is 0 to 31744 in tenths of seconds; default last member
query interval is 10 in tenths of seconds (1 second).
URI: Unsolicited Report Interval. The Unsolicited Report Interval is the time between repetitions of a node’s initial report of interest in a
multicast address. The allowed range is 0 to 31744 seconds, default unsolicited report interval is 1 second.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
Delete: Check to delete the entry. The designated entry will be deleted during the next save.
Add New MLD VLAN: Click to add new MLD VLAN. Specify the VID and configure the new entry. Click “Apply.” The specific MLD VLAN
starts working after the corresponding static VLAN is also created.
Refresh: Refreshes the displayed table starting from the “VLAN” input fields.
v
v
<< : Updates the table starting from the first entry in the VLAN Table, i.e. the entry with the lowest VLAN ID.
v
> : Updates the table, starting with the entry after the last entry currently displayed.
PORT GROUP FILTERING
This section describes how to set the Port Group Filtering in the MLD Snooping function. On the UI , you can add new a filtering group
and safety policy.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the MLD Snooping Port Filtering Group in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, IPMC, MLD Snooping and Port Group Filtering Profile.
2. Click Add new Filtering Group.
3. Specify the Filtering Groups with entries per page.
4. Click Apply to save the setting.
5. If you want to cancel the setting, then you need to click the Reset button. It will revert to previously saved values.
FIGURE 2-61. MLD SNOOPING PORT GROUP FILTERING CONFIGURATION SCREEN
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PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Port: The logical port for the settings.
Filtering Profile: Select the IPMC Profile as the filtering condition for the specific port. A summary about the designated profile will
be shown when you click the view button.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
Profile Management Button:You can inspect the rules of the designated profile by using the following button: : List the rules
associated with the designated profile.
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2.11 LLDP
The switch supports LLDP. For current information on your switch model, The Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) provides a
standards-based method for enabling switches to advertise themselves to adjacent devices and to learn about adjacent LLDP
devices. The Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) is a vendor-neutral Link Layer protocol in the Internet Protocol Suite used
by network devices for advertising their identity, capabilities, and neighbors on a IEEE 802 local area network, principally wired
Ethernet. The protocol is formally referred to by the IEEE as Station and Media Access Control Connectivity Discovery specified in
standards document IEEE 802.1AB.
2.11.1 L L D P
You can configure the LLDP and the detail parameters per port; the settings will take effect immediately. This page allows the user
to inspect and configure the current LLDP port settings.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the LLDP in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, LLDP and LLDP.
2. Modify LLDP parameters.
3. Set the required mode for transmitting or receiving LLDP messages.
4. Specify the information to include in the TLV field of advertised messages.
5. Click Apply to save the setting.
6. If you want to cancel the setting, then you need to click the Reset button. It will revert to previously saved values.
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FIGURE 2-62. LLDP CONFIGURATION SCREEN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
LLDP Parameters
Tx Interval: The switch periodically transmits LLDP frames to its neighbors for having the network discovery information up-to-date.
The interval between each LLDP frame is determined by the Tx Interval value. Valid values are restricted to 5–32768 seconds.
Tx Hold: Each LLDP frame contains information about how long the information in the LLDP frame will be considered valid. The LLDP
information valid period is set to Tx Hold multiplied by Tx Interval seconds. Valid values are restricted to 2–10 times.
Tx Delay: If some configuration is changed (e.g. the IP address), a new LLDP frame is transmitted, but the time between the LLDP
frames will always be at least the value of Tx Delay seconds. Tx Delay cannot be larger than 1/4 of the Tx Interval value. Valid values
are restricted to 1–8192 seconds.
Tx Reinit: When a port is disabled, LLDP is disabled or the switch is rebooted, an LLDP shutdown frame is transmitted to the
neighboring units, signaling that the LLDP information isn’t valid anymore. Tx Reinit controls the amount of seconds between the
shutdown frame and a new LLDP initialization. Valid values are restricted to 1– 10 seconds.
LLDP Port Configuration
Port: The switch port number of the logical LLDP port.
Mode: Select LLDP mode.
- Rx only: The switch will not send out LLDP information, but LLDP information from neighbor units is analyzed.
- Tx only: The switch will drop LLDP information received from neighbors, but will send out LLDP information.
- Disabled: The switch will not send out LLDP information, and will drop LLDP information received from neighbors.
- Enabled the switch will send out LLDP information, and will analyze LLDP information received from neighbors.
CDP Aware: Select CDP awareness.
The CDP operation is restricted to decoding incoming CDP frames (The switch doesn’t transmit CDP frames). CDP frames are only
decoded if LLDP on the port is enabled.
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Only CDP TLVs that can be mapped to a corresponding field in the LLDP neighbors’ table are decoded. All other TLVs are discarded
(Unrecognized CDP TLVs and discarded CDP frames are not shown in the LLDP statistics.). CDP TLVs are mapped onto LLDP
neighbors’ table as shown below.
CDP TLV “Device ID” is mapped to the LLDP “Chassis ID” field.
CDP TLV “Address” is mapped to the LLDP “Management Address” field. The CDP address TLV can contain multiple addresses, but
only the first address is shown in the LLDP neighbors’ table.
CDP TLV “Port ID” is mapped to the LLDP “Port ID” field.
CDP TLV “Version and Platform” is mapped to the LLDP “System Description” field.
Both the CDP and LLDP support “system capabilities”, but the CDP capabilities cover capabilities that are not part of the LLDP. These
capabilities are shown as “others” in the LLDP neighbors’ table.
If all ports have CDP awareness disabled the switch forwards CDP frames received from neighbor devices. If at least one port has CDP
awareness enabled, all CDP frames are terminated by the switch.
NOTE: When CDP awareness on a port is disabled, the CDP information isn’t removed immediately, but is removed when the hold
time is exceeded.
Port Descr: Optional TLV: When checked the “port description” is included in LLDP information transmitted.
Sys Name: Optional TLV: When checked, the “system name” is included in LLDP information transmitted.
Sys Descr: Optional TLV: When checked, the “system description” is included in LLDP information transmitted.
Sys Capa: Optional TLV: When checked, the “system capability” is included in LLDP information transmitted.
Mgmt Addr: Optional TLV: When checked, the “management address” is included in LLDP information transmitted.
Buttons
Apply: Click to save changes.
Reset: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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2.11.2 LLDP MED
Media Endpoint Discovery is an enhancement of LLDP, known as LLDP-MED that provides the following facilities:
Auto-discovery of LAN policies (such as VLAN, Layer 2 Priority and Differentiated services (Diffserv) settings) enabling plug and play
networking.
Device location discovery to allow creation of location databases and, in the case of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Enhanced 911
services.
Inventory management, allowing network administrators to track their network devices, and determine their characteristics
(manufacturer, software and hardware versions, and serial or asset number).
This page allows you to configure the LLDP-MED. This function applies to VoIP devices that support LLDP-MED.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure the LLDP-MED in the web interface:
1. Click Configuration, LLDP and LLDP-MED Configuration.
2. Modify Fast start repeat count parameter, default is 4.
3. Modify Coordinates Location parameters.
4. Fill Civic Address Location parameters.
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