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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL

CWFE8MS/DIN

INDUSTRIAL GRADE MANAGED

ETHERNET SWITCH WITH (8) 10/100TX PORTS

V2.0 – March 2011 The ComNet CWFE8MS/DIN Managed Ethernet Switch provides transmission of 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet data.

These units are available for use with conventional CAT-5e copper transmission media. Up to 8 electrical ports

are available for easily implementing point-to-point, linear add-drop, drop-and-repeat, star or true self-healing

ring and mesh network system architectures. The electrical ports support the 10/100 Mbps (10/100 BASE-TX)

Ethernet IEEE 802.3 protocol. Auto-negotiating and auto- MDI/MDIX features are provided for simplicity and ease

of installation. Plug-and-play design ensures ease of installation, and no electrical or optical adjustments are ever

required. The CWFE8MS/DIN incorporates LED indicators for monitoring the operating status of the managed

switch and network.

FCC Warning

This Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class-A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. It may cause harmful interference to radio communications if the equipment is not installed and used in accordance with the instructions. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.  Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

CE Mark Warning

This is a Class-A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

Content

Chapter 1 Introduction..............................................................1

1.1 Hardware Features............................................................1

1.2 Software Features .............................................................3

1.3 Package Contents .............................................................6

Chapter 2 Hardware Description..............................................7

2.1 Physical Dimensions..........................................................7

2.2 Front Panel........................................................................7

2.3 Bottom View.......................................................................8

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2.4 DIP-switch..........................................................................9

2.5 LED Indicators.................................................................10

Chapter 3 Hardware Installation ............................................11

3.1 Installation Steps .............................................................11

3.2 DIN-Rail Mounting ...........................................................12

3.3 Wall Mount Plate Mounting..............................................14

3.4 Cabling.............................................................................15

3.5 Wiring the Power Inputs...................................................15

3.6 Wiring the Fault Alarm Contact........................................16

Chapter 4 Network Application..............................................17

4.1 X-Ring Application...........................................................18

4.2 Coupling Ring Application................................................19

4.3 Dual Homing Application .................................................20

Chapter 5 Web-Based Management......................................21

5.1 About Web-based Management......................................21

5.2 Preparing for Web Management......................................22

5.3 System Login...................................................................22

5.4 System Information..........................................................24

5.5 Port status........................................................................25

5.5.1 Single Port Information.............................................................26

5.6 Port Statistics...................................................................27

5.7 Port Control......................................................................27

5.8 Port Mirroring...................................................................28

5.9 VLAN configuration..........................................................30

5.9.1 Port-based VLAN......................................................................31

5.9.2 802.1Q VLAN ...........................................................................34

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5.10 Alert ...............................................................................39

5.10.1 Email Alert Configuration........................................................39

5.10.2 Event Configuration................................................................40

5.10.3 Power Alarm Configuration.....................................................42

5.11 IP Configuration.............................................................42

5.12 SNTP Configuration.......................................................43

5.13 IP Security .....................................................................44

5.14 RSTP Configuration.......................................................46

5.14.1 System Configuration.............................................................46

5.14.2 Per Port Configuration............................................................48

5.15 X-Ring............................................................................49

5.16 QoS Configuration.........................................................51

5.17 IGMP..............................................................................54

5.18 Security Manager...........................................................55

5.19 SNMP Configuration......................................................56

5.19.1 System Options......................................................................56

5.19.2 Community strings..................................................................56

5.19.3 Trap Manager.........................................................................57

5.20 Configuration Backup ....................................................58

5.20.1 TFTP Restore Configuration................................ ...................58

5.20.2 TFTP Backup Configuration...................................................58

5.21 TFTP Update Firmware.................................................59

5.22 Factory Default ..............................................................60

5.23 Save Configuration........................................................60

5.24 System Reboot..............................................................61

5.25 Rate Control...................................................................61

5.26 System Log....................................................................62

5.26.1 System Log Configuration......................................................62

5.26.2 Event Configuration................................................................64

Trouble Shooting.....................................................................66

Appendix A-RJ45 Pin Assignment ........................................67

Chapter 1 Introduction

The CWFE8MS/DIN managed Ethernet switch is a cost-effective solution and meets the high reliability requirements demanded by commercial applications. The CWFE8MS/DIN managed Ethernet switch can be easily managed through the Web GUI. It also provides the X-Ring function that can prevent network connection failures.

1.1 Hardware Features

IEEE 802.3 10Base-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet IEEE802.3x Flow Control and Back-pressure

Standard

Protocol CSMA/CD

Technology Store and forward switching architecture

Transfer Rate

Transfer packet size 64bytes to 1522 bytes (with VLAN tag)

IEEE802.1d spanning tree / IEEE802.1w rapid spanning tree IEEE802.1p class of service IEEE802.1Q VLAN Tag

14,880 bps for Ethernet port 148,800 bps for Fast Ethernet port

MAC address 2K MAC address table

Memory Buffer 1Mbits

Back-plane 1.6 Gbps

Packet throughput

2.38Mpps @64bytes (8TX)

ability

Per port: Link/Activity (Green), Full duplex/Collision (Yellow) Per unit: Power (Green)

LED

10Base-T: 2-pair UTP/STP Cat. 3, 4, 5 cable

Network Cable

100Base-TX: 2-pair UTP/STP Cat. 5 cable

Power 1 (Green) Power 2 (Green) Fault (Yellow) Master (Green)

EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm (100m)

12 ~48 VDC Redundant power with polarity reverse protect function and

Power Supply

connective removable terminal block for master and slave power

Power consumption 6.72 Watts

DIN rail kit and wall mount ears are provided for wall mount or

Install

DIN-rail cabinet install

Provides one relay output for port breakdown, power failure

Alarm

and provides DIP-switch to mask link down port.

EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm (100m)

Operation Temp.

Alarm Relay current carry ability: 1A @ DC24V

0 to 70 (32 to 158)

Operation Humidity 5% to 95% (Non-condensing) Storage

Temperature Case Dimension IP-30, 54 mm (W) x 135 mm (H) x 105mm (D)

EMI

Safety UL, cUL, CE/EN60950-1

Stability testing

-40 to 85

FCC Class A, CE EN61000-4-2 (ESD), CE EN61000-4-3 (RS), CE EN-61000-4-4 (EFT), CE EN61000-4-5 (Surge), CE EN61000-4-6 (CS), CE EN61000-4-8, CE EN61000-4-11, CE EN61000-4-12, CE EN61000-6-2, CE EN61000-6-4

IEC60068-2-32 (Free fall), IEC60068-2-27 (Shock), IEC60068-2-6 (Vibration)

1.2 Software Features

SNMP management

Management

Packet filter

Web interface management One default button for system default setting

4 selection rules for different type of packet combination: All of packet

 Broadcast/ multicast/ unknown unicast packet  Broadcast/ multicast packet  Broadcast packet only

RFC 1213 MIBII RFC 1493 Bridge MIB RMON RFC 1757 RFC 2674 VLAN MIB

SNMP MIB

SNMP Trap

Class of service

RFC 1643 Ethernet like MIB RFC1215 Trap MIB IGMP MIB. Private MIB for switch information, X-Ring, port alarm, TFTP firmware upgrade, reset, port mirror, IP security

Up to 3 Trap stations Cold start, Port link Up, Port link down, Authentication Failure Private Trap for power status Port Alarm configuration Fault alarm, X-Ring

IEEE802.1p class of service support Per port provides 4 priority queues

Quality of service

X-Ring

VLAN

The quality of service support port based Tag based and IPv4 Type of service

2 ports for X-Ring to provide redundant backup feature and the recovery time below 300ms. It also supports coupling ring function. Ring and coupling port configure by web interface and ringmaster by hardware DIP switch

Port based VLAN IEEE802.1Q Tag VLAN Both of port based and Tag based VLAN group up to 64 VLANs

IEEE802.1d spanning tree

Spanning tree

IEEE802.1w rapid spanning tree IGMP v1 and Query mode

IGMP

Up to 256 groups

SNTP Simple network time protocol

SMTP Simple mail transfer protocol

System Event Log Support system log record and remote system log server

Management IP

IP address security to prevents unauthorized intruder

security

TX packet only

Port mirror

Both of TX and RX packet

Bandwidth control

Firmware update

DHCP client

 Support ingress packet filter and egress packet limit.  The egress rate control supports all of packet type and the

limit rates are 128kbps, 256Kbps, 512Kbps, 1MB, 2MB, 4MB, and 8MB.

 Ingress filter packet type combination rules are

Broadcast/Multicast/Unknown Unicast packet, Broadcast/Multicast packet, Broadcast packet only and all of packet. The packet filter rate can be set follow as:1Mbps2Mbps4Mbps8Mbps16Mbps32Mbps

64Mbps

Support TFTP firmware update, TFTP configuration backup and restore

Provide DHCP client function to obtain IP address from DHCP serve

1.3 Package Contents

Please refer to the package content list below and verify product contents against the checklist.

 CWFE8MS/DIN managed Ethernet switch  One DIN-Rail (attached on the switch)  One wall mount plate and six screws  User manual CD

Compare the contents of your switch with the standard checklist above. If any item is damaged or missing, please contact ComNet Customer-Care.

Chapter 2 Hardware Description

This section introduces the switch hardware spec, port, cabling information, and wiring installation.

2.1 Physical Dimensions

The CWFE8MS/DIN managed Ethernet switch dimensions are: (W x H x D) is 54mm x 135mm x 105mm

2.2 Front Panel

The front panel of the CWFE8MS/DIN managed Ethernet switch is shown below.

Front Panel of the industrial switch

Reset Button

The reset button provides the user with an easy way to restart and reset the configuration back to default value.

 Restart: press the button for 2 seconds and release.  Set to factory default value: press the button for 5 seconds and release. The

switch will set all configurations back to the original default settings.

2.3 Bottom View

The bottom panel of the CWFE8MS/DIN managed Ethernet switch consists of one terminal block connector within two DC power inputs and one DC IN power jack.

Bottom Panel of the industrial switch

2.4 DIP-switch

The switch provides 9 DIP-switches for configuring the relay alarm operational mode and the ring master operational mode. The default value of Dipswitch is OFF.

DIP Switch No

Stat

Description

OFF Disable port 1 Alarm ON Enable port 1 Alarm. If the port’s link fails, the fault LED will light up. OFF Disable port2 Alarm ON Enable port 2 Alarm. If the port’s link fails, the fault LED will light up. OFF Disable port3 Alarm ON Enable por3 t Alarm. If the port’s link fails, the fault LED will light up. OFF Disable port4 Alarm

ON Enable port4 Alarm. If the port’s link fails, the fault LED will light up. OFF Disable port 5 Alarm ON Enable port5 Alarm. If the port’s link fails, the fault LED will light up. OFF Disable port 6 Alarm

ON Enable port6 Alarm. If the port’s lin k fa ils , th e fa u lt LED will light up. OFF Disable port 7 Alarm ON Enable port 7 Alarm. If the port’s link fails, the fault LED will light up. OFF Disable port8 Alarm

ON Enable port8 Alarm. If the port’s link fails, the fault LED will light up. OFF Disable the ring master function.

ON Enable the switch as the ring master in the X-Ring group.

[NOTE]

1. When port-alarm function is enabled, the fault LED will be on and the Alarm relay will activate when a port failure occurs.

2. Restart the switch after the X-Ring DIP switch is set.

2.5 LED Indicators

There are 7 diagnostic LEDs located on the front panel of the commercial switch. They display real-time information about the system and operational status. The following table provides a description of the status LEDs and their meaning for the switch.

LED Status Meaning

Power

Power 1

Power 2

Fault

R. M. (Ring Master)

LNK/ACT (Port 7 & 8)

FDX/COL (Port 7 & 8)

Green The switch is powered on. Off The switch is not powered on.

Green Power on Off No power input Green Power on Off No power input

Yellow Power failure, UTP p o rt fa ilure or Fiber port failure Off No Power failure, UTP port failure or Fiber port failure occurring

Green The switch is the master of X-Ring group. Off The switch is not the ring master in X-Ring group. Green The port is linked.

Blinks The port is transmitting or receiving packets from the TX device. Off No device attached Yellow The port is operating in full-duplex mode.

Blinks Collision o f P a c k e ts o c c u r s in th e p o rt. Off The port in half-duplex mode or no device is attached

Chapter 3 Hardware Installation

This section describes how to install the CWFE8MS/DIN managed Ethernet switch and the installation points attached.

3.1 Installation Steps

1. Unpack the commercial switch

2. Check the DIN-Rail mounting bracket is on the switch. If the DIN-Rail is not attached,

please refer to the DIN-Rail Mounting section for DIN-Rail installation. If the user wants to wall mount the switch, then please refer to Wall-Mount Plate Mounting section for wall mount plate installation.

3. To hang the Switch on the DIN-Rail track or wall, please refer to the Mounting

Installation section.

4. Power on the Industrial switch. To wire the power; please refer to the Wiring the

Power Inputs section. The power LED on the Switch will light up. Please refer to the LED Indicators section for the meaning of LED lights.

5. Prepare the twisted-pair, straight-through Category 5 cable for the Ethernet

connection.

6. Insert one side of RJ-45 cable (category 5) into the Switch Ethernet port (RJ-45 port)

and another side of RJ-45 cable (category 5) to the network devices’ Ethernet port (RJ-45 port), ex: Switch, PC or Server. The UTP port (RJ-45) LED on the Switch will light up when the cable connected with the network device. Please refer to the LED Indicators section for LED light meaning.

[NOTE] Be sure the connected network devices supports MDI/MDI-X. If it does not support then use the crossover category-5 cable.

7. When all connections are complete and LED lights all show normal operation, the

installation is complete.

3.2 DIN-Rail Mounting

The DIN-Rail is attached to the switch when it leaves factory. If the DIN-Rail is not attached to the commercial switch, please see the following illustration to attach the DIN-Rail on the switch. Follow the steps below to install the industrial switch.

Rear Panel of the switch

Use the screws to screw the DIN-Rail on the industrial switch

1. Insert the top of DIN-Rail into the track.

2. Lightly push the DIN-Rail into the track.

3. Check that the DIN-Rail is secured to the track.

4. To remove the switch from the track, reverse above steps.

3.3 Wall Mount Plate Mounting

Follow the steps below to mount the switch with a wall mount plate.

1. Remove the DIN-Rail from the industrial switch; loosen the screws and remove the

DIN-Rail.

2. Place the wall-mount plate on the rear panel of the commercial switch.

3. Use the screws to attach the wall mount plate on the commercial switch.

4. Use the hook holes at the corners of the wall mount plate to attach the switch to the

wall.

5. To remove the wall mount plate, reverse above steps.

Screw the wall mount plate on the Industrial media converter

3.4 Cabling

Use eight twisted-pair, Category 5 cables for the RJ-45 port connection. The cable between the converter and the link partner (switch, hub, workstation, etc.) must be less than 100 meters (328 ft.) long.

3.5 Wiring the Power Inputs

Please follow below steps to insert the power wire.

1. Insert the positive and negative wires into the V+ and Vconnector on the terminal block connector.

2. To tighten the wire-clamp screws for preventing the DC wires to loose.

V- V+ V- V+

[NOTE] The wire gauge for the terminal block should be in the range of 12~ 24 AWG.

3.6 Wiring the Fault Alarm Contact

The fault-alarm contact is in the middle of the terminal-block connector as the figure shows below. By inserting the wires and setting the DIP switches to “ON” status, it will detect the fault status of power and port link failures. The following figure shows an application example for the fault alarm contact.

[NOTE] The wire gauge for the terminal block should be in the range between 12~ 24 AWG.

Insert the wires into the fault alarm contact

Chapter 4 Network Application

This chapter provides sample applications to help the user to have a better idea of actual switch function applications. A sample application of the switch is seen below:

4.1 X-Ring Application

The CWFE8MS/DIN switch supports the X-Ring protocol that can allow your network system to recover from a network connection failure within 300ms or less, making your network system more reliable. The X-Ring algorithm is similar to the spanning tree protocol (STP) algorithm but it has a faster recovery time than STP. An X-Ring application figure is shown below:

4.2 Coupling Ring Application

Within the network there maybe more than one X-Ring group. By using the coupling ring function more than one X-Ring can be connect for redundant backup. This can ensure the transmission between the two ring groups will not fail. A sample of the coupling ring application figure is shown below:

4.3 Dual Homing Application

The Dual Homing function is designed to prevent a lost connection between the X-Ring group and upper level/core switch. The Dual Homing function only works when the X-Ring function is active. The maximum allowable Dual Homing port is set at one in a X-Ring group.

[NOTE] In Dual Homing application architecture, the upper level switches need to enable Rapid Spanning Tree protocol.

Chapter 5 Web-Based Management

This section introduces the configuration and functions of the Web-Based management. The following configuration steps are based on the firmware version 1.06.

5.1 About Web-based Management

On the CPU board of the switch there is an embedded HTML web site residing in the flash memory, which offers advanced management features and allows users to manage the switch from anywhere on the network through a standard browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer.

The Web-Based Management supports Internet Explorer 5.0. And, it is applied for Java Applets for reducing network bandwidth consumption, enhance access speed and present an easy viewing screen.

[NOTE] By default, IE5.0 or later version does not allow Java Applets to open sockets. The user has to intentionally modify the browser settings to enable Java Applets to use network ports.

5.2 Preparing for Web Management

Before using web management, install the switch on the network and make sure that any one of PCs on your network can connect to the switch through the web browser. The switch default settings for the IP Address, subnet mask, username and password are identified below:

 IP Address: 192.168.10.1  Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0  Default Gateway: 192.168.16.254  User Name: admin  Password: admin

5.3 System Login

1. Launch the Internet Explorer on the PC.

2. Key in “http:// “+” the IP address of the switch”, and then Press “Enter”.

3. The login screen will appear right after.

4. Key in the user name and password. The default user name and password is “admin”.

5. Click “Enter” or ”OK”, and the home screen of the Web-based management appears right after.

5.4 System Information

 System Description: Display the description of switch. Read only cannot be

modified.

 Firmware Version: Display the switch’s firmware version.  Kernel Version: Display the kernel software version.  Hardware version: Display the switch hardware version.  MAC Address: Display the unique hardware address assigned by manufacturer

(default)

Switch settings interface

[NOTE] Remember to use “Save Configuration”, otherwise the new configuration will be lost when the switch is powered off.

5.5 Port status

Display every port’s status depending on user’s setting and the negotiation result.

 Port: the port’s number  Type: the speed mode, ex: 100TX = 100Mbps  Link: Down means No Link. UP is for Link  State: Displays port status as disabled or enabled. Unlink will be treated as off  Negotiation: Displays the auto negotiation mode: auto/force. Config means the

value that user has configured. Actual means the current value of the port.

 Speed Duplex: Displays port connection speed. Config means the value that user

configured. Actual means the current value of the port.

 Flow Control: Displays the flow control status as enabled or disabled with full mode.

Config means the value that the user configured. Actual means the current value of the port.

Port Status interface

5.5.1 Single Port Information

Selecting the port on the panel figure on the left side of web page, the user will see the single port information window callout as below figure shows.

Port information interface

5.6 Port Statistics

Display the current port statistic information. Select to clean all counts.

Port Statistics Interface

5.7 Port Control

Modifying the port status

1. Select the port by scrolling the Port column

2. State: disable or enable control of this port

3. Negotiation: set auto negotiation mode as Auto, Nway (specify the speed/duplex on this port and enable auto-negotiation), or Force

4. Speed: Set the speed of the port

5. Duplex: Set the port in full-duplex or half-duplex mode

6. Flow control: Set flow control function as Symmetric or Asymmetric in Full

Duplex mode. The default value is Disable

7. Click button to apply configuration

8. The port’s current configuration is display in column below when the port is selected

[NOTE] Remember to use “Save Configuration”, otherwise the new configuration will be lost when the switch is powered off.

Port Control interface

5.8 Port Mirroring

The Port mirroring is a method to monitor traffic in switched networks. Traffic through ports can be monitored by one specific port. That is the traffic that goes in or out of monitored ports will be duplicated into mirror port.

1. Port Mirroring Mode: set mirror mode – Disable, TX, and Both. The default is Disable.

2. Analysis Port: the mirror port that will receive all monitored port traffic. The mirror port can connect with the LAN analyzer or Netxray.

3. Monitor Port: the ports that the user wants to monitor. All monitor port traffic will be copied to the mirror port. A maximum of 7 monitor ports can be selected in one switch. The user can choose the port to be monitored in one mirror mode.

[NOTE]

1. If you want to disable the function, select the monitor mode as disabled.

Remember to use “Save Configuration”, otherwise the new configuration will be lost when the switch is powered off.

Prot Mirroring interface

5.9 VLAN configuration

A Virtual LAN (VLAN) is a logical network grouping that limits the broadcast domain that would allow you to isolate network traffic so only the members of the VLAN will receive traffic from the same members of VLAN. Basically, creating a VLAN from a switch is logically equivalent of reconnecting a group of network devices to another Layer 2 switch. However, all the network devices are still physically plugged into the same switch.

The switch supports port-based and 802.1Q (tagged-based) VLAN. In the default configuration, VLAN operation mode default is Disable.

VLAN Configuration interface

5.9.1 Port-based VLAN

Packets can go among only members of the same VLAN group. All unselected ports are treated as belonging to another single VLAN. If the port-based VLAN is enabled, the VLAN-tagging is ignored.

In order for an end station to send packets to different VLANs, it has to be either capable of tagging packets it sends with VLAN tags or attached to a VLAN-aware bridge that is capable of classifying and tagging the packet with a different VLAN ID, based on not only default PVID but also other information about the packet, such as the protocol.

VLAN – PortBase interface

1. Select to add a new VLAN group. The maximum number of VLAN groups is 64.

2. Enter the VLAN name, group ID and group the members of VLAN group

3. Click

VLAN—PortBase Add interface

4. The VLAN group list will display right after.

5. Select Next Page to view other VLAN groups.

6. Use button to delete unwanted VLAN groups.

7. Use button to modify an existing VLAN group.

Remember to use “Save Configuration”, otherwise the new configuration will be lost when the switch is powered off.

5.9.2 802.1Q VLAN

Tagged-based VLAN is an IEEE 802.1Q specification standard. It is possible to create a VLAN across devices from different switch venders. IEEE 802.1Q VLAN uses a technique to insert a “Tag

” into the Ethernet frames. The Tag contains a VLAN Identifier

(VID) that indicates the VLAN numbers.

All ports on the switch belong to a default VLAN. The VLAN ID is 1. The default VLAN cannot be deleted. The maximum number of VLAN groups is 64.

802.1q VLAN interface

 Basic

1. Select button

2. Management VLAN ID: this is used for Remote Management Security. It includes remote management that includes telnet, SNMP, and Web browse the switch when the port of the VLAN group ID is equal to the Management VLAN ID. Enter the specific VLAN ID number in Management VLAN ID column and select the check box,

and select the button to enable the function. For example: if the management VLAN ID is 101, the VLAN group ID 101 includes the port 1, 2, and 4.

Therefore, only port 1, 2, and 4 can remotely manage the switch. If the port is in two different VLAN groups and one of VLAN group ID is equal to the assigned Management VLAN ID, it still has the right to remotely manage the switch.

3. Group Name: Assign a name for the new VLAN

4. VLAN ID: Fill in a VLAN ID (2~ 4094). The default is 1

5. Select the ports from the ports list, and then, select to group the port as a VLAN group

802.1q VLAN –Add interface

6. Select Next, and then the page will display as shown below:

7. Set the outgoing frames that are VLAN-Tagged frames or untagged, and then select

 Tag: outgoing frames with VLAN-Tagged  Untag: outgoing frames without VLAN-Tagged

 Port VID: Configure port VID settings

1. Port VLAN ID: Enter the port VLAN ID

2. Select

3. To reset to default value, click Default button

802.1q VLAN – Port VLAN ID interface

Remember to use “Save Configuration”, otherwise the new configuration will be lost when the switch is powered off.

5.10 Alert

There are three kinds of alerts – e-mail, event, and power alarm. You can configure each alert function, as required.

5.10.1 Email Alert Configuration

When the specific events occur, the system will send the alert to the email account that is assigned by user. The user can set up the mail server IP, mail account, and forwarded email account for receiving the event alert.

1. Email Alert: enable or disable the email alert function

2. SMTP Server IP Address: Set up the mail server IP address

3. Authentication: Mark the check box to enable and configure the email account and password for authentication  Mail Account: Set up the email account to receive the alert. Ex:

johnadmin@123.com

user had set up in SMTP Server IP Address column

 Password: The email account password  Confirm Password: reconfirm the password

4. E-mail Address of Recipient 1 ~ 4: Assign up to 4 e-mail accounts for receiving the alert

5. Select

. The email account must exist on the mail server, which

Email Alert Configuration interface

5.10.2 Event Configuration

The selected events that occur will send out the alert to the assigned SMTP server and also can set up port events for alerting.

 System event selection: 4 selections – device cold start, Power status, SNMP

Authentication Failure, and X-Ring topology changes. Select the checkbox to select the event. When a selected event occurs, the system will send out the alert.  Device cold start: when the device executes a cold start action, the system will

send out the alert to the dedicate SMTP server.

 Power status: when the device power status has changed, the system will

send out the alert to the dedicated SMTP server.

 SMNP Authentication Failure: when the SNMP authentication fails, the

system will send out the alert to the dedicate SMTP server.

 X-Ring topology change: when the X-Ring topology has changed, the system

will send out the alert to dedicate SMTP server

 Port event selection: Select the per port events. Per port has 3 selections – Link

UP, Link Down, and Link UP & Link Down. Disable means no event is selected.

 Link UP: the system will send out an alert when a port connection is up only.  Link Down: the system will send out an alert message when the port

connection is down only.

 Link UP & Link Down: the system will send out an alert message when the

port connection is up and down.

 Select after selecting

Event Configuration interface

5.10.3 Power Alarm Configuration

Power alarm function enables the Relay alarm action. Without enabling the power alarm function, the Relay alarm action will not work even if the Relay alarm is set. Mark the

check box and select button.

Power Alarm interface

5.11 IP Configuration

Configure the IP Settings and DHCP client function, and then select to apply the new IP settings.

 DHCP Client: Enable or Disable the DHCP client function. When DHCP client

function is enabled, the switch will be assigned an IP address from the network DHCP server. The DHCP server assigned IP address will replace the default IP address. After selecting the Apply button, a popup dialog box will appear and inform the user that when the DHCP client is enabled, the current IP address will be lost and user can find the new IP address on the DHCP server. To cancel the DHCP client function, select “cancel”.

 IP Address: Assign the IP address that your network is using. If DHCP client

function is enabled and then the user does not need to assign the IP address. And,

the network DHCP server will assign the IP address for the switch and display it in this column. The default IP Address is 192.168.16.1.

 Subnet Mask: Assign the subnet mask of the IP address. If DHCP client function is

enabled the user does not need to assign the subnet mask.

 Gateway: Assign the network gateway for the CWFE8MS-DIN switch. The default

gateway is 192.168.16.254.

IP configuration interface

5.12 SNTP Configuration

Configure the SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) settings that allow SNTP users to synchronize the switch’s clock to the Internet.

1. SNTP Client: enable or disable SNTP function to get the time from the SNTP server

2. Daylight Savings Time: enable or disable daylight savings time function. When daylight savings time is enabled, the user needs to configure the daylight savings time period

3. UTC Timezone: Set the switch’s time zone location.

4. SNTP Sever IP: Set the SNTP server IP address

5. Switch Timer: Display the switch’s current set time

6. Daylight Saving Period: Configure the daylight savings time period

7. Daylight Saving Offset (mins): Configure the offset value

8. Synchronization Interval (secs): The Synchronization Interval is used for sending synchronizing packets periodically. User can assign range from 64s to 1024s.

The default setting of these values is “0”. This means that you disable the auto synchronization feature in SNTP client mode. You can enable this feature when selecting the interval range from 64s~1024s.

9. Select

Remember to use “Save Configuration”, otherwise the new configuration will be lost when the switch is powered off.

SNTP Configuration

5.13 IP Security

The IP security function allows the user to assign 10 specific IP addresses that have permission to access the switch through the web browser for managing the switch.

1. Enable the IP Security: mark the check box to enable the IP security function.

2. Security IP 1 ~ 10: user can assign up to 10 specific IP address. Only these 10 IP address can access and manage the switch through the Web browser.

3. Select button to apply the configuration

Remember to use “Save Configuration”, otherwise the new configuration will be lost when the switch is powered off.

IP Security Interface

5.14 RSTP Configuration

The Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) is an evolution of the Spanning Tree Protocol and provides for faster spanning tree convergence after a topology change. The system also supports STP and the system will auto-detect the connected device that is running STP or RSTP protocol.

5.14.1 System Configuration

1. The Root Bridge information of Spanning Tree is for viewing.

2. Modify RSTP state. After modifying, select

 RSTP mode: enables RSTP function before configuring the related parameters  Priority (0-61440): a value used to identify the root bridge. The bridge with the

lowest value has the highest priority and is selected as the root. If the values change, user has to reboot the switch. The value must be a multiple of 4096 according to the protocol standard rule.

 Max Age (6-40): the number of seconds a bridge waits without receiving

Spanning-tree Protocol configuration messages before attempting a reconfiguration. Enter a value between 6 through 40.

 Hello Time (1-10): the time that controls the switch and sends out the BPDU

packet to check RSTP current status. Enter a value between 1 through 10.

 Forward Delay Time (4-30): the number of seconds that a port waits before

changing from its Rapid Spanning-Tree Protocol learning and listening states to the forwarding state. Enter a value between 4 through 30.

[NOTE]

1. Must follow the rule to configure the MAX Age, Hello Time, and Forward Delay Time.

2 x (Forward Delay Time value –1) > = Max Age value >= 2 x (Hello Time value +1)

Remember to use “Save Configuration”, otherwise the new configuration will be lost when the switch is powered off.

RSTP– System Configuration Interface

5.14.2 Per Port Configuration

Configuring the path cost and priority of every port

1. Select the port in Port column

2. Path Cost: The cost of the path to the other bridge from this transmitting bridge at the specified port. Enter a number 1 through 200000000.

3. Priority: Decide which port should be blocked by priority in the LAN. Enter a number 0 through 240. The value of priority must be the multiple of 16.

4. Admin P2P: Some of the rapid state transactions that are possible within RSTP are dependent upon whether the port concerned can only be connected to exactly one other bridge (i.e. it is served by a point-to-point LAN segment), or can be connected to two or more bridges (i.e. it is served by a shared-medium LAN segment). This function allows the P2P status of the link to be manipulated administratively. True is P2P enabled. False is P2P disabled.

5. Admin Edge: The port directly connected to end stations cannot create a bridging loop in the network. To configure the port as an edge port, set the port to “True” status.

6. Admin Non STP: The port includes the STP mathematic calculation. True does not include STP mathematic calculation. False does include the STP mathematic calculation.

7. Select button

[NOTE] Remember to use “Save Configuration”, otherwise the new configuration will be lost when the switch is powered off.

RSTP – Per Port Configuration interface

5.15 X-Ring

X-Ring provides a faster redundant recovery than Spanning Tree topology. The action is similar with STP or RSTP, but the algorithms are not the same.

In the X-Ring topology, every switch should enable the X-Ring function and assign two member ports in the ring. Only one switch in the X-Ring group would be set as a backup switch that one of two member ports would be blocking, called the backup port, and another port is called the working port. Other switches are called working switches and their two member ports are called working ports. When the network connection fails, the

backup port will automatically become a working port to recover from the failure.

The switch supports one Dipswitch for configuring the switch as the ring master or slave mode. The ring master has the rights to negotiate and place the command to other switches in the X-Ring group. If there are 2 or more switches are in master mode, then software will select the switch with lowest MAC address number as the ring master. The X-Ring master ring mode will be enabled by the DIP Switch. When the switch is set to the master ring mode, the X-Ring configuration interface will display the switch as the master ring with a message. Also, you can identify the switch as the ring master from the R.M. LED panel on the LED panel on the switch.

The system also supports the coupling ring that can connect 2 or more X-Ring groups for the redundant backup function and dual homing function that prevents a connection loss between the X-Ring group and the upper level/core switch.

 Enable X-Ring: To enable the X-Ring function. Select the check box to enable the

X-Ring function.

 1

& 2nd Working Ports: Assign two ports as the member ports. One port will be

working port and one port will be the backup port. The system will automatically decide which port is the working port and which port is the backup port.

 Enable Coupling Ring: To enable the coupling ring function. Select the check box

to enable the coupling ring function.

 Coupling port: assign the member port  Control port: set the switch as the master switch in the coupling ring.  Enable Dual Homing: set up one of the ports on the switch to be the Dual Homing

port. In an X-Ring group, the maximum Dual Homing port is one in each X-Ring group. Dual Homing only works when the X-Ring function enabled.

 Select to apply the configuration

X-Ring Interface

[NOTE]

1. When the X-Ring function is enabled, RSTP has to be disabled. The X-Ring function and RSTP function cannot be active at the same time.

2. Remember to use “Save Configuration”, otherwise the new configuration will be lost when the switch is powered off.

5.16 QoS Configuration

Configure Qos setting of the every port.

 QoS Policy: Select the QoS policy rule

 Using the 8,4,2,1 weight fair queue scheme: the switch will follow 8:4:2:1

rate to process priority queue from highest to lowest queue. For example: the system will process 8 high queue packets, 4 middle queue packets, 2 low queue packets, and the one lowest queue packets at the same time.

 Use the strict priority scheme: the higher queue will always be process first,

except higher queue is empty.

 Priority Type: each port has 5 priority type selections

 Port-base: the port priority will follow the default port priority that the user has

assigned – High, middle, low, or lowest

 COS only: the port priority will only follow the COS priority that the user has

assigned

 TOS only: the port priority will only follow the TOS priority that the user has

assigned

 COS first: the port priority will follow the COS priority first, and then other

priority rule

 TOS first: the port priority will follow the TOS priority first, and the other priority

rule

 COS priority: Set the COS priority level 0~7  TOS priority: the system provides 0~63 TOS priority level. Each level has 4 types of

priority – high, mid, low, and lowest. The default value is “lowest” priority for each level. When the IP packet is received, the system will check the TOS level value in the IP packet that has been received. For example: user set the TOS level 25 is high. The port 1 is following the TOS priority policy. When the packet received by port 1, the system will check the TOS value of the received IP packet. If the TOS value of received IP packet is 25(priority = high), and then the packet priority will have highest priority.

[NOTE] QoS and rate control cannot exist at the same time.

QoS configuration Interface

5.17 IGMP

The Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is an internal protocol of the Internet Protocol (IP) suite. IP manages multicast traffic by using switches, routers, and hosts that support IGMP. Enabling IGMP allows the ports to detect IGMP queries and report packets and manage IP multicast traffic through the switch. IGMP has three fundamental types of message as follows:

Message Description

A message sent from the querier (IGMP router or

Query

Report

Leave Group

The User can enable IGMP protocol and IGMP Query function here. The IGMP snooping information that identifies VLAN ID, member port, and IP multicast address range from 224.0.0.0 through 239.255.255.255 will be displayed as below:

[NOTE] Remember to use “Save Configuration”, otherwise the new configuration will be

switch) asking for a response from each host belonging to the multicast group. A message sent by a host to the querier to indicate that the host wants to be or is a member of a given group indicated in the report message. A message sent by a host to the querier to indicate that the host has quit to be a member of a specific multicast group.

lost when the switch is powered off.

IGMP Snooping interface

5.18 Security Manager

Changing the web management login user name and password for the management security issue

1. User name: Enter in the new user name (The default is “admin”)

2. Password: Enter in the new password (The default is “admin”)

3. Confirm password: Re-enter the new password

4. And then, select

Security Manager interface

5.19 SNMP Configuration

The SNMP is a Protocol that governs the transfer of information between management and agent. The switch supports SNMP V1.

Define management stations as trap managers and to enter SNMP community strings. Also, define a name, location, and contact person for the switch. Fill in the system

options data, and then click to update the changes.

5.19.1 System Options

1. Name: Enter a name for the switch

2. Location: Enter the switch physical location

3. Contact: Enter the name of contact person or organization

5.19.2 Community strings

Community strings serve as password for MIB read or write.

1. Strings: Fill the name of string

2. RO: Read only. Enables requests accompanied by this string to display MIB-object

information

3. RW: Read write. Enables requests accompanied by this string to display MIB-object

information and to set MIB objects

4. Select

5.19.3 Trap Manager

A trap manager is a management station that receives traps that are the system alerts generated by the switch. If no trap manager is defined, no traps will be issued Create a trap manager by entering the IP address of the station and a community string.

1. IP Address: Enter in the trap device IP

2. Community Strings: the trap device community strings

3. Trap version: the trap has two versions – v1 or v2, select one of them

4. Select

SNMP Management interface

5.20 Configuration Backup

Restore the backup configuration back to the CWFE8MS/DIN and backup the switch configuration to TFTP server.

5.20.1 TFTP Restore Configuration

The restore flash ROM value can be restored from TFTP server, but the backup image has to reside on the TFTP server. The switch will download the image back to the flash memory from the TFTP server.

1. TFTP Server IP Address: Enter the TFTP server IP address

2. Restore File Name: Enter the correct restore file name

3. Select

TFTP Restore Configuration interface

5.20.2 TFTP Backup Configuration

Saving the current flash ROM value from the switch to the TFTP server, go to the TFTP restore configuration page to restore the image value back to the CWFE8MS/DIN switch.

1. TFTP Server IP Address: Enter the TFTP server IP Address



2. Backup File Name: Enter the file name

3. Select

TFTP Backup Configuration interface

5.21 TFTP Update Firmware

Updating the switch’s firmware. Before updating, make sure the TFTP server is ready and the firmware image resides on the TFTP server.

1. TFTP Server IP Address: Enter in the TFTP server IP address

2. Firmware File Name: the name of firmware image

3. Select

TFTP Update Firmware interface

5.22 Factory Default

Resetting the switch to the default configuration. The IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, username, and password will remain as the user had configured it. Select Default button to reset the switch to the default setting.

Factory Default interface

5.23 Save Configuration

Saving the switch configuration to the flash memory. If you power off the switch without saving, all configuration changes will lost. Select the button to the save the configuration.

Save Configuration Interface

5.24 System Reboot

Reboot the switch in software reset. Select button to reboot the switch.

System Reboot interface

5.25 Rate Control

Set up every port’s bandwidth rate and packet limitation type.  Limit Packet type: select the packet type that needs to be filtered. The packet

types have all types of packets, broadcast/multicast/unknown uni-cast packet, broadcast/multicast packet, and broadcast packet only. The broadcast/multicast/unknown uni-cast packet, broadcast/multicast packet, and broadcast packet are only for ingress packets. The egress rate supports all type packets.

 Band Width: Port1 ~ Port 8, supports port ingress and egress rate control. For

example, assume port 1 is 10Mbps. Users can set its effective egress rate at 1Mbps, with its ingress rate is 500Kbps. The switch performs the ingress rate by counting packets to meet the specified rate.  Ingress: select the effective port ingress rate. The valid range value is 1MB,

2MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB and 64MB. The default value is Disable.

 Egress: select the port effective ingress rate. The valid range value is 128kbps,

256Kbps, 512Kbps, 1MB, 2MB, 4MB, and 8MB. The default value is Disable.

 Select button to apply the configuration.

[NOTE]

1. Remember to execute the “Save Configuration”, otherwise the new configuration will be lost when the switch is powered off.

2. QoS and Rate control cannot be existed at the same.

Rate Control Interface

5.26 System Log

Set up system log events and view the system log events.

5.26.1 System Log Configuration

View the system log events. Select button to get newest system log events and

select button to clear the log events. If log event list more than one page, drag down the list to switch to different page.

 System Log Client Mode: Select in Client Only, Server Only, or Both mode  System Log Server IP: Assign the system log server IP address

 Select button to apply the configuration

System Log Configuration interface

5.26.2 Event Configuration

Select the system log events. When selected events occur, the system will send out the log information. Also, per port log events can be selected.  System event selection: 4 selections – device cold start, power status, SNMP

Authentication Failure, and X-Ring topology change. Mark the checkbox to select the event. When selected events occur, the system will produce the logs.  Device cold start: when the device executes cold start action, the system will

produce a log message.

 Power status: when the device power status has changed, the system will

produce a log message.

 SNMP Authentication Failure: when the SNMP authentication fails, the

system will produce a log message.

 X-Ring topology change: when the X-Ring topology has changed, the system

will produce a log message.

 Port event selection: select the per port events. Per port has 3 selections – Link

UP, Link Down, and Link UP & Link Down. Disable means no event is selected.  Link UP: the system will produce a log message when port connection is up

only

 Link Down: the system will produce a log message when port connection is

down only

 Link UP & Link Down: the system will produce a log message when port

connection is up and down

 Select after selecting

Event Configuration interface

Trouble Shooting

 Verify that is using the right power cord/adapter (DC 12-48V), do not use a power

adapter with DC voltage output greater than 48V, or it will destroy the switch.

 Select the proper use unshielded twisted-pair UTP cable to construct your network.

Please check that you are using the correct cable. Use unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) or shield twisted-pair (STP ) cable for RJ-45 connections: 100 Category 3, 4 or 5

cable for 10Mbps connections or 100 Category 5 cable for 100Mbps connections. Also be sure that the length of any twisted-pair connection does not exceed 100

meters (328 feet).

 Diagnosing LED Indicators: the CWFE8MS-DIN can be easily monitored through

panel indicators to assist in identifying problems, that describes common problems a user might encounter and where a user can find possible solutions.

 If the power indicator does turn on when the power cord is plugged in, there might

be a problem with the power cord. Check for loose power connections, power losses or surges at the power outlet. If you still cannot resolve the problem, contact the ComNet for assistance.

 If the CWFE8MS-DIN LED indicators are normal and the connected cables are

correct but the packets still cannot be transmitted, please check the system’s Ethernet devices’ configuration or operational status.

Appendix A-RJ45 Pin Assignment

 RJ-45 ports

There are 8x 10/100Mbps auto-sensing electrical ports for 10Base-T or 100Base-TX devices connection. The UTP ports will auto-sense for either 10Base-T or 100Base-TX connections. Auto MDI/MDIX means that another switch or workstation may be connected without changing straight through or crossover cabling. See the below figures for straight through and the crossover cable schematic.

 RJ-45 Pin Assignments

Pin Number Assignment

1 Tx+ 2 Tx3 Rx+ 6 Rx-

[NOTE] “+” and “-” signs represent the polarity of the wires that make up each wire pair.

All ports on this switch support automatic MDI/MDI-X operation, you can use straight-through cables (See Figure below) for all network connections to PCs or servers, or to other switches or hubs. In straight-through cable, pins 1, 2, 3, and 6, at one end of the cable, are connected straight through to pins 1, 2, 3 and 6 at the other end of the cable. The table below shows the 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX MDI and MDI-X port pin outs.

Pin MDI-X Signal Name MDI Signal Name

1 Receive Data plus (RD+) Transmit Data plus (TD+) 2 Receive Data minus (RD-) Transmit Data minus (TD-) 3 Transmit Data plus (TD+) Receive Data plus (RD+) 6 Transmit Data minus (TD-) Receive Data minus (RD-)

Straight Through Cable Schematic

Cross Over Cable Schematic

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