D-Link DES-3204 User Manual
DES-3204
4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch
D-View Management Module
User’s Guide
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Table of Contents
ABOUT THIS GUIDE.......................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................3
DGS-3204 I
ETWORK MANAGEMENT
N
NTELLIGENT ETHERNET SWITCH
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INSTALLING THE MANAGEMENT MODULE..........................................5
EQUIREMENTS
R
NSTALLING THE MODULE SOFTWARE
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REPARING THE SWITCH FOR MANAGEMENT
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DDING YOUR
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HE MODULE DISPLAY
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DGS-3204 S
WITCH TO THE MAP
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Selecting Ports.............................................................................................11
ENU BUTTONS
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..............................................................................................11
Configuration Menu Button.........................................................................12
Monitor Menu Button...................................................................................31
Reset Menu Button.......................................................................................41
INDEX............................................................................................................... 44
DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide
About this Guide
This User’s Guide tells you how to use the D-V iew network management system
(version 4.1 or later) to manage your DGS-3204 intelligent Gigabit Ethernet
switch, including how to install the D-View management module for the switch,
and how to use the module to control and monitor the switch. Additional
information on inst alling your switch and co nfiguring it for management c an be
found in the DGS-3204 User’s Guide.
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User’s Guide
2 About this Guide
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Introduction
DGS-3204 Intelligent Ethernet Switch
This guide discusses how to manage the DGS-3204 switch using the D-View
network management system. The DGS-3204 combines conventional Ethernet,
Gigabit Ethernet and switching technologies into one package. This device
features four ultra high-speed 1000BASE-SX Gigabit Ethernet switching ports
supporting.
Additional information about configuring the DGS-3204 Ethernet switch may be
found in the Ethernet switch’s hardware User’s Guide.
Network Management
As networks grow larger, network management becomes more and more of a
necessity. A large network requires a considerable amount of work to keep it
running smoothly, including t i me a nd effort spent on user support,
troublesho oting, network pla nning, and perfo rmance monitoring. The intent of a
network management system (NMS) is to make it possible to monitor a widely
spread-out network (possibly spanning many different sites) fr om a centralized
location.
Network management works by placing a small degree of “intelligence” in the
network elements (route rs, switches, hubs, hosts, etc.) to be manage d. This
intelligence takes the form of an agent that is capable of collecting statistics and
status information, as well as performing control operations that affect the
operation of the network. The agent responds to commands and requests for
information from the centralized network management system, allowing the
health and performance of the network to be monitored and adjusted.
Introduction 3
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A network protocol known as the Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) is generally used to c ommunicate between network management
stations and the devices they manage. SNMP was originally developed for
controlling the devices that made up the infrastructure of the Internet, and has
become the pri mary standard for ne t wor k mana gement. SNMP commonly runs
“on top of” the TCP/IP Internet Protocol, though other transmission methods are
possible.
Because a network management station can be used to manage a wide range of
devices, network management software is generally divided i nto two different
parts: a base platform consisting of software common to the management o f all
devices; and a set of modules, each of which can communicate with a narrow
range of devices by way of their SNMP-based agents. If a new device type is
added to the network, then a new module (compatible with the particular
platform being used) needs to be added to facilitate its management.
This manual describes the module used on the D-View platform for controlling
DGS-3204 intelligent Gigabit Ethernet switches.
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Installing the Management Module
This section describes the requirements and procedures for installing the DGS3204 management module on your network management system.
Requirements
We recommend that your system meet the following requirements to be able to
use the DGS-3204 switch management module:
♦ A PC-compatible computer with a 486DX2-66 or faster processor
♦ Microsoft Windows version 3.1x or Microsoft Windows 95 or later
operating system.
♦ D-View SNMP Network Ma nagement Program, version 4.1 or later.
♦ 8 megabytes (16M preferred) of main memory (RAM)
♦ At least 10 megabytes of free hard disk space
♦ A Windows-compatible mouse or other pointing device
♦ An Ethernet network card with appropriate drivers
♦ CD-ROM drive
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Installing the Module Software
Note: Please ensure that the D-View platform program has been installed
on the computer you are using for network management before proceeding.
Take the following steps to install the module on your network management
system:
1.
Exit D-View if you are r unni ng it.
2.
Insert the Setup/Application CD-ROM containing the module into your
CD-ROM drive (E: will be used in this manual although your CD-ROM
drive letter may be different).
3.
If you are using Windows 3.1, choose Run… from the Program
Manager’s File menu. Under Windows 95, choose Run… from the
Start menu on the taskbar. When the dialog box appears, type the
pathname of the Install program on the CD-ROM drive
E:\INSTALL
(
)
4.
Click OK. The installation program will start.
5.
When the program prompts for your D-View Directory, enter the
pathname of the directory where you installed D-View, and click
Continue.
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6.
The installation program will install all of the necessary files onto your
system. When it is finished, it will display the following dialog:
Click on the Exit button. The D -V iew network management system is now ready
to manage DGS-3204 Ethernet switches.
Preparing the Switch for Management
You will need to make sure that your switch is properly set up before you can
use the management module:
♦ Ensure that the switch is connected to the same network as the network
management station.
♦ Ensure that the switch’s TCP/IP settings are set properly. If the switch is
on the same local network, the network portion of the switch’s IP address
needs to be the same as that of the network management station. If they
are on separate LANs, the TCP/IP gateway (router) field of both the
switch and the router need to be set properly so that information can be
routed properly between the switch and the management station.
For more information about these and other items, consult the DGS-3204
hardware User’s Guide.
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Adding your DGS-3204 Switch to the Map
Before you can manage individual DGS-3204 Ethernet switches, you need to
add them to your D-View network map. You can do this either by:
♦ Using D-View’s Auto Discover capability to add all new SNMP-
manageable devices to the map.
♦ Using the Add-Modify Map Device command to place each switch on the
map.
To use the second method:
1.
Press the Add/Modify a device on the map button shown below.
2.
Select the DGS-3204 from the icon list at the right of the Add-Modify
Map Device dialog.
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3.
Give the switch a name, and enter its IP address and SNMP community
names.
4.
Click on New.
The DGS-3204 switch icon should now be displayed on your network map as
shown below.
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The Module Display
Double-clicking on the icon in the network map causes the module display to
open. The module display is used to monitor and perform network management
functions on the selected device. The module display for the DGS-3204 appears
as follows:
Menu Buttons T he Configuration, Monitor, Reset, and Help buttons
♦
display their respective pull-down menus. The items listed in these
menus are described later on in this manual.
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♦
♦ Ports Each of the 1000BASE-SX ports on the front panel are depicted.
♦ Port Status Indicators There are corresponding port status indicators
Selecting Ports
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Error Status Line This line displays messages describing error s that
occur when the module is unable to obtain information it needs. When an
error occurs, a red border appears around the error status line.
You can select individual ports to perform operations on them. Clicking
on the gray area immediately surrounding the ports will deselect the port
and select the switch as a whole.
for each of the ports on the switch. Each port indicator can be interpreted
as follows:
Link Lights green when the port is connected to a powered-on
◊
Gigabit Ethernet device.
◊ Act Lights blink off briefly when information is transmitted or
received on the port.
◊ Full Lights green when the port is operating in full-duplex.
Many of the switch management functions can be applied to the switch itself, or
to a particular port. You can select an individual port by clicking on the port
itself. The color of the port will change to indicate that you have selected it (as
shown below). You can select the switch itself by clicking in the gray area
surrounding the ports, so that none of the ports are selected.
Menu Buttons
The menu buttons on the module - Configuration, Monitor, Reset, and Help –
are used to access all the configuration settings, polling parameters and viewing
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tables used in manage ment. The section below addresses the function and use of
each item in the menu button’s drop-down menus.
Configuration Menu Button
The Configuration menu contains options that allow you to get information
about current settings, configure switch parameters and setup the switch for
monitoring. T he configuratio n menu a ppears as follows:
Information
There are two Information windows; one for the switch as a whole, and one for
the individual ports.
Switch Information
Choosing the first item – Information - in the Configuration menu when the
switch is selected (an individual port is not selected) causes the following
window to open:
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The values in the window that are displayed in black can be changed either in
the D-View management module or by using the console program; values in blue
are fixed either by the hardware or by the switch’s firmware.
Clicking on the Set button allows you to configure settings for the switch, and
opens the Set Configuration window described later in this manual.
The items displayed in the Switch Information table are described as follows:
♦
SysDescr
♦
SysOID
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A description of the switch type.
The SNMP Object Identifier for this switch model.
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