First Virtual Communications 065-7710 User Manual

Signamax™ Connectivity Systems

Model 065-7710

8-Port 10/100BaseT/TX +2SFP

Managed Switch

U s e r ’ s G u i d e

Signamax™ Connectivity Systems

Model 065-7710

8-Port 10/100BaseT/TX + 2SFP Managed Switch U s e r ’ s G u i d e

Release 2.02

Release Date: Aug, 2006

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Table of Contents

CAUTION--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------VI ELECTRONIC EMISSION NOTICES---------------------------------------------------------VI

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

1-1. OVERVIEW OF 8 FAST ETHERNET + 2 GIGABIT L2 MANAGED SWITCH-------- 2 1-2. CHECKLIST ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 1-3. FEATURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 1-4. VIEW OF 8 FAST ETHERNET + 2 GIGABIT L2 MANAGED SWITCH--------------- 6

1-4-1. User Interfaces on the Front Panel (Button, LEDs and Plugs)----- 6 1-4-2. User Interfaces on the Rear Panel---------------------------------------- 8

1-5. VIEW OF THE OPTIONAL MODULES ------------------------------------------------- 9

CHAPTER

2-1. STARTING 8 FAST ETHERNET + 2 GIGABIT L2 MANAGED SWITCH UP--------10

2-1-1. Hardware and Cable Installation------------------------------------------10 2-1-2. Installing Chassis to a 19-Inch Wiring Closet Rail--------------------12 2-1-3. Cabling Requirements-------------------------------------------------------12

2-1-4. Configuring the Management Agent of 8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit L2 Managed Switch------------------------------------------------

2-1-5. IP Address Assignment------------------------------------------------------21

2-2. TYPICAL APPLICATIONS--------------------------------------------------------------26

CHAPTER

3-1. WEB MANAGEMENT HOME OVERVIEW --------------------------------------------30

3-1-1. System Information-----------------------------------------------------------33 3-1-2. IP Configuration---------------------------------------------------------------35 3-1-3. Time Configuration-----------------------------------------------------------38 3-1-4. Account Configuration -------------------------------------------------------41 3-1-5. Management Security -------------------------------------------------------42 3-1-6. Virtual Stack--------------------------------------------------------------------45

3-2. PORT CONFIGURATION --------------------------------------------------------------47

3-2-1.Port Status ----------------------------------------------------------------------47 3-2-2. Port Configuration ------------------------------------------------------------52 3-2-3. Simple Counter----------------------------------------------------------------54 3-2-4. Detail Counter-----------------------------------------------------------------56

2. INSTALLATION---------------------------------------------------------10

2-1-3-1. Cabling Requirements for TP Ports --------------------------------13 2-1-3-2. Cabling Requirements for 1000SX/LX SFP Module------------13 2-1-3-3. Switch Cascading in Topology---------------------------------------14

2-1-4-1. Configuring the Management Agent of 8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit L2 Managed Switch through the Serial RS-232 Port-------18 2-1-4-2. Configuring the Management Agent of 8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit L2 Managed Switch through the Ethernet Port--------------20

3. OPERATION OF WEB-BASED MANAGEMENT --------------28

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3-3. SNMP CONFIGURATION -------------------------------------------------------------59 3-4. DHCP BOOT--------------------------------------------------------------------------61 3-5. IGMP SNOOPING---------------------------------------------------------------------62 3-6. VLAN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------66

3-6-1. VLAN Mode--------------------------------------------------------------------66 3-6-2. Tag-based Group -------------------------------------------------------------68 3-6-3. PVID -----------------------------------------------------------------------------70

3-6-4. Port-based Group ------------------------------------------------------------72 3-7. MAC TABLE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------74 3-8. GVRP CONFIGURATION-------------------------------------------------------------81 3-9. STP CONFIGURATION----------------------------------------------------------------87

3-9-1. STP Status ---------------------------------------------------------------------87

3-9-2. STP Configuration------------------------------------------------------------89

3-9-3. STP Port Configuration------------------------------------------------------91 3-10. TRUNKING CONFIGURATION-------------------------------------------------------94 3-11. 802.1X CONFIGURATION---------------------------------------------------------101 3-12. ALARM CONFIGURATION ----------------------------------------------------------111 3-13. CONFIGURATION ------------------------------------------------------------------ 114

3-13-1. Save/Restore -------------------------------------------------------------- 115

3-13-2. Config File ------------------------------------------------------------------ 118 3-14. SECURITY-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 119 3-15. BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT------------------------------------------------------122 3-16. QOS(QUALITY OF SERVICE) CONFIGURATION--------------------------------126 3-17. DIAGNOSTICS---------------------------------------------------------------------- 136 3-18. TFTP SERVER --------------------------------------------------------------------139 3-19. LOG ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------140 3-20. FIRMWARE UPGRADE ------------------------------------------------------------142 3-21. REBOOT----------------------------------------------------------------------------143 3-22. LOGOUT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 144

CHAPTER 4. OPERATION OF CLI MANAGEMENT-------------------------- 145

4-1. CLI MANAGEMENT -----------------------------------------------------------------145

4-1-1. Login--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 145 4-2. COMMANDS OF CLI ----------------------------------------------------------------147

4-2-1. Global Commands of CLI------------------------------------------------- 148

4-2-2. Local Commands of CLI --------------------------------------------------154

CHAPTER 5. MAINTENANCE-------------------------------------------------------238

5-1. RESOLVING NO LINK CONDITION-------------------------------------------------238 5-2. Q&A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------238

APPENDIX A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ---------------------------------- 239 APPENDIX B NULL MODEM CABLE SPECIFICATIONS-------------------- 243

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Revision History

Release Date Revision

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Caution

Circuit devices are sensitive to static electricity, which can damage their delicate electronics. Dry weather conditions or walking across a carpeted floor may cause you to acquire a static electrical charge.

To protect your device, always:

• Touch the metal chassis of your computer to ground the static electrical charge before

you pick up the circuit device.

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

Electronic Emission Notices

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement

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

European Community (CE) Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive

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

EMC:

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

Signamax™ 065-7710 8-Port 10/100BaseT/TX + 2SFP Managed Switch

About this user’s manual

In this user’s manual, it will not only tell you how to install and connect your network system but configure and monitor the 8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit L2 Managed Switch through the built-in CLI and web by RS-232 serial interface and Ethernet ports step-by-step. Many explanation in detail of hardware and software functions are shown as well as the examples of the operation for web-based interface and command-line interface (CLI).

Overview of this user’s manual

 Chapter 1 “Introduction” describes the features of 8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit

L2 Managed Switch

 Chapter 2 “Installation”  Chapter 3 “Operation of Web-based Management”  Chapter 4 “Operation of CLI Management”  Chapter 5 “Maintenance”

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1. Introduction

1-1. Overview of 8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit L2 Managed Switch

8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit L2 Managed Switch, implemented 8 10/100Mbps TP + 2 Gigabit dual media ports with TP/SFP, is a standard switch that meets all IEEE 802.3/u/x/z Gigabit, Fast Ethernet and Ethernet specifications. The switch can be managed through RS-232 serial port via directly connection, or through Ethernet port using Telnet or Web-based management unit, associated with SNMP agent. With the SNMP agent, the network administrator can logon the switch to monitor, configure and control each port’s activity in a friendly way. The overall network management is enhanced and the network efficiency is also improved to accommodate high bandwidth applications. In addition, the switch features comprehensive and useful function such as QoS (Quality of Service), Spanning Tree, VLAN, Port Trunking, Bandwidth Control, Port Security, SNMP/RMON and IGMP Snooping capability via the intelligent software. It is suitable for both metroLAN and office application.

• Model Description

Model Port 9, 10 Configurations

8-Port 10/100Base-TX + 2-Port Gigabit TP/SFP L2 Managed Switch

10/100/1000Mbps TP is a standard Ethernet port that meets all IEEE

802.3/u/x/z Gigabit, Fast Ethernet specifications. 1000Mbps SFP Fiber transceiver is a Gigabit Ethernet port that fully complies with all IEEE 802.3z and 1000BaseSX/LX standards.

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

For upgrading firmware, please refer to the Section 3-20 or Section 4-2-2 for more details. The switch will not stop operating while upgrading firmware and after that, the configuration keeps unchanged.

Two types of media --- TP and SFP Fiber

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Key Features in the Device

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QoS:

Support Quality of Service by the IEEE 802.1P standard. There are two priority queue and packet transmission schedule using Weighted Round Robin (WRR). User-defined weight classification of packet priority can be based on either VLAN tag on packets or user-defined port priority.

Spanni ng Tree:

Support IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1w (RSTP: Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol) standards.

VLAN:

Support Port-based VLAN and IEEE802.1Q Tag VLAN. Support 256 active VLANs and VLAN ID 1~4094.

Port Trunking:

Support static port trunking and port trunking with IEEE 802.3ad LACP.

Bandwidth Control:

Support ingress and egress per port bandwidth control.

Port Security:

Support allowed, denied forwarding and port security with MAC address.

SNMP/RMON:

SNMP agent and RMON MIB. In the device, SNMP agent is a client software which is operating over SNMP protocol used to receive the command from SNMP manager (server site) and echo the corresponded data, i.e. MIB object. Besides, SNMP agent will actively issue TRAP information when happened.

RMON is the abbreviation of Remote Network Monitoring and is a branch of the SNMP MIB.

The device supports MIB-2 (RFC 1213), Bridge MIB (RFC 1493), RMON MIB (RFC 1757)-statistics Group 1,2,3,9, Ethernet-like MIB (RFC 1643) and so on.

IGMP Snooping:

Support IGMP version 2 (RFC 2236): The function IGMP snooping is used to establish the multicast groups to forward the multicast packet to the member ports, and, in nature, avoid wasting the bandwidth while IP multicast packets are running over the network.

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1-2. Checklist

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

⎯ 8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit L2 Managed Switch ⎯ Modules (optional) ⎯ This User's Manual in CD-ROM ⎯ AC Power Cord ⎯ RS-232 Cable

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

1-3. Features

The 8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit L2 Managed Switch, a standalone off-theshelf switch, provides the comprehensive features listed below for users to perform system network administration and efficiently and securely serve your network.

Hardware

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• Supports 8-port 10/100M TP ports with Nway and auto MDIX function

• The switch supports 2 Gigabit dual media ports(TP/SFP) and 2 slots for

removable SFP module supporting 1000M SFP fiber module

• Supports on-line pluggable fiber transceiver modules

• Supports 256KB packet buf fer and 128KB control memory

• Supports 8K MAC addresses with automatic learning and a ging

• Maximal packet length can be up to 1536 bytes

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

• Extensive front-panel diagnostic LEDs; System: Power, CPURUN, 10/100Mbps

TP Port1-8:LINK/ACT/SPD, FDX/COL, 10/100/1000Mbps/Fibe r port 9, 10: LINK/ACT/SPD, FDX/COL

• Management

• Supports concisely the status of port and easily port configuration

• Supports per port traffic monitoring counters

• Supports a snapshot of the system Informatio n when you login

• Supports port mirror function

• Supports the static trunk function

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• Supports 802.1Q VLAN with 256 entries.

• Supports user management and limits three users to login

• Supports DHCP Broadcasting Suppression to avoid network suspended or crashed

• Supports to send the trap event while monitored events happened

• Supports default configuration which can be restored to overwrite the current

configuration which is working on via web browser and CLI

• Supports on-line plug/unplug SFP/GBIC modules

• Supports 5 kinds of QoS, are as follows, MAC Priority, 802.1p Priority, IP TOS

Priority, and DiffServ DSCP Priority.

• Built-in web-based management and CLI management, providing a more

convenient UI for the user

• Supports port mirror function with ingress/egress traffic

• Supports rapid spanning tree (802.1w RSTP)

• Supports 802.1x port security on a VLAN

• Supports user management and only first login administrator can configure the

device. The rest of users can only view the switch

• SNMP access can be disabled and prevent from illegal SNMP access

• Supports Ingress, Non-unicast and Egress Bandwi dth rating management

• The trap event and alarm message can be transferred via e-mail and mobile

phone short message

• Supports diagnostics to let administrator kn owing the hardware status

• Supports external loopback test to check if the link is ok

• TFTP for firmware upgrade, system log upload and config file import/export

• Supports remote boot the device through user interface and SNMP

• Supports network time synchronization and daylight saving

• Supports 120 event log records in the main memory and display on the local

console

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1-4. View of 8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit L2 Managed Switch

Fig. 1-1 Full View of 8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit L2 Managed Switch with SFP Module

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

There are 8 TP Fast Ethernet ports and 2 slots for optional removable modules on the front panel of the switch. LED display area, locating on the front panel, contains a CPURUN, Power LED and 1 0 ports working status of the switch.

TP Port Status: Link/ACT/SPD

TP Port Status: FDX/CO

Fiber Port Status Indication LEDs

Power Indication LED

RESET Button:

RESET button is used to reset the management system.

Fig. 1-2 Front View of 8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit L2 Managed Switch with SFP Module

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Fast Ethernet Port

Gigabit Dual Media Port: TP/SFP

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• LED Indicators

LED Color Function

System LED

CPURUN Green Lit when CPU is on and good POWER Green Lit when AC power is on and good

10/100Mbps Ethernet TP Port 1 to 8 LED

Green Lit when 100Mbps connection with remote device is good

LNK/ACT/SPD

FDX/COL

10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit TP/Fiber Port 9, 10 LED

LNK/ACT/SPD

SFP LNK Green

Green/ Amber

Amber (TP Port 1 to 8 LED)

Green/

Amber

Amber Lit when 10Mbps connection with remote device is good

Blinks when any traffic is present Off when cable connection is not good Lit when full-duplex mode is active Blinks when any collision is present

Green Lit when 1000Mbps connection with remote device is good Amber Lit when 100/10Mbps connection with remote device is good

Blinks when any traffic is present Off when cable connection is not good Lit when Fiber port is active Off when TP port is active

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

One RS-232 DB-9 interface is offered for configuration or management. And

there is one A C po wer input socket for having the switch powered on or off.

AC Line 100-240V 50/60 Hz

RS-232 DB-9 Connector

Fig. 1-3 Rear View of 8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit L2 Managed Switch

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1-5. View of the Optional Modules

In the switch, Port 9, 10 includes two types of media --- TP and SFP Fiber (LC, BiDi LC…); this port supports 10/100/1000Mbps TP or 1000Mbps SFP Fiber with auto-detected function. 1000Mbps SFP Fiber transceiver is used for highspeed connection expansion; the following are optional SFP types provided for the switch:

⎯ 1000Mbps LC, MM, SFP Fiber transceiver ⎯ 1000Mbps LC, SM 10km, SFP Fiber transceiver ⎯ 1000Mbps LC, SM 30km, SFP Fiber transceiver ⎯ 1000Mbps LC, SM 50km, SFP Fiber transceiver ⎯ 1000Mbps BiDi LC, type 1, SM 20km, SFP Fiber WDM transceiver

⎯ 1000Mbps BiDi LC, type 2, SM 20km, SFP Fiber WDM transceiver

⎯ 1000Mbps LC, SM 10km, SFP Fiber transceiver with DDM

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

Fig. 1-5 Front View of 1000Base-LX BiDi LC, SFP Fiber Transceiver

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2. Installation

2-1. Starting 8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit L2 Managed Switch Up

This section will give users a quick start for:

- Hardware and Cable Installation

- Management Station Installation

- Software booting and configuration

2-1-1. Hardware and Cable Installation

At the beginning, please do first: ⇒ Wear a grounding device to avoid the damage from electrostatic discharge

• Installing Optional SFP Fiber Transceivers to the L2 Managed Switch

Note: If you have no modules, please skip this section.

• Connecting the SFP Module to the Chassis:

The optional SFP modules are hot swappable, so you can plug or unplug it before or after powering on.

1. Verify that the SFP module is the right model and conforms to the chassis

2. Slide the module along the slot. Also be sure that the module is properly

seated against the slot socket/connector

Fig. 2-1 Installation of Optional SFP Fiber Transceive

3. Install the media cable for network connection

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

slot(s)

5. Have the power ON after the above procedures are done

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TP Port and Cable Installation

⇒ In the switch, TP port supports MDI/MDI-X auto-crossover, so both types of

cable, straight-through (Cable pin-outs for RJ-45 jack 1, 2, 3, 6 to 1, 2, 3, 6 in 10/100M TP; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 in Gigabit TP) and crossed-over (Cable pi n-outs for RJ -45 jack 1, 2, 3, 6 to 3, 6, 1, 2) can be used. It means you do not have to tell from them, just plug it.

⇒ Use Cat. 5 grade RJ-45 TP cable to connect to a TP port of the switch and the

other end is connected to a network-aware device such as a workstation or a server.

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

Gigabit 10/100/1000 TP device.

Now, you can start having the switch in operation.

• Power On

The switch supports 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz power supply. The power supply will automatically convert the local AC power source to DC power. It does not matter whether any connection plugged into the switch or not when power on, even modules as well. After the power is on, all LED indicators will light up immediately and then all off except the power LED still keeps on. This represents a reset of the system.

• Firmware Loading

After resetting, the bootloader will load the firmware into the memory. It will take about 30 seconds, after that, the switch will flash all the LED once and automatically performs self-test and is in ready state.

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2-1-2. Installing Chassis to a 19-Inch Wiring Closet Rail

Fig. 2-2

Caution: Allow a proper spacing and proper air ventilation for the cooling fan

at both sides of the chassis.

⇒ Wear a grounding device for electrostatic discharge. ⇒ Screw the mounting accessory to the front side of the switch (See Fig. 2-2). ⇒ Place the Chassis into the 19-inch wiring closet rail and locate it at the proper

position. Then, fix the Chassis by screwing it.

2-1-3. Cabling Requirements

To help ensure a successful installation and keep the network performance good, please take a care on the cabling requirement. Cables with worse specification will render the LAN to work poorly.

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2-1-3-1. Cabling Requirements for TP Ports

⇒ For Fast Ethernet TP network connection

⎯ The grade of the cable must be Cat. 5 or Cat. 5e with a maximum length of

100 meters.

⇒ Gigabit Ethernet TP network connection

⎯ The grade of the cable must be Cat. 5 or Cat. 5e with a maximum length of

100 meters. Cat. 5e is recommended.

2-1-3-2. Cabling Requirements for 1000SX/LX SFP Module

It is more complex and comprehensive contrast to TP cabling in the fiber media. Basically, there are two categories of fiber, multi mode (MM) and single mode (SM). The later is categorized into several classes by the distance it supports. They are SX, LX, LHX, XD, and ZX. From the viewpoint of connector type, there mainly are LC and BiDi LC.

⎯ Gigabit Fiber with multi-mode LC SFP module

⎯ Gigabit Fiber with single-mode LC SFP module

⎯ Gigabit Fiber with BiDi LC 1310nm SFP module

⎯ Gigabit Fiber with BiDi LC 1550nm SFP module

The following table lists the types of fiber that we support and those else not listed here are available upon request.

Multi-mode Fiber Cable and Modal Bandwidth

IEEE 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet 1000SX 850nm

1000BaseLX/LHX/XD/ZX

1000Base-LX Single Fiber WDM Module

Table2-1

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

Modal

Bandwidth

160MHz-Km 220m 400MHz-Km 500m 200MHz-Km 275m 500MHz-Km 550m

SFP.0LC.212.10/30/50/70/B0 Km Single-mode Fiber 9/125μm Single-mode transceiver 1310nm 10Km Single-mode transceiver 1550nm 30, 50, 70, 110Km

SFP.0BL.621.202 (or GBI.ZBS.621.202)

SFP.0BL.621.201 (or GBI.ZBS.621.201)

Distance

Single-Mode

Modal Bandwidth

*20Km

Distance

TX(Transmit) 1310nm RX(Receive) 1550nm

TX(Transmit) 1550nm RX(Receive) 1310nm

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2-1-3-3. Switch Cascading in Topology

• Takes the Delay Time into Account

Theoretically, the switch partitions the collision domain for each port in switch cascading that you may up-link the switches unlimitedly. In practice, the network extension (cascading levels & overall diameter) must follow the constraint of the IEEE 802.3/802.3u/802.3z and other 802.1 series protocol specifications, in which the limitations are the timing requirement from physical signals defined by 802.3 series specification of Media Access Control (MAC) and PHY, and timer from some OSI layer 2 protocols such as 802.1d, 802.1q, LACP and so on.

The fiber, TP cables and devices’ bit-time delay (round trip) are as follows:

1000Base-X TP, Fiber 100Base-TX TP 100Base-FX Fiber

Round trip Delay: 4096 Round trip Delay: 512

Cat. 5 TP Wire: 11.12/m Cat. 5 TP Wire: 1.12/m Fiber Cable: 1.0/m

Fiber Cable : 10.10/m TP to fiber Converter: 56 Bit Time unit : 1ns (1sec./1000 Mega bit)

Bit Time unit: 0.01μs (1sec./100 Mega bit)

Table 2-2

Sum up all elements’ bit-time delay and the overall bit-time delay of wires/devices must be within Round Trip Delay (bit times) in a half-duplex network segment (collision domain). For full-duplex operation, this will not be applied. You may use the TP-Fiber module to extend the TP node distance over fiber optic and provide the long haul connection.

• Typical Network Topology in Deployment

A hierarchical network with minimum levels of switch may reduce the timing delay between server and client station. Basically, with this approach, it will minimize the number of switches in any one path; will lower the possibility of network loop and will improve network efficiency. If more than two switches are connected in the same network, select one switch as Level 1 switch and connect all other switches to it at Level 2. Server/Host is recommended to connect to the Level 1 switch. This is general if no VLAN or other special requirements are applied.

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Case1: All switch ports are in the same local area network. Every port can access

each other (See Fig. 2-3).

Fig. 2-3 No VLAN Configuration Diagram

If VLAN is enabled and configured, each node in the network that can communicate each other directly is bounded in the same VLAN area.

Here VLAN area is defined by what VLAN you are using. The switch supports both port-based VLAN and tag-based VLAN. They are different in practical deployment, especially in physical location. The following diagram shows how it works and what the difference they are.

Case2a: Port-based VLAN (See Fig.2-4).

Fig. 2-4 Port-based VLAN Diagram

1. The same VLAN members could not be in different switches.

2. Every VLAN members could not access VLAN members each other.

3. The switch manager has to assign different names for each VLAN groups at one switch.

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Case 2b: Port-based VLAN (See Fig.2-5).

Fig. 2-5 Port-based VLAN Diagram

1. VLAN1 members could not access VLAN2, VLAN3 and VLAN4 members.

2. VLAN2 members could not access VLAN1 and VLAN3 members, but they could access VLAN4 members.

3. VLAN3 members could not access VLAN1, VLAN2 and VLAN4.

4. VLAN4 members could not access VLAN1 and VLAN3 members, but they could access VLAN2 members.

Case3a: The same VLAN members can be at different switches with the same VID (See Fig. 2-6).

Fig. 2-6 Attribute-based VLAN Diagram

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2-1-4. Configuring the Management Agent of 8 Fast Ethernet + 2

Gigabit L2 Managed Switch

We offer you three ways to startup the switch management function. They are RS-232 console, CLI, and Web. Users can use any one of them to monitor and configure the switch. You can touch them through the following procedures.

Section 2-1-4-1: Configuring the Management Agent of 8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit

L2 Managed Switch through the Serial RS-232 Port

Section 2-1-4-2: Configuring the Management Agent of 8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit

L2 Managed Switch through the Ethernet Port

Note: Please first modify the IP address, Subnet mask, Default gateway and DNS

through RS-232 console, and then do the next.

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2-1-4-1. Configuring the Management Agent of 8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit L2

Managed Switch through the Serial RS-232 Port

To perform the configuration through RS-232 console port, the switch’s serial port must be directly connected to a DCE device, for example, a PC, through RS-232 cable with DB-9 connector. Next, run a terminal emulator with the default setting of the switch’s serial port. With this, you can communicate with the switch.

In the switch, RS-232 interface only supports baud rate 57.6k bps with 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity check and no flow control.

RS-232

Terminal or Terminal Emulator

AC Line 100-240V 50/60 Hz RS-232 DB-9 Connector

8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit L2 Managed Switch Default IP Setting: IP address = 192.168.1.1 Subnet Mask = 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway = 192.168.1.254

RS-232 cable with female DB-9 connector at both ends

Fig. 2-7

To configure the switch, please follow the procedures below:

1. Find the RS-232 DB-9 cable with female DB-9 connector bundled.

Normally, it just uses pins 2, 3 and 7. See also Appendix B for more details on Null Modem Cable Specifications.

2. Attaches the DB-9 female cable connector to the male serial RS-232

DB-9 connector on the switch.

3. Attaches the other end of the serial RS-232 DB-9 cable to PC’s serial

port, running a terminal emulator supporting VT100/ANSI terminal with The switch’s serial port default settings. For example, Windows98/2000/XP HyperTerminal utility.

Note: The switch’s serial port default settings are listed as follows:

Baud rate 57600 Stop bits 1 Data bits 8 Parity N Flow control none

4. When you complete the connection, then press <Enter> key. The login

prompt will be shown on the screen. The default username and password are shown as below:

Username = admin Password = admin

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• Set IP Add ress, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway IP Address

Please refer to Fig. 2-7 CLI Management for details about the ex-factory setting. They are default setting of IP address. You can first either configure your PC IP address or change IP address of the switch, next to change the IP address of default gateway and subnet mask.

For example, your network address is 10.1.1.0, and subnet mask is

255.255.255.0. You can change the switch’s default IP address 192.168.1.1 to

10.1.1.1 and set the subnet mask to be 255.255.255.0. Then, choose your default gateway, may be it is 10.1.1.254.

Default Value 8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit L2

Managed Switch

IP Address Subnet

Default Gateway

After completing these settings in the switch, it will reboot to have the configuration taken effect. After this step, you can operate the management through the network, no matter it is from a web browser or Network Management System (NMS).

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192.168.1.1 10.1.1.1

255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0

192.168.1.254 10.1.1.254

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Your Network Setting

Fig. 2-8 the Login Screen for CLI

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2-1-4-2. Configuring the Management Agent of 8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit L2

Managed Switch through the Ethernet Port

There are three ways to configure and monitor the switch through the switch’s Ethernet port. They are CLI, Web browser and SNMP manager. The user interface for the last one is NMS dependent and does not cover here. We just introduce the first two types of management interface.

8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit L2 Managed Switch Default IP Setting: IP = 192.168.1.1 Subnet Mask = 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway = 192.168.1.254

Ethernet LAN

Assign a reasonable IP address, For example: IP = 192.168.1.100 Subnet Mask = 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway = 192.168.1.254

Fig. 2-9

• Managing the 8 Fast Ethernet + 2 Gigabit L2 Managed Switch through Ethernet Port

Before you communicate with the switch, you have to finish first the configuration of the IP address or to know the IP address of the switch. Then, follow the procedures listed below.

1. Set up a physical path between the configured the switch and a PC by a qualified UTP Cat. 5 cable with RJ-45 connector.

Note: If PC directly connects to the switch, you have to setup the same subnet mask between them. But, subnet mask may be different for the PC in the remote site. Please refer to Fig. 2-9 about the switch’s default IP address information.

2. Run CLI or web browser and follow the menu. Please refer to Chapter 3 and Chapter 4.

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Fig. 2-10 the Login Screen for Web

2-1-5. IP Address Assignment

For IP address configuration, there are three parameters needed to be filled

in. They are IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway and DNS.

IP address:

The address of the network device in the network is used for internetworking communication. Its address structure looks is shown in the Fig. 2-11. It is “classful” because it is split into predefined address classes or categories.

Each class has its own network range between the network identifier and host identifier in the 32 bits address. Each IP address comprises two parts: network identifier (address) and host identifier (address). The former indicates the network where the addressed host resides, and the latter indicates the individual host in the network which the address of host refers to. And the host identifier must be unique in the same LAN. Here the term of IP address we used is version 4, known as IPv4.

Network identifier Host identifier

Fig. 2-11 IP address structure

32 bits

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With the classful addressing, it divides IP address into three classes, class A, class B and class C. The rest of IP addresses are for multicast and broadcast. The bit length of the network prefix is the same as that of the subnet mask and is denoted as IP address/X, for example, 192.168.1.0/24. Each class has its address range described below.

Class A:

Address is less than 126.255.255.255. There are a total of 126 networks can be defined because the address 0.0.0.0 is reserved for default route and

127.0.0.0/8 is reserved for loopback function.

Bit # 0 1 7 8 31

Network address Host address

Class B:

IP address range between 128.0.0.0 and 191.255.255.255. Each class B network has a 16-bit network prefix followed 16-bit host address. There are 16,384 (2^14)/16 networks able to be defined with a maximum of 65534 (2^16 –2) hosts per network.

Bit # 01 2 15 16 31

Network address Host address

Class C:

IP address range between 192.0.0.0 and 223.255.255.255. Each class C network has a 24-bit network prefix followed 8-bit host address. There are 2,097,152 (2^21)/24 networks able to be defined with a maximum of 254 (2^8 –2) hosts per network.

Bit # 0 1 2 3 23 24 31

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