Gigafast EE2400-SS User Manual

GigaFast

24-Port
10/100Mbps
Switch
User Manual

EE2400-SS

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: Introduction
: System Requirements
: Hardware Requirements
: Software Requirements
: Starting Management Application

: Management Software Overview
: Select an Adapter
: Show Switch Status
: Configuration
: Security
: Diagnostic

: System Menu
: Save and Load Configuration
: Hello Polling

Appendix

: Console Configuration

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: Specifications

: Technical Support / Warranty info

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Introduction

The Realtek Remote Control Protocol (RRCP) is a simple control
protocol proposed to enhance the functionalities of Realtek’s dumb
Layer 2 switches by software. The EE2400-SS Management
Application is a Window-based software package that implements
RRCP functions at the management host side. The EE2400-SS
Management Application gives network administrators the ability to
configure and monitor dumb layer 2 switches like intelligent
switches. Getting start with Management Application.

System Requirements

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PS/2 Serial Port for Configuring the Switch

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Ethernet Interface (Ethernet Cards, CAT5 Cables, Working PC etc.)

Hardware Requirements

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Pentium class processor

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32 MB RAM

Software Requirements

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Windows ME, NT 4.0 Service Pack 6, 2000, XP

Starting Management Application

First insert CD and install WinPcap 3.0. Then, install RMS Program.
After you install Management Application on your computer, an
application folder is placed on the desktop. To start Management
Application, do the following: Double-click the ‘RRCP’ folder on the
desktop, and double-click the ‘RMS’ icon in the folder.

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Management Software Overview

Select an Adapter

You can select one network adapter. The adapters are displayed in the
combo box.

Show Switch Status

The Management Application shows one switch’s information at one time.
So, you must select a switch using the combo-box witch displayed switches
discovered in the network.

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Overview

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Discovered device information:

List all switches founded in the network. You can rename the switches by

double-click the item in the list box.

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Network topology link vector:

Show the link status of the switches.

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Update button

If you want to know the newest switch’s information of the network, press

the Update button.

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Switch database button

You can view the switch database. The database dialog box displays the

switch’s name, MAC address and authentication Key.

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MIB Counter

You can view the MIB counter about the RX, TX and Diagnostic Counter. Click the
Diagnostic Counter column header, there are three objects you can select, such as
Drop Count, CRC Error Count and Collision count.

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Byte Count Button

You can set the unit of the RX and TC counter to Byte count.

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Packet Count Button

You can set the unit of the RX and TC counter to Packet count.

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Bandwidth Utilization Button

This is displayed in the per-port traffic utilization. It will set the TX, RX and

Diagnostic Counter to utilization mode.

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About Polling

You can start counter by click the ‘Start’ button, and click the ‘Stop Button’ to

stop. The Clear Counter button is use to clear all MIB counters, it will reset

the counters to 0. Polling interval button is used to set the time interval for

the frequency of queried.

Port Status

You can view the port status of the switch that you select. The list box will show the
status of port1, port2…, and port26. The port status includes port type, enabled
status, link status, speed duplex, flow control, TX bandwidth control, Rx bandwidth
control, and trunk setting status.

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Configuration

Port Configuration

Press the ‘Configuration’ button, and you will see a dialog like follows. Put the
check in the item you want to configure.

Flow Control:

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None : No flow control

Asymmetric to Link Partner : A relationship between linked network devices

in which only the device that is connected to the switch can send pause frames.

Symmetric: A relationship between linked network devices in which both

devices can send and receive pause frames.

Asymmetric to Local Device: A relationship between linked network devices

in which only the switch can send pause frames to devices connected to the

switch.

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