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Planet WH-2400M, WH-2400S User Manual

Web Hub
WH-2400M
WH-2400S
Web/SNMP Manageable Ethernet Hub
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Trademarks
FCC Warning
This device has been tested and found to comply with 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 when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the user’s manual, may cause interference in which case user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
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.
Reversion
User's manual for PLANET Web Hub Models: WH-2400M / WH-2400S Rev: 1.0 (Feb. 1998)
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION...........................................................1-1
About Web Hub ................................................................................1-1
Key Features ....................................................................................1-2
CHAPTER 2. HARDWARE OVERVIEW...............................................2-1
Front Panel Layout ...........................................................................2-1
Ports....................................................................................................... 2-2
LEDs...................................................................................................... 2-3
Common LEDs................................................................................... 2-4
Unit ID ................................................................................................... 2-5
Exclusive LEDs.................................................................................. 2-7
Rear Panel Layout.......................................................................... 2-11
CHAPTER 3. INSTALLATION............................................................3-1
Before You Begin.............................................................................. 3-1
Rack Mounting .................................................................................3-1
Star Topology................................................................................... 3-2
Star Cascading M-Link Ports................................................................... 3-2
Using the AUI Port.................................................................................. 3-3
Using the Console Port............................................................................ 3-3
Connecting Other Devices....................................................................... 3-3
Connecting Workstations .................................................................... 3-4
Connecting Switches ........................................................................... 3-5
CHAPTER 4. CONSOLE OPERATIONS ..............................................4-1
Software Setup..................................................................................4-1
Configuring the System........................................................................... 4-1
Terminal Program............................................................................... 4-1
Login Screen.....................................................................................4-5
Main Menu....................................................................................... 4-6
1. System Information Menu............................................................... 4-8
2. Management Setup Menu................................................................ 4-9
3. Device Control Menu.....................................................................4-15
4. User Authentication Menu .............................................................4-18
5. System Utility................................................................................4-20
CHAPTER 5. SNMP AND WEB MANAGEMENT: OVERVIEW................5-1
SNMP Management..........................................................................5-1
In-band................................................................................................... 5-2
Out-of-band ............................................................................................ 5-2
Managing from ....................................................................................... 5-2
SNMPc Platform ................................................................................. 5-2
HP Overview Platform........................................................................ 5-2
Web Management................................................................................... 5-3
APPENDIX TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS...........................................A-1
Introduction
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Chapter 1
Introduction
About Web Hub
Web Hub is a versatile network solution with extensive management capabilities, either through Console, Web or SNMP.
Web Hub’s (LRSC) Long Range Star Topology makes connecting networks spread over large areas easy and convenient.
The LED Indicator Panel provides an effective means for monitoring the network with extensive LED indicators for easy viewing ports Activity, Utilization, Collision and other functions.
Figure 1.1 Web Hub WH-2400M/WH-2400S
WH-2400M
WH-2400S WH-2400S
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Key Features
• 24 10Base-T (RJ-45) ports.
• 1-AUI Backbone port.
• Μemory for Network Management (WH-2400M only)
♦ Flash memory: 1MB ♦ EEPROM: 8KB ♦ DRAM: 2MB ♦ CPU: RISC CPU at 20MHz.
• (LRSC) Long Range Star Cascaded Hub Stack providing:
♦ More reliability than the conventional daisy-chain solutions
as any link failure affects the particular slave hub only, the rest
of the network continues to function and managed.
♦ Low per port management cost, as up to 208 ports (8 slaves)
can be managed by a single Master.
♦ Substantial saving in the cost of cabling as the slave hubs can
be distributed 100m away from the Master hub.
♦ Large network area coverage – 4 times that of any
conventional solution as the radius of the wiring area becomes
200m as against 100m with any other solution.
♦ Single link (UTP cable) for network and Mgmt. traffic
flowing separately.
• WEB Based Management
♦ Management from anywhere and any platform using a WEB
Browser.
♦ Complete web server embedded in device. ♦ Integrated HTML forms and Java applets for dynamic, real-
time status update and monitoring.
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♦ Standard web server security for total network protection. ♦ Easy-to-use familiar point & click interface. ♦ Photographic-Quality View to configure/monitor the device.
• SNMP Network Management
♦ Supporting standard RFC 1157 SNMP, RFC 1213 MIB-II, RFC
1516 Repeater MIBs, and PLANET proprietary MIBs.
♦ Supporting RFC 1757 RMON Groups 1,2,3 and 9. ♦ In-band/ ∗ Out-of-band management.
♦ Bootp server and TFTP software download supported. ♦ Console management via RS-232 (DB-9) port using a VT100
terminal/PC emulating terminal.
♦ Device Managers for Standard platforms such as HP- OpenView
and SNMPc.
• Extensive front panel LEDs viz. SNMP, WWW, Unit ID, Collision ratio,
Utilization ratio , FCS/Align, Runts, Late Collisions, Link, Disable, Rx, Partition for complete status indication.
• Wide variety of ports including MDI-X, MDI-II uplink, and AUI (flexible
in future) backbone ports to facilitate easy network design and integration.
• Automatic Unit I.D. setting on all the hubs in the stack.
• Simple and Cost-effective upgrade by means of a WH-2400M master hub
to Switch 1000M swap, without losing on the port-level management.
• Unmatched price/performance – Value for money.
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Hardware Overview
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Chapter 2
Hardware Overview
This Chapter describes the hardware in detail, complete with illustrations of every feature for a quick and easy understanding of Web Hub. The common features of both the Master and Slave are described together and specific features to each individual device are described separately.
Front Panel Layout
The Master Hub’s (WH-2400) front panel combines an LED Panel, 24 MDI-X ports and an MDI-II port as shown in Fig. 2.1.
Figure 2.1 WH-2400M Font Panel.
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The Slave Hub’s (WH-2400S) front panel combines an LED Panel, 24 MDI-
X ports and an M-Link port as shown in Fig. 2.1.
Figure 2.2 WH-2400S Font Panel.
Ports
There are 25 10Mbps UTP ports on the front panel of both WH-2400M and WH­2400S. In the case of WH-2400M ports 1~8 are shared M-Link ports for Uplink Slave hubs (WH-2400S) network traffic. As well as Management traffic these ports could also be used to connect workstations as any other MDI-X ports. There is also an MDI-II interface port that is shared with Port 24 as shown in Fig.
2.3.
Figure 2.3 WH-2400M Ports.
In the case of WH-2400S there are 24 MDI-X ports and an M-Link port (MDI-II Interface port) used for cascading to the Master hub as shown in Fig. 2.4.
Figure 2.4 WH-2400S Ports.
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LEDs
The LED panels for both, WH-2400M and WH-2400S are a storehouse of information, which visually indicate the physical connections, traffic flow, Utilization, and Collision. The LED functions are described under Common LEDs for those that are common to both WH-2400M and WH-2400S and Exclusive LEDs for those are exclusive to either WH-2400M or WH-2400S.
Fig. 2.5 illustrates the LED Panel for WH-2400M.
Figure 2.5 WH-2400M LED Panel.
Fig. 2.6 illustrates the LED Panel for WH-2400S.
Figure 2.6 WH-2400S LED Panel.
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Common LEDs
Most LEDs that are common to both WH-2400M & WH-2400S and are explained in this section.
Port
There is an LED for every port indicating the following status conditions of the port. The legend located on the left of the ports LED shows the relationship between the LEDs and the ports status at any given time.
• Link: The LED glows green in color indicating a link is up on any
particular port.
• RX: The LED blinks green in color indicating a port is receiving
data.
• Disable:The LED glows amber in color indicating a port has been
disabled by the administrator.
• Partition: The LED blinks amber in color indicating the port has been
partitioned OFF in the event of a malfunction.The LED goes off as soon as the port has recovered.
Figure 2.7 LED Legend.
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Unit ID
A Unit ID is automatically assigned to each hub in the stack as soon as the machine boots up. The ID LED indicates the assigned Unit ID number. In a stand-alone case, the ID number will be read as “0”.
Figure 2.8 WH-2400M ID LED.
When slave hubs are cascaded to the Master hub they are automatically assigned the numbers 2~9, while the Master assumes ID “1”
Utilization %
The Utilization % LEDs indicate the usage percent of the network bandwidth. It is dynamic in nature, changing with the bandwidth usage at any given time.
Figure 2.9 Utilization % LED.
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Collision Ratio %
The Collision % LEDs indicate the percentage of collision. Collisions occur when two or more devices connected to a hub attempt to transmit data simultaneously. When a collision occurs, the system aborts then transmits after a random wait period.
Figure 2.10 Collision %.
The Collision percent can be calculated using the following formula.
Collision Ratio = (number of packets collided / number of packets transmitted) *
100.
FCS/Align Err
The FCS/Align Err LED glows, amber indicating there were corrupted packets during transmissions. Alignment error occurs, when not all the bytes in a packet are received.
Figure 2.11 FCS/Align LED.
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Runts
The Runts LED glows amber when the packets received are smaller than 64 bytes, the minimum valid Ethernet packet-size.
Figure 2.12 Runts.
Late Collision
The Late Collision LED glows, amber when collisions occur after 512 bits are received causing an incomplete transmission.
Figure 2.13 Late Collision.
Exclusive LEDs
Some LEDs are exclusive to either WH-2400M or WH-2400S, their purpose is described in this section.
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Master
The Master LED is exclusive to WH-2400M and glows green in color indicating the hub is a Master hub. The LED at port 24 glows, green indicating the Uplink.
Figure 2.14 Master.
SNMP
The SNMP LED is exclusive to WH-2400M and glows green in color indicating the hub is being monitored through the SNMP management program. The LED at port 24 glows, green indicating the Uplink.
Figure 2.15 SNMP.
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