◆ Layer 2/3/4 CoS support through four priority queues
◆ Full support for VLANs with GVRP
◆ IGMP multicast filtering and snooping
◆ Support for jumbo frames up to 9 KB
◆ Manageable via console, Web, SNMP, RMON
Management Guide
SMC6752AL2
TigerSwitch 10/100
Management Guide
From SMC’s Tiger line of feature-rich workgroup LAN solutions
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November 2004
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This switch provides a broad range of features for Layer 2 switching. It
includes a management agent that allows you to configure the features
listed in this manual. The default configuration can be used for most of the
features provided by this switch. However, there are many options that you
should configure to maximize the switch’s performance for your particular
network environment.
Key Features
Table 1-1 Key Features
FeatureDescription
Configuration
Backup and
Restore
AuthenticationConsole, Telnet, web – User name / password, RADIUS,
Access Control
Lists
DHCP ClientSupported
Port Configuration Speed, duplex mode and flow control
Rate LimitingInput and output rate limiting per port
Port MirroringOne port mirrored to a single analysis port
Backup to TFTP server
TACACS+
Web – HTTPS; Telnet – SSH
SNMP – Community strings
Port – IEEE 802.1X, MAC address filtering
Supports up to 88 IP or MAC ACLs
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Table 1-1 Key Features
FeatureDescription
Port TrunkingSupports up to 4 trunks using either static or dynamic
trunking (LACP)
Broadcast Storm
Control
Static AddressUp to 8K MAC addresses in the forwarding table
IEEE 802.1D
Bridge
Store-and-Forward
Switching
Spanning Tree
Algorithm
Virtual LANsUp to 255 using IEEE 802.1Q, port-based, or private
Traffic
Prioritization
Multicast Filtering Supports IGMP snooping and query
Supported
Supports dynamic data switching and addresses learning
Supported to ensure wire-speed switching while eliminating
bad frames
Supports standard STP and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
(RSTP)
VLANs
Default port priority, traffic class map, queue scheduling, IP
Precedence or Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP),
and TCP/UDP Port
Description of Software Features
The switch provides a wide range of advanced performance enhancing
features. Flow control eliminates the loss of packets due to bottlenecks
caused by port saturation. Broadcast storm suppression prevents broadcast
traffic storms from engulfing the network. Port-based and private VLANs,
plus support for automatic GVRP VLAN registration provide traffic
security and efficient use of network bandwidth. CoS priority queueing
ensures the minimum delay for moving real-time multimedia data across
the network. While multicast filtering provides support for real-time
network applications. Some of the management features are briefly
described below.
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Configuration Backup and Restore – You can save the current
configuration settings to a file on a TFTP server, and later download this
file to restore the switch configuration settings.
Authentication – This switch authenticates management access via the
console port, Telnet or web browser. User names and passwords can be
configured locally or can be verified via a remote authentication server (i.e.,
RADIUS or TACACS+). Port-based authentication is also supported via
the IEEE 802.1X protocol. This protocol uses the Extensible
Authentication Protocol over LANs (EAPOL) to request user credentials
from the 802.1X client, and then verifies the client’s right to access the
network via an authentication server.
Other authentication options include HTTPS for secure management
access via the web, SSH for secure management access over a
Telnet-equivalent connection, IP address filtering for SNMP/web/Telnet
management access, and MAC address filtering for port access.
Access Control Lists – ACLs provide packet filtering for IP frames
(based on address, protocol, TCP/UDP port number or TCP control
code) or any frames (based on MAC address or Ethernet type). ACLs can
be used to improve performance by blocking unnecessary network traffic
or to implement security controls by restricting access to specific network
resources or protocols.
Port Configuration – You can manually configure the speed, duplex
mode, and flow control used on specific ports, or use auto-negotiation to
detect the connection settings used by the attached device. Use the
full-duplex mode on ports whenever possible to double the throughput of
switch connections. Flow control should also be enabled to control
network traffic during periods of congestion and prevent the loss of
packets when port buffer thresholds are exceeded. The switch supports
flow control based on the IEEE 802.3x standard.
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Rate Limiting – This feature controls the maximum rate for traffic
transmitted or received on an interface. Rate limiting is configured on
interfaces at the edge of a network to limit traffic into or out of the
network. Traffic that falls within the rate limit is transmitted, while packets
that exceed the acceptable amount of traffic are dropped.
Port Mirroring – The switch can unobtrusively mirror traffic from any
port to a monitor port. You can then attach a protocol analyzer or RMON
probe to this port to perform traffic analysis and verify connection
integrity.
Port Trunking – Ports can be combined into an aggregate connection.
Trunks can be manually set up or dynamically configured using IEEE
802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP). The additional ports
dramatically increase the throughput across any connection, and provide
redundancy by taking over the load if a port in the trunk should fail. The
switch supports up to four trunks.
Broadcast Storm Control – Broadcast suppression prevents broadcast
traffic from overwhelming the network. When enabled on a port, the level
of broadcast traffic passing through the port is restricted. If broadcast
traffic rises above a pre-defined threshold, it will be throttled until the level
falls back beneath the threshold.
Static Addresses – A static address can be assigned to a specific interface
on this switch. Static addresses are bound to the assigned interface and will
not be moved. When a static address is seen on another interface, the
address will be ignored and will not be written to the address table. Static
addresses can be used to provide network security by restricting access for
a known host to a specific port.
IEEE 802.1D Bridge – The switch supports IEEE 802.1D transparent
bridging. The address table facilitates data switching by learning addresses,
and then filtering or forwarding traffic based on this information. The
address table supports up to 8K addresses.
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Store-and-Forward Switching – The switch copies each frame into its
memory before forwarding them to another port. This ensures that all
frames are a standard Ethernet size and have been verified for accuracy
with the cyclic redundancy check (CRC). This prevents bad frames from
entering the network and wasting bandwidth.
To avoid dropping frames on congested ports, the switch provides 8 MB
for frame buffering. This buffer can queue packets awaiting transmission
on congested networks.
Spanning Tree Algorithm – The switch supports these spanning tree
protocols:
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP, IEEE 802.1D) – This protocol provides
loop detection and recovery by allowing two or more redundant
connections to be created between a pair of LAN segments. When there
are multiple physical paths between segments, this protocol will choose a
single path and disable all others to ensure that only one route exists
between any two stations on the network. This prevents the creation of
network loops. However, if the chosen path should fail for any reason, an
alternate path will be activated to maintain the connection.
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP, IEEE 802.1w) – This protocol
reduces the convergence time for network topology changes to 3 to 5
seconds, compared to 30 seconds or more for the older IEEE 802.1D STP
standard. It is intended as a complete replacement for STP, but can still
interoperate with switches running the older standard by automatically
reconfiguring ports to STP-compliant mode if they detect STP protocol
messages from attached devices.
Virtual LANs – The switch supports up to 255 VLANs. A Virtual LAN is
a collection of network nodes that share the same collision domain
regardless of their physical location or connection point in the network.
The switch supports tagged VLANs based on the IEEE 802.1Q standard.
Members of VLAN groups can be dynamically learned via GVRP, or ports
can be manually assigned to a specific set of VLANs. This allows the
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switch to restrict traffic to the VLAN groups to which a user has been
assigned. By segmenting your network into VLANs, you can:
•Eliminate broadcast storms which severely degrade performance in a
flat network.
•Simplify network management for node changes/moves by remotely
configuring VLAN membership for any port, rather than having to
manually change the network connection.
•Provide data security by restricting all traffic to the originating VLAN.
•Use private VLANs to restrict traffic to pass only between data ports
and the uplink ports, thereby isolating adjacent ports within the same
VLAN, and allowing you to limit the total number of VLANs that need
to be configured.
Traffic Prioritization – This switch prioritizes each packet based on the
required level of service, using four priority queues with strict or Weighted
Round Robin Queuing. It uses IEEE 802.1p and 802.1Q tags to prioritize
incoming traffic based on input from the end-station application. These
functions can
data and best-effort data.
This switch also supports several common methods of prioritizing layer 3/
4 traffic to meet application requirements. Traffic can be prioritized based
on the priority bits in the IP frame’s Type of Service (ToS) octet or the
number of the TCP/UDP port. When these services are enabled, the
priorities are mapped to a Class of Service value by the switch, and the
traffic then sent to the corresponding output queue.
be used to provide independent priorities for delay-sensitive
Multicast Filtering – Specific multicast traffic can be assigned to its own
VLAN to ensure that it does not interfere with normal network traffic and
to guarantee real-time delivery by setting the required priority level for the
designated VLAN. The switch uses IGMP Snooping and Query to manage
multicast group registration.
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System Defaults
The switch’s system defaults are provided in the configuration file
“Factory_Default_Config.cfg.” To reset the switch defaults, this file
should be set as the startup configuration file (page 3-23).
The following table lists some of the basic system defaults.
The switch includes a built-in network management agent. The agent
offers a variety of management options, including SNMP, RMON
(Groups 1, 2, 3, 9) and a Web-based interface. A PC may also be connected
directly to the switch for configuration and monitoring via a command line
interface (CLI).
Note: The IP address for this switch is obtained via DHCP by default.
To change this address, see “Setting an IP Address” on page 2-6.
The switch’s HTTP Web agent allows you to configure switch parameters,
monitor port connections, and display statistics using a standard Web
browser such as Netscape Navigator version 6.2 and higher or Microsoft
IE version 5.0 and higher. The switch’s Web management interface can be
accessed from any computer attached to the network.
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The CLI program can be accessed by a direct connection to the RS-232
serial console port on the switch, or remotely by a Telnet connection over
the network.
The switch’s management agent also supports SNMP (Simple Network
Management Protocol). This SNMP agent permits the switch to be
managed from any system in the network using network management
software such as SMC EliteView.
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The switch’s Web interface, CLI configuration program, and SNMP agent
allow you to perform the following management functions:
•Set user names and passwords for up to 16 users
•Set an IP interface for a management VLAN
•Configure SNMP parameters
•Enable/disable any port
•Set the speed/duplex mode for any port
•Configure the bandwidth of any port by limiting input or output rates
•Control port access through IEEE 802.1X security or static address
filtering
•Filter packets using Access Control Lists (ACLs)
•Configure up to 255 IEEE 802.1Q VLANs
•Enable GVRP automatic VLAN registration
•Configure IGMP multicast filtering
•Upload and download system firmware via TFTP
•Upload and download switch configuration files via TFTP
•Configure Spanning Tree parameters
•Configure Class of Service (CoS) priority queuing
•Configure up to 4 static or LACP trunks
•Enable port mirroring
•Set broadcast storm control on any port
•Display system information and statistics
•Configure any stack unit through the same IP address
Required Connections
The switch provides an RS-232 serial port that enables a connection to a
PC or terminal for monitoring and configuring the switch. A null-modem
console cable is provided with the switch.
Note: When configuring a stack, connect to the console port on the
Master unit.
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ONNECTING TO THE SWITCH
Attach a VT100-compatible terminal, or a PC running a terminal
emulation program to the switch. You can use the console cable provided
with this package, or use a null-modem cable that complies with the wiring
assignments shown in the Installation Guide.
To connect a terminal to the console port, complete the following steps:
1. Connect the console cable to the serial port on a terminal, or a PC
running terminal emulation software, and tighten the captive retaining
screws on the DB-9 connector.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the RS-232 serial port on the
switch.
3. Make sure the terminal emulation software is set as follows:
•Select the appropriate serial port (COM port 1 or COM port 2).
•Set the baud rate to 9600 bps.
•Set the data format to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity.
•Set flow control to none.
•Set the emulation mode to VT100.
•When using HyperTerminal, select Terminal keys, not Windows
keys.
Notes: 1. When using HyperTerminal with Microsoft
make sure that you have Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 or later
installed. Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 fixes the problem of
arrow keys not functioning in HyperTerminal’s VT100
emulation. See www.microsoft.com for information on
Windows 2000 service packs.
2. Refer to “Line Commands” on page 4-14 for a complete
description of console configuration options.
3. Once you have set up the terminal correctly, the console login
screen will be displayed.
®
Windows® 2000,
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For a description of how to use the CLI, see “Using the Command Line
Interface” on page 4-1. For a list of all the CLI commands and detailed
information on using the CLI, refer to “Command Groups” on page 4-12.
Remote Connections
Prior to accessing the switch’s onboard agent via a network connection,
you must first configure it with a valid IP address, subnet mask, and default
gateway using a console connection, DHCP or BOOTP protocol.
The IP address for this switch is obtained via DHCP by default. To
manually configure this address or enable dynamic address assignment via
DHCP or BOOTP, see “Setting an IP Address” on page 2-6.
Note: This switch supports four concurrent Telnet/SSH sessions.
After configuring the switch’s IP parameters, you can access the onboard
configuration program from anywhere within the attached network. The
onboard configuration program can be accessed using Telnet from any
computer attached to the network. The switch can also be managed by any
computer using a web browser (Internet Explorer 5.0 or above, or
Netscape Navigator 6.2 or above), or from a network computer using
SNMP network management software.
Note: The onboard program only provides access to basic configuration
functions. To access the full range of SNMP management
functions, you must use SNMP-based network management
software.
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Basic Configuration
Console Connection
The CLI program provides two different command levels — normal
access level (Normal Exec) and privileged access level (Privileged Exec).
The commands available at the Normal Exec level are a limited subset of
those available at the Privileged Exec level and allow you to only display
information and use basic utilities. To fully configure the switch
parameters, you must access the CLI at the Privileged Exec level.
Access to both CLI levels are controlled by user names and passwords.
The switch has a default user name and password for each level. To log
into the CLI at the Privileged Exec level using the default user name and
password, perform these steps:
1. To initiate your console connection, press <Enter>. The “User Access
Verification” procedure starts.
2. At the Username prompt, enter “admin.”
3. At the Password prompt, also enter “admin.” (The password
characters are not displayed on the console screen.)
4. The session is opened and the CLI displays the “Console#” prompt
indicating you have access at the Privileged Exec level.
Setting Passwords
Note: If this is your first time to log into the CLI program, you should
define new passwords for both default user names using the
“username” command, record them and put them in a safe place.
Passwords can consist of up to 8 alphanumeric characters and are case
sensitive. To prevent unauthorized access to the switch, set the passwords
as follows:
1. Open the console interface with the default user name and password
“admin” to access the Privileged Exec level.
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2. Type “configure” and press <Enter>.
3. Type “username guest password 0 password,” for the Normal Exec
level, where password is your new password. Press <Enter>.
4. Type “username admin password 0 password,” for the Privileged Exec
level, where password is your new password. Press <Enter>.
Note: ‘0’ specifies the password in plain text, ‘7’ specifies the
password in encrypted form.
Username: admin
Password:
CLI session with the SMC6752AL2 is opened.
To end the CLI session, enter [Exit].
You must establish IP address information for the switch to obtain
management access through the network. This can be done in either of the
following ways:
Manual — You have to input the information, including IP address and
subnet mask. If your management station is not in the same IP subnet as
the switch, you will also need to specify the default gateway router.
Dynamic — The switch sends IP configuration requests to BOOTP or
DHCP address allocation servers on the network.
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Manual Configuration
You can manually assign an IP address to the switch. You may also need to
specify a default gateway that resides between this device and management
stations that exist on another network segment. Valid IP addresses consist
of four decimal numbers, 0 to 255, separated by periods. Anything outside
this format will not be accepted by the CLI program.
Note: The IP address for this switch is obtained via DHCP by default.
Before you can assign an IP address to the switch, you must obtain the
following information from your network administrator:
•IP address for the switch
•Default gateway for the network
•Network mask for this network
To assign an IP address to the switch, complete the following steps:
1. From the Privileged Exec level global configuration mode prompt,
type “interface vlan 1” to access the interface-configuration mode.
Press <Enter>.
2. Type “ip address ip-address netmask,” where “ip-address” is the switch
IP address and “netmask” is the network mask for the network. Press
<Enter>.
3. Type “exit” to return to the global configuration mode prompt. Press
<Enter>.
4. To set the IP address of the default gateway for the network to which
the switch belongs, type “ip default-gateway gateway,” where “gateway”
is the IP address of the default gateway. Press <Enter>.
If you select the “bootp” or “dhcp” option, IP will be enabled but will not
function until a BOOTP or DHCP reply has been received. You therefore
need to use the “ip dhcp restart” command to start broadcasting service
requests. Requests will be sent periodically in an effort to obtain IP
configuration information. (BOOTP and DHCP values can include the IP
address, subnet mask, and default gateway.)
If the “bootp” or “dhcp” option is saved to the startup-config file (step 6),
then the switch will start broadcasting service requests as soon as it is
powered on.
To automatically configure the switch by communicating with BOOTP or
DHCP address allocation servers on the network, complete the following
steps:
1. From the Global Configuration mode prompt, type “interface vlan 1”
to access the interface-configuration mode. Press <Enter>.
2. At the interface-configuration mode prompt, use one of the following
commands:
•To obtain IP settings via DHCP, type “ip address dhcp” and press
<Enter>.
•To obtain IP settings via BOOTP, type “ip address bootp” and
press <Enter>.
3. Type “end” to return to the Privileged Exec mode. Press <Enter>.
4. Type “ip dhcp restart” to begin broadcasting service requests.
Press <Enter>.
5. Wait a few minutes, and then check the IP configuration settings by
typing the “show ip interface” command. Press <Enter>.
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6. Then save your configuration changes by typing “copy running-config
startup-config.” Enter the startup file name and press <Enter>.
Console(config)#interface vlan 1
Console(config-if)#ip address dhcp
Console(config-if)#end
Console#ip dhcp restart
Console#show ip interface
IP address and netmask: 192.168.1.54 255.255.255.0 on VLAN 1,
and address mode: User specified.
Console#copy running-config startup-config
Startup configuration file name []: startup
\Write to FLASH Programming.
\Write to FLASH finish.
Success.
Enabling SNMP Management Access
The switch can be configured to accept management commands from
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) applications such as
SMC EliteView. You can configure the switch to (1) respond to SNMP
requests or (2) generate SNMP traps.
When SNMP management stations send requests to the switch (either to
return information or to set a parameter), the switch provides the
requested data or sets the specified parameter. The switch can also be
configured to send information to SNMP managers (without being
requested by the managers) through trap messages, which inform the
manager that certain events have occurred.
Community Strings
Community strings are used to control management access to SNMP
stations, as well as to authorize SNMP stations to receive trap messages
from the switch. You therefore need to assign community strings to
specified users or user groups, and set the access level.
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The default strings are:
•public - with read-only access. Authorized management stations are
only able to retrieve MIB objects.
•private - with read-write access. Authorized management stations are
able to both retrieve and modify MIB objects.
Note: If you do not intend to utilize SNMP, we recommend that you
delete both of the default community strings. If there are no
community strings, then SNMP management access to the switch
is disabled.
To prevent unauthorized access to the switch via SNMP, it is
recommended that you change the default community strings.
To configure a community string, complete the following steps:
1. From the Privileged Exec level global configuration mode prompt,
type “snmp-server community string mode,” where “string” is the
community access string and “mode” is rw (read/write) or ro (read
only). Press <Enter>. (Note that the default mode is read only.)
2. To remove an existing string, simply type “no snmp-server community
string,” where “string” is the community access string to remove. Press
<Enter>.
Console(config)#snmp-server community admin rw
Console(config)#snmp-server community private
Console(config)#
Trap Receivers
You can also specify SNMP stations that are to receive traps from the
switch. To configure a trap receiver, complete the following steps:
1. From the Privileged Exec level global configuration mode prompt,
type “snmp-server host host-address community-string,” where
“host-address” is the IP address for the trap receiver and
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“community-string” is the string associated with that host. Press
<Enter>.
2. In order to configure the switch to send SNMP notifications, you must
enter at least one snmp-server enable traps command. Type
“snmp-server enable traps type,” where “type” is either authentication
or link-up-down. Press <Enter>.
Configuration commands only modify the running configuration file and
are not saved when the switch is rebooted. To save all your configuration
changes in nonvolatile storage, you must copy the running configuration
file to the start-up configuration file using the “copy” command.
To save the current configuration settings, enter the following command:
1. From the Privileged Exec mode prompt, type “copy running-config
startup-config” and press <Enter>.
2. Enter the name of the start-up file. Press <Enter>.
Console#copy running-config startup-config
Startup configuration file name []: startup
\Write to FLASH Programming.
\Write to FLASH finish.
Success.
Console#
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Managing System Files
The switch’s flash memory supports three types of system files that can be
managed by the CLI program, Web interface, or SNMP. The switch’s file
system allows files to be uploaded and downloaded, copied, deleted, and
set as a start-up file.
The three types of files are:
•Configuration — This file stores system configuration information
and is created when configuration settings are saved. Saved
configuration files can be selected as a system start-up file or can be
uploaded via TFTP to a server for backup. A file named
“Factory_Default_Config.cfg” contains all the system default settings
and cannot be deleted from the system. See “Saving or Restoring
Configuration Settings” on page 3-24 for more information.
•Operation Code — System software that is executed after boot-up,
also known as run-time code. This code runs the switch operations and
provides the CLI and Web management interfaces. See “Managing
Firmware” on page 3-21 for more information.
•Diagnostic Code — Software that is run during system boot-up, also
known as POST (Power On Self-Test).
Due to the size limit of the flash memory, the switch supports only two
operation code files. However, you can have as many diagnostic code files
and configuration files as available flash memory space allows.
In the system flash memory, one file of each type must be set as the
start-up file. During a system boot, the diagnostic and operation code files
set as the start-up file are run, and then the start-up configuration file is
loaded.
Note that configuration files should be downloaded using a file name that
reflects the contents or usage of the file settings. If you download directly
to the running-config, the system will reboot, and the settings will have to
be copied from the running-config to a permanent file.
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Using the Web Interface
This switch provides an embedded HTTP Web agent. Using a Web
browser you can configure the switch and view statistics to monitor
network activity. The Web agent can be accessed by any computer on the
network using a standard Web browser (Internet Explorer 5.0 or above, or
Netscape Navigator 6.2 or above).
Note: You can also use the Command Line Interface (CLI) to manage
the switch over a serial connection to the console port or via
Telnet.For more information on using the CLI, refer to Chapter 4
“Command Line Interface.”
Prior to accessing the switch from a Web browser, be sure you have first
performed the following tasks:
1. Configure the switch with a valid IP address, subnet mask, and default
gateway using an out-of-band serial connection, BOOTP or DHCP
protocol. (See“Setting an IP Address” on page 2-6.)
2. Set user names and passwords using an out-of-band serial connection.
Access to the Web agent is controlled by the same user names and
passwords as the onboard configuration program. (See “Setting
Passwords” on page 2-5.)
3. After you enter a user name and password, you will have access to the
system configuration program.
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Notes: 1. You are allowed three attempts to enter the correct password;
on the third failed attempt the current connection is
terminated.
2. If you log into the Web interface as guest (Normal Exec level),
you can view the configuration settings or change the guest
password. If you log in as “admin” (Privileged Exec level), you
can change the settings on any page.
3. If the path between your management station and this switch
does not pass through any device that uses the Spanning Tree
Algorithm, then you can set the switch port attached to your
management station to fast forwarding (i.e., enable Admin
Edge Port) to improve the switch’s response time to
management commands issued through the web interface. See
“Configuring Interface Settings” on page 3-138.
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Navigating the Web Browser Interface
To access the web-browser interface you must first enter a user name and
password. The administrator has Read/Write access to all configuration
parameters and statistics. The default user name and password for the
administrator is “admin.”
Home Page
When your web browser connects with the switch’s web agent, the home
page is displayed as shown below. The home page displays the Main Menu
on the left side of the screen and System Information on the right side.
The Main Menu links are used to navigate to other menus, and display
configuration parameters and statistics.
Figure 3-1 Home Page
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Configuration Options
Configurable parameters have a dialog box or a drop-down list. Once a
configuration change has been made on a page, be sure to click on the
Apply button to confirm the new setting. The following table summarizes
the web page configuration buttons.
Table 3-1 Configuration Options
ButtonAction
RevertCancels specified values and restores current values prior to
pressing Apply.
ApplySets specified values to the system.
HelpLinks directly to webhelp.
Notes: 1. To ensure proper screen refresh, be sure that Internet Explorer
5.x is configured as follows: Under the menu “Tools / Internet
Options / General / Temporary Internet Files / Settings,” the
setting for item “Check for newer versions of stored pages”
should be “Every visit to the page.”
2. When using Internet Explorer 5.0, you may have to manually
refresh the screen after making configuration changes by
pressing the browser’s refresh button.
Panel Display
The web agent displays an image of the switch’s ports. The Mode can be
set to display different information for the ports, including Active (i.e., up
or down), Duplex (i.e., half or full duplex, or Flow Control (i.e., with or
without flow control). Clicking on the image of a port opens the Port
Configuration page as described on page
3-90.
Figure 3-2 Panel Display
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Main Menu
Using the onboard web agent, you can define system parameters, manage
and control the switch, and all its ports, or monitor network conditions.
The following table briefly describes the selections available from this
program.
Table 3-2 Main Menu
MenuDescriptionPage
System3-11
System InformationProvides basic system description, including
contact information
Switch InformationShows the number of ports, hardware/
firmware version numbers, and power status
Bridge ExtensionShows the bridge extension parameters3-15
IP ConfigurationSets the IP address for management access3-17
File3-21
CopyAllows the transfer and copying files3-21
DeleteAllows deletion of files from the flash
memory
Set StartupSets the startup file3-22
Line3-28
ConsoleSets console port connection parameters3-28
TelnetSets Telnet connection parameters.3-30
Log3-33
LogsStores and displays error messages3-33
System LogsSends error messages to a logging process3-33
Remote LogsConfigures the logging of messages to a
remote logging process
SMTP LogsSends an SMTP client message to a
participating server
ResetRestarts the switch3-41
M
AIN MENU
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Table 3-2 Main Menu (Continued)
MenuDescriptionPage
SNTP3-42
Configuration Configures SNTP client settings, including
broadcast mode or a specified list of servers
Clock Time Zone Sets the local time zone for the system clock3-44
SNMP3-45
Configuration Configures community strings and related
trap functions
Security3-48
User AccountsAssigns a new password for the current user3-48
Globally selects IP Precedence or DSCP
Priority, or disables both.
precedence tag to a class-of-service value
priority, mapping a DSCP tag to a
class-of-service value
socket number and associated
class-of-service value
queue for packets matching an ACL rule
parameters for multicast query
Displays the ports that are attached to a
neighboring multicast router for each VLAN
ID
Assigns ports that are attached to a
neighboring multicast router
Displays all multicast groups active on this
switch, including multicast IP addresses and
VLAN ID
Indicates multicast addresses associated with
the selected VLAN
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3-175
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3-179
3-181
3-184
3-187
3-188
3-189
3-191
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Basic Configuration
Displaying System Information
You can easily identify the system by displaying the device name, location
and contact information.
Field Attributes
•System Name – Name assigned to the switch system.
•Object ID – MIB II object ID for switch’s network management
subsystem.
•Location – Specifies the system location.
•Contact – Administrator responsible for the system.
•System Up Time – Length of time the management agent has been
up.
These additional parameters are displayed for the CLI.
•MAC Address – The physical layer address for this switch.
•Web server – Shows if management access via HTTP is enabled.
•Web server port – Shows the TCP port number used by the web
interface.
•Web secure server – Shows if management access via HTTPS is
enabled.
•Web secure server port – Shows the TCP port used by the HTTPS
interface.
•Telnet server – Shows if management access via Telnet is enabled.
•Telnet port – Shows the TCP port used by the Telnet interface.
•Jumbo Frame – Shows if jumbo frames are enabled.
•POST result – Shows results of the power-on self-test.
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Web – Click System, System Information. Specify the system name,
location, and contact information for the system administrator, then click
Apply. (This page also
Command Line Interface via Telnet.)
includes a Telnet button that allows access to the
Figure 3-3 System Information
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CLI – Specify the hostname, location and contact information.
Console(config)#hostname R&D 54-34
Console(config)#snmp-server location WC 94-138
Console(config)#snmp-server contact Ted4-138
Console(config)#exit
Console#show system4-83
System description: TigerSwitch 10/100 6752AL2
System OID string: 1.3.6.1.4.1.202.20.44
System information
System Up time: 0 days, 2 hours, 4 minutes, and 7.13
seconds
System Name: R&D 5
System Location: WC 9
System Contact Ted
MAC address 00-30-F1-12-34-56
Web server: enabled
Web server port: 80
Web secure server: enabled
Web secure server port: 443
Telnet server: enabled
Telnet port: 23
Jumbo Frame: Disabled
POST result
DUMMY Test 1.................PASS
UART LOOP BACK Test..........PASS
DRAM Test....................PASS
Timer Test...................PASS
RTC Initialization...........PASS
Switch Int Loopback test.....PASS
Done All Pass.
Console#
Displaying Switch Hardware/Software Versions
Use the Switch Information page to display hardware/firmware version
numbers for
power status of the system.
Field Attributes
Main Board
•Serial Number – The serial number of the switch.
•Number of Ports – Number of built-in RJ-45 ports.
•Hardware Version – Hardware version of the main board.
•Internal Power Status – Displays the status of the internal power
supply.
the main board and management software, as well as the
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Management Software
•Loader Version – Version number of loader code.
•Boot-ROM Version – Version of Power-On Self-Test (POST) and
boot code.
•Operation Code Version – Version number of runtime code.
•Role – Shows that this switch is operating as Master or Slave.
These additional parameters are displayed for the CLI.
•Unit ID – Unit number in stack.
•Redundant Power Status – Displays the status of the redundant
power supply.
Web – Click System, Switch Information.
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Figure 3-4 Switch Information
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CLI – Use the following command to display version information.
Console#show version4-84
Unit 1
Serial number: A419048860
Service tag:
Hardware version: R0B
Module A type: 1000BaseT
Module B type: 1000BaseT
Number of ports: 52
Main power status: up
Redundant power status :not present
Agent (master)
Unit ID: 1
Loader version: 2.2.1.1
Boot ROM version: 2.2.1.3
Operation code version: 2.2.2.2
Console#
Displaying Bridge Extension Capabilities
The Bridge MIB includes extensions for managed devices that support
Multicast Filtering, Traffic Classes, and Virtual LANs. You can access these
extensions to display default settings for the key variables.
Field Attributes
•Extended Multicast Filtering Services – This switch does not
support the filtering of individual multicast addresses based on GMRP
(GARP Multicast Registration Protocol).
•Traffic Classes – This switch provides mapping of user priorities to
multiple traffic classes. (Refer to “Class of Service Configuration” on
page 3-167.)
•Static Entry Individual Port – This switch allows static filtering for
unicast and multicast addresses. (Refer to “Setting Static Addresses”
on page 3-121.)
•VLAN Learning – This switch uses Independent VLAN Learning
(IVL), where each port maintains its own filtering database.
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•Configurable PVID Tagging – This switch allows you to override
the default Port VLAN ID (PVID used in frame tags) and egress status
(VLAN-Tagged or Untagged) on each port. (Refer to “VLAN
Configuration” on page 3-141.)
•Local VLAN Capable – This switch does not support multiple local
bridges outside of the scope of 802.1Q defined VLANs.
•GMRP – GARP Multicast Registration Protocol (GMRP) allows
network devices to register endstations with multicast groups. This
switch does not support GMRP; it uses the Internet Group
Management Protocol (IGMP) to provide automatic multicast
filtering.
Web – Click System, Bridge Extension Configuration.
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Figure 3-5 Bridge Extension Configuration
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CLI – Enter the following command.
Console#show bridge-ext4-218
Max support VLAN numbers: 255
Max support VLAN ID: 4094
Extended multicast filtering services: No
Static entry individual port: Yes
VLAN learning: IVL
Configurable PVID tagging: Yes
Local VLAN capable: No
Traffic classes: Enabled
Global GVRP status: Disabled
GMRP: Disabled
Console#
Setting the Switch’s IP Address
This section describes how to configure an IP interface for management
access over the network. The IP address for this switch is obtained via
DHCP by default. To manually configure an address, you need to change
the switch’s default settings (IP address 0.0.0.0 and netmask 255.0.0.0) to
values that are compatible with your network. You may also need to a
establish a default gateway between the switch and management stations
that exist on another network segment.
You can manually configure a specific IP address, or direct the device to
obtain an address from a BOOTP or DHCP server. Valid IP addresses
consist of four decimal numbers, 0 to 255, separated by periods. Anything
outside this format will not be accepted by the CLI program.
Command Attributes
•Management VLAN – ID of the configured VLAN (1-4094, no
leading zeroes). By default, all ports on the switch are members of
VLAN 1. However, the management station can be attached to a port
belonging to any VLAN, as long as that VLAN has been assigned an
IP address.
•IP Address Mode – Specifies whether IP functionality is enabled via
manual configuration (Static), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP), or Boot Protocol (BOOTP). If DHCP/BOOTP is enabled,
IP will not function until a reply has been received from the server.
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Requests will be broadcast periodically by the switch for an IP address.
(DHCP/BOOTP values can include the IP address, subnet mask, and
default gateway.)
•IP Address – Address of the VLAN interface that is allowed
management access. Valid IP addresses consist of four numbers, 0 to
255, separated by periods. (Default: 0.0.0.0)
•Subnet Mask – This mask identifies the host address bits used for
routing to specific subnets. (Default: 255.0.0.0)
•Gateway IP address – IP address of the gateway router between this
device and management stations that exist on other network segments.
(Default: 0.0.0.0)
•MAC Address – The physical layer address for this switch.
•Restart DHCP – Requests a new IP address from the DHCP server.
Manual Configuration
Web – Click System, IP Configuration. Select the VLAN through which
the management station is attached, set the IP Address Mode to “Static,”
enter the IP address, subnet mask and gateway, then click Apply.
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Figure 3-6 Manual IP Configuration
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CLI – Specify the management interface, IP address and default gateway.
If your network provides DHCP/BOOTP services, you can configure the
switch to be dynamically configured by these services.
Web – Click System, IP Configuration. Specify the VLAN to which the
management station is attached, set the IP Address Mode to DHCP or
BOOTP. Click Apply to save your changes. Then click Restart DHCP to
immediately request a new address. Note that the switch will also broadcast
a request for IP configuration settings on each power reset.
Figure 3-7 DHCP IP Configuration
Note: If you lose your management connection, use a console
connection and enter “show ip interface” to determine the new
switch address.
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CLI – Specify the management interface, and set the IP address mode to
DHCP or BOOTP, and then enter the “ip dhcp restart” command.
Console#config
Console(config)#interface vlan 14-145
Console(config-if)#ip address dhcp4-249
Console(config-if)#end
Console#ip dhcp restart4-251
Console#show ip interface4-252
IP address and netmask: 192.168.1.54 255.255.255.0 on VLAN 1,
and address mode: dhcp.
Console#
Renewing DCHP – DHCP may lease addresses to clients indefinitely or
for a specific period of time. If the address expires or the switch is moved
to another network segment, you will lose management access to the
switch. In this case, you can reboot the switch or submit a client request to
restart DHCP service via the CLI.
Web – If the address assigned by DHCP is no longer functioning, you will
not be able to renew the IP settings via the web interface. You can only
restart DHCP service via the web interface if the current address is still
available.
CLI – Enter the following command to restart DHCP service.
Console#ip dhcp restart4-251
Console#
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Managing Firmware
You can upload/download firmware to or from a TFTP server, or copy
files to and from switch units in a stack. By saving runtime code to a file on
a TFTP server, that file can later be downloaded to the switch to restore
operation. You can also set the switch to use new firmware without
overwriting the previous version. You must specify the method of file
transfer, along with the file type and file names as required.
Command Attributes
•File Transfer Method – The firmware copy operation includes these
options:
- file to file – Copies a file within the switch directory, assigning it a
new name.
- file to tftp – Copies a file from the switch to a TFTP server.
- tftp to file – Copies a file from a TFTP server to the switch.
- file to unit
stack.
- unit to file
switch.
•TFTP Server IP Address – The IP address of a TFTP server.
•File Type – Specify opcode (operational code) to copy firmware.
1
– Copies a file from this switch to another unit in the
3
– Copies a file from another unit in the stack to this
•File Name –
The file name should not contain slashes (\ or /),
leading letter of the file name should not be a period (.), and the
maximum length for file names on the TFTP server is 127 characters
or 31 characters for files on the switch. (Valid characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9,
“.”, “-”, “_”)
Note: Up to two copies of the system software (i.e., the runtime
firmware) can be stored in the file directory on the switch. The
currently designated startup version of this file cannot be deleted.
1. These operations are not supported for this switch.
the
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Downloading System Software from a Server
When downloading runtime code, you can specify the destination file
name to replace the current image, or first download the file using a
different name from the current runtime code file, and then set the new
file as the startup file.
Web –Click System, File Management, Copy Operation. Select “tftp to
file” as the file transfer method, enter the IP address of the TFTP server,
set the file type to “opcode,” enter the file name of the software to
download, select a file on the switch to overwrite or specify a new file
name, then click Apply. If you replaced the current firmware used for
startup and want to start using the new operation code, reboot the system
via the System/Reset menu.
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Figure 3-8 Operation Code Image File Transfer
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If you download to a new destination file, go to the System/File/Set
Start-Up menu, mark the operation code file used at startup, and click
Apply. To start the new firmware, reboot the system via the System/Reset
menu.
Figure 3-9 Select Start-Up Operation File
To delete a file select System, File, Delete. Select the file name from the
given list by checking the tick box and click Apply. Note that the file
currently designated as the startup code cannot be deleted
Figure 3-10 Deleting Files
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CLI – To download new firmware form a TFTP server, enter the IP
address of the TFTP server, select “opcode” as the file type, then enter the
source and destination file names. When the file has finished downloading,
set the new file to start up the system, and then restart the switch.
To start the new firmware, enter the “reload” command or reboot the
system.
Console#copy tftp file4-87
TFTP server ip address: 10.1.0.19
Choose file type:
-Write to FLASH finish.
Success.
Console#config
Console(config)#boot system opcode:V2.2.2.24-93
Console(config)#exit
Console#reload4-30
Saving or Restoring Configuration Settings
You can upload/download configuration settings to/from a TFTP server
or copy files to and from switch units in a stack. The configuration files
can be later downloaded to restore the switch’s settings.
Command Attributes
•File Transfer Method – The configuration copy operation includes
these options:
- file to file – Copies a file within the switch directory, assigning it a
new name.
- file to running-config – Copies a file in the switch to the running
configuration.
- file to startup-config – Copies a file in the switch to the startup
configuration.
- file to tftp – Copies a file from the switch to a TFTP server.
- running-config to file – Copies the running configuration to a file.
- running-config to startup-config – Copies the running config to the
startup config.
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- running-config to tftp – Copies the running configuration to a TFTP
server.
- startup-config to file – Copies the startup configuration to a file on
the switch.
- startup-config to running-config – Copies the startup config to the
running config.
- startup-config to tftp – Copies the startup configuration to a TFTP
server.
- tftp to file – Copies a file from a TFTP server to the switch.
- tftp to running-config – Copies a file from a TFTP server to the
running config.
- tftp to startup-config – Copies a file from a TFTP server to the
startup config.
- file to unit
2
– Copies a file from this switch to another unit in the
stack.
- unit to file
2
– Copies a file from another unit in the stack to this
switch.
•TFTP Server IP Address – The IP address of a TFTP server.
•File Type – Specify config (configuration) to copy configuration
settings.
•
File Name
— The file name should not contain slashes (\ or /),
leading letter of the file name should not be a period (.), and the
maximum length for file names on the TFTP server is 127 characters
or 31 characters for files on the switch. (Valid characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9,
“.”, “-”, “_”)
Note: The maximum number of user-defined configuration files is
limited only by available flash memory space.
the
2. These operations are not supported for this switch.
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Downloading Configuration Settings from a Server
You can download the configuration file under a new file name and then
set it as the startup file, or you can specify the current startup
configuration file as the destination file to directly replace it. Note that the
file “Factory_Default_Config.cfg” can be copied to the TFTP server, but
cannot be used as the destination on the switch.
Web – Click System, File, Copy. Select “tftp to startup-config” or “tftp to
file” and enter the IP address of the TFTP server. Specify the name of the
file to download and select a file on the switch to overwrite or specify a
new file name, then click Apply.
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Figure 3-11 Copy Configuration Settings
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If you download to a new file name using “tftp to startup-config” or “tftp
to file,” the file is automatically set as the start-up configuration file. To use
the new settings, reboot the system via the System/Reset menu.
Note that you can also select any configuration file as the start-up
configuration by using the System/File/Set Start-Up page.
Figure 3-12 Setting the Startup Configuration Settings
CLI – Enter the IP address of the TFTP server, specify the source file on
the server, set the startup file name on the switch, and then restart the
switch.
Console#copy tftp startup-config4-87
TFTP server ip address: 192.168.1.19
Source configuration file name: config-1
Startup configuration file name [] : startup
\Write to FLASH Programming.
-Write to FLASH finish.
Success.
Console#reload
To select another configuration file as the start-up configuration, use the
boot system command and then restart the switch.
Console#config
Console(config)#boot system config: startup-new4-93
Console(config)#exit
Console#reload4-30
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Console Port Settings
You can access the onboard configuration program by attaching a VT100
compatible device to the switch’s serial console port. Management access
through the console port is controlled by various parameters, including a
password, timeouts, and basic communication settings. These parameters
can be configured via the web or CLI interface.
Command Attributes
•Login Timeout – Sets the interval that the system waits for a user to
log into the CLI. If a login attempt is not detected within the timeout
interval, the connection is terminated for the session.
(Range: 0-300 seconds; Default: 0)
•Exec Timeout – Sets the interval that the system waits until user input
is detected. If user input is not detected within the timeout interval, the
current session is terminated. (Range: 0-65535 seconds; Default: 0)
•Password Threshold – Sets the password intrusion threshold, which
limits the number of failed logon attempts. When the logon attempt
threshold is reached, the system interface becomes silent for a specified
amount of time (set by the Silent Time parameter) before allowing the
next logon attempt. (Range: 0-120; Default: 3 attempts)
•Silent Time – Sets the amount of time the management console is
inaccessible after the number of unsuccessful logon attempts has been
exceeded. (Range: 0-65535; Default: 0)
•Data Bits – Sets the number of data bits per character that are
interpreted and generated by the console port. If parity is being
generated, specify 7 data bits per character. If no parity is required,
specify 8 data bits per character. (Default: 8 bits)
•Parity – Defines the generation of a parity bit. Communication
protocols provided by some terminals can require a specific parity bit
setting. Specify Even, Odd, or None. (Default: None)
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•Speed – Sets the terminal line’s baud rate for transmit (to terminal) and
receive (from terminal). Set the speed to match the baud rate of the
device connected to the serial port. (Range: 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600,
or 115200 baud; Default: 9600 bps)
•Stop Bits – Sets the number of the stop bits transmitted per byte.
(Range:1-2;Default:1stopbit)
•Password
3
– Specifies a password for the line connection. When a
connection is started on a line with password protection, the system
prompts for the password. If you enter the correct password, the
system shows a prompt. (Default: No password)
•Login
3
– Enables password checking at login. You can select
authentication by a single global password as configured for the
Password parameter, or by passwords set up for specific user-name
accounts. (Default: Local)
Web – Click System, Line, Console. Specify the console port connection
parameters as required, then click Apply.
3. CLI only.
Figure 3-13 Console Port Settings
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CLI – Enter Line Configuration mode for the console, then specify the
connection parameters as required. To display the current console port
settings, use the show line command from the Normal Exec level.
You can access the onboard configuration program over the network using
Telnet (i.e., a virtual terminal). Management access via Telnet can be
enabled/disabled and other various parameters set, including the TCP port
number, timeouts, and a password. These parameters can be configured
via the web or CLI interface.
Command Attributes
•Telnet Status – Enables or disables Telnet access to the switch.
(Default: Enabled)
•Telnet Port Number – Sets the TCP port number for Telnet on the
switch. (Default: 23)
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•Login Timeout – Sets the interval that the system waits for a user to
log into the CLI. If a login attempt is not detected within the timeout
interval, the connection is terminated for the session.
(Range: 0-300 seconds; Default: 300 seconds)
•Exec Timeout – Sets the interval that the system waits until user input
is detected. If user input is not detected within the timeout interval, the
current session is terminated. (Range: 0-65535 seconds; Default: 600
seconds)
•Password Threshold – Sets the password intrusion threshold, which
limits the number of failed logon attempts. When the logon attempt
threshold is reached, the system interface becomes silent for a specified
amount of time (set by the Silent Time parameter) before allowing the
next logon attempt. (Range: 0-120; Default: 3 attempts)
•Password
4
– Specifies a password for the line connection. When a
connection is started on a line with password protection, the system
prompts for the password. If you enter the correct password, the
system shows a prompt. (Default: No password)
•Login
4
– Enables password checking at login. You can select
authentication by a single global password as configured for the
Password parameter, or by passwords set up for specific user-name
accounts. (Default: Local)
4. CLI only.
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Web – Click System, Line, Telnet. Specify the connection parameters for
Telnet access, then click Apply.
Figure 3-14 Enabling Telnet
CLI – Enter Line Configuration mode for a virtual terminal, then specify
the connection parameters as required. To display the current virtual
terminal settings, use the show line command from the Normal Exec
level.
The switch allows you to control the logging of error messages, including
the type of events that are recorded in switch memory, logging to a remote
System Log (syslog) server, and displays a list of recent event messages.
System Log Configuration
The system allows you to enable or disable event logging, and specify
which levels are logged to RAM or flash memory.
Severe error messages that are logged to flash memory are permanently
stored in the switch to assist in troubleshooting network problems. Up to
4096 log entries can be stored in the flash memory, with the oldest entries
being overwritten first when the available log memory (256 kilobytes) has
been exceeded.
The System Logs page allows you to configure and limit system messages
that are logged to flash or RAM memory. The default is for event levels 0
to 3 to be logged to flash and levels 0 to 6 to be logged to RAM.
Command Attributes
•System Log Status – Enables/disables the logging of debug or error
messages to the logging process. (Default: Enabled)
•Flash Level – Limits log messages saved to the switch’s permanent
flash memory for all levels up to the specified level. For example, if
level 3 is specified, all messages from level 0 to level 3 will be logged to
flash. (Range: 0-7, Default: 3)
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Table 3-3 Logging Levels
Level Severity NameDescription
7DebugDebugging messages
6InformationalInformational messages only
5NoticeNormal but significant condition, such as cold
2CriticalCritical conditions (e.g., memory allocation, or
free memory error - resource exhausted)
1AlertImmediate action needed
0EmergencySystem unusable
* There are only Level 2, 5 and 6 error messages for the current firmware
release.
•RAM Level – Limits log messages saved to the switch’s temporary
RAM memory for all levels up to the specified level. For example, if
level 7 is specified, all messages from level 0 to level 7 will be logged to
RAM. (Range: 0-7, Default: 6)
Note: The Flash Level must be equal to or less than the RAM Level.
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Web – Click System, Log, System Logs. Specify System Log Status, set the
level of event messages to be logged to RAM and flash memory, then click
Apply
.
Figure 3-15 System Logs
CLI – Enable system logging and then specify the level of messages to be
logged to RAM and flash memory. Use the show logging command to
display the current settings.
Console(config)#logging on4-59
Console(config)#logging history ram 04-60
Console(config)#end
Console#show logging flash4-64
Syslog logging: Enabled
History logging in FLASH: level emergencies
Console#
Remote Log Configuration
The Remote Logs page allows you to configure the logging of messages
that are sent to syslog servers or other management stations. You can also
limit the error messages sent to only those messages below a specified
level.
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Command Attributes
•Remote Log Status – Enables/disables the logging of debug or error
messages to the remote logging process. (Default: Enabled)
•Logging Facility – Sets the facility type for remote logging of syslog
messages. There are eight facility types specified by values of 16 to 23.
The facility type is used by the syslog server to dispatch log messages
to an appropriate service.
The attribute specifies the facility type tag sent in syslog messages. (See
RFC 3164.) This type has no effect on the kind of messages reported
by the switch. However, it may be used by the syslog server to process
messages, such as sorting or storing messages in the corresponding
database. (Range: 16-23, Default: 23)
•Logging Trap – Limits log messages that are sent to the remote syslog
server for all levels up to the specified level. For example, if level 3 is
specified, all messages from level 0 to level 3 will be sent to the remote
server. (Range: 0-7, Default: 6)
•Host IP List – Displays the list of remote server IP addresses that
receive the syslog messages. The maximum number of host IP
addresses allowed is five.
•Host IP Address – Specifies a new server IP address to add to the
Host IP List.
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Web – Click System, Log, Remote Logs. To add an IP address to the Host
IP List, type the new IP address in the Host IP Address box, and then click
Add. To delete an IP address, click the entry in the Host IP List, and then
click Remove.
Figure 3-16 Remote Logs
CLI – Enter the syslog server host IP address, choose the facility type and
set the logging trap.
Console(config)#logging host 192.168.1.154-61
Console(config)#logging facility 234-62
Console(config)#logging trap 44-63
Console(config)#end
Console#show logging trap4-63
Syslog logging: Enabled
REMOTELOG status: Enabled
REMOTELOG facility type: local use 7
REMOTELOG level type: Informational messages only
REMOTELOG server ip address: 192.168.1.15
REMOTELOG server ip address: 0.0.0.0
REMOTELOG server ip address: 0.0.0.0
REMOTELOG server ip address: 0.0.0.0
REMOTELOG server ip address: 0.0.0.0
Console#
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Displaying Log Messages
The Logs page allows you to scroll through the logged system and event
messages. The switch can store up to 2048 log entries in temporary
random access memory (RAM; i.e., memory flushed on power reset) and
up to 4096 entries in permanent flash memory.
Web – Click System, Log, Logs.
Figure 3-17 Displaying Logs
CLI – This example shows the event message stored in RAM.
To alert system administrators of problems, the switch can use SMTP
(Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) to send email messages when triggered by
logging events of a specified level. The messages are sent to specified
SMTP servers on the network and can be retrieved using POP or IMAP
clients.
Command Attributes
•Admin Status – Enables/disables the SMTP function.
(Default: Enabled)
•Email Source Address – Sets the email address used for the “From”
field in alert messages. You may use a symbolic email address that
identifies the switch, or the address of an administrator responsible for
the switch.
•Severity – Sets the syslog severity threshold level (see table on
page 3-34) used to trigger alert messages. All events at this level or
higher will be sent to the configured email recipients. For example,
using Level 7 will report all events from level 7 to level 0.
(Default: Level 7)
•SMTP Server List – Specifies a list of up to three recipient SMTP
servers. The switch attempts to connect to the other listed servers if the
first fails. Use the New SMTP Server text field and the Add/Remove
buttons to configure the list.
•Email Destination Address List – Specifies the email recipients of
alert messages. You can specify up to five recipients. Use the New
Email Destination Address text field and the Add/Remove buttons to
configure the list.
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Web – Click System, Log, SMTP. Enable SMTP, specify a source email
address, and select the minimum severity level. To add an IP address to the
SMTP Server List, type the new IP address in the SMTP Server field and
click Add. To delete an IP address, click the entry in the SMTP Server List
and click Remove. Specify up to five email addresses to receive the alert
messages, and click Apply.
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Figure 3-18 Enabling and Configuring SMTP Alerts
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CLI – Enter the IP address of at least one SMTP server, set the syslog
severity level to trigger an email message, and specify the switch (source)
and up to five recipient (destination) email addresses. Enable SMTP with
the logging sendmail command to complete the configuration. Use the
show logging sendmail command to display the current SMTP
configuration.
Web – Click System, Reset to reboot the switch. When prompted, confirm
that you want reset the switch.
Figure 3-19 Resetting the System
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CLI – Use the reload command to restart the switch. When prompted,
confirm that you want to reset the switch.
Console#reload4-30
System will be restarted, continue <y/n>? y
Note: When restarting the system, it will always run the Power-On
Self-Test.
Setting the System Clock
Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) allows the switch to set its internal
clock based on periodic updates from a time server (SNTP or NTP).
Maintaining an accurate time on the switch enables the system log to
record meaningful dates and times for event entries. You can also manually
set the clock using the CLI. (See “calendar set” on page 4-77.) If the clock
is not set, the switch will only record the time from the factory default set
at the last bootup.
When the SNTP client is enabled, the switch periodically sends a request
for a time update to a configured time server. You can configure up to
three time server IP addresses. The switch will attempt to poll each server
in the configured sequence.
Configuring SNTP
You can configure the switch to send time synchronization requests to
time servers.
Command Attributes
•SNTP Client – Configures the switch to operate as an SNTP client.
This requires at least one time server to be specified in the SNTP
Server field. (Default: Disabled)
•SNTP Poll Interval – Sets the interval between sending requests for
a time update from a time server.
(Range: 16-16284 seconds; Default: 16)
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•SNTP Server – Sets the IP address for up to three time servers. The
switch attempts to update the time from the first server, if this fails it
attempts an update from the next server in the sequence.
Web – Select SNTP, Configuration. Modify any of the required
parameters, and click Apply.
Figure 3-20 SNTP Configuration
CLI – This example configures the switch to operate as an SNTP unicast
client and then displays the current time and settings.
Console(config)#sntp server 10.1.0.19 137.82.140.80 128.250.36.24-74
Console(config)#sntp poll 604-75
Console(config)#sntp client4-73
Console(config)#exit
Console#show sntp
Current time: Jan 6 14:56:05 2004
Poll interval: 60
Current mode: unicast
SNTP status : Enabled
SNTP server 10.1.0.19 137.82.140.80 128.250.36.2
Current server: 128.250.36.2
Console#
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Setting the Time Zone
SNTP uses Coordinated Universal Time (or UTC, formerly Greenwich
Mean Time, or GMT) based on the time at the Earth’s prime meridian,
zero degrees longitude. To display a time corresponding to your local time,
you must indicate the number of hours and minutes your time zone is east
(before) or west (after) of UTC.
Command Attributes
•Current Time – Displays the current time.
•Name – Assigns a name to the time zone. (Range: 1-29 characters)
•Hours (0-12) – The number of hours before/after UTC.
•Minutes (0-59) – The number of minutes before/after UTC.
•Direction – Configures the time zone to be before (east) or after
(west) UTC.
Web – Select SNTP, Clock Time Zone. Set the offset for your time zone
relative to the UTC, and click Apply.
Figure 3-21 Setting the System Clock
CLI - This example shows how to set the time zone for the system clock.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a communication
protocol designed specifically for managing devices on a network.
Equipment commonly managed with SNMP includes switches, routers
and host computers. SNMP is typically used to configure these devices for
proper operation in a network environment, as well as to monitor them to
evaluate performance or detect potential problems.
The switch includes an onboard SNMP agent that continuously monitors
the status of its hardware, as well as the traffic passing through its ports. A
network management station can access this information using software
such as SMC EliteView. Access rights to the onboard agent are controlled
by community strings. To communicate with the switch, the management
station must first submit a valid community string for authentication. The
options for configuring community strings, trap functions, and restricting
access to clients with specified IP addresses are described in the following
sections.
Setting Community Access Strings
You may configure up to five community strings authorized for
management access. All community strings used for IP Trap Managers
should be listed in this table. For security reasons, you should consider
removing the default strings.
Command Attributes
•SNMP Community Capability – Indicates that the switch supports
up to five community strings.
•Community String – A community string that acts like a password
and permits access to the SNMP protocol.
- Read-Only – Specifies read-only access. Authorized management
stations are only able to retrieve MIB objects.
- Read/Write – Specifies read-write access. Authorized management
stations are able to both retrieve and modify MIB objects.
Web – Click SNMP, Configuration. Add new community strings as
required, select the access rights from the Access Mode drop-down list,
then click Add.
Figure 3-22 Configuring SNMP Community Strings
CLI – The following example adds the string “spiderman” with read/write
access.
Console(config)#snmp-server community spiderman rw4-137
Console(config)#
Specifying Trap Managers and Trap Types
Traps indicating status changes are issued by the switch to specified trap
managers. You must specify trap managers so that key events are reported
by this switch to your management station (using network management
platforms such as SMC EliteView). You can specify up to five
management stations that will receive authentication failure messages and
other trap messages from the switch.
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Command Attributes
•Trap Manager Capability – This switch supports up to five trap
managers.
•Current – Displays a list of the trap managers currently configured.
•Trap Manager IP Address – IP address of the host (the targeted
recipient).
•Trap Manager Community String – Community string sent with the
notification operation. (Range: 1-32 characters, case sensitive)
•Trap Version – Specifies whether to send notifications as SNMP v1
or v2c traps. (The default is version 1.)
•Enable Authentication Traps – Issues a trap message whenever an
invalid community string is submitted during the SNMP access
authentication process. (Default: Enabled.)
•Enable Link-up and Link-down Traps – Issues a trap message
whenever a port link is established or broken. (Default: Enabled)
Web – Click SNMP, Configuration. Fill in the IP address and community
string for each trap manager that will receive trap messages, and then click
Add. Select the trap types required using the check boxes for
Authentication and Link-up/down traps, and then click Apply.
Figure 3-23 Configuring IP Trap Managers
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CLI – This example adds a trap manager and enables both authentication
and link-up, link-down traps.
You can restrict management access to this switch using the following
options:
•User Accounts – Manually configure access rights on the switch for
specified users.
•Authentication Settings – Use remote authentication to configure
access rights.
•HTTPS Settings – Provide a secure web connection.
•SSH Settings – Provide a secure shell (for secure Telnet access).
•Port Security – Configure secure addresses for individual ports.
•802.1X – Use IEEE 802.1X port authentication to control access to
specific ports.
•IP Filter – Filters management access to the web, SNMP or Telnet
interface.
Configuring User Accounts
The guest only has read access for most configuration parameters.
However, the administrator has write access for all parameters governing
the onboard agent. You should therefore assign a new administrator
password as soon as possible, and store it in a safe place.
The default guest name is “guest” with the password “guest.” The default
administrator name is “admin” with the password “admin.”
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Command Attributes
•Account List – Displays the current list of user accounts and
associated access levels. (Defaults: admin, and guest)
•New Account – Displays configuration settings for a new account.
- User Name – The name of the user.
(Maximum length: 8 characters; maximum number of users: 16)
- Access Level – Specifies the user level.
(Options: Normal and Privileged)
- Password – Specifies the user password.
(Range: 0-8 characters plain text, case sensitive)
•Change Password – Sets a new password for the specified user name.
•Add/Remove – Adds or removes an account from the list.
Web – Click Security, User Accounts. To configure a new user account,
specify a user name, select the user’s access level, then enter a password
and confirm it. Click Add to save the new user account and add it to the
Account List. To change the password for a specific user, enter the user
name and new password, confirm the password by entering it again, then
click Apply.
Figure 3-24 Access Levels
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CLI – Assign a user name to access-level 15 (i.e., administrator), then
specify the password.
Console(config)#username bob access-level 154-35
Console(config)#username bob password 0 smith
Console(config)#
Configuring Local/Remote Logon Authentication
Use the Authentication Settings menu to restrict management access based
on specified user names and passwords. You can manually configure access
rights on the switch, or you can use a remote access authentication server
based on RADIUS or TACACS+ protocols.
Remote
Authentication Dial-in
User Service
(RADIUS) and
Terminal Access
Controller Access
Control System Plus
(TACACS+) are logon
authentication
protocols that use
software running on a central server to control access to RADIUS-aware
or TACACS-aware devices on the network. An authentication server
contains a database of multiple user name/password pairs with associated
privilege levels for each user that requires management access to the
switch.
Web
Telnet
RADIUS/
TACACS+
server
1. Client attempts management access.
2. Switch contacts authentication server.
3. Authentication server challenges client.
4. Client responds with proper password or key.
5. Authentication server approves access.
6. Switch grants management access.
console
RADIUS uses UDP while TACACS+ uses TCP. UDP only offers best
effort delivery, while TCP offers a connection-oriented transport. Also,
note that RADIUS encrypts only the password in the access-request
packet from the client to the server, while TACACS+ encrypts the entire
body of the packet.
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Command Usage
•By default, management access is always checked against the
authentication database stored on the local switch. If a remote
authentication server is used, you must specify the authentication
sequence and the corresponding parameters for the remote
authentication protocol. Local and remote logon authentication
control management access via the console port, web browser, or
Telnet.
•RADIUS and TACACS+ logon authentication assign a specific
privilege level for each user name/password pair. The user name,
password, and privilege level must be configured on the authentication
server.
•You can specify up to three authentication methods for any user to
indicate the authentication sequence. For example, if you select (1)
RADIUS, (2) TACACS and (3) Local, the user name and password on
the RADIUS server is verified first. If the RADIUS server is not
available, then authentication is attempted using the TACACS+ server,
and finally the local user name and password is checked.
Command Attributes
•Authentication – Select the authentication, or authentication
sequence required:
- Local – User authentication is performed only locally by the switch.
- Radius – User authentication is performed using a RADIUS server
only.
- TACACS – User authentication is performed using a TACACS+
server only.
- [authentication sequence] – User authentication is performed by up
to three authentication methods in the indicated sequence.
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•RADIUS Settings
- Global – Provides globally applicable RADIUS settings.
- ServerIndex – Specifies one of five RADIUS servers that may be
configured. The switch attempts authentication using the listed
sequence of servers. The process ends when a server either approves
or denies access to a user.
- Server IP Address – Address of authentication server. (Default:
10.1.0.1)
- Server Port Number – Network (UDP) port of authentication
server used for authentication messages. (Range: 1-65535; Default:
1812)
- Secret Text String – Encryption key used to authenticate logon
access for client. Do not use blank spaces in the string. (Maximum
length: 20 characters)
- Number of Server Transmits – Number of times the switch tries
to authenticate logon access via the authentication server.
(Range: 1-30; Default: 2)
- Timeout for a reply – The number of seconds the switch waits for
a reply from the RADIUS server before it resends the request.
(Range: 1-65535; Default: 5)
•TACACS Settings
- Server IP Address – Address of the TACACS+ server. (Default:
10.11.12.13)
- Server Port Number – Network (TCP) port of TACACS+ server
used for authentication messages. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 49)
- Secret Text String – Encryption key used to authenticate logon
access for client. Do not use blank spaces in the string. (Maximum
length: 20 characters)
Note: The local switch user database has to be set up by manually
entering user names and passwords using the CLI. (See
“username” on page 4-35.)
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