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TigerSwitch 100

Stackable Fast Ethernet Switch

◆ 24 100BASE-FX VF-45 ports

◆ Optional 100BASE-FX or 1000BASE-X modules

◆ Optional stack module for linking up to four units

◆ 8.8 Gbps of aggregate switch bandwidth

◆ Support for redundant power unit

◆ Up to five port trunks per switch

◆ Port mirroring for non-intrusive analysis

◆ QoS support for two-level priority

◆ Full support for IEEE 802.1Q VLANs

◆ IGMP multicast filtering and snooping

◆ Manageable via console, Web, SNMP/RMON

Management Guide

SMC6924VF

TigerSwitch 100 Management Guide

From SMC’s Tiger line of feature-rich workgroup LAN solutions

6 Hughes Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 707-2400

June 2001

Pub. # F2.47 150xxx-10x R01

Information furnished by SMC Networks, Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC. SMC reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice.

SMC Networks, Inc.

6 Hughes

Irvine, CA 92618

Trademarks:

SMC is a registered trademark; and EZ Switch, TigerStack and TigerSwitch are trademarks of SMC Networks, Inc. Other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

IMITED WARRANTY

Limited Warranty

Limited Warranty Statement: SMC Networks, Inc. (“SMC”) warrants its products

to be free from defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and service, for the applicable warranty term. All SMC products carry a standard 90-day limited warranty from the date of purchase from SMC or its Authorized Reseller. SMC may, at its own discretion, repair or replace any product not operating as warranted with a similar or functionally equivalent product, during the applicable warranty term. SMC will endeavor to repair or replace any product returned under warranty within 30 days of receipt of the product.

The standard limited warranty can be upgraded to a Limited Lifetime* warranty by registering new products within 30 days of purchase from SMC or its Authorized Reseller. Registration can be accomplished via the enclosed product registration card or online via the SMC web site. Failure to register will not affect the standard limited warranty. The Limited Lifetime warranty covers a product during the Life of that Product, which is defined as the period of time during which the product is an “Active” SMC product. A product is considered to be “Active” while it is listed on the current SMC price list. As new technologies emerge, older technologies become obsolete and SMC will, at its discretion, replace an older product in its product line with one that incorporates these newer technologies. At that point, the obsolete product is discontinued and is no longer an “Active” SMC product. A list of discontinued products with their respective dates of discontinuance can be found at http://www.smc.com/smc/pages_html/support.html.

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Customers must contact SMC for a Return Material Authorization number prior to returning any product to SMC. Proof of purchase may be required. Any product returned to SMC without a valid Return Material Authorization (RMA) number clearly marked on the outside of the package will be returned to customers at customer’s expense. For warranty claims within North America, please call our toll-free customer support number at (800) 762-4968. Customers are responsible for all shipping charges from their facility to SMC. SMC is responsible for return shipping charges from SMC to customer.

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* SMC will provide warranty service for one year following discontinuance from the active SMC price list. Under the limited lifetime warranty, internal and external power supplies, fans, and cables are covered by a standard one-year warranty from date of purchase.

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6 Hughes

Irvine, CA 92618

ABLE OF

ONTENTS

1 Switch Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Required Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Console Port (Out-of-Band) Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Remote Management via the Console Port . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Configure the Switch Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Configure the Remote Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

In-Band Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

2 Using the System Configuration Program . . . . . 2-1

Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

System Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Displaying System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Displaying Switch Version Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Management Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Changing the Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

IP Connectivity Test (Ping) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

HTTP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Configuring the Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

Assigning SNMP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18

Configuring Community Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

Configuring IP Trap Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20

Console Login Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

Downloading System Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23

Using TFTP to Download Over the Network . . . . . 2-23

Saving the System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24

Configuring the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26

Configuring Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28

Viewing the Current Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30

Using the Spanning Tree Algorithm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32

Configuring Bridge STA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32

Configuring STA for Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35

Viewing the Current Spanning Tree Information . . . . . 2-37

Displaying the Current Bridge STA . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37

ABLE OF CONTENTS

Displaying the Current STA for Ports . . . . . . . . . . 2-39

Using a Mirror Port for Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-41

Configuring Port Trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-42

IGMP Multicast Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-45

Configuring IGMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-46

Configuring Broadcast Storm Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47

Configuring Bridge MIB Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-48

Configuring Traffic Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50

Port Priority Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-51

802.1p Port Traffic Class Information . . . . . . . . . . 2-52

Configuring Virtual LANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-53

802.1Q VLAN Base Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-53

802.1Q VLAN Current Table Information . . . . . . . 2-54

802.1Q VLAN Static Table Configuration . . . . . . . . 2-56

802.1Q VLAN Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-58

Port Security Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-60

Monitoring the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-62

Displaying Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-63

Displaying RMON Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-65

Displaying the Unicast Address Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-67

Displaying the IP Multicast Registration Table . . . . . . . 2-69

Configuring Static Unicast Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-70

Resetting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-72

Logging Off the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-72

3 Web-Based Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Web-Based Configuration and Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Navigating the Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Panel Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Port State Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Console Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Switch Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Main Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

ABLE OF CONTENTS

Agent Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Expansion Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

SNMP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

SNMP Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Trap Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Security Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Change Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Firmware Upgrade Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Web Upload Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

TFTP Download Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Configuration Save and Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18

Configuration Upload Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18

Configuration Download Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19

Address Table Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20

Spanning Tree Algorithm (STA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21

Spanning Tree Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21

Spanning Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22

Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23

Spanning Tree Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25

Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25

When the Switch Becomes Root . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25

STA Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27

Configuring Bridge MIB Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29

Bridge Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29

Bridge Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30

Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31

Port Priority Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31

Port Traffic Class Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32

Configuring Virtual LANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33

VLAN Basic Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33

VLAN Current Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34

VLAN Static List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35

VLAN Static Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36

VLAN Static Membership by Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38

VLAN Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39

IGMP Multicast Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40

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ABLE OF CONTENTS

Configuring IGMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41

IP Multicast Registration Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42

Port Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43

Port Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43

Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44

Port Broadcast Storm Protect Configuration . . . . . . . . 3-46

Port Security Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47

Using a Port Mirror for Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48

Port Trunk Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49

Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52

Etherlike Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52

RMON Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54

4 Advanced Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Layer 2 Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Spanning Tree Algorithm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Virtual LANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Assigning Ports to VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Port Overlapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Forwarding Tagged/Untagged Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Connecting VLAN Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Multicast Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

IGMP Snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

IGMP Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Class-of-Service (CoS) Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Port Trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

SNMP Management Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Remote Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

A Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1

Troubleshooting Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Upgrading Firmware via the Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

B Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1

Console Port Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

DB-9 Port Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Console Port to 9-Pin COM Port on PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

ABLE OF CONTENTS

Console Port to 25-Pin DCE Port on Modem . . . . . . . . .B-2

Console Port to 25-Pin DTE Port on PC . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-3

Glossary

Index

ABLE OF CONTENTS

HAPTER

WITCH

ANAGEMENT

Configuration Options

For advanced management capability, the TigerSwitch 100 management agent provides a menu-driven system configuration program. This program can be accessed by a direct or modem connection to the serial port on the rear panel (out-of-band), or by a Telnet connection over the network (in-band).

The management agent is based on SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). This SNMP agent permits the switch to be managed from any PC in the network using in-band management software (such as SMC’s EliteView).

The management agent also includes an embedded HTTP Web agent. This Web agent can be accessed using a standard Web browser from any computer attached to the network.

The system configuration program and the SNMP agent support management functions such as:

• Enable/disable any port

• Set the communication mode for any port

• Configure SNMP parameters

• Configure VLANs or multicast filtering

• Display system information or statistics

• Configure the switch to join a Spanning Tree

• Download system firmware

• Restart the system

1-1

WITCH MANAGEMENT

Required Connections

Console Port (Out-of-Band) Connections

Attach a VT100 compatible terminal or a PC running a terminal emulation program to the serial port on the switch’s rear panel. Use the null-modem cable provided with this package, or use a null modem connection that complies with the wiring assignments shown in Appendix B of this guide.

When attaching to a PC, set terminal emulation type to VT100, specify the port used by your PC (i.e., COM 1~4), and then set communications to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, and 19200 bps (for initial configuration). Also be sure to set flow control to “none.” (Refer to “Configuring the Serial Port” on page 2-16 for a complete description of configuration options.)

Note: If the default settings for the management agent’s serial port

have been modified and you are having difficulty making a console connection, you can display or modify the current settings using a Web browser as described under “Console Configuration” on page 3-5.

1-2

WITCH MANAGEMENT

Remote Management via the Console Port

Configure the Switch Site

Connect the switch’s DB9 serial port to the modem’s serial port using standard cabling. For most modems which use a 25-pin port, you will have to provide an RS-232 cable with a 9-pin connector on one end and a 25-pin connector on the other end. Set the modem at the switch’s site to force auto-answer mode. The following is a sample initialization string: “ATQ 1S0=1&D0&K0&W” as defined below:

Q1 : Inhibit result codes to DTE S0=1 : Auto answer on first ring D0 : Don’t care DTR K0 : Disables DTE/DCE flow control W : Write command to modem memory

Configure the Remote Site

At the remote site, connect the PC’s COM port (COM 1~4) to the modem’s serial port. Set terminal emulation type to VT100, specify the port used by your PC (i.e., COM 1~4), and then set communications to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, 19200 bps and no flow control.

1-3

WITCH MANAGEMENT

In-Band Connections

Prior to accessing the Network Management Module via a network connection, you must first configure it with a valid IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway using an out-of-band connection or the BOOTP protocol.

After configuring the switch’s IP parameters, you can access the on-board configuration program from anywhere within the attached network. The on-board configuration program can be accessed using Telnet from any computer attached to the network. The switch and stack can also be managed by any computer using a Web browser (Internet Explorer 4.0, or Netscape Navigator 4.0 or above), or from a network computer using network management software such as EliteView.

Notes: 1. By default BOOTP is disabled. To enable BOOTP, see

“IP Configuration” on page 2-12.

2. Use the Network Configuration menu to specify the maximum number of simultaneous Telnet sessions that are supported by the system (up to four).

1-4

3. The on-board program only provides access to basic configuration functions. To access the full range of SNMP management functions, you must use SNMPbased network management software, such as SMC’s free EliteView software.

HAPTER

SING THE

ONFIGURATION

ROGRAM

Login Screen

Once a direct connection to the serial port or a Telnet connection is established, the login screen for the on-board configuration program appears as shown below.

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS MMMMM MMMMM CCCCCCCCCCCCCC SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS MM MM CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC SS S MMM MMM CCC CC SS MMMM MMMM CCC

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS MM MM MM MM CCC

S SS MMMMMMMM CCC CC SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS MM MMM MM CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS MMMM MMMMM MMMM CCCCCCCCCCCCCC

SS MM MM MM MM CCC CC

TigerSwitch 100 SMC6924VF

User name : Password :

YSTEM

If this is your first time to log into the configuration program, then the default user names are “admin” and “guest,” with no password. The administrator has Read/Write access to all configuration parameters and statistics. While the guest has Read Only access to the management program.

2-1

SING THE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION PROGRAM

You should define a new administrator password, record it and put it in a safe place. Select Console Login Configuration from the Management Setup Menu and enter a new password for the administrator. Note that passwords can consist of up to 11 alphanumeric characters and are not case sensitive.

Note: Based on the default configuration, a user is allowed three

attempts to enter the correct password; on the third failed attempt the current connection is terminated.

After you enter the user name and password, you will have access to the system configuration program as illustrated by the following menu hierarchy:

System Information Menu

Management Setup Menu

System Information Switch Information

Network Configuration Serial Port Configuration SNMP Configuration Console Login Configuration TFTP Download Configuration Save & Restore

IP Configuration IP Connectivity Test(Ping) HTTP Configuration

SNMP Communities IP Trap Managers

Device Control Menu

Network Monitor Menu

System Restart Menu

Exit

Port Configuration Port Information Spanning Tree Configuration Spanning Tree Information

Port Configuration

Mirror Port Trunking Configuration IGMP Configuration BStorm Control Configuration Extented Bridge Configuration

802.1P Configuration

802.1Q VLAN Base Information

802.1Q VLAN Current Table Information

802.1Q VLAN Static Table Configuration

802.1Q VLAN Port Configuration Port Security Configuration Port GARP Configuration* Port GMRP Configuration*

Port Statistics RMON Statistics Unicast Address Table Multicast Address Registration Table* IP Multicast Registration Table Static Unicast AddressTable Configuration Static Multicast AddressTable Configuration*

* Not implemented in this firmware release.

2-2

STA Bridge Configuration STA Port Configuration

STA Bridge Information STA Port Information

802.1P Port Priority Configuration

802.1P Port Traffic Class Information

SING THE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION PROGRAM

Main Menu

With the system configuration program you can define system parameters, manage and control the switch, the connected stack and all its ports, or monitor network conditions. The figure below of the Main Menu and the following table briefly describe the selections available from this program.

Note: Options for the currently selected item are displayed in the

highlighted area at the bottom of the interface screen.

Main Menu =========

System Information Menu...

Management Setup Menu...

Device Control Menu...

Network Monitor Menu...

Restart System Menu...

Exit

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Enter> to select.

Menu Description

System Information Menu

System Information Provides basic system description, including

contact information.

Switch Information Shows hardware/firmware version numbers,

power status, and expansion modules used in the stack.

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Menu Description

Management Setup Menu

Network Configuration Includes IP setup, Ping facility, HTTP (Web

agent) setup, Telnet configuration, and MAC address.

Serial Port Configuration Sets communication parameters for the serial

SNMP Configuration Activates traps; and configures communities

Console Login Configuration

TFTP Download Downloads new version of firmware to update

Configuration Save & Restore

Device Control Menu

Port Configuration Enables any port, enables/disables flow

Port Information Displays operational status, including link

Spanning Tree Configuration

Spanning Tree Information

Port Mirror Configuration Sets the source and target ports for mirroring.

Port Trunking Configuration

IGMP Configuration Configures IGMP multicast filtering.

BStorm Control Configuration

port, including management mode, baud rate, console time-out, and screen data refresh interval.

and trap managers.

Sets user names and passwords for system access, as well as the invalid password threshold and lockout time.

your system (in-band).

Saves the switch configuration to a file on a TFTP server. This file can be later downloaded to restore the configuration.

control, and sets communication mode to auto-negotiation, full duplex or half duplex.

state, flow control method, and duplex mode.

Enables Spanning Tree Algorithm; also sets parameters for hello time, maximum message age, switch priority, and forward delay; as well as port priority, path cost, and fast forwarding.

Displays full listing of parameters for the Spanning Tree Algorithm.

Specifies ports to group into aggregate trunks.

Allows you to enable/disable broadcast storm control on a per-port basis and set the packet-per-second threshold.

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Menu Description

Extended Bridge Configuration

802.1P Configuration Configures default port priorities and queue

802.1Q VLAN Base Information

802.1Q VLAN Current Table Information

802.1Q VLAN Static Table Configuration

802.1Q VLAN Port Configuration

Port Security Configuration

Port GARP Configuration* Configures settings used in multicast filtering.

Port GMRP Configuration* Configures GMRP multicast filtering.

Network Monitor Menu

Port Statistics Displays statistics on network traffic passing

RMON Statistics Displays detailed statistical information for the

Unicast Address Table Provides full listing for unicast addresses, as

Multicast Address Registration Table*

IP Multicast Registration Table

Static Unicast Address Table Configuration

Displays/configures extended bridge capabilities provided by this switch.

assignments.

Displays basic VLAN information, such as VLAN version number and maximum VLANs supported.

Displays VLAN groups and port members.

Configures VLAN groups via static assignments, including setting port members, or restricting ports from being dynamically added to a port by the GVRP protocol.

Displays/configures port-specific VLAN settings, including PVID, ingress filtering, and GVRP.

Allows you to enable and configure port security for the switch.

through the selected port.

selected port such as packet type and frame size counters.

well as search and clear functions.

Provides full listing for multicast addresses, as well as search and clear functions.

Displays all the multicast groups active on this switch, including multicast IP addresses and corresponding VLAN IDs.

Used to manually configure host MAC addresses in the unicast table.

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Menu Description

Static Multicast Address Table Configuration*

Restart System Restarts system with options to use POST, or

Exit Exits the configuration program.

Not implemented in this firmware release.

Used to manually configure host MAC addresses in the multicast table.

to retain factory defaults, IP settings, or user authentication settings.

System Information Menu

Use the System Information Menu to display a basic description of the switch, including contact information, and hardware/firmware versions.

System Information Menu =======================

System Information ...

Switch Information ...

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Enter> to select

Menu Description

System Information Provides basic system description, including

Switch Information Shows hardware/firmware version numbers,

<OK>

contact information.

power status, and expansion modules used in the stack.

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Displaying System Information

Use the System Information screen to display descriptive information about the switch, or for quick system identification as shown in the following figure and table.

System Information ==================

System Description : TigerSwitch 100 SMC6924VF

System Object ID : 1.3.6.1.4.1.202.20.6

System Up Time : 48067 (0 day, 1 hr, 2min, 34 sec)

System Name : DEFAULT SYSTEM NAME

System Contact : DEFAULT SYSTEM CONTACT

System Location : DEFAULT SYSTEM LOCATION

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, other keys to make changes.

Parameter Description

System Description System hardware description.

System Object ID MIB II object identifier for switch’s network

System Up Time Length of time the current management

System Name* Name assigned to the switch system.

System Contact* Contact person for the system.

System Location* Specifies the area or location where the

Maximum string length is 255, but the screen only displays 45 characters.

You can use the arrow keys to browse the whole string.

management subsystem.

agent has been running. (Note that the first value is 1/100 seconds.)

system resides.

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Displaying Switch Version Information

Use the Switch Information screen to display hardware/firmware version numbers for the main board, as well as the power status.

Switch Information : Unit 1 ==================

Hardware Version : V5.0 Firmware Version : V1.21 Serial Number : 00-CB-00-00-00-00 Port Number : 25 Internal Power Status : Active Redundant Power Status : Inactive Expansion Slot 1 : --------------------Expansion Slot 2 : 1000Base-SX

Hardware Version : V2.0 (850 CPU) POST ROM Version : V1.02 Firmware Version : V2.47 SNMP Agent : Master

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Enter> to select

Main Board

Agent Module

Parameter Description

Main Board

Hardware Version Hardware version of the main board.

Firmware Version System firmware version in ROM.

Serial Number The serial number of the main board.

Port Number Number of ports (including modules).

Internal Power Status Indicates if the primary power is active or

inactive.

Redundant Power Status Indicates if the redundant power is active or

inactive.

Expansion Slot 1 Shows module type if inserted

(100BASE-FX or 1000BASE-X).

Expansion Slot 2

Shows module type if inserted (100BASE-FX or 1000BASE-X or 4GB Stack).

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Parameter Description

Agent Module

Hardware Version Hardware version of the agent module.

POST ROM Version Power-On Self-Test version number.

Firmware Version Firmware version of the agent module.

SNMP Agent Shows that the agent module is operating as

Master.

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Management Setup Menu

After initially logging onto the system, adjust the communication parameters for your console to ensure a reliable connection (Serial Port Configuration). Specify the IP addresses for the switch (Network Configuration / IP Configuration), and then set the Administrator and User passwords (Console Login Configuration). Remember to record them in a safe place. Also set the community string which controls access to the on-board SNMP agent via in-band management software (SNMP Configuration). The items provided by the Management Setup Menu are described in the following sections.

Management Setup Menu =====================

Network Configuration ... Serial Port Configuration ... SNMP Configuration ... Console Login Configuration ... TFTP Download ... Configuration Save & Restore ...

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Enter> to select.

Menu Description

Network Configuration Includes IP setup, Ping facility, HTTP (Web

Serial Port Configuration Sets communication parameters for the serial

SNMP Configuration Activates traps; and configures communities

<OK>

agent) setup, Telnet configuration, and MAC address.

port, including management mode, baud rate, console time-out, and screen data refresh interval.

and trap managers.

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Menu Description

Console Login Configuration

Sets user names and passwords for system access, as well as the invalid password threshold and lockout time.

TFTP Download Downloads new version of firmware to

update your system (in-band).

Configuration Save & Restore

Saves the switch configuration to a file on a TFTP server. This file can be later downloaded to restore the configuration.

Changing the Network Configuration

Use the Network Configuration menu to set the bootup option, configure the switch’s Internet Protocol (IP) parameters, enable the on-board Web agent, or to set the number of concurrent Telnet sessions allowed. The screen shown below is described in the following table.

Network Configuration =====================

IP Configuration ... IP Connectivity Test (Ping) ... HTTP Configuration ... MAX Number of allowed Telnet sessions (1 -4) : 4 MAC Address : 00-E0-29-52-28-00

<APPLY> <OK> <CANCEL> Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Enter> to select.

Parameter Description

IP Configuration Screen used to set the bootup option, or

configure the switch’s IP parameters.

IP Connectivity Test (Ping) Screen used to test IP connectivity to a

specified device.

HTTP Configuration Screen used to enable the Web agent.

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Parameter Description

MAX Number of Allowed Telnet Sessions

The maximum number of Telnet sessions allowed to simultaneously access the agent module.

MAC Address Physical address of the agent module.

IP Configuration

Use the IP Configuration screen to set the bootup option, or configure the switch’s IP parameters. The screen shown below is described in the following table.

Network Configuration : IP Configuration ========================================

Interface Type : Ethernet

IP Address : 10.1.113.29 Subnet Mask : 255.255.0.0 Gateway IP : IP State : USER-CONFIG

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, other keys to make changes.

Parameter Description

Interface Type Indicates IP over Ethernet.

IP Address IP address of the stack you are managing. The system

supports SNMP over UDP/IP transport protocol. In this environment, all systems on the Internet, such as network interconnection devices and any PC accessing the agent module (or running EliteView) must have an IP address.

Valid IP addresses consist of four numbers, of 0 to 255, and separated by periods. Anything outside of this format will not be accepted by the configuration program.

Subnet Mask Subnet mask of the switch you have selected. This mask

identifies the host address bits used for routing to specific subnets.

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Parameter Description

Default Gateway Gateway used to pass trap messages from the system’s

IP State Specifies whether IP functionality is enabled via manual

agent to the management station. Note that the gateway must be defined if the management station is located in a different IP segment. The default value is null.

configuration, or set by Boot Protocol (BOOTP). Options include:

USER-CONFIG - IP functionality is enabled based on the default or user specified IP Configuration. (This is the default setting.)

BOOTP Get IP - IP is enabled but will not function until a BOOTP reply has been received. BOOTP requests will be periodically broadcast by the switch in an effort to learn its IP address. (BOOTP values can include the IP address, default gateway, subnet mask, and TFTP server IP.)

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IP Connectivity Test (Ping)

Use the IP Connectivity Test to see if another site on the Internet can be reached. The screen shown below is described in the following table.

Network Configuration : IP Connectivity Test (Ping) ===================================================

IP Address :

Test Times : 1 Interval : 3

Success : 0 Failure : 0

[Start]

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, other keys to make changes.

Parameter Description

IP Address IP address of the site you want to ping.

Test Times The number of ICMP echo requests to send

Interval The interval (in seconds) between pinging

Success/Failure The number of times the specified site has

to the specified site.

Range: 1~1000

the specified site.

Range: 1~10 seconds

responded or not to pinging.

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HTTP Configuration

Use the HTTP Configuration screen to enable/disable the on-board Web agent, and to specify the TCP port that will provide HTTP service. The screen shown below is described in the following table.

Network Configuration : HTTP Configuration ==========================================

HTTP Server : ENABLED

HTTP Port Number : 80

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, <Space> to scroll options.

Parameter Description

HTTP Server Enables/disables access to the on-board

Web agent.

HTTP Port Number Specifies the TCP port that will provide

HTTP service.

Range : 0~65535 Default : Port 80 (Telnet Port 23 is prohibited.)

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Configuring the Serial Port

You can access the on-board configuration program by attaching a VT100 compatible device to the switch’s serial port. (For more information on connecting to this port, see “Required Connections” on page 1-2.) The communication parameters for this port can be accessed from the Serial Port Configuration screen shown below and described in the following table.

Serial Port Configuration =========================

Management Mode : CONSOLE MODE

Baud rate : 19200 Data bits : 8 Stop bits : 1 Parity : NONE Time-Out (in minutes) : 10 Auto Refresh (in seconds) : 5

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Space> to scroll options

Parameter Default Description

Management Mode

Console Mode

Indicates that the console port settings are for direct console connection.

Baud rate 19200 The rate at which data is sent between

devices.

Options : 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 and auto detection.

Note that when Auto is selected, you need to first press the Enter key once to set the data rate and initialize the connection.

Data bits 8 bits Sets the data bits of the RS-232 port.

Options : 7, 8

Stop bits 1 bit Sets the stop bits of the RS-232 port.

Options : 1, 2

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Parameter Default Description

Parity None Sets the parity of the RS-232 port.

Options : none/odd/even

Time-Out 10 minutes If no input is received from the attached

device after this interval, the current session is automatically closed.

Range : 0 - 100 minutes; where 0 indicates disabled

Auto Refresh 5 seconds Sets the interval before a console session

will auto refresh the console information, such as Spanning Tree Information, Port Configuration, Port Statistics, and RMON Statistics.

Range : 0, or 5-255 seconds; where 0 indicates disabled

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Assigning SNMP Parameters

Use the SNMP Configuration screen to display and modify parameters for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). The switch includes an on-board SNMP agent which monitors the status of its hardware, as well as the traffic passing through its ports. A computer attached to the network, called a Network Management Station (NMS), can be used to access this information. Access rights to the on-board agent are controlled by community strings. To communicate with the switch, the NMS must first submit a valid community string for authentication. The options for configuring community strings and related trap functions are described in the following sections.

SNMP Configuration ==================

Send Authentication Fail Traps : ENABLED SNMP Communities ... IP Trap Managers ...

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, <Space> to scroll options.

Parameter Description

Send Authentication Fail Traps

SNMP Communities Assigns SNMP access based on specified strings.

IP Trap Managers Specifies management stations that will receive

Issue a trap message to specified IP trap managers whenever authentication of an SNMP request fails. (The default is disabled.)

authentication failure messages or other trap messages from the switch.

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Configuring Community Names

The following figure and table describe how to configure the community strings authorized for management access. Up to 5 community names may be entered.

SNMP Configuration : SNMP Communities =====================================

Community Name Access Status

1. public READ/WRITE ENABLED

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, other keys to make changes.

Parameter Description

Community Name A community entry authorized for management

access.

Maximum string length : 20 characters

Access Management access is restricted to Read Only or

Read/Write.

Status Sets administrative status of entry to enabled or

disabled.

Note: The default community string is “public” with Read/Write

access.

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Configuring IP Trap Managers

The following figure and table describe how to specify management stations that will receive authentication failure messages or other trap messages from the switch. Up to 5 trap managers may be entered.

SNMP Configuration : IP Trap Managers =====================================

IP Address Community Name Status

1. 10.1.0.23 Public DISABLED

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, other keys to make changes.

Parameter Description

IP Address IP address of the trap manager.

Community Name A community specified for trap management

Status Sets administrative status of selected entry to

access.

enabled or disabled.

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Console Login Configuration

Use the Management Setup: Console Login Configuration to restrict management access based on specified user names and passwords, or to set the invalid password threshold and time-out. There are only two user types defined, ADMIN (Administrator) and GUEST, but you can set up to five different user names and passwords. Only Administrators have write access for parameters governing the switch. You should therefore assign a user name and password to the default Administrator as soon as possible, and store it in a safe place. (If for some reason your password is lost, or you cannot gain access to the System Configuration Program, contact SMC Technical Support for assistance.) The parameters shown on this screen are indicated in the following figure and table.

Console Login Configuration ===========================

Password Threshold : 3 Lock-out Time (in minutes) : 0

User Type User Name Password

----------------------------------------

1. ADMIN admin

2. GUEST guest

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, other keys to make changes.

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Parameter Default Description

Password Threshold

Lock-out Time 0 The time (in seconds) the management

Admin* name: admin

Guest* name: guest

* Passwords can consist of up to 11 alphanumeric characters and are not

case sensitive.

3 Sets the password intrusion threshold

password: null

which limits the number of failed logon attempts.

Range : 0~65535

console will be disabled due to an excessive number of failed logon attempts.

Range : 0~65535 (0 indicates disabled)

Administrator has access privilege of Read/Write for all screens.

Guest has access privilege of Read Only for all screens.

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Downloading System Software

Using TFTP to Download Over the Network

Use the TFTP Download menu to load software updates into the switch. The download file should be an SMC6924VF binary file from SMC; otherwise the agent will not accept it. The success of the download operation depends on the accessibility of the TFTP server and the quality of the network connection. After downloading the new software, the agent will automatically restart itself. Parameters shown on this screen are indicated in the following figure and table.

TFTP Download =============

Download Server IP :

Agent Software Upgrade : ENABLED

Download Filename : Download Mode : PERMANENT

[Process TFTP Download]

Download status : Complete

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. Other keys to make changes.

Parameter Description

Download Server IP IP address of a TFTP server.

Agent Software Upgrade

Download Filename The binary file to download.

Download Mode Download to permanent flash ROM.

Note: You can also download firmware using the Web agent

(page 3-16) or by a direct console connection after a restart (page A-2).

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Saving the System Configuration

Use the Configuration Save & Restore menu to save the switch configuration settings to a file on a TFTP server. The file can be later downloaded to the switch to restore the switch’s settings. The success of the operation depends on the accessibility of the TFTP server and the quality of the network connection. Parameters shown on this screen are indicated in the following figure and table.

Configuration Upload ====================

Upload Server IP : Upload Filename :

[Process TFTP Upload]

Upload status : Complete

Configuration Download

Download Server IP : Download Filename :

[Process TFTP Download]

Download status : Complete

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, other keys to make changes.

======================

Parameter Description

Configuration Upload

Upload Server IP IP address of a TFTP server.

Upload Filename The name of the file to contain the switch

configuration settings.

[Process TFTP Upload] Issues a request to upload the configuration

settings to the specified file on the TFTP server.

Upload Status Indicates if an upload is “Complete” or “In

Progress.”

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Parameter Description

Configuration Download

Download Server IP IP address of a TFTP server.

Download Filename The name of the file that contains the switch

[Process TFTP Download]

Download Status Indicates if a download is “Complete” or “In

configuration settings you wish to restore.

Issues a request to the TFTP server to download the specified file.

Progress.”

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Configuring the Switch

The Device Control menu is used to control a broad range of functions, including port configuration, Spanning Tree, port mirroring, multicast filtering, and Virtual LANs. Each of the setup screens provided by these configuration menus is described in the following sections.

Device Control Menu ===================

Port Configuration ... Extended Bridge Configuration ... Port Information ... 802.1P Configuration ... Spanning Tree Configuration ... 802.1Q VLAN Base Information ... Spanning Tree Information ... 802.1Q VLAN Current Table Information ... Mirror Port Configuration ... 802.1Q VLAN Static Table Configuration ... Port Trunking Configuration ... 802.1Q VLAN Port Configuration ... IGMP Configuration ... Port Security Configuration ... BStorm Control Configuration ... Port GARP Configuration ...

Port GMRP Configuration ...

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Enter> to select.

<OK>

Menu Description

Port Configuration Sets communication parameters for ports.

Port Information Displays current port settings and port status.

Spanning Tree Configuration

Spanning Tree Information

Mirror Port

Configures the switch and its ports to participate in a local Spanning Tree.

Displays the current Spanning Tree configuration for the switch and its ports.

Sets the source and target ports for mirroring.

Configuration

Port Trunking

Specifies ports to group into aggregate trunks.

Configuration

IGMP Configuration Configures IGMP multicast filtering.

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Menu Description

BStorm Control Configuration

Extended Bridge Configuration

802.1P Configuration Configures default port priorities and queue

802.1Q VLAN Base Information

802.1Q VLAN Current Table Information

802.1Q VLAN Static Table Configuration

802.1Q VLAN Port Configuration

Port Security Configuration

Port GARP Configuration*

Port GMRP Configuration*

* Not implemented in this firmware release.

Allows you to enable/disable broadcast storm control on a per-port basis and set the packet-per-second threshold.

Displays/configures extended bridge capabilities provided by this switch.

assignments.

Displays basic VLAN information, such as VLAN version number and maximum VLANs supported.

Displays VLAN groups and port members.

Configures VLAN groups via static assignments, including setting port members.

Displays/configures port-specific VLAN settings, including PVID and ingress filtering.

Allows you to enable and configure port security for the switch.

Configures generic attribute settings used in the spanning tree protocol, VLAN registration, multicast filtering.

Configures GMRP multicast filtering.

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Configuring Port Parameters

Use the Port Configuration menus to set or display communication parameters for any port or module in the stack.

Port Configuration : Unit 1 Port 1 - 12 ==================

Flow Control on all ports : [Enable] [Disable]

Port Type Admin Flow Control Speed and Duplex

-------------------------------------------------------1 100FX ENABLED DISABLED 100_FULL 2 100FX ENABLED DISABLED 100_FULL 3 100FX ENABLED DISABLED 100_FULL 4 100FX ENABLED DISABLED 100_FULL 5 100FX ENABLED DISABLED 100_FULL 6 100FX ENABLED DISABLED 100_FULL 7 100FX ENABLED DISABLED 100_FULL 8 100FX ENABLED DISABLED 100_FULL 9 100FX ENABLED DISABLED 100_FULL

10 100FX ENABLED DISABLED 100_FULL 11 100FX ENABLED DISABLED 100_FULL 12 100FX ENABLED DISABLED 100_FULL

Use <TAB> or arrows keys to move. <Space> to scroll options.

Parameter Default Description

Flow Control

Disabled See “Flow Control” in this table.

on all ports

Type Shows port type as:

100FX : 100BASE-FX 1000SX : 1000BASE-SX 1000LX : 1000BASE-LX 1000T : 1000BASE-T

Admin Enabled Allows you to disable a port due to abnormal

behavior (e.g., excessive collisions), and then re-enable it after the problem has been resolved. You may also disable a port for security reasons.

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Parameter Default Description

Flow Control Disabled Used to enable or disable flow control. Flow

Speed and Duplex

100_FULL Used to set the current port speed and duplex

control can eliminate frame loss by “blocking” traffic from end stations or segments connected directly to the switch when its buffers fill. IEEE

802.3x flow control is used for full duplex. Note that flow control should not be used if a port is connected to a hub.

mode.

The VF-45 ports have a default setting of 100_FULL. Auto-negotiation is the default setting for 1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-SX and 1000BASE-LX; but is not available for 100BASE-FX.

Note: VF-45 ports operate at 100 Mbps and support full- and

half-duplex mode. 100BASE-FX module ports operate at 100 Mbps, full-duplex only. 1000BASE-SX and 1000BASE-LX ports are fixed at 1000 Mbps, but auto-negotiate duplex mode and flow control. 1000BASE-T ports auto-negotiate speed (1000/100/10 Mbps), duplex mode and flow control.

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Viewing the Current Port Configuration

The Port Information screen displays the port type, status, link state, and flow control in use, as well as the communication speed and duplex mode. To change any of the port settings, use the Port Configuration menu.

Port Information : Unit 1 Port 1 - 12 ================

Port Type Operational Link FlowControl Speed and

-------------------------------------------------------------

1. 100FX YES UP NONE 100-FULL

2. 100FX YES UP NONE 100-FULL

3. 100FX YES UP NONE 100-FULL

4. 100FX YES UP NONE 100-FULL

5. 100FX YES UP NONE 100-FULL

6. 100FX YES UP NONE 100-FULL

7. 100FX YES UP NONE 100-FULL

8. 100FX YES UP NONE 100-FULL

9. 100FX YES UP NONE 100-FULL

10. 100FX YES UP NONE 100-FULL

11. 100FX YES UP NONE 100-FULL

12. 100FX YES UP NONE 100-FULL

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Enter> to select.

InUse Duplex InUse

Parameter Description

Type Shows port type as:

100FX : 100BASE-FX 1000SX : 1000BASE-SX 1000LX : 1000BASE-LX 1000T : 1000BASE-T

Operational Shows if the port is functioning or not.

Link Indicates if the port has a valid connection to an

external device.

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Parameter Description

FlowControl InUse Shows the flow control type in use. Flow control

Speed and DuplexInUse Displays the current port speed and duplex

can eliminate frame loss by “blocking” traffic from end stations connected directly to the switch. Back pressure is used for half duplex and IEEE 802.3x for full duplex. Note that flow control should not be used if a port is connected to a hub.

mode used. (Note that auto-negotiation is not available for 100BASE-FX ports.)

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Using the Spanning Tree Algorithm

The Spanning Tree Algorithm can be used to detect and disable network loops, and to provide backup links between switches, bridges or routers. This allows the switch to interact with other bridging devices (that is, an STA-compliant switch, bridge or router) in your network to ensure that only one route exists between any two stations on the network. For a more detailed description of how to use this algorithm, refer to

Spanning Tree Configuration : Selection Menu ============================================

STA Bridge Configuration ... STA Port Configuration ...

“Spanning Tree Algorithm” on page 4-2.

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Enter> to select.

<OK>

Configuring Bridge STA

The following figure and table describe Bridge STA configuration.

Spanning Tree Configuration : Bridge STA Configuration ======================================================

Spanning Tree Protocol : ENABLED

Priority : 32768

Hello Time (in seconds) : 2

Max Age (in seconds) : 20

Forward Delay (in seconds): 15

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, <Space> to scroll options,

other keys to make changes.

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Parameter Default Description

Spanning Tree Protocol

Priority 32,768 Device priority is used in selecting the root

Hello Time 2 Time interval (in seconds) at which the root

Enabled Enable this parameter to participate in a STA

compliant network.

device, root port, and designated port. The device with the highest priority becomes the STA root device. However, if all devices have the same priority, the device with the lowest MAC address will then become the root device.

Enter a value from 0 - 65535.

Remember that the lower the numeric value, the higher the priority.

device transmits a configuration message.

The minimum value is1.

The maximum value is the lower of 10 or [(Max. Message Age / 2) -1].

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Parameter Default Description

Max (Message) Age

Forward Delay

20 The maximum time (in seconds) a device can

wait without receiving a configuration message before attempting to reconfigure. All device ports (except for designated ports) should receive configuration messages at regular intervals. Any port that ages out STA information (provided in the last configuration message) becomes the designated port for the attached LAN. If it is a root port, a new root port is selected from among the device ports attached to the network.

The minimum value is the higher of 6 or [2 x (Hello Time + 1)].

The maximum value is the lower of 40 or [2 x (Forward Delay - 1)].

15 The maximum time (in seconds) the root

device will wait before changing states (i.e., listening to learning to forwarding). This delay is required because every device must receive information about topology changes before it starts to forward frames. In addition, each port needs time to listen for conflicting information that would make it return to a blocking state; otherwise, temporary data loops might result.

The maximum value is 30.

The minimum value is the higher of 4 or [(Max. Message Age / 2) + 1].

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Configuring STA for Ports

The following figure and table describe port STA configuration.

Spanning Tree Port Configuration : Unit 1 Port 1 - 12 ================================

Fast forwarding on all ports : [Enable] [Disable]

Port Type Priority Cost FastForwarding

----------------------------------------------------1 100FX 128 19 ENABLED 2 100FX 128 19 ENABLED 3 100FX 128 19 ENABLED 4 100FX 128 19 ENABLED 5 100FX 128 19 ENABLED 6 100FX 128 19 ENABLED 7 100FX 128 19 ENABLED 8 100FX 128 19 ENABLED 9 100FX 128 19 ENABLED

10 100FX 128 19 ENABLED 11 100FX 128 19 ENABLED 12 100FX 128 19 ENABLED

Parameter Default Description

Fast forwarding

all ports

Type Shows port type as:

Priority 128 Defines the priority for the use of a port in the

other keys to make changes.

Enabled See “FastForwarding” in this table.

100FX : 100BASE-FX 1000SX : 1000BASE-SX 1000LX : 1000BASE-LX 1000T : 1000BASE-T

STA algorithm. If the path cost for all ports on a switch are the same, the port with the highest priority (i.e., lowest value) will be configured as an active link in the Spanning Tree. Where more than one port is assigned the highest priority, the port with lowest numeric identifier will be enabled. The range is 0 - 255.

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Parameter Default Description

(Path) Cost 100/19/4 This parameter is used by the STA algorithm to

Fast Forwarding

Enabled This parameter is used to enable/disabled the

determine the best path between devices. Therefore, lower values should be assigned to ports attached to faster media, and higher values assigned to ports with slower media. (Path cost takes precedence over port priority.)

The default and recommended range is: Ethernet: 100 (50~600) Fast Ethernet: 19 (10~60) Gigabit Ethernet: 4 (3~10) The full range is 1 - 65535.

Fast Spanning Tree mode for the selected port. In this mode, ports skip the Blocked, Listening and Learning states and proceed straight to Forwarding.

Note: Fast Forwarding enables end-node workstations and servers

to overcome time-out problems when the Spanning Tree Algorithm is implemented in a network. Therefore, Fast Forwarding should only be enabled for ports connected to an end-node device.

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Viewing the Current Spanning Tree Information

The Spanning Tree Information screen displays a summary of the STA information for the overall bridge or for a specific port. To make any changes to the parameters for the Spanning Tree, use the Spanning Tree Configuration menu.

Spanning Tree Information : Selection Menu ==========================================

STA Bridge Information ... STA Port Information ...

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Enter> to select.

<OK>

Displaying the Current Bridge STA

The parameters shown in the following figure and table describe the current Bridge STA Information.

Spanning Tree Information : Bridge STA Information ==================================================

Priority : 32768 Hello Time (in seconds) : 2 Max Age (in seconds) : 20 Forward Delay (in seconds): 5 Hold Time (in seconds) : 1 Designated Root : 128.0000E800E800 Root Cost : 501 Root Port : 1 Reconfig Counts : 3 Topology Up Time : 48069 (0 day, 1 hr, 2min, 34 sec)

Use <Tab> or arrow keys to move, <Enter> to select.

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Parameter Description

Priority Device priority is used in selecting the root device,

Hello Time The time interval (in seconds) at which the root

Max Age The maximum time (in seconds) a device can wait

Forward Delay The maximum time (in seconds) the root device will

Hold Time The minimum interval between the transmission of

Designated Root The priority and MAC address of the device in the

Root Cost The path cost from the root port on this switch to the

Root Port The number of the port on this switch that is closest

Reconfig Count The number of times the Spanning Tree has been

Topology Up Time The time since the Spanning Tree was last

root port, and designated port. The device with the highest priority becomes the STA root device. However, if all devices have the same priority, the device with the lowest MAC address will then become the root device.

device transmits a configuration message.

without receiving a configuration message before attempting to reconfigure.

wait before changing states (i.e., listening to learning to forwarding).

consecutive Configuration BPDUs.

Spanning Tree that this switch has accepted as the root device.

root device.

to the root. This switch communicates with the root device through this port. If there is no root port, then this switch has been accepted as the root device of the Spanning Tree network.

reconfigured.

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Displaying the Current STA for Ports

The parameters shown in the following figure and table are for port STA Information.

Spanning Tree Port Information : Unit 1 Port 1 - 12 ==============================

Port Type Status Designat ed Designated Designated

---------------------------------------------------------- -------------

1 100FX NO LINK 19 32768.0010B54C1EB6 1 28.1 2

100FX NO LINK 19 32768.0010B54C1EB6 128.2

100FX NO LINK 19 32768.0010B54C1EB6 128.3

100FX NO LINK 19 32768.0010B54C1EB6 128.4

100FX NO LINK 19 32768.0010B54C1EB6 128.5

100FX NO LINK 19 32768.0010B54C1EB6 128.6

100FX FORWARDING 0 32768.000011114321 128.5

100FX NO LINK 19 32768.0010B54C1EB6 128.8

100FX NO LINK 19 32768.0010B54C1EB6 128.9

100FX NO LINK 19 32768.0010B54C1EB6 128.10

100FX NO LINK 19 32768.0010B54C1EB6 128.11

100FX NO LINK 19 32768.0010B54C1EB6 128.12

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Enter> to select.

Parameter Description

Type Shows port type as:

100FX : 100BASE-FX 1000SX : 1000BASE-SX 1000LX : 1000BASE-LX 1000T : 1000BASE-T

Cost Bridge Port

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Parameter Description

Status Displays current state of this port within the Spanning Tree:

No Link No link has been established on this port.

Designated Cost

Designated Bridge (ID)

Designated Port (ID)

Disabled Port has been disabled by the user or has

Blocking Port receives STA configuration messages,

Listening Port will leave blocking state due to

Learning Port has transmitted configuration messages

Forwarding The port forwards packets, and continues

The rules defining port status are:

• A port on a network segment with no other STA compliant bridging device is always forwarding.

• If two ports of a switch are connected to the same segment and there is no other STA device attached to this segment, the port with the smaller ID forwards packets and the other is blocked.

• All ports are blocked when the switch is booted, then some of them change state to listening, to learning, and then to forwarding.

The cost for a packet to travel from this port to the root in the current Spanning Tree configuration. The slower the media, the higher the cost.

The priority and MAC address of the device through which this port must communicate to reach the root of the Spanning Tree.

The priority and number of the port on the designated bridging device through which this switch must communicate with the root of the Spanning Tree.

failed diagnostics.

but does not forward packets.

topology change, starts transmitting configuration messages, but does not yet forward packets.

for an interval set by the Forward Delay parameter without receiving contradictory information. Port address table is cleared, and the port begins learning addresses.

learning addresses.

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Using a Mirror Port for Analysis

You can mirror traffic from any source port to a target port for real-time analysis. You can then attach a logic analyzer or RMON probe to the target port and study the traffic crossing the source port in a completely unobtrusive manner. When mirroring port traffic, note that the target port must be included in the same VLAN as the source port. (See “Configuring Virtual LANs” on page 2-53.)

You can use the Mirror Port Configuration screen to designate a single port pair for mirroring as shown below.

Mirror Port Configuration =========================

Mirror Source Port : Unit 1

Mirror Target Port : Unit 1

Status : DISABLED

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, other keys to make changes.

Port 1

Port 2

Parameter Description

Mirror Source Port The port whose traffic will be monitored.

Mirror Target Port The port that will duplicate or “mirror” all the

traffic happening on the monitored port.

Status Enables or disables the mirror function.

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Configuring Port Trunks

Port trunks can be used to increase the bandwidth of a network connection or to ensure fault recovery. You can configure up five trunk connections (combining 2~4 ports into a fat pipe) between any two standalone SMC6924VF switches, or up to 12 for an entire stack. However, before making any physical connections between devices, use the Trunk Configuration menu to specify the trunk on the devices at both ends. When using a port trunk, note that:

• The ports used in a trunk must all be of the same media type (VF-45, 100 Mbps fiber, or 1000 Mbps fiber). The ports that can be assigned to the same trunk have certain other restrictions as described on page 2-44.

• Ports can only be assigned to one trunk.

• The ports at both ends of a connection must be configured as

trunk ports.

• The ports at both ends of a trunk must be configured in an identical manner, including speed, duplex mode, and VLAN assignments.

• None of the ports in a trunk can be configured as a mirror source port or mirror target port.

• All the ports in a trunk have to be treated as a whole when moved from/to, added or deleted from a VLAN.

• The Spanning Tree Algorithm will treat all the ports in a trunk as a whole.

• Enable the trunk prior to connecting any cable between the switches to avoid creating a loop.

• Disconnect all trunk port cables or disable the trunk ports before removing a port trunk to avoid creating a loop.

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You can use the Port Trunking Configuration screen set up port trunks as shown below:

Port Trunking Configuration ===========================

Trunk ID Status Me mber List

--------- -------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

-- -------- Unit : - Unit : - Unit : - Unit : -

Trunk ID : 1 Trunk ID : 1 Member Unit : 1

[Show] [More] [Enable] [Disable] [Add] [Delet e]

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, other keys to make changes .

Parameter Description

Trunk ID Configure up to five trunks per switch.

Status Shows if the selected trunk is enabled or disabled.

Unit Specifies a switch unit in the stack (1~4).

Port Select from 2 ~ 4 ports per trunk.

[Show] Displays trunk settings, where the first trunk listed

[More] Scrolls through the list of configured trunks.

[Enable] [Disable] Enables/disables the selected trunk.

[Add] [Delete] Adds/deletes the port specified by

1234

Port:-- Port:-- Port:-- Port:--

Member Port : 1

<OK>

is specified by “Trunk ID.”

Trunk ID / Member Unit / Member Port.

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The VF-45 ports used for one side of a trunk must all be on the same internal switch chip. The port groups permitted include:

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3

1,2,3,4, 13,14,15,16

5,6,7,8, 17,18,19,20

9,10,11,12, 21,22,23,24

The 100BASE-FX fiber ports used for one side of a trunk must all be on the same module. However, the 1000BASE-X ports used for one side of a trunk may be on any switch in the stack, or both on the same switch if used standalone.

Media Module

100BASE-FX Any ports on a single module.

1000BASE-X Up to four Gigabit ports from any switch in the stack,

or both Gigabit ports on two modules installed in a standalone switch.

For example, when using Gigabit ports to form a trunk within a stack, the Gigabit ports will all be at Port 25. In this case, you could specify a trunk group consisting of: (Unit1-Port25, Unit2-Port25, Unit3-Port25, Unit4-Port25), or two trunks consisting of: (Unit1-Port25, Unit2-Port25) and (Unit3-Port25, Unit4-Port25).

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IGMP Multicast Filtering

Multicasting is used to support real-time applications such as video conferencing or streaming audio. A multicast server does not have to establish a separate connection with each client. It merely broadcasts its service to the network, and any hosts which want to receive the multicast register with their local multicast switch/ router. Although this approach reduces the network overhead required by a multicast server, the broadcast traffic must be carefully pruned at every multicast switch/router it passes through to ensure that traffic is only passed on the hosts which subscribed to this service.

This switch uses IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) to query for any attached hosts who want to receive a specific multicast service. The switch looks up the IP Multicast Group used for this service and adds any port which received a similar request to that group. It then propagates the service request on to any neighboring multicast switch/router to ensure that it will continue to receive the multicast service. (For more information, see “IGMP Protocol” on page 4-7.)

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Configuring IGMP

This protocol allows a host to inform its local switch/router that it wants to receive transmissions addressed to a specific multicast group. You can use the IGMP Configuration screen to configure multicast filtering shown below.

IGMP Configuration ==================

IGMP Status : ENABLED

IGMP Query Count : 2

IGMP Report Delay (Seconds) : 10

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Space> to scroll option.

Parameter Description

IGMP Status If enabled, the switch will monitor network traffic

IGMP Query Count The maximum number of queries issued for

IGMP Report Delay The time (in seconds) between receiving an IGMP

to determine which hosts want to receive multicast traffic. This is also referred to as IGMP Snooping.

which there has been no response before the switch takes action to solicit reports.

Report for an IP multicast address on a port before the switch sends an IGMP Query out that port and removes the entry from its list.

Note: The default values are indicated in the sample screen.

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Configuring Broadcast Storm Control

Use the Broadcast Storm Control Configuration screen to enable broadcast storm control for any port on the switch, as shown below.

Broadcast Storm Control Configuration : Unit 1 Port 1 - 12 ======================================

Broadcast control on all ports : [Enable] [Disable]

Port Threshold Broadcast Control

------------------------------------------------------1 500 ENABLED 2 500 ENABLED 3 500 ENABLED 4 500 ENABLED 5 500 ENABLED 6 500 ENABLED 7 500 ENABLED 8 500 ENABLED 9 500 ENABLED

10 500 ENABLED 11 500 ENABLED 12 500 ENABLED

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Enter> to select

Parameter Description

Broadcast control on all ports

Allows you to enable/disable broadcast storm control for all ports on the switch.

Threshold The packet-per-second threshold at which

broadcast control will be employed on the port. (Default is 500 pps.)

Broadcast Control Enables/disables broadcast control for the port.

When enabled, the switch will employ a broadcastcontrol mechanism if the packet-per-second threshold is exceeded. This mechanism limits the amount of broadcasts passed by the port to half of the received packet-per-second count. The control mechanism remains in effect until the number of received broadcasts falls back below the packet-per-second threshold. (Default is Enabled.)

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Configuring Bridge MIB Extensions

The Bridge MIB includes extensions for managed devices that support Traffic Classes and Virtual LANs. To display and configure these extensions, use the Extended Bridge Configuration screen as shown below.

Extended Bridge Configuration =============================

Bridge Capability : (Read Only)

Extended Multicast Filtering Services : NO Traffic Classes : YES Static Entry Individual Port : YES VLAN Learning : SVL Configurable PVID Tagging : YES Local VLAN Capable : NO

Bridge Settings :

Traffic Class : TRUE GMRP : DISABLED GVRP : DISABLED

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Space> to scroll option.

Parameter Description

Bridge Capability

Extended Multicast Filtering Services

Traffic Classes This switch provides mapping of user priorities to

Static Entry Individual Port

VLAN Learning This switch uses Shared VLAN Learning (SVL),

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This switch does not support filtering of individual multicast addresses based on GMRP (GARP Multicast Registration Protocol).

multiple traffic classes. (Refer to “802.1p Port Traffic Class Information” on page 2-52.)

This switch allows static filtering for unicast and multicast addresses. (Refer to Network Monitor Menu / Static Unicast Address Table Configuration and Static Multicast Address Table Configuration.)

whereby the VLAN filtering database is shared among all ports.

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Parameter Description

Configurable PVID Tagging

Local VLAN Capable This switch does not support multiple local

Bridge Settings

Traffic Class* Multiple traffic classes are supported by this

GMRP* GARP Multicast Registration Protocol (GMRP)

GVRP* GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) defines

* Not enabled in this firmware release.

This switch allows you to override the default PVID (Port VLAN ID) assigned to untagged incoming frames under “802.1Q VLAN Port Configuration” on page 2-58.)

bridges (that is, multiple Spanning Trees).

switch as indicated under Bridge Capabilities. However, you can disable this function by setting this parameter to False.

allows network devices to register endstations with multicast groups.

IGMP Snooping is currently used by this switch to provide multicast filtering.

a way for switches to exchange VLAN information in order to register necessary VLAN members on ports across the network. This function should be enabled to permit VLANs groups which extend beyond the local switch.

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Configuring Traffic Classes

IEEE 802.1p defines up to 8 separate traffic classes. This switch supports Quality of Service (QoS) by using two priority queues, with Weighted Fair Queuing for each port. You can use the 802.1P Configuration menu to configure the default priority for each port, or to display the mapping for the traffic classes as described in the following sections. Also, refer to “Class-of-Service (CoS) Support” on page 4-8.

802.1P Configuration : Selection Menu ====================

802.1P Port Priority Configuration ...

802.1P Port Traffic Class Information ...

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Port Priority Configuration

Inbound frames that do not have any VLAN tags are tagged with the input port’s default VLAN ID (PVID) and the Default Ingress User Priority as shown in the following menu, and then sorted into the appropriate priority queue at the output port. (Note that if the output port is an untagged member of the associated VLAN, these frames are stripped of all VLAN tags prior to transmission.)

The default priority for all ingress ports is zero. Therefore, any inbound frames that do not have priority tags will be placed in the low priority queue of the output port. You can use the following menu to adjust default ingress priority for any port as shown below.

802.1P Port Priority Configuration : Unit 1 Port 1 - 12 ==================================

Port Default Ingress Number of Egress

---------------------------------------

10 0 2 11 0 2 12 0 2

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, other keys to make changes.

User Priority Traffic Class

10 2 20 2 30 2 40 2 50 2 60 2 70 2 80 2 90 2

Parameter Description

Port Numeric identifier for switch port.

Default Ingress User Priority

Default ingress priority can be set to any value from 0~7, where 0~3 specifies the low priority queue and 4~7 specifies the high priority queue.

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Parameter Description

Number of Egress Traffic Classes

Indicates that this switch supports two priority output queues.

802.1p Port Traffic Class Information

This switch provides two priority levels with Weighted Fair Queuing for port egress. This means that any frames with a priority tag from 0~3 are sent to the low priority queue “0” while those from 4~7 are sent to the high priority queue “1” as shown in the following screen.

802.1P Port Traffic Class Information : Unit 1 Port 1 - 12 =====================================

Port User Priority

01234567

------------------------------------1 00001111 2 00001111 3 00001111 4 00001111 5 00001111 6 00001111 7 00001111 8 00001111 9 00001111

10 00001111 11 00001111 12 00001111

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, other keys to make changes.

Parameter Description

Port Numeric identifier for switch port.

User Priority Shows that user priorities 0~3 specify the low

priority queue and 4~7 specify the high priority queue.

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Configuring Virtual LANs

You can use the VLAN configuration menu to assign any port on the switch to any of up to 256 LAN groups. In conventional networks with routers, broadcast traffic is split up into separate domains. Switches do not inherently support broadcast domains. This can lead to broadcast storms in large networks that handle traffic such as IPX or NetBeui. By using IEEE 802.1Q compliant VLANs, you can organize any group of network nodes into separate broadcast domains, confining broadcast traffic to the originating group. This also provides a more secure and cleaner network environment. For more information on how to use VLANs, see “Virtual LANs” on page 4-3. The VLAN configuration screens are described in the following sections.

802.1Q VLAN Base Information

The 802.1Q VLAN Base Information screen displays basic information on the VLAN type supported by this switch.

802.1Q VLAN Base Information ============================

VLAN Version Number : 1

MAX VLAN ID : 2048

MAX Supported VLANs : 256

Current Number of 802.1Q VLANs Configured : 1

<OK>

<Enter> to select.

Parameter Description

VLAN Version Number The VLAN version used by this switch as specified

in the IEEE 802.1Q standard.

MAX VLAN ID Maximum VLAN ID recognized by this switch.

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Parameter Description

MAX Supported VLANs Maximum number of VLANs that can be

configured on this switch.

Current Number of VLANs Configured

The number of VLANs currently configured on this switch.

802.1Q VLAN Current Table Information

This screen shows the current port members of each VLAN and whether or not the port supports VLAN tagging. Ports assigned to a large VLAN group that crosses several switches should use VLAN tagging. However, if you just want to create a small port-based VLAN for one or two switches, you can assign ports to the same untagged VLAN. The current configuration is shown in the

following screen.

802.1Q VLAN Current Table Information

=====================================

Deleted VLAN Entry Counts : 0

VID Creation Time Status

-------------------------------------------------1 0 (0 day 0 hr 0 min 0 sec) Permanent

Unit Current Egress Ports Current Untagged Ports

1. 111111111111 111111111111 ---- 111111111111 111111111111 ----

2. ------------ ------------ ---- ------------ ------------ ----

3. ------------ ------------ ---- ------------ ------------ ----

4. ------------ ------------ ---- ------------ ------------ ----

Sorted by VID : 1

[Show] [More]

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Enter> to select.

Port 1 Port 13 Port 25

<OK>

Parameter Description

Deleted VLAN Entry Counts

The number of times a VLAN entry has been deleted from this table.

VID The ID for the VLAN currently displayed.

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Parameter Description

Creation Time The value of sysUpTime (System Up Time) when

Status Shows how this VLAN was added to the switch.

Unit Stack unit.

Current Egress Ports Shows the ports which have been added to the

Current Untagged Ports If a port has been added to the displayed VLAN

Sorted by VID The VLAN ID number from which the display will

[Show] Displays the members for the VLAN indicated by

[More] Displays any subsequent VLANs if configured.

this VLAN was created.

Dynamic GVRP: Automatically learned via GVRP. Permanent: Added as a static entry.

displayed VLAN group, where “1” indicates that a port is a member and “0” that it is not.

(see Current Egress Ports), its entry in this field will be “1” if the port is untagged or “0” if tagged.

start.

the “Sorted by VID” field.

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802.1Q VLAN Static Table Configuration

Use this screen to create a new VLAN or modify the settings for an existing VLAN. You can add/delete port members for a VLAN from any unit in the stack as a tagged or untagged member. Or you can prevent a port from being automatically added to a VLAN by the GVRP protocol.

802.1Q VLAN Static Table Configuration ======================================

VID VLAN Name Status

------------------------------

Unit Egress Ports Forbidden Egress Ports

1. 111111111111 111111111111 ---- 000000000000 000000000000 ----

2. ------------ ------------ ---- ------------ ------------ ----

3. ------------ ------------ ---- ------------ ------------ ----

4. ------------ ------------ ---- ------------ ------------ ----

Unit Untagged Ports

1. 111111111111 111111111111 ---- VID : 1

2. ------------ ------------ ---- [Show]

3. ------------ ------------ ---- [More]

4. ------------ ------------ ---- [New]

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, other keys to make changes.

1Active

Parameter Description

VID The ID for the VLAN currently displayed.

Range: 1-2048

VLAN Name A user-specified symbolic name for this VLAN.

String length: Up to 8 alphanumeric characters

Status Sets the current editing status for this VLAN as: Not

in Service, Destroy or Active.

Unit Stack unit.

Egress Ports Set the entry for any port in this field to “1” to add

it to the displayed VLAN, or “0” to remove it from the VLAN.

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Parameter Description

Forbidden Egress Ports Prevents a port from being automatically added to

this VLAN via GVRP. Note that GVRP is not supported in the current firmware release.

Untagged Ports You can add a port to the displayed VLAN as an

untagged port by setting this field to “1” or as a tagged port by setting it to “0.” This field is only enabled if the corresponding port has been added to the displayed VLAN as an “Egress Port.”

[Show] Displays settings for the specified VLAN.

[More] Displays consecutively numbered VLANs.

[New] Sets up the screen for configuring a new VLAN.

For example, the following screen displays settings for VLAN 2, which includes tagged ports 1-6, and forbidden port 8.

802.1Q VLAN Static Table Configuration ======================================

VID VLAN Name Status

------------------------------

Unit Egress Ports Forbidden Egress Ports

1. 111111000000 000000000000 ---- 000000010000 000000000000 ----

2. ------------ ------------ ---- ------------ ------------ ----

3. ------------ ------------ ---- ------------ ------------ ----

4. ------------ ------------ ---- ------------ ------------ ----

Unit Untagged Ports

1. 111111000000 000000000000 ---- VID : 2

2. ------------ ------------ ---- [Show]

3. ------------ ------------ ---- [More]

4. ------------ ------------ ---- [New]

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, other keys to make changes.

2 Active

Notes: 1. To allow this switch to participate in a VLAN group

that extends beyond this switch, you must add the VLAN ID for the required external groups.

2. If a removed port is no longer assigned to any other group as an untagged port, it will automatically be assigned to VLAN group 1 as untagged.

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802.1Q VLAN Port Configuration

Use this screen to configure port-specific settings for IEEE 802.1Q VLAN features.

802.1Q VLAN Port Configuration : Unit 1 Port 1 - 12 ===============================

Port PVID Acceptable Ingress GVRP GVRP Failed GVRP Last

----------------------------------------------------------- ---------1 1 All FALSE DISABLED 0 00-00-00-00-00-00 2 1 All FALSE DISABLED 0 00-00-00-00-00-00 3 1 All FALSE DISABLED 0 00-00-00-00-00-00 4 1 All FALSE DISABLED 0 00-00-00-00-00-00 5 1 All FALSE DISABLED 0 00-00-00-00-00-00 6 1 All FALSE DISABLED 0 00-00-00-00-00-00 7 1 All FALSE DISABLED 0 00-00-00-00-00-00 8 1 All FALSE DISABLED 0 00-00-00-00-00-00 9 1 All FALSE DISABLED 0 00-00-00-00-00-00

10 1 All FALSE DISABLED 0 00-00-00-00-00-00 11 1 All FALSE DISABLED 0 00-00-00-00-00-00 12 1 All FALSE DISABLED 0 00-00-00-00-00-00

Frame Type Filtering Status Registrations PDU Origin

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Parameter Description

PVID The VLAN ID assigned to untagged frames

received on this port.

Acceptable Frame Type*

This switch accepts “All” frame types, including VLAN tagged or VLAN untagged frames. Note that all VLAN untagged frames received on this port are assigned to the PVID for this port.

Ingress Filtering* If set to “True,” incoming frames for VLANs which

do not include this ingress port in their member set will be discarded at the ingress port.

* These controls do not affect VLAN independent BPDU frames, such as

GVRP or STP. However, they do affect VLAN dependent BPDU frames, such as GMRP.

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Parameter Description

GVRP Status* Enables or disables GVRP for this port. When

GVRP Failed Registrations*

GVRP Last PDU Origin*

* Not available for the current firmware release.

disabled, any GVRP packets received on this port will be discarded and no GVRP registrations will be propagated from other ports.

Note that GVRP must be enabled for the switch before this setting can take effect. (See Device Control Menu / Extended Bridge Configuration.)

The total number of failed GVRP registrations, for any reason, on this port.

The Source MAC Address of the last GVRP message received on this port.

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Port Security Configuration

Use the Port Security Configuration screen to enable and configure port security for the switch. Port Security allows you to configure each port with a list of MAC addresses of devices that are authorized to access the network through that port.

Port Security Configuration ===========================

MAC Address MAC Address

-------------------------------------------------00-00-11-11-43-29 00-00-E8-00-00-07 00-00-86-45-C5-A3 00-00-E8-00-00-18 00-00-86-45-F3-0C 00-00-E8-00-00-96 00-00-E2-16-C5-82 00-00-E8-18-09-6B 00-00-E2-20-C3-D5 00-00-E8-1A-4A-4D 00-00-E2-21-74-D0 00-00-E8-24-79-F7 00-00-E2-2E-FD-F6 00-00-E8-2F-73-B4 00-00-E8-00-00-02 00-00-E8-2F-E2-E6

Secure address count : 138 Unit : 1 Port : 7 MAC : 00-00-00-00-00-00 [Show] [More] [Add] [Delete] Mode:LEARNING [Apply] [Clear]

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Enter> to select

<OK>

Parameter Description

MAC Address A list of the authorized MAC addresses that can access

the network through the specified port.

Secure Address Count

The number of authorized MAC addresses for the specified port.

Unit The stack unit ID.

Port The port number on the unit.

[Show] Displays authorized MAC addresses for the specified

port.

[More] Displays more MAC addresses for the port.

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Parameter Description

Mode Port security can be set to three states; Static, Disable,

[Apply] Applies a change of Mode to the port.

MAC A specific MAC address to be added or deleted from

[Add] Adds a new MAC address to the current list.

[Delete] Removes a MAC address from the current list.

[Clear] Clears all the MAC addresses for the current port.

or Learning. When set to Static, the switch will drop packets from the port if the source MAC address does not match one of the addresses in the MAC Address list. If set to Learning, the switch will add the source MAC address of all packets received on the port to the authorized MAC Address list.

the list. A MAC address must be entered as 12 hexadecimal digits in the format “00-00-00-00-00-00”, otherwise the entry will not be accepted by the system.

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Monitoring the Switch

The Network Monitor Menu provides access to port statistics, RMON statistics, IP multicast addresses, and the static address table. Each of the screens provided by these menus is described in the following sections.

Network Monitor Menu ====================

Port Statistics ... RMON Statistics ... Unicast Address Table ... Multicast Address Registration Table ... IP Multicast Registration Table ... Static Unicast Address Table Configuration ... Static Multicast Address Table Configuration...

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Enter> to select.

Menu Description

Port Statistics Displays statistics on network traffic passing

RMON Statistics Displays detailed statistical information for the

Unicast Address Table Provides full listing of all unicast addresses stored

Multicast Address Registration Table*

IP Multicast Registration Table

Static Unicast Address Table Configuration

Static Multicast Address Table Configuration*

* Not implemented in this firmware release.

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through the selected port.

selected port such as packet type and frame size counters.

in the switch, as well as sort, search and clear functions.

Displays the ports that belong to each GMRP Multicast group.

Displays the ports that belong to each IP Multicast group.

Allows you to display or configure static unicast addresses.

Allows you to display or configure static GMRP multicast addresses.

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Displaying Port Statistics

Port Statistics display key statistics from the Ethernet-like MIB for each port. Error statistics on the traffic passing through each port are displayed. This information can be used to identify potential problems with the switch (such as a faulty port or unusually heavy loading). The values displayed have been accumulated since the last system reboot.

Select the required port. The statistics displayed are indicated in the following figure and table.

Port Statistics : Unit 1 Port 1 ===============

Ether Like Counter:

Alignment Errors :0 Late Collisions :9 FCS Errors :0 Excessive Collisions :0 Single Collision Frames :0 Internal Mac Transmit Errors :0 Multiple Collision Frames :0 Carrier Sense Errors :0 SQE Test Errors :0 Frames Too Long :0 Deferred Transmissions :0 Internal Mac Receive Errors :0

[Refresh Statistics] Show port : 1 [Reset Counters] [Show]

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Enter> to select.

Menu Description

Alignment Errors The number of alignment errors

(mis-synchronized data packets).

FCS Errors The number of frames received that are an integral

number of octets in length but do not pass the FCS check.

Single Collision Frames*

The number of successfully transmitted frames for which transmission is inhibited by exactly one collision.

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Menu Description

Multiple Collision Frames*

SQE Test Errors* A count of times that the SQE TEST ERROR

Deferred Transmissions*

Late Collisions The number of times that a collision is detected

Excessive Collisions* The number of frames for which transmission

Internal Mac Transmit Errors*

Carrier Sense Errors* The number of times that the carrier sense

Frames Too Long The number of frames received that exceed the

Internal Mac Receive Errors*

* The reported values will always be zero because these statistics are not

supported by the internal chip set.

Note: Statistics are automatically refreshed every five seconds (see page 2-16).

A count of successfully transmitted frames for which transmission is inhibited by more than one collision.

message is generated by the PLS sublayer.

A count of frames for which the first transmission attempt on a particular interface is delayed because the medium was busy.

later than 512 bit-times into the transmission of a packet.

failed due to excessive collisions.

The number of frames for which transmission failed due to an internal MAC sublayer transmit error.

condition was lost or never asserted when attempting to transmit a frame.

maximum permitted frame size.

The number of frames for which reception failed due to an internal MAC sublayer receive error.

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Displaying RMON Statistics

Use the RMON Statistics screen to display key statistics for each port from RMON group 1. (RMON groups 2, 3 and 9 can only be accessed using SNMP management software such as EliteView.) The following screen displays the overall statistics on traffic passing through each port. RMON statistics provide access to a broad range of statistics, including a total count of different frame types and sizes passing through each port. Values displayed have been accumulated since the last system reboot.

RMON Statistics : Unit 1 Port 1 ===============

Drop Events :0 Jabbers :0 Received Bytes :199299 Collisions :0 Received Frames :15746 64 Byte Frames :37837 Broadcast Frames :3249 65-127 Byte Frames :674356 Multicast Frames :0 128_255 Byte Frames :45430 CRC/Alignment Errors :0 256-511 Byte Frames :20447 Undersize Frames :0 512-1023 Byte Frames :3740 Oversize Frames :0 1024_1518 Byte Frames :35696 Fragments :0

[Refresh Statistics] Show port : 1 [Reset Counters] [Show]

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Enter> to select.

Menu Description

Drop Events The total number of events in which packets were

dropped due to lack of resources.

Received Bytes Total number of bytes of data received on the

network. This statistic can be used as a reasonable indication of Ethernet utilization.

Received Frames The total number of frames (bad, broadcast and

multicast) received.

Broadcast Frames The total number of good frames received that

were directed to the broadcast address. Note that this does not include multicast packets.

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Menu Description

Multicast Frames The total number of good frames received that

were directed to this multicast address.

CRC/Alignment Errors The number of CRC/alignment errors (FCS or

alignment errors).

Undersize Frames The total number of frames received that were less

Oversize Frames The total number of frames received that were

Fragments The total number of frames received that were less

Jabbers The total number of frames received that were

Collisions The best estimate of the total number of collisions

64 Byte Frames The total number of frames (including bad

65-127 Byte Frames The total number of frames (including bad

128-255 Byte Frames The total number of packets (including bad

1024-1518 Byte Frames The total number of packets (including bad

Note: Statistics are automatically refreshed every five seconds (see page 2-16).

than 64 octets long (excluding framing bits, but including FCS octets) and were otherwise well formed.

longer than 1518 octets (excluding framing bits, but including FCS octets) and were otherwise well formed.

than 64 octets in length (excluding framing bits, but including FCS octets) and had either an FCS or alignment error.

longer than 1518 octets (excluding framing bits, but including FCS octets), and had either an FCS or alignment error.

on this Ethernet segment.

packets) received and transmitted that were 64 octets in length (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets).

packets) received and transmitted that were between 65 and 127 octets in length inclusive (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets).

packets) received and transmitted that were between 128 and 255 octets in length inclusive (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets).

packets) received and transmitted that were between 1024 and 1518 octets in length inclusive (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets).

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Displaying the Unicast Address Table

The Address Table contains the MAC addresses and VLAN identifier associated with each port (that is, the source port associated with the address and VLAN), sorted by MAC address or VLAN ID. You can search for a specific address, clear the entire address table, or information associated with a specific address, or set the aging time for deleting inactive entries. The information displayed in the Address Table is indicated in the following figure and table.

Unicast Address Table

Aging Time : 300 Dynamic Counts : 244 Static Counts : 0

MAC VID Unit Port Status MAC VID Unit Port Status

----------------------------------------------------------- ---------00-00-24-B3-28-83 1 1 2 D 00-00-E8-00-00-96 1 1 2 D 00-00-E2-12-F9-F8 1 1 2 D 00-00-E8-00-01-01 1 1 2 D 00-00-E2-16-C5-82 1 1 2 D 00-00-E8-02-A0-E6 1 1 2 D 00-00-E2-20-C3-D5 1 1 2 D 00-00-E8-07-12-5E 1 1 2 D 00-00-E2-21-74-D0 1 1 2 D 00-00-E8-10-00-AB 1 1 2 D 00-00-E8-00-00-02 1 1 2 D 00-00-E8-11-11-33 1 1 2 D 00-00-E8-00-00-18 1 1 2 D 00-00-E8-12-00-69 1 1 2 D 00-00-E8-00-00-1A 1 1 2 D 00-00-E8-12-24-60 1 1 2 D

Sorted by : MAC + VID Cleared by : MAC + VID VLAN ID : 1 VLAN ID : 1 MAC : 00 -00-00-00-00-00 MAC : 00-00-00-00-00-00 [Show] [More] [Clear] [Clear Dyn amic]

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, other keys to make changes.

=====================

Menu Description

Aging Time Time-out period in seconds for aging out

dynamically learned forwarding information.

Range: 10 - 415 seconds; Default: 300 seconds

Dynamic Count The number of dynamically learned addresses in

the table.

Static Count The number of static addresses in the table.

MAC The MAC address of a node.

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Menu Description

VID The VLAN(s) associated with this address or port.

Unit Switch unit in the stack (1~4).

Port The port whose address table includes this MAC

Status Indicates address status as:

Sorted/Cleared by Selects the primary key used to sort/clear the

[Show] Displays the address table based on specified

[More] Scrolls through the entries in the address table.

[Clear] Clears the specified MAC address.

[Clear Dynamic] Clears all dynamically learned MAC addresses in

address.

D: Dynamically learned, or P: Fixed permanently by SNMP network

management software.

table: MAC or VID.

VLAN ID, and sorted by primary key MAC or VID.

the table.

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Displaying the IP Multicast Registration Table

Use the IP Multicast Registration Table to display all the multicast groups active on this switch, including multicast IP addresses and the corresponding VLAN ID.

IP Multicast Registration Table ===============================

VID Multicast IP Unit Multicast Group Port Lists Learned by

----------------------------------------------------------- --------1 225.1.1.1 1. 0 00000001100 110000000000 00 IGMP

5 225.1.1.2 1. 0 00000001100 110000000000 00 IGMP

Sorted by : VID + Multicast IP VID : 1 Multicast IP : [Show] [More]

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, <Enter> to select.

2. 0 00000001100 110000000000 00 IGMP

3. 0 00000001100 110000000000 00 IGMP

4. 0 00000001100 110000000000 00 IGMP

2. 0 00000001100 110000000000 00 IGMP

3. 0 00000001100 110000000000 00 Dynamic

4. 0 00000001100 110000000000 00 IGMP

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Menu Description

VID VLAN ID assigned to this multicast group.

Multicast IP IP address for specific multicast services.

Unit Stack unit.

Dynamic Port Lists The switch ports registered for the indicated

multicast service.

Learned by Indicates the manner in which this address was

learned: Dynamic or IGMP.

Sorted by Selects the primary sort key for displaying table

entries. Note that only VID+Multicast IP is implemented in the current firmware release.

[Show] Displays the address table sorted on VID and then

Multicast IP.

[More] Scrolls through the entries in the address table.

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Configuring Static Unicast Addresses

Use the Static Unicast Address Table Configuration screen to manually configure host MAC addresses in the unicast table. You can use this screen to associate a MAC address with a specific VLAN ID and switch port as shown below.

Static Unicast Address Table Configuration ==========================================

VID MAC Address Unit Port Status

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1 00-00-00-E8-43-12 1 1 Per manent

Sorted by : VID + MAC VID : 1 MAC : 00-00-00-00-00-00

VID : 1 Port : 1 MAC : 00-00-00-00-00-00 Status : Permanent

[Show] [ More] [Set]

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, <Enter> to select.

Menu Description

VID The VLAN group this port is assigned to.

MAC Address The MAC address of a host device attached to this

Unit The switch unit the host device is attached to.

Port The port the host device is attached to.

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Menu Description

Status The status for an entry can be set to:

Permanent This entry is currently in use

DeleteOnReset This entry is currently in use

Invalid Removes the corresponding

DeleteOnTimeOut This entry is currently in use

Other This entry is currently in use

Sorted by Selects the primary sort key for displaying table

entries. Note that only VID+MAC is implemented in the current firmware release.

[Show] Displays the static address table sorted on VID as

the primary key and MAC address as secondary key.

[More] Scrolls through entries in the static address table.

[Set] Adds the specified entry to the static address table,

such as shown in the following example:

VID : 1 MAC : 00-00-00-e8-34-22 Unit : 1 Port: 1 Status : Permanent

and will remain so after the next reset of the switch.

and will remain so until the next reset.

entry.

and will remain so until it is aged out. (Refer to “Aging Time” on page 2-67.)

but the conditions under which it will remain so differ from the preceding values.

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Resetting the System

Use the Restart command under the Main Menu to reset the management agent. The reset screen includes options as shown in the following figure and table.

System Restart Menu ===================

Restart Option :

POST : YES Reload Factory Defaults : NO Keep IP Setting : NO Keep User Authentication : NO

[Restart]

Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move, <Space> to scroll options.

Menu Description

POST Runs the Power-On Self-Test

Reload Factory Defaults Reloads the factory defaults

Keep IP Setting Retains the settings defined in the IP

Configuration menu.

Keep User Authentication

[Restart] Restarts the switch.

Retains the user names and passwords defined in the Console Login Configuration menu.

Logging Off the System

Use the Exit command under the Main Menu to exit the configuration program and terminate communications with the switch for the current session.

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Web-Based Configuration and Monitoring

As well as the menu-driven system configuration program, the agent module provides an embedded HTTP Web agent. This agent can be accessed by any computer on the network using a standard Web browser (Internet Explorer 4.0 or above, or Netscape Navigator 4.0 or above).

Using the Web browser management interface you can configure a switch and view statistics to monitor network activity. The Web interface also provides access to a range of SNMP management functions with access to the switch’s MIB and RMON database.

Prior to accessing the switch from a Web browser, be sure you have first performed the following tasks:

1. Configure it with a valid IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway using an out-of-band serial connection or BOOTP protocol.

2. Set the Administrator user name and password using an out-of-band serial connection. Access to the Web agent is controlled by the same Administrator user name and password as the on-board configuration program.

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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 default user name is “admin,” with no password. The administrator has Read/Write access to all configuration parameters and statistics.

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-hand side of the screen and System Information on the right-hand side. The Main Menu links are used to navigate to other menus and display configuration parameters and statistical data.

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If this is your first time to access the management agent, you should define a new Administrator password, record it and put it in a safe place. From the Main Menu, select Security and enter a new password for the Administrator. Note that passwords can consist of up to 11 alphanumeric characters and are not case sensitive.

Note: Based on the default configuration, a user is allowed three

attempts to enter the correct password; on the third failed attempt the current connection is terminated. See “Console Login Configuration” on page 2-21.

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 at the bottom of the page to confirm the new setting. The following table summarizes the Web page configuration buttons.

Web Page Configuration Buttons

Button Action

Apply Sets specified values in the SNMP agent.

Revert Cancels specified values prior to pressing the “Apply” button.

Refresh Immediately updates values from the SNMP agent.

Help Provides help on using the Web management interface.

Notes: 1. To ensure proper screen refresh, be sure that Internet

Explorer 5.0 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.

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Panel Display

The Web agent displays an image of the switch’s ports, showing port links and activity. Clicking on the image of a port displays statistics and configuration information for the port. Clicking on the image of the serial port (labeled “Mgmt”) displays the Console Configuration screen. Clicking on any other part of the front panel displays “Switch Information” as described on page 3-9.

Port State Display

Click on any port to display a summary or port status as shown below, as well as Etherlike statistics (page 3-52) and RMON statistics (page 3-54).

Parameter Description

Type Shows port type as:

100FX : 100BASE-FX 1000SX : 1000BASE-SX 1000LX : 1000BASE-LX 1000T : 1000BASE-T

Admin Status Shows if the port is enabled, or has been disabled due

to abnormal behavior or for security reasons. See “Port Configuration” on page 3-44.

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Parameter Description

Link Status Indicates if the port has a valid connection to an

external device.

Speed Status Indicates the current port speed.

Duplex Status Indicates the port’s current duplex mode.

Flow Control Status Shows the flow control type in use. Flow control can

eliminate frame loss by “blocking” traffic from end stations connected directly to the switch.

VLAN The VLAN ID assigned to untagged frames received

on this port. Use the PVID to assign ports to the same untagged VLAN.

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Console Configuration

If you are having difficulties making an out-of-band console connection to the serial port on the agent module, you can display or modify the current settings for the serial port through the Web agent. Click on the serial port icon in the switch image to display or configure these settings, as shown below.

Parameter Default Description

Baud rate 19200 bps The rate at which data is sent between

devices.

Options : 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, and auto detection.

Note that when AUTO is selected, you need to first press the Enter key once to set the data rate and initialize the connection.

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Parameter Default Description

Time-Out 10 minutes If no input is received from the attached

Data bits 8 bits Sets the data bits of the RS-232 port.

Stop bits 1 bit Sets the stop bits of the RS-232 port.

Parity none Sets the parity of the RS-232 port.

Auto-Refresh Time

5 seconds Sets the interval before a console session

device after this interval, the current session is automatically closed.

Range : 0 - 100 minutes; 0: disabled

Options : 7, 8

Options : 1, 2

Options : none/odd/even

will auto refresh the console information, such as Spanning Tree Information, Port Configuration, Port Statistics, and RMON Statistics.

Range : 5-255 seconds; 0: disabled

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Main Menu

Using the on-board Web agent, you can define system parameters, manage and control the switch, the connected stack and all its ports, or monitor network conditions. The following table briefly describes the selections available from this program.

Menu Description

System Provides basic system description, including contact

Switch Shows hardware/firmware version numbers, power status,

IP Includes boot state, IP address, and the maximum number of

SNMP Configures communities, trap managers; and activates traps. Security Sets password for system access. Upgrade Downloads new version of firmware to update your system. Configure Saves the switch configuration to a file on a TFTP server. Address

Table STA Enables Spanning Tree Algorithm; also sets parameters for

Bridge Extension

Priority Configures default port priorities and displays queue

VLAN Configures VLAN group members and other port-specific

IGMP Configures IGMP multicast filtering. Port Enables any port, sets communication mode to auto-

Mirror Sets the source and target ports for mirroring. Trunk Specifies ports to group into aggregate trunks. Statistics Displays statistics on network traffic passing through the

information.

and expansion modules in use.

Telnet sessions allowed.

Provides full listing of unicast addresses, sorted by address or VLAN.

switch priority, hello time, maximum message age, and forward delay; as well as port priority and path cost.

Displays/configures extended bridge capabilities for this switch, including for traffic classes and VLAN extensions.

assignments.

VLAN settings.

negotiation, full duplex or half duplex, enables/disables flow control, configures broadcast control and port security.

selected port.

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System Information

Use the System Information screen to display descriptive information about the switch, or for quick system identification as shown in the following figure and table.

Parameter Description

System Name*

IP Address

Object ID MIB II object identifier for switch’s network

Location*

Contact*

System Up Time Length of time the current management agent has

Maximum string length is 255, but the screen only displays 45 characters. You can use the arrow keys to browse the whole string.

Name assigned to the switch system.

IP address of the agent you are managing. The agent supports SNMP over UDP/IP transport protocol. In this environment, all systems on the Internet, such as network interconnection devices and any PC accessing the agent (or running EliteView) must have an IP address. Valid IP addresses consist of four decimal numbers, of 0 to 255, separated by periods. Anything outside of this format will not be accepted by the configuration program.

management subsystem.

Specifies the area or location where the system resides.

Contact person for the system.

been running.

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Switch Information

Use the Switch Information screen to display hardware/firmware version numbers for the main board, as well as the power status and modules plugged into the system.

Main Board

Parameter Description

Serial Number Serial number of the main board.

Number of Ports Number of ports (including modules).

Hardware Version Hardware version of the main board.

Firmware Version System firmware version in ROM.

Internal Power Status

Redundant Power Status

Power status for the switch.

Redundant power status for the switch.

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Agent Module

Parameter Description

Hardware Version Hardware version of the agent module.

POST ROM Version Agent module’s Power-On Self-Test version.

Firmware Version Agent module’s firmware version.

Role Shows that the agent module is operating as Master.

Expansion Slot

Parameter Description

Expansion Slot 1 Shows module type if inserted

(100BASE-FX, 1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX or 1000BASE-T).

Expansion Slot 2 Shows module type if inserted

(100BASE-FX, 1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX, 1000BASE-T, or 4GB Stack).

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IP Configuration

Use the IP Configuration screen to set the bootup option, configure the IP address for the on-board management agent, or set the number or concurrent Telnet sessions allowed. The screen shown below is described in the following table.

Parameter Default Description

IP State USER-CONFIG Specifies whether IP functionality is enabled

via manual configuration, or set by Boot Protocol (BOOTP). Options include:

USER-CONFIG - IP functionality is enabled based on the default or user specified IP Configuration. (This is the default setting.)

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Parameter Default Description

IP Address 10.1.0.1 IP address of the switch you are managing.

Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0 Subnet mask of the switch you have

Gateway IP Gateway used to pass trap messages from

MAC Address Physical address of agent module.

Number of Telnet sessions

4 Sets the number of concurrent Telnet

The switch supports SNMP over UDP/IP transport protocol. In this environment, all systems on the Internet, such as network interconnection devices and any PC accessing the on-board agent (or running EliteView) are assigned an IP address. Valid IP addresses consist of four decimal numbers, of 0 to 255, separated by periods. Anything outside of this format will not be accepted by the configuration program.

selected. This mask identifies the host address bits used for routing to specific subnets.

the switch to the management station. Note that the gateway must be defined if the management station is located in a different IP segment.

sessions allowed to access the agent.

Default: 4 sessions

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Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Configuration Options

Required Connections

Console Port (Out-of-Band) Connections

Remote Management via the Console Port

Configure the Switch Site

Configure the Remote Site

In-Band Connections

Login Screen

Main Menu

System Information Menu

Displaying System Information

Displaying Switch Version Information

Management Setup Menu

Changing the Network Configuration

IP Configuration

IP Connectivity Test (Ping)

HTTP Configuration

Configuring the Serial Port

Assigning SNMP Parameters

Configuring Community Names

Configuring IP Trap Managers

Console Login Configuration

Downloading System Software

Using TFTP to Download Over the Network

Saving the System Configuration

Configuring the Switch

Configuring Port Parameters

Viewing the Current Port Configuration

Using the Spanning Tree Algorithm

Configuring Bridge STA

Configuring STA for Ports

Viewing the Current Spanning Tree Information

Displaying the Current Bridge STA

Displaying the Current STA for Ports

Using a Mirror Port for Analysis

Configuring Port Trunks

IGMP Multicast Filtering

Configuring IGMP

Configuring Broadcast Storm Control

Configuring Bridge MIB Extensions

Configuring Traffic Classes

Port Priority Configuration

802.1p Port Traffic Class Information

Configuring Virtual LANs

802.1Q VLAN Base Information

802.1Q VLAN Current Table Information

802.1Q VLAN Static Table Configuration

802.1Q VLAN Port Configuration

Port Security Configuration

Monitoring the Switch

Displaying Port Statistics

Displaying RMON Statistics

Displaying the Unicast Address Table

Displaying the IP Multicast Registration Table

Configuring Static Unicast Addresses

Resetting the System

Logging Off the System

Web-Based Configuration and Monitoring

Navigating the Web Browser Interface

Home Page

Configuration Options

Panel Display

Port State Display

Console Configuration

Main Menu

System Information

Switch Information

Main Board

Agent Module

Expansion Slot

IP Configuration