ZyXEL ES-2108-LC, ES-2108-G User Guide

ES-2108/ES-2108-G

Ethernet Switch

User’s Guide

Version 3.60

10/2005

Edition 1

ES-2108/ES-2108-G User’s Guide

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Interference Statements and

Warnings

FCC Statement

This switch complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1 This switch may not cause harmful interference.

2 This switch must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired

operations.

FCC Warning

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital switch, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause
harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

CE Mark Warning:

This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which
case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

Taiwanese BSMI (Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection) A Warning:

Notice 1

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the
user's authority to operate the equipment.

This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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Safety Warnings

For your safety, be sure to read and follow all warning notices and instructions.

• To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG (American Wire Gauge) or larger telecommunication
line cord.

• Do NOT open the device or unit. Opening or removing covers can expose you to dangerous high
voltage points or other risks. ONLY qualified service personnel can service the device. Please contact
your vendor for further information.

• Use ONLY the dedicated power supply for your device. Connect the power cord or power adaptor to
the right supply voltage (110V AC in North America or 230V AC in Europe).

• Do NOT use the device if the power supply is damaged as it might cause electrocution.

• If the power supply is damaged, remove it from the power outlet.

• Do NOT attempt to repair the power supply. Contact your local vendor to order a new power supply.

• Place connecting cables carefully so that no one will step on them or stumble over them. Do NOT
allow anything to rest on the power cord and do NOT locate the product where anyone can walk on
the power cord.

• If you wall mount your device, make sure that no electrical, gas or water pipes will be damaged.

• Do NOT install nor use your device during a thunderstorm. There may be a remote risk of electric
shock from lightning.

• Do NOT expose your device to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids.

• Do NOT use this product near water, for example, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool.

• Make sure to connect the cables to the correct ports.

• Do NOT obstruct the device ventilation slots, as insufficient airflow may harm your device.

• Do NOT store things on the device.

• Connect ONLY suitable accessories to the device.

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ZyXEL Limited Warranty

ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials
or workmanship for a period of up to two years from the date of purchase. During the warranty period, and
upon proof of purchase, should the product have indications of failure due to faulty workmanship and/or
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components to proper operating condition. Any replacement will consist of a new or re-manufactured
functionally equivalent product of equal value, and will be solely at the discretion of ZyXEL. This
warranty shall not apply if the product is modified, misused, tampered with, damaged by an act of God, or
subjected to abnormal working conditions.

Note

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Customer Support

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Table of Contents

Copyright .................................................................................................................. 1

Interference Statements and Warnings.................................................................. 2

ZyXEL Limited Warranty ......................................................................................... 4

Customer Support ................................................................................................... 5

Table of Contents ..................................................................................................... 7

List of Figures ........................................................................................................ 15

List of Tables .......................................................................................................... 19

Preface.................................................................................................................... 21

Chapter 1

Getting to Know Your Switch................................................................................ 23

1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 23

1.2 Software Features ............................................................................................. 23

1.3 Hardware Features ............................................................................................ 25

1.4 Applications ....................................................................................................... 25

1.4.1 Backbone Application ............................................................................... 25

1.4.2 Bridging Example ..................................................................................... 26

1.4.3 High Performance Switched Example ...................................................... 26

1.4.4 IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Application Examples .............................................. 27

1.4.4.1 Tag-based VLAN Example ............................................................. 27

1.4.4.2 VLAN Shared Server Example ....................................................... 28

Chapter 2

Hardware Installation and Connection ................................................................ 29

2.1 Freestanding Installation ................................................................................... 29

2.2 Mounting the Switch on a Rack ........................................................................ 30

2.2.1 Rack-mounted Installation Requirements ................................................ 30

2.2.1.1 Precautions .................................................................................... 30

2.2.2 Attaching the Mounting Brackets to the Switch ........................................ 30

2.2.3 Mounting the Switch on a Rack ................................................................ 30

Chapter 3

Hardware Overview................................................................................................ 33

3.1 Front Panel Connection .................................................................................... 33

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3.1.1 Console Port ........................................................................................... 34

3.1.2 Ethernet Ports .......................................................................................... 34

3.1.2.1 Default Ethernet Settings ................................................................ 34

3.1.3 Mini-GBIC Slot ........................................................................................ 34

3.1.3.1 Transceiver Installation ................................................................ 35

3.1.3.2 Transceiver Removal ................................................................... 36

3.2 Rear Panel ........................................................................................................ 37

3.2.1 Power Connector ..................................................................................... 37

3.3 Front Panel LEDs .......................................................................................... 37

Chapter 4

The Web Configurator ........................................................................................... 39

4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 39

4.2 System Login .................................................................................................. 39

4.3 The Status Screen ........................................................................................ 40

4.3.1 Change Your Password ........................................................................ 43

4.4 Switch Lockout ................................................................................................ 43

4.5 Resetting the Switch ....................................................................................... 43

4.5.1 Reload the Factory-default Configuration File ........................................ 44

4.6 Logging Out of the Web Configurator ............................................................... 44

4.7 Help ................................................................................................................. 45

Chapter 5

Initial Setup Example............................................................................................. 47

5.1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 47

5.1.1 Creating a VLAN ...................................................................................... 47

5.1.2 Setting Port VID ....................................................................................... 48

5.1.3 Configuring Switch Management IP Address ........................................... 49

Chapter 6

System Status and Port Statistics........................................................................ 51

6.1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 51

6.2 Port Status Summary ..................................................................................... 51

6.2.1 Status: Port Details .............................................................................. 52

Chapter 7

Basic Setting ......................................................................................................... 57

7.1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 57

7.2 System Information ........................................................................................ 57

7.3 General Setup .............................................................................................. 58

7.4 Introduction to VLANs ...................................................................................... 59

7.5 IGMP Snooping ................................................................................................ 60

7.6 Switch Setup Screen ...................................................................................... 60

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7.7 IP Setup .......................................................................................................... 62

7.7.1 Management IP Addresses ...................................................................... 62

7.8 Port Setup ....................................................................................................... 64

Chapter 8

VLAN ....................................................................................................................... 67

8.1 Introduction to IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN .................................................... 67

8.1.1 Forwarding Tagged and Untagged Frames ............................................. 67

8.2 Automatic VLAN Registration .......................................................................... 68

8.2.1 GARP ...................................................................................................... 68

8.2.1.1 GARP Timers ................................................................................. 68

8.2.2 GVRP ....................................................................................................... 68

8.3 Port VLAN Trunking ......................................................................................... 69

8.4 Select the VLAN Type ...................................................................................... 69

8.5 Static VLAN ....................................................................................................... 70

8.5.1 Static VLAN Status .................................................................................. 70

8.5.2 Configure a Static VLAN ...................................................................... 71

8.5.3 Configure VLAN Port Settings .............................................................. 73

8.6 Port-based VLAN Setup ............................................................................... 74

8.6.1 Configure a Port-based VLAN .................................................................. 74

Chapter 9

Static MAC Forwarding.......................................................................................... 77

9.1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 77

9.2 Configuring Static MAC Forwarding ............................................................. 77

Chapter 10

Filtering................................................................................................................... 79

10.1 Overview .......................................................................................................... 79

10.2 Configure a Filtering Rule ............................................................................. 79

Chapter 11

Spanning Tree Protocol......................................................................................... 81

11.1 Overview .......................................................................................................... 81

11.1.1 STP Terminology ................................................................................... 81

11.1.2 How STP Works .................................................................................... 82

11.1.3 STP Port States ..................................................................................... 82

11.2 STP Status ................................................................................................. 82

11.3 Configure STP .............................................................................................. 84

Chapter 12

Bandwidth Control................................................................................................. 87

12.1 Bandwidth Control Setup ................................................................................ 87

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Chapter 13

Broadcast Storm Control ...................................................................................... 89

13.1 Overview .......................................................................................................... 89

13.2 Broadcast Storm Control Setup ...................................................................... 89

Chapter 14

Mirroring ................................................................................................................. 91

14.1 Overview .......................................................................................................... 91

14.2 Port Mirroring Setup ....................................................................................... 91

Chapter 15

Link Aggregation ................................................................................................... 93

15.1 Overview .......................................................................................................... 93

15.2 Dynamic Link Aggregation ............................................................................. 93

15.2.1 Link Aggregation ID ............................................................................... 94

15.3 Link Aggregation Status .................................................................................. 94

15.4 Link Aggregation Setup ................................................................................. 95

Chapter 16

Port Authentication................................................................................................ 97

16.1 Overview .......................................................................................................... 97

16.1.1 RADIUS ................................................................................................. 97

16.2 Port Authentication Configuration ................................................................... 97

16.2.1 Activate IEEE 802.1x Security ............................................................ 98

16.2.2 Configuring RADIUS Server Settings ................................................. 99

Chapter 17

Port Security......................................................................................................... 101

17.1 Overview ........................................................................................................ 101

17.2 Port Security Setup ....................................................................................... 101

Chapter 18

Queuing Method................................................................................................... 103

18.1 Overview ........................................................................................................ 103

18.1.1 Strict Priority Queuing (SPQ) .............................................................. 103

18.1.2 Weighted Round Robin Scheduling (WRR) ......................................... 103

18.2 Configuring Queuing Method ........................................................................ 104

Chapter 19

Static Route .......................................................................................................... 105

19.1 Configuring Static Route .............................................................................. 105

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Chapter 20

Differentiated Services........................................................................................ 107

20.1 Overview ........................................................................................................ 107

20.1.1 DSCP and Per-Hop Behavior .............................................................. 107

20.1.2 DiffServ Network Example .................................................................. 107

20.2 Activating DiffServ ....................................................................................... 108

20.3 DSCP-to-IEEE802.1p Priority Mapping .................................................... 109

20.3.1 Configuring DSCP Settings .................................................................. 109

Chapter 21

Maintenance ..........................................................................................................111

21.1 The Maintenance Screen ..............................................................................111

21.2 Firmware Upgrade ...................................................................................... 112

21.3 Restore a Configuration File ........................................................................ 112

21.4 Backing Up a Configuration File .................................................................. 113

21.5 Load Factory Defaults ................................................................................. 113

21.6 Reboot System ............................................................................................ 114

21.7 FTP Command Line ...................................................................................... 114

21.7.1 Filename Conventions ........................................................................ 114

21.7.1.1 Example FTP Commands .......................................................... 115

21.7.2 FTP Command Line Procedure .......................................................... 115

21.7.3 GUI-based FTP Clients ........................................................................ 116

21.7.4 FTP Restrictions .................................................................................. 116

Chapter 22

Access Control......................................................................................................117

22.1 Overview ...................................................................................................... 117

22.2 The Access Control Main Screen .................................................................. 117

22.3 About SNMP ................................................................................................ 118

22.3.1 Supported MIBs ................................................................................. 119

22.3.2 SNMP Traps ....................................................................................... 119

22.3.3 Configuring SNMP .............................................................................. 119

22.4 Setting Up Login Accounts ......................................................................... 120

22.5 SSH Overview ............................................................................................... 121

22.6 How SSH works ............................................................................................. 122

22.7 SSH Implementation on the Switch ............................................................... 123

22.7.1 Requirements for Using SSH ............................................................... 123

22.7.2 SSH Login Example ............................................................................. 123

22.8 Introduction to HTTPS ................................................................................... 124

22.9 HTTPS Example ............................................................................................ 125

22.9.1 Internet Explorer Warning Messages ................................................... 125

22.9.2 Netscape Navigator Warning Messages .............................................. 126

22.9.3 The Main Screen .................................................................................. 127

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22.10 Service Port Access Control ..................................................................... 128

22.11 Remote Management ............................................................................... 129

Chapter 23

Diagnostic............................................................................................................. 131

23.1 Diagnostic .................................................................................................... 131

Chapter 24

Cluster Management............................................................................................ 133

24.1 Overview ........................................................................................................ 133

24.2 Cluster Management Status ........................................................................ 134

24.2.1 Cluster Member Switch Management ................................................. 135

24.2.1.1 Uploading Firmware to a Cluster Member Switch .................... 135

24.3 Configuring Cluster Management ................................................................ 136

Chapter 25

MAC Table............................................................................................................. 139

25.1 Overview ........................................................................................................ 139

25.2 Viewing the MAC Table ................................................................................ 140

Chapter 26

ARP Table ............................................................................................................. 141

26.1 Overview ........................................................................................................ 141

26.1.1 How ARP Works .................................................................................. 141

26.2 Viewing the ARP Table ................................................................................ 141

Chapter 27

Introducing the Commands .............................................................................. 143

27.1 Overview ........................................................................................................ 143

27.1.1 Switch Configuration File ..................................................................... 143

27.2 Accessing the CLI ........................................................................................ 143

27.2.1 Access Priority .................................................................................... 144

27.2.2 The Console Port ................................................................................. 144

27.2.2.1 Initial Screen ............................................................................... 144

27.2.3 Telnet ................................................................................................... 144

27.2.4 SSH ...................................................................................................... 145

27.3 The Login Screen ......................................................................................... 145

27.4 Command Syntax Conventions ..................................................................... 146

27.5 Getting Help ................................................................................................... 146

27.5.1 List of Available Commands ................................................................. 146

27.5.2 Detailed Command Information ........................................................... 147

27.6 Command Modes .......................................................................................... 148

27.7 Using Command History ................................................................................ 149

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27.8 Saving Your Configuration ............................................................................. 149

27.8.1 Logging Out .......................................................................................... 149

27.9 Command Summary ...................................................................................... 149

27.9.1 User Mode ............................................................................................ 150

27.9.2 Enable Mode ........................................................................................ 150

27.9.3 General Configuration Mode ................................................................ 153

27.9.4 interface port-channel Commands ....................................................... 160

27.9.5 config-vlan Commands ........................................................................ 162

Chapter 28

Command Examples........................................................................................... 165

28.1 Overview ........................................................................................................ 165

28.2 show Commands ........................................................................................... 165

28.2.1 show system-information .................................................................... 165

28.2.2 show ip ................................................................................................. 166

28.2.3 show logging ....................................................................................... 166

28.2.4 show interface ..................................................................................... 167

28.2.5 show mac address-table ..................................................................... 168

28.3 ping ............................................................................................................... 169

28.4 traceroute ...................................................................................................... 169

28.5 Enabling RSTP .............................................................................................. 170

28.6 Configuration File Maintenance .................................................................... 170

28.6.1 Restarting the Switch ........................................................................... 170

28.6.2 Resetting to the Factory Default ........................................................... 171

28.7 no Command Examples ................................................................................ 171

28.7.1 no mirror-port ...................................................................................... 171

28.7.2 no https timeout .................................................................................... 172

28.7.3 no trunk ................................................................................................ 172

28.7.4 no port-access-authenticator ................................................................ 173

28.7.5 no ssh ................................................................................................... 173

28.8 spq ................................................................................................................ 174

28.9 wrr ................................................................................................................. 174

28.10 interface Commands ................................................................................... 175

28.10.1 interface port-channel ....................................................................... 175

28.10.2 bmstorm-limit ..................................................................................... 175

28.10.3 bandwidth-limit .................................................................................. 176

28.10.4 mirror ................................................................................................. 176

28.10.5 gvrp ................................................................................................... 177

28.10.6 frame-type ......................................................................................... 178

28.10.7 egress set .......................................................................................... 178

28.10.8 qos priority .......................................................................................... 179

28.10.9 name .................................................................................................. 179

28.10.10 speed-duplex .................................................................................... 180

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Chapter 29

IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN Commands ............................................................. 181

29.1 IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN Overview .......................................................... 181

29.2 VLAN Databases ........................................................................................... 181

29.2.1 Static Entries (SVLAN Table) ............................................................... 181

29.2.2 Dynamic Entries (DVLAN Table) .......................................................... 182

29.3 Configuring Tagged VLAN ............................................................................. 182

29.4 Global VLAN1Q Tagged VLAN Configuration Commands ............................ 183

29.4.1 GARP Status ........................................................................................ 183

29.4.2 GARP Timer ........................................................................................ 183

29.4.3 GVRP Timer ......................................................................................... 184

29.4.4 Enable GVRP ....................................................................................... 184

29.4.5 Disable GVRP ...................................................................................... 185

29.4.6 Enable Ingress Checking .................................................................... 185

29.5 Port VLAN Commands .................................................................................. 185

29.5.1 Set Port VID ........................................................................................ 185

29.5.2 Set Acceptable Frame Type ................................................................. 186

29.5.3 Enable or Disable Port GVRP .............................................................. 186

29.5.4 Modify Static VLAN ............................................................................. 186

29.5.4.1 Modify a Static VLAN Table Example ......................................... 187

29.5.4.2 Forwarding Process Example ..................................................... 187

29.5.5 Delete VLAN ID .................................................................................... 188

29.6 Enable VLAN ................................................................................................ 188

29.7 Disable VLAN ................................................................................................ 189

29.8 Show VLAN Setting ...................................................................................... 189

Chapter 30

Troubleshooting................................................................................................... 191

30.1 Problems Starting Up the Switch ................................................................... 191

30.2 Problems Accessing the Switch .................................................................... 191

30.2.1 Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions ......................... 192

30.2.1.1 Internet Explorer Pop-up Blockers .............................................. 192

30.2.1.2 JavaScripts ................................................................................. 195

30.2.1.3 Java Permissions ....................................................................... 197

30.3 Problems with the Password ......................................................................... 199

Appendix A

Product Specifications........................................................................................ 201

Appendix B

IP Subnetting........................................................................................................ 205

Index...................................................................................................................... 213

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List of Figures

Figure 1 Backbone Application .............................................................................. 26

Figure 2 Bridging Application ................................................................................26

Figure 3 High Performance Switched Application ................................................. 27

Figure 4 Tag-based VLAN Application ...................................................................28

Figure 5 Shared Server Using VLAN Example ...................................................... 28

Figure 6 Attaching Rubber Feet ............................................................................ 29

Figure 7 Attaching the Mounting Brackets .............................................................30

Figure 8 Mounting the Switch on a Rack .............................................................. 31

Figure 9 Front Panel: ES-2108 .............................................................................. 33

Figure 10 Front Panel: ES-2108-G ....................................................................... 33

Figure 11 Transceiver Installation Example ........................................................... 35

Figure 12 Installed Transceiver ............................................................................36

Figure 13 Opening the Transceiver’s Latch Example ............................................ 36

Figure 14 Transceiver Removal Example .............................................................. 36

Figure 15 Rear Panel ............................................................................................ 37

Figure 16 Web Configurator: Login ........................................................................ 39

Figure 17 Web Configurator Home Screen (Status) .............................................. 40

Figure 18 Change Administrator Login Password .................................................43

Figure 19 Resetting the Switch: Via the Console Port ........................................... 44

Figure 20 Web Configurator: Logout Screen .........................................................45

Figure 21 Initial Setup Network Example: VLAN ...................................................47

Figure 22 Initial Setup Network Example: Port VID ............................................... 49

Figure 23 Initial Setup Example: Management IP Address ................................... 50

Figure 24 Status .................................................................................................... 51

Figure 25 Status: Port Details ................................................................................ 53

Figure 26 System Info ........................................................................................... 57

Figure 27 General Setup ....................................................................................... 58

Figure 28 Switch Setup ......................................................................................... 61

Figure 29 IP Setup .................................................................................................63

Figure 30 Port Setup ............................................................................................. 65

Figure 31 Port VLAN Trunking ............................................................................... 69

Figure 32 Switch Setup: Select VLAN Type .......................................................... 70

Figure 33 VLAN: VLAN Status .............................................................................. 70

Figure 34 VLAN: Static VLAN ...............................................................................72

Figure 35 VLAN: VLAN Port Setting ...................................................................... 73

Figure 36 Port Based VLAN Setup (All Connected) .............................................. 75

Figure 37 Port Based VLAN Setup (Port Isolation) ...............................................75

Figure 38 Static MAC Forwarding .......................................................................... 77

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Figure 39 Filtering .................................................................................................. 79

Figure 40 Spanning Tree Protocol: Status ............................................................. 83

Figure 41 Spanning Tree Protocol: Configuration ..................................................84

Figure 42 Bandwidth Control .................................................................................87

Figure 43 Broadcast Storm Control ....................................................................... 89

Figure 44 Mirroring ................................................................................................ 91

Figure 45 Link Aggregation Control Protocol Status ............................................. 94

Figure 46 Link Aggregation: Configuration ............................................................ 96

Figure 47 RADIUS Server .................................................................................... 97

Figure 48 Port Authentication ................................................................................98

Figure 49 Port Authentication: 802.1x ...................................................................98

Figure 50 Port Authentication: RADIUS ................................................................99

Figure 51 Port Security .......................................................................................... 101

Figure 52 Queuing Method .................................................................................... 104

Figure 53 Static Routing ........................................................................................ 105

Figure 54 DiffServ: Differentiated Service Field .....................................................107

Figure 55 DiffServ Network Example ..................................................................... 108

Figure 56 DiffServ .................................................................................................. 108

Figure 57 DiffServ: DSCP Setting .......................................................................... 109

Figure 58 Maintenance ......................................................................................... 111

Figure 59 Firmware Upgrade ................................................................................ 112

Figure 60 Restore Configuration .......................................................................... 112

Figure 61 Backup Configuration ............................................................................113

Figure 62 Load Factory Default: Conformation .....................................................113

Figure 63 Load Factory Default: Start .................................................................... 114

Figure 64 Reboot System: Confirmation ............................................................... 114

Figure 65 Reboot System: Start ............................................................................114

Figure 66 Console Port Priority ............................................................................. 117

Figure 67 Access Control ...................................................................................... 117

Figure 68 SNMP Management Model ..................................................................118

Figure 69 Access Control: SNMP .......................................................................... 120

Figure 70 Access Control: Logins ..........................................................................121

Figure 71 SSH Communication Example ............................................................... 122

Figure 72 How SSH Works ..................................................................................... 122

Figure 73 SSH Login Example .............................................................................. 124

Figure 74 HTTPS Implementation ..........................................................................125

Figure 75 Security Alert Dialog Box (Internet Explorer) .......................................... 126

Figure 76 Security Certificate 1 (Netscape) ............................................................ 126

Figure 77 Security Certificate 2 (Netscape) ............................................................ 127

Figure 78 Login Screen (Internet Explorer) ............................................................ 128

Figure 79 Login Screen (Netscape) ........................................................................128

Figure 80 Access Control: Service Access Control ...............................................129

Figure 81 Access Control: Remote Management .................................................. 130

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Figure 82 Diagnostic ..............................................................................................131

Figure 83 Clustering Application Example ............................................................. 133

Figure 84 Cluster Management: Status .................................................................134

Figure 85 Cluster Management: Cluster Member Web Configurator Screen ........ 135

Figure 86 Example: Uploading Firmware to a Cluster Member Switch ................. 136

Figure 87 Clustering Management Configuration .................................................137

Figure 88 MAC Table Flowchart ............................................................................ 139

Figure 89 MAC Table .............................................................................................140

Figure 90 ARP Table ............................................................................................. 142

Figure 91 Initial Console Port Screen ..................................................................... 144

Figure 92 SSH Login Example .............................................................................. 145

Figure 93 CLI Login .............................................................................................. 145

Figure 94 CLI Help: List of Commands: Example 1 ..............................................147

Figure 95 CLI Help: List of Commands: Example 2 ..............................................147

Figure 96 CLI Help: Detailed Command Information: Example 1 .......................... 148

Figure 97 CLI: Help: Detailed Command Information: Example 2 ......................... 148

Figure 98 CLI: History Command Example ........................................................... 149

Figure 99 CLI: write memory ................................................................................. 149

Figure 100 show system-information Command Example ....................................165

Figure 101 show ip Command Example ................................................................ 166

Figure 102 show logging Command Example ....................................................... 167

Figure 103 show interface Command Example ..................................................... 168

Figure 104 show mac address-table Command Example .....................................169

Figure 105 ping Command Example .....................................................................169

Figure 106 traceroute Command Example ............................................................ 170

Figure 107 Enable RSTP Command Example ...................................................... 170

Figure 108 CLI: boot config Command Example ................................................... 171

Figure 109 CLI: reload config Command Example ................................................ 171

Figure 110 CLI: Reset to the Factory Default Example .........................................171

Figure 111 no mirror-port Command Example ....................................................... 172

Figure 112 no https timeout Command Example ................................................... 172

Figure 113 no trunk Command Example ............................................................... 173

Figure 114 no port-access-authenticator Command Example ............................... 173

Figure 115 no ssh Command Example ..................................................................174

Figure 116 spq Command Example ...................................................................... 174

Figure 117 wrr Command Example ....................................................................... 175

Figure 118 interface Command Example .............................................................. 175

Figure 119 broadcast-limit Command Example ..................................................... 176

Figure 120 bandwidth-limit Command Example .................................................... 176

Figure 121 mirror Command Example .................................................................. 177

Figure 122 gvrp Command Example ..................................................................... 178

Figure 123 frame-type Command Example ........................................................... 178

Figure 124 egress set Command Example ........................................................... 179

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Figure 125 qos priority Command Example .......................................................... 179

Figure 126 name Command Example ................................................................... 180

Figure 127 speed-duplex Command Example ...................................................... 180

Figure 128 Tagged VLAN Configuration and Activation Example ......................... 182

Figure 129 CPU VLAN Configuration and Activation Example .............................183

Figure 130 GARP STATUS Command Example ................................................... 183

Figure 131 GARP Timer Command Example ......................................................... 184

Figure 132 GVRP Status Command Example ....................................................... 184

Figure 133 ingress-check Command Example ...................................................... 185

Figure 134 vlan1q port default vid Command Example ......................................... 186

Figure 135 frame type Command Example ........................................................... 186

Figure 136 no gvrp Command Example ................................................................ 186

Figure 137 Modifying Static VLAN Example .......................................................... 187

Figure 138 no vlan Command Example ................................................................ 188

Figure 139 show vlan Command Example ............................................................ 189

Figure 140 Pop-up Blocker ..................................................................................... 192

Figure 141 Internet Options ................................................................................... 193

Figure 142 Internet Options .................................................................................... 194

Figure 143 Pop-up Blocker Settings ....................................................................... 195

Figure 144 Internet Options .................................................................................... 196

Figure 145 Security Settings - Java Scripting .........................................................197

Figure 146 Security Settings - Java ........................................................................ 198

Figure 147 Java (Sun) ............................................................................................ 199

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List of Tables

Table 1 Front Panel ............................................................................................... 33

Table 2 Front Panel LEDs ...................................................................................... 37

Table 3 Navigation Panel Sub-links Overview ....................................................... 40

Table 4 Web Configurator Screen Sub-links Details .............................................. 41

Table 5 Navigation Panel Links ............................................................................. 41

Table 6 Status ........................................................................................................52

Table 7 Status: Port Details ....................................................................................53

Table 8 System Info ............................................................................................... 57

Table 9 General Setup ........................................................................................... 58

Table 10 Switch Setup ........................................................................................... 61

Table 11 IP Setup ................................................................................................... 63

Table 12 Port Setup ............................................................................................... 65

Table 13 IEEE 802.1q Terminology ....................................................................... 68

Table 14 VLAN: VLAN Status ................................................................................ 70

Table 15 VLAN: Static VLAN ................................................................................. 72

Table 16 VLAN: VLAN Port Setting ....................................................................... 73

Table 17 Port Based VLAN Setup ......................................................................... 76

Table 18 Static MAC Forwarding ........................................................................... 78

Table 19 FIltering ................................................................................................... 79

Table 20 STP Path Costs ...................................................................................... 81

Table 21 STP Port States ...................................................................................... 82

Table 22 Spanning Tree Protocol: Status ............................................................... 83

Table 23 Spanning Tree Protocol: Configuration ................................................... 84

Table 24 Bandwidth Control ................................................................................... 87

Table 25 Broadcast Storm Control .........................................................................90

Table 26 Mirroring ..................................................................................................92

Table 27 Link Aggregation ID: Local Switch ..........................................................94

Table 28 Link Aggregation ID: Peer Switch ...........................................................94

Table 29 Link Aggregation Control Protocol Status ...............................................95

Table 30 Link Aggregation Control Protocol: Configuration ...................................96

Table 31 Port Authentication: 802.1x ..................................................................... 98

Table 32 Port Authentication: RADIUS .................................................................. 99

Table 33 Port Security ...........................................................................................102

Table 34 Physical Queue Priority ........................................................................... 103

Table 35 Queuing Method ..................................................................................... 104

Table 36 Static Routing .......................................................................................... 105

Table 37 DiffServ ................................................................................................... 108

Table 38 Default DSCP-IEEE802.1p Mapping ...................................................... 109

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Table 39 DiffServ: DSCP Setting ........................................................................... 109

Table 40 Maintenance ........................................................................................... 111

Table 41 Filename Conventions ............................................................................115

Table 42 Access Control Overview ........................................................................ 117

Table 43 SNMP Commands ..................................................................................118

Table 44 SNMP Traps ............................................................................................ 119

Table 45 Access Control: SNMP ........................................................................... 120

Table 46 Access Control: Logins ...........................................................................121

Table 47 Access Control: Service Access Control ................................................. 129

Table 48 Access Control: Remote Management ................................................... 130

Table 49 Diagnostic ............................................................................................... 131

Table 50 ZyXEL Clustering Management Specifications .......................................133

Table 51 Cluster Management: Status ................................................................... 134

Table 52 FTP Upload to Cluster Member Example ............................................... 136

Table 53 Clustering Management Configuration ...................................................137

Table 54 MAC Table ..............................................................................................140

Table 55 ARP Table ............................................................................................... 142

Table 56 Command Summary: User Mode .......................................................... 150

Table 57 Command Summary: Enable Mode ........................................................ 150

Table 58 Command Summary: Configuration Mode .............................................. 153

Table 59 interface port-channel Commands .......................................................... 160

Table 60 Command Summary: config-vlan Commands ........................................ 162

Table 61 Troubleshooting the Start-Up of Your Switch .......................................... 191

Table 62 Troubleshooting Accessing the Switch ................................................... 191

Table 63 Troubleshooting the Password ................................................................ 199

Table 64 General Product Specifications ...............................................................201

Table 65 Management Specifications .................................................................... 202

Table 66 Physical and Environmental Specifications ............................................. 202

Table 67 Classes of IP Addresses ......................................................................... 205

Table 68 Allowed IP Address Range By Class ...................................................... 206

Table 69 “Natural” Masks ...................................................................................... 206

Table 70 Alternative Subnet Mask Notation ........................................................... 207

Table 71 Two Subnets Example ............................................................................ 207

Table 72 Subnet 1 .................................................................................................. 208

Table 73 Subnet 2 .................................................................................................. 208

Table 74 Subnet 1 .................................................................................................. 209

Table 75 Subnet 2 .................................................................................................. 209

Table 76 Subnet 3 .................................................................................................. 209

Table 77 Subnet 4 .................................................................................................. 210

Table 78 Eight Subnets .......................................................................................... 210

Table 79 Class C Subnet Planning ........................................................................ 210

Table 80 Class B Subnet Planning ........................................................................211

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Preface

Congratulations on your purchase of the ES-2108/ES-2108-G Ethernet Switch.

This preface introduces you to the ES-2108/ES-2108-G Ethernet Switch and discusses the
conventions of this User’s Guide. It also provides information on other related documentation.

Note: Register your product online to receive e-mail notices of firmware upgrades and

information at www.zyxel.com for global products, or at www.us.zyxel.com for
North American products.

About This User's Guide

This manual is designed to guide you through the installation and configuration of your
ES-2108/ES-2108G for its various applications.

Related Documentation

• Web Configurator Online Help

Embedded web help for descriptions of individual screens and supplementary
information.

• ZyXEL Glossary and Web Site

Please refer to www.zyxel.com for an online glossary of networking terms and additional
support documentation.

Syntax Conventions

• “Enter” means for you to type one or more characters. “Select” or “Choose” means for
you to use one of the predefined choices.

• Command and arrow keys are enclosed in square brackets.
carriage return key;

• Mouse action sequences are denoted using a comma. For example, “click the Apple icon,
Control Panels and then Modem” means first click the Apple icon, then point your
mouse pointer to Control Panels and then click Modem.

• For brevity’s sake, we will use “e.g.,” as a shorthand for “for instance”, and “i.e.,” for
“that is” or “in other words” throughout this manual.

• The ES-2108/ES-2108-G Ethernet Switch may be referred to as “the switch” unless
otherwise specified in this User’s Guide.

[ESC] means the Escape key and [SPACE BAR] means the Space Bar.

[ENTER] means the Enter, or

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Getting to Know Your Switch

This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the switch.

1.1 Introduction

The switch is a stand-alone layer-2 Ethernet switch with eight 10/100Mbps ports. The ES­2108-G also includes one Gigabit/Mini-GBIC port.

With its built-in web configurator, managing and configuring the switch is easy. In addition,
the switch can also be managed via Telnet, SSH (Secure SHell), any terminal emulator
program on the console port, or third-party SNMP management.

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1.2 Software Features

This section describes the general software features of the switch.

DHCP Client

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol RFC 2131 and RFC 2132) allows individual
computers to obtain TCP/IP configuration at start-up from a server. You can configure the
switch as a DHCP client to obtain TCP/IP information (such as the IP address and subnet
mask) from a DHCP server. If you disable the DHCP service, you must manually enter the
TCP/IP information.

VLAN

A VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) allows a physical network to be partitioned into
multiple logical networks. Devices on a logical network belong to one group. A device can
belong to more than one group. With VLAN, a device cannot directly talk to or hear from
devices that are not in the same group(s); the traffic must first go through a router.

Differentiated Services (DiffServ)

With DiffServ, the switch marks packets so that they receive specific per-hop treatment at
DiffServ-compliant network devices along the route based on the application types and traffic
flow.

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Queuing

Queuing is used to help solve performance degradation when there is network congestion.
Two scheduling services are supported: Strict Priority Queuing (SPQ) and Weighted Round
Robin (WRR). This allows the switch to maintain separate queues for packets from each
individual source or flow and prevent a source from monopolizing the bandwidth.

Port Mirroring

Port mirroring allows you to copy traffic going from one or all ports to another or all ports in
order that you can examine the traffic from the mirror port (the port you copy the traffic to)
without interference.

Static Route

Static routes tell the switch how to forward IP traffic when you configure the TCP/IP
parameters manually.

IGMP Snooping

The switch supports IGMP snooping enabling group multicast traffic to be only forwarded to
ports that are members of that group; thus allowing you to significantly reduce multicast
traffic passing through your switch.

STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) / RSTP (Rapid STP)

(R)STP detects and breaks network loops and provides backup links between switches,
bridges or routers. It allows a switch to interact with other (R)STP -compliant switches in your
network to ensure that only one path exists between any two stations on the network.

Link Aggregation

Link aggregation (trunking) is the grouping of physical ports into one logical higher-capacity
link. You may want to trunk ports if for example, it is cheaper to use multiple lower-speed
links than to under-utilize a high-speed, but more costly, single-port link.

Port Authentication and Security

For security, the switch allows authentication using IEEE 802.1x with an external RADIUS
server and port security that allows only packets with dynamically learned MAC addresses
and/or configured static MAC addresses to pass through a port on the switch.

Maintenance and Management Features

• Access Control

You can specify the service(s) and computer IP address(es) to control access to the switch
for management.

• Cluster Management

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Cluster management (also known as iStacking) allows you to manage switches through
one switch, called the cluster manager. The switches must be directly connected and be in
the same VLAN group so as to be able to communicate with one another.

• Configuration and Firmware Maintenance

You can backup or restore the switch configuration or upgrade the firmware on the
switch.

1.3 Hardware Features

This section describes the ports on the switch.

Ethernet Ports

The ports allow the switch to connect to another Ethernet devices.

Gigabit Ethernet Port

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Avaliable on the ES-2108-G, the port allows the switch to connect to another WAN switch.

Mini-GBIC Slot

Install SPF transceivers in this slot to connect to other Ethernet switches at longer distances
than the Ethernet port.

Console Port

Use the console port for local management of the switch.

1.4 Applications

This section shows a few examples of using the switch in various network environments.

1.4.1 Backbone Application

In this application, the switch is an ideal solution for small networks where rapid growth can
be expected in the near future.

The switch can be used standalone for a group of heavy traffic users. You can connect
computers directly to the switch’s port or connect other switches to the switch.

In this example, all computers can share high-speed applications on the server. To expand the
network, simply add more networking devices such as switches, routers, computers, print
servers etc.

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Figure 1 Backbone Application

1.4.2 Bridging Example

In this example application the switch connects different company departments (RD and
Sales) to the corporate backbone. It can alleviate bandwidth contention and eliminate server

and network bottlenecks. All users that need high bandwidth can connect to high-speed
department servers via the switch.

For ES-2108G, you can provide a super-fast uplink connection by using a Gigabit Ethernet/
mini-GBIC port on the switch.

Moreover, the switch eases supervision and maintenance by allowing network managers to
centralize multiple servers at a single location.

Figure 2 Bridging Application

1.4.3 High Performance Switched Example

The switch is ideal for connecting two networks that need high bandwidth. In the following
example, use trunking to connect these two networks.

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Switching to higher-speed LANs such as ATM (Asynchronous Transmission Mode) is not
feasible for most people due to the expense of replacing all existing Ethernet cables and
adapter cards, restructuring your network and complex maintenance. The switch can provide
the same bandwidth as ATM at much lower cost while still being able to use existing adapters
and switches. Moreover, the current LAN structure can be retained as all ports can freely
communicate with each other.

Figure 3 High Performance Switched Application

1.4.4 IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Application Examples

This section shows a workgroup and a shared server example using 802.1Q tagged VLANs.

A VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) allows a physical network to be partitioned into
multiple logical networks. Stations on a logical network belong to one group. A station can
belong to more than one group. With VLAN, a station cannot directly talk to or hear from
stations that are not in the same group(s) unless such traffic first goes through a router.

For more information on VLANs, refer to Chapter 8, “VLAN,” on page 67.

1.4.4.1 Tag-based VLAN Example

Ports in the same VLAN group share the same frame broadcast domain thus increase network
performance through reduced broadcast traffic. VLAN groups can be modified at any time by
adding, moving or changing ports without any re-cabling.

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Figure 4 Tag-based VLAN Application

1.4.4.2 VLAN Shared Server Example

Shared resources such as a server can be used by all ports in the same VLAN as the server, as
shown in the following example. In this example, only ports that need access to the server
need belong to VLAN 1. Ports can belong to other VLAN groups too.

Figure 5 Shared Server Using VLAN Example

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Hardware Installation and

This chapter shows you how to install and connect the switch.

2.1 Freestanding Installation

1 Make sure the switch is clean and dry.

2 Set the switch on a smooth, level surface strong enough to support the weight of the

switch and the connected cables. Make sure there is a power outlet nearby.

3 Make sure there is enough clearance around the switch to allow air circulation and the

attachment of cables and the power cord.

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Connection

4 Remove the adhesive backing from the rubber feet.

5 Attach the rubber feet to each corner on the bottom of the switch. These rubber feet help

protect the switch from shock or vibration and ensure space between devices when
stacking.

Figure 6 Attaching Rubber Feet

Note: Do NOT block the ventilation holes. Leave space between devices when

stacking.

For proper ventilation, allow at least 4 inches (10 cm) of clearance at the front
and 3.4 inches (8 cm) at the back of the switch. This is especially important for
enclosed rack installations.

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2.2 Mounting the Switch on a Rack

This section lists the rack mounting requirements and precautions and describes the
installation steps.

2.2.1 Rack-mounted Installation Requirements

• Two mounting brackets.

• Eight M3 flat head screws and a #2 Philips screwdriver.

• Four M5 flat head screws and a #2 Philips screwdriver.

Note: Failure to use the proper screws may damage the unit.

2.2.1.1 Precautions

• Make sure the rack will safely support the combined weight of all the equipment it
contains.

• Make sure the position of the switch does not make the rack unstable or top-heavy. Take
all necessary precautions to anchor the rack securely before installing the unit.

2.2.2 Attaching the Mounting Brackets to the Switch

1 Position a mounting bracket on one side of the switch, lining up the four screw holes on

the bracket with the screw holes on the side of the switch.

Figure 7 Attaching the Mounting Brackets

2 Using a #2 Philips screwdriver, install the M3 flat head screws through the mounting

bracket holes into the switch.

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to install the second mounting bracket on the other side of the

switch.

4 You may now mount the switch on a rack. Proceed to the next section.

2.2.3 Mounting the Switch on a Rack

1 Position a mounting bracket (that is already attached to the switch) on one side of the

rack, lining up the two screw holes on the bracket with the screw holes on the side of the
rack.

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2 Using a #2 Philips screwdriver, install the M5 flat head screws through the mounting

bracket holes into the rack.

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to attach the second mounting bracket on the other side of the rack.

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Hardware Overview

This chapter describes the front panel and rear panel of the switch and shows you how to make
the hardware connections.

3.1 Front Panel Connection

The figure below shows the front panel of the switch.

Figure 9 Front Panel: ES-2108

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Figure 10 Front Panel: ES-2108-G

Console Port

The following table describes the port labels on the front panel.

Table 1 Front Panel

PORT DESCRIPTION

CONSOLE Only connect this port if you want to configure the switch using the command line

Eight 10/100
Mbps RJ-45
Ethernet Ports

Gigabit
Ethernet/ mini­GBIC port

interface (CLI) via the console port.

Connect these ports to a computer, a hub, an Ethernet switch or router.

This is not available on ES-2108.
Connect this Gigabit Ethernet port to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet

switches.
Alternatively, use a mini-GBIC transceiver in this slot for fiber-optical connections to

backbone Ethernet switches

10/100 Mbps Ethernet Ports

Gigabit Ethernet/
Mini-GBIC Port

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3.1.1 Console Port

For local management, you can use a computer with terminal emulation software configured
to the following parameters:

• VT100 terminal emulation

• 9600 bps

• No parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit

• No flow control

Connect the male 9-pin end of the console cable to the console port of the switch. Connect the
female end to a serial port (COM1, COM2 or other COM port) of your computer.

3.1.2 Ethernet Ports

The switch has Eight 10/100Mbps auto-negotiating, auto-crossover Ethernet ports. In 10/
100Mbps Fast Ethernet, the speed can be 10Mbps or 100Mbps and the duplex mode can be
half duplex or full duplex.

The ES-2108-G also comes with a Gigabit/Mini-GBIC port each. The mini-GBIC port has
priority over the Gigabit port. This means that if the mini-GBIC port and the corresponding
Gigabit port are connected at the same time, the Gigabit port will be disabled. The speed of the
Gigabit Ethernet/mini-GBIC port can be 100Mbps or 1000Mbps and the duplex mode can be
half duplex (at 100 Mbps) or full duplex.

An auto-negotiating port can detect and adjust to the optimum Ethernet speed (10/100Mpbs)
and duplex mode (full duplex or half duplex) of the connected device.

An auto-crossover (auto-MDI/MDI-X) port automatically works with a straight-through or
crossover Ethernet cable.

3.1.2.1 Default Ethernet Settings

The factory default negotiation settings for the Ethernet ports on the switch are:

• Speed: Auto

• Duplex: Auto

• Flow control: off

3.1.3 Mini-GBIC Slot

This is a slot for mini-GBIC (Gigabit Interface Converter) transceivers. A transceiver is a
single unit that houses a transmitter and a receiver. The switch does not come with
transceivers. You must use transceivers that comply with the SFP Transceiver MultiSource
Agreement (MSA). See the SFF committee’s INF-8074i specification Rev 1.0 for details.

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There is one Gigabit Ethernet and mini-GBIC port each. The mini-GBIC port has priority over
the Gigabit port. This means that if the mini-GBIC port and the corresponding Gigabit port are
connected at the same time, the Gigabit port will be disabled.

You can change transceivers while the switch is operating. You can use different transceivers
to connect to Ethernet switches with different types of fiber-optic connectors.

• Type: SFP connection interface

• Connection speed: 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps)

Note: To avoid possible eye injury, do not look into an operating fiber-optic module’s

connectors.

3.1.3.1 Transceiver Installation

Use the following steps to install a mini GBIC transceiver (SFP module).

1 Insert the transceiver into the slot with the exposed section of PCB board facing down.

Figure 11 Transceiver Installation Example

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2 Press the transceiver firmly until it clicks into place.

3 The switch automatically detects the installed transceiver. Check the LEDs to verify that

it is functioning properly.

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Figure 12 Installed Transceiver

3.1.3.2 Transceiver Removal

Use the following steps to remove a mini GBIC transceiver (SFP module).

1 Open the transceiver’s latch (latch styles vary).

Figure 13 Opening the Transceiver’s Latch Example

2 Pull the transceiver out of the slot.

Figure 14 Transceiver Removal Example

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3.2 Rear Panel

The following figure shows the rear panel of the switch. The power receptacle is on the rear
panel.

Figure 15 Rear Panel

3.2.1 Power Connector

Make sure you are using the correct power source as shown on the panel.

To connect the power to the switch, insert the female end of power cord to the power
receptacle on the rear panel. Connect the other end of the supplied power cord to the power
source. Make sure that no objects obstruct the airflow of the fans.

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3.3 Front Panel LEDs

The LEDs are located on the front panel. The following table describes the LEDs on the front
panel.

Table 2 Front Panel LEDs

LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION

PWR Green On The system is turned on.

Off The system is off.

SYS Green Blinking The system is rebooting and performing self-diagnostic tests.

On The system is on and functioning properly.

Off The power is off or the system is not ready/malfunctioning.

ALM Red On There is a hardware failure.

Off The system is functioning normally.

LNK/ACT
(Ethernet
ports)

Green Blinking The system is transmitting/receiving to/from a 10 Mbps Ethernet

On The link to a 10 Mbps Ethernet network is up.

Amber Blinking The system is transmitting/receiving to/from a 100 Mbps Ethernet

On The link to a 100 Mbps Ethernet network is up.

Off The link to an Ethernet network is down.

network.

network.

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Table 2 Front Panel LEDs (continued)

LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION

100/1000 Green On The link to a 1000 Mbps Ethernet network is up.

Amber On The link to a 100 Mbps Ethernet network is up.

ACT Green Blinking The port is receiving or transmitting data.

LNK (mini­GBIC Slot)

ACT (mini
GBIC Slot)

Green On The port has a successful connection.

Green Blinking The port is sending or receiving data.

Off The link to an Ethernet network is down.

On The port has a connection to an Ethernet network but not

receiving or transmitting data.

Off The link to an Ethernet network is down.

Off No Ethernet device is connected to this port.

Off The port is not sending or receiving data.

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This section introduces the configuration and functions of the web configurator.

4.1 Introduction

The web configurator is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy switch setup
and management via Internet browser. Use Internet Explorer 6.0 and later or Netscape
Navigator 7.0 and later versions. The recommended screen resolution is 1024 by 768 pixels.

In order to use the web configurator you need to allow:

• Web browser pop-up windows from your device. Web pop-up blocking is enabled by
default in Windows XP SP (Service Pack) 2.

• Java Script (enabled by default).

• Java permissions (enabled by default).

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4.2 System Login

1 Start your web browser.

2 Type “http://” and the IP address of the switch (for example, the default is 192.168.1.1) in

the Location or Address field. Press

3 The login screen appears. The default username is admin and associated default

password is 1234. The date and time display as shown if you have not configured a time
server nor manually entered a time and date in the General Setup screen.

Figure 16 Web Configurator: Login

[ENTER].

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4 Click OK to view the first web configurator screen.

4.3 The Status Screen

The Status screen is the first screen that displays when you access the web configurator.

The following figure shows the navigating components of a web configurator screen.

Figure 17 Web Configurator Home Screen (Status)

In the navigation panel, click a main link to reveal a list of submenu links.

Table 3 Navigation Panel Sub-links Overview

BASIC SETTING

ADVANCED
APPLICATION

IP APPLICATION MANAGEMENT

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The following table lists the various web configurator screens within the sub-links.

Table 4 Web Configurator Screen Sub-links Details

BASIC SETTING

System Info
General Setup
Switch Setup
IP Setup
Port Setup

ADVANCED
APPLICATION

VLAN

VLAN Status
VLAN Port Setting

Static VLAN
Static MAC Forwarding
Filtering

Spanning Tree Protocol

Status

Spanning Tree

Protocol

Configuration
Bandwidth Control
Broadcast Storm

Control
Mirroring
Link Aggregation

Link Aggregation

Control Protocol

Status

Configuration
Port Authentication

RADIUS

802.1x
Port Security
Queuing Method

IP APPLICATION MANAGEMENT

Static Routing
DiffServ

DSCP Setting

Maintenance

Firmware Upgrade
Restore

Configuration
Backup

Configuration
Load Factory Default

Reboot System
Diagnostic
Access Control

SNMP

Logins

Service Access

Control

Remote

Management
Cluster Management

Status

Cluster

Management

Configuration
MAC Table
ARP Table

The following table describes the links in the navigation panel.

Table 5 Navigation Panel Links

LINK DESCRIPTION

Basic Settings

System Info This link takes you to a screen that displays general system and hardware

monitoring information.

General Setup This link takes you to a screen where you can configure general identification

information about the switch.

Switch Setup This link takes you to a screen where you can set up global switch parameters such

IP Setup This link takes you to a screen where you can configure the management IP

Port Setup This link takes you to screens where you can configure settings for individual switch

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as VLAN type, MAC address learning, IGMP snooping, GARP and priority queues.

address, subnet mask (necessary for switch management) and DNS (domain name
server).

ports.

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LINK DESCRIPTION

Advanced
Application

VLAN This link takes you to screens where you can configure port-based or 802.1Q VLAN

(depending on what you configured in the Switch Setup menu).

Static MAC
Forwarding

Filtering This link takes you to a screen to set up filtering rules.

Spanning Tree
Protocol

Bandwidth
Control

Broadcast Storm
Control

Mirroring This link takes you to screens where you can copy traffic from one port or ports to

Link Aggregation This link takes you to a screen where you can logically aggregate physical links to

Port
Authentication

Port Security This link takes you to a screen where you can activate MAC address learning and

Queuing Method This link takes you to a screen where you can configure SPQ or WFQ with

IP Application

Static Route This link takes you to screens where you can configure static routes. A static route

DiffServ This link takes you to screens where you can enable DiffServ and set DSCP-to-

Advanced
Management

Maintenance This link takes you to screens where you can perform firmware and configuration

Access Control This link takes you to screens where you can change the system login password

Diagnostic This link takes you to screens where you can view system logs and test port(s).

Cluster
Management

MAC Table This link takes you to a screen where you can view the MAC addresses (and types)

ARP Table This link takes you to a screen where you can view the MAC addresses – IP

Routing Table This link takes you to a screen where you can view the routing table in the switch.

This link takes you to screens where you can configure static MAC addresses for a
port. These static MAC addresses do not age out.

This link takes you to screens where you can configure the STP/RSTP to prevent
network loops.

This link takes you to screens where you can cap the maximum bandwidth allowed
from specified source(s) to specified destination(s).

This link takes you to a screen to set up broadcast filters.

another port in order that you can examine the traffic from the first port without
interference

form one logical, higher-bandwidth link.

This link takes you to a screen where you can configure RADIUS (Remote
Authentication Dial-In User Service), a protocol for user authentication that allows
you to use an external server to validate an unlimited number of users.

set the maximum number of MAC addresses to learn on a port.

associated queue weights for each port.

defines how the switch should forward traffic by configuring the TCP/IP parameters
manually.

IEEE802.1p mappings.

file maintenance as well as reboot the system.

and configure SNMP and remote management.

This link takes you to a screen where you can configure clustering management
and view its status.

of devices attached to what ports and VLAN IDs.

address resolution table.

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4.3.1 Change Your Password

After you log in for the first time, it is recommended you change the default administrator
password. Click Management, Access Control and then Logins to display the next screen.

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4.4 Switch Lockout

You could lock yourself (and all others) out from the switch by:

1 Deleting the management VLAN (default is VLAN 1).

2 Deleting all port-based VLANs with the CPU port as a member. The “CPU port” is the

management port of the switch.

3 Filtering all traffic to the CPU port.

4 Disabling all ports.

5 Assigning minimum bandwidth to the CPU port. If you limit bandwidth to the CPU port,

you may find that the switch performs sluggishly or not at all.

Note: Be careful not to lock yourself and others out of the switch.

4.5 Resetting the Switch

If you lock yourself (and others) from the switch or forget the switch password, you will need
to reload the factory-default configuration file or reset the switch back to the factory defaults.

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4.5.1 Reload the Factory-default Configuration File

Uploading the factory-default configuration file replaces the current configuration file with the
factory-default configuration file. This means that you will lose all previous configurations
and the speed of the console port will be reset to the default of 9600bps with 8 data bit, no
parity, one stop bit and flow control set to none. The password will also be reset to “1234” and
the IP address to 192.168.1.1.

To upload the factory-default configuration file, do the following:

1 Connect to the console port using a computer with terminal emulation software. See

Section 3.1.1 on page 34 for details.

2 Disconnect and reconnect the switch’s power to begin a session. When you reconnect the

switch’s power, you will see the initial screen.

3 When you see the message “

seconds...

4 Type

atlc after the “Enter Debug Mode” message.

5 Wait for the “

” press any key to enter debug mode.

Starting XMODEM upload” message before activating XMODEM

Press any key to enter Debug Mode within 3

upload on your terminal.

6 After the factory-default configuration file upload, type

Figure 19 Resetting the Switch: Via the Console Port

Bootbase Version: V1.0 | 04/25/2003 10:01:06
RAM: Size = 32768 Kbytes
FLASH: Intel 32M
ZyNOS Version: V3.50(DU.0)| 07/11/2003 18:00:29
Press any key to enter debug mode within 3 seconds.

....................

Enter Debug Mode
ras> atlc

Starting XMODEM upload (CRC mode)....

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Total 262144 bytes received.
Erasing..

................................................................

OK
ras> atgo

atgo to restart the switch.

The switch is now re initialized with the factory-default configuration file including the
default password of “1234”.

4.6 Logging Out of the Web Configurator

Click Logout in a screen to exit the web configurator. You have to log in with your password
again after you log out. This is recommended after you finish a management session both for
security reasons and so as you don’t lock out other switch administrators.

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Figure 20 Web Configurator: Logout Screen

4.7 Help

The web configurator’s online help has descriptions of individual screens and some
supplementary information.

Click the Help link from a web configurator screen to view an online help description of that
screen.

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This chapter shows how to set up the switch for an example network.

5.1 Overview

The following lists the configuration steps for the initial setup:

• Create a VLAN

• Set port VLAN ID

• Configure the switch IP management address

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5.1.1 Creating a VLAN

VLANs confine broadcast frames to the VLAN group in which the port(s) belongs. You can
do this with port-based VLAN or tagged static VLAN with fixed port members.

In this example, you want to configure port 5 as a member of VLAN 2.

Figure 21 Initial Setup Network Example: VLAN

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1 Click Advanced Application and VLAN in the navigation panel and click the Static

VLAN link.

2 In the Static VLAN

screen, select
ACTIVE, enter a
descriptive name in the
Name field and enter 2
in the VLAN Group
ID field for the VLAN2
network.

Note: The VLAN Group

ID field in this

screen and the VID
field in the IP Setup
screen refer to the
same VLAN ID.

3 Since the VLAN2

network is connected to
port 5 on the switch,
select Fixed to
configure port 5 to be a
permanent member of
the VLAN only.

4 To ensure that VLAN-unaware devices (such as computers and hubs) can receive frames

properly, clear the TX Tagging check box to set the switch to remove VLAN tags before
sending.

5 Click Add to save the settings.

5.1.2 Setting Port VID

Use PVID to add a tag to incoming untagged frames received on that port so that the frames
are forwarded to the VLAN group that the tag defines.

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In the example network, configure 2 as the port VID on port 5 so that any untagged frames
received on that port get sent to VLAN 2.

Figure 22 Initial Setup Network Example: Port VID

1 Click Advanced

Applications and
VLAN in the

navigation panel.
Then click the VLAN
Port Setting link.

2 Enter 2 in the PVID

field for port 5 and
click Apply to save
the settings.

5.1.3 Configuring Switch Management IP Address

The default management IP address of the switch is 192.168.1.1. You can configure another IP
address in a different subnet for management purposes. The following figure shows an
example.

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Figure 23 Initial Setup Example: Management IP Address

1 Connect your computer to any Ethernet port on the switch. Make sure your computer is

in the same subnet as the switch.

2 Open your web browser and enter 192.168.1.1 (the default IP address) in the address bar

to access the web configurator. See Section 4.2 on page 39 for more information.

3 Click Basic Setting and IP

Setup in the navigation panel.

4 Configure the related fields in the

IP Setup screen.

For the VLAN2 network, enter

192.168.2.1 as the IP address and

255.255.255.0 as the subnet
mask.

5 In the VID field, enter the ID of

the VLAN group to which you
want this management IP address
to belong. This is the same as the
VLAN ID you configure in the
Static VLAN screen.

6 Click Add.

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This chapter describes the system status (web configurator home page) and port details
screens.

6.1 Overview

The home screen of the web configurator displays a port statistical summary table with links to
each port showing statistical details.

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Statistics

6.2 Port Status Summary

To vi ew the port statistics, click Status in all web configurator screens to display the Status
screen as shown next.

Figure 24 Status

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

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Table 6 Status

LABEL DESCRIPTION

System up Time This field shows how long the system has been running since the last time it was

started.

Port This identifies the Ethernet port. Click a port number to display the Port Details

screen (refer to Figure 25 on page 53).

Link This field displays the speed (either 10M for 10Mbps, 100M for 100Mbps or another

value depending on the uplink module being used) and the duplex (F for full duplex
or H for half duplex).

State This field displays the STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) state of the port. See the

chapter on STP for details on STP states.

LACP This fields displays whether LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol) has been

TxPkts This field shows the number of transmitted frames on this port.

RxPkts This field shows the number of received frames on this port.

Errors This field shows the number of received errors on this port.

Tx KB/s This field shows the number of kilobytes per second transmitted on this port.

Rx KB/s This field shows the number of kilobytes per second received on this port.

Up Time This field shows the total amount of time in hours, minutes and seconds the port has

Poll Interval(s) The text box displays how often (in seconds) this screen refreshes. You may change

Stop Click Stop to halt system statistic polling.

Clear Counter Select a port from the Port drop-down list box and then click Clear Counter to erase

enabled on the port.

been up.

the refresh interval by typing a new number in the text box and then clicking Set
Interval.

the recorded statistical information for that port.

6.2.1 Status: Port Details

Click a number in the Port column in the Status screen to display individual port statistics.
Use this screen to check status and detailed performance data about an individual port on the
switch.

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The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 7 Status: Port Details

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Port Info

Link This field shows whether the Ethernet connection is down, and the speed/duplex

Status This field shows the training state of the ports. The states are FORWARDING

LACP This field shows if LACP is enabled on this port or not.

TxPkts This field shows the number of transmitted frames on this port

RxPkts This field shows the number of received frames on this port

Errors This field shows the number of received errors on this port.

Tx KB/s This field shows the number kilobytes per second transmitted on this port.

Rx KB/s This field shows the number of kilobytes per second received on this port.

Up Time This field shows the total amount of time the connection has been up.

Tx Packet
The following fields display detailed information about packets transmitted.

mode.

(forwarding), which means the link is functioning normally or STOP (the port is stopped
to break a loop or duplicate path).

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Table 7 Status: Port Details (continued)

LABEL DESCRIPTION

TX Packet This field shows the number of good packets (unicast, multicast and broadcast)

transmitted.

Multicast This field shows the number of good multicast packets transmitted.

Broadcast This field shows the number of good broadcast packets transmitted.

Pause This field shows the number of 802.3x Pause packets transmitted.

Rx Packet
The following fields display detailed information about packets received.

RX Packet This field shows the number of good packets (unicast, multicast and broadcast)

received.

Multicast This field shows the number of good multicast packets received.

Broadcast This field shows the number of good broadcast packets received.

Pause This field shows the number of 802.3x Pause packets received.

TX Collision The following fields display information on collisions while transmitting.

Single This is a count of successfully transmitted packets for which transmission is inhibited

by exactly one collision.

Multiple This is a count of successfully transmitted packets for which transmission was inhibited

by more than one collision.

Excessive This is a count of packets for which transmission failed due to excessive collisions.

Late This is the number of times a late collision is detected, that is, after 512 bits of the

Error Packet

RX CRC This field shows the number of packets received with CRC (Cyclic Redundant Check)

Runt This field shows the number of packets received that were too short (shorter than 64

Distribution

64 This field shows the number of packets (including bad packets) received that were 64

65-127 This field shows the number of packets (including bad packets) received that were

128-255 This field shows the number of packets (including bad packets) received that were

256-511 This field shows the number of packets (including bad packets) received that were

512-1023 This field shows the number of packets (including bad packets) received that were

1024-1518 This field shows the number of packets (including bad packets) received that were

Giant This field shows the number of packets dropped because they were bigger than the

Excessive collision is defined as the number of maximum collisions before the
retransmission count is reset.

packets have already been transmitted.

error(s).

octets), including the ones with CRC errors.

octets in length.

between 65 and 127 octets in length.

between 128 and 255 octets in length.

between 256 and 511 octets in length.

between 512 and 1023 octets in length.

between 1024 and 1518 octets in length.

maximum frame size.

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Table 7 Status: Port Details (continued)

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Poll Interval(s) The text box displays how often (in seconds) this screen refreshes. You may change

the refresh interval by typing a new number in the text box and then clicking Set
Interval.

Stop Click Stop to stop port statistic polling.

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This chapter describes how to configure the System Info, General Setup, Switch Setup, IP
Setup and Port Setup screens.

7.1 Overview

The System Info screen displays general switch information (such as firmware version
number) and hardware polling information (such as fan speeds). The General Setup screen
allows you to configure general switch identification information. The General Setup screen
also allows you to set the system time manually or get the current time and date from an
external server when you turn on your switch. The real time is then displayed in the switch
logs. The Switch Setup screen allows you to set up and configure global switch features. The
IP Setup screen allows you to configure a switch IP address, subnet mask(s) and DNS
(domain name server) for management purposes.

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7.2 System Information

In the navigation panel, click Basic Setting and System Info to display the screen as shown.
You can check the firmware version number and monitor the switch temperature, fan speeds
and voltage in this screen.

Figure 26 System Info

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 8 System Info

LABEL DESCRIPTION

System Name This field displays the descriptive name of the switch for identification purposes.

ZyNOS F/W
Version

Ethernet
Address

This field displays the version number of the switch 's current firmware including the
date created.

This field refers to the Ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address of the switch.

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Table 8 System Info (continued)

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Poll Interval(s) The text box displays how often (in seconds) this screen refreshes. You may change

the refresh interval by typing a new number in the text box and then clicking Set
Interval.

Stop Click Stop to halt statistic polling.

7.3 General Setup

Click Basic Setting and General Setup in the navigation panel to display the screen as shown.

Figure 27 General Setup

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 9 General Setup

LABEL DESCRIPTION

System Name Choose a descriptive name for identification purposes. This name consists of up to

32 printable characters; spaces are allowed.

Location Enter the geographic location (up to 32 characters) of your switch.

Contact Person's
Name

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Enter the name (up to 32 characters) of the person in charge of this switch.

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LABEL DESCRIPTION

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Precedence

Use Time Server
when Bootup

Time Server IP
Address

Current Time This field displays the time you open this menu (or refresh the menu).

New Time
(hh:min:ss)

Current Date This field displays the date you open this menu.

New Date (yyyy­mm-dd)

Time Zone Select the time difference between UTC (Universal Time Coordinated, formerly

Apply Click Apply to save the settings.

Cancel Click Cancel to reset the fields to your previous configuration.

Use this drop-down list box to select which database the switch should use (first) to
authenticate an administrator (user for switch management).

Configure the local user accounts in the Access Control Logins screen. The
RADIUS is an external server. Before you specify the priority, make sure you have
set up the corresponding database correctly first.

Select Local Only to have the switch just check the administrator accounts
configured in the Access Control Logins screen.

Select Local then RADIUS to have the switch check the administrator accounts
configured in the Access Control Logins screen. If the user name is not found, the
switch then checks the user database on the specified RADIUS server. You need to
configure Port Authentication Radius first.

Select RADIUS Only to have the switch just check the user database on the
specified RADIUS server for a login username and password.

Enter the time service protocol that a timeserver sends when you turn on the switch.
Not all time servers support all protocols, so you may have to use trial and error to
find a protocol that works. The main differences between them are the time format.

When you select the Daytime (RFC 867) format, the switch displays the day,
month, year and time with no time zone adjustment. When you use this format it is
recommended that you use a Daytime timeserver within your geographical time
zone.

Time (RFC-868) format displays a 4-byte integer giving the total number of seconds
since 1970/1/1 at 0:0:0.

NTP (RFC-1305) is similar to Time (RFC-868).
None is the default value. Enter the time manually. Each time you turn on the

switch, the time and date will be reset to 2000-1-1 0:0.

Enter the IP address of your timeserver. The switch searches for the timeserver for
up to 60 seconds. If you select a timeserver that is unreachable, then this screen
will appear locked for 60 seconds. Please wait.

Enter the new time in hour, minute and second format. The new time then appears
in the Current Time field after you click Apply.

Enter the new date in year, month and day format. The new date then appears in
the Current Date field after you click Apply.

known as GMT, Greenwich Mean Time) and your time zone from the drop-down list
box.

7.4 Introduction to VLANs

A VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) allows a physical network to be partitioned into
multiple logical networks. Devices on a logical network belong to one group. A device can
belong to more than one group. With VLAN, a device cannot directly talk to or hear from
devices that are not in the same group(s); the traffic must first go through a router.

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In MTU (Multi-Tenant Unit) applications, VLAN is vital in providing isolation and security
among the subscribers. When properly configured, VLAN prevents one subscriber from
accessing the network resources of another on the same LAN, thus a user will not see the
printers and hard disks of another user in the same building.

VLAN also increases network performance by limiting broadcasts to a smaller and more
manageable logical broadcast domain. In traditional switched environments, all broadcast
packets go to each and every individual port. With VLAN, all broadcasts are confined to a
specific broadcast domain.

Note: VLAN is unidirectional; it only governs outgoing traffic.

See Chapter 8 on page 67 for information on port-based and 802.1Q tagged VLANs.

7.5 IGMP Snooping

A switch can passively snoop on IGMP Query, Report and Leave (IGMP version 2) packets
transferred between IP multicast routers/switches and IP multicast hosts to learn the IP
multicast group membership. It checks IGMP packets passing through it, picks out the group
registration information, and configures multicasting accordingly. IGMP snooping allows the
switch to learn multicast groups without you having to manually configure them.

The switch forwards multicast traffic destined for multicast groups (that it has learned from
IGMP snooping or that you have manually configured) to ports that are members of that
group. The switch discards multicast traffic destined for multicast groups that it does not
know. IGMP snooping generates no additional network traffic, allowing you to significantly
reduce multicast traffic passing through your switch.

7.6 Switch Setup Screen

Click Basic Setting and then Switch Setup in the navigation panel to display the screen as
shown. The VLAN setup screens change depending on whether you choose 802.1Q or Port
Based in the VLAN Type field in this screen. Refer to the chapter on VLAN.

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The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 10 Switch Setup

LABEL DESCRIPTION

VLAN Type Choose 802.1Q or Port Based. The VLAN Setup screen changes depending on

whether you choose 802.1Q VLAN type or Port Based VLAN type in this screen.
See Chapter 8 on page 67 for more information.

IGMP Snooping Select Active to enable IGMP snooping have group multicast traffic only forwarded

to ports that are members significantly reducing multicast traffic passing through
your switch. See Section 7.5 on page 60 for more information on IGMP snooping.

MAC Address
Learning

Aging Time Enter a time from 10 to 3000 seconds. This is how long all dynamically learned MAC

GARP Timer: Switches join VLANs by making a declaration. A declaration is made by issuing a

Join Timer Join Timer sets the duration of the Join Period timer for GVRP in milliseconds. Each

Leave Timer Leave Time sets the duration of the Leave Period timer for GVRP in milliseconds.

Leave All Timer Leave All Timer sets the duration of the Leave All Period timer for GVRP in

MAC address learning reduces outgoing traffic broadcasts. For MAC address
learning to occur on a port, the port must be active.

addresses remain in the MAC address table before they age out (and must be
relearned).

Join message using GARP. Declarations are withdrawn by issuing a Leave
message. A Leave All message terminates all registrations. GARP timers set
declaration timeout values. See the chapter on VLAN setup for more background
information.

port has a Join Period timer. The allowed Join Time range is between 100 and
65535 milliseconds; the default is 200 milliseconds. See the chapter on VLAN setup
for more background information.

Each port has a single Leave Period timer. Leave Time must be two times larger
than Join Timer; the default is 600 milliseconds.

milliseconds. Each port has a single Leave All Period timer. Leave All Timer must be
larger than Leave Timer; the default is 10000 milliseconds.

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Table 10 Switch Setup (continued)

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Priority Queue
Assignment

Priority Level (The following descriptions are based on the traffic types defined in the IEEE 802.1d

Level 7 Typically used for network control traffic such as router configuration messages.

Level 6 Typically used for voice traffic that is especially sensitive to jitter (jitter is the

Level 5 Typically used for video that consumes high bandwidth and is sensitive to jitter.

Level 4 Typically used for controlled load, latency-sensitive traffic such as SNA (Systems

Level 3 Typically used for “excellent effort” or better than best effort and would include

Level 2 This is for “spare bandwidth”.

Level 1 This is typically used for non-critical “background” traffic such as bulk transfers that

Level 0 Typically used for best-effort traffic.

Apply Click Apply to save the settings.

Cancel Click Cancel to reset the fields to your previous configuration.

IEEE 802.1p defines up to eight separate traffic types by inserting a tag into a MAC­layer frame that contains bits to define class of service. Frames without an explicit
priority tag are given the default priority of the ingress port. Use the next two fields to
configure the priority level-to-physical queue mapping.

The switch has four physical queues that you can map to the 8 priority levels. On the
switch, traffic assigned to higher index queues gets through faster while traffic in
lower index queues is dropped if the network is congested.

standard (which incorporates the 802.1p).

variations in delay).

Network Architecture) transactions.

important business traffic that can tolerate some delay.

are allowed but that should not affect other applications and users.

7.7 IP Setup

Use the IP Setup screen to configure the default gateway device, the default domain name
server and add switch IP address.

7.7.1 Management IP Addresses

The switch needs an IP address for it to be managed over the network. The factory default IP
address is 192.168.1.1. The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP
address. The factory default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.

You can configure up to 64 IP addresses which are used to access and manage the switch from
the ports belonging to the pre-defined VLAN(s).

Note: You must configure a VLAN first.

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Figure 29 IP Setup

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The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Tabl e 11 IP Setup

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Domain
Name Server

Default
Management
IP Address

DHCP Client Select this option if you have a DHCP server that can assign the switch an IP address

Stat ic IP
Address

IP
Address

IP Subnet
Mask

Default
Gateway

DNS (Domain Name System) is for mapping a domain name to its corresponding IP
address and vice versa. Enter a domain name server IP address in order to be able to
use a domain name instead of an IP address.

Configure the fields to set the default management IP address.

and subnet mask, a default gateway IP address and a domain name server IP address.

Select this option if you don't have a DHCP server or if you wish to assign static IP
address information to the switch. You need to fill in the following fields when you select
this option.

Enter the IP address of your switch in dotted decimal notation for example 192.168.1.1.

Enter the IP subnet mask of your switch in dotted decimal notation for example

255.255.255.0.

Enter the IP address of the default outgoing gateway in dotted decimal notation, for
example 192.168.1.254

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Tabl e 11 IP Setup (continued)

LABEL DESCRIPTION

VID Enter the VLAN identification number associated with the switch IP address. This is the

VLAN ID of the CPU and is used for management only. The default is "1". All ports, by
default, are fixed members of this "management VLAN" in order to manage the device
from any port. If a port is not a member of this VLAN, then users on that port cannot
access the device. To access the switch make sure the port that you are connected to is
a member of Management VLAN.

Apply Click Apply to save the settings.

Cancel Click Cancel to reset the fields to your previous configuration.

Management
IP Addresses

IP Address Enter the IP address for managing the switch by the members of the VLAN specified in

IP Subnet
Mask

VID Enter the VLAN identification number.

Add Click Add to save the new rule to the switch. It then displays in the summary table at the

Cancel Click Cancel to reset the fields to your previous configuration.

Index This field displays the index number of an entry.

IP Address This field displays the management IP address of the switch.

Subnet Mask This field displays the subnet mask of the switch.

VID This field displays the VLAN identification number of the network.

Delete Click Delete to remove the selected entry from the summary table.

Cancel Click Cancel to clear the Delete check boxes.

Configure the fields to set additional management IP address.

the VID field below.

Enter the IP subnet mask in dotted decimal notation. For example, 255.255.255.0.

bottom of the screen.

7.8 Port Setup

Click Basic Setting and then Port Setup in the navigation panel to enter the port
configuration screen.

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Figure 30 Port Setup

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

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LABEL DESCRIPTION

Port This is the port index number.

Active Select this check box to enable a port. The factory default for all ports is enabled. A

port must be enabled for data transmission to occur.

Name Enter a descriptive name that identifies this port.

Type This field displays 10/100M for an Ethernet connection and 1000M for the Gigabit

Ethernet/ mini-GBIC ports.

Speed/Duplex Select the speed and the duplex mode of the Ethernet connection on this port.

For Ethernet ports, select Auto, 10M/Half Duplex, 10M/Full Duplex, 100M/Half
Duplex or 100M/Full Duplex.

For the Gigabit Ethernet/mini-GBIC port, select Auto, 100M/Full Duplex or 1000M/
Full Duplex.

Selecting Auto (auto-negotiation) allows one port to negotiate with a peer port
automatically to obtain the connection speed and duplex mode that both ends support.
When auto-negotiation is turned on, a port on the switch negotiates with the peer
automatically to determine the connection speed and duplex mode. If the peer port
does not support auto-negotiation or turns off this feature, the switch determines the
connection speed by detecting the signal on the cable and using half duplex mode.
When the switch’s auto-negotiation is turned off, a port uses the pre-configured speed
and duplex mode when making a connection, thus requiring you to make sure that the
settings of the peer port are the same in order to connect.

Flow Control A concentration of traffic on a port decreases port bandwidth and overflows buffer

memory causing packet discards and frame losses. Flow Control is used to regulate
transmission of signals to match the bandwidth of the receiving port.

The switch uses IEEE802.3x flow control in full duplex mode and back-pressure flow
control in half duplex mode.

IEEE802.3x flow control is used in full duplex mode to send a pause signal to the
sending port, causing it to temporarily stop sending signals when the receiving port
memory buffers fill.

Back Pressure flow control is typically used in half duplex mode to send a "collision"
signal to the sending port (mimicking a state of packet collision) causing the sending
port to temporarily stop sending signals and resend later. Select Flow Control to
enable it.

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Table 12 Port Setup (continued)

LABEL DESCRIPTION

802.1P Priority This priority value is added to incoming frames without a (802.1p) priority queue tag.
See Priority Queue Assignment in Table 10 on page 61 for more information.

Apply Click Apply to save the settings.

Cancel Click Cancel to reset the fields to your previous configuration.

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CHAPTER 8

The type of screen you see here depends on the VLAN Type you selected in the Switch Setup
screen. This chapter shows you how to configure 802.1Q tagged and port-based VLANs.

8.1 Introduction to IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN

A tagged VLAN uses an explicit tag (VLAN ID) in the MAC header to identify the VLAN
membership of a frame across bridges - they are not confined to the switch on which they were
created. The VLANs can be created statically by hand or dynamically through GVRP. The
VLAN ID associates a frame with a specific VLAN and provides the information that switches
need to process the frame across the network. A tagged frame is four bytes longer than an
untagged frame and contains two bytes of TPID (Tag Protocol Identifier, residing within the
type/length field of the Ethernet frame) and two bytes of TCI (Tag Control Information, starts
after the source address field of the Ethernet frame).

VLAN

The CFI (Canonical Format Indicator) is a single-bit flag, always set to zero for Ethernet
switches. If a frame received at an Ethernet port has a CFI set to 1, then that frame should not
be forwarded as it is to an untagged port. The remaining twelve bits define the VLAN ID,
giving a possible maximum number of 4,096 (212) VLANs. Note that user priority and VLAN
ID are independent of each other. A frame with VID (VLAN Identifier) of null (0) is called a
priority frame, meaning that only the priority level is significant and the default VID of the
ingress port is given as the VID of the frame. Of the 4096 possible VIDs, a VID of 0 is used to
identify priority frames and value 4095 (FFF) is reserved, so the maximum possible VLAN
configurations are 4,094.

TPID
2 Bytes

User Priority
3 Bits

CFI
1 Bit

VLAN ID
12 bits

8.1.1 Forwarding Tagged and Untagged Frames

Each port on the switch is capable of passing tagged or untagged frames. To forward a frame
from an 802.1Q VLAN-aware switch to an 802.1Q VLAN-unaware switch, the switch first
decides where to forward the frame and then strips off the VLAN tag. To forward a frame
from an 802.1Q VLAN-unaware switch to an 802.1Q VLAN-aware switch, the switch first
decides where to forward the frame, and then inserts a VLAN tag reflecting the ingress port's
default VID. The default PVID is VLAN 1 for all ports, but this can be changed.

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8.2 Automatic VLAN Registration

GARP and GVRP are the protocols used to automatically register VLAN membership across
switches.

8.2.1 GARP

GARP (Generic Attribute Registration Protocol) allows network switches to register and de­register attribute values with other GARP participants within a bridged LAN. GARP is a
protocol that provides a generic mechanism for protocols that serve a more specific
application, for example, GVRP.

8.2.1.1 GARP Timers

Switches join VLANs by making a declaration. A declaration is made by issuing a Join
message using GARP. Declarations are withdrawn by issuing a Leave message. A Leave All
message terminates all registrations. GARP timers set declaration timeout values.

8.2.2 GVRP

GVRP (GARP VLAN Registration Protocol) is a registration protocol that defines a way for
switches to register necessary VLAN members on ports across the network. Enable this
function to permit VLANs groups beyond the local switch.

Please refer to the following table for common GARP terminology.

Table 13 IEEE 802.1q Terminology

VLAN PARAMETER TE RM DESCRIPTION

VLAN Type Permanent VLAN This is a static VLAN created manually.

VLAN Administrative
Control

VLAN Tag Control Tagged Ports belonging to the specified VLAN tag all outgoing

Dynamic VLAN This is a VLAN configured by a GVRP registration/

deregistration process.

Registration Fixed Fixed registration ports are permanent VLAN members.

Registration
Forbidden

Normal Registration Ports dynamically join a VLAN using GVRP.

Untagged Ports belonging to the specified don't tag all outgoing

Ports with registration forbidden are forbidden to join the
specified VLAN.

frames transmitted.

frames transmitted.

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Table 13 IEEE 802.1q Terminology (continued)

VLAN PARAMETER TERM DESCRIPTION

VLAN Port Port VID This is the VLAN ID assigned to untagged frames that

Acceptable frame
type

Ingress filtering If set, the switch discards incoming frames for VLANs

8.3 Port VLAN Trunking

Enable VLAN Trunking on a port to allow frames belonging to unknown VLAN groups to
pass through that port. This is useful if you want to set up VLAN groups on end devices
without having to configure the same VLAN groups on intermediary devices.

Refer to the following figure. Suppose you want to create VLAN groups 1 and 2 (V1 and V2)
on devices A and B. Without VLAN Trunking, you must configure VLAN groups 1 and 2 on
all intermediary switches C, D and E; otherwise they will drop frames with unknown VLAN
group tags. However, with VLAN Trunking enabled on a port(s) in each intermediary switch
you only need to create VLAN groups in the end devices (A and B). C, D and E automatically
allow frames with VLAN group tags 1 and 2 (VLAN groups that are unknown to those
switches) to pass through their VLAN trunking port(s).

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this port received.

You may choose to accept both tagged and untagged
incoming frames or just tagged incoming frames on a
port.

that do not have this port as a member

Figure 31 Port VLAN Trunking

8.4 Select the VLAN Type

1 Select a VLAN type in the Switch Setup screen.

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Figure 32 Switch Setup: Select VLAN Type

8.5 Static VLAN

Use a static VLAN to decide whether an incoming frame on a port should be

• sent to a VLAN group as normal depends on its VLAN tag.

• sent to a group whether it has a VLAN tag or not.

• blocked from a VLAN group regardless of its VLAN tag.

You can also tag all outgoing frames (that were previously untagged) from a port with the
specified VID.

8.5.1 Static VLAN Status

Click Advanced Application, VLAN from the navigation panel to display the VLAN Status
screen as shown next.

Figure 33 VLAN: VLAN Status

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 14 VLAN: VLAN Status

LABEL DESCRIPTION

The Number of
VLAN

Index This is the VLAN index number.

VID This is the VLAN identification number that was configured in the VLAN Setup

This is the number of VLANs configured on the switch.

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Table 14 VLAN: VLAN Status (continued)

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Port Number This column displays the ports that are participating in a VLAN. A tagged port is

marked as T, an untagged port is marked as U and ports not participating in a VLAN
are marked as “–“.

Elapsed Time This field shows how long it has been since a normal VLAN was registered or a static

VLAN was set up.

Status This field shows how this VLAN was added to the switch; dynamically using GVRP or

statically, that is, added as a permanent entry.

Poll Interval(s) The text box displays how often (in seconds) this screen refreshes. You may change

the refresh interval by typing a new number in the text box and then clicking Set
Interval.

Stop Click Stop to halt polling statistics.

Change Pages Click Previous Page or Next Page to show the previous/next screen if all status

information cannot be seen in one screen.

8.5.2 Configure a Static VLAN

To configure a static VLAN, click Static VLAN in the VLAN Status screen to display the
screen as shown next.

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Figure 34 VLAN: Static VLAN

The following table describes the related labels in this screen.

Table 15 VLAN: Static VLAN

LABEL DESCRIPTION

ACTIVE Select this check box to activate the VLAN settings.

Name Enter a descriptive name for the VLAN group for identification purposes.

VLAN Group ID Enter the VLAN ID for this static entry; the valid range is between 1 and 4094.

Port The port number identifies the port you are configuring.

Control Select Normal for the port to dynamically join this VLAN group using GVRP. This is

the default selection.
Select Fixed for the port to be a permanent member of this VLAN group.
Select Forbidden if you want to prohibit the port from joining this VLAN group.

Tagging Select TX Tagging if you want the port to tag all outgoing frames transmitted with

this VLAN Group ID.

Add Click Add to add the settings as a new entry in the summary table below.

Cancel Click Cancel to reset the fields.

Clear Click Clear to start configuring the screen again.

VID This field displays the ID number of the VLAN group. Click the number to edit the

VLAN settings.

Active This field indicates whether the VLAN settings are enabled (Yes) or disabled (No).

Name This field displays the descriptive name for this VLAN group.

Delete Click Delete to remove the selected entry from the summary table.

Cancel Click Cancel to clear the Delete check boxes.

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8.5.3 Configure VLAN Port Settings

To configure the VLAN settings on a port, click the VLAN Port Setting link in the VLAN
Status screen.

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Table 16 VLAN: VLAN Port Setting

LABEL DESCRIPTION

GVRP GVRP (GARP VLAN Registration Protocol) is a registration protocol that defines a

way for switches to register necessary VLAN members on ports across the
network.

Select this check box to permit VLAN groups beyond the local switch.

Port Isolation Port Isolation isolates ports on the same VLAN (802.1q). ‘This option is the most

limiting but also the most secure.

Ingress Check Select this check box to activate ingress filtering on the switch.

Clear this check box to disable ingress filtering the switch.

Port This field displays the port number.

PVID Enter a number between 1and 4094 as the port VLAN ID.

GVRP Select this check box to allow GVRP on this port.

Acceptable Frame
Type

VLAN Trunking Enable VLAN Trunking on ports connected to other switches or routers (but not

Specify the type of frames allowed on a port. Choices are All and Tag Only.
Select All from the drop-down list box to accept all untagged or tagged frames on

this port. This is the default setting.
Select Tag On ly to accept only tagged frames on this port. All untagged frames will

be dropped.

ports directly connected to end users) to allow frames belonging to unknown VLAN
groups to pass through the switch.

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Table 16 VLAN: VLAN Port Setting (continued)

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Apply Click Apply to save the changes

Cancel Click Cancel to start configuring the screen again.

8.6 Port-based VLAN Setup

Port-based VLANs are VLANs where the packet forwarding decision is based on the
destination MAC address and its associated port.

Port-based VLANs require allowed outgoing ports to be defined for each port. Therefore, if
you wish to allow two subscriber ports to talk to each other, for example, between conference
rooms in a hotel, you must define the egress (an egress port is an outgoing port, that is, a port
through which a data packet leaves) for both ports.

Port-based VLANs are specific only to the switch on which they were created.

Note: When you activate port-based VLAN, the switch uses a default VLAN ID of 1.

You cannot change it.

In screens (such as IP Setup and Filtering) that require a VID, you must enter
1 as the VID.

The port-based VLAN setup screen is shown next. The CPU management port forms a VLAN
with all Ethernet ports.

8.6.1 Configure a Port-based VLAN

Select Port Based as the VLAN Type in the Switch Setup screen (see Figure 32 on page 70)
and then click VLAN from the navigation panel to display the next screen.

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Figure 36 Port Based VLAN Setup (All Connected)

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Figure 37 Port Based VLAN Setup (Port Isolation)

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

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Table 17 Port Based VLAN Setup

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Setting Wizard Choose All connected or Port isolation.

All connected means all ports can communicate with each other, that is, there are no

virtual LANs. All incoming and outgoing ports are selected. This option is the most
flexible but also the least secure.

Port isolation means that each port can only communicate with the CPU
management port and cannot communicate with each other. All incoming ports are
selected while only the CPU outgoing port is selected. This option is the most limiting
but also the most secure.

After you make your selection, click Apply (top right of screen) to display the screens
as mentioned above. You can still customize these settings by adding/deleting
incoming or outgoing ports, but you must also click Apply at the bottom of the screen.

Incoming These are the ingress ports; an ingress port is an incoming port, that is, a port through

which a data packet enters. If you wish to allow two subscriber ports to talk to each
other, you must define the ingress port for both ports. The numbers in the top row
denote the incoming port for the corresponding port listed on the left (its outgoing port).
CPU refers to the switch management port. By default it forms a VLAN with all
Ethernet ports. If it does not form a VLAN with a particular port then the switch cannot
be managed from that port.

Outgoing These are the egress ports; an egress port is an outgoing port, that is, a port through

which a data packet leaves. If you wish to allow two subscriber ports to talk to each
other, you must define the egress port for both ports. CPU refers to the switch
management port. By default it forms a VLAN with all Ethernet ports. If it does not form
a VLAN with a particular port then the switch cannot be managed from that port.

Apply Click Apply to save the changes.

Cancel Click Cancel to start configuring the screen again.

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Use these screens to configure static MAC address forwarding.

9.1 Overview

A static MAC address is an address that has been manually entered in the MAC address table.
Static MAC addresses do not age out. When you set up static MAC address rules, you are
setting static MAC addresses for a port. This may reduce the need for broadcasting.

Static MAC address forwarding together with port security allow only computers in the MAC
address table on a port to access the switch. See Chapter 17 on page 101 for more information
on port security.

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Static MAC Forwarding

9.2 Configuring Static MAC Forwarding

Click Advanced Applications, Static MAC Forwarding in the navigation panel to display
the configuration screen as shown.

Figure 38 Static MAC Forwarding

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Table 18 Static MAC Forwarding

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Active Select this check box to activate your rule. You may temporarily deactivate a rule

without deleting it by clearing this check box.

Name Enter a descriptive name for identification purposes for this static MAC address

forwarding rule.

MAC Address Enter the MAC address in valid MAC address format, that is, six hexadecimal

character pairs.

Note: Static MAC addresses do not age out.

VID Enter the VLAN identification number.

Port Select a port where the MAC address entered in the previous field will be

automatically forwarded.

Add After you set the fields above, click Add to insert a new rule.

Cancel Click Cancel to reset the fields.

Clear Click Clear to begin configuring this screen afresh.

Index Click an index number to modify a static MAC address rule for a port.

Active This field displays whether this static MAC address forwarding rule is active (Yes) or

not (No). You may temporarily deactivate a rule without deleting it.

Name This field displays the descriptive name for identification purposes for this static MAC

address-forwarding rule.

MAC Address This field displays the MAC address that will be forwarded and the VLAN identification

Port This field displays the port where the MAC address shown in the next field will be

VID This field displays the VLAN identification number.

Delete Click Delete to remove the selected entry from the summary table.

Cancel Click Cancel to clear the Delete check boxes.

number to which the MAC address belongs.

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CHAPTER 10

This chapter discusses static IP and MAC address port filtering.

10.1 Overview

Port filtering means discarding (or dropping) packets based on the MAC addresses and VLAN
group.

10.2 Configure a Filtering Rule

Click Advanced Application and Filtering in the navigation panel to display the screen as
shown next.

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Filtering

Figure 39 Filtering

The following table describes the related labels in this screen.

Table 19 FIltering

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Active Make sure to select this check box to activate your rule. You may temporarily deactivate

a rule without deleting it by deselecting this check box.

Name Type a descriptive name (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) for this rule. This is for

MAC Type a MAC address in valid MAC address format, that is, six hexadecimal character

VID Type the VLAN group identification number.

identification purpose only.

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Table 19 FIltering (continued)

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Add Click Add to save the new rule to the switch. It then displays in the summary table at the

bottom of the screen.

Cancel Click Cancel to reset the fields to your previous configuration.

Clear Click Clear to clear the fields to the factory defaults.

Index This field displays the index number of the rule. Click an index number to change the

settings.

Active This field displays Yes when the rule is activated and No when is it deactivated.

Name This field displays the descriptive name for this rule. This is for identification purpose

only.

MAC
Address

VID This field displays the VLAN identification number.

Delete Check the rule(s) that you want to remove in the Delete column and then click the

Cancel Click Cancel to clear the selected checkbox(es) in the Delete column.

This field displays the source/destination MAC address with the VLAN identification
number to which the MAC address belongs.

Delete button.

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Spanning Tree Protocol

This chapter introduces the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP).

11.1 Overview

STP detects and breaks network loops and provides backup links between switches, bridges or
routers. It allows a switch to interact with other STP-compliant switches in your network to
ensure that only one route exists between any two stations on the network.

11.1.1 STP Terminology

The root bridge is the base of the spanning tree; it is the bridge with the lowest identifier value
(MAC address).

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Path cost is the cost of transmitting a frame onto a LAN through that port. It is assigned
according to the speed of the link to which a port is attached. The slower the media, the higher
the cost.

Table 20 STP Path Costs

LINK SPEED RECOMMENDED VALUE

Path Cost 4Mbps 250 100 to 1000 1 to 65535

Path Cost 10Mbps 100 50 to 600 1 to 65535

Path Cost 16Mbps 62 40 to 400 1 to 65535

Path Cost 100Mbps 19 10 to 60 1 to 65535

Path Cost 1Gbps 4 3 to 10 1 to 65535

Path Cost 10Gbps 2 1 to 5 1 to 65535

On each bridge, the root port is the port through which this bridge communicates with the root.
It is the port on this switch with the lowest path cost to the root (the root path cost). If there is
no root port, then this switch has been accepted as the root bridge of the spanning tree
network.

For each LAN segment, a designated bridge is selected. This bridge has the lowest cost to the
root among the bridges connected to the LAN.

RECOMMENDED
RANGE

ALLOWED RANGE

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11.1.2 How STP Works

After a bridge determines the lowest cost-spanning tree with STP, it enables the root port and
the ports that are the designated ports for connected LANs, and disables all other ports that
participate in STP. Network packets are therefore only forwarded between enabled ports,
eliminating any possible network loops.

STP-aware switches exchange Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs) periodically. When the
bridged LAN topology changes, a new spanning tree is constructed.

Once a stable network topology has been established, all bridges listen for Hello BPDUs
(Bridge Protocol Data Units) transmitted from the root bridge. If a bridge does not get a Hello
BPDU after a predefined interval (Max Age), the bridge assumes that the link to the root
bridge is down. This bridge then initiates negotiations with other bridges to reconfigure the
network to re-establish a valid network topology.

11.1.3 STP Port States

STP assigns five port states to eliminate packet looping. A bridge port is not allowed to go
directly from blocking state to forwarding state so as to eliminate transient loops.

Table 21 STP Port States

PORT STATE DESCRIPTION

Disabled STP is disabled (default).

Blocking Only configuration and management BPDUs are received and processed.

Listening All BPDUs are received and processed.

Learning All BPDUs are received and processed. Information frames are submitted to the

learning process but not forwarded.

Forwarding All BPDUs are received and processed. All information frames are received and

forwarded.

11.2 STP Status

Click Advanced Application, Spanning Tree Protocol in the navigation panel to display the
status screen as shown next.

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Figure 40 Spanning Tree Protocol: Status

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The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 22 Spanning Tree Protocol: Status

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Spanning Tree
Protocol

Configuration Click Configuration to configure STP settings. Refer to Section 11.3 on page 84.

Bridge Root refers to the base of the spanning tree (the root bridge). Our Bridge is this

Bridge ID This is the unique identifier for this bridge, consisting of bridge priority plus MAC

Hello Time
(second)

Max Age (second) This is the maximum time (in seconds) a switch can wait without receiving a

Forwarding Delay
(second)

Cost to Bridge This is the path cost from the root port on this switch to the root switch.

Port ID This is the priority and number of the port on the switch through which this switch

Topology Changed
Times

Time Since Last
Change

This field displays Running if STP is activated. Otherwise, it displays Down.

switch. This switch may also be the root bridge.

address. This ID is the same for Root and Our Bridge if the switch is the root
switch.

This is the time interval (in seconds) at which the root switch transmits a
configuration message. The root bridge determines Hello Time, Max Age and

Forwarding Delay

configuration message before attempting to reconfigure.

This is the time (in seconds) the root switch will wait before changing states (that
is, listening to learning to forwarding).

must communicate with the root of the Spanning Tree.

This is the number of times the spanning tree has been reconfigured.

This is the time since the spanning tree was last reconfigured.

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Table 22 Spanning Tree Protocol: Status (continued)

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Polling Interval The text box displays how often (in seconds) this screen refreshes. You may

change the refresh interval by typing a new number in the text box and then
clicking Set Interval.

Stop Click Stop to halt STP statistic polling.

11.3 Configure STP

To configure STP, click the Configuration link in the Spanning Tree Protocol screen as
shown next.

Figure 41 Spanning Tree Protocol: Configuration

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 23 Spanning Tree Protocol: Configuration

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Status Click Status to display the Spanning Tree Protocol Status screen (see Figure 40

Active Select this check box to activate STP. Clear this checkbox to disable STP.

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Table 23 Spanning Tree Protocol: Configuration (continued)

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Bridge Priority Bridge priority is used in determining the root switch, root port and designated port.

The switch with the highest priority (lowest numeric value) becomes the STP root
switch. If all switches have the same priority, the switch with the lowest MAC
address will then become the root switch. Select a value from the drop-down list
box.

The lower the numeric value you assign, the higher the priority for this bridge.
Bridge Priority determines the root bridge, which in turn determines Hello Time,

Max Age and Forwarding Delay.

Hello Time This is the time interval in seconds between BPDU (Bridge Protocol Data Units)

Max Age This is the maximum time (in seconds) a switch can wait without receiving a BPDU

Forwarding Delay This is the maximum time (in seconds) a switch will wait before changing states.

configuration message generations by the root switch. The allowed range is 1 to 10
seconds.

before attempting to reconfigure. All switch ports (except for designated ports)
should receive BPDUs at regular intervals. Any port that ages out STP information
(provided in the last BPDU) becomes the designated port for the attached LAN. If it
is a root port, a new root port is selected from among the switch ports attached to
the network. The allowed range is 6 to 40 seconds.

This delay is required because every switch 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 allowed range is 4 to 30
seconds.

As a general rule:

Note: 2 * (Forward Delay - 1) >= Max Age >= 2 * (Hello Time + 1)

Port This field displays the port number.

Active Select this check box to activate STP on this port.

Priority Configure the priority for each port here.

Priority decides which port should be disabled when more than one port forms a
loop in a switch. Ports with a higher priority numeric value are disabled first. The
allowed range is between 0 and 255 and the default value is 128.

Path Cost Path cost is the cost of transmitting a frame on to a LAN through that port. It is

assigned according to the speed of the bridge. The slower the media, the higher
the cost - see Table 20 on page 81 for more information.

Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the switch.

Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

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Bandwidth Control

This chapter shows you how you can cap the maximum bandwidth using the Bandwidth
Control screen.

12.1 Bandwidth Control Setup

Bandwidth control means defining a maximum allowable bandwidth for incoming and/or out­going traffic flows on a port.

Click Advanced Application and then Bandwidth Control in the navigation panel to bring
up the screen as shown next.

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Figure 42 Bandwidth Control

The following table describes the related labels in this screen.

Table 24 Bandwidth Control

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Active Select this check box to enable bandwidth control on the switch.

Port This field displays the port number.

Active Make sure to select this check box to activate bandwidth control on a port.

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Table 24 Bandwidth Control (continued)

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Ingress Rate Specify the maximum bandwidth allowed in Kilobits per second (Kbps) for the incoming

traffic flow on a port.
If you enter a number between 64 and 1728, the switch automatically rounds the

number down to the nearest multiple of 64.
If you enter a number between 1729 and 1999, the rate is fixed at 1792.
If you enter a number between 2000 and 103999, the switch rounds the number down

to the nearest multiple of 1000.
On a Gigabit Ethernet/ Mini-GBIC port, the switch rounds a number down to the

nearest multiple of 8000 for a number between 104000 and 1000000.

Egress Rate Specify the maximum bandwidth allowed in Kilobits per second (Kbps) for the out-

going traffic flow on a port.
If you enter a number between 64 and 1728, the switch automatically rounds the

number down to the nearest multiple of 64.
If you enter a number between 1729 and 1999, the rate is fixed at 1792.
If you enter a number between 2000 and 103999, the switch rounds the number down

to the nearest multiple of 1000.
On a Gigabit Ethernet/ Mini-GBIC port, the switch rounds a number down to the

nearest multiple of 8000 for a number between 104000 and 1000000.

Apply Click Apply to save the settings.

Cancel Click Cancel to reset the fields to your previous configuration.

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CHAPTER 13

Broadcast Storm Control

This chapter introduces and shows you how to configure the broadcast storm control feature.

13.1 Overview

Broadcast storm control limits the number of broadcast frames that can be stored in the switch
buffer or sent out from the switch. Broadcast frames that arrive when the buffer is full are
discarded. Enable this feature to reduce broadcast traffic coming into your network.

13.2 Broadcast Storm Control Setup

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Click Advanced Application, Broadcast Storm Control in the navigation panel to display
the screen as shown next.

Figure 43 Broadcast Storm Control

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

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Table 25 Broadcast Storm Control

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Active Select this check box to enable broadcast storm control on the switch. Clear this

check box to disable the feature.

Port This field displays a port number.

Active Select this check box to enable broadcast storm control on the port. Clear this check

Rate Specify the traffic a port receives in Kilobits per second (Kbps).

Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the switch.

Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

box to disable the feature.

If you enter a number between 64 and 1728, the switch automatically rounds the
number down to the nearest multiple of 64.

If you enter a number between 1729 and 1999, the rate is fixed at 1792.
If you enter a number between 2000 and 103999, the switch rounds the number down

to the nearest multiple of 1000.
On a Gigabit Ethernet/ Mini-GBIC port, the switch rounds a number down to the

nearest multiple of 8000 for a number between 104000 and 1000000.

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This chapter discusses the Mirror setup screens.

14.1 Overview

Port mirroring allows you to copy a traffic flow to a mirror port (the port you copy the traffic
to) in order that you can examine the traffic from the mirror port without interference.

14.2 Port Mirroring Setup

Click Advanced Application, Mirroring in the navigation panel to display the Mirroring
screen. Use this screen to select a mirror port and specify the traffic flow to be copied to the
mirror port.

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Figure 44 Mirroring

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

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Table 26 Mirroring

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Active Clear this check box to deactivate port mirroring on the switch.

Mirror Port The mirror port is the port you copy the traffic to in order to examine it in more detail

without interfering with the traffic flow on the original port(s). Select this port from this
drop-down list box.

Ingress You can specify to copy all incoming traffic or traffic to/from a specified MAC address.

Select All to copy all incoming traffic from the mirrored port(s).
Select Destination MAC to copy incoming traffic to a specified MAC address on the

mirrored port(s). Enter the destination MAC address in the fields provided.
Select Source MAC to copy incoming traffic from a specified MAC address on the

mirrored port(s). Enter the source MAC address in the fields provided.

Egress You can specify to copy all outgoing traffic or traffic to/from a specified MAC address.

Select All to copy all outgoing traffic from the mirrored port(s).
Select Destination MAC to copy outgoing traffic to a specified MAC address on the

mirrored port(s). Enter the destination MAC address in the fields provided.
Select Source MAC to copy outgoing traffic from a specified MAC address on the

mirrored port(s). Enter the source MAC address in the fields provided.

Port This field displays the port number.

Mirrored Select this option to mirror the traffic on a port.

Direction Specify the direction of the traffic to mirror. Choices are Egress (outgoing), Ingress

Apply Click Apply to save the changes.

Cancel Click Cancel to start configuring the screen again.

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This chapter shows you how to logically aggregate physical links to form one logical, higher­bandwidth link.

15.1 Overview

Link aggregation (trunking) is the grouping of physical ports into one logical higher-capacity
link. You may want to trunk ports if for example, it is cheaper to use multiple lower-speed
links than to under-utilize a high-speed, but more costly, single-port link.

However, the more ports you aggregate then the fewer available ports you have. A trunk group
is one logical link containing multiple ports.

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The beginning port of each trunk group must be physically connected to form a trunk group.

15.2 Dynamic Link Aggregation

The switch adheres to the IEEE 802.3ad standard for static and dynamic (LACP) port
trunking.

The switch supports the link aggregation IEEE802.3ad standard. This standard describes the
Link Aggregate Control Protocol (LACP), which is a protocol that dynamically creates and
manages trunk groups.

When you enable LACP link aggregation on a port, the port can automatically negotiate with
the ports at the remote end of a link to establish trunk groups. LACP also allows port
redundancy, that is, if an operational port fails, then one of the “standby” ports become
operational without user intervention. Please note that:

• You must connect all ports point-to-point to the same Ethernet switch and configure the
ports for LACP trunking.

• LACP only works on full-duplex links.

• All ports in the same trunk group must have the same media type, speed, duplex mode
and flow control settings.

Configure trunk groups or LACP before you connect the Ethernet switch to avoid causing
network topology loops.

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15.2.1 Link Aggregation ID

LACP aggregation ID consists of the following information1:

Table 27 Link Aggregation ID: Local Switch

SYSTEM PRIORITY MAC ADDRESS KEY PORT PRIORITY PORT NUMBER

0000 00-00-00-00-00 0000 00 0000

Table 28 Link Aggregation ID: Peer Switch

SYSTEM PRIORITY MAC ADDRESS KEY PORT PRIORITY PORT NUMBER

0000 00-00-00-00-00 0000 00 0000

15.3 Link Aggregation Status

Click Advanced Application, Link Aggregation in the navigation panel. The Link
Aggregation Control Protocol Status screen displays by default.

Figure 45 Link Aggregation Control Protocol Status

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

1. Port Priority and Port Number are 0 as it is the aggregator ID for the trunk group, not the individual
port.

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Table 29 Link Aggregation Control Protocol Status

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Index This field displays the trunk ID to identify a trunk group, that is, one logical link

containing multiple ports.

Aggregator ID Refer to Section 15.2.1 on page 94 for more information on this field.

Enabled Port These are the ports you have configured in the Link Aggregation screen to be in the

Synchronized
Ports

Poll Interval(s) The text box displays how often (in seconds) this screen refreshes. You may change

Stop Click Stop to halt statistic polling.

trunk group.

These are the ports that are currently transmitting data as one logical link in this trunk
group.

the refresh interval by typing a new number in the text box and then clicking Set

Interval.

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Click Configuration in the Link Aggregation Control Protocol Status screen to display the
screen shown next.

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Figure 46 Link Aggregation: Configuration

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 30 Link Aggregation Control Protocol: Configuration

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Link Aggregation Control Protocol

Active Select this checkbox to enable Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP).

System
Priority

Group ID The field identifies the link aggregation group, that is, one logical link containing

Active Select this option to activate a trunk group.

Dynamic
(LACP)

Port This field displays the port number.

Group Select the trunk group to which a port belongs.

LACP Timeout Timeout is the time interval between the individual port exchanges of LACP packets in

Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the switch.

Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

LACP system priority is a number between 1 and 65,535. The switch with the lowest
system priority (and lowest port number if system priority is the same) becomes the
LACP “server”. The LACP “server” controls the operation of LACP setup. Enter a
number to set the priority of an active port using Link Aggregate Control Protocol
(LACP). The smaller the number, the higher the priority level.

multiple ports

Select this check box to enable LACP for a trunk.

order to check that the peer port in the trunk group is still up. If a port does not respond
after three tries, then it is deemed to be “down” and is removed from the trunk. Set a
short timeout (one second) for busy trunked links to ensure that disabled ports are
removed from the trunk group as soon as possible. Select either 1 second or 30
seconds.

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This chapter describes the 802.1x authentication method and RADIUS server connection
setup.

16.1 Overview

IEEE 802.1x is an extended authentication protocol2 that allows support of RADIUS (Remote
Authentication Dial In User Service, RFC 2138, 2139) for centralized user profile and
accounting management on a network RADIUS server.

16.1.1 RADIUS

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RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) authentication is a popular protocol
used to authenticate users by means of an external server instead of (or in addition to) an
internal device user database that is limited to the memory capacity of the device. In essence,
RADIUS authentication allows you to validate an unlimited number of users from a central
location.

Figure 47 RADIUS Server

16.2 Port Authentication Configuration

To enable port authentication, first activate IEEE802.1x security (both on the switch and the
port(s)) then configure the RADIUS server settings.

Click Advanced Application, Port Authentication in the navigation panel to display the
screen as shown.

2. At the time of writing, only Windows XP of the Microsoft operating systems supports it. See the Microsoft web site
for information on other Windows operating system support. For other operating systems, see its documentation.
If your operating system does not support 802.1x, then you may need to install 802.1x client software.

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Figure 48 Port Authentication

16.2.1 Activate IEEE 802.1x Security

From the Port Authentication screen, display the configuration screen as shown.

Figure 49 Port Authentication: 802.1x

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 31 Port Authentication: 802.1x

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Active Select this check box to permit 802.1x authentication on the switch.

Note: You must first enable 802.1x authentication on the switch

before configuring it on each port.

Port This field displays a port number.

Active Select this checkbox to permit 802.1x authentication on this port. You must first

Reauthentication Specify if a subscriber has to periodically re-enter his or her username and

Reauthentication
Timer

Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the switch.

Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

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allow 802.1x authentication on the switch before configuring it on each port.

password to stay connected to the port.

Specify how often a client has to re-enter his or her username and password to stay
connected to the port.

16.2.2 Configuring RADIUS Server Settings

From the Port Authentication screen, click RADIUS to display the configuration screen as
shown.

Figure 50 Port Authentication: RADIUS

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 32 Port Authentication: RADIUS

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Authentication Server

IP Address Enter the IP address of the external RADIUS server in dotted decimal notation.

UDP Port The default port of the RADIUS server for authentication is 1812. You need not

change this value unless your network administrator instructs you to do so.

Shared Secret Specify a password (up to 32 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared

between the external RADIUS server and the switch. This key is not sent over the
network. This key must be the same on the external RADIUS server and the switch.

Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the switch.

Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

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