ABLE OF ONTENTS ABOUT THIS GUIDE ................................V .................................... ONVENTIONS ’ .............................. VERVIEW OF THIS UIDE INTRODUCTION..................................1 ..............................1 THERNET ECHNOLOGY ..............................1 IGABIT THERNET ECHNOLOGY ................................2 WITCHING ECHNOLOGY ....................................2 EATURES Chassis.....................................2 Modules....................................3 CPU Module ......................................3 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Module................................3 100BASE-FX (MT-RJ) Module................................4 1000BASE-T (RJ-45) Module ..................................4 1000BASE-SX (SC) Module ..................................4 1000BASE-LX (SC) Module ..................................4...
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...............................19 OCAL ONSOLE ANAGEMENT Diagnostic (Console) Port (RS-232 DCE)..........................19 IP A SNMP C ........................20 DDRESSES AND OMMUNITY AMES ......................................20 RAPS ......................................21 ................................22 ACKET ORWARDING Aging Time.....................................22 Filtering Database.................................22 ..............................22 PANNING LGORITHM STA Operation Levels ................................23 On the Bridge Level....................................23 On the Port Level ....................................23 User-Changeable STA Parameters............................24 Illustration of STA..................................24 ..................................26...
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Device Status ......................................75 Browse GVRP Status ....................................75 Browse GMRP Status .....................................76 IP Multicast and IGMP Information ...............................76 ................................77 ESETTING THE WITCH Factory Reset ..................................78 Logout ....................................78 WEB-BASED NETWORK MANAGEMENT ........................79 ..................................79 NTRODUCTION ..................................79 ETTING TARTED ...................................79 ANAGEMENT Configuration..................................80 IP Address.......................................81 Switch Module ......................................81 Advanced Settings....................................83 Port Configuration....................................84...
Web-based management. Conventions References in this manual to the DES-6000 are frequently written simply as “Switch” or “Switches” where the text applies to both models. Model numbers are normally used only to differentiate between specific Switches where necessary.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide NTRODUCTION This section describes the features of the Switch, as well as giving some background information about Ethernet/Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and switching technology. Fast Ethernet Technology The growing importance of LANs and the increasing complexity of desktop computing applications are fueling the need for high performance networks.
Features The DES-6000 Modular switch is designed for easy installation and high performance in an environment where traffic on the network and the number of users increases continuously.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide ♦ Ears and screws for rack mounting Modules The following describes the optional plug-in modules available for the switch. CPU Module ♦ A single CPU module must be present and must be installed in first (uppermost) slot. ♦...
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide ♦ IEEE 802.3x-compliant Flow Control support for Full-duplex ♦ Per port packet buffer: 0.5 Mbytes 100BASE-FX (MT-RJ) Module ♦ 12 100BASE-FX (MT-RJ) Fast Ethernet ports ♦ Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-FX ♦ Back pressure Flow Control support for Half-duplex mode ♦...
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide NPACKING AND ETUP This chapter provides unpacking and setup information for the Switch. Unpacking Open the shipping carton of the Switch and carefully unpack its contents. The carton should contain the following items: ♦ One switch chassis ♦...
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Desktop or Shelf Installation When installing the Switch on a desktop or shelf, the rubber feet included with the device must be first attached. Attach these cushioning feet on the bottom at each corner of the device. Allow enough ventilation space between the device and the objects around it.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Installing Modules The DES-6000 supports up to 9 modules which can be installed into the module bays. Networking modules are warm-swappable, meaning they can be added and removed while power to the switch is ON. After warm- swapping a networking module, the switch will automatically be rebooted.
Power up the DES-6000 as follows: 1. Make sure the power module is properly installed in the device. 2. Plug the device end of the supplied power cord firmly into the power inlet on the DES-6000’s front panel of the redundant power supply.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide ♦ All indicators blink momentarily to indicate a system reset. ♦ The Power indicator flashes for about 20 seconds while the switch prepares its run-time software and performs a self-test. ♦ The Power indicator begins shining steadily, and the remaining indicators begin reflecting port and system status.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide DENTIFYING XTERNAL OMPONENTS This chapter describes the front panel, side panels, optional plug-in modules, and LED indicators of the Switch Front Panel The front panel of the Switch consists nine slide-in module slots for networking modules, two slide-in module slots for power supply modules, an RS-232 communication port, and LED indicators.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Optional Plug-in Modules The DES-6000 Modular Ethernet Switch is able to accommodate a range of plug-in modules in order to increase functionality and performance. 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Module Figure 3-2. 16-port, 10/100BASE-TX module ♦ 16-port, front-panel module.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide ♦ Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-FX ♦ Back pressure Flow Control support for Half-duplex mode ♦ IEEE 802.3x compliant Flow Control support for Full duplex ♦ Per port packet buffer: 0.5 Mbytes ♦ Supports multi-mode fiber-optic cable connections of up to 412 meters in half-duplex or 2 km in full-duplex mode.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Power Supply Modules ♦ Dual power modules design with current sharing design ♦ Full redundant feature design to ensure continuous operation ♦ If one power module failed, the other will take over all current supply automatically. ♦...
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide ONNECTING WITCH This chapter describes how to connect the Switch to your Ethernet network as well as providing an informational cable length table. Switch to End Node End nodes include PCs outfitted with a Network Interface Card (NIC) and most routers. For twisted-pair (copper) connections, the RJ-45 UTP ports on NICs and most routers are MDI-II.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 10BASE-T Device For a 10BASE-T device, the Switch’s LED indicators should display the following: ♦ 100M speed indicator is OFF. ♦ Link/Act indicator is ON. 100BASE-TX Device For a 100BASE-TX device, the Switch’s LED indicators should display the following: ♦...
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide WITCH ANAGEMENT ONCEPTS This chapter discusses many of the features used to manage the switch, and explains many concepts and important points regarding these features. Configuring the Switch to implement these concepts is discussed in detail in the next chapters. Local Console Management Local console management involves the administration of the Switch via a direct connection to the RS-232 DCE console port.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide IP Addresses and SNMP Community Names Each Switch has its own IP Address, which is used for communication with an SNMP network manager or other TCP/IP application (for example BOOTP, TFTP, etc.). You must provide the switch with an IP Address to meet the specification of your networking address scheme.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide ♦ Link Change Event This trap is sent whenever the link of a port changes from link up to link down or from link down to link up. ♦ Port Partition This trap is sent whenever a port is partitioned as a result of more than sixty-one collisions on the port (i.e., is automatically partitioned).
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Packet Forwarding The Switch learns the network configuration and uses this information to forward packets. This reduces the traffic congestion on the network, because packets, instead of being transmitted to all segments, are transmitted to the destination only. Example: if Port 1 receives a packet destined for a station on Port 2, the Switch transmits that packet through Port 2 only, and transmits nothing through the other ports.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide complicated and complex subject and must be fully researched and understood. Please read the following before making any changes. ♦ Network loop detection and prevention With STA, there will be only one path between any two LANs.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide User-Changeable STA Parameters The factory default setting should cover the majority of installations. However, it is advisable to keep the default settings as set at the factory, unless it is absolutely necessary. The user changeable parameters in the Switch are as follows: ♦...
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 5-1. Before Applying the STA Rules Figure 5-2. After Applying the STA Rules STA parameters Settings Effects Comment lower the #, Increases chance of Avoid, if the switch is Bridge Priority higher the becoming the Root used in workgroup priority Bridge...
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Port Trunking Port trunking is used to combine a number of ports together to make a single high-bandwidth data pipeline. The participating parts are called members of a trunk group, with one port designated as the anchor of the group.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide MAC-based Broadcast Domains The Switch supports up to 12 MAC-based broadcast domains, which are by their nature, limited to the switch itself and the devices connected directly to it. Since MAC addresses are hard-wired into a station’s network interface card (NIC), MAC-based broadcast domains enable network managers to move a station to a different physical location on the network and have that station automatically retain its broadcast domain membership.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Sharing Resources Across 802.1Q VLANs Network resources such as printers and servers however, can be shared across 802.1Q VLANs. This is achieved by setting up overlapping VLANs as shown in the diagram below. Figure 5-3. Example of typical VLAN configuration In the above example, there are three different 802.1Q VLANs and each port can transmit packets on one of them according to their Port VLAN ID (PVID).
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide ♦ Tagging The act of putting 802.1Q VLAN information into the header of a packet. Tagging ports will put the VID number, priority, and other VLAN information into all packets that flow into and out it. If a packet has previously been tagged, the port will not alter the packet, thus keeping the VLAN information intact.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 5-4. Data transmissions between 802.1Q-compliant switches In the above example, step 4 is the key element. Because the packet has 802.1Q VLAN data encoded in its header, the ingress port can make VLAN-based decisions about its delivery: whether server #2 is attached to a port that is a member of VLAN 2 and thus, should the packet be delivered;...
In the DES-6000 switch, the default rising threshold is met when more than 500 broadcast packets per second are being detected on a specified port. Once the rising threshold is surpassed for a duration of more than 5 seconds, it will trigger the broadcast storm rising action configured by the user.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide SING THE ONSOLE NTERFACE Your Modular Ethernet Switch supports a console management interface that allows you to set up and control your Switch, either with an ordinary terminal (or terminal emulator), or over the network using the TCP/IP Telnet protocol.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 6-1. Example of a console connection Connecting to the Switch Using Telnet Once you have set an IP address for your Switch, you can use a Telnet program (in a VT-100 compatible terminal mode) to access and control the Switch. Most of the screens are identical, whether accessed from the console port or from a Telnet interface.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 6-2. Initial Screen, first time connecting to the Switch Press <Enter > or <Return> in the username and password fields. You will be given access to the main menu shown below: Figure 6-3. Main Menu The first user automatically gets Administrator privileges (See Table 6-1).
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 5. To see a listing of all user accounts and access levels, press Esc. Then choose View/Delete User Accounts. The View/Delete User Accounts screen appears. Administrator and Normal User Privileges There are two levels of user privileges: Administrator and Normal User. Some menu selections available to users with Administrator privileges may not be available to Normal Users.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 6-4. Save Changes screen After the settings have been saved to NV-RAM, they will become the default settings for the Switch, and they will be used every time it is powered on, reset or rebooted. The only exception to this is a factory reset, which will clear all settings and restore them to their initial values listed in the Appendix, which were present when the Switch was purchased.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 6-5. User Accounts Management menu 2. Choose Create/Modify User Accounts. The following screen appears: Figure 6-6. Add/Modify User Accounts screen 3. Type in your Username and press <Enter>. 4. If you are an old user, type in the Old Password and press <Enter>. 5.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide To view a user account: Choose User Accounts Control Table from the User Accounts Management menu. The following screen appears: Figure 6-7. User Accounts Control Table This screen is used to configure a users access level and delete user accounts. To change a users access level, place the cursor on the access level field for the user and press the <space bar>...
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide You will need to change some settings to allow you to be able to manage the Switch from an SNMP-based Network Management System or to be able to access the Switch using the Telnet protocol. See the next chapter for Web-based network management information.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide ♦ Default Gateway IP address that determines where frames with a destination outside the current subnet should be sent. This is usually the address of a router or a host acting as an IP gateway. If your network is not part of an internetwork you can leave this field blank.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 6-11. Switch Module Configuration screen The fields you can set are: ♦ System Name Corresponds to the SNMP MIB II variable , and is used to give a system.sysName name to the Switch for administrative purposes. The Switch’s fully qualified domain name is often used, provided a name has been assigned.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 6-13. Configure Advanced Switch Features screen The fields you can set are: ♦ Auto-Partition Capability on All Ports When this function is enabled, if too many consecutive collisions occur on an individual port, the port will be blocked off until a good packet is seen on the wire. If a port is partitioned, the Switch can only transmit data onto the connected segment, not receive it.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide ♦ State Enables or disables the port. This amounts to turning the port on or off. ♦ Speed/Duplex Selects the desired Speed and Duplex settings for the port. Possibilities include: Auto, 100M/Full, 100M/Half, 10M/Full, or 10M/Half. Choosing Auto enables NWay auto-configuration on the port.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide ♦ STP Port State This setting displays the ports current state as controlled by the Spanning Tree Protocol. ♦ Link Status The current speed, duplex mode and flow control status for the specific port. Press APPLY to refresh the link status after changing settings.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Trunk Groups consisting of Gigabit Ethernet ports can be configured by choosing Giga Port Trunk Settings. Figure 6-17. Giga Port Trunk Group Configuration screen The fields you can set are: ♦ Anchor The anchor port is the master port of the trunk group. Since all ports in a trunk group must have the same settings, any changes made to the settings of the anchor port will automatically be applied to all ports in the group.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 6-18. Port Mirroring Configuration screen To configure a mirror port, select the Module, and Port from where you want to copy frames in the Source fields. Then select the Module and Port which receive the copies from the source port in the Destination fields.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Choose STP Switch Settings to access the following screen: Figure 6-20. STP Parameters Setting screen The information on the screen is described as follows: ♦ Spanning Tree Protocol Select Enabled to implement the Spanning Tree Protocol. ♦...
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide start sending its own BPDU to all other switches for permission to become the Root Bridge. If it turns out that your Switch has the lowest Bridge Identifier, it will become the Root Bridge. ♦ Hello Time(1-10 Sec) Hello Time is a read-write object that can be set from 1 to 10 seconds. This is the interval between two transmissions of BPDU packets sent by the Root Bridge to tell all other switches that it is indeed the Root Bridge.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide same. The higher the port priority, the more chance the port has of becoming the designated port. Zero is the highest priority. Note: If a port is a member of a trunk group but is not the anchor, the items shown in the above table will be read-only and the values will be the same as those for the anchor port.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Please refer to the Packet Forwarding section of the “Switch Management Concepts” chapter of this manual for more detailed information. Configure Static Forwarding Table The Static Forwarding Table displays a list of manually defined static MAC address entries. When the Switch receives a packet with a specified MAC address in its destination field, it will always forward the packet to the specified port.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Configure MAC Address Filtering The Static Filtering Table contains filtering information configured into the Switch by (local or network) management specifying MAC addresses which are not allowed to be forwarded. The Switch will check both the destination and source MAC addresses on all packets.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide To add or remove Static Multicast Filters, choose Add or Remove in the Action field. Then enter the multicast MAC Address and VID (if Port-based or 802.1Q VLANs are enabled). Next, choose which ports can receive packets from the multicast group by positioning the cursor over the appropriate port and hitting <space bar>...
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 802.1Q IGMP Figure 6-27. IEEE 802.1Q IGMP Configuration screen Choose Add/Remove IGMP Entry from the screen above to define up to 24 VLANs on the Switch which can send and receive IGMP packets: Figure 6-28. Add/Remove IGMP Entry screen The above window is used to specify an agent to interface between IGMP and VLAN.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 6-29. IEEE 802.1Q IGMP Configuration screen This allows you to enable/disable these agents and set aging timers for them. Items in the above window are defined as follows: ♦ VLAN ID This is the VID number for the VLAN that has an agent attached to it which enables IGMP packets to be sent and received.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Configure VLANs & MAC-based Broadcast Domains If you are unsure about your knowledge of VLANs and MAC-based broadcast domains, please review the VLANs & MAC-based Broadcast Domains section in the “Switch Management Concepts” chapter of this manual before configuring the switch for VLANs.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Choose Configure MAC-based Broadcast Domain from the bottom of the screen above to access the MAC- based Broadcast Domain Configuration menu: Figure 6-32. MAC-Based Broadcast Domain Configuration menu Choose Add/Remove MAC-based Broadcast Domain to access the following screen: Figure 6-33.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 6-34. Add/Remove MAC-based Broadcast Domain Members screen To configure a broadcast domain, highlight the desired entry on the screen and press ENTER. The following Add/Remove MAC-based Broadcast Domain Members screen appears: Figure 6-35. Add/Remove MAC-based Broadcast Domain Members screen The fields you can set are: ♦...
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide To configure an IEEE 802.1Q VLANs, you must do three things: 1. Decide if you want to enable Ingress Filtering and enable it on the chosen ports. Ingress filtering applied on a port causes the port to examine all incoming packets and check whether the port itself is a member of the VLAN on which the packet is destined.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide This screen allows you to Enable or Disable Ingress filtering for each port. When a packet arrives at the port from the connected segment and Ingress filtering is Enabled, the port will check the VLAN ID number of the packet, and its own VID.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide This screen allows you to Enable or Disable Group VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) for each port. When GVRP is Enabled, a user attached to the port’s Ethernet segment can dynamically join an 802.1Q VLAN that has been previously defined on the switch.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 6-41. Browse 802.1Q VLANs screen This table displays the current VID number and VLAN Name as well as Tag/Untag and Egress (membership) status for all 802.1Q static VLAN entries. Use the N key to move to the next page and the P key to move to the previous page.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 6-43. Port GMRP Configuration screen This screen allows you to Enable or Disable Group Multicast Registration Protocol (GMRP) globally for each port. When GMRP is Enabled, a user attached to the port’s Ethernet segment can dynamically join a multicast group.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide ♦ State<Permanent > can be toggled between Permanent, Delete on Reset, Delete on Timeout, and Invalid. Permanent marks the entry as always being a member of the multicast group. Delete on Reset marks the entry as active until the switch is reset (rebooted), at which time, the entry will be deleted.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Choose Configure Port-based VLAN Entry from the Port-based VLAN Configuration menu (when the switch is in Port-based VLAN mode). The following screen appears: Figure 6-47. Port-based VLAN Configuration screen The fields you can set are: ♦...
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Update Firmware and Configuration Files The Switch is capable of obtaining its configuration settings (the same settings defined in this console program), as well as updated versions of its internal switching software (the console program itself), using TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol).
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide For successful updates, make sure the switch can make an IP connection to the TFTP server, meaning that it is either on the same IP subnet or has a proper Gateway IP setting. Special Notes Concerning Firmware Updates 1.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 6-51. Ping Test screen After filling in the fields above, press START to initiate the Ping test. The fields you can set are: ♦ Destination IP Address The IP address of the device to be Pinged. ♦...
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide ♦ Configuration File Name The complete path and filename for the file. Save Switch History to TFTP Server Choose Save Switch History to TFTP Server from the Utilities menu (under System Utilities on the main menu) to access the following screen: Figure 6-53.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide The SNMP allows up to four different community names to be defined. The community name public is defined by default; you can change this name in addition to adding others. You will need to coordinate these names with the community name settings you use in your network management system.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 6-55. Network Monitoring and Device Information menu The first item on this menu permits you to access four different tables that observe the condition of each individual port. Traffic Statistics To display the Traffic Statistics menu, choose the first item on the Network Monitoring menu. The following menu appears: Figure 6-56.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 6-57. Port Utilization screen Select the desired device in the Switch field and the desired increment setting in the Update Interval field: 5 sec, 15 sec, 30 sec, 1 min, or Suspend. The statistic counters displayed are defined as follows: ♦...
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide The statistic counters displayed are defined as follows: ♦ Speed If the link is up, the speed and duplex status will be displayed; if the link is down “-” will be displayed. ♦ % Utilization This shows the percentage of available bandwidth each port is using during a single second at the time specified by the update interval.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide ♦ Bad Fragment The number of packets less than 64 bytes with either bad framing or an invalid CRC. These are normally the result of collisions. ♦ Jabber The number of frames with length more than 1536 bytes and with CRC error or misalignment (bad framing).
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide ♦ Broadcast RX/Broadcast TX The number of good broadcast frames received and sent. This includes dropped broadcast packets. Browse Address Table The Browse Address Table allows the user to view which Switch port(s) a specific network device uses to communicate on the network.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 6-62. Switch History screen The switch history entries are listed chronologically from the last time the Switch was rebooted. Device Status Selecting Device Status will display power supply and fan status. From this screen you can activate or deactivate the buzzer.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 6-64. Browse GVRP Status screen Browse GMRP Status Selecting Browse GMRP Status allows you to view the following table: Figure 6-65. Browse GMRP Status screen IP Multicast and IGMP Information The IP Multicast and IGMP Information function allows you to view Multicast groups and settings and Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) information.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 6-66. IP Multicast & IGMP Information screen This screen displays the number of IGMP queries and reports for each active IP multicast group detected by the Switch. You can also view which Switch ports support each multicast group. The fields displayed are defined as follows: ♦...
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide A Factory Reset will set all of the Switch’s parameters to their original settings as they were when the Switch was delivered from the factory. Please read the following section concerning Factory Reset. Factory Reset IMPORTANT: BEFORE PERFORMING A FACTORY RESET, BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO! Once the reset is done, all of the Switch’s settings, even those stored in NV-RAM (including TCP/IP...
IP address you have defined for the device. The URL in the address bar should read something like: http://123.123.123.123, where the numbers 123 represent the IP address of the switch. In the page that opens, click on the Login to DES-6000 Manager button: Figure 7-1. Logon Icon This opens the main page in the management module.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 7-2. Switch Icon Clicking on one of the modules causes an interactive view of the front-panel of the chose module at the top of the browser. The default module displayed when you first open the page is the CPU module shown below: Figure 7-3.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide IP Address Figure 7-4. IP Address window You can change the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway on the Switch. If your are not using BOOTP, enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway of the Switch. If you enable BOOTP Service, you do not need to configure any IP parameters because a BOOTP server automatically assigns IP configuration parameters to the Switch.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 7-5. Switch Module window The fields you can set are: ♦ System Name Corresponds to the SNMP MIB II variable , and is used to give a system.sysName name to the Switch for administrative purposes. The Switch’s fully qualified domain name is often used, provided a name has been assigned.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Advanced Settings Figure 7-7. Advanced Settings window The first setting allows you to enable or disable port auto-partitioning by the Auto-Partition Capability on All Ports function. If you enable auto-partitioning on all ports, when more than 62 collisions occur while a port is transmitting data, the port automatically stops transmissions.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Port Configuration Figure 7-8. Configure Port window Select the port you want to configure by clicking on the port in the module front panel display at the top of the screen (click on specific modules on the representation of the entire Switch to the left to make them appear at the top of the window).
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 5. Configure the Locked setting to prevent the port from learning the MAC addresses of new hosts. This will help keep intruders off your network since any packet coming from an unknown source address will be dropped by the Switch, that is, not added to your MAC Address Forwarding Table. Select Enable or Disable.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide ♦ State Allows the trunk group to be Enabled or Disabled. Clear the third choice, deselects all ports and erases the name of the trunk group. Port Mirroring Figure 7-10. Port Mirroring window The Switch allows you to copy frames transmitted and received on a port and redirect the copies to another port.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide STP Switch Settings Figure 7-11. STP Switch Settings window To configure Spanning Tree Protocol functions for the Switch, enter the desired information in the fields on this screen (see the descriptions below for assistance) and then click Apply. The items you can change include: ♦...
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide STP Port Settings Figure 7-12. STP Port Settings window Enter the desired Spanning Tree custom settings on this screen and then click Apply. The information above is described as follows: ♦ STP Status The Spanning Tree Protocol state for a selected port can either be Enabled or Disabled. ♦...
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 7-13. Configure Forwarding Table And Filtering Table window This window allows you to stop or start address learning, designate an address look-up mode, and select an age-out time for MAC addresses. Click Apply to let your changes take effect. The following fields above can be set: ♦...
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Click New to access the Static Forwarding Table --- Edit window: Figure 7-15. Static Forwarding Table --- Edit window To use the MAC forwarding function, enter the MAC Address of the device to which the specified port permanently forwards traffic in the MAC address field.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 7-17. Static MAC Address Filtering --- Edit window To add or modify a Static MAC Filtering table entry, enter the desired MAC address and VLAN ID in the two fields offered. Click Apply to let your changes take effect. Static Multicast Filtering Figure 7-18.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 7-19. Static Multicast Filtering --- Edit window To edit or create a new filter, enter the multicast MAC address in the Multicast MAC Address field, and select the desired VID (if VLANs are enabled) and ports which will receive the multicast packets. Click Apply to activate the filter.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide IGMP Settings Figure 7-20. Configure IGMP window To configure the IGMP, enter a value between 30 and 9999 seconds in the IP Multicast Filtering Age-out Timer field and then change the IP Multicast Filtering (IGMP Snooping) setting from Disabled to Enabled. Click the Apply button to let the changes take effect.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 7-22. Add/Remove IGMP Entries --- Edit window To edit an 802.1Q IGMP entry, enter a value from 1 to 4094 in the VLAN ID field and then click Apply. Figure 7-23. Configure IGMP Entries window Web-Based Network Management...
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide This window displays the VLAN ID, Age-out Timer setting, and IGMP status for IGMP entries. To edit an IGMP entry, click the pointer icon on the window above. The Configure IGMP Entries --- Edit window appears: Figure 7-24.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide VLANs & MAC-based Broadcast Domains IEEE 802.1Q VLANs allow you to construct a port group as well as to reduce traffic. All packets are limited to members of the VLAN. MAC-based Broadcast Domains limit broadcast, multicast and unknown packets to members of the broadcast domain(s) defined here.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 7-27. Create/Remove MAC-based Broadcast Domains window ♦ Description Lists all MAC-based broadcast domains. ♦ Number of MAC address members The number of MAC addresses belonging each MAC-based broadcast domain. Click the X in the Delete column next to an entry to remove it from the table. Click New to access the Create/Remove MAC-based Broadcast Domains --- Edit window: Figure 7-28.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 7-29. Configure MAC-based Broadcast Domain Member window Items in this window are defined as follows: ♦ MAC Address The MAC Address of the broadcast domain member. ♦ Description The broadcast domain the member belongs to. ♦...
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 7-31. Port Ingress Filter window Use this window to enable or disable the ingress filtering check for each desired port. Ingress filtering means that a receiving port will check to see if it is a member of the VLAN ID in the packet before forwarding the packet.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Click on the Switch GVRP icon to access the following window: Figure 7-35. Switch GVRP window This window allows you to Enable or Disable Group VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) globally for entire switch. When GVRP is Enabled, a user attached to the switch can dynamically join a VLAN. When GVRP is Disabled, then no dynamic VLAN registration is allowed on the switch.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Click on the 802.1Q Static VLANs icon to access the following window: Figure 7-37. 802.1Q Static VLANs window To configure an 802.1Q VLAN entry, enter a VLAN ID (VID) number and VLAN Name in the first two fields. If the VLAN is not previously defined on the switch, click New.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide ♦ Egress/Forbidden/Non-Member Position the cursor over the dash “–“ representing the appropriate port number and press <space bar> to select E for Egress, F for Forbidden or leave the dash “–“. An E designates the specified port as a static member of the VLAN. An F defines the port as a non-member and also forbids the port from joining a VLAN dynamically.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide This screen allows you to Enable or Disable Group Multicast Registration Protocol (GMRP) globally for each port. When GMRP is Enabled, a user attached to the port’s Ethernet segment can dynamically join a multicast group. When GMRP is Disabled, then no dynamic multicast group registration is allowed on this port.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 7-42. Port-based VLAN window The above window lists all port-based VLANs currently setup on the Switch. Click the pointer icon in the Edit column to access the Port Based VLAN Entry window: Figure 7-43. Port Based VLAN Entry window The above window lists all ports in all modules currently installed in the Switch.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Community Strings and Trap Receivers Figure 7-44. Community Strings and Trap Receivers window To use the functions on this window, enter the appropriate SNMP information in the Community Strings and Trap Receiving Station sections--you may enter up to four entries in each section. A trap receiving station is a device that constantly runs a network management application to receive and store traps.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 7-45. User Accounts Control Table window Click the pointer icon in the New column to edit an account, or click on the New heading itself to add an account in the User Accounts Control Table - Edit window: Figure 7-46.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 7-47. Configure Console window Items in the window are described as follows: ♦ Console Timeout This is a security feature which measures the time that the console connection is inactive. Possible values are 2 mins, 5 mins, 10 mins, 15 mins, or Never. After the time expires the console will automatically log off.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Switch Overview Figure 7-48. Switch Statistics window The information is described as follows: ♦ Update Interval Choose the desired setting: 5 seconds, 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds or Suspend. The switch will be sampled for 1 second each update interval. ♦...
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Port Utilization Figure 7-49. Port Utilization window The information is described as follows: ♦ Update Interval Choose the desired setting: 5 seconds, 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds or Suspend. ♦ Last Detected Source Address The MAC address of the last device that sent packets over this port.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide The information is described as follows: ♦ Update Interval Choose the desired setting: 5 seconds, 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds or Suspend. ♦ Clear button Clicking on this button resets all counters in the tables on this page to the value zero. ♦...
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide ♦ Clear button Clicking on this button resets all counters in the tables on this page to the value zero. ♦ Link Status Indicates the current link status. Other errors: ♦ CRC Error Counts otherwise valid frames that did not end on a byte (octet) boundary. ♦...
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide The information is described as follows: ♦ Update Interval Choose the desired setting: 5 seconds, 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds or Suspend. ♦ Clear button Clicking on this button resets all counters in the tables on this page to the value zero. ♦...
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Browse Address Table Figure 7-53. Browse Address Table window The Switch allows you to display a table containing Switch ports, MAC addresses, and respective learned statuses. If the table doesn’t display the information you want, fill in the requested information in the Search Table by VID, Search Table by MAC Address or Search Table by Port sections above and then click the Find button on the right side of the section used.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Browse GVRP Status Figure 7-55. Browse GVRP Status window The Switch allows you to display a table containing Switch ports, Egress status, and current untagging status of each port. Browse GMRP Status Figure 7-56. Browse GVRP Status window The Switch allows you to display a table containing Switch ports, Egress status, and current ‘learned’...
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Figure 7-57. Switch History window This window allows you to view the Switch history. This works like a trap and event receiver except it only captures trap/events generated by the Switch itself. Click the Next button to view additional pages. Clicking on the Clear button empties the switch history.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Firmware and Configuration Update Figure 7-59. Firmware and Configuration Update window To update the switching software (firmware) or load settings from a configuration file, fill in the requested information above and then click the Apply button. The information is described as follows: Software Update Mode &...
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Save Settings to TFTP Server Figure 7-60. Save Settings to TFTP Server window To save your current settings to a configuration file, enter the TFTP Server IP Address where the configuration file is to be located and the complete path and File Name. Then click the Apply button. Please note that the settings will be saved from the NV-RAM.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide The information is described as follows: ♦ Server IP Address The IP address of the TFTP server where the log file will be saved. ♦ File Name The path and file name for the file to be saved on the TFTP server. ♦...
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Factory Reset Figure 7-64. Factory Reset to Default Value window Doing a factory reset will return all settings to their original values at the time of purchase. After performing a factory reset, the Switch will need to be entirely reconfigured from scratch. Click the Reset to Factory Default button to initiate the reset.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide ECHNICAL PECIFICATIONS General IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet Standards IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-SX/LX Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.1ab 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.1p/q IEEE 802.3x Protocol CSMA/CD Data Transfer Rate Half-duplex Full-Duplex Ethernet 10 Mbps 20 Mbps Fast Ethernet:...
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Physical and Environmental AC Input 90 to 264 VAC, 47-63 Hz (auto-adjusting internal power supply) DC Fans Two built-in 60 x 60 mm fans per power supply unit Temperature Operating: 0° to 40° C (32° to 104° F) Storage: -25°...
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide RJ-45 P PECIFICATION When connecting the Switch to another switch, a bridge or a hub, a modified crossover cable is necessary. Please review these products for matching cable pin assignment. The following diagram and table show the standard RJ-45 receptacle/connector and their pin assignments for the switch-to-network adapter card connection, and the straight/crossover cable for the Switch-to-switch/hub/bridge connection.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide RJ-45 Connector pin assignment Contact Media Direct Interface Signal Tx + (transmit) Tx - (transmit) Rx + (receive) Not used Not used Rx - (receive) Not used Not used Table B-1. The standard Category 3 cable, RJ-45 pin assignment The following shows straight cable and crossover cable connection: Figure B-2.
Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide AMPLE ONFIGURATION This appendix provides a sample configuration file that can be used with the Update Firmware and Configuration Files screen in the console program. The configuration file is a simple text file that you create. It has two functions: to point to the location of a file on a TFTP server, and to set the IP address, subnet mask and default gateway for the Switch.
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Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Each command can only appear once in the configuration file. If both the Firmware Update and Use Config File options are enabled, the Firmware Update command will take precedence and only the firmware file will be uploaded to the switch. The Config image file, which contains all configuration settings and was created by the switch is prefixed with the version number of the runtime software to help with file management.
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