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i Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide CONTENTS 1: Setting Up the Intel® Express 460T Standalone Switch Overview ................................................................................... 1 Management .............................................................................. 1 Switch Features ..............................[...]

ii CONTENTS Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Using the Device Tree ............................................................... 26 Managing a Switch .................................................................... 29 Viewing RMON information .................................................... 30 4: Using the Web Device Manag[...]

iii Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide CONTENTS Configure Static MAC Addresses ............................................. 68 Configure Port Security ............................................................. 69 Configure MAC Address Filtering ............................................ 71 Configure Ethernet Multicast Filtering [...]

iv CONTENTS Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Port Traffic Statistics ................................................................. 107 Port Error Statistics ................................................................... 109 Packet Analysis ......................................................................... 111 IGMP Sn[...]

Setting Up the Intel ® Expr ess 460T Standalone Switch 1 1 Overview This guide provides information on configuring and managing the Intel ® Express 460T Standalone Switch and is organized into these chapters: • Chapter 1 - Information on the switch hardware and optional modules • Chapter 2 - Information on using the switch in a LAN and advanc[...]

2 CHAPTER 1 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Switch Features The following diagrams show the major features of the 16-port and 24-port versions of the 460T Standalone Switches. 12345678 9 1 01 11 21 31 41 51 6 MDI MDI-X Left Link = Solid Green Activity = Blinking Green Collision = Blinking Orange Right 10Mbps = Solid Orange 100Mbps [...]

3 Setting up the Switch CHAPTER 1 460T Switch Setup Module Featur es Both the 16-port and 24-port versions of the 460T Standalone Switches can accept a module to provide additional functionality. 100Base-FX Fiber Module (Product Code ES460MFX) Port 2 100FX Module for Intel ® Express 460T Switch TX RX TX RX Port 1 • Connects to 100Base-FX devices[...]

4 CHAPTER 1 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Port LEDs The LEDs above each port indicate port status, individual port speed, and port activity. 5678 LED Status Meaning Left Solid green 1 Device linked. Blinking green Receiving activity on that port. Blinking orange A collision was detected on this segment. Off No link detected. Righ[...]

5 Setting up the Switch CHAPTER 1 460T Switch Setup Crossover Button The 460T switch has a button that toggles port 1 from MDI-X to MDI. With the button depressed (MDI) you can to connect to another switch or a hub without using a crossover cable. For more information, see pages 9-10. 1234 MDI MDI-X Intel ® Express 460T Standal o Connection Guidel[...]

6 CHAPTER 1 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Installing a Module You can install optional modules only in the Module A slot located at the back of the switch. Use the LEDs on the front of the switch to check the module ’ s status. To install the module in the switch 1 Unplug the power cord from the switch. Remove the panel from th[...]

7 Setting up the Switch CHAPTER 1 460T Switch Setup Module A LEDs The LEDs are located on the front of the switch above ports 9-16. These LEDs provide information about the 100FX, 1000SX, or 1000LX module such as the module ’ s status, link, port activity, and collisions. 8 9 1 01 11 21 31 41 51 Status Module A LinkActColl LinkActColl Port 1 [...]

8 CHAPTER 1 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Media Requir ements Incorrect cabling is often the cause of network performance problems. The next two pages provide information about how to make sure your cabling is correct. 100Base-TX The 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet specification requires that you use CAT 5 UTP cabling to operate at 100 [...]

9 Setting up the Switch CHAPTER 1 460T Switch Setup Selecting the right cable Media Type Cabling Used Maximum distance 100Base-FX Module 62.5/125 µ m multimode 2,000 m (full-duplex) 100Base-FX Module 62.5/125 µ m multimode (160 m to hub, 400 m to (half-duplex) router, switch, or PC) 1000Base-T100Base-TX Category 5 (CAT 5) unshielded 100 m (Gigab[...]

10 CHAPTER 1 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Straight-thr ough vs. Crossover Cables Switch ports are wired for MDI-X. Use a straight-through cable to connect to a workstation or server (network adapter cards are wired MDI). To connect to another MDI-X port, use a crossover cable. Following are the pin arrangements for the switch ?[...]

Using the Intel ® Expr ess 460T Standalone Switch 2 11 Overview This section provides an overview for using the Express 460T standalone switch within a network. The chapter covers the basic differences between a switch and hub, basic switching features like flow control and Spanning Tree, and a discussion of more advanced features such as link agg[...]

12 CHAPTER 2 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide What is a Switch? A switch segments traffic, providing each port its own collision domain. This is different from a hub where all ports belong to the same collision domain. Segments and Hubs Hubs combine multiple wires so all attached devices behave like they are on the same wire. Becaus[...]

13 Using the Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch CHAPTER 2 Using the 460T Sample Configurations The following examples illustrate how the 460T switch can be used in a network. Desktop PC Bandwidth In this example, desktop PC users are connected directly to the 460T switch. Power users are connected at 100 Mbps while regular users can be connected [...]

14 CHAPTER 2 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Flow Control When network traffic is heavy, the switch ’ s port buffers fill up faster than the switch can send the information. In cases like this, the switch tells the transmitting device to wait until the information in the buffer can be sent. This traffic control mechanism is calle[...]

15 Using the Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch CHAPTER 2 Using the 460T T agged Frames The 802.1D (1998 Edition) and 802.1Q specifications published by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) extended Ethernet functionality to add tag information to Ethernet frames and propagate these tagged frames between bridges (for exampl[...]

16 CHAPTER 2 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Link Aggregation You can use link aggregation (sometimes known as port trunking) to combine from 2 to 8 (adjacent) ports so that they function as a single high- speed link. For example, link aggregation is useful when making connections between switches or to connect servers to the switc[...]

17 Using the Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch CHAPTER 2 Using the 460T Virtual LANs (VLANs) A Virtual LAN is a logical network grouping you can use to isolate network traffic so members of the VLAN receive traffic only from other members. Creating a VLAN is the equivalent of physically moving a group of devices to a separate switch (creating a [...]

18 CHAPTER 2 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide MAC-Based VLANs Membership in this type of VLAN is based on assigning the MAC address of a device to a VLAN. The advantage to this type of VLAN is that even if users relocate, they remain on the same VLAN as long as they stay connected to the same switch. The 460T switch supports up to 1[...]

19 Using the Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch CHAPTER 2 Using the 460T IEEE 802.1Q (Tag-Based) VLANs The third type of VLAN supported by the 460T switch is based on the IEEE 802.1Q specification. The specification provides a uniform way to create VLANs within a network and enables you to create a VLAN that can also span across the network. Prev[...]

20 CHAPTER 2 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide On the 460T switch, overlapping VLANs can be supported by using 802.1Q- capable devices. However, for non-802.1Q-capable devices, overlapping VLANs can be supported by implementing an asymmetric VLAN on the switch. An asymmetric VLAN is a type of 802.1Q configuration where endstations se[...]

21 Using the Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch CHAPTER 2 Using the 460T GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) Because IEEE 802.1Q VLANs can span networks, managing changes to the VLAN poses a challenge for network administrators. The GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) provides a dynamic mechanism for switches to share topology information a[...]

22 CHAPTER 2 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Internet Group Multicast Protocol (IGMP) Generally, the switch broadcasts multicast traffic to all ports. For multicast traffic based on the TCP/IP using the IGMP protocol, the switch can optimize the broadcasting of multicast traffic by forwarding multicast traffic only to ports that re[...]

Using Intel ® Device V iew 3 Overview You can use Intel ® Device View to manage Intel Express 460T Standalone Switches and other supported Intel networking devices on your network. Intel Device View provides these features: • The ability to configure new network devices • A graphical device manager for Intel switches, hubs, and routers • Au[...]

24 CHAPTER 3 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Installing Intel Device View Before you install Intel Device View, make sure your PC meets the system requirements in the Intel Device View User Guide , which is included on the Intel Device View CD-ROM. To install Intel Device View 1 Insert the Intel Device View CD-ROM in your computer [...]

25 Intel Device View CHAPTER 3 Intel Device View Starting Intel Device View Install either the Windows or Web version of Intel Device View. Windows version From your desktop, click Start and then click Programs > Intel Device View > Intel Device View - Windows. The main screen appears. Web version • From your desktop, click Start and then c[...]

26 CHAPTER 3 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide To install and configure a new switch for management 1 Start Intel Device View. The Device Install Wizard appears. If it doesn ’ t appear, click Install from the Device menu or double-click the appropriate MAC address in the Device Tree under Unconfigured Devices. (The MAC address is l[...]

27 Intel Device View CHAPTER 3 Intel Device View Different states of the 460T switch are represented by icons in the Device Tree. Device Tree icons Device Tree root Subnet Intel Express Switch (if non-responding the icon is red) Unconfigured Intel Express Switch Group of Intel Express Switches Intel Express Router Intel Express Switch (Layer 3 capa[...]

28 CHAPTER 3 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide To refresh the Device Tree Refreshing the Device Tree updates it to show any newly discovered devices and changes in device status. 1 Right-click anywhere on the Device Tree. 2 Click Refresh on the menu that appears. To delete a device from the Device Tree 1 Right-click the device you wa[...]

29 Intel Device View CHAPTER 3 Intel Device View Managing a Switch To manage an Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch, double-click the switch icon in the Device Tree. In the example shown below, the switch has been assigned an IP address of 124.123.122.3. The Web Device Manager appears in the Intel Device View window. For information about using In[...]

30 CHAPTER 3 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Viewing RMON information The remote monitoring (RMON) specification extends SNMP functionality to look at traffic patterns on the network instead of merely looking at the traffic for an individual device. The following RMON groups are supported: • Group 1 (S tatistics): Monitors utiliz[...]

Using the W eb Device Manager 4 You can use the Web Device Manager, which is built into the Intel ® Express 460T Standalone Switch, to manage and monitor the switch using a Web browser. For example, you can use the Web Device Manager to configure the switch or individual ports, or to monitor traffic statistics and utilization. For more information[...]

32 CHAPTER 4 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Note The default IP address assigned to the switch is 192.0.2.1. To access the switch with the default IP address, your work- station must be on the 192.0.2.0 subnet. Or you can connect to the switch using Local Management and set an IP address that is on your network. Then you can acces[...]

33 Web Device Manager CHAPTER 4 Web Device Manager Click a menu to view available options. Navigating the W eb Device Manager 1 On the left side of the Web Device Manager window, click a menu item (such as Configure Device) to show the available options. 2 Click an option on the menu. The corresponding screen appears on the right side of your Web b[...]

34 CHAPTER 4 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Using Management Screens After you select an option from the navigation menu, the corresponding screen appears in the right side of your Web browser window. Switch faceplate graphic A graphical representation of the switch faceplate appears at the top of the screen. The following example[...]

35 Web Device Manager CHAPTER 4 Web Device Manager Configuring the Switch ’ s IP Settings Note: You must select Manual in the IP Assignment Method box before you can change the IP settings. 1 Click the Configure Device menu and then click IP Settings. The IP Settings screen appears on the right side of the Web Device Manager window. 2 To manually[...]

36 CHAPTER 4 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Configuring a Port You can use the Web Device Manager to enable or disable a port, and to change its speed, duplex, flow control, and priority settings. To change port settings 1 Click the Configure Device menu and then click Port Settings. To access the Port Settings screen, click the p[...]

37 Web Device Manager CHAPTER 4 Web Device Manager Managing User Accounts Create user accounts to give specific users read or write access to the switch through the Web Device Manager and Local Management. You can create up to three accounts on the switch. To create a user account 1 Click the Configure Management menu and then click User Accounts. [...]

38 CHAPTER 4 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide To delete a user account 1 Click the Configure Management menu and then click User Accounts. 2 In the User Accounts screen, click the account you want to delete. 3 Click Delete. If you delete the account you used to log in for this session, you can continue to use that account until you [...]

39 Web Device Manager CHAPTER 4 Web Device Manager Configuring VLANs Virtual LANs, or VLANs, provide a way to create a logical network grouping without regard to physical location of the network nodes. For more information about VLANs, see “ Virtual LANs ” in Chapter 2. The two main steps to set up a VLAN with the Web Device Manager are: • Se[...]

40 CHAPTER 4 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Port-based VLAN You configure a port-based VLAN by creating the VLAN and then adding participating ports. The switch can support up to 12 port-based VLANs. However a port can be a member of only one VLAN; port-based VLANs cannot overlap. To configure a port-based VLAN 1 Click the Configu[...]

41 Web Device Manager CHAPTER 4 Web Device Manager MAC-based VLAN You configure a MAC-based VLAN by creating the VLAN and then adding the MAC addresses of member devices. To create a MAC-based VLAN 1 Click the Configure VLAN menu and then click MAC-based VLAN. 2 Click Add VLAN. 3 In the VLAN Name box, type a name for the VLAN. 4 Click Submit. To ad[...]

42 CHAPTER 4 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Tag-based VLAN You configure a tag-based VLAN by configuring port membership and ingress/egress rules. If any of your devices don ’ t support 802.1Q VLAN tags, additional configuration may be necessary. To configure a tag-based (IEEE 802.1Q) VLAN 1 Create a VLAN and assign member ports[...]

43 Web Device Manager CHAPTER 4 Web Device Manager 2 Configure ports for egress (outbound) tagging. a Ensure that the VLAN Name field displays the name of the VLAN you are configuring. b To determine whether or not the switch will remove (untag) tags before sending traffic out of each port, select Tag or Untag for each of the VLAN ’ s ports. c Cl[...]

44 CHAPTER 4 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide 3 Configure ports for handling untagged traffic. a From the main Tag-based VLAN page, click Port Settings. b On the Port Settings screen, you can set port-specific behaviors for processing VLAN traffic. To configure a specific port, click it in the faceplate graphic. To configure the sam[...]

45 Web Device Manager CHAPTER 4 Web Device Manager Link Aggregation Use link aggregation to group up to eight consecutive ports into a single dedicated connection. This feature can expand bandwidth between devices on the network, such as another switch or a server. The anchor port is the base port in a link aggregation, and it is the only port in t[...]

46 CHAPTER 4 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Static MAC Addresses The MAC address table stores all the MAC addresses known by the switch. The switch uses this table for forwarding traffic to specific devices to avoid broadcasting traffic to every port for communication. There are two ways to add addresses to the MAC address table: [...]

47 Web Device Manager CHAPTER 4 Web Device Manager Configuring Community Strings and T rap Receivers A trap receiver is a computer on the network that is running an SNMP management application and receives messages sent by the switch. For example, the switch can send a trap to the trap receiver when it detects a change in port speed. To specify a t[...]

48 CHAPTER 4 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Monitoring Switch Activity The Web Device Manager lets you view traffic, utilization, and error statistics for the switch and for individual ports. For more information on statistics, see “ Port Traffic Statistics, ” “ Port Error Statistics, ” and “ Packet Analysis ” in Chapt[...]

49 Web Device Manager CHAPTER 4 Web Device Manager Viewing/Changing Switch Information You can view information about the switch, such as its MAC address, firmware version, name, location, and contact person. Some of the fields can be updated, others are read-only. To view and configure switch settings 1 Click the Configure Device menu and then cli[...]

50 CHAPTER 4 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Updating Switch Firmware Use the Update Firmware screen to set the switch up to update its firmware from a TFTP server. The actual firmware update occurs while the switch is rebooting. To update the switch ’ s firmware 1 Click the Reset and Update menu and then click Update Firmware. 2[...]

51 Web Device Manager CHAPTER 4 Web Device Manager To update the switch ’ s configuration file The configuration file contains information and configuration settings specified by the network administrator. For more information on using configuration files, see “ Upload Configuration Image File ” in Chapter 5. 1 Click the Reset and Update menu[...]

52 CHAPTER 4 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Saving Configuration Changes and Logging Out Each time you make configuration changes using the Web Device Manager, the switch immediately uses the new settings. However, unless you permanently save the configuration changes when you log out of the Web Device Manager, they are lost upon [...]

Using Local Management 5 Overview Another way to configure the switch is through the Local Management interface. Local Management provides the same functionality as the Web Device Manager using a text-based interface. Accessing Local Management You can access Local Management in two different ways: by connecting directly to the switch ’ s serial [...]

54 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Using Telnet 1 Open a Telnet application. In Windows 98 or Windows NT*, select Run from the Start Menu and then type: telnet E . 2 On the Terminal menu, select Preferences. Make sure the emulation type is VT-100/ANSI and that VT100 arrows are enabled. 3 On the Connect menu, select Remote[...]

55 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Navigation The console menus provide a basic interface for configuring switch options. For navigation tips, see the text below the graphic. Screen Legend Use the W Z A S keys or the T and b keys to move between screen fields. <Manual> Angle brackets indicate a toggle field. Use the z to tog[...]

56 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Main Menu (T op Screen) Description The Main Menu is the starting point for all other Local Management screens. Use the W Z arrow keys to choose an option and press E to display the screen. Configure device: Access menus to assign an IP address to the switch, change port settings, or con[...]

57 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Configure Device Description IP settings: Configures the switch ’ s IP address. Port settings: Configures port speed, enables and disables ports, and displays link status. Module port settings: Configures the module ’ s speed and duplex settings, enables and disables ports, and displays link [...]

58 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Configure IP Address Description Switch MAC address: The unique hardware address assigned by Intel. Current settings: The switch ’ s current IP configuration. New settings: Assign a new IP configuration to the switch. Assign IP: Indicates if the switch obtains an IP address dynamically[...]

59 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Port Configuration Description Configure ports: Press the z to select a range of ports to configure. State: Press the z to toggle the field and disable or enable ports. Speed/Duplex: Press the z to toggle the field options and change the speed and duplex of the port. You can set the port to auto-[...]

60 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Module Port Settings Description Ports: Press the z to select a port on the module (FX Module only). State: Press the z to toggle the field and disable or enable ports. Speed/Duplex: Press the z to toggle the field options and change the speed and duplex of the port. You can set the port[...]

61 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Switch Settings Description Name: Assigns a name to the switch, up to 40 characters long. Location: Assigns a location to the switch, up to 40 characters long. Contact: Assigns a contact person or phone number to the switch, up to 40 characters long. Device Type: Displays the manufacturer-assigne[...]

62 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Configure Advanced Switch Settings Description Auto-partition capability on all ports: If this option is enabled, the switch partitions the port when more than 61 consecutive collisions occur while receiving data. The first time the switch receives a good packet it unpartitions the port.[...]

63 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Configure Spanning T ree Pr otocol Description The IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol specification is prevents loops in a network by allowing only one active path between any two network devices at a time. Spanning Tree status: Use the z to enable or disable support for the Spanning Tree Protoco[...]

64 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Hello Time: Type a number from 1 to 10 seconds (default is 2 seconds). This is the time between transmissions of configuration BPDUs (Bridge Protocol Data Units) when the switch is, or is attempting to become, the root in the spanning tree. Max Age: Type a number from 6 to 40 seconds (de[...]

65 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Configure Spanning T ree for Ports Description Port: Select the port you want to configure for spanning tree. STP State: Use the z to enable or disable each port to be active in the spanning tree. Cost: Type in a number from 1 to 65535 (default is 10). This value is used by the Spanning Tree Prot[...]

66 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Forwarding and Filtering Description Lock address table: Use the z to toggle field values. <Yes> prevents the switch from learning new MAC addresses. Any existing addresses the switch has learned remain in the address table. MAC address aging: Sets the time interval at which the sw[...]

67 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Configure IGMP Snooping Description IGMP Snooping (Internet Group Management Protocol) allows the switch to forward multicast traffic intelligently. The switch “ snoops ” the IGMP query and report messages and forwards traffic only to the ports that request the multicast traffic. This prevent[...]

68 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Configure Static MAC Addresses Description Static MAC addresses remain in the switch ’ s address table, whether or not the device is physically connected to the switch. After you define a static MAC address, it remains in the switch ’ s address table until you remove it. Enter MAC: T[...]

69 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management LOCATION Main Menu Configure Device Forwarding and Filtering Configure Port Security Configure Port Security Description Port security prevents unauthorized access of a port by “ securing ” a list of specific MAC addresses to a port. If the switch sees a MAC address that is not on the secured[...]

70 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Option 2 - Accept a list of user-defined static MAC addresses 1 In the MAC Learning column, press z until <Disabled> displays, to disable MAC learning for the ports you are securing. 2 Click Submit. Then set static MAC addresses that can use the secured port. 1 Press q to move up a[...]

71 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Configure MAC Address Filtering Description MAC address filtering enables the switch to drop unwanted traffic. The switch drops traffic when it sees the specified MAC address in either the source address or destination address of the incoming packet. For example, if your network is congested beca[...]

72 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Configure Ethernet Multicast Filtering Description Use Ethernet multicast filters to define which ports can receive multicast traffic from a specific multicast MAC address. This is similar to IGMP snooping, except you define everything manually. VLAN/VLAN ID : If VLANs are active on the [...]

73 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Ethernet Multicast Filtering (Ports) Description Action: Use the z to select whether to block or forward traffic to the selected port. APPLY CHANGES: Applies the changes to the multicast filter after you have configured the ports. To modify a multicast filter 1 On the right side of the Configure [...]

74 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Port Mirroring Description Port mirroring is a diagnostic tool you can use to send a copy of the good Ethernet frames transmitted or received on one port to another port. On the second port you can attach a protocol analyzer to capture and analyze the data without interfering with the cl[...]

75 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Link Aggregation Description Use link aggregation to combine ports on the switch to increase the available bandwidth and provide redundancy. All ports in the aggregated link take on the characteristics of the anchor port. For example, if you set the anchor port to 100 Mbps and full duplex, all th[...]

76 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Broadcast Storm Control Description Use this feature to filter out broadcasts from faulty devices and prevent them from degrading network performance. Setting: Use the z to enable or disable broadcast storm control on this port. Upper Threshold: Type a value from 1-20%. The default value[...]

77 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Configure Management Menu Description Configure community strings and trap receivers: Sets the switch ’ s community strings and specify trap monitoring stations. Administer user accounts: Configures user accounts. You can add or delete users, update passwords, and change a user ’ s access rig[...]

78 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Community Strings & T rap Receivers Description Use this screen to send alerts to PCs with SNMP management applications (such as OpenView*) installed. Community Strings Current read community: Sets a password for viewing (not changing) the switch configuration. The string you define [...]

79 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management User Accounts Description Add Users/Change Passwords Username: By default, no username is assigned. Usernames can consist of any character and can be up to fifteen characters long. You can define three usernames. Old Password: Used when changing the password of a current user. If this is a new ac[...]

80 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Modify User Accounts Access Level: Use the z to change access rights for the user. Delete: The default value is <No>. To delete an account, use the z to change the value to <Yes> . APPLY CHANGES : Saves changes when modifying or deleting user accounts. Managing User Accounts [...]

81 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management To change a password 1 On the Main Menu, select Configure Management and press E . Select Administer User Accounts and press E . 2 In the Username field, type the username of the account for which you want to change the password. Press E . 3 Type the current password in the Old password field and[...]

82 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Update Firmware and Config Files Description Software Update Mode: Use the z to select whether to update the switch ’ s firmware over the network or through a SLIP connection. TFTP Server Address: IP address of the server used as the TFTP server. Update Switch Firmware: Firmware Update[...]

83 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Reset and Console Options Description Reset options Reboot switch: Resets the switch. If you changed the IP configuration or login setting, the new settings take effect after you select this option. Reset switch settings to factory defaults : Clears any IP address or current changes and resets th[...]

84 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Configure VLAN Operation Mode Description Use this screen to activate or change the type of VLAN operating on the switch. If there are no VLANs active on the switch, this is the first screen displayed when you select Configure VLAN from the Main Menu. By default, VLANs are not active on [...]

85 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Port-based VLANs Description Port-based VLANs are the simplest type of VLAN. You can use a port- based VLAN to create multiple VLANs each with its own broadcast domain and member ports. For example, if port 5 is in VLAN_1 and port 10 is in VLAN_2 the two ports cannot communicate with each other e[...]

86 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Add a Port-based VLAN Description VLAN Name: Assigns a name to the VLAN. Names can consist of any character (no spaces) and be up to 12 characters long. After a VLAN is created the name cannot be changed. If you want to change the name, you must delete the VLAN, create a new one, and ass[...]

87 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management To create a port-based VLAN 1 On the main menu, select Configure VLAN. Note : Make sure the switch ’ s current VLAN operation mode is set to port-based VLAN. If another type of VLAN is running, see “ Configure VLAN Operation Mode ” to change the VLAN operation mode. 2 Select Add a Port-base[...]

88 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Change Port Membership in a VLAN Description This screen is similar to the VLAN creation screen. You can change the membership status of ports within the VLAN but you cannot change the name of the VLAN. VLAN Name: The name of the VLAN you are editing. Port: Selects the port you want to p[...]

89 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management MAC-Based VLANs Description VLAN Operation Mode: Changes the type of VLAN operating on the switch, or disables VLANs entirely. Add a MAC-based VLAN: Creates a new MAC-based VLAN. You can create up to 12 MAC-based VLANs on the switch. Edit/Delete a MAC-based VLAN: Adds member MAC addresses to a MA[...]

90 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Add a MAC-Based VLAN Description VLAN Name: Assigns a name to the VLAN. The name can consist of any character (no spaces) and be up to 12 characters long. After a VLAN is created the name cannot be changed. If you want to change the name you must delete the VLAN, create a new one, and as[...]

91 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Edit/Delete a MAC-Based VLAN Description Action: Specify whether to edit a VLAN ’ s membership or delete the VLAN entirely. Use the z to toggle <Edit> to add/remove member MAC addresses or <Delete> to remove a VLAN from the switch. VLAN Name: The names of MAC-based VLANs active on t[...]

92 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Edit a MAC-based VLAN Description Use this screen to add or remove member MAC addresses from a MAC- based VLAN. Action : Use the z to toggle the field and specify whether to add a new MAC address to the VLAN or to remove an address that is currently in the VLAN. MAC Address : Type the MA[...]

93 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management T o cr eate a MAC-Based VLAN When creating a MAC-based VLAN, unlike port-based VLANs, you must first create the VLAN and then add members to the VLAN. 1 Select Configure VLAN. Note : Make sure the switch ’ s current VLAN operation mode is set to MAC-based VLAN. If another type of VLAN is runnin[...]

94 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Configure 802.1Q VLANs Description VLAN operation mode: Change the type of VLAN operating on the switch, or disable VLANs entirely. Create an IEEE 802.1Q VLAN: Create a new 802.1Q VLAN and add ports to the VLAN. Edit/Delete an IEEE 802.1Q VLAN: Change port membership of an existing VLAN,[...]

95 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Add an IEEE 802.1Q VLAN (Configure Port Membership) Description VLAN Name: Assign a name to the VLAN. The name can consist of any character (no spaces) and be up to 12 characters long. Once a VLAN is created the name cannot be changed. VLAN ID: Assign a unique ID number to the VLAN. This number i[...]

96 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Add an IEEE 802.1Q VLAN (Configure Port T agging) Description VLAN Name: Displays the VLAN name assigned on the Add an IEEE 802.1Q VLAN (Configure Port Membership) screen. VLAN ID: Displays the VLAN ID assigned on the Add an IEEE 802.1Q VLAN screen. Action: Indicates whether the device c[...]

97 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Configure PVID for Untagged/Priority T raf fic Description Use this screen to set up the switch to manage incoming packets that do not contain IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tags or priority-tagged traffic (packets with a VID of zero). This applies to ingress traffic; it does not apply to outbound traffic. Unt[...]

98 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Configuring 802.1Q VLANs Setting up a 802.1Q VLAN is a two-step process: create a VLAN on the switch, assigning member ports to it, then set up tagging properly for your attached devices. For those devices that don ’ t support tagging an extra configuration step is required. Step 1: Cr[...]

99 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Step 3: Configure VLAN for untagged devices Even if the device attached to the switch doesn ’ t support 802.1Q tags it is still possible for the device to participate in the VLAN. When communicating with untagged devices the switch: Determines how to forward untagged traffic. For untagged traff[...]

100 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Edit/Delete 802.1Q VLANs Description Use this screen to select a VLAN to edit the port membership in the VLAN or delete the VLAN from the switch. Action: Press the z to toggle between <Edit> and <Delete>, then select a VLAN from the list and press e . VLAN Name: The name of [...]

101 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Edit an IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Description VLAN Name: Name of the VLAN you are editing or deleting. VLAN ID: Assign a unique ID number to the VLAN. This number is used to identify all packets belonging to that VLAN. Type a number from 2 to 4094. Allow IGMP Snooping: Press the z to determine if the swi[...]

102 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Edit an IEEE 802.1Q VLAN (Configure Port T agging) Description Use this screen to set up the switch to manage outgoing packets that do not contain IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tags. VLAN Name: Displays the name of the VLAN you are editing or deleting. VLAN ID: Displays the ID number of the VLAN. Th[...]

103 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Configur e VLAN ID for Untagged T raf fic Description Use this screen to set up the switch to manage incoming packets that do not contain IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tags or priority-tagged traffic (packets with a VID of zero). This applies to ingress traffic only; it does not apply to outbound traffic. Un[...]

104 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide GVRP and Ingress Filter Settings Description Configure Ports: Use the z to toggle the range of ports that you can configure. GVRP: Enables the switch to create VLANs dynamically. Use the z to toggle the action for each port. <Enabled>: The switch monitors traffic on this port for [...]

105 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Monitor (Network Statistics) Description Switch overview: Displays an overview of all ports on the switch. Port traffic statistics: Displays port traffic statistics and utilization. Port error statistics: Displays port error statistics. Packet analysis: Displays traffic per port by packet size a[...]

106 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Switch Overview Description Use this screen to view activity on the switch. The screen displays the traffic sent and received for each port on the switch, including any optional modules, and the percent utilization for that port. Update interval: Press the z to select the time period be[...]

107 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Port T raf fic Statistics Description Select Port: Selects the range of ports to view. Statistics are displayed four ports at a time. Press the z to toggle between port numbers and the optional module. The example shows ports 1-4 on a 24-port switch. Update interval: Press the z to select the ti[...]

108 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Frames received: The number of error-free frames detected. Includes unicast, broadcast, or multicast frames and frames whose destination address is mapped to the receiving port. It also includes frames dropped because of full buffers, spanning tree, disabled ports, no link, or empty dis[...]

109 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Port Error Statistics Description Select Port: Select the range of ports to view. Statistics are displayed four ports at a time. Press the z to toggle between port numbers and the optional module. The example shows ports 1-4 on a 24-port switch. Update interval: Press the z to select the time pe[...]

110 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Late Collision: The number of collisions detected after the allowable detection period. This usually occurs in networks where cables are longer than the IEEE specification. MAC Rx Error: The number of received packets containing Rx Error events. Dropped Frames: The number of frames drop[...]

111 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Packet Analysis Description This screen displays a breakdown of the traffic received on a port by size and type of frame. Select Port: Selects the port to view. Statistics are displayed one at a time. Press the z to toggle between the ports and the optional module. Update interval: Press the z t[...]

112 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide IGMP Snooping Status Description Use this screen to view active multicast groups detected by the switch. The switch uses these groups for filtering purposes when you enable IGMP snooping. VLAN: The name of the VLAN with IGMP snooping enabled. This field only appears when port-based or t[...]

113 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Browse Addr ess T able Description Use this screen to sort through the switch ’ s MAC address table and view the addresses the switch has learned. The switch uses this table when making forwarding decisions to avoid broadcasting traffic over every port. You can search this table by MAC address[...]

114 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide DISPLAY: After you enter a MAC address, or choose a port, select this button and press e to display the results. Total Addresses in Table: The total number of addresses learned by the switch. This number includes addresses that have been entered manually using the Static MAC Addresses s[...]

115 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management VLAN and GVRP Status Description This screen is available only if the switch is running tag-based (IEEE 802.1Q) VLANs. The screen shows information about one VLAN at a time. Press N or P to view status information for other tag-based VLANs on the switch. GARP Status: Shows whether the VLAN can p[...]

116 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide T ools Description View switch traps and events (log): View events contained in the switch ’ s internal log. Ping a device: Ping another device on the network to test connectivity. Save switch configuration to a TFTP server: Back up the switch ’ s current settings to a TFTP server. [...]

117 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management Switch Event Log Description Use this screen to view and navigate the switch ’ s log. The log is similar to a trap and event receiver but it only captures traps/events generated by the switch itself. For example, the log includes events such as when a port is disabled, when an unauthorized use[...]

118 CHAPTER 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Ping a Device Description Target IP address: Type the IP address of the device you want the switch to ping. Repetitions: Type the number of times (1 – 255) you want the switch to ping the specified device. Timeout: Type the number of seconds (0 – 999) the switch waits before retryin[...]

119 Using Local Management CHAPTER 5 Local Management LOCATION Main Menu Tools Upload Configuration File Upload Configuration Image File Description Use this screen to save an image of the switch ’ s configuration to a file and upload it to a TFTP server. Server IP Address: Type the IP address of your TFTP server. Image File Name: Type a file nam[...]

121 Technical Information APPENDIX A Appendix A Appendix A: T echnical Info A What is a configuration file? A configuration file is an ASCII text file that contains initialization information and configuration settings for the switch specified by the network administrator. The switch’s configuration file (.CFG) can be up to 10 KB in size and is s[...]

122 APPENDIX A Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Sample Configuration File The following is an example of a configuration file. ###### Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Configuration File ############## # # Lines beginning with a "#" character are comment lines. ###### IP Address Configuration ###########################[...]

123 Technical Information APPENDIX A Appendix A # linkaggr_list={(index “name”, width of the aggregated group, “state” # index=from 1 to 4 (4=max number of aggregated groups possible) # name=name of the aggregated group # width=total port width of aggregated group # state=”enable” or “disable” (default=disable) # linkaggr_list={(1 ?[...]

124 APPENDIX A Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide BOOT Menu Description Under normal circumstances you don’t need to use the BOOT Menu. The BOOT Menu is only available by connecting to the switch’s serial port. It is used when the firmware fails to load. To access the BOOT Menu, press c + C while the switch is starting up. The men[...]

125 Technical Information APPENDIX A Appendix A List of Factory Defaults • Software upgrade mode: Network • TFTP Server Address: 0.0.0.0 • Load configuration file: Disabled • Console baud rate: 9600 • Console port data bits : 8 • Console port stop bit: 1 • IGMP Snooping: Disabled • System port partition state: Enabled • Lock Addre[...]

126 APPENDIX A Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide T roubleshooting/F AQs I booted the switch, and the status LED stays orange. Is something wrong? By default, the switch is in BootP mode, and the LED stays orange while the switch waits for an IP address from the BootP server. In order to proceed with the boot, either bypass the BootP [...]

127 Technical Information APPENDIX A Appendix A After I connect to Local Management I see a blank screen. Why? • Make sure you are using a null modem cable (included). • Check the settings in your terminal program. They should be set to 9600 baud, 8 data bits, No parity , 1 stop bit, and No flow control. • T ry pressing c + R to force the scr[...]

128 APPENDIX A Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Regulatory Information FCC Part 15 Compliance Statement This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the e[...]

129 Technical Information APPENDIX A Appendix A AVERTISSEMENT Le système a été conçu pour fonctionner dans un cadre de travail normal. L’emplacement choisi doit être: · Propre et dépourvu de poussière en suspension (sauf la poussière normale). · Bien aéré et loin des sources de chaleur, y compris du soleil direct. · A l’abri des ch[...]

130 APPENDIX A Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise 1. Bitte lesen Sie sich diese Hinweise sorgfältig durch. 2. Heben Sie diese Anleitung für den spätern Gebrauch auf. 3. Vor jedem Reinigen ist das Gerät vom Stromnetz zu trennen. Vervenden Sie keine Flüssig- oder Aerosolreiniger. Am besten dient ein ang[...]

131 Technical Information APPENDIX A Appendix A Limited Har dware W arranty Intel warrants to the original owner that the hardware product delivered in this package will be free from defects in material and workmanship for three (3) years following the latter of: (i) the date of purchase only if you register by returning the registration card as in[...]

132 APPENDIX A Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Limited Har dware W arranty (Europe only) Intel warrants to the original owner that the hardware product delivered in this package will be free from defects in material and workmanship for three (3) years following the latter of: (i) the date of purchase only if you register by returni[...]

133 Technical Information APPENDIX A Appendix A Limitation de garantie du matériel (Europe) Intel garantit au propriétaire original que le produit matériel livré dans le présent coffret est exempt de défaut matériel ou de fabrication pour une période de trois (3) ans à compter de la plus récente des dates suivantes : (i) la date d’achat[...]

134 APPENDIX A Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Garanzia limitata sull’hardware (valida solo in Europa) Intel garantisce al proprietario originale che il prodotto hardware incluso in questo pacchetto è privo di difetti in materiale e in lavorazione per un periodo di tre (3) anni a partire dall’ultima data tra: (i) la data di ac[...]

135 Technical Information APPENDIX A Appendix A Beschränkte Hardwaregarantie (Nur für Europa) Intel garantiert dem ursprünglichen Eigentümer, daß die in diesem Paket enthaltene Hardware keine Material- oder Herstellungsfehler aufweist. Diese Garantie gilt für drei (3) Jahre (a) nach dem Kaufdatum, wenn die ausgefüllte Registrierungskarte ent[...]

136 APPENDIX A Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Garantía limitada de hardware (sólo para Europa) Intel garantiza al propietario original que el producto de hardware entregado en este paquete no tendrá defectos de materiales ni fabricación durante tres (3) años contados a partir de la fecha que resulte más reciente de entre las[...]

137 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide INDEX I N D E X Index I Symbols 1000BASE-SX module, f eatures 3 1000BASE-T module, f eatures 3 100BASE-FX module, f eatures 3 A access le vel, user account 81 accessing Intel De vice View 25 Local Management 53 Web De vice Manager 32 adding a de vice to the Device T ree 27 adding new users 80 add[...]

138 INDEX Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Head of Line bloc king 62 High Prior ity Ser vice Ratio 62 IGMP Snooping 67 link aggregation 45, 75 MA C address filters 69 MA C-based VLAN 41, 93–119 management menu 77 module por ts 60 por t 36 por t mirror ing 74 por t-based VLAN 40, 85–88 por ts 59 Spanning T ree for por ts 65 stati[...]

139 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide INDEX I N D E X f ir mware displaying current v ersion 61 downloading 82 specifying path and filename 82 updating 50, 82 flash memor y , saving changes to 56 flow control conf igur ing for s witch por ts 36, 59 description 14 setting f or optional module 60 fragments 109 frames broadcast 111 mult[...]

140 INDEX Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide navigating 55 setting console timeout 83 setting por t secur ity 69 setting por t speed 59 setting por t state 59 setting s witch IP address 58 updating conf iguration f iles 82 updating f ir mware 82 location, assigning 61 lock address tab le 66 logging out of W eb De vice Manager 52 Login[...]

141 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide INDEX I N D E X por ts adding to link aggregation 45, 75 adding to VLAN 40, 42, 86, 88, 95, 101 changing duple x 59 changing speed 59, 60 controlling broadcast stor ms 76 enabling/disab ling 36, 59 setting flow control 36, 59 setting pack et prior ity 36, 59 setting security on 69 setting speed/d[...]

142 INDEX Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide tags, 802.1Q 42 tags, priority 15 T elnet, using 54 testing a cable 9 TFTP ser ver , conf iguring 82 T ools menu screen 116 T op Screen, displa ying 56 traff ic, viewing b y por t 107 traps defining receiving stations 47, 78 types 78 T roubleshooting 126 troubleshooting, using BOO T Menu 12[...]

143 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide INDEX I N D E X Intel Customer Support You can purchase a range of support services including hardware, software, phone and on-site installation services. Services are designed and packaged for ease of ordering and provide reliable, flexible support for your networking equipment. For details abou[...]

144 INDEX Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Indonesia 2 001-801-10 Italy (Includes Vatican City) 1 172-1011 Korea 1 0-911 Malaysia 4 800-0011 Netherlands 1 06-022-9111 New Zealand 000-911 Norway 800-190-11 Pakistan 0080001001 Philippines 105-11 Poland 1 3 0-0-800-111-1111 Portugal 3 05017-1-288 RSA (South Africa) 0-800-99-0123 Russia[...]

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