Moxa Technologies EDS-508 manual

MOXA EtherDevice™ Switch User ’ s Manual EDS-508 Series www .moxa.com/product Second Edition, November 2004 Moxa Networki ng Co., Ltd. Tel: +886-2-2910-1230 Fax: +886-2-2910-1231 Web: www.moxa.com MOXA Technical Support Worldwide: support@moxanet.tw The Americas support@moxa.com[...]

MOXA EtherDevice™ Switch (EDS) User’s Manual The software d escribed in t his ma nual is furni shed under a l icense agreement and may be used only in accordance with the term s of that agreement. Copyright Notice Copyright  2004 Moxa Networking Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproducti on without permission is prohibite d. Trademarks MOXA i[...]

Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................................... 1-1 Inside the Future of Indust rial Ether net T ec hnology ............................................................ 1-2 The trend in industrial communicatio ns and autom ation applications ...................[...]

Sample Applications of VLANs using M OXA EtherDevice Switch ...................... 3-37 Configuring 802 .1Q VLAN .................................................................................... 3-38 Using Multicast Filtering .................................................................................................... 3- 40 The Concept of[...]

1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome to MOXA EtherDevice Switch EDS-508 Series, the worl d’s first intelligent Ethern et Device Switch specially designed for connecting Et hernet-enabl ed devices i n industrial fi eld applications. The following topics are covered in this chapter: ! Inside the Future of Industrial Ethernet Technology ! MOXA EtherDe[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Introduction 1-2 Inside the Future of Industrial Ethernet Technology The trend in industrial communica tions and automation applications As the world ’s network a nd inform ation technol ogy bec omes more m ature, the tre nd is to use Ethernet as the major c ommunications inte rface in m any industri al communicatio[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Introduction 1-3 Features Advanced Industrial Networking Capability ! MOXA Turbo Ring with Redund ant Self-Healing Ethern et Ring Capability (recov ery time < 300 ms at ful l load) ! IGMP Snooping for filtering multicast traffi c from industrial Ethernet Protocols ! Supports IE EE 802.1 Q VLAN a nd GVRP p rotocol t[...]

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2 2 Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter explains how t o access MOXA EtherD evice Switch for the firs t tim e. There are three ways to access the switch: serial console, Telnet console, and web browse r. The serial c onsole connection method , which requires using a sh or t serial cable to connect MOXA EtherDe vice Switch to a PC’s COM port, c[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Getting Started 2-2 Using the RS-232 Serial Console (115200, None, 8, 1, VT100) NOTE Connection Caution! 1. You cannot connect to EDS s imultaneously through the serial console a nd via Telnet. 2. You can connect to EDS simultaneously b y web browser and ser ial console, or by web browser and via Telnet. 3. However, w[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Getting Started 2-3 3. The Communication P arameter page of the Property window opens. Select the appropriate COM port for Cons ole Connection , 115200 for Ba ud Rate , 8 for Data Bits , None for Parity , and 1 for Stop Bits . 4. Click on the Terminal tab, and select VT100 for Terminal Type . Clcik OK to confirm. 5. T[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Getting Started 2-4 6. If a password has been set for this device, th e Console login screen will appear. Enter the Console Password (this is the sam e as the Web Br owser password), and then press Enter . 7. MOXA EtherDevice Switch’s Main Menu will be displayed. (To modify the appearance of the PComm Term inal Emul[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Getting Started 2-5 NOTE To use EDS’s managem ent and moni toring functi ons from a PC host connected t o the sam e LAN as EDS, you must m ake sure that the PC host and EDS are on t he same logical subnet work. NOTE Before accessing the console utility via Telnet, first connect one of MOXA EtherDevice Switch’s RJ4[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Getting Started 2-6 5. When the Ter minal Preferences window opens, make sure that the VT100 Arrows box is checked. NOTE The Telnet Cons ole looks and operates in precisely the sam e manner as t he RS-232 Co nsole. Using Web Configuration MOXA EtherDevice Switch’s web browser i nterface provi des a convenie nt way t[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Getting Started 2-7 2. The web login page will open. Select the lo gin accoun t (Admin or User) and enter the Password (this is the sam e as the Cons ole password) , and then cl ick Login to continue. NOTE MOXA EtherDevice Switch’s default Pass word is not set (i.e., is blank). You may need to wait a few moments for[...]

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3 3 Chapter 3 Featured Functions This chapter explains how t o access MOXA Et herDevice Switch’s vari ous configuration, monitoring, and a dministration fu nctions. There are three ways to access these functions: serial console, Telnet console, and web browse r. The seri al console con nection me thod, which re quires using a short serial cable t[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-2 Configuring Basic Settings The Basic Settings group includes the most commonly used settings required by administrators to maintain and control MOXA EtherDevice Switch. System Identification The system identification items are displayed at the top of the web page, and will be in cluded in alarm [...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-3 Disable Telnet/Web Console If you are co nnecting M OXA EtherDevice Switch t o a publ ic network, but do not intend t o use its management functions o ver the networ k, then we suggest di sabling bot h Telnet Console and Web Configuration from the RS- 232 Cons ole’s Basic Settings " Syste[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-4 Password Setting Setting Descriptions Factory Defaul t Old Password (Max. 16 Characters) Type current password when changing the password None New Password ( Max. 16 Characters) Type new pass word whe n changi ng the password None Retype Password (Max. 16 Characters) If you type a new password i[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-5 Port The Port settings are included to give the user c ontro l over Port Access, Port Transmission Speed, Flow Contr ol and Port Type (M DI or MDI X). An e xplanation of each co nfiguratio n item is gi ven below. Enable/Disable Port Setting Descriptions Factory Defaul t Enable Choose this option[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-6 Port Transmission Speed Setting Descriptions Factory Defaul t Auto-nego Allows the port to n egotiate with connected devices according to IEEE 802.3u. T he port and connected device will determine the best match. 100M-Ful l 100M-Half 10M-Ful l 10M-Half Choose one of these fixed spe ed options if[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-7 Network The Network config uration all ows users to modi fy the usual TCP/IP net work paramet ers. An explanation of each configuration item is given below. Auto IP Configuration Setting Descriptions Factory Defaul t Disable To set up MOXA EtherDevice Switch’s IP address m anually. By DHCP To [...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-8 DNS IP Address Setting Descriptions Factory Defaul t 1 st DNS Serve r’s IP Address Enter the IP address of the DNS Server used by your network. A fter entering the DNS Server’s IP address, you can input MOXA EtherDevice Switch’s url (e.g., www.eds.com pany.com ) in your browser’s address[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-9 Current Date Setting Description Factory Defaul t User adjustable date. The date parameter allows configuration of the local date in yyyy-mm-dd format. 1970/01/01 System Up Time Indicates EtherDevice Switch’s up time from last cold start. The unit is seconds. Time Zone Setting Description Fact[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-10 System File Update—By Remote TFTP MOXA EtherDevice Switch supports sav ing your configuration f ile to a remote TFTP server or local host to allow other EtherDevice Switches to use the same configur ation at a later time, or saving the Log file for f uture reference. L oading pre-sa ved firmw[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-11 System File Update—By Local Import/Export Configuration File Export To export the configur ation f ile of this EDS, click on Export to save it to the local host. Log File Export To export the Log file of this EDS, click on Export and sav e it to the local host. NOTE Some operating systems wil[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-12 Factory Default The Factory Defau lt function is in cluded to give users a qu ick way of restor ing MOXA EtherDevice Switch’s configuration settings to thei r factory default values. This function can be accessed from either the Console utility or Web Browser interface. NOTE After activating [...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-13 When confi guring port tru nking, not e that: # Each EDS can use a ma ximum of 4 Po rt trunki ng groups (designated Trk1, Trk2 , Trk3, Trk4) # Each port tr unking gr oup uses bet ween 1 and 4 ports # All ports belonging to one port tr unking group must be set to the same speed. E.g., 100 M Full[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-14 Port setting information Enable/Disable Indicates if this port is “Enabled” or “Disabl ed.” Port Transmission Speed Indicates the tr ansmission spe ed status as 100M-Full , 100M-Half , 10M-Ful l, or 10M- Half. FDX Flow Control Indicates if the FDX flow control of th is port is “Enable[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-15 Configuring SNMP SNMP Read/Write Settings The following figures indicate which SNMP parameters can be configured. A more detailed explanation of each param eter is given below the figure SNMP Versions Setting Descriptions Factory Defaul t V1, V2c, V3 Select SNMP Versions V1, V2c , V3 protocol t[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-16 Admin Auth. Type (For SNMP V1, V2c, V3 and V3 only ) Setting Descriptions Factory Defaul t No-Auth Use admin. account to access objects. No authentication No MD5- Auth Provide aut henticati on based on the HMAC-MD5 algorithm s. 8-character passwords are the minim um requirem ent for authenticat[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-17 Trap Settings Setting Descriptions Factory Defaul t Trap Server IP/Name Enter the IP a ddress or name of the T rap Server used by your net work. No ne Trap Community Use a comm unity stri ng match fo r authenticat ion; Maxim um of 30 characters. public Private MIB information The private SNMP O[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-18 Initial Setup The user does not need to set the m aster to use Turbo R ing. Master i s only nee ded to identi fy which segment acts as the b ackup path. The actual topo logy of the redundant ring, i.e., which segment will be blocked, is determined by the number of EDSs that make up the ring and[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-19 When the number of EDS units in the Turbo Ring i s odd. If there are 2N+1 EDS units (an odd number) in t he Turbo R ing, wit h EDS units and se gments l abeled counterclockwise, then segment N+1 will serve as the ba ckup path. For the example shown he re, N=1, so that N+1=2. For some systems, i[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-20 Ring Coupling To support the Ring Coupling fun ction, select one EDS (e.g., Switch A in the above figure) in the Turbo Ring a nd enter t he Communi cation Redun dancy page to enable “R ing Couplin g.” Select one port as “coupling port” and then con nect any port of th e opposing EDS (e.[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-21 Configuring Turbo Ring The followin g figures in dicate which Turbo Ring Protocol paramete rs can be confi gured. A m ore detailed explanation of each parame ter is given below the fi gure. Now Active: This field s hows which c ommunicat ion protocol i s on use d: Turbo Ri ng, RSTP, or neither.[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-22 Redundancy Protocol Setting Description Factory Defaul t Turbo Ring Select this item to change to the Turbo Ring configur ation page. None RSTP (IEEE 802.1W/1 D) Select this item to change to the RSTP config uration page . None Set as Master Setting Description Factory Defaul t Enable/Disable S[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-23 STP and the p rotocol feat ures sup ported by your EDS. NOTE The protocol is part of the IE EE Std 802. 1D, 1998 E dition bri dge specifi cation. The f ollowing explanation of STP uses bridge in stead of switch. What is STP? STP (802.1D) is a bridge-based system that allows you to implement par[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-24 If a link failu re is detected , as shown i n next figure, the STP proces s reconfigu res the networ k so that traffic from LAN segment 2 flows through Bridge B. STP determi nes which path between each bridged segment is the m ost efficient, and assigns a specific reference point on the network[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-25 are more likely to be designat ed as the Root Bridge. The Bridge Identifier is calculated using the MAC address of the bridge and a priority de fined for the bridge. The default priority of EDS is 32768. # Each port has a cost t hat specifies the effici e ncy of each link, usually det ermined b[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-26 STP Example The figure below shows a LAN that has STP e nabled. The LAN has t hree segments, and eac h segment is connected us i ng two possible links. # Bridge A ha s the lowest B ridge Ide ntifier in the network, and has the refore been select ed as the Root Bridge. # Because Bridge A is the [...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-27 result from link failures . For exam ple, the foll owing figu re shows a network co ntaining VL ANs 1 and 2. They are connected us ing t he 802.1 Q-tagged l ink between Switch B and Switch C. By default, this link has a port cost of 100 and is autom atically bloc ked becaus e the other Switch-t[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-28 At the top of t his page, t he user ca n check the “Cur rent Statu s” of this funct ion. For RSTP, you will see: Now Active: This field will show which communication pro tocol is being us ed—Turbo Ring, RSTP, or n either. Root/Not Root This field will appear only when selected to operate [...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-29 Max. Age (sec.) Setting Description Factory Defaul t User adjustable numbers If this device is not the root, and it has not received a hello m essage from the ro ot in an am ount o f time equal to “Max. Age,” then this device will reconfigure itself as a root. Once tw o or more de vices on [...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-30 These three variables are further restricted by the following two in equalities: [Eq. 4]: 2 * (Hello Time + 1 sec) ≦ Max. Age ≦ 2 * (Forwar ding Delay – 1 sec) MOXA EtherDevice Switch’s firm ware will alert you immediately if any of these restrictions are violated. For ex ample, setting[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-31 # Differentiated Services (DiffServ) —a layer 3 marking scheme. IEEE 802.1D Traffic Marking The IEEE Std 802.1D, 1998 Ed ition marking sc heme, which is an enhancement to IEEE Std 802.1D, enables Quality of Servi ce on the LAN. Traffic service levels are defi ned in the IEEE 802.1Q 4-byte tag[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-32 queue based on the IEEE 802.1p servi ce level val ue define d in that packet . Service le vel marki ngs (values) are defined in the IEEE 802.1Q 4-byte tag, and therefore traffic will on ly contain 802.1p priority markings if the network is configured with VLANs and VL AN tagging. T he traffic f[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-33 MOXA EtherDevi ce Switch supports inspecti on of lay er 3 TOS and/ or laye r 2 CoS tag information to determine how to classify traffic packets. Queuing Mechanism Setting Description Factory Defaul t Weight Fair EDS-508 has 4 priority qu eues. In the weighted fair scheme, an 8, 4, 2, 1 wei ghti[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-34 CoS Mapping Setting Description Factory Default Low/Normal/ Medium /High Set the mappi ng table of different C oS values t o 4 different egres s queues. 0: Low 1: Low 2: Norm al 3: Norm al 4: Medi um 5: Medi um 6: High 7: High TOS/DiffServ Mapping Setting Description Factory Default Low/Normal/[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-35 Using Virtual LAN Setting up Virtual LAN s (VLANs) on your EDS increases the eff iciency of your network by dividing t he LAN into logical segm ents, as opp osed to phy sical segment s. In general , VLANs are easier to manage. The Concept of Virtual LAN (VLAN) What is a VLAN? A VLAN is a group [...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-36 specify that t he new po rt is on VL AN Marketin g. You do not need to car ry out any re-cabling. # VLANs provide extr a security: Devices within each VL AN can only communicate with other devices on the sam e VLAN. If a devic e on VLAN Marketing needs to communicate with devices on VLAN Financ[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-37 tagged with a VLAN identifier so that the Switc hes can identify which pack ets belong in which VLANs. To communicate between VL ANs a router must be use d. MOXA EtherDevice Switch supports two types of VLAN port setting for your convenient setting about tagged an d untagged con figurations. # [...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-38 # Port 4 con nects a single unt agged de vice and assi gns it to VL AN 2; it s hould be c onfigured as “Access Port” with PVID 2. # Port 5 con nects a single unt agged de vice and assi gns it to VL AN 3; it s hould be c onfigured as “Access Port” with PVID 3. # Port 6 connect a single u[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-39 Port Type Setting Description Factory Defaul t Access This port type i s used to c onnect singl e devices without tag. Trunk Select ”Trunk” p ort type t o connect a nother 80 2.1Q VLAN aware switch or another L AN that combines tagged and/ or unta gged devices and/ or other switches/hubs. A[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-40 VLAN Table In this table, you can review the created VLAN groups, Joined Access Ports, a nd Trunk Ports. NOTE The entire physical connected network system can have a maximum of 64 VLANs settings. Using Multicast Filtering Multicast filtering improves the performance of networks that carry multi[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-41 publisher/ subscriber com municati ons models by m ulticast ing packets that could floo d a network with heavy traffic. IGMP Snooping pro vides the ab ility to prun e multicast traffic so that it travels only to those end destinatio ns that require the traffic, thus reducing the amount of traff[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-42 Multicast Filtering and MOXA EtherDevice Switch Your Swit ch uses IGM P (Inte rnet Group Managem ent Prot ocol) Snoo ping to provide su pport fo r automatic multicast filtering. It also suppo rts IGMP query mode. Snooping Mode Snooping Mode allows your Switch to forward multi cast packets only [...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-43 flood a network with heavy traffic. IGMP Snoopi ng provides the ability to p rune multicast traffic so that it travels only to those end destinations th at require that traffic an d reduces the amount of traffic on the Ethernet LAN. IGMP Snooping Settings Querier interval Setting Description Fa[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-44 NOTE At least one sw itch m ust be designate d the queri er when ena bling Tur bo Ring and IGMP snooping sim ultaneously. IGMP Table EDS-508 displays the current activ e IGMP groups that it detected. The information includes VID, Auto-learned Multicast Router Port, Static Multicast Ro uter Port[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-45 Configuring Rate Limiting Ingress Policy Setting Description Factory Defaul t Limit All Selecting this option prohibits all traffic of broadcast, multicast, unicas t packets that exceed the rate set in the following “Rate” field. Limit Broadcast Selecting this option prohibits all traffic o[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-46 Rate of Medium Priority Queue Setting Description Factory Defaul t The same or double rate of Normal priorit y queue Set the threshold of traffic of limited packets in EDS’s medium priority queue. 8M Rate of High Priority Queue Setting Description Factory Defaul t The same or double rate of m[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-47 Add Static Unicast MAC Address Setting Description Factory Defaul t Unicast MAC Address Add the static unicast MAC address into the address table. None Port Fix the static addres s with a dedicated port. 1 Priority Set the de fault priority of this static MAC address. High Configuring Port Lock[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-48 2. Configuring Email Settings To configure EDS’s email setup from the Cons ole interface or browse r interface, enter your Mail Server IP/Name (IP address or name), Account Nam e, Account Password, Retype New Password, and the email address(es) to which warning messages will be sent. 3. Activ[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-49 Port Even t Warning e-mail is s ent when… Link-on The port is c onnected to a nother device. Link-off The port is disconnected (e.g., the ca ble is pulled out, or the opposing device shuts down). Traffic-Overload The port’s traffi c surpasses the Traffic-T hreshold for that port (provided t[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-50 Mail Server IP/Name Setting Description Factory Defaul t IP address The IP Address of your email server. None Account Name Setting Description Factory Defaul t Max. 45 Cha rters Your em ail account. None Password Setting Setting Description Factory Defaul t Disable/Enable to change Password To [...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-51 2. Activate yo ur settings After configuring and activating your MOXA EtherDev ice Switch’s Relay Event Types. Relay Alarm Events Settings Event Types Event Types c an be divi ded into t wo basic g roups: System Events and Port Events . System Events are related to the overall functio n of th[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-52 NOTE The Traffic-Overload , Traffic-Threshold (%) , and Traffic-Duration (sec) Port Event items are related. If you Enable the Traffic-Overlo ad event, th en be sure to enter a no nzero Traffic-Thresh old percentage, as well as a Traffic-Duration bet ween 1 and 300 seconds. Override relay alarm[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-53 Configuring Line-Swap Fast Recovery Enable Line-Swap-Fast-Recovery Setting Description Factory Defaul t Enable/Disable Check-mark the check box to enable the Line-Swap-Fast -Recover y function Enable Using Set Device IP To reduce the effort required to repeatedly set up IP addres ses, the E DS-[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-54 STEP 1— set up the connected devices Set up the Ethernet-ena bled devices connected to MOXA EtherDevice Sw itch for which you would like the IP addresses to be assigned automatically. The devices must be configur ed to obtain their IP address automatically. The devices’ configuration utilit[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-55 Desired IP Address Setting Description Factory Defaul t IP Address Set the desired IP of connected devices. None Using Diagnosis MOXA EtherDevi ce Switch provides two important tools fo r admini strators to di agnose netw ork systems. Mirror Port The Mirror port functi on can be used to moni to[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-56 STEP 2 Be sure to activate your settings before exiting. • When using the Web Browser interface, activ ate by clicki ng on the Activat e button. • When using the Console utilit y, activate by first highlighting the Activate menu option , and then press Enter . You should receive the Mirror [...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-57 Monitor by Port Access the Monitor by Port function by selecting the ALL Port/Port i , in which i = 1, 2, …, 8., as shown to the left selecti on bar. T he Port i options are identical to th e Monitor by System function discussed above, in that users can view graphs that show All Pack ets, TX [...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-58 Using the MAC Address Table This section ex plains the info rmation p rovided by MO XA EtherDevice Switch’s M AC address table. The MAC Address table can be confi gured to display t he followin g EDS MAC address gr oups. ALL Select this item to s how all EDS MAC addr esses ALL Learned Select [...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-59 Using Event Log The following information is displayed in the event table: Bootup This field s hows how m any tim es the EDS has bee n rebooted o r cold started. Date The date is updated based on how the current date is set in the “Basic Setting” page. Time The time is updated based on how [...]

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4 4 Chapter 4 EDS Configurator GUI EDS Configu rator is a com prehens ive Windows-based GUI that is used to configure and maintain multiple MOXA EtherDevice Sw itches. A suite of useful utilities is available to help you lo cate MOXA EtherDevice Switches attached to t he same LAN as the PC host (regardless of whether or not you know the Sw itches?[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manua l EDS Configurator GUI 4-2 Starting EDS Configurator To start EDS Configurator, locate an d then run the executable file edscfgui.exe . NOTE You may download the EDS Con figurator software fr om Moxa ’s websit e at www.moxa.c om. For example, if the file was placed on the Wi ndow s desktop, it should ap pe ar as foll[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manua l EDS Configurator GUI 4-3 Once the search is complete, the Configurator wi ndow will display a list of all Switches that were located. Search by IP address This utility is used to search for MOXA EtherDevice Switches one at a time. Note that the search is conducted by IP addr ess, so you should be ab le to locate any [...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manua l EDS Configurator GUI 4-4 Upgrade Firmware Keep your MOXA EtherDevice Switch up to date with the latest firmware from Moxa. Take the following steps to upgrade th e firmware: 1. Downloa d the up dated firm ware (*.rom ) file fr om the Mo xa websit e (www.m oxa.com). 2. Highlight the switch (from the MOXA EtherDevice S[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manua l EDS Configurator GUI 4-5 Export Configuration The Export Co nfigura tion utility is used to save the entire configuration of a p articular MOXA EtherDevice Switch to a text file. Take the following steps to export a configuration : 1. Highlight the switch (from the Server list in the Configurator window’s left pane[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manua l EDS Configurator GUI 4-6 3. You ma y use a standard t ext editor, s uch as Notepad under Windows, to view and modify the newly created configuration file. Import Configuration The Import Conf igurat ion function is used to import an en tire configuration from a text file to MOXA EtherDevice Switch. This utility can b[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manua l EDS Configurator GUI 4-7 3. The Setup Configuration window will be displayed, with a special note attached at the bottom. Parameters that have been changed will be activated with a check mark. You may make more cha nges if necessa ry, and the n click OK to accept. 4. Click on Yes in response to t he following warn in[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manua l EDS Configurator GUI 4-8 ! Fixed EDS is not password protected, and “Sea rch by IP address” was used to locate i t ma nually. ! Locked Fixed EDS is password protec ted, “Search by IP address” was used to lo cate it manually, and th e password has not yet been entered from within t he current Configurator sess[...]

A A Appendix A MIB Groups MOXA EtherDevi ce Switch comes with b uilt-in SNM P (Sim ple Network Management Protocol) agent software that supports cold/warm start trap, line up/down trap , and RFC 1213 MIB-II. The standard MIB groups that MOXA EDS-508 series supports are: MIB II.1 – System Group MIB II.2 – Interfaces Group MIB II.4 – IP Group M[...]

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B B Appendix B Specifications T echnology Standa rds IEEE802.3, 802. 3u, 802.3 x, 802.1D, 802.1 W , 802.1Q, 802. 1p Protocol s IGM P V1/V2/V3 device, G VRP , SNM P V1/V2C /V3, DHCP Server/Client, BootP , TFTP , SNTP , SMTP , RARP and EDS-SNMP OPC server (Optional) MIB MIB-II, Ethernet-Like MI B, P-BRIDGE MIB, Q-BRIDGE MIB, Bridge MIB, RSTP MIB Forw[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Specifications B-2 Power Input V oltage 12 to 48 VDC, redundant inputs Input Current (@2 4V) 0.29A: (EDS-5 08) 0.43A: (EDS-5 08-MM-SC, E DS-508-SS- SC) Connection T wo removabl e 6-pin term inal bloc ks Overlo ad Curre nt Protection Present, can withstan d 1.6A Reverse Polarity Protection Present Mechanical Casing IP3[...]

C C Appendix C Service Information This appen dix shows y ou how to contact M oxa for in formati on about thi s and othe r product s, and how to repo rt problems. In this appendix, we cover the fo llowing topics. ! MOXA Internet Services ! Problem Report Form ! Product Return Procedure[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Service Information C-2 MOXA Internet Services Customer satisfaction is our num b er one concern, and to ensure that customers receive the full benefit of ou r products, Moxa Inte rnet Services has been set up to provide t echnical suppo rt, driver updates, product info rmation, and user’s manua l updates. The follo[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Service Information C-3 Problem Report Form MOXA EDS-508 Series Customer name: Comp any: T el: Fax: Email: Date: 1. Moxa Product: % EDS-508 % EDS-508-MM-SC % EDS-508-SS-SC % EDS-508-SS-SC-80 % EDS-508-T % EDS-508-MM-SC-T % EDS-508-SS-SC-T % EDS-508-SS-SC-80- T 2. Serial Number: ___________ ______ Problem Desc ription:[...]

EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Service Information C-4 Product Return Procedure For product repair, exc hange, or refun d, the custom er must: & Provide e vidence of ori ginal purchase. & Obtain a Product Return Agreement (PRA) from the sales representative or dealer. & Fill out the Problem Report Form (PRF). Include as much detail as p[...]