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D-GES7600 Series Installation & Operation Instructions managed ethernet switches GE Security[...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch PREF ACE This manual describes how to install and use the D-GES7600 series EtherNav” Manageable 8/9-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX (100/1000 Base-FX) Ethernet Switch. This switch integrates full wir e speed switching technology with SNMP/RMON web-based management functions. The D-GES7600 series brings a simple answer to toda[...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch INST ALL A TION & OPERA TION MANUAL / D-GES7600 PREF ACE T ABLE OF CONTENTS PRODUCT OVERVIE W Package Contents............................................................................................................................................ 1 Product Featur es................................................[...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch INST ALL A TION & OPERA TION MANUAL / D-GES7600 SWIT CH MANAGEMENT CONTINUED …. S NMP-Based Network Management ................................................................................... 22 Protocols.............................................................................................................[...]
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Manageable 8/9-Port Switch When you unpack the product package, you shall find the items listed below . • D-GES7600 EtherNav ” Management Swit ch • D-GES7600 Quick Start Guide • Ext ernal P ow er Adapter • CD ROM User ’s Manual Basic Featur es: - Provides up to nine (10/100/1000 TX and/or100/1000 FX combination) ports - Multimode fiber [...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch PRODUCT FE A TURES CONTINUED ... Management Suppor t: VLAN - 802.1Q tagged VLAN (up to 64 VL ANs) - Quality of Service (QoS) Link Aggregation - Port-based Aggregation, up to four gr oups with a maximum of four ports each group - Load sharing based on source and destination MA C addresses Port-Mirroring - Port-mirroring p[...]
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User ’s Manual 3 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch FRONT P ANEL DISPL A Y 10/100TX Port Status (D-GES7600-MM-S Shown) Optical Status 1000FX Port Status Power Indicator 1. Power Indicator This LED comes on when the switch is properly connected to power . 2. Optical Status LED’s (FX) The ACT LED’s come on when data is pr esent . (LED will flash at th[...]
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User ’s Manual 4 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch LED State Indication GREEN YELLOW Steady A valid netw ork connection established Flashing Data transfer PHYSICAL P ORTS This EtherNav” managed switch provides up to nine (10/100/1000TX and/or 100/1000FX combinations) ports: CONNECTIVITY - RJ-45 connectors - SC connector on fiber ports MODE SELECTION [...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch BASIC FUNCTIONS In general, the D-GES7600 is responsible for switching both VLAN tagged and untagged frames from a r eceiving por t to one or more transmitting ports. The switch performs multiple steps during the switching process: VLAN CL ASSIFICA TION LE ARNING FIL TERING AGING Below is additional information about tas[...]
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PLE ASE NO TE: I. Half-duplex mode uses back pr essure flow control to pr event the receiving buffer from being overrun by data fr om a source node. II. Full-duplex mode uses 802.3x flow control standar d to prevent fast data traffic from overrunning slow data traffic. III. Auto-sensing mode is in use after auto-negotiating with the other end of th[...]
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User ’s Manual 7 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch MUL TICAST SWIT CHING For multicast switching, the D-GES7600 checks whether the received frame is a BPDU . If a BPDU is received, the switch forwar ds the frame to the CPU for processing by the spanning tree pr otocol. Other wise, the D-GES7600 performs the following processes: VLAN CL ASSIFICA TION Sa[...]
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User ’s Manual 8 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch VL AN A virtual L AN (VL AN) is a network of computers or peripherals that behave as if they ar e connected to the same wire, even though they may actually be physically located in different locations of a LAN. VL ANs are similar to a gr oup of end stations, perhaps on multiple physical LAN segments th[...]
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BROADCAST CONTROL In traditional networks, traffic broadcasts to all netw ork devices, whether they are the intended recipients or not . However , VLANs can be set up to contain only those devices that need to communicate with each other . As a result , VL ANs considerably reduce network congestion. In addition, VLANs prevent broadcast storms fr om[...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch User ’s Manual 10 REMO TE VL AN MEMBERSHIP Additionally to providing network management tools that allow netw ork administrators to statically add and delete VLAN member por ts, the switch also supports GVRP (GARP VL AN Registration Protocol). G VRP allows for dynamic registration of VLAN por t members within switch an[...]
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User ’s Manual 11 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch IGMP Snooping & IP Multicast Filtering Continued... If there is mor e than one router on the LAN per forming IP multicasting, one of the routers is elected ‘querier ’ and assumes the reponsibility. Based on the group membership information learned fr om the IGMP , a router can determine which [...]
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User ’s Manual Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch INST ALL A TION This section gives step-by-step instructions about how to install the EtherNav” D-GES7600 switch: Selecting a Site for the Swit ch As with any electric device, you should place the switch where it will not be subjected to temperatures, humidity, or electr omagnetic inter fer ence above [...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch User ’s Manual 13 DIN Rail Back Mounting (-DB Option) The bracket provided will r equire the r emoval and re-installation of some cover scr ews as shown below . DIN Rail Side Mounting (-DS Option) The bracket provided will r equire the r emoval and re-installation of one cover scr ew , the other scr ews ar e provided w[...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch User ’s Manual 14 Rack Mounting Single Unit (-RS Option) The brackets provided hav e screws included for proper mounting as shown below . Note: All screws must be fastened and secured to insur e adequate stability and strength. Mounting Screws 4 Locations (Provided) Brackets (-RS Option) (Top View) (Front View)[...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch User ’s Manual 15 Rack Mounting Dual Units (-RD Option) The brackets and braces provided hav e screws included for proper mounting as shown below . Brackets (2 Provided) Mounting Screws Brace Locations (Front View) Brace (2 Provided ) (Bottom View)[...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch User ’s Manual 16 CONNECTING T O P OWER External Power Step One: Wire the supplied AC power adapter to the “ A ” r eceptacle plug at the front of the switch. — white stripe to pin 1 (+), black to pin 2 (-). Step Two: Attach the plug into a standar d AC outlet with the appropriate A C voltage. Note: The secondar y[...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch User ’s Manual 17 CONNECTING T O YOUR NET WORK Cable Type & Length Wire the supplied AC pow er adapter to the “A ” r eceptacle plug at the front of the switch. — white stripe to pin 1 (+), black to pin 2 (-). Step Two: Attach the plug into a standar d AC outlet with the appropriate A C voltage. It is necessar[...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch User ’s Manual 18 SWIT CH MANAGEMENT This section explains the methods that you can use to configure management access to the switch. It describes the types of management applications and the communication and management protocols that deliver data betw een your management device (workstation or personal computer) and [...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch User ’s Manual 19 Administration Console via RS-232 Console Port: Advantages: - No IP address or subnet needed - T ext-based - HyperT erminal built into Windows 95/98/NT/2000 operating systems Disadvantages: - Must be near switch - Inconvenient for remote users Web-Based Browser Interface: Advantages: - Ideal for confi[...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch User ’s Manual 20 ADMINISTRA TION CONSOLE The administration console is an external, character-oriented, menu-driven user interface for per forming system administration such as displaying statistics or changing option settings. Using this method, you can view the administration console from a terminal, personal comput[...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch User ’s Manual 21 WEB MANAGEMENT The switch provides a br owser inter face that lets you configur e and manage the switch remotely. After you set up your IP address for the switch, you can access the switch’s web interface applications directly in your web browser by entering the IP addr ess of the switch. Y ou can t[...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch User ’s Manual 22 SNMP-BASED NE T WORK MANAGEMENT If you enable the SNMP function thr ough the console por t , you can use an external SNMP- based application to configure and manage the switch. This management method r equires the SNMP agent on the switch and the SNMP Network Management Station to use the same communi[...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch User ’s Manual 23 MENU-DRIVEN CONSOLE MANA GEMENT The switch provides a menu-driven console interface for configuration purposes. The switch can be configured either locally thr ough its RS-232 por t or remotely via a T elnet session. This section describes how to configure the switch using its menu-driven console. Log[...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch User ’s Manual 24 SWIT CH MANAGEMENT SCREEN Basic Management Refer to performing basic management activities. Advanced Management R efer to performing advanced management activities. Logout Highlight this option and pr ess <enter> to log out . Save Settings Highlight this option and pr ess <enter> to sav e [...]
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NO TE: Remember to release the <Caps Lock> key if you press <K> or <J> and cannot move the highlight on the screen. Basic management activities consist of General, LAN Por t , and Console Port tasks. T o Perform Basic Management Activities Step 1: Highlight [Basic Management] from [Swit ch Management] scr een and press <enter&g[...]
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User ’s Manual 26 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 2: Highlight a desired option and pr ess <enter>. Or press <esc> to EXIT . NO TE: The changes will be effective af ter you press the <esc>, but will not be saved until you select the Save Setting function. GENERAL MANAGEMENT C ONFIGURA TIONS Step 1: Highlight General from [Basic[...]
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User ’s Manual 27 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 2: Syst em Name Syst em Name is highlighted. Press <ent er> if you want to change it . Step 3: Location Move to highlight Location and press <enter> if you want to change it . S tep 4: admin Password Move to highlight Admin Passwor d and press <enter> I f you want to change it .[...]
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User ’s Manual 28 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch LAN Por t Configurations Step 1: Highlight LAN Port from [Basic Management] screen, and pr ess <ent er>. Step 2: Speed & Flow Control Speed & Flow Control is highlighted. Pr ess <enter> if you want to set speed or flow control on port . Step 3: Highlight All Ports and press <ent[...]
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Step 4: Port Setting Options screen appears. Highlight Speed & Flow Control, and press <enter>. Step 5: Line Speed For Line Speed, move to highlight a desired setting fr om Speed Options, and press <enter>. Not e: In the Speed Options, HD denot es half-duplex and FD denotes full-duplex. Step 6: Pr ess <esc> to previous scr een[...]
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Step 8: Press <esc> to a previous screen as shown in S t ep 3. Step 9: Admin. Control Highlight All Ports and press <enter> to configure at one time. Or move to highlight each port and press <enter> to configure individually. Step 11: The por t is set as Admin Down to stop TX/RX transmission. T o allow transmission on the port , m[...]
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Console Port Configurations Step 1: Move to highlight Console Port from [Basic Management] screen. Step 2: Baud Rate Baud Rate is highlighted. Press <enter> if you want to change the curr ent console baud rate. Step 3: Flow Control Press <esc> to return to [Basic Management] scr een when completed. St ep 4: Modem Control Step 5: Modem S[...]
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User ’s Manual 32 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Alarm Configurations Step 1: Move to highlight Alarm from [Basic Management] screen. Step 2: Set optical ports Loss of Signal. Step 3: Highlight desired f unction.[...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch User ’s Manual 33 PERFORMING ADV ANCED MANAGEMENT A CTIVITIES Advanced management activities consist of L2 Switching Database/ IP Networking/ Bridging/ Static Filtering/ Spanning Tr ee/ SNMP/ Other Protocols/ Port Trunking/ Port Mirroring/ File Transfer . T o Perform Advanced Management Activities Step 1: Highlight [Ad[...]
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User ’s Manual 34 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch L2 Switching DataBase Step 1: VL AN Perspective Highlight L2 Switching Database from [Advanced Management] screen, and press <enter> . Step 2: The VLAN Perspective is highlighted. Press <enter> to view VLAN info of the default VL AN or if you want to obtain a VLAN perspective instead of th[...]
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Step 4: Press <esc> and the following screen appears. Press <+> to add new switch por ts to the newly created VLAN. Step 5: Mov e to highlight a suitable option from P or t Options and pr ess <enter> , e.g. Untagged Ports. User ’s Manual 35 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch St ep 6: From Select Untagged Ports , press <enter> to [...]
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Step 7: Press <esc> to a pr evious screen as shown in Step 2. Step 8: Delete VL AN Highlight a VL AN ID and press <-> to delete it . Note: The default VL AN cannot be deleted. IP Multicast Group Perspective Step 1: Move to highlight IP Multicast Group P erspective from L2 Switching Database screen, and press <enter>. User ’s Man[...]
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User ’s Manual 37 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch MAC Addr ess Perspective Step 1: Move to highlight MA C Address Perspective fr om L2 Swit ching Database screen, and press <enter>. St ep 2: Enter a MA C addr ess to view characteristics information, corresponding VLAN’s, and corresponding ports in the switching database. Por t Perspective Ste[...]
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Step 2: Per Port VL AN Activities Per Port VL AN Activities is highlighted. Pr ess <enter>. Step 3: Mov e to highlight a por t and pr ess <enter>. Example: select Por t 1 to view corresponding VLAN Activities. User ’s Manual 38 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 4: View or search by MA C address individually. Step 5: Press <esc> t[...]
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Step 6: Per Port Statistics Move to highlight Per Port Statistics and pr ess <enter>. Step 7: Mov e to highlight a por t and pr ess <ent er>. Example: select Por t 1 to view corr esponding VLAN Activities. Press [R] to reset counter for this port . User ’s Manual 39 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch[...]
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Step 8: Per Port MAC Unit Move to highlight Per Port Priority and press <enter>. Step 9: Move to highlight a port and press <enter>. Example: select Port 1 t o view corresponding priority level. User ’s Manual 40 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch[...]
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User ’s Manual 41 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch IP Networking Step 1: Move to highlight IP Networking from [Advanced Management] screen, and pr ess <enter>. Step 2: IP & RIP Settings Highlight IP & RIP Settings from IP Networking, and pr ess <enter>. Step 3: The screen shows a list of VLAN IDs, IP addresses, subnet masks, pro xy[...]
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User ’s Manual 42 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 4: Move to highlight the row that contains the parameters you w ant to change, and press <enter>. ARP Table Step 1: Highlight ARP T able from IP Netw orking, and pr ess <enter>. Routing T able Step 1: Highlight Routing T able from IP Networking, and press <enter>.[...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch User ’s Manual 43 Ping Settings Step 1: Move to highlight Ping from IP Networking, and press <enter>. DHCP Gateway Step 1: Highlight DHCP Gateway from IP Networking, and press <enter>. Step 2: Select VLAN, and press <enter>. Step 3: Highlight DHCP Gateway for Enabling or Disabling function.[...]
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User ’s Manual 44 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 2: Host Move to highlight Host , and press <enter>. Step 3: Enter 4 decimal bytes (dot separated) as the IP address to ping. Step 4: Count Move to highlight Count , and press <enter>. Step 5: Specify a packet count number fr om 1 to 999, or type 0 for an infinite packet count , and pr[...]
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User ’s Manual 45 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 2: Aging Time Move to highlight Aging Time, and press <enter>. Enter a decimal number as bridge aging period in seconds or , enter 0 for no aging. St ep 3: Flood Limits for all P orts Move to highlight Flood Limit for All Ports, and press <enter>. Enter a decimal number as flood limit[...]
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User ’s Manual 46 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 2: Source/Destination MA C Address Out-Filters Move to highlight Source MA C Addresses or Destination MA C Addresses for static filtering, and press <enter>. MAC Addr ess in Filter s Source Filter Destination Filter Step 3: Move to highlight MA C Address Filters from Static Filtering , and [...]
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User ’s Manual 47 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 4: Add/Delete/Search Press [+] on keypad to add a specific MAC addr ess to be filtered. Press [-] to delete a specific MAC address fr om being filtered. Press [S] to sear ch through current list of MA C addresses in the static filtering database. The static filtering database maximum capacity is [...]
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User ’s Manual 48 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Rapid Spanning Tr ee Functions Step 1: Move to highlight Rapid Spanning T ree from [Adv anced Management] screen, and press <enter>. Step 2: Spanning Tr ee Configurations Move to highlight Spanning T ree Configurations if you want to change Spanning Tr ee Protocol Configurations. Step 3: Spannin[...]
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User ’s Manual 49 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 6: Max Age (sec) Move to highlight Max Age, and press <enter>. Type a decimal number for the max age. Step 7: Forward Delay (sec) Move to highlight Forward Delay, and pr ess <enter>. Type a decimal number for the forward delay. Spanning Tr ee Port States Step 1: Move to highlight Span[...]
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User ’s Manual 50 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Spanning Tr ee Port Priorities Step 1: Move to highlight Spanning T ree Port Priorities if you want to change the priority level per port , and press <enter>. Step 2: Move to highlight All Ports or each port individually, and press <enter>. For new priority value, type a decimal number fro[...]
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User ’s Manual 51 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch SNMP Functions Step 1: Mov e to highlight SNMP from [Adv anced Management] scr een, and pr ess <enter>. Step 2: SNMP Options Mov e to highlight SNMP , and pr ess <enter>. Decide to hav e it Disabled or Enabled. Edge Port Point-to-Point Link[...]
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User ’s Manual 52 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 3: Get Community Name Move to highlight Get Community Name, and press <enter>. Enter text and press <enter>. Step 4: Set Community Name Move to highlight Set Community Name, and press <enter>. Enter text and press <enter>. Step 5: Trap Community Name Move to highlight T ra[...]
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User ’s Manual 53 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Other Protocols Step 1: Move to highlight Other Protocols fr om [Advanced Management] screen, and press <enter>. Step 2: GVRP Move to highlight GVRP , and press <enter>. Decide to have it Disabled or Enabled. Step 3: IGMP Move to highlight IGMP , and press <enter>. Decide to have it [...]
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Aggregation Port Status Step 2: Move to highlight Aggregation P or t Status, and pr ess <enter>. Step 3: Select Actor or Partner for the Port selected. User ’s Manual 54 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch[...]
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User ’s Manual 55 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Actor Screen Partner Screen Aggregation Port Settings Step 4: Move to highlight Aggregation P or t Settings, and pr ess <ent er>.[...]
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User ’s Manual 56 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Aggregation Port Settings Step 5: Select desired Port . Aggregation Port Statistics Step 6: Move to highlight Aggregation P or t Statistics, and pr ess <enter>. Step 7: Select desired Port .[...]
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User ’s Manual 57 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Fast Link Aggregation Step 8: Move to highlight Fast Link Aggr egation , and press <enter>. IEEE802.3 Aggregation Step 9: Move to highlight IEEE802.3 Aggregation, and press <enter>. Step 10: Select desired Aggr egator .[...]
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User ’s Manual 58 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Port Mirroring Step 1: Move to highlight Port Mirroring fr om [Advanced Management] screen, and pr ess <ent er>. Y ou can mirror one port to Port 1. Step 2: Press <enter> to enter Port Mirroring Options. Step 3: Mirror Fr om Press <enter> to enter Mirr or From Options, listing the po[...]
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User ’s Manual 59 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 4: Move to highlight the port you want to mirror fr om and press <enter>. Step 5: Mirror Mode Move to select Mirror Mode. Fr om Mode Options, decide whether the port to be mirrored from will be r eceiving or transmitting. Step 6: Press <esc> when completed. Quality of Service (QoS) St[...]
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Logical Port Step 3: Move to highlight Logical Port , and press <enter>. St ep 4: Move to highlight User Defined Port . St ep 5: Select Port to be Defined. Step 6: Move to highlight Well-Known Port . User ’s Manual 60 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch[...]
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Step 7: Select Port to be Defined. Step 8: Move to highlight Range Port . VLAN Step 1: Move to highlight VLAN from QoS Setup, and pr ess <ent er>. St ep 2: Assign desired por t to a VLAN. To S St ep 1: Mov e to highlight T oS from QoS Setup, and pr ess <enter>. Step 2: Highlight desired port to be set . User ’s Manual 61 Manageable 8/[...]
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Tx Queue Setting Step 1: Move to highlight Tx Queue Setting from QoS Setup, and press <enter>. Step 2: Set Queue for optional Port 9. Fixed Priority Step 1: Move to highlight Fixed Priority from QoS Setup, and press <enter>. Step 2: Select desired Port . Rate Control St ep 1: Mov e to highlight Rat e Control from QoS Setup, and pr ess &[...]
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User ’s Manual 63 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch SENDING AND RECEIVING FILES The TF TP protocol is used to download upgraded softwar e to the switch. A VLAN with the proper IP address and routing path to the TFTP ser ver must be configured for the switch to access the specified TF TP ser ver . Step 1: Move to highlight File T ransfer from [Advanced [...]
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User ’s Manual 64 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 5: Press <esc> when completed. Step 6: A dialog box appears to ask if you want to transfer file now . Highlight [Y es] and press <ent er> to start file transfer , or move to highlight [No] and press <enter> to deny it . Press <esc> to exit . Step 7: Send File Via TF TP Mov[...]
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User ’s Manual 65 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Logout T o log out , highlight Logout from [Switch Management] scr een, and press <enter>. Please remember to save settings you hav e changed before you log out . Save Settings T o save the current settings and r emain in the configuration program, highlight Save Settings fr om [Switch Managemen[...]
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User ’s Manual 66 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch WEB-BASED BROWSER MANAGEMENT The EtherNav” D7600 switch provides a web-based br owser inter face for configuring and manag- ing the switch. This interface allows you to access the switch using a preferred web br owser . This section describes how to configure the switch using its web-based br owser [...]
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User ’s Manual 67 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch UNDERST ANDING THE BR OWSER INTERF ACE The web browser interface provides thr ee point-and-click buttons at the upper field of the screen for configuring and managing the D-GES7600. The Basic Setup/General parameters appear at the lower field of the scr een. These parameters can also be displayed by c[...]
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User ’s Manual 68 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch PERFORMING FILE ACTIVITIES T o Perform File Activities: Click the [File] button at the upper field of the main display, the menu options appear . Step 1: Saving Setting Click Saving Setting to sav e your configuration settings. Step 2: When you click it ,a message asks "Ar e you sure you want to [...]
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User ’s Manual 69 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 1: Reboot Click Reboot on the [File] display. Step 2: When you click it , a message asks "Are you sure you want to save setting?" , click OK to save it or Cancel to abort it . Step 1: Logout Click Logout on the [File] display. Step 2: When you click it , a message asks "Are you sur[...]
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User ’s Manual 70 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 2: Syst em Name Click in Syst em Name text box on the field of Basic Setup/General. Step 3: Type a system name if it is blank, or replace the current system name with a new one. Step 4: Location Click in Location text box on the field of Basic Setup/General. Step 5: Type a location name if it is [...]
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User ’s Manual 71 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 2: Port Status Click Port Status to view the line speed and flow control for all ports. Step 4: In the Por t column, click the port you want to configure. E.g. click Port 1. Note: The information displayed aut omatically updates every 15 seconds, without requiring you to refresh the window . Step[...]
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User ’s Manual 72 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 5: Click the drop-down menu under Admin Setting , decide to disable or enable it . Note: Disable - places the port in DOWN stat e. In this state, packets cannot be switches t o and from the port . Enable: places the port in UP stat e. In this state, packets can be switched t o and from the port .[...]
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User ’s Manual 73 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Console Port Configuration Step 1: T o access the console por t configuration parameters, click Basic Setup button first and then click Console Port . Step 2: Baud Rate Click an appropriate speed fr om Baud Rate drop-down menu on the field of Basic Setup/Console P or t Configuration. Note: Auto: allow[...]
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User ’s Manual 74 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch PERFORMING ADV ANCED SE TUP ACTIVITIES T o Perform Advanced Setup Activities: Click the [Advanced Setup] button at the upper field of the main display, the menu options appear . St ep 2: Per VLAN View Click Per VLAN View first and click on the por t that you want to view . Close the VL AN Activities w[...]
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User ’s Manual 75 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 3: Per Port View Click Per Port View first and click on the port that you want to view . Close the Per Port VLAN Activities window when finished viewing. Step 4: Individual MAC View From the Advanced Setup menu as shown in S t ep 1, point to MAC Addr ess Management . Click Individual MAC View . S[...]
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User ’s Manual 76 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 1: IP & RIP Settings Click IP & RIP Settings to access IP and RIP settings. A list of VLAN Ids appear s, along with their corresponding IP addr ess and subnet mask . Step 2: In the VLAN ID column, click a VL AN ID whose settings you want to view and/or change. Step 3: T o change the IP Ad[...]
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User ’s Manual 77 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 14: Specify whether split horizon is to be used. Step 15: Specify whether poisoned r everse is to be used. Step 16: Specify whether the switch is to send trigger ed responses. Step 17: When you finished with these selections, click Update Setting. A confirmation window appears. Click to close the[...]
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User ’s Manual 78 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 2: Aging Options Click the drop-down list for Disabled (No Aging) o r Set Aging Time. Step 3: Aging Time Click the text box and type a decimal number as bridge aging period in seconds. S tep 4: Flood Limit Click the drop-down list for No Flooding, Contr olled Flooding, Unlimited Flooding. Step 5:[...]
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User ’s Manual 79 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 3: The Static Source MA C Filter window appears. Click in the Source MAC Addr ess Filt er text box and type a unique MAC sour ce address you want to add. Then click the Add button. Step 4: A confirmation window appears. Close the confirmation window . Step 5: If you no longer need a source MA C a[...]
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User ’s Manual 80 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch IP Multicast Group T o view the IP multicast group addresses, click the Adv anced Setup button, and click IP Multicast Group in the selection menu. The information is read-only. VLAN Perspective T o view the VL AN configuration information, click the Advanced Setup button, and point to VLAN Perspectiv[...]
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User ’s Manual 81 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch IP Multicast Group T o view the IP multicast group addresses, click the Adv anced Setup button, and click IP Multicast Group in the selection menu. The information is read-only. VLAN Perspective T o view the VL AN configuration information, click the Advanced Setup button, and point to VLAN Perspectiv[...]
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User ’s Manual 82 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Link Aggregation T o view the spanning tree perspective parameters, click the Advanced Setup button, and point to Link Aggregation in the selection menu. S tep 1: Aggregation Port Status T o view and/or change the Aggregation configurations, click Port Link Aggregation from the above scr een. Step 2: [...]
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User ’s Manual 83 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 7: Click Update Setting. A confirmation window appears. Close the confirmation window . Step 1: Port Setting T o view and/or change the Spanning Tree configurations by port , click the Advanced Setup button, point to Link Aggregation in the selection menu, and click Aggregation Port Settings. Ste[...]
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User ’s Manual 84 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch SNMP T o view and/or change all SNMP-related information, click the Advanced Setup button, and click SNMP in the selection menu. The SNMP Configurations window appears. As shown below , the factory-default SNMP value is enabled and the factor y-default Community Name value is public. Step 1: SNMP For [...]
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User ’s Manual 85 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Step 9: Link Up Trap For Link Up T rap , specify whether it is Disabled or Enabled by clicking the drop-down list . Step 10: Authentication Failure T rap For Authentication Failur e Trap , specif y whether it is Disabled or Enabled by clicking the drop-down list . Step 11: Rising Alarm Trap For Rising[...]
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User ’s Manual 86 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Port Mirroring T o use the switch’s mirroring capability to mirror one port to Port 1, click the Advanced Setup button, and click Port Mirroring in the selection menu. Click Port 1 in the Mirror T o column. Step 1: Mirror From In the Mirror Fr om column, select a "mirror from " por t by cl[...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch SNMP & RMON MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW SNMP AGENT AND MIB-2 (RFC 1213) This section describes the switch’s Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Remote Monitoring (RMON) capabilities. The SNMP Agent running on the switch manager CPU is responsible for : - Retrieving MIB counters from various layers of softwar e mo[...]
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User ’s Manual 88 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Warm start Cold start Link up Link down Authentication failure Rising alarm Falling alarm T opology alarm MIB-2 defines a set of manageable objects in various layers of the T CP/IP protocol suites. MIB-2 covers all manageable objects from layer 1 to layer 4 and, as a r esult , is the major SNMP MIB su[...]
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User ’s Manual 89 Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch Bridge Groups Support ed The switch supports the following four groups of Bridge MIB (RFC 1493): - The dot1dBase Group – a mandatory group that contains the objects applicable to all types of bridges. - The dot1dStp Group – contains objects that denote the bridge’s state with respect to the Span[...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch User ’s Manual 90 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch 10/100/1000BaseT/TX auto-negotiating ports with RJ-45 connectors and 100/1000BaseFX fiber ports combination P er formance 148,80pps for 10Mbps 148,800pps for 100Mbps 1,488,000pps for 1000Mbps LED Indicat ors P er unit – P ow er status Per por t – LNK (Link) /ACT (Activit[...]
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Manageable 8/9-Por t Switch User ’s Manual 91 APPENDIX A - CONNECT OR PINOUTS Pin arrangement of RJ-45 connectors: 1 8 The following table lists the pin out of 10/100/1000BaseT/TX ports. Pin R egular P or ts Uplink Port 1 2 Input Receive Data + Output Transmit Data + Input Receive Data - Output Transmit Data - 3 4 Output Transmit Data + Input Rec[...]
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