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  • Page 1

    iConverter ® 2GXM Media Converter and Network Interface Device ST ANDALONE AND PLUG-IN MODULE USER MANUAL Release 3.4[...]

  • Page 2

    Page 2 T able of Contents 1.0 Overview .................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 General Description .................................................................................................... 3 1.1.1 Advanced Features .........................................[...]

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    1.0 OVERVIEW This document describes the installation and configuration of the iConverter 2GXM standalone Network Interface Device and plug-in modules. The dif ference between the module types are indicated using the following legend throughout this User Manual: - Plug-In PI - S t andalone SA 1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION The Omnitron iConverter ® 2GXM [...]

  • Page 4

    2.0 PORT STRUCTURE 2.1 OVERVIEW The front panel of the 2GXM provides access to the management (serial console) and fiber ports. T he fiber ports are SFP supporting 1000BASE-FX transceivers. The plug-in module features two additional Ethernet ports for connectivity via the chassis backplane. 2.1.1 Management Port PI SA The 2GXM features a Serial RS-[...]

  • Page 5

    19-Module Chassis 5-Module Chassis 2-Module Chassis 1-Module Redundant Chassis 3.0 INST ALLA TION PROCEDURE 3.1 OVERVIEW The following steps outline the installation and configuration procedures for the 2GXM. Refer to the specified sections for detailed instructions. • Configure DIP-switches (Section 3.2) • Installing the Module and Connecting [...]

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    3.2 CONFIGURING DIP-SWITCHES PI SA The 2GXM plug-in module has two board-mounted DIP-switches. The standalone unit has one bank of DIP-switches. The location of the DIP-switches are illustrate below . DIP-switch Locations 3.2.1 Board-Mounted Bank 1 Settings PI SA DIP-switch Bank 1 is available on both the plug-in and standalone modules. The table i[...]

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    NOTE: The fiber optic ports work in Full-Duplex mode in both Auto and Manual negotiation modes. 3.2.1.2 SW3, SW4, SW5 - Reserved These DIP-switches are for factory use only and must always remain in the Left/Down position (factory default). 3.2.1.3 SW6, SW7, SW8 - Link Modes These three DIP-switches configure the link mode settings. The following t[...]

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    3.2.2.3 SW3 - Pause Disable/Enable “Off/On” When the Pause enable/disable DIP-switch is in the Left “Off” position (factory default), Port 2 of the 2GXM does not send, receive and/or react to Pause frames during network congestion. Setting this DIP- switch to the Right “On” position enables Port 2 of the 2GXM to send, receive and/or rea[...]

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    3.3 INST ALLING PLUG-IN MODULES AND CONNECTING CABLES PI a. Carefully slide the module into an open slot in the chassis. Align the module with the installation guides and ensure that the module is firmly seated against the backplane. Secure the module by fastening the front panel thumbscrew (push in and turn clockwise to tighten) to the chassis fro[...]

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    3.4 CONFIGURE THE MODULE VIA COMMAND LINE INTERF ACE PI SA T o configure, attach the 2GXM to a DB-9 serial (RS-232) equipped computer with terminal emulation software such as HyperT erminal. The 2GXM Serial Console Port (DCE) is a mini DIN-6 female connector which can be changed to a DB-9 connector with the included adapter (Part #8082-0). Attach t[...]

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    The Management Options screen will be displayed. PI SA Management Options iConverter, Serial Agent Network Management 1: Chassis and Module Management 2: Set Module Identifier Management Module Preferences 3: IP and Control Preferences 4: SNMP Preferences 5: Abandon Preference Changes 6: Save Preference Changes 7: Restore to Factory Defaults 8: Res[...]

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    3.4.1 Setting IP and Control Preferences An IP address is required for the SNMP manager to address the 2GXM. The factory default setting is 192.168.1.220. The IP address can be configured manually or automatically as a DHCP client. 3.4.1.1 Setting IP Parameters Manually T o manually configure the IP address and control parameters, select 3 from the[...]

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    PI SA Management Options iConverter, Serial Agent Network Management 1: Chassis and Module Management 2: Set Module Identifier Management Module Preferences 3: IP and Control Preferences 4: SNMP Preferences 5: Abandon Preference Changes 6: Save Preference Changes 7: Restore to Factory Defaults 8: Restart Management Module 9: Other Networking Featur[...]

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    Page 14 NOTE: When the NMM is installed into the chassis and is set to Remote OAM, the chassis number of the 2GXM is automatically assigned by the NMM. PI SA IP and Control Preferences Screen iConverter, Serial Agent 1: Set IP 192.168.1.220 2: Set Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 3: Set Gateway 192.168.1.1 4: Chassis Number 1 5: Chassis Name (also sysName[...]

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    PI SA IP and Control Preferences Screen iConverter, Serial Agent 1: Set IP 192.168.1.220 2: Set Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 3: Set Gateway 192.168.1.1 4: Chassis Number 1 5: Chassis Name (also sysName) 2GXM 6: Enable/Disable TELNET Enabled 7: Enable/Disable FTP Disabled 8: Enable/Disable Soft Switch Reload Disabled 9: TELNET Password ***** 10: FTP Pa[...]

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    PI SA SNMP Preferences Screen iConverter, Serial Agent Chassis Number = 1 SNMP Engine ID 80001CAE03000687003B19 1: sysContact Omnitron (949) 250-6510 2: sysLocation Irvine, CA USA 3: SNMP Writes Enabled SNMP v1/v2c ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4: Read Community ***** 5: Write Community ***** 6: Agent Enabled S[...]

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    authNoPriv provides authentication based on the HMAC-MD5 algorithm and authPriv provides DES 56-bit encryption based on the HMAC-MD5 algorithm. T o set User 1 security , select 10 at the SNMP Preferences screen, press < ENTER > and then follow the screen prompts. T o set the User 2 security , select 13 at the SNMP Preferences screen, press &l[...]

  • Page 18

    Page 18 3.4.3 Management Processor VLAN Support The 2GXM Management Processor can independently transmit and receive Management Data with an IEEE 802.1Q tag. T o enable and configure this feature, type 9 from the Management Options screen to access the Other Networking Features screen. PI SA Management Options iConverter, Serial Agent Network Manag[...]

  • Page 19

    3.4.4 Enabling/Disabling Soft-switch Reload The Soft-switch Reload function controls the configurations of the 2GXM and other iConverter modules managed by the 2GXM following a power up. When the Soft-switch Reload is disabled, the configurations of the 2GXM and the other managed modules (non-management modules) are determined by their hardware DIP[...]

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    Page 20 3.4.5 Access the 2GXM Remotely Remote access to the 2GXM is provided via SNMP , T elnet, FTP or an external serial modem connected to the Serial Console Port. 3.4.5.1 Accessing the 2GXM via NetOutlook (SNMP) The 2GXM module can be remotely accessed by SNMP-client software such as NetOutlook or third-party SNMP management software. See Setti[...]

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    PI SA IP and Control Preferences Screen iConverter, Serial Agent 1: Set IP 192.168.1.220 2: Set Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 3: Set Gateway 192.168.1.1 4: Chassis Number 1 5: Chassis Name (also sysName) 2GXM 6: Enable/Disable TELNET Enabled 7: Enable/Disable FTP Disabled 8: Enable/Disable Soft Switch Reload Disabled 9: TELNET Password ***** 10: FTP Pa[...]

  • Page 22

    When the upload is complete, the 2GXM displays the update status and then automatically restarts with the newly loaded firmware. 3.4.5.4 Up dating the 2GXM Firmware via FTP Using an FTP application, upload the new firmware into the FTP root directory of the 2GXM. When the file transfer is complete, the 2GXM verifies the file and then automatically [...]

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    4.0 DET AILED MODULE CONFIGURA TION PI SA 4.1 OVERVIEW The 2GXM has module parameters that require configuration depending on the application. The Module configuration screen is accessible by selecting the module slot number from the Chassis V iew screen. T o access the Module configuration menu, select 1 at the Management Options screen, press <[...]

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    PI Chassis View 19 Slot iConverter, Serial Agent Chassis Number = 1 Slot Model Type | Slot Model Type 1 8000-0 NMM | 16 N/A 2 8903-1 10/100M | 17 N/A 3 8911-1 10/100M | 18 N/A 4 N / A | 1 9 N / A 5 8999-0 2GXM | 20 N/A 6 N/A | 21 8200-9 Power Supply 7 N / A | 2 2 N / A 8 N / A | 9 N / A | 10 N/A | 11 N/A | 12 N/A | 13 N/A | 14 N/A | 15 N/A | Module[...]

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    PI Module - iConverter 2GXM iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Switch ON condition OFF condition H/W Actual Slot Number = 11 1: Port 1 Manual Port 1 AN Off Off Model Number = 8999-0 2: Port 2 Manual Port 2 AN Off Off 3: Not Available Serial Number = xxxxxxxx 4: Not Available Manufacturing Date = xxxxxxxx 5: Not Available Produ[...]

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    4.2 MODULE MANAGEMENT MODE From the Module configuration screen, the management mode can be changed. Select option 18 to change the mode. The management mode options will be displayed. PI Module - iConverter 2GXM iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Switch ON condition OFF condition H/W Actual Slot Number = 11 1: Port 1 Manual P[...]

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    4.3 PORT CONFIGURA TION The Port configuration screen provides access to the port level configuration parameters, such as, Port Access, SFP information, 802.3ah, Port VLANs, T agged VLANs and cNode Loopback. T o access the Port configuration screen, select C from the Module configuration screen and press <ENTER>. The Port configuration screen[...]

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    4.3.1 Port Access The Port Access option allows the ports to be disabled/enabled while maintaining the port configuration and network link T o configure Port Access, select option 1 for the Fiber port 1 and option 2 for the Fiber port 2 from the Port configuration screen. 4.3.2 SFP Information The 2GXM module will provide general and specific infor[...]

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    SFP information can be obtained by selecting option 7 from the Port configuration screen. PI SA SFP Information - iConverter 2GXM iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Slot Number = 1 Model Number = 8999-0 Port = 1 Address A0 Page Contents =================================================== 00: 03 04 07 00 10 02 00 00 00 00 00 01[...]

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    OAM functions. • 802.3ah OAM Mode - The 802.3ah OAM Mode sets the selected port to “Passive” or “Active” configuration mode. In “Passive” mode the port cannot initiate Discovery , send V ariable Requests or initiate Loopback Mode. It can observe and report only the port status of its 802.3ah enabled remote partner . An “Active” po[...]

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    the remote ports. If “Forward” is displayed, the remote partner is forwarding non-OAMPDUs network frames to the higher sublayer . If “Loopback” is displayed, the remote partner is looping back non- OAMPDUs network frames. If “Discard” is displayed, the remote partner is discarding non-OAMPDUs network frames. If “Unknown”, the Parser[...]

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    4.3.4 802.3ah Events 802.3ah events can be accessed by selecting options 8 from the Port configuration screen. PI SA 802.3ah Event - iConverter 2GXM iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Slot Number = 1 Model Number = 8999-0 Port 1 1: Symbol Period Window 0 second < 0 symbols> 2: Symbol Period Threshold 0 symbols 3: Frame W[...]

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    4.3.5 Port VLAN The flow of data on the module is controlled by configuring the Port VLAN settings. The block diagram illustrates the flow of both the management traffic and the data traf fic for a plug-in module (standalone modules do not have backplane access). The data traf fic is controlled by a switch matrix which provides complete control of [...]

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    Port VLAN is access by selecting options 1 1 - 20 for the plug-in module or 1 1 - 13 for the standalone module from the Port configuration screen. PI Module - iConverter 2GXM iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Port VLAN Path Setup Slot Number = 11 ---------------------------------- Model Number = 8999-0 11: Port1 to Port2 Enab[...]

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    4.3.6 T agged VLAN The 2GXM supports the IEEE 802.1Q tag VLAN packet tagging and un-tagging and the 802.1p Quality of Service priority standards. The following parameters are configured for each port: 4.3.6.1 Port Priority (PRI) This (IEEE 802.1p based) user-specified value of 0 through 7 can be assigned as a QoS priority level (0 being lowest and [...]

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    T agged VLAN is accessed by selecting option 4 from the Port configuration screen. The T ag VLAN Control screen will be displayed. PI Tag VLAN Control - iConverter 2GXM iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Slot Number = 2 Model Number = 8999-0 Port 1 Backplane A 1: Port Priority (PRI) 0 7: Port Priority (PRI) 0 2: PVID (Port VLA[...]

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    4.3.7 VLAN Membership T able The VLAN Membership T able lists the permitted VLAN ID (VID) for each egress port on the module. Only packets that are assigned a VID value that matches one of the egress port’ s VID memberships are allowed to egress through the port. When the Ingress Security is set to High for a specific port, the membership table i[...]

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    Initially the table is empty . T o configure the ports with VLAN IDs, select option (a) from the VLAN Membership configuration screen. PI Membership Entry - iConverter 2GXM iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Slot Number = 1 Model Number = 8999-0 VLAN Table Membership Entry 1 ------------------------------ 1: VLAN ID 2 2: Port [...]

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    T o add a VLAN ID to the membership table, select option 1 and enter the ID #. T o associate the VLAN ID to a port, select the appropriate port option ( 2 - 6 ). PI Membership Entry - iConverter 2GXM iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Slot Number = 1 Model Number = 8999-0 VLAN Table Membership Entry 1 -------------------------[...]

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    PI VLAN Membership - iConverter 2GXM iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Slot Number = 1 Model Number = 8999-0 VLAN ID (VID) Port 1 Port 2 BP A BP B Mngmnt 1: 100 Yes No No No No Add new entry (a), Delete entry (d), Edit entry (e), Clear table (c) Enter Choice, Previous Screen(0), (H)elp, E(x)it > The VLAN membership entries[...]

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    4.3.9 Port St atistics The 2GXM module provides port statistics on both Port 1 and Port 2. The Port Statistics can be viewed by selecting option P from the Module configuration screen. PI Module - iConverter 2GXM iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Switch ON condition OFF condition H/W Actual Slot Number = 11 1: Port 1 Manual P[...]

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    5.0 2GXM SPECIFICA TIONS Pl ug- in Modu le Sta ndal one T abl et op St andal one W al l- M ount Descri pt ion 1000 B AS E-X Fiber t o 10 00BA SE -X Fiber C on v er te r w i th in tegr at ed man agem en t Protocol s 1000BASE -X w ith 1536 by tes max . f ram e siz e Cabl e T y pes Fiber M u lt imode: 50/125 , 62. 5/ 125, 100/ 140 u m, Si n gl e-m ode[...]

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    6.0 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 6.1 OVERVIEW The 2GXM module has several LED indicators available to assist in the determination of problems. Refer to Section 3.5, V erify Operation, for LED definitions. 6.1.1 Power Issues Problem: The Power LED does not illuminate after installation is complete or no LED indicators ar e ON Possible Causes: A. For standa[...]

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    7. 0 WARRANTY This product is warranted to the original purchaser against defects in material and workmanship for a period of TWO YEARS from the date of shipment. A LIFETIME warranty may be obtained by the original purchaser by REGISTERING this product with Omnitron within 90 days from the date of shipment. T O REGISTER, COMPLETE AND MAIL OR F AX T[...]