Planet Technology SGSW-2402 manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63

Go to page of

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Planet Technology SGSW-2402, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Planet Technology SGSW-2402 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Planet Technology SGSW-2402. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Planet Technology SGSW-2402 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Planet Technology SGSW-2402
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Planet Technology SGSW-2402 item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Planet Technology SGSW-2402 item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Planet Technology SGSW-2402 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Planet Technology SGSW-2402, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Planet Technology service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Planet Technology SGSW-2402.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Planet Technology SGSW-2402 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    10/100/1000Mbps Intelligent Stackable Switch SGSW-2402 User’s Manual[...]

  • Page 2

    Trademarks Copyright  PLANET Technology Corp. 2002. Contents subject to revision without prior notice. PLANET is a registered trademark of PLANET Technology Corp. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners. Disclaimer PLANET Technology does not warrant that the hardware will work properly in all environments and applications, and mak[...]

  • Page 3

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRO DUCTIO N ........................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 C HECKLIST ............................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 A BOUT THE S[...]

  • Page 4

    4.2.3. sys show IP ............................................................................................................. .................... 44 4.2.4. sys show Et hernet address .............................................................................................. .......... 45 4.2.5. sys set ip <IP Address> <Subnet Mask&g[...]

  • Page 5

    1 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Checklist Check the contents of your package for following parts:  SGSW-2402.  User's manual CD.  Power cord.  19” rack mounting kit.  RS-232 cable.  Quick Installation Guide. If any of these pieces are missing or damaged, please cont act your dealer immediately, if possible, retain the carton includin[...]

  • Page 6

    2 -- LED indicators for simple diagnostics and management -- Internal power supply -- Auto MDI/ MDI-X on each port -- Network management configuration: − Web-based management − Console and Telnet Configuration − SNMP network management − IEEE 802.1Q Tagging VLAN (32 VLAN Group) − Port Trunking supported − IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Proto[...]

  • Page 7

    3 VLAN 802.1Q VLAN, up to 32 VLANs supported QoS IEEE 802.1p QoS support with 2 priori ty queue using WFQ (Weighted Fair Queueing) IGMP Multicast Filtering Passive snooping on IGMP Query/Report messages Port trunking Up to 4 ports can be combined into a fat pipe Port Mirroring 1 mirroring port to monitor several mirrored ports Standards Conformance[...]

  • Page 8

    4 2. HARDWARE DESCRIPTION This product series provide three different running speed – 10Mbps, 100Mbps, and 1000Mbps in the same switch and automatically distinguish the speed of incoming connection. This section describes the hardware features of t hese Switches. For easier m anagement and control of the switch, familiarize yourself with its disp[...]

  • Page 9

    5 2.2 Rear Panel The rear panel of the Switch indicates an AC inlet power socket which accepts input power from 100 to 240VAC, 50-60Hz. SGSW-2402 Switch rear panel Power Notice: 1. The device is a power-required device, it means, it will not work till it is powered. If your networks should active all the time, please consider using U PS (Uninterrup[...]

  • Page 10

    6 ♦ Baud : 38400 ♦ Parity : None ♦ Data bits : 8 ♦ Stop bits : 1 ♦ Flow Control: none Once the terminal has connected to the device, power on the device. The terminal will display that it is loading the firmware. Then, the screen as below will show up: Press “Enter” and input the passwor d. The default password is “ admin ”. 2.5 I[...]

  • Page 11

    7 To setup the IP address, please use “sys set ip” command in the following format: sys set ip <IP Address> <Subnet Mask> <Default Gateway> For example, to configure the switch with the following IP settings: IP Address: 192.168.0.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway: 192.168.0.254 Press input the following comm and an[...]

  • Page 12

    8 3.WEB-BASED MANAGEMENT 3.1 Configuration As well as the menu-driven system configura t ion program, the agent module provides an embedded HTTP Web agent. This agent can be accessed by any computer on the network using a standard Web browser (Internet Explorer 5.0 or above, or Netscape Navigator 4.5 or above). Using the Web browser management inte[...]

  • Page 13

    9 3.2 Web Pages To access the Web-browser interface you must first enter the password. The default password is "admin" You will see the following screen comes out on the Web browser program: F igure 3-1 : Pass w ord Screen After the password is entered you will see the main menu screen. F i gure 3-2: T he start up screen of SGS W -2402 W [...]

  • Page 14

    10 Figure 3-3 The Port Config screen Choose Port You can choose a port either by clicking on the pictur e or by selecting it at the “Choose Port” field. Speed/ Duplex Speed/ Duplex is to select the operati on mode of chosen port. The options are as: ‘Auto’: Auto negotiation ‘10Mbps HD’: 10 Base-T Half Duplex ‘10Mpbs FD’: 10Base-T Fu[...]

  • Page 15

    11 is recommended to locate the link your PC used before disable the port state. Flow Control This feature enables or disables the Flow Control f unction of the port. Flow control can eliminate frame loss by "blocking" traffic from end stations or segment s connected directly to the switch when its buffers fill. IEEE 802.3x flow control i[...]

  • Page 16

    12 3.5 Trunk config Port Trunking is the ability to group together severa l switch ports to increase the bandwidth between the management switch and other switch. This is an inexpensive method to increase throughput between switches (or to servers). We define the Port Trunki ng as the ability to group a set of ports into a single logical link. The [...]

  • Page 17

    13 3.6 Advanced Configuration The available options in “Advanced menu” are: STP Config The Spanning Tree Setup Screen IGMP Config The IGMP Setup Screen Stack Config The Stack Setup Screen SNMP Config The SNMP Setup Screen RMON Statistics Show RMON statistics information Port Security The Port Security Setup Screen MirrorPort Config The Mirror P[...]

  • Page 18

    14 3.7.2 STP Bridge This page lets you to have a clearer view in Spanning Tree parameters for whole switch. Figure 3-6 The Spanning Tr ee Screen Description of Parameters STP State When STP is enabled, it will dynamically detect netwo rk looping owing to mis-configuration of the network topology. The redundant connectors will be disabled to avoid l[...]

  • Page 19

    15 Step 4: Click “Apply” button and save it if everything is OK.  NOTE The screen is divided into two sections. Cur r ent Spanning Tree Root section displays the read-only Spanning Tree settings for the current root switch and the parameters this switch is to use when it becomes the root switch. 3.8 IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol (I[...]

  • Page 20

    16 Multicast routers use IGMP v2.0 to learn wh ich groups have members on each of their attached physical networks. A multicast router keeps a lis t of multicast group memberships for each attached network, and a timer for each membership. "Multicast group memberships" means the presence of at least one member of a multicast group on a gi[...]

  • Page 21

    17 Figure 3-9 The Stack screen pag e Step 5: enter another unit management switch IP (ex:203.70.249.154) as Slave switch. Step 6: choose “Stack Config” Step 7: choose “Enable” of Stacking State, and “Save”. Figure 3-10 The Stack screen pag e[...]

  • Page 22

    18  NOTE Slave switch IP will be covered by Master one, and disappear temporarily. The slave IP address can be the same as Master IP address. Thus, if master switch is malfunction, you can still access the other swi t ch by same IP address. You can key in Master IP (ex:203.70.249.152), and choo s e “Stack Config”, then all the stack member l[...]

  • Page 23

    19 is a network node that deserves the trap message s ent by management switch. A Trap Receiver entry contains the IP address of the node and a community string that is included in the trap message. When an event arises that requires a trap message to be sent, it is sent to every node listed in the Trap Receiver.  NOTE If you are configuring sla[...]

  • Page 24

    20 Figure 3-13. RMON Statistics page 3.12 Port Security Of all 26 ports, some of the end nodes may need to assign to the specific port. In order to fulfill this act, MAC Address should be added to that particular port. This is to ban other users from using the static port. A port can accommodate up to 20 MAC Addresses.[...]

  • Page 25

    21 F i gure 3-14. Port Security page 3.12.1 Setting Up Procedures Step 1: Select the port that you want to add in the MAC Address Step 2: Key in the MAC Address in the field prov i ded, e.g. 00-80-40-E8-85-12, and click “Add” button The system will then add in the New MAC Address into the listing on the right side of the screen. 3.12.2 Delete M[...]

  • Page 26

    22 Figure 3-15. Mirror Port Setup screen 3.13.2 Setup Procedures Step 1: Select one Mirror Port. Step 2: Click on the dashed line ‘-‘ on that particular port if you wan to select it as a Mirrored Member (T). Step 3: Hit on “Apply” button after you are satisfied with the setup. Click “Save” button to update the latest configuration. 3.14[...]

  • Page 27

    23 Figure 3-16 Aging Control screen Aging Control Configuration Procedures Step 1: Select “Enable” from the Aging Control option. Step 2: Enter an integer in the entry, choosing from the r ange of 1 to 128, if the aging control is enabled. If the aging control is disabled, this step can be skipped. 3.15 Address Search Host Search is for searchi[...]

  • Page 28

    24 Figure 3-17 The Host search page 3.15.1 Host Searching Procedures Step 1: Enter the IP Address of the host. Step 2: Click on “Search” button. The result will displayed as shown: If the system can not find the Host Address the following GUI will appear:[...]

  • Page 29

    25 3.15.2 MAC Address Search This feature helps to look for the particular MAC Addr ess stated in the field, wh ich provides a useful way while configuring the VLAN. The system will search through the device for the port’s ownership of that particular PC. Figure 3-18 The MAC Address search screen MAC Address Search Procedures Step 1: Enter MAC Ad[...]

  • Page 30

    26 But, if the system cannot find any matching MAC Address, the following search result will appear: 3.16 System Tools The available options in “System Tools” are: System Config The Spanning Tree Setup Screen System Information The IGMP Setup Screen Change Password The Stack Setup Screen Firmware Upgrade The SNMP Setup Screen Save or Reset Sett[...]

  • Page 31

    27 Click on “Logon” button again if you still need to acce ss to the management switch web page. This cannot apply to the changing of IP Address! Please refer to the following notes for details.  NOTE Please note that after changing IP Address of the device, the syst em will not lead you to log in the management switch web page after you hav[...]

  • Page 32

    28 Figure 3-20 The System Information 3.19 Change Password This option allows you to amend the current password.[...]

  • Page 33

    29 Figure 3-21 The change password screen Changing password procedure Step 1: Type in your current password. Step 2: Enter your new password. Step 3: Enter the new password again for confirmation. Step 4: Click on “Changing Password” button to active the new setting. If your password is keyed correctly, the system will reply you with a sy stem [...]

  • Page 34

    30 Hit “return” button and re-enter the password correctly. 3.20 Firmware Upgrade You can simply download the newer version Firmware from www.planet.com.tw Here, you will find links that allows easy access for upgrading of future released of updated firmware. Figure 3-22 The Firmware Upgrade page[...]

  • Page 35

    31 To check your current firmware version, click “K nowing the System Informat ion” as mentioned in 3.18 System Information. After downloading the firmware, saved it into your hard disk. Upgrade Firmw are Procedure Step 1: Click “Browse” button to select the file wher e you have just saved and ‘Choose file’ dialog box will appear, promp[...]

  • Page 36

    32 Step 4: Log on the web site after about 60 seconds if you still need to do some configuration on the management switch.  NOTE If you are using the same or older version of t he firmware, the system will prompt you whether or not to use the firmware. See the GUI shown below: On the other hand, if you choose the wrong file, a system message wil[...]

  • Page 37

    33 3.21.1 Save By click the “Save” button, you will save all the changes made in the management switch. You need to reboot the switch to ensure that the profile is updated correctly. 3.21.2 Backup This option allows you to backup the switch’s configuration into a file. To create a backup configuration, Step 1: Click on the “Backup” button[...]

  • Page 38

    34 The system will then prompt you to save switch.cfg to a destination. Step 3: Select a folder that you want to save the file and click “SAVE” button to proceed. Step 4: After downloading process has completed, the following GUI will appear. Click “Close” button if you do not want to view the downloaded file.[...]

  • Page 39

    35 3.21.3 Restore This option allows you to restore the ol d configuration from your backup file. Step 1: Click “Browse” button and select the file t hat you want the system to restore back the configuration. Step 2: Click “Restore” button to start the process.[...]

  • Page 40

    36 The system will request you to reboot the switch. Step 3: Click “Yes” button to restart the switch. Step 4: Wait for about 60 seconds and the system will automatically return to the Login Web page, prompting you to enter password again. 3.21.4 Clear and Reset By clicking this option, you will restore the management switch to fa ctory default[...]

  • Page 41

    37 Step 3: Click “Logon” button if you want to make some more changes. 3.22 Message Windows Display Switch system message. Figure 3-23 The Message Window page[...]

  • Page 42

    38 3.23 Reboot Switch Rebooting the management switch is required after c hanges are made in the configuration or setting. Figure 3-24 The Reboot Switch page Click “Yes” to reboot the switch. The system will prompt you to logon again after about 60 seconds to see the effect. 3.24 Logout With the web browser, logging out is as easy as ABC . By c[...]

  • Page 43

    39 Figure 3-25 The Logout page  NOTE If you changed a new IP Address for t he management switch, the system will NOT automatically changed to the new IP addre ss after you click on the “Logon” button.[...]

  • Page 44

    40 4 CONSOLE INTERFACE 4.1 CONNECT TO PC To configure the system through its console interface, connect a serial cable to a COM port on a PC or notebook computer and to serial (console) port of t he device. The console port of the device is DCE already, so that you can connect the console port directly through PC without the need of Null Modem. A t[...]

  • Page 45

    41 4.2 Logging on to the Switch To log on to the Sw itch: 1. At the screen prompt: Figure 4-1 SGSW-2402 Console Login on Screen Enter the console interface factory default console password (admin) or user-defined password if you changed the default password using the instructions in Section 4.2.9 . The Switch Management prompt in Figure 4-2 appears[...]

  • Page 46

    42 Please type “Help” on the command line, the main menu displa ys all the system command usage that are available as below: Figure 4-3 SGSW-2402 Console command Screen SYS--SYSTEM MANAGEMENT COMMANDS sys show info sys show ip sys show ethernet address sys set ip <IP Address> <Subnet Mask> <Default Gateway> sys set name "[...]

  • Page 47

    43 VLAN--VLAN MANAGEMENT COMMANDS vlan show vlan build <vid> <-u untags> <-t tags> <-p priority> vlan delete <vid> vlan set pri <vid> <-p priority> TRUNK--TRUNK MANAGEMENT COMMANDS trunk show trunk set <port1> [port2] [port3] [port4] STP--STP MANAGEMENT COMMANDS stp [on|off] SNMP--SNMP MANAGEMENT COMM[...]

  • Page 48

    44 4.2.2 sys show info This command display the system information of SGSW-2402. Figure 4-5 SGSW-2402 system information Screen 4.2.3. sys show IP This command display the network information of SGSW-2402. Figure 4-6 SGSW-2402 network information Screen[...]

  • Page 49

    45 4.2.4. sys show Ethernet address This command display the MAC address of SGSW-2402. Figure 4-7 SGSW-2402 Mac address information Screen 4.2.5. sys set ip <IP Address> <Subnet Mask> <Default Gateway> This command allow to set the IP addre ss, Subnet Mask, Gateway of SGSW-2402. Figure 4-8 SGSW-2402 network setting Screen[...]

  • Page 50

    46 4.2.6. sys set name "string" This commands allow to set the system name of SGSW-2402. Figure 4-9 SGSW-2402 system name setting Screen 4.2.7. sys set contact "string" This command allow to set system administrator name of SGSW-2402. Figure 4-10 SGSW-2402 system administrator name setting Screen[...]

  • Page 51

    47 4.2.8. sys set location "string" This command allow to set the location of SGSW-2402. Figure 4-11 SGSW-2402 system location setting Screen 4.2.9. sys set password This command allow to set the password of SGSW-2402.  NOTE The new password should be an alphanumeric string of size 6 to 15, starting with a letter Figure 4-12 SGSW-2402 [...]

  • Page 52

    48 4.2.10. sys set link_info <on|off> This command is used to report the link status of the por ts. Once it is enabled, it will prompt the port status on the console. Or if you disable it, it will not prompt the port status any more. Figure 4-13 SGSW-2402 system link report setting Screen 4.2.11. sys reset system This command will reboot the [...]

  • Page 53

    49 4.2.12. sys reset config This command will reboot and reset to the default mode of SGSW-2402. Figure 4-15 SGSW-2402 reset config Screen 4.2.13. sys save config This command will save the current configure of SGSW-2402. Figure 4-16 SGSW-2402 save config Screen[...]

  • Page 54

    50 4.2.14. logout This command will logout the SGSW-2402. Figure 4-17 SGSW-2402 logout Screen 4.2.15. port--Port Management Commands This menu contains system parameters to display and configure the port of the switch Menu items are: Figure 4-18 SGSW-2402 port command Screen[...]

  • Page 55

    51 4.2.16. port show This command display port status of each port. Figure 4-19 SGSW-2402 port statistics Screen 4.2.17. port set enable <port number> [-h|-f] [-10|-100|-1000] [-A] This command allow to set the speed duplex mode of each port Figure 4-20 SGSW-2402 port set enable Screen[...]

  • Page 56

    52 4.2.18. port set disable <port number> This command allow to disable each port Figure 4-21 SGSW-2402 port disable Screen 4.2.19. port set flw <port number> <on|off> This command allow to disable or enable flow control on each port Figure 4-22 SGSW-2402 flow control disable /enable Screen 4.2.20. port set bck <port number>[...]

  • Page 57

    53 4.2.21. port set pri <port number> <-p priority> This command allow to set the priority on each port Figure 4-24 SGSW-2402 port priority Screen 4.2.22. port set vid <port number> <-v vid> This command allow to set the VLAN group and assign VLAN ID. Figure 4-25 SGSW-2402 port VLAN ID Screen[...]

  • Page 58

    54 4.2.23. vlan--VLAN Management Commands This menu contains system parameters to displa y and configure the VLAN of SGSW-2402 . Menu items are: Figure 4-25 SGSW-2402 VLAN command Screen 4.2.24. vlan show This command display VLAN states Figure 4-26 SGSW-2402 VLAN statics Screen[...]

  • Page 59

    55 4.2.25. vlan build <vid> <-u untags> <-t tags> <-p priority> This command allow to create VLAN group and assign VLAN tag and untagged Figure 4-27 SGSW-2402 VLAN setting Screen 4.2.26. vlan delete <vid> This command allow to delete VLAN group. Figure 4-28 SGSW-2402 VLAN delete Screen 4.2.27. vlan set pri <vid> [...]

  • Page 60

    56 4.2.28. trunk--TRUNK Management Commands This menu contains system parameters to display and c onfigure the trunk of this switch. Menu items are: Figure 4-29 SGSW-2402 Trunk command Screen 4.2.29. trunk show This command displayed the Trunk status Figure 4-30 SGSW-2402 Trunk status Screen[...]

  • Page 61

    57 4.2.30. trunk set <port1> [port2] [port3] [port4] This command allow to set trunk port Figure 4-31 SGSW-2402 Trunk group setting Screen 4.2.31. stp--STP Management Commands This command allow to disable / enable STP function on SGSW-2402 Figure 4-31 SGSW-2402 disable / enable STP Screen 4.2.32. snmp--SNMP Management Commands This command a[...]

  • Page 62

    58 4.2.33. stack--STACK Management Commands This command allow to disable / enable Stack function on SGSW-2402 Figure 4-33 SGSW-2402 disable / enable Stack Screen[...]

  • Page 63

    59 APPENDIX A NETWORKING CONNECTION When attaching an end-station to the device, a standard straight-through CAT5 cable may be used, even when the end-station is attached via a patch panel. Howe ver, when attaching another switch or attaching workstations via hubs, a crossover cable will need to be used. Please see the following wire diagrams for e[...]