Planet Technology VC-1602 manual

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    16-port + 2 Gigabit-slots V D SL Stackable S w itch VC-1602 User ’ s Manual[...]

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    T rademar k s Copyright  PLANET Technology Corp. 2003. Conten t s subject to revision w ithout prior no t ice. PLANET is a registered trademark o f PLANET Technology Corp. All o t her tradema r ks belon g to their respective o w ners. Disc l aim e r PLANET Technology does no t w arrant that the hard w are w ill w ork properly in all envi r onmen[...]

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    T A BLE OF CONTENTS C H A P T ER 1 IN T RODUC T I O N ................................................................................................. .1 1.1 C HECKLIST ........................................................................................................................ .1 1.2 A BOUT THE S W ITCH ................................[...]

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    - 1 - Chapter 1 INTR O DUCTION 1.1 Checklist Check the contents of y o ur pac k age for follo w ing parts: l VC-16 0 2. l CD-ROM. l Quic k Installa t ion G ui d e l P o w er cord. l 19 ” rack- m ount brac k ets . l RS-232 c a ble. I f a n y o f these pieces are m issing or da m aged, plea s e contact y o ur d e aler i m m edia t e l y , i f possi[...]

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    - 2 - 1.3 Features w Cisco L R E C PE m ode m c o m patible w Co m plies w i t h I EEE8 0 2 . 3 1 0 Base- T , IEEE 8 02 . 3 u 10 0 Base- T X, IEEE 8 0 2. 3 z 100 0 Base - SX/LX, I EEE 80 2.3 a b 1 00 0 Base- T , IEEE 8 02.3x f l o w contr o l, I EEE 8 0 2.1 Q V L AN a nd 8 02 . 1p p r iori t y q ue u ing w 5 selec t able tr a ns m ission m odes usi[...]

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    - 3 - E M C/ E M I FCC, CE M anagement Inter f ace W eb, Console, Telnet and S N MP Protocols and Standards IEEE 802 . 3 (Ethe r net) IEEE 802 . 3u (Fast E t hernet) IEEE 802 . 3z/802.3ab (Gigabit Ethernet) IEEE 802 . 3 x (flo w control) IEEE 802 . 1Q VLAN tag IEEE 802 . 1p QoS RFC 768 UDP RFC 783 TFTP RFC 791 IP RFC 792 IC M P RFC 826 ARP RFC 854 [...]

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    - 4 - Chapter 2 H A RDW A RE INS T A L L ATION T his section descri b es th e har d w a r e f eatures a n d i n stallation o f these Switch e s. For easier m anage m ent and control o f the s w itch, f a m iliarize y o ursel f with it s displ a y in d icators, an d p orts. Fr o nt p an e l illustra t i o ns in t his ch a pte r dis p l a y th e u ni[...]

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    - 5 - Stack ports T here are t w o stac k ports on t h e f ront p an e l. One is IN a n d t h e o t her is OU T . W h en stac k ed, the IN p ort sho u ld con n ect to t he o ther s w itch ’ s OU T port and t he O U T port should connect t o other s w itch ’ s IN out. You can just u se nor m al Cat 5 or better cable w i th RJ-45 connector to s t[...]

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    - 6 - Wiring for VDSL port s T he V D SL por t o f VC- 1 6 0 2 uses o n e RJ-2 1 ( T elco 50) co n necto r t o con n ect up t o 1 6 VDSL co n ver t ers (VC-10 2 S, VC-10 1 S or Cisco LR E m ode m ) through struc t ured o r unstructured wiri n g, such a s existing t e le p h o ne lines. T he lin k between t h e V D SL s w itch port a n d eac h co n [...]

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    - 7 - 2.2 Rear Panel T he rear pan e l o f the s wi t ch in d icates a n AC i n let po w er soc k et, w h ich accep t s inpu t p o w er f ro m 100 t o 2 4 0 VA C , 50- 6 0 H z, o n e RS- 2 3 2 c o nsol e por t f or setting up t h e s w itc h via a con n ecti o n t o a ter m inal or PC usin g a ter m inal e m ulatio n pr o gra m , and t wo slide-i n[...]

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    - 8 - ♦ DCE ♦ 960 0 (Fix b a ud ra t e) ♦ n (No p a r i t y chec k ing) ♦ 8 (8 Data b i t s) ♦ 1 (1 stop bit) ♦ None ( N o f l o w c o ntrol) You can use a nor m al RS - 232 ca b le a nd co n nect to t he console port o n the d e vice. A f ter the con n ecti o n, y ou can r u n a n y ter m inal e m ulation p rogra m (H y per T er m inal[...]

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    - 9 - 1. Never stac k unit m ore than ei g ht sets h ig h i f f reestanding. 2. Do n o t p lace o bjects on t o p o f a n y u n it or stac k . 3. Do n o t obstruct a n y vents a t the s ides o f t h e case. Rack-mount In s tallati o n T he s w itch m a y s t an d alo n e, or m a y b e m ounted in a standard 19-inch e q uip m ent rac k . Rac k m oun[...]

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    - 10 - 2.4 S t ack Installatio n T here are two RJ-45 p orts on the f ront p a n el f or pr o prieta r y m anage m ent stac k . Onl y straight- t hrou g h U T P/S T P cable c a n b e use d . Pl u g o ne e nd o f the ca b l e in t he “ IN ” p ort a n d t h e o t her e n d to the ” OUT ” port o f next device. R ep e at t he st e p f or eve r [...]

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    - 1 1 - Chapter 3 CON S OLE A ND TELN E T M A N A GE M ENT 3.1 Connect To PC by RS-232 serial Cable ë Note I f y ou h a v e stac k ed sever a l s w itc h es t o ge t her, m a k e sure y o u are wor k in g on Master s w itch ( s w itch with least Switch ID). Other slave switches ’ m anage m ent inter f ace all o w s o n l y vi e wing the c onf ig[...]

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    - 12 - 1. Be Sure o f the s witch is c o n f igured with an I P a ddre s s and t h e switch is reach a bl e f r o m a PC. 2. Start t he T el n et pr o gra m on a P C a n d co n nect to th e switch. T he m anage m ent in t er f ace is exact l y t h e sa m e w ith R S-232 cons o le m anage m ent except the “ root ” privile d ge is not s uppor t e[...]

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    - 13 - 2. S y ste m In f or m ation Sh o w det a il s y s t e m in f or m ation o f each s w itch includin g t h eir har d ware, so ft w ar e versi o n, s y s te m up t i m e, s y s t e m contact , device na m e, device location a n d s y s t e m m anage m ent capabili t ies. 3. S y ste m Con f igura t ion Mo d i f y s y s t e m contact, de vic e n[...]

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    - 14 - 8. P r iori t y T ag De f ine t h e 8 02. 1 p t a g m apping a nd t h e service r u le. Plea s e re f er to secti o n 4 . 13 f or detail. 4. User Aut h en t ication T his m enu all o w s y ou to c o n f igure t h e password o f root , a d min a n d g u est account. On l y ro ot acco u nt has t he right to e n ter t h is m enu. 1. S y ste m R[...]

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    - 15 - C H A PTER 4. W E B M A N A GE M ENT 4.1 S t art A Web Br o w ser Session T he W eb Inter f ace o f VC-1602 is cod e d b y J a va Ap p l e t an d run n i n g o n th e JavaTM Virt u al Mac h in e (JVM) version 1 . 3.1 plat f or m . You s ho uld c o n f igure the m ana g e m ent stati o n w ith a n I P a ddress and s u bne t m as k c o m patib[...]

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    - 16 - 4.2 S t ack Main Page T he stac k m ain pa g e con t ains t w o o ptions: Topology T his screen displ a y s o ne or m ore s w itches o f th e m anage m ent stac k . Basic prope r ties can be r e ad b y th e screen, incl u ding H ar d w ar e charac t eristic, D e vice Na m e, Up t i m e, Master a nd Slave relation s hip . Also, b y m ouse cli[...]

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    - 17 - 4.3 S w itch Mai n Page S w itc h M a in P a ge ap p ears a f ter y ou c lic k one o f th e switch(es) on the to p ol o g y p age. T here are 8 f unction b utt on list e d o n t o p: Ho m e, S a v e, De f ault , Re b oot , Pin g , T elnet, Contact , a n d U p grad e . <Home> Shortcu t to bac k to stac k h o m e page <Save> S a ve[...]

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    - 18 - <Reboot> You c a n spe c i f y s witch(es) and r e bo o t it. Warm Boot Reboot t he s w itch in a shor t time. Cold Boot Boot the s w itch and w ith f ully Po w er On Self Test (POST). The system is comple t ely checked but spends much time. <Ping> T he Ping is a co m m onl y u sed to o l t o d etect t he re m ote host or I P a d[...]

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    - 19 - WEB Upload w Select D e vice ID and “ W EB Upload ” r a di o bu t ton th e n clic k OK. w Speci f y the f ile p at h b y cli ck ing Br o w se b utt o n a nd cli ck Start. T F T P Do w nload 1. Select D e vice ID and “ T FTP D o wnload ” r a dio b u tto n t hen clic k O K. 2. Enter th e T F TP s e r v er ’ s IP addr e ss in S e r v [...]

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    - 20 - Device T he shortcut to g o t o a n ot h er m e m ber s w itch in t h e m ana g e m ent stac k. 4.4 De v ice Configuration Panel Dis p lay Networ k Configuratio n IP A ddress: IP a ddress o f this d evice. Subnet M ask: Su b net Mas k o f y o ur ne t w o r k. Gate w a y I P: IP a ddress o f Gat e w a y. Device I n formation Name : Na m ing t[...]

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    - 21 - 4.5 Topolo g y Info T his page d ispl a y s in f or m ati o n a b out t he s w itch(es), such as Device ID, Ha rdwar e versi o n, Boot-Up versi o n , POS T version, R un t i m e versi o n (Fir m w are versio n ), JAVA Ap p let version ( W eb User Inter f ace version), D evice Na m e and D e vic e Loca t i o n. W he n m anage m ent stac k per[...]

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    - 22 - Configur a tion Port a ttri b utes can be s e tu p in t his p ag e . Setup P o rt A t t ributes - VDSL port 1. Clic k the “ Na me ” colu m n o f the port. En t er a na m e f o r iden t i f ication, li k e ‘ Richa rd ’ ; and press Enter . 2. Le a ve t he “ Ad m in ” colu m n ‘ En a ble ’ v a lu e to m a k e the p ort to be in [...]

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    - 23 - Duplicate Port A ttribut es Clic k “ Duplic a te ” b utt o n, t h e dialog u e screen a pp e ars. 1. Select Source Port ( f or ex a m ple Port 1). 2. Select T arget Port, clic k All f or select a ll ( f or exa m ple Por t 2, 3, 4, 5). 3. Select t h e por t attribu t es y o u w a n t to du p lic a te. 4. Clic k OK to su b m it val u es. 5[...]

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    - 24 - ë Note Also acco m plish e d b y si m pl y m ouse right- clic k the port on t he ‘ P a n e l Displ ay ’ t h en s e lect ‘ Cop y Set t ing ’ to d u plicate port pro p erties an d select ’ Past Se t ti ng ’ wh e n p oin t at destina t ion port. Stati s tic T he statistics f uncti o n pr o vides t h e f oll o w in g 3 pa g es f or [...]

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    - 25 - Locatio n Search A d e no m inate port c a n b e searched b y its g iven na m e (Match w h ole w or d o n l y ). OAM-Like OAM (Oper a ti o n Ad m inistratio n M a in t en a nce) is a p o w er f ul t o o l in d ispen s able to teleco m m unicati o n tec h nician f or trou b lesh o oting a nd di a gnosis. Expe r ienc e d te c hnician s can per[...]

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    - 26 - 4.7 Securit y T his is reserved f or f uture u se. 4.8 SNMP Si m ple Ne t wor k Manage m ent Protoc o l (S N MP) is a c omm unication protoc o l f or m ana g i n g devices o n a ne t wor k . It i s co m m onl y used f or n e t w o r k ad m inistrators to co mm unica te with m ultiple d e vices ( h u b , switch, ro u ter …… ) f or con f i[...]

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    - 27 - T o M odif y a Communi t y 1. Select o n e co m m uni t y y o u want t o m odi f y in the “ C urrent ” colu m n 2. T he “ New ” c o lu m n lists th e corresponding v a l u es; ple a se m odi f y it 3. Clic k Modi f y but t on t o u pd a te t h e e n t r y Trap Manager T rap Mana g er speci f ies t h e Ne t wor k Manage m ent S t ati [...]

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    - 28 - Trap Filt e ring Chec k the “ En a ble ” boxe s b y m ouse clic k ing t o re c eive a no t ice whe n correspon d i n g ev e nt occurs. 4.9 V L A N T he VLAN is a gr o up o f p o rts that m a y spre a d ar o u nd the ne t wor k but co m m unicate as tho u g h th e y b e l o n g t o o n e su b net . B y usin g VLA N, a ll port s ca n b e r[...]

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    - 29 - T o remo v e a V L A N grou p 1. Select a V L AN g r oup y o u want t o re m ove f r o m the “ C u rrent ” list. 2. Clic k Re m ove> > bu t ton to r e m ove it. Att e ntion: 1. I f a re m oved p ort is no l o nger b elon g ed to a n y o t h e r group , i t is t e m porarily disa b le d bec a use n o o n e c an co m m unicate w i t [...]

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    - 30 - V L A N Port Configuratio n W h en the V L AN- e na b l e d s witch rec e ives a n unt a gg e d pac k et, t h e pac k et will b e sen t t o the p ort ’ s d e f ault V L AN accordi n g to the PVID ( p ort V L AN ID) o f the receivin g por t . T o change the PV I D 1. Dou b le clic k the “ PVID ” colu m n o f a port. 2. Inpu t a ne w V L[...]

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    - 31 - Clic k All In d e p en d en t but t on t h en all t h e p orts w ill be d ivided in t o se p arat ed subnets (to t al l y 1 8 sub n ets). Eve r y port can b e lo n g t o di f f erent Port Gr o up V L ANs si m ultaneous l y wit h out li m ita t ion. 4.10 A ddress Table T he address t a bl e is t he learning t a b le , w h ich is c o m posed o[...]

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    - 32 - 4.11 Mirror Port m irror is u s ed to m irror tra ff ic fr o m source por t t o a targ e t p ort f or a na l y sis . Onl y 2 ports can be m onitor e d ( m irrored) si m ultane o us l y t o 1 sni ff er port (target port). ( N ote t ha t the t arget port m ust be in t h e sa m e VLAN as the s ource port). 1. Clic k “ Active ” r a dio b u t[...]

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    - 33 - 2 : 1 Se n d 2 high p r iori t y pac k ets, then 1 l o w p r iori t y pac k et 3 : 1 Se n d 3 high p r iori t y pac k ets, then 1 l o w p r iori t y pac k et 4 : 1 Se n d 4 high p r iori t y pac k ets, then 1 l o w p r iori t y pac k et 5 : 1 Se n d 5 high p r iori t y pac k ets, then 1 l o w p r iori t y pac k et 6 : 1 Se n d 6 hi[...]

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    - 34 - C H A PTER 5. TROUBESHOOTIN G T his chapter c o nt a ins in f or m ation to h e lp y o u s o lve proble m s . I f VC-16 0 2 is n ot f unctio n i n g proper l y , m a k e sure the Switch w as se t up accordi n g t o instruc t ions in t his m anu a l. T he port is connected bu t the port LED i s not lit Solution: Chec k the f oll o wi n g i t [...]

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    - 35 - A P PENDIX A A . 1 S w itch ‘ s RJ-45 Pin A ssignments 100 0 M b ps, 1 0 00Base T Contact M DI M DI-X 1 BI_ D A+ BI_ D B+ 2 BI_ D A- BI_ D B- 3 BI_ D B+ BI_ D A+ 4 BI_D C + BI_D D + 5 BI_DC- BI_DD- 6 BI_ D B- BI_ D A- 7 BI_D D + BI_D C + 8 BI_DD- BI_DC- I m plicit i m ple m entation o f the crossover f uncti o n w i t hin a t w ist e d-p a[...]

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    - 36 - A . 3 RJ-45 cable pin assignment 2 1 3 6 1 2 3 6 2 1 3 6 A . 4 RJ-21 Connector pin out 1 26 25 50 T he ab o v e p icture is t h e RJ-21 c o nnec t or o n VC - 160 2 . T he f oll o w ing lists th e RJ-21 connector p i n outs. Pin Port / F unction Pin Port / F unction 1 No C o nnect 26 No C o nnect 2 No C o nnect 27 No C o nnect 3 No C o nnect[...]

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    - 37 - 22 Port 3 , T ip 47 Port 3 , Ring 23 Port 2 , T ip 48 Port 2 , Ring 24 Port 1 , T ip 49 Port 1 , Ring 25 No C o nnect 50 No C o nnect[...]