N-Tron 710FX2 manual

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 1 of 159 710FX2 Managed Industrial Ethernet Switch User Manual & Installation Guide[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 2 of 159 710FX2 I ndustrial Ethernet Switch I nstallation Guide ................................................................................................ 5 710FX2 I ndustrial Ethernet Switch Accesso ries .......................................................................................................... 7 SAF[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 3 of 159 IGMP – RFilter ....................................................................................................................................................................... 81 N-View – Configuration .....................................................................................................[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 4 of 159 Example 6 – Basic understa nding of VL ANs with Multicast Filterin g ................................................................................. 156 KEY SPECI FICATION S (710FX2) ........................................................................................................................ 157 N-[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 5 of 159 710FX2 Industrial Ethernet Switch Installation Guide The N-TRON 710FX2 Industrial Ethernet Switch offers outstanding performance and ease of use. I t is ideally suited for connec ting Ethernet en abled industrial and or securit y equipment and is a full y mana ged switch.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 6 of 159 PRODUCT FEATU RES • Full IEEE 802.3 Compliance • Ei ght 10/100 BaseTX RJ -45 Ports • Two 100B aseFX(E) Ports • Extended Environme ntal S pec ifications (Surroundi ng Air): -40 to 7 0 ºC Operating temperature • ESD and Surge Pro tection Diodes on all Po rts • Auto Sensing 10/10 0BaseTX, Duplex, a nd M[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 7 of 159 710FX2 Industrial Ethernet Switch Accessories The SD and USB connectors are for temporary connection only . Do not use, connect, or disconnect unless area is known to be non-hazardous. Connection or disconnection in an explosive atmosphere could result in an explosion. NTCD-128 Configuration Device Ideal for savi[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 8 of 159 Copyright, © N-Tron Corp., 2008-2010 820 S. University Blvd., Suite 4E Mobile, AL 36609 USA All rights r eserved. Repr oduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission from N -Tron Corp. is prohibited, except as allowed under copyright laws. Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corpor[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 9 of 159 SAFETY WARNINGS GENERAL SAFETY WARNINGS WARNING: If the equipment is used in the manner not specified by N-Tron Corp., the protection provided by the equipment may be impa ired. LASER SAFETY (Single Mode Fiber Models -40 and -80) CAUTION: CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT. Do not stare into the laser! SUPPORT: Contact Inform[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 10 of 159 WARNING: Do not work on equipment or cables during periods of lig htning activity. WARNING: Do not perform any services on the unit unless qualified to do so. WARNING: Do not block the air vents. WARNING: Observe proper DC Voltage polarity when installing power input cables. Reversing voltage polarity can cause [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 11 of 159 CLEANING Clean only with a damp cloth.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 12 of 159 DIN RAIL MOUNTING Install the unit on a standard 35mm Din-Rail. Recess the unit to allow at least 3‖ of horizontal clearance for copper cable bend radius. Recess the unit to allow at least 5‖ of horizontal clearance for fiber cable bend radius. There should be at least 3‖ of clearance on both the top an d [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 13 of 159 FRONT PANEL ( 710FX2) From Top to Left: RJ45 Ports Auto Sensing 10/100 Base-TX Connections Fiber Ports 100 Base-FX Connections LED lights when Power is supplied to the unit NOTE: The RJ 45 data port has two LEDs loc ated on each connector. The left LED indicates LINK status, and the right LED indicates ACTIVITY.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 14 of 159 APPLYING POWER (To p View ) Unscrew & Remove the DC Voltage Input Plug from the Power Input Header Install the DC Power Cables into the Plug (observing polarity). Plug the Voltage Input Plug back into the Power Input Header. Tightening torque for the terminal block power plug is 0.5 Nm/0.368 Pound Foot. Veri[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 15 of 159 Connecting the Unit For FX/FXE units, remove the dust cap from the fiber optic connectors and connect the fiber optic cables. The TX port on the FX/F XE models should be connected to the R X port o f the far end station. The RX port on the FX/FXE versions should be connected to the TX port of the far end station[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 16 of 159 N-TRON SWITCH GROUNDING TECHNIQUES The grounding philosop hy of any control s ystem is an integral part of the design. N -Tron swi tches are designed to be grounded, but the user has been g iven the flexibility to float the switch when required. The best noise immunity and emissions (i.e. CE) ar e obtained when [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 17 of 159 RJ45 CONNECTOR CRIMP SPECIFICATIONS Please reference the illustration below for your Cat5 cable spe cifications:[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 18 of 159 USB INTERFACE The 710FX2 Series switches provide a USB int erface accessed via the US B conne ctor la beled as ― USB‖ on the unit. This is used to access the Command L ine Interpreter (CLI). The USB connector is at the bottom of the 710FX2. USB Cable Connect the USB port of your PC and the S witch using a st[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 19 of 159 Overview of Advanced Features Mode of Operation Each port on the switch can be configured into different modes of operation as shown below: Copper Ports: 100Base Fiber Ports: 1000Ba se Copper/Fiber Ports: - Half Duplex - Full Duplex - F ull Duplex - Full Duplex - Auto Negotiation Half Duplex In half duplex mode,[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 20 of 159 Each of these three QOS methods below is included or not based on the settings on the relevant browser page: 1) Force High Priority (Port Ba sed), 2) IEEE802.1p (Tagged QOS), or 3) DSCP (differentiated services code points) (RFC 2474). When Force High Priority is enabled, the port based priority is included in t[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 21 of 159 the user the ability to have one or more ports share two or more VLAN groups. For more information and examples on how this could be implemented, please see the ‗ VLAN Configuration Examples ‘ in this document, and/or our website‘s technical documents. Note that RSTP on overlapping VLANs is not supported a[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 22 of 159 N-Ring N-Ring is enabled by default, and the switch is Plug and Play for N-Ring except that initially one must enable an N-Rin g enabl ed device to be t he N-Ring Manager for a given N-Ring. Subsequently, N-Ring operates d ynamically up on each power up. U sing N-Tron 's proprietary N-Ring technology offers[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 23 of 159 DHCP Client The switch will automatically obtain an IP assignment from a DHCP Server, or optionally Fallbac k to a configured IP assignment if unable to get an I P assignment from a DHCP server. Communication between the client and server can optionally go through a DHCP Relay Agent. DHCP Relay Agent DHCP Relay [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 24 of 159 TROUBLESHOOTING 1. Make sure the (Power LED) is ON. 2. Make sure you are supplying suffi cient c urrent for the version chosen. Note: The Inrush current will exceed the steady state c urrent by ~ 2X. 3. Verify that Link LEDs are ON for connected ports. 4. Verify cabling used between stations. 5. Verify that cabl[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 25 of 159 Web Software Configuration Web Manage ment Enter the switch‘s IP address in an y web browser and lo gin to the web m anagement f eature of the 710FX2 Series. Default: User Nam e: admin Password: ad min[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 26 of 159 Web Manage ment - Home When the administrator first logs onto a 710FX2 Series switch the default home page will be displayed. On the left hand side of the scree n there is a list of configurable settings that the 710FX2 Series switch will support. This section of the manual will go through eac h and ever y choic[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 27 of 159 Web Manage ment – Menu Structure To the left, there is a menu which is shown fully opened below. The pages opened by each of the individual selections are described in the rest of this sec tion. The use of each of these pages is also described in this section. In most of the descriptions, only the right side o[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 28 of 159 Administration – System The System tab under the Administration category, lists various information about the switch: When the IP Configuration is in either DHCP or Static Mode: IP Configuratio n Method used to obtain an IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway Address IP Address Contains the curre nt IP Address of[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 29 of 159 Administration – System , Continued… When the IP Configuration is in DHCP Mode the following information is added: Client ID Option used by DHCP clients to specif y their unique identifier. T he identifier may be the MA C address, switch name, or entered as a text string or hex characters. Fallback IP Addre [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 30 of 159 Administration – System , Continued… By selecting the Modify button , you will be able to change the switch‘s IP Configuration, Client I D, IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, Name, Contact information, and the Location of the switch throug h the web management features, depending on the IP Config uration. I[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 31 of 159 Administration – System , Continued … If the IP Configuration mode is set to DHCP and the Fallback IP a ddress is changed from the default IP address, then the switch will use the Fallbac k addresses if the IP configuration isn‘t received from a DHCP server in 2 minutes after initial boot. If Fallback addr[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 32 of 159 Administration – SNMP The SNMP tab under the Administration category allows SNMP to be disabled or enabled, and shows a list of IP Addresses that act as SNMP Traps. The Read-Only, Read-Write, and Trap Community Names are also shown here. By selecting the Modify button, you will be able to change any of the f i[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 33 of 159 Administration – SNMP, Continued…[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 34 of 159 Administration – Fault The Fault tab under the Administration category provides configurable se lections indicating the way to notify when a Power, N-Ring Manager, N-Link fault, or Port Usage Fault occurs. The notification may consist of any combination of the options: Show Web, Show LED, a nd Contact. Power s[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 35 of 159 Following the Modify button, the administrator will see a list of config urable fields for the Fault configuration. Once these fields are filled in to meet the needs of the a dministrator‘s network, the changes may be updated by clicking the U pdate button at the bottom of the page.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 36 of 159 DHCP – Server – Setup Profiles The Setup Profiles tab under the DHCP/Server c ategory li sts the following information about the current state of the server and the existing network prof iles: Server Enabled Indicates whether the DHCP server is active . Allow Broadca st Indicates whether the DHCP server w il[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 37 of 159 DHCP – Server – Setup P rofiles, Contin ued…[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 38 of 159 DHCP – Server – Setup I P Maps The Setup IP Maps tab provides the way to create IP mappings with an existing network profile. There are three types of mappings that can be created: Dynamic Rang e, Static Range, and Single IP. The Dynamic Range type of mapping is used to create a range of dynamic IP addresses[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 39 of 159 DHCP – Server – Setup IP Maps, Cont inued… Relay Agent Type Should be set to N -TRON. Switch Mo del List of N-TRON models that support this feature . Remote ID A unique identifier that desi gnates the N -TRON rela y agent switch. Add Checkbox used to ad d an IP map for the correspo nding port . Port No The[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 40 of 159 DHCP – Server – Setup IP Maps, Cont inued… DHCP – Server – Setup IP Maps, Cont inued… To create a range of static I P addresses on a generic relay agent switch: Network Profile An existing network p rofile to which the IP map applies.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 41 of 159 Relay Agent Ty pe Should be set to Generic . Port Count The number of ports on t he particular rela y agent switch. Add Checkbox used to ad d an IP map for the correspo nding port . Port No The actual port nu mber. Remote ID The identifier that cor responds to an Option 82 Remote ID sub -option used by the parti[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 42 of 159 DHCP – Server – Setup IP Maps, Cont inued… The Single IP type of mapping is used to create a static IP address for an individual client. The following information is required: Network Profile An existing network p rofile to which the IP map applies . IP The static IP address to offer to a client . Unique I[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 43 of 159 DHCP – Server – View Bindings The View Bindings tab lists the bindings of physical devices to IP addresses that are in use or offered: Network Profile The profile applied to the binding entry. Binding Identifier The client associated with the binding entry . Client Hardwa re Address (MAC) The client‘s MAC [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 44 of 159 DHCP – Relay & Lo cal IP - Setup The Setup tab under the DHCP/Relay & Loc al IP category shows the current state of the relay agent. By sele cting the Modify button, you can configure general settings of the relay agent, as well as, configure settings on a per port basis. The following describes these [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 45 of 159 DHCP – R elay & Local IP – Setup, Continued… Relay Status Indicates whether the DHCP relay agent is active . Remote ID The unique identifier that designates the rela y agent switch. Server # IP The configured IP address of the DHCP servers . Port No The actual por t number. Port Name The descrip tive n[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 46 of 159 DHCP – R elay & Local IP – Setup, Continued…[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 47 of 159 LLDP - Configur ation Mode: Enables or Disables LLDP on the Switch. Default: Disab led Transmit Interval: Specifies the interval at which LLDP frames are t rans mitted. Default = 30 seconds. Transmit Hold M ultiplier: Specifies a multiplier on t he Transmit Interval when calc ulating a Ti me- to - Live value. De[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 48 of 159 LLDP - Ports LLDP Ports View Port Name Descriptive name of the po rt on the local s witch. Transmit Enables or Disables LLDP Transmission o n the switch. Receive Enables or Disables Recei ving of LLDP Fra mes from neighbor switches. Allow M anagement Data Allow the Transmissio n of Management type in formation. [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 49 of 159 LLDP - Status LLDP Ports Neighbor View The Status Vie w shows the results of LLDP disco very. The LLDP Ethernet fra mes received from neighboring po rts are composed of a collection of data units called T LVs. Each TLV conta ins a defined t ype of information such as the C hassis ID described b elow, which conta[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 50 of 159 LLDP - Statistics LLDP Local Port Statistics View Port Name Descriptive name of the po rt on the local s witch. Transmitted Frames The total number of LLDP Frames sent ou t from the local switch. Received Fra mes Total number of LLDP fra mes received by the local switch. Discarded Fra mes The total number of fra[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 51 of 159 Ports – Configuration The Configuration tab under the Ports category will show a detailed overview of a ll the active ports on the switch. The overview will display the following information: Port Number This is the port index. Port Name Th is field displays the na me of the port. The d esignation of TX is for[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 52 of 159 Ports – Confi guration, Cont inued…[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 53 of 159 Ports – Confi guration, Cont inued… The User can click on t he Port Number to conf igure ea ch port indi vidually. This will allow the user to change the port‘s settings for the following f ields which are explained above: Admin Status Speed and Duplex Flow Control Force High Priorit y Default Priority PVI[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 54 of 159 Ports – MAC Se curity – Learning The Learning tab allows the administrator to control the le arning or locking modes for the ports. ‗Locked‘ is the secure mode. ‗Learning‘ builds an internal list of authorized MAC addresses based on an approved LAN. When the current mode is ‗Learning‘, no ports a[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 55 of 159 Ports – MAC Se curity – Authorization Lis t The Authorization List tab allows for manual entry or deletion of authorized MAC source addresses with associated authorized ports. Selecting Modify displays the MAC Authorization Config urati on page, which allows the administrator to add new entries, delete exist[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 56 of 159 Ports – MAC Se curity – Intruder Log The Intruder Log tab displays a list of unauthorized MAC addresses that attempted to access the secured device. Each intruder entry in the log is unique, and is based on the c ombination of MAC address, VLAN, and port. Only the first occurrence of the intruder is listed. [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 57 of 159 Ports – Mirroring A mirroring port is a dedicated port that is configured to receive the copies of Ethernet frames that are being transmitted out and also being received in from any other port that is being monitored. The Mirroring tab under the Ports category displa ys the status including the list of Source [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 58 of 159 Ports – Mirror ing , Continued… Following the Modify button, y ou can enable the status of port mi rroring and sel ect source ports and the destination port that the source ports will be mirrored to.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 59 of 159 Ports – Trunking The Trunking tab under the Ports category displays the following details: Trunk Ports This field displays the por ts associated with the trunk. Trunk Status This configurable field d isplays the exi sting status of the tru nk. It can be either Enabled /Disabled. By selecting the Modify button,[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 60 of 159 Ports – QOS The QOS decision tree chooses the highest priority Transmit Queue (TQ) of the following criteria: Force High Priority (Port Based) TQ mapping, IEEE 8021.p TQ mapping , or DSCP TQ mapping. The QOS tab under the Ports category display s the following details: Port Number This is the port index. Port [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 61 of 159 Ports – QOS , Con tinued… Following the Modify button, the administrator can independently c onfigure the ports for different QOS functionality. Once these fields are filled in to meet the needs of the administrator‘s network, the changes may be updated by clicking the U pdate button at the bottom of the p[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 62 of 159 Statistics – Port S tatistics The Ports Statistics tab under the Statistics category displays a list of MIB parameters. Each port has a separate counter for each parameter. This gives users the ability to see what kind of packets are going over which ports. At the bottom of the page for each port there are two[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 63 of 159 Statistics – Port Utilization The Ports Utilization tab under the Statistics category shows all the ports on the switch a nd will display a bar graph showing the percentage of bandwidth being used. These figures and bars are for a genera l feeling of what the bandwidth usage is. N-Tron recommends the use of N-[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 64 of 159 VLAN – Configu ration Note: Consult the Table of Contents for ‗ VLAN Addition and Deletion Example ‘, and ‗ VLAN Configuration Examples ‘. These are detailed examples. Replace VID Tag w ith Default Port VID Specifies whether or not to replace the inco ming VID tag with t he port's designated VID. [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 65 of 159 VLAN – Group Co nfiguration VLAN ID This field displays the V LAN ID. T he range should be 1- 4094. VLAN Name This configurable field d isplays the name of the V LAN, which accep ts alphanumeric and spec ial characters (#, _, -, .) only. Allow M anagement Specifies whether or not all ports in this VLAN are man[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 66 of 159 Bridging – Aging Ti me The Aging Time tab under the Bridging categ or y will display the curr ently configured Aging Time. This page allows users to modify this variable to meet their needs. After selecting the Modify button, the user will be presented with a page that allo ws the number to be entered and upda[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 67 of 159 Bridging – Un icast Add resses The Unicast Addresses tab under the Bridging category will display a list of MAC addresses that are associated with each respective port number. This can be used to statically assign a MAC address access to a single port on the switch. Following the Add button on the page above, [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 68 of 159 Bridging – Unic ast Addresses , Contin ued… Once a static MAC address has been added, it will be display ed in a list on the main page under Unicast MACs tab. Following the Remove button on the example above, an administrator can select a static MAC address from the list using a pull-down menu. After selecti[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 69 of 159 Bridging – Multica st Addresses The Multicast Addresses tab under the Bridging categ ory will display a list of Multicast Group Addresses that are associated with respective port numbers. This may be used to statically assign a Multicast Group Address access to a group of ports on the switch. Following the Add[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 70 of 159 Bridging – Mult icast Addres ses Continu ed… After adding a Multicast Group Addre ss, it will appear on the main list and will show the associated ports that go along with that address. Following the Remove button on the example above, the administrator will be presented with a list of Multicast Group Addres[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 71 of 159 Bridging – Show MAC by Port This feature shows the MAC addresses of devices connected to each switch port and the IP Addresses associated with the MACs. The browser page ‗ View MAC by Port ‘ shows the MAC for the device found on each port, and the IP for the MAC presented if available. If more than one dev[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 72 of 159 When an IP has been manually e ntered a button is provided to ‗Delete I P‘ , and invoking it will allow the administrator to delete the manual association of an IP to that MAC.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 73 of 159 RSTP – Configur ation The Configuration tab under the RSTP category will display the RSTP information for the first VLAN. Using the pull-down menu at the top of the page an administrator can c hoose which VLAN to configure RSTP on. Once the VLAN is selected, the administrator may configure the bridge by clicki[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 74 of 159 RSTP – Configur ation C ontinued… The configuration screen for the VLAN that was previously selected w ill look like the exam ple below. Here the administrator can make changes such a s the Hello Time, Forward Delay, Max Age, Priorit y, a nd the Status of RSTP on that VLAN. The administrator or user can see [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 75 of 159 RSTP – Configur ation C ontinued… Following the link for the view RSTP Port Configuration a t VLAN#, the administra tor or user can see the current RSTP status of the ports on that VLAN. This will show information such as the Path Cost and the Port State. If the switch sees a redundant path it will put the p[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 76 of 159 RSTP – Configur ation C ontinued… If the administrator selects one of the ports on the previous s creen, he or she can change the Port‘s Path Cost, Priority, and the status of Admin Edge and Auto Edge.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 77 of 159 IGMP – Configur ation The Configuration tab under the IGMP category will display the IGMP basic configuration settings. By default, IGMP is enabled. Following the Modify button, the administrator will see a list of config urable fields for the IGMP configuration. Once these fields are filled in to meet the nee[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 78 of 159 IGMP – Confi guration , Continued … The IGMP Status pull-down allows the user to enable or disable IGMP completely. The Query Mode pull-down allows the user to set query mode for Automatic (the default), On (alway s), o r Off (never):[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 79 of 159 IGMP – Confi guration , Continued … The Router Mode pull- down allows the user to choose router mode. ‗Auto‘ allows for dynamically detec ted and manually set router ports. ‗Manual‘ allows only f or manuall y set router ports. ‗None‘ al lows no router ports. The user can specify the manual router[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 80 of 159 IGMP – Show Group and Show Router The Show Groups tab under the IGMP category will display a list of IGMP groups based on the Group IP and the port number that it is associated with. The Show Routers tab under the IGMP category will display a list of Auto -detected Router IPs and the port numbers that they are[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 81 of 159 IGMP – RFilter The ‗rfilter‘ ( Ro uter Multicast Data Filter ) function allows you to choose whether or no t DATA frames with KNOWN group multicast addresses are sent to the ‗router‘ ports (links to other switches). Control packets (Join, Leave) will be sent to the router(s) regardle ss of this settin [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 82 of 159 IGMP – RFilter , Continued… Modifying rfilter port settings:[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 83 of 159 N- View – Configura tion The Configuration tab under the N-View category will display two basic variables for N-View, the status and the interval between packets. Following the Modify button on the above example, the administrator can modify the variable to change the frequency with which N-View reports inform[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 84 of 159 N- View – Ports The Ports tab under the N-View category will display a list of all the configured ports on the 710FX2 unit along with the ports transmitting multicast packets and MIB stats respectively.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 85 of 159 N-View – Port s , Continued… Following the Modify button on the above example, the administrator can modify these two variables to enable or disable multicast out of the port and if MIB stats are sent out for those ports.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 86 of 159 N- Ring – Configu ration The Configuration tab under the N-Ring category will display the N-Ring basic configuration settings. By default, N-Ring is in Auto Member mode and the N-Ring Aging Time is 20 seconds. Following the Modify button on the above example, the administrator w ill see a list of configurable [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 87 of 159 N-Ring – Conf iguration , Continued… The ―N - Ring Mode‖ is one of three, as below: If N- Ring Mode is ―Manager‖, then a pull-down allows selection of available ports TX1/TX2, or FX1/FX2 (on 710FX2) as N-Ring ports.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 88 of 159 N-Ring – Conf iguration , Continued… If N- Ring Mode is ―Manager‖, then VLAN ID can be set to a unique VLAN id (1 ~ 4094). Defa ult is 3333. If N- Ring Mode is ―Manager‖, then a pull -down allows selection as to whether the N-Ring ports are members of the VLAN ‘ s Tagged or Untagged ports. Default [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 89 of 159 N-Ring – Advanced Configura tion If switch is an N-Ring Member, the following data will be shown: N-Ring Mode Current N-Ring mode of switch. Keep-Alive Ti meout: Keep -Alive timeout i s used when switch is acti ve in an N -Ring. The range is 5-1000000 seconds. If switch is an N-Ring Manager, the following adva[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 90 of 159 N-Ring – Advanced Configur ation , Continued…[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 91 of 159 N- Ring – Status The Status tab under the N-Ring category will display the N-Ring status. Below is an example of N-Ring Status from a switch in defaults (N-Ring Auto Member) that is not an N- Ring Manager and has not become an ―Active‖ N -Ring Member: Below is an example of N- Ring Status from an ―Active[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 92 of 159 N-Ring – Status , C ontinued… Below is an example of N-Ring Status from an N-Ring Manager with a healthy N-Ring:[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 93 of 159 N-Ring – Status , C ontinued… Below is an example of N-Ring Status from an N-Ring Manager with a faulted N-Ring. The red fields on the N-Ring Map show problems. Ports that are red indicate that the port is not linked. MAC addre sses that are red indicate that there is no communication to that switch. T he re[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 94 of 1 59 N-Ring – Status , C ontinued… In rare cases an N- Ring can have a ―Partial Fault‖. An example of this is to have a brea k in just one fiber in a duplex channel fiber pair. The screenshot below shows N-Ring Manager Status when a ‗Higher‘ N -Ring Port (TX2, FX2) is not receiving self health frames all[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 95 of 159 N-Link – Configu ration The purpose of N-Link is to provide a way to redundantly couple an N-Ring topolog y to one or more other topologies, usually other N-Ring topologies. Each N-Link configuration requires 4 switches: N-Link Master, N-Link Slave, N-Link Primary Coupler, and N-Link Standby Coupler. Standard [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 96 of 159 N-Link – Configuration, Continued… Complex N-Link Configuration (Example): N-Ring #1 N-Ring AM N-Link Slave #1 N-Ring AM N-Link Master #1 Partner Link #1 Control Link #1 N-Rng Manager N-Link AC N-Ring AM N-Link AC N-Ring AM N-Ring Auto Member Primary Coupler Link #1 Standby Coupler Link #1 N-Ring #2 N-Ring A[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 97 of 159 N-Link – Configuration, Continued… The Configuration tab under the N-Link category will display the configuration settings. By default, N - Link is in Auto Configure mode and will use TX4 as the Default Coupler port. Following the Modify button on the above example, the administrator w ill see a list of conf[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 98 of 159 N-Link – Configuration, Continued… The ―N - Link Mode‖ is one of two choices, as below: If N- Link mode is ―Master‖, then the administ rator must configure the Control Port (default: TX3) and the Primary Coupler Port (default: TX4). Once these fields are filled in to meet the needs of the administrat[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 99 of 159 N-Link – Status The Status tab under the N-Link category will display the N-Link status. If the switch is an N-Link Master or Slave, the following switch status and partner status information will be shown. Fields with a red background designate a fault condition. State: Current N-Link mode of switch. Control [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 100 of 159 N-Link – Status, Continued… Below is an example of N-Link Status from an N-Link Coupler switch: Below is an example of N-Link Status from an N-Link Master switch:[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 101 of 159 N-Link – Status, Continued… Below is an example of N-Link Status from an N-Link Slave switch: Below is an example of N-Link Status from an N-Link Master and Slave where the Primary Coupler link is broken:[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 102 of 159 N-Link – Status, Continued… Below is an example of N-Link Status from an N-Link Master and Slave where the Sta ndby Coupler link is broken: Below is an example of N-Link Status from an N-Link Master and Slave where the Control link is broken:[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 103 of 159 N-Link – Status, Continued… Below is an example of N-Link Status from an N-Link Master and Slave where the Partner link is broken:[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 104 of 159 CIP – Configurat ion The Configuration tab under the CIP category will display ba sic variables for C I P, and the status: Cip Status: Enables or Disables CIP on the Switch. Default: Enabled. Multica st RPI : The minimum Requested Packet Interval for Class 1 (multicast) connec tions, in milliseconds. Requests[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 105 of 159 CIP – Status The Status tab under the CIP category will display the CI P status. The followin g switch status and partner status information will be shown: Identity Information: Product Name: Switch Model Number. Vendor: This is N-Tron's ODVA EtherNet/IP Vendor ID (1006). Device Type: The ODVA Device Typ[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 106 of 159 Firmware/Config – TFTP Th e TFTP tab under the Firmware/Config category gives the administrator the abilit y to upload or download a config file for a 710FX2 Series switch. This allows administrators to backup their config urations to a server offsite in case they need to reload their custom configurations at[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 107 of 159 Support – Web Site and E -mail If at an y point in ti me you get confused or would like additional support directly from N - Tron, you ma y visit N- Tron‘s web site, or e-mail N-Tron directly with the links provided for more information.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 108 of 159 BPCL – Broadcast Pac ket Count Limit Configura tion The BPCL link will display all the ports that are installed in the 710FX2 Series unit and will list t he B PCL Percentage for each port. BPCL defaults to 3%. A Modify button is provided to change these fields. Following the Modify button on the above example[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 109 of 159 User Manage ment – Adding Users The User Management link will display a list of all the users who have access to the management f eatures of the switch and their access permissions. Following the Add button on the above example, the administrator ca n add another user and assign the user a username, a passwor[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 110 of 159 User Manage m en t – Removing Users In order to remove a user, simply click on the Remove button at the bottom of the page. Following the Remove button on the above example, the administrator ca n remove a user by entering in the user‘s name and clicking the Remove button. A page should follow indicating th[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 111 of 159 LogicalView The 710FX2 Web Management offers a logical view of the switch. Here a user or administrator can see a graphical depiction of the 710FX2 series switch. Ports that are linked will appear in gree n, while ports that are not linked will appear in black. The example below shows a 710FX2FX2 with ports 3, [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 112 of 159 Configuration – S ave or Reset The Configuration section of web management gives an administrator the ability to save a running configuration into the NVRAM. This step is needed in order for the switch to remember any c hanges after a power cycle. The ―Save‖ button will save all current changes to the con[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 113 of 159 If a Configuration Device is present, that is presented:[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 114 of 159 Help – Overview When the Help link is clicked on, you will see the Overview page that will have some ba sic definitions and more specific choices at the top of the screen. Although this page is not as detailed as the manual, it gives you a basic feel for different fea tures the 710FX2 offers.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 115 of 159 He lp – Adminis tration Following the Administration link on the help page, the administrator or user can see some information regarding the configuration options in the Administration category on the left side of the web manag ement.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 116 of 159 Help – DHCP Following the DHCP link on the help page, the administrator or user can see some information regarding the configuration options under the DHCP ca tegories on the left side of the we b management.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 117 of 159 Help – LLDP Following the LLDP link on the help page, the administrator or user can see some information regarding the configuration options in the LLDP category on the left side of the we b management.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 118 of 159 He lp – Ports Following the Ports link on the help page, the administrator or user can see some information regarding the configuration options in the Ports category on the left side of the web manag ement.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 119 of 159 He lp – Statistics Following the Statistics link on the help page, the administrator or user can see some information regarding the configuration options in the Statistics categ ory on the left side of the web management.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 120 of 159 He lp – VLAN Following the VLAN link on the help page, the administrator or user can see some information regarding the configuration options in the VLAN category on the left side of the web management.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 121 of 159 Help – Bridging Following the Bridging link on the help page, the administrator or user can see some information regarding the configuration options in the Bridging ca tegor y on the left side of the web management.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 122 of 159 Help – RSTP Following the RSTP link on the help page, the administrator or user can see some information regarding the configuration options in the RSTP category on the left side of the web management.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 123 of 159 He lp – IGMP Following the IGMP link on the help page, the administrator or user can see some information regarding the configuration options in the IGMP category on the left side of the we b management.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 124 of 159 Help – N-View Following the N-View link on the help page, the administrator or user can see some information regarding the configuration options in the N-View category on the left side of the web management.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 125 of 159 Help – N-Ring Following the N-Ring link on the help page, the administrator or user can see some information regarding the configuration options in the N-Ring category on the left side of the web management.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 126 of 159 Help – N-Link Following the N-Link link on the help page, the administrator or user can see some information regarding the configuration options in the N-Link category on the left side of the web management.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 127 of 159 Help – CIP Following the CIP link on the help page, the administrator or user can see some information regarding the configuration options in the CIP category on the left side of the web management.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 128 of 159 Help – Firmware/Co nfig Following the Firmware/Config link on the help page, the administrator or user can see some information regarding the configuration options in the Firmware/Config category on the left side of the web management.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 129 of 159 Help – BPCL Following the BPCL link on the help page, the administrator or user can see some information regarding the configuration options in the BPCL categ or y on the left side of the web m anagement.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 130 of 159 Help – User Mana gement Following the User Management link on the help page, the administrator or user can see some information regarding the configuration options in the User Manag ement category on the left side of the web management.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 131 of 159 Help – Other Following the Other link on the help page, the administrator or user can see some information regarding other links or categories on the left hand side of the web manager, as above.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 132 of 159 CLI Commands ―?‖ (H elp) Command Na me ―?‖ Description Show a list of all co mmands or get help on a speci fic command. Without cmd , this co mmand will list all the availab le commands. If cmd is spec ified and if it match es a specific co mmand, the usag e of the co mmand will be displayed; o therwise[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 133 of 159 Ping Ping a host. … N-TRON/Admin> ? ? ? Show a list of all commands or get help on a specific command. SYNTAX: ? [cmd] OPTIONS: cmd : The command for which to get help. NOTES Logout Command Na me logout Description Log out of console i nterface Syntax logout Parameters None Examples N-TRON/Admin> logout[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 134 of 159 CLI Comm ands , Continued… Show, Add, or Delete ARL Entries Command Na me arl Description Show, Add, or Delete Arl Entries. Syntax arl show | sho wmct | a dd mac port cpu static vid | del[ete] mac v id Parameters show Show entire ARL table. showm ct Show entire ARL MCT (Multicast Index) table. delete Delete M[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 135 of 159 CLI Comm ands , Continued… Configuration De vice Operations Command Na me cfgdev Description Info, Format, Co mpare and Erase Configuration Device. Syntax CfgDev info | format [-m model] | co mpare | erase Parameters Info Show information about t he configuration device. Format Format the configuration dev ic[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 136 of 159 CLI Comm ands , Continued… Show or Set CIP Config uration Command Na me Cip Description Show or set CIP configuration. If no para meters are specif ied, this co mmand will s how the CIP configuration (sa me as -sho w parameter). Syntax -Cip [-e[na ble] | -d[isable] | -show ] Parameters -Cip -show Show CIP con[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 137 of 159 CLI Comm ands , Continued… Save or Reset the Config uration Settings Command Na me config Description Save or reset configuration se ttings Syntax config s[ave] | r[eset] Parameters save save c urrent running configuratio n settings. reset reset configuration se ttings to factory defaults. Examples N-TRON/Adm[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 138 of 159 CLI Comm ands , Continued… Show or S et Mirror Config uration Command Na me Mirror Description Show or set Mirror configuration. If no parameters are specified, this co mmand will show the Mirror co nfiguration (same as -show parameter). Syntax mirror [-sho w] [-status state] [ -dp portno] [ -tx portlist] [-r[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 139 of 159 CLI Comm ands , Continued… Show or Set N-Ring Co nfiguration Command Na me Nring Description Show or set N -Ring configuratio n. If no parameters ar e specified, thi s command will show the N-Ring co nfiguration (sa me as -show para meter). Syntax nring [-show] [ -mode d | a | m] [ -ports set_id] Parameters -[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 140 of 159 CLI Comm ands , Continued… P ing a Ho st Command Na me P ing Description Ping a host Syntax ping [-t] [-n cou nt] [-w timeout] target_name Parameters target_na m e IP Address or host na me. -t Ping the specified host until stop ped. To see statistics and continue - type Space; To stop - type Control- C. -n co[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 141 of 159 CLI Comm ands , Continued… Show or Set Port Config uration Command Na me Port Description Show or set Po rt configuration. Syntax port [-show] [-ad min state] [-sd auto | 10h | 10f | 100h | 100f | 1000h | 1000f] [-flow state] [-fhp state] [ -dp prio] [-dscp state] [ -8021p state] [-pvid vid] [-ual percent] [-[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 142 of 159 CLI Comm ands , Continued… Reset the Switch Command Na me Res et Description Reset (reboo t) the switch Syntax Res et Parameters None Example N-TRON/Admin> reset Preparing for reset. Cleaning up... Browser will be redirected to 192.168.1.250. Disabling SNMP... Disabling DHCP... Disabling CIP... Locking out[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 143 of 159 CLI Comm ands , Continued… Show or Clea r the Last Syste m Error Command Na me Syserr Description Show or clear the last syste m error If clear is not supplied , then the last syste m error is displayed. Syntax syserr [clear] Parameters Clear Clear the last system err or. Example N-TRON/Admin> syserr Last [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 144 of 159 CLI Comm ands , Continued… Se t or Show the System IP Configura tion Command Na me Sysip Description Set system IP co nfiguration mode, IP add ress, subnet mask, and gate way If no para meters are speci fied, this co mmand will sho w the system IP addr esses. S tatic IP, subnet mask, o r gateway ca n be set w[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 145 of 159 CLI Comm ands , Continued… Show or Set System Configurat ion Command Na me System Description Show or set System configuration. If no para meters are s pecified, this co mmand will show the System co nfiguration (same as -show para meter). Syntax system [-sho w] [-name label] [ -browser state] Parameters -sho[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 146 of 159 VLAN Addition and Deletion Exa mple The screen capture below is the factor y defa ult VLAN conf iguration. Clicking on the ―Modify‖ button allows one to add a new VLAN: When creating a new VLAN, a numeric ID is re quired, Name is entered. Note that N-Ring VLAN is a reserved name with a special meaning. Choi[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 147 of 159 The result of add is a ―New VLAN‖. In this ca se, it does not overlap th e ―Default VLAN‖ ports.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 148 of 159 The ports of ‖New VLAN‖ may be added back to ―Default VLAN‖ to create overlapping VLANs. Note: If there are multiple ports on different VLANs, the 710FX2 will apply the static multicast address to the lowest VLAN-ID that is associated with one of the ports assigned to the static multicast address. If th[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 149 of 159[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 150 of 159 And the ―New VLAN‖ is removed. Note tha t the new co nfiguration of the switch must be saved if the configuration must survive a power cyc le.[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 151 of 159 VLAN Configuration Ex amples A VLAN is an a dministrativel y conf igured LAN segment that limits the traff ic in mult iple broadcast domains. Ins tead of physically r econnecting a d evice to a diff erent LAN , net work administrators c an accom plish this task by conf iguring a VLAN com pliant switch to c reat[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 152 of 159 Example 2 – Basic understanding of tagged VLANs (Admit – Ta gged Only ) Receiving Port # Tagged VID in packet Destination Address Transmitting Port #s Notes TX1 Untagged MAC on port T X2 -- Packet Discarded TX1 VID 2 MAC on port TX 2 TX2 Unicast Traffic TX1 VID 4 MAC on port TX 2 -- Packet Discarded TX1 VID[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 153 of 159 Example 3 – Basic understanding of tagged VLANs (Admit – All) Receiving Port # Tagged VID in packet Destination Address Transmitting Port #s Notes TX1 Untagged MAC on port TX 2 TX2 Adds VID 2 to pac ket TX1 VID 2 MAC on port TX 2 TX2 Unicast Traffic TX1 VID 4 MAC on port TX 2 -- Packet Discarded TX1 VID 2 U[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 154 of 159 Example 4 – Basic understanding of Hybrid VLANs Receiving Port # Tagged VID in packet Destination Address Transmitting Port #s Notes TX1 Untagged MAC on port T X2 TX2 Unicast Traffic TX1 Untagged MAC on port T X3 TX3 Adds VID 2 in the packet TX1 VID 4 MAC on port T X2 -- Packet Discarded TX1 VID 4 MAC on port[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 155 of 159 Example 5 – Basic understanding of Overlapping VLANs Receiving Port # Tagged VID in packet Destination Address Transmitting Port #s Notes TX1 Untagged MAC on port TX2, VID=4 TX2 Unicast Traffic TX1 Untagged MAC on port T X3 TX2 Floods VLAN 4 TX1 VID 4 MAC on port T X2, VID=4 TX2 Strips VID off packet TX1 VID [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 156 of 159 Example 6 – Basic understanding of VLANs with Multicast Filtering Top of Form Bottom of Form Receiving Port # Tagged VID in packet Destination Address Transmitting Port #s Notes TX1 Untagged 01:00:00:00 :00:01 TX2 Goes to por ts TX1-TX8, but TX1 c an only send to TX2 (VLAN 4) TX3 Untagged 01:00:00:00 :00:02 T[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 157 of 159 KEY SPECIFIC ATIONS (71 0FX2) Switch Properti es Number of MAC Add resses: 8,000 Aging Time: Programmable Latency Type: 2.6 µs Switching Method : Stor e & Forwa rd Physical – Standa rd Voltage Mod el Height: 4.63 ‖ / 11.76 cm Width: 2.40‖ / 6.10 cm Depth: 5.30‖ / 13.47 cm Weight (max) : 1 lb 5 oz /[...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 158 of 159 Warranty: 3 years from the dat e of purcha se . 100 Mb Fiber Transceiver Characte ristics Fiber Length 2km* 15km** 40km** 80km** TX Power Min -19dBm -15dBm -5dBm -5dBm RX Sensitivity Max -31dBm -31dBm -34dBm -34dBm Wavelength Min/Max 1310nm 1310nm 1310nm 1550nm * Multimode Fiber Optic Cable ** Singlemode Fiber [...]

(Revis ed 2010-9- 27) Page 15 9 of 159 N-TRON Limited Warranty N-TRON, Corp. warrants to th e end user that this hardware pro duct will be free from defects in workmanship and materials, un der normal use and service, for the applicable warrant y period from the d ate of purchase from N-TRON or its au thorized reseller. If a product do es not opera[...]