Omnitron Systems Technology 10/100M2 manual

iConverter ® 10/100M2 Media Converter and Network Interface Device ST ANDALONE AND PLUG-IN MODULE USER MANUAL Release 3.4[...]

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

1.0 OVERVIEW This document describes the installation and configuration of the iConverter 10/100M2 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 tandalone SA 1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION The Omnitron iConverter ® 10[...]

2.0 PORT STRUCTURE 2.1 OVERVIEW The front panel of the 10/100M2 provides access to the management (serial console), UTP and fiber ports. The fiber port will vary depending on the connector type; ST , SC, MT -RJ, LC or SFP supporting 100BASE-FX transceivers. The plug-in module features two additional Ethernet ports for connectivity via the chassis b[...]

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3.2 CONFIGURING DIP-SWITCHES PI SA The 10/100M2 plug-in module has two board-mounted DIP-switches. The standalone unit has one bank of DIP-switches. The locations of the DIP-switches are illustrated below . Switch 1 Switch 8 Left Switch 1 Switch 8 Bank 2 Bank 1 Right SW1 SW8 Up Down Bank 1 DIP-switch Locations 3.2.1 Board-Mounted Bank 1 Settings PI[...]

the “Off” position (factory default) forces the port to negotiate to No Pause mode with its link partner . Setting the Pause DIP-switch to the “On” position allows the port to negotiate to Symmetrical Pause or No Pause mode with its link partner . When a port is operating in Manual mode, its Pause operation mode is based on the Pause Disabl[...]

100Mbps “100” p osition (factory default) forces the UTP port to operate at 100Mbps. Setting this DIP-switch to UTP 10Mbps “10” position forces the UTP port to operate at 10Mbps. Adjust the “10/100” DIP-switch to match the speed of the connecting UTP device . When the UTP “AN/Man” DIP-switch is in the auto-negotiate “AN” positio[...]

3.2.2 Board-Mounted Bank 2 Settings PI DIP-switch Bank 2 is only available on the plug-in module. Swit ch Left (Fact ory D efaul t ) Right SW1 A - D S: Bac kpl an e Por t A Di sab led A- E N : Port A E nabl ed SW 2 B- DS: Bac kpl an e Por t B Di sab led B-E N : Port B E nabl ed SW3 R eserved R ese rved SW4 M /SL : Mas te r/S la ve A uto-S e le ct S[...]

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[...]

3.4 CONFIGURE THE MODULE VIA COMMAND LINE INTERF ACE PI SA T o configure, attach the 10/100M2 to a DB-9 serial (RS-232) equipped computer with terminal emulation software such as HyperT erminal. The 10/100M2 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). [...]

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[...]

3.4.1 Setting IP and Control Preferences An IP address is required for the SNMP manager to address the 10/100M2. 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[...]

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[...]

Page 15 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) 10/100M2 6: Enable/Disable TELNET Enabled 7: Enable/Disable FTP Disabled 8: Enable/Disable Soft Switch Reload Disabled 9: TELNET Password ****[...]

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) 10/100M2 6: Enable/Disable TELNET Enabled 7: Enable/Disable FTP Disabled 8: Enable/Disable Soft Switch Reload Disabled 9: TELNET Password ***** 10: FT[...]

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[...]

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 19 3.4.3 Enabling/Disabling Soft-switch Reload The Soft-switch Reload function controls the configurations of the 10/100M2 and other iConverter modules managed by the 10/100M2 following a power up. When the Soft-switch Reload is disabled, the configurations of the 10/100M2 and the other managed modules (non-management modules) are determined b[...]

3.4.4 Access the 10/100M2 Remotely Remote access to the 10/100M2 is provided via SNMP , T elnet, FTP or an external serial modem connected to the Serial Console Port. 3.4.4.1 Accessing the 10/100M2 via NetOutlook (SNMP) The 10/100M2 module can be remotely accessed by SNMP-client software such as NetOutlook or third- party SNMP management software. [...]

Page 21 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) 10/100M2 6: Enable/Disable TELNET Enabled 7: Enable/Disable FTP Disabled 8: Enable/Disable Soft Switch Reload Disabled 9: TELNET Password ****[...]

When the upload is complete, the 10/100M2 displays the update status and then automatically restarts with the newly loaded firmware. 3.4.4.4 Up dating the 10/100M2 Firmware via FTP Using an FTP application, upload the new firmware into the FTP root directory of the 10/100M2. When the file transfer is complete, the 10/100M2 verifies the file and the[...]

4.0 DET AILED MODULE CONFIGURA TION PI SA 4.1 OVERVIEW The 10/100M2 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[...]

By selecting Chassis Number 1, from the Chassis Selection screen, the Chassis V iew screen will be displayed. 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 8919N-0 10/100M2 | 20 N/A 6 N/A | 21 8200-[...]

PI Module - iConverter 10/100M2 iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Switch ON Condition OFF Condition H/W Actual Slot Number = 1 1: Pause Enabled Pause Disabled Off Off Model Number = 8919N-0 2: Fiber HDX Fiber FDX Off Off 3: UTP Manual UTP Auto-Neg Off Off Serial Number = xxxxxxxx 4: UTP 10 Mbps UTP 100 Mbps Off Off Manufactur[...]

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 10/100M2 iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Switch ON Condition OFF Condition H/W Actual Slot Number = 1 1: Pause Enable[...]

4.3 PORT CONFIGURA TION The Port configuration screen provides access to the port level configuration parameters, such as, Port Access, Bandwidth Control, L2CP Control, 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&g[...]

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 11 for the Fiber port and option 12 for the UTP port from the Port configuration screen. 4.3.2 Bandwidth Control The 10/100M2 Bandwidth Control is accessed by selecting o[...]

T o change the ingress rate of the UTP port, select option 6 . Change UTP CIR (range 64 to 100000)> 100000 T o change the egress rate, select option 4 for the fiber port or option 9 for the UTP port. The egress rates are displayed. Select the desired egress rate. PI SA Bandwidth Control - iConverter 10/100M2 iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier -[...]

4.3.4 SFP Information The 10/100M2 module installed with an SFP will provide general and specific information on the SFP . This information is best viewed with SNMP management software. The following is the information available: 4.3.4.1 SFP A0 Information Display This section displays fixed SFP Module information for the following areas. • Ident[...]

SFP information can be obtained by selecting option 7 from the Port configuration screen. PI SA SFP Information - iConverter 10/100M2 iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Slot Number = 1 Model Number = 8919N-0 Port = 1 Address A0 Page Contents =================================================== 00: 03 04 07 00 10 02 00 00 00 00 [...]

4.3.5 802.3ah Parameters The 802.3ah parameters can be monitored and/or configured in the 802.3ah Control screen. • 802.3ah OAM State - The 802.3ah OAM State turns 802.3ah processing on or of f for the selected port. When the port is configured as “Disabled” it will not respond to OAMPDUs (OAM Protocol Data Units). They will be dropped by the[...]

remote ports are connected to the Fiber and UTP ports of the local device. The remote partner is managed by the local device via the 802.3ah OAM channel. • Discovery State - Indicates the Discovery state (“Complete”, “In Process” or “Incomplete”) of the remote ports. If “Complete” is displayed, Discovery has been completed. If “[...]

802.3ah parameters can be accessed by selecting options 5 from the Port configuration screen. The fiber (port 1) configuration screen is displayed. PI SA 802.3ah Control - iConverter 10/100M2 iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Slot Number = 1 Model Number = 8919N-0 Port # = 1 1: 802.3ah OAM State Enabled Local Status 2: OAM Mo[...]

4.3.7 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 [...]

Port VLAN is access by selecting options 13 - 22 or 13 - 15 depending on the module type; plug-in or standalone. PI Module - iConverter 10/100M2 iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Port Access Control Setup Slot Number = 1 ---------------------------------- Model Number = 8919N-0 11: Fiber Enable On 12: UTP Enable On Feature Se[...]

4.3.8 T agged VLAN The 10/100M2 supports the IEEE 802.1Q tag VLAN packet tagging and un-tagging (including Q-in-Q multi-tagging) and the 802.1p Quality of Service priority standards. The following parameters are configured for each port: 4.3.8.1 Port Priority (PRI) This (IEEE 802.1p based) user-specified value of 0 through 7 can be assigned as a Qo[...]

T agged VLAN is accessed by selecting option 2 from the Port configuration screen. The T ag VLAN Control screen will be displayed. PI Tag VLAN Control - iConverter 10/100M2 iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Slot Number = 1 Model Number = 8919N-0 Fiber 1: Port Priority (PRI) 0 BP B 16: Port Priority (PRI) 0 2: PVID (Port VLAN [...]

4.3.9 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[...]

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 10/100M2 iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Slot Number = 1 Model Number = 8919N-0 VLAN Table Membership Entry 1 ------------------------------ 1: VLAN ID 2 2: [...]

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 10/100M2 iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Slot Number = 1 Model Number = 8919N-0 VLAN Table Membership Entry 1 --------------------[...]

Once all the VLAN IDs have been assigned, select option 7 or 5 to submit the entries. PI VLAN Membership - iConverter 10/100M2 iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Slot Number = 1 Model Number = 8919N-0 VLAN ID (VID) Fiber UTP BP A BP B Mngmnt 1: 100 Yes No No No No Add new entry (a), Delete entry (d), Edit entry (e), Clear tabl[...]

4.3.1 1 Port St atistics The 10/100M2 module provides port statistics on both the fiber and UTP port. The Port Statistics can be viewed by selecting option P from the Module configuration screen. PI Module - iConverter 10/100M2 iConverter, Serial Agent Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Switch ON Condition OFF Condition H/W Actual Slot Number = 1 1: P[...]

5.0 10/100M2 SPECIFICA TIONS Plug-i n Module S tandalone T ablet op S tandal o ne W all -M oun t Descri pt ion 10/ 100BASE -T X UT P to 10 0BASE -FX Fiber Media Con v ert er wit h in teg rat ed m an agem en t Pr otoc ol s 10BAS E-T , 100BASE-T X, 100BASE -FX w it h 2 048 by tes max . f r ame siz e Cable T ypes U TP EI A/T I A 568 A /B, Catego ry 5 [...]

6.0 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 6.1 OVERVIEW The 10/100M2 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 st[...]

6.1.3 UTP Issues Problem: The UTP link LED does not illuminate after installation is complete. Possible Causes: A. Confirm that the UTP cable is connected properly to the iConverter 10/100M2 and the attached UTP device. Once a connection has been established between the iConverter and its link partner (switch or workstation), the UTP “10/100” L[...]

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[...]