ZyXEL Communications VES-1000 manual

VES-1000 Series VDSL-Ethernet Switches May 2002 Version 3.40 User’s Guide[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch ii Copyright Copyright Copyright © 2002 by ZyXEL Co mmunications Corporation The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any m eans, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optica[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch ZyXEL Limited Warranty iii ZyXEL Limited W arranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or workmanship for a period of up to two (2) years from the date of purchase. During the warranty period and upon proof of purchase, should the product have in[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch iv Interference S tatements and W arnings Interference Statements and Warnings FCC Interference St atement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference receive [...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch iv Customer Support Customer Support If you have questions about your ZyXEL product or desire assistance, contact ZyXEL Communications Corporation offices worldwide, in one of the following ways: Cont acting Customer Support When you contact your customer support represen tative, have the following infor mation ready[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch vi T able of Contents T able of Content s Copyri ght ...................................................................................................................... .............................................ii ZyXEL Limit ed W arr anty ........................................................................[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch T able of Contents vii 7.2 VLAN Setup C onfiguration ....................................................................................................... ................. 7-1 Chapter 8 SNMP Config uration .............................................................................................................[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch viii T able of Contents 13.6 MAC Addres s Learni ng ........................................................................................................... ............... 13-10 13.7 Switch S panning T ree Protocol Command .......................................................................................... [...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch List of Figures and Diagrams ix List of Figures Figure 1-1 Building Deployment Exam pl e Using a VES -1012........................................................................ ........................... 1-4 Figure 1-2 Enterp rise Application Using a VES-1012 .......................................................[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch x Lists of Figures and Dia grams Figure 8-2 Menu 22 - SNMP Config uration ........................................................................................ ....................................... 8-2 Figure 9-1 Menu 24 – System Maintenance .....................................................................[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch List of Figures and Diagrams xi Figure 10-19 Exam ple Xmodem Upload............................................................................................. .................................... 10-14 Figure 1 1-1 V alid CI Commands ..................................................................................[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch xii Lists of Figures and Dia grams Figure 13-13 Set Port 1 T o Learn MAC Addresses ................................................................................................................. 13-10 Figure 13-14 MAC Address Details ..................................................................................[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch List of T ables xiii List of T ables T able 2-A VES-1000 Series S witches: Front Panel Ports.......................................................................... .................................. 2-2 T able 2-B VES-1000 Series Sw itches: LED De scri ptions .......................................................[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch xiv Lists of T ables T able 9-F System Maintenan ce Menu Syslog Parameters ............................................................................ ............................ 9-1 1 T able 9-G System Mainte nance Menu Diagno stic ...................................................................................[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch List of T ables xv T able 15-E T roubleshooting the VES-100 0 Series switch’ s Co nfigured Settings ..................................................................... 15-2 T able 15-F T roublesh ooting the Password ........................................................................................ .........[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch xvi Preface Preface Congratulations on your purchase from the VES- 1000 Series of VDSL-Ethernet Switches. This preface introduces you to the VES-1000 Series and discu sses the organization and conventions of this User’s Guide. It also provides information on ot her related documentation. About VDSL VDSL (Very high [...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Preface xvii ZyXEL Web Site The ZyXEL download library at www.zyxel.com contains additional support documentation. Glossary Please refer to www.zy xel.com for an online glossary of networking terms.[...]

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VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch I Part I: Getting Ready This part acquaint s you with the features and app lications of the VES-1000 Series switches, instructs you how to make the hardware co nnections, underst and the front pa nel LEDs and introduces the SMT (System Management T erminal).[...]

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VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Getting to Know the VES-1000 Series 1-1 This chapter describes the key features, benefits and applications of the VES-1000 Series. The VES-1000 Series of VDSL-Ethernet Switches multiple xes traffic from VDSL (Very high bit rate Digital Subscriber Line) subscribers into two 10/100M Ethernet ports that connect to a W A[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 1-2 Getting to Know the VES-1000 Series IGMP snooping With IGMP snooping, group multicast traffic is only forwarded to ports that are mem bers of that group. IGMP Snooping generates no additional network traffic, allowing you to significantly reduce multicast traffic passing through your switch. VDSL Modes and Rates [...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Getting to Know the VES-1000 Series 1-3 All of the VDSL-Ethernet switches in the VES-1000 Series have built-in voice-signal splitters. This means that service providers do not need to allocat e extra space for external splitters. Scalable Plat form for Future Exp ansion The flexible design of the VES-1000 Series allo[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 1-4 Getting to Know the VES-1000 Series Figure 1-1 Building Deployment Example Using a VES-1012 1.2.2 Enterprise Application The VES-1000 Series of switches can also be used in any-sized company to multiplex employee VDSL connections to the Internet.[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Getting to Know the VES-1000 Series 1-5 Figure 1-2 Enterprise Application Using a VES-1012 1.2.3 Campus Application Independent networks can also have VDSL connections multiplexed to a giga bit switch or fiber ring using a VES- 1000 Series switch.[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 1-6 Getting to Know the VES-1000 Series Figure 1-3 VES-1012 Example of a Campus Application Using a Gigabit switch Figure 1-4 VES-1012 Example of Campus Application Using a Fiber Ring[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Hardware Connections 2-1 This chapter gives a brief introduction to the VES-1000 Series hardware. 2.1 Additional Inst allation Requirements In addition to the contents of the package, you need the following hardware and software components before you install and use your product: • A computer with a 10/100M Etherne[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 2-2 Hardware Connections To connect the VES-1012 only, plug the female end of the pow er cord to the power receptacle on the rear panel. Connect the other end of the cord to a power outlet. Make sure that no objects obstruct the airflow of the fans (located on the side of the unit). 2.3 Front Panel The following figu[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Hardware Connections 2-3 Table 2-A VES-1000 Series Switches: Front Panel Ports VES-1008 FRONT PANEL PORTS CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION CONSOLE The CONSOLE port is an RS-232 port for local confi guration of the VES-1000 Series switch. USER/CO The combined USER/CO port is a Telc o-50 connector for external POTS/ISDN and VDSL [...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 2-4 Hardware Connections The line from the user carries both the VDSL and the voi ce signals. For each line, switches in the VES-1000 Series have a built-in splitter that separates the high frequency VDSL signal from the voice band signal and feeds the VDSL signal to the VES-1000 Series switch, while the voice band s[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Hardware Connections 2-5 Table 2-B VES-1000 Series Switches: LED Descriptions LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION ALM Red ON OFF There is a hardware failure. The system is functioning norm ally. VDSL Green Blinking ON OFF The system is transmitting/receiving to/from the VDS L modem. The link to the VDSL modem is up. The lin[...]

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VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Introducing the SMT 3-1 This chapter shows you how to use the SMT (System Management Terminal) to configure a VES-1000 Series Switch. 3.1 Initial Screen When you turn on your VES-1000 Series switch, it performs several internal tests and initializes the ports. After the initialization, the VES-1000 Series switch asks[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 3-2 Introducing the SMT Table 3-A Navigating the SMT OPERATION KEYSTROKE DESCRIPTION Move down to another menu [ENTER] To move forward to a subm enu, type in the number of the desired submenu and press [ENTE R]. Move up to a previous menu [ESC] Press [ESC] to move back to the previous menu. Move to a “hidden” men[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Introducing the SMT 3-3 Figure 3-3 SMT Menus At A Glance 3.3.1 VES-1000 Series switch Main Menu After you log in, the SMT displays a main menu.[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 3-4 Introducing the SMT Figure 3-4 VES-1012 Main Menu The following table shows the VES-1000 Series switch Main Menu summary: Table 3-B Main Menu Summary # MENU TITLE DESCRIPTION 1 General Setup Use this menu to enter VES-1000 Series switch administrative information. 2 Switch Setup Use this menu to set the switch pa[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Introducing the SMT 3-5 Figure 3-5 Menu 23.1 - System Password Step 3. Enter your new system password and press [ENTER] . Step 4. Re-type your new system password for confirmation and press [ENTER] . 3.4.1 Resetting the VES-1000 Series switch If you forget your password or cannot access the VES-1000 Series switch, yo[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch II Part II: Getting Started This part shows you how to configure the Gener al Setup, Switch Setup, IP Setup and Port Setup SMT menus.[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch General, Switch and IP Setup 4-1 This chapter describes SMT menus 1, 2 and 3. 4.1 General Setup Use this menu to enter the administrativ e information for VES-1000 Series switch. From the main menu enter 1 to bring up Menu 1 – General Setup . Figure 4-1 Menu 1 – General Setup The Menu 1 — General Setup fields a[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 4-2 General, Switch and IP Setup Figure 4-2 Menu 2 - Switch Setup Table 4-B Menu 2 – Switch Setup FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE VDSL Mode Press [SPACE BAR] and then press [ENTER] to choose from 10BaseS, ETSI Plan 997 or ANSI/ETSI Plan 998 . 10BaseS VDSL Modem Firmware Auto Upgrade Press [SPACE BAR], select Yes , and th[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch General, Switch and IP Setup 4-3 4.2.1 VDSL Mode Each VDSL mode operates in a different frequency ba nd allocation, resulting in different ups tream and downstream speeds. The following table summarizes tr ansmission speeds and frequency ranges for each VDSL mode supported by the VES-1000 Series switch. Table 4-C VDS[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 4-4 General, Switch and IP Setup 4.2.4 STP (S p anning T ree Protocol) The use of STP in the majority of network environments is not recommended. Furthermore, this rarely used feature should not be enabled on the VDSL ports on the VES-1000 Series of switches. STP detects and breaks network loops and provides backup l[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch General, Switch and IP Setup 4-5 Figure 4-3 Root Ports and Designated Ports STP-aware devices exchange Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs) periodically . When the bridged LAN topology changes, a new spanning tree is constructed. Once a stable network topology has b een established, all devices listen for Hello BPDUs t[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 4-6 General, Switch and IP Setup Figure 4-4 Menu 2.1 Spanning Tree Protocol Setup Table 4-F Menu 2.1 - Spanning Tree Protocol Setup FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE Spanning Tree Protocol Press [SPACE BAR] to toggle between Enable and Disable . Disable Bridge Priority Bridge prio rity is used in determining the root device,[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch General, Switch and IP Setup 4-7 Select Yes in the Edit GARP Timer field in menu 2 to go t o Menu 2.2 — GARP Timer Setup . Figure 4-5 Menu 2.2 GARP Timer Setup Table 4-G Menu 2.2 - GARP Timer FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE Join Timer Join Timer sets the duration of the Join Pe riod timer for GARP in milliseconds. Each p[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 4-8 General, Switch and IP Setup VLAN Port Port VID This is the VLAN ID assigned to untagged frames that this port receives. Acceptable frame type Whether tagged onl y or both untagg ed frames are accepted on this port. Ingress filtering If set, the device discards incoming fram es for VLANs which do not include this[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch General, Switch and IP Setup 4-9 provides the information that switches need to process the frame across the network. A tagged frame is four bytes longer than an untagged fram e and contains two bytes of TPID (Tag Protocol Identifier; residing within the type/length field of the Ethernet frame) and two bytes of TCI ([...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 4-10 General, Switch and IP Setup Figure 4-6 Forwarding Tagged/Untagged Frames to 802.1Q VLAN Aware/Unaware Devices 4.2.9 Quality of Service (QoS) IEEE 802.1p defines up to 8 separate traffic classes by inserting a tag into a MAC-layer frame that contains bits to define class of service. Table 4-I QoS Priority Listin[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch General, Switch and IP Setup 4-1 1 Figure 4-7 Menu 2.3 QoS Setup Table 4-J Menu 2.3 - QoS Setup FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE Priority Level 7 to 0 Configure the priority-to-queue a ssignment for each port in this menu by pre ssing [SPACE BAR] to select a queue (Que ue 0 to Queue 3) and then pressing [ENTER]. Queue 3 has[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 4-12 General, Switch and IP Setup Figure 4-8 Menu 3 – TCP/IP Setup The Menu 3 – TCP/IP Setup fields are explained in the next table: Table 4-K LAN TCP/IP Setup Menu Fields FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE TCP/IP Setup IP Address Enter the IP address of your VES-1000 Series switch in dotted decimal notation. 192.168.1.1 [...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Port Setup 5-1 Configure your VDSL and Ethernet ports in SMT menu 6. 5.1 Configured Vs. Actual VDSL Port S peed Configure the maximum speed of an individual VDSL port in this menu. Due to noise and other factors on the line, the actual speed may not reach the maximum that you specify. See Table 4-C VDSL Mode, Frequen[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 5-2 Port Setup Figure 5-2 VDSL Port Setup The Menu 6.1 – VDSL Port Setup fields are explained in the next table. Table 5-A VDSL Port Setup FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE User Name Choose a descriptive name for identification purpose s. This name can be up to 30 alphanumeric characters long. Spaces are not allowed, but d[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Port Setup 5-3 5.2.2 Ethernet Port Setup Ethernet port connections can be half duplex or full d uplex. The Ethernet port must use the same speed / duplex mode setting as the peer Ethernet port in order to connect. Please refer to section 2.4.3 for Ethernet port default settings and section 4.2.3 for inform ation on p[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 5-4 Port Setup Table 5-B Menu 6.13 – Ethernet Port Setup FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE Edit Spanning Tree Protocol Setup Press [SPACE BAR] once to select Yes and then press [ENTER] to go to Menu 6.1 - Port Spanning Tree Protocol Setup. You must enab le STP on the switch (in menu 2) before you configure it on a port(s).[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Port Setup 5-5 5.3.1 Configuring VLAN on a Port Select Yes in the Edit VLAN Setup field in Menu 6.1 — VDSL Port Setup (or Menu 6.13 — Ethernet Port Setup) to open Menu 6.1.3 — Port VLAN Setup . Figure 5-5 Menu 6.1.3 Port VLAN Setup Table 5-D Menu 6.1.3 - Port VLAN Setup FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE Default VLAN ID[...]

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VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch III Part III: Advanced Applications and Management This part shows you how to configure st atic routes and SNMP .[...]

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VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch S tatic Route Setup 6-1 Static routes tell the VES-1000 Series switch how to forward management traffic. 6.1 Creating a S t atic Route Enter 12 from the main menu to go to Menu 12 – Static Route Setup. Figure 6-1 Menu 12 – Static Route Setup Choosing a static route to edit displays the following screen. Figure 6-[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 6-2 S tatic Route Setup Table 6-A Edit IP Static Route Menu Fields FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE Destination IP Address This parameter specifies the IP netwo rk address of the final destination. Routing is always based on netwo rk number. If you need to specify a route to a single host, use a subnet mask of 255.25 5.255.[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch VLAN Setup 7-1 This chapter shows you how to set up VLAN on the switch using SMT menu 17. 7.1 Introduction To activate IEEE 802.1Q on the VES-1000 Series switch, you must enable it for the switch in menu 2, the port in menu 6 port submenu(s) and menu 17 VLAN setup. Menu 17 allows you to enable GVRP on the switch and [...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 7-2 VLAN Setup Figure 7-2 Menu 17 VLAN Setup Table 7-A Menu 17 - VLAN Setup FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE GVRP GVRP (GARP VLAN Registration P rot ocol) is a registration protocol that defines a way for switche s to regist er necessary VLAN members on ports across the network. Enable this func tion to permit VLANs groups [...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch VLAN Setup 7-3 FIELD DESCRIPTION Name Enter a descriptive name (up to 12 charac ters) for th e static VLAN for identification purposes; for example, “marketing” (without the quote s). VLAN ID Enter the VLAN ID for this static entry; the valid range is between 1 and 4094. Active Press [SPACE BAR] once to select Ye[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 7-4 VLAN Setup • Save the configuration only after you configure both t h e management VLAN ID and the member set of that VID consistently. Otherwise, the VES-1000 Series w ill be unreachable in-band through the uplink ports, since the traffic will be blocked by the inconsistent VLAN setting. • PC and Workstation[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch SNMP Configuration 8-1 This chapter discusses SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) for network management and monitoring. 8.1 About SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol is a protocol u sed for exchanging management information between network devices. SNMP is a member of TCP/IP prot ocol suite. Your VES-1000 [...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 8-2 SNMP Configuration A Management Information Base (MIB) is a collection of managed objects. SNMP allows a manager and agents to communicate for the purpose of accessing these objects. SNMP itself is a simple request/response protocol based on the manager/agent model. The manager issues a request and the agent retu[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch SNMP Configuration 8-3 Table 8-B SNMP Configuration Menu Fields FIELD DESCRIPTION DEFAULT Trusted Host If you enter a trusted hos t, your VES-1000 Series swi tch will only respond to SNMP messages from thi s address. If you leave the field set to 0.0.0.0 (default) , your VES-1000 Series switch will respond to all SNM[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 8-4 SNMP Configuration Table 8-C SNMP Traps GENERIC TRAP SPECIFIC TRAP DESCRIPTION 4 (TRAP_OVERHEATOVER) This trap is sent when the temperature returns to normal. For example, the following trap shows that the current reading at Temp1 is 64 degree s centigrade. "Temp1 back to Normal (Limit = 65 deg ree C, Read =[...]

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VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch IV Part IV: System Maintenance This part shows you how to configure SM T menu 24 and submenus including CI commands.[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch System Maintenance 1 9-1 This chapter discusses the System Status, System Information and Console Port Speed, Log and Trace and Diagnostic SMT menus. 9.1 Introduction Select 24 in the main menu to open Menu 24 – System Maintenance , as shown next. Figure 9-1 Menu 24 – System Maintenance 9.2 System S t atus System[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 9-2 System Maintenance 1 9.2.1 System Maintenance Step 1. Enter 24 from the main menu to go to Menu 24 – System Maintenance . Step 2. Enter 1 to open Menu 24. 1 – System Status . Step 3. Enter 1 again to open Menu 24.1.1 — System Maintenance — System Status. Figure 9-3 Menu 24.1 – System Maintenance – Sys[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch System Maintenance 1 9-3 Table 9-A System Maintenance – Status Menu Fields FIELD DESCRIPTION Up Time This field shows the total amount of time the line has been up. Commands a Press ‘a’ to reset all the counters in this screen. b Press ‘b’ to reset the count ers for a specific port (port marked by “>?[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 9-4 System Maintenance 1 Table 9-B Port Statistics FIELD DESCRIPTION integral number of octets. Collisions0 This is the number of frames in wh ich the transmission process experienced no collision s. Collisions1 This is the number of frames in wh ich the transmission process experienced one collision. MultiCollision [...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch System Maintenance 1 9-5 Table 9-B Port Statistics FIELD DESCRIPTION and above in length. RxOctetsMSB Upper 32-bit count of the number of received octet s of data (including those in bad frames). RxOctetsLSB Lower 32-bit count of the numbe r of received octets of data (including those in bad frames). TxOctetsMSB Uppe[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 9-6 System Maintenance 1 Table 9-B Port Statistics FIELD DESCRIPTION Ratio is the ratio of the amplitude of the desir ed signal to the amplitude of noise signals at a given point in time. MSE Minimum Square Error. The minimum m ean-square error (also known as MMSE) performance measure is a popul ar metric for optimal[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch System Maintenance 1 9-7 Table 9-C Menu 24.1.2 - Spanning Tree Protocol Status FIELD DESCRIPTION Port ID This is the index of the port on this switch that is closest to the root. This swit ch communicates with the root device through this po rt. This is 0X0000 if your bridge is the root device. Hello Time This is the[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 9-8 System Maintenance 1 Table 9-D Menu 24.1.3 - VLAN Status FIELD DESCRIPTION Number of VLANs This is the tota l number of VLANs on the swit ch. Management VID Management VLAN ID is the VLAN ID of the CPU and is used for management only. The default is "1". All ports, by default, are fixed members (see Men[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch System Maintenance 1 9-9 Figure 9-8 Menu 24.2.1 - System Maintenance – Information Table 9-E Fields in System Maintenance FIELD DESCRIPTION Name This is the VES-1000 Series switch system name assigned in menu 1. ZyNOS F/W Version This field refers to the version of ZyXEL’s Network O perating System. VDSL Driver V[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 9-10 System Maintenance 1 9.4 Log and T race There are two logging facilities in switches in the VES-1000 Seri es. The first is the error logs and trace records that are stored locally. The second is the UNIX syslog facility for message logging. 9.4.1 V iewing Error Log The first place you should look for clues when [...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch System Maintenance 1 9-1 1 Step 2. From menu 24, enter 3 to open Menu 24.3 – System Maintenance – Log and Tr ace . Step 3. Enter 2 from Menu 24.3 – System Maintenance – Log and Trace to display the UNIX syslog menu. Figure 9-12 Menu 24.3.2 – System Maintenance – UNIX Syslog Configure the UNIX syslog param[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 9-12 System Maintenance 1 Figure 9-13 Menu 24.4 – System Maintenance – Diagnostic Follow the procedures next to get to Menu 24.4 – System Maintenance – Diagn ostic. Step 1. From the main menu, enter 24 to open Menu 24 – System Maintenance . Step 2. From this menu, enter 4. This will open Menu 24.4 – Syste[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch System Maintenance 1 9-13 Table 9-G System Maintenance Menu Diagnostic MENU OPTION FIELD DESCRIPTION TCP/IP 1 Ping Host Enter 1 to ping any machine (with an IP address). Enter its IP address in the Host IP Address field below. System 11 Reboot System Enter 11 to re boot the VES-1000 Seri es switch. Port 21 Reset Port[...]

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VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance 10-1 This chapter tells you how to back up and restor e your configuration file as well as upload new firmware and a new configuration file. 10.1 Filename Conventions The configuration file (often called the romfile or rom-0) contains the factory default settings in the men[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 10-2 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance Table 10-A Filename Conventions FILE TYPE INTERNAL NAME EXTERNAL NAME DESCRIPTION Configuration File Rom-0 *.rom This is the configuration filename on the VES-1000 Series switch. Uploading the rom-0 file replace s the entire ROM file system, including your VES-1000 Ser[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance 10-3 Figure 10-1 Telnet in Menu 24.5 10.2.2 Using the FTP Command from the Command Line Step 1. Launch the FTP client on your computer. Step 2. Enter “open”, followed by a space and the IP address of your VES-1000 Series switch. Step 3. Press [ENTER] when prompted for a[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 10-4 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance Table 10-B General Commands for GUI-based FTP Clients COMMAND DESCRIPTION Transfer Type Transfer files in either ASC II (plain text format) or in binary mode. Initial Remote Directory Specify the default remote directory (path). Initial Local Directory Specify the defa[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance 10-5 10.2.7 TFTP Command Example The following is an example TFTP command: tftp [-i] host get rom-0 config.rom where “i” specifies binary image transfer mode (use this mode when transferring binary files), “host” is the VES- 1000 Series switch IP address, “get” [...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 10-6 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance Figure 10-4 System Maintenance - Starting Xmodem Download Screen Step 3. Run the HyperTerminal program by clicking Transfer , then Receive File as shown in the following screen. Figure 10-5 Backup Configuration Example Step 4. After a successful backup you will see the[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance 10-7 Figure 10-7 Telnet into Menu 24.6 FTP Restore Proc edure Step 1. Launch the FTP client on your computer. Step 2. Enter “open”, followed by a space and the IP address of your VES-1000 Series switch. Step 3. Press [ENTER] when prompted for a username. Step 4. Enter y[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 10-8 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance Refer to section 10.2.5 to read about configurations that disallow TFTP and FTP over WAN. 10.3.3 Restore V ia Console Port Restore configuration via console port by following the HyperTerminal procedure shown next. Procedures using other serial communications programs [...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance 10-9 WARNING! DO NOT INTERUPT THE FILE TRANSFER PR OCESS AS THIS MAY PERMANENTLY DAMAGE YOUR VES-1000 SERIES SWITCH. 10.4.1 Firmware File Upload FTP is the preferred method for uploading the firmware a nd configuration. T o use this feature, your computer must have an FTP c[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 10-10 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance Figure 10-14 Telnet Into Menu 24.7.2 - System Maintenance To upload the firmware and the configuration file, follow these examples 10.4.3 FTP File Upload Command from the DOS Prompt Example Step 1. Launch the FTP client on your computer. Step 2. Enter “open”, foll[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance 10-1 1 Figure 10-15 FTP Session Example of Firmware File Upload More commands (found in GUI-based FTP client s) are listed earlier in this chapter. Refer to section 10.2.5 to read about configurations that disallow TFTP and FTP over WAN. 10.4.5 TFTP File Upload The VES-1000[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 10-12 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance tftp [-i] host put firmware.bin ras where “i” specifies binary image transfer mode (use this mode when transferring binary files), “host” is the VES- 1000 Series switch’s IP address, “put” transfers the file source on the computer (firmware.bin – name [...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance 10-13 Figure 10-17 Example Xmodem Upload After the firmware upload process has completed, th e VES-1000 Series switch will automatically restart. 10.4.10 Uploading Configuration File Via Console Port Step 1. Select 2 from Menu 24.7 – System Maintenance – Upload Firmware[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 10-14 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance HyperT erminal Click Transfer , then Send File to display the following screen. Figure 10-19 Example Xmodem Upload After the configuration upload process has completed, restart the VES-1000 Series switch by entering “atgo”. Type the configuration file’s location[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch System Maintenance 2 11 - 1 This chapter discusses CI Mode, Remote Management Control and Hardware Monitor SMT menus. 11.1 Command Interpreter Mode This option allows you to enter command interpreter mode , which allows more advan ced system diagnosis and troubleshooting. Enter 8 fr om Menu 24 – System Maintenance [...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 11 - 2 System Maintenance 2 Table 11-A Time and Date Setting Fields FIELD DESCRIPTION Enter the time service protocol that your time server sends when you turn on the VES-1000 Series switch. Not all time servers supp ort all protocols, so you may have to check with your ISP/network administrator or use trial and er r[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch System Maintenance 2 11 - 3 Figure 11-3 Menu 24.11 – Remote Management Control Table 11-B Menu 24.11 – Remote Management Control FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE TELNET/FTP/ICMP Server Access Press the [SPACE BAR] to select Enable and then press [ENTER] to allow remote Telnet, FTP and/or ICMP service. Enable Service Por[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 11 - 4 System Maintenance 2 Figure 11-4 Menu 24.11.1 - Secured Client Sets Table 11-C Menu 24.11.1 - Secured Client Sets FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE # This is the client set index number. 1 A “A” indicates the client set is Active and “N” indicates that it is Not active A Addr_START The default value for a star[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch System Maintenance 2 11 - 5 Table 11-D Menu 24.11.1.1 - Secured Client Configuration FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE Secured IP addr_start To allow a ra nge of computers to us e Telnet, FTP or ICMP services then ente r the first IP address in the range here. The default value for a start and end address is 0.0.0.0, which m[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 11 - 6 System Maintenance 2 Figure 11-6 Menu 24.12 - Hardware Monitor Table 11-E Menu 24.12 - Hardware Monitor FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE Temperature (C) There are three temperatur e sensors inside the VES- 1000 Series switch. Each sensor is capable of detecting and reporting if the temperature rise s above the thresh[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch System Maintenance 2 11 - 7 Table 11-E Menu 24.12 - Hardware Monitor FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE Current This is the current voltage reading. 2.03 Max This field displays the maximum voltage measured at this point. Min This field displays the minimum voltage measured at this point. Tolerance (%) Five percent is the acc[...]

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VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch V Part V: Line Interface Commands and Troubleshooting This part introduces line interface commands and offers some troubleshooting strategies.[...]

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VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch VDSL-Related Commands 12-1 This chapter shows you how to configur e VDSL using line interface commands. 12.1 Introduction CI commands are an alternative way (to SMT menus) of configuring your VES-1000 Series switch. They contain more advanced features that may be used for debugging and troubleshooting. Please exercis[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 12-2 VDSL-Related Commands Figure 12-2 CI Commands 12.2 VDSL Commands The following table is a summary of VDSL-related commands. Table 12-B VDSL-related Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION vdsl uprate chan-id (x) This command sets the VDSL upstream rate (0 to 4) vdsl downrate chan-id (y) This co mmand sets the VDSL downstre[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch VDSL-Related Commands 12-3 The rest of this chapter shows commonly used VDSL-related CI command examples. 12.2.1 Set VDSL Mode vdsl mode chan-id (mode) This command sets the VDSL mode. After you set the mode is set, you must use “ vdsl reset chan-id ” or “ vdsl recon chan-id ” to force the VDSL channel to rec[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 12-4 VDSL-Related Commands “downrate” is an integer from 0 to 4 defined in the ne xt table. This command sets the upstream VDSL rate. After you set the rate, you must use “vdsl reset chan-id” or “vdsl recon chan-id” to m ake VDSL reconnect. Table 12-D VDSL Rates UPRATE/DOWN RATE UPSTREAM RATE DOWNSTREAM R[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch VDSL-Related Commands 12-5 This command displays the status of a VDSL channel. The SNR, MSE and RS_ERR are polled every three seconds. Total RS_ERR are counted during the connection. SNR, MSE, RS_ERR and Total_RSERR are cleared after the VDSL is link up. Figure 12-3 VDSL Channel Status Table 12-E VDSL Channel Status [...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 12-6 VDSL-Related Commands Table 12-E VDSL Channel Status Counters FIELD DESCRIPTION SNR The higher the SNR (Signal-to-Noise Rati o) number, the better. SNR (Signal-to-Noi se Ratio is the ratio of the amplitude of t he desired signal to the amplitude of noi se signals at a given point in time). MSE This is the Minimu[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch VDSL-Related Commands 12-7 This command clears the status count ers of the specific VDSL channel. 12.2.10 VDSL Show Command vdsl show chan-id This command displays your VDSL driver settings for the channel you specify. Figure 12-5 VDSL Show Example 12.2.11 VDSL Quality Command vdsl quality chan-id Use this command to[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 12-8 VDSL-Related Commands Figure 12-7 VDSL Initialization Messages These messages are for debugging purposes only. If you ar e having problems initializing the VDSL connection, capture this screen and send it to your nearest customer support. 12.2.13 VDSL Monitor Command vdsl monitor chan-id [on|off] Type this comma[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch VDSL-Related Commands 12-9 Figure 12-8 VDSL Monitor Refer to Table 12-E for more information on these fields. 12.2.14 VDSL Autoupg Command vdsl autoupg chan-id [on|off] Type this command to show the VDSL auto upgrade status (without “on” or “off”) or turn on/ off auto upgrade. When auto upgrade is on, the VES[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 12-10 VDSL-Related Commands Table 12-F Ethernet Status Counters COUNTER MEANI NG ALGM_ERR This is the number of frames received with alignment errors (odd number of nibbles). SINGLE_COL A count of successfully transmitted frames for which tran smission is inhibited by exactly one collision. MUL_COL A count of success[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch VDSL-Related Commands 12-1 1 Type this command to set the Ethernet port speed of the VES-1000 Series switch (with “lt”) or VDSL subscriber modem (with “nt”). Speed parameters are explained in the following table. Table 12-G Ethernet Speed Parameters SPEED INDEX NUMBER SPEED/FLOW CONTROL 0 Auto Negotiation 1 1[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 12-12 VDSL-Related Commands Figure 12-12 Enet Monitor Statistics Table 12-H Enet Monitor Statistics LABEL DESCRIPTION LT This is the VES-1000 Series switch. NT This is the subscriber’s VDSL modem (P841). TxF and RxF Transmitting and Receiving Fram e count. TxB and RxB Transmitting and Receiving Byte count. TxS and [...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Switch-Related Commands 13-1 This chapter shows you how to configure your VES-1000 Series switch using switch-related commands. 13.1 Overview The following table is an overview of the MIB, port and VLAN switch-related CI commands. Table 13-A MIB, Port and VLAN Switch Command Summary COMMAND DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE sw mib[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 13-2 Switch-Related Commands Figure 13-1 Port Statistics Please see Table 9-B for more information on these fields. 13.2.2 MIB Clear Command sw mib clear n This command allows you to clear the MIB counters of port “n” where “n” is a port number. sw mib clear 13 Clears port 13 of all MIB counters. 13.3 Port S [...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Switch-Related Commands 13-3 Bits of interest are described as follows. Four binary bits (a nibble) make up each hex di git 1 . The leftmost bit in the first nibble denotes if the link is down or up. “0” means the link is up, “1” means the link is down. Hex 1 0 0 3 Binary Equivalent Nibbles 0 001 0000 0000 01[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 13-4 Switch-Related Commands Figure 13-3 Default VLAN Settings In this example, port 0 is the CPU port, ports 1 to 12 ar e the VDSL ports and ports 13 and 14 are the Ethernet ports. The numbers in the top row denote the outgoing port for the corresponding port listed on the left (its egress port). This example detail[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Switch-Related Commands 13-5 Figure 13-4 Daisy-chaining VLAN Example 13.4.2 VLAN Set Command Set Specific Egress Ports for a Port sw vlan set n x1 x2 Use this command to set port(s) x1, x2, etc. to be the egress port(s) for port n. For example: sw vlan set 1 3 4 Sets ports 3 and 4 to be the egress ports for port 1. T[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 13-6 Switch-Related Commands Figure 13-5 VLAN Set Example Port 1 can now talk to ports 3 and 4, but ports 3 and 4 ca nnot talk to port 1. Set port 1 to be the egress port for each of ports 3 and 4 (using the “sw vlan set” command) so that they may also talk to port 1 givi ng a symmetrical table as shown in the ne[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Switch-Related Commands 13-7 Figure 13-7 Set All Ports As Egress Ports for a Single Port Set All Ports to be Egress Ports for All Ports sw vlan set all Use this command to set all ports (in this example, 0 to 14) to be the egress ports for all ports (0 to 14). This is effect disables VLAN and has security ramificatio[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 13-8 Switch-Related Commands Use this command to clear port n of egress ports x1 and x2. Sw vlan clear 1 3 4 Clears port 1 of egress ports 3 and 4. This command only clears the egress ports you specify. Enter “sw vlan status” to see the result of this command. Figure 13-9 Clear One Port of Specific Egress Ports C[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Switch-Related Commands 13-9 Clear All Ports of All Egress Ports sw vlan clear all Use this command to clear all ports of all egress ports. Sw vlan clear all Clears all ports of all egress ports. Enter “sw vlan status” to see the result of this command. Figure 13-11 Clear All VLAN Ports 13.5 MAC Address Commands [...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 13-10 Switch-Related Commands 13.5.1 MAC Learning S t atus sw mac status This command displays ports that may learn MAC ad dresses. Figure 13-12 MAC Learning Status From this screen we see that all ports have MAC learning enabled by default. For actual MAC address learning to occur on a port, Active must be set to Ye[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Switch-Related Commands 13-1 1 13.6.1 MAC Address Details sw mac address Type this command to see details of all MAC addresses learned. Figure 13-14 MAC Address Details Table 13-E MAC Address Details FIELD DESCRIPTION Age MAC addresses older than 300 second s ar e deleted if there are no more incomi ng packets from t[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 13-12 Switch-Related Commands Figure 13-15 Total Number of MAC Addresses Learned 13.6.3 Switch MAC Find Command sw mac find (mac address) Use this command to find a MAC address and display port interface and age information. Figure 13-16 Find MAC Address Example Table 13-F Find MAC Address Example FIELD DESCRIPTION R[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Switch-Related Commands 13-13 Figure 13-18 STP Counter Display Example Refer to Table 9-C for information on the fields displayed . 13.8 Switch Driver Commands The following table shows the switch driver commands supported by the VES-1000 Series switch. Table 13-G Switch Driver Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION switch dri[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 13-14 Switch-Related Commands Use this command to show NDIS-level (Network Driver Interface Specification, a network interfac e card specification) counters. Figure 13-19 Display Switch Driver Counters Table 13-H Display Switch Driver Counters FIELD DESCRIPTION TxPktCnt This is the num ber of transmitted packets. RxP[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch IP Commands 14-1 This chapter discusses configuring the VES-1000 Series switch using IP commands. 14.1 Introduction Traditionally, IP packets are transmitted in one of either two ways - Unicast (1 sender to 1 recipient) or Broadcast (1 sender to everybody on the network). Multicast delivers IP packets to just a group[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 14-2 IP Commands Use this command to display whether IGMP snooping is en abled or disabled, IGMP packet counters (incom ing IGMP queries, IGMP reports, and leave packets) and which multicast groups each port has joined. Figure 14-1 IGMP Snooping Status Table 14-B IGMP Snooping Status FIELD DESCRIPTION IGMP Snooping T[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch IP Commands 14-3 14.1.2 IGMP Snooping Queries ip igmpsnoop querier This command displays the incoming ch annel from which the last query came. Figure 14-2 IGMP Snooping Query Example 14.1.3 Enable IGMP Snooping ip igmpsnoop enable Use this command to turn on IGMP snooping. 14.1.4 Disable IGMP Snooping ip igmpsnoop di[...]

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VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch T roubleshooting 15-1 This chapter covers potential problem s and possible remedies. After each problem description, som e steps are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem. Refer to the Troubleshooting ch apter in the Hardware Installation Guide for more troubleshooting inform ation. 15.1 VDSL LED(s) A V[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 15-2 T roubleshooting 15.3 Intermittent VDSL LED(s) A VDSL LED turns on and off intermittently. Table 15-C Troubleshooting a Non-Constant VDSL LED STEPS CORRECTIVE ACTION 1 Disconnect the phone wire coming from the USER port of the VES-1000 Series switch and connect the VDSL modem or router directly to the USER port [...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch T roubleshooting 15-3 Table 15-F Troubleshooting the Password STEPS CORRECTIVE ACTION 1 Upload the default configu ration file (see section 3.4.1 and Chapter 10 ). All settings will return to the default value and previously saved configuratio ns will be lost. 2 Send a screen shot of your VES-1000 Series sw itch’s [...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 15-4 T roubleshooting Table 15-H Troubleshooting Telnet STEPS CORRECTIVE ACTION 8 If these steps fail to correct the problem, contact the distributor. 15.9 Connecting to the W AN Switch The VES-1000 Series switch cannot connect to the WAN switch. Table 15-I Troubleshooting Connecting to the WAN Switch STEPS CORRECTIV[...]

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VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch VI Part VI: Appendices and Index This part list s some appendices and an index.[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Appendix A A Appendix A Hardware S pecifications VES-1008 Specifications Physical Interfaces • Compact A4-sized enclosure • 10” 1U rack/wall mountable unit • One Telco-50 connector for 8 ports to CPE and POTS/ISDN to MDF or CO • One Console port for local management • Two RJ-45 auto-negotiating 10/100M Fa[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch B VES-1012 Specifications Physical Interfaces • 19” 1U rack-mountable, wall-mountable unit (VES-1012 Onl y) • Two Telco-50 connectors, including o 1 Telco-50: 12 USER lines (to the VDSL subscriber) o 1 Telco-50: 12 CO lines (to the central office or PBX) • One DB-9F RS-232 local console port • Two RJ-45 aut[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Appendix B C Appendix B Pin Assignment s Console Port Pin Assignments Diagram 1 Console Port Assignments T e lco-50 Pin Assignment s for Phone Lines Diagram 2 Wiring Diagram for the VES-1008 Telco-50 connector[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch D Appendix B Pin Assignments for VES-1008 Telco-50 port PHONE PORT TELCO-50 PIN ASSIGNMENTS 1 8, 33 2 7, 32 3 6, 31 4 5, 30 5 4, 29 6 3, 28 7 2, 27 8 1, 26 VDSL PORT PINS TELCO-50 PIN ASSIGNMENTS 1 25, 50 2 23, 48 3 21, 46 4 19. 44 5 17, 42 6 15, 40 7 13, 38 8 11, 36[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Appendix B E Diagram 3 Telco-50 Pin Assignments for Phone Lines T e lco-50 Pin Assignment s for VDSL Connections Diagram 4 Telco-50 Pin Assignments for VDSL Connections[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch F Appendix B Ethernet Port Pin Assignments PIN # RJ-45 (ETHERNET PORT ) 1 TX 2 TX 3 RX 4 Not conne cted 5 Not conne cted 6 RX 7 Not conne cted 8 Not conne cted[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Appendix B 1 Index 1 10 Base-S ............................................................... 4-3 10/100M Auto-Sensing Ethernet............................ 2-4 10Base-S .................................... 1-2, 12-1, 12- 3, 12-4 A Actual Speed .......................................................... 5-1 Addr_END .[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 2 Index Error Log .............................................................. 9-10 Errs ......................................................................... 9-2 Ethernet User Name .......................................................... 5-3 Ethernet MAC address ..............................................[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Appendix B 3 MultiCollision ........................................................ 9-4 N Navigating the SMT Interface ................................ 3-1 Network Interface Card .......................................... 2-1 NIC .................................. See Network Interface Card NTP (RFC-1305) ..........[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 4 Index Secured Client Sets ............................................... 11-3 Secured Clients ..................................................... 11-3 Secured IP ............................................................ 11-5 SecurityDrops ......................................................... 9-5 sensors .[...]

VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Appendix B 5 TxOctetsLSB .......................................................... 9-5 TxOctetsMSB ......................................................... 9-5 TxOversizePkt ........................................................ 9-5 TXPAUS ............................................................ 12-10 TxPause[...]