D-Link DES-1252 manual

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    DES-1252 48-Port 10 /100Mbps Web-Sma rt Switch with 4-Port 10/100/1000Base-T and 2-Port Combo SFP User Manual V1.00[...]

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    i i TABLE OF CO NT E NTS About This Guide. ...... ........................ .................................. ................ 1 Purpose ...................................... ...................................................... 1 Terms/Usage ............. ....................................................................... 1 Introductio n ...[...]

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    i i i i SmartConsole Utility Features ............................ ............... ............ 20 Menu Toolbar........... ...................... ................................ ............ 20 Discovery List ................................ ................................ ............ 22 Monitor List .................. ..........................[...]

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    i i i i i i Monitoring > Statisti cs ....... ............................................ ............ 53[...]

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    1 1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE Thank you and congratulati ons on your purchase of the DE S-1252 24 - Port 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet with 4-P ort 10/ 100/1000 Base-T and 2- Port Combo SFP Web- Smart Sw itch. This dev ice integrates 1000Mb ps Gigabi t Ethernet , 100Mbps Fast Ethernet and 10Mb ps Ethern et network capabilities in a high ly flexible pack age. Pur[...]

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    2 2 INTRODUCTION This chapt er will descri be the feat ur es of the DES-125 2 and provide some background i nformati on about Et hernet/Fast Ethernet/Gi gabit Ethernet s witching technol ogy. Gigabit Ethernet Technology Gigabit Ethe rnet is an ext ension o f IEEE 802.3 Et hernet ut ilizing the same packet structure, format, a nd support f or CSMA/ [...]

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    3 3 In additio n, the phe nomenal ban dwidth delivere d by Giga bit Ether net is the most cost-effective method to take advantag e of today and tomorrow’s rapidly i mprovi ng swi tching a nd routing i nternetworkin g technologies. And with expected advances in the comin g year s in silicon tec hnology and di gital signal pr ocessing that will ena[...]

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    4 4 packets at the MAC address level of the Ethernet prot ocol trans mitting among connected Ethe rnet or Fast Ethe rnet LAN segm e nt s . Switching is a cost-effective way of increasing t he total network capacity available to user s on a local area networ k. A switch increases capacity and decreases net work load ing by dividi ng a local area net[...]

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    5 5 ♦ Supports St atic MAC sett ing ♦ D-Lin k Safeguard Engine suppor t ♦ Supports Simpl e Networ k Manage ment Pr otocol (SNM P) ♦ MIB suppo rt for: RFC121 3 MI B II, Privat e MIB ♦ Supports D HCP client ♦ Supports Port s etting f or Spee d, Dupl ex Mod e ♦ Easy confi guration via Web Browser   ♦ Easy setting via Sma rtConsol e U[...]

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    6 6 SDRAM for CPU 8M Bytes Flash Memory Prom 2M Bytes Port Functions LAN - 48 x 10/100BaseT ports - Comp liant with th e following standar ds: 1. IEEE 802.3 compliance 2. IEEE 802.3u complianc e 3. Support Full and Half Duplex operations Combo ports in the front panel - 2 Combo 1000Base-T/SFP po rts -1000Bas e-T/SFP ports comp liant to the followin[...]

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    7 7 1. DEM-330T (TX-1550 /RX-1310nm), up to 10km, Single-Mode 2. DEM-330R (TX-1310/RX-1550n m), up to 10km, Single-Mode 3. DEM-331T (TX-1550 /RX-1310nm), up to 40km, Single-Mode 4. DEM-331R (TX-1310/RX-1550n m), up to 40km, Single-Mode 1000Mbps Copper ports in the fr ont panel 2 1 000Bas e-T ports 1000Base-T ports comp liant to follow ing standard [...]

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    8 8 Storage Temperature -10~70°C Humidit y Operation: 10%~90% RH Storag e: 5%~90% RH Power consumption 26.6(w atts) Heat Dissipation 86.95(bt u/hr) MTBF 298917 (hours) Emission (E M I) an d Safe ty Ce rtific ations EMI-EMC Compliance: FCC class A, CE Class A, VCCI Class A Safety Compliance: cUL, UL[...]

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    9 9 UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION This chapter provides unpacking an d installa tion informat ion for the Web-Sma rt Switch. Unpacking Carefully unpack the contents of t he Web-Smart Switch from the box and locate the fo llow ing items: One DES-125 2 Web-Smart Switch One AC power cord, suitable for t h e local electrical power voltage requirements Fou[...]

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    1 1 0 0 Install th e Switch in a site free from str ong electroma gnetic field generat ors (such as motors), vib r ation, d ust, and di rect expos ure to sunlight . Leave at least 10cm of sp ace to the front and r ear of the Switch for ventilation. Install the Switch on a sturdy, le vel surface that can support its weight, or in an EIA standa rd-si[...]

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    1 1 1 1 Figure 2 – Attach the mount ing brackets to the Switch Use the scre ws provide d with the eq uipment rack or chassi s to mount the Switch in the rack. Figure 3 – Mount the Switch in the rack or chassis Con nect ing Net wo rk Ca ble The DES-1252 has 48 port s that sup port 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet; it also has 4 10/100/ 1000Base-T Ports[...]

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    1 1 2 2 AC Power The DES-12 52 can be used with AC power supp ly 100~240V A C, 50~60Hz. The power switc h is located at the rear of the unit adjacent to the AC power conn ector and th e system fan. The switch’s power suppl y will ad just to t he local power source automatically and may be turne d on witho ut having any or all LAN segment cables c[...]

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    1 1 3 3 IDENTIFYING EXTER NAL COMPONENTS This cha pter describes the front panel, rear pa nel, and LED indicat ors of the Switch. Front Panel The figure below sh ows the front panel of t he Switch. Figure 4 – Front panel of th e 28-port Web-Smart Switch Reset butt on: The Reset butt on resets all confi gurat ion settings back to the fact ory defa[...]

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    1 1 4 4 MDI/MD IX cr ossover detection. A ll these 48 ports c an operate i n half- and f ull - duplex mode s. 10/100/1 000 B ASE-T / Mini GBI C Combo Ports (Option Port 49~5 0) The Switch is also equippe d with two combo 10/100/ 1000 Base-T / Mini GB IC ports, which sup po r ts optio nal 10 0 or 1000B AS E-SX /LX and 100Base-FX Mini GBIC module for[...]

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    1 1 5 5 connector, and the male into a power outlet. Suppor ted input voltages range from 100- 240V AC, and 50-60Hz. Understandin g LE D Indicators The front pane l LEDs provi des instant stat us feedback and simpli fies monitoring and troubleshooting tas ks. Figure 6 – LED indicato rs of the Switch Power and System LEDs Power LEDs On When the Po[...]

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    1 1 6 6 CPU L EDs ( Ma nagement Indicator) Blink ing When the CPU is wo rk ing, the CPU LED is bli nking. Off The CPU is idle. Ports 1 ~ 48 Status LEDs Link/Act On When the Link/Act LED light is on , the resp ective port is successfully connect ed to an Ethernet network. Blinking When the Li nk/Act LE D is blinki ng, the port is transmitting or rec[...]

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    1 1 7 7 Link/Act for UTP ports On When the Li nk/Act LED light is on, the respective port is connected to a 10/100 or 10 00M Bps Ethernet network. When the port speed is 100 0Mbps, this LED will be shown in G reen light. Ot herwise, it will be show n in Amber light. Blinking When the LED is blinki ng, the respec tive port is transmitting or receivi[...]

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    1 1 8 8 Blinking When the Li nk/Act LED is bl inking, the respective p ort is transmitting or receiving data on the Ethernet network. Off No link.[...]

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    1 1 9 9 CONFIGURATION Through a web browser, the feat ures and functions of the D ES-1252 Switch can be configure d f or opt im um use. Supported web browsers The embed ded Web- based Utility cur r entl y supports t he following web browsers: • Microsoft Inte rnet E xpl ore r v er. 6.0, 5.5 • Mozilla ver. 1. 7. 12 , 1.6 • Firefox ve r. 1. 5, [...]

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    2 2 0 0 SmartConsole Uti lity Features The Sma rtConsol e Utility is divide d into four parts, a Menu Toolbar of fu nctions at t he top, Discovery Li st , Monito r List , and Device Setting . Figure 7 – SmartConsole Utility Menu Toolb ar The Men u Toolbar i n the SmartCo nso le Utility has f our main tabs, File, View, Op tion, and Hel p . File in[...]

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    2 2 1 1 • Monitor Load : To manually load a M o nitor List setting file. • Exit: To exit the Smart Console U tility. View includes: View log and Clear Log functions, which provide trap setti ng list ope rations. • View Lo g: To show the event of the SmartConsole Utility and the device. • Clea r Log: To clear all log e ntries. Option include[...]

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    2 2 2 2 Help includes: in formation Ab out th e SmartConso le Utility, such as the softwa re versio n. Discovery List This is the list where all Web-Sma rt de vices on t he networ k are discovered. By pressing the Discovery button, all the We b-Smart devices are listed in the di scover y list. Double click or press the Add to mo nitor lis t button [...]

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    2 2 3 3 DHCP: uses a client/server model to obtain lease of an IP address from a DH CP server as pa rt of the net work boot process. Locati on: Shows the a ppointed descript ion for the device l ocation. Trap IP: Shows the IP where the Trap i n formation will be se nt. Subnet Mas k: Shows the Su bnet Mask set of the device . Gatew a y: Shows the Ga[...]

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    2 2 4 4 Group Interval: Shows the Group Inte rval of the device. View Trap: The view trap function receiv es trap even ts from the Web-Sma rt Switch. There is a light indicator to the left of the “View Trap” button. A green light indicates that the monitor has not received any new traps, while a red light i ndicates that th ere are new traps re[...]

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    2 2 5 5 Delete Item: Deletes the device from the Monitor List. Device Setting Function b uttons of the Device Setting secti on provi de several o p tions. Configuration Setting: In the Confi guration Setting , the following settings are available: Pro duct Name, MAC Address, IP Address, Subne t Mask, Gateway , Set Trap to (Trapping IP Address), Sys[...]

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    2 2 6 6 Firmware Up grade: To update the device firmware, enter the firmware path and password (if necessary), and click “Start”.) Figure 12 – Firmware Upgrade Web Access: Double click the device in th e Monitor List or select a device in the Monitor List and press the “Web Access” button to open the Web-base d Utility. To see the list of[...]

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    2 2 7 7 Web-based Management The DES-1252 Web-Sma r t Switch has a w eb browser G UI interface for config uring the Switc h through a we b browser. To see t he list of web browsers the Web-based Uti lity su pports, see Su pported web brows ers on page 19. A network admini strator can manage, control and monitor t he switch from the local LAN. This [...]

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    2 2 8 8 Figure 15 – Log in screen Once you have successfully logged in, the device status page will appear. In th e top rig ht co rner the user nam e (default ‘adm in’) is displayed with the IP address of the Switch. Below this is a Logout option for use when the session is complete. Figure 16 – Device Status[...]

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    2 2 9 9 Tool Menu The Tool Me nu offers global func tion cont rols such as Reset, Configuri ng Backup and Rest oration, Firmware Bac kup and Upload, and System Reboot. Figure 17 – Tool Menu Reset: Provi des a safe reset option fo r the S witch. All confi gurations will be reset to default. Figure 18 – Tool Menu > Reset Configure Ba ckup and [...]

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    3 3 0 0 Firmware Backup and Upload: Allows for the firmware to be saved , or for an existing firmware file to be upl oade d to the Switch. Figure 20 – Tool Menu > Firmwar e Backup and Upload System R eboot: Provides a safe way to reboot t he system. Ensure the configuratio n has been saved, or all the change s you just made may be lost after s[...]

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    3 3 1 1 Figure 22 –Setup Menu System > S ystem Setting The System Se tting includ es IP Info rmation and System information. There are two ways for the switch to attain IP: Static and DHCP DH C P When usi ng static mode, the IP Addre ss , Subnet Ma sk a nd Gateway can be manual ly configure d . When usin g DHCP mode, the Switch will first l oo[...]

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    3 3 2 2 protocol , zero mea ns disabl e Group Interval , and 120~122 5 means send IGMP v1 r eport accor ding the value whi ch unit is seco nds. Figure 23 – System > System Setting System > Tr ap Setting By configuri ng the Trap Se tting, it allows SmartC onsole Ut ility to monitor spec ified eve nts on this We b-Smart Switch. By default, Tr[...]

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    3 3 3 3 Figure 24 – System > Trap Setting System Even t: M onitors the system’s trappi ng information. Device Bootup: Tra ps system b oot-up information. Illegal Login: Traps events of inco rrect pass word logins, recording the IP of t h e originating PC. Fiber Port Ev ents: Mon itors the f i ber port status. Link Up/Link Dow n : Traps fiber[...]

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    3 3 4 4 by clicki ng Apply . To refresh the in formation table to view the latest Link Status a nd Priority, pres s the Refre sh button. Figure 25 – System > Port Setting Speed: Gigabit Fiber con n ections ca n operate in Fo rced Mode settings (1000M Full), Au to, or D isable. Copper connections can operate in Forced Mode s ettings ( 100M Full[...]

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    3 3 5 5 NOTE: When the Combo Gigabi t Fiber po rt and the Cop p er port s are both connected, the Fiber port will take precede nce over the Copper ports, meaning the Fi ber port wi ll be the only connection. But, for 100M Fiber mo dule, the Fiber port will not take precedence over t he Co pper ports. System > SN MP Setting Simple Network Managem[...]

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    3 3 6 6 Figure 26 – System > SNMP Setting Enab led / Disabled: Default setting is Dis abled . Click En able , th en Apply, to set Community Settin g s. The defa ult commu nity strings for the Switch use d for S NMP v.1 manageme nt access are: Public: The community with read -only pri v ilege allows authorize d ma nagement stations to retrie ve[...]

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    3 3 7 7 events such as a port status cha nge . The Switch can generate traps and send them to the trap recipien t (i.e. n etwork ad min istr ator) . Setting up a Trap : Select Enable , enter a Trap Name (i.e. Trap Name must be selected from a Community Name), a dd the IP of t he device to be m onitored, an d choose the event ( s) t o trap. The a va[...]

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    3 3 8 8 help t o simplify netw ork manageme nt by allowing users to move devices to a new VLAN without ha ving to change any physical connections. The IEEE 80 2.1Q VLAN Confi gurati on page provide s powerful VID manage ment f unctions. The original settings have the VID as 01, name d “defaul t”, and al l 52 ports as “ Untagged” (see Fi gur[...]

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    3 3 9 9 Figure 29 – Configuration > 80 2.1Q VLAN > Add VID Figure 290 – Configuration > 80 2.1Q VLAN > Exa mple VIDs[...]

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    4 4 0 0 Figure 301 – Configuration > 802 .1Q VLAN > VID Assignments Configuratio n > Trun king The Tru nking function e n abl es the cas cading of tw o or more ports fo r a combined l arger band width. Up to si x Trunk grou ps may be c reated, each supporting up to 8 ports. Add a Trunking Name and select the ports t o be trunked to gethe[...]

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    4 4 1 1 Configuratio n > IG MP Snooping With Internet Group Ma nagement Protoc ol (IGMP) s nooping, the Web-Smart Switch can make intellig ent multicast forwarding decisions by e xamining the conten ts of each frame’s La yer 2 MAC hea der. IGMP snoopi ng can hel p reduce cluttered traffi c on the LAN . With IGMP snoop ing enabled globally , th[...]

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    4 4 2 2 Query Interval (60-600 sec): The Query I nterval is the interv al between Ge neral Queries sent. By adjusting the Quer y Interval, the number of IGMP messa ges can incr ease or decrease; larger values cause IGMP Queries to be sent le ss often. Default is 125 seconds. Max Response Time (10-25 sec): The Max Resp onse Time specifies the maximu[...]

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    4 4 3 3 Router Timeout (60-600 sec): This is the interval after w h ich a learnt router port entry will be purg ed. For each rou ter port learnt, a 'RouterPortPur geTimer' ru ns for ' RouterPort PurgeInte rval'. This timer will be restarted whenever a router control message is received over that port. If no router control me ssa[...]

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    4 4 4 4 Figure 334 – Configuration > I GMP Router port Settings To view t he Multi cast Entry Table for a giv en VLAN, press the Vi ew butto n. Figure 345 – Configuration > IGMP Multicast Entry Table Configuration > 802. 1D Spanning T ree 802.1D Spann ing Tree P rotocol (STP) implementation is a backu p link(s) between swit ches, bridg[...]

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    4 4 5 5 network loops that could cause a broadca st storm. When phy sical links forming a loop pr ovide redundancy, onl y a single path will be forwarding f rames. If t he link fails, STP a ctivates a redundant li nk automatically. Figure 356 – Configuration > Span ning Tree By default, S panning Tree is Disabled . If Enable d , th e Switch wi[...]

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    4 4 6 6 Bridge Priority: This value betwee n 0 and 65535 specifie s the priority for fo rwarding pac kets: th e low er the v alue , the higher the prio rity. The default is 3 2768. Bridge Max Age: This value may be set to ensure that old information d oes not endless ly circulate th rough redunda nt paths in the networ k, preventin g the e ffective[...]

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    4 4 7 7 Path Priorit y: Select a value between 0 and 255 to specify the priority for a specified port for forwa rding pac kets: the lower the value, the hi gher the priori ty. The de fa ult is 128. Configuration > Port Mirroring Port Mirrorin g is a method of mo nitoring network traffi c that forwa r ds a copy of eac h incoming a nd/or outgoin g[...]

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    4 4 8 8 RX (receive) mode: Duplicates the data that gets sent to t he source and forwards it to the Target Port. Both (tran smit and rec eive) mode : Duplicate both t h e data transmitted fr om and data sent to the source port, a nd forwards all the data to the assigned Target P ort. None: Turns o ff the mirr ori ng of the port. QoS > 802.1p Def[...]

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    4 4 9 9 switch's CPU. This funct ion helps protect the Web-Sm art Switch from being interr upted by malicious viruses or worm attacks. By default this is Enabled . Figure 39 – Security > Safeguard E ngine Security > Broadcas t Storm Control The Br oadcast Storm Control fea ture provides the ability to control the receive ra te of broad[...]

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    5 5 0 0 especially in Wi-Fi wireless networks. 802.1X holds a net work port disconnected until authentication is completed. The switch uses Extensibl e Authentication P rotocol ove r LANs (EAPO L) to excha nge authenticat ion pr otocol client i d entity (such as a user name ) wit h the client, and forward it to another re mote RADIUS authentication[...]

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    5 5 1 1 Authentication Port: sets primary port fo r security monitori ng. Default is 1812. Key: Masked passwo rd mat ching the Rad ius Server Key. Confirm Key : Enter the Key a second time for confirmation. TxPeriod: Set s the number of seconds t hat the switch waits for a respon se to an EA P-request/id entity frame from the client before retransm[...]

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    5 5 2 2 Security > Mac Ad dress Table > Static Mac This page provides two distinct feat ures. The top tabl e provides the ability to turn off auto learning M ac address if a port isn't connected to an uplink Switch (i.e. DHC P Server ). By defaul t, this feature is OFF (disabled). The Macs listed o n th is table may only connect fr om co[...]

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    5 5 3 3 select the assigned Port number, e nter bot h the Mac Addre ss and VID and press Apply . Security > Mac Address Table > Dynamic Fo rwardi ng Table For each port, this table displays the Mac address of each pack et passing t h roug h the Switc h. To add a Mac address to t he Static Mac Address List, click the Add checkbox associated wi[...]

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    5 5 4 4 Figure 424 – Monitoring > Statistics Refresh: To renew t he details collect ed and displayed . Clear Counter: To reset the details displayed. TxOK: Number of packets transmitt ed s uccessfull y. RxOK: Number of pac kets received successf ully . TxError: Number of transmi t t e d pa c kets resulting in error. RxError: Number of received[...]

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    5 5 5 5 Figure 435 – Monitoring > Port Sta tistics[...]