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    8-Port 10/100/1000 + 1 MiniGBIC Gigabit Ethernet Smart Workgroup Switch MIL-S800 1TG User Guide[...]

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    Regulatory Approval - FCC Class A - UL 1950 - CSA C22.2 No. 950 - EN60950 - CE - EN55022 Class A - EN55024 Canadian EMI Notice This Class A digital appar atus meets all the requirements of the Can adian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numerique de la classe A respecte toutes les ex igences du Reglement sur le materiel bro u[...]

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    Table of Contents 1. Introduction Features Software Fea tures Package Cont ents Ethernet S witching Technology Managemen t Methods 2. Hardware Description Front Pane l LED Indicat ors Rear Panel Desktop Installat ion Attaching Rub ber Feet Power On 3. Network Applicat ion Small W orkgroup Segment B ridge 4. Console Management Connecting a T erminal[...]

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    4-4. Broadc ast Storm Suppression 4-5. Restore to Default 4-6. Reset S ystem 5. Troubleshoo ting 6. Technical Specifications[...]

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    1 1. Introduction The MIL-S80 01TG switch is a multi-port switch that can be used to build high-perform ance switched workgroup n etworks. This switch is a store-and-forward d evice that offe rs low latency for high-spe ed networking. The switch is targeted at workgroup, depa rtment or backbone computing environme nts. Figure 1-1. T he MIL-S 8001TG[...]

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    2 Features  Conforms to I EEE 802.3 1 0BASE-T,I EEE 802.3u 100BAS E-TX,IEEE 802.3ab 1000BA SE-T,IEEE 802.3z gigabit f iber and IEEE 802 .3x  8 x 10/100/10 00 Base-TX RJ-45 ports  1 MINI GB IC socket for MINI GBIC Fibe r transceiver  Auto-MDIX on all ports and N-Wa y Auto-Negotiation  16 Gbps bac k-plane  Quality of se rvice (QoS) [...]

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    3 Softw are Featur es VLAN Port Based VLA N, support up to 8 group s 4K IEEE802 .1Q Tag VLAN QOS 2 Types of quality of service: 1.Port bas ed priority. 2. 80 2.1p/TOS priority tag Priority Queue System pro vide 4 queues for High and Low priority. Queue Ratio: High:Middle:Low:Lowest =8:4:2:1 Broadcas t Storm filter Disable or Enab le Package Content[...]

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    4 Ethernet Sw itching Tech nolog y Ethernet Switching Technology dramatica lly boosted the total bandwidth of a network, elim inated congestion problem s inherent with CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense multiple a ccess with Collision Dete ction) protocol, and greatly reduced unnecessa ry transmissions. This revolutionized networking. First, by allowing two-wa[...]

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    5 Manageme nt Metho ds The MIL-S80 01TG switch series supports Conso le Management method s Console Management is done through the RS-232 Console Port. Managing the switch in this m ethod requires a direct connection between a PC and the switch.[...]

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    6 2. Hardwar e Description Front Panel The Front Pane l of the MIL-S8001TG switch consists of eight 10/100/1000Bas e-TX RJ-45 ports, one MI NI GBIC slot, one LED-Indicato r for Power, three LED-Indicators (100/100 0, LNK/ACT, FDX/COL) for each UTP port, and two LE D-Indicators (LNK/ACT ) for the Mini-GBIC slot. Figure 2-1. F ront pane l for MIL-S80[...]

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    8 LED Indicat ors The LED In dicators give real-time inf ormation of systematic ope ration status. The follo wing table provides description s of LED statuses and their meanin g. Figure 2-2. L ED Indic ators LED Status Color Description Power On Green Power On On Green The port is ope rating at the speed of 1000Mbps. On Orange The port is ope ratin[...]

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    9 On Orange The port is ope rating in Full-duplex mode. Blinks Orange Collision of Packets is occurring in the port. FDX /COL Off The port is ope rating in Half-duple x mode o r no device attached. LNK (MINI GBIC) On Green The port is su ccessfully connecting with the de vice. ACT (MINI GBIC) Blinks Green The port is rec eiving or transmitting data[...]

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    1 0 Rear Panel The 3-pronged power plug and console port are located at the rear panel of th e MIL-S8001TG as shown in Figure 2 -3. The switch will work with AC i n the range 100-24 0V AC, 50-60Hz. Figure 2-3. T he Rear P anel of MIL- S8001TG switch Desktop I nstalla tion Set the switch o n a sufficiently large flat space with a power outlet nea rb[...]

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    11 Power On Connect the power cord to the power socke t on the rear panel of the switch. Connect the other end of the cord to an appropriate power outlet. The inte rnal power supp ly in the switch works with AC in the voltage range of 100-240VAC and frequen cy 50~60Hz. Check the power ind icator on the front pa nel to see if power is properly suppl[...]

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    1 2 3. Netw ork Application This section pro vides you a f ew samples of net work topology in witch the S witch is used. In general, the 8 Gigabit Copper with o ne MI NI GBI C Smart switch is designed as a segment switch. That is, with its address table (4000 MAC address) and high pe rformance, it is ideal for in terconnecting net working segments.[...]

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    13 Segment Bri dge For ente rprise networks where l arge data broadcasts are constant ly processed, this switch is an ideal solu tion for departme nt users to c onnect to the corpo rate backbone . In the illustration below, t wo Ethernet switches with PCs, print server, and local server attac hed, are both conn ect to the switch. All the devices in[...]

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    1 4 4. Console Managem ent Connecti ng a Ter minal or PC to the Co nsole P ort Console mana gement involves the administ ration of the switch via a direct connection to the RS-232 console port. This port is a female DB-9 conne ctor. From the ma in menu of the console program , the user has access t o manage the funct ions of the switch. Use the sup[...]

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    15 After the c onnection betw een the Switch and PC is finish ed, t urn on the PC and run a termina l emulation program or Hyper Terminal and conf igure its communica tion parameters to match t he follow in g default chara cteristics of the conso le port: Baud Rate: 9600 bps Data Bits: 8 Parit y : none Stop Bit: 1 Flow Control: None Figure 4-1. T h[...]

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    1 6 4-1. Mai n Menu There are five ite ms for selection as follows. VLAN Mode: Co nfigure the VLAN functio n. QOS Control: Configure the QoS function. Broadcas t Storm Suppres sion : Enable or disab le Broadcast Storm filtering function. Restore to De fault: Set the system to the default value settings. Reset System: Rest art the system.[...]

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    17 4-2. VL AN Mode Select VLA N Mode to access the VLA N configuration menu. The system supports two VL AN modes – 802.1Q a nd Port-Based VLAN. At the Main Menu command p rompt, type “ v ” or “ V ” to enter the VLAN Mode configuratio n interface. Previous Menu: E nter “ q ” or “ Q ” and the comma nd prompt to exit the curren t int[...]

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    1 8 4-2-1. 802.1Q VLAN Configuration After selectin g VLAN mode from the Main Menu, enter the 802.1Q VL AN configuratio n interface by entering " 8 " at the command prompt. Previous Menu: E nter “ q ” or “ Q ” and the comma nd prompt to exit the curren t interface.[...]

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    19 4-2-1-1. Enab ling 80 2.1Q VL AN Prior to configuring 802.1Q VLAN, the 802.1Q VLAN function must be e nabled . Enter “ e ” or “ E ” at the 80 2.1Q VLAN menu comm and prompt to enable the 802.1Q VLA N function. To disable the 80 2.1Q VLAN function, en ter “ d ” or “ D ” at the command prompt. Previous Menu: E nter “ q ” or “[...]

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    2 0 4-2-1-2. VL AN Confi guration The Port VI D can be configured for ea ch port. Enter “ v ” or “ V ” at the 802.1Q VLAN comma nd prompt to the access t he VLAN configuration interface. Enter the port numb er to be configured. Next, en ter the PVID numbe r to be assigned to the se lected port. The PVID range is f rom 1 to 512. Previous Men[...]

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    21 4-2-1-3. Creat e VL AN Group Enter “ c ” or “ C ” at the comm and prompt to access the Create VLAN Group configuratio n interface. VLAN group ID: En ter the VLAN Group ID a t the prompt. Add VLAN group mem ber: Enter “ m ” or “ M ” at the command prompt t o add the port to the VLAN group, use the comma nd “ +port number ” to [...]

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    2 2 Tag/Untagged S etting : Enter “ t ” or “ T ” at the VLAN Configure command prompt to ente r Tag/Untagged Setting co nfiguration in terface. Use the command “ +port number ” to set the port as the T agged status. Use the command “ -port numbe r ” to set the port to the Untagged status. After configuratio n, enter command “ q ?[...]

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    23 4-2-1-4. VL AN Statu s VLAN Group Informa tion can be viewed by entering “ s ” or “ S ” a t the 8 02.1Q VLAN menu command prom pt to ac cess the VLA N Statu s int erface. En ter t he VLAN group ID to display the VLAN status. Previous Menu: E nter “ q ” or “ Q ” and the comma nd prompt to exit the curren t interface.[...]

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    2 4 4-2-2. Port-Based VLA N Configuration At the VLAN mo de menu interface, ente r “ p ” or “ P ” at the command prompt to access the Port-Based VLAN mode conf iguration interface. Previous Menu: E nter “ q ” or “ Q ” and the comma nd prompt to exit the curren t interface.[...]

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    25 4-2-2-1. Port- Based VL AN Group Config uration A maximum of 8 VLAN groups can b e configured. The default V LAN group is VLAN 1. 1. Enter the group numb er to configure a VLA N group. For example: enter “ 1 ” for VLA N group 1. 2. To add a port to a V LAN group, use the comma nd “ +port number ” to add the port or enter “ +A ” to ad[...]

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    2 6 4-3. QoS C ontrol Select QoS Control to access the QoS configuration menu. The s ystem supports two m ethods of QoS control – Po rt-Based and 802.1P/TOS. From the Ma in Menu, enter " q " or " Q " to se lect QoS Control to enable or disable the Qos function and set the high/lo w queue priority ratio. Port-Based E nable: Ent[...]

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    27 Priority ID Map: T o configure the QoS co ntrol high/low weight setting, en ter “ m ” or “ M ” at the command prompt. Ne xt, enter the selection number, fo r port priority settin g. Th ere are four-priority levels – High , Middle , Lo w, and Lowest priority level. High Priorit y : En ter " h " or " H " to enable the[...]

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    2 8 Priority ID Map Statu s: To disp lay the current priority level setting fo r each port, ente r “ s ” or “ S ” at the command propmt. If the priority level is not configured, the priority IP mapping will be u ndefined. Restore to De fault: Enter “ r ” or “ R ” at the command prompt to return the QoS control value s back to their [...]

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    29 4-4. Broadca st S torm Sup pression Enable or disable the Broadcast storm function. In the main menu command prompt, e nter command ” b ” or “ B ” to enter the Broadcast Storm Suppression configuratio n interface. In the command p rompt sign, enter command “ e ” or “ E ” to enable the broadcast storm f unction. To disable t he br[...]

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    3 0 4-5. Restore to Defau lt Enter “ d ” or “ D ” a t the main menu command prompt to return the system to the default value s. 4-6. Rese t Syste m Enter “ r ” or “ R ” a t the main menu command prompt to restart the system. Note: The c urrent configuration w ill remain aft er the system has been restarted.[...]

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    31 5. Troubleshoo ting This section is in tended to help you solve some common problems encount ered while using the MIL-S8001TG s witch. Incorrec t connectio ns The switch po rt can auto detect straight o r crossover cable when you link switch with othe r Ethernet device. For the RJ-45 connector shou ld use correct UTP or STP cable, 10/100Mbps por[...]

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    3 2  Improper Network Topo logies It is important to make sure that you have a valid network topolo gy. Common topology fau lts include excessive cable length an d too many repeaters or h ubs between end nodes. In addition, you should make sure that your network topology contain s no data path loops. Between any two ends nodes, th ere should be [...]

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    33 6. Technical Specif ications This section p rovides the specifications of t he MIL-S8001TG switch produ ct. Standard IEEE 802.3 10 BASE-T Ethernet, IEEE 802.3u 1 00BASE-TX Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T Gigabit Co pper IEEE 802.3z Gigab it fiber IEEE802.3x Flow Contro l and Back-pre ssure IEEE802.1p Quality of Service IEEE802.1Q Tag VLAN [...]

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    3 4 MINI GBIC: 3. 3V MINI GBIC slot shared with port #1 Back-plane 16Gbps MAC address 4K Mac with A uto Learning Memory 1.5Mbits for packe t buffer Dimensions 250mm x 132m m x 37mm (L x W x H) Power S upply Input: AC 10 0-240V, 50/60Hz Output: 5V/4A (internal) Power Consumption 22 Watt (ma ximum) Operating Temperature 0ºC to 45ºC (3 2ºF to 113º[...]

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    35 Rev A[...]