SMC Networks SMCGS24C-Smart manual

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20 Mason Ir vine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 67 9-8000 EZ Switc h 10/100/1000 User Guide F rom SMC’ s EZ line of cost-effe ctive wo r kgrou p LAN solutions March 20 08 Pub. # 149100009500H E032008-AP- R04[...]

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i L IMITED W ARRANTY Limited W ar ranty Stateme nt: SMC Networks , Inc. (“SMC”) w ar r ants its products to be free from defects in workmanship an d materials , under nor mal use an d servi ce, for the applicable warranty ter m. All SMC products carr y a standard 90-day limited warr anty from the date of purchase from SMC or its Authoriz ed R e[...]

L IMITED W AR RANTY ii WARRANTIES EX CLUSIVE: IF AN SMC PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS W ARRANTED ABO VE, CUSTOMER’S SOLE REMEDY SHALL BE REP AIR OR REPLA CEMENT OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION , A T SMC’S OPTION . THE FOREGOING W ARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCL USIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER W ARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED , EITHER I[...]

iii C OMPLIANCES FCC - Class A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules . Th ese limits a re designed to provide reasonable protection against har mful interfer ence when the equipment is operated in a commerci al environment. This equipment gene rates, use[...]

C OMPLIANCES iv CE Mark Declaration of Conf or mance for EMI and Safety (EEC) SMC contact for these pr oducts in Europe is: SMC Networks Europe, Edificio Conata II, Calle Fructuós Gelabert 6-8, 2 o , 4 a , 08970 - Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain. This infor mation technology eq uipment compli es with the requirements of the Council Directi ve 8[...]

C OMPLIANCES v Safety Compliance W ar ning: Fiber Optic Port Safety Av er tissment: Por ts pour fibres optiques - sécurité sur le plan optique W ar nhinweis: F aser optikanschlüsse - Optische Sicherheit Powe r Co rd S af e ty Please read the follow ing safety infor mati on carefully before inst alling this switch: Wa r n i n g : Installation and[...]

C OMPLIANCES vi Import ant! Before making connections , make sure yo u hav e the cor rect cord set. Check it (read the label on the cable) against the following: Power Cord Set U.S.A. and Canada The cord set must be UL-approved and CSA certified. The minimum specifications for the flexible cord are: - No. 18 AWG - not longer than 2 meters, or 16 AW[...]

C OMPLIANCES vii V euillez lire à fond l'infor mation de la sécurité suiv ante av ant d'installer le Switch: A VERTISSEMENT : L’ installation et la dépose de ce g roupe doiv ent être confiés à un personnel qualifié. • Ne branche z pas votre appareil sur u ne prise s ecteur (alimentation électrique) lor squ'il n'y a [...]

C OMPLIANCES viii Bitte unbedingt v or dem Einbauen des Switches die f olgenden Sicherheitsanweisungen durchlesen: WARN UNG: Die Installation und der Ausbau des Geräts darf n ur durch F achpersonal erfolge n. • Das Gerät sollte nicht an eine ungeerdete Wechselstromsteckdose angeschlossen werden. • Das Gerät muß an ei ne geerdete Stec kdose [...]

C OMPLIANCES ix W ar nings and Cautionar y Mess ages Wa r n i n g s (in Ger man) Environmental Statement The manufacturer of this prod uct endea vours to sustain an environmentally- friendly policy throughout the entire producti on process . This is achiev ed though the following mean s: • Adherence to nationa l legislation and regu lations on en[...]

C OMPLIANCES x End of Product Life Span This produc t is manufactured in such a way as to allow for the recovery and disposal of all included electrical compone nts once the product has reached the end of its life. Manufacturing Materi als There are no hazardous nor ozone-de ple ting materials in this product. Documentation All printed doc umentati[...]

xi T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 1 About the EZ Switch 10/100/1000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Switch Architect ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Network Manage ment Options . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS xii 4 Making Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Connecting Network Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Twisted-Pair Dev ices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Cabling Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS xiii Trunk Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -27 Trunk Rate Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28 VLAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29 QOS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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xv T ABLES Table 1-1 Port Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Table 1-2 Power Status LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Table 4-1 Maximum 1000BASE-T Gigabit Et hernet Cable Length . . . . 4-6 Table 4-2 Maximum 1000BASE-SX Fiber Op tic Cable Length . . . . . .[...]

xvi F IGURES Figure 1-1 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Figure 1-2 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Figure 1-3 Port LEDs and Power LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Figure 1-4 P ower Supply Socket . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

F IGURES xvii Figure 5-20 Trunk Member ship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27 Figure 5-21 Trunk Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -28 Figure 5-22 Trunk Rate Lim iting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -29 Figure 5-23 VLAN Settin gs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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1-1 C HAPTER 1 A BOUT THE EZ S WITCH 10/100/1000 Overview SMC’ s EZ Switch 10/100/1000 SMCGS2 4C-Smart is a web managed switch with 24 10/100/1000B ASE-T ports, four of which are combination ports * th a t ar e s ha r e d w i t h f o u r S F P t ra n s ce i ve r s l o ts ( s ee F i g ur e 1 -1 , Por ts 21-24). Figure 1-1 Front Panel Figure 1-2 Re[...]

A BOUT THE EZ S WITCH 10/100/1000 1-2 Switch Architecture The switch employs a wire-speed, non-blocking switching fabric . This per mits simultaneous wire-speed transport of multiple pack ets at low latency on all por ts . The switc h also features full-duplex capability on all ports, which effecti vely doubles th e bandwidth of each connection. Th[...]

D ESCRIPTION OF H ARDWARE 1-3 Description of Hardware 10/100/1000BASE-T Ports The switch contains 24 RJ-45 ports th at operate at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps , half or full dupl ex, or at 1000 Mbps , full du plex. Because all por ts on the switch support automa tic MDI/MDI-X operation, y ou can use straight-through cables for all network connections to PCs[...]

A BOUT THE EZ S WITCH 10/100/1000 1-4 Figure 1-3 Port LEDs and Power LED Table 1-1 Port Status LEDs LED Condition Status Gigabit Ethernet Port s (Po rts 1-24) Link/Act (Link/Activi ty) On/Flashing Green Port has establishe d a valid network connect ion. Flashing indicates activity . Off There is no valid link on the port. 1000 Mbps On Green Port is[...]

F EATUR ES AND B ENEFITS 1-5 Power Supply Socket The power sock et is located on the rear panel of the switch. The standard pow er socket is for the A C power cord. Figure 1-4 Power Supply Socket Features and Benefits Connectivity • 24 10/100/1000 Mbps ports for easy Gigabit Ethernet integration and for protection of your investme nt in legacy LA[...]

A BOUT THE EZ S WITCH 10/100/1000 1-6 Expandability • 4 S mall Form Factor Pluggable (S FP) transceiver sl ots (shared with 1000BASE-T ports) • Supports 1000BASE-SX, 1000BAS E-LX and 1000BASE-LH SFP transceiv ers. Performance • Transparent bridgin g. • Provides store-and-forward switching • Supports Jumbo frames up to 9.6 Kbytes • Suppo[...]

2-1 C HAPTER 2 N ETWORK P LANNING Introduction to Switching A network switc h allows simultaneous transmission of multiple pac kets via non-crossbar switching . This means th at it can partition a network more efficiently than bridg es or routers . Switches ha ve, therefore , been recognized as one of the most im por tant building blocks for toda y[...]

N ETWORK P LANNING 2-2 Application Examples The EZ Switch 10/100/1000 is not only designed to segment your network, but also to pro vide a wide ra nge of options in setting up network connections . Some typical appl ications are described below . Collapsed Backbone The EZ Switch 10/100/1000 is an excellent c hoice for mixed Ethernet, F ast Ether ne[...]

A PPLICATION E XAMPLES 2-3 Central Wiring Closet With 24 parallel bridging ports (i.e., 24 distinct collision domains), this switch ca n collapse a complex netw ork do wn into a single efficient bridged node, increasing o verall bandwidth and throughput. In the figure below , the 1000B ASE-T RJ-45 ports on the switch are providing 1 Gbps full-duple[...]

N ETWORK P LANNING 2-4 Remote Connections with Fiber Cable Fiber optic technolog y allows for longer cabling than any other media type. A 1000B ASE-SX (MMF) link can connect to a site up to 550 meters away , a 1000BASE-LX (SMF) link up to 5 km, and a 10 00B ASE-ZX link up to 100 km. This allows a switch stac k to ser ve as a collapsed backbone , pr[...]

A PPLICATION E XAMPLES 2-5 Making VLAN Connections The switch supports VLANs that can be used to org anize any group of network nodes into separate broadcast domains. VLANs confine broadcast traffic to the originating group , and can eliminate broadcast stor ms in large networks . This provid es a more secure and cleaner netw ork environment. VLANs[...]

N ETWORK P LANNING 2-6 Application Notes 1. Full-duplex operation only applies to point-to-point access (such as when a switch is attached to a work s tation, ser ver or another switch). When the switch is connected to a hub , both devices must operate in half-du plex mode . 2. F or netw ork applications that require routing between dissimilar netw[...]

3-1 C HAPTER 3 I NSTALLING THE S WITCH Selecting a Site EZ Switch 10/100/1000 units can be mounted in a standard 19-inch equipment rack or on a flat surface. Be sure to follo w the guidelines below when choosing a location . • The site should: - be at the center of all the devices you want to link and near a power outlet. - be able to maintain it[...]

I NSTALLING THE S WITCH 3-2 Ethernet Cabling T o ensure proper operation when insta lling the switches into a netw ork, make sure that the cur rent cables are sui table for 10B ASE-T , 100B ASE-TX or 1000BASE-T operation. Check the follo wing criteria against the cur rent installation of your netw ork: • Cable type: Unshielded twisted pair (UTP) [...]

E QUIPMENT C HECKLIST 3-3 Equipment Checklist After unpacking the EZ Switc h 10/100/ 1000 unit, chec k the contents to be sure you ha ve receiv ed all the components . T hen, before beginning the installation, be sure you ha ve all other necess ar y installation equipment. Package Contents • EZ Switch 10/10 0/1000 unit, SMCGS24C-Smart • F our a[...]

I NSTALLING THE S WITCH 3-4 Rack Mounting Before rac k mounting the switch, pa y par ticular attenti on to the following factors: • Temperature: Since the te mperature within a r ack assembly may be higher than the ambient room temper ature, check that the rack-environment temperature is within the specified operating temperature r ange (see page[...]

M OUNTING 3-5 T o rack-mount devices: 1. Attach the brackets to the device u sing the screws provided in the Brack et Mounting Kit. Figure 3-2 Attaching the Brackets 2. Mount the device in the ra ck, using four rac k-mounting screws (not provided). Figure 3-3 Installing the Switch in a Rack 21 22 23 24[...]

I NSTALLING THE S WITCH 3-6 3. If installing a single switch onl y , turn to “Connecting to a P ower Source” at the end of this chap ter. 4. If installing multiple switches , mount the m in the rac k, one below the other , in any order . Desktop or Shelf Mounting 1. Attach the fou r adhesive feet to the bottom of the first switch. Figure 3-4 At[...]

I NSTALLING AN SFP T RANSCEIVER 3-7 Installing an SFP Transceiver Figure 3-5 Inserting an SFP Transceiver into a Sl ot The switch supports the follo wing optional transceiv ers: • 1000BASE -SX (SMCBGSLCX1) • 1000BASE-LX (SMCBGLLCX1 • 1000BASE -ZX (SMCBGZLCX1) T o install an SFP transceiv er, do the follo wing: 1. Consider netw ork and ca blin[...]

I NSTALLING THE S WITCH 3-8 Connecting to a Power Source T o connect a device to a po wer source: 1. Insert the power cab le plug directly into the socket located at the back of the device. Figure 3-6 Power Socket 2. Plug the other end of the cable into a grounded, 3-pin, A C pow er source. Note: For internati onal use, you may need t o change the [...]

4-1 C HAPTER 4 M AKING N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS Connecting Network Devices The EZ Switch 10/100/1000 units are de signed to interconnect multiple segments (or collision domains). It can be connected to netw ork cards in PCs and servers , as well as to hubs , sw itc hes or routers. It may also be connected to devices using optional SFP transcei vers . [...]

M AKING N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-2 Connecting to PCs, Servers, Hubs and Switches 1. Attach one end of a twisted-pair cable segment to the device’ s RJ-45 connector . Figure 4-1 Making Twisted-Pair Connections 2. If the device is a PC card and the sw itc h is in the wiring closet, attach the other end of the cable segment to a modular wall outlet t[...]

T WISTED -P AIR D EVI CES 4-3 Network Wiring Connections T oday , the punch-down bloc k is an integ ral part of many of the new er equipment racks . It is actually part of the patch panel. Instr uctions for making connections in the wiring cl oset with this type of equipment follows . 1. Attach one end of a patc h cable to an available port on the [...]

M AKING N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-4 Fiber Optic SFP Devices An optional Gigabit SFP transceiv er (1000BASE-SX, 1000B ASE-LX or 1000B ASE-ZX) can be used for a back bone connection between switches , or for connecting to a high-speed ser ver . Each single-mode fiber port requir es 9/125 micron single-mode fiber optic cable with an LC connector at both[...]

F IBER O PTIC SFP D EVI CES 4-5 3. Connect one end of the cable to the LC por t on the switch and the other end to the LC por t on the othe r device. Since LC connectors are keyed , the cable can be atta ched in only one orientation. Figure 4-3 Making Connections to SFP Transceivers 4. As a connection is made , check the Link LED on the switc h cor[...]

M AKING N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-6 Connectivity Rules When adding hubs (repeaters) to your netw ork, please follow the connectivity rules listed in the manuals for these products . Howev er, note that because switc hes break up th e path for connected devices into separate collision domains, y ou should not include the switch or connected cabling in[...]

C ONNECTIVITY R ULES 4-7 100 Mbps Fast Ethe rnet Collision Domain 10 Mbps Ethernet Collision Domain Table 4-3 Maximum 1000BASE-LX Fib er Optic Cable Length Fiber Diameter F iber Bandwidth Cable Length Range Connector 9/125 micron single-mode fiber N/A 2 m - 5 km (7 ft - 3.2 miles) LC Table 4-4 Maximum 1000BASE-ZX Fiber Optic Cable Length Fiber Diam[...]

M AKING N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-8 Cable Labeling and Connection Records When planning a network ins tallation, it is essential to label the opposing ends of cables and to record where ea c h cable is connected. Doing so will enable you to easily locate inter -c onnected devices , isolate faults and change your to polog y without need for unnecessar[...]

5-1 C HAPTER 5 C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH Using the Web Interface T h i s s w i t c h p r o v i d e s a n e m b ed d e d HTTP web agent. Using a web bro wser you can configure the switch and view statistics to monitor netw ork activit y . The web agent can be accessed by any computer on the netw ork using a standard web bro wser (Inte rnet Explorer 5[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 5-2 Navigating the Web Browser Interface T o access the w eb-browser interface y ou must first enter a passw ord. The user has read/write access to all configuration parameters and statis tics . The de fault password for the sw itch is “smcadmin.” Note: If user input is not detected within five minutes , the cur rent se[...]

N AVIGATING THE W EB B RO WS ER I NTERFACE 5-3 Configuration Options Configurable parameters hav e a dial og box or a drop-down list. Once a configuration change has been made on a page, be sure to clic k on the Apply button to confir m the new settin g . The following table summarizes the web page configuration buttons . Notes: To ensure proper sc[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 5-4 Main Menu Using the onboard web agent, you can define system pa rameters , manage and control the switc h, and all its ports, or monitor netw ork conditions . The following table brief ly describes the selections available from the web-brows er interface. Table 5-2 Switch Main Me nu Menu Description Page STATUS 5-6 Over[...]

N AVIGATING THE W EB B RO WS ER I NTERFACE 5-5 PORTS 5-21 Settings Configure the speed and duplex mode of the port. 5-21 Rate Limiting Sets th e rate limiting para meters for ports. 5-22 Storm Control Sets the broadcast storm control paramet ers. 5-24 Port Mi rroring Sets up the port mirroring features of the switch to enable traffic monitoring. 5-[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 5-6 Web Configuration Displaying Stat us Overview Y ou can easily identify the system b y displaying the device name , location and contact infor mation. Field Attributes System Infor matio n • System Name – Name ass igned to the swit ch system. • Number of Ports – Number of built-in ports. • Hardware Version – [...]

W EB C ONFIGURATION 5-7 • Speed/Duplex Status – Shows the current speed and duplex mode. • 10hdx : 10 Mbps half duplex. • 10fdx : 10 Mbps full duplex. • 100hdx : 100 Mbps half duplex. • 100fdx : 100 Mbps full duplex. • 1000fdx : 1000 Mbps full duplex. •F l o w C o n t r o l S t a t u s – Indicates whether flow control is enabled o[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 5-8 We b – Clic k STA TUS , Over view . Figure 5-3 Switch Information[...]

W EB C ONFIGURATION 5-9 Showing Port Statistics Y ou can display statistics on netw ork traf fic from the por ts . These statistics can be used to identify potential probl ems with the switch (suc h as a faulty port or unusually heavy loading). All values displa yed have been accumulated since the last system re boot, but can be reset to zero by cl[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 5-10 Received Broadca st Packets The number of packets, del ivered by this sub-layer to a higher (sub-)layer, wh ich were addressed to a broadcast address at this sub-layer. Transmitted Octets The total number of octets transmitted out of the interface, incl uding framing characters. Transmitted Unicast Packets The total nu[...]

W EB C ONFIGURATION 5-11 Received By tes Total number of bytes of data received o n the network. This sta tistic can be used as a reasonab le indication of Ethernet utilization. Broadcast Frame s The total num ber of good fram es received that were directed to the broadcast addr ess. Note that this does not include multi cast packets. CRC/Alignment[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 5-12 We b – Click STA TUS, Statistics . Figure 5-4 Port Statistics Displaying System Name Y ou can easily identify the system b y displ aying the device name. Field Attributes • Switch Name – Name assigned to the switch system.[...]

W EB C ONFIGURATION 5-13 We b – Clic k System, Name. Figure 5-5 System Name Setting the Switch’s IP Address This section describes how to config ure an IP interfa ce for management access ov er the network. The IP address for this switch is 192.168.2.10 b y default. T o manually configure an address , you need to ch ang e the switc h’ s defau[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 5-14 Manual Configuration We b – Click System, LAN Settings . Enter the IP address , subnet mask and gateway , then click APPL Y . Note that if y ou change the switch IP address , you mu st close the web interface and star t a new session using the new IP address. Figure 5-6 LAN Settings Configuring the Logon Password The[...]

W EB C ONFIGURATION 5-15 We b – Click System, Passw ord. T o change the passw ord for the administrator, enter cur rent password, the new passw ord, confir m it by entering it again, then click APPLY . Figure 5-7 Password Settings Tools On the T ools page, you can restore the s witch to default settings , upg rade the fir mware of the switc h, or[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 5-16 We b – Click System, T ools , Reset to F actor y Defaults . Figure 5-8 Reset to Factory Defaults Upgrade Firmware Upgrades the switch system fir mware using a file provided by SMC . Select “Upg rade Firm wa re” from the T ools drop-down list then click on the “Browse” bu tton to select the fir mwa re file. Cl[...]

W EB C ONFIGURATION 5-17 Upload/Download Configuration We b – Click SYSTEM, T ools , Upload/Download Configuration. T o upload or download the configurat ion file , select "Upload/Download Configuration" from the T ools drop-down list, then click "Upload" or "Download", a nd then click on the "Browse" butto[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 5-18 Register Product SM C re qu est th at yo u r egi st er yo ur swi tch onl in e, if you have n ot alr ead y done so . The Register Product page provides a con venient link to the SMC web site for this pur pose . We b – Click System, R egister Product. Click the R egister Now button to access the SMC web site an d regis[...]

W EB C ONFIGURATION 5-19 Static MAC Address Configuration This table shows the stored st atic MA C entries in MAC table. We b – Cli c k System , Static MA C. Enter the MA C address , VLAN ID , then click ADD button to add a new static MAC addres s. Figure 5-13 Static MAC Address Configurat ion Counter Config This pag e allows specific statistics [...]

C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 5-20 We b – Click SYSTEM, Counter Config . Figure 5-14 Counter Configuration[...]

W EB C ONFIGURATION 5-21 Port Configuration Y ou can use the P or t Configuration page to manually fix the speed, duplex mode, and flow control. Field Attributes • Speed/Duplex – Allows you to manually set the port speed and duplex mode. •F l o w C o n t r o l – Allows flow control to be enabled or disabled. When the box is checked, flow co[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 5-22 Configuring Rate Limits This function allows the network ma nager to control the maximum rate for traffic transmitted or receiv ed on an interface. Rate limiting is configured on interfaces at the edge of a netw ork to limit traffic into or out of the switch. T raffic that falls with in the rate limit is transmitted or[...]

W EB C ONFIGURATION 5-23 We b – Click PORTS , Rate Lim iting . Th is page enables you to set the rate limiting parameters for each port on the switch. Figure 5-16 Rate Limiting[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 5-24 Storm Control Broadcast stor ms may occur when a device on your netw ork is malfunctioning, or if application pr og rams are not well designed or properly configur ed. If there is to o m uch broadcast traffic on your network, performance can be severely degraded or everything can come to complete halt. Y ou can protect[...]

W EB C ONFIGURATION 5-25 We b – Click PORTS , Stor m Control. Th is pag e enables you to set the broadcast stor m contro l parameters for ev er y por t on the switch. Figure 5-17 Port Broadcast Control Port Mirroring Y ou can mir ror traffic from any source por t to a target port for real-time analysis . Y ou can then attach a logic analyzer or R[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 5-26 Note: If the total ingress bandwidth ex ceeds the mir ror port’ s eg ress bandwidth, pack ets will eventually be dropped on ing ress to the switch, whic h means they will not reach the mirror por t or their intended destination port. Input ra te-li miting in conjunction with port f low-control should be used to ensur[...]

W EB C ONFIGURATION 5-27 • Cable Status – Shows the cable length, opera ting conditions and isolates a variety of common faults that can occur on Category 5 twisted pair cabling. We b – Click PORTS , Cable Diagnostics . Figure 5-19 Cable Diagnostics Trunks Membership This page allows y ou to create a ma ximum of eight t r unks of up to eigh t[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 5-28 • Trunk T1-T8 – These columns correspond to the eight trunks that are supported by the switch. To assign a port to a trunk, click on the radio button in the corresponding column, then click APPLY. We b – Click TRUNKS , Membership . T o assign a port to a tr unk, click the required tr unk number , then click APPL [...]

W EB C ONFIGURATION 5-29 •F l o w C o n t r o l – Allows flow control to be enabled or disabled. When the box is checked, flow control is enabled. •P o r t s – Indicates which ports belong to the trunk. We b – Click TRUNKS , Settings. Figure 5-21 Trunk Configuration Trunk Rate Limit This pag e allows y ou to change the maximum input and o[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 5-30 We b – Click TRUNKS , Rate Limiting. Figure 5-22 Trunk Rate Limiting VLAN Settings This pag e allows you to create and delete VL ANs (Virtua l LANs) and to change the VLAN membership and behaviour of indi vidual por ts . VLANs are powe rful, but can be difficult to se t up properly . Each row of the table cor respond[...]

W EB C ONFIGURATION 5-31 In the default configuration, any port is able to send traffic to any other port and a PC connected to any por t will be able to access the management interface. Broadcast traffic, for example, will be f looded to all ports on the switch. There are three different parameters th at can be configured for each p or t on the sw[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 5-32 Note: QinQ “customer” ports are those ports that are connected to normal VLAN aware switche s in the customer’s network. QinQ “network” port s are those which are con nected to the servi ce provider's network. To tunne l packets through a service provider’s metro network, QinQ needs to be enabled on th[...]

W EB C ONFIGURATION 5-33 We b – Click VLANS , VLAN P or t Configuration. Fill in the required settings for each interface, click Apply . Figure 5-23 VLAN Settings QOS Settings QoS (Quality of Ser vice) is a mechanism that is used to prioritize certain traffic as it is forw ard through the switch. T raffic can be classified as High or N or ma l pr[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 5-34 802.1p P ackets are prioritzed using the content of the VLAN-tag . T he 802.1p field is held within the VLAN -tag of a pack et . The field is three bits long so can hold eight values; 0 - 7 inclusiv e. When QoS Mode is set to 802.1p , the 802.1p Configuration table appears wh ich allows a prio rity (nor mal or high) to[...]

W EB C ONFIGURATION 5-35 We b – Click QOS , Settings. In QoS Mode , select QoS Diable d, 802.1p , or DSCP to configure th e r elated paramete rs . Figure 5-24 QoS Settings Security IP Filter On this page, you can set up a source IP Filter on all or some ports. It is used to block unw anted access and provide access to the network for either a spe[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 5-36 • Static - Enable the IP filter with c onfigured values in the Address and IP Mask fie lds. • DHCP - The IP address for the device conne cted to this port will be automatically assigned by DHCP server and only frames with the assigned IP address are al lowed to access the network. The IP Address and IP Mask fields [...]

W EB C ONFIGURATION 5-37 Port Security P ort security is a feature that allows you to configure a por t with one or more MA C add resses that are aut hor ized to access the netw ork through that port. T he P ort Security table has one row for eac h port and five columns . When por t security is enabled on a port, the switch stops learning new MA C [...]

C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 5-38 • The MAC addresses already in the a ddress table will be retained and will not age out. Any other device that attempts to use the port will be prevented from accessing the switch. • Number of Learned MAC addresses - Displays the number of currently learned MAC addresses. The st ring ‘-’ is displayed if a port [...]

W EB C ONFIGURATION 5-39 ACL This page enables you to set up a management access filter on the switch. With the Management Access Filter Configurat ion table, y ou can create a list of up to 8 IP addresses or IP add ress g roups that are allowed manageme nt access to the switch th rough the w eb interface or SNMP . The management interfaces are ope[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 5-40 IGMP Snoop The switch can use Internet Group Mana gement Protocol (IGMP) to filter multicast traffic . IGMP Snooping moni tors IGMP ser vice requests passing between m ulticast clients and ser vers , and dynamically configures the ports which need to recieve the m ulitcast traffic. Note: For IGMPV3, the switch incudes [...]

W EB C ONFIGURATION 5-41 We b – Click IGMP Snoop , Settings . Figure 5-28 IGMP Sn ooping Configuration IGMP Status Show the IGMP Snooping stat istics for the whole switch Field Attributes • VLAN ID - VLAN ID number. • Querier - Show whether Quer ying is enabled. • Queries transmitted - Show the number of tr ansmitted Query packets. • Quer[...]

C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 5-42 We b – Click IGMP Snoop , Status . Figure 5-29 IGMP Snoop Status[...]

A-1 A PPENDI X A T ROUBLESHOOTING Diagnosing Switch Indicators Table A-1 Troubleshooting Chart Symptom Action Power LED is Off • Check conn ections between the s witch, the power cord, and the wall outlet. • Contact your dealer for assistance. • Contact SMC Technic al Support. Link LED is Off • Verify that the switch and attach ed device ar[...]

T R OUB LESHOOTING A-2 Power and Cooling Problems If the powe r indicator does not tur n on when the pow er cord is plug g ed in, you ma y hav e a problem with the power outlet, power cord, or internal pow er supply . Howev er, if the unit powers off after running for a while, chec k for loose power connections , power losses or surges at the power[...]

B-1 A PPENDIX B C ABLES Twisted-Pair Cable and Pin Assignments F or 10B ASE-T/100BASE-TX connections , a twisted-pair cable must hav e two pairs of wires . F or 1000BASE-T connections the twisted- pair cable must ha ve four pairs of wires . Each wi re pair is identified by tw o different colors . F or example, one wire might be g reen and the other[...]

C ABLES B-2 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Pin Assignments Use unshielded twisted-pair (UT P) or shielded twis ted-pair (STP) cabl e for RJ-45 connections: 100-ohm Categ ory 3 or better cable for 10 Mbps connections , or 100-ohm Categor y 5 or better cable for 100 Mbps connections . Also be sure that the le ngth of any twiste d-pair connection does not ex cee[...]

T WISTED -P AIR C ABLE AND P IN A SSIGNMENTS B-3 Straight-Through Wiring If the twisted-pair cable is to join tw o ports and only one of the ports has an internal crossover (MDI-X), the tw o pairs of wires must be straight-through. (When auto-negotiation is enabled for any RJ-45 port on the switch, you can use either straig ht-through or crossover [...]

C ABLES B-4 Crossover Wiring If the twisted-pair cable is to join two ports and either both ports are labeled with an “X” (indicatin g MDI-X) or neither port is labeled with an “X” (which indicates MDI), a crosso ver m ust be implemented in the wiring . (When auto-negotiation is enabled for any RJ-45 port on the switch, you can use either s[...]

T WISTED -P AIR C ABLE AND P IN A SSIGNMENTS B-5 1000BASE-T Pin Assignments All 1000B ASE-T por ts suppor t automati c MDI/MDI-X operation, so y ou can use straight-through cables for all netw ork connections to PCs or ser vers , or to other switc hes or hubs . The table below shows the 1000BASE-T MDI and MDI-X port pinouts . These por ts require t[...]

C ABLES B-6 Note that when testing your cable inst allation, be sure to include all patc h cables between switches and end devices. Adjusting Existing Category 5 Cabling to Run 1000BASE-T If your existing Categor y 5 i nstalla tion does not meet one of the test parameters for 1000B ASE-T , there are ba sically three measures that can be applied to [...]

C-1 A PPENDIX C S PECIFICATIONS Physical Characteristics Por ts 20 10/100/1000BASE-T , with auto-negotiation 4 10/100/1000BASE-T shared with 4 SFP transceiv er slots . Network Interface P or ts 1-24: RJ-45 connector , auto MDI/X 10B ASE-T: RJ-45 (100-ohm, UTP ca ble; Categor y 3 or better) 100B ASE -TX: RJ-45 (100-ohm, UTP cable; Categor y 5 or bet[...]

S PECIFICATIONS C-2 Size 44.0 x 17.1 x 4.3 cm (17.0 x 6.7 x 1.7 in.) Te m p e r a t u r e Operating: 0 to 40 °C (32 to 104 °F) Storage: -40 to 70 °C (-40 to 158 °F) Humidity Operating: 10% to 90% (non-condensing) AC Input 100 to 240 V , 50-60 Hz, 0.8 A Po wer Supply Internal, auto-ranging transfor mer : 100 to 240 V A C, 50 to 60 Hz Po wer Cons[...]

S TANDARDS C-3 Softwa r e Loading HTTP in-band Standards IEEE 802.3-2005 Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gig abit Ethernet IEEE 802.1Q Vir tual LAN IEEE 802.1X, P or t-Based Ne twork Access Control, 2001 ISO/IEC 8802-3 Compliances CE Mark Emissions FCC Class A V CCI Class A Immunity EN 61000-4-2/3/4/5/6/8/11 Safety UL 60950-1 & CSA 60950-1 IEC 60950-1[...]

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D-1 A PPENDIX D O RDERING I NFORMATION Table D-1 EZ Switch 10/100/ 1000 Products and Acc essories Product Number Description SMCGS24C-Smart 24 port 10/100/1000 Smart Switch SMC1GSFP-SX 1-port 1000BASE-SX Small Form Plu ggable (SFP) mini-GBIC transce iver SMC1GSFP-LX 1-port 1000BASE-LX Small Form Plu ggable (SFP) mini-GBIC transce iver SMC1GSFP-ZX 1[...]

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Glossary-1 G LOSSARY 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 M bps Ethernet over tw o pairs of Categ ory 3 or better UTP cable . 100BASE-TX IEEE 802.3u specification for 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet ov er two pairs of Categ ory 5 or better UTP cable . 1000BASE-LX IEEE 802.3z specification for Gig a bit Ether net o ver tw o strands of 50/125, 62.5/125 or[...]

G LOSSAR Y Glossary-2 Bandwidth The differenc e between the highest and lowest frequencies av ailable for network signals . Also synonymous with wire speed, the ac tual speed of the data transmission along the cable . Collision A condition in which pac kets transmitte d ov er the cable interfere with each other . T heir interference makes both sign[...]

G LOSSAR Y Glossary-3 Full Duplex T ransmission method that allo ws tw o network devices to transmit and receive concurrentl y , effectively do ubling the bandwidth of that link. Gigabit Ethernet A 1000 Mbps network comm unication system based on Ether net and the CSMA/CD access method. IEEE Institute of Electrica l and Electronic Engineers . IEEE [...]

G LOSSAR Y Glossary-4 Layer 2 Data Link layer in the ISO 7-Layer Data Communications Protocol. T his is related directly to the hardware interface for networ k devices an d passes on traffic based on MA C addresses . LED Light emitting diode used for monito ring a dev ice or netw ork condition. Link Segment Length of twisted-pair or fiber cabl e jo[...]

G LOSSAR Y Glossary-5 Redundant Power Supply (RPS) A backup po wer supply unit that automatically takes ov er in case the primar y pow er supply should fail. RJ-45 Connector A connector for twisted-pair wiring . Switched Ports P ort s that are on separate collision domains or LAN segments . TIA T elecom munications Industry Association Transmission[...]

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Index-1 Numerics 10 Mbps connectivity rules 4-7 100 Mbps connectivity ru les 4-7 1000 Mbps connectivity rule s 4-6 1000BASE-LX fiber cable lengths 4-7 1000BASE-SX fiber cable lengths 4-6 1000BASE-T pin assignment s B-5 ports 1-3 1000BASE-ZX fiber c able lengths 4-7 100BASE-TX cable lengths 4-7 ports 1-3 10BASE-T ports 1-3 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX pin as[...]

I NDEX Index-2 IEEE 802.3z Gigabit Ethe rnet 1-5 indicators, LED 1 -3 installation connecting devices to the switch 4 -2 desktop or shelf mounting 3-6 port connect ions 4-1 power requirements 3-1 problems A-2 rack mounting 3-4 site requiremen ts 3-1 wiring closet conn ections 4-7 IP address setting 5- 13 L laser safety 4-4 LC port connecti ons 4-4 [...]

I NDEX Index-3 statisti cs port 5-9 status LED s 1-3 surge suppresso r, using 3-1 switch ar chitecture 1-2 switchin g, introduction to 2-1 T temperature within a rack 3-4 troublesh ooting in-band access A-2 power and cooling prob lems A-2 switch indicators A-1 twisted-pair conn ections 4-1 U user password 5-14 V VLANs tagging 2-5 W Web interfa ce a[...]

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