ZyXEL Communications ES-2008 manual

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch User's Guide Version 1.02 March 2003[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch ii Copyright Copyright Copyright ©2003 by Zy XEL Communications Corporation The contents of this publ ication m ay not be reprod uced in any part or as a w hole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, tran slated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any m eans, electronic, m echanical, magnetic,[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch ZyXEL Limited Warranty iii ZyXEL Limited W arranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (pur chaser) that this product is free from any defects in m aterials or workm anship for a peri od of up to two (2) years from the date of purchase. Duri ng the warranty peri od and upon proof of p urchase, shoul d the produ[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch iv Information For Canadian Users Information for Canadian Users The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certifi cation means that the equipment meets certain telecommunications network protective operation and safety requirements. The Industry Canada does not guarantee that the equipment wil[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Interference Statements and Warnings v Interference Statements and Warnings FCC Interference S tatement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This devi ce may not ca use harmful interf erence. (2) This device m ust accept any interference recei[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch vi Customer Support Customer Support When contacting you r Customer Support Representative, please have the follo wing information ready:  Product model and serial number .  Firmware version inform ation.  Warranty Information.  Date you received your product.  Brief description of the probl em and t[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch viii Table of Contents T able of Content s Copyright...................................................................................................................... ..... ii ZyXEL Limited Warranty .............................................................................................. iii Information fo[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Table of Contents ix Chapter 8 Filter and Se c urity Setup ............................................................................ 8-5 8.1 IGMP ............................................................................................................... 8-5 8.2 Static MAC Address ............................[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch x Table of Contents 16.1 Introduc tion ................................................................................................... 16-1 16.2 STP Config uration ......................................................................................... 16-1 16.3 SNMP Config uration ............................[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch List of Figures xi List of Figures Figure 1-1 St andalone W orkgroup Example .................................................................... 1-3 Figure 1-2 Bridging Application Example ....................................................................... 1-4 Figure 1-3 VL AN App lication Example ............[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch xii List of Figures Figure 9-7 T ag-Based VL AN: Port VLAN ID ................................................................. 9-6 Figure 10-1 Activating STP ........................................................................................... 10-2 Figure 10-2 Confi gure Spa nning T ree Parameters...........[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch List of Figures xiii Figure 16-5 SMT : STP Per Port Se tting ......................................................................... 16-3 Figure 16-6 SMT : SNMP Configuration ........................................................................ 16-4 Figure 16-7 SMT : SNMP System Options .......................[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch xiv List of Tables List of T ables T able 2-1 Network Cable T ypes ...................................................................................... 2-3 T able 2-2 The Switch Powe r LED Description ............................................................... 2-3 T able 2-3 Ethernet Port LED Descri ptions ..[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch List of Tables xv T able 15-8 SMT : Max Bridge T ransmit Dela y Bound ................................................. 15- 16 T able 16-1 SMT : STP Pe r Port Settin g .......................................................................... 16-4 T able 16-2 SMT : LACP Group Settin g ..............................[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch xvi Preface Preface Congratulations on your purchase of the ES-2008 Ethernet Switch. About The ES-2008 Serie s Switches The ES-2008 s witch allows y o u to easil y configure and manage your network via a web browser. Just click your m ouse instead of typing c ryptic com mand strings. Moreover, t he ES-2008 can al s[...]

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    Getting Started I P P a a r r t t I I : : Getting Started Part I covers Getting to Know Y our Switch, Hardwa re Installation, and Introducing the Web Conf igurator .[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Getting to Know Your ES-2008 1-1 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your ES-2008 The ES-2008 is a multi-port switch th at can be used to build high-performan ce switched workgroup net works. This s witch uses a st ore-and-forward switchin g scheme, in w hich incoming data frames are first store d in buffe r memory and check[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 1-2 Getting to Know Your ES-2008  Supports p ort-based a nd tagged VLAN G roups  Port Trunki ng and IEEE 802.3ad L ACP  MIB II (RFC1213) suppo rted  IP multicast  IGMP snooping  Quality of Service (QoS)  Supports port mirror, broadcast filter, st atic MAC address, port security and GVRP  Con[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Getting to Know Your ES-2008 1-3 1.4.1 St andalone Workgroup The switch can be used as a st andalone swit ch to which com puters, servers and printer servers are dire ctly connected to form a small workgr oup. Figure 1-1 Standalone Workgroup Example 1.4.2 Bridging Application For enterpri se networks w here large d[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 1-4 Getting to Know Your ES-2008 Figure 1-2 Bridging Application Example 1.4.3 VLAN Application VLAN (Virtual Local Area Ne twork) allows a ph ysical network to be partitioned into multiple logical netw orks. Sta tions on a l ogical netw ork belong t o one group. A stat ion can belong to more th an one group. With [...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Getting to Know Your ES-2008 1-5 Figure 1-3 VLAN Application Example[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Hardware Description and Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Hardware Description and Installation This chapter describes the switch hardware and installation 2.1 Hardware Inst allation The switch is suitable for an office envi ronment where it can be placed on a desktop. Step 1. Make sure the switch is clean and dry. Step [...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 2-2 Hardware Description and Installatio n Figure 2-2 ES-2008 with Fiber Port Figure 2-3 ES-2008 with Gigabit Port 2.2.2 The Ethernet Connections Auto-Sensing 10/100Base-TX RJ-4 5 Port s (Auto MDI/MDIX) The ES-2008 has eight aut o-negotiatin g, auto-sensi ng 10/100Base -TX Ethernet R J-45 ports. All these ports sup[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Hardware Description and Installation 2-3 2.2.3 Network Cable T ypes The followin g table descri bes the types o f netwo rk cable used for the di fferent connect ion speeds. The fi ber and gi gabit ports a re not availa ble on all ES m odels. Make sure the 10/100 Base-TX and/or 1000Base-T cable length between conne[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 2-4 Hardware Description and Installatio n Figure 2-4 Ethernet Port LEDs The followin g table describes the LEDs for the Ethernet po rts on the front panel. Table 2-3 Ethernet Port LED Descriptions LED COLOR ST ATUS DESCRIPTION On The port is operating at 100M bps. 100 Green Off No device is attached or the port is[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Hardware Description and Installation 2-5 Table 2-4 100FX Module LED Descriptions LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION Off No device is attached or the port is operating in half- duplex mode 2.3.4 The Gigabit Port The gigabit p ort module i s capable of tra nsferring data at a speed u p to 1000 m bps. The gigabit port is n[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 2-6 Hardware Description and Installatio n 2.4.1 Console Port Local switch management is done thro ugh the co nsole port . It requires a direct connection between the s witch and a c omputer vi a an RS -232 consol e cable. Refer to chapters on SMT configura tions. 2.5 T urning On the Switch Connect one end of the p[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Introducing the Web Configurato r 3-1 Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator This chapter describes how to access the embedded web configurator and view general switch information. 3.1 Accessing the W eb Configurator Follow the steps below to access the web configur ator. Step 1. Make sure your switch is proper[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 3-2 Introducing the Web Configurator Figure 3-2 Welcome Screen 3.1.1 The Navigation Panel The navigation panel on t he left of all web pa ges provides a consistent way to access all program fu nctions. Click Administrator to expanded the menu an d configure t he switch. Figure 3-3 Menu Figure 3-4 Expanded Menu[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Introducing the Web Configurato r 3-3 3.1.2 The Web Configurator Front P anel Display The front pane l graphic is displayed on all web screens to indicate t he real-time port status of the switch. Figure 3-5 Web Configurator Front Panel Display A port in green means a device is connected to th e port. To view port [...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 3-4 Introducing the Web Configurator 3.3 General Switch Information To view general inform ation such as firmware version and MAC address cl ick Administrator , Switch Configuration and click on the Basic tab. Th e following screen displays as shown. Figure 3-7 Web Configurator: Vie w Sw itch Info rmation The table[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Introducing the Web Configurato r 3-5 Use the information in this screen to set the communicatio n parameters of a terminal emulation program to access the switch via the console port.[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Basic Switch Configuration 4-1 Chapter 4 Basic Switch Configuration This chapter describe s how to set the IP address of the switch, re set and reboot the switch. 4.1 Setting the IP Address of the Switch To configure the Ethernet TCP/IP settings of the switch click Administrator and then Network Configuration to di[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 4-2 Basic Switch Configuration Click Administrator and then User Au thentication to display t he screen show n next. Figure 4-2 User Authentication Follow the instructions in the next table to set the fields in this screen. Table 4-2 User Authentication FIELD DESCRIPTION User name Type in your new switch system use[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Basic Switch Configuration 4-3 4.4 Rebooting the Switch You must reboot the switch after you make changes to the switch’ s IP address and uploads a fi rmware or c onfiguration file. Step 1. Click System Reboot to display the screen as shown next. Figure 4-4 System Reboot Step 2. Click Reboot and wait until the sw[...]

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    Advanced Settings II P P a a r r t t I I I I : : Advanced Settings Part II covers advanced port settings such as trunking, port se curity and filtering.[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Advanced Switch Configuration 5-1 Chapter 5 Advanced Switch Configuration This chapter shows you how to config ure the Advanced Switch Settings screen. 5.1 Switch Configuration Use the Switch Configuration screen to configu re advanced features of t he switch. From the main menu, click Administrator , Switch Config[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 5-2 Advanced Switch Configuration Follow the instructions in the table below to configure this screen. Table 5-1 Switching Configuration: Ad vanced FIELD DESCRIPTION MAC Table Address Entry Age-out time Select this check box to remove a MAC address from the MAC addr ess table after a duration specified in the field[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Advanced Switch Configuration 5-3 Table 5-1 Switching Configuration: Ad vanced FIELD DESCRIPTION Max Delay Time Specify a time period a lo w priority packet is allowed to queue in the switch before the packet is dropped. Priority Queue Assignment (Checked for High Priority) With QoS (Quality of Service) organi zati[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Port Control 6-1 Chapter 6 Port Control This chapter shows you how to configure the Ethernet ports and view port status. 6.1 Configuring the Ethernet Port s The Port Configuration screen allo ws you to configure set tings for i ndividual Et hernet ports on the switch and view the status of all the ports. Click Admi[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 6-2 Port Control Table 6-1 Port Configuration FIELD DESCRIPTION Auto Negotiation Select Enable from the drop-down list box to have the port detect the speed of incoming transmission and a djust appropriately without manual intervention. Speed Select from the drop-down list box to set the transmission speed of the p[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Port Control 6-3 Figure 6-2 Port Statistics The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 6-2 Port Statistics FIELD DESCRIPTION Port This field displays the port number of each entr y. State This field indicates whether the port is connected ( On ) to an Ethernet device or not connected ( Off ). Li[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Port Trunking 7-1 Chapter 7 Port Trunking This chapter describes how to config ure trunk groups and IEEE 802.3ad link aggregation. 7.1 Introduction Port Trunking (or link aggr egation) lets you group physical por ts into one logical high- capacity link. It may be more cost-effective to grou p multiple lower-speed p[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 7-2 Port Trunking 7.2 Configuring Port T runki ng Port trunking lets you group up to eight consecutive ports into a single dedicated connection. To configu re port tru nking, cli ck Administrator , Trunking an d the Aggregator Se tting tab. Figure 7-1 Trunking: Aggregator Setting Follow the instruction in the table[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Port Trunking 7-3 Table 7-1 Trunking: Aggregator Setting FIELD DESCRIPTION Work Ports Enter the number of ports that to be aggregated. If you select Enable in the LA CP fi eld, then enter any number greater tha n 0 and smaller than the total number of the trunk ports. T he excess ports are in standby and can be agg[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 7-4 Port Trunking Table 7-2 Aggregator Information FIELD DESCRIPTION Port No This field displays the port number(s) belong ing to a static trunk group. 7.4 S t ate Activity Ports in a dy namic trunk group ca n be in either act ive or pass ive state. If a port is in active state, the port automatically send s LACP p[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Filter and Security Setup 8-1 Chapter 8 Filter and Security Setup This chapter shows you how to set IGMP and MAC filters and port security. 8.1 IGMP Traditionally, IP packets are transmitted in one of either two ways -Unicast (1 sender to 1 recipient) or Broa dcast (1 sender to ever ybody on the network). Multicast[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 8-2 Filter and Security Setup 8.1.1 Configuring IGMP Follow the steps below to activate IGMP on the switch. Step 1. Click Administrator and then Switch Configuration . Step 2. In the Switch Configuration screen, click the Advanced tab. Step 3. Select the Enable IGMP Protocol check box unde r Protocol Enable Setting[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Filter and Security Setup 8-3 Figure 8-2 IGMP Example 1 Example 2: Select an IGMP Ser ver Manually To force Switch A to be the IGMP server, select Enable in the IGMP Query Mode field. However if a nother multicast de vice is set to Auto and it has a numerically lowe r IP address, it will act as the IGMP server also[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 8-4 Filter and Security Setup Figure 8-3 IGMP Example 2 Example 3: Disable IGMP on the Sw itch When you want to set a multicast router on your netwo rk to be the IGMP server but the router does n ot have the lo west IP addres s, disable IGM P on all other multicast devices .[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Filter and Security Setup 8-5 Figure 8-4 IGMP Example 2 8.1.3 Vie w ing IGMP Snooping Information Click Filter Setup and the n IGMP Snooping t o display IGMP snooping inf o rmati on. Figure 8-5 IGMP Snooping The following table d escribes the r ead-only fields in this screen.[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 8-6 Filter and Security Setup Table 8-3 IGMP Snooping FIELD DESCRIPTION IP Address This field displays the IP multicast address in the range 224.0.0.0 through 239.255.255.254. VLAN ID This field displays the VLAN or multicast group ID. Member Port This field displa ys the port number to which the Ethernet device is[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Filter and Security Setup 8-7 Figure 8-6 Static MAC Address Step 3. Enter the MAC address (without the “:” sep arator) of an Ethernet device in the MAC Address field. Step 4. Enter the port number t hat the Ethern et device is connected to in the Por t No. field. 8.3 Port Security A port wit h security m ode tu[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 8-8 Filter and Security Setup Figure 8-7 Port Security Step 3. Select the check box beside th e port num ber to stop the p ort from l earning new MAC addresses. Step 4. Click Apply . Step 5. Follow Section 8. 2.1 to defi ne static MAC addresses on the ports to al low only the computers with the static MAC addresses[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Filter and Security Setup 8-9 Figure 8-8 MAC Address Filtering Step 2. Enter the MAC address (without the “:” sep arator) of an Ethernet device in the MAC Address field. Step 3. If VLAN is enabled, enter the VL AN ID of a VLAN g roup the port belong s to in the VLAN ID fiel d. This field is N/A if VLAN is not e[...]

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    Advanced Applications III P P a a r r t t I I I I I I : : Advanced Applications Part III covers VLAN, Port Mirroring, ST P , SNMP and firmware and configuration maintenance.[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch VLAN 9-1 Chapter 9 VLAN This chapter shows you how to set up Virtual LANs on the switch. 9.1 Introduction A Virtual L AN (VLAN) i s a logical net work gr ouping that limits the broadcast domain. It allows you to isolate network traffic s o only members of the VLAN group receive traffic fro m th e sa me V LAN gro up[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 9-2 VLAN Dynamic VLANs GARP VLAN Registration Protocol ( GVRP) is a Generic At tribute Regi stration P rotocol (GARP) application that provides VLAN registrat ion services t hrough dyn amic configuratio n (or regist ration) and distributio n of VLAN m embership informati on across the network. With GVRP, the switch[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch VLAN 9-3 9.4 Port-Based VLAN Configuration Follow the steps belo w to confi gure port-based VL ANs. Step 1. In the Switch Configuration screen, select Port-Based from the VLAN Operation Mode drop-down list box. Then click Apply . Step 2. Click VLAN Configuration in the navigation menu to display the setup screen as[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 9-4 VLAN Table 9-2 VLAN Setup: Port-based Configuration FIELD DESCRIPTION Group Name Enter a descriptive name to identify the VLAN. VLAN ID Enter a VLAN identification number. The number must be bet ween 1 and 4094. Add Select a port number from the left selection list and click Ad d to add the port to the VLAN. Re[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch VLAN 9-5 Step 3. Click Add to add a new VLAN. A setup screen displays. Figure 9-5 Tag-Based VLAN: 802.1 Q VLAN Basic Setup Follow the instructions in Table 9-2 to s et the fiel ds in this sc ree n. All port s in the same VLAN must be in the same trunk group. Step 4. Click Next to conti nue. Figure 9-6 VLAN Setup: 8[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 9-6 VLAN Table 9-3 VLAN Setup: 802.1Q VLAN Port Tagging FIELD DESCRIPTION VLAN Name This read-only field displ ays the name of the VLAN. VLAN ID This read-only field displays the identificatio n number of the VLAN group. Port No This read-only field d ispla ys the port number on the s witch. Setting Select Tag from[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch VLAN 9-7 The default VLAN ID for all ports is 1 . This feature is useful for accomm odating devices that you want to participate in the VLAN but that don't support tagging. Only one untagged VLAN is allowed per port. Ingress Filtering Select Enable from the drop-down list box to for ward a frame whose VID is t[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Spanning Tree Protocol 10-1 Chapter 10 Spanning Tree Protocol This chapter describes the basics and configuration of STP. 10.1 Introduction Spanning Tree Protocol) is a s tandardized method (IEEE 802. 1D) that elim inates loops in a network by disabling som e ports and allowing ot her port s to forward t raffic bas[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 10-2 Spanning Tree Protocol 10.2 Activating S panning T ree Protocol Use the Switch Configuration screen to activate STP on the switch. Step 1. Click Administrator , Switch Configur ation and then the Advanced tab. Step 2. Select the Enable STP Protocol check b ox under Prot ocol Enable Settings: . Figure 10-1 Acti[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Spanning Tree Protocol 10-3 Table 10-2 Configure STP Parameter FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE MAX Age A time interval (in seconds) a root bridge waits without receiving a STP configuratio n message before initiating a topology change. Specify a number bet ween 6 and 40. 20 Hello Time The number of seconds the switch wai[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 10-4 Spanning Tree Protocol Table 10-3 View STP Root Bridge Information FIELD DESCRIPTION Root Path Cost This field displays the path cost from this switch to the root bridge. T he bigger the number, the higher the path cost. This field is 0 to indicate that this switch is the root bridge in a spanning tree. Root P[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Spanning Tree Protocol 10-5 10.6 Viewing STP Port St atus View the STP port status i nformati on at the bott om of the Spannin g Tree screen. Figure 10-5 STP Port Status The followin g table describes the read-only port status fields in thi s screen. Table 10-4 STP Port Status FIELD DESCRIPTION Port This field disp[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Port Mirroring 11-1 Chapter 11 Port Mirroring This introduces the port mirroring or port sniffer feature of the switch. 11.1 Introduction You can m onitor traffic o n the ports by dupli cating or mi rroring the tra ffic to a port . You can monitor i nput traffi c, output t raffic or both. A port t hat mirrors t he [...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 11-2 Port Mirroring Table 11-1 Port Mirroring FIELD DESCRIPTION Port Mirroring State Select ENABLE from the drop-down list box to activate port mirroring feature. Select DISABLE to deactivate port mirroring. This is the default setting. Analysis Port You must select a port from the drop-down list box to act as the [...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch SNMP 12-1 Chapter 12 SNMP This chapter explains SNMP in the web configurator. 12.1 About SNMP Simple Netw ork Managem ent Protocol (SNMP) is a protocol used for ex changing management information between network devices. SNMP is a member of t he TCP/IP protocol s uite. Your switch s upports SNMP versi on one (SNMPv[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 12-2 SNMP administrat ors perform net work managem en t functions. It executes appl ications that control an d monitor managed devices . The managed devices contain ob ject variables/managed objects that define each piece of informati on to be collect ed about a de vice. Ex amples of va riables in clude such as num[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch SNMP 12-3 Figure 12-2 SNMP Management The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 12-1 SNMP Management FIELD DESCRIPTION System Options You must fill in all three fields. Name Enter a descriptive name for the switch for identification pur poses. Location Enter the location of the switch. Contact [...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 12-4 SNMP Table 12-1 SNMP Management FIELD DESCRIPTION RO Select RO to enable the request accompanied by this string to displ ay MIB information. RW Select RW to enable the request accompanied by this string to displ ay MIB information and set MIB objects on the switch. Trap Managers Current Manager This field disp[...]

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    Using the SMT and System Maintenan c e IV P P a a r r t t I I V V : : Using the SMT and System Maintenance Part IV introduces configuration using the SMT screens and firmware/ configuration maintenance.[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Introducing the SMT 13-1 Chapter 13 Introducing the SMT This chapter introduces the basics of managing the switch. 13.1 Introduction The System Management Terminal (SMT) i s a menu – driven interface t hat you use to configure the switch. You may access the SMT using either Te lnet or the console port. If there i[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 13-2 Introducing the SMT 13.3.1 Establishing a C onsole Port C onnection After the switch is directly connected to a computer, tur n on the com puter and run a terminal em ulation program (for example, Hyper Terminal in Windows) and configure its communication parameters as follows:  9600 bits per seco nd.  P[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Introducing the SMT 13-3 13.5 The SMT Overview The following fig ure gives you an over view of the various SMT m enu screens of your switch. Figure 13-4 SMT Overview 13.6 Navigating the SMT Interface Familiarize yourself with the SMT operations before you attempt to modify the configuration. 13.6.1 SMT Screen Navig[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 13-4 Introducing the SMT Figure 13-5 SMT: Menu Breakdo w n 13.6.2 The Control Keys The following table describes common cont rol keys that yo u use in the S MT screens. Table 13-1 Control Key Descriptions KEY DESCRIPTION [TAB] T o move down through fields in the configuration menu. To move through fields in the act[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Introducing the SMT 13-5 Do NOT use the arro w keys to move between SMT menus. Changes will be lost once you move to another menu using th e arrow keys. 13.7 SMT Main Menu Figure 13-6 SMT: Main Menu 13.7.1 SMT Main Menu Summary Table 13-2 SMT Menu Summary MENU TITLE FUNCTION Status and Counters Displays system or p[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Basic System Setup 14-1 Chapter 14 Basic System Setup This chapter shows you how to set up the switch for administrative purposes. 14.1 Introduction Use the menus in the Switch Configurations screen to configure the switch. In the main menu, press [TAB] to select Switch Configuration and press [ENTER] to display th[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 14-2 Basic System Setup Table 14-1 Switch Configuration Menu Choice SUBMENU DESCRIPTION Port Mirror Configuration Use this me nu to configure po rt mirroring. VLAN Configuration Use this menu to display or set VLAN settings. Priority Configuration Use this menu to se t the priority of each port on the switch. MAC A[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Basic System Setup 14-3 Figure 14-3 SMT: Devi ce Information To move to the configuration menu, p ress [TAB] to select <Edit> in the act ions menu an d press [ENTER]. The foll owing table describes t he fields in this menu. Table 14-2 SMT: Device Information FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE Device Name Enter a descr[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 14-4 Basic System Setup Figure 14-4 SMT: IP Configuration To move to the configuration menu, p ress [TAB] to select <Edit> in the acti ons menu an d press [ENTER] . The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 14-3 SMT: IP Configuration FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE IP address Enter the (LAN) IP[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Basic System Setup 14-5 Step 4. Press [ESC] to move the c u rsor back t o the actions menu. Press [TAB] to select <Save> and press [ENTER] to save the settings back to the switch. Figure 14-5 SMT: Username Configu ration 14.2.4 Changing the System Password Follow the steps to change the default system passwor[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Switch Configuration 15-1 Chapter 15 Switch Configuration This chapter introduces various switch configurations. 15.1 Port and T runk Group Settings Refer to the Port Trunking chapter for backgr ound information on trunking. Follow the steps below t o configure port paramet ers and set up t runk gro ups. Step 1. In[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 15-2 S witch Configuration Table 15-1 SMT: Port/Trunk Configuration FIELD DESCRIPTION Type This read-only field displ ays the type of the port: 10/100TX for Ethernet ports or 100FX for the fiber port. Enabled Press [SPACE BAR] and [ENTER] to select Yes to activate the port. Auto Negotiation Press [SPACE BAR] and [E[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Switch Configuration 15-3 Figure 15-2 SMT: Port Monitoring Configura tion The T ype field for port 9 varies depe nding on your switch model. Follow the instructions in the table next to configure the fields in this screen. Table 15-2 SMT: Port Monitoring Configura tion FIELD DESCRIPTION Port Mirror State Press [SPA[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 15-4 S witch Configuration Table 15-2 SMT: Port Monitoring Configuration FIELD DESCRIPTION Action Press [SPACE BAR] and [ENTER] to select direction of dat a traffic on the port to monitor. Select RX to monitor only the incoming traffic on the port. Select TX to monitor only the outgoing traffic on the port. Select [...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Switch Configuration 15-5 Figure 15-4 SMT: VLAN Support Configura tion: Setting VLAN Mode The following secti ons describe how to conf igure various VLAN m odes. 15.3.2 T ag-Based VL AN Configuration Step 1. In the Configu re VLAN Typ e screen select either 802. 1Q or 802.1 Q with GVRP in the VLAN Mode field. Figur[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 15-6 S witch Configuration Table 15-3 SMT: VLAN Support Configuration: 802.1Q FIELD DESCRIPTION Port This read-only field displ ays t he port number or the trunk group o n the swi tch. Note: This field is 0 to indicate that a port is in a trunk group. VLAN ID Enter the VLAN ID number that will be assigned to untagg[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Switch Configuration 15-7 Follow the instructions in the table below to configure this screen. Table 15-4 SMT: Add a VLAN Group FIELD DESCRIPTION VLAN Name Enter a descriptive name for the VLAN group for identific ation purposes. VLAN ID Enter a number between 1 and 404 9 as the identific at ion number for the VLAN[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 15-8 S witch Configuration Step 1. In the VLAN Configur ation main men u, sele ct Edit/Delete VLAN Group and press [ENTER] to display the scree n as shown next. Figure 15-7 SMT: Edit/Delete a VLAN Group Step 2. Press [TAB] to select <Edit> in the actions menu and press [ENTER]. Step 3. Follow the steps in Sec[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Switch Configuration 15-9 Figure 15-8 SMT: Priority Configuration The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 15-5 SMT: Priority Configuration FIELD DESCRIPTION Level 0..7 Press [SPACE BAR] and [ENTER] to select High to set high priority for level. High/Low Queue Service Ratio H:L Press [SPACE BA[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 15-10 Switch Configuration Figure 15-9 SMT: MAC Address Configuration 15.5.1 St atic MAC Address Follow the steps below to add a static MAC address. Step 1. In the MAC Address Confi guration screen select Static MAC Ad dress and press [ENTER] to display the MAC address table. Figure 15-10 SMT: Static MAC Addr ess S[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Switch Configuration 15-11 Figure 15-11 SMT: Add Static MAC Address Step 3. Select <Edit> and press [ENTER] to move the cursor to the configuration fields. Step 4. Enter a MA C addres s in the MAC Address field. Step 5. Press [TAB] and enter a port numb er in th e Port N um field. Step 6. Save the settings. E[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 15-12 Switch Configuration Figure 15-12 SMT: MAC Address Filtering Step 2. Press [TAB] to select <Add> and press [ENTER]. Figure 15-13 SMT: Edit MAC Address Filtering Follow the instruction in the table next to set the fields in this screen. Table 15-6 Edit MAC Address Filtering SMT Field Description s FIELD [...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Switch Configuration 15-13 Editing MAC Address Filter To change a MAC address filter entry in the table, press [TAB] to select <Edit> and press [ENTER]. Enter a ne w MAC address or change the port number and save the changes. Deleting MAC Address Filter To remove a MAC address filter entry from the table, pre[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 15-14 Switch Configuration Select Port Security and press [ENTER] to display the screen as shown next. Figure 15-15 SMT: Port Security The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 15-7 SMT: Port Security FIELD DESCRIPTION Port This read-only field d isplays the por t number or the trunk group on t[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Switch Configuration 15-15 Figure 15-16 SMT: Aging Time Setting 15.6.3 Broadcast Storm Filter Mode In the Broadcast Strom Filter Mode filed, press [SPACE BAR] and [ENTER] to s elec t Yes to activate broadcast storm filter. Figure 15-17 SMT: Broadcast Storm F ilter Mode Dimension Switch ES-2008 : Aging Time Setting [...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 15-16 Switch Configuration 15.6.4 Setting Max Bridge T ransmit Delay Bound Figure 15-18 SMT: Max Bridge Transmit Delay Bound Follow the instructions in this tab le to configure this screen. Table 15-8 SMT: Max Bridge Tran smit Delay Bound FIELD DESCRIPTIONS Bridge Transmit Delay Bound Press [SPACE BAR] and [ENTER] [...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Protocol Related Configuration 16-1 Chapter 16 Protocol Related Configuration This chapter shows you how to c onfigure STP, SNMP, GVRP and LACP. 16.1 Introduction In the main menu, press [TAB] to select Protocol Rel ated Configur ation and press [ENTER]. The following screen displays. Figure 16-1 SMT: Protocol Rela[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 16-2 Protocol Related Configuration Figure 16-2 SMT: STP Configuration 16.2.1 Enable STP To enab le STP, s elect Enable/Disable STP Function in the STP Configuration screen and press [ENTER] to display the scree n as shown next. Press [SPACE BAR] and [ENTER] to sel ect Enable in the STP field and sav e the settings[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Protocol Related Configuration 16-3 Figure 16-4 SMT: STP Parameters Setup 16.2.3 Configuring STP Parameters Per Port Use the STP Per Port Se tting screen to set up STP parame ters for each port on the switch. Figure 16-5 SMT: STP Per Port Setting The following table describes the fields in this screen. Dimension Sw[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 16-4 Protocol Related Configuration Table 16-1 SMT: STP Per Port Setting FIELD DESCRIPTION Port This read-only field displ a ys the port number on the s witch. State This read-only field displ ays t he state of the por t. The state can be Forward , Disable , Blocking , Learning and Listening . Path Cost Enter a num[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Protocol Related Configuration 16-5 Figure 16-7 SMT: SNMP Sy stem Options Refer to the Configuring SNMP section for field descript ions. 16.3.2 Community Strings Figure 16-8SMT: SNMP Community Strings Refer to the Configuring SNMP section for field descript ions. 16.3.3 T rap Manager Follow the st eps below t o add[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 16-6 Protocol Related Configuration Figure 16-9 SMT: SNMP Trap Manag er Step 2. Select <Add> and press [ENTER] to display the Add SNMP Trap Manager screen as shown. Figure 16-10 SMT: Add SNMP Trap Manager Step 3. Enter the IP a ddress of the tra p managem ent station in the IP field in d otted decimal notatio[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Protocol Related Configuration 16-7 Figure 16-11 SMT: GVRP Configuration To enab le dynamic V LAN, press [SPACE BAR] and [ENTER] to selec t Enabled in the GVRP field. 16.5 LACP Configuration Refer to the Port Trunking chapter for more inform ation on LACP (Link Aggregate Control P rotocol). Figure 16-12 SMT: LACP C[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 16-8 Protocol Related Configuration Figure 16-13 SMT: LACP Group Setting Before you configure LACP , you must set the trunk group s first. Refer to the chapter on Port T runking . The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 16-2 SMT: LACP Group Setting FIELD DESCRIPTION Group This read-only field[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Protocol Related Configuration 16-9 16.5.2 Port St ate Activity Select Port Sta te Acti vity in t he LACP Configuration screen and press [ENTER] to display the screen as shown. Figure 16-14 SMT: LACP State Activ ity The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 16-3 SMT: LACP State Activity FIELD D[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 16-10 Protoc ol Related Configuration Figure 16-15 SMT: LACP Group Status The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 16-4 SMT: LACP Group Status FIELD DESCRIPTION Group Key T his read-only field displa ys the static trunk group number. Port This read-only field d isplays the port number in the s[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Status and Counters 17-1 Chapter 17 Status and Counters This chapter describe s how to view port status and statistics and g eneral switch information. 17.1 St atus and Counters In the SMT main screen, select Status and Counters an d press [ENTER]. A screen displays as shown. Figure 17-1 SMT: Status and Cou nters 1[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 17-2 Status and Counters Figure 17-2 SMT: Port Status Refer to the P ort Control chapter for field descriptions. 17.1.2 Port St atistics In the Status and Counters screen, select Port Counters and press [ENTER] to display the Port Counters screen. Figure 17-3 SMT: Port Counters Dimension Switch ES-2008 : Port Statu[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Status and Counters 17-3 Refer to the P ort Control chapter for field descriptions. 17.1.3 General Switch Information In the Statistics and Counter screen select Switch Information and press [ENTER] to display the Switch Information screen. Figure 17-4 SMT: S w itch Information Refer to the General Switch Informati[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance 18-1 Chapter 18 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance This chapter shows you how to upgrade the firmware and configuration file and create configuration backup files. 18.1 Filename Convention The firmware or the confi guration files do not have any fi lename conv en[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 18-2 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance 18.2.1 Firmware Upgrad e Via Console Port Connect your computer to the co nsole port on the switch. Step 1. Run a terminal emulation program (Hyp er Terminal in Window s screen shots are used in this User’s G uide ) and confi gure it s communi cation param eters. R[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance 18-3 Figure 18-3 SMT: Firm w are Upload Process Step 6. After the firmware upload process has completed, the switch will automatically restart. You must change the console port rate bac k to 9600bps. Step 7. Check the System Information screen to confirm that you have upl[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 18-4 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance Step 6. Click Apply . The switch will downlo ad the new firmware file from the TFTP server. The following screen displays when the firmware is retrieved successfully from the TFTP s erver. Figure 18-5 Web Configurator : Successful Firmware Retrieval Step 7. Click Upd[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance 18-5 Step 4. Specify the name of t he configuration in the Backup File Name field. Step 5. Click Apply . The switch saves the system c onfiguration file to the TFTP server. The following screen displays wh en the backup process is successful. Figure 18-7 Web Configurator [...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 18-6 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance Step 6. Restart the switch. Make sure you ente r the correct IP address to access the web configurator. The following message displays when the con figuration file is retrieved successfully from the TFTP server. Figure 18-9 Web Configurator : Successful Configuration[...]

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    Additional Information V P P a a r r t t V V : : Additional Information Part V consists of troubleshooting, pr oduct sp ecifications, appendi ces and an index.[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Troubleshooting 19-1 Chapter 19 Troubleshooting 19.1 Using LEDs to Diagnose Problems The LEDs are useful aides for findi ng possible pr oblem causes. 19.1.1 Power LED The PWR LED on the front panel does no t light up. Table 19-1 Troubleshooti ng Power LED STEPS CORRECTIVE ACTION 1 Check the co nnections from your s[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 19-2 Troubleshooting Table 19-3 Troubleshooti ng 100 LED STEPS CORRECTIVE ACTION 1 Check the co nnection between the s witch and your Ethernet device(s). 2 Check that the port is enabled. 3 Make sure you’re using the correct t able t ype and that the distance between the switch and the device does no t exceed 100[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Troubleshooting 19-3 Table 19-5 Troubleshooti ng Console Port STEPS CORRECTIVE ACTION 3 Make sure you entered the co rrect username and password. T he default username is “admin” and the default pass word is “1234”. If you have forgot your username or pass word, refer to Section 19.5 . 19.3 T elnet I cannot[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch 19-4 Troubleshooting The web configur ator does not display properly. Table 19-8 Troubleshooti ng Internet Bro wser Display STEPS CORRECTIVE ACTION 1 Make sure you are using Inter net Explorer 5.0 and later versions. 2 Delete the temporary web files and log in again.. In Internet Explorer, click Tools , Internet Op[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Troubleshooting 19-5 Table 19-10 Troubleshooting Imprope r Network Cabling and Topology DESCRIPTION PROBLEMS AND CORRECTIVE ACTION Faulty cables Using fa ulty network cables may affect data rates and have an impact on your net work performance. Replace with new standard net work cables. Non-standard network cables [...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address A Appendix A Setting up Y our Computer ’s IP Address All computers must have a 10M or 100M Ethe rnet adapter card and TCP/IP installed. Windows 95/ 98/Me/NT/2 000/XP, Maci ntosh OS 7 a nd later operating sy stems and all versions of UNIX/LIN UX include t he software c ompon[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address If yo u need th e adapte r: a. In the Network window, click Add . b. Select Ad a pt e r and the n click Ad d . c. Select the man ufacturer and model of your net work adapter and then click OK . If you need TCP/IP: a. In the Network window, click Add . b. Select Protocol and[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address C 2. Click the DNS Configuration tab. -If you do not know your DNS information, select Disable DNS . -If you know your DNS information, select Enable DNS and type the information in the fields below (you may not need to fill them a ll in). 3. Click the Gateway tab. -If you do[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch D Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address Windows 2000/NT/XP 1 . For Windows XP, click start , Control Panel . In Windows 2000/NT, click Start , Settings , Control Panel . 2 . For Windows XP, click Network Connections . For Windows 2000/NT, click Network and Dial-up Connections . 3 Right-click Local Area Connection[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address E 4 . Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the General tab in Win XP) and click Properties . 5 . The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens (the General tab in Windows XP). -If you have a dynamic IP address click Obtain an IP address automatically . -If you have[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch F Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address 6 . -If you do not know your gateway's IP address, remove any previousl y installed gateways in the IP Settin gs tab and click OK . Do one or more of the following if you want to configure additio nal IP addresses: -In the IP Settings tab, in IP addresses, click Add . [...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address G 7. In the Internet Protocol TCP/ IP Properties w indow (the General tab in Windows XP): -Click Obtain DNS server address automatically if you do not know your DNS server IP address(es). -If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click Use the follow ing DNS server address[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch H Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address Macintosh OS 8/9 1. Click the Apple menu, Control Pa nel and double-click TCP/IP to open the TCP/IP Control Panel . 2. Select Ethernet built- in from the Connect via list. 3. For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP Server from the Configure: list. 4. For static[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address I -Type your IP address in the IP Address box. -Type your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. -Type the IP address of your Prestige in the Router address box. 5. Close the TCP/IP Control Panel . 6. Click Save if prompted, to save chan ges to your configuration. 7. Turn on you[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch J Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address 4. For statically assigned settings, do the follo wing: -From the Configure box, select Manually . -Type your IP address in the IP Address box. -Type your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. -Type the IP address of your Prestige in the Router address box. 5. Click Apply No [...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch L IP Subnetting Appendix B IP Subnetting IP Addres sing Routers “route” base d on the network num ber. Th e router that delivers the data packet to the correct destination ho st us es the host ID. IP Classes An IP address is made up of four octets (eig h t bits), written in dotted decimal notation, fo r example[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch IP Subnetting M Similarly the first octet of a class “B” must be gin with “10”, therefor e t he first octet of a class “B” address has a valid range of 128 to 191. The first octet of a class “C” address begins with “ 110”, and therefore has a range of 192 t o 223. Chart 2 Allowed IP Address Rang[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch N IP Subnetting For exam ple, 192.1.1 .0 /25 is equivalent t o saying 192.1.1. 0 with m ask 255.255. 255.128. The following table shows all po ssible subnet masks for a class “C” address usi ng both notations. Chart 4 Alternative Subnet Mask No tation SUBNET MASK IP ADDRESS SUBNET MASK “1” BITS L AST OCTET [...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch IP Subnetting O “borrowing”) determines the number of host s you can have on each subnet. Chart 5 Subnet 1 NETWORK NUMBER L AST OCTET BIT VA LUE IP Address 192.168.1. 0 IP Address (Binary) 11000000.10101000.000000 01. 0 0000000 Subnet Mask 255.255.255. 128 Subnet Mask (Binary) 11111111.1 1111111.11111111. 1 000[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch P IP Subnetting subnet mask is 26 bits (11111111 .11111111.1111111 1. 11 000000) or 255 .255.255.192. Each subnet contai ns 6 host ID bits, giving 2 6 -2 or 62 hosts for each subnet (all 0’s is th e subnet itself, all 1’s is the broad cast address on the subnet). Chart 7 Subnet 1 NETWORK NUMBER LAST OCTET BIT V[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch IP Subnetting Q Chart 10 Subnet 4 NETWORK NUMBER LAST OCTET BIT VA LUE IP Address 192.168.1. 192 IP Address (Binary) 11000000.101 01000.00000001. 11 000000 Subnet Mask (Binary) 11111111.111 11111.11111111. 11 000000 Subnet Address: 192.168.1.192 Lowest Host ID: 192.168.1.193 Broadcast Address: 192.168.1.255 Highest[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch R IP Subnetting Chart 12 Class C Subnet Planning NO. “BORROWED” HOST BITS SUBNET MASK NO. SUBNETS NO. HOSTS PER SUBNET 4 255.255.255.240 (/28) 16 14 5 255.255.255.248 (/29) 32 6 6 255.255.255.252 (/30) 64 2 7 255.255.255.254 (/31) 128 1 Subnetting With Class A and Class B Networks. For class “A” and class ?[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch IP Subnetting S Chart 13 Class B Subnet Planning NO. “BORROWED” HOST BITS SUBNET MASK NO. SUBNETS NO. HOSTS PER SUBNET 14 255.255.255.252 (/30) 16384 2 15 255.255.255.254 (/31) 32768 1[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Product Specifications T Appendix C Product S pecifications General Standards IEEE802.3 10BASE-T Ether net (twisted-pair copper) IEEE802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet (twisted-pair copper ) ANSI/IEEE802.3 Auto-negotiation IEEE802.3x Flow Control IEEE802.1p Priority Queues IEEE802.1Q VLAN IEEE802.1d Spanning Tree Inte[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch U Product Specifications Performance and Management Switching Method Store-and-for ward MAC Address Table 8000 entries per main switch Data Buffer 256 Kbyte VLAN IEEE 802.1Q tag-based VLAN, 4095 Max Port-based VLAN IEEE 802.1p Priority Queues 2 queues Port Trunking IEEE802.1ad port trunking, up to 4 groups, up to 8[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Product Specifications V Physical and Environmental LED Main switch: power, 10/100Mbps, LK/ACT, FD/COL 100FX Fiber (ES-2008-SC an d ES-2008-SC30): LK/ACT, FD/COL 1000Base-T (ES-200 8-GTP): 1000M, LK/ACT, FD/COL Dimensions 250(W) x 1 32(D) x 37(H) mm Power Supply 100 - 240VAC 50/60 Hz internal universal po wer suppl[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch W Index Index A Acceptable Frame Type ........... 9-7, 15-6 Accessing the SMT Console Port................................ 13-1 Telnet .......................................... 13-1 Aggregator Inform ation. ................... 7-3 All High Before Low ........................ 5-2 Analysis Port .....................[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Index X Generic Att ribute Regist ration Prot ocol ...................................................... 9-2 GVRP ... See GARP VLAN Registration Protocol GVRP Configuration, SMT ............ 16-6 I IEEE 802.1D ................................... 10-1 IEEE 802.1Q....... See Tag-Based VLAN IEEE 802.1Q VLAN....... Se[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Y Index Port VLAN I D .................................. 9-6 Port-Based VLAN............ 9-1, 9-3, 15-7 Priority Config uration ..................... 15-8 Priority Le vel .................................. 15-8 Priority Queue Assignm ent ............... 5-3 Protocol Ena ble Settings ................... 5-3 Protocol[...]

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    Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch Index Z T Tag-Based VLAN ............. 9-1, 9-4, 15-5 Advantages ................................... 9-1 Port Settings.................................. 9-6 Tag-Based VLAN Mem ber ............ 15-7 Traffic class .................................... 15-8 Trap Managers ................................ 12-4 Troublesho[...]