Specifications

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: DESCRIPTION AND REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................................... 6
CHAPTER 2: QUICK SET-UP ................................................................................................................................. 7
CHAPTER 3: FRONT PANEL .................................................................................................................................. 8
FRONT PANEL INDICATORS ...............................................................................................................................8
CHAPTER 4: REMOTE MANAGEMENT HTTP AND SNMP ..................................................................................... 8
UNIT'S IP/MAC ADDRESS ...............................................................................................................................8
Automatic Link-Local IP Address.........................................................................................................9
Initial Numeric IP Address....................................................................................................................9
Unknown IP Address Recovery............................................................................................................9
MANAGEMENT PASSWORDS .............................................................................................................................10
SECURITY .....................................................................................................................................................10
HTTP Interface Security.....................................................................................................................10
SNMP Security....................................................................................................................................10
HTTP MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................................................11
Event Log File.....................................................................................................................................11
Resetting..............................................................................................................................................11
SNMP ........................................................................................................................................................11
UPGRADING FIRMWARE ..................................................................................................................................11
FEATURE ACTIVATION/UPGRADE .....................................................................................................................12
CHAPTER 5: OPERATING MODES AND CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................ 12
TELECOM .....................................................................................................................................................12
Clock Source.......................................................................................................................................12
DS3 Circuit ID PMDL........................................................................................................................12
PACKET FLOW ..............................................................................................................................................13
Packet Order and Channel Bonding/Aggregation...............................................................................13
PORT TO PORT PACKET FLOW .........................................................................................................................13
LAN-to-LAN.......................................................................................................................................14
Forwarding..........................................................................................................................................14
Loopback.............................................................................................................................................14
LAN PORT SETTINGS ....................................................................................................................................14
LAN Port Speed..................................................................................................................................15
Autonegotiation Problems...................................................................................................................15
SFP Second LAN Port........................................................................................................................15
Dedicated Management/Data LAN Ports............................................................................................15
VLAN ........................................................................................................................................................15
VOIP / VIDEO OR HIGH-COS PRIORITY FRAMES ..............................................................................................16
PORT AUTO-DISABLE AND RETURN-TO-SERVICE DELAY ....................................................................................16
DS3/E3 Return to Service delay..........................................................................................................16
LAN Auto-Disable..............................................................................................................................16
CHAPTER 6: INTEROPERABILITY ......................................................................................................................... 16
LAN ..........................................................................................................................................................16
Autonegotiation problems...................................................................................................................17
SFP LAN Port 1..................................................................................................................................17
Pause Frames.......................................................................................................................................17
VoIP / Video or High-CoS Priority Frames........................................................................................17
TELECOM .....................................................................................................................................................17
FIBER/COPPER MEDIA CONVERTERS ................................................................................................................17
ROUTERS AND SWITCHES ................................................................................................................................18
CHAPTER 7: TELECOM CONNECTIONS ................................................................................................................. 18
FRAMING AND PHYSICAL LINK ........................................................................................................................18
TELECOM CABLING ........................................................................................................................................18
CHAPTER 8: LAN CONNECTIONS AND PERFORMANCE ......................................................................................... 18
LAN PORTS ................................................................................................................................................18
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