EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Use this guide to install: Linksys EtherFast® II 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch (EG24M) User Guide
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Linksys EtherFast® II Series Table of Contents Introduction Package Contents 1 2 Getting to Know the GigaSwitch LEDs The RJ-45 Ports The Gigabit Expansion Ports The Console Port 3 3 4 4 4 Installing the GigaSwitch Pre-Installation Considerations Rack-Mounting the GigaSwitch Powering on and Resetting the GigaSwitch Uplinking the GigaSwitch Installing the Gigabit Expansion Modules 5 5 6 7 7 7 Switch Management Overview Local Console Management Remote Console Management SNMP Management Assigning an IP A
Linksys EtherFast® II Series IP Networking IP & RIP Settings ARP Table Settings Adding Static ARP Table Entries Deleting Static ARP Table Entries Searching for ARP Table Entries Routing Table Adding Router Table Entries Deleting Router Table Entries Searching for Router Tsble Entries DHCP Gateway Settings Ping Settings Bridging Static Filtering Spanning Tree Functions Spanning Tree Port Configuration Spanning Tree Port States Spanning Tree Path Costs Spanning Tree Port Priorities SNMP Functions Other Proto
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Getting to Know the GigaSwitch LEDs Package Contents for the EtherFast II 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch • One EtherFast II 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch • One Power Cord • Mounting Brackets • One Serial/Console Cable • User Guide and Registration Card MAIN Power The LED will illuminate when the switch is powered on. Management The LED will illuminate when management functions are being performed.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series The RJ-45 Ports The 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch is equipped with twenty-four autosensing RJ-45 ports. These RJ-45 ports support network speeds of either 10Mbps or 100Mbps, and can operate in half- and full-duplex modes. Autosensing technology enables each port to automatically detect the speed of the device connected to it (10Mbps or 100Mbps), and adjust its speed and duplex accordingly. To connect a device to a port, you will need to use a network cable.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Rack-Mounting the GigaSwitch Powering On and Resetting the GigaSwitch The 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch can be used as a free-standing unit, or installed in any standard 19-inch rack. To power on the GigaSwitch, simply connect the AC power cord to the back of the GigaSwitch, then plug the power cord into an electrical outlet. The GigaSwitch will boot up within approximately 30 seconds.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Switch Management Remote Console Management Overview You can manage the GigaSwitch remotely by having a remote host establish a Telnet connection to the switch via an Ethernet or modem link. The Linksys EtherFast II 10/100 24-Port Managed GigaSwitch offers an easyto-use, menu-driven console interface.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Configuring the GigaSwitch Basic Management Activities Overview After you log on to the GigaSwitch, the Switch Management screen will appear. The Linksys EtherFast II 10/100 24-Port Managed GigaSwitch features a menu-driven console interface for switch configuration. The GigaSwitch can be configured locally through the serial port or remotely via a Telnet connection.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series • General allows you change the system name, location, administration and guest passwords, statistics collection, reboot-on-error, and remote Telnet login. 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch 2. Enter a system name (16 characters max.). If you make a mistake, use the Backspace key to delete the error. 3. Press Enter to return to the General screen. • LAN Port allows you configure speed and flow control, link type, and physical address.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Changing the Guest Password 1. Use the Down Arrow key to highlight guest Password and press the Enter key. The Enter New Password screen will appear. 4. Enter the new password. For security, each password character you type appears as an asterisk (*). The password is case-sensitive, can be no more than 16 characters (only alphanumeric characters and the underscore “_” character can be used). 5. Press Enter.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series Reboot-on-Error 1. From the General screen, highlight Reboot-On-Error and press the Enter key. The following screen will appear. 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch 2. Highlight one of the following choices: Disabled (prevents remote Telnet logins to the GigaSwitch) Enabled (allows remote Telnet logins to the GigaSwitch. This is the default setting) 3. Press Enter to return to the General screen. Returning to the Basic Management Screen 2.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Changing the Speed and Flow Control 1. From the LAN Port Configurations screen, highlight Speed & Flow Control and press the Enter key. A screen similar to the following will show the current line speed settings for all ports. If an expansion module is installed in the switch, it will also be listed. 2. Highlight the line Speed Option you want to select for the port.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch 6. When you finish, press the Esc key from the Line Speed & Flow Control screen to return to the LAN Port Configurations screen. Changing the Flow Control 1. With the Speed & Flow Cntl Options screen displayed, press the Down Arrow key to highlight Flow Control and press Enter. The Flow Cntl Options screen will appear.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Changing the Console Baud Rate Enabling or Disabling Modem Control Options 1. From the Console Port Configurations screen, highlight Baud Rate and press the Enter key. A screen similar to the following will show the current console baud rate. 1. From the Console Port Configurations screen, highlight Modem Control and press the Enter key. A screen similar to the following will show whether a console modem connection is enabled or disabled.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch 3. Press the Enter key. If you highlight Default Setup String, you will return to the Console Port Configurations screen and the default modem string will appear in the Modem Setup String field. If you highlight Custom Setup String, enter the custom string in the Enter Modem Setup String screen and press Enter again.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Advanced Management Activities • Port Trunking allows you to assign a range of ports to trunking groups. Advanced management activities consist of the Level 2 switching database, Level 3 IP networking, bridging, static filtering, spanning tree, SNMP, other protocols (GVRP and IGMP), port trunking, port mirroring, and file transfer. • Port Mirroring lets you mirror one port to another.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch VLAN PERSPECTIVE Creating a New VLAN This section describes the default VLAN and how to obtain a VLAN perspective. 1. From the VLAN Perspective screen in, hold down the Shift key and press the “+” key. The New VLAN Settings screen will appear Default VLAN The IEEE 802.1Q standard defines VLAN ID #1 as the default VLAN. The default VLAN includes all the ports as the factory default.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series c) Enter a name for the new VLAN (up to 31 alphanumeric characters). 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch If you highlight Tagged Ports, the screen window reads Select Tagged Ports, as in the following screen. d) Press Enter. The VLAN name appears next to VLAN Name in the New VLAN Settings screen. 6. Press the Esc key. A screen similar to the following will appear. 3.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 7. Press Esc to return to the VLAN Perspective screen. You may then select another option from the VLAN Perspective screen or press Esc to return to the L2 Switching DataBase screen. The VLAN IDs and names you added will appear in the VLAN Perspective screen. In the following screen, the Zuma and lana VLAN IDs have been added.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Searching for MAC Addresses Scrolling Through Domains To search for MAC addresses: When the VLAN Domain screen is active, you can use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to scroll through the list of domains associated with the selected VLAN. 1. In the VLAN MAC Address screen, press S. The Enter MAC Addr To Search screen will appear.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Adding Ports To select tagged ports: To add ports to a VLAN: • Highlight Tagged Ports and press Enter. The Select Tagged Ports screen will appear, along with a list of the tagged ports. 1. After following steps 1-4 on page 35, hold down the Shift key and press “+”. ThePort Options screen will appear. 2. Select either Untagged Ports or Tagged Ports. Ports not allowed to be used in specific VLANs are labeled as Forbidden Ports.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series IP MULTICAST GROUP PERSPECTIVE The IP multicast group perspective provides information associated with an IP multicast group. Use the following procedure to obtain an IP multicast group perspective (IGMP must be set prior to this process--see page 68): 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch 4. Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to scroll through the VLAN/IP Multicast Group Membership screen. 5. When you finish, press Esc until you return to the desired screen.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch PORT PERSPECTIVE The port perspective lets you view VLAN activities and RMON statistics. To obtain a port perspective: 1. From the L2 Switching DataBase screen, highlight Port Perspective and press the Enter key. The Port Perspective screen will appear. Scrolling Through MAC Addresses Use the following procedure to scroll through the list of active MAC addresses corresponding to the selected port: 1.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Per Port Statistics If you select Per Port Statistics from the Port Perspective screen, a screen similar to the following Per Port VLAN Activities will appear. 5. After reviewing this information, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen. IP Networking 1. To reset counters for all ports, press the “R” key. When the following screen appears, highlight Yes.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch IP & RIP SETTINGS ARP TABLE SETTINGS If you select IP & RIP Settings from the IP Networking screen, an IP Settings screen similar to the following will appear, along with a list of the VLAN IDs, IP addresses, subnet masks, and frame types currently defined. If you select ARP Table from the L3 IP Networking screen, an ARP Table screen similar to the following will appear with the ARP table entries that have already been defined or learned.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Deleting Static ARP Table Entries If you no longer need a static entry in the ARP table, use the following procedure to delete it. Since there is no precautionary message that appears before you delete a static ARP table entry, be sure you want to delete the entry before you begin. 1. From the ARP Table screen, use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow key to highlight the ARP table entry you want to delete. 3. Type an Internet address.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series ROUTING TABLE 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Protocol If you select Routing Table from the IP Networking screen, a Routing Table screen similar to the following will appear. Indicates one of the following: Local A manually configured routing entry. NetMgmt A routing entry set via SNMP. ICMP A routing entry obtained via ICMP redirect. RIP A routing entry learned via the RIP protocol. Other A protocol other than one of the other four listed above.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Searching for Routing Table Entries Use the following procedure to search for entries in the Routing Table: 1. From the Routing Table screen, press the “S” key. The Enter Network Address screen will appear. If you select Static Route, the following screen will appear. At each field, press Enter, type the appropriate parameter, and press Enter again. Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to move between fields. Proceed to step 3. 2.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series Delay shows the number of seconds that must elapse before a DHCP request broadcast is relayed to the next IP subnetwork. Servers shows any preferred servers that have been defined. Relays shows the outbound IP subnetwork for relaying a DHCP request broadcast. The following procedure describes how to change the DHCP gateway settings. As part of this procedure, you can specify up to three preferred servers and/or an outbound relay interface.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch PING SETTINGS If you select Ping from the IP Networking screen, a Ping screen similar to the following will appear, with the Host field highlighted. 8. Press the Down Arrow key and press Enter to specify the preferred server. When the following screen appears, type the delay, in seconds, and press Enter. Use the following procedure to change the ping settings: 1. Press Enter. The Enter IP Address screen will appear. 9.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 5. Type a packet count number from 1 to 999, or type 0 for an infinite packet count. Press Enter. 6. Move to Size and press Enter. The Enter Packet Size screen will appear. 7. Type the packet size, from 0 to 1500, then press Enter. 8. Move to Timeout and press Enter. The Enter Timeout screen will appear. 9. Type a timeout value, from 0 to 999, and press Enter. 10. When you finish specifying the ping parameters, press Esc to start pinging a remote IP address.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch STATIC FILTERING From either of these screens, you are able to: If you select Static Filtering from the Advanced Management screen, the following Static Filtering screen will appear, with Source MAC Address highlighted. • Hold down the Shift key and press the “+” key to add a specific MAC address to be filtered. • Press the “-” (hyphen) key to delete a specific MAC address from being filtered.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch SPANNING TREE FUNCTIONS If you select Spanning Tree from the Advanced Management screen, the Spanning Tree Protocol screen will appear. 2. Select either Disabled or Enabled and press Enter. Your selection will appears next to Spanning Tree Protocol. Spanning Tree Protocol Configurations 3. Use the Down Arrow key to move to Bridge Priority and press Enter. The Enter Bridge Priority screen will appear.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Spanning Tree Port States Spanning Tree Path Costs Highlight Spanning Tree Port States in the Spanning Tree Protocol screen and press the Enter key. A Spanning Tree Port States screen similar to the following will appear. This screen displays read-only values. When you finish, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen. Highlight Spanning Tree Path Costs in the Spanning Tree Protocol screen and press the Enter key.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Spanning Tree Port Priorities SNMP FUNCTIONS Highlight Spanning Tree Port Priorities in the Spanning Tree Protocol screen and press the Enter key, a Spanning Tree Port Priorities screen similar to the following will appear. If you select SNMP from the Advanced Management screen, the following SNMP Configurations screen will appear, with the SNMP value highlighted.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch 4. Type a get community name and press Enter. The get community name you typed will appear next to Get Community Name. 5. Use the Down Arrow key to move to Set Community Name and press Enter. The Enter Set Community Name screen will appear. 11. Type an IP address for trap host 1. The address consists of numbers separated by periods (e.g., 129.32.0.11). 12. Press Enter. The IP address you typed will appear next to Trap Host 1 IP Address. 6.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch 17. Select Disabled or Enabled and press Enter. Your selection will appear next to Warm Start Trap. 18. Press the Down Arrow key to move to Link Down Trap and press the Enter key. The Trap Options screen will appear. 2. To change the IGMP setting, highlight IGMP and press Enter. When the following screen appears, highlight the desired setting and press Enter. 19. Select Disabled or Enabled and press Enter.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 3. Highlight the range of ports you want to associate with the trunk group, then press Enter. The port range appears next to the selected trunk group, as in the following screen. 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch 6. To associate additional ports with trunk groups, repeat steps 2 through 5. 7. When you finish, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch UPGRADING FIRMWARE Select File Transfer from the Advanced Management screen. The following File Transfer screen will appear, with the File Name value highlighted. 4. Highlight the port you want to mirror from and press Enter. You will return to the Port Mirroring Options Screen and your selection will appear next to Mirror From. 5. Press the Down Arrow key to highlight Mirror Mode and press Enter. The Mode Options screen will appear.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 4. Type the IP address from where the software upgrade will be obtained. The address consists of numbers separated by periods (e.g., 129.32.0.11). 5. Press Enter. The IP address will appear next to IP Address. 6. When you finish, press the Esc key. A prompt will ask whether you want to upgrade your software now. 7. Highlight Yes and press Enter to upgrade the software now. Press the Esc key or highlight No and press Enter to not upgrade at this time.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series • Warm start • Cold start • Link up • Link down • Authentication failure • Rising alarm • Falling alarm • Topology change MIB-2 defines a set of manageable objects in various layers of the TCP/IP protocol suites. MIB-2 covers all manageable objects from layer 1 to layer 4 and, as a result, is the major SNMP MIB supported by all vendors in the networking industry. The GigaSwitch supports a complete implementation of SNMP Agent and MIB-2.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Appendix About Gigabit Ethernet About Fast Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet runs at speeds of 1Gbps (Gigabit per second), ten times faster than 100Mbps Fast Ethernet, but it still integrates seamlessly with 100Mbps Fast Ethernet hardware. Users can connect Gigabit Ethernet hardware with either fiber optic cabling or copper Category 5 cabling, with fiber optics more suited for network backbones.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Crimping Your Own Network Cables Twisted-Pair Cabling There are different grades, or categories, of twisted-pair cabling. Category 5 is the most reliable and is highly recommended. Category 3 is a good second choice. Straight-through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub.
Linksys EtherFast® II Series Specifications Model No. Standards Protocol Ports Cabling Type Topology Speed Ethernet: Fast Ethernet: Gigabit Ethernet*: Cabling Type Topology LEDs Customer Support EG24M IEEE: 802.1d, 802.1p, 802.1q, 802.3, 802.3ab, 802.3ad, 802.3u, 802.3x, 802.
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