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Moxa EtherDevice™ Switch EDS-828 Series User’s Manual The software described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that agreement. Copyright Notice Copyright © 2008 Moxa Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. Trademarks MOXA is a registered trademark of Moxa Inc. All other trademarks or registered marks in this manual belong to their respective manufacturers.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ...............................................................................................1-1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 1-2 Package Checklist................................................................................................................. 1-2 Features .......................................................................................
Add Static Multicast MAC...................................................................................... 3-48 Configuring GMRP ................................................................................................. 3-49 Multicast Filtering Behavior ................................................................................... 3-50 Using Bandwidth Management .......................................................................................... 3-51 Configuring Bandwidth Management ..
1 Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome to the Moxa EtherDevice Switch EDS-828 Series, the modular managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch designed especially for connecting Ethernet-enabled devices in industrial field applications.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Introduction Overview The EDS-828 is a high-performance Layer 3 Ethernet switch designed for network routing. The improved hardware technology built into the EDS-828 replaces the software logic used by traditional routers, offering better performance, and making the switch ideal for large scale local area networks (LANs).
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Introduction Recommended Software and Accessories y y y y y EDS-SNMP OPC Server Pro DR-4524, DR-75-24, DR-120-24 DIN-Rail 24 VDC Power Supply Series WK-32: Wall Mounting Kit ABC-01 (Auto Backup Configurator): Industrial RS-232, RJ45-based, automatic backup configurator.
2 Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter explains how to access the EDS-828 for the first time. There are three ways to access the switch: serial console, Telnet console, and web browser. The serial console connection method, which requires using a short serial cable to connect the EDS-828 to a PC’s COM port, can be used if you do not know the EDS-828’s IP address. The Telnet console and web browser connection methods can be used to access the EDS-828 over an Ethernet LAN, or over the Internet.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Getting Started RS-232 Console Configuration (115200, None, 8, 1, VT100) NOTE NOTE Connection Caution! 1. You cannot connect to the EDS-828 simultaneously by serial console and Telnet. 2. You can connect to the EDS-828 simultaneously by web browser and serial console, or by web browser and Telnet. However, we strongly suggest that you do NOT use more than one connection method at the same time.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Getting Started 3. The Communication Parameter page of the Property window opens. Select the appropriate COM port for Console Connection, 115200 for Baud Rate, 8 for Data Bits, None for Parity, and 1 for Stop Bits. 4. Click on the Terminal tab, and select VT100 for Terminal Type. Click on OK to continue. 5. Type 1 to select ansi/VT100 terminal type, and then press Enter.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Getting Started 6. The Console login screen will appear. Press Enter to open the Account pop-up selector and then select either admin or user. Use the keyboard’s down arrow to move the cursor to the Password field, enter the Console Password (this is the same as the Web Browser password; leave the Password field blank if a console password has not been set), and then press Enter. 7. The EDS-828’s Main Menu will be displayed.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Getting Started Configuration by Telnet Console You may use Telnet to access the EDS-828’s console utility over a network. To be able to access the EDS’s functions over the network (by Telnet or Web Browser) from a PC host that is connected to the same LAN as the EDS-828, you need to make sure that the PC host and the EDS-828 are on the same logical subnetwork. To do this, check your PC host’s IP address and subnet mask. By default, the EDS-828’s IP address is 192.168.127.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual NOTE Getting Started The Telnet Console looks and operates in precisely the same manner as the RS-232 Console. Configuration by Web Browser The Moxa EDS-828’s web browser interface provides a convenient way to modify the switch’s configuration and access the built-in monitoring and network administration functions. The recommended web browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or 6.0 with JVM (Java Virtual Machine) installed.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual NOTE Getting Started By default, the EDS-828’s password is not set (i.e., is blank). You may need to wait a few moments for the web page to be downloaded to your computer. Use the menu tree on the left side of the window to open the function pages to access each of the Moxa EtheDevice Switch’s functions.
3 Chapter 3 Featured Functions This chapter explains how to access the EDS-828’s various configuration, monitoring, and administration functions. There are three ways to access these functions: RS-232 console, Telnet console, and web browser. The serial console connection method, which requires using a short serial cable to connect the EDS-828 to a PC’s COM port, can be used if you do not know IP address for the EDS-828.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using Monitor Using the MAC Address Table Using Layer 3 Settings Using System Log Using HTTPS/SSL 3-2
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Overview A brief description of each function group of your EDS-828 is shown on the Overview web page. Configuring Basic Settings The Basic Settings group includes the most commonly used settings required by administrators to maintain and control the EDS-828. System Identification The system identification items are displayed at the top of the web page, and will be included in alarm emails.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Switch Location Setting Max. 80 Characters Description To specify the location of different EDS-828 units. E.g., production line 1. Factory Default Switch Location Switch Description Setting Max. 30 Characters Description Use this space to record a more a detailed description of the EDS-828 unit. Factory Default None Maintainer Contact Info Setting Max.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Account Setting admin user Description Factory Default “admin” privilege allows the user to modify all EDS-828 configurations. admin “user” privilege only allows viewing the EDS-828 configurations. Password Setting Old Password (Max. 16 Characters) New Password (Max. 16 Characters) Retype Password (Max.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Accessible IP Settings allows you to add or remove “Legal” remote host IP addresses to prevent unauthorized access. Access to the EDS-828 is controlled by IP address. That is, if a host’s IP address is in the accessible IP table, then the host will be allowed access to the EDS-828. You can allow one of the following cases by setting this parameter: y y y Only one host with the specified IP address can access the EDS-828 E.g., enter “192.168.1.1/255.255.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Enable Setting checked unchecked Description Allows data transmission through the port. Immediately shuts off port access. Factory Default enabled ATTENTION If a connected device or sub-network is wreaking havoc on the rest of the network, the Disable option under Advanced Settings/Port gives the administrator a quick way to shut off access through this port immediately.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Port Type Setting Auto MDI MDIX Description Factory Default Allows the port to auto detect the port type of the opposing Ethernet device and change the port type accordingly. Auto Choose the MDI or MDIX option if the opposing Ethernet device has trouble auto-negotiating for port type. Network The Network configuration allows users to modify the usual TCP/IP network parameters. An explanation of each configuration item is given below.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions DNS IP Address Setting 1st DNS Server’s IP Address 2nd DNS Server’s IP Address Description Factory Default The IP address of the DNS Server used by your None network. After entering the DNS Server’s IP address, you can input the EDS-828’s url (e.g., www.eds.company.com) in your browser’s address field, instead of entering the IP address. The IP address of the DNS Server used by your None network.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Daylight Saving Time Daylight saving time (also know as DST or summer time) involves advancing clocks (usually 1 hour) during the summer time to provide an extra hour of daylight in the afternoon. Start Date Setting User adjustable date. End Date Setting User adjustable date. Offset Setting User adjustable date. Description The Start Date parameter allows users to enter the date that daylight saving time begins.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions System File Update—By Remote TFTP The EDS-828 supports saving your configuration file to a remote TFTP server or local host to allow other EDS-828 switches to use the same configuration at a later time, or saving the Log file for future reference. Loading pre-saved firmware or a configuration file from the TFTP server or local host is also supported for easy upgrading or configuration of the EDS-828.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions System File Update—By Local Import/Export Configuration File To export the configuration file of this EDS-828, click on Export to save it to the local host. Log File To export the Log file of this EDS-828, click on Export and save it to the local host. NOTE Some operating systems will open the configuration file and log file directly in the web page. In such cases, right click on the “Export” button to save a file.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Auto load system configurations when system boots up Setting Description Enable Enables Auto load system configurations when system boots up Disable Disables Auto load system configurations when system boots up Factory Default Enable Save the current configurations to ABC To export the current configuration file of the EDS-828, click on Save to save it to the ABC.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using Port Trunking Link Aggregation allows one or more links to be aggregated together to form a Link Aggregation Group. A MAC client can treat Link Aggregation Groups as if they were a single link. The EDS-828’s Port Trunking feature allows devices to communicate by aggregating up to four links in parallel, with a maximum of eight ports for each link.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual y y Featured Functions Full duplex operation only—Link Aggregation is supported only on point-to-point links with MACs operating in full duplex mode. Multipoint Aggregations—The mechanisms specified in this clause do not support aggregations among more than two systems.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Trunk Type Setting Static LACP Description Designated Moxa proprietary trunking protocol Designated LACP (IEEE 802.3ad, Link Aggregation Control Protocol) Factory Default Static Static Member Ports/Available Ports Setting Member/Available Ports Check box Port Port description Name Speed FDX Flow Control Up Down Description Use Up/Down buttons to add/remove specific ports from available ports to/from trunk group.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring SNMP The EDS-828 supports SNMP V1/V2c/V3. SNMP V1 and SNMP V2c use a community string match for authentication, which means that SNMP servers access all objects with read-only or read/write permissions using the community string public/private (default value). SNMP V3, which requires you to select an authentication level of MD5 or SHA, is the most secure protocol. You can also enable data encryption to enhance data security.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions SNMP Read/Write Settings SNMP Versions Setting V1, V2c, V3, or V1, V2c, or V3 only Description Factory Default Select the SNMP protocol version used to manage the switch. V1, V2c V1, V2c Read Community Setting V1, V2c Read Community Description Use a community string match with a maximum of 30 characters for authentication. This means that the SNMP agent accesses all objects with read-only permissions using the community string public.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions User Auth. Type (for SNMP V1, V2c, V3 and V3 only) Setting No-Auth MD5-Auth SHA-Auth Description Use admin account or user account to access objects. No authentication. Provides authentication based on the HMAC-MD5 algorithms. 8-character passwords are the minimum requirement for authentication. Provides authentication based on the HMAC-SHA algorithms. 8-character passwords are the minimum requirement for authentication.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using Communication Redundancy Setting up Communication Redundancy on your network helps protect critical links against failure, protects against network loops, and keeps network downtime at a minimum. The Communication Redundancy function allows the user to set up redundant loops in the network to provide a backup data transmission route in the event that a cable is inadvertently disconnected or damaged.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Initial Setup of a “Turbo Ring” or “Turbo Ring V2” ring. 1. For each switch in the ring select any two ports as the redundant ports. 2. Connect redundant ports on neighboring switches to form the redundant ring. The user does not need to configure any of the switches as the master to use Turbo Ring or Turbo Ring V2.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions “Turbo Ring” rings with an odd number of EDS-828 units. If there are 2N+1 EDS-828 units (an odd number) in the “Turbo Ring” ring, with EDS-828 units and segments labeled counterclockwise, then segment N+1 will serve as the backup path. For the example shown here, N=1, so that N+1=2. Determining the Redundant Path of a “Turbo Ring V2” Ring. For a “Turbo Ring V2” ring, the backup segment is the segment connected to the 2nd redundant port on the master.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Ring Coupling for a “Turbo Ring” Ring. To configure the Ring Coupling function for a “Turbo Ring” ring, select two EDS-828 units (e.g., Switch A and B in the above figure) in the ring, and another two EDS-828 units in the adjacent ring (e.g., Switch C and D). Decide which two ports in each switch are appropriate to be used as coupling ports, and then link them together. Next, assign one switch (e.g.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions ATTENTION Ring Coupling only needs to be enabled on one of the switches serving as the Ring Coupler. The Coupler must designate different ports as the two Turbo Ring ports and the coupling port. NOTE You do not need to use the same EDS-828 unit for both Ring Coupling and Ring Master. Dual-Ring Configuration (applies only to “Turbo Ring V2”) The “dual-ring” option provides another ring coupling configuration, in which two adjacent rings share one switch.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Dual-Homing for a “Turbo Ring V2” Ring. Configuring “Turbo Ring” and “Turbo Ring V2” Use the Communication Redundancy page to configure select “Turbo Ring” or “Turbo Ring V2.” Note that configuration pages for these two protocols are different. Configuring “Turbo Ring” Explanation of “Current Status” Items Now Active Shows which communication protocol is in use: Turbo Ring, Turbo Ring V2, RSTP, or none.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual NOTE Featured Functions The user does not need to set the master to use Turbo Ring. If no master is set, the Turbo Ring protocol will assign master status to one of the EDS-828 units in the ring. The master is only used to determine which segment serves as the backup path.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Coupling Control Port Setting Coupling Control Port Description Select any port of the EDS-828 to be the coupling port Factory Default 1-4 Configuring “Turbo Ring V2” NOTE When using the Dual-Ring architecture, users must configure settings for both Ring 1 and Ring 2. In this case, the status of both rings will appear under “Current Status.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Ring 1/2—1st Ring Port Status Ring 1/2—2nd Ring Port Statu The “Ports Status” indicators show Forwarding for normal transmission, Blocking if this port is connected to a backup path and the path is blocked, and Link down if there is no connection. Coupling—Mode Indicates either None, Dual Homing, or Ring Coupling. Coupling—Coupling Port status Indicates either Primary, or Backup.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Enable Ring Coupling Setting Enable Disable Description Select this EDS-828 as Coupler Do not select this EDS-828 as Coupler Factory Default Not checked Coupling Mode Setting Description Factory Default Dual Homing Select this item to change to the Dual Homing configuration page. Primary Port: not defined** Backup Port: not defined** Ring Coupling (backup) Select this item to change to the Ring Coupling (backup) configuration page.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Differences between RSTP and STP RSTP is similar to STP, but includes additional information in the BPDUs that allow each bridge to confirm that it has taken action to prevent loops from forming when it decides to enable a link to a neighboring bridge. Adjacent bridges connected via point-to-point links will be able to enable a link without waiting to ensure that all other bridges in the network have had time to react to the change.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring STP/RSTP The following figures indicate which Spanning Tree Protocol parameters can be configured. A more detailed explanation of each parameter is given below the figure. At the top of this page, the user can check the “Current Status” of this function. For RSTP, you will see: Now Active: This field will show which communication protocol is being used—Turbo Ring, RSTP, or neither.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Forwarding Delay Setting Numerical value input by user Description The amount of time this device waits before checking to see if it should change to a different state. Factory Default 15 (sec.) Description The root of the Spanning Tree topology periodically sends out a “hello” message to other devices on the network to check if the topology is healthy. The “hello time” is the amount of time the root waits between sending hello messages.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Port Status Indicates the current Spanning Tree status of this port. “Forwarding” for normal transmission, or “Blocking” to block transmission. Configuration Limits of RSTP/STP The Spanning Tree Algorithm places limits on three of the configuration items described above: [Eq. 1]: 1 sec ≦ Hello Time ≦ 10 sec [Eq. 2]: 6 sec ≦ Max. Age ≦ 40 sec [Eq.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual y y Featured Functions Provide predictable throughput for multimedia applications, such as video conferencing or voice over IP, and minimize traffic delay and jitter. Improve network performance as the amount of traffic grows. This will save cost by reducing the need to keep adding bandwidth to the network.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Differentiated Services (DiffServ) Traffic Marking DiffServ is a Layer 3 marking scheme that uses the DiffServ Code Point (DSCP) field in the IP header to store the packet priority information. DSCP is an advanced intelligent method of traffic marking because you can choose how your network prioritizes different types of traffic. DSCP uses 64 values that map to user-defined service levels, allowing you to establish more control over network traffic.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring Traffic Prioritization Quality of Service (QoS) provides a traffic prioritization capability to ensure that important data is delivered consistently and predictably. The EDS-828 Series can inspect IEEE 802.1p/1Q layer 2 CoS tags, and even layer 3 TOS information, to provide a consistent classification of the entire network.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Inspect COS Setting Enable/Disable Description Check the check box to enable the EDS-828 to inspect the 802.1p COS tag in the MAC frame to determine the priority of each frame. Factory Default Enable Default Port Priority Setting Low/Normal/ Medium/High NOTE Factory Default Normal The priority of an ingress frame is determined in order by: 1. 2. 3. NOTE Description Set the Port Default Priority of the ingress frames to different priority queues.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Setting Low/Normal/ Medium/High Featured Functions Description Set the mapping table of different CoS values to 4 different egress queues. Factory 0: Low 1: Low 2: Normal 3: Normal 4: Medium 5: Medium 6: High 7: High TOS/DiffServ Mapping Setting Low/Normal/ Medium/High Description Set the mapping table of different TOS values to 4 different egress queues.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions The Virtual LAN (VLAN) Concept What is a VLAN? A VLAN is a group of devices that can be located anywhere on a network, but which communicate as if they are on the same physical segment. With VLANs, you can segment your network without being restricted by physical connections—a limitation of traditional network design.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions VLANs and Moxa EtherDevice Switch Your EDS-828 provides support for VLANs using IEEE Std 802.1Q-1998. This standard allows traffic from multiple VLANs to be carried across one physical link. The IEEE Std 802.1Q-1998 standard allows each port on your EDS-828 to be placed in: y Any one VLAN defined on the EDS-828. y Several VLANs at the same time using 802.1Q tagging. The standard requires that you define the 802.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual y Featured Functions Trunk Port: The port connects to a LAN that consists of untagged devices/tagged devices and/or switches and hubs. In general, the traffic of the Trunk Port must have a Tag. Users can also assign PVID to a Trunk Port. The untagged packet on the Trunk Port will be assigned the port default PVID as its VID. The following section illustrates how to use these ports to set up different applications.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual y y Featured Functions Packets from device D will travel through “Trunk Port 3” with tagged VID 3. Switch B will recognize its VLAN, pass to port 5, and then remove tags received successfully by device H. Packets from device H will travel through “Trunk Port 3” with PVID 3. Switch A will recognize its VLAN and pass it to port 2, but will not remove tags received successfully by device D. Packets from device E will travel through “Trunk Port 3” with tagged VID 4.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Management VLAN ID Setting VLAN ID ranges from 1 to 4094 Description Set the management VLAN of this EDS-828. Factory Default 1 Port PVID Setting Description VID range from 1 Set the port default VLAN ID for untagged devices that to 4094 connect to the port. Factory Default 1 Port Fixed VLAN List (Tagged) Setting Description Factory Default VID range from 1 This field will be active only when selecting the “Trunk” None to 4094 port type.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using Multicast Filtering Multicast filtering improves the performance of networks that carry multicast traffic. This section explains multicasts, multicast filtering, and how multicast filtering can be implemented on your EDS-828. The Concept of Multicast Filtering What is an IP Multicast? A multicast is a packet sent by one host to multiple hosts. Only those hosts that belong to a specific multicast group will receive the multicast.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Network without multicast filtering Group 1 Multicast Stream Group 2 Multicast Stream Serial ports Console IGMP Group2 LAN 1 2 3 4 5 IGMP Group1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 IGMP Group2 IGMP Group1 All hosts receive the multicast traffic, even if they don’t need it.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Query Mode Query mode allows the EDS-828 to work as the Querier if it has the lowest IP address on the subnetwork to which it belongs. IGMP querying is enabled by default on the EDS-828 to help prevent interoperability issues with some multicast routers that may not follow the lowest IP address election method. Enable query mode to run multicast sessions on a network that does not contain IGMP routers (or queriers).
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring IGMP Snooping IGMP Snooping provides the ability to prune multicast traffic so that it travels only to those end destinations that require that traffic, thereby reducing the amount of traffic on the Ethernet LAN. IGMP Snooping Settings Querier Interval Setting Numerical value input by user Description Set the query interval of the Querier function globally. Valid settings are from 20 to 600 seconds.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Querier Setting Enable/Disable NOTE Description Click the checkbox to enable the EDS-828’s querier function. Factory Default Enabled if IGMP Snooping is Enabled Globally At least one switch must be designated the querier or enable IGMP snooping and GMRP when enabling Turbo Ring and IGMP snooping simultaneously. IGMP Table The EDS-828 displays the current active IGMP groups that were detected.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Add New Static Multicast Address to the List Setting MAC Address Description Input the multicast MAC address of this host. Factory Default None Description Checkmark the appropriate check boxes to select the join ports for this multicast group. Factory Default None Join Port Setting Select/Deselect Configuring GMRP GMRP is a MAC-based multicast management protocol, whereas IGMP is IP-based.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Setting Fixed Ports Learned Ports Featured Functions Description This multicast address is defined by static multicast. This multicast address is learned by GMRP. Multicast Filtering Behavior You can use the following table to configure the multicast filtering behavior for each port. GMRP is a MAC-based multicast management protocol, whereas IGMP is IP-based.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using Bandwidth Management In general, one host should not be allowed to occupy unlimited bandwidth, particularly when the device malfunctions. For example, so-called “broadcast storms” could be caused by an incorrectly configured topology, or a malfunctioning device.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using Port Access Control The EDS-828 provides two kinds of Port-Base Access Control. One is IEE 802.1X and the other is Static Port Lock. IEEE 802.1X The IEEE 802.1X standard defines a protocol for client/server-based access control and authentication. The protocol restricts unauthorized clients from connecting to a LAN through ports that are open to the Internet, and which otherwise would be readily accessible.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Featured Functions When the supplicant receives an “EAP Request/Identity” frame, it sends an “EAP Response/Identity” frame with its username back to the authenticator. If the RADIUS server is used as the authentication server, the authenticator relays the “EAP Response/Identity” frame from the supplicant by encapsulating it into a “RADIUS Access-Request” frame and sends to the RADIUS server.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring IEEE 802.1X 802.1X Setting Enable/Disable Description Click the checkbox(es) under the 802.1X column to enable IEEE 802.1X for one or more ports. All end stations must enter usernames and passwords before access to these ports is allowed. Factory Default Disable Database Option Setting Local (Max.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Shared Key Setting alphanumeric (Max. 40 characters) Description Factory Default A key to be shared between the external RADIUS server None and the EDS-828. Both ends must be configured to use the same key. Re-Auth Period Setting Enable/Disable Description Select to require re-authentication of the client after a preset time period of no activity has elapsed.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Local User Database Setup When setting the Local User Database as the authentication database, set the database first. Local User Database Setup Setting User Name (Max. 30 characters) Password (Max. 16 characters) Description (Max.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Port Access control Table The port status will show authorized or unauthorized. Static Port Lock The EDS-828 also supports adding multicast groups manually if required. Setting MAC Address Port Description Add the static unicast MAC address into the address table. Fix the static address with a dedicated port.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using IP Filter The EDS-828 provides an 8-entity IP filter for each port. You can specify the port and then key in the IPs from which you will accept packets. Packets from other IPs will be rejected. These settings start working right after the Activate button is clicked. Using Auto Warning Since industrial Ethernet devices are often located at the endpoints of a system, these devices will not always know what is happening elsewhere on the network.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Email Alarm Events Settings Event Types Event Types can be divided into two basic groups: System Events and Port Events. System Events are related to the overall function of the switch, whereas Port Events are related to the activity of a specific port. System Event Warning e-mail is sent when… Switch Cold Start Power is cut off and then reconnected.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Port Event Warning e-mail is sent when… Link-on The port is connected to another device. Link-off The port is disconnected (e.g., the cable is pulled out, or the opposing device shuts down). Traffic-Overload The port’s traffic surpasses the Traffic-Threshold for that port (provided this item is Enabled). Traffic-Threshold (%) Traffic-Duration (sec.) Enter a nonzero number if the port’s Traffic-Overload item is Enabled.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Mail Server IP/Name Setting IP address Description The IP Address of your email server. Factory Default None Account Name Setting Max. 45 Charters Description Your email account.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Relay Alarm Events Settings Event Types Event Types can be divided into two basic groups: System Events and Port Events. System Events are related to the overall function of the switch, whereas Port Events are related to the activity of a specific port. The EDS-828 supports two relay outputs. You can configure which relay output is related to which events. This helps administrators identify the importance of the different events.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual NOTE Featured Functions The Traffic-Overload, Traffic-Threshold (%), and Traffic-Duration (sec) Port Event items are related. If you Enable the Traffic-Overload event, then be sure to enter a nonzero Traffic-Threshold percentage, as well as a Traffic-Duration between 1 and 300 seconds. Override relay alarm settings Click the checkbox to override the relay warning setting temporarily.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using Set Device IP To reduce the effort required to set up IP addresses, the EDS-828 series comes equipped with DHCP/BootP server and RARP protocol to set up IP addresses of Ethernet-enabled devices automatically. When enabled, the Set device IP function allows the EDS-828 to assign specific IP addresses automatically to connected devices that are equipped with DHCP Client or RARP protocol.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring Set Device IP Desired IP Address Setting IP Address Description Set the desired IP of connected devices. Factory Default None Using Diagnosis The EDS-828 provides two important tools for administrators to diagnose network systems. Mirror Port The Mirror port function can be used to monitor data being transmitted through a specific port.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Take the following steps to set up the Mirror Port function: STEP 1 Configure the EDS-828’s Mirror Port function from either the Console utility or Web Browser interface. You will need to configure three settings: Monitored Port Select the port number of the port whose network activity will be monitored. Mirror Port Select the port number of the port that will be used to monitor the activity of the monitored port.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using Monitor You can monitor statistics in real time from the EDS-828’s web console and serial console. Monitor by Switch Access the Monitor by selecting “System” from the left selection bar. Monitor by System allows the user to view a graph that shows the combined data transmission activity of all of the EDS-828’s ports.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using the MAC Address Table This section explains the information provided by the EDS-828’s MAC address table. The MAC Address table can be configured to display the following the EDS-828 MAC address groups.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using Layer 3 Settings The EDS-828 is a Layer-3 switch that performs data switching on the Network Layer (Layer 3) of the ISO’s OSI layer model. Unlike Layer-2 switching, which uses the MAC address for exchanging data, a Layer-3 switch uses the IP address to represent the destination of a data packet.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions RIP (Routing Information Protocol) RIP is a distance vector-based routing protocol that can be used to automatically build up a routing table in the EDS-828. The EDS-828 can efficiently update and maintain the routing table, and optimize the routing by identifying the smallest metric and most matched mask prefix. Interface Setting The IP Interface Setting page is used to assign the interface. Interface Name Used to describe this interface (max.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions There are three action buttons for setting up the IP Interface Table: Add To add a entry into the IP Interface Table Delete To remove the selected entries from the IP Interface Table Modify To modify the content of a selected entry in the IP Interface Table NOTE The entries in the IP Interface Table will not be added to the EDS-828’s interface table until you click the Activate button. RIP The RIP page is used to set up the RIP parameters.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions RIP Enable Table This is a table showing the entries learned from RIP. NOTE The RIP settings will not function until you click the Activate button. Static Route The Static Route page is used to set up the static routing table for the EDS-828. Destination Address You can specify the destination’s IP address. Subnet Mask This option is used to specify the subnet mask for this IP address.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual NOTE Featured Functions The entries in the Static Routing Table will not be added to the EDS-828’s routing table until you click the Activate button. Routing Table The Routing Table page shows all routing entries used by the EDS-828.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Bootup Date Time System Startup Time Events Featured Functions This field shows how many times the EDS-828 has been rebooted or cold started. The date is updated based on how the current date is set in the “Basic Setting” page. The time is updated based on how the current time is set in the “Basic Setting” page. The system startup time related to this event. Events that have occurred. Syslog Settings This function provides the event logs for the syslog server.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual NOTE Featured Functions The following events will be recorded into the EDS-828’s Event Log table, and will then be sent to the specified Syslog Server: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3. Select Yes to enter the EDS-828’s web browser interface and access the web browser interface secured via HTTPS/SSL. NOTE Moxa provides a Root CA certificate .After installing this certificate into your PC or Notebook, you can access the web browser interface directly and will not see any warning messages again. You may download the certificate from the EDS-828A’s CD-ROM.
4 Chapter 4 EDS Configurator GUI EDS Configurator is a comprehensive Windows-based GUI that is used to configure and maintain multiple EDS switches. A suite of useful utilities is available to help you locate EDS switches attached to the same LAN as the PC host (regardless of whether or not you know the IP addresses of the switches), connect to an EDS switches whose IP address is known, modify the network configurations of one or multiple EDS switches, and update the firmware of one or more EDS switches.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual EDS Configurator GUI Starting EDS Configurator To start EDS Configurator, locate and then run the executable file edscfgui.exe. NOTE You may download the EDS Configurator software from Moxa’s website at www.moxa.com. For example, if the file was placed on the Windows desktop, it should appear as follows. Simply double click on the icon to run the program. The Moxa EtherDevice Server Configurator window will open, as shown below.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual EDS Configurator GUI Once the search is complete, the Configurator window will display a list of all switches that were located. Search by IP address This utility is used to search for one EDS switch at a time. Note that the search is conducted by IP address, so you should be able to locate any EDS switch that is properly connected to your LAN, WAN, or even the Internet.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual 3. 4. EDS Configurator GUI Click on the Upgrade Firmware toolbar icon , or select Upgrade under the Firmware menu. If the switch is Locked, you will be prompted to input the switch’s User Name and Password. Use the Open window to navigate to the folder that contains the firmware upgrade file, and then click on the correct “*.rom” file (eds.rom in the example shown below) to select the file. Click on Open to activate the upgrade process.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual EDS Configurator GUI Export Configuration The Export Configuration utility is used to save the entire configuration of a specified EDS switch to a text file. Take the following steps to export a configuration: 1. Highlight the switch (from the Server list in the Configurator window’s left pane), and then click on the Export toolbar icon or select Export Configuration from the Configuration menu.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual EDS Configurator GUI Import Configuration The Import Configuration function is used to import an entire configuration from a text file to an EDS switch. This utility can be used to transfer the configuration from one EDS switch to another, by first using the Export Configuration function (described in the previous section) to save a switch configuration to a file, and then using the Import Configuration function. Take the following steps to import a configuration: 1.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual 4. EDS Configurator GUI Click on Yes in response to the following warning message to accept the new settings. Unlock Server The Unlock Server function is used to open a password protected switch so that the user can modify its configuration, import/export a configuration, etc. There are six possible responses under the Status column.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual 3. EDS Configurator GUI The status of the switch will now read Unlocked.
A Appendix A MIB Groups The EDS-828 comes with built-in SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) agent software that supports cold/warm start trap, line up/down trap, and RFC 1213 MIB-II. The standard MIB groups that the EDS-828 series support are: MIB II.1 – System Group sysORTable MIB II.2 – Interfaces Group ifTable MIB II.4 – IP Group ipAddrTable ipNetToMediaTable IpGroup IpBasicStatsGroup IpStatsGroup MIB II.5 – ICMP Group IcmpGroup IcmpInputStatus IcmpOutputStats MIB II.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual MIB Groups MIB II.10 – Transmission Group dot3 dot3StatsTable MIB II.11 – SNMP Group SnmpBasicGroup SnmpInputStats SnmpOutputStats MIB II.
EDS-828 Series User’s Manual MIB Groups The EDS-828 also provides a private MIB file, located in the file “Moxa-EDS828-MIB.my” on the EDS-828 Series utility CD-ROM. Public Traps: 1. Cold Start 2. Link Up 3. Link Down 4. Authentication Failure 5. dot1dBridge New Root 6. dot1dBridge Topology Changed Private Traps: 1. Configuration Changed 2. Power On 3. Power Off 4. Traffic Overloaded 5. Turbo Ring Topology Changed 6. Turbo Ring Coupling Port Changed 7.
