User Manual User Manual

14 Rockwell Automation Publication 1783-UM001D-EN-P - January 2013
Chapter 1 Basic Configuration
Table 2 - Items on the Home Page
Value Description
Device Name You provide this entry to identify the switch. See page 18 for instructions on entering the switch’s name.
Spanning Tree Indicates the current Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) mode of the switch. Possible values are Enabled (RSTP), Enabled (STP
Compatibility), or Disabled. For more about setting the RSTP mode, see page 55
.
VLAN 802.1Q Indicates whether the virtual local-area network (VLAN) feature is enabled on the switch, as described on page 57. Note that the VLAN
feature used in earlier firmware revisions has been renamed port segmenting. As of firmware revisions 0.11 and 0.53, a new VLAN
feature is provided for only the 1783-EMS08T switch.
IGMP Snooping Filtering mechanism for multicast traffic should be used when I/O is running on the Ethernet network. For more about IGMP snooping,
see page 25.
Port Mirroring Allows traffic on one port to be copied and sent (mirrored) to another port so that an Ethernet protocol analyzer can capture it. For more
about port mirroring, see page 61
.
QoS When enabled, the switch can prioritize packet delivery to a certain port or MAC address. For more about QoS, see page 65.
MAC ID Management Determines if a MAC ID is authorized on the network by checking the allowed MAC IDs and notifies the switch’s controller when an
unauthorized node appears on the network. For more about MAC ID management, see page 63
.
Product Type Shows the part number of the switch.
Serial Number Unique to every switch.
MAC Address Indicates the Ethernet address of the switch.
Firmware Revision Check our website to make sure you are up to date.
This file updates product firmware. The web interface must be updated separately.
Web Revision Check our website to make sure you are up to date.
This file updates your web interface. For related information, see Appendix A
.
Uptime This setting indicates the switch’s running time. This timer is reset when the switch is powered up.
Link (Port Status) Possible values are ON and OFF.
ON is if a device is connected to the port and has power. ON corresponds to the Link State Status indicator on the switch port being either
solid or flashing green.