0/100 Fast Ethernet Managed Switch with Fiber Connectivity KS-801 Operation Manual DOC.
The information contained in this document is subject to change without prior notice. TRADEMARKS Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corp. This device complies with Class A Part 15 the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received including the interference that may cause.
Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................... 4 1.1 Features ............................................................................... 5 1.2 Specifications ....................................................................... 7 2. Installing the Switch ........................................... 8 2.1 Packing List ......................................................................... 8 2.2 Panels ......................................................
6. Console & Telnet Management ....................... 27 6.1 Set IP Address ................................................................... 28 6.2 IP Status ............................................................................ 28 6.3 View Port Status ................................................................ 29 6.4 View Port Counters ............................................................ 30 6.5 View STP Status ................................................................ 31 6.
1. Introduction Driven by recent advances in desktop computing technology, today’s network applications have increased in speed, power and the ability to process information. To meet the demands of these more bandwidthintensive applications, this switch device provides significant increase in performance for your Ethernet and Fast Ethernet network.
1.1 Features Designed for resolving congestion problems caused by bandwidth-hungry devices and bandwidth-intensive applications as well as a high number of users, the switches not only adhere to the IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T, IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX, and 100BASE-FX standards, but also feature: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Nine of 10/100BASE-TX auto-negotiation switched ports for flexible connections to desktop PCs, servers and hubs.
Management Features: • Out-of-band console management via RS232 console port • In-band Telnet management over TCP/IP network • In-band Web-based management over TCP/IP network • In-band SNMP management - SNMP agent RFC 1155-1157 - MIB-II, private MIB - SNMP traps • TFTP - software upgrade capability -7-
1.2 Specifications Standard IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T, IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX FX IEEE 802.3x Full duplex flow control IEEE 802.1D Spanning tree Network ports 9 10/100BASE-TX switched ports 1 Fast Ethernet fiber slot for 100BASE-FX fiber modules Console port 1 DB9 Male connector Cables 10BASE-T Cat. 3, 4, 5 UTP cable (100 meters max.) 100BASE-TX Cat. 5 UTP cable (100 meters max.
2. Installing the Switch The switch is designed to operate in workgroup environments without a complicated configuration procedure. It also features an auto-select 100240V, 50/60Hz power supply unit, which works in most countries around the world. Before connecting the supplied power cord into the switch, check to see that the cord voltage and current rating conform to the standards of the country of operation. 2.
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2.3 Mounting the Switches The switches can be placed on a desktop as a stand-alone unit. Allow enough ventilation space between the switch and the objects around it. Desktop Mounting For mounting the switch into a 19-inch rack, a pair of mounting brackets is included in the pack.
3. Making Network Connections 3.1 Network Switched Ports The following figure illustrates the switched ports provided on the switch. The switch comes with nine Fast Ethernet switched ports and Port #9 provides two connection types, one is 10/100BASE-TX RJ-45 connector and the other is 100BASE-FX fiber slot. The Fast Ethernet fiber slot can accommodate one optional Fast Ethernet fiber module.
• • 10/100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Switched Ports Each switched port supports one connection to a LAN segments. Each segment is an independent shared network in one collision-domain. The connection can be to either a 10BASE-T or a 100BASE-TX device. MDI-X and MDI RJ-45 Connectors MDI-X jack is labeled [X] normally to indicate the jack is designed with internal crossover function. It allows a connection to an end station using straight-through UTP cable.
3.2 10/100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Ports The switch can support connections to the following devices: • • • • • 10BASE-T or 10/100BASE-TX network cards 10BASE-T hub ports 100BASE-TX hub ports 10/100BASE-TX dual speed hub ports 10/100BASE-TX switch ports Auto-negotiation Capable The ports support auto-negotiation function when establishing a link connection with any auto-negotiation capable device. The connection speed and duplex mode are determined through the negotiation process with the connected device.
Flow Control Half-duplex mode uses back pressure flow control to prevent the receiving buffer from being overrun by data from a source node. Full-duplex mode uses the 802.3x flow control standard to prevent fast Physical Ports data traffic from overrunning slow data traffic. UTP Cable Connections When making a connection to another device using straight-through UTP cable, make sure MDI-X to MDI connection rule is followed.
3.3 Fast Ethernet Fiber Slot The switch provides one fast Ethernet fiber slot. It can accommodate one optional fiber module for your fiber connection.
Module Outline The following figure illustrates an example of the fiber modules. Different type of modules is mounted with different fiber connector. Fiber Module (Top view) Fiber Jumper Setting The jumper group J1 on the module is used to enable or disable the fiber module.
Duplex Mode Setting The duplex mode used for the fiber module is configured by software port control settings. See chapter 5 for more information. Specifications Standard Speed Duplex mode Wavelength Fiber Connectors Fiber cable IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-FX 100Mbps Full duplex or half duplex 1300nm ST, SC, MT-RJ, VF-45 MM 50/125mm, 62.5/125mm recommended SM 9/125mm recommended Module Installation 1. Turn off the power to the switch unit. 2. Open the cover of Fiber slot. 3. Set Fiber jumper J1. 4.
3.4 Making Trunk Connections Two switch units can be cascaded together through any regular switched data port on each unit when a port expansion is required. However, the transfer bandwidth between the two cascaded ports is limited to 200Mbps full duplex. To increase the bandwidth for the connection between two switch units, a trunking function is implemented on the switch unit for this purpose. Normal data ports can be configured optionally as trunking ports through the network management operation.
The following figure illustrates an example of 2-port trunk connection between switch A and switch B. The aggregated bandwidth of the trunk is 400Mbps. Rules : 1. One switch can be configured to have up to 2 trunks and each trunk is composed of 2 trunking ports. 2. One trunking port can only belong to one trunk. 3. Only one trunk can exist between two switch units. 4. Crossover UTP cables should be used at the same time for one trunk connection. The length of each cable can be up to 100 meters. 5.
The following figure illustrates a typical example of trunk connections between three switch units. Each trunk is a 2-port trunk. There are two trunks existing in this example. Each has 400Mbps bandwidth. The top switch is configured to have two trunks and is cascaded to four lower switch units. 3.5 Making Sniffer The Port Sniffer is a method for monitor traffic in switched networks. Any switched port can be defined as a sniffer port which can monitor one or more port traffic.
4. LED Indicators 4.1 LED Panels The switch provides comprehensive LED indicators for diagnosing and monitoring the operation of the unit as illustrated below: 4.2 Interpretation Power LED : indicates the status of the power supplied to the switch. Link/Act. LED : indicates the port cable link and traffic activity. 10/100M LED : indicates the connection speed used Duplex/Col. LED : indicate the duplex mode used and collision status FX LED : indicate the fiber module is installed and active.
5. Performing Network Management 5.
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5.3 Setting IP Address Before performing any management operation over network, the most important thing is to learn the detailed information about the TCP/IP network where the managed unit is located. The information includes the network address, subnet mask, and IP of the default router. The second thing is to assign an IP address to the managed unit when it is received for the installation. A unique IP address is used to identify each managed device from others. Factory default IP address is 192.168.0.5.
Use the supplied RS232 cable to make the console connection directly from a PC COM port. The pin assignments of the connection are: Switch DTE console port 9-pin PC COM port Pin2 RXD -------------------------------3 3 TXD -------------------------------2 4 DTR -------------------------------6 5 GND -------------------------------5 6 DSR -------------------------------4 The console port does not support modem connection. 5.
5.7 SNMP Management SNMP management are performed at a network management station running SNMP network management application manager software with graphical user interface. The switch serves as an SNMP agent and provides the capabilities that allows network administrators to set parameters and view statistical counters defined in the standard MIB-II and private MIB. The supported MIBs are available in the supplied CD-ROM of the switch.
6. Console & Telnet Management The following figure illustrates the login screen when a console connection is established successfully. --------------------------------------------Welcome to Telnet Server x.xx login:admin password: Welcome admin INET> --------------------------------------------- Factory default Username : admin Factory default Password : 123 The main menu is shown as follows: --------------------------------------------Management Switching Hub Setup Menu TCP/IP stack for ARM, vx.
6.1 Set IP Address Select [1] from main menu to set IP address. --------------------------------------------Please Input IP Address(xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx): Please Input Subnet Mask(xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx): Please Input Gateway IP(xxx.xxx.xxx.
6.3 View Port Status Select [3] from main menu to view all LAN port status.
6.4 View Port Counters Select [3] from main menu to view all LAN port status.
6.5 View STP Status Select [5] from main menu to view STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) status and settings.
StpStatus Ports which are enabled can be in one of the following states: Listening : Switches send messages to one another to establish the network topology and the optimal paths to the different segments of the network. Other data is not transmitted. Blocking : The switch enters the Blocking State if a path with higher priority is found to exist during the Listening State. Normal data is not transmitted.
6.6 Restore Default Values Select [6] from main menu to restore factory default settings. Factory default settings are: IP Address 192.168.0.5 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway 192.168.0.
6.7 Update Firmware The switch supports Software Upgrade feature via two methods : 1. Via Web management TFTP Update Firmware function. TFTP file transfer functions allow you to perform software upgrade over network. 2. Via Console port. One file transfer utility program SFTP.EXE is provided to perform software upgrade via RS232 console port. Console SFTP Utility 1. Connect your PC to the switch console port via PC COM port as specified in section 5.4. 2.
The steps are: 1. Connect your PC to the switch console port via PC COM port. 2. Start the console management and select Update Firmware command. --------------------------------------------Waiting for program Download for EPROM ...... --------------------------------------------- This message indicates the switch is ready to receive file from console port. 3. Execute the utility program SFTP.EXE from your DOS window.
4. The processing messages shown on console screen are: --------------------------------------------Please wait transfer image ... EPROM ... Update .....................data size is xxxxx Programming ........................finished. --------------------------------------------- 5. When finishing the download, reboot the switch to make the update effect. 6.8 Remote Boot System Select [8] from Setup menu to reboot the system. This reboot function allows you to perform a warm start to the system.
7. Web Management The switch features an http server which can serve the management requests coming from any web browser software over internet or intranet network. Web Browser Compatible web browser software with JAVA support Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later Netscape Communicator 4.x or later Set IP Address for the Switch Before the switch can be managed from a web browser software, make sure a unique IP address is configured to the switch. Refer to Console Management for how to set IP address. 7.
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The following screen shows welcome screen when a successful login is performed. In addition to the device image, the screen supports the following functions on left side: 1. Home : home page and device image 2. Port Status : view all port status 3. Port Statistics : view all port statistic counters 4.
7.3 Port Status Click [Port Status] to view all LAN port status in a table list. The information includes: Port No. : LAN Port number Link Status : Up - link is active, Down - no link Port Control : Port function is enabled or disabled Speed Status : Connection speed used on the port Duplex Status : Duplex type used on the port Flow Control Status : Flow control function is enabled or disabled.
7.4 Port Statistics Click [Port Statistics] to view all port statistic counters. The counters are: Send Good Send Bad Send Abort Receive Good Receive Bad Drop Pkt : : : : : : number of packets transmitted successfully number of packets transmitted unsuccessfully number of packets aborted when transmission number of packets received successfully number of packets received with error number of packets dropped when receiving The counters are refreshed periodically.
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IP Address IP Address settings are: IP Address : IP address of this switch Subnet Mask : the subnet mask of the IP address specified above Gateway : the IP address of default gateway (router) Click [Apply] to make the change effective immediately. If you change the IP address, it will make your current connection disconnected.
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The SNMP settings are : Name Location Contact Community string list Trap Manager list : : : : : logical name of this switch where the switch is located contact person list of authorized SNMP communities list of SNMP trap managers Only SNMP managers who are in the Community list can access this device with the authorized access right, RO or RW. Click [Add] to add a new entry into list. Click [Remove] to remove a entry from list.
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Advanced / Spanning Spanning-Tree Protocol is a link management protocol that provides path redundancy while preventing undesirable loops in the network. For an Ethernet network to function properly, only one active path must exist between two stations. Multiple active paths between stations cause loops in the network. If a loop exists in the network, you might receive duplicate messages. When loops occur, some switches see stations on both sides of the switch.
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Click [Spanning] to view and change Spanning tree protocol settings. The settings are: Root Bridge Information Priority The priority is assigned to the switch. The higher value is lower priority. Range: 0 - 65535 MAC Address The MAC address of the switch as a unique identifier to the network. Root_Path_Cost When this port is the root port, the path cost is the contribution of the path through this port to the total cost of the path to the root for this switch.
STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) Port Status Port Number The LAN port ID Path Cost The Spanning-Tree Protocol uses port path costs to determine which port to select as a forwarding port. You should assign lower numbers to ports attached to faster media (such as full duplex), and higher numbers to ports attached to slower media. The possible range is 1 to 65535. The recommended path cost is 1000 ¡Ò LAN speed in megabits per second.
Advanced / Trunking The switch can support up to two trunks. Each trunk is composed of two trunking ports. Select one configuration from the following four options: None Port (1,2) Port (7,8) Port (1,2)(7,8) : : : : No trunking Use port 1 and port 2 to compose one trunk.
Advanced / Sniffer This screen support sniffer port management. The configurations include one monitored port list and one sniffer port. Select one or more LAN ports into the monitored port list. All port traffic of monitored ports will be forwarded to a designated sniffer port at the same time when the traffic occur. Click [Add] to add one LAN port into monitored port list. Click [Remove] to remove one LAN port from the list.
Select one switched port as a sniffer port. Sniffer port can receive all port traffic forwarded from all monitored ports. The sniffer port can not be one of the members of monitored port list. Click [Update] to change sniffer port.
7.5.3 Console Port Information Click [Console Port Information] from Administrator sub-menu to view console port information.
7.5.4 Port Controls Click [Port Controls] from the menu to configure LAN ports. The configuration options are: Port Control Speed Setting Duplex Setting Flow Control Setting : Enable, Disable : Auto, 100M, 10M : Auto, Full, Half : Enable, Disable Note: Port Control - enable or disable port function Auto - Auto-negotiation is enabled.
7.5.5 Security Manager Click [Security Manager] to view or change user name and password.
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TFTP Update Firmware [TFTP Upgrade Firmware] performs software upgrade via TFTP protocol. Before doing TFTP operation, one TFTP server is required and installed in the network to support the file transfer with the switch. Specify the following information for TFTP operations: TFTP Server IP Address: Firmware File Name : IP address of the TFTP server where the firmware is downloaded from. file name of the firmware to be received from TFTP server Click [Apply] to start TFTP file transfer operations.
When download is completed, a confirmation screen is shown as follows: Click [Update Firmware] to confirm update to the switch. A reboot screen shows up afterward to request for a reboot operation. Refer to next section for more information. The updated firmware file can be obtained from vendor web site or updated CD-ROM. Contact your dealer for any available software release.
Remote Boot System After a firmware upgrade, you must reboot the switch to start new firmware . Click [Reboot] to reboot the switch.
