Chapter 1

Getting Started


Overview

This chapter introduces the functionality of the FS3-1600, a 16-port N-way 10/100M Ethernet switch. If you are responsible for designing or managing networks that will include the FS3-1600, you are suggested to read this user guide. The FS3-1600 user manual consists of eleven chapters and five appendixes, which should be read consecutively.

Chapter 1 Chapter 1, “Getting Started,” introduces factory defaults and a brief overview of FS3-1600 features.
Chapter 2 Chapter 2, “Quick Installation,” describes the procedures of switch installation, including rack mounting, power connection, console port connection, and network port connection.
Chapter 3 Chapter 3, “Switch Overview,” explains LED indicators, port descriptions, and the default mode of operation as a wire-speed Layer 2 switch providing intra-VLAN traffic transfer.
Chapter 4 Chapter 4, “Network Deployment Examples,” suggests some deployment examples while using FS3-1600, includes building a power workgroup, acting an Intranet core switch, and creating VLAN workgroups.
Chapter 5 Chapter 5, “Working With the Console-based Interface,” introduces two classes of console management via RS232 interface and VT100 terminal software. They are Basic management and Advanced management. Basic management activities consist of system, LAN port, and console port tasks. Advanced management activities consist of switching database, static filtering, spanning tree, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), and software upgrade.
Chapter 6 Chapter 6, “Working With the Web-based Interface,” introduces four classes of Web-based network management via Internet and Web browser interface. They are Device management, SNMP management, RMON management, and VLAN management, respectively.
Chapter 7 Chapter 7, “Spanning Tree Protocol,” explains more about STP and the STP features supported by the FS3-1600. It covers the following topics: what is STP, how STP works, enabling STP on the FS3-1600.
Chapter 8 Chapter 8, “Virtual LAN,” illustrates the VLAN concepts and explains how to implement VLANs on the FS3-1600 which can eases many time-consuming tasks of network administration while increasing efficiency in network operations.
Chapter 9 Chapter 9, “SNMP and RMON,” describes the FS3-1600 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Remote Monitoring (RMON) capabilities.
Chapter 10 Chapter 10, “Layer-3 IP Switching,” describes the Layer-3 switching operations and deployment example of FS3-1600.
Chapter 11 Chapter 11, “Troubleshooting,” describes two guidelines for troubleshooting the FS3-1600. The two guidelines are talking about meaningful LED indicators and frequent port connection problems.
Appendix A Appendix A, “Connectors and Pin Assignment,” describes pin assignment of null modem cable, PC-AT serial cable, modem cable, and RJ-45 cable.
Appendix B Appendix B, “Technical Specification,” describes the FS3-1600 detailed technical specification.
Appendix C Appendix C, “Technical Support,” provides easy access to technical support information through a variety of services. This appendix describes these services.
Appendix D Appendix D, “Web Browser Configuration,” shows you how to configure the required Java security.
Appendix E Appendix E, “Glossary,” lists valuable network terminology.

 


Factory Defaults

Table 1 - 1 shows the factory defaults for the FS3-1600 features.

Table 1 - 1 : FS3-1600 Factory Defaults

Item Default Setting
Port status Enabled on all ports
Auto-negotiation On
Default user account admin or guest with no password
Console port configuration autobaud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, flow control disabled
HTTP Server On
SNMP read community name public
SNMP write community name rmon, vlan, admin
RMON Statistics Enabled on all ports
Virtual LANs One VLAN named default; all ports belong to the default VLAN
802.1Q tagging All packets are untagged on the default VLAN
Link Type Access type on all ports
802.1P priority Automatically recognize incoming tagged packets with priority setting
Spanning Tree Protocol Disabled
Forwarding database aging period 300 seconds
Switching Mode Store-and-Forward on all ports
Congestion Control Disabled on all ports
Telnet Server On


Methods of Managing the FS3-1600

You can manage the FS3-1600 using the following methods:

The Switch can support up to six user sessions concurrently (for example, one console port and five Telnet connections).

To use different community names (such as public, rmon, vlan, and admin) to operate Web-based management and SNMP network managers will have different management limitation. For more information on the telnet interface, refer to Chapter 5.


Switching Features

 

Switching Bus High-speed 2 Gbps switching bus for supporting wire-speed 16-port 10/100M Fast Ethernet switching capability.
Adaptive Switching Supports Cut-Through, and Store-and-Forward switching modes, with dynamic run-time adaptation property:
  1. Cut-Through mode provides minimized runt packets with limited forwarding latency.
  2. Store and Forward mode eliminates runt and error packets, but imposes longer forwarding latency.
Flow Control Supports both half-duplex and full-duplex flow control methods, and the two methods are programmable on a per-port basis:
  1. IEEE 802.3X flow control method supports for full-duplex mode
  2. Back-pressure method supports for half-duplex mode
Distributed Flow Caching Innovative Distributed Flow Caching technique that caches the most recent forwarding information at each port to significantly improve switch performance.
Multimedia-ready
  1. Supports leading four priority queues based on 802.1p priority assignments for frame transmission.
  2. Packets transfer as granules on the high-speed switching bus to preserve Quality of Service (QoS) for audio and video streams.
Spanning Tree Protocol STP is a bridge-based system for providing fault tolerance on networks. It allows you to implement redundant paths (or parallel paths) for network traffic, and ensures that:
  1. Redundant paths are disabled when the main paths are operational.
  2. Redundant paths are enabled if the main paths fail.
8K Learning Entries FS3-1600’s learning table can learn up to 8K MAC addresses which are very sufficient for supporting up to 8K nodes on network simultaneously that can speed up the forwarding performance.
32 VLAN Workgroups To create a VLAN workgroup is equivalent to create a broadcast network segment. FS3-1600 provides up to 32 VLAN workgroups capability to improve whole network performance.


Management Features

SNMP and RMON SNMP support with Management Information Base (MIB-2), four RMON groups (Statistics, History, Alarm, and Event), Bridge MIB, and Private MIB.
Web-based NMS Embedded Web-based Network Management (NMS) support. Web-based NMS contains the following function modules:
  1. SNMP Browser: This is a powerful MIB browser that can easily retrieve any managed objects, as you want.
  2. RMON Manager: Remote network monitoring functions that support Statistics, History, Alarm, and Event groups.
  3. Device Manager: Device manager clearly shows device status, such as LED indication, port speed and duplex configuration, and spanning tree protocol configuration, etc.
  4. VLAN Manager: Support Port-based VLAN management.
Easy-to-Use Console Management Allows users to configure and manage the switch locally. The console management uses menu-driven design to help user’s operation.
TELNET Allows users to configure and manage the switch remotely. The GUI is the same with the console management.

Support for up to five simultaneous TELNET sessions:


Convenience Features

MII Expansion There are two types of MII modules provided for the FS3-1600’S port #15/#16. MII to TP or MII to 100Base-FX fiber-optic
MDI-X/MDI Swapping FS3-1600 provides two MDI-X/MDI push buttons. Each push button is very easy to swap a port interface as either MDI-X or MDI interface.
FAN Failure Auto-detection Provides FAN failure auto-detection capability for three cooling fans. The failure will be real-time shown in a LED indicator and will be sent a trap to notify IT manager immediately.
Complete LED Indicators A complete set of LEDs indicates the real-time status of the FS3-1600, such as Power, Diagnostic, FAN, Link Speed, Duplex, and Traffic Activity LEDs.
Power Switching Automatic detection of 100V and 240V power supplies.

 

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