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WGSW-2402 24-Port Fast Ethernet Routing Switch with GbE UplinkConfiguring the Switch
The Switch provides a menu-driven console interface for configuration purposes. The switch can be configured either locally through its RS-232 port or remotely via a Telnet session. This chapter describes how to use the console interface to configure the Switch.
To log on to the Switch:1. At the screen prompt:
PLANET WebSwitch Switch System Name: Switch Console Login: admin Password:****** |
Note: | Only one console and three telnet users can log on to the Switch concurrently. However, it is not recommended that multiple users modify the configuration at the same time. |
Note: | The Telnet session will disconnect after 5 minutes automatically if there is no any managers activity in the session. |
Figure 4-1 Switch Console Main Screen
4.2 Navigating Through the Console Interface
The main console banner as following shows the information:The console interface consists of a series of menu boxes. Each menu box has several options, which are listed vertically. A highlight in each box lets you select the option you wish to choose; pressing the Enter key activates the highlighted option. Table 4-1 shows the keys used for navigating through the console interface.
Table 4-1. Navigating Through the Console Interface
To... |
Press This Key... |
Move the highlight one line up in a menu box. |
Up arrow or K |
Move the highlight one line down in a menu box. |
Down arrow or J |
Move the highlight between screens. |
Tab |
Select the highlighted option. |
Enter |
Move to the previous menu. |
Escape |
Note: | The modification in the console will take effect immediately. However, to make the device runs more stable, or if you would like to reset the Switch, please Save the settings before you log out or Power off the Switch. |
4.3 Performing Basic Management Activities
Basic management activities consist of General, LAN port, and console port tasks. To perform basic management activities:1.From the Switch Management screen (see
Figure 4-1), highlight Basic Management and press Enter. The Basic Management screen in Figure 4-2 appears. Figure 4-2. Basic Management Screen 2. From the Basic Management screen, highlight the desired option and press the Enter key:
4.3.1 General Management Configuration
If you select General from the Basic Management screen (see Figure 4-2), the General screen in Figure 4-3 appears, with the System Name value highlighted.Figure 4-3. General Screen
Use the following procedure to configure the general management options.
4.3.1.1 Changing the System Name
To change the system name:
4.3.1.2 Changing the Location
To change the location:
4.3.1.3 Changing the Administration/Guest Password
To change the administration password:Note: | If the confirmation message does not appear, you may have typed the new password differently in steps 4 and 6. In this case, your new password did not take effect. Repeat this procedure, making sure to type the same new password in steps 4 and 6. |
Note: | the guest account in the Switch only support basic browse capability, you can check the status of the switch without any privilege to make the change to the Switch. No password for this account in default. |
4.3.1.3 Statistic Collection
To enable or disable Statistic Collection to the Switch:
Default: Disabled
4.3.1.4 Reboot-On-Error
To enable or disable Reboot-On-Error to the Switch:
Highlight one of the following choices:
Default: Disabled
Press Enter to return to the General screen.
4.3.1.5 Telnet Logins
To enable or disable Telnet logins to the Switch:
Highlight one of the following choices:
Default: Enabled
4.3.1.6 Returning to the Basic Management Screen
After completing the general management activities, press the Esc key to exit the General screen and return to the Basic Management screen in Figure 4-2. Select another option from the Basic Management screen or press Esc to return to the Switch Management screen.If you select LAN Port from the Basic Management screen (see Figure 4-2), the LAN Port Configurations screen in Figure 4-4 appears, with Speed & Flow Control highlighted.
Figure 4-4. LAN Port Configurations Screen
Use the procedures in the following sections to configure the LAN port configuration options for one or more ports:
4.3.2.1 Changing the Speed and Flow Control
To change the line speed and flow control for one or more ports:
1. From the LAN Port Configurations screen, highlight Speed & Flow Control and press the Enter key.A screen similar to the following shows the current line speed settings for all ports.
Note: | If there are more ports below the bottom one shown in a screen, a v appears next to the bottom port in the screen (Port 11, for example). To view these ports, scroll the highlight to the bottom port shown and press the Down Arrow key |
2. Configure each port individually or all ports at one time:
Note: If there are Gigabit Ethernet module(s) installed, the option All 1000M Port and the Port G2, in the example figure, will appeared for port setup.
The Speed & Flow Control Options screen appears.
3. Proceed to the appropriate section:
4.3.2.2 Setting the Line Speed
To change the line speed:
Note: In the Speed Options screen, HD denotes half-duplex and FD denotes full duplex.
4.3.2.4 Displaying Physical Port Address
The following procedure describes how to display the physical port address.
4.3.3 Console Port Configuration
If you select Console Port from the Basic Management screen (see Figure 4-2), the Console Port Configurations screen in Figure 4-5 appears, with the Baud Rate value highlighted.Figure 4-5. Console Port Configurations Screen
Use the procedures in the following sections to configure the Console Port Configuration options for one or more ports:Note: | The Console port of the Switch supports console interface connectivity or modem connectivity, you can either use null modem cable and terminal program to manage the Switch or connect a external modem to the console port for Out-of-Band management. |
To change the console baud rate:
From the Console Port Configurations screen, highlight Baud Rate and press the Enter key. A screen shows the current console baud rate.
Highlight the baud rate you want to select for the console:
Default: 115200 baud
Press Enter. You return to the Console Port Configurations screen and the console port baud rate you selected appears in the Baud Rate field.
4.3.3.2 Selecting a Flow Control Method
To change the console flow control used:
From the Console Port Configurations screen, highlight Flow Control and press the Enter key. A screen shows the current console flow control method.
Highlight the flow control method you want to select for the console and press Enter. You return to the Console Port Configurations screen and the console port flow control method you selected appears in the Flow Control field.
Default: Disabled
4.3.3.3 Enabling or Disabling Modem Control Options
To enable or disable modem control options for the console port:
From the Console Port Configurations screen, highlight Modem Control and press the Enter key. A screen shows whether a console modem connection is enabled or disabled.
Highlight whether you want to enable or disable a modem connection to the console port.
Press Enter. You return to the Console Port Configurations screen and the modem control option you selected appears in the Modem Control field.
4.3.3.4 Specifying a Modem Setup String If you enabled a modem connection to the console port, use the following procedure to specify a modem setup string:
Note: If you enable a modem connection, proceed to the following section to specify the appropriate modem setup string.
4.3.3.5Enabling or Disabling SLIP To enable or disable SLIP:
Note: The default modem setup string configures the modem to auto answer. It works for all Hayes compatible modems.
Note: | If you enable SLIP, a message tells you that the console port becomes accessible only through the SLIP protocol after you logout from the current console screen. |
Note: | If you enable SLIP, proceed section 4.3.3.6 Specifying a SLIP Address to specify a SLIP address and section 4.3.3.7 Specifying a SLIP Subnet Mask to specify a SLIP subnet mask. |
4.3.3.6 Specifying a SLIP Address
If you enabled SLIP, use the following procedure to enter an address that has a network part different than the network address of the Switch. (For more information, contact your network administrator)From the Console Port Configurations screen, highlight SLIP Address and press Enter. The following screen appears.
4.3.3.7 Specifying a SLIP Subnet Mask
If you are using SLIP, enter a suitable SLIP subnet mask.From the Console Port Configurations screen, highlight SLIP Subnet Mask and press Enter. The Enter IP Subnet Mask screen appears.
Enter the SLIP subnet mask. The subnet mask consists of numbers separated by periods. For example: 255.255.255.0
After you enter the SLIP subnet mask, press the Enter key. You return to the Console Port Configurations screen and your entry appears in the SLIP Subnet Mask field.
From the Switch Management screen (see Figure 4-1), highlight Advanced Management and press Enter. The Advanced Management screen in Figure 4-6 appears.
Figure 4-6. Advanced Management Screen
From the Advanced Management screen, highlight the desired option and press the Enter key:
The following options are available, please refer to the related section for the details:
Figure 4-7. L2 Switching Database Screen
The Switch can be viewed from the four perspectives in the L2 Switching Database screen:4.5.1 VLAN Perspective The following sections describe the default VLAN and how to obtain a VLAN perspective.
4.5.1.1 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. The default VLANs egress rule restricts the ports to be all untagged, so it can, by default, be easily used as a simple 802.1D bridging domain.
The default VLANs domain shrinks as untagged ports are defined in other VLANs.
4.5.1.2 Obtaining a VLAN Perspective
The following procedure describes how to obtain a VLAN perspective.
For convenience, the VLAN ID appears as both decimal and hexadecimal values side by side in the VLAN perspective screen.
From the L2 Switching Database screen, highlight VLAN Perspective and press the Enter key. A VLAN perspective screen similar to the one in Figure 4-8 appears.
Figure 4-8. VLAN Perspective Screen
From this screen you can:
To Return to the L2 Switching Database screen in Figure 4-7 by pressing Esc.
4.5.1.3 Creating a New VLAN
To create a new VLAN:
From the VLAN Perspective screen in Figure 4-8, hold down the Shift key and press the + key. The New VLAN Settings screen appears.
With the highlight in the VLAN ID field, press the Enter key. The Enter New VLAN ID screen appears.
Note: | Remote is appended to the VLAN ID automatically if the VLAN is learned from a remote switch. |
To enter an optional VLAN name, perform the following steps. Note that the VLAN name is used to identify the VLAN at the local Switch.
a. Press the Down Arrow key to move to VLAN Name.
b. Press Enter. The Enter New VLAN Name screen appears.
c. Enter a name for the new VLAN.
d. Press Enter. The VLAN name appears next to VLAN Name in the New VLAN Settings screen.
This screen lets you:
4.5.1.4 Adding New Switch Ports
To add new switch ports to the newly created VLAN:
Hold down the Shift key and press + to display the Port Options screen.
In the Port Options screen, highlight either Untagged Ports or Tagged Port s and press the Enter key. If you highlight Untagged Ports, the screen window reads Select Untagged Ports, as in the following figure.
In the Select Untagged Ports or Select Tagged Ports screen, use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to highlight an individual port.
Press Enter. An asterisk appears to the right of the port to show it is selected, as in the figure above. Repeat this step for each new port you want to add.
After selecting the new ports you want to add, press Esc. A screen shows the ports you selected and whether they are tagged or untagged. For example: port 4, 5 as untagged port
Note: | As a convenience, you can highlight All Ports to
select multiple ports at one time.
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If you added untagged ports and wants to now add tagged ports, or vice versa, repeat steps 1 through 4 and in step 2 select the appropriate port option.
Note: | To delete a switch port in the screen following
step 5 on the previous page, highlight the port and press the -
(hyphen) key. A precautionary prompt does not appear before you delete a switch port, so
be sure you do not need the port before you delete it. You can also hold down the Shift
key and press + to add ports.
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4.5.1.5 Deleting a VLAN ID To delete a VLAN ID from the VLAN Perspective screen above:
Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to highlight the VLAN ID you want to delete.
Press the - (hyphen) key. A message asks whether you are sure you want to delete the VLAN ID.
With Yes highlighted, press the Enter key to delete the VLAN ID. Or to retain it, press the Esc key or highlight No and press Enter.
The following procedure describes how to use the VLAN Perspective screen to view activities for a particular VLAN. Using this procedure, you can view:
To view VLAN activities:
From the VLAN Perspective screen in Figure 4-8, highlight an existing VLAN and press the Enter key. The VLAN Info screen appears, with the highlight on VLAN Activities.
To search for MAC addresses:
In the VLAN MAC Address screen, press S. The Enter MAC Addr To Search screen appears.
Enter a MAC address in the Enter MAC Addr To Search screen and press the Enter key. If the address is found, it is highlighted in the MAC Addresses screen.
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.
Exiting the VLAN Screens
When you finish performing VLAN activities, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.
4.5.1.7Viewing VLAN Settings
Using the VLAN Configuration screen, you can view VLAN settings.To add ports to a VLAN:
From the screen above, hold down the Shift key and press +. The Port Options screen appears.
Select either untagged or tagged ports.
To select untagged ports:
a. Highlight Untagged Ports and press Enter. The Select Untagged Ports screen appears, with a list of the untagged ports that are not in use. Initially, there are 16 untagged ports you can select; this number decreases as you use untagged ports in your VLANs.
b. To configure an individual port, highlight it and press Enter. An asterisk appears next to each port you select. (To deselect it, press Enter again to remove the asterisk.) To configure all ports, highlight All Ports and press Enter.
c. Press Esc. The port(s) you selected appear in the previous screen.
To select tagged ports:
a. Highlight Tagged Ports and press Enter. The Select Tagged Ports screen appears, with a list of the tagged ports.
b. To configure an individual port, highlight it and press Enter. An asterisk appears next to each port you select. (To deselect it, press Enter again to remove the asterisk.) To configure all ports, highlight All Ports and press Enter.
c. Press Esc. The port(s) you selected appear in the previous screen.
When you finish, press Esc until you return to the desired screen.
Deleting Ports
The following procedure describes how to delete ports from a VLAN. There is no precautionary message that appears before you delete a VLAN port. Therefore, be sure you want to delete the port before doing so.
4.5.2 IP Multicast Group Perspective
The IP multicast group perspective provides information associated with an IP multicast group. To obtain an IP multicast group perspective:
4.5.3 MAC Address Perspective
The MAC address perspective lets you view all characteristics associated with a MAC address, corresponded VLANs, and corresponding ports in the switching database.
To obtain a MAC address perspective:
From the L2 Switching DataBase screen in Figure 4-7, highlight MAC Address Perspective and press the Enter key. You are prompted for a MAC address.
Enter the MAC address whose characteristics, corresponding VLANs, and corresponding ports you want to view.
Press Enter. A screen similar to the following appears.
When you finish, press the Esc key to return to the desired screen.
4.5.4 Port Perspective
The port perspective lets you view VLAN activities and RMON statistics.
To obtain a port perspective:
From the L2 Switching DataBase screen in Figure 4-7, highlight Port Perspective and press the Enter key. The following Port Perspective screen appears.
To view per-port VLAN activities, highlight Per Port VLAN Activities, press the Enter key, and proceed to the following section.
To view per-port statistics, highlight Per Port Statistics, press the Enter key, and proceed to section 4.5.4.2
Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to highlight the port number whose corresponding VLANs activities you want to view.
Press the Enter key. A screen similar to the following appears, with a list of the MAC addresses for the selected VLAN and the corresponding VLAN memberships.
Scrolling Through MAC Addresses
To scroll through the list of active MAC addresses corresponding to the selected port:If the MAC Addresses screen is not the current screen, press the Tab key until it becomes the current screen.
Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow key to scroll through the list of active MAC addresses for the selected port.
To search for a MAC address, press S. When the search prompt appears, enter a MAC address in the Enter MAC Address to Search screen and press the Enter key. If the address is found, it is highlighted in the Port MAC Addresses screen.
To obtain additional information about a particular MAC address, scroll to the address in the Port MAC Address screen and press the Enter key. Screens similar to the following appear, showing detailed information about the selected MAC address.
4.5.4.2 Per Port Statistics
If you select Per Port Statistics from the Port Perspective screen, a screen similar to the following Per Port VLAN Activities appears.4.6.1 IP and RIP Settings If you select IP & RIP Settings from the IP Networking screen in Figure 4-9, an IP Settings screen similar to the following appears, with a list of the VLAN IDs, IP addresses, subnet masks, and frame types currently defined.
Note: | Before you can define a VLANs IP settings, you must first create a VLAN as described under Creating a New VLAN. |
To modify the settings shown:
Use the Down Arrow key to highlight the row that contains the parameters you want to change, then press Enter. A screen similar to the following appears, with the highlight in the IP Address field.
Review the settings. To change a setting, highlight it, press the Enter key, select or key in the desired setting, and press Esc.
To delete a setting, highlight the setting and press the - (hyphen) key. When a message asks you to confirm the deletion, highlight Yes and press Enter to delete it, or press Esc or highlight No and press Enter to retain it.
When you finish, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.
4.6.2 ARP Table If you select ARP Table from the IP Networking screen in Figure 4-9, an ARP Table screen similar to the following appears, with a list of the VLAN IDs, IP addresses, physical MAC address and types currently obtained in the Switch.
Press ECS, the IP address and physical MAC address will displayed as static type
If you select Routing Table from the IP Networking screen in Figure 4-9, Routing Table screen similar to the following appears, with a list of the Network, Mask, Gateway VLAN, etc, information currently obtained in the Switch.
The routing table allows you to view, add, delete, or search a particular routing path. To Add a new entry or delete an entry, press + or - to have further setup.
Information is displayed in the followings columns:
If you select DHCP Gateway Settings from the IP Networking screen in Figure 4-9, Table screen similar to the following appears, the DHCP gateway helps to allocate the IP address to the network users through the Switch
After enter the information, the screen as below displayed as a result of the Switch.
If you select Ping from the L3 IP Networking screen in Figure 4-9, a Ping screen similar to the following appears, with the highlight in the Host field.
To change the ping settings:
Press Enter. The Enter IP Address screen appears.
Type the IP address of the server you want to ping. The address consists of numbers separated by periods. For example: 192.168.0.5
Press Enter.
Use the Down Arrow key to move to Count and press Enter. The Enter Packet Count screen appears.
Type a packet count number from 1 to 999, or type 0 for an infinite packet count. Press Enter.
Move to Size <mbytes> and press Enter. The Enter Packet Size screen appears.
Type the packet size, from 0 to 1500, then press Enter.
Move to Timeout <sec> and press Enter. The Enter Timeout screen appears.
Type a timeout value, from 0 to 999, and press Enter.
When you finish specifying the ping parameters, press Esc start pinging a remote IP address.
Press Esc again to return to the L3 IP Networking screen in Figure 4-9 appears.
To change the flood limit for all ports, highlight Flood Limit for All ports <packets/sec>, the following prompt asks you to enter the flood limit, in packets per second. Enter a new flood limit and press the Enter key (Range: 150~2400, or unlimited, and 0 for no flooding). Default: 468 packet/second.
Press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.
Note: | the rate for flooding limit is controlled by the switchs controller, any number to the Switch will converted to the optimal value according to the status of the Switch. |
Note: | It is recommend keep the value as default. Unlimited or non-flooding will affect the overall Switch performance as a result in some case. Please refer to the section 1.5.2 for more. |
Figure 4-10. Spanning Tree Protocol Screen
4.9.1 Spanning Tree Protocol Configurations If you highlight Spanning Tree Configurations in the Spanning Tree Protocol screen (see Figure 4-10) and press the Enter key, a Spanning Tree Protocol Configuration screen similar to the following appears.
4.9.2 Spanning Tree Port States If you highlight Spanning Tree Port States in the Spanning Tree Protocol screen (see Figure 4-10) and press the Enter key, a Spanning Tree Port States screen similar to the following appears.
To manually enable the selected port, highlight Up and press Esc. To manually disable the selected port, highlight or Down and press Esc. (To re-enable the port, repeat steps 1 through 3 and select Up in step 3) Your selection appears next to the selected port.
4.9.3 Spanning Tree Path Costs If you highlight Spanning Tree Path Costs in the Spanning Tree Protocol screen (see Figure 4-10) and press the Enter key, a Spanning Tree Path Costs screen similar to the following appears.
4.9.4 Spanning Tree Port Priorities If you highlight Spanning Tree Port Priorities in the Spanning Tree Protocol screen (see Figure 4-10) and press the Enter key, a Spanning Tree Port Priorities screen similar to the following appears.
With the SNMP field highlighted, press the Enter key. The following SNMP options appear.
Select Disabled or Enabled and press Enter. Your selection appears next to SNMP.
Use the Down Arrow key to move to Get Community Name and press Enter. The Enter Get Community Name screen appears.
Type a get community name and press Enter. The get community name you typed appears next to Get Community Name.
Use the Down Arrow key to move to Set Community Name and press Enter. The Enter Set Community Name screen appears.
Type a set community name and press Enter. The set community name you typed appears next to Set Community Name.
Use the Down Arrow key to move to Trap Community Name and press Enter. The Enter Trap Community Name screen appears.
Type a trap community name and press Enter. The set community name you typed appears next to Trap Community Name.
To specify up to three additional trap community names, repeat steps 7 and 8.
To specify a trap host IP address, use the Down Arrow key to move to Trap Host 1 IP Address and press Enter. The Enter Trap Host 1 IP Address screen appears.
Type an IP address for trap host 1. The address consists of numbers separated by periods. For example: 192.168.0.5
Press Enter. The IP address you typed appears next to Trap Host 1 IP Address.
To specify up to two additional trap community names, repeat steps 10 through 12.
To change the cold start trap setting, press the Down Arrow key to move to Cold Start Trap and press Enter. The Trap Options screen appears.
Select Disabled or Enabled and press Enter. Your selection appears next to Cold Start Trap.
Press the Down Arrow key to move to Warm Start Trap and press the Enter key. The Trap Options screen appears.
Select Disabled or Enabled and press Enter. Your selection appears next to Warm Start Trap.
Press the Down Arrow key to move to Link Down Trap and press the Enter key. The Trap Options screen appears as above.
Select Disabled or Enabled and press Enter. Your selection appears next to Link Down Trap.
When you finish, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.
To change the GVRP setting, press Enter with GVRP highlighted. When the following screen appears, highlight the desired setting and press Enter.
To change the IGMP setting, highlight IGMP and press Enter. When the following screen appears, highlight the desired setting and press Enter.
When you finish, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.
Note: | To understand the IGMP options Passive Mode and Active Mode, refer to IGMP Snooping and IP Multicast Filtering. |
From the Advanced Management screen, highlight Port Trunking and press the Enter key. The screen in Figure 4-12 appears.
Figure 4-12. Port Trunking Screen
Highlight the trunk group to which you want the ports assigned, then press Enter. A screen similar to the following appears.
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. For example:
For each trunk port you want to select, highlight it and press Enter. An asterisk appears next to the port to show that it has been selected, as in the following example. (If you change your mind, highlight the port and press Enter again to deselect it and remove the asterisk.) Maximum 4 ports are allowed for each group.
When you finish selecting ports, press Esc. A screen similar to the following appears, showing the ports associated with the trunk group.
To associate additional ports with trunk groups, repeat steps 2 through 5.
When you finish, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.
Note: | The trunking must not violate the VLAN port group setting, i.e. the ports in trunking group can not belong to different VLANs at the same time. For example, port 1 owns VLAN 1, while port 2 belong to VLAN2. It is recommend setup trunk group first and set up the VLAN according to Trunk Group. |
To change a value:
Press the Enter key. The Enter File Name screen appears.
Type a name for the software upgrade file and press Enter. The name you typed appears next to File Name.
Use the Down Arrow key to move to IP Address, then press Enter. The Enter IP Address screen appears.
Type the IP address from where the software upgrade will be obtained. The address consists of numbers separated by periods. For example: 192.168.0.5
Press Enter. The IP address appears next to IP Address.
When you finish, press the Esc key. A prompt asks whether you want to upgrade your software now.
Highlight Yes and press Enter to upgrade the software now, or press the Esc key or highlight No and press Enter to not upgrade at this time.
Note: | The TFTP protocol is used to download upgraded software to the switch. A VLAN with the proper IP address and routing path to the TFTP server must be configured for the switch to access the specified TFTP server. |
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