PLANET Web Switch Family Wgsw800.GIF (6460 bytes)

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WGSW-2402

24-Port Fast Ethernet Routing Switch with GbE Uplink


    Configuring 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.

4.1 Logging on to the Switch

To log on to the Switch:

1. At the screen prompt:

PLANET WebSwitch Switch
System Name: Switch
Console Login: admin
Password:******

Enter the console interface factory default console name (admin) and password (123456) or user-defined password if you changed the default password using the instructions in Section 4.3.3 Console port configuration. The Switch Management screen in Figure 4-1 appears, with the Basic option highlighted.

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 manager’s 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:

  1. From the General screen, highlight System Name and press the Enter key. The Enter System Name screen appears.
  2. Enter a system name. If you make a mistake, use the Backspace key to delete the error.
  3. Press Enter to return to the General screen.

 

4.3.1.2 Changing the Location

To change the location:

  1. Press the Down Arrow key to highlight Location and press the Enter key. The following screen appears.
  2. Enter a location name. If you make a mistake, use the Backspace key to delete the error.
  3. Press Enter to return to the General screen.

 

4.3.1.3 Changing the Administration/Guest Password

To change the administration password:

  1. Use the Down Arrow key to highlight admin Password and press the Enter key. The Enter Old Password screen appears.
  2. Enter the current password. Each character you type appears as an asterisk (*). If you make a mistake, use the Backspace key to delete the error.
  3. Press Enter. The Enter New Password screen appears.
  4. Enter the new password. For security, each password character you type appears as an asterisk (*).
  5. Press Enter. A screen prompts you to reenter the new password.
  6. Reenter the new password you typed in step 4 and press Enter. The “Password changed” message appears, confirming that the new password is in effect.
  7. Press Enter to remove the message and return to the General screen. The admin password appears as asterisks in the Admin Password field.
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:

  1. From the General screen, highlight Statistic Collection and press the Enter key. The following screen appears.
  2. Highlight one of the following choices:
  • Disabled -- prevents statistic collection to the Switch.
  • Enabled -- allows statistic collection to the Switch.

Default: Disabled

  1. Press Enter to return to the General screen.

 

4.3.1.4 Reboot-On-Error

To enable or disable Reboot-On-Error to the Switch:

  1. From the General screen, highlight Reboot-On-Error and press the Enter key. The following screen appears.

  1. Highlight one of the following choices:

  • Disabled --prevents the Switch to automatically reset when a fatal error is detected. This setting is useful when a persistent problem needs to be reported.
  • Enabled -- allows the Switch to automatically reset when a fatal error is detected.

Default: Disabled

  1. Press Enter to return to the General screen.

 

4.3.1.5 Telnet Logins

To enable or disable Telnet logins to the Switch:

  1. From the General screen, highlight Remote Telnet Login and press the Enter key. The following screen appears.

  1. Highlight one of the following choices:

  • Disabled -- prevents remote Telnet logins to the Switch.
  • Enabled -- allows remote Telnet logins to the Switch.

Default: Enabled

  1. Press Enter to return to the General screen.

 

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.

 

4.3.2 LAN Port Configuration

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:

  • 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 (the top option in the previous screen) and press Enter.

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:

  1. Press Enter with the Line Speed value highlighted, as in the figure on the previous page. The following Speed Options menu appears.
  2. Highlight the line speed option you want to select for the port.
  1. Press Enter. You return to the Speed & Flow Control Options screen and the line speed setting you selected appears next to Line Speed.
  2. To configure the flow control for this port, proceed to the following section.
    Note: In the Speed Options screen, HD denotes half-duplex and FD denotes full duplex.
  1. To configure the line speed for additional ports, press Esc to remove the Speed & Flow Control Options screen. Then highlight the port whose line speed you want to configure and repeat steps 1 through 4.
  2. When you finish, press the Esc key from the Line Speed & Flow Control screen to return to the LAN Port Configurations screen.

4.3.2.3 Change the Flow Control

To change the flow control setting:

  1. With the Speed & Flow Control Options screen displayed, press the Down Arrow key to highlight  Flow Control and press Enter. The Flow Control Options screen appears.

  1. Highlight the flow control option you want to select for the port.

  1. Press Enter. You return to the Speed & Flow Control Options screen and the flow control setting you selected appears next to Flow Control.

  2. To configure the flow control for additional ports, press Esc to remove the Speed & Flow Control Options screen. Then repeat steps 1 through 3.

  3. When you finish, press the Esc key from the Line Speed & Flow Control screen to return to the LAN Port Configurations screen.

 

4.3.2.4 Displaying Physical Port Address

The following procedure describes how to display the physical port address.

  1. From the LAN Port Configurations screen, highlight Physical Address and press the Enter key. A screen similar to the following appears.

 

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.

4.3.3.1Changing the Console Baud Rate

To change the console baud rate:

  1. From the Console Port Configurations screen, highlight Baud Rate and press the Enter key. A screen shows the current console baud rate.

  2. Highlight the baud rate you want to select for the console:

  • Auto -- allows the Switch to autobaud between 9600bps and 115,200bps. If you choose this selection, choose the rest of your configuration selections. Then, when you exit the configuration program, press the Enter key one or more times until the prompt PLANET Web Switch Login/ Password appears on your computer screen.
  • All the other selections force a specific console baud rate.
  • Default: 115200 baud

  1. 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:

  1. From the Console Port Configurations screen, highlight Flow Control and press the Enter key. A screen shows the current console flow control method.

  2. 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.

  3. Default: Disabled

     

4.3.3.3 Enabling or Disabling Modem Control Options

To enable or disable modem control options for the console port:

  1. 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.

  2. Highlight whether you want to enable or disable a modem connection to the console port.

  3. Press Enter. You return to the Console Port Configurations screen and the modem control option you selected appears in the Modem Control field.

Note: If you enable a modem connection, proceed to the following section to specify the appropriate modem setup string.

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:

  1. From the Console Port Configurations screen, highlight Modem Setup String and press the Enter key. A screen shows the current modem setup string option.

  2. Highlight whether you want to use the default setup string or a custom setup string.

  3. Press the Enter key.

  • If you highlight Default Setup String, you return to the Console Port Configurations screen and the default modem string appears in the Modem Setup String field.
  • If you highlight Custom Setup String, enter the custom string in the Enter Modem Setup String screen and press Enter again. You return to the Console Port Configurations screen and the custom setup string appears in the Modem Setup String field.

Default: Default Setup String

Note: The default modem setup string configures the modem to auto answer. It works for all Hayes compatible modems.

4.3.3.5Enabling or Disabling SLIP

To enable or disable SLIP:

  1. From the Console Port Configurations screen, highlight SLIP and press the Enter key. A screen similar to the following shows the current SLIP setting.

  1. Highlight whether you want SLIP enabled or disabled and press Enter. You return to the Console Port Configurations screen and the SLIP option you selected appears in the SLIP field.

  2. Default : Disabled

    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)

  1. From the Console Port Configurations screen, highlight SLIP Address and press Enter. The following screen appears.

  2. Enter the SLIP address. The address consists of numbers separated by periods. For example: 192.168.0.57

  3. After you enter the SLIP address, press the Enter key. You return to the Console Port Configurations screen and your entry appears in the SLIP Address field.

     

4.3.3.7 Specifying a SLIP Subnet Mask

If you are using SLIP, enter a suitable SLIP subnet mask.

  1. From the Console Port Configurations screen, highlight SLIP Subnet Mask and press Enter. The Enter IP Subnet Mask screen appears.

  2. Enter the SLIP subnet mask. The subnet mask consists of numbers separated by periods. For example: 255.255.255.0

  3. 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.


4.4 Performing Advanced Management Activities

Advanced management activities consist of the L2 switching database, L3 IP networking, bridging, static filtering, spanning tree, SNMP, other protocols (GVRP and IGMP), port trunking, port mirroring, and software upgrade. To perform advanced management activities:

  1. From the Switch Management screen (see Figure 4-1), highlight Advanced Management and press Enter. The Advanced Management screen in Figure 4-6 appears.

  2. Figure 4-6. Advanced Management Screen

  3. 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:

  • L2 Switching DataBase -- Lets you view and change VLAN, MAC address, IP multicast group, and port perspectives. Please refer to section 4.5
  • IP Networking — Lets you view or change IP settings, ARP and routing table parameters, RIP parameters, DHCP gateway set-tings, and ping settings. Please refer to section 4.6
  • Bridging -- Lets you view and change the aging period for a MAC address. Please refer to section 4.7
  • Static Filtering -- Lets you view, add, delete, or search all source or destination addresses to be filtered. Please refer to section 4.8
  • Spanning Tree -- Lets you view and change parameters relating to the spanning tree protocol. Please refer to section 4.9
  • SNMP -- Lets you view and change all SNMP related information. Please refer to section 4.10
  • Other Protocols — Lets you view and change GVRP and IGMP settings. Please refer to section 4.11
  • Port Trunking — Lets you assign a range of ports to trunking groups. Please refer to section 4.12
  • Port Mirroring — Lets you mirror one port to another. Please refer to section 4.13
  • Software Upgrade .lets you upgrade the Switch software. Please refer to section 4.14

4.5 L2 Switching Database

If you select L2 Switching DataBase from the Advanced Management screen (see Figure 4-6), the L2 Switching DataBase screen in Figure 4-7 appears, with VLAN Perspective highlighted.

Figure 4-7. L2 Switching Database Screen

The Switch can be viewed from the four perspectives in the L2 Switching Database screen:

  • VLAN Perspective .
  • IP Multicast Group Perspective
  • MAC Address Perspective
  • Port Perspective

These four views allow a network administrator to manage and monitor VLANs and their associated MAC addresses and ports effectively from different views.

 

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 VLAN’s 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 VLAN’s 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.

  1. 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.

  2. Figure 4-8. VLAN Perspective Screen

  3. From this screen you can:

  • Create a new VLAN.
  • Delete a VLAN ID
  • View VLAN activities
  • View or change a VLAN configuration

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:

  1. From the VLAN Perspective screen in Figure 4-8, hold down the Shift key and press the + key. The New VLAN Settings screen appears.

  2. With the highlight in the VLAN ID field, press the Enter key. The Enter New VLAN ID screen appears.

  3. Enter a new VLAN ID as either a 12-bit decimal or hexadecimal ID value. For example, 3.

  4. Press Enter. The VLAN ID appears next to VLAN ID in the New VLAN Settings screen.

  5. Note: “Remote” is appended to the VLAN ID automatically if the VLAN is learned from a remote switch.
  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Press the Esc key. A screen similar to the following appears.

This screen lets you:

  • Add switch ports to a VLAN
  • Delete switch ports from a VLAN

 

4.5.1.4 Adding New Switch Ports

To add new switch ports to the newly created VLAN:

  1. Hold down the Shift key and press + to display the Port Options screen.

  2. 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.

  3. In the Select Untagged Ports or Select Tagged Ports screen, use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to highlight an individual port.

  4. 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.

  5. 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

  6. Note: As a convenience, you can highlight All Ports to select multiple ports at one time.

     

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

     

  9. Press Esc to return to the VLAN Perspective screen in Figure 4-8. Select another option from the VLAN Perspective screen or press Esc to return to the L2 Switching Database screen in Figure 4-7.

The VLAN IDs and names you added appear in the VLAN Perspective screen. In the following example, the VLAN2 and “Engineering Dept” VLAN have been added.

 

4.5.1.5 Deleting a VLAN ID

To delete a VLAN ID from the VLAN Perspective screen above:

  1. Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to highlight the VLAN ID you want to delete.

  2. Press the - (hyphen) key. A message asks whether you are sure you want to delete the VLAN ID.

  3. 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.

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4.5.1.6 Viewing VLAN Activities

The following procedure describes how to use the VLAN Perspective screen to view activities for a particular VLAN. Using this procedure, you can view:

  • Active ports.
  • Active MAC addresses associated with a VLAN.
  • A transient address, if any.
  • Filtering and port information.

To view VLAN activities:

  1. 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.

  2. Press the Enter key. Screens similar to the following appear.

These screens show all active MAC addresses and VLAN domains for the VLAN you selected.

  • MAC addresses are those that have been sending frames from this VLAN to the switch within the last aging period.
  • VLAN domain shows the domains in this VLAN from which active MAC addresses have been learned within the last aging period.

You can use the Tab key to move between the MAC Addresses and VLAN Domain screens.

Searching for MAC Addresses

To search for MAC addresses:

  1. In the VLAN MAC Address screen, press S. The Enter MAC Addr To Search screen appears.

  2. 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.

Obtaining Additional Information

To obtain additional information about an active MAC address:

  1. In the MAC Addresses screen, scroll to the address about which you want more information.

  2. Press the Enter key. A VLAN/IP Multicast Group Membership screen similar to the following appears.

  3. Press Esc to remove the VLAN/IP Multicast Group Membership screen.

Scrolling Through Domains

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.

  1. From the VLAN Perspective screen in Figure 4-8, highlight an existing VLAN and press the Enter key. A screen similar to the following appears, with the highlight on VLAN Activities.

  2. Press the Up or Down Arrow key to highlight VLAN Settings.

  3. Press Enter. A screen similar to the following appears.

  4. From this screen, you can add switch ports to or delete them from any VLAN except the default VLAN. The controls for adding and deleting ports do not display for the default VLAN.

Adding Ports

To add ports to a VLAN:

  1. From the screen above, hold down the Shift key and press +. The Port Options screen appears.

  2. Select either untagged or tagged ports.

  3. 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.

  4. 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:

  1. From the L2 Switching Database screen in Figure 4-7, highlight IP Multicast Group Perspective and press the Enter key. A screen similar to the following appears.

  2. To obtain an IP multicast group perspective for one of the addresses in the screen above, use the Up and Down Arrow keys to highlight an address and press the Enter key. A screen similar to the following appears.

  3. To view the VLAN and IP multicast group addresses associated with the MAC address, highlight a host in the Hosts screen and press Enter. A VLAN/IP Multicast Group Membership screen similar to the following appears.

  4. Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to scroll through the VLAN/IP Multicast Group Membership screen.

  5. When you finish, press Esc until you return to the desired screen.

 

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:

  1. 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.

  2. Enter the MAC address whose characteristics, corresponding VLANs, and corresponding ports you want to view.

  3. Press Enter. A screen similar to the following appears.

  4. Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to scroll through the VLAN/IP Multicast Group Membership screen (if exist IGMP IP group settings).

  5. When you finish, press the Esc key to return to the desired screen.

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4.5.4 Port Perspective

The port perspective lets you view VLAN activities and RMON statistics.

To obtain a port perspective:

  1. From the L2 Switching DataBase screen in Figure 4-7, highlight Port Perspective and press the Enter key. The following Port Perspective screen appears.

  2. To view per-port VLAN activities, highlight Per Port VLAN Activities, press the Enter key, and proceed to the following section.

  3. To view per-port statistics, highlight Per Port Statistics, press the Enter key, and proceed to section 4.5.4.2

     

4.5.4.1 Per Port VLAN Activities

If you select Per Port VLAN Activities from the Port Perspective screen, a screen similar to the following Per Port VLAN Activities appears.

  1. Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to highlight the port number whose corresponding VLANs activities you want to view.

  2. 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:

  1. If the MAC Addresses screen is not the current screen, press the Tab key until it becomes the current screen.

  2. Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow key to scroll through the list of active MAC addresses for the selected port.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  1. To reset counters for all ports, press R. Then, when the pop up screen appears, highlight Yes and press Enter to reset the counters or highlight No and press Enter to not reset them.

  2. To view statistics for the port, use the Up and Down Arrow keys to highlight the desired port.

  3. Press the Enter key. A screen similar to the following appears, showing the statistics for the port you selected.

  4. To reset counters for the port in the screen above, press R. The popup screen appears highlights YES. Press Enter to confirm and highlight NO and Enter to keep the statistics.

  5. After reviewing this information, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.


4.6 IP Networking

If you select IP Networking from the Advanced Management screen (see Figure 4-6), the IP Networking screen in Figure 4-9 appears.

Figure 4-9. IP Networking Screen

From the IP networking screen, you can view or change:

  • IP and RIP settings
  • ARP Table
  • Routing Table
  • DHCP Gateway settings
  • Ping settings

 

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 VLAN’s IP settings, you must first create a VLAN as described under “Creating a New VLAN”.

 

To modify the settings shown:

  1. 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.

  2. Review the settings. To change a setting, highlight it, press the Enter key, select or key in the desired setting, and press Esc.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

The ARP table records the Internet Address and the physical MAC address in the Switch for packet conversion. You can add or remove by pressing “+” or “-”. After click on “+” to add a new entry, the screens as below displayed.

Press ECS, the IP address and physical MAC address will displayed as “static” type

 

4.6.3 Routing Table

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:

  • Network: The IP Sub network address to which the Switch can route packets
  • Mask: The related IP subnetwork mask to which the Switch can route packets.
  • Gateway: The IP address of the router at the next hop
  • Metric: The number of hops needed between this Switch and the destination network.
  • VLAN: The VLAN within which the gateway or destination resides.
  • Type: The IP route type for the IP subnetwork. There are six route types:
    • Direct: A directly connected subnetwork
    • Remote: A remote IP subnetwork or host address
    • Myself: A switch IP address on a specific IP subnetowrk
    • Bcase: A subnetwork broadcast address
    • Martian: An illegal IP address to be filtered
  • Protocol: Indicates one of the followings
    • Local: A manually configured routing entry
    • NetMgmt: A routing entry set via SNMP
    • ICMP: A routing entry obtained via ICMP redirect
    • RIP: A routing entry learned via the RIP protocol
    • Other: A protocol other than one of the other four listed above.

 

4.6.4 DHCP Gateway Settings

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.

 

4.6.5 Ping Settings

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:

  1. Press Enter. The Enter IP Address screen appears.

  2. 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

  3. Press Enter.

  4. Use the Down Arrow key to move to Count and press Enter. The Enter Packet Count screen appears.

  5. Type a packet count number from 1 to 999, or type 0 for an infinite packet count. Press Enter.

  6. Move to Size <mbytes> and press Enter. The Enter Packet Size screen appears.

  7. Type the packet size, from 0 to 1500, then press Enter.

  8. Move to Timeout <sec> and press Enter. The Enter Timeout screen appears.

  9. Type a timeout value, from 0 to 999, and press Enter.

  10. When you finish specifying the ping parameters, press Esc start pinging a remote IP address.

  11. Press Esc again to return to the L3 IP Networking screen in Figure 4-9 appears.


4.7 Bridging

If you select Bridging from the Advanced Management screen (see Figure 4-6), the following Bridging Parameters screen appears.

  1. To change the aging time, highlight Aging Time <seconds> and press Enter. The following prompt asks you to enter a bridge aging period, in seconds. Enter a new aging period and press the Enter key. Enter 0 for no aging. Default: 300 seconds (5 minutes)
  2. 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.

  3. Press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.

Note: the rate for flooding limit is controlled by the switch’s 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.

4.8 Static Filtering

If you select Static Filtering from the Advanced Management screen (see Figure 4-6), the following Static Filtering screen appears, with Source MAC Address highlighted.

From the Static Filtering screen, you can select source MAC addresses or destination MAC addresses for static filtering by highlighting one of these options and pressing the Enter key.

  • If you select Source MAC Address and press Enter, the SRC MAC Filter screen appears.
  • If you select Destination MAC Address and press Enter, the DST MAC Filter screen appears.

From either of these screens, you can:

  • Hold down the Shift key and press + to add a specific MAC address to be filtered.
  • Press - (hyphen) to delete a specific MAC address from being filtered. There is no precautionary message that appears before you delete a MAC address.

Therefore, be sure you want to delete the address before doing so.

  • Press S to search through the list of MAC addresses in the static filtering database. The static filtering database maximum capacity is 64.

When you finish, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.


4.9 Spanning Tree Functions

If you select Spanning Tree from the Advanced Management screen (see Figure 4-6), the Spanning Tree Protocol screen in Figure 4-10 appears.

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.

The top half of this screen displays read-only values.

The bottom half, starting with Spanning Tree Protocol, is user configurable. Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to highlight a field, then press Enter to change the value. When you finish, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.

To modify the selections shown:

  1. With the highlight in the Spanning Tree Protocol field, press Enter. The following choices appear.

  2. Select either Disabled or Enabled and press Enter. Your selection appears next to Spanning Tree Protocol.

  3. Use the Down Arrow key to move to Bridge Priority and press Enter. The Enter Bridge Priority screen appears.

  4. Type a decimal number for the bridge priority and press Enter. The decimal value you typed appears next to Bridge Priority.

  5. Use the Down Arrow key to move to Hello Time <sec> and press Enter. The Enter Hello Time screen appears.

  6. Type a decimal number for the hello time and press Enter. The decimal value you typed appears next to Hello Time.

  7. Press the Esc key to return to the Spanning Tree Protocol screen.

 

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.

This screen displays read-only values. When you finish, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.

To change the administration status:

  1. Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to highlight the port whose selections you want to change.

  2. Press the Enter key. The Admin Status Options screen appears.

  3. Enable or disable the selected port:

    • 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. To change the administration status options for other ports, repeat steps 1 through 3.5. When you finish, press Esc.

 

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.

To change the costs in the Spanning Tree Path Costs screen:

  1. Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to highlight the port whose Spanning Tree path costs you want to change or highlight All Ports..

  2. Press the Enter key. The Enter Path Cost screen appears.

  3. Enter a new path cost, then press Enter. The new Spanning Tree path cost appears next to the selected port.

  4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to change the Spanning Tree path costs for other ports.

  5. When you finish, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.

 

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.

To modify the settings in the Spanning Tree Port Priorities screen:

  1. Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to highlight a port whose priority level you want to change or highlight All Ports.

  2. Press Enter. The Enter Port Priority screen appears.

  3. Type a port priority, from 0 to 255, and press Enter. A low value gives the port a greater likelihood of becoming a Root port.

  4. To change the priorities of other ports, repeat steps 1 through 3.5. When you finish, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.


4.10 SNMP Functions

If you select SNMP from the Advanced Management screen (see Figure 4-6), the following SNMP Configurations screen appears, with the SNMP value highlighted.

The SNMP Configurations screen lets you view all SNMP-related information. As this screen shows, the factory-default SNMP value is Enabled and the factory-default Community Name value is public.

To change a value:

  1. With the SNMP field highlighted, press the Enter key. The following SNMP options appear.

  2. Select Disabled or Enabled and press Enter. Your selection appears next to SNMP.

  3. Use the Down Arrow key to move to Get Community Name and press Enter. The Enter Get Community Name screen appears.

  4. Type a get community name and press Enter. The get community name you typed appears next to Get Community Name.

  5. Use the Down Arrow key to move to Set Community Name and press Enter. The Enter Set Community Name screen appears.

  6. Type a set community name and press Enter. The set community name you typed appears next to Set Community Name.

  7. Use the Down Arrow key to move to Trap Community Name and press Enter. The Enter Trap Community Name screen appears.

  8. Type a trap community name and press Enter. The set community name you typed appears next to Trap Community Name.

  9. To specify up to three additional trap community names, repeat steps 7 and 8.

  10. 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.

  11. Type an IP address for trap host 1. The address consists of numbers separated by periods. For example: 192.168.0.5

  12. Press Enter. The IP address you typed appears next to Trap Host 1 IP Address.

  13. To specify up to two additional trap community names, repeat steps 10 through 12.

  14. 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.

  15. Select Disabled or Enabled and press Enter. Your selection appears next to Cold Start Trap.

  16. Press the Down Arrow key to move to Warm Start Trap and press the Enter key. The Trap Options screen appears.

  17. Select Disabled or Enabled and press Enter. Your selection appears next to Warm Start Trap.

  18. Press the Down Arrow key to move to Link Down Trap and press the Enter key. The Trap Options screen appears as above.

  19. Select Disabled or Enabled and press Enter. Your selection appears next to Link Down Trap.

  20. When you finish, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.


4.11 Other Protocols

If you highlight Other Protocols from the Advanced Management screen (see Figure 4-6) and press the Enter key, the Other Protocol Settings screen in Figure 4-11appears, with the GVRP value highlighted.

Figure 4-11. Other Protocol Settings Screen

  1. To change the GVRP setting, press Enter with GVRP highlighted. When the following screen appears, highlight the desired setting and press Enter.

  2. To change the IGMP setting, highlight IGMP and press Enter. When the following screen appears, highlight the desired setting and press Enter.

  3. 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.

4.12 Port Trunking

Using Port Trunking from the Advanced Management screen (see Figure 4-6), you can associate ports with trunk groups.

  1. From the Advanced Management screen, highlight Port Trunking and press the Enter key. The screen in Figure 4-12 appears.

  2. Figure 4-12. Port Trunking Screen

  3. Highlight the trunk group to which you want the ports assigned, then press Enter. A screen similar to the following appears.

  4. 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:

  5. 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.

  6. When you finish selecting ports, press Esc. A screen similar to the following appears, showing the ports associated with the trunk group.

  7. To associate additional ports with trunk groups, repeat steps 2 through 5.

  8. 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.

4.13 Port Mirroring

Using Port Mirroring from the Advanced Management screen (see Figure 4-6), you can mirror one port to another, one port at a time.

  1. From the Advanced Management screen, highlight Port Mirroring and press the Enter key. The screen in Figure 4-13 appears. There are two ports support monitoring, port#1 and port#13. Where port 1 accepts port 2 to port 12, and port 13 accepts port 14 to port 24.

  2. Figure 4-13. Port Mirroring Screen

  3. Highlight the port you want to mirror to, then press Enter. The Port Mirroring Options screen appears.

  4. With the highlight in Mirror From, press the Enter key. A “Mirror From”Options screen appears, listing the ports that can be mirrored from.

  5. Highlight the port you want to mirror from and press Enter. You return to the Port Mirroring Options Screen and your selection appears next to Mirror From.

  6. Press the Down Arrow key to highlight Mirror Mode and press Enter. The Mode Options screen appears.

  7. Highlight whether the port to be mirrored from will be receiving or transmitting, then press Enter. Your selection appears next to Mirror Mode in the Port Mirroring Options screen.

  8. Press Esc. Your selections appear in the screen shown below.

  9. When you finish, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen.


4.14 Upgrading Software

If you select File Transfer from the Advanced Management screen (see Figure 4-6), the following Software Upgrade screen appears, with the File Name value highlighted.

To change a value:

  1. Press the Enter key. The Enter File Name screen appears.

  2. Type a name for the software upgrade file and press Enter. The name you typed appears next to File Name.

  3. Use the Down Arrow key to move to IP Address, then press Enter. The Enter IP Address screen appears.

  4. 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

  5. Press Enter. The IP address appears next to IP Address.

  6. When you finish, press the Esc key. A prompt asks whether you want to upgrade your software now.

  7. 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.

  8. 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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