Introduction

Thank you for your purchase of WGSW-800, the 8-Port 1000Mbps Intelligent Ethernet Switch. This Switch has an integrated management agent, which provides an embedded web server, SNMP, RMON, and Console/Telnet sessions capabilities. Additionally, the Switch provides a user-friendly Web browser interface. With an on-board HTTP server and Java implementation, users can access the box with the use of popular browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft I.E.. WGSW-800, the Ethernet Switch also supports firmware upgrades using the TFTP protocol. The terms "WebSwitch" in the followings sections will represent the WGSW-800, the Intelligent 8-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch.

The following topics briefly describe the functional overview of WebSwitch:

1.1 Features

• 8 1000Base auto-negotiation ports
• Back pressure flow control for half-duplex operation
• 802.3x flow control for full duplex operation
• 802.1Q based VLAN
• QoS through dual priority and support for 802.1p
• 12K-entry address cache
• Hardware assisted RMON statistic collection
• Port mirroring
• Extensive system LED and per port LEDs
• Console port (VT100)
• Telnet remote login
• Web-based management
• On-Board HTTP Server
• Network boot/software upload via TFTP
• IGMP support with software upgrade
• SNMP based network management
• MIB II (RFC1213)
• Ethernet interface MIB (RFC1643)
• Bridge MIB (RFC1493)
• 4-Group RMON (RFC 1757)

• Transparent Bridge (IEEE 802.1d)
• Spanning tree protocol
• Hardware assisted address learning
• Auto aging
• Static address entry

1.2 Front Panel Descriptions

The front panel (see Figure 1-1) contains all the Ethernet ports, expansion panels, and LEDs. There is one System LED, and two LEDs for each port on the front panel. Detailed definitions can be found in the next section.



Figure 1-1: Front Panel (ex: WGSW-800SX)

Figure 1-2: Rear Panel

The rear panel (see Figure 1-2) contains an AC power receptacle, power switch, and a console port.

System LED : A LED is used to show the general operating status of the system.
System:	Off	System is booting up
	Green	System is in operation
	Orange	System is in boot mode
	Red	System fails during the initialization
	The normal sequence after power-on or system reset is off, then Yellow (booting up applications) and lastly Green again meaning the system is ready.
Port LEDs : There are three LEDs for each port. Their definitions are summarized as follows:
Full/Col	Off	Half Duplex operation (Default)
	Solid Green	Full Duplex operation
	Blinking Amber	Collisions detected for Half Duplex operation
Link/Act	Off	Port is link down
	Solid Green	Port is link up and no traffic
	Blinking Green	Port is link up and with traffic

1.5 Management

There are different methods by which a user can manage the Switch:

1. Web-Based Interface

Currently, users can configure the switch, monitor the LED panel, and display the statistics graphically with the Netscape Navigator browser version 4.0 or higher and Microsoft IE version 4.01 or higher. With Internet access, users can link directly to the local switch’s home page. The Web-based interface is implemented using Java, which provides true interactive management. Detail description is in the WEB-BASED MANAGEMENT chapter.

2. Menu Driven Interface via Console or Telnet

Users can also access the switch in a more traditional way by connecting a PC or terminal to the serial console port or by Telnet across the network. The user interface is menu driven so users need not follow certain command syntax. The menus are organized in a manner similar to the web-based interface. Detail description is in the CONSOLE INTERFACE chapter.

3. SNMP Network Management Platforms

Since the switch supports SNMP, users can manage the Switch with an SNMP-compatible management station running platforms such as HP OpenView. It also supports a comprehensive set of MIB extensions along with MIB II, Ethernet MIB, the 802.1d bridge MIB, and the 4-group RMON.

SNMP v.1 is implemented. The SNMP agent decodes the incoming SNMP messages and responds to these requests with MIB objects that are stored in the database. For the statistics and counters of MIB Objects, the SNMP agent periodically (every 5 seconds) updates the MIB Objects.

4. MIBs

The system supports the following MIBs:

1. MIB II
2. Ethernet Interface MIB
3. Bridge MIB
4. 4 groups RMON

• The Ethernet Statistics Group
• The Ethernet History Group
• The Alarm Group
• The Event Group

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