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Managed Switches Ethernet Managed Switching Hubs Software Manual for Console Access Version 5.x Covering Product Series: EICP_M, EIDX_M, EISX_M

TD020850-0MG 10 4.3 System Configuration Each of the System Configuration menu selections of Figure 4 will activate additional sub-menus from among

TD020850-0MG 11 4.3.1 Configure IP Address Figure 5 displays the Configure IP Address menu with its default values. The address can be assigned in

TD020850-0MG 12 4.3.2 Configure Ports Figure 6 shows how individual Ethernet ports can be Enabled or Disabled. Also, the operating data rate or “

TD020850-0MG 13 4.3.3 Configure Port Trunking (Copper Ports Only) Port Trunking allows two or more of ports 1–8 to be grouped with the resulting

TD020850-0MG 14 Figure 8 displays the default Configure Port Trunking menu. Ports to be included in a trunk would be entered with a “Y”. A trunk gr

TD020850-0MG 15 4.3.4 Configure Port Mirroring Port mirroring allows one port to copy or “mirror” all traffic transmitted or received by one or mult

TD020850-0MG 16 Egress Mirroring Rules pertain to data transmitted by the ports being mirrored. The example screen of Figure 10 shows that Port 4

TD020850-0MG 17 4.3.5 Configure 802.1Q VLAN A VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) is comprised of devices grouped on some basis other than geographic

TD020850-0MG 18 4.3.5.2 VLAN Tags and VLAN Identifiers (VIDs) Each VLAN frame contains an 802.1Q VLAN tag having a VID (VLAN Identifier) indicating

TD020850-0MG 19 4.3.5.5 Configure 802.1Q VLAN menu Figure 12 displays the four functions of the Configure 802.1Q VLAN menu : Status (read-only) repo

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TD020850-0MG 20 4.3.5.7 Creating VLAN Groups and VIDs Nine VLANs can be defined using the three Configure 802.1Q VLAN Group and VID screens. The fir

TD020850-0MG 21 4.3.5.7.1 Management Port If a VLAN is to have full management functionality for any of its ports, it must include the Management Po

TD020850-0MG 22 4.3.5.8.1.1 Example of VLAN Configuration Example : To create a Port VLAN group with a VID of 1 and containing Ports 1–3, the VLAN

TD020850-0MG 23 4.3.5.9 Configure Non-802.1Q Frame Drop Rules The managed switch supports the ability to drop non-802.1Q frames (frames without VLAN

TD020850-0MG 24 4.3.6 Configure Filtering and Forwarding Table An Ethernet switch learns which devices are tied to which ports by monitoring the tra

TD020850-0MG 25 4.3.6.1 Configure Multicast Filtering Table A multicast message is one destined for two or more Ethernet devices. By default, the s

TD020850-0MG 26 4.3.6.2 Configure Static Forwarding Table The forwarding (address) table can hold not only learned addresses, but also up to 30 stat

TD020850-0MG 27 4.3.7 Configure QoS (Quality of Service) In addition to the MAC-based priority applied in multicast filtering and static forwarding

TD020850-0MG 28 4.3.7.1 Configure Port QoS When QoS is enabled, Flow Control for each port can be enabled or disabled. For QoS to be most effective

TD020850-0MG 29 4.3.7.2 Configure 802.1p Priority The IEEE 802.1p extension of IEEE 802.1Q prioritizes traffic at the data-link/MAC layer through a

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TD020850-0MG 30 4.3.7.3 Configure TOS/DiffServ Priority The IP header contains an eight-bit field originally known as the Type of Service (TOS) fiel

TD020850-0MG 31 4.3.7.3.1 Map TOS Precedence and Priority Queue Figure 24 — Map TOS Precedence and Priority Queue Figure 24 displays the default TO

TD020850-0MG 32 4.3.7.3.2 Map DiffServ DSCP and Priority Queue Differentiated Services (DiffServ) was first described by RFC2474 which redefines the

TD020850-0MG 33 4.3.8 Configure Relay The switch has a relay output that can be used to signal the occurrence of one or more events. The relay is

TD020850-0MG 34 4.3.8.1 Configure Relay Features Figure 28 displays the following four features : Port Monitoring (link monitoring of specific ports

TD020850-0MG 35 4.3.8.2 Configure Port Link Monitoring As displayed for an 8-port switch in Figure 29, the user can monitor three conditions : Ignor

TD020850-0MG 36 4.3.8.3 Display Faults Figure 30 depicts an 8-port switch example of a Display Faults report. For switches of 16- and 24-ports, th

TD020850-0MG 37 4.3.9 Configure Redundancy Each managed switch from Contemporary Controls offers you a choice between the public standard protocols

TD020850-0MG 38 4.3.9.2 Configure Spanning Tree Protocol The second field of Figure 31 (labelled STP/RSTP) allows you to toggle the protocol to be e

TD020850-0MG 39 4.3.9.2.1 Version The original 1990 link-management specification in IEEE802.1D, Clause 8, described path redundancy via the Spannin

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TD020850-0MG 40 4.3.9.2.5.1 Configure STP Port Parameters Figure 32 displays the default settings for the Configure STP Port Parameters screen. Thi

TD020850-0MG 41 4.3.9.2.5.2 Path Cost In determining the most efficient path for conveying messages between the periphery of the tree and its root,

TD020850-0MG 42 4.3.9.3 RapidRingTM 4.3.9.3.1 Characteristics of RapidRing RapidRing technology from Contemporary Controls provides high speed redu

TD020850-0MG 43 4.3.9.3.1.1 RapidRing and Other Management Features As a rule, when ring ports are enabled for RapidRing use, they should not be inv

TD020850-0MG 44 4.3.9.3.2.1 Configure RapidRing Each switch must be configured for ring operation. The console screen of Figure 35 displays the Ra

TD020850-0MG 45 4.3.10 Configure Rate Control 4.3.10.1 Rate Control Overview The rate and type of port traffic can be controlled to enhance net

TD020850-0MG 46 4.3.10.2 Configure Ingress Traffic Rate Control Figure 37 shows a sample Configure Ingress Traffic Rate Control screen for a 24-port

TD020850-0MG 47 4.3.10.3 Configure Egress Traffic Rate Control Figure 38 shows a sample Configure Egress Traffic Rate Control screen for a 24-por

TD020850-0MG 48 4.3.11 Configure Port Security Figure 39 illustrates an example of the Configure Port Security screen for an 8-port switch. Each

TD020850-0MG 49 4.3.12 Configure IGMP Snooping Traditionally, IP messages are either unicast or broadcast, but multicasting can deliver messages to

TD020850-0MG 5 2 History 3/19/2004 Initial Release 5/24/2004 Web Browser Support and VLAN ID range limits 7/20/2004 RapidRing Support 3/01/2005

TD020850-0MG 50 4.4 SNMP Configuration. In a large network, a network management system (NMS) based on the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP

TD020850-0MG 51 4.4.1 Configure System Information Figure 42 shows the Configure System Information screen — although on the default screen you

TD020850-0MG 52 4.4.2 Configure SNMP Community Managed devices are grouped into “communities” wherein every device has the same “community string” (

TD020850-0MG 53 4.4.3 Configure SNMP Trap Receivers An SNMP Trap is a message that is transmitted when a trap event occurs. The menu in Figure 44 a

TD020850-0MG 54 4.5 Performance Monitoring The switch performance can be monitored via SNMP and console menus. The console menus support five main

TD020850-0MG 55 4.5.1 Monitor Port Traffic Under the Monitor Port Traffic menu of Figure 46 there are two choices : Port Packet Statistics (explain

TD020850-0MG 56 4.5.1.1 Port Frame Statistics When monitoring port frame statistics, the non-error frame statistics for each port are displayed (Fig

TD020850-0MG 57 4.5.1.2 Port Error Frames Statistics Port Frame Error Statistics (Figure 48 is an example for an 8-port switch) are viewed by first

TD020850-0MG 58 4.5.2 Browse Address Table The Browse Address Table is displayed in Figure 49. The entire address table (up to 512 entries) can be

TD020850-0MG 59 4.5.3 Monitor Switch History The Monitor Switch History screen in Figure 50 displays the number of seconds since the previous power

TD020850-0MG 6 3.1 Sample Images of the Managed Switch Product Series EISX8M-100T/FC EICP8M-100T EIDX24M-100T/FC EIDX24MP-100T

TD020850-0MG 60 4.5.4 Monitor Switch Temperature The Monitor Switch Temperature screen of Figure 51 displays the current internal temperature of

TD020850-0MG 61 4.5.5 Monitor STP Port Status The screens of Figure 52 (where STP is enabled) and Figure 53 (where STP is disabled) report STP S

TD020850-0MG 62 STP State may report any of three states: Forwarding indicates the RSTP port is actively participating in the tree — that is, it is n

TD020850-0MG 63 4.6 Upload/Download Settings The switch settings can be stored to a PC and retrieved from a PC. To upload the settings to the PC,

TD020850-0MG 64 5 Appendix 5.1 SNMP The switch provides an SNMP interface for management of the device. The switch currently supports : RFC 1157 —

TD020850-0MG 65 5.1.1.2 ‘Interfaces’ group 1.3.6.1.2.1.2 oid = "1.3.6.1.2.1.2.1.0" ifNumber: the number of network interfaces (regardless

TD020850-0MG 66 oid = "1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.9.ifIndex" ifLastChange: the value of sysUpTime at the time the interface entered its current oper

TD020850-0MG 67 5.1.1.3 ‘IP’ group 1.3.6.1.2.1.4 oid = "1.3.6.1.2.1.4.1.0" ipForwarding: The indication of whether this switch is acting

TD020850-0MG 68 oid = "1.3.6.1.2.1.4.20.1.4.< ipAdEntAddr >" ipAdEntBcastAddr: the value of the least-significant bit in the IP broa

TD020850-0MG 69 5.1.1.6 ‘UDP’ group 1.3.6.1.2.1.7 5.1.1.6.1 The UDP Listener Table — ‘udpTable’ 1.3.6.1.2.1.7.5 When an IP address is used as input

TD020850-0MG 7 4 Advanced Operation 4.1 General Considerations Configuration is accomplished while the switch is connected to a computer running a

TD020850-0MG 70 oid = “1.3.6.1.2.1.11.9.0” snmpInNoSuchNames: The total number of SNMP PDUs which were delivered to the SNMP protocol switch and for

TD020850-0MG 71 oid = “1.3.6.1.2.1.11.20.0” snmpOutTooBigs: The total number of SNMP PDUs which were generated by the SNMP protocol switch and for wh

TD020850-0MG 72 5.1.2 Managed Objects for Bridges — From RFC 1493 Bridge MIB — ‘dot1dBridge’ 1.3.6.1.2.1.17 5.1.2.1 ‘dot1dBase’ group 1.3.6.1.2.1.1

TD020850-0MG 73 5.1.2.3 ‘dot1dTpFdbTable’ 1.3.6.1.2.1.17.4.3 oid = "1.3.6.1.2.1.17.4.3.1.1.<MAC address as 6 decimal fields>" dot1d

TD020850-0MG 74 5.1.3 Managed Objects for Ethernet-like Interface Types — From RFC 1643 Ethernet-like Interface MIB —‘dot3’ 1.3.6.1.2.1.10.7 5.1.3.

TD020850-0MG 75 oid = “1.3.6.1.2.1.10.7.2.1.11.dot3StatsIndex” dot3StatsCarrierSenseErrors: the number of frames that the carrier sense condition was

TD020850-0MG 76 5.1.4 Evolution of the Interface Group of MIB-II — From RFC 1573 MIBs for generic objects for network Interface sub-layers — ‘ifMIB’

TD020850-0MG 77 5.1.5 Private Managed Objects MIBs for Contemporary Controls — 1.3.6.1.4.1.17384 • Switch Family — 1.3.6.1.4.1.17384.1 • Switch Se

TD020850-0MG 78 5.1.6 Message Format for SNMP Operations Five SNMP operations are used in SNMP version 1 : get, get-next, set, get-response, trap.

TD020850-0MG 79 5.1.6.2 Traps for SNMPv1 5.1.6.2.1 Format of Trap Messages Each trap message contains a header and a protocol data unit (PDU). 5.1.

TD020850-0MG 8 4.1.3 Username and Password With a null-modem cable connecting the switch to a suitable configuration device, a login screen similar

TD020850-0MG 80 5.1.6.2.3 SNMP Generic Traps enterprise = 1.3.6.1.2.1.11 Generic-trap = 0 coldStart: signifies that the sending protocol switch is r

TD020850-0MG 9 4.2 Main Menu A Managed Switch Main Menu similar to that of Figure 3 (which will identify your specific switch model and its MA