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EIS-408FX-M & EIS-408FX-S

8-Port Managed Industrial Ethernet Switch

(6x 10Base-T/100Base-TX and 2x 100Base-FX)

User’s Manual

ACROMAG INCORPORATED

Tel: (248) 624-1541

30765 South Wixom Road

Fax: (248) 624-9234

P.O. BOX 437
Wixom, MI 48393-7037 U.S.A.

Copyright 2005, Acromag, Inc., Printed in the USA.
Data and specifications are subject to change without notice.
8500-786-A05K000

Summary of Contents for EIS-408FX-M

Page 1: ...0Base TX and 2x 100Base FX User s Manual ACROMAG INCORPORATED Tel 248 624 1541 30765 South Wixom Road Fax 248 624 9234 P O BOX 437 Wixom MI 48393 7037 U S A Copyright 2005 Acromag Inc Printed in the U...

Page 2: ...il Mounting Installation 2 6 Wall Mounting Installation 2 7 Chapter 3 Web based Management 3 1 Introduction 3 1 Preparation for Web Management 3 1 System Login 3 1 Configuration via the Web based Mana...

Page 3: ...is switch is smart enough to temporarily disable the second path holding it as a backup in case the primary path fails It also includes a normally closed alarm relay to signal a port failure if enable...

Page 4: ...Ethernet collision domain is said to terminate at the switch port That is a two port switch will effectively break a network into two distinct data links or segments An eight port switch like the Acr...

Page 5: ...ports IEEE 802 3 10Base T 802 3u 100Base TX 100Base FX Non blocking store and forward switching architecture 1Mbits embedded buffer memory with 2K entry MAC address table Web based reconfiguration wit...

Page 6: ...Wall Mounting Installation Introduction Panel Layout Front View 1 LED indicators PWR RM PWR1 PWR2 FAULT 2 DIP switches to enable port alarms and designate redundant Ring Master 3 RJ 45 ports w integr...

Page 7: ...F No power 1 is being supplied Green Power 2 is ON PWR 2 OFF No power 2 is being supplied Green Indicates this switch is designated as the redundant Ring Master R M OFF Indicates switch is NOT the Rin...

Page 8: ...res of your DC supply into the V and V contacts of the terminal block connector The acceptable wire range is 12 to 24 AWG 2 Tighten the terminal screws to prevent the wires from coming loose 3 OPTIONA...

Page 9: ...DI MDI X crossover and automatic 10 100Mbps data rate sensing for 10Base T or 100Base TX connections Automatic MDI MDI X crossover allows you to connect to other switches hubs or workstations without...

Page 10: ...the data can be sent If the aging time is too short the MAC address table will constantly refresh resulting in excess consumption of switch computing resources For this reason a longer aging time is r...

Page 11: ...is positioned at the top 2 For flat surface or wall mounting you can remove the DIN Rail clip in similar fashion Follow these steps to mount the switch to the DIN rail track 1 Insert the upper end sp...

Page 12: ...witch 2 Use a screwdriver to attach the wall mounting plate to the rear panel of the switch using the six screws provided Tighten these screws to secure the switch to the wall mounting plate 3 Use the...

Page 13: ...ble Java applets to use network ports Preparation for Web Management Before you attempt to use the embedded web interface to manage switch operation verify that the switch is properly installed on you...

Page 14: ...configure Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSTP Redundant Ring This section is to enable and configure redundant ring settings QoS This section is to enable and configure QoS Quality of Service settings...

Page 15: ...network device in order to let the flow control of that corresponding port of the switch to work Asymmetric indicates that you don t need to activate the flow control function of the remote network de...

Page 16: ...tings Note Remember to click on the Save Configuration button to save your settings Otherwise the settings you made will be lost when the switch is powered off Switch Settings With the Switch Settings...

Page 17: ...l monitored ports will be copied to the mirror ports You can choose a single port or any combination of ports but you can only monitor them in one mirror mode To disable this function set the monitor...

Page 18: ...ember to select Save Configuration to save your settings Otherwise the settings you made will be lost when the switch is powered off Because the port based VLAN is defined on the switch itself and doe...

Page 19: ...3 7 Basic 1 Click on Add button to add a new tag based VLAN...

Page 20: ...to communicate with one another 5 Here you can specify the egress outgoing VLAN frames to be Tagged frames or Untagged frames Click on Apply to apply your settings Tag Indicates that egress outgoing f...

Page 21: ...o transmit data to each other this is their tagged port The tagged VLAN settings for switch 1 are as follows settings for switch 2 are the same those for switch 1 1 You must specify which port s belon...

Page 22: ...VLAN ID VID to which it belongs Tag uplink ports do not use port VLAN ID s 4 Always remember to select Save Configuration to preserve your settings Otherwise your settings will be lost when the switch...

Page 23: ...Mask You can assign the subnet mask for the IP address here If the DHCP Client function is enabled you don t need to assign the subnet mask Gateway You can assign the gateway for the switch here The d...

Page 24: ...ter SWT Swedish Winter 1 hour 1 pm EET Eastern European USSR Zone 1 2 hours 2 pm BT Baghdad USSR Zone 2 3 hours 3 pm ZP4 USSR Zone 3 4 hours 4 pm Local Time Zone Conversion from UTC Time at 12 00 UTC...

Page 25: ...a network The spanning tree was created to combat the negative effects of message loops in switched networks A spanning tree uses a spanning tree algorithm STA to automatically sense that a switch has...

Page 26: ...40 seconds here This value represents the time that a bridge will wait without receiving Spanning Tree Protocol configuration messages before attempting a reconfiguration If this switch is not the ro...

Page 27: ...e the STP mathematic calculation False means that this port includes the STP mathematic calculation Once you finish your configuration click Apply to save your settings Note Always remember to select...

Page 28: ...nt ring function by checking this option Note You must enable the redundant ring function before connecting any backup path to prevent the inadvertent generation of message loops Working Ports You can...

Page 29: ...ked and connects to the backup redundant path the upper right corner path is the backup path The settings of Switch 1 The settings of Switch 2 The settings of Switch 3 The settings of Switch 4 Note Be...

Page 30: ...that it has two message paths to another Switch 1 is configured to be the master switch and the backup path will be decided by this master switch For our example we specified the path on the right as...

Page 31: ...iority to the lowest priority For example the system will process 8 packets with the highest priority in the queue then 4 with middle priority then 2 with low priority and 1 with the lowest priority a...

Page 32: ...multitude of other computers that have identified themselves as being interested in receiving the originating computers data Multicasting is useful for such applications as updating the address books...

Page 33: ...fferent multicast groups VID and member ports and IP multicast addresses that range from 224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 Once you finish your configuration click on Apply to apply your settings Security...

Page 34: ...s of your TFTP server here Backup File Name Specify the correct backup file name here Once you finish your configuration click on Apply to apply your settings TFTP Update Firmware In this section you...

Page 35: ...r default state including the IP address please use the reset button on the front panel of your switch refer to the Reset Button section System Reboot System Reboot allows you to reset the switch soft...

Page 36: ...t ingress incoming traffic and egress outgoing traffic rate controls For example let s assume port 1 is at 10Mbps you can set its effective transmit egress rate to be 1Mbps and receive ingress rate to...

Page 37: ...hernet cables are categorized into unshielded twisted pair UTP and shielded twisted pair STP types Shielded cables are recommended In general category 3 4 and 5 Ethernet cables are suitable for system...

Page 38: ...equipment or other wiring A high number of oversized packets can result from a bad transceiver excessive cable noise or from a speed mismatch between the switch ports and the connected devices LED Ind...

Page 39: ...EIA TIA 568 100 ohm 100m maximum length 100BaseT X Twisted pair UTP STP Cat 5 cable EIA TIA 568 100 ohm 100 meters maximum length 100BaseFX Select multi mode or single mode cables per model Power Inpu...

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