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Defaults and Specifications

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Defaults and Specifications

The IntraCore 6524 is shipped with the following factory default settings and
specifications:

Table 1-3 Defaults and Specifications

Configuration

Default Setting

Backplane Speed

6.4Gbps.

Switching Method

Store-and-forward

Forwarding Rates:
(64 byte packets)

Switched 10Mbps = 14,880 pps
Switched 100Mbps = 148,810 pps
Switched 1000Mbps = 1,488,100 pps

Buffer Size

8MB

MAC Address Table

16K for MAC addresses on SRAM

Full-Duplex

Standards-based auto-negotiation enabled

VLAN

64 port-based VLANs, GVRP support, 802.1Q VLAN Tagging

Spanning Tree Protocol

802.1D, enabled

Priority

802.1p, 8 levels mapped to 4 queues

RMON

Groups 1-3, 9

SNMP

MIB-II, Bridge MIB, RMON MIB, Asanté private MIBs

Console Baud Rate

9600

Password

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Summary of Contents for IntraCore 6524

Page 1: ...IntraCore 6524 Ethernet Switch User s Manual Asant Technologies Inc 821 Fox Lane San Jose CA 95131 www asante com 1 800 662 9686 September 2000 Part Number 06 00578 00 Rev B...

Page 2: ...vantage of this warranty you must contact Asant for a return materials authorization RMA number The RMA number must be clearly written on the outside of the returned package Product must be sent to As...

Page 3: ...uidelines 2 1 Power Requirements 2 1 Environmental Requirements 2 1 Cooling and Airflow 2 2 Installation Overview 2 2 Chassis Installation Placement 2 3 Installation in an Equipment Rack 2 3 Free Stan...

Page 4: ...ntication Traps 3 18 Adding or Updating a Trap Receiver 3 18 Deleting a Trap Receiver 3 19 Port Configuration 3 20 Viewing Legends for Configuration Settings 3 21 Current Port Settings 3 22 Enabling o...

Page 5: ...iguration 3 46 Current Settings 3 47 Setting Console Idle Time out Period 3 47 Setting Telnet Idle Time out Period 3 48 Changing the Password 3 48 Enabling or Disabling the Web Server 3 49 Viewing Sta...

Page 6: ...ributes 4 31 Configuring Inter Switch Links 4 33 Displaying a Summary of VLAN Groups 4 35 Displaying a VLAN Port Summary 4 36 Resetting VLAN Configuration to Defaults 4 36 Multicast Traffic Management...

Page 7: ...ng Technical Support A 1 MIB Statistics B 1 MIB Object Definitions for Counters B 1 Readable Frames B 1 Readable Octets B 1 FCS Errors B 1 Alignment Errors B 2 Frame Too Longs B 2 Short Events B 2 Run...

Page 8: ...Page vi...

Page 9: ...verged multi service networks The overall design incorporates a family of tightly integrated ASICs designed as system building blocks These building blocks enable the rapid development of advanced net...

Page 10: ...e network core Layer 2 3 switched 10 100 1000 Ethernet meets the requirements for high speed scalable cost effective data transmission and support for all multi service data types High performance ser...

Page 11: ...orted Supported Supported 802 1P Priority Supported Supported 802 1Q VLAN Tagging Supported Supported Supported 802 1D Spanning Tree Supported Supported Supported IGMP V1 V2 Snooping Supported Support...

Page 12: ...essly deploy any model in their network Edge Switches Edge Switches provide the first point of connectivity to the network Connecting to an Enterprise Switch in the network core Edge Switches provide...

Page 13: ...nterfaces High Performance 6 4 Gbps Backplane The system supports current requirements for multi service voice video and data applications with bandwidth to spare Multiple Priority Queues The applicat...

Page 14: ...Q compliant for security logical network design and the control of broadcast traffic The 802 1Q standard specifies VLAN tagging for trunking VLANs from switch to switch or switch to router Compatible...

Page 15: ...Forwarding Rates 64 byte packets Switched 10Mbps 14 880 pps Switched 100Mbps 148 810 pps Switched 1000Mbps 1 488 100 pps Buffer Size 8MB MAC Address Table 16K for MAC addresses on SRAM Full Duplex Sta...

Page 16: ...ore 6524 Table 1 4 LEDs and their meanings LED Color and Meaning Power Green Power is on when lit Link Speed Green 100Mbps Amber 10Mbps Duplex Activity Green Full Duplex Amber Half Duplex Blinking Act...

Page 17: ...ed near the IntraCore 6524 and easily accessible It must also be properly grounded Make sure the power source adheres to the following guidelines Input voltage range 90 to 254 VAC Frequency range 47 6...

Page 18: ...explain each step in detail Table 2 1 Installation Overview Step Action to Be Taken 1 Required Open the box and check the contents See the Package Contents sheet for a complete list of the items incl...

Page 19: ...g procedure Safety Precautions for Rack Installation Important Before continuing disconnect all cables from the IntraCore 6524 Equipment Rack Guidelines Table 2 2 Equipment Rack Guidelines Guideline S...

Page 20: ...ack Use a minimum of four screws for this purpose Important Make sure the unit is supported until all the mounting screws for each bracket are secured to the equipment rack Failure to do so could caus...

Page 21: ...nsert the GBIC into the slot on the face of the Gigabit Ethernet module 3 Slide the GBIC into the slot until you hear or feel a click The click indicates that the GBIC is locked into the slot 4 When y...

Page 22: ...swab or Kim Wipe to clean the ferrules of the optical connector The most common source of contaminants in the optical bores is debris picked up from the optical connectors Connecting Power To connect...

Page 23: ...cedures The 24 10 100 ports on the IntraCore 6524 allow for the connection of 10Base T or 100Base TX network devices The ports are compatible with IEEE 802 3 and 802 3u standards Important The IntraCo...

Page 24: ...instructions see Changing Community Strings on page 3 17 BootP Configuration The IntraCore 6524 is shipped with BootP support If your network contains a BootP server configured with available valid I...

Page 25: ...24 If you can access the IntraCore 6524 it is properly configured with an IP address For more information on using BootP see Bootstrap Configuration on page 3 12 Connecting To a Console To make the ca...

Page 26: ...nal emulator to the Console port on the management engine and using the menu driven Local Management Interface Out of band network management is guaranteed even when the in band Ethernet network is do...

Page 27: ...k to which the IntraCore 6524 is con nected is functioning 2 Make sure the IntraCore 6524 is configured with valid IP information See Configuring for Management earlier in this chapter 3 Connect to th...

Page 28: ...t For information on managing the IntraCore 6524 with SNMP based management software refer to Chapter 4 Advanced Management and your SNMP software manual The Asant private MIB for the IntraCore 6524 i...

Page 29: ...ement Interface Viewing General Information Configuration Menu System Administration Configuration System IP Configuration Bootstrap Configuration SNMP Configuration Port Configuration Advanced Port C...

Page 30: ...connection via Telnet four sessions maximum For instructions on how to connect to the IntraCore 6524 see Management Options on page 2 10 The rest of this chapter describes the Local Management Interfa...

Page 31: ...Submenu To access a submenu type the command letter that corresponds with the option you need to use For example type g for General Information Exiting a Submenu To exit a submenu type q To exit a com...

Page 32: ...formation Menu System up for 000day s 00hr s 43min s 47sec s Software Version Bank 1 Image Version Date 1 00E Aug 23 2000 19 04 37 Bank 2 Image Version Date 1 00F Aug 24 2000 14 09 25 Running System I...

Page 33: ...B of the unit s Dynamic Random Access Memory EEPROM Size The size in megabytes MB of the unit s EEPROM Flash Size The size in MB of the switch s flash memory or non volatile RAM Console Baud Rate The...

Page 34: ...ystem Administration Configuration Displays and allows you to change the name location and contact information for the IntraCore 6524 See page 3 8 System IP Configuration Displays and allows changing...

Page 35: ...es or set the age out time for MAC addresses See page 3 30 Security Management Allows you to use various features such as Duplicate IP traps for port security See page 4 9 VLAN Management Allows you t...

Page 36: ...Menu Table 3 3 System Administration settings Setting Description Name The name of the IntraCore 6524 up to 64 characters including spaces Location Place where you have installed the IntraCore 6524 up...

Page 37: ...Type the command letter of the item to be changed in the System Administration Configuration Menu 3 At the prompt type the information you want to change See Table 3 3 for a description of each param...

Page 38: ...setting on the System IP Configuration Menu Table 3 4 System IP settings Setting Description System IP Address The IP Internet Protocol address of the IntraCore 6524 System Subnet Mask The filter that...

Page 39: ...yping i in the Configuration Menu 2 Type the command letter of the option you want to change 3 Type the new address at the prompt See Table 3 4 for a description of each address Important Follow the f...

Page 40: ...Banks The IntraCore 6524 has two banks to store its runtime software The banks are referred to as bank 1 and bank 2 Either of these banks may be the Boot Bank which is the bank from which the runtime...

Page 41: ...k from a remote server use the following procedure 1 Open the Local Bootstrap Configuration Menu by typing b in Configuration Menu 2 Open the Remote Bootstrap Configuration Menu by typing r in the Loc...

Page 42: ...ote Load Mode BootP TFTP Sets the IntraCore 6524 to request an IP address from a BootP server AND to download the software s image file through TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol Important To use thi...

Page 43: ...Address 5 At the prompt type the IP address of the remote boot server that contains the switch s software image file Then press Return The Bootstrap Configuration Menu appears 6 Type f to select the o...

Page 44: ...remote management of your network see Chapter 4 Advanced Management Important Be sure to change the SNMP community strings in order to prevent unauthorized access to manage ment information Figure 3...

Page 45: ...trl c at the command prompt 4 Press Return The new string takes effect 5 Type q to quit and return to the Configuration Menu Setting Description SNMP Read Commu nity The string that defines access rig...

Page 46: ...ct 4 Type q to quit and return to the Configuration Menu Adding or Updating a Trap Receiver Trap receivers are network management stations designated to receive traps from the IntraCore 6524 Important...

Page 47: ...viously designated 1 Open the SNMP Configuration Menu by typing n in the Configuration Menu 2 Type d to Delete a Trap Receiver A prompt for the entry of the trap receiver appears 3 Enter the number of...

Page 48: ...ration Menu IntraCore 6524 Basic Port Configuration Menu Module 1 Port 01 Operating Status Auto Negotiation Speed Duplex hhhhhhhH hhhhhhHH hhhhhhhh GG Port Status Enabled Link Status Up RJ45 TX Auto N...

Page 49: ...lex D Disabled by Mgmt Action h 10 Mbps half duplex d Disabled by Security Violation H 100 Mbps half duplex B Blocking G 1 Gbps full duplex S Listening R Learning Legends for port priority Forwarding...

Page 50: ...is field displays disabled enabled symbols for each of the cur rent ports For details see the legend in Figure 3 10 Link Speed Duplex This field displays speed duplex setting symbols for each of the c...

Page 51: ...Auto negotiation is a feature of the Fast Ethernet standard that enables two devices on a common segment to communicate their transmission speed capabilities This feature allows the devices to determi...

Page 52: ...ine near the top of the Port Configuration Menu Toggling Half to Full Duplex Half duplex mode allows transmission in two directions on the same channel but only in one direction at a time Full duplex...

Page 53: ...roblems on the network or to prevent unauthorized use of a port or station To enable or disable a port use the following procedure 1 Access the Port Configuration Menu by typing p in the Configuration...

Page 54: ...3 11 Advanced Port Configuration Menu The following subsections explain the configuration options in the Advanced Port Configuration Menu IntraCore 6524 Advanced Port Config Menu Module 1 Port 01 Oper...

Page 55: ...out PAUSE frames with zero time values This ends the pause state that was imposed on the end station To enable flow control take the following steps 1 Access the Port Configuration Menu by typing p in...

Page 56: ...the Advanced Port Configuration Menu 3 To select the port for which you want to enable or disable flow control type s n or p 4 To toggle flow control for the selected port type c In the Advanced Port...

Page 57: ...rt Configuration Menu appears as shown in Figure 3 12 Figure 3 12 Global Port Configuration Menu Follow the procedures in the following sections Port Configuration on page 3 20 and Advanced Port Confi...

Page 58: ...er a frame should be forwarded to a particular destination port or flooded to all ports other than the received port Each entry consists of three parts the MAC address of the device the port number on...

Page 59: ...e p to specify a port then see the MAC addresses for that port only Type v to specify a VLAN then see the MAC addresses for the member ports of that VLAN only 3 At the prompt which appears type y to s...

Page 60: ...or IP address use the following procedure 1 Access the Unicast Forwarding Database Configuration Menu by typing d in the Configuration Menu 2 Type m to search for a MAC address Type i to search for an...

Page 61: ...remain in the table after being learned by the IntraCore 6524 The default is 300 seconds Use the following procedure to set the MAC address Age Out Time 1 Access the Unicast Forwarding Database Config...

Page 62: ...irror Port You can specify any other port to be a Monitor Port except ports 25 and 26 the two Gigabit ports in the switch To configure port mirroring in the IntraCore 6524 type m in the Configuration...

Page 63: ...e that if System Port Mirroring is Enabled then the Mirror Port setting shows Port 13 as Mirror Port Option Description System Port Mirroring Status Indicates the current status of port mirroring for...

Page 64: ...roring Configuration menu 2 Type e to toggle System Port Mirroring The change is reflected immediately in the settings shown at the top of the Port Mirroring Configuration menu Setting the Monitor Po...

Page 65: ...Configuration Menu select the downloading protocol Type t to download the image file via TFTP or type x to download using the X Y Z modem protocol The two subsections that follow describe downloading...

Page 66: ...t is stored in memory bank 2 on the IntraCore 6524 The runtime code is currently running on this bank Server IP IP address of network server containing software image file File Name The software image...

Page 67: ...s Return 4 Type f to set the image file name 5 At the prompt enter the image file s name and path then press Return 6 Type r to set the retry count 7 At the prompt enter the number of attempts the Int...

Page 68: ...pears as shown in Figure 3 19 Figure 3 19 X Y Z Modem Image File Downloading Menu IntraCore 6524 X Y ZMODEM Image File Downloading Menu Bank 1 Image Version Date 1 00E Aug 23 2000 19 04 37 Bank 2 Imag...

Page 69: ...software 3 Type c to select the console baud rate The Baud Rate Set ting Menu appears as shown in Figure 3 20 The maximum baud rate currently supported is 57 600 bps Setting Description Bank 1 Image...

Page 70: ...inal on which the serial communications software is running must have the same baud rate as the IntraCore 6524 management module console The con nection from the terminal to the switch console port mu...

Page 71: ...n Schedule Reset Time Number of seconds until the scheduled reset Cancel Reset Stops the scheduled reset Reset Switch Performs a warm reboot to reset the IntraCore 6524 immediately Reset Switch to Fac...

Page 72: ...ote During the scheduled reset operation you can see the reset countdown decrement by refreshing the screen Scheduling a System Reset You can schedule the IntraCore 6524 to automatically perform a res...

Page 73: ...he IntraCore 6524 If no major events have occurred System up messages are displayed Note The system log holds a maximum of 64 entries 3 Press any key to display the next page of System Log infor matio...

Page 74: ...logging in to the Local Management Interface and enable or disable the Web server To display the User Interface Configuration Menu as shown in Figure 3 24 type u in the Configuration Menu Figure 3 24...

Page 75: ...e for time out is 0 60 minutes 0 indicates no time out To exit without making any changes press ctrl c 3 Press Return The new Console IU Idle Time Out is reflected in the User Interface Configuration...

Page 76: ...q to return to the previous menu Changing the Password Use this option to change the password that the user must enter when they log in to the Local Management Interface or the Web server interface I...

Page 77: ...turn to the Configuration Menu You will now need to enter the new password each time you log in to the Configuration Menu Enabling or Disabling the Web Server The current HTTP Server Status is shown i...

Page 78: ...ters so you can record what they are at that time 4 Type r to see a display of the same counters but accrued since the last reset of the counters as shown in Figure 3 26 IntraCore 6524 Port Statistics...

Page 79: ...set 000 00 00 55 Counter Name Total Avg s Counter Name Total Avg s Total RX Pkts 0 0 Total RX Bytes 0 0 Good Broadcast 0 0 Good Multicast 0 0 Total TX Pkts 0 0 Total TX Bytes 0 0 TX Unicast 0 0 TX Non...

Page 80: ...Configuration Page 3 52...

Page 81: ...t traffic that can bring down an entire network Overview The Spanning Tree Protocol reduces a network with multiple redundant connections to one in which all points are connected the protocol spans th...

Page 82: ...dge to forward traffic to the root Select the ports on each bridge that forward traffic and place the redundant ports in blocking state Enabling and Disabling STP The IntraCore 6524 is shipped with sp...

Page 83: ...enter of your network you may wish to decrease the Bridge Priority from its default value of 0x8000 If the current bridge is near the edge of your network it is best to leave the value of the Bridge P...

Page 84: ...30 seconds Note The Hello Time Maximum Age and Forward Delay are constrained by the following formula Hello Time 1 Maximum Age 2 x Forward Delay 1 In general reducing the values of these timers will m...

Page 85: ...root bridge for the spanning tree Root Port The port this bridge will use to forward traffic to the root If this bridge is the root the root port will be 0 Root Path Cost The cost as calculated by the...

Page 86: ...he range is 0 255 Port path cost is the bridge spanning tree parameter that assigns a cost factor to the port The lower the assigned port path cost the more likely the port is to be accessed The defau...

Page 87: ...gement Protocol SNMP may be used to manage the IntraCore 6524 The SNMP agent supports database objects that are defined in the following management information bases MIBs MIB II RFC 1213 Bridge MIB RF...

Page 88: ...t zero each time the IntraCore 6524 is reset The Statistics Group is automatically implemented by the IntraCore 6524 Ethernet History Group The Ethernet history group records periodic statistical samp...

Page 89: ...available and the switch s port numbers Port New Node Trap Detects the connection of any new device to the secured port Sends trap with the new node s MAC address and IP address if available and the p...

Page 90: ...icated IP monitoring detection is cur rently enabled or disabled Duplicated IP Trap Status Whether duplicated IP trap is currently enabled or dis abled Station Movement Trap Status Whether station mov...

Page 91: ...P detection and trapping are enabled Enabling and Disabling Duplicated IP Detection To enable or disable detection of duplicated IP addresses 1 From the Configuration Menu type t to access the Securit...

Page 92: ...umbers By default station movement trap is disabled To enable or disable detection of the movement of a station on the IntraCore 6524 1 From the Configuration Menu type t to access the Security Manage...

Page 93: ...tus Whether port new node detect trap is currently enabled or dis abled Port Intruder Detect Trap Status Whether port intruder detect trap is currently enabled or disabled Port Trusted MAC Address MAC...

Page 94: ...t age out time is 300 seconds You may reduce the number of traps sent by lengthening the age out time as explained in Setting the MAC Address Age Out Time in Chapter 3 By default New Node detection is...

Page 95: ...ity level 2 or 3 you must specify the port trusted MAC address You can either specify the address directly or direct the system to trust the address of the first station that addresses the port By tru...

Page 96: ...ystem trust the first station that addresses this port or type 2 to enter a specific port trusted MAC address If you type 2 you are prompted to enter an address where the values are hexadecimal and se...

Page 97: ...Security Management Menu 2 Type p to access the Port Security Configuration Menu as shown in Figure 4 5 3 Type i then follow the instructions on the screen Resetting Security to Defaults To reset the...

Page 98: ...ore switches VLAN Specifications for the IntraCore 6524 The IntraCore 6524 supports the following features of the IEEE 802 1Q standard Port based VLAN management Up to 64 manually configurable VLANs D...

Page 99: ...y flooded traffic wastes bandwidth on a LAN potentially clogging the network Flooded traffic is traffic that is sent to all ports on the switch because the destination is a broadcast or multicast addr...

Page 100: ...ch itself can keep track of which ports belong to which VLANs In a network with multiple switches information about which VLAN an Ethernet frame belongs to must be attached to the frame The VLAN infor...

Page 101: ...t switches To connect VLANs or VLAN groups on different switches you must configure a port as an Inter switch Link ISL See Configuring Inter Switch Links Default VLAN The IntraCore 6524 is configured...

Page 102: ...Egress Filtering For a port that receives untagged frames you can assign a Port VLAN ID PVID Assigning a PVID determines that the port will send all untagged frames to the VLAN whose VID matches the P...

Page 103: ...s traffic to VLAN 1 In that case VID 1 frames from E 1 will never reach E 5 An ISL is necessary to connect VLAN 1 across the switches The ISL is established by configuring port 1 as a member of VLAN 1...

Page 104: ...witches as follows In this case if port 1 receives an untagged frame it assigns the frame to VLAN 2 That means VLAN 2 will be flooded with frames from E 9 On the other hand when port 1 transmits a fra...

Page 105: ...s 4094 VLAN IDs Max Supported VLANs The IntraCore 6524 supports 64 VLANs Number of VLANs Configured Number of VLANs currently present on the switch Number of Active VLANs Number of VLANs currently act...

Page 106: ...e bottom of the screen With the Select command you select a VLAN by its index you can type the index of an existing VLAN or the index of a VLAN you will create IntraCore 6524 VLAN Group Static Configu...

Page 107: ...ill notice that the VID for an unused VLAN is 0000 2 Type c to create the new VLAN and enter the VID you want to use 3 Enter a name for the VLAN Setting Description VLAN Index The VLAN Index of the VL...

Page 108: ...cate with the switch management agent Important You can disable management access for a VLAN If security is a concern for members of a particular VLAN disabling management access for that VLAN will pr...

Page 109: ...Advanced Group Static Configuration Menu type v in the VLAN Group Static Configuration Menu A screen similar to Figure 4 8 appears Figure 4 9 Advanced Group Static Configuration Menu IntraCore 6524 V...

Page 110: ...ce Group Static Configuration Menu Then enter the module and port description To add a port to the VLAN s untagged set type a in the Advance Group Static Configuration Menu Then enter the module and p...

Page 111: ...ng a command as shown at the bottom of the screen VLANPortConfigurationMenu ModuleType 24 100TX RJ45 IntraCore 6524 VLANPortConfigurationMenu Module 01 Port 01 Port VLAN Membership Info Member Non Mem...

Page 112: ...s A tagged frame is forwarded to the VLAN matching the VID in the tag field of the frame An untagged frame is forwarded to the VLAN matching the PVID To set the VLAN ID for the port from the VLAN Port...

Page 113: ...be configured to receive only 802 1Q tagged frames This configuration is a necessary part of Inter Switch Link ISL configuration see Configuring Inter Switch Links If a port is configured to receive...

Page 114: ...the VLAN Management Menu then type s to access the VLAN Group Static Configuration Menu 2 Use the commands on the bottom of the menu to select the VLAN you want 3 Once you select a VLAN type a Then en...

Page 115: ...toggle the port between receiving all frames and receiv ing only tagged frames from the VLAN Port Configuration Menu type t Displaying a Summary of VLAN Groups To view a summary of VLAN groups type v...

Page 116: ...by typing v in the Configuration Menu Then type r to reset all of the VLAN configurations that have been changed back to the factory set defaults IntraCore 6524 Module 1 Port VLAN Info Port PVID Tx Rx...

Page 117: ...binds the multicast address of that group to its network interface When a node is using an IP multicast address it also uses an Ethernet multicast address Ethernet IP multicast addresses begin 01 00...

Page 118: ...which multicast groups The switch inserts the correct Ethernet multicast address into the forwarding table for the ports where an end station has joined a multicast group Configuring Multicast Traffic...

Page 119: ...t group addresses for the current VLAN from the IP Multicast Traffic Management Menu type d A screen similar to Figure 4 14 appears Figure 4 14 Summary of Group Addresses for the current VLAN To displ...

Page 120: ...e 4 16 Multicast FDB Configuration Menu Use the commands at the bottom of the menu to select a VLAN or Multicast Group address Multicast IP Addr VID Action 224 60 60 60 0001 Mgm Action 224 70 70 70 00...

Page 121: ...nserting an address adds the address to the list of Multicast Groups for the current VLAN The addresses begin 01 00 5e The remaining 24 bits are the lowest 24 bits of the IP multicast address To inser...

Page 122: ...Advanced Management Page 4 42...

Page 123: ...ge 2 8 Important The Web browser interface to the IntraCore 6524 is disabled by default To enable the Web browser interface use the User Interface Configuration Menu see User Interface Configuration o...

Page 124: ...tion buttons and a view of the IntraCore front panel that displays real time IntraCore 6524 operating information Note The browser pages shown in this chapter are typical of those used for the IntraCo...

Page 125: ...at are displayed when you click each of the buttons Front Panel Button This button opens or refreshes the Web Browser Management Overview page This is the top level or opening page The Web Browser Man...

Page 126: ...t Selector Feature If you point the cursor to a port connector and click the mouse a port specific page is displayed which shows the selected port s configuration and traffic statistics Figure 5 2 Por...

Page 127: ...eral Information page as shown in Figure 5 3 The page has six sections which are listed at the top of the page To view another section click a link at the top of the page or scroll down The General In...

Page 128: ...t you scroll the screen up to view the counter graph This is useful when the counters have run off the screen due to the system having been up for a long time Right Left Arrows These arrows beneath th...

Page 129: ...of the frames per port by placing the cursor on the desired bar A box with the sta tistics appears To see either a line graph or a table display of the system s statistics click on a bar then choose t...

Page 130: ...Figure 5 6 a summary of the counters for a port is displayed in table format Figure 5 6 Summary of counters for a port In Figure 5 7 the counters for a port are displayed in bar graph form Figure 5 7...

Page 131: ...rt Configuration page which provides a comprehensive overview of the status of each port on the IntraCore as shown in Figure 5 8 The configuration page for any individual port can be accessed by singl...

Page 132: ...f the IntraCore as shown in Figure 5 9 STP configuration is explained in Chapter 4 Advanced Management Click the STP Port Configuration button to display the STP Configuration settings for each port F...

Page 133: ...11 SNMP Button This button displays the SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol page as shown in Figure 5 10 See SNMP Configuration in Chapter 3 for an explanation of SNMP settings Figure 5 10 SNMP C...

Page 134: ...d MAC addresses for either a particular port or all ports The display for all ports is shown in Figure 5 11 The activity status Entry and VLAN segment VSEG are also displayed for each device Figure 5...

Page 135: ...opriate VID Figure 5 12 VLAN Groups page To configure the selected VLAN click the VLAN button To configure the ports for the selected VLAN click the Ports button Port Configuration Clicking the Ports...

Page 136: ...election page VLAN Configuration To configure a VLAN first select a VID in the VLAN Groups page Figure 5 12 then click the VLAN button This opens the VLAN Group Configuration options page as shown in...

Page 137: ...at the time you clicked VLAN in the VLAN Groups dialog page Figure 5 12 You will see a dialog box asking you to confirm your decision to remove the VLAN Adding and Deleting Port Members To add ports...

Page 138: ...gged Members clicking on a dark ened port adds it to the untagged set and clicking on a green dot changes it to an untagged port Clicking on an untagged port changes it to a tagged port The status of...

Page 139: ...VLAN Button Page 5 17 Figure 5 17 Add Delete MAC Address dialog box When you have added or deleted the MAC address the VLAN Group Configuration page is displayed again...

Page 140: ...page which provides a summary of the security of each port on the IntraCore as shown in Figure 5 18 The configuration page for any individual port can be accessed by single clicking on the associated...

Page 141: ...the trap is enabled displays a record of duplicate IP Addresses detected The Log shows the MAC address of the device that is the original or rightful owner of the IP address and the MAC address of the...

Page 142: ...Web Browser Management Page 5 20...

Page 143: ...upport Telephone 800 622 7464 Fax 801 566 3787 Fax Back 800 741 8607 E mail support asante com World Wide Web Site http www asante com FTP site for RMON information ftp ftp isi edu in notes rfc1757 tx...

Page 144: ...Page A 2...

Page 145: ...The approximate minimum time for rollover of this counter is 80 hours Reference IEEE 802 3 Rptr Mgt 19 2 6 2 aReadableFrames Readable Octets This object is the number of octets contained in valid fra...

Page 146: ...incremented then neither the rptrMonitorPortAlignmentErrors nor the rptrMonitorPortFCSErrors counter shall be incremented for the frame The approximate minimum time for rollover of this counter is 61...

Page 147: ...h A CarrierEvent greater than or equal to 552 bit times but less than 565 bit times may or may not be counted as a runt ValidPacketMinTime has tolerances included to provide for circuit losses between...

Page 148: ...matches This counter is incremented by one for each frame received on this port that meets all of the following conditions a The CollisionEvent signal is not asserted b The ActivityDuration is greater...

Page 149: ...rptrMonitorPortShortEvents rptrMonitorPortLateEvents rptrMonitorPortVeryLongEvents and rptrMonitorPortDataRateMismatches This counter is redundant in the sense that it is the summation of information...

Page 150: ...Page B 6...

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