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Chapter 3 Customization

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IGMP snooping reduces duplicate and excess traffic on the network by
forwarding IP multicast traffic to specific switch ports rather than by flooding
all ports. With IGMP snooping, only ports that are members of specific IP
multicast groups receive multicast messages. The result is a more efficient
use of bandwidth.

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Disabling STP can affect connectivity to the network. Disabling IGMP snooping
can adversely affect the network performance.

Use the VLANs Advanced window (

Figure 3-8

) to change the STP and IGMP

snooping settings. To display this window, choose Configure > VLANs from the
device manager menu, and then click the Advanced button on the VLANs
window. See the device manager online help for additional guidelines and
procedures.

Figure 3-8

VLANs Advanced Window

Increase Connection Bandwidth through
EtherChannels

These are the concepts and procedures for configuring EtherChannels:

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What Is an EtherChannel, page 3-19

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Create, Modify, and Delete an EtherChannel, page 3-20

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Page 2: ...e of its peripheral devices If the equipment causes interference to radio or television reception try to correct the interference by using one or more of the following measures Turn the television or radio antenna until the interference stops Move the equipment to one side or the other of the television or radio Move the equipment farther away from the television or radio Plug the equipment into a...

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Page 5: ...xiv C H A P T E R 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview 1 2 Features and Benefits 1 4 Hardware Features 1 5 Software Features 1 7 Device Manager GUI 1 8 System Requirements 1 10 Hardware Requirements 1 11 Software Requirements 1 11 Switch Management Options 1 11 Cisco Network Assistant 1 12 Simple Network Management Protocol 1 13 Supported Hardware 1 13 When You Are Done 1 13 ...

Page 6: ...ting 2 11 Wall Mounting 2 12 Display the Device Manager 2 13 Secured Sessions with the Switch 2 13 When You Are Done 2 14 C H A P T E R 3 Customization 3 1 Optimize Ports through Smartports Port Roles 3 2 What Are Smartports Port Roles 3 2 Recommended Smartports Assignments 3 5 Avoid Smartports Mismatches 3 6 Apply Roles to Ports 3 6 Customize Port Role Attributes 3 7 Change VLAN Memberships 3 7 C...

Page 7: ...rChannel 3 19 Create Modify and Delete an EtherChannel 3 20 Update the Switch IP Information 3 21 Update Basic Administrative Settings 3 24 Enable the Switch for Remote Management 3 25 What Is SNMP 3 25 Configuring SNMP 3 26 Supported MIBs 3 28 When You Are Done 3 28 C H A P T E R 4 Monitoring 4 1 Why Monitor the Switch 4 2 Check the Front Panel LEDs 4 2 System LEDs 4 3 Port LEDs 4 4 Legend of LED...

Page 8: ...rt Errors Graphs 4 16 Check the Port Status 4 17 Check the Port Statistics 4 18 Overview Tab 4 19 Transmit Detail Tab 4 20 Receive Detail Tab 4 21 Check the Alert Log 4 23 When You Are Done 4 24 C H A P T E R 5 Troubleshooting 5 1 Run a Diagnostic Test 5 2 Restart or Reset the Switch 5 4 Restore Switch Settings 5 5 Upgrade the Switch Software 5 5 Troubleshoot a Failed Software Upgrade 5 7 Upgrade ...

Page 9: ...pport Links from the Device Manager Online Help B 2 Cisco Small and Medium Sized Businesses SMBs Solutions B 2 Cisco Networking Professionals Connection B 3 Obtaining Documentation B 3 Cisco com B 3 Product Documentation DVD B 4 Ordering Documentation B 4 Documentation Feedback B 5 Cisco Product Security Overview B 5 Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products B 6 Obtaining Technical Assistance ...

Page 10: ...Contents x User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL 8122 01 ...

Page 11: ...sco Networking Basics at http www cisco com en US netsol ns339 ns392 networking_solutions_network ing_basics_home html Note This guide focuses on the concepts and tasks that are available from the switch hardware and the device manager GUI that is embedded in the switch software Enhanced Catalyst Express 500 features and procedures are only available from the Cisco Network Assistant network manage...

Page 12: ...s chapter with the procedures in the Getting Started Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches Customization This chapter describes the switch software features that you can tailor according to your network needs Use this chapter with the procedures in the device manager online help Monitoring This chapter describes the tools that you can use to monitor the status and the performance of the swit...

Page 13: ...he initial setup and installation of the switch User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches not orderable but available on Cisco com This guide describes the hardware and software features of the switch It also provides the concepts that you need to know to optimize your use of the switch Use this guide with the device manager online help Device manager online help available on the switch The...

Page 14: ...cts supported on the switch Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant not orderable but available on Cisco com Release Notes for Cisco Network Assistant not orderable but available on Cisco com Cisco Small Form Factor Pluggable Modules Installation Notes order number DOC 7815160 Cisco RPS 675 Redundant Power System Hardware Installation Guide order number DOC 7815201 ...

Page 15: ...ardware and the device manager GUI that is embedded in the switch software Enhanced Catalyst Express 500 features and procedures are only available from the Cisco Network Assistant network management application This application can be downloaded from Cisco com Refer to the Network Assistant documentation about these enhanced switch features Chapter Topics Overview page 1 2 Features and Benefits p...

Page 16: ...work users It has 24 10 100 Fast Ethernet ports for desktop connectivity 2 10 100 1000BASE T Gigabit Ethernet ports for uplink or server connectivity Catalyst Express 500 24LC This switch is designed for connecting wireless access points to your network It has 20 10 100 ports for desktop connectivity 4 10 100 Power over Ethernet PoE ports for desktop wireless access point IP telephony or closed ci...

Page 17: ... To take full advantage of the different switch models use the model that is designed for the type of connections that you require For example use the Catalyst Express 500G 12TC for Switches A and B This model has the most Gigabit Ethernet ports and it is best suited to providing 1000 Mbps connections between switches and to servers Use either the Catalyst Express 500 24TT or the Catalyst Express ...

Page 18: ... any of the switches becomes overused or unavailable A network administrator can manage the network onsite or remotely through the device manager GUI embedded in the Catalyst Express switches through Cisco Network Assistant or through a Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP based network management application For more information about managing the switches see the Device Manager GUI section on...

Page 19: ...ure 1 2 Catalyst Express 500 Hardware Overview Catalyst Express 500 SERIES 2 1 1X 2X POWE R OVER ETHERNET 11X 12X 4 3 6 5 8 7 10 9 12 11 14 13 13X 14X 23X 24X 16 15 18 17 20 19 22 21 24 23 25 25 26 26 SYSTEM ALERT PoE SETUP SYSTEM ALERT PoE SETUP AC power connector Security cable slot side and rear panels Power over Ethernet PoE ports supply up to 15 4 W per port Fast Ethernet ports Dual purpose u...

Page 20: ...witch detects that there is no power on the circuit SFP Module Slots Fiber optic SFP modules provide cable media and distance options for switch connectivity A list of supported Cisco SFP modules is in the Supported Hardware section on page 1 13 LEDs System LEDs show switch status problem detection PoE usage and setup status Port LEDs show port status From the device manager GUI port LEDs also sho...

Page 21: ...onized between the switch and the network management station Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP automatically assigns the switch an IP address a default gateway and a subnet mask from a DHCP server Troubleshooting General switch diagnostic test detects problems on the switch Link diagnostic test detects cable related issues on a specified port General switch and link diagnostic reports descr...

Page 22: ...stomization Smartports port roles optimize switch ports according to their attached devices Security and quality of service QoS benefits are built into the port roles Secure Socket Layer SSL protocol authenticates and encrypts communications to the switch device manager GUI Requires the cryptographic version of the switch software available from the software download page on Cisco com Username and...

Page 23: ...1 9 User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL 8122 01 Chapter 1 Introduction Features and Benefits Figure 1 3 Device Manager Interface ...

Page 24: ...oduction System Requirements 1 10 User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL 8122 01 Figure 1 4 Device Manager Online Help System Requirements Hardware Requirements page 1 11 Software Requirements page 1 11 ...

Page 25: ...ngs in your browser software and any wireless clients running on your PC Switch Management Options In addition to the device manager GUI you can also use these tools to manage the switch Cisco Network Assistant page 1 12 Simple Network Management Protocol page 1 13 Table 1 2 Hardware Requirements Processor Speed DRAM Number of Colors Resolution Font Size Intel Pentium II1 1 We recommend Intel Pent...

Page 26: ...tion such as the IP address the MAC address and the port role information of devices connected to the switch Some general Network Assistant features include Centralized common services such as software upgrades configuration management inventory reports network events alerts and password synchronization for Cisco switches routers and access points in the network Centralized network monitoring usin...

Page 27: ...Hardware The switches support the PWR675 AC RPS RPS Available only on the Catalyst Express 500 24PC model The switches support these Cisco SFP modules 100BASE BX 100BASE FX 100BASE LX 1000BASE LX 1000BASE SX When You Are Done If you have not already installed the switch and configured its basic settings see Chapter 2 Setup and Installation If you already installed and configured the switch with it...

Page 28: ...Chapter 1 Introduction When You Are Done 1 14 User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL 8122 01 ...

Page 29: ...Make sure that you have met the software and hardware requirements as described in the System Requirements section on page 1 10 Descriptions of the hardware features and benefits are in the Hardware Features section on page 1 5 Follow the setup and installation procedure described in the Getting Started Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches Chapter Topics Set Up the Switch for the First Time...

Page 30: ...toring is limited to only its physical LEDs Management Interface VLAN ID The ID of the management VLAN through which the switch will be managed The management VLAN ID can be from 1 to 1001 The default ID is 1 The default name for the management VLAN is default Note Make sure that the switch and your network management station are in the same VLAN Otherwise you cannot manage the switch from your ma...

Page 31: ... IP address and your network uses a DHCP server make sure that the IP address that you give to the switch is not within the range of addresses that the DHCP server will automatically assign to other devices This prevents IP address conflicts between the switch and another device IP Address The IP address is a unique identifier for the switch in a network The format is four numbers separated by per...

Page 32: ...umeric characters and is not case sensitive The name cannot contain a a space or a tab You must enter a username if you enter a password We recommend that you provide a username and password pair to the switch to secure access to the device manager After initial setup you can add delete or modify username and password pairs from the Users and Passwords window on the device manager To display this ...

Page 33: ... 12 Host Name A name for the switch The name can have up to 31 alphanumeric characters The name cannot contain a a space or a tab The default is Switch We recommend entering either the name location or IP address of the switch to help identify the switch during monitoring or troubleshooting System Date The date that the switch automatically reads from the network management station You can also ma...

Page 34: ...around the ventilation openings Statement 17B Warning Before working on equipment that is connected to power lines remove jewelry including rings necklaces and watches Metal objects will heat up when connected to power and ground and can cause serious burns or weld the metal object to the terminals Statement 43 Warning Do not stack the chassis on any other equipment If the chassis falls it can cau...

Page 35: ...ollowing guidelines are provided to ensure your safety This unit should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the only unit in the rack When mounting this unit in a partially filled rack load the rack from the bottom to the top with the heaviest component at the bottom of the rack If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing the unit...

Page 36: ...onnections outside the building where the equipment is installed the following ports must be connected through an approved network termination unit with integral circuit protection 10 100 1000 Ethernet Statement 1044 Warning Voltages that present a shock hazard may exist on Power over Ethernet PoE circuits if interconnections are made using uninsulated exposed metal contacts conductors or terminal...

Page 37: ...Ds can be easily read Access to ports is sufficient for unrestricted cabling AC power cord can reach from the AC power outlet to the connector on the switch rear panel Temperature does not exceed 113 F 45 C humidity does not exceed 85 percent and altitude at the installation site is not greater than 10 000 feet 3049 m If the switch is installed in a closed or multirack assembly the temperature aro...

Page 38: ...her the 10 32 pan head screws or the 12 24 pan slotted screws to secure the switch in the rack Use the supplied black Phillips machine screw to attach the cable guide to either bracket 2 1 1X 2X POWER OVER ETHERNET 11X 12X 4 3 6 5 8 7 10 9 12 11 14 13 13X 14X 23X 24X 16 15 18 17 20 19 22 21 24 23 25 25 26 26 SYSTEM ALERT PoE SETUP RPS Catalyst Express 500 SERIES 2 1 1X 2X POWER OVER ETHERNET 11X 1...

Page 39: ...on the bottom of the switch Place the switch on a desktop near an AC power source If you are stacking switches make sure that the mounting feet of the upper switch align with the recesses of the lower switch Do not stack more than four units high 2 1 1X 2X POW ER OVER ETHE RNET 11X 12X 4 3 6 5 8 7 10 9 12 11 14 13 13X 14X 23X 24X 16 15 18 17 20 19 22 21 24 23 25 25 26 26 SYSTEM ALERT PoE SETUP RPS...

Page 40: ...on the wall with the front panel facing up For the best support of the switch and cables make sure that the switch is attached securely to wall studs or to a firmly attached plywood mounting backboard Screws for wall mounting are not provided C i s c o 2 9 6 0 serie s P o E 4 2 1 1X 2X POW ER OV ER ETHE RNET 11X 12X 4 3 6 5 8 7 10 9 12 11 14 13 13X 14X 23X 24X 16 15 18 17 20 19 22 21 24 23 25 25 2...

Page 41: ...tion For more advanced configuration download and run the Cisco Network Assistant see the Cisco Network Assistant section on page 1 12 application We recommend running the cryptographic software image on the switch and using the option to run a secured session with the switch See the Secured Sessions with the Switch section on page 2 13 for information on how to ensure that your device manager ses...

Page 42: ... on the switch It is available only on the cryptographic version of the switch software image More information about secured sessions is available from the device manager online help When You Are Done Use the features that are described in Chapter 3 Customization and Chapter 4 Monitoring to configure and to monitor the switch in your network ...

Page 43: ...address If it does not have one make sure that you have followed the steps to set up the switch in the Getting Started Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches Chapter Topics Optimize Ports through Smartports Port Roles page 3 2 Customize Port Role Attributes page 3 7 Update Basic Port Settings page 3 9 Control Access to the Switch page 3 11 Isolate Traffic and Users through VLANs page 3 12 Inc...

Page 44: ...nfigurations for the switch ports These configurations referred to as port roles optimize the switch connections and ensure security and transmission quality and reliability to traffic from the switch ports They also prevent many problems caused by port misconfigurations The port roles Table 3 1 are based on the type of devices to be connected to the switch ports For example the Desktop port role ...

Page 45: ...er switches Apply this role to ports that will be connected to WAN devices that connect to the Internet such as routers and Layer 3 switches with routing service capabilities firewalls or virtual private network concentrators Apply this role to ports that will be connected to non PoE and PoE capable wireless access points The access point can provide network access to up to 30 mobile wireless user...

Page 46: ...ss access This role provides guests and visitors temporary access to the Internet but prevents them from accessing your internal network Apply this role to ports if you do not want to apply a specialized Smartports role on the port This role can be used on connections to guest or visitor devices printers desktops servers and IP phones Note Do not apply this role to ports that will be connected to ...

Page 47: ...port role Immediately after initial setup you can choose to have the recommended port roles applied to the ports If you decline the Other port role is applied to all ports 92937 Table 3 2 Recommended Smartports Assignments Switch Model Port Type and Number Recommended Port Role WS CE500 24TT Fast Ethernet ports 1 to 24 Desktop Gigabit Ethernet or SFP module ports 1 and 2 Switch WS CE500 24LC Fast ...

Page 48: ... recommend always checking which Smartports role is applied to a port before attaching a device to the port or reconnecting devices that have been moved Apply Roles to Ports Prerequisite Before using Smartports decide which switch port will be connected to which device type Note We recommend that you do not change specific port settings after enabling a Smartports role on a port Any port setting c...

Page 49: ...and system resources Communication between VLANs requires a Layer 3 device such as a router or a Layer 3 switch Depending on your network requirements it might be sufficient to assign all ports to the default VLAN which is named default A small network might only need one VLAN If the switch has only the default VLAN ports applied with the Guest or IP Phone Desktop port role can also belong to the ...

Page 50: ...e Server Priorities For ports applied with the Server port role you can classify the priority of servers based on the server traffic Use the Smartports Customize window Figure 3 3 to change server priorities These are server priorities from least to highest priority Standard This server type is treated with the lowest priority compared to other server types An example of a standard server is a web...

Page 51: ...sic port settings To display this window choose Configure Port Settings from the device manager menu See the device manager online help for additional guidelines and procedures Figure 3 4 Port Settings Window Critical This server type typically provides the organization with more critical traffic than a business server and therefore has higher priority than business type servers An example of a cr...

Page 52: ...ed device Change the switch port speed if the connected device requires a specific speed Duplex The duplex mode of the switch port Choose the duplex mode Auto autonegotiation if the connected device can negotiate with the switch Full full duplex if both devices can send data at the same time Half half duplex if one or both devices cannot send data at the same time The default is Auto Note On Gigab...

Page 53: ...ords window Figure 3 5 Many users can have the same password However a username can only have one password You can modify passwords but not usernames If you no longer want a specific username you must first delete it and then add the new username Deleting a password also deletes the username To display the Users and Passwords window choose Configure Users and Passwords from the device manager menu...

Page 54: ...resources grouped by function team or application This segmentation is without regard to the physical location of the users and resources For example VLANs can be based on the departments in your company or by sets of users who communicate mostly with each other Using VLANs you can isolate different types of traffic such as voice and data to preserve the quality of the transmission and to minimize...

Page 55: ...er and can share the same data Devices attached to switch ports in different VLANs cannot communicate with each other through the switch Inter VLAN communication requires a router or Layer 3 switch The router or Layer 3 switch must be configured to allow routing across VLANs inter VLAN routing and additional security policies must be set If your network is also using a DHCP server ensure that the ...

Page 56: ...equires different access levels to the company network VLANs and security policies on a router or Layer 3 switch can enforce privileges and restrictions to different user types In Figure 3 6 VLAN 5 offers employee level access to the company resources This kind of network access requires a direct connection to the specific switch ports Cisco Guest VLAN offers Internet only access to company visito...

Page 57: ...ssign one of the switch ports to the management VLAN Depending on the type of device that is connected to the switch port A switch port applied with one of these port roles Desktop IP Phone Desktop Printer Server Guest and Other can belong only to an access VLAN The access VLAN provides the attached device with the specific access designed for that VLAN for example access only to personnel records...

Page 58: ... traffic has better quality of service and is not mixed with data traffic Note The VLAN names Cisco Guest and Cisco Voice are case sensitive Only ports with the Guest port role can be assigned to the Cisco Guest VLAN Only ports with the IP Phone Desktop port role can be assigned to the Cisco Voice VLAN Create Modify and Delete VLANs Prerequisites Using only the default VLAN might be sufficient bas...

Page 59: ...ndow Figure 3 7 to create modify and delete VLANs To display this window choose Configure VLANs from the device manager menu See the device manager online help for additional guidelines and procedures Figure 3 7 VLANs Window Advanced VLAN Configuration The advanced VLAN options are the Spanning Tree Protocol STP and Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP snooping features on the switch ports Thes...

Page 60: ...Note Disabling STP can affect connectivity to the network Disabling IGMP snooping can adversely affect the network performance Use the VLANs Advanced window Figure 3 8 to change the STP and IGMP snooping settings To display this window choose Configure VLANs from the device manager menu and then click the Advanced button on the VLANs window See the device manager online help for additional guideli...

Page 61: ...hannels Figure 3 9 shows two EtherChannels Two full duplex 10 100 1000 Mbps ports on Switches A and C create an EtherChannel with a bandwidth of up to 4 Gbps between both switches Similarly two full duplex 10 100 ports on Switches B and D create an EtherChannel with a bandwidth of up to 400 Mbps between both switches If one of the ports in the EtherChannel becomes unavailable traffic is carried ov...

Page 62: ...l are applied with the Smartports Switch port role and belong to the same VLAN For information about port roles and VLAN memberships see the Optimize Ports through Smartports Port Roles section on page 3 2 and the Change VLAN Memberships section on page 3 7 You can create up to six EtherChannels and you can configure each EtherChannel in either IEEE 802 3ad LACP mode This allows the switch to crea...

Page 63: ...efault settings and to be managed through the device manager Existing settings were set during initial setup You would need to change these settings if you want to move the switch to a different management VLAN or to a different network Use the Express Setup window Figure 3 11 to update the switch IP information To display this window choose Configure Express Setup from the device manager menu See...

Page 64: ...e switch and your network management station are in the same VLAN Otherwise you cannot manage the switch from your management station If they are in different VLANs a router or Layer 3 switch is needed to communicate between VLANs The management VLAN is the broadcast domain where management traffic is sent between specific users or devices It provides broadcast control and security for management ...

Page 65: ...IP address and your network uses a DHCP server make sure that the IP address that you give to the switch is not within the range of addresses that the DHCP server will automatically assign to other devices This prevents IP address conflicts between the switch and another device IP Address The IP address is a unique identifier for the switch in a network The format is four numbers separated by peri...

Page 66: ...should be part of the same subnet as the switch IP address If all of your devices are in the same network and a default gateway is not used you do not need to enter an IP address in this field This field is enabled only if the IP assignment mode is Static Note You must specify a default gateway if your network management station and the switch are in different networks or subnetworks Otherwise the...

Page 67: ...Bs supported on the switch see the Supported MIBs section on page 3 28 The SNMP manager runs SNMP management software Network devices to be managed such as bridges routers servers and workstations are equipped with an agent software module The agent provides access to a local MIB of objects that reflects the resources and activity of the device The agent also responds to manager commands to retrie...

Page 68: ...e the following about SNMPv3 objects Each user belongs to a group A group defines the access policy for a set of users An access policy defines which SNMP objects can be accessed for reading writing and creating A group determines the list of notifications that its users can receive A group also defines the security model and the security level for its users An SNMP view is a list of MIBs that a g...

Page 69: ...MIB objects but cannot change them The Read Write community string operates as a password that enables the switch to validate Set read write requests from a network management station If you set the SNMP write community users can access and change MIB objects Advanced SNMP settings include displaying the SNMP object identifiers OIDs of objects that can be accessed displaying the attributes of the ...

Page 70: ...ted MIBs BRIDGE MIB CISCO ENVMON MIB CISCO PRODUCTS MIB CISCO SYSLOG MIB ENTITY MIB RFC1213 MIB MIB II RFC1398 MIB ETHERNET MIB RFC1573 MIB IF MIB RMON MIB statistics history alarms and events groups only When You Are Done Monitor the performance of your network and the switch as described in Chapter 4 Monitoring ...

Page 71: ...re You Begin The monitoring features described in this chapter are available if the switch has an IP address Make sure that the switch has been set up as described in the Getting Started Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches Chapter Topics Why Monitor the Switch page 4 2 Check the Front Panel LEDs page 4 2 Check the Status Field page 4 7 Check the Dashboard page 4 8 Check the Trends Graphs p...

Page 72: ... if a switch port or the switch fails When you access the device manager Dashboard and monitoring windows you can Check the overall switch status and the switch vital signs Verify connectivity for new users or devices Check daily traffic patterns Check for suspected problems by using the monitoring windows as a starting point for further troubleshooting Check for specific ports that could be causi...

Page 73: ...he port is a PoE port The Uptime field shows how long the switch has been operating since it was last powered on or was restarted Status is automatically refreshed every 60 seconds or when you click Refresh on the toolbar The refresh counter shows the number of seconds left before the next refresh cycle starts System LEDs For the meanings of the system LED colors see Table 4 4 Table 4 1 System LED...

Page 74: ...s From the device manager you can use the Legend Figure 4 2 Table 4 3 and Table 4 4 to display a color coded explanation of the icons and colors used on the device manager windows To display the Legend click Legend from the device manager tool bar You can also click Legend from the device manager online help menu Table 4 2 Port LEDs STATUS The port status This is the default mode DUPLEX The port d...

Page 75: ... link Solid green Link is up Blinking green During initial configuration or recovery the port is the selected management port to which to connect the management station Solid brown Port is administratively disabled Solid yellow Port is error disabled Blinking green and amber Link is faulty Blinking amber Port has a Smartports configuration mismatch Solid amber Port is faulty or is disabled due to ...

Page 76: ...ng power to the attached device will exceed the switch power capacity Blinking amber Port is disabled due to a fault condition Table 4 4 System LED Colors in Legend LED Color Description SYSTEM Solid green Switch is healthy Blinking green Switch is running POST Solid amber Switch is faulty is rebooting or is in recovery ALERT Off dark No switch problem is detected Solid amber A switch problem is d...

Page 77: ...bout diagnostics see the Run a Diagnostic Test section on page 5 2 RPS Off dark No redundant power supply RPS is connected Solid green RPS is available to provide back up power Blinking green RPS is providing back up power to another device Blinking amber RPS is providing power to the switch Solid amber RPS is in standby mode or RPS is faulty SETUP Off dark Switch is configured as a managed switch...

Page 78: ...the Alert Log section on page 4 23 Check the Dashboard The Dashboard Figure 4 4 is the main window for monitoring the switch status and performance It is the default window and appears each time you display the device manager To display the Dashboard choose Dashboard from the device manager menu Figure 4 4 Switch Dashboard The Dashboard displays Switch Information section on page 4 9 Bandwidth Use...

Page 79: ... of this switch configured during initial setup or through Network Assistant If no name was provided this field displays the default name Switch Product ID The model of this switch This information cannot be modified IP Address The IP address of this switch configured during initial setup or through Network Assistant MAC Address The MAC address of this switch This information cannot be changed Ver...

Page 80: ...ugh the network As you monitor utilization on the switch note whether the percentage of usage is what you expect during that given time of network activity If utilization is high when you expect it to be low perhaps a problem exists As you monitor the switch note if the bandwidth utilization is consistently high This can mean there is congestion in the network If the switch reaches its maximum ban...

Page 81: ...work users to experience intermittent connectivity or loss of connectivity to network resources such as servers and printers or to the Internet Excessive collisions can cause transmission delays For example users might experience excessive delays in sending or receiving information through the network The Port Statistics window displays some of the types of packet errors Table 4 5 collected by the...

Page 82: ...switch automatically maintains a power budget monitors and tracks requests for power and grants power only when it is available If the switch is powering attached PoE devices you should expect to see activity on this gauge Fan Status The animated fan shows whether the fan or blower on the switch is rotating and thus is functioning normally If the fan is not rotating check the physical switch A mal...

Page 83: ...splays the received utilization blue and sent utilization purple on each port As you monitor utilization on the ports note whether the percentage of usage is what you expect during that given time of network activity If utilization is high when you expect it to be low a problem might exist Bandwidth allocation can also be based on whether the connection is operating in half duplex or full duplex m...

Page 84: ...andwidth the port usage and the percentage of packet errors detected by the switch You can display the data in increments of seconds minutes hours and days The granularity of these graphs can help you to analyze traffic patterns and to identify problems with the switch and individual ports Tip If you are using the trends graphs to monitor the switch status over time do not end your device manager ...

Page 85: ...sed gauge on the Dashboard except that the graph can show bandwidth usage patterns over incremental instances in time by 60 seconds 60 minutes 24 hours or 14 days This graph also marks the highest peak reached The default is 60 seconds If you see sharp increases in switch usage use this graph to determine when unusual peaks in network usage occur For more information about bandwidth usage see the ...

Page 86: ...tion gauge on the Dashboard The percentage of power allocated is shown over ten 60 second system refresh cycles For more information about power allocation see the PoE Gauge section on page 4 12 Per Port Utilization and Per Port Errors Graphs The Port Utilization and Port Errors graphs on the Trends window show the same information as the Port Utilization and Port Errors graphs on the Dashboard ex...

Page 87: ...tch Figure 4 6 Port Status Window The Port Status window displays this information Port The number of the port including the port type such as Fa for Fast Ethernet and Gi for Gigabit Ethernet and the port number Description The description of the port This is configured from Configure Port Settings Status The state of the port The state of a port can be up down or administratively manually enabled...

Page 88: ...e of the port The duplex mode can be full or half duplex This is configured from Configure Port Settings Auto MDIX The state of the automatic medium dependent interface crossover auto MDIX feature The feature can be enabled or disabled This is configured from Configure Port Settings PoE The PoE state of the port Off A PoE device is not connected to the port Admin Off The port is set to never provi...

Page 89: ...verview Tab The Overview tab displays The total number of bytes sent and received on each port The total number of packets sent and received on each port The total number of error packets sent This includes total collisions late collisions and excessive collisions The total number of error packets received This includes frame check sequence FCS and alignment errors Equipment being powered on or of...

Page 90: ...t packets check the connected device to see if this traffic pattern is normal or could mean a problem Table 4 6 Overview Tab Descriptions Port The number of the port including the port type such as Fa for Fast Ethernet and Gi for Gigabit Ethernet and the port number Transmitted bytes The total number of bytes sent from each port Total transmitted packets The total number of packets sent from each ...

Page 91: ...ulticast or broadcast destination addresses Multicast packets The total number of well formed multicast packets sent by a port It excludes packets sent with errors or with unicast or broadcast destination addresses Broadcast packets The total number of well formed broadcast packets sent by a port It excludes packets sent with errors or with unicast or multicast destination addresses Total collisio...

Page 92: ...or those without a destination Broadcast packets The total number of well formed broadcast packets received by a port It excludes packets received with errors with unicast or multicast destination addresses or with oversized or undersize packets discarded packets or those without a destination FCS error packets The total number of packets received with FCS errors It excludes undersized packets wit...

Page 93: ...er Alert LED Tip Use the Alert Log with the Alert LED on the Front Panel view When the switch detects a problem the Alert LED turns amber The Alert LED stays amber until the Alert Log is cleared Click the Clear Log button to acknowledge that you have read the alerts and to turn off the amber Alert LED Note The Clear Log button does not solve the problem Use the Diagnostics window to generate a dia...

Page 94: ...flects the severity of the problem The lower the number the more serious the condition and the need to take action Emergency 0 The switch is unusable Alert 1 The switch requires immediate action Critical 2 The switch has a critical condition Error 3 The switch has an error condition Warning 4 The switch has a warning condition Notifications 5 The switch is operating normally but has a significant ...

Page 95: ...are listed in no particular order Before You Begin Familiarize yourself with the monitoring features see Chapter 4 Monitoring from which you can find out the specific problems on the switch and from which you can prevent problems by addressing problematic trends Chapter Topics Run a Diagnostic Test page 5 2 Restart or Reset the Switch page 5 4 Restore Switch Settings page 5 5 Upgrade the Switch So...

Page 96: ...ic test on a specific port detects speed mismatch and cable related issues on the port or the circuit For example Unconnected cable Cable too short or too long Faulty cable Note The link test is run on a port that is not in a link up state because it can interrupt traffic between the switch port and its connected device Run the link test only on a port that has a suspected problem Before running t...

Page 97: ...levels and recommended actions to help you solve the problems The diagnostics report includes this information Severity Level A single digit code 0 to 5 that reflects the severity of the problem The lower the number the more serious the condition and the need to take action Emergency 0 The switch is unusable Alert 1 The switch requires immediate action Critical 2 The switch has a critical conditio...

Page 98: ...is causing the problem Use the Restart Reset window to restart or reset the switch To display this window choose Configure Restart Reset from the device manager menu See the device manager online help for additional guidelines and procedures From the Restart Reset window you can Restart the switch without turning off power The switch retains its saved configuration settings during the restart proc...

Page 99: ...re your configuration settings by using Network Assistant to save the switch configuration file After saving the configuration file you must use the device manager Restart Reset window to reset the switch After resetting the switch use the Express Setup window to assign a switch IP address and to assign the same host name that was used before the switch was reset Then you can load the configuratio...

Page 100: ...hen the upgrade process completes a success message appears and the switch automatically restarts It might take a few minutes for the switch to restart with the new software Check that the latest software version on the switch appears in the Software field in the Switch Information area of the Dashboard See the device manager online help for additional guidelines and procedures From the device man...

Page 101: ...ding the IP address 2 Reconfigure the switch settings including assigning an IP address to the switch as described in the Getting Started Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches 3 Use the new switch IP address to display the device manager 4 Try to upgrade the switch again by following the procedures in the Upgrade the Switch Software section on page 5 5 If the upgrade process still fails for ...

Page 102: ...ber there is no available switch port to which to connect your management station Disconnect one of the switch ports and then press the Setup button again until the Setup LED and the port LED blink green 3 Connect your management station directly to the switch port with a blinking green port LED The port LED turns solid green after the connection 4 Press the SETUP button until the Setup LED blinks...

Page 103: ...ff and then power on the switch by disconnecting and then reconnecting the AC power cord to the connector on the switch rear panel The System LED blinks green 2 Immediately press the Setup button until all the system LEDs System Alert Setup and PoE are solid amber 3 Stop pressing the Setup button The switch begins the power on self test POST a series of automatic tests that confirm proper operatio...

Page 104: ...The device manager appears without requiring a username and password from you The Software Recovery window appears Figure 5 4 Figure 5 4 Software Recovery Window From the Software Recovery window you can choose Erase system configuration Use this option to delete all the configuration settings on the switch including the IP address usernames and passwords but retain the software image If you selec...

Page 105: ...ed on the default software image are retained including the IP address usernames and passwords Use this option if a software upgrade fails Display the device manager and try to upgrade the switch software again Erase system configuration and boot with the factory default IOS image Use this option to delete all of the configuration settings on the switch and to change to the factory default softwar...

Page 106: ...Chapter 5 Troubleshooting When You Are Done 5 12 User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL 8122 01 ...

Page 107: ...tions in Table A 1 Table A 1 Technical Specifications for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches Specification Description AC input voltage Catalyst Express 500 24TT 100 to 240 VAC 1 3 0 8 A autoranging 50 to 60 Hz Catalyst Express 500 24LC 100 to 240 VAC 2 1 A autoranging 50 to 60 Hz Catalyst Express 500 24PC 100 to 240 VAC 8 4 A autoranging 50 to 60 Hz Catalyst Express 500G 12TC 100 to 240 VAC 1 3 0 ...

Page 108: ...over Ethernet All 24 PoE ports on the Catalyst Express 500 24PC can supply up to 15 4 W IEEE 802 3af standard maximum of power over Category 5 cable for a total of 370 W of inline power All 4 PoE ports on Catalyst Express 500 24LC switches can supply up to 15 4 W of power over Category 5 cable for a total of 62 W of inline power Both the IEEE 802 3af PoE standard and Cisco prestandard inline power...

Page 109: ...nections For the SFP module port connections Table A 2 lists the cable specifications Each port must match the wave length specifications on the other end of the cable and for reliable communications the cable must not exceed the stipulated cable length Dimensions H x W x D 1 73 x 17 5 x 9 9 in 4 39 x 44 45 x 25 15 cm for Catalyst Express 500 24TT Catalyst Express 500 24LC and Catalyst Express 500...

Page 110: ... 2 km 100BASE LX 1310 SMF 9 125 32 810 feet 10 km 1000BASE LX 1300 MMF6 SMF 6 A mode conditioning patch cord is required Using an ordinary patch cord with MMF 1000BASE LX SFP modules and a short link distance can cause transceiver saturation resulting in an elevated bit error rate BER When using the LX SFP module with 62 5 micron diameter MMF you must also install a mode conditioning patch cord be...

Page 111: ...MF SC 10 100 foot LC to SC single mode fiber patchcord CAB SMF SC 100 25 foot LC to SC single mode fiber patchcord CAB SMF SC 25 50 foot LC to SC single mode fiber patchcord CAB SMF SC 50 75 foot LC to SC single mode fiber patchcord CAB SMF SC 75 Table A 4 LC to LC Single Mode Fiber Patch Cables SFP to SFP Connections Type Cisco Part Number 2 meter LC to LC single mode fiber patchcord 15454 LC LC ...

Page 112: ...ction describes the connectors used with the Catalyst Express 500 switches 10 100 and 10 100 1000 Ports The Ethernet ports on the switches use standard RJ 45 connectors and Ethernet pinouts with internal crossovers Figure A 1 and Figure A 2 Figure A 1 10 100 Port Pinouts H5318 2 3 1 4 5 6 7 8 Pin Label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RD RD TD NC NC TD NC NC ...

Page 113: ...ort Pinouts SFP Module Ports The SFP module ports on switches use fiber optic SFP modules with LC connectors Figure A 3 See the Supported Hardware section on page 1 13 for a list of supported SFP modules Figure A 3 Fiber Optic SFP Module LC Connector 60915 2 3 1 4 5 6 7 8 Pin Label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TP0 TP0 TP1 TP2 TP2 TP1 TP3 TP3 58476 ...

Page 114: ...Appendix A Reference Connector Specifications A 8 User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL 8122 01 ...

Page 115: ... network problems The other Catalyst Express 500 switch documents might also provide the information that you seek See the Switch Documentation Set section on page xiii Chapter Topics Support Links from the Device Manager Online Help page B 2 Cisco Small and Medium Sized Businesses SMBs Solutions page B 2 Cisco Networking Professionals Connection page B 3 Obtaining Documentation page B 3 Documenta...

Page 116: ...lp from the device manager tool bar and then click Support from the online help menu Figure B 1 Support Window Cisco Small and Medium Sized Businesses SMBs Solutions Cisco SMB Class Solutions give your employees secure reliable and convenient access to the information they need whether they are located in the main office at a remote office at home or on the road You can access the Cisco SMB Class ...

Page 117: ...he switch You can access the Cisco Networking Professionals Connection website at this URL http forum cisco com eforum servlet NetProf page main Obtaining Documentation Cisco documentation and additional literature are available on Cisco com Cisco also provides several ways to obtain technical assistance and other technical resources These sections explain how to obtain technical information from ...

Page 118: ...site without being connected to the Internet Certain products also have pdf versions of the documentation available The Product Documentation DVD is available as a single unit or as a subscription Registered Cisco com users Cisco direct customers can order a Product Documentation DVD product number DOC DOCDVD from Cisco Marketplace at this URL http www cisco com go marketplace Ordering Documentati...

Page 119: ... We appreciate your comments Cisco Product Security Overview Cisco provides a free online Security Vulnerability Policy portal at this URL http www cisco com en US products products_security_vulnerability_policy ht ml From this site you can perform these tasks Report security vulnerabilities in Cisco products Obtain assistance with security incidents that involve Cisco products Register to receive...

Page 120: ...ecurity vulnerability should be reported All other conditions are considered nonemergencies Nonemergencies psirt cisco com In an emergency you can also reach PSIRT by telephone 1 877 228 7302 1 408 525 6532 Tip We encourage you to use Pretty Good Privacy PGP or a compatible product to encrypt any sensitive information that you send to Cisco PSIRT can work from encrypted information that is compati...

Page 121: ...u access information and inventory as well as providing device management and technical support tools for covered Cisco networking devices The Cisco SMB Support Assistant Portal Portal is the online tool serving as the how to arm and starting point for a particular task It is specifically designed to offer self help and support for products covered by Cisco SMB Support Assistant The Cisco SMB Supp...

Page 122: ...5 227 EMEA 32 2 704 55 55 USA 1 800 553 2447 For a complete list of Cisco TAC contacts go to this URL http www cisco com techsupport contacts Obtaining Additional Publications and Information Information about Cisco products technologies and network solutions is available from various online and printed sources Cisco Marketplace provides a variety of Cisco books reference guides documentation and ...

Page 123: ...zine at this URL http www cisco com go iqmagazine or view the digital edition at this URL http ciscoiq texterity com ciscoiq sample Internet Protocol Journal is a quarterly journal published by Cisco Systems for engineering professionals involved in designing developing and operating public and private internets and intranets You can access the Internet Protocol Journal at this URL http www cisco ...

Page 124: ...Appendix B Cisco Support Resources Obtaining Additional Publications and Information B 10 User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL 8122 01 ...

Page 125: ...ED features 1 7 using 4 3 Alert Log features 1 7 using 4 23 Alert Log window displaying 4 23 using 4 23 altitude operating 2 9 A 12 assistance technical B 7 requesting service B 8 SMB Support Assistant applications B 7 client B 7 portal B 7 automatic medium dependent interface crossover See auto MDIX auto MDIX default 3 10 features 1 6 setting 3 10 autonegotiation 1 6 duplex mode 3 10 speed 3 10 B...

Page 126: ...LAN 3 7 3 16 configuration file restore settings 5 5 connector specifications A 16 cryptographic software SSL 1 8 2 13 upgrade considerations 5 7 customization access control 3 11 administrative settings 3 24 date and time settings 3 24 daylight saving time 3 25 default gateway 3 24 EtherChannels 3 18 features 1 8 grouping ports 3 18 host name 3 24 increasing bandwidth 3 18 introduction 3 1 IP add...

Page 127: ... device manager accessing 2 13 displaying 2 13 features 1 8 using SSL 2 13 DHCP features 1 7 IP assignment mode 2 3 3 23 diagnostics features 1 7 general test 1 7 link test 1 7 5 2 report 5 3 running 5 2 switch test 5 2 Diagnostics window displaying 5 3 using 5 3 dimensions switch A 13 documentation additional sources B 3 B 8 cisco com B 3 DVD B 4 feedback B 5 networking basics xi ordering B 4 rel...

Page 128: ...etup window displaying 3 21 using 3 22 F fan status 4 12 features device manager GUI 1 8 hardware 1 5 introduction 1 1 management options 1 11 device manager 1 8 Network Assistant 1 12 SNMP 1 13 overview 1 2 software 1 7 supported RPS 1 13 supported SFP modules 1 13 front panel view features 1 7 using 4 2 full duplex mode 3 10 H half duplex mode 3 10 hardware benefits 1 6 features 1 5 1 6 installa...

Page 129: ...etwork settings 2 2 optional settings 2 5 password 2 4 subnet mask 2 3 system date 2 5 system time 2 5 time zone 2 5 username 2 4 installation desktop mounting 2 11 guidelines cabling 2 9 electrical noise avoiding 2 9 front panel clearance 2 9 temperature humidity altitude 2 9 initial setup 2 2 rack mounting 2 10 wall mounting 2 12 Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP snooping See IGMP snooping...

Page 130: ... mismatch prevention Smartports port roles 3 6 models switch 1 2 recommended assignments Smartports port roles 3 5 monitoring Alert Log 4 23 bandwidth used gauge 4 10 dashboard 4 8 fan status 4 12 features 1 7 front panel 4 2 introduction 4 1 LED legend 4 4 overview 4 2 packet error gauge 4 11 PoE gauge 4 12 port error graph 4 13 port LEDs 4 4 4 5 port statistics clear statistics 4 19 overview 4 1...

Page 131: ...g 2 12 mounting brackets See rack mounting N native VLAN 3 15 Network Assistant features 1 12 networking basics link to xi network settings customization 3 21 initial setup 2 2 O operating systems supported 1 11 optional settings customization 3 24 initial setup 2 5 P packet error gauge 4 11 packet error graph monitoring 4 16 password customization 3 11 features 1 8 initial setup 2 4 recovery 5 8 ...

Page 132: ...pinouts A 17 recommended cables 1 6 PoE specifications A 12 port settings auto MDIX 3 10 customization 3 9 description 3 10 descriptions of 3 10 duplex mode 3 10 enable disable 3 10 default 3 10 PoE 3 11 default 3 11 See also ports 3 9 speed 3 10 default 3 10 Port Settings window displaying 3 9 using 3 9 port statistics clearing 4 19 monitoring 4 18 overview tab 4 19 receive detail tab 4 21 transm...

Page 133: ... 11 reset switch 5 4 Restart Reset window displaying 5 4 using 5 4 restart switch 5 4 restore settings 5 5 RPS features 1 6 supported 1 13 S safety warnings 2 6 secured sessions See SSL Secure Socket Layer See SSL security reporting problems B 6 vulnerability policy B 5 security slots features 1 6 server priorities changing 3 8 default 3 8 description of 3 8 Setup button 4 3 features 1 6 password ...

Page 134: ... features 1 8 mismatch prevention 3 6 overview 3 2 recommended assignments 3 5 Smartports window displaying 3 6 using 3 5 SMB Support Assistant applications B 7 client B 7 portal B 7 SNMP benefits 3 25 configuring 3 26 customization 3 25 default 3 26 features 1 8 1 13 MIBs supported 3 28 overview 3 25 SNMP window displaying 3 27 using 3 27 software features customization access control 3 11 admini...

Page 135: ...l See STP specifications A 11 speed setting 3 10 SSL features 1 8 using with device manager 2 13 stacking switches 2 11 Static mode EtherChannels 3 20 STP changing 3 17 features 1 8 3 17 subnet mask customization 3 23 default 2 3 initial setup 2 3 system date customization 3 24 initial setup 2 5 system LEDs 4 3 4 6 system requirements 1 10 hardware 1 11 software 1 11 system time customization 3 24...

Page 136: ... using 4 14 troubleshooting diagnostics 5 2 features 1 7 introduction 5 1 link diagnostics 1 7 password recovery 5 8 restart reset 5 4 software recovery 5 9 software upgrade 5 5 switch diagnostics 1 7 U upgrade software 5 5 uplink ports See ports username customization 3 11 initial setup 2 4 Users and Passwords window displaying 3 11 using 3 12 V View list 4 3 VLAN memberships changing 3 7 Cisco G...

Page 137: ...erent users 3 14 isolating traffic 3 14 management VLAN 3 15 maximum number supported 3 16 modifying 3 16 native VLAN 3 15 overview 3 12 special VLANs 3 16 types of 3 14 VLANs Advanced window 3 18 displaying 3 18 using 3 18 VLANs window displaying 3 17 using 3 17 W wall mounting procedure 2 12 warnings defined 2 6 installation 2 6 weight switch A 12 ...

Page 138: ...Index IN 14 User Guide for the Catalyst Express 500 Switches OL 8122 01 ...

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