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SLM2008 8-Port Gigabit Smart Switch with PD and
AC Power

ADMINISTRATION

GUIDE

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Page 1: ...Cisco Small Business SLM2008 8 Port Gigabit Smart Switch with PD and AC Power ADMINISTRATION GUIDE ...

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Page 3: ... SLM2008 Switch 5 Placement Options 5 Desktop Option 5 Wall Mount Option 6 Connecting the Cisco SLM2008 Switch to the Network 7 Chapter 4 Setting Up the Cisco SLM2008 Switch 9 Launching the Web Based Configuration Utility 9 Navigating the Utility 10 System 11 Port 11 VLAN 11 Security 11 QoS 12 STP 12 Statistics 12 Multicast 13 Admin 13 Chapter 5 Advanced Configuration 14 Setup 14 Using the Help Sy...

Page 4: ... 1X Settings 27 Configuring 802 1X Parameter 30 Configuring Static MAC Address 32 Configuring Management Access List 33 Configuring Storm Control 34 QoS 35 Configuring QoS Settings 35 STP 41 Configuring STP Settings 41 Displaying STP Status 43 Statistics 44 Displaying Statistics Overview 45 Displaying IGMP Status 46 Multicast 47 Configuring IGMP Settings 47 Admin 49 Configuring Ping 50 Configuring...

Page 5: ...Cisco SLM2008 8 Port Gigabit Smart Switch with PD and AC Power Administration Guide v Contents Appendix A Specifications 57 Appendix B Where to Go From Here 60 ...

Page 6: ...ity queues together with the Weighted Round Robin and Strict Priority scheduling techniques facilitate efficient coexistence of real time traffic with data traffic allowing them each to meet their QoS needs Individual users or applications can be prioritized above others using various Class of Service options by port layer 2 priority 802 1p and layer 3 priority TOS or DSCP Intelligent broadcast an...

Page 7: ...igabit Smart Switch with PD and AC Power The following sections are included Front Panel page 2 Back Panel page 3 Side Panels page 3 Front Panel The LEDs are located on the front panel of the switch System Green Lights up when the switch is powered on 1 8 Green Each LED lights up when there is a connection made through its corresponding port The LEDs flash when there is activity on corresponding p...

Page 8: ...as a PoE switch can directly supply power to the switch Simply connect a standard twisted pair cable from a PoE switch to Port 1 on the switch Using PoE to power the switch eliminates the need to use the power adapter and AC power To connect a device to a port use a Category 5 network cable Ports 1 8 These RJ 45 ports support network speeds of either 10 Mbps 100 Mbps or 1000 Mbps and can operate i...

Page 9: ... is pressed for longer than 10 seconds the switch settings will be restored to the factory defaults and the system reboots NOTE The switch can only be configured using the web based utility If you cannot access the web based utility because of configuration changes you ve made you can reset the switch to the factory defaults Power Port The power port is where you will connect the AC power The secu...

Page 10: ...u choose a location for the switch observe the following guidelines Make sure that the switch is accessible and that the cables can be easily connected Keep cabling away from sources of electrical noise power lines and fluorescent lighting fixtures Position the switch away from water and moisture sources To ensure adequate air flow around the switch be sure to provide a minimum clearance of two in...

Page 11: ...dware To mount the Cisco SLM2008 switch on a wall follow these steps STEP 1 Determine where you want to mount the switch Ensure that the wall you use is smooth flat dry and sturdy Make sure the location is within reach of the power outlet STEP 2 Drill two holes in the wall Make sure the holes are 2 1 2 inches apart Optional Print this page at 100 size cut along the dotted line and place on the wal...

Page 12: ...hole and leave 3 mm of its head exposed STEP 4 The wall mount slots are two crisscross slots on the bottom panel of the switch The wall mount slots on the switch line up with the two screws STEP 5 Maneuver the switch to insert the screws into the two slots Connecting the Cisco SLM2008 Switch to the Network The diagram shown here is an example of a typical network configuration 194450 Wall mount sl...

Page 13: ... using a network device to provide power to the switch STEP 3 Connect the other end to a computer or other network device STEP 4 Repeat Step 1 Step 2 and Step 3 to connect additional devices NOTE When connecting power always use a surge protector STEP 5 Provide power to the switch in one of two ways Connect a Category 5 network cable from port 1 of the switch to a network device with the ability t...

Page 14: ...se steps to access the web based configuration utility from your computer STEP 1 Connect your computer to the same network the Cisco SLM2008 switch is connected to STEP 2 Make sure your computer is on the same subnet as the switch 192 168 1 x By default the Cisco SLM2008 switch has an IP address of 192 168 1 254 and a default subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 STEP 3 Launch a web browser such as Interne...

Page 15: ...ility follow these steps at the login window a Enter admin in the Username field b Enter admin in the Password field c Click Log In For security purposes it is recommended that you later reset your password in the System System Settings window If your session times out you will need to log back into the utility Navigating the Utility The web based utility consists of the following main windows Sys...

Page 16: ...speed duplex and flow control settings used on specific ports Static Link Aggregation Create multiple links between devices that work as one virtual aggregate link LAG LACP Settings Configure Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP settings LACP Status Displays LACP status port information VLAN This window allows you to create VLANs and also manage VLAN settings VLAN Settings Create or delete a VLA...

Page 17: ...age the device Storm Control Configure the maximum rate packets per second at which unknown packets are forwarded QoS This window allows you to priortize network traffic and optimize network performance using Quality of Service QoS settings Queue Mode Set the queue mode priority QoS Mode Configure the QoS mode settings including QoS disabled 802 1p port based or Differentiated Services Code Point ...

Page 18: ...ing Enable Unregistered IP Multicast Flooding and Enable IGMP Querying Admin This window allows you to manage the switch Ping Use to see if another site on the network can be reached Port Mirror Mirror traffic from any source port to a target port for real time analysis Factory Default Resets the switch to its factory default settings Reboot Reboots the switch Save Configuration Saves the current ...

Page 19: ...pon login is the System Settings window There are nine options displayed in the left panel System Port VLAN Security QoS STP Statistics Multicast and Admin Each option contains windows that will help you configure and manage the switch Using the Help System The switch software includes detailed Help files for all configuration tasks To view a Help page click the Help link in the top right corner o...

Page 20: ...Advanced Configuration Using the Help System Cisco SLM2008 8 Port Gigabit Smart Switch with PD and AC Power Administration Guide 15 5 Example with Help Example with Help Expanded ...

Page 21: ... STEP 1 Click System System Settings STEP 2 Configure the system settings System Name Enter or modify the name of the switch System Location Enter or modify the location name of the switch MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the switch S W Version Displays the software version of the switch IP Address Displays the IP address assigned to the switch The default IP address is 192 168 1 254 Subnet...

Page 22: ...ress Subnet Mask Enter or modify the Subnet Mask assigned to the switch The default is 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Modify the IP address of the gateway The default is 0 0 0 0 Management VLAN Enter the ID of the configured VLAN 1 4094 no leading zeroes By default all ports on the switch are members of VLAN 1 However the management station can be attached to a port belonging to any VLAN as long as...

Page 23: ...splaying LACP Status page 23 Configuring Port Settings You can manually configure the speed duplex and flow control settings used on specific ports or use autonegotiation to allow the switch to autodetect the connection settings used by the attached device Full duplex mode should be used on ports whenever possible to double the throughput of switch connections Flow control should also be enabled t...

Page 24: ...the link status of the port Mode The current speed and duplex mode settings are displayed here Auto Speed is enabled by default to allow the switch to autonegotiate the speed and duplex settings The following capabilities are supported and available from the Mode drop down menu Auto Speed This option enables autonegotiation When autonegotiation is enabled you do not need to specify the capabilitie...

Page 25: ...tes whether the port is a LAG member Enable Jumbo Frames Check this check box to enable Jumbo Frame support up to 9 KB STEP 3 Click Save Configuring Static Link Aggregation You can create multiple links between devices that work as one virtual aggregate link LAG An aggregated link offers a dramatic increase in bandwidth for network segments where bottlenecks exist as well as providing a fault tole...

Page 26: ... the port to the LAG group STEP 3 Click Save Configuring LACP Settings Ports can be statically grouped into an aggregate link that is LAG to increase the bandwidth of a network connection or to ensure fault recovery Or you can use the Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP to automatically negotiate a LAG link between the switch and another network device For dynamic LAGs the switches have to comp...

Page 27: ... A user must ensure the LAG member s ports have the same speed and duplex settings before activating an LACP group The Port LACP Settings window displays the current LACP settings To configure the LACP settings follow these steps STEP 1 Click Port LACP Settings STEP 2 Configure the LACP settings Port Displays the port number Enable LACP When the check box is checked LACP is enabled Admin Key A cha...

Page 28: ...play LACP status follow these steps STEP 1 Click Port LACP Status The following information is displayed LACP Port Status LACP Status on each interface since the device was last refreshed Protocol Active Indicates if the LACP is disabled or enabled on the interface Partner Port Number Indicates the port that is in the same LAG group Operational Port Key A channel will only be formed between ports ...

Page 29: ...e in the network but communicate as though they belong to the same physical segment VLANs help to simplify network management by allowing you to move devices to a new VLAN without having to change any physical connections VLANs can be easily organized to reflect departmental groups such as Marketing or R D usage groups such as e mail or multicast groups used for multimedia applications such as vid...

Page 30: ...1 Click VLAN VLAN Settings STEP 2 To create a single VLAN enter the VLAN ID and click Add VLAN ID ID of configured VLAN 1 4094 no leading zeroes STEP 3 To remove a VLAN select the VLANs in the VLAN list then click Delete STEP 4 Click Save Configuring VLAN Port Settings From the VLAN VLAN Port Settings window you can configure VLAN behavior for specific interfaces including the mode accepted frame ...

Page 31: ...g Enable Ingress Filter Determines how to process frames tagged for VLANs for which the ingress port is not a member The default value is enabled Ingress filtering only affects tagged frames If ingress filtering is disabled and a port receives frames with a VLAN tag that uses a different PVID than the receiving port the packet types will be forwarded to the port belonging to the appropriate VLAN d...

Page 32: ...easy access to network resources by simply attaching a client PC Although this automatic configuration and access is a desirable feature it also allows unauthorized personnel to easily intrude and possibly gain access to sensitive network data The IEEE 802 1X dot1X standard defines a port based access control procedure that prevents unauthorized access to a network by requiring users to first subm...

Page 33: ...with an accept or reject packet If authentication is successful the switch allows the client to access the network Otherwise network access is denied and the port remains blocked The operation of 802 1X on the Cisco SLM2008 switch requires the following The switch must have an IP address assigned RADIUS authentication must be enabled on the switch and the IP address of the RADIUS server specified ...

Page 34: ...X Settings section enter the following information 802 1X Mode Enables or disables 802 1X mode From the drop down menu select Enabled or Disabled RADIUS IP Enter the IP address of the server RADIUS UDP Port Enter the UDP Port of the server The UDP port is used to verify the RADIUS server authentication The default value is 812 Key String Enter the secret key string as defined on the RADIUS server ...

Page 35: ... the port to deny access to all clients either dot1x aware or otherwise Port State Displays the state of the 802 1X for each port Re authenticate It will trigger the switch to ask a connected client to restart authentication process Force Reinitialize It will trigger the specific port of the switch to restart 802 1X process Statistics The switch can display statistics for 802 1X protocol exchanges...

Page 36: ...ity 802 1X Parameter STEP 2 Enter the following information Enable Reauthentication Check the check box to enable re authentication Reauthentication Period 1 3600 seconds Enter the time period after which a connected client must be re authenticated The default value is 3600 seconds EAP Timeout 1 255 seconds Enter the time period during an authentication session that the switch waits before retrans...

Page 37: ...addresses already stored in the static address table will be accepted as authorized to access the network through that port MAC addresses on the list do not age out The Security Static MAC Address window displays the current static MAC address settings for the switch To configure the static MAC address follow these steps STEP 1 Click Security Static MAC Address STEP 2 In the Add Static MAC Address...

Page 38: ...ent access list follow these steps STEP 1 Click Security Management Access List STEP 2 Enter the following information Enable Management Access List Check the check box to enable IP Access List Management IP address 1 Enter the IP address of a device that you wish to allow manage the switch Management IP address 2 Enter the IP address of a second device that you wish to allow manage the switch Man...

Page 39: ... to allow manage the switch STEP 3 Click Save Configuring Storm Control Rate threshold is the maximum rate packets per second at which unknown packets are forwarded The Security Storm Control window displays the current rate threshold settings To configure the storm control follow these steps STEP 1 Click Security Storm Control STEP 2 In the Rate Threshold section select the following Broadcast Ra...

Page 40: ...assifying incoming traffic into handling classes based on an attribute including The ingress interface Packet content A combination of these attributes Providing various mechanisms for determining the allocation of network resources to different handling classes including The assignment of network traffic to a particular hardware queue The assignment of internal resources You can set the switch to...

Page 41: ...teps STEP 1 Click QoS QoS Settings STEP 2 Set the Queue Mode to Strict Priority or WRR Strict Priority Services the egress queues in sequential order transmitting all traffic in the higher priority queues before servicing lower priority queues WRR Weighted Round Robin shares bandwidth at the egress ports by using scheduling weights 1 2 4 8 for queues 1 through 4 respectively WRR Weight Displays th...

Page 42: ...he QoS Mode of QoS Disabled 802 1p Port Based or DSCP QoS Mode Priority Diagram 802 1p 802 1p QoS Mode allows you to specify data packet priority based on the 802 1p value in VLAN priority tag of the packet Users can map 802 1p to one of 4 priority queues 802 1p Enabled 802 1p QoS Yes Yes No No Port QoS No No DSCP QoS Yes Yes Tagged DSCP Found Packet DSCP Enabled 194449 ...

Page 43: ...5 802 1p QoS Mode Prioritize Traffic Allows you to select a traffic prioritization setting The default value is Custom 802 1p Settings The default 802 1p settings are shown in the following table Table1 Default 802 1p Settings 802 1p Value Priority Level 0 normal 1 low 2 low 3 normal 4 medium 5 medium 6 high 7 high ...

Page 44: ... port Port Based QoS Mode Port Based Settings This allows customization of priority levels for specific ports By default all ports are set to high priority DSCP The Cisco SLM2008 switch supports a common method of prioritizing IP traffic to meet application requirements Traffic priorities can be mapped to one of 4 priority queues based on the Differentiated Services Code Point DSCP value ...

Page 45: ...ping DSCP values to specific priority levels The default DSCP settings are shown in the following table DSCP Value Indicates the Differentiated Services Code Point value in the incoming packet Priority Maps the DSCP value to the selected priority level STEP 4 Click Save Table 2 DSCP Settings DSCP Value 0 63 Priority 46 high 34 medium 24 normal All others low ...

Page 46: ... loops and to provide backup links between switches bridges or routers This allows the switch to interact with other bridging devices that is an STA compliant switch bridge or router in your network to ensure that only one route exists between any two stations on the network and provide backup links which automatically take over when a primary link goes down The STP STP Settings window displays th...

Page 47: ...Age Enter the maximum time in seconds a device can wait without receiving a configuration message before attempting to reconfigure The default max age is 20 seconds The range is 6 to 40 seconds Forward Delay Enter the maximum time in seconds this device will wait before changing states i e discarding to learning to forwarding The default is 15 seconds The range is 4 to 30 seconds STEP 3 Configure ...

Page 48: ...us STEP 2 The STP status information is displayed STP Bridge Overview Bridge ID A unique identifier for this bridge consisting of the bridge priority and MAC address where the address is taken from the switch system Hello Time Displays the Hello Time value as defined on the STP STP Settings window Max Age Displays the Max Age value as defined on the STP STP Settings window Fwd Delay Displays the F...

Page 49: ... last refreshed Port The number of the port Path Cost The best path between devices Port Fast Indicates the device is the end for a switch connection Port State Indicates if the STP is disabled or enabled on the interface STEP 3 To update the status information click Refresh Statistics This section describes the statistics overview and IGMP status displays Displaying Statistics Overview page 45 Di...

Page 50: ...rview information is displayed Port Displays the port that the data applies to Tx Byte Displays the number of octets transmitted on the port since the device was last refreshed Tx Frames Displays the number of frames transmitted on the port since the device was last refreshed Rx Bytes Displays the number of octets received on the port since the device was last refreshed Rx Frames Displays the numb...

Page 51: ...ts transmitted on the port since the device was last refreshed Rx Broadcast Displays the number of good broadcast packets received on the port since the device was last refreshed STEP 3 To update the statistics information click Refresh Displaying IGMP Status The Statistics IGMP Status window displays the current IGMP status for each VLAN interface To display the IGMP status follow these steps STE...

Page 52: ...e been received by the switch v2 Leaves Displays the number of IGMP v2 leave packets that have been received by the switch STEP 3 To update the IGMP status information click Refresh Multicast Configuring IGMP Settings When IGMP Snooping is enabled globally all IGMP packets are forwarded to the CPU The CPU analyzes the incoming packets and determines The ports that want to join which Multicast grou...

Page 53: ...To configure the IGMP settings follow these steps STEP 1 Click Multicast IGMP Settings STEP 2 Configure the IGMP settings Enable IGMP Snooping Check the check box to enable IGMP Snooping on the switch Enable Unregistered IP Multicast Flooding Check the check box to enable Unregistered IP Multicast Flooding on the switch VLAN ID Displays the VLAN ID number Enable IGMP Snooping Check the check box t...

Page 54: ...n Guide 49 5 STEP 3 Click Save Admin This section describes how to configure the administration settings of the switch Configuring Ping page 50 Configuring Port Mirror page 51 Restoring Factory Default page 52 Rebooting the Switch page 53 Saving Configuration Settings page 54 Upgrading the Firmware page 55 ...

Page 55: ...ys the current ping settings To configure the ping settings follow these steps STEP 1 Click Admin Ping STEP 2 Configure the Ping Parameters Target IP Address Enter the IP address of the device you want to ping Count From the drop down menu select the maximum count to the target IP address for each attempt Time Out From the drop down menu select the time out in seconds interval if the device does n...

Page 56: ...d from the monitor port The switch supports only one mirror session The Admin Port Mirror window displays the current port mirror settings To configure port mirror follow these steps STEP 1 Click Admin Port Mirror STEP 2 Configure the port mirror settings Source Port Check the check box of the port whose traffic will be monitored Target Port From the drop down menu select the port that will mirror...

Page 57: ...Administration Guide 52 5 STEP 3 Click Save Restoring Factory Default The Admin Factory Default window allows you to restore the switch s factory default settings To restore the switch s factory default settings follow these steps STEP 1 Click Admin Factory Default STEP 2 Click Restore Default ...

Page 58: ... Switch with PD and AC Power Administration Guide 53 5 Rebooting the Switch The Admin Reboot window allows you to reboot the switch The current configuration settings are retained To reboot the switch follow these steps STEP 1 Click Admin Reboot STEP 2 Click Reboot ...

Page 59: ...iguration there are two options The Configuration Upload section allows you to load a previously saved configuration file cfg The Configuration Backup section allows you to save the switch settings to a configuration file cfg To load a previously saved configuration file cfg follow these steps STEP 1 Click Admin Save Configuration STEP 2 In the Configuration Upload section click Browse STEP 3 Loca...

Page 60: ...ick Admin Save Configuration STEP 2 In the Configuration Backup section click Proceed STEP 3 Click Save when prompted to open save or cancel STEP 4 Select the location where the file should be saved and click Save Upgrading the Firmware The Admin Firmware Upgrade window allows you to upgrade the firmware To upgrade the firmware follow these steps STEP 1 Click Admin Firmware Upgrade STEP 2 Click Br...

Page 61: ...vanced Configuration Admin Cisco SLM2008 8 Port Gigabit Smart Switch with PD and AC Power Administration Guide 56 5 STEP 3 Locate the appropriate file and click Open STEP 4 Click Proceed to load the file ...

Page 62: ... 45 connectors for 10BASE T 100BASE TX 1000BASE T Auto MDI MDI X Autonegotiate Manual Setting Buttons Reset Cabling Type UTP CAT 5 or better for 10BASE T 100BASE TX UTP CAT 5e or better for 1000BASE T LEDs Link Act System PoE 802 3af PoE PD compatible on Port 1 Supply system power without an external power adapter Performance Switching Capacity 10 Gbps Non Blocking Forwarding Rate 7 44 Mpps Wire S...

Page 63: ...t Mirroring Traffic on a port can be mirrored to another port for analysis with a network analyzer Other Management RADIUS Port Mirroring DHCP Client PING Security IEEE 802 1X 802 1X RADIUS Authentication MD5 Encryption Availability Link Aggregation Link Aggregation using IEEE 802 3ad LACP Up to 5 ports in up to 2 groups Storm Control Broadcast and Multicast Spanning Tree IEEE 802 1D Spanning Tree...

Page 64: ...bit Ethernet 802 3z Gigabit Ethernet 802 3x Flow Control 802 3 ad LACP 802 3af PoE 802 1D STP 802 1Q p VLAN 802 1X Port Access Authentication Environmental Dimensions W x H x D 5 12 in x 1 12 in x 5 12 in 130 mm x 28 5 mm x 130 mm Unit Weight 0 84 lb 0 382 kg Power External AC power adapter and IEEE 802 3af compatible PoE PD Certification FCC Part15 Class B CE Class A UL cUL CE Mark CB Operating T...

Page 65: ... Support and Documentation Login Required www cisco com support Phone Support Contacts www cisco com en US support tsd_cisco_small_ business_support_center_contacts html Software Downloads Login Required Go to tools cisco com support downloads and enter the model number in the Software Search box Product Documentation Cisco Small Business SLM2008 8 Port Gigabit Smart Switch with PD and AC Power ww...

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