Coyote Point Systems E350GX, Installation And Administration Manual

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Chapter 1: Equalizer Overview
32 Equalizer Installation and Administration Guide
Equalizer E350GX, E450GX, E650GX Network Configuration
Equalizer models E350GX and above are Virtual Local Network (VLAN) capable devices. Initial network
configuration of Equalizer is performed over the serial port, where you assign an IP address to the default
management VLAN. Initially, ports 1 and 2 on the front panel are configured for the Default VLAN and all other
ports are unassigned. The figure below shows the initial port configuration of an E350GX or E450GX model
Equalizer, both of which have 12 front panel ports; the E650GX with 22 ports is configured similarly.
Figure 9 Equalizer E450GX default port configuration
The initial network configuration performed over the Serial Port assigns an IP address to Ports 1 and 2, and these
ports are configured in an untagged
Default VLAN
with
VID
(VLAN ID)
1
. Additional configuration is performed by
logging into the graphical browser-based Administrative Interface on the Default VLAN IP address.
The VLAN Configuration Wizard leads you through the creation of three basic VLAN configurations:
• A single VLAN, the
Default VLAN
, for all management, cluster, and server IP addresses. This is similar to
the single-network configuration supported in releases prior to 8.6 and on the E250GX.
• Two VLANs: the
Default VLAN
and the
Internal VLAN
. Each of the VLANs has a management IP, and can
host clusters and servers. This is similar to the dual-network configuration supported in releases prior to 8.6
and on the E250GX.
• Three or more VLANs. The wizard exits to the
VLAN Configuration
tab, where you can set up as many
VLANs as you require.
You can also create, modify, and delete VLANs using the
VLAN Configuration
tab. The following sections dscribe
the three basic VLAN configurations; these basic configurations can be modified as needed to fit a variety of
network topologies.
Serial Port
Default VLAN Ports (1 & 2)
Unassigned Ports (3 and above)