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DES-1252

48-Port 10/100Mbps Web-Smart Switch

with 4-Port 10/100/1000Base-T

and 2-Port Combo SFP

User Manual

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Page 1: ...DES 1252 48 Port 10 100Mbps Web Smart Switch with 4 Port 10 100 1000Base T and 2 Port Combo SFP User Manual V1 00 ...

Page 2: ...y 3 Features 4 Technical Specifications 5 Unpacking and Installation 9 Unpacking 9 Installation 9 Rack Mounting 10 Connecting Network Cable 11 AC Power 12 Identifying External Components 13 Front Panel 13 Rear Panel 14 Understanding LED Indicators 15 Power and System LEDs 15 Configuration 19 Supported web browsers 19 Installing the SmartConsole Utility 19 ...

Page 3: ...33 System SNMP Setting 35 System Password Access Control 37 Configuration 802 1Q VLAN 37 Configuration Trunking 40 Configuration IGMP Snooping 41 Configuration 802 1D Spanning Tree 44 Configuration Port Mirroring 47 QoS 802 1p Default Priority 48 Security Safeguard Engine 48 Security Broadcast Storm Control 49 Security 802 1X Setting 49 Security Mac Address Table Static MAC 52 Security Mac Address...

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Page 6: ...ork capabilities in a highly flexible package Purpose This guide will show you how to install and use the configuration functions of the DES 1252 Web Smart Switch step by step Terms Usage In this guide the term Switch first letter capitalized refers to the DES 1252 Smart Switch and switch first letter lower case refers to other Ethernet switches Some technologies refer to terms switch bridge and s...

Page 7: ...ing existing investments in hardware software or trained personnel The increased speed and extra bandwidth offered by Gigabit Ethernet is essential to help solving network bottlenecks that frequently develop as more advanced computer users and newer applications continue to demand greater network resources Upgrading key components such as backbone connections and servers to Gigabit Ethernet techno...

Page 8: ...pplications are fueling the need for high performance networks A number of high speed LAN technologies have been proposed to provide greater bandwidth and improve client server response times Among them 100BASE T Fast Ethernet provides a non disruptive smooth evolution from the current 10BASE T technology 100Mbps Fast Ethernet is a standard specified by the IEEE 802 3 LAN committee It is an extens...

Page 9: ...ch acts as a high speed selective bridge between the individual segments The switch without interfering with any other segments automatically forwards traffic that needs to go from one segment to another By doing this the total network capacity is multiplied while still maintaining the same network cabling and adapter cards Features Address Table Supports up to 8K MAC address per device Supports a...

Page 10: ... Web Browser Easy setting via SmartConsole Utility Firmware backup and upload via Web GUI System reboot via Web GUI Provides parallel LED display for port status such as link act speed etc Reset configuration hardware and Web GUI Technical Specifications Key Components Performance Switching Capacity 17 6Gbps Max Forwarding Rate 10M 14 880 pps 100M 148 809 pps 1G 1 488 095 pps Forwarding Mode Store...

Page 11: ...ombo 1000Base T SFP ports 1000Base T SFP ports compliant to the following standards 1 IEEE 802 3 compliance 2 IEEE 802 3u compliance 3 IEEE 802 3ab compliance 4 Support Full Duplex operations SFP Transceivers Supported 1 DEM 310GT 1000BASE LX 2 DEM 311GT 1000BASE SX 3 DEM 314GT 1000BASE LH 4 DEM 315GT 1000BASE ZX 5 DEM 312GT2 1000BASE SX up to 2km 6 DEM 211 100BASE FX up to 2km Multi Mode 7 DEM 21...

Page 12: ...s in the front panel 2 1000Base T ports 1000Base T ports compliant to following standards 1 IEEE 802 3 compliance 2 IEEE 802 3u compliance 3 IEEE 802 3ab compliance 4 Support Full Duplex operations Chassis Dimensions 19 inch 1U Rack mount size 440mm x 310mm x 44mm Reset button on the front panel A factory reset button x 1 Physical Environment AC input 100 240 VAC 50 60Hz Internal universal power s...

Page 13: ...idity Operation 10 90 RH Storage 5 90 RH Power consumption 26 6 watts Heat Dissipation 86 95 btu hr MTBF 298917 hours Emission EMI and Safety Certifications EMI EMC Compliance FCC class A CE Class A VCCI Class A Safety Compliance cUL UL ...

Page 14: ...feet to be used for shock cushioning Screws and two mounting brackets CD Rom with the SmartConsole Utility application which includes the full User s Guide Quick Installation Guide If any item is found missing or damaged please contact the reseller for replacement Installation The site chosen for installation greatly affects the Web Smart Switch s performance When installing consider the following...

Page 15: ...information on rack installation see the next section Rack Mounting When installing the Switch on a level surface attach the rubber pads feet to the bottom The rubber feet cushion the switch and helps protect the case from scratches Figure 1 Attach the adhesive rubber pads to the bottom Rack Mounting The Switch can be mounted in an EIA standard size 19 inch rack or chassis which can be placed in a...

Page 16: ...ck or chassis Connecting Network Cable The DES 1252 has 48 ports that support 10 100Mbps Fast Ethernet it also has 4 10 100 1000Base T Ports and 2 Combo SFPs Each port on the DES 1252 supports Auto MDI MDI X Auto MDI MDI X is a feature that eliminates the need for worrying about using either a standard or crossover cable you can use either one and allows any port to be an uplink port ...

Page 17: ... AC 50 60Hz The power switch is located at the rear of the unit adjacent to the AC power connector and the system fan The switch s power supply will adjust to the local power source automatically and may be turned on without having any or all LAN segment cables connected ...

Page 18: ...actory default Note Be sure to save or record any custom settings configured on the Switch before pressing the reset button Resetting the Switch back to factory default settings will erase all custom configurations LED Indicator Comprehensive LED indicators display the status of the switch and the network see the Understanding LED Indicators section 10 100 BASE TX Twisted Pair Ports Port 1 48 The ...

Page 19: ...X Mini GBIC module for fiber uplinks 10 100 1000 BASE T Twisted Pair Ports Port 51 52 Finally there are 2 Gigabit twisted pair ports that are auto negotiable 10 100 1000Mbps with auto MDI MDIX crossover detection support that can also operate in half and full duplex modes Note When a port is set to Forced Mode the Auto MDI MDIX will be disabled Rear Panel Figure 5 Rear panel of the Switch AC Power...

Page 20: ...Indicators The front panel LEDs provides instant status feedback and simplifies monitoring and troubleshooting tasks Figure 6 LED indicators of the Switch Power and System LEDs Power LEDs On When the Power LED light is on the Switch is receiving power Off When the Power LED light is off the power cord is not improperly connected ...

Page 21: ...ive port is successfully connected to an Ethernet network Blinking When the Link Act LED is blinking the port is transmitting or receiving data on the Ethernet network Off No link Option Ports 49 50 10 100 1000 Base T Mini GBIC Status LEDs Link Act for Mini GBIC Ports On When the FX Link LED light is on the respective port is connected to a 100 or 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet network Off No link ...

Page 22: ...ective port is transmitting or receiving data on a network Off No link Ports 51 52 10 100 1000 Base T LEDs Link Act On When the Link Act LED light is on the respective port is successfully connected to a 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet network Blinking When the Link Act LED is blinking the port is transmitting or receiving data on the Ethernet network Off No link 10 100Mbps shown in Amber Light On When ...

Page 23: ...1 18 8 Blinking When the Link Act LED is blinking the respective port is transmitting or receiving data on the Ethernet network Off No link ...

Page 24: ...sole Utility The SmartConsole Utility allows a user to monitor and configure multiple D Link Web Smart Switches from a workstation connected to the network Follow these steps to install the SmartConsole Utility 1 Insert the Utility CD in your CD Rom Drive 2 From the Start menu on the Windows desktop choose Run 3 In the Run dialog box type D SmartConsole Utility setup exe D represents the driver le...

Page 25: ...sole Utility Menu Toolbar The Menu Toolbar in the SmartConsole Utility has four main tabs File View Option and Help File includes Monitor save Monitor save as Monitor load and Exit Monitor Save To record the setting of the Monitor List as default for the next time the SmartConsole Utility is used Monitor Save As To record the setting of the Monitor List in an appointed filename and file path ...

Page 26: ... log entries Option includes Refresh Time and Group Interval functions Refresh time refreshes the monitoring time of the device Choices include 15 secs 30 secs 1 min 2 min and 5 min for selecting the monitoring time intervals Group Interval establishes the intervals in seconds that the Web Smart Switch will be discovered in the SmartConsole Utility Discovery List NOTE If the Group Interval is set ...

Page 27: ... listed in the discovery list Double click or press the Add to monitor list button to select a device from the Discovery List and add it to the Monitor List Definitions of the Discovery List features MAC Address Shows the device MAC Address IP Address Shows the current IP addresses of devices Protocol version Shows the version of the Utility protocol Product Name Shows the device product name Syst...

Page 28: ... information of the device Definitions of the Monitor List functions and terms S Shows the system symbol of the Web Smart device represents the device system is inactive IP Address Shows the current IP address of the device MAC Address Shows the device MAC Address Protocol version Shows the version of the Utility protocol Product Name Shows the device product name System Name Shows the appointed d...

Page 29: ... to view Figure 8 Figure 8 View trap When the View Trap button is clicked a Trap Information window will pop up showing the trap information such as Symbol Time Device IP and the Event occurred Figure 9 The symbol represents a new trap signal and will disappear after the event record is reviewed clicked Figure 9 Trap information Note To receive Trap information the switch must be configured with T...

Page 30: ...ess Subnet Mask Gateway Set Trap to Trapping IP Address System name Location Password and DHCP ON OFF OFF is default After selecting the device from the Discovery List or Monitor List and pressing Configuration Setting modify the information necessary and press Set Figure 10 Configuration Setting Password Change To change the password fill in the new and original password and press Set Figure 11 P...

Page 31: ...lect a device in the Monitor List and press the Web Access button to open the Web based Utility To see the list of web browsers the Web based Utility supports see Supported web browsers on page 19 DHCP Refresh select a device in the Monitor List and press the DHCP Refresh and enter the password if applicable to trigger the Web Smart Switch to request an IP address from a DHCP Server Figure 13 DHCP...

Page 32: ...e switch For example if the switch has an IP address of 192 168 0 1 the PC should have an IP address of 192 168 0 x where x is a number between 2 and 254 and a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 Open your web browser and enter http 192 168 0 1 the factory default IP address in the address box Then press Enter Figure 14 Figure 14 Logging into the Switch s DHCP assigned IP address The web configuration ca...

Page 33: ...successfully logged in the device status page will appear In the top right corner the user name default admin is displayed with the IP address of the Switch Below this is a Logout option for use when the session is complete Figure 16 Device Status ...

Page 34: ...t Figure 17 Tool Menu Reset Provides a safe reset option for the Switch All configurations will be reset to default Figure 18 Tool Menu Reset Configure Backup and Restore Allows the current configuration settings to be saved to a file not including the password and if necessary to be restored from a backup Figure 19 Tool Menu Configure Backup and Restore ...

Page 35: ... reboot the system Ensure the configuration has been saved or all the changes you just made may be lost after system reboot Figure 21 Tool Menu System Reboot Setup Menu All configuration options on the switch are accessed through the Setup menu on the left side of the screen Figure22 Click on the setup item that you want to configure The following sections describe in more detail each of the featu...

Page 36: ...y before using the default or previously entered settings By default the IP setting is static mode By entering a System Name and System Location the device can more easily be recognized through the SmartConsole Utility and in other Web Smart devices on the LAN The Login Timeout controls the idle time out for security purposes when there is no action in the Web based Utility When the Login Timeout ...

Page 37: ...onds Figure 23 System System Setting System Trap Setting By configuring the Trap Setting it allows SmartConsole Utility to monitor specified events on this Web Smart Switch By default Trap Setting is Disabled When the Trap Setting is Enabled enter the Destination IP address of the managing PC that will receive trap information ...

Page 38: ... Fiber Port Events Monitors the fiber port status Link Up Link Down Traps fiber connection information Twisted pair Port Events Monitors the copper cable port status Link Up Link Down Traps copper connection information System Port Setting In the Port Setting page the status of all ports can be monitored and adjusted for optimum configuration By selecting a range of ports From Port and To Port the...

Page 39: ... 100M Full 100M Half 10M Full 10M Half Auto or Disable The default setting for all ports is Auto 100Base FX Fiber supports 100M full half force mode NOTE Be sure to adjust port speed settings appropriately after changing connected cable media types Link Status Reporting Down indicates the port is disconnected Priority Displays each port s 802 1p QoS priority level for received data packet handling...

Page 40: ...detect potential problems in the Switch or LAN Managed devices that support SNMP include software referred to as an agent which runs locally on the device A defined set of variables managed objects is maintained by the SNMP agent and used to manage the device These objects are defined in a Management Information Base MIB which provides a standard presentation of the information controlled by the o...

Page 41: ...lic The community with read only privilege allows authorized management stations to retrieve MIB objects Private The community with read write privilege allows authorized management stations to retrieve and modify MIB objects Trap Setting Traps are messages that alert network personnel of events that occur on the Switch Such events can be as serious as a reboot someone accidentally turned the Swit...

Page 42: ... Up Link Down Twisted Pair Abnormal Receive Error Twisted Pair Abnormal Transmit Error System Password Access Control Setting a password is a critical tool for managers to secure the Web Smart Switch After entering the old password and the new password two times press Apply for the changes to take effect Figure 27 System Password Access Control Configuration 802 1Q VLAN A VLAN is a group of ports ...

Page 43: ...ed default and all 52 ports as Untagged see Figure 29 Rename Click to rename the VLAN group Delete VID Click to delete the VLAN group Add New VID Click to create a new VID group assigning ports from 01 to 52 as Untag Tag or Not Member A port can be Untagged in only one VID To save the VID group press Apply You may change the name accordingly to the desired groups such as the aforementioned R D Mar...

Page 44: ...3 39 9 Figure 29 Configuration 802 1Q VLAN Add VID Figure 290 Configuration 802 1Q VLAN Example VIDs ...

Page 45: ...orts for a combined larger bandwidth Up to six Trunk groups may be created each supporting up to 8 ports Add a Trunking Name and select the ports to be trunked together and click Apply to activate the selected Trunking groups Figure 312 Configuration Trunking NOTE Each combined trunk port must be connected to devices within the same VLAN group ...

Page 46: ... traffic on the LAN With IGMP snooping enabled globally the Web Smart Switch will forward multicast traffic only to connections that have group members attached Please note that IGMP will not alter or route IP multicast packets To send IP multicast packets across subnetworks a multicast routing protocol will be necessary Figure 323 Configuration IGMP Snooping Configuration By default IGMP is Disab...

Page 47: ...bnet is expected to be lossy the Robustness Variable may be increased The Robustness Variable can not be set zero and SHOULD NOT be one Default is 2 seconds Last Member Query Interval 1 25 sec The Last Member Query Interval is the Max Response Time inserted into Group Specific Queries sent in response to Leave Group messages and is also the amount of time between Group Specific Query messages This...

Page 48: ... which a Leave message is forwarded on a port When a leave message from a host for a group is received a group specific query is sent to the port on which the leave message is received A timer is started with a time interval equal to IgsLeaveProcessInterval If a report message is received before above timer expires the Leave message is dropped Otherwise the Leave message is either forwarded to the...

Page 49: ...Multicast Entry Table for a given VLAN press the View button Figure 345 Configuration IGMP Multicast Entry Table Configuration 802 1D Spanning Tree 802 1D Spanning Tree Protocol STP implementation is a backup link s between switches bridges or routers designed to prevent ...

Page 50: ...ed If Enabled the Switch will listen for BPDU packets and its accompanying Hello packet BPDU packets are sent even if a BPDU packet was not received Therefore each link between bridges is sensitive to the status of the link Ultimately this difference results in faster detection of failed links and thus faster topology adjustment A draw back of 802 1D is this absence of immediate feedback from adja...

Page 51: ...If it turns out that the Switch has the lowest Bridge Identifier it will become the Root Bridge A time interval may be chosen between 6 and 40 seconds The default value is 20 Bridge Hello Time The user may set the time interval between transmissions of configuration messages by the root device thus stating that the Switch is still functioning The default is 2 seconds Max Age has to have a value bi...

Page 52: ...hod of monitoring network traffic that forwards a copy of each incoming and or outgoing packet from one port of the Switch to another port where the packet can be studied This enables network managers to better monitor network performances Figure 367 Configuration Port Mirroring Selection options for the Source Ports are as follows TX transmit mode Duplicates the data transmitted from the source p...

Page 53: ...ort None Turns off the mirroring of the port QoS 802 1p Default Priority This feature displays the status Quality of Service priority levels of each port and for packets that are untagged the switch will assign the priority in the tag depending on your configuration Figure 378 QoS 802 1p Default Priority Security Safeguard Engine D Link s Safeguard Engine is a robust and innovative technology that...

Page 54: ...ted packets If Enabled default is Disabled threshold settings of 8 000 4 096 000 bytes per second can be assigned Press Apply for the settings to take effect Figure 380 Security Broadcast Storm Control Security 802 1X Setting Network switches provide easy and open access to resources by simply attaching a client PC Unfortunately this automatic configuration also allows unauthorized personnel to ea...

Page 55: ...ntication method to be used The client can reject the authentication method and request another depending on the configuration of the client software and the RADIUS server Depending on the authenticated results the port is either made available to the user or the user is denied access to the network The RADIUS servers make the network a lot easier to manage for the administrator by gathering and s...

Page 56: ...tch remains in the quiet state following a failed authentication exchange with the client Default is 80 seconds SuppTimeout Sets the switch to client retransmission time for the EAP request frame Default is 12 seconds ServerTimeout Sets the amount of time the switch waits for a response from the client before resending the response to the authentication server Default is 16 seconds MaxReq This par...

Page 57: ...able may only connect from corresponding ports and VIDs in order to protect the network from illegal Macs Figure 402 Security Static Mac Address To initiate the removal of auto learning for any of the uplink ports press On to enable this feature and select the port s for auto learning to be disabled The Static Mac Address Setting table displays the static Mac addresses connected as well as the VID...

Page 58: ...e For each port this table displays the Mac address of each packet passing through the Switch To add a Mac address to the Static Mac Address List click the Add checkbox associated with the identified packet Figure 413 Security Dynamic Forwarding Table Monitoring Statistics The Statistics screen displays the status of each port packet count ...

Page 59: ...the details displayed TxOK Number of packets transmitted successfully RxOK Number of packets received successfully TxError Number of transmitted packets resulting in error RxError Number of received packets resulting in error To view the statistics of individual ports click one of the linked Port numbers for details ...

Page 60: ...5 55 5 Figure 435 Monitoring Port Statistics ...

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