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10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide

Identifying External Components

DENTIFYING

XTERNAL

OMPONENTS

This chapter describes the front panel, rear panel and LED
indicators of the Switch

Front Panel

The front panel of the Switch consists of 8 (10/100 Mbps) MDI-X
ports, 1 uplink (MDI-II) port, a RS-232 communication port and
LED indicators.

Figure 3-1. Front panel view of the DES-3208 Switch

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8 high performance N-way (MDI-X) ports all operating at
10/100 Mbps for connection to servers and hubs. All ports
can be auto-negotiated between 10Mbps or 100Mbps.

Summary of Contents for DES-3208

Page 1: ...DES 3208 10 100 Fast Ethernet Switch User s Guide Rev 02 January 1998 6DES3208 02 Printed In Taiwan RECYCLABLE ...

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Page 6: ...comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with this user s guide may cause harmful interferen...

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Page 9: ...orts 3 Performance features 3 Management 4 2 UNPACKING AND SETUP 6 UNPACKING 6 SETUP 7 DESKTOP OR SHELF INSTALLATION 7 RACK INSTALLATION 8 POWER ON 9 Power Failure 10 3 IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS 11 FRONT PANEL 11 REAR PANEL 12 LED INDICATORS 14 4 CONNECTING THE SWITCH 17 PC TO SWITCH 17 HUB TO SWITCH 18 10Base T Hub 19 100Base TX Hub 19 HUB WITHOUT UPLINK MDI II PORT 19 ...

Page 10: ...vel 29 User Changeable Parameters 30 Illustration of STA 32 6 USING THE CONSOLE INTERFACE 35 CONNECTING TO THE SWITCH 35 CONSOLE USAGE CONVENTIONS 36 FIRST TIME CONNECTING TO THE SWITCH 37 Steps to create a Super User or General User 38 Super and General User Privileges 39 LOGIN ON THE SWITCH CONSOLE BY REGISTERED USERS 41 Changing Your Password 42 Adding and Deleting Users 43 SETTING UP THE SWITC...

Page 11: ...ort Statistics 55 SPANNING TREE ALGORITHM PARAMETERS 58 Forwarding Table 58 Custom Filtering Table 60 Protocol Parameters 63 STAP Port Parameters 64 RESETTING THE SWITCH 65 System Reset 66 Factory Reset 66 7 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 69 8 RJ 45 PIN SPECIFICATION 72 9 MII CONNECTOR SPECIFICATIONS 74 10 INDEX 77 ...

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Page 13: ...to refer to the DES 3208 10 100 Fast Ethernet Switch and switch first letter lower case to refer to all Ethernet switches including the DES 3208 Overview of this User s Guide Chapter 1 Introduction Describes the switch and its features Chapter 2 Unpacking and Setup Helps you get started with the basic installation of the switch Chapter 3 Identifying External Components Describes the frontpanel rea...

Page 14: ...anage the Switch Chapter 6 Using the Console Interface Tells how to use the built in console interface to change set and monitor Switch performance and security Appendix A Technical Specifications Lists the technical specifications of the DES 3208 Appendix B RJ 45 Pin Specifications Shows the details and pin assignments for the RJ 45 receptacle connector Appendix C MII Port Specifications ...

Page 15: ... 100Base T provides a non disruptive smooth evolution from the current 10Base T technology The non disruptive and smooth evolution nature and the dominating potential market base virtually guarantee cost effective and high performance Fast Ethernet solutions in the years to come 100Mbps Fast Ethernet is a new standard specified by the IEEE 802 3 LAN committee It is an extension of the 10Mbps Ether...

Page 16: ...hat needs to go from one segment to another is automatically forwarded by the switch without interfering with any other segments This allows the total network capacity to be multiplied while still maintaining the same network cabling and adapter cards For Fast Ethernet networks a switch is an effective way of eliminating problems of chaining hubs beyond the two repeater limit A switch can be used ...

Page 17: ...gh performance N way ports all operating at 10 100 Mbps for connection to servers and hubs All ports can be auto negotiated between 10Mbps 100Mbps Half duplex or full duplex connections Uplink MDI II media dependent interface port for uplink to another switch hub or repeater RS 232 DCE console port for diagnosing the Switch via a connection to a PC and Console Out of band management MII Media Inde...

Page 18: ...a filtering rate eliminates all error packets runts etc at 14 880 pps per port at 100 of wire speed for 10Mbps speed Data filtering rate eliminates all error packets runts etc at 148 800 pps per port at 100 of wire speed for 100Mbps speed 8K active MAC address entry table per device with self learning and table aging 8 MB packet buffer per device Supports broadcast storm rate filtering Management ...

Page 19: ...or out of band control via SNMP based software Flash memory for software up grade This can be done in band via BOOTP TFTP D View or out of band console can also initiate a download request Built in SNMP management MIB I RFC 1156 MIB II RFC 1213 Bridge MIB RFC 1268 and D Link proprietary MIB ...

Page 20: ...tch and carefully unpack its contents The carton should contain the following items One DES 3208 10 100 Fast Ethernet Switch Accessory pack 2 mounting brackets and screws Four rubber feet with adhesive backing 1 AC power cord This user s guide with Registration Card Diskette containing management software If any item is found missing or damaged please contact your local D Link Reseller for replace...

Page 21: ...ee that it is secured fully to the AC power connector Make sure that there is proper heat dissipation from and adequate ventilation around the Switch Do not place heavy objects on the Switch Desktop or Shelf Installation When installing the Switch on a desktop or shelf the rubber feet included with the device must be first attached Attach these cushioning feet on the bottom at each corner of the d...

Page 22: ...h installed on a Desktop or Shelf Rack Installation The DES 3208 can be mounted in an EIA standard size 19 inch rack which can be placed in a wiring closet with other equipment To install attach the mounting brackets on the switch s front panel one on each side and secure them with the screws provided ...

Page 23: ...he equipment rack to mount the Switch in the rack Figure 2 2B Installing the 10 100 Fast Ethernet Switch in an equipment rack Power on The DES 3208 Switch can be used with AC power sources 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz 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 ...

Page 24: ... switch is in a ready state The console LED indicator will remain ON if there is a connection at the RS 232 port otherwise this LED indicator is OFF The MII LED indicator will remain ON if there is a connection at the MII port otherwise this LED indicator is OFF If there is an active connection at the MII port The MII LED and the 100M and Link Act LED indicators for port 2x will remain ON otherwis...

Page 25: ...ators of the Switch Front Panel The front panel of the Switch consists of 8 10 100 Mbps MDI X ports 1 uplink MDI II port a RS 232 communication port and LED indicators Figure 3 1 Front panel view of the DES 3208 Switch 8 high performance N way MDI X ports all operating at 10 100 Mbps for connection to servers and hubs All ports can be auto negotiated between 10Mbps or 100Mbps ...

Page 26: ...console port for diagnosing the Switch via a connection to a PC and Local Console Management Comprehensive LED indicators that display the conditions of the Switch and status of the network A description of these LED indicators follow see LED Indicators Rear Panel The rear panel of the Switch consists of a power switch an AC power connector system fans and MII port The following shows the rear pan...

Page 27: ...hich could lead to system failure MII Connector The MII Media Independent Interface interface connector is a 40 pin connector for use with flexible media e g fiber cable This connector has a shared connection with port 2x and when connected the MII connector takes operational precedence over port 2x If you are using a 100BASE FX Transceiver This connector is used for connection between two indepen...

Page 28: ...connector turn off the Switch then disconnect the cable or transceiver LED Indicators The LED indicators of the Switch include Power MII Console 100 M Link Act FDX Col and System Load The following shows the LED indicators for the Switch along with an explanation of each indicator Figure 3 3 The DES 3208 Switch LED indicators Power After turning on the power the Power indicator on the front panel ...

Page 29: ...indicators are illuminated green when a 100 Mbps device is connected to any of the 8 ports or uplink port If a 10 Mbps device is connected to any of the 8 ports or uplink port these LED indicators are OFF Link Act These LED indicators are lighted up green when there is a secure connection or link to a device at any of the ports The LED indicators blink green whenever there is reception or transmis...

Page 30: ...10 100 Fast Ethernet Switch User s Guide 16 Identifying External Components The first six LED indicators are green the last two LED indicators are yellow ...

Page 31: ...connect the DES 3208 to your Fast Ethernet network PC to Switch A PC can be connected to the Switch via a two pair Category 3 4 5 UTP STP straight cable The PC equipped with a RJ 45 10 100 Mbps jack should be connected to any of the eight ports 1x 8x of the DES 3208 Figure 4 1 DES 3208 Switch connected to a PC or Workstation ...

Page 32: ...indicator comes ON for a 100 Mbps and stays OFF for 10 Mbps 2 The Link Act LED indicator lights up upon hookup 3 The FDX Col LED indicator depends upon LAN card capabilities Hub to Switch A 10Base T hub can be connected to the Switch via a two pair Category 3 4 or 5 UTP STP straight cable A 100Base TX hub can be connected to the Switch via a two pair Category 5 UTP STP straight cable The connectio...

Page 33: ... FDX Col indicator is OFF 100Base TX Hub For a 100Base TX hub the Switch s LED indicators should illuminate the following 100M LED speed indicator is ON Link Act is ON FDX Col LED indicator is OFF Hub without Uplink MDI II port If a hub is not equipped with an uplink MDI II port then connection can be made using either straight cable or crossover cable see Appendix A Technical Specifications for c...

Page 34: ...he connection can be made from the uplink MDI II port of the Switch to any port of the Hub see figure 4 3 Using crossover cable When using crossover cable the connection can be made from any 1x 8x port of the Switch to any port of the Hub see figure 4 3 Switch to Switch other devices The Switch can be connected to another switch or other devices routers bridges etc via a two pair Category 3 4 5 UT...

Page 35: ...10 Mbps or 100 Mbps MDI X port of the other switch switch B or other devices see figure 4 4 Using crossover cable When using crossover cable this is done from any MDI X port of the Switch Switch A to any of the 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps MDI X port of the other switch switch B or other devices see figure 4 4 Switch A s LED indicators for the respective connected ports are as follows 100M is ON for 100Mbp...

Page 36: ...low them to be part of a manageable network These components include a CPU memory for data storage other related hardware and the SNMP agent firmware Activities on the Switch can be monitored with these components while the Switch can be manipulated to carry out specific tasks Out of Band Management for the Switch is accomplished through a locally connected management terminal to the RS 232 consol...

Page 37: ...ement platforms The console port is set for the following configuration Baud rate 9 600 Parity none Data width 8 bits Stop bits 1 IP Addresses and SNMP Community Names Each Switch has its own IP Address which is used for communication with an SNMP network manager or other TCP IP application for example BOOTP TFTP You can change the default Switch IP Address to meet the specification of your networ...

Page 38: ...breakdown of the network Traps are messages that alert you of events that occur on the Switch The events can be as serious as a reboot someone accidentally turned OFF the Switch or less serious like a port status change The Switch generates traps and sends them to the network manager trap managers The following lists the types of events that can take place on the Switch System resets Errors Status...

Page 39: ...A Topology Change trap is sent by the Switch when any of its configured ports tranisitions from the Learning state to the Forwarding state or from the Forwarding state to the Blocking state The trap is not sent if a new root trap is sent for the same transition Link Change Event This trap is sent whenever the link of a port changes from link up to link down or from link down to link up Port Partit...

Page 40: ...Examples of these are the Switch s IP Address Spanning Tree Algorithm parameters and port status If you use a third party vendors SNMP software to manage the Switch a diskette listing the Switch s propriety enterprise MIBs can be obtained by request If your software provides functions to browse or modify MIBs you can also get the MIB values and change them if the MIBs attributes permit the write o...

Page 41: ...nformation that has been automatically learned 5 Calculation and configuration of Switched Local Area Network topology Aging Time The Aging Time is a parameter that affects the auto learn process of the Switch in terms of the network configuration Dynamic Entries which make up the auto learned node address are aged out of the address table according to the Aging Time that you set The Aging Time ca...

Page 42: ...rstood Please read the following before making any changes Network loop detection and prevention With STA there will be only one path between any two LANs If there is more than one path forwarded packets will loop indefinitely STA detects any looped path and selects the path with the lowest path cost as the active path while blocking the other path and using it as the backup path Automatic topolog...

Page 43: ...has the lowest Root Path Cost to the Root Bridge is the Designated Bridge It forwards data packets for that LAN segment In cases where all Switches have the same Root Path Cost the Switch with the lowest Bridge Identifier becomes the Designated Bridge Root Path Cost The Root Path Cost of a Switch is the sum of the Path Cost of the Root Port and the Root Path Costs of all the Switches that the pack...

Page 44: ...ould cover the majority of installations However it is advisable to keep the default settings as set at the factory unless it is absolutely necessary The user changeable parameters in the Switch are as follows Bridge Priority A Bridge Priority can be from 0 to 65535 0 is equal to the highest Bridge Priority Bridge Hello Time The Hello Time can be from 1 to 10 seconds This is the interval between t...

Page 45: ...the Root Bridge Bridge Forward Delay The Forward Delay can be from 4 to 30 seconds This is the time any port on the Switch spends in the listening state while moving from the blocking state to the forwarding state Observe the following formulas when you set the above parameters 1 Max Age 2 x Forward Delay 1 second 2 Max Age 2 x Hello Time 1 second Port Priority A Port Priority can be from 0 to 255...

Page 46: ...ausing a serious network failure To alleviate network loop problems STA can be applied as shown in Figure 5 2 In this example STA breaks the loop by blocking the connection between Bridge 1 and 2 The decision to block a particular connection is based on the STA calculation of the most current Bridge and Port settings Now if Bridge 1 broadcasts a packet to Bridge 3 then Bridge 3 will broadcast it t...

Page 47: ...10 100 Fast Ethernet Switch User s Guide Switch Management 33 Figure 5 1 Before Applying the STA Rules Figure 5 2 After Applying the STA Rules ...

Page 48: ... greater than Max Age Time Max Age Time 6 40 sec Compete for Root Bridge if BPDU is not received Avoid low number for unnecessary reset of Root Bridge Forward Delay 4 30 sec High delays the change in state Max Age 2 x Forward Delay 1 Max Age 2 x Hello Time 1 Port Level STA parameters Enable Disable Enable Disable Enable or disable this LAN segment Disable a port for security or problem isolation P...

Page 49: ...the console program will allow you to set up the Switch for management using D View SNMP View or another SNMP based network management system This chapter describes how to use the console interface to access the Switch change its settings and monitor its operation Connecting to the Switch You can use the console interface by connecting the Switch to a VT100 compatible terminal or a computer runnin...

Page 50: ...Usage Conventions The console interface makes use of the following conventions 1 Items after a colon are read only values displayed for information purposes The cursor cannot be moved to these items 2 Items in angle brackets can be toggled on or off using the space bar 3 Items in square brackets can be changed by typing in a new value You can use the backspace and delete keys to erase characters b...

Page 51: ...sing the Switch or changing its settings This section tells how to log onto the Switch Note The passwords used to access the Switch are case sensitive therefore S is not the same as s When you first connect to the Switch you will be presented with the first login screen shown below Press Ctrl R hold down the Ctrl key press the R key and release both keys to call up the screen if the first login sc...

Page 52: ...one Super User for the Switch Steps to create a Super User or General User From the screen above move the cursor to the User Account Change and press Enter then the User Account Change Menu appears 1 Choose Create New User from the User Account Change Menu and the Create New User Menu appears 2 Enter the new user name and assign an initial password Determine whether the new user should have Super ...

Page 53: ...levels of user privileges Super User and General User Some menu selections available to users with Super User privileges may not be available to General Users The main menus shown are the menus for users with Super User and General User privileges Figure 6 3 Main Menu for Super User Figure 6 4 Main Menu for General User ...

Page 54: ...ithm Parameters Forwarding Table Yes Yes view only Custom Filtering Table Yes Yes view only Protocol Parameters Yes Yes view only STAP Port Parameters Yes Yes view only Out of Band Console Configuration Yes Yes view only User Account Change Create New User Yes No Change Access Delete Users Yes No Change Password Yes Yes SNMP Trap Manager Configuration Yes Yes view only SNMP Manager Config Yes Yes ...

Page 55: ...appears as follows LOGIN ON THE SWITCH CONSOLE BY REGISTERED USERS Figure 6 5 Login Screen To log in 1 Type in your user name and press Enter 2 Type in your password and press Enter 1 If the Switch is not used within five 5 minutes the following message appears at the bottom of the console s main menu Console time out press ENTER to continue At this time press ENTER and login screen will be displa...

Page 56: ... describes the differences between the user privileges Changing Your Password To change your user password 1 Choose User Account Change from the main menu 2 Choose Change Password Figure 6 6 Change Password 3 Type in your user name and press Enter 4 Type in your old password and press Enter 5 Type in the new password you have chosen and press Enter Type in the same new password in the following bl...

Page 57: ...Access to the console whether using the console port or via TELNET is controlled using a user name and password Up to three of these user names can be defined The console interface will not let you delete the current logged in user however in order to prevent accidentally deleting all of the users with Super User privilege Only users with the Super User privilege can add new and delete users Addin...

Page 58: ...nge Menu 2 Choose Create New User from the User Account Change menu 3 Enter the new user name and assign an initial password Determine whether the new user should have Super User or General User privileges Figure 6 8 Adding a New User 4 Choose SAVE and press Enter to let the user addition take effect ...

Page 59: ...a User To delete a user 1 Choose User Account Change from the main menu 2 Choose Delete Users from the User Account Change menu 3 Toggle the Delete field of the user you wish to remove to Yes Figure 6 9 Deleting a User 4 Choose SAVE and press Enter to let the user addition take effect 5 Choose EXIT to leave the Delete Users menu ...

Page 60: ...r the console port for out of band communication Each of the fields on this menu takes effect the next time the system is restarted Fields that can be set include IP Address determines the IP address used by the Switch for receiving SNMP and TELNET communications Should be of the form xxx xxx xxx xxx where each xxx is a number represented in decimal between 0 and 255 This address should be a uniqu...

Page 61: ...ether the Switch should send out a BOOTP broadcast request when it is powered up The BOOTP protocol allows IP addresses network masks and default gateways to be assigned on a central BOOTP server if this option is set the Switch will first look for a BOOTP server to provide it with this information before using the supplied settings Figure 6 10 TCP IP Parameters Configuration Menu Out of band mana...

Page 62: ...ettings Out of Band Baud Rate determines the serial port bit rate that will be used the next time the Switch is restarted Applies only when the serial port is being used for out of band SLIP management it does not apply when the port is used for the console port Available speeds are 2400 9600 19200 and 38 400 bits per second Figure 6 11 Out of Band Console Setting Menu Software Updates The Switch ...

Page 63: ...ough the console port Boot Protocol Set to either TFTP ONLY or BOOTP TFTP Applies only if the Software Update is set to enabled Boot Server IP Address The IP address of the TFTP server where the configuration file is located This entry is used only if the Software Update is set to enabled and your boot protocol is tftp only If you are using bootp tftp mode or if Send BOOTP Request on Power Up see ...

Page 64: ...o be used for network management purposes Each of these fields can contain up to 64 characters System Name corresponds to the SNMP MIB II variable system sysName and is used to give a name to the Switch for administrative purposes The Switch s fully qualified domain name is often used provided a name has been assigned System Location corresponds to the SNMP MIB II variable system sysLocation and i...

Page 65: ...net Display Timeout parameter which determines how long the console may sit idle before the user is automatically logged out SNMP Management Settings SNMP Trap Manager Configuration The Switch sends out SNMP traps to network management stations whenever certain exceptional events occur such as when the Switch is turned on or when a system reset occurs The Switch allows traps to be routed to up to ...

Page 66: ...the network management station to receive the trap SNMP Community String determines the SNMP community name to be included in the trap request Status determines whether this trap entry is valid or invalid You can delete an entry by changing its status to Invalid SNMP Manager Configuration SNMP Security Community Names SNMP version 1 implements a rudimentary form of security by requiring that each ...

Page 67: ...fined The community name public is defined by default you can change this name in addition to adding others You will need to coordinate these names with the community name settings you use in your network management system The following SNMP Manager Configuration parameters can be set Access Rights allows each community to be separately set to either read only or read write Status determines wheth...

Page 68: ...ed when partitioning a port you should make sure that the partitioned port is not being used as the port to control or monitor the condition of other devices To change the configuration of a port 1 Choose Port Configuration from the main menu 2 Specify the port in the Port 1 8 field 3 In the Port State field change the port state to enable or disable 4 Choose SAVE and press Enter to let the change...

Page 69: ...e operation of each port The statistics obtained can be used to monitor the conditions and general efficiency of the Switch Displaying Port Statistics The display permits you to observe the condition of each individual port To display Statistic Counters 1 Choose Statistic Counters from the main menu 2 Enter the desired port in the Port 1 8 field 3 Choose EXIT to leave the Statistic Counters menu U...

Page 70: ...of nibbles Oversize Frames The number of good frames with length greater than 1518 bytes and therefore are greater than the maximum legal length Fragments The number of good frames with length less than the 64 byte octet minimum defined by the Ethernet standard These are usually caused by collisions Jabber The number of frames with length more than 1518 bytes and with CRC error or misalignment bad...

Page 71: ...s local and dropped packets Total Bytes Rx Total Bytes Received The number of bytes received good and bad Multicast Rx Multicast Frames Received The number of good multicast frames received This includes local and dropped multicast packets Broadcast Rx Broadcast Frames Received The number of good broadcast frames received This includes local and dropped broadcast packets 64 Octs 65 127 Octs 128 25...

Page 72: ...them follow the steps in this section which covers the Forwarding Table Custom Filtering Table Protocol Parameters and STAP Port Parameters Forwarding Table The Forwarding Table displays the list of MAC address entries obtained from the Switch It represents a table that contains information about unicast entries for which the Switch has forwarding and or filtering information Age Time The age time...

Page 73: ...s was obtained through the direct entry from a network manager Learned This status indicates that the MAC address was obtained from the LAN network Self This status means that the MAC address was obtained from the Switch itself To display the Forwarding Table entries 1 Choose Spanning Tree Algorithm from the main menu 2 Choose Forwarding Table from the Spanning Tree Algorithm menu 3 In the Port 1 ...

Page 74: ...poses thereby aging out or discarding unwanted addresses from the Forwarding Table furthermore you can use it for explicit forwarding by speeding up the process of packet forwarding Dynamic Filtering and Static Filtering are among the two important features of the Custom Filtering Table They are defined here briefly as follows Dynamic Filtering is defined when a dynamic entry is created by the Lea...

Page 75: ... to the switch s forwarding table To add an entry for a station 1 Choose Spanning Tree Algorithm Parameters from the main menu 2 Choose Custom Filtering Table Figure 6 19 Custom Filtering Table 3 In the Source Address field enter the Ethernet MAC address of the station in the form xx xx xx xx xx xx each xx must be a hexadecimal number between 00 and FF 4 In the Source Port field type in the port n...

Page 76: ...be immediately notified with the message Invalid MAC Address if you enter an incorrect MAC address Source Port This field allows you to enter the receive port for a specified Destination Address For example if 00 80 C8 12 33 43 constitutes a destination address for receive port no 3 and the Switch receives this destination address for port no 5 this destination address will be discarded However if...

Page 77: ...ed in Chapter 5 Switch Management see STA Operation Levels On the Bridge level and User Changeable Parameters It is recommended that you read these sections and or Chapter 5 first before changing any of the parameters To change the Protocol Parameters 1 Choose Spanning Tree Algorithm from the main menu 2 Choose Protocol Parameters from the Spanning Tree Algorithm menu 3 Enter the Bridge Max Age in...

Page 78: ...explained in Chapter 5 Switch Management see STA Operation Levels On the port level and User changeable parameters It is recommended that you read these sections and or Chapter 5 first before changing any of the parameters To change the STAP Port Parameters 1 Choose Spanning Tree Algorithm from the main menu 2 Choose STAP Port Parameters from the Spanning Tree Algorithm menu 3 Enter the desired po...

Page 79: ...ou to see the parameters of the previous port and the NEXTPORT command allows you to see the parameters of the next port Figure 6 22 STAP Port Parameters Resetting the Switch You can use the console interface to reset the Switch stack either doing a System Reset which restarts the Switch and is identical to powering the Switch off and back on again or a Factory Reset which sets all of the Switch s...

Page 80: ...nter The Switch should restart Factory Reset Before performing a factory reset be absolutely certain that this is what you want to do Once the reset is done all of the Switch s settings stored in NV RAM including TCP IP parameters SNMP parameters the enabled disabled settings of ports security settings etc will be erased and restored to their factory default settings 1 Choose Factory Reset NV RAM ...

Page 81: ...o the TCP IP Parameters Configuration Menu and input the IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway The Send BootP Request Upon Power Up is an optional field for your response Using the spacebar toggle your response in this field at this time 4 Move the cursor to SAVE and press Enter 5 Move the cursor to EXIT and press Enter The Switch should restart and all of its parameters will be reset to thei...

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Page 83: ...al Standards IEEE 802 3 10BASE T Ethernet IEEE 802 3u 100 BASE TX Fast Ethernet ANSI IEEE Std 802 3 NWay auto negotiation IEEE 802 3 Frame types Transparent IEEE 802 3 MAC layer frame size 64 1518 bytes Protocol CSMA CD Data Transfer Rate Fast Ethernet 100Mbps half duplex 200Mbps full duplex Topology Star ...

Page 84: ... x 10 100 Mbps NWay ports Media Interface Exchange MDI II RJ 45 shared with port 1x Controller Chips VLSI Physical and Environmental AC inputs 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz internal universal power supply Power Consumption 40 watts maximum DC fans 2 built in 40x40 mm fan Operating Temperature 0 50 degrees Celsius Storage Temperature 40 70 degree Celsius Humidity 5 95 non condensing Dimensions 324x231x43 mm...

Page 85: ...Mark Class A VCCI Class A Safety UL UL 1950 CSA CSA950 TUV GS EN60950 Performance Transmission Method Store and forward RAM Buffer 8 M bytes per device Filtering Address Table 8 K entries per device Packet Filtering Forwarding Rate 148 800 pps per port for 100Mbps MAC Address Learning Automatic update Max age fixed ...

Page 86: ...ied crossover cable is necessary Please review these products for matching cable pin assignment The following diagram and table show the standard RJ 45 receptacle connector and their pin assignments for the switch to network adapter card connection and the straight crossover cable for the Switch to switch hub bridge connection Figure B 1 The standard RJ 45 receptacle connector ...

Page 87: ...used 5 Not used 6 Rx receive 7 Not used 8 Not used Table B 1 The standard Category 3 cable RJ 45 pin assignment The following shows straight cable and crossover cable connection Figure B 2 Straight cable for Switch uplink MDI II port to switch Hub or other devices connection Figure B 3 Crossover cable for Switch MDI X port to switch hub or other network devices MDI X port connection ...

Page 88: ...face is a 40 pin connector used for making connection with other LAN networks This connector has a shared connection with port 2x and when connected the MII connection takes operational precedence over port 2x The following Figure and table show the standard MII 40 pin connector and the pin assignment Figure C 1 The Standard MII connector ...

Page 89: ...a Clock 23 Ground 4 RXD 3 Receive Data 3 bit 24 Ground 5 RXD 2 Receive Data 2 bit 25 Ground 6 RXD 1 Receive Data 1 bit 26 Ground 7 RXD 0 Receive Data 0 bit 27 Ground 8 RX_DV Receive Data Valid 28 Ground 9 RX_CLK Receive Clock 29 Ground 10 RX_ER Receive Error 30 Ground 11 NOT USED Not Used 31 Ground 12 TX_CLK Transmit Clock 32 Ground 13 TX_EN Transmit Enable 33 Ground 14 TXD 0 Transmit Data 0 bit 3...

Page 90: ...or Pin Assignment Contact MII Signal Signal Name Contact MII Signal Signal Name 16 TXD 2 Transmit Data 2 bit 36 Ground 17 TXD 3 Transmit Data 3 bit 37 Ground 18 COL Collision 38 Ground 19 CRS Carry Sense 39 Ground 20 5 V Voltage 40 5 V Voltage Table C 1 The MII standard pin assignment ...

Page 91: ...26 Automatic topology re configuration Spanning Tree Algorithm 27 Boot File Name 48 Boot Protocol BOOTP TFTP 48 TFTP ONLY 48 Boot Server IP Address 48 BOOTP the BOOTstrap Protocol 48 BOOTP broadcast 46 BOOTP protocol 46 BOOTP server 46 Bridge Level STA Operation Level Bridge Identifier 28 Bridge Priority 28 Designated Bridge 28 Root Bridge 27 Root Path Cost 28 Bridge MIB RFC 1268 5 Bridge Priority...

Page 92: ...ntries 58 Displaying Port Statistics 54 D Link proprietary MIB 5 D View Network Management Program 5 Dynamic filtering 26 Dynamic Filtering definition of 59 Ethernet interface in band communication 45 Factory Reset 65 Factory Reset NV RAM to Default Value 65 Fast Ethernet Technology 1 FDX Col LED indicator 15 Features 3 MII 3 Ports 3 RE 232 DCE console port 3 Uplink MDI II 3 Filtering Database 25 ...

Page 93: ... Out of Band Console Setting menu 46 Oversize Frames 55 Overview of this User s Guide v Packet Forwarding 25 PC to Switch connecting the 16 Performance features 4 Performing a factory reset 65 Performing a System Reset 65 Port Configuration menu 52 53 Port Level STA Operation Level Designated Port 29 Path Cost 29 Port Priority 29 Root Bridge 28 Port Priority 33 Port State field 53 Port type settin...

Page 94: ...ers 63 STA Operation Levels 27 On the Bridge Level 27 Standard MIB II 24 STAP Port Parameters Port Number 1 8 field 63 Port Path Cost 1 65535 field 63 Port Priority 0 255 field 64 Static filtering 26 Static Filtering definition of 59 Statistic Counters menu 54 Status 51 61 Learned 58 Management 58 Self 58 Status Custom Filtering Table Delete On Reset 62 Invalid 61 Permanent 62 Storage Temperature ...

Page 95: ...eived 56 Total Frames Rx Total Frames Received 56 Transceiver 100BASE FX or TX 13 Transceiver address setting 13 Transmission Methods 69 Trap Type Authentication Failure 24 Cold Start 23 Link Change Event 24 New Root 24 Port Partition 24 Topology Change 24 Traps 23 Traps definition of 23 Tx Good Frames Sent 56 Unpacking 6 Unpacking and Setup 6 10 User Changeblel Parameters Bridge Forward Delay 30 ...

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