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EL2321 Media Converter                                                                                                               

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EL2321 User’s Guide 

Converter Configuration 

 

 

Jumbo Frame (9K)

: The media converter can pass packets up to 9KB in size if this 

function is enabled. 

Link Transparent

: If the Link Transparent (Link-Fault-Pass-Through) is enabled, the 

Link Loss Carry Forward will be active. 

Link Loss Carry Forward

: If this function is enabled, when the UTP port link down, the 

fiber port will be forced link down. And the fiber will be resumed when UTP port link up. 

Forward CRC Error Frame

: The CRC error packets will be passed if this function is 

enabled. Otherwise the CRC error packets will be dropped. 

Forward Pause Frame

: The media converter will forward pause frame and regard it as 

a normal packet if this function is enabled. 

Management Packet High Priority

: Need to reset media converter then this function 

will take effect. All management packets will be allocated to high priority queue to 
guarantee bandwidth when Management Packet High Priority is enabled. Media 
converter will enable QoS and four queues and set queue 3 as strict priority if this 
function is enabled. All management packets such as 802.3ah OAM and SNMP packets 
will be in queue 3 to guarantee bandwidth. 

Broadcast Storm Filter

: If this function is enabled, when too many broadcast packets 

arrive in a period time, the broadcast packets will be dropped. 

Multicast Storm Filter

: If this function is enabled, when too many multicast packets 

arrive in a period time, the multicast packets will be dropped. 

Unknown DA Unicast Storm Filter

: If this function is enabled, when too many unknown 

DA unicast packets arrive in a period time, the unknown DA unicast packets will be 
dropped. 

Apply: Click “Apply” button when you have finished Converter Configuration. 

 

Summary of Contents for EL2321

Page 1: ...EL2321 Managed 10 100 1000BASE TX to 100 1000BASE FX Dual Rate Media Converter User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...nce at his her own expense Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacture would void the user s authority to operate the equipment Trademarks Product names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks or registered trademarks of those products All trademarks or brand names mentioned are properties of their respective owners Preface This OAM Managed 10 100 1000BASE TX to 1000B...

Page 3: ...view 3 Product Features 4 Packing List 4 Physical Ports 5 Port Status LEDs 5 Installation 6 Selecting a Site for the Equipment 6 Connecting to Power 6 Installing in a Chassis 6 System Configuration 7 Logging on to the Media Converter 7 Main Menu Local Device Information 8 Local Setting 9 Remote Setting 19 Logout 27 Reset Button 28 Specifications 28 ...

Page 4: ...0 1000Base TX to 1000Base FX fixed fiber or 100 1000Base SFP interface with link fault pass through function It is 802 3ah OAM compliant and can be used as a stand alone device or with an EtherWAN chassis as shown below Product Overview Figure 1 EL 2321 Media Converter with link fault pass through function NOTE Chassis is ordered separately ...

Page 5: ...100BASE FX and 1000BASE SX LX fiber transmission Supports IEEE802 3x Flow controls Flow control for full duplex and Back pressure for half duplex Auto Negotiation Auto MDI MDIX Full wire speed forwarding rate Supports Wall Mounting installation or use with EMC1600 media converter chassis system Packing List When you unpack this product package you will find the items listed below Please inspect th...

Page 6: ...wer On Off Power Off Copper Port Speed Steady Green Copper Port connection at the speed of 1000Mbps Amber Copper Port connection at the speed of 100Mbps Off Copper Port connection at the speed of 10Mbps LNKC Green Steady A valid network connection is established on TX port Flashing Data transmitting OAM LOOP Green Steady When device in OAM Active Mode Flashing Blinks for 4 seconds if loopback test...

Page 7: ...entilation holes of the equipment The power outlet should be within 1 8 meters of the product Connecting to Power This Converter is a plug and play device Connect the supplied AC to DC power adapter to the receptacle at the back of the converter Attach the plug into a standard AC outlet Installing in a Chassis The Converter is designed to fit into any of the expansion slots on an EtherWAN rackmoun...

Page 8: ... about how to configure the OAM Managed 10 100 1000BASE TX to 100 1000BASE FX Dual Rate Media Converter via the Web Browser Logging on to the Media Converter The default IP Address for the media converter is 192 168 1 10 Enter the factory default Username admin Enter the factory default Password no password Then click on the Login button to log on ...

Page 9: ... 8 EL2321 User s Guide Main Menu Local Device Information The information displayed on this page gives specific device information network information and port status for the EL2321 and for a remote device that supports OAM ...

Page 10: ...e IP Address will be provided by DHCP Server if DHCP Client is enabled IP Address Click in IP Address text box and type a new address to change the IP Address Subnet Mask Click in Subnet Mask text box and type a new address to change the Subnet Mask Gateway Click in the Gateway text box and type a new address to change the Gateway Description Click in the Description text box and type a descriptio...

Page 11: ...d text box and type the old password You must type the old password into this field in order to set a new password New Password In the New Password field enter the new password The password must be a z A Z 0 9 and _ The max length is 16 characters Confirm Enter the new password again in this field Apply Click Apply button when you have finished Password Setting ...

Page 12: ...ity Need to reset media converter then this function will take effect All management packets will be allocated to high priority queue to guarantee bandwidth when Management Packet High Priority is enabled Media converter will enable QoS and four queues and set queue 3 as strict priority if this function is enabled All management packets such as 802 3ah OAM and SNMP packets will be in queue 3 to gu...

Page 13: ...t should be divided exactly by 64 because 64kbps is as a minimal step for ingress rate limit The program will change the ingress rate limit to 64 automatically if the ingress rate limit is not divided by 64 for example 65 Egress Rate Limit kbps Click Egress Rate Limit drop down menu to choose the egress rate limit from the Egress Rate Limit drop down list for TP or FX port Or click Egress Rate Lim...

Page 14: ...1 User s Guide MIB Counter This page shows local device s MIB management information base counters Clear Click the Clear button to reset all MIB counters to zero Refresh Click the Refresh button to refresh the MIB counter information ...

Page 15: ... disable or enable SNMP functions Trap Mode Click Trap Mode drop down menu to choose Disable or Enable from the Trap Mode drop down list to disable or enable to send trap event to SNMP server SNMP Trap IP Address Click in SNMP Trap IP Address text box and type SNMP server s IP address used for trap destination IP Apply Click Apply button when you have finished SNMP Configuration ...

Page 16: ... text box and type a read community name to be deleted SNMP Write Community Add Write Community Click in Add Write Community text box and type a write community name Delete Write Community Click in Delete Write Community text box and type a write community name to be deleted ClearReadAll Click ClearReadAll button to clear all read community names ClearWriteAll Click ClearWriteAll button to clear a...

Page 17: ...oose Disable or Enable from the VLAN Mode drop down list to disable or enable 802 1Q VLAN Group There are 16 VLAN entries available if 802 1Q VLAN Group function is enabled Each VLAN entry could set VID and member port The VID should be 1 4094 Apply Click Apply button when you have finished VLAN Group setting ...

Page 18: ...e media converter will add VLAN tags to packets if they are not tagged when these packets are output on this port The media converter will not add tags to packets already tagged The inserted tag is the ingress port s Default tag which is indexed by port s Port based VLAN index Don t Touch Tag Do not insert or remove VLAN tags to from packet which is output on this port Port VLAN Entry Select Port ...

Page 19: ...fined Q in Q out layer VLAN tag Ether type Out Layer VLAN VID DEC Click in Out Layer VLAN VID text box and type user defined Q in Q out layer VLAN tag VID Q in Q direction Click Q in Q direction drop down menu to choose TP Add QinQ Tag FX Remove Tag or FX Add QinQ Tag TP Remove Tag from the Q in Q direction drop down list to select Q in Q direction Apply Click Apply button when you have finished V...

Page 20: ...detect the presence of another 802 3ah device in the link 802 3ah Configuration Use this section to configure OAM settings 802 3ah Function Choose Disable or Enable to disable or enable 802 3ah function 802 3ah Mode This field is used when configuring an OAM pair One unit of the pair is set to active and the other set to passive In most situations the remote converter is the passive one Remote Loo...

Page 21: ...ue in this field to set the packet size of the OAM frames used for loop back testing in addition to the standard 4 bytes used by Ethernet CRC cyclic redundancy check A Layer 2 Ethernet packet ranges in size from 64 1518 bytes A VLAN tag adds another 4 bytes and 802 1Q tunneling Q in Q can add another 4 bytes bringing the maximum total packet size to 1526 bytes Frames with a size larger than this a...

Page 22: ...ass or Fail If the loopback test was successful Pass the fields for TX Counter RX Counter and RX Error Counter will be shown If the loopback test result is Fail only the result field will be shown TX Counter Read only field that shows the number of packets transmitted RX Counter Read only field that shows the number of packets received RX Error Counter Read only field that shows the number of erro...

Page 23: ...e table below Remote Local Stable Remote Local Evaluating Definition VALUE FALSE FALSE Discovery cannot be completed FALSE TRUE Discovery process not yet completed TRUE FALSE Discovery process completed TRUE TRUE Reserved for future use Critical Event A value of True indicates that a critical event has occurred False indicates that a critical event has not occurred Dying Gasp A value of True indic...

Page 24: ...eceived OAM PDUs with the Local Information TLV from the remote device the local device begins sending OAM PDUs that contain both the local and remote Information TLVs If settings on the local or remote device are changed so that the local OAM client becomes unsatisfied with the settings the Discovery process reverts to the SEND_LOCAL_REMOTE state SEND_LOCAL_REMOTE_OK state If the local OAM client...

Page 25: ...ue indicates that OAM Client has received remote state information while False indicates that it has not Local Lost Link Timer Done Read only field that shows if the Local Lost Link Timer has expired True indicates that the Local Lost Link Timer has expired while False indicates that it has not Local Link Status Read only field that shows a link fault condition True indicates that a link fault con...

Page 26: ...device is able to perform loopback Unidir Read only field that shows whether the device is able to send OAM PDUs when the link in the receive path RX is not operational A value of True indicates that the device can send OAM PDUs when the receive path is not operational while False indicates that it cannot Mode Read only field that shows the mode Active or Passive of the local and remote device Rem...

Page 27: ...on to save all current configurations to media converter as backup LoadFromFlash Click LoadFromFlash button to restore to previous backup configuration The Web Interface may be disconnected after restoration ResetToFactory Click ResetToFactory button The Web Interface will be disconnected The system will revert back to factory default settings after media converter resets all configurations The de...

Page 28: ... location and file of the new firmware image file on your computer Upgrade Click the Upgrade button The new firmware image file will be burned into the flash Reset the media converter to use the new firmware Logout OK Click OK button to log out of the media converter Click Cancel button to cancel the log out ...

Page 29: ... a similar object into the reset hole Press and hold the reset button for 5 10 seconds Reset to factory default Insert a paper clip or a similar object into the reset hole Press and hold the reset button for 10 seconds until the OAM LOOP LED slowly blinks Specifications Applicable Standards IEEE802 3 10BASE T IEEE802 3u 100BASE TX IEEE802 3ab 1000BASE T IEEE802 3z 1000BASE SX 1000BASE LX IEEE802 3...

Page 30: ... rate 14 880pps for 10Mbps 148 810pps for 100Mbps 1 488 100pps for 1000Mbps LED Indicators PWR Copper Port Speed LNKC OAM LOOP GE LNKF LFPT Dimensions 80 3 109 2 23 8mm W x D X H 3 16 4 3 0 94 Weight 0 5Kg 1 76lbs Power Input Voltage 12VDC Power Consumption 3W Max 0 25A 12VDC Operating Temperature 0 50 32 122 Storage Temperature 20 70 4 158 Humidity 5 95 non condensing Emissions FCC part 15 Class ...

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