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EDS-405A/408A Series User’s Manual

EDS Configurator GUI

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Upgrade Firmware

Keep your Moxa EtherDevice Switch up to date with the latest firmware from Moxa. Do the
following to upgrade the firmware:

Download the updated firmware (*.rom) file from the Moxa website (www.moxa.com).

Click the switch (from the

Moxa EtherDevice Switch Configurator

window) whose

firmware you wish to upgrade to highlight it.

Click the

Upgrade Firmware

toolbar icon

, or select

Upgrade

from the

Firmware

menu.

If the switch is locked, you will be prompted to input the switch’s User Name and Password.

Click

Open

to navigate to the folder that contains the firmware upgrade file, and then click

the correct “*.rom” file (

eds.rom

in the example shown below) to select the file. Click

Open

to activate the upgrade process.

Summary of Contents for EDS-405A

Page 1: ...Moxa EtherDevice Switch EDS 405A 408A Series User s Manual www moxa com product Seventh Edition April 2010 2010 Moxa Inc All rights reserved Reproduction without permission is prohibited ...

Page 2: ...ose Moxa reserves the right to make improvements and or changes to this manual or to the products and or the programs described in this manual at any time Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable However Moxa assumes no responsibility for its use or for any infringements on the rights of third parties that may result from its use This product might include uninte...

Page 3: ...ettings 3 2 System Identification 3 2 Password 3 3 Accessible IP 3 4 Port 3 5 Network 3 7 Time 3 9 Turbo Ring DIP Switch 3 11 System File Update By Remote TFTP 3 14 System File Update By Local Import Export 3 15 System File Update By Backup Media 3 15 Restart 3 16 Factory Default 3 16 Configuring SNMP 3 16 SNMP Read Write Settings 3 18 Trap Settings 3 19 Private MIB information 3 20 Using Communic...

Page 4: ... 3 56 Using Set Device IP 3 57 Configuring Set Device IP 3 58 Using Diagnosis 3 60 Mirror Port 3 60 Ping 3 61 LLDP 3 62 Using the Monitor 3 63 Monitor by Switch 3 63 Monitor by Port 3 64 Using the MAC Address Table 3 64 Using Event Log 3 65 Using Syslog 3 66 Chapter 4 EDS Configurator GUI 4 1 Starting EDS Configurator 4 2 Broadcast Search 4 2 Search by IP address 4 3 Upgrade Firmware 4 4 Modify IP...

Page 5: ...st intelligent Ethernet Device Switch designed especially for connecting Ethernet enabled devices in industrial field applications The following topics are covered in this chapter Inside the Future of Industrial Ethernet Technology Moxa EtherDevice Switch Package Checklist Optional Accessories Features ...

Page 6: ...ustrial Ethernet equipment is required for these applications Informative vs Passive Since industrial Ethernet devices are often located at the endpoints of a system such devices cannot always know what s happening elsewhere on the network This means that industrial Ethernet communication equipment that connects these devices must take responsibility for providing system maintainers with real time...

Page 7: ... and manual ADP SCm STf M Multi mode SC male to ST female duplex adapter gray color ADP SCm STf S Single mode SC male to ST female duplex adapter blue color WK 46 Wall Mounting Kit ABC 01 Automatic Backup Configurator connects through RS 232 console port 0 to 60 C operating temperature Features IPv6 Ready logo awarded IPv6 Logo Committee certified DHCP Option 82 for IP address assignment with diff...

Page 8: ...sing a short serial cable to connect the switch to a PC s COM port can be used if you do not know the switch s IP address The Telnet console and web browser connection methods can be used to access Moxa EtherDevice Switches over an Ethernet LAN or over the Internet The following topics are covered RS 232 Console Configuration 115200 None 8 1 VT100 Configuration Using a Telnet Console Configuration...

Page 9: ...ng either a serial console or by Telnet By following this advice you can maintain better control over how your Moxa EtherDevice Switch is managed NOTE We recommend using Moxa PComm Terminal Emulator which can be downloaded free of charge from Moxa s website Before running PComm Terminal Emulator use an RJ45 to DB9 F or RJ45 to DB25 F cable to connect the EDS s RS 232 Console port to your PC s COM ...

Page 10: ...open a new connection 3 The Communication Parameter page of the Property window opens Select the appropriate COM port for Console Connection 115200 for Baud Rate 8 for Data Bits None for Parity and 1 for Stop Bits 4 Click the Terminal tab and select VT100 for Terminal Type Click OK to confirm ...

Page 11: ...r admin or user Use the keyboard s down arrow to move the cursor to the Password field enter the Console Password this is the same as the Web Browser password leave the Password field blank if a console password has not been set and then press Enter 7 The EDS s Main Menu will be displayed NOTE To modify the appearance of the PComm Terminal Emulator window select Font under the Edit menu and then c...

Page 12: ...host s netmask is 255 255 0 0 then its IP address must have the form 192 168 xxx xxx On the other hand if your PC host s netmask is 255 255 255 0 then its IP address must have the form 192 168 127 xxx NOTE To use the EDS s management and monitoring functions from a PC host connected to the same LAN as the EDS you must make sure that the PC host and the EDS are on the same logical sub network NOTE ...

Page 13: ...the cursor to the Password field enter the Console Password this is the same as the Web Browser password leave the Password field blank if a console password has not been set and then press Enter 4 The EDS s Main Menu will be displayed NOTE To modify the appearance of the PComm Terminal Emulator window select Font under the Edit menu and then choose the desired formatting options NOTE The Telnet C...

Page 14: ... your Ethernet LAN or directly to your PC s Ethernet NIC You can establish a connection with either a straight through or cross over Ethernet cable If you have difficulty connecting refer to the Auto MDI MDI X Connection section from the Hardware installation Guide for more information about the different types of Ethernet cables and ports NOTE The EDS s default IP is 192 168 127 253 Perform the f...

Page 15: ...r Access If you are connecting the EDS to a public network but do not intend to use its management functions over the network then we suggest disabling both Telnet Console and Web Configuration from the RS 232 Console s Basic Settings System Identification page as shown in the following figure NOTE If you are connecting the EDS to a public network but do not intend to use its management functions ...

Page 16: ...e used to access the EDS over an Ethernet LAN or over the Internet The Web Console is the most user friendly way to configure your EDS In this chapter we use the Web Console interface to introduce the EDS s functions There are only a few differences between the Web Console Serial Console and Telnet Console access methods The following topics are covered in this chapter Configuring Basic Settings N...

Page 17: ...ption Factory Default Max 30 Characters This option is useful for specifying the role or application of different EDS units E g Factory Switch 1 Industrial Redundant Switch Serial No of this switch Switch Location Setting Description Factory Default Max 80 Characters To specify the location of different EDS units E g production line 1 Switch Location Switch Description Setting Description Factory ...

Page 18: ...t ages out and is purged from the switch effectively cancelling frame forwarding to that specific port 300 Password The EDS 405A 408A switch provides two levels of access privileges admin privilege gives read write access to all EDS configuration parameters user privilege provides read access only you will be able to view the configuration but will not be able to make modifications ATTENTION The E...

Page 19: ... you to add or remove Legal remote host IP addresses to prevent unauthorized access Access to the EDS is controlled by IP addresses That is if a host s IP address is in the accessible IP table then the host will be allowed access to the EDS You can allow one of the following cases by setting this parameter Only one host with the specified IP address can access the EDS 405A 408A E g enter 192 168 1...

Page 20: ...55 128 Port Port settings are included to give the user control over Port Access Port Transmission Speed Flow Control and Port Type MDI or MDIX An explanation of each configuration item is given below NOTE The user interface for the EDS 408A will show 8 ports Enable Setting Description Factory Default checked Allows data transmission through the port unchecked Immediately shuts off port access dis...

Page 21: ...trouble auto negotiating for line speed Auto nego FDX Flow Control This setting enables or disables the flow control capability of this port when the port transmission speed setting is on auto mode The final result will be determined by the auto process between the EDS and the connected device Setting Description Factory Default Enable Enables the flow control capability of this port when in auto ...

Page 22: ...ess and Global Unicast address A Link Local address makes the switch accessible over IPv6 for all devices attached to the same local subnet To connect to a larger network with multiple segments the switch must be configured with a Global Unicast address See a brief explanation of each configuration item below Auto IP Configuration Setting Description Factory Default Disable Set up the EDS 405A 408...

Page 23: ...DNS Server s IP Address The IP address of the DNS Server used by your network The EDS 405A 408A will try to locate the 2nd DNS Server if the 1st DNS Server fails to connect None Global Unicast Address Prefix Prefix Length 64 bits Setting Description Factory Default Global Unicast Address Prefix The prefix value must be formatted according to RFC 2373 IPv6 Addressing Architecture using 8 colon sepa...

Page 24: ... NOTE The EDS does not have a real time clock The user must update the Current Time and Current Date to set the initial time for the EDS after each reboot especially when the network does not have an Internet connection for NTP server or there is no NTP server on the LAN Current Time Setting Description Factory Default User adjustable time The time parameter allows configuration of the local time ...

Page 25: ...ward the clock should be advanced None System Up Time Indicates the EDS s up time from the last cold start The unit is seconds Time Zone Setting Description Factory Default User selectable time zone The time zone setting allows conversion from GMT Greenwich Mean Time to local time GMT Greenwich Mean Time NOTE Changing the time zone will automatically correct the current time You should configure t...

Page 26: ...as released in 2007 supports additional redundant ring architectures In this manual we use the terminology Turbo Ring ring and Turbo Ring V2 ring to differentiate between rings configured for one or the other of these protocols For a detailed description of Turbo Ring and Turbo Ring V2 please refer to the Using Communication Redundancy section later in this chapter How to Enable or Disable the Tur...

Page 27: ...o Ring ring If you reset the switch to factory defaults the DIP switches will be set to configure the EDS for a Turbo Ring V2 ring How to Configure the Turbo Ring DIP Switches The Turbo Ring DIP Switches are set to the OFF position at the factory NOTE The four DIP Switches are used to configure both the Turbo Ring and Turbo Ring V2 protocols depending on which protocol is active To select which pr...

Page 28: ...g coupler OFF DIP switches 1 2 3 will be disabled NOTE The DIP 1 setting will only be active if DIP 3 is in the ON position If you set DIP 3 to OFF then the default Ring Coupling port will NOT be enabled even if DIP 1 is ON Protocol Default Turbo Ring Ports Default Ring Coupling Port s Turbo Ring EDS 405A ports 4 and 5 EDS 408A ports 7 and 8 EDS 405A ports 2 and 3 EDS 408A ports 5 and 6 Turbo Ring...

Page 29: ...or local host is also supported for easy upgrading or configuration of the EDS TFTP Server IP Name Setting Description Factory Default IP Address of the TFTP Server The IP or name of the remote TFTP server Must be set up before downloading or uploading files None Configuration Files Path and Name Setting Description Factory Default Max 40 Characters The path and file name of the EDS s configuratio...

Page 30: ...To import the firmware file of the EDS click Browse to select the firmware file already saved on your computer The upgrade procedure will proceed automatically after you click Import Upload Configuration Data To import the configuration file of the EDS click Browse to select the configuration file already saved on your computer The upgrade procedure will proceed automatically after you click Impor...

Page 31: ...r activating the Factory Default function you must use the default network settings to re establish a web browser or Telnet connection with your Moxa EtherDevice Switch Configuring SNMP EDS switches support SNMP protocol The available versions are SNMP V1 SNMP V2c and SNMP V3 SNMP V1 and SNMP V2c use a community string match for authentication which means SNMP servers access all objects with read ...

Page 32: ...o Use account with admin or user to access objects MD5 or SHA MD5 or SHA No Provides authentication based on HMAC MD5 or HMAC SHA algorithms 8 character passwords are the minimum requirement for authentication SNMP V3 MD5 or SHA MD5 or SHA Data encryption key Provides authentication based on HMAC MD5 or HMAC SHA algorithms and data encryption key 8 character passwords and a data encryption key are...

Page 33: ...ith read write permissions using the community string private private Maximum 30 characters For SNMP V3 there are two levels of privilege for different accounts to access the EDS Admin privilege allows access and authorization to read and write the MIB file User privilege only allows reading the MIB file but does not authorize writing Admin Auth Type for SNMP V1 V2c V3 and V3 only Setting Descript...

Page 34: ...Trap Settings SNMP traps allow an SNMP agent to notify the NMS of a significant event The EDS 405A 408A supports two SNMP modes Trap mode and Inform mode SNMP Trap Mode In Trap mode the SNMP agent sends an SNMPv1 trap PDU to the NMS No acknowledgment is sent back from the NMS so the agent has no way of knowing if the trap reached the NMS SNMP Inform Mode SNMPv2 provides an inform mechanism When an...

Page 35: ...g Description Factory Default IP or Name Enter the IP address or name of the 2nd Trap Server used by your network None 2nd Trap Community Setting Description Factory Default Character String Use a community string match for authentication maximum of 30 characters Public Inform mode select Setting Description Factory Default Retries Enter Inform Retry number 1 Time out Enter Inform Timeout window 1...

Page 36: ...ures are most suitable for your network Turbo Ring V2 Turbo Ring Turbo Chain STP RSTP Topology Ring Ring Chain Ring Mesh Ring Mesh Recovery Time 20 ms 300 ms 20 ms Up to 30 sec Up to 5 sec NOTE Most of Moxa s managed switches now support three proprietary Turbo Ring protocols 1 Turbo Ring refers to the original version of Moxa s proprietary redundant ring protocol which has a recovery time of unde...

Page 37: ...ets disconnected from the rest of the network the protocol automatically readjusts the ring so that the part of the network that was disconnected can reestablish contact with the rest of the network Initial setup of a Turbo Ring or Turbo Ring V2 ring 1 For each switch in the ring select any two ports as the redundant ports 2 Connect redundant ports on neighboring switches to form the redundant rin...

Page 38: ...with an odd number of EDS units Master Segment N 1 If there are 2N 1 EDS units an odd number in the Turbo Ring ring with EDS units and segments labeled counterclockwise then segment N 1 will serve as the backup path For the example shown here N 1 so that N 1 2 Determining the Redundant Path of a Turbo Ring V2 Ring Master For a Turbo Ring V2 ring the backup segment is the segment connected to the 2...

Page 39: ... Ring Ring Switch A Coupler Switch B Switch D Coupling Port Switch C Main Path Coupling Port Backup Path Coupling Control Port To configure the Ring Coupling function for a Turbo Ring ring select two EDS units e g Switch A and B in the above figure in the ring and another two EDS units in the adjacent ring e g Switch C and D Decide which two ports in each switch are appropriate to be used as coupl...

Page 40: ...us of the main path and connects directly to an extra network port on Switch D With ring coupling established Switch A can activate the backup path as soon as it detects a problem with the main path ATTENTION Ring Coupling only needs to be enabled on one of the switches serving as the Ring Coupler The Coupler must designate different ports as the two Turbo Ring ports and the coupling port NOTE You...

Page 41: ... and the backup path is a back up connection that is activated in the event that the primary path connection fails Dual Homing for a Turbo Ring V2 Ring Primary Path Ring A Master Master Ring B Backup Path Configuring Turbo Ring and Turbo Ring V2 Use the Communication Redundancy page to configure select Turbo Ring or Turbo Chain or Turbo Ring V2 Note that configuration pages for these two protocols...

Page 42: ...e path is blocked and Link down if there is no connection Explanation of Settings Items Redundancy Protocol Setting Description Factory Default Turbo Ring Select this item to change to the Turbo Ring configuration page Turbo Ring V2 Select this item to change to the Turbo Ring V2 configuration page Turbo Chain Select this item to change to the Turbo Chain configuration page RSTP IEEE 802 1W 1D Sel...

Page 43: ... be the coupling control port EDS 405A port 3 EDS 408A port 6 Configuring Turbo Ring V2 NOTE When using the Dual Ring architecture users must configure settings for both Ring 1 and Ring 2 In this case the status of both rings will appear under Current Status Explanation of Current Status Items Now Active Shows which communication protocol is in use Turbo Ring Turbo Ring V2 Turbo Chain RSTP or none...

Page 44: ...ction Coupling Mode Indicates either None Dual Homing or Ring Coupling Coupling Coupling Port status Indicates either Primary or Backup Explanation of Settings Items Redundancy Protocol Setting Description Factory Default Turbo Ring Select this item to change to the Turbo Ring configuration page Turbo Ring V2 Select this item to change to the Turbo Ring V2 configuration page Turbo Chain Select thi...

Page 45: ...elect this EDS as Coupler Not checked Coupling Mode Setting Description Factory Default Dual Homing Select this item to change to the Dual Homing configuration page EDS 408A Primary Port port 5 Backup Port port 6 EDS 405A Primary Port port 2 Backup Port port 3 Ring Coupling backup Select this item to change to the Ring Coupling backup configuration page EDS 408A Port 5 EDS 405A Port 2 Ring Couplin...

Page 46: ...oncept you first connect the Ethernet switches in a chain and then simply link the two ends of the chain to an Ethernet network as illustrated in the following figure Turbo Chain can be used on industrial networks that have a complex topology If the industrial network uses a multi ring architecture Turbo Chain can be used to create flexible and scalable topologies with a fast media recovery time S...

Page 47: ...EDS 405A 408A Series User s Manual Featured Functions 3 32 Configuring Turbo Chain Head Switch Configuration Member Switch Configuration Tail Switch Configuration Explanation of Current Status Items ...

Page 48: ... the Turbo Ring V2 configuration page Turbo Chain Select this item to change to the Turbo Chain configuration page RSTP IEEE 802 1W 1D Select this item to change to the RSTP configuration page None Ring redundancy is not active None Role Setting Description Factory Default Head Select this EDS as Head Switch Member Select this EDS as Member Switch Tail Select this EDS as Tail Switch Member Head Ro...

Page 49: ...y easy to deploy For example Defaults to sending 802 1D style BPDUs if packets with this format are received STP 802 1D and RSTP 802 1w can operate on different ports of the same EDS This feature is particularly helpful when EDS ports are connected to older equipment such as legacy switches RSTP provides essentially the same functionality as STP To see how the two systems differ see the Difference...

Page 50: ...gment 2 to LAN segment 1 should flow through Bridges C and A as this path has a greater bandwidth and is therefore more efficient What happens if a link failure is detected As shown in next figure the STP process reconfigures the network so that traffic from LAN segment 2 flows through Bridge B Bridge B Bridge C LAN 1 LAN 2 LAN 3 Bridge A Bridge B Bridge C LAN 1 LAN 2 LAN 3 Bridge A Bridge B Bridg...

Page 51: ...S is 32768 Each port has a cost that specifies the efficiency of each link The efficieny cost is usually determined by the bandwidth of the link with less efficient links assigned a higher cost The following table shows the default port costs for a switch Port Speed Path Cost 802 1D 1998 Edition Path Cost 802 1w 2001 10 Mbps 100 2 000 000 100 Mbps 19 200 000 1000 Mbps 4 20 000 STP Calculation The ...

Page 52: ...ds out an SNMP trap Differences between RSTP and STP RSTP is similar to STP but includes additional information in the BPDUs that allow each bridge to confirm that it has taken action to prevent loops from forming when it decides to enable a link to a neighboring bridge Adjacent bridges connected via point to point links will be able to enable a link without waiting to ensure that all other bridge...

Page 53: ...only on the physical connections Consequently some network configurations will result in VLANs being subdivided into a number of isolated sections by the STP system You must ensure that every VLAN configuration on your network takes into account the expected STP topology and alternative topologies that may result from link failures The following figure shows an example of a network that contains V...

Page 54: ...his is displayed only when RSTP is selected as the mode of operation It indicates whether or not this EDS is the Root of the Spanning Tree the root is determined automatically At the lower portion of this page the user can configure the Settings of this function For RSTP you can configure Redundancy Protocol Setting Description Factory Default Turbo Ring Select this item to change to the Turbo Rin...

Page 55: ...he amount of time the root waits between sending hello messages 2 Max Age sec Setting Description Factory Default Numerical value input by user If this device is not the root and it has not received a hello message from the root in an amount of time equal to Max Age then this device will reconfigure itself as a root Once two or more devices on the network are recognized as a root the devices will ...

Page 56: ...ec You can remedy the situation in a multitude of ways One solution is simply to increase the Forwarding Delay to at least 11 sec HINT Take the following steps to avoid guessing Step 1 Assign a value to Hello Time and then calculate the left most part of Eq 4 to get the lower limit of Max Age Step 2 Assign a value to Forwarding Delay and then calculate the right most part of Eq 4 to get the upper ...

Page 57: ...ion uses the four traffic queues that are present in your EDS to ensure that high priority traffic is forwarded on a different queue from lower priority traffic This is what provides Quality of Service QoS to your network The EDS traffic prioritization depends on two industry standard methods IEEE 802 1D a layer 2 marking scheme Differentiated Services DiffServ a layer 3 marking scheme IEEE 802 1D...

Page 58: ...ation DSCP is an advanced intelligent method of traffic marking because you can choose how your network prioritizes different types of traffic DSCP uses 64 values that map to user defined service levels allowing you to establish more control over network traffic Advantages of DiffServ over IEEE 802 1D are Configure how you want your switch to treat selected applications and types of traffic by ass...

Page 59: ...els in that tag It is this 802 1p value that determines which traffic queue the packet is mapped to Traffic Queues The EDS hardware has multiple traffic queues that allow packet prioritization to occur Higher priority traffic can pass through the EDS without being delayed by lower priority traffic As each packet arrives in the EDS it passes through any ingress processing which includes classificat...

Page 60: ...wer priorities to be starved of opportunity for transmitting any frames but ensures all high priority frames to egress the switch as soon as possible Weight Fair Inspect TOS Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable Select this setting to enable the EDS 405A 408A to inspect the Type of Service TOS bits in IPV4 frame to determine the priority of each frame Enable Inspect COS Setting Descri...

Page 61: ...sign Inspect TOS and Inspect CoS can be disabled This setting leaves only port default priority active which results in all ingress frames being assigned the same priority on that port CoS Mapping Setting Description Factory Default Low Normal Medium High Set the mapping table of different CoS values to 4 different egress queues 0 Low 1 Low 2 Normal 3 Normal 4 Medium 5 Medium 6 High 7 High TOS Dif...

Page 62: ...another for the Finance department and another for the Development department Hierarchical groups You could have one VLAN for directors another for managers and another for general staff Usage groups You could have one VLAN for e mail users and another for multimedia users Benefits of VLANs The main benefit of VLANs is that they provide a network segmentation system that is far more flexible than ...

Page 63: ...Once set devices can be moved around the network without affecting to which VLAN the device is connected For example to separate port 2 and port 3 to different groups due to security issues click VLAN Settings and then select Port Based VLAN For this example place port 2 on VLAN 1 and port 3 on VLAN 2 Ports 2 and 3 will not be able to communicate with each other even though they are on the same sw...

Page 64: ...dth especially when the device malfunctions For example broadcast storms could be caused by an incorrect topology or malfunctioning device The EDS 405A 408A series not only prevents broadcast storms but can also configure the ingress rate of unicast multicast broadcast packets giving administrators full control of the limited bandwidth and preventing unpredictable faults before they occur Configur...

Page 65: ...ield Limit Broadcast Rate of Low Priority Queue Setting Description Factory Default Not limited 128K 256K 512K 1M 2M 4M 8M Set the threshold of traffic of limited packets in the EDS s low priority queue 8M Rate of Normal Priority Queue Setting Description Factory Default The same or double rate of low priority queue Set the threshold of traffic of limited packets in the EDS s Normal priority queue...

Page 66: ...rt the user when certain user configured events take place Three basic steps are required to set up the Auto Warning function 1 Configuring Email Event Types Select the desired Event types from the Console or Web Browser Event type page a description of each event type is given later in the Email Warning Events setting subsection 2 Configuring Email Settings To configure the EDS s email setup from...

Page 67: ...e mail is sent when Link on The port is connected to another device Link off The port is disconnected e g the cable is pulled out or the opposing device shuts down Traffic Overload The port s traffic surpasses the Traffic Threshold for that port provided this setting is Enabled Traffic Threshold Enter a nonzero number if the port s Traffic Overload setting is Enabled Traffic Duration sec A Traffic...

Page 68: ... from the Web Browser interface click the Change password check box type the Old Password type the New Password retype the New password and then click Activate The password can be a maximum of 45 characters Disable Old Password Type the current password when changing the password None New Password Type new password when enabled to change password The password can be a maximum of 45 characters None...

Page 69: ...ecurity Layer authentication mechanism We strongly recommend not entering your Account Name and Account Password if auto warning e mail messages can be delivered without authentication mechanism Configuring Relay Warning The Auto Relay Warning function uses relay output to alert the user when certain user configured events take place There are two basic steps required to set up the Relay Warning f...

Page 70: ...r NOTE The Turbo Ring Break Warning will be automatically enabled when the following configuration is set 1 Turbo Ring DIP Switch functions are enabled 2 The Hardware Turbo Ring DIP Switch is set to ON 3 The Master DIP Switch is set to ON Please refer to Configuring Basic Settings Turbo Ring DIP Switch for more details Port Event Warning e mail is sent when Link on The port is connected to another...

Page 71: ...quickly after devices are unplugged and then re plugged into different ports The recovery time is in the order of a few milliseconds Compare this with standard commercial switches for which the recovery time could be in the order of several minutes To disable the Line Swap Fast Recovery function or to re enable the function after it has already been disabled access either the Console utility s Lin...

Page 72: ... configured to obtain their IP address automatically The devices configuration utility should include a setup page that allows you to choose an option similar to Obtain an IP address automatically For example Windows TCP IP Properties window is shown at the right Although your device s configuration utility may look quite a bit different this figure should give you some idea of what to look for Yo...

Page 73: ...d use the information to implement IP addresses to Clients When Option 82 is enabled on the switch a subscriber device is identified by the switch port through which it connects to the network in addition to its MAC address Multiple hosts on the subscriber LAN can be connected to the same port on the access switch and are uniquely identified The Option 82 information contains 2 sub options Circuit...

Page 74: ...t DHCP server that the switch tries to access None 2nd Server Setting Description Factory Default IP address for the 2nd DHCP server This assigns the IP address of the 2nd DHCP server that the switch tries to access None 3rd Server Setting Description Factory Default IP address for the 3rd DHCP server This assigns the IP address of the 3rd DHCP server that the switch tries to access None 4th Serve...

Page 75: ... value as the remote ID sub option IP Value Setting Description Factory Default Displays the value which you ve set Max 12 characters If you set the type as Other you will have to fill it switch IP address Display Setting Description Factory Default The actual hexdecimal value set at the DHCP server for the Remote ID This value is automatically generated according to the Value field Users can not ...

Page 76: ...ta packets coming in through the EDS s port Output data stream Select this option to monitor only those data packets being sent out through the EDS s port Bi directional Select this option to monitor data packets both coming into and being sent out through the EDS s port STEP 2 Be sure to activate your settings before exiting When using the Web Browser interface activate by clicking the Activate b...

Page 77: ...rom the switch s web interface users have the option of either enabling or disabling the LLDP as well as setting the LLDP transmit interval as shown in the figure below In addition users are able to view each switch s neighbor list which is reported by its network neighbors Most importantly enabling the LLDP function allows Moxa s MXview to automatically display the network s topology as well as s...

Page 78: ...on one of the four options Total Packets TX Packets RX Packets or Error Packets to view transmission activity of specific types of packets Recall that TX Packets are packets sent out from the EDS RX Packets are packets received from connected devices and Error Packets are packets that did not pass TCP IP s error checking algorithm The Total Packets option displays a graph that combines TX RX and E...

Page 79: ...wed That is as time progresses the height of the bar moves up or down so that the user can view the change in the rate of packet transmission The red colored bar shows Uni cast packets the green colored bar shows Multi cast packets and the blue colored bar shows Broad cast packets The graph is updated every few seconds allowing the user to analyze data transmission activity in real time Using the ...

Page 80: ... the current time is set in the Basic Setting page System Startup Time The system startup time related to this event Events Events that have occurred Events are logged in the EDS 405A 408A Event Log when the following events occur 1 Cold start 2 Warm start 3 Configuration Change Activated 4 Power Transition from OFF to ON or from ON to OFF 5 Authentication Fail 6 Topology Changed 7 Master Setting ...

Page 81: ... Enter the IP address of 2nd Syslog Server used by your network None Port Destination 1 to 65535 Enter the UDP port of 2nd Syslog Server 514 Syslog Server 3 Setting Description Factory Default IP Address Enter the IP address of 3rd Syslog Server used by your network None Port Destination 1 to 65535 Enter the UDP port of 3rd Syslog Server 514 NOTE The following events will be recorded into the EDS ...

Page 82: ...Ds whose IP address is known modify the network configurations of one or multiple EDS switches and update the firmware of one or more EDS switches EDS Configurator is designed to provide you with instantaneous control of all of your Moxa EtherDevice Switches regardless of location You may download the EDS Configurator software from Moxa s website free of charge This chapter includes the following ...

Page 83: ...ogram The Moxa EtherDevice Server Configurator window will open as shown Broadcast Search Use the Broadcast Search utility to search the LAN for all Moxa EtherDevice Switches that are connected to the LAN Note that since the search is done by MAC address Broadcast Search will not be able to locate EDSs connected outside the PC host s LAN Start by clicking the Broadcast Search icon or by selecting ...

Page 84: ...is conducted by IP address so you should be able to locate any EDS that is properly connected to your LAN WAN or even the Internet Start by clicking the Specify by IP address icon or by selecting Specify IP address from the List Server menu The Search Server with IP Address window will open Enter the IP address of the switch you wish to search for and then click OK Once the search is complete the ...

Page 85: ...ch from the Moxa EtherDevice Switch Configurator window whose firmware you wish to upgrade to highlight it 3 Click the Upgrade Firmware toolbar icon or select Upgrade from the Firmware menu If the switch is locked you will be prompted to input the switch s User Name and Password 4 Click Open to navigate to the folder that contains the firmware upgrade file and then click the correct rom file eds r...

Page 86: ...ettings Start by clicking the Modify IP address icon or by selecting Modify IP address from the Configuration menu The Setup Configuration window will open Select the box to the left of those items that you wish to modify and then Disable or Enable DHCP and enter the IP Address Netmask Gateway and DNS IP Click OK to accept the changes to the configuration ...

Page 87: ... window s left pane and then click the Export toolbar icon or select Export Configuration from the Configuration menu Click Open to navigate to the folder in which you want to store the configuration and then type the name of the file in the File name input box Click Open again to export the configuration 2 Click OK when the Export configuration to file OK message appears 3 You may use a standard ...

Page 88: ...owing to import a configuration 1 Highlight the server from the Moxa EtherDevice Switch list in the Configurator window s left pane and then click the Import toolbar icon or select Import Configuration from the Configuration menu 2 Click Open to navigate to the text file that contains the desired configuration Once the file is selected click Open again to initiate the import procedure 3 The Setup ...

Page 89: ...rent Configurator session Unlocked The switch is password protected Broadcast Search was used to locate it and the password has been entered from within the current Configurator session Henceforth during this Configurator session activating various utilities for this switch will not require re entering the server password Blank The EDS is not password protected and Broadcast Search was used to loc...

Page 90: ...therDevice Switch list in the Configurator window s left pane and then click the Unlock toolbar icon or select Unlock from the Configuration menu 1 Enter the switch s User Name and Password when prompted and then click OK 2 When the Unlock status window reports Progress as OK click the Close button on the upper right corner of the window 3 The status of the switch will now read either Unlocked or ...

Page 91: ... 408A support are MIB II 1 System Group MIB II 2 Interfaces Group MIB II 4 IP Group MIB II 5 ICMP Group MIB II 6 TCP Group MIB II 7 UDP Group MIB II 10 Transmission Group MIB II 11 SNMP Group MIB II 16 RMON MIB II 17 Dot1dBridge Group MIB II 17 2 RSTP MIB Group MIB II 17 6 pBridge Group The EDS 405A 408A also provides a private MIB file located in the file Moxa EDS408A MIB my Moxa EDS405A MIB my o...

Page 92: ... Hi byte x Word 1 Lo byte a Word 2 Hi byte 0 Word 2 Lo byte 0 0x0030 20 word Product Name EDS 405A Word 0 Hi byte E Word 0 Lo byte D Word 1 Hi byte S Word 1 Lo byte Word 2 Hi byte 4 Word 2 Lo byte 0 Word 3 Hi byte 5 Word 3 Lo byte A Word 4 Hi byte 0 Word 4 Lo byte 0 0x0050 1 word Product Serial Number 0x0051 2 word Firmware Version Word 0 Hi byte major A Word 0 Lo byte minor B Word 1 Hi byte relea...

Page 93: ...ion 0x1000 0x1011 1 word Port 1 5 Status 0x0000 Link down 0x0001 Link up 0x0002 Disable 0xFFFF No port 0x1100 0x1111 1 word Port 1 5 Speed 0x0000 10M Half 0x0001 10M Full 0x0002 100M Half 0x0003 100M Full 0xFFFF No port 0x1200 0x1211 1 word Port 1 5 Flow Ctrl 0x0000 Off 0x0001 On 0xFFFF No port 0x1300 0x1311 1 word Port 1 5 MDI MDIX 0x0000 MDI 0x0001 MDIX 0xFFFF No port 0x1400 0x1413 Port 1 0x1414...

Page 94: ...ncy Protocol 0x0000 None 0x0001 RSTP 0x0002 Turbo Ring 0x0003 Turbo Ring V2 0x0004 Turbo Chain 0x3100 1 word RSTP Root 0x0000 Not Root 0x0001 Root 0xFFFF RSTP Not Enable 0x3200 0x3211 1 word RSTP Port 1 18 Status 0x0000 Port Disabled 0x0001 Not RSTP Port 0x0002 Link Down 0x0003 Blocked 0x0004 Learning 0x0005 Forwarding 0xFFFF RSTP Not Enable 0x3300 1 word TR Master Slave 0x0000 Slave 0x0001 Master...

Page 95: ...Dual Homing 0x0002 Coupling Backup 0x0003 Coupling Primary 0xFFFF Turbo Ring V2 Not Enable 0x3501 1 word TR2 Coupling Port Primary status Using in Dual Homing Coupling Backup Coupling Primary 0x0000 Port Disabled 0x0001 Not Coupling Port 0x0002 Link Down 0x0003 Blocked 0x0004 Learning 0x0005 Forwarding 0xFFFF Turbo Ring V2 Not Enable 0x3502 1 word TR2 Coupling Port Backup status Only using in Dual...

Page 96: ... Ring V2 Ring 1 Not Enable 0x3680 1 word TR2 Ring 2 status 0x0000 Healthy 0x0001 Break 0xFFFF Turbo Ring V2 Ring 2 Not Enable 0x3681 1 word TR2 Ring 2 Master Slave 0x0000 Slave 0x0001 Master 0xFFFF Turbo Ring V2 Ring 2 Not Enable 0x3682 1 word TR2 Ring 2 1st Port status 0x0000 Port Disabled 0x0001 Not Redundant 0x0002 Link Down 0x0003 Blocked 0x0004 Learning 0x0005 Forwarding 0xFFFF Turbo Ring V2 ...

Page 97: ...n Not Enable 0x3701 1 word Turbo Chain 1st Port status 0x0000 Link Down 0x0001 Blocking 0x0002 Blocked 0x0003 Forwarding 0xFFFF Turbo Ring V2 Ring 2 Not Enable 0x3702 1 word Turbo Chain 2nd Port status 0x0000 Link Down 0x0001 Blocking 0x0002 Blocked 0x0003 Forwarding 0xFFFF Turbo Ring V2 Ring 2 Not Enable Memory mapping from address 0x0000 0x3FFF ...

Page 98: ...0 Lo byte D Word 1 Hi byte S Word 1 Lo byte Word 2 Hi byte 4 Word 2 Lo byte 0 Word 3 Hi byte 8 Word 3 Lo byte A Word 4 Hi byte 0 Word 4 Lo byte 0 0x0050 1 word Product Serial Number 0x0051 2 word Firmware Version Word 0 Hi byte major A Word 0 Lo byte minor B Word 1 Hi byte release C Word 1 Lo byte build D 0x0053 2 word Firmware Release Date Firmware was released on 2007 05 06 at 09 o clock Word 0 ...

Page 99: ...FFF No port 0x1300 0x1311 1 word Port 1 8 MDI MDIX 0x0000 MDI 0x0001 MDIX 0xFFFF No port 0x1400 0x1413 Port 1 0x1414 0x1427 Port 2 20 word Port 1 8 Description Port Description 100TX RJ45 Word 0 Hi byte 1 Word 0 Lo byte 0 Word 1 Hi byte 0 Word 1 Lo byte T Word 4 Hi byte 4 Word 4 Lo byte 5 Word 5 Hi byte Word 5 Lo byte 0 Packets Information 0x2000 0x2023 2 word Port 1 8 Tx Packets Ex port 1 Tx Pack...

Page 100: ... 0x0003 Blocked 0x0004 Learning 0x0005 Forwarding 0xFFFF RSTP Not Enable 0x3300 1 word TR Master Slave 0x0000 Slave 0x0001 Master 0xFFFF Turbo Ring Not Enable 0x3301 1 word TR 1st Port status 0x0000 Port Disabled 0x0001 Not Redundant 0x0002 Link Down 0x0003 Blocked 0x0004 Learning 0x0005 Forwarding 0x3302 1 word TR 2nd Port status 0x0000 Port Disabled 0x0001 Not Redundant 0x0002 Link Down 0x0003 B...

Page 101: ...0x0001 Not Coupling Port 0x0002 Link Down 0x0003 Blocked 0x0004 Learning 0x0005 Forwarding 0xFFFF Turbo Ring V2 Not Enable 0x3502 1 word TR2 Coupling Port Backup status Only using in Dual Homing 0x0000 Port Disabled 0x0001 Not Coupling Port 0x0002 Link Down 0x0003 Blocked 0x0004 Learning 0x0005 Forwarding 0xFFFF Turbo Ring V2 Not Enable 0x3600 1 word TR2 Ring 1 status 0x0000 Healthy 0x0001 Break 0...

Page 102: ...g 2 Master Slave 0x0000 Slave 0x0001 Master 0xFFFF Turbo Ring V2 Ring 2 Not Enable 0x3682 1 word TR2 Ring 2 1st Port status 0x0000 Port Disabled 0x0001 Not Redundant 0x0002 Link Down 0x0003 Blocked 0x0004 Learning 0x0005 Forwarding 0xFFFF Turbo Ring V2 Ring 2 Not Enable 0x3683 1 word TR2 Ring 2 2nd Port status 0x0000 Port Disabled 0x0001 Not Redundant 0x0002 Link Down 0x0003 Blocked 0x0004 Learnin...

Page 103: ...us 0x0000 Link Down 0x0001 Blocking 0x0002 Blocked 0x0003 Forwarding 0xFFFF Turbo Ring V2 Ring 2 Not Enable 0x3702 1 word Turbo Chain 2nd Port status 0x0000 Link Down 0x0001 Blocking 0x0002 Blocked 0x0003 Forwarding 0xFFFF Turbo Ring V2 Ring 2 Not Enable Memory mapping from address 0x0000 0x3FFF ...

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