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MOXA EtherDevice™ Switch

EDS-516A Series User’s Manual

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First Edition, November 2006

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Page 1: ... Series User s Manual www moxa com product First Edition November 2006 MOXA Networking Co Ltd Tel 886 2 2910 1230 Fax 886 2 2910 1231 Web www moxa com MOXA Technical Support Worldwide support moxa com The Americas support usa moxa com ...

Page 2: ...resent a commitment on the part of MOXA MOXA provides this document as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to its particular purpose 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...

Page 3: ...stem 3 2 Password 3 3 Accessible IP 3 4 Port 3 5 Network 3 6 Time 3 8 System File Update By Remote TFTP 3 9 System File Update By Local Import Export 3 10 System File Update By Backup Media 3 11 Restart 3 11 Factory Default 3 11 Using Port Trunking 3 12 The Port Trunking Concept 3 12 Configuring Port Trunking 3 13 Configuring SNMP 3 14 SNMP Read Write Settings 3 15 Trap Settings 3 17 Private MIB i...

Page 4: ...X 3 50 Using Auto Warning 3 53 Configuring Email Warning 3 53 Event Type 3 54 Email Setup 3 55 Configuring Relay Warning 3 56 Event Setup 3 57 Warning List 3 58 Using Line Swap Fast Recovery 3 58 Configuring Line Swap Fast Recovery 3 58 Using Set Device IP 3 58 Configuring Set Device IP 3 60 Using Diagnosis 3 60 Mirror Port 3 60 Ping 3 61 Using Monitor 3 61 Monitor by Switch 3 61 Monitor by Port 3...

Page 5: ...Appendix A MIB Groups A 1 Appendix B Specifications B 1 Appendix C Service Information C 1 MOXA Internet Services C 2 Problem Report Form C 3 Product Return Procedure C 4 ...

Page 6: ...herDevice Switch EDS 516A Series the Managed Redundant Ethernet Switch designed specially for connecting Ethernet enabled devices in industrial field applications The following topics are covered in this chapter Overview Package Checklist Features ...

Page 7: ...ty y Redundant Ethernet Ring Capability recovery time 300 ms at full load y IGMP Snooping and GMRP for filtering multicast traffic from industrial Ethernet Protocols y Supports IEEE 802 1Q Tag based VLAN GVRP and Port based VLAN to ease network planning y Supports QoS IEEE 802 1p 1Q and ToS DiffServ to increase determinism y Supports 802 3ad LACP for optimum bandwidth utilization y Supports IEEE 8...

Page 8: ...onfiguration y Configurable using a Web browser Telnet Serial console and Windows utility y Send ping commands to identify network segment integrity Recommended Software and Accessories y EDS SNMP OPC Server Pro y DR 4524 DR 75 24 DR 120 24 DIN Rail 24 VDC Power Supply Series ...

Page 9: ...using a short serial cable to connect EDS 516A to a PC s COM port can be used if you do not know EDS 516A s IP address The Telnet console and web browser connection methods can be used to access EDS 516A 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 using a Web Browser...

Page 10: ...you to maintain better control over the configuration of your EDS 516A 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 EDS 516A s RS 232 Console port to your PC s COM port generally COM1 or COM2 depending on how your system is set up After i...

Page 11: ...roperty 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 continue 5 Type 1 to select ansi VT100 terminal type and then press Enter ...

Page 12: ...rd leave the Password field blank if a console password has not been set and then press Enter 7 EDS 516A 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 8 After entering the Main Menu use the following keys to move the cursor and to select options Key Function Up Down Le...

Page 13: ... xxx On the other hand if your PC host s subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 then its IP address must have the form 192 168 127 xxx NOTE To use EDS 516A s management and monitoring functions from a PC host connected to the same LAN as EDS 516A you must make sure that the PC host and EDS 516A are on the same logical subnet NOTE Before accessing the console utility via Telnet first connect one of EDS 516A ...

Page 14: ...from the menu at the top of the window 5 When the Terminal Preferences window opens make sure that the VT100 Arrows option is selected NOTE The Telnet Console looks and operates in precisely the same manner as the RS 232 Console Configuration using a Web Browser MOXA EDS 516A s web browser interface provides a convenient way to modify the switch s configuration and access the built in monitoring a...

Page 15: ...ollowing steps to access EDS 516A s web browser interface 1 Open Internet Explorer and type EDS 516A s IP address in the Address field Press Enter to establish the connection 2 The web login page will open Select the login account Admin or User and enter the Password this is the same as the Console password and then click Login to continue Leave the Password field blank if a password has not been ...

Page 16: ...s If you are connecting EDS 516A to a public network but do not intend to use its management functions over the network we suggest disabling both Telnet Console and Web Configuration from the RS 232 Console s Basic Settings Æ System Identification page as shown in the following figure ...

Page 17: ... Ethernet LAN or over the Internet The Web Console is the most user friendly way to configure EDS 516A In this chapter we use the Web Console interface to introduce the functions There are only a few differences between the Web Console Serial Console and Telnet Console The following topics are covered in this chapter Configuring Basic Settings Using Port Trunking Configuring SNMP Using Communicati...

Page 18: ...This option is useful for specifying the role or application of different EDS 516A units E g Factory Switch 1 Managed Redundant Switch Serial No of this switch Switch Location Setting Description Factory Default Max 80 Characters To specify the location of different EDS 516A units E g production line 1 Switch Location Switch Description Setting Description Factory Default Max 30 Characters Use thi...

Page 19: ...ogging into the RS 232 Console Telnet Console or Web Browser interface Account Setting Description Factory Default admin admin privilege allows the user to modify all EDS 516A configurations user user privilege only allows viewing EDS 516A configurations admin Password Setting Description Factory Default Old Password Max 16 Characters Type current password when changing the password None New Passw...

Page 20: ...g enter 192 168 1 1 255 255 255 255 to allow access to just the IP address 192 168 1 1 y Any host on a specific subnetwork can access the EDS 516A E g enter 192 168 1 0 255 255 255 0 to allow access to all IPs on the subnet defined by this IP address subnet mask combination y Any host can access the EDS 516A Disable this function by deselecting the Enable the accessible IP list option The followin...

Page 21: ...ly shuts off port access enabled ATTENTION If a connected device or sub network is wreaking havoc on the rest of the network the Disable option under Advanced Settings Port gives the administrator a quick way to shut off access through this port immediately Description Setting Description Factory Default Media type Displays the media type for each module s port N A Name Setting Description Factory...

Page 22: ...n speed setting is in auto mode The final result will be determined by the auto process between EDS 516A and connected devices Setting Description Factory Default Enable Enables flow control for this port when in auto negotiate mode Disable Disables flow control for this port when in auto negotiate mode Disable MDI MDIX Setting Description Factory Default Auto Allows the port to auto detect the po...

Page 23: ... the type of network to which the EDS 516A is connected e g 255 255 0 0 for a Class B network or 255 255 255 0 for a Class C network 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Setting Description Factory Default Default Gateway of the EDS 516A The IP address of the router that connects the LAN to an outside network None DNS IP Address Setting Description Factory Default 1st DNS Server s IP Address The IP addre...

Page 24: ...onnection for an 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 in local 24 hour format None hh mm ss Current Date Setting Description Factory Default User adjustable date The date parameter allows configuration of the local date in yyyy mm dd format None yyyy mm dd Dayl...

Page 25: ...if the 1st NTP Server fails to connect None Time Server Query Period Setting Description Factory Default Query Period This parameter determines how frequently the time is updated from the NTP server 600 seconds System File Update By Remote TFTP MOXA EDS 516A supports saving your configuration file to a remote TFTP server or local host to allow other EDS 516A switches to use the same configuration ...

Page 26: ... upload the desired file to the remote TFTP server System File Update By Local Import Export Configuration File To export the configuration file of this EDS 516A click Export to save it to the local host Log File To export the Log file of this EDS 516A click Export and save it to the local host NOTE Some operating systems will open the configuration file and log file directly in the web page In su...

Page 27: ...ystem boots up Disable Disables Auto load system configurations when system boots up Enable Save the current configurations to ABC To export the current configuration file of EDS 516A click on Save to save it to the ABC Load the ABC s configurations to the Switch To import the configuration file of EDS 516A click on Load to load it to the Switch Restart This function is used to restart the MOXA Et...

Page 28: ...ion will be 1600 Mbps The Port Trunking Concept MOXA has developed a proprietary Port Trunking protocol that provides the following benefits y Gives you more flexibility in setting up your network connections since the bandwidth of a link can be doubled tripled or quadrupled y Provides redundancy if one link is broken the remaining trunked ports share the traffic within this trunk group y Load sha...

Page 29: ...can setup these features again on your Trunking Port Configuring Port Trunking The Port Trunking Settings page is used to assign ports to a Trunk Group Step 1 Select Trk1 or Trk2 from the Trunk Group drop down box Step 2 Select Static or LACP from the Trunk Type drop down box Step 3 Under Member Ports and Available Ports select the specific ports Step 4 Use the Up Down buttons to add remove design...

Page 30: ...e Trunk Type and Trunk Group Member Port Display which member ports belong to the trunk group Status Success means port trunking is working properly Fail means port trunking is not working properly Standby means port trunking is working as a standby port When there are more than eight ports trunked as a trunking group the 9th port will be the standby port Configuring SNMP EDS 516A supports SNMP V1...

Page 31: ...yption key 8 character passwords and a data encryption key are the minimum requirements for authentication and encryption These parameters are configured on the SNMP page A more detailed explanation of each parameter follows SNMP Read Write Settings SNMP Versions Setting Description Factory Default V1 V2c V3 or V1 V2c or V3 only Select the SNMP protocol version used to manage the switch V1 V2c V1 ...

Page 32: ...ntication No Admin Data Encryption Key for SNMP V1 V2c V3 and V3 only Setting Description Factory Default Enable 8 character data encryption key is the minimum requirement for data encryption maximum of 30 characters No Disable No data encryption No User Auth Type for SNMP V1 V2c V3 and V3 only Setting Description Factory Default No Auth Use admin account or user account to access objects No authe...

Page 33: ...ct critical links against failure protects against network loops and keeps network downtime at a minimum The Communication Redundancy function allows the user to set up a redundant network to provide a backup data transmission route in the event that a cable is inadvertently disconnected or damaged This is a particularly important feature for industrial applications since it could take several min...

Page 34: ...rt 1 gets disconnected the remaining trunked port port 2 will share the traffic If port 1 and port 2 are both disconnected Turbo Ring will create the back up path within 300 ms The Turbo Ring Concept The proprietary Turbo Ring protocol was developed by MOXA to optimize communication redundancy and achieve a faster recovery time on the network The Turbo Ring protocol designates a switch to be the m...

Page 35: ...ent N 1 will serve as the backup path For the example shown here N 1 and therefore N 1 2 For some systems it may not be convenient to connect all devices in the system to make one BIG redundant ring since some devices could be located in a remote area The Ring Coupling function of Turbo Ring can help you separate those distributed devices into different smaller redundant rings but in such a way th...

Page 36: ...etwork ports are designated for ring coupling use a coupling port and a coupling control port The coupling port is used for the backup path and connects to an extra network port on Switch C The coupling control port is used to monitor the status of the main path and connects to an extra network port on Switch B With ring coupling established Switch A can activate the backup path as soon as it dete...

Page 37: ... automatically if the user does not make a selection Redundant Port Status This field indicates the current status of redundant ports The state is Forwarding for normal transmission Blocked for transmission that is stopped if this port is the backup path and Link down for non connection Ring Coupling Indicates if the Ring Coupling function is Enabled or Disabled Coupling Port Status This indicates...

Page 38: ...f enabled for Ring Coupling The STP RSTP Concept Spanning Tree Protocol STP was designed to help reduce link failures in a network and provide protection from loops Networks that have a complicated architecture are prone to broadcast storms caused by unintended loops in the network MOXA EDS 516A s STP feature is disabled by default To be completely effective you must enable RSTP STP on every EDS 5...

Page 39: ...e most efficient path fails The figure below shows a network made up of three LANs separated by three bridges Each segment uses at most two paths to communicate with the other segments Since this configuration can give rise to loops the network will overload if STP is NOT enabled If STP is enabled it will detect duplicate paths and prevent or block one of them from forwarding traffic In the follow...

Page 40: ...nication between all the bridges This communication is carried out using Bridge Protocol Data Units BPDUs which are transmitted in packets with a known multicast address y Each bridge must have a Bridge Identifier that specifies which bridge acts as the central reference point or Root Bridge for the STP system bridges with a lower Bridge Identifier are more likely to be designated as the Root Brid...

Page 41: ... other ports are blocked which means that they will not be allowed to receive or forward traffic STP Reconfiguration Once the network topology has stabilized each bridge listens for Hello BPDUs transmitted from the Root Bridge at regular intervals If a bridge does not receive a Hello BPDU after a certain interval the Max Age time the bridge assumes that the Root Bridge or a link between itself and...

Page 42: ...signated Bridge for LAN segment 3 because it has the lowest Root Path Cost for LAN Segment 3 The route through Bridges C and B costs 200 C to B 100 B to A 100 The route through Bridges Y and B costs 300 Y to B 200 B to A 100 y The Designated Bridge Port for LAN Segment 3 is Port 2 on Bridge C Using STP on a Network with Multiple VLANs IEEE Std 802 1D 1998 Edition does not take into account VLANs w...

Page 43: ...en Switches A and C should be 802 1Q tagged and carrying VLANs 1 and 2 to ensure connectivity See the Configuring Virtual LANs section for more information about VLAN Tagging Configuring STP RSTP The following figures indicate which Spanning Tree Protocol parameters can be configured A more detailed explanation of each parameter follows At the top of this page the user can check the Current Status...

Page 44: ...e amount of time this device waits before checking to see if it should change to a different state 15 sec Hello time sec Setting Description Factory Default Numerical value input by user The root of the Spanning Tree topology periodically sends out a hello message to other devices on the network to check if the topology is healthy The hello time is the amount of time the root waits between sending...

Page 45: ... items described previously Eq 1 1 sec Hello Time 10 sec Eq 2 6 sec Max Age 40 sec Eq 3 4 sec Forwarding Delay 30 sec These three variables are further restricted by the following two inequalities Eq 4 2 Hello Time 1 sec Max Age 2 Forwarding Delay 1 sec MOXA EDS 516A s firmware will alert you immediately if any of these restrictions are violated For example setting Hello Time 5 sec Max Age 20 sec ...

Page 46: ... critical or business critical applications y Provide predictable throughput for multimedia applications such as video conferencing or voice over IP and minimize traffic delay and jitter y Improve network performance as the amount of traffic grows This will save cost by reducing the need to keep adding bandwidth to the network How Traffic Prioritization Works Traffic prioritization uses the four t...

Page 47: ...4 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 y Configure how you want your switch to treat selected applications and types of traffic by assigning various grades of network service to them y No extra tags are required in the packet y DSCP uses the IP header of a packet and therefore priority...

Page 48: ...rking and is then sorted into the appropriate queue The switch then forwards packets from each queue EDS 516A supports two different queuing mechanisms y Weight Fair This method services all the traffic queues giving priority to the higher priority queues Under most circumstances this method gives high priority precedence over low priority but in the event that high priority traffic exceeds the li...

Page 49: ...ity Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable Set the Port Priority of the ingress frames to High queues Disable Inspect ToS Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable Select the option to enable EDS 516A to inspect the Type of Service ToS bits in IPV4 frame to determine the priority of each frame Enable Inspect CoS Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable Select the opt...

Page 50: ... 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 DiffServ Mapping Setting Description Factory Default Low Normal Medium High Set the mapping table of different ToS values to 4 different egress queues 1 to 16 Low 17 to 32 Normal 33 to 48 Medium 49 to 64 High ...

Page 51: ...u could have one VLAN for directors another for managers and another for general staff y 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 traditional networks Using VLANs also provides you with three other benefits y VLANs ease the relo...

Page 52: ...that allows you to access the management software of the EDS 516A over the network Communication Between VLANs If devices connected to a VLAN need to communicate to devices on a different VLAN a router or Layer 3 switching device with connections to both VLANs needs to be installed Communication between VLANs can only take place if they are all connected to a routing or Layer 3 switching device VL...

Page 53: ... 4 Tagged Device VID 4 VLAN 3 Tagged Device VID 3 VLAN 2 Untagged Device VLAN 2 Untagged Device Device A Switch A Switch B Device C Device B Device D Device E Device F Device G Device H Device I Port 1 Access Port PVID 5 Port 7 Access Port PVID 4 Port 5 Access Port PVID 3 Port 4 Access Port PVID 2 Port 2 Trunk Port PVID 2 Fixed VLAN Tagged 3 4 Port 6 Access Port PVID 5 HUB In this application y Po...

Page 54: ... travel through Trunk Port 3 with tagged VID 3 Switch B will recognize its VLAN pass to port 5 and then remove tags received successfully by device H Packets from device H will travel through Trunk Port 3 with PVID 3 Switch A will recognize its VLAN and pass it to port 2 but will not remove tags received successfully by device D y Packets from device E will travel through Trunk Port 3 with tagged ...

Page 55: ...ckbone to transmit all packets of different VLANs to different EDS 516A units Port PVID Setting Description Factory Default VID range from 1 to 4094 Set the port default VLAN ID for untagged devices that connect to the port 1 Fixed VLAN List Tagged Setting Description Factory Default VID range from 1 to 4094 This field will be active only when selecting the Trunk port type Set the other VLAN ID fo...

Page 56: ... Set VLAN mode to Port based VLAN 802 1Q VLAN Port Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable Set port to specific VLAN Group Enable all ports belong to VLAN1 VLAN Table In 802 1Q VLAN table you can review the VLAN groups that were created Joined Access Ports and Trunk Ports and in Port based VLAN table you can review the VLAN group and Joined port ...

Page 57: ...formation to many receivers with only one transmission y Reduces the load on the source for example a server since it will not need to produce several copies of the same data y Makes efficient use of network bandwidth and scales well as the number of multicast group members increases y Works with other IP protocols and services such as Quality of Service QoS Multicast transmission makes more sense...

Page 58: ... dedicated traffic from other hosts belonging to the same group Multicast Filtering and MOXA EtherDevice Switch EDS 516A has three ways to achieve multicast filtering IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol Snooping GMRP GARP Multicast Registration Protocol and adding a static multicast MAC manually to filter multicast traffic automatically IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol Snooping Mode Sno...

Page 59: ...arrives at a port on a switch with IGMP Snooping enabled the switch knows that the port should forward traffic for the multicast group and then proceeds to forward the packet to the router 4 When the router receives the report packet it registers that the LAN or VLAN requires traffic for the multicast groups 5 When the router forwards traffic for the multicast group to the LAN or VLAN the switches...

Page 60: ... LAN IGMP Snooping Settings IGMP Snooping Enable Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable Select the option to enable the IGMP Snooping function globally Disabled Query Interval Setting Description Factory Default Numerical value input by user Set the query interval of the Querier function globally Valid settings are from 20 to 600 seconds 125 seconds IGMP Snooping Setting Description Fa...

Page 61: ...P Table EDS 516A displays the current active IGMP groups that were detected The information includes VID Auto learned Multicast Router Port Static Multicast Router Port Querier Connected Port and the IP and MAC addresses of active IGMP groups Add Static Multicast MAC If required MOXA EDS 516A also supports adding multicast groups manually Add New Static Multicast Address to the List Setting Descri...

Page 62: ...rovides a mechanism that allows bridges and end stations to register or un register Group membership information dynamically GMRP enable Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable Select the option to enable the GMRP function for the port listed in the Port column Disable GMRP Table EDS 516A displays the current active GMRP groups that were detected Setting Description Fixed Ports This mul...

Page 63: ...can also be configured to a different ingress rate for all packets giving administrators full control of their limited bandwidth to prevent undesirable effects caused by unpredictable faults Configuring Bandwidth Management Broadcast Storm Protection Setting Description Factory Default Enable or disable the Broadcast Storm Protection for multicast packet globally Enable Disable Enable or disable t...

Page 64: ...tion Server and Authenticator Supplicant The end station that requests access to the LAN and switch services and responds to the requests from the switch Authentication server The server that performs the actual authentication of the supplicant Authenticator Edge switch or wireless access point that acts as a proxy between the supplicant and the authentication server requesting identity informatio...

Page 65: ...ADIUS Access Challenge which contains an EAP Request with an authentication type to the authenticator to ask for the password from the client RFC 2284 defines several EAP authentication types such as MD5 Challenge One Time Password and Generic Token Card Currently only MD5 Challenge is supported If the Local User Database is used this step is skipped 4 The authenticator sends an EAP Request MD5 Ch...

Page 66: ...ith a dedicated port 1 Configuring IEEE 802 1X Database Option Setting Description Factory Default Local Max 32 users Select this option when setting the Local User Database as the authentication database Local Radius Select this option to set an external RADIUS server as the authentication database The authentication mechanism is EAP MD5 Local Radius Local Select this option to make an external R...

Page 67: ...e Auth Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable Select to require re authentication of the client after a preset time period of no activity has elapsed Disable Re Auth Period Setting Description Factory Default Numerical 60 65535 sec Specify how frequently the end stations need to reenter usernames and passwords in order to stay connected 3600 802 1X Setting Description Factory Default E...

Page 68: ...en setting the Local User Database as the authentication database set the database first Local User Database Setup Setting Description Factory Default User Name Max 30 characters User Name for Local User Database None Password Max 16 characters Password for Local User Database None Description Max 30 characters Description for Local User Database None NOTE The user name for the Local User Database...

Page 69: ...ntegrate sensors into your system to automate alarms using email and relay output Configuring Email Warning The Auto Email Warning function uses e mail to alert 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 des...

Page 70: ...tc Power Transition OnÆOff EDS 516A is powered down Power Transition OffÆOn EDS 516A is powered up DI1 OnÆOff Digital Input 1 is triggered by on to off transition DI1 OffÆOn Digital Input 1 is triggered by off to on transition DI2 OnÆOff Digital Input 2 is triggered by on to off transition DI2 OffÆOn Digital Input 2 is triggered by off to on transition Configuration Change Activated A configuratio...

Page 71: ...surpassed during that time period NOTE The Traffic Overload Traffic Threshold and Traffic Duration sec Port Event items are related If you Enable the Traffic Overload event then be sure to enter a non zero Traffic Threshold percentage as well as a Traffic Duration between 1 and 300 seconds NOTE Warning e mail messages will have the sender field formatted in the form MOXA_EtherDevice_Switch_0001 Sw...

Page 72: ... from EDS 516A None Send Test Email After configuring the email settings you should first click Activate to activate those settings and then click Send Test Email to verify that the settings are correct NOTE Auto warning e mail messages will be sent through an authentication protected SMTP server that supports the CRAM MD5 LOGIN and PLAIN methods of SASL Simple Authentication and Security Layer au...

Page 73: ...own DI1 OnÆOff Digital Input 1 is triggered by on to off transition DI1 OffÆOn Digital Input 1 is triggered by off to on transition DI2 OnÆOff Digital Input 2 is triggered by on to off transition DI2 OffÆOn Digital Input 2 is triggered by off to on transition Port Events Warning 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 p...

Page 74: ...extremely quickly after devices are unplugged and then re plugged into different ports The recovery time is on the order of a few milliseconds compare this with standard commercial switches for which the recovery time could be on 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 uti...

Page 75: ...p 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 You also need to decide to which of EDS 516A s ports your Ethernet enabled devices will be connected You will ...

Page 76: ...can be used to monitor data being transmitted through a specific port This is done by setting up another port the mirror port to receive the same data being transmitted from or both to and from the port under observation This allows the network administrator to sniff the observed port and thus keep tabs on network activity Perform the following steps to set up the Mirror Port function STEP 1 Confi...

Page 77: ... In this way the user can essentially control EDS 516A and send ping commands out through its ports To use the Ping function type in the desired IP address and then press Enter from the Console utility or click Ping when using the Web Browser interface Using Monitor You can monitor statistics in real time from EDS 516A s web console and serial console Monitor by Switch Access the Monitor by select...

Page 78: ...phical display of the individual port activity that can be viewed with the Console Monitor function discussed above The All Ports option shows three vertical bars for each port The height of the bar represents Packets s for the type of packet at the instant the bar is being viewed 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 ...

Page 79: ...ddresses ALL Static Lock Select this item to show all EDS 516A Static Lock MAC addresses ALL Static Select this item to show all EDS 516A Static Static Lock Static Multicast MAC addresses ALL Static Multicast Select this item to show all EDS 516A Static Multicast MAC addresses Port x Select this item to show all MAC addresses of dedicated ports The table will display the following information MAC ...

Page 80: ...og Settings Syslog Server 1 Setting Description Factory Default IP Address Enter the IP address of 1st Syslog Server used by your network None Port Destination 1 to 65535 Enter the UDP port of 1st Syslog Server 514 Syslog Server 2 Setting Description Factory Default IP Address Enter the IP address of 2nd Syslog Server used by your network None Port Destination 1 to 65535 Enter the UDP port of 2nd ...

Page 81: ...mismatched 8 DI 1 2 transition Off Æ On DI 1 2 transition On Æ Off 9 Port traffic overload 10 dot1x Auth Fail 11 Port link off on Using HTTPS SSL To secure your HTTP access EDS 516A supports HTTPS SSL to encrypt all HTTP traffic Perform the following steps to access EDS 516A s web browser interface via HTTPS SSL 1 Open Internet Explorer and type https EDS 516A s IP address in the address field Pre...

Page 82: ...ce and access the web browser interface secured via HTTPS SSL NOTE MOXA provides a Root CA certificate After installing this certificate into your PC or notebook you can access the web browser interface directly and will not see any warning messages again You may download the certificate from EDS 516A s CD ROM ...

Page 83: ...6A whose IP address is known modify the network configurations of one or multiple EDS 516A switches and update the firmware of one or more EDS 516A switches EDS Configurator is designed to provide you with instantaneous control of all of your EDS 516A switches regardless of location You may download the EDS Configurator software from MOXA s website free of charge This chapter includes the followin...

Page 84: ...he MOXA EtherDevice Server Configurator window will open as shown below Broadcast Search Use the Broadcast Search utility to search the LAN for all EDS 516A 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 MOXA EtherDevice Servers connected outside the PC host s LAN Start by clicking the Broadcast Search icon or by...

Page 85: ... by IP address icon or by selecting Specify IP address under 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 Configurator window will add the switch to the list of switches Upgrade Firmware Keep your EDS 516A up to date with the latest firmware from MOXA Perform the f...

Page 86: ...eds rom in the example shown below to select the file Click Open to activate the upgrade process Modify IP Address You may use the Modify IP Address function to reconfigure EDS 516A s network settings Start by clicking the Modify IP address icon or by selecting Modify IP address under the Configuration menu The Setup Configuration window will open Checkmark the box to the left of those items that ...

Page 87: ... the Configurator window s left pane and then click the Export toolbar icon or select Export Configuration from the Configuration menu Use the Open window 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 2 Click OK when the Export configuration to file OK message appears 3 You may use a standard text edi...

Page 88: ... the following steps 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 Use the Open window to navigate to the text file that contains the desired configuration Once the file is selected click Open to initiate the import proc...

Page 89: ...ring this Configurator session activating various utilities for this switch will not require re entering the server password y Blank EDS 516A is not password protected and Broadcast Search was used to locate it y Fixed EDS 516A is not password protected and Search by IP address was used to locate it manually y Locked Fixed EDS 516A is password protected Search by IP address was used to locate it m...

Page 90: ...Manual EDS Configurator GUI 4 8 2 When the Unlock status window reports Progress as OK click the Close button in the upper right corner of the window 3 The status of the switch will now read either Unlocked or Unlocked Fixed ...

Page 91: ... 1213 MIB II The standard MIB groups that MOXA EDS 516A series support are MIB II 1 System Group sysORTable MIB II 2 Interfaces Group ifTable MIB II 4 IP Group ipAddrTable ipNetToMediaTable IpGroup IpBasicStatsGroup IpStatsGroup MIB II 5 ICMP Group IcmpGroup IcmpInputStatus IcmpOutputStats MIB II 6 TCP Group tcpConnTable TcpGroup TcpStats MIB II 7 UDP Group udpTable UdpStats ...

Page 92: ...ortTable dot1dStp dot1dStpPortTable dot1dTp dot1dTpFdbTable dot1dTpPortTable dot1dTpHCPortTable dot1dTpPortOverflowTable pBridgeMIB dot1dExtBase dot1dPriority dot1dGarp qBridgeMIB dot1qBase dot1qTp dot1qFdbTable dot1qTpPortTable dot1qTpGroupTable dot1qForwardUnregisteredTable dot1qStatic dot1qStaticUnicastTable dot1qStaticMulticastTable dot1qVlan dot1qVlanCurrentTable dot1qVlanStaticTable dot1qPor...

Page 93: ... EDS 516A Series utility CD ROM Public Traps 1 Cold Start 2 Link Up 3 Link Down 4 Authentication Failure 5 dot1dBridge New Root 6 dot1dBridge Topology Changed Private Traps 1 Configuration Changed 2 Power On 3 Power Off 4 Traffic Overloaded 5 Turbo Ring Topology Changed 6 Turbo Ring Coupling Port Changed 7 Turbo Ring Master Mismatch ...

Page 94: ...de and auto MDI MDI X connection Fiber Ports 100BaseFX SC ST connector Console RS 232 RJ45 LED Indicators PWR1 PWR2 FAULT 10 100M TP port 100M Fiber port Ring Master and Ring Coupler Alarm Contact Two relay outputs with current carrying capacity of 1A 24 VDC Digital Input Two inputs with the same ground but electrically isolated from the electronics For state 1 13 to 30V For state 0 30 to 3V Max i...

Page 95: ...erating Temperature 0 to 60 C 32 to 140 F 40 to 75 C 40 to 167 F for T models Storage Temperature 40 to 85 C 40 to 185 F Ambient Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Regulatory Approvals Safety UL 508 Pending UL60950 1 CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 EN60950 1 Hazardous Location UL cUL Class I Division 2 Groups A B C and D ATEX Class I Zone 2 EEx nC IIC Pending EMI FCC Part 15 CISPR EN55022 class A EMS E...

Page 96: ...on This appendix shows you how to contact MOXA for information about this and other products and how to report problems In this appendix we cover the following topics MOXA Internet Services Problem Report Form Product Return Procedure ...

Page 97: ...e the full benefit of our products MOXA Internet Services has been set up to provide technical support driver updates product information and user s manual updates The following services are provided E mail for technical support support moxa com Worldwide support usa moxa com The Americas World Wide Web WWW Site for product information http www moxa com ...

Page 98: ...e Company Tel Fax Email Date Serial Number _________________ Problem Description Please describe the symptoms of the problem as clearly as possible including any error messages you see A clearly written description of the problem will allow us to reproduce the symptoms and expedite the repair of your product ...

Page 99: ...PRA from the sales representative or dealer Fill out the Problem Report Form PRF Include as much detail as possible for a shorter product repair time Carefully pack the product in an anti static package and send it pre paid to the dealer The PRA should be visible on the outside of the package and include a description of the problem along with the return address and telephone number of a technical...

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