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4. CONFIGURATION  

The FT-90X Web Smart Media Converter provide Web interface for Media converter smart function configuration and 
make the Media converter operate more effectively - They can be configured through the Web Browser. A network 
administrator can manage and monitor the FT-90x from the local LAN. This section indicates how to configure the media 
converter to enable its smart function.  

4.1 Main Menu 

After a successful login, the main screen appears, the main screen displays the converter Welcome page. The screen in 
Figure 4-1 appears. 

 

Figure 4-1 

Web Main screen 

 

As listed at the left of the main screen, the configurable smart functions are shown as below: 

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System

 – Check the hardware, software version and System MAC address and IP address of the converter. 

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Port Configuration

 - Setup per port Speed/Duplex mode, Flow Control and In/Out bandwidth control. 

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Converter Configuration – 

Setup the broadcast storm control, QoS and converter LLR mode.

 

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Converter Status

 – Shows the converter’s copper and Fiber ports linking status.  

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Statistics –

 Shows the statistics of packet count from copper and Fiber ports.

 

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Tools

 – Provide tools to Reboot / Factory Reset / Firmware Update / Configuration Upload the converter. 

Summary of Contents for FT-902

Page 1: ...User s Manual FT 902 FT 902S15 S35 S50 FT 905A FT 906A20 906B20 10 100Base TX to 100Base FX Web Smart Media Converter ...

Page 2: ...ments and suggestions FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not instal...

Page 3: ...METHODS 11 3 2 1 Web Management 11 3 2 2 Login the media converter 12 4 CONFIGURATION 13 4 1 MAIN MENU 13 4 2 SYSTEM 14 4 2 1 System Information 14 4 2 2 IP Configuration 15 4 2 3 Password Setting 16 4 3 PORT CONFIGURATION 17 4 4 CONVERTER CONFIGURATION 20 4 5 CONVERTER STATUS 24 4 6 STATISTICS 25 4 7 TOOLS 27 4 7 1 Loop Back Test 27 4 7 2 System Reboot 29 4 7 3 Configuration Setting 29 4 7 4 Firm...

Page 4: ...ow to physically install the FT 90x Section 3 Web Management The chapter explains how to manage the converter by Web interface Section 4 Configuration It contains information about the Smart function of FT 90x Appendices It contains cable information of FT 90x 1 3 Product Features y One channel media conversion between 10 100Base TX and 100Base FX y Complies with IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3u 10 100Base ...

Page 5: ...RX 1550 TX 1550 RX 1310 Max 14 7 5 0 8 Launch Power dBm Min 19 0 20 9 5 14 Receive Sensitivity 34 5 28 32 34 31 Maximum Input power 14 8 5 8 Twisted pair 10Base T 2 pair UTP Cat 3 4 5 up to 100 m 100Base TX 2 pair UTP Cat 5 up to 100 m Cable Fiber optic cable 50 125μm or 62 5 125μm multi mode fiber cable up to 2km 9 125μm single mode cable provide long distance for 15 20 35 50km or longer very on ...

Page 6: ...d Ingress Egress rate control etc The statistics function of the Web Smart converter help the administrator to remote analysis and count the packet flow of the current Ethernet link The Web Smart function also includes the LLR and Loop Back Test LLR can immediately alarm administrators the problem of the link media and provide efficient solution to monitor the net It provides more flexible setting...

Page 7: ... 4 2 1 1 FT 90X Front Panel Figure 2 1 2 2 2 3 shows a front panel of FT 90X Figure 2 1 PLANET FT 902 FT 902S Front Panel Figure 2 2 PLANET FT 905A Front Panel Figure 2 3 PLANET FT 906A B Front Panel ...

Page 8: ...D Color Function Lit Indicate that the port is link up Blink Indicate that the converter is actively sending or receiving data over that port LNK ACT Green Off Indicate that the port is link down or no data flow Lit Indicate that the connection made through the corresponding port is running in Full Duplex mode FDX Green Off Indicate that the connection made through the corresponding port is runnin...

Page 9: ...device it means it will not work till it is powered If your networks should active all the time please consider using UPS Uninterrupted Power Supply for your device It will prevent you from network data loss or network downtime 2 In some area installing a surge suppression device may also help to protect your media converter from being damaged by unregulated surge or current to the converter or th...

Page 10: ...le Network 100Base FX Fiber Network 10 100Base TX to 1000Base FX Web Smart Media Converter 2 2 1 Stand alone Installation To install a FT 90X stand alone on a desktop or shelf simply complete the following steps Step 1 Turn off the power of the device station in a network to which the FT 90X will be attached Step 2 Ensure that there is no activity in the network Step 3 Attach fiber cable from the ...

Page 11: ...own the converter To install FT905A with 100Base FX SFP simply complete the following steps Step 1 Precede with the steps 4 and steps 5 of session 2 2 1 Stand alone Installation to connect the network cabling and supply power to your converter Step 2 Slot in the 100Base FX SFP Make sure both side of the SFP transfer are with the same media type for example 100Base FX 2Kmto 100Base FX 2Km 100Bas FX...

Page 12: ...edia converter into an available slot Step 3 Attach a rack mount bracket to each side of the Chassis with supplied screws attached to the package Step 4 After the brackets are attached to the chassis use suitable screws to securely attach the brackets to the rack as shown in Figure 2 2 Step 5 Precede with the steps 4 and steps 5 of session 2 2 1 Stand alone Installation to connect the network cabl...

Page 13: ... 10 Figure 2 2 Mounting the Chassis in a Rack ...

Page 14: ...ystem Port Configuration Converter Configuration Converter Status Statistics Tools Please refer to the following Chapter 4 for more details 3 2 Management Methods The way to manage the FT 90X Web Management via a network or dial up connection 3 2 1 Web Management The PLANET Web Smart media converter provides a built in browser interface You can manage the FT 90X remotely by having a remote host wi...

Page 15: ...default subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 Use Internet Explorer 6 0 or above Web browser Enter IP address http 192 168 0 100 the factory default IP address to access the Web interface When the following login screen appears please enter the default username and password default user name and password is admin Press Login to enter the main screen of FT 90X The login screen in Figure 3 1 appears Figure 3...

Page 16: ...ter Welcome page The screen in Figure 4 1 appears Figure 4 1 Web Main screen As listed at the left of the main screen the configurable smart functions are shown as below System Check the hardware software version and System MAC address and IP address of the converter Port Configuration Setup per port Speed Duplex mode Flow Control and In Out bandwidth control Converter Configuration Setup the broa...

Page 17: ...s Figure 4 2 System Information screen The page includes the following fields MAC Address Specifies the device MAC address Software Version The current software version running on the device IP Address The current IP Address of the device The IP Address could be manual assigned Subnet Mask The current IP Subnet Mask setting on the device Gateway The default gateway for the IP interface The factory...

Page 18: ...terface The factory default value is 192 168 0 100 Subnet Mask The IP subnet mask for the interface The factory default value is 255 255 255 0 Gateway The default gateway for the IP interface The factory default value is 192 168 0 1 Note After change the default password if you forget the password Please press and release the Reset button in the front panel of FT 90X the current setting will be lo...

Page 19: ...the user name Old Password Enter the old password is required before entering the new password New Password Specifies the new password The password is not displayed As it entered an y corresponding to each character is displayed in the field The maximum length is 16 characters Confirm This confirms the new password The password entered into this field must be exactly the same as the password enter...

Page 20: ...d operation mode Draw the menu bar to select the mode Auto Speed Setup Auto negotiation 10 half Force sets 10Mbps Half Duplex mode 10 Full Force sets 10Mbps Full Duplex mode 100 half Force sets 100Mbps Half Duplex mode 100 full Force sets 100Mbps Full Duplex mode Disable Shutdown the port manually Default value Auto Speed Flow Control Allow Enable or Disable flow control for selected port Enable 8...

Page 21: ... in kilobit per second kbps The possible values are No Limit 512K 1M 2M 4M 8M 10M 50M Default value No Limit The Egress Shaping configuration field as show in Figure 4 7 Note When set each port to run at 100M Full 100M Half 10M Full and 10M Half speed modes The Auto MDIX function will disable Figure 4 6 Port Configuration Ingress Rate Limit screen ...

Page 22: ... 19 Figure 4 7 Port Configuration Egress Shaping screen ...

Page 23: ...ment packets from both TP and Fiber ports TP Accept management packets only from TP port FX Accept management packets only from Fiber port The default value is Both Loop Back Reply Allow the converter to reply for Loop Back Test or not For more detail about the Loop Back Test and Loop Back Reply function please refer to chapter 4 7 1 Broadcast Storm Control Allow disable or enable broadcast storm ...

Page 24: ...ent the broadcast storm the converter implements a broadcast storm control mechanism When this function is enabled a port begins to drop incoming broadcast packets if the received broadcast packet counts reach the threshold defined in the field The screen in Figure 4 9 appears Figure 4 9 Broadcast Storm Control Configuration screen Class of Services and WRR priority The converter implements two le...

Page 25: ...is enabled the port s transmitter shuts down when its receiver fails to detect a valid receive link LLR should only be enabled on one end of the link and is typically enabled on either the unmanaged or remote device The diagram below shows a typical network configuration with a good link status using Smart Media Converter for remote connectivity Note that LLR is enabled as indicated in the diagram...

Page 26: ...SNMP Station LED lit established link LED unlit no link Note When using two converters don t enable the both device s LLR function at the same time If it is the link can never be established LLCF i d f lt LLCF i d f lt Port 2 Broken Fiber Port 1 Link Loss Carried F d Link Loss Carried F d Link Loss ...

Page 27: ...evice Up means a device is successful connected to the port Down means no device is connected Duplex mode The port duplex mode Full transmission occurs in both directions simultaneously or Half transmission occurs in only one direction at a time This mode can be configured only when auto negotiation is disabled and port speed is set to 10Mbps or 100Mbps Flow Control Shows the flow control status o...

Page 28: ...packets and FCS octets but excludes framing bits Drop Events Which displays the number of dropped events that have occurred on the interface since the device was last refreshed Pkts Displays the number of packets received on the interface including bad packets Multicast and broadcast packets since the device was last refreshed Broadcast Pkts Which displays the number of good broadcast packets rece...

Page 29: ...s received on the interface since the device was last refreshed Jabbers Indicates the total number of received packets that were longer than 1518 octets This number excludes frame bits but includes FCS octets that had either a bad Frame Check Sequence FCS with an integral number of octets FCS Error or a bad FCS with a non integral octet Alignment Error number The field range to detect jabbers is b...

Page 30: ...his function to tell the converter to send fiber signals request to the other convert at end side You can use this to check whether the converter can communicate with partner converter Once you click the Apply button the converter will send n signals and the results will be displayed below the configurable data And make sure the partner converter also supports the Loop Back reply function The Loop...

Page 31: ...lues are PASS and Fail Result Counter Shows number of good looped back packet received Note These counters will be cleared when a new auto loop back test procedure is issued After field the parameter and press Apply to execute the Loop Back Test function The result shows at the next table As the Figure 4 14 screen appears Figure 4 14 Ping Result screen Note Be sure the partner converter had enable...

Page 32: ...gue box screen 4 7 3 Configuration Setting This function allows backup and restore the current configuration of FX 90x or reset the converter to factory default The description of the three items as follow and screen in Figure 4 17 appears Backup To backup save the current configuration to the storage block on this converter Restore To restore the previous backup configuration from the storage blo...

Page 33: ... screen After the Backup button is pressed and success backup current configuration the screen in Figure 4 19 appears Figure 4 19 Configuration backup successes screen Restore The converter will restore to previous backup saved configuration while the Restore button be pressed And please note that once the Restore button be pressed Web interface will disconnected for a while Reload the WEB browser...

Page 34: ...e set to 192 168 0 100 Figure 4 21 Factory Reset screen Once the Factory Reset item is pressed the screen in Figure 4 22 appears Figure 4 22 Factory Reset screen Note To reset the IP address to the default IP Address 192 168 0 100 Press the hardware reset button at the front panel about 10 seconds After the device be rebooted You can login the management WEB interface within the same subnet of 192...

Page 35: ...e device The screen in Figure 4 23 appears Figure 4 23 Firmware Upgrade screen To open Firmware Upgrade screen perform the folling 1 Click Tools Firmware Upgrade 2 The Firmware Upgrade screen is displayed as in Figure 4 24 Figure 4 23 Firmware Upgrade screen 3 Click the Upgrade button of the main page the Firmware Upgrade Mode displayed ...

Page 36: ...indows file selection menu popup 4 Select on the firmware then click Upgrade the Software Upload Progress would show the file upload status The firmware upgrade may take 60 seconds Figure 4 26 Firmware Upgrade progress screen 5 Once the firmware is loaded to the system successfully The following screen appears The system will load the new software after reboot ...

Page 37: ...are Upgrade page without press the Upgrade button after the image is loaded Or the system won t apply the new firmware Users have to repeat the firmware upgrade processes again Logout Press this function the web interface will go back to login screen The screens in Figure 4 28 and Figure 4 29 appear Figure 4 28 Logout dialogues screen Figure 4 29 Login screen ...

Page 38: ... traffic is irregular Solution Check that the attached device is not set to dedicate full duplex Some devices use a physical or software switch to change duplex modes Auto negotiation may not recognize this type of full duplex setting Why the device doesn t connect to the network Solution Check the LNK ACT LED on the device Try another port on the connected device Make sure the cable is installed ...

Page 39: ...ressly forbidden is beyond the scope of this standard A 2 RJ 45 cable pin assignment 21 3 6 1 2 3 6 21 3 6 There are 8 wires on a standard UTP STP cable and each wire is color coded The following shows the pin allocation and color of straight cable and crossover cable connection Figure A 1 Straight Through and Crossover Cable Please make sure your connected cables are with same pin assignment and ...

Page 40: ...hassis Should you have the problem to make the power connection please contact your local sales representative Please keep the AC DC adapter as spare parts when your FT 90X is installed to a Media Chassis 2 5mm DC Receptacle 2 5mm 5V for each slot DC receptacle is 2 5mm wide that conforms to and matches the Media Converter 2 5mm DC jack s central post Do not install any improper unit model of the ...

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