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User Guide

TigerSwitch 16

Intelligent bandwidth acceleration for workgroups

Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Workgroup Switches

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Three models, each with 16 10BASE-T ports plus:

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Two 100BASE-TX ports

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Two 100BASE-FX ports

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One 100BASE-TX port and one 100BASE-FX port

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Manageable in-band via SNMP, RMON and Telnet

Summary of Contents for SMC6516FF

Page 1: ...cceleration for workgroups Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Workgroup Switches Three models each with 16 10BASE T ports plus Two 100BASE TX ports Two 100BASE FX ports One 100BASE TX port and one 100BASE FX...

Page 2: ...USER GUIDE FOR SMC S TIGERSWITCH 16 FAMILY July 1997 Pub 900 185 Rev A Standard Microsystems Corporation 80 Arkay Drive Hauppauge New York 11788...

Page 3: ...under any patent or patent rights of SMC SMC reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice Copyright 1997 by Standard Microsystems Corporation Hauppauge New York All rights re...

Page 4: ...aining software against failure during the warranty period No updates are provided SMC s sole obligation hereunder shall be at SMC s discretion to refund the purchase price paid by Customer for any de...

Page 5: ...MER S OR ANY THIRD PERSON S MISUSE NEGLECT IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR TESTING UNAUTHORIZED ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR OR ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYOND THE RANGE OF THE INTENDED USE OR BY ACCIDENT FIRE LIGHTNING OR OTH...

Page 6: ...ure 2 13 Switch Operation 2 15 Management Options 2 16 3 Planning 3 1 Benefits of Switching 3 2 Segmenting the Network 3 4 Full Duplex Operation 3 5 Sample Applications 3 6 4 Installing 4 1 Selecting...

Page 7: ...Managing Via SNMP and RMON 6 1 SNMP Protocol 6 2 Using RMON 6 3 MIB Objects 6 3 A Cables A 1 Specifications A 2 10BASE T 100BASE TX Pin Assignments A 3 Serial Console Port Pin Assignments A 5 B Speci...

Page 8: ...ed LEDs 2 7 Figure 2 7 Vertical LED Array and Port Select Button 2 8 Figure 2 8 Console Port and Reset Button 2 9 Figure 2 9 Power Supply Receptacles 2 10 Figure 2 10 Power Supply LEDs 2 10 Figure 3 1...

Page 9: ...gure 5 8 Port Mirroring Configuration Menu 5 14 Figure 5 9 Port Configuration Menu 5 15 Figure 5 10 Port Summary Display Screen 5 16 Figure 5 11 Port Summary Configuration Menu 5 17 Figure 5 12 Port x...

Page 10: ...for radio noise emis sions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference causing equipment standard entitled Digital Apparatus ICES 003 of the Department of Communications Cet appareil num riq...

Page 11: ...1 1 Introduction 1 2 Connecting the Switch 1 3 Configuring the Switch for SNMP and Telnet Management 1 5 CHAPTER 1 QUICK START...

Page 12: ...ASE TX ports with Auto Negotiation Model SMC6516FF two 100BASE FX ports Model SMC6516TF one 100BASE TX port with Auto Negotiation one 100BASE FX port This chapter provides a set of instructions design...

Page 13: ...o the power receptacle on the rear of the chassis and the other end to a grounded power outlet See Connecting to a Power Source in Chapter 4 Make note of the diagnostic test results that appear on the...

Page 14: ...___________________________________________________ Figure 1 1 Main Menu You may now set a variety of configuration options such as full duplex mode on the 10BASE T ports a password for the Console i...

Page 15: ...igure 1 2 Switch Configuration Menu 9 DHCP is enabled by default If you have a DHCP server an IP address and Subnet Mask are assigned automatically Make a note of the IP address and skip to Step 12 Ot...

Page 16: ...NMP Management Check to be sure the manage ment console and the switch use the same SNMP read only and write community names For the switch both names are factory set to public If the name public is a...

Page 17: ...24 characters max 4 System Name 24 characters max 5 System Contact 24 characters max ESC To Exit Menu Enter Selection ___________________________________________________ Figure 1 4 SNMP Configuration...

Page 18: ...d Vertical LED Array and Port Select Button 2 8 Console Port 2 9 Reset Button 2 9 Optional Redundant Power Unit 2 9 Power Supply Receptacles and Status LEDs 2 10 Features and Benefits 2 12 Switch Arch...

Page 19: ...Non volatile Parameter Storage 2 15 Management Options 2 16 Serial Console Interface 2 16 Telnet 2 16 SNMP 2 17 2 2 ABOUT THE SWITCHES...

Page 20: ...Ethernet ports Depending on the model chosen the switch will include either two 100BASE TX ports with Auto Negotiation two 100BASE FX ports or one 100BASE TX port with Auto Negotiation and one 100BASE...

Page 21: ...peration to double the bandwidth of those desktop and switch connections In addition to at a glance LEDs these switches feature an integrated scalable management set that includes out of band manageme...

Page 22: ...ltiple users Figure 2 4 10BASE T Ports 100BASE TX Port s Models SMC6516TT and SMC6516TF are equipped with at least one 100BASE TX port port 18 Port 17 on model SMC6516TT is another 100BASE TX port Lik...

Page 23: ...another switch it will provide the device with a dedicated bandwidth 200 Mbps in full duplex mode or 100 Mbps in half duplex mode If the port is connected to a Fast Ethernet hub it will provide the hu...

Page 24: ...The 100BASE FX ports have individual Link and Select LEDs that perform the same functions The Link and Select LEDs are described in the following table Note The Link LEDs on unconnected ports will bli...

Page 25: ...Figure 2 7 Vertical LED Array and Port Select Button The vertical LED array is described in the following table ABOUT THE SWITCHES 2 8 Vertical LED Array Function Condition Description Receive Green...

Page 26: ...ontains a Reset button This button is used to restart the switch It has almost the same effect as powering the switch off and on again The only difference is that the internal diagnostics which are in...

Page 27: ...cord The 14 pin receptacle labeled DC Input is for the optional Redundant Power Unit RPU Figure 2 9 Power Supply Receptacles Power and RPU LEDs located on the front panel of each switch indicate the...

Page 28: ...s operating properly redundant power supply is not present or has been disconnected Green Green Both internal and redundant power supplies are operating properly Red Green Internal power supply has fa...

Page 29: ...dress table can store addresses for moderate to large size networks SNMP agent for management by SMC s EliteView or any other SNMP based application RS 232 Console port simplifies switch configuration...

Page 30: ...t can hold 8 192 entries is provided for learning filtering and forwarding Addresses are automatically learned by each TigerSwitch 16 unit and main tained in the address table to enable the switch to...

Page 31: ...physical paths between segments the protocol can choose a single path at any given time and disable all others This prevents network traffic from circulating in an endless loop However if the chosen p...

Page 32: ...ed Software Downloads Software is downloaded into a single 256 KB Flash ROM on the switch The software can be downloaded in band via TFTP or out of band via the RS 232 Console port See Downloading New...

Page 33: ...em cable with a DB 9 connector is used to connect the device to the Console port on the switch See Connecting to the Console Port in Chapter 4 for detailed instructions This interface operates at 9600...

Page 34: ...ucture of information maintained on a device being managed and the operations used to access the information SNMP provides two levels of management security protection based on community names The SNM...

Page 35: ...Evolutionary Step 3 3 Segmenting the Network 3 4 Client Server 3 4 Backbone Connections 3 4 Full Duplex Operation 3 5 Sample Applications 3 6 Shared Ethernet LAN 3 6 Segmented Ethernet LAN 3 7 Switche...

Page 36: ...h there is more bandwidth available for each user However these segments must be interconnected in order to communicate with one another Switches are the preferred method of interconnecting these sepa...

Page 37: ...er bandwidth gains can be attained through the use of Fast Ethernet technology which provides a 10 fold increase in the data rate per segment Switching technology enables the seam less integration of...

Page 38: ...t Server network all conversations take place between a user and a server If there is one server on the net work only one conversation can take place at a time so the server will still be a bottleneck...

Page 39: ...up ported by some 10BASE T and 100BASE TX switches and net work cards but not by hubs or by 100BASE T4 devices Connecting a pair of devices that can operate in full duplex mode eliminates collisions a...

Page 40: ...t LAN In the traditional Client Server LAN all the workstations and servers are connected to stackable and or standalone hubs As additional workgroups are added to the LAN hubs are added to accommodat...

Page 41: ...nventional shared Ethernet LAN when traffic is heavy Note that stations on the same segment can communicate only with one another there is no communication between segments Since each SMC Tigerstack h...

Page 42: ...own below six TigerStack segments are inter connected via an 8 port Ethernet switch The remaining two 10BASE T ports on the switch are configured for full duplex operation This provides them both with...

Page 43: ...erPower II 10 100 PCI card or to a 100BASE TX port on another switch For desktop and switch connections the ports can be configured for full duplex operation Figure 3 4 Sample Application with Model S...

Page 44: ...ble run distance for fiber cable also makes the 100BASE FX port useful for connecting to remote devices The 100BASE TX port can be used to provide a dedicated bandwidth 200 Mbps in full duplex mode to...

Page 45: ...tly higher maxi mum cable run distance than that available for other media The following figure shows the 100BASE FX ports on an SMC6516FF switch connected to the 100BASE FX ports on other TigerSwitch...

Page 46: ...ting to the Console Port 4 6 Connecting to a Power Source 4 7 Diagnostic Self Tests 4 8 Making Network Connections 4 9 10 Mbps Ethernet Collision Domain 4 9 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Collision Domain 4 1...

Page 47: ...on all sides for an air flow of 10 cubic feet minute minimum be accessible for installing cabling and maintaining the switch allow the status LEDs to be clearly visible Make sure twisted pair cable i...

Page 48: ...screws for attaching the brackets to the switch Four adhesive feet Appropriate power cord s 3 5 inch disk containing the TigerSwitch 16 MIB SMC Warranty Registration Card be sure to complete and retur...

Page 49: ...k environment temperature is within the specified operating temperature range Mechanical Loading Do not place any equipment on top of a rack mounted unit Circuit Overloading Be sure that the supply ci...

Page 50: ...to the Console Port Desktop or Shelf Mounting 1 Attach the four adhesive feet to the bottom of the switch Figure 4 3 Attaching the Adhesive Feet 2 Set the switch on a flat surface near an AC power sou...

Page 51: ...rized users are able to make changes to the configuration unless password protection is enabled Figure 4 4 Console Port To make the connection 1 Plug the female end of a standard RS 232 null modem cab...

Page 52: ...type in your country Any cord used must be HAR Certified and must have HAR stamped on the outside of the cord jacket to comply with the CENELEC Harmonized Document HD 21 The female receptacle must mee...

Page 53: ...cksum PASSED Local RAM Test Byte PASSED Local RAM Test Quad Word PASSED ___________________________________________________ Figure 4 6 Diagnostics Display During the test sequence the switch detects w...

Page 54: ...wo PCs or other stations in the same 10 Mbps collision domain there may be up to 5 cable segments in series up to 4 repeaters hubs up to 3 populated cable segments that is segments attached to two or...

Page 55: ...up to 2 link segments and up to 1 Class I or Class II repeater hub Repeater Type Twisted Pair Twisted Pair Fiber and Number 100BASE TX T4 100BASE T4 FX 100BASE TX FX 1 Class I 200 m 656 ft 231 m 757...

Page 56: ...with an x these are called fixed crossover ports Since network cards do not have a built in crossover PCs can be connected to these ports with straight through cable See Appendix A for cabling pinout...

Page 57: ...h and the other end to the RJ 45 port on the other device As each connection is made the green LED above the port will light after 2 3 seconds to indicate that the connection is valid 100BASE FX Devic...

Page 58: ...ent bridge using the default operating parameters It will automatically learn the addresses of all active stations on each segment and appropri ately switch traffic between its ports To change the con...

Page 59: ...figuration Menu 5 9 SNMP Configuration Menu 5 11 Spanning Tree Configuration Menu 5 12 Address Aging Configuration Menu 5 13 Port Mirroring Configuration Menu 5 14 Port Configuration Menu 5 15 Port Su...

Page 60: ...ree Protocol 5 28 Returning to Factory Settings 5 28 Downloading New Software 5 29 Downloading Software via TFTP 5 29 Downloading Software via RS 232 Port 5 31 Typical Monitoring Operations 5 32 Displ...

Page 61: ...u driven interface The Main Menu provides the starting point from which you can choose other menus When you are prompted to Enter Selection type in the number of the item you want A new screen display...

Page 62: ...Port Configuration Menu Displays the Port Configuration Menu see Figure 5 9 This menu allows you to view port set tings and to select a port so you can change its settings Statistics Menu Displays th...

Page 63: ...ections Configuration Summary Displays the Configuration Display Screen see Figure 5 3 This screen contains information about the switch community name IP address etc Values on this menu are read only...

Page 64: ...urn address aging on and off and to set the aging time Port Mirroring Configuration Displays the Port Mirroring Configuration Menu see Figure 5 8 This menu allows you to turn port mirroring on and off...

Page 65: ...IP Subnet Mask 255 0 0 0 SNMP Get Community Name public SNMP Set Community Name public Spanning Tree Protocol On Address Aging On Port Mirroring Off Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol On Error Logged...

Page 66: ...ity Name Displays the SNMP Get com munity name for read only SNMP access SNMP Set Community Name Displays the SNMP Set commu nity name for write SNMP access Spanning Tree Protocol Indicates whether Sp...

Page 67: ...Automatic Selection of IP address DHCP Allows you to turn the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP on or off The factory default is ON If there is a DHCP server on your network and DHCP is on the...

Page 68: ...or disable SLIP After set ting this field to enable the swtich must be reset to actually enable SLIP SLIP IP Address Allows you to enter the SLIP IP address Note This address must be different from th...

Page 69: ...t Community Name Allows you to enter the Get community name up to 10 alphanumeric characters for read only SNMP access SNMP Set Community Name Allows you to enter the Set community name up to 10 alpha...

Page 70: ...______ Figure 5 6 Spanning Tree Configuration Menu Menu Selections Spanning Tree Protocol Allows you to turn Spanning Tree Protocol on or off Switch Priority Allows you to enter the priority value 0 6...

Page 71: ...ng Time 120 1000000 sec 300 ESC To Exit Menu Enter Selection ___________________________________________________ Figure 5 7 Address Aging Configuration Menu Menu Selections Address Aging Allows you to...

Page 72: ...nu Enter Selection ___________________________________________________ Figure 5 8 Port Mirroring Configuration Menu Menu Selections Port Mirroring Allows you to turn port mirroring on and off Mirror P...

Page 73: ...isplays the Port Summary Display Screen see Figure 5 10 This screen allows you to view the current port settings These read only values include port type MAC address state and priority Address Tables...

Page 74: ...warding 128 0 8 10BaseT 00800F80001B Forwarding 128 0 9 10BaseT 00800F80001C Forwarding 128 0 10 10BaseT 00800F80001D Forwarding 128 0 17 100BaseFX 00800F800024 Forwarding 128 0 18 100BaseTX 00800F800...

Page 75: ...800F800042 8 Forwarding 100 128 10 H 00800F800043 9 Forwarding 100 128 10 H 00800F800044 10 Forwarding 100 128 10 H 00800F800045 17 Forwarding 10 128 100 H 00800F80004C 18 Forwarding 10 128 100 H 0080...

Page 76: ...sable the port When a port is disabled it is not included in the Spanning Tree Algorithm Port Path Cost Allows you to enter the port path cost 1 65535 a Spanning Tree Protocol parameter The default va...

Page 77: ..._________________ Figure 5 13 Statistics Menu Menu Selections Display System Statistics Displays system statistics such as description object ID up time contact name location etc Display IF Statistics...

Page 78: ...es Menu Menu Selections Console Configuration Displays the Console Configuration Menu see Figure 5 15 This menu displays and allows you to change the current transmission baud rate for the out of band...

Page 79: ...ad Displays the Boot Menu see Figure 5 16 This menu allows you to initiate a software down load See page 5 29 of this guide for a fully detailed discussion of this option Establish Telnet Session Disp...

Page 80: ...Selection ___________________________________________________ Figure 5 15 Console Configuration Menu Menu Selections Baud Rate Allows you to enter the baud rate 9600 or 19200 bps for out of band mana...

Page 81: ..._____________________________________________ Figure 5 16 Boot Menu Menu Selections Software Download via RS 232 Interface Allows you to start a boot code download via the RS 232 interface Software Do...

Page 82: ...ESC To Exit Menu Enter Selection ___________________________________________________ Figure 5 17 Telnet Menu Menu Selections Configure Telnet Server IP Address Allows you to enter the IP address of t...

Page 83: ...prompts Enter New Password 3 Type in your new password 1 to 9 alphanumeric characters not SMC This is the factory default 4 The system prompts Re enter New Password Type the password a second time Onc...

Page 84: ...a second time Configuring the IP Address To assign an IP address to the switch 1 At the Main Menu type 1 to display the Switch Configuration Menu 2 At the Switch Configuration Menu type 2 to display t...

Page 85: ...lue and to confirm your change Configuring Address Aging You can turn Address Aging on and off and set the amount of time in seconds you want addresses to remain in the address table before being dele...

Page 86: ...lay the Spanning Tree Configuration Menu 3 Type the number of the parameter you want to change The system prompts you to enter the new value 4 Repeat Step 3 until all necessary changes are made Return...

Page 87: ...access the Main Menu 2 At the Main Menu type 4 to display the Utilities Menu 3 At the Utilities Menu type 5 to initiate a software download The system prompts with a warning and the message DO YOU WAN...

Page 88: ...ages will appear the last one being TFTP Download Successful 12 Press any key to return to the TFTP Loader Menu 13 Press Esc to return to the Boot Menu 14 Type 3 to restart the system ________________...

Page 89: ...ART RS 232 DOWN LOAD Y N 6 Type Y and a display similar to the following appears Erasing FLASH Memory Please Start ASCII Download of Operational Software The Link LEDs for all ports will also go out 7...

Page 90: ...1 to display the Switch Configuration Menu 2 At the Switch Configuration Menu type 1 to display the Configuration Display Screen 3 After viewing the information press any key to return to the Switch...

Page 91: ...tch Configuration Menu 2 At the Switch Configuration Menu type 4 to display the Spanning Tree Configuration Menu 3 At the Spanning Tree Configuration Menu type 6 to display the current Spanning Tree P...

Page 92: ...utbound session to another Telnet device Using the TigerSwitch 16 as a Telnet Client 1 At the Main Menu type 4 to display the Utilities Menu 2 At the Utilities Menu type 6 to establish a Telnet sessio...

Page 93: ...___________________________________ IP Configuration Menu 1 Automatic Selection of IP address DHCP ON 2 Switch IP Address 170 129 71 199 3 Default SNMP Manager IP Address 170 129 71 170 4 Default Gate...

Page 94: ...Configure the remote workstation to use the SLIP protocol 7 Attach the remote workstation to a modem using an RS 232 modem cable Plug the modem into the phone jack 8 From the remote workstation dial...

Page 95: ...and the operating mode half or full duplex 5 37...

Page 96: ...SNMP Protocol 6 2 Using RMON 6 3 MIB Objects 6 3 6 1 CHAPTER 6 MANAGING VIA SNMP AND RMON...

Page 97: ...ard presentation of information con trolled by the agent over the network The software used to access the information maintained by the SNMP agents is referred to as the manager This software typi cal...

Page 98: ...an event if the threshold has been exceeded In order to implement the Alarm group the Event group must be activated The Statistics group provides counters for the traffic characteris tics of each obj...

Page 99: ...orted by the TigerSwitch 16 family are as follows RFC 1757 Bridge MIB RFC 1493 Definitions of Managed Objects for Bridges RFC 1155 Structure and Identification of Management Information for TCP IP bas...

Page 100: ...Specifications A 2 10BASE T 100BASE TX Pin Assignments A 3 Straight Through Wiring A 4 Crossover Wiring A 4 Serial Console Port Pin Assignments A 5 APPENDIX A CABLES A 1...

Page 101: ...Cable Type Technology Category Connector 100 ohm UTP 10BASE T 3 4 5 male 8 pin 22 26 AWG 0 4 0 6 mm 100BASE TX 5 certified RJ 45 Twisted Pair Cable Fiber Cable Cable Type Technology Connector 62 5 125...

Page 102: ...ust be attached to the RJ 45 connec tors in a specific orientation See Cabling Guidelines in Chapter 4 for an explanation Each twisted pair link segment must have an RJ 45 connector attached to both e...

Page 103: ...ssover Wiring If the twisted pair link segment is to join two ports and either both ports are labeled with an x or neither port is labeled with an x a crossover must be implemented in the wiring A 4 C...

Page 104: ...the Console port must be shielded to comply with FCC emissions regulations and with requirements of other regulatory agencies in various parts of the world A 5 CABLES RS 232 Pin Assignments Signal Com...

Page 105: ...Specifications B 2 All Models B 2 Model SMC6516TT B 4 Model SMC6516FF B 4 Model SMC6516TF B 5 APPENDIX B SPECIFICATIONS B 1...

Page 106: ...In band Management Telnet or any SNMP manager Out of band Management RS 232 Console port Software Loading TFTP in band RS 232 out of band Network Interface for 10BASE T ports RJ 45 connector fixed cro...

Page 107: ...m Temperature Operating 32 to 131 F 0 to 50 C Storage 13 to 185 F 25 to 85 C Humidity 10 to 90 non condensing Power Supply Universal AC input 120 to 240 VAC 50 to 60 Hz Power Consumption 84 W maximum...

Page 108: ...CISPR 22 Class A VCCI Class 1 Warranty Three years Model SMC6516TT Ports 16 10BASE T 2 100BASE TX with Auto Negotiation Weight 10 0 lbs 4 54 kg Model SMC6516FF Ports 16 10BASE T 2 100BASE FX with ful...

Page 109: ...Model SMC6516TF Ports 16 10BASE T 1 100BASE TX with Auto Negotiation 1 100BASE FX with full duplex support Weight 10 0 lbs 4 54 kg B 5 SPECIFICATIONS...

Page 110: ...Introduction C 2 Windows Terminal C 3 APPENDIX C SAMPLE CONFIGURATION C 1...

Page 111: ...ol parameters are turned OFF Any parameters that would add characters to the download file such as line feeds are turned OFF The console speed of the switch corresponds to the terminal setting Setting...

Page 112: ...try the transfer again Menu Parameter and Setting Settings TTY Generic ON Terminal Emulation Settings Line at a time ON Text Transfers Delay Between Lines 0 10 Sec Settings Data Bits 8 Communications...

Page 113: ...Troubleshooting Chart D 2 APPENDIX D TROUBLESHOOTING D 1...

Page 114: ...Off not present or has been disconnected Power LED is Green Both internal and redundant power Redundant Power LED supplies are operating properly is Green Power LED is Red Internal power supply has fa...

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