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Chapter 1

Introduction

Welcome to the Weidmüller Industrial Ethernet Switch IE-SW-VL08M , which is designed
especially for connecting Ethernet-enabled devices in industrial field applications.

The following topics are covered in this chapter:

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Page 1: ...Industrial Fast Ethernet Switch Manual IE SW VL08M Series First Edition January 2011 1243130000 00 01 11...

Page 2: ...m ller 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...

Page 3: ...y Backup Media 3 15 Restart 3 15 Factory Default 3 15 Configuring SNMP 3 16 SNMP Read Write Settings 3 17 Trap Settings 3 19 Private MIB information 3 20 Using Communication Redundancy 3 20 The Turbo...

Page 4: ...iguring Set Device IP 3 67 Using Diagnosis 3 69 Mirror Port 3 69 Ping 3 70 LLDP 3 70 Using the Monitor 3 72 Monitor by Switch 3 72 Monitor by Port 3 72 Using the MAC Address Table 3 73 Using Event Log...

Page 5: ...e Weidm ller Industrial Ethernet Switch IE SW VL08M which is designed especially for connecting Ethernet enabled devices in industrial field applications The following topics are covered in this chapt...

Page 6: ...y CD ROM with Manual and Windows Utility y RJ45 to DB9 Console port cable y Protective caps for unused ports NOTE Please notify your sales representative if any of the above items are missing or damag...

Page 7: ...ing 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 Ind...

Page 8: ...aintain better control over how your Industrial Ethernet Switch is managed NOTE We recommend using Hyper Terminal Tool which is already installed under Windows XP Before running Hyper Terminal Tool us...

Page 9: ...1 to select ansi VT 100 terminal type and then press Enter 5 The Console login screen will appear Press Enter to open the Account pop up selector and then select either admin or user Use the keyboard...

Page 10: ...r to open the Account pop up selector and then select either 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...

Page 11: ...is 255 255 255 0 then its IP address must have the form 192 168 1 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 1 xxx NOTE To use the...

Page 12: ...er 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 h...

Page 13: ...re on the same logical sub network NOTE If the Ethernet Switch is configured for other VLAN settings you must make sure your PC host is on the Management VLAN NOTE Before accessing the IE SW VL08M s w...

Page 14: ...he web login page will be displayed 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 bla...

Page 15: ...ctions 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...

Page 16: ...an Ethernet LAN or over the Internet The Web Console is the most user friendly way to configure your Ethernet Switch In this chapter we use the Web Console interface to introduce the device functions...

Page 17: ...twork Switch Name Setting Description Factory Default Max 30 Characters This option is useful for specifying the role or application of different IE Switch units E g Factory Switch 1 Industrial Ethern...

Page 18: ...tion Factory Default 15 to 3825 seconds The length of time that a MAC address entry can remain in the Weidmueller switch When an entry reaches its aging time it ages out and is purged from the switch...

Page 19: ...g the new password None Accessible IP An IP address based filtering method to control access to Weidmueller switches Accessible IP Settings allows you to add or remove Legal remote host IP addresses t...

Page 20: ...28 192 168 1 129 to 192 168 1 254 192 168 1 128 255 255 255 128 Port Port settings are included to give the user control over Port Access Port Transmission Speed Flow Control and Port Type MDI or MDIX...

Page 21: ...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 IE SW VL08M and the connected device Setting Description Fact...

Page 22: ...es 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 ite...

Page 23: ...ription Factory Default Global Unicast Address Prefix The prefix value must be formatted according to RFC 2373 IPv6 Addressing Architecture using 8 colon separated 16 bit hexadecimal values One double...

Page 24: ...ach setting is given below the figure The switch has a time calibration function based on information from an NTP server or user specified Time and Date information Functions such as Auto warning Emai...

Page 25: ...te parameter allows users to enter the date that daylight saving time begins None End Date Setting Description Factory Default User adjustable date The End Date parameter allows users to enter the dat...

Page 26: ...bled the DIP switches can be used to configure basic settings for either the Turbo Ring protocol or Turbo Ring V2 protocol A complete description of the settings is given below NOTE The Turbo Ring pro...

Page 27: ...switch to factory default settings provided you upgraded the firmware for Turbo Ring V2 NOTE If you upgrade the firmware of your IE SW VL08M from Turbo Ring to Turbo Ring V2 but do not reset the swit...

Page 28: ...e default Ring Coupling port ON Activates DIP switches 1 2 3 to configure Turbo Ring V2 settings OFF Enables the default Ring Coupling primary port OFF This switch will not be the Ring Master OFF Do n...

Page 29: ...on file to a remote TFTP server or local host to allow other IE SW VL08M switches to use the same configuration at a later time or saving the Log file for future reference Loading pre saved firmware o...

Page 30: ...it to the local host Log File To export the Log file of this switch click Export and save it to the local host NOTE Some operating systems will open the configuration file and log file directly in the...

Page 31: ...n system 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 the device click on Sa...

Page 32: ...hentication level of MD5 or SHA is the most secure protocol You can also enable data encryption to enhance data security SNMP security modes and security levels supported by the device are shown in th...

Page 33: ...rsion V3 to manage the switch V1 V2c V1 V2c Read Community Setting Description Factory Default V1 V2c Read Community Use a community string match for authentication This means that the SNMP agent acce...

Page 34: ...o 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 30 characte...

Page 35: ...m the NMS for a period of time the agent will resend the trap to the NMS agent The maximum timeout time is 300 sec default is 1 sec and the maximum number of retries is 99 times default is 1 time When...

Page 36: ...h is using a key communications component of a production line several minutes of downtime could cause a big loss in production and revenue Weidmueller Switches supports the following different protoc...

Page 37: ...o 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 t...

Page 38: ...ng rings with an odd number of Weidmueller switch units If there are 2N 1 IE SW units an odd number in the Turbo Ring ring with IE SW units and segments labeled counterclockwise then segment N 1 will...

Page 39: ...e ports act as the backbone to transmit all packets of different VLANs to different IE SW VL08M units Ring Coupling for a Turbo Ring Ring To configure the Ring Coupling function for a Turbo Ring ring...

Page 40: ...ly to an extra network port on Switch C The Coupling Port Primary on Switch B monitors the status of the main path and connects directly to an extra network port on Switch D With ring coupling establi...

Page 41: ...is the operating connection 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 Master Ring A Ring B...

Page 42: ...Ring V2 mode NOTE The user does not need to set the master to use Turbo Ring If no master is set the Turbo Ring protocol will assign master status to one of the Weidmueller Switch units in the ring T...

Page 43: ...Enabled Select this Switch as Master Disabled Do not select this Switch as Master Not checked Redundant Ports Setting Description Factory Default 1st Port Select any port of the Switch to be one of t...

Page 44: ...2 Turbo Chain RSTP or none Ring 1 2 Status Shows Healthy if the ring is operating normally and shows Break if the ring s backup link is active Ring 1 2 Master Slave Indicates whether or not this switc...

Page 45: ...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 Enable Ring 1 Setting D...

Page 46: ...ng Description Factory Default Primary Port Select any port of the switch to be the primary port Port 2 Port 5 Backup Port Select any port of the switch to be the backup port Port 3 Port 6 NOTE The Tu...

Page 47: ...xible and scalable topologies with a fast media recovery time Setting Up Turbo Chain 1 Select the Head switch Tail switch and Member switches 2 Configure one port as the Head port and one port as the...

Page 48: ...iguration Member Switch Configuration Tail Switch Configuration Explanation of Current Status Items Now Active Shows which communication protocol is in use Turbo Ring Turbo Ring V2 RSTP Turbo Chain or...

Page 49: ...tion Factory Default Head Port Select any port of the switch to be the head port Port 4 Port 7 Member Port Select any port of the switch to be the member port Port 5 Port 8 Member Role Setting Descrip...

Page 50: ...ocol is part of the IEEE Std 802 1D 1998 Edition bridge specification The following explanation uses bridge instead of switch What is STP STP 802 1D is a bridge based system that is used to implement...

Page 51: ...h for traffic through a network The way it does this is outlined in the following sections STP Requirements Before STP can configure the network the system must satisfy the following requirements y Co...

Page 52: ...to the segment is called the Designated Bridge Port STP Configuration After all the bridges on the network agree on the identity of the Root Bridge and all other relevant parameters have been establis...

Page 53: ...Bridge Port for LAN Segment 2 y Bridge C is the Designated 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...

Page 54: ...r switch connections should be made members of all available 802 1Q VLANs This will ensure connectivity at all times For example the connections between Switches A and B and between Switches A and C s...

Page 55: ...ain 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 Bridge priori...

Page 56: ...network equipment The reason is that it will cause unnecessary negotiation Port Priority Setting Description Factory Default Numerical value selected by user Increase this port s priority as a node on...

Page 57: ...pes of traffic and specify how each type should be treated as it passes through the switch The device can inspect both IEEE 802 1p 1Q layer 2 QoS tags and even layer 3 TOS information to provide consi...

Page 58: ...s of latency and jitter 7 Network Control Reserved traffic Even though the IEEE 802 1D standard is the most widely used prioritization scheme in the LAN environment it still has some restrictions y It...

Page 59: ...ate egress port When the packet reaches the head of its queue and is about to be transmitted the device determines whether or not the egress port is tagged for that VLAN If it is then the new 802 1p t...

Page 60: ...events the lower priority frames from being starved of opportunity for transmission with only a slight delay to the higher priority frames Strict In the Strict priority scheme all top priority frames...

Page 61: ...erent priority queues If the received packets are not equipped with any tag information CoS TOS the default port priority will take effect Normal NOTE The priority of an ingress frame is determined in...

Page 62: ...s queues 1 to 16 Low 17 to 32 Normal 33 to 48 Medium 49 to 64 High Using Virtual LANs Setting up Virtual LANs VLANs on your device increases the efficiency of your network by dividing the LAN into log...

Page 63: ...VLAN Marketing You do not need to do any re cabling y VLANs provide extra security Devices within each VLAN can only communicate with other devices on the same VLAN If a device on VLAN Marketing needs...

Page 64: ...nter switch connections will be tagged members of all VLANs defined as Trunk Port in the IE SW VL08M The IEEE Std 802 1Q 1998 defines how VLANs operate within an open packet switched network An 802 1Q...

Page 65: ...2 it should be configured as Access Port with PVID 2 y Port 5 connects a single untagged device and assigns it to VLAN 3 it should be configured as Access Port with PVID 3 y Port 6 connect a single un...

Page 66: ...ccessfully by device E Configuring Virtual LAN VLAN Settings To configure the IE SW VL08M s 802 1Q VLAN use the VLAN Setting page to configure the ports VLAN Mode Setting Description Factory Default 8...

Page 67: ...gged 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 for tagged devices that connect to the Trunk p...

Page 68: ...Filtering What is an IP Multicast A multicast is a packet sent by one host to multiple hosts Only those hosts that belong to a specific multicast group will receive the multicast If the network is se...

Page 69: ...more several industrial automation protocols such as Allen Bradley EtherNet IP Siemens Profibus and Foundation Fieldbus HSE High Speed Ethernet use multicast These industrial Ethernet protocols use pu...

Page 70: ...oup and then configures its filters accordingly Query Mode Query mode allows the Ethernet Switch to work as the Querier if it has the lowest IP address on the subnetwork to which it belongs IGMP query...

Page 71: ...t allows bridges and end stations to register or de register Group membership information dynamically GMRP functions similarly to GVRP except that GMRP registers multicast addresses on ports When a po...

Page 72: ...tion per VLAN Enabled if IGMP Snooping Enabled Globally NOTE We suggest the following IGMP Snooping configurations y When the network is mixed with third party switches such as Cisco Select IGMP Snoop...

Page 73: ...ast MAC The Ethernet switch also supports Multicast If required add multicast groups manually Add New Static Multicast Address to the List Setting Description Factory Default MAC Address Input the mul...

Page 74: ...ys the current active GMRP groups that were detected Setting Description Fixed Ports This multicast address is defined by static multicast Learned Ports This multicast address is learned by GMRP Using...

Page 75: ...roadcast and multicast packets that exceed the rate set in the following Rate field Limit Broadcast Multicast and flooded unicast Selecting this option prohibits all traffic of broadcast multicast and...

Page 76: ...ut of the control room for an extended period of time they can still be informed of the status of devices almost instantaneously when exceptions occur The IE SW VL08M supports different approaches suc...

Page 77: ...IP address netmask etc Power Transition On Off The device is powered down Power Transition Off On The device is powered up Configuration Change Activated Any configuration item is changed Comm Redund...

Page 78: ...a nonzero Traffic Threshold percentage as well as a Traffic Duration between 1 and 300 seconds NOTE Warning e mail messages will have the sender field in the form Weidmueller_IE SW_Switch_0001 Switch_...

Page 79: ...After finishing with the email settings you should first press the Activate button to activate those settings and then press the Send Test Email button to verify that the settings are correct NOTE Au...

Page 80: ...rtance of the different events System Event Warning Relay output is triggered when Power Transition On Off The device is powered up Power Transition Off On The device is powered down Turbo Ring Break...

Page 81: ...d event then be sure to enter a nonzero Traffic Threshold percentage as well as a Traffic Duration between 1 and 300 seconds Override Relay Warning Settings Click the checkbox to override the relay wa...

Page 82: ...ce the desired IP address Take the following steps to use the Set device IP function STEP 1 set up the connected devices Set up the Ethernet enabled devices connected to the IE SW VL08M for which you...

Page 83: ...itional information into the client s DHCP request The Relay Agent Information option is inserted by the DHCP relay agent when forwarding client originated DHCP packets to a DHCP server Servers can re...

Page 84: ...lt IP address for the 1st DHCP server This assigns the IP address of the 1st DHCP server that the switch tries to access None 2nd Server Setting Description Factory Default IP address for the 2nd DHCP...

Page 85: ...h 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 fo...

Page 86: ...port STEP 2 Be sure to activate your settings before exiting When using the Web Browser interface activate by clicking the Activate button When using the Console utility activate by first highlightin...

Page 87: ...oftware to automatically display the network s topology as well as system setup details such as VLAN and Trunking for the entire network LLDP Settings Enable LLDP Setting Description Factory Default E...

Page 88: ...graph Uni cast packets in red color Multi cast packets in green color and Broad cast packets in blue color The graph is updated every few seconds allowing the user to analyze data transmission activit...

Page 89: ...ect this item to show all switch MAC addresses ALL Learned Select this item to show all switch Learned MAC addresses ALL Static Multicast Select this item to show all switch Static Multicast MAC addre...

Page 90: ...ents that have occurred Events are logged in the IE SW VL08M 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 f...

Page 91: ...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 Sysl...

Page 92: ...et Switch whose IP address is known to modify the network configurations of one or multiple Ethernet Switches and to update the firmware of one or more Ethernet Switches The Weidm ller Switch Configur...

Page 93: ...alue and Premium Line managed Switches Software Tools 5 Download Weidmueller Switch Configuration Utility For example if the file was placed on the Windows desktop it should appear as follows Double c...

Page 94: ...s This utility is used to search for Weidmueller Switches one at a time Note that the search is conducted by IP address so you should be able to locate any Weidm ller managed Switch which is properly...

Page 95: ...up to date with the latest firmware from Weidmueller Do the following to upgrade the firmware 1 Download the updated firmware rom file from the Weidmueller website as described above 2 Click the switc...

Page 96: ...y 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...

Page 97: ...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 in...

Page 98: ...g to import a configuration 1 Highlight the server from the Weidmueller Switch list in the Configurator window s left pane and then click the Import toolbar icon or select Import Configuration from th...

Page 99: ...ceforth during this Configurator session activating various utilities for this switch will not require re entering the server password y Blank The device is not password protected and Broadcast Search...

Page 100: ...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 th...

Page 101: ...supported by the IE SW VL08M switch series 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...

Page 102: ...1 Lo byte d Word 2 Hi byte m Word 2 Lo byte u Word 3 Hi byte e Word 3 Lo byte l Word 4 Hi byte l Word 4 Lo byte e Word 5 Hi byte r Word 5 Lo byte Word 6 Hi byte 0 Word 6 Lo byte 0 0x0030 20 word Prod...

Page 103: ...1 0x0000 Off 0x0001 On 0x0059 1 word Power 2 0x0000 Off 0x0001 On 0x005A 1 word Fault LED Status 0x0000 No 0x0001 Yes 0x0082 1 word DO1 0x0000 Off 0x0001 On Port Information 0x1000 to 0x1011 1 word Po...

Page 104: ...2211 0x2200 to 0x2223 2 word port 1 to 8 Tx Error Packets Ex port 1 Tx Error Packets 0x44332211 Word 0 4433 Word 1 2211 0x2300 to 0x2323 2 word port 1 to 8 Rx Error Packets Ex port 1 Rx Error Packets...

Page 105: ...Coupling Port 0x0002 Link Down 0x0003 Blocked 0x0005 Forwarding 0xFFFF Turbo Ring Not Enable 0x3305 1 word TR Coupling Control Port status 0x0000 Port Disabled 0x0001 Not Coupling Port 0x0002 Link Dow...

Page 106: ...t Disabled 0x0001 Not Redundant 0x0002 Link Down 0x0003 Blocked 0x0004 Learning 0x0005 Forwarding 0xFFFF Turbo Ring V2 Ring 1 Not Enable 0x3603 1 word TR2 Ring 1 2nd Port status 0x0000 Port Disabled 0...

Page 107: ...3700 1 word Turbo Chain Switch Role 0x0000 Head 0x0001 Member 0x0002 Tail 0xFFFF Turbo Chain Not Enable 0x3701 1 word Turbo Chain 1st Port status 0x0000 Link Down 0x0001 Blocking 0x0002 Blocked 0x0003...

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