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1.
Specifications
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1.1
Hardware
Specifications
.................................................................................................................... .............................. 8
1.2 Management Software Specifications ................................................................................................................... .............................. 9
2. Overview …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………............... 10
2.1 Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... .......... 10
2.2 Features ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………............ 10
2.3 What’s Included ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ........... 11
2.4 Front and Rear Panel ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ....... 11
2.5 LED Indicators ……………………………………………………………………………………….………………………............. 12
2.6 Optional Fiber Transceiver Module …...……………………………………………………………………………………............ 12
3. Installation ………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………….. ........... 14
3.1 Hardware and Cable Installation ..…………………………………………………………………………………………............ 14
3.1.1 Installing
Optional
Fiber
Transceiver
Module
………………………………………………………………………....... 14
3.1.2 TP
Port
and
Cable
Installation
..……………………………………………………………………………………….... 14
3.1.3
Power
On
…….………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... 15
3.1.4
Firmware
Loading
…..…………………………………………………………………………………………………..... 15
3.2 Attacihing the Switch to a 19-inch Wiring Closet Rail …………………………………………………………………………… 15
3.3 Cabling Requirements ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. .......... 16
3.3.1 Twisted-Pair
Ports
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. .... 16
3.3.2 Fiber
Transceiver
Ports
……………………………………………………………………………………………… .......16
3.3.3
Switch Cascading in Topology ………………………………………………………………………………………. .....17
3.3.4
Typical Network Topology in Deployment …………………………………………………………………………....... 17
3.4 Configuring the Management Agent …………………………………………………………………………………….... .......... 20
3.4.1 Connect
To
Console
Port
..…………………………………………………………………………………………….... 20
3.4.2
Set IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway IP Address ………………………………………………… .... 20
3.4.3
Managing LPB4008A through the Ethernet Port …..………………………………………………………………… . 21
3.5 IP Address Assignment ..…………………………………………………………………………………………………… ............ 22
3.5.1 IP
Address
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………... .... 22
3.5.2 Subnet
Mask
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ... 23
3.5.3 Default
Gateway
..……………………………………………………………………………………………………... .. 24
3.5.4
DNS
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. .... 24
3.6 Typical Application ….………………………………………………………………………………………………………............. 24
4. Operation of Web-based Management ……………………………………………………………….………………………. ............. 27
4.1 Web Management Home Overview ……………………………………………………………………………………….. ........... 28
4.1.1
The Information of Page Layout ……………………………………………………………………………………. ......29
4.1.2 Structure
Of
Menu
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ... 31
4.2 System ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….............. 32
4.2.1 System
Information
………..………………………………………………………………………………………… ......32
4.2.2 Account
Configuration
……………………………………………………………………………………………….. .....33
4.2.3 Time
Configuration
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….....34
4.2.4
IP
Configuration
………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .....36
4.2.5 Loop
Detection
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... 37
4.2.6 Management
Policy
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….... 38
4.2.7 System
Log
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ......40
4.2.8 Virtual
Stack
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... 41
4.3 Port …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ........... 42
4.3.1 Port
Configuration
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. .... 42
4.3.2 Port
Status
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ....43
4.3.3 Simple
Counter
………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ......45
4.3.4
Detail
Counter
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....46
4.3.5 Power
Saving
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. .... 48
4.4
VLAN
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .............……….48
4.4.1 VLAN
Mode
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………....….48
4.4.2 Tag-based
Group
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….... 49
4.4.3 Port-based
Group
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. .....51
4.4.4 Ports
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .....53
4.4.5 Management
VLAN
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….... 54
4.5 MAC …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ........... 54
4.5.1 MAC
Address
Table
………………………………………………………………………………………………… ... …54
4.5.2
Static
Filter
……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ... ……...55