FSW-0803TX User`s Manual
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1. 016 3 18 25 seen 3 18 5 E 3 19 Set Password ps 3 19 Cancel Password x Case You Forget the Password Back Door Password dienesti Restore System Setting About The Switch System INO este OR Rah ie eee lei APPENDIX A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS A 1 APPENDIX ERROR MESSAGES B 1 APPENDIX MENU TREE 2 2 C 1 Introduction 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction About FSW 0803TX NWay Switch Figure 1 1 The FSW O803TX NWay Switch is a compact switch designed to meet the requirement for today s growing network It introduces the management function with very low cost while maintaining high performance in networking Users can monitor the Utilization Collision ratio Statistic Counters Port Status and configure the switch 1 2 Introduction 1 1 FSW 0803TX NWay Switch FSW 0803TX NWay Switch provides 8 10 100 Mbps ports one shared Uplink port and one shared MII port for flexible backbone integration The FSW 0803 NWay Switch is a plug and play Network Switching Dev2. ALL PORTS Auto scrolls through the selected port s current settings 10M PORTS 100M PORTS HALF DUPLEX FULL DUPLEX ENABLED DISABLED CUT THROUGH STORE FWD VLAN GROUP BUFF MODE H BUFF MODE M BUFF MODE L BACK MAIN MENU MAIN MENU Table 3 4 Port Status Monitoring Port Detail Information The STATISTICS menu displays the statistic counters of ports It may be helpful to look at the counters to isolate network problems All the counters display the accumulated value from the time the switch was powered on Console 3 11 The table below lists the counters displayed in the Statistics menu PORT 1 8 To assign a port which counters are going to be displayed 1 8 Displaying the total number of good packets received including Unicast packets Broadcast packets Multicast packets Rx OCTETS To display the count of data and padding octets in frames ERR Packets received with any of the following errors The packet contains a CRC error The packet is oversize Rx ALIGN To display the number of alignment errors gt ee Rx longer than 1532 octets and were otherwise well formed that were successfully transmitted for the selected port PKT LOSS To display the number of error free packets received by POSS BACK Go back to upper level MAIN MENU Table 3 5 Port Statistics Counters 3 12 Console Optimizing Network Per
3. FSW 0803TX 8 Ports 10 100Mbps NWay Switch User s Manual Warning This device has been tested found to comply with limits for Class digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the Rules These limits 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 installed and used in accordance with the user s manual may cause interference in which case user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense CE Mark Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 1 1 About FSW 0803TX NWay Switch pp 1 1 Peatiires sic bens GMS Mini Console Highlights 9 UML OVER VIC Wis oo eas ares ocak Aan Front Panel Layout 25 Rear Panel Aside tenes CHAPTER 2 2 1 Using 2 1 Connecting Other Network D
4. K MAIN MENU STORM DET ENABLE DISABLE BACK LOOP ISOLATE ENABLE DISABLE BACK CONFIG FLOW CONTROL ENABLE DISABLE BACK C 4 SYSTEM Appendix CONSOLE LOCK ENABLE BACK SET PASSWORD exe PSW SYS RESTART SYS DEFAULT MAIN MENU SSRAM 12M HW VER 2 1 SW VER 1_00 KEY CODE DB
5. NFIG gt CONSOLE LOCK gt ENABLE gt lt Enter and hold gt Ifa User s Password has been set and enabled the unit does not allow changing system settings such as port settings and unit configuration unless the correct password is keyed in thereby unlocking the Mini Console Unlock the Console Once the console is locked a password will be asked when the menu item UNIT CONFIG is selected Console 3 19 In the password session a message PSW will be shown You have to key in the correct password to enter the submenu The regular Password assigned by you and the Back door Password are accepted The first four asterisks are used for normal password while the others are used for Back door Password The regular password is assigned by the user and the Back door Password depends on the Key Code See Back Door Password on page 3 20 for more information After the password session is passed you can go to the sub menu of UNIT CONFIG The lock sign on the Mini Console is OFF and you are free to configure any settings Secure the Switch Two passwords are provided to protect the device from being accessed anyone other than administrator Further information regarding Password and Back door Password please refer to Unlock the Console section Set Password You can configure a password by enter a 4 digit password using the numbers from 0 9 The default is 0000 To set the password lt UNIT CONFIG
6. TORM DET LOOP ISOLATE FLOW CONTROL CONSOLE LOCK SET PASSWORD SYS RESTART SYS DEFAULT MAIN MENU when system locked NABLE DISABLE ACK NABLE DISABLE ACK NABLE DISABLE ACK NABLE BACK mw x mw PSW Console 3 7 SYSTEM INFO SSRAM 12M HW VER 2_1 SW VER 1_00 KEY CODE DB Table 3 2 Menu Tree Exiting the Menu Tree To Exit a Sub Menu cycle through each menu item until a MAIN MENU or BACK is displayed in the Message Zone Press lt Enter gt to return to the Main Menu or previous menu level Observing Network Traffic The network manager may want to see the traffic load for every segment and try to balance the load It is easy to do so with FSW 0803TX by selecting the UTILIZATION menu While utilization is displayed in the message zone the level of Utilization for the enabled ports is indicated by the gauge bars moving up and down as the traffic load varies The reference for the level of utilization is based on the speed of the port that is running For example a port that is running in 10M half duplex the 100 stands for the bandwidth of 10M Following table show the relation for each speed SPEED 100 Stands for 10M half duplex 1 10M full duplex 100M half duplex 100M 100M full duplex 200M 3 8 Console Observing Collision Level When Collision is the menu item the Message Zone the Port Number will be illum
7. abled Console 3 3 The Port Indicator shows the ports that are linked up by intensifying the light for the ports that are available The example above Fig 3 3 shows ports 1 4 are linked up or available and port 6 is partitioned While the ports are receiving or transmitting data the port s number will be flashing When a port is disabled by the administrator an amber frame around the port number will be turned on If the outline is blinking it means it has been partitioned automatically due to some error condition such as a loop or broadcast storm that has been detected Port Indicator Definitions The following table summarizes the definition of the port indicators Port Frame Indicates Number Slightly on Port is available but link is down Port is available and link is up Off Off Off On Flashing Link is up and transmitting receiving data the administrator by machine itself due to errors Table 3 1 Port Indicators 3 4 Console Console Keys Use the Console Keys to navigate the Menu Tree to make selections The Previous Key and the Next Key are used to cycle through the menus and the Enter Key is used to select the displayed menu item or set the default Power On Self Test When the systems power is turned on the system runs an EEPROM TEST and a PCI TEST Self Test When the Self Test is complete the Mode Indicator will display the current mode the first to be displ
8. ayed is UTILIZATION To display other main menu items press the Next Prevkey Menu Tree There are up to four levels in the Menu Tree main menu sub menu and up to two configuration levels To move from a main menu item to its sub menus press the Enter console key while the main menu item is displayed in the Mini Console Press the Next or Prevkey to cycle through all the items in each menu level and press Enter to move to the next menu level or make a selection Utilization and Collision have no sub menus Configuration items with an prefix are the system defaults Console 3 5 UTILIZATION Utilization across all ports is displayed COLLISION Collision across all ports is displayed STATISTICS PORT 1 8 Rx FRAMES Rx OCTETS Rx ALIGN ERR Rx PKT ERR OVERSIZE Rx Tx FRAMES Tx OCTETS PKT LOSS BACK MAIN MENU MAIN MENU PORT STATUS PORT 1 8 Auto scrolls through the port s running Status ALL PORTS 10M PORTS 100M PORTS HALF DUPLEX FULL DUPLEX ENABLED DISABLED CUT THROUGH STORE FWD VLAN GROUP BUFF MODE H BUFF MODE M BUFF MODE L BACK MAIN MENU MAIN MENU 3 6 PORT SETTING TB ok ok ok PSW PORT 1 8 Mini Console Enter a four digit password 10BASE T 100BASE X AUTO NEGO HALF DUPLEX FULL DUPLEX ENABLE DISABLE CUT THROUGH STORE FWD VLAN VLAN 1 8 BACK MAIN MENU GROUP BUFF MODE H BUFF MODE M BUFF MODE L BACK MAIN MENU MAIN MENU UNIT CONFIG oh 2k ok 2k _PSW S
9. configuration settings will be updated Restart the Switch in the event that it does not behave normally Console 3 21 Restore System Setting In case you want to set the system setting to the default value simply enter the command UNIT CONFIG gt SYS DEFAULT gt lt Enter and hold gt The command will reset the switch and the data in EEPROM will be set to the default values 3 22 Console About Switch System Info The Mini Console will auto cycle through systems settings Press any key to disable When you enter the following command SYSTEM gt lt Press Enter gt The following is displayed SSRAM 12M packet buffer HW VER 2 1 SW VER 1 0 KEY CODE DB Fan Failure If there is a fan failure the message FAN LOOP BCS appears in the System Info menu Technical Specifications Appendix A Technical A 1 Specifications Standards Compliance IEEE 802 3 10BASE T amp 10BASE5 Ethernet IEEE 802 3u 100BASE TX Fast Ethernet Number of Ports FSW 0803TX 8 10 100BASE TX Nway Ethernet RJ 45 ports 1 MII port shared with port 5 Smart Console Operation Capable of device configuration device port management and network monitor Console management through menu operation Displaying traffic utilization and collision status per port Monitoring each port s status and statistics by users intention Setting up selected ports Three console key
10. evices 2 2 Connecting 2 2 2 Connecting Ethernet 22 4442422 2 000000000010 2 2 3 Connecting Fast Ethernet 2 4 CHAPTER 2 2 3 1 Mess ge ZONE en 3 2 Observing Basic Port Information cies eceeeseescneeseeecseeeeseseeeeeseeeeseeseneens 3 2 Port Indicator Definitions CONSOLE Power On Self eon areas Menu Tree ane Exiting the Menu Observing Network Traffic 2 024 22 11 000 00000000000000 3 7 Observing Collision Level 13 8 Monitoring Ports 202 000000 1 3 8 Monitoring Port Detail Information ee 3 10 Optimizing Network Performance pe 3 12 Ports ari eect odie cea EE AEE 3 13 MEAN Seh aaea aL 3 15 Selectinga Buffer 3 15 FSW 0803TX Buffer 0000010 3 16 Unit Configuration en ak nee ee 3 17 Broadcast Storm Protection cccccscsesssecsesessesseessesesseseesscsssaesseeesees 3 17 Loop Isolation sicrie 3 17
11. formance When the network traffic is heavy overloaded ports can be identified by watching the Utilization or Collision Ratio It may be the time to tune the system to match the environment Since the system resources are shared by all ports the system allocates a limited budget to every port to prevent one failed port from using up all the resources However since the loading varies from port to port the resources allocated for each port should be changed based on the traffic via the Mini Console to get the best network performance Three resource modes are available Low Medium and High The following table shows the resource distribution between modes MODE Using Condition Low The port assigned the lowest amount of resources resources resources Table 3 6 Resource Mode Console 3 13 Configuring Ports All the ports of FSW 0803TX Support Auto Negotiation and the default for all ports are configured in this mode In the Auto Negotiation mode the switch learns the setting of the opposite site and configures itself to meet its counter part However in rare conditions you should configure manually suchas when the opposite site does not support Auto Negotiate To configure a port first select the port and then select the desired setting PORT SETTING gt PORT 1 8 gt lt setting gt When a Setting is selected an asterisk symbol 5 7 will be added to the first character of the string Making it convenien
12. gt lt SET PASSWORD gt enter 4 digits After SET PASSWORD is selected four s are displayed and the first is blinking indicating it is the current digit Enter a new number using the lt Prev gt key Use the lt Next gt key to move from one digit of the password to the next one When the 4 password digits have been entered press lt Enter gt to complete the password setting Ensure that you do not loose your password 3 20 Console Cancel Password Enter the command UNIT CONFIG gt SET PASSWORD Entering four blanks will clear the password when the console is unlocked In Case You Forget the Password In case the password is forgotten the back door password can be used Back Door Password The Back Door Password is useful in case you are locked out of the system because you ve lost the password The back door password is always enabled and is derived from Key Code XX under the main menu item System Info The XX is arandom number selected by the device every time the system is powered on and the number is incremented by every 2 5 days Please call technical support from your supplier to find out your current mapping to an 8 digit password Restart the Switch In case you want to reset the FSW 0803TX simply enter the command UNIT CONFIG gt SYS RESTART gt lt Enter and hold gt The command will reset the switch The data in EEPROM memory will not be lost only new
13. ice No settings need to be made to get the network up and running Key Features Designed for high performance versatility and cost effectiveness the FSW 0803TX NWay Switch provides the following key features e One Uplink port shared 8 10 100 Mbps Ports auto negotiate full duplex fragment free fast store forward modes One MII port Medium Independent Interface shared with port 5 e Smart Mini Console operation for easy configuration and monitoring status e Three modes of smart buffer allocation to optimize your network Low Medium High You can assign a larger buffer to the heavily used ports connected to a server and a smaller buffer to less important terminals e Broadcast Storm Protection Flow control to prevent packet loss e Self diagnostic watch dog protection e Affordable smart switch to replace dump switch Loop Detection Multiple VLANs any port can join any VLAN Introduction 1 3 Mini Console Highlights e Device and port configuration management amp statistics monitoring through an easy to use menu e Traffic utilization and collision ratio indication on all the ports e Status monitoring such as speed duplex mode switching mode on all ports e Console keys to carry out all console command functions e Password locking of the Console to prevent unauthorized access Unit Overview The FSW 0803TX NWay Switch was designed for small to medium size workgroups Front Panel La
14. inated for each port that is connected and the Bar Gauge will continuously move up or down indicating the percentage of Collision for these ports Collision occurs when two or more ports send data to the same port at approximately the same time The Collision percent can be calculated with the following formula Collision Ratio number of packets collided number of packets transmitted 100 Monitoring Ports Status Users can view the status of all 8 ports simultaneously or individually with the PORT STATUS menu OS POR 5 5 Figure 3 4 Port Status When monitoring individual ports the status is auto cycled through each setting the configuration is displayed in the Message Zone and the bar scales under the port number are illuminated Console 3 9 1234 85 67 8 9 wi R FORTET 3 When monitoring All Ports the status is not auto cycled press lt Next gt to view each configuration The configuration is displayed in the Message Zone and the bar scales under the port numbers that are configured to this setting are illuminated No bar scales are visible for ports that are not set to the configuration displayed in the Message Zone Table 3 3 ALL PORTS 3 10 Console 8 ports be running at the same or different settings It is useful to check the port setting to see if it has been running in the desired mode PORT STATUS PORT 1 8
15. ng Workstations Figure 2 2 shows the FSW 0803TX Switch a client server topology Figure 2 2 Connecting Workstations Installation 2 3 Connecting Ethernet Hubs This example shows how 10M hubs can be connected to the FSW 0803TX NWay Switch to form a larger network Figure 2 3 Connecting Ethernet Hubs Installation 2 4 Connecting Fast Ethernet Hubs This example shows how 10 100 M hubs can be connected to the FSW 0803TX NWay Switch to form a larger network Figure 2 4 Connecting Fast Ethernet Hubs Console 3 1 Chapter 3 Mini Console Mini Console is similar to the following illustration Becoming familiar with and understanding the functions of the Mini Console will easily enable the user to utilize the full power of the FSW 0803TX and create an efficient network Figure 3 1 Mini Console 3 2 Console Message Zone The Message Zone displays the menu items in the menu tree large alphanumeric characters are easy to read and are an important navigational tool Figure 3 2 Message Zone Observing Basic Port Information The basic port information such as link up link down transmit receive activity enabled disabled as well as auto partition can be easily spotted through the Port Indicators located in the first row of the Mini Console 12345167 89101112 Port Indicators Showing the activity of ports such as link up link down Tx Rx enabled or dis
16. ng table shows how many error messages may occur and what the system will do 2 Error Messages ERROR MESSAGE EEPROM The EEPROM did not pass the ERROR read write test FAN The device detected that the fan is not Halt to protect FAILED working the device EPM NO EEPROM is out of memory System restart MEM EPM WR Error when the device is writing No action until ERROR EEPROM memory next power up EPM RD Error when the device is reading the No action is ERROR EEPROM memory taken until next power up CHECKSUM The checksum in the EEPROM is System restart ERR corrupted and the data will be brought to default value PCI BUS ERR VENDOR ID Chip vendor ID read error ERR Appendix C 1 Chapter 4 Menu Tree Root UTILIZATION COLLISION STATISTICS PORT 1 8 RX FRAMES RX OCTETS Rx ALIGN ERR MAIN MENU Rx PKT ERR OVERSIZE Rx Tx FRAMES Tx OCTETS PKT LOSS BACK MAIN MENU C 2 Appendix C PORT STATUS PORT 1 8 Auto scrolls through the port s settings ALL PORTS 10M PORTS 100M PORTS HALF DUPLEX FULL DUPLEX ENABLED DISABLED CUT THROUGH STORE FWD VLAN GROUP BUFF MODE H BUFF MODE M BUFF MODE L BACK MAIN MENU MAIN MENU Appendix C 3 PORT PSW Enter a four digit i password PORT 1 8 10BASE T 100BASE X MAIN MENU AUTO NEGO HALF DUPLEX FULL DUPLEX ENABLE DISABLE CUT THROUGH STORE FWD VLAN GROUP BUFF MODE H BUFF MODE M BUFF MODE L BAC
17. onstitute a group For a gain in performance you may want to set one port in this group to High 2 ports to Medium and one port to Low 3 4 7 and 8 These ports share buffer resources and constitute a group For a gain in performance you may want to set one port in this group to High 2 ports to Medium and one port to Low Table 3 8 FSW 0803TX Buffer Groups Changing the system setting to Low Mode PORT SETTING gt PORT x gt lt BUFF MODE L gt Press and Hold Enter Changing the system setting to Medium Mode PORT SETTING gt PORT x gt lt BUFF MODE M gt Press and Hold Enter Changing the system setting to High Mode PORT SETTING gt PORT x gt lt BUFF MODE H gt Press and Hold Enter Console 3 17 Unit Configuration Broadcast Storm Protection Some devices in the network may generate broadcast storms thereby jamming the network with broadcast packets It may take about 6 7 seconds to detect a broadcast storm When the Broadcast Storm Protection is Enabled the system will monitor the incoming packets to see if that port is enduring a broadcast storm While Broadcast Storm is detected the port will be disabled temporarily and the frame around the port number will blink The message zone will show the message STORM altering normal display Every 2 minutes the port will be released to see if it is still enduring the broadcast storm The Broadcast Storm Protection function is disabled when shipped from manufactu
18. rer This function can be enabled through the Mini Console The command sequence is UNIT CONFIG gt STORM DET gt ENABLE gt lt Enter and hold gt After the command is entered it will be saved in the EEPROM Loop Isolation Loop Isolation is an important feature of the FSW 0803TX This condition could exist if two ports are inadvertently connected to each other causing a loop The switching device can not sustain a loop because it produces Broadcast Storm thereby jamming the system with looping packets FSW 0803TX supports isolating the looped ports If the function is enabled the device will monitor all ports to see if there are any loops 3 18 Console Once loop is detected which takes about one second it will disable that port The port number frame will blink indicating it has been temporarily isolated Every 8 minutes the port will be released to see if it is still looping The function of LOOP ISOLATE is disabled at the time it shipped from manufacturer You have to enable the function through Mini Console The command sequence is UNIT CONFIG gt LOOP ISOLATE gt ENABLE gt lt Enter and hold gt After the command is entered it will be saved in the EEPROM To Set Press Loop Isolation Enter and hold Enter and hold Table 3 9 Loop Isolation Lock the Console Setting this option to Enable locks the system settings If there is no password set a prompt will request one be entered UNIT CO
19. s for above management features Graphic and alpha numeric VFD display panel Warning The MII is not hot pluggable 2 Smart Port Setting Port enable disable Speed selection 10 Mbps 100 Mbps or auto negotiation Full half duplex Fragment free Fast Store and forward switching mode selection VLAN setting Smart Network Monitoring Overall port status display Monitoring utilization collision Smart Switching Functions Broadcast Storm Protection Loop detection Flow control to prevent packet loss Self diagnostic and watch dog protection Switching Performance RAM 1MB per device FSW 0803TX Port memory buffer memory 3 User defined modes Packet filtering forwarding rate 148 800 pps per 100BASE TX port 14 880 pps per 10BASE T port Technical Specifications MAC address learning cap 8k per device Power Requirements 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz Internal universal power supply Environment Operating Temperature 0 C to 50 C Storage Temperature 30 C to 60 C Operating Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Safety Regulations CUL UL amp CSA LVD EMI Certifications CE Mark FCC Class A VCCI Class 1 Dimensions W x Dx H 298 x 192 x 55 mm 1 25 U height Weight 1 5 kg Stacking Using Deskstands Error Messages B 1 Appendix B Error Messages In several cases when the system detects abnormal conditions it will generate an error message and the system may halt The followi
20. t to check what the settings for these ports are by just going through the sub menu of PORT SETTING without making any confirmation When you see an item that begins with an the port is set in that mode While AUTO NEGO is set the speed and duplex selection are no longer available The speed and duplex will be decided by the result of the negotiation By contrast if either the speed or duplex is selected the AUTO NEGO function will not work It forces the port to run in the mode just set All settings will be saved in the EEPROM Setting the port speed forces the port to use the selected speed only if the device being contacted is set at a different speed the data will not be sent When the setting is Auto Negotiate the port will negotiate to the fastest speed available to both ports If the port being contacted doesn t have Auto Negotiate then this port must be configured to match the port being contacted 3 14 PORT SETTING PORT 1 8 MAIN MENU Mini Console 10 100BASE T AUTO NEGO FULL DUPLEX HALF DUPLEX ENABLE DISABLE CUT THROUGH STORE FWD VLAN GROUP VLAN 1 8 BACK MAIN MENU BUFFER MODE BUFFER MODE M BUFFER MODE L BACK MAIN MENU Table 35 7 Port Settings Console 3 15 VLANs FSW 0803TX NWay Switch supports up to 8 virtual LANs VLANs VLANS effectively divide the ports into separate domains through software Ports in one VLAN cannot communicate with por
21. ts in another VLAN To allow ports from different VLANs to communicate assign them to a common VLAN You can configure each port to join one VLAN or more than one of the 8 VLANs through the Port Setting menu The default assigns all ports to all VLANs simultaneously To Configure VLANs PORT SETTING gt lt select port gt VLAN GROUP gt lt VLAN 1 8 gt lt press and hold Enter gt An appears before the VLAN that the port is configured in To change to a different VLAN press and hold Enter at the desired VLAN an appears before the VLAN and the is removed from the previously configured VLAN Selecting a Buffer Mode Ports on the FSW 0803TX can be individually set to one of three buffer modes L low M medium or H high However it is important to note that certain ports share the same memory resources and are grouped together When selecting buffer modes for ports you should consider a group of ports and distribute resources between the ports within that group If you set the buffer mode the same for example High for all the ports in a group it is the same as setting them all to medium or low and there will be no gain in performance 3 16 Console FSW 0803TX Buffer Groups Table 3 8 shows the ports that are grouped together and share the same resources for model FSW 0803TX There are 2 groups and the resources between groups is independent 1 2 5 and 6 These ports share buffer resources and c
22. yout Figure 1 2 The front panel supports the Mini Console Console keys and po E es Mere lowe a one 5 w 4 Figure 1 2 FSW 0O803TX NWay Switch Front Panel 1 4 Introduction Mini Console Mini Console is a high definition display and Console keys that enable users to easily monitor and configure the system The Mini Console provides watch diagnostic functions including port settings status monitoring traffic utilization collision and error rate Figure 1 3 Mini Console With the build in Console Keys users are able to monitor and configure all the ports simultaneously or individually Introduction 1 5 Rear Panel Layout The MII port power socket and fan are located on the rear panel Note The MII port is not hot pluggable FSW 0803TX will detect an connection only during the system start AC LINE 100 240 MEN 5040 12 Figure 1 4 Rear Panel Installation 2 1 Chapter 2 Installation Using Desk Stands FSW 0803TX NWay Switch can easily be stacked using handy Desk Stands Simply press four Desk Stands two on each side onto the Switch then slide four more Desk Stands into the slots provided on top of each clip Slide another Switch into the Stands as shown below Figure 2 1 Desk Stands Installation 2 2 Connecting Other Network Devices Connecti
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