GSS-16T2SFP & GSS
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1. Disable m Disable v P Maintenance Warm Restart Factory Default Logout Rule 1 Drop Frame from Nonmember Port Rule 2 Drop Untagged Frame Fig 3 11a 23 3 2 6 Aggregation Configuration Aggregation Port Trunking Configuration is used to configure Link Aggregation You can bundle more than one port with the same speed and duplex settings to form a single logical port The logical port aggregates the bandwidth of the individual member ports This allows you to create a higher speed uplink or backbone connection via bandwidth aggregation For example if there are three Gigabit Ethernet ports aggregated in a logical port then this logical port has bandwidth three times as high as a single Gigabit Ethernet port 3Gbps in half duplex mode or 6Gbps in full duplex mode ALLOY Configuration 2 3 4 5 6 7 12 13 14 1516 Sponte codice con 4 cop pco Mirror Quality of Service Bandwidth Management lrap Event Trap Event Max Packet Length Monitoring Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics Maintenance Status Warm Restart Factory Default Logout EXT ETS ELE EX ET EZ EEA En Apply Fig 3 12 e FunctionName Aggregation Configuration e Function Display the curre2. 7 2 INSTALLATION 8 2 1 STARTING 16 24 PORT GIGABIT WEB MANAGED SWITCHES 8 2 1 1 Hardware and Cable Installation 8 2 1 2 Cabling Requirements 10 2 1 2 1 Cabling Requirements for UTP Ports 10 2 1 2 2 Cabling Requirements for 1000SX LX ZX SFP Modules 10 3 OPERATION OF WEB BASED MANAGEMENT 12 3 1 WEB MANAGEMENT HOME PAGEOVERVIEW 13 3 2 SYSTEM SYSTEM CONFIGURATION SUBMENU 14 3 2 1 System Configuration 15 3 2 2 Port Configuration submenu 17 3 2 3 VLAN Mode Configuration 18 3 2 4 VLAN Group Configuration 20 3 2 5 PVID Configuration 22 3 2 6 Aggregation Configuration
3. 43 3 4 1 5 Mirror 44 3 4 1 6 Trap Event 44 3 4 1 7 Maximum Packet Length 46 3 4 2 Warm Restart 46 3 4 3 Restore Default Configuration 47 3 4 4 LOgOUt 48 4 MAINTENANCE AND BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING 49 4 1 MAINTENANCE ENVIRONMENT 49 4 2 MAINTENANCE SWITCH COMPONENTS ATTACHMENTS 49 4 3 BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING 50 APPENDIX A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 52 Caution Electronic Circuit devices are sensitive to static electricity Dry weather conditions or walking across a carpeted floor may cause you to acquire a static electrical charge To protect your switch always e Touch the metal chassis of your computer to ground the static electrical charge before you handle the switch e Pi
4. 10 100 1000Mbps Gigabit copper Nway TP RJ 45 1 16 GSS 16T2SFP 1 24 GSS 16T2SFP 1000Base SX Gigabit Fibre 1000 FDX SFP 15 16 GSS 16T2SFP 23 24 GSS 16T2SFP 1000Base LX Gigabit Fibre 1000 FDX SFP 15 16 GSS 16T2SFP 23 24 GSS 16T2SFP 1000Base LX Single Fibre WDM 1000 FDX 15 16 GSS 16T2SFP 23 24 GSS 16T2SFP Notes 1 Ports 15 amp 16 GSS 16T2SFP and 23 amp 24 GSS 16T2SFP are paired copper TP RJ 45 SFP fibre module slot dual media ports Only one port from each pair can be used at any given point The paired ports have an auto detect feature SFP module slots are used to install optional mini GBIC modules primarily for fibre Gigabit Ethernet connectivity Optional SFP mini GBIC modules support LC or WDM SC transceivers in multimode or singlemode varieties See section 1 5 for details of Alloy mini GBIC module products Transmission Mode Transmission Speed 10 100Mbps supports full or half duplex 1000Mbps supports full duplex only 10 100 1000Mbps for Copper 1000Mbps for Fibre SFP Full Forwarding Filtering PPS packets per second Packet Rate Forwarding Rate Speed 1 488 000PPS 148 800PPS 100Mbps 14 880PPS 10Mbps MAC Address and Self learning Buffer Memory Flow Control Cont 8K MAC address 4K VLAN table entries Embedded 400 KB frame buffer EEE802 3x compliant for full duplex Backpressure
5. 24 3 2 7 Mirror Configuration 25 3 2 8 Quality of Service QoS Configuration 25 3 2 9 Bandwidth Management 31 3 2 10 Trap Event Configuration 32 3 2 11 Maximum Packet Length 33 3 3 MONITORING 34 3 3 1 Statistics Overview 34 3 3 2 Detailed Statistics 35 3 4 MAINTENANCE 39 3 4 1 StatUS 39 3 4 1 1 Switch Status 40 3 4 1 2 UTP and Fibre Ports Status 41 3 4 1 3 Aggregation 42 3 4 1 4 VLAN
6. IP Address 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 1 254 Default Password admin Browse the switch via its IP address http 192 168 1 1 The following screen will be displayed and ask you for a system password to authenticate your login ALLOY GSS 16T2SFP Please enter password to login Password Fig 3 1 The default password is admin Please Note The management interface can only be used by one administrator at any one time For best display results we recommend you use Microsoft IE and have the resolution at 1024x768 12 3 1 Web Management Home Page Overview After you have successfully logged into the management interface screen the system status information is displayed as in Fig 3 2 This page informs you about the basic information of the system including Switch Status TP Port Status Fibre Port Status Aggregation VLAN Mirror Trap Event and Maximum Packet Length From this information you can ascertain the software version used MAC address port status and so on For more details please refer to Section 3 Configuration Switch Status 16 port 10 100 1000 Mbps Gigabit Switch System Ports v1 03 zem Le v1 01 VLAI p wp 030901000031 Aggregation 192 168 1 1 Quality of Service EDDIE SCE 255 255 255 0 Bandwidth Management 192 16
7. Displays a list of ports that are not participating in any aggregation trunking groups Group 1 8 If an aggregation trunking group s has been configured displayed by port number Up to 8 aggregation trunking groups can be defined 42 3 4 1 4 VLAN e Function Name VLAN Status e Function Display which VLAN mode the switch is operating with and Description details of VLAN group settings e Parameter VLAN Mode Description Displays the 3 supported VLAN modes with status displayed for each mode The 3 modes are o Tag Based VLAN o Port Based VLAN o Metro Mode VLAN ID Display the Group ID Description Displays the description associated with the VLAN group as defined by the network administrator VID Tag Based VLAN only Display the VLAN identifier value Each tag based VLAN group has a unique VID Member Displays the ports belonging to each VLAN Group VLAN Fig 3 28 Tag Based VLAN Tag Based VLAN Fig 3 29 Port Based VLAN VLAN Metro Mode ID Description Member 1 Default1 DESIG 2 Default2 2 15 16 3 Default3 3 15 16 Fig 3 30 4 Default4 4 15 16 Metro Mode 5 Default5 VLAN 6 Default6 6 15 16 7 Default7 LS LE 8 Default8 8 15 16 9 Default9 9 15 16 Default10 10 15 16 Default11 11 15 16 Default12 12 15 16 Default13 13 15 16 Default14 14 15 16 43 3 4 1 5 Mirror e Function Name Mirror Status e Function Mirror Status displays the c
8. counters are displayed to show the total status of these events Transmit Rx and Receive Tx Three parameters are available for Rx Tx Traps The associated tick boxes are endorsed to activate trap data warnings The parameters are Rx Error Threshold o Tx Error Threshold o Error Threshold enter a number which will determine how many events trigger a trap exception warning Link Up and Link Down counters are displayed to show the total status of the Rx and Tx Error Threshold events Fig 3 32a 45 3 4 1 7 Maximum Packet Length e Function Name e Function Description e Parameter Description Maximum Packet Length Display the maximum packet length setting on a per port basis Max Frame Size Displays the current setting of the maximum packet length on a per port basis Values displayed are from a range of 1518 bytes 1532 bytes or 9216 bytes Maximum Packet Length Fig 3 33 3 4 2 Warm Restart The management interface for Alloy 16 24 Port Gigabit Switches offers a Warm Restart option This simply reboots the switch with the current switch settings intact Optionally you could also press the RESET button on the front panel to reset the switch Function Name Warm Restart Function Reboots the switch This will take around thirty 30 seconds Description to complete the system boot To activate click the lt Yes gt button ALLOY Configuration Warm Res
9. Statistics for Port 1 Porti Port3 Ports Port7 Port9 Portii Porti3 Port 15 Port2 Port4 Port6 Ports Port 10 Port 12 Port 14 Port 16 rakes Cid o Gross o El rx High Priority Packets 0 o 0 o 0 Rx Multicast Multicast o Dresser o Ax 120 255 Bytes o o PE o 5121023 eyes 0 0 o Rx CRC Aligme o o Alix reps OO o EDIT THEN Rx Fragments 0 a gt i e oo o Tx 512 1023 Bytes Number of 512 to 1023 byte frames includes non valid packets transmitted Tx 1024 Bytes Number of 1024 maximum length byte frames includes non valid packets transmitted Rx CRC Alignment Number of alignment errors CRC error packets received Rx Undersize Number of short frames 64 Bytes or under with valid CRC Rx Oversize Number of long frames according to maximum length register with a valid CRC Rx Fragments Number of short frames 64 Bytes or under with an invalid CRC Rx Jabber Number of long frames according to maximum length register with an invalid CRC Rx Drops Frames dropped due to the Receive Buffer being full Tx Collisions Number of collisions experienced during transmission Tx Drops The number of frames dropped due to excessive collision for example due to heavy network traffic loads late collision for example collisions caused by cable lengths in excess of prescribed standards or frame aging Tx FIFO Drops Total frames dropp
10. or 24x 10 100 1000Mbps Nway Gigabit Ethernet copper RJ 45 ports GSS 24T2SFPV2 2x SFP ports for optional Mini GBIC fibre optic modules paired with an RJ 45 port 400KB on chip frame buffer Jumbo frame support Programmable classifier for QoS Layer 4 Multimedia 8K MAC address and 4K VLAN support IEEE802 1Q Per port shaping policing and Broadcast Storm Control IEEE802 1Q in Q nested VLAN support Full duplex flow control IEEE802 3x and half duplex backpressure Extensive front panel diagnostic LED suite Management Easy port configuration Port traffic monitoring and counters Simple system Information Port mirroring Static trunk function 802 1Q VLAN Maximum packet length up to 9216 bytes for jumbo frame applications Broadcast Storm Suppression to avoid network problems Trap event sending Firmware Defaults and Customised Firmware saving and restoring Supports hot plug unplug SFP modules Quality of Service QoS for real time applications based on information from Layer 2 to Layer 4 Built in web based management 1 4 Overview of 16 24 Port Gigabit Switches Fig 1 1 Front View of the GSS 16T2SFP Switch 1 4 1 User Interfaces on the Front Panel Button LEDs and Plugs There are 16x GSS 16T2SFP model or 24x GSS 24T2SFPV2 model copper RJ 45 Gigabit Ethernet ports and 2x SFP fibre ports for optional mini GBIC modules both models on the front panel of the switch The
11. 1 Source Port Used to set up the port that will be monitored Select the check box under the port label The valid port range is ports 1 16 3 2 8 Quality of Service QoS Configuration The switch offers powerful QoS functions including VLAN tagged priority for 8 levels TOS field IP header equal DSCP low 3 bits on Layer 3 network framework 6 types of layer 4 network transmission events and IP DiffServe QoS services In the Quality of Service QoS Configuration management interface there is an option named Default Class Once you have selected one of the four QoS methods this Default Class is used to group packets that do not match any of the QoS rules defined for the particular QoS method selected For instance if you set Cont 25 Configuration Quality of Service QoS Configuration System 1 Ports High VLAN Mode ro VLAN Group ga FE VLAN Tag Priority Configure irror E i i i of Service OIP ToS Classification Configure Bandwidth Management O IP TCP UDP Port Classification Configure Trap Event Max Packet Length Diffserv Classification Configure Monitoring Apply Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics Maintenance Status Warm Restart Factory Default Logout Fig 3 14 The QoS function as VLAN Tag Priority mode and then choose Default Class as High the priority of the packets with no tags will be considered as High priority preced
12. Fails To Power up gt gt Ensure the AC power cord is connected to the mains outlet and the switch AC power inlet correctly and both the mains socket and the switch is turned on otherwise Check and ensure that the mains circuit from which the switch is drawing power is functioning e One or More Ports Fail to Link gt gt Ensure the switch is powered on see above If you have just powered on the switch check that it has finished its POST check and has assumed an operational state Check that the cable s connected to the ports that do not give link are of the correct type Example 1 Cat 3 UTP cable cannot be used on a Gigabit Ethernet network Example 2 a singlemode type fibre optic cable will not operate correctly connected to a mini GBIC fibre optic module whose transceiver is of multimode type even though the cable can be physically connected Check that the length of the cable connected to the port is within the range prescribed by the relevant standard for example Cat 5e UTP for Gigabit Ethernet maximum range of 100 metres Check that the cable you are using is functioning correctly the simplest way to do this is to transfer the cable to a port that currently has a valid link with it s associated node device install the suspect cable and observe if a valid link is achieved If all the above items have been checked it is possible that a fault has developed on the individual port in question Contac
13. Logout Link Up Link Down Rx error threshold ooo se Tx error threshold 10 packets in 5 seconds Fig 3 21 Trap Events supported are as follows e Parameter Description Boot Warm Boot Cold Boot Login Illegal login Link Link up Link down Transmit Receive Error Rx error threshold Tx error threshold 32 3 2 11 Maximum Packet Length e Function Name Maximum Packet Length e Function The switch is capable of dealing with 9k Jumbo Frames Description Jumbo frames are effective in point to point environments for large payload data transfers They maximise the data to header payload ratio so that more data is sent with less header information note that both transmitting and receiving nodes need to support Jumbo Frames Configuration Port Frame Size Frame Size Syst Pons 1518 1518 VLAN Group 1518 1518 Aggregation 1518 v 1518 v irror Quality of Servi 1518 1518 puru Aa NEMO de rap Even Max Packet Length TT 3 EE 3 Monitoring sem Statistics Overview 1518 1518 Detailed Statistics Appl Maintenance Em Status Warm Restart Factory Default Logout Fig 3 22 e Parameter Max Frame Size Description Used to define the maximum packet length of Jumbo Frames that each port can
14. Status 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 Warm Restart 15 o o o o 0 o Factory Default 16 o o o o o Logout Fig 3 23 e Parameter Transmit Tx Bytes Description Total transmitted bytes Tx Frames The number of packets transmitted Cont Rx Bytes 34 Total received bytes Rx Frames The number of packets received Tx Errors The number of bad packets transmitted Rx Errors The number of bad packets received ALLOY ns Statistics Overview for all ports Configuration System Ports SAN Mad Aggregation 2 o o o o o o Quality of Serice EE B g n 2 H Bandwidth Management 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Event 3 5 o o o o Max Packet Length 6 2827935 11760 235485767 2392008 o o Monitoring 2 D 0 D D n p 8 o o o Statistics Overview 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 Detailed Statistics 10 0 0 0 0 0 o 11 o 0 o o o o Maintenance 12 0 0 o 0 0 o 13 o 0 o o o o Status 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 Warm Restart 15 o 0 o 0 o o Factory Default 16 o o o o o o Fig 3 23a 3 3 2 Detailed Statistics e Function Name Detailed Statistics e Function Displays detailed counter information for a specific port Description See Fig 3 24 below which uses port 1 as an example ALLOY SE Statistics for Port 1 Configuration Porti Port3 PortS Port7 Port9 Portii Port13 Port 15 Port2 Port4 Port Ports Port 10 Port 12 Port 14 Port 16 System ERES Mod VLAN Group 0 Packets 0 s LIT 0 Aggregation 0 See 0 rM of Seni
15. accept Maximum length is in bytes from the available choices of 1518 bytes 1532 bytes or 9216 bytes The default is 1518 bytes 33 3 3 Monitoring There are two functions contained in the monitoring section of the management Monitoring Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics 3 3 1 Statistics Overview The Statistics Overview function collects summary information from port based traffic counters The type of data that can be collected includes information about Frames Bytes and Errors In Fig 3 23 all ports are displayed in a summary format If any counter overflows its maximum level then it will reset and resume from 0 zero e Function Name Statistics Overview for All Ports e Function Display a summary of each port s traffic including Transmit Description Bytes Transmit Frames Receive Bytes Receive Frames Transmit Errors and Receive Errors Configuration Statistics Overview for all ports System PEAR Mod Grau port Tx Bytes Tx Frames RxFrames Txerrors RxErrors VLAN Group PVID m 1 o 0 0 0 0 o green ation 2 0 o o o o Quality of Service 3 0 0 0 0 o 0 Management 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 p Event Mak Packet Length B H H H H 6 2827935 11760 235485767 2392008 0 0 Monitoring 2 n i H 2 H i 8 0 o 0 0 o 0 Statistics Overview 9 0 0 0 Detailed Statistics 10 0 0 0 0 0 11 o 0 o 0 0 0 Maintenance 12 0 o 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 o 0 0
16. discarded if the rate exceeds the value you set up in the Data Rate field The limited format of the packet only includes broadcast and multicast The valid range is 0 1000 All Traffic for Egress Rate Limiting Define the rate for outgoing traffic on the selected port Packet transmission will be delayed if the rate exceeds the value you set up in Data Rate field Traffic may be lost if egress buffers are congested The limited format of the packet includes unicast broadcast and multicast The valid range is 0 1000 31 3 2 10 Trap Event Configuration e Function Name Trap Event Configuration e Function Description The Trap Event Configuration interface screen enables Alloy 16 24 Port Gigabit Switches to send out trap information when pre defined events occur on the network The switch offers 7 different trap events and 2 configurable destination Trap Hosts Trap messages are enabled by selecting the tick box beside each event description Most events support a counter function to help identify the number of times that an event has occurred including Warm Boot and Cold Boot events Configuration Quality of Service Trap Events Configuration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Warm Boot Cold Boot o Illegal Login Bandwidth Management Trap Event Max Packet Length Monitoring Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics Maintenance Status Warm Restart Factory Default
17. flow control for half duplex 53 Maximum Cable Length gt Cat 5 UTP cable or higher max range to 100m Up to 220 275 500 550 metres 000 Depending Multimode Fibre type quality 700 Singlemode Fibre various distances 10 30 50Km 000Base D Singlemode Single Fibre up to 20Km Diagnostic LED System LED Power Per Port LED 10 100 1000M TP Port 1 to 16 LINK ACT 10 100 1000Mbps 1000M SFP Fibre Port 15 16 SFP LINK ACT Power Requirement AC Mains Power 100 240 V 50 60 Hz 30W 02 to 50 C Humidity 5 to 90 Dimensions 44 H x 442 W x 209 D mm both models Complies with FCC Part 15 Class A amp CE Mark Approval C Tick 54
18. on the Rear Panel AC Line 100 240V 50 60 Hz Fig 1 3 Rear View of the GSS 16T2SFP Switch AC mains cable locking clamp 1 5 Overview of the Optional SFP Modules With the GSS 16T2SFP switch the SFP ports are paired with RJ 45 copper ports 15 and 16 In the case of the GSS 24T2SFPV2 the SFP ports are paired with RJ 45 copper ports 23 and 24 Only one of any given paired port can be used In this manner these paired ports can be seen as Dual Media ports that support 10 100 1000Mbps or 1000Mbps fibre via the SFP interfaces Optional 1000Mbps mini GBIC fibre transceiver modules can be used for high speed uplink connections to fibre backbones or servers when installed in the SFP ports A range of optional Alloy mini GBIC modules are available MGBIC MLC 1000Mbps multimode 1000Base SX 850nm max range 500m MGBIC SLC10 1000Mbps singlemode 1000Base LX 1310nm max range 10Km MGBIC SLC4013 1000Mbps singlemode 1000Base LHX 1310nm max range 40Km MGBIC SLC4015 1000Mbps singlemode 1000Base LHX 1550nm max range 40Km MGBIC SLC70 1000Mbps singlemode 1000Base ZX 1550nm max range 70Km MGBIC SLC100 1000Mbps singlemode 1000Base EZX 1550nm max range 100Km MGBIC WDMS3 20 1000Mbps WDM singlemode singlecore 1310nm max range 20Km MGBIC WDMS3 20 1000Mbps WDM singlemode singlecore 1550nm max range 20Km Notes The two WDM Wave Division Multiplexer mini GBIC modules are designed to facilitate a link over a single
19. 0 means the auto logout timer is disabled Click the lt apply gt button to update the field The default value is 0 16 3 2 2 Port Configuration Submenu ALLOY Configuration n ystem Ports VLAN Mode WYLAN Group PVID Aggregation Fran Management rap Event Max Packet Length irror pr 7 Quality of Service Down Auto Speed v Enable Down Auto Speed M Enable Down Auto Speed M Enab Down Auto Speed Enable Down Auto Speed Enab Down Auto Speed x Enable 100FDx Speed Enab Down Auto Speed Enab Down Auto Speed Enable Down Auto Speed Enab Down Auto Speed v Enable Down Auto Speed Enab E E GREER E E e Function Name Function Description e Parameter Description Port Configuration Port Configuration allows the various port settings to be changed Mode Used to set the speed and duplex parameters of a port If the media is 1Gbps fibre then there are three modes to choose from Auto Speed 1000 Full and Disable If the media is UTP copper then there are additional Speed Duplex settings Speed modes 10 100 or 1000Mbps Duplex modes are Full duplex or Half duplex The following table summarizes the functions that each media type supports Media type Duplex 1000M UTP O
20. 16 Both ports 15 and 16 are optional SFP modules Link Status Displays the status of the link for the port Options are o lt 10FULL gt 10Mbps Full duplex o lt 10HALF gt 10Mbps Half duplex o lt 100FULL gt 100Mbps Full duplex o lt 100HALF gt 100Mbps Half duplex o lt 1000FULL gt 1000Mbps Full duplex o Down Denotes that there is no link at present Speed Displays the speed and duplex state of individual ports The options are o Auto Port is set to Auto negotiation o 10FULL Port is forced to 10Mbps Full duplex o lt 10HALF gt Port is forced to 10Mbps Half duplex 41 Cont o lt 100FULL gt Port is forced to 100Mbps Full duplex o lt 100HALF gt Port is forced to 100Mbps Half duplex o lt 1000FULL gt Port is forced to 1000Mbps Full duplex Flow Control Displays flow control status active for individual ports Two options are available to choose from Enable and Disable The default mode is Enabled There are two types of Flow Control supported by Ethernet Both supported by Alloy Gigabit Switches o Pause flow control As stipulated by IEEE standard 802 3x for full duplex operation o Backpressure For half duplex operation 3 4 1 3 Aggregation e Function Name Aggregation e Function Display the current setup of Aggregation Trunking Description Aggregation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 HEBR Fig 3 27 e Parameter Normal Description
21. 4 15 16 rem Vl RTE 2 12 24 Quality of Service Bandwidth Management Add Group Delete Group Irap Event Max Packet Length Monitoring Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics Maintenance Status Warm Restart Factory Default Logout Fig 3 10 21 3 2 5 PVID Configuration PVID Configuration Configuration es Ports 1 Mi 2 Disable 1 VLAN Group l PVID Hr Disable M 1 1 Disable 1 Aggregation Mirror T 1 Disable 1 1 Disable v 1 Quality of Service Earth Management 1 Disable 1 1 Disable 1 rap Event ENEEND 30 1 Se Max Packet Length 1 Disable M Disable v Monitoring 1 i Disable 1 a Disable 1 1 Disable 1 1 Disable v 1 Disable i n Disable 1 Maintenance apply Status Warm Restart Rule 1 Drop Frame from Nonmember Port Factory Default Rule 2 Drop Untagged Frame Logout Fig 3 11 Function Name Function Description Parameter Description Cont PVID Configuration From within this menu users can assign a VID number for each port The range of VID numbers is from 1 to 4094 Y
22. 8 1 254 Trap Event oo Max Packet Length 00 00 8c 02 00 31 GSS 16T2SFP Monitoring 0 Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics TP Port Status Maintenance Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Status EE Warm Restart EN Down Auto Enabled ES Down Auto Enabled Factory Default Down Auto Enabled 100FDX Auto Enabled Logout Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Fiber Port Status Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Fig 3 2 The Basic Page Layout The graphical representation of the switch at the top section of the window displays the current status of both Copper TP and Fibre SFP ports The menu on the left side of the main window provides hyperlinks to access sub menu options These submenus are grouped into three parts o Configuration Monitoring o Maintenance Cont 13 The functions of each group are described in the corresponded sections through the remainder of this manual The organization of the submenus shown in diagrammatical format is shown in Fig 3 3 Configuration Fig 3 3 Monitoring Maintenance 3 2 System The System Configuration Submenu 11 functions are included in the System Configuration group Each of them will be described in detail in the following sections In diagrammatical format the functions are Fig 3 4 Configuration Submenu Sy
23. AI AT gp User Manual GSS 16T2SFP 16 Port Gigabit Web Managed Switch 16x 10 100 1000Mbps ports 2 paired SFP Ports GSS 24T2SFPV2 24 Port Gigabit Web Managed Switch 24x 10 100 1000Mbps ports 2 paired SFP Ports Version 1 01 June 24th 20005 Table of Contents CAUTION I ELECTRONIC EMISSION NOTICES I AUSTRALIAN C TICK COMPLIANCE I ABOUT THIS USER MANAUAL 1 1 INTRODUCTION n rr nnn T nM ITI MI annee name nnn nee nnnnnnnne 2 1 1 OVERVIEW OF 16 24 PORT GIGABIT WEB MANAGED SWITCHES 2 1 2 CHECKLIST nnn 3 1 3 FEATURES 4 1 4 OVERVIEW OF 16 24 PORT GIGABIT WEB MANAGED SWITCHES 5 1 4 1 User Interfaces on the Front Panel Button LEDs and Plugs 5 1 4 2 User Interfaces on the Rear Panel 6 1 5 OVERVIEW OF THE OPTIONAL SFP MODULES
24. Aggregation Group Up to 12 Gigabit ports can be set up per trunk and a switch can support up to 8 trunking groups Port trunks are useful for switch to switch cascading providing very high full duplex connection speeds Port mirroring copies traffic from a specific port to a target port This mechanism helps track network errors or abnormal packet transmission without interrupting the flow of data An SNMP Trap mechanism is used to inform network supervisors of abnormal status on a switch This event exception management capability is available on networks that are managed via_ in band SNMP management software Both models support bandwidth allocation rating on per port basis Ingress and egress throughput can be limited to a pre set level appropriate to the traffic generally handled on a specific port Note Apendix A Technical Specifications for further details 1 2 Checklist Before you start installing your switch verify that the package contains the following e AGSS 16T2S FP or GSS 24T2SFPV2 Gigabit Web Managed Switch e Mounting Accessories for 19 Rack Shelf mounting e This Users Manual CD ROM e AC Power Cord Please notify your supplier immediately if any of the aforementioned items are missing or damaged 1 3 Features Alloy 16 24 Port Gigabit Switches provide a comprehensive range of features Hardware 16x 10 100 1000Mbps Nway Gigabit Ethernet copper RJ 45 ports GSS 16T2SFP
25. HJ 45 ports 1 Depress the clip on RJ 45 connector and push into the RJ 45 port Release connector and ensure that the cable connector is securely locked into the RJ 45 port 2 Repeat the above steps as needed for each RJ 45 port to be connected Power On Please Note Alloy 16 24 Port Gigabit Switches use a 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz power supply The AA OUO N power supply will automatically convert your local AC power source to DC power for use by the switch Ensure that the power switch is turned off before connecting mains power Connect the power cord supplied with the switch to your nearest mains outlet Connect the other end of the power cord into the IEC power port on the switch Lock the power cable into place using the power cable clamp mounted on the IEC power port 5 Turn the switch on When initial power is applied all the LED indicators will light up for a brief period while the system performs its startup tests Once the initial tests POST test have completed all except the power LED should return to an off state Firmware Loading After power on the boot loader will load the switch firmware into the main operational memory This process will take about 30 seconds Once completed the switch will flash all the LED s once and then switch to a ready state 2 1 2 Cabling Requirements To help ensure a successful installation and keep network performance at optimum levels take care t
26. LED display area located on the left side of the panel contains a Power LED which indicates the power status of the switch and 16 24 LEDs that indicate the status of each of the RJ 45 ports on the switch TP Port Status Indication LEDs Gigabit Ethernet Port SFP Fibre Port Trey s Ww p aat RESET Button RESET button is used to restore the system default settings Power Indication LED Fibre Port Status Indication LEDs Fig 1 2 Front View of the GSS 16T2SFP Switch LED Indicators LED Color Function System LED POWER Green Lit when 5V DC power is on and good LEDS for 10 100 1000Ethernet coppers port 1 to 16 GSS 16T2SFP or 10 100 1000Ethernet coppers port 1 to 24 GSS 16T2SFP On when connection with remote device is good LINK ACT Blinks when any traffic is present Off when cable connection is not good Green Green Green when 1000Mbps speed is active Amber when 100Mbps speed is active eee Off when 10Mbps speed is active LEDS for SFP Gigabit Fibre Ports 15 amp 16 GSS 16T2SFP or SFP Gigabit Fibre Ports 23 amp 24 GSS 24TSFP On when connection with the remote device is good SFP LINK ACT Blinks when any traffic is present Off when module connection is not good Green Note All SFP ports are paired with one of the 10 100 1000Mbps copper RJ 45 ports Only one of the paired ports can be used 1 4 2 User Interfaces
27. LOY Configuration Logout VLAN Mode VLAN Grou 208 Logout Aggregation Mirror Quality of Service Bandwidth Management Trap Event Max Packet Length Monitoring Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics Maintenance Status Warm Restart Factory Default Logout Fig 3 36 48 4 Maintenance and Basic Troubleshooting New generation switches are in most respects a black box solution in terms of the basic installation and connection of network nodes workstations servers subsidiary switches etc Many discrete components that were present in earlier generation switches have now been folded into the ASIC chipset of modern switches Factors such as these have greatly enhanced the ease of use reliability and maintenance of these devices This section is not intended to be a comprehensive overview of all maintenance and troubleshooting issues especially the latter area here we concentrate on some basic yet important issues that should be kept in mind when installing and using your Alloy switch 4 1 Maintenance Environment Standard switches such as the Alloy 16 24 port Gigabit models are designed for use in an office environment Specialised switches are available that are designed for use in adverse environments such as manufacturing facilities where dust heat vibration and other factors are an issue If a standard type switch must be used in such an environment it should be insta
28. N OFF 10 100 1000M __ Full for all Half for 10 100 1000M Fibre ON OFF 1000M Full In Auto Speed mode there are no default values In Forced mode default values depend on your settings Flow Control Select from either Enable or Disable for Flow Control If flow control is set to Enable then both parties can send PAUSE frames to the transmitting device s if the receiving port is too busy to handle the data rate being sent to it If flow control is set to Disable there will be no flow control on the port In congested situations the switch will drop packets Default State Enable 17 Monitoring Down Speed Enable Down Auto Speed Enab Statistics Overview Down Auto Speed x Enable Down Auto Speed Enab Detailed Statistics Fiber Port Maintenance zl i _ Down Auto Speed Enable Down Auto Speed Enable Status fed Warm Restart Factory Default Apply Refresh Logout Fig 3 6 3 2 3 VLAN Mode Configuration ALLOY VLAN Mode Configuration Disabis E Ports Disable VLAN Mode Port based labii Grou Tag based Aggregation Apply Metro Mode Mirror Quality of Service Bandwidth Management Trap Event Max Packet Length Monitoring Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics Maintenance Status Warm Restart Factory Default Logout Fig 3 7 The switch supports Port based VLAN and Tag base
29. SFP port on the switch for example some switch manufacturer s design their mini GBIC modules to be operable only in their branded devices 2 Verify that the type of mini GBIC you have selected for use will be compatible with the type of fibre optic cable that is to be used 3 Verify that the type of mini GBIC you have selected for use will be compatible with the fibre optic transceiver at the other end of the link e g compatible wavelength and standard 4 Slide the module along the slot and ensure that the module is properly seated against the SFP slot socket connector 5 Install the media cable for network connection 6 Repeat the above steps as needed for each module to be installed into the switch Copper Ports Cable Installation Please Note The 45 ports on Alloy 16 24 Port Gigabit Switches support MDI MDI X auto crossover functionality This enables use of either straight through or crossover UTP cable types the HJ 45 ports will automatically be configured to suit the characteristics of the device at the remote end of the link The RJ 45 ports on Alloy 16 24 Port Gigabit Switches support Nway auto negotiation the ports will automatically be configured to be compatible with the speed and duplex settings of the device at the remote end of the link The minimum grade of cable for use with the switch is Cat 5 grade UTP or STP Higher grades of UTP STP cable may also be used to connect to the copper
30. agement interface for example the two models share identical characteristics For the purposes of this User Manual the illustrations included are of the GSS 16T2SFP model If the model you have purchased is the GSS 24T2SFPV2 please bear in mind that your switch has 24x 10 100 1000Mbps ports Overview of the User Manual W Chapter 1 Introduction describes the features of GSS 16T2SFP and GSS 24T2SFPV2 Gigabit Web Managed switches Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 3 Operation of the Web based Management Chapter 4 Maintenance Terms Used 16 24 Port Gigabit Switches This term is used when discussing information that relates to both GSS 16T2SFP 16 port and GSS 24T2SFPV2 24 port Gigabit Web Managed Switch models 16 Port Gigabit Switch This term is used when discussing information that relates solely to the GSS 16T2SFP 16 port Gigabit Web Managed Switch model 24 Port Gigabit Switch This term is used when discussing information that relates solely to the GSS 24T2SFPV2 24 port Gigabit Web Managed Switch model 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview of 16 24 Port Gigabit Web Managed Switches Alloy 16 24 Port Gigabit Switches meet all IEEE 802 3 u x z standards Gigabit and Fast Ethernet specifications The 16 Port Gigabit Switch model features 16x 10 100 1000Mbps copper RJ 45 ports and 2x Gigabit Ethernet SFP Ports The SFP ports can be used to install a range of optional mini GBIC Gigabit Ethernet Port Modules which provide
31. anty Terms can be viewed on the company web site at this address http Awww alloy com au warranty asp The following items should be kept in mind e Fans Alloy 16 24 Port Gigabit Switches use a fan to ensure good levels of airflow in the Switch case The fan does not need maintenance As the only moving part in the switch this is the only possible source of mechanical noise inside the switch Contact your Alloy reseller or the Alloy Service Department direct if any unexplained mechanical noise is heard from within the switch e Network Cables If cables are regularly disconnected from ports and then re connected periodically inspect the cable connectors to ensure that wear or misuse has not impaired the ability of the connector to be firmly seated in on the port and locked in place for example the plastic locking clip on RJ 45 connectors e AC Mains Power Cord Periodically inspect the power inlet point on the switch to ensure 49 that the power cord is firmly seated Alloy 16 24 gigabit Switches have a power cord clamp fitted use of this device will ensure that the power cord cannot be easily displaced 4 3 Basic Troubleshooting As mentioned above it is not possible to cover all aspects of troubleshooting a switch that is apparently exhibiting operational problems in this manual However the following items should be checked in the advent of certain types of difficulties with the basic operation of the switch The Switch
32. cations Prioritise iSCSI Enable High prioritization for iSCSI applications Prioritise web browsing e mail FTP transfers and news Enable High prioritization for standard Internet Applications Prioritise Streaming Audio Video Enable High prioritization for standard Video and Audio Streaming Applications Prioritise Databases Oracle IBM DB2 SQL Microsoft Enable High prioritization for Database Applications 28 Configuration System Aggregation irror Quality of Service Bandwidth Management Trap Eve nt Max Packet Length Monitoring Quality of Service QoS Layer 4 Configuration Disable IP TCP UDP Port Classification Down prioritize web browsing e mail FTP and news Prioritize IP Telephony VoIP Prioritize iSCSI Prioritize web browsing e mail FTP transfers and news Prioritize Streaming Audio Video Prioritize Databases Oracle IBM DB2 SQL Microsoft e Advanced Mode e Parameter Description Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics Maintenance Low Low v Status Warm Restart gt Factory Default Poni v Custom 0 Custom 0 Custom 0 Custom 0 Custom 0 Logout Custom 0 Custom 0 Custom 0 Custom Custom fo Apply Fig 3 18 The Advanced Configuration Mode interface box allows you to further customise the initial simple configuration defaults with your own TCP UDP port definitions or to create your own definition list from sc
33. ce rx Low Priority Packets 9 bcn H Broadcast Max Length RE Multicast E Monitorin 64 Bytes 9 9 JTX 65 127 Bytes 0 Statistics Overview 128 255 Bytes 0 Detailed Statistics rx256 si1sytes 0 512 1023 Bytes 0 Maintenance Dix 1024 Bytes U M 0 collisions Factory Defi Rx Undersize UTI HEN 9 aa iro props o Px Jabber Fig 3 24 Cont 35 e Parameter Description Received Rx Packets The number of the packets received RX Octets Total received data in bytes Rx High Priority Packets Number of Rx packets classified as high priority Rx Low Priority Packets Number of Rx packets classified as low priority Rx Broadcast Number of broadcast packets received Rx Multicast Number of multicast packets received Transmitted Tx Packets Number of packets transmitted TX Octets Total data transmitted in bytes Tx High Priority Packets Number of Tx packets classified as high priority Tx Low Priority Packets Number of Tx packets classified as low priority Tx Broadcast Number of broadcast packets transmitted Tx Multicast Number of multicast packets transmitted Rx 64 Bytes Number of 64 byte frames includes non valid packets received Configuration Quality of Service ALLOY Bandwidth Management Statistics for Port 1 Porti Port5 Port7 Port9 11 Port13 Port 15 Port2 Port4 Por
34. ck up the switch by holding it on the left and right edges only Electronic Emission Notices Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment European Community CE Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the protection requirements of European Emission Standard EN55022 EN60555 2 and the Generic European Immunity Standard EN50082 1 EMC EN55022 1988 CISPR 22 1985 class EN60555 2 1995 class A EN60555 3 IEC1000 4 2 1995 4K V CD 8KV AD IEC1000 4 3 1995 3V m IEC1000 4 4 1995 1KV power line 0 5KV signal line Australian C Tick Compliance This equipment is compliant with the required Australian C Tick standards iii About this User Manual This User Manual will guide you on procedures to install configure and monitor Alloy 16 port Gigabit GSS 16T2SFP and 24 port GSS 16T2SFP Gigabit web Managed Switch models utilizing the built in web management interface The two models GSS 16T2SFP and GSS 24T2SFPV2 differ in terms of port density the former model offering 16x 10 100 100Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ports and the latter 24x ports of the same specification In all other respects web man
35. core of singlemode fibre cable The two units must be used in a paired manner one at either end of the link Mini GBIC modules that are designed to the relevant standards should be compatible with any make of switch with SFP ports If you have concerns regarding compatibility please contact the supplier of your mini GBIC product The information given in the table above is current at time of publication availability of individual Alloy mini GBIC modules may vary over time ol Fig 1 4 Front View of Fig 1 5 Front View of 1000Base SX LX LC 1000Base LX WDM LC SFP Fibre Transceiver SFP Fibre Transceiver 2 Installation 2 1 Starting the 16 24 Port Gigabit Web Managed Switches This section provides a quick start guide for e Hardware and Cable Installation e Management Station Installation e Software booting and configuration 2 1 1 Hardware and Cable Installation Please Note Wear a grounding strap to avoid damaging the switch with electrostatic discharge Be sure that the power switch is in the OFF position before you insert the power cord Installing Optional SFP Mini GBIC Modules Mini GBIC module Fig 2 1 Installation of optional SFP mini GBIC Connecting SFP Mini GBIC Module to the Chassis The optional SFP Mini GBIC modules are hot swappable so you can plug or unplug them while the power is applied to the switch 1 Verify that the mini GBIC module is compatible with the
36. d Services Configuration QoS DiffServe Display 64 0 63 DiffServe Priority items Class The 64 traffic types can be mapped to High Priority or Low Priority queues Configuration 1 Quality of Service andwidth Management Trap Event x cket Length Monitoring Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics Maintenance Status Warm Restart Logout Differentiated Services DiffServ Configuration DiffServ Class__ Diffserv Class__ Diffserv Class High High v High High High High High High High High High High v High High High High v ays N Apply High High High High High High High High High High High High High High High High m N a N D a BELL dE High High High High High High High High High High High High High High v High High v EEE EEE EE EEE dH dudas ERER R RR RRR E E Lo Class High Fig 3 19 30 3 2 9 Bandwidth Management e Function Name Bandwidth Management Configuration e Functio
37. d VLAN 802 1q 16 active VLANs are supported with VLAN ID s from 1 4094 VLAN configuration is used to partition your LAN into small broadcast domains groups Properly configuring VLANS can improve your network security and increase network performance by limiting broadcast propagation e Function Name VLAN Mode Setting e Function There are 4 VLAN Modes Port based Tag based Metro Description mode or Disabled These are selected from the drop down list Selecting one will take affect immediately e Parameter VLAN Mode Description Disable Disable all VLAN functions This is the default setting Port based Port based VLAN simply groups ports together Ports within the same group can talk to each other Ports that are not in the same group are blocked from communicating Any port can be a member of more than one VLAN to enable shared server internet or uplink ports This switch can support up to a maximum of 16 port based VLAN groups Tag based Tag based VLAN identifies its members by a VID that is included in the headers of packets sent and received This is quite different from port based VLAN in that tagged VLANs can exist as groups across multiple switches in your enterprise whereas port VLANS are local only to the switch that they are defined on Port ingress incoming and egress outgoing rules allow for filtering of packets that don t conform to your Cont 18 specific policies
38. e Function Name Quality of Service QoS ToS Configuration e Function Within the Layer 3 network framework is a TOS field for IP Description headers Alloy 16 24 Port Gigabit Switches can prioritise packet forwarding based on this TOS header TOS Headers include 3 bits for 8 levels of TOS Once again these 8 levels can be mapped to High or Low priority queues Configuration Quality of Service QoS ToS Configuration VLAN Mode High v Aggregation Port 1 x ITO a Quality of Service pieni Management rap Event Max Packet Length High bel High v High M High High High v Monitoring Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics eee BP Bee OOF fF OF O kK CO KF High Maintenance Status Warm Restart Factory Default Logout Fig 3 16 e Parameter Quality of Service QoS ToS Configuration Description Used for setting up the TOS QoS based on Layer 3 IP headers Port Select the port to which your bit mapping will apply Optionally you can select to control all ports at the same time from the lt All gt selection Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Control the TOS priority and offer 8 levels of QoS Class The 8 levels of TOS are then mapped to High or Low Priorities for each ports output queue respectively e Function Name Quality of Service QoS Layer 4 Configuration 27 e Function Descripti
39. ed due to the Transmit Buffer being full ALLOY Configuration Quality of Service Bandwidth Management Statistics for Port 1 Porti Port3 PortS Port Port9 Port 11 Port 13 Port 15 Port 10 Port 12 Port 14 Port 16 Port2 Port4 Port Ports ecce Trap Event Max Packet Length Monitoring Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics Maintenance Status Warm Restart Factory Default Logout Fig 3 24c 38 3 4 Maintenance There are four functions contained in the maintenance section Maintenance Warm Restart Factory Default 3 4 1 Status 8 sections are reported on in the switch status screen These comprise Switch status TP Port Status Fibre Port Status Aggregation VLAN Mirror Trap Event and Maximum Packet Length Mirror Trap Event Maximum Packet Length 39 3 4 1 1 Switch Status e Function Name Switch Status e Function Display the status information of the switch Description Switch Status 16 port 10 100 1000 Mbps Gigabit Switch v1 03 v1 01 030901000031 192 168 1 1 255 255 255 0 192 168 1 254 00 00 8c 02 00 31 GSS 16T2SFP JAuto Logout Timer o Fig 3 25 e Parameter Product Name Description Provides a description of the specific switch model i e either an Alloy 16 or 24 port Gigabit Switc
40. ence The initial value of the Default Class is ALLOY Configuration VLAN Tag Priority System Ports VLAN Mode VLAN Group PVID Aggregation Port i MI Mirror ae Quality of Service el ee Management rap Event Max Packet Length Low w Low Low M Low Monitoring High High Statistics Overview FR Detailed Statistics High High Maintenance i E Status Warm Restart Factory Default Logout Fig 3 15 e Function Name VLAN Tag Priority e Function VLAN tags have 3 bits that belong to a priority flag Description These 3 bits can define 8 traffic classifications The classifications can then be mapped to High priority or Low priority queues Packets tagged as High priority will be forwarded over packets with a low priority when the destination port is in a congested state Cont 26 e Parameter Quality of Service QoS VLAN Tag Configuration Description Used for setting up QoS based on VLAN tags Port Select the port which your bit mapping will apply Optionally you can select to control all ports at the same time from the selection Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Controls the Tag priority and offers 8 levels of QoS Class The 8 levels of QoS are then mapped to High or Low Priorities for each ports output queue respectively
41. ets carrying a VLAN tag will be processed all other packets will be discarded Please note lf Rule 1 is enabled and port 1 for example receives an untagged packet the switch will apply the PVID of port 1 to tag this packet and the packet will then be forwarded Tag This is an egress rule applied on data transmitted out of the port Select untag or tag Tag means that the outgoing packets will be tagged with the configured VID select the check box M Untag means that the outgoing packets carry no VLAN tag headers Untag State If this is enabled and the Untag VID matches the VID of the packet then the tag would be removed If enabled without a match no operation will occur If disabled no operation will occur Untag VID The valid range is 07 4094 ALLOY Configuration System Ports VLAN Mode Quality of Service Bandwidth Management Tra Max Packet Length Monitoring Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics PVID Configuration ratez ran rm m rm Disable 1 mmm Disable Disable 1 Disable v 1 mir sel mir Disable ele Disable S Disable v P Disable M 1 1 Disable M nl Disable Disable v pagang LL Disable v n SES Disable
42. h Firmware Version Displays the firmware version currently installed on the switch Hardware Version Displays the hardware version of the switch Serial Number Displays the serial number assigned by the manufacturer to the switch IP Address Displays the IP address of the switch Subnet Mask Displays the subnet mask of the switch Default Gateway Displays the default gateway of the switch MAC Address Displays the Ethernet MAC address of the switch System Name Displays the Alloy part number for the model of the switch i e GSS 16T2SFP for a 16 port Gigabit switch and GSS 24T2SFPV2 for a 24 port Gigabit switch Auto Logout Timer Displays the current setting of the auto logout timer for the switches web management interface 40 3 4 1 2 UTP amp Fibre Port Status Function Name TP Fibre Port Status e Function Displays a summary of the port status for both TP and Fibre Description ports TP Port Status Port Link Status Speed Flow Control Link Status Speed Flow Control Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled 100FDX Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Fiber Port Status Down Auto Enabled Down Auto Enabled Fig 3 26 e Parameter Port Description Ports 1 to
43. igabit Copper SFP paired ports for support of Fibre or Copper Mini GBIC media SFP ports are paired with TP ports 15 and 16 GSS 16T2SFP and ports 23 and 24 GSS 24T2SFPV2 Only one of the two paired ports can be used at any one time e Non blocking store and forward switching fabric e Shared buffer memory integrated into ASIC e Supports auto negotiation for configuring speed and duplex mode e Supports 802 3x Flow Control for full duplex ports e Supports collision based and carrier based backpressure for half duplex ports e All ports can be configured for disabled mode forced mode or auto negotiation e Supports Head of Line HOL blocking prevention e Supports broadcast storm filtering e Web based management provides the ability to completely manage the switch from any web browser e Supports Port based VLAN and Protocol based IEEE802 1Q VLAN e MAC address table auto aging with programmable inter age time e Supports 802 1p Class of Service CoS with 2 level priority queuing e Supports Port Trunking with flexible load distribution and failover e Supports port sniffer mirroring function e Supports Gigabit Ethernet Jumbo Frames and programmable maximum Ethernet frame length from 1518 to 9216 bytes e Efficient self learning and MAC address recognition mechanism enables forwarding rate at wire speed Cont 52 Hardware Specifications Standards Compliance IEEE802 3 802 3ab 802 3z 802 3u 802 3 Network Interface
44. ists the types of fibre optic cable that are supported by SFP mini GBIC modules installed in Alloy 16 24 Port Gigabit Switches Other cable types not listed here may be supported please contact the supplier of your switch for details Multimode Fibre Cable and Modal Bandwidth Multimode 62 5 125um Multimode 50 125um IEEE 802 3z Gigabit Ethernet B viuo Range dm Range 1000SX 850nm a 160MHz Km 220m 400MHz Km 500m 200MHz Km 275m 500MHz Km 550m Singlemode Fibre 9 125um 1000Base 7 LX LHX XD ZX Singlemode transceiver 1310nm 10Km 40Km Singlemode transceiver 1550nm 40Km 70Km 100Km Singlemode TX Transmit 1310 1000Base LX 20Km RX Receive 1550 Single Fibre WDM SC Singlemode TX Transmit 1550nm 20Km RX Receive 1310 Cont 10 Please Note Further information can be found in section 1 5 on page 7 All figures denoting the range a given cable type can achieve must be treated as maximum values A number of variables can limit the actual range that can be achieved grade of cable used quality of cable and presence of joins in cable runs for example 11 3 Operation of Web based Management This chapter instructs you how to configure and manage Alloy 16 24 Port Gigabit Web Managed Switches through the web user interface The default values of the GSS 16T2SFP and GSS 24T2SFPV2 Gigabit Web Managed Switches are as follows
45. lier of your mini GBIC product The 10 100 1000Mbps copper ports meet all IEEE 802 3 u x z Gigabit and Fast Ethernet specifications The 1000Mbps SFP Fibre ports via optional mini GBIC modules are compliant with all IEEE 802 3z and 1000Base SX LX LHX ZX EZX standards 1000Mbps single fibre WDM transceivers are designed with an optic Wavelength Division Multiplexing WDM technology that transports bi directional full duplex signals over a single fibre core Key Features QoS VLAN Port Trunking Port Mirroring Event Trapping Bandwidth Control 16 24 Port Gigabit Web Managed Switches These switches offer powerful Quality of Service QoS functions This feature adds support of TOS fields within the IP packet header equal DSCP low 3 bits on Layer 3 of the network framework and 6 types of network transmission events on Layer 4 QoS support is important for real time applications based on information taken from Layer 2 to Layer 4 such as VoIP Both switch models support Port based VLAN and IEEE802 1Q Tagged VLAN with support for 16 active VLANs having VLAN ID s from 1 to 4094 The VLAN feature in the switch offers the benefits of both security and performance VLAN is used to isolate traffic between different users and thus provides better security Limiting the broadcast traffic to within the same VLAN broadcast domain also enhances performance Allows one or more links to be aggregated together to form a Link
46. lled in an environmentally secure enclosure For use in office environments the following maintenance issues should be kept in mind e Airflow as with all electronic devices a switch produces heat Inadequate or obstructed airflow around the switch can lead to heat buildup and damage to components Ensure that adequate clearance is maintained around any ventilation points on the switch case e Dust airborne particles As mentioned above standard switches should not be used in a dusty environment or if used precaution should be taken to eliminate the ingress of particles into the switch through the ventilation points environmentally secured cabinets etc Dust will still be present in a normal office environment so consideration should be given to using dustcaps to cover RJ 45 and Fibre ports that are not in use particularly if a port is not used over an extended time frame This is particularly important for fibre optic ports and devices such as mini GBIC modules which are usually supplied with dustcaps 4 2 Maintenance Switch Components Attachments As mentioned above modern switches have far fewer components than earlier generation switches There are no internal parts in an Alloy switch that require user maintenance intervention it should be remembered that Alloy s warranty terms exclude customer intervention inside the switch case which should not be opened by anyone other than Alloy or an appointed alloy agent Alloy s Warr
47. n The Bandwidth Management function is used to set Ingress Description and Egress bandwidth limits for each port ALLOY Configuration Poti System Whee VLAN Grou Ingress Rate Limiting NI Bandwidth Management Configuration Disable 0 Incoming traffic is discarded if rate is exceeded Pause frames are generated if flow control is enabled Quality of Service AN Traffic Trap Eve nt Disable v 0 Incoming traffic is discarded if rate is exceeded Max Packet Length Egress Rate Limiting Shaping Monitoring Statistics Er 860 IO 7D a Maintenance Apply Status Warm Restart Factory Default Logout Fig 3 20 e Parameter Port Number Description Select the port to which you want to add a Rate Control Policy Optionally you can select to control all ports at the same time from the All selection All Traffic for Ingress Rate Limiting Define the rate for incoming traffic on the selected port Incoming traffic will be discarded if the rate exceeds the value you set up in Data Rate field Pause frames are also generated if Flow Control is enabled see section 3 2 2 The limited format of the packet includes unicast broadcast and multicast The valid range is 0 1000 Broadcast amp Multicast for Ingress Rate Limiting Define the rate for incoming Broadcast and Multicast traffic on the selected port Incoming traffic will be
48. nly RO Description The Ethernet MAC address of the management agent in this switch Firmware Version RO The firmware version of this switch Hardware Version RO The hardware version of this switch Serial Number RO The device serial number is assigned by the manufacturer IP Address read write RW Configure the IP settings then click the lt apply gt button to update The default IP is 192 168 1 1 Cont 15 Subnet Mask RW Use to configure the Subnet Mask setting then click lt apply gt button to update Default value 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway RW The Default Gateway is used in routed networks to determine the net hop for all non local destinations Click the lt apply gt button to update the field The default value is 192 168 1 254 System Name RW Used to set a logical name for the switch Up to 16 alphanumeric characters and nulls are allowed in this parameter Click the lt apply gt button to update the field The default value is GSS 16T2SFP Password RW Used to set a password to access the switch s management interface Up to 16 alphanumeric characters and nulls are allowed in this parameter Click the lt apply gt button to update the field The default value is admin Auto Logout Timer RW Used to set the auto logout timer which will close down the management interface after a set period of inactivity Valid values are 0 60 minutes Setting the field to
49. nt setup of Aggregation Trunking Description With this function you can add a new trunk group or modify the members of an existing trunk group e Parameter Normal Description Define ports that will not participate in any aggregation trunking group Group 1 8 Group the ports that you need to aggregate trunk Up to 8 ports can be selected for each group 24 3 2 7 Mirror Configuration ALLOY Mirror Setting n Ports Disable VEAN trata rou v PYID Aguregation EZ ESS E53 E63 CES ES irror Quality of Service LA 1 4 een Bandwidth Management DS 12 14 15 16 Trap Event Max Packet Length Fm m m Monitoring apply Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics Configuration System Maintenance Status Warm Restart Factory Default Logout Fig 3 13 e Function Name Mirror Setting e Function Mirror Configuration is used to monitor the traffic on Description the network For example assume that Port Ais a sniffer port and Port B is the Source Port configuring a mirror setting allows the traffic passed by Port B to be copied to Port A for monitoring purposes e Parameter Sniffer Mode Description Used for the activation or de activation of the Port Mirror function Default is disable Sniffer Port Used to set up the port that will perform the monitoring Port 1 16 can be used the default is Port
50. o use Cat 5E grade or higher cabling Ensure that stranded core UTP cable if used runs for no more than 10 metres and that solid core runs for a maximum of 100metres Poor cabling is the most common cause for network dropouts or poor performance 2 1 2 1 Cabling Requirements for UTP Ports e For Ethernet copper network connections the UTP cable used must be Cat 3 grade as a minimum with a maximum length of 100 metres e For Fast Ethernet copper network connections the UTP cable used must be Cat 5 grade as a minimum with a maximum length of 100 metres e For Gigabit Ethernet copper network connection UTP cable used must be Cat 5 grade or higher with a maximum length of 100 metres Cat 5e grade UTP cable is recommended 2 1 2 2 Cabling Requirements for 1000SX LX ZX SFP Modules There are two categories of fibre optic cable multimode MM and singlemode SM The later is categorized into several classes by the distance it supports These are SX LX LHX ZX and EZX The majority of mini GBIC modules available use a LC type connector The connector types used currently on Alloy mini GBIC modules are LC and WDM SC for the following module types e Gigabit Fibre with multimode LC SFP mini GBIC modules e Gigabit Fibre with singlemode LC mini GBIC modules e Gigabit Fibre with singlemode single core WDM SC 1310nm SFP mini GBIC modules e Gigabit Fibre with singlemode single WDM SC 1550nm SFP mini GBIC modules The following table l
51. on Mode Selection Screen In Layer 4 QoS Configuration you can prioritise packets based on the application type that they contain for example to down prioritise web browsing e mail and FTP Configuration System Quality of Service Bandwidth Management rap Eve nt Max Packet Length Monitoring Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics Maintenance Status Warm Restart Factory Default Logout ALLOY Quality of Service QoS Layer 4 Configuration Disable IP TCP UDP Port Classification Down prioritize web browsing e mail FTP and news Prioritize IP Telephony VoIP Prioritize iSCSI Prioritize web browsing e mail FTP transfers and news Prioritize Streaming Audio Video Prioritize Databases Oracle IBM DB2 SQL Microsoft e Advanced Simple Mode e Parameter Description Simple Mode Cont Fig 3 17 Toggle the lt Simple gt lt Advanced gt button to switch between configuration modes and to display details on the TCP UDP ports configured See Fig 3 18 When Advanced Mode options are toggled they will appear on the same screen below the items for Simple Mode configuration Disable IP TCP UDP Port Classification Disables all L4 application based QoS Down Prioritise web browsing e mail FTP and news Enable Low prioritization for standard Internet Applications Prioritise IP Telephony VoIP Enable High prioritization for VoIP appli
52. on accepting or denying non tagged packets Each tag based VLAN that is configured must be assigned a VLAN name and a VLAN ID Valid VLAN ID s are from 1 to 4094 Administrators can create a total of up to 16 Tag VLAN groups Metro Mode Metro Mode is a quick configuration VLAN option designed for Metro WAN deployment It uses Port based VLAN and creates 14 or 15 VLAN groups Up link Port This feature enables a VLAN group to be bound to one or both of the paired dual media uplink ports This feature is only enabled when the Metro mode is selected Option 15 All ports are assigned to a unique VLAN bound to Port 15 Port 15 ends up a member of 15 VLAN groups one VLAN for each port This secures intra port traffic but allows all ports access to a single uplink port 15 Each VLAN has 2 members 15 VLANs in total Option 16 All ports are assigned to a unique VLAN bound to Port 16 Port 16 ends up a member of 15 VLAN groups one VLAN for each port This secures intra port traffic but allows all ports access to a single uplink port 16 Each VLAN has 2 members 15 VLANS in total Option 15 amp 16 All ports are assigned to a unique VLAN bound to Ports 15 and 16 Both ports 15 and 16 end up members of 14 VLAN groups one VLAN for each port This secures intra port traffic but allows all ports access to both uplink ports 15 and 16 Each VLAN has 2 members 14 VLANS in total VLAN Mode Configura
53. ou can also choose ingress filtering rules to each port There are two ingress filtering rules which can be applied to the switch Ingress Filtering Rule 1 is forward only packets with VID matching this port s configured VID Ingress Filtering Rule 2 is drop untagged frame Port 1 16 Port number PVID The PVID range will be from 1 4094 Before you set a PVID number ensure that you have created a Tag based VLAN with a VID of the same number For example if port 1 receives an untagged packet the switch will apply the PVID assume VID 5 to tag this packet the packet then will be forwarded as a packet tagged with VID 5 Rule 1 Forward only packets with VID matching this port s configured VID You can apply Rule 1 as a way for a given port to filter unwanted traffic In Rule 1 a given port checks if the received packet is a member of the VLAN which the received port has been assigned via its PVID For example if port 1 receives a tagged packet with VID 100 VLAN name VLAN100 and if Rule 1 is enabled the switch will check if port 1 is a member of VLAN100 If it is then the received packet is forwarded otherwise the received packet is dropped 22 Rule 2 Drop untagged frame You can configure a given port to accept all frames Tagged and Untagged or just receive tagged only frames If the former is the case then packets either tagged or untagged will be processed If the later is the case only pack
54. ratch Refer to Fig 3 18 Special TCP UDP class Select the custom TCP UDP port definitions as High or Low priority Default class all other TCP UDP ports Select all other TCP UDP ports as a default priority class of High or Low Port Select the port which your Special TCP UDP class will apply Optionally you can select to control all ports at the same time from the All selection Special UDP TCP Port Selection The following are port numbers defined by the six specific default TCP UDP L4 rules Down Prioritise web browsing e mail FTP and news port number 80 280 443 25 110 20 21 69 119 2009 Prioritise IP Telephony VoIP 1718 1719 1720 Prioritise iSCSI 3225 3260 3420 Prioritise web browsing e mail FTP transfers and news 80 280 443 25 110 20 21 69 119 2009 Prioritise Streaming Audio Video 2979 1755 7070 7071 554 8000 Prioritise Databases Oracle IBM DB2 SQL Microsoft 66 1571 1575 523 118 156 3306 1232 1433 1434 29 Function Name Function Description Parameter Description IP DiffServe Classification IP DiffServe Classification Traffic Classifications based on a 6 bit field in the DSCP header of IP packets The GSS 16T2SFP switch allows mapping of these 64 supports up classifications to High or Low priority queues to 64 IP Differentiated Services DiffServe Configuration Used for setting up the IP Differentiate
55. s or click the Group ID directly to edit it ID Group ID When you want to edit a VLAN group you must select the Group ID field Then enter your Tag Based VLAN Group Settings or Port Based VLAN Group Settings depending on your VLAN mode selection Description The description defined by the administrator is associated with a VLAN group VID VLAN identifier Each tag based VLAN group has a unique VID It appears only in tag based mode Member This is used to add or delete ports as members of this VLAN Use the check box beside the port x to enable it Add Group Create a new port based VLAN or tag based VLAN depending on the VLAN mode selected see fig 3 9 next page 20 Add VLAN Group Port Descripti VLAN Mode ER Yop 042 la Aggregation Mirror Member Quality of Service 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 Bandwidth Management Trap Event Configuration System Max Packet Length Apply Monitoring Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics Maintenance Status Warm Restart Factory Default Logout Fig 3 9 Delete Group Select the check box beside the ID to delete a group Then press the lt Delete Group gt button to delete the group ALLOY Tag based VLAN Configuration Configuration 1D Description J vID Member O 1 Default 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1
56. stem Configuration Ports Configuration VLAN Mode Configuration VLAN Group Configuration PVID Configuration Aggregation Configuration Hed Mirror Configuration QoS Configuration Bandwidth Management Trap Event Configuration Max Packet Length A 3 2 1 System Configuration System configuration is one of the most important options in the management of the switch Without proper configuration the switch cannot be accessed or managed The switch supports manual IP address settings When the IP address is changed you must reboot the switch to have the settings take effect Changing the IP address will require you to change you management IP in your web browser ALLOY Configuration System Configuration st Port 00 00 8c 02 00 31 N Mode LAN M v1 03 D v1 01 regatio 030901000031 192 168 1 1 m lt i 1 Mirror Quality of Service Bandwidth Management lrap Even t 255 255 255 0 Max Packet Length CRC 192 168 1 254 Monitoring GSS 16T2SFP Statistics Overview 00006 Detailed Statistics 0 Maintenance Status Apply Warm Restart Factory Default Logout Fig 3 5 The configuration settings are made in the appropriate areas in the central grey box e Function Name System Configuration e Function Set IP address subnet mask default gateway system name Description password and auto logout timer for the switch e Parameter MAC Address read o
57. t Ports Port 10 Port 12 Port 14 Port 16 lrap Eve Monitoring Statistics Overview p ni Max Packet Lengt Cont 36 Detailed Statistics Maintenance Status o Warm Restart 0 0 Factory Default Logout s 9 0 o Fig 3 24a Cont Rx 65 127 Bytes Number of 65 to 127 byte frames includes non valid packets received Rx 128 255 Bytes Number of 128 to 255 byte frames includes non valid packets received Rx 256 511 Bytes Number of 256 to 511 byte frames includes non valid packets received Rx 512 1023 Bytes Number of 512 to 1023 byte frames includes non valid packets received Rx 1024 Bytes Number of 1024 maximum length byte frames includes non valid packets received Tx 64 Bytes Number of 64 byte frames includes non valid packets transmitted Tx 65 127 Bytes Number of 65 to 126 byte frames includes non valid packets transmitted Tx 128 255 Bytes Number of 128 to 255 byte frames includes non valid packets transmitted Tx 256 511 Bytes Number of 256 to 511 byte frames includes non valid packets transmitted ALLOY Configuration Quality of Service Bandwidth Management Trap Eve p ni Max Packet Length Monitoring Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics Maintenance Status Warm Restart Factory Default Logout
58. t your Alloy agent If the network node device at the remote end of the link Network Adapter Card Switch Hub etc is an older legacy device it may not support Nway auto negotiation as in the case of modern switches In such cases it is possible that your Alloy 16 24 Gigabit switch has not been able to synch speed and or duplex characteristics correctly with the legacy device For example the Alloy 16 24 Gigabit switch may have set the port to full duplex mode whilst the remote device is set to half duplex Check the management interface of your Alloy 16 24 Gigabit switch to determine the speed duplex mode and if your remote legacy device has a management utility interface check the settings at that end of the link Correct any mismatch at the remote end 50 Cont e Abnormally Heavy Traffic Packet Collision Count Problems of this type can have many causes However if the LED indicators on your Alloy 16 24 Gigabit switch show such problems check that network cards used in your system are functioning correctly Faulty Network Adapters can propagate high levels of runt corrupted packets onto the network 51 Appendix A Technical Specifications Key Features e GSS 16T2SFP 16x 10 100 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet TP switching ports compliant with IEEE802 3 802 3u 802 3z and 802 3ab GSS 24T2SFPV2 24x 10 100 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet TP switching ports compliant with IEEE802 3 802 3u 802 3z and 802 3ab e 2 G
59. tart System Ports VLAN Mode Yi VLAN Group ES irror Quality of Service Bandwidth Management rap Event Packet Length Monitoring Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics Maintenance Status Warm Restart Factory Default Logout Fig 3 34 46 3 4 3 Restore Default Configuration e Function Name Restore Default Configuration e Function The Factory Default function will reset the current configuration Description settings of the switch and replace them with the original Factory Default settings ALLOY Configuration Restore Default Configuration Aggregation Mirror Quality of Servi Bandwidth Management Note You will lose current setting after restoring to the default configuration Trap Event Max Packet Length Monitoring Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics Maintenance Status Warm Restart Factory Default Logout Fig 3 35 47 3 4 4 Logout Alloy 16 24 Gigabit Switches supports a web management auto logout see section 3 2 1 from the web interface but there is also a manual logout function If you need to release control of the web management so that another user can access it immediately then you can manually perform a Logout with this function Management of the switch is then immediately available to other users e Function Name Logout e Function Logout from the web interface Description AL
60. the ability to connect multimode and or singlemode fibre optic cable links see below the SFP ports are each paired with one of the 10 100 1000Mbps copper RJ 45 ports The 24 Port Gigabit Switch is identical other than featuring 24x 10 100 1000Mbps copper RJ 45 ports Both switches are managed through any of their Ethernet RJ 45 ports using a web based browser such as Internet Explorer The SFP ports can support the following optional mini GBIC modules for fibre optic cable connections either singlemode or multimode terminated in LC type connectors e 1000Mbps multimode 1000Base SX 850nm max range 500m e 1000Mbps singlemode 1000Base LX 1310nm max range 10Km 1000Mbps singlemode 1000Base LHX 1310nm max range 40Km 1000Mbps singlemode 1000Base LHX 1550nm max range 40Km e 1000Mbps singlemode 1000Base ZX 1550nm max range 70Km 1000Mbps singlemode 1000Base EZX 1550nm max range 100Km 1000Mbps WDM singlemode singlecore 1310nm max range 20Km e 1000Mbps WDM singlemode singlecore 1550nm max range 20Km Notes The two WDM Wave Division Multiplexer mini GBIC modules are designed to facilitate a link over a single core of singlemode fibre cable The two units must be used in a paired manner one at either end of the link Mini GBIC modules that are designed to the relevant standards should be compatible with any make of switch with SPF ports If you have concerns regarding compatibility please contact the supp
61. tion Metro Mode pem orts VLAN Mode 15 amp 16 wae Group 15 rvu 16 Aggregation Apply 15 amp 16 irror z Quality of Service Bandwidth Management lrap Event Max Packet Length Monitoring Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics Maintenance Status Warm Restart Factory Default Logout Fig 3 7a 19 3 2 4 VLAN Group Configuration Configuration System Mirror Quality of Service Bandwidth Management ven Max Packet Length m m mi Monitoring Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics Maintenance Status Warm Restart Factory Default Logout ALLOY Tag based VLAN Configuration ID Ol 1 Default 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Add Group Delete Group e Function Name e Function Description e Parameter Description Fig 3 8 Tag based VLAN Group Configuration In port based VLAN mode this will display the ID Description and members of existing port based VLAN groups If in tag based VLAN mode this will display the ID Description VID and Members of the existing tag based VLAN group The switch can only be configured to support either port based VLAN or tag based VLAN When selecting one of the VLAN modes the switch will display the appropriate configuration data as required You can easily create and delete VLAN groups by using the Add Group and Delete Group function button
62. urrent mirror configuration Description Mirror Disable Fig 3 31 e Parameter Sniffer Mode Description Displays the mirror status The default is disabled Sniffer Port Displays the number of the port that is receiving the monitored data Source Port Displays the number of the port that is being monitored 3 4 1 6 Trap Event e Function Name Trap Event Status e Function Display the switch s trap information and trap events Description rap Event System Event Cold Boot Illegal Login L Illegal Login Counter 0 TP and Fiber Port Event Rx error threshold ER 0 Tx error threshold 0 Error threshold 10 Fig 3 32 Cont 44 Parameter Description Trap IP 1 and 2 The IP address of 1 or 2 two P C s which can access trap event data and receive trap event warnings can be entered here Current IP addresses are displayed as status information Boot Two parameters are available for Boot Traps The associated tick boxes are endorsed to activate trap data warnings The parameters are o Warm Boot o Cold Boot Login One parameter is available for Login Traps Illegal Login An associated tick box can be endorsed to activate trap data warnings Link Two parameters are available for Link Traps The associated tick boxes are endorsed to activate trap data warnings The parameters are o Link Up o Link Down Link Up and Link Down
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