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1. Industrial Ethernet anaa S Set IP per Port Help Quick Setup Help index Automatically assign IP addresses to devices based on the switch port that they connect 1Managed Switch Menu baa t Monitoring Do not provide IP address to any device t J Setup Provide addresses to devices on ports enabled below t J Main Settings System Settin a Saad Neer Socata Port Name Enabled Address Port Settings Port Mirroring 1 poti O SNMP Notifications meye _ Set IP per Port 2 port_2 g 10 1 0 20 C Redundancy Settin z m t Traffic Priority 3 pots O t t Advanced Operations 5 pots 7 Modal Managed Switch 6 lport_6 O Serial number 216 Firmverere rev 35 1000 7 ipot E 10 1 0 234 MAC address OQ a0 1437 06 ca J Nene Par 8 port_8 P 10 201 m air 9 jpot_9 i Location Control Panel 7 Contact Joesmihtpatomationcompany com Commit Changes Usage subject to Software License Amenmert Enabled When this box is checked the switch will handle DHCP requests for the port Address This field specifies the address to provide in response to DHCP requests CLI The Command Line Interface CLI allows you to manage the switch through text based commands Refer to the separate Managed Switch CLI Manual for complete details Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 84 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ba
2. Industrial Ethernet Port Mirroring Managed Switch Help QuickSetup Help index Perform advanced diagnostics by using port mirroring to copy messages from one or more soure 5 to a monit 0 rk analysis softw t 3Managed Switch Menu ource ports to a monitor port connected to a network analysis software Monitoring Monitor port 4 v c 1 Setup 2 Main Settings System Settings Tease hicexall EES aa Laces Remote Access Security Port Name Data to Monitor Port Settings 1 port Ne Port Mirroring por SNMP Notifications 5 2 t_2 th Set IP per Port porie Bo t9 Redundancy Settings z N c Traffic Priority 3 Porta _ LNono w 3 Multicast Filtering IGMP 4 loota None t Virtual LANs VLANs ahid ait t Advanced Operations 5 pot_5 None Modet Managed Switch 6 port 6 None Serial mumbar 216 SS Firmrevare rev 35 1000 7 pot None MAC address 00 a0 1437 0600 8 port_8 None Managed Switch p 10201 9 pot9 None address be Location Controt Panel 7 Contact Joesmithiasomationcompany com Commit Changes v Usage subject to Software License Agecerart When enabling the port mirroring feature choose the source ports to be mirrored monitored and the sink port to monitor their traffic For each source port choose to monitor messages being sent select Egress messages being received select Ingress or messages being sent and received select Both In the sample image abov
3. The selected port for each bridge is called the root port It provides the best path to communicate with the root The best path is determined first by the lowest total path cost to the root root path cost Each port is assigned a cost usually based on the speed for messages received on that port The root path cost for a given path is just sum of the individual port costs for that path The lowest path cost indicates the shortest fastest path to the root If more than one path has the same cost the port priority assigned to each port and its tie breaker the port number pick the best path Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 39 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Let the Network Here we see that the spanning tree is almost complete as we have a root bridge Traffic Through selected and root ports selected for all other bridges A hierarchy of bridges has been established but no traffic is flowing on this network yet All of the ports are blocking network traffic except for the configuration messages Active links are now set to forward network traffic the backup links continue to block network traffic and the network is working Bridges participating in the Spanning Tree Network will constantly check to see if there is a better configuration Communication Should a communications link become severed the network will change the
4. p o a I I rt Normal Normal i 2 a s e 7 re rs a v v J 2 a v a z m v v E My z w Normal v port_9 j For each port the following settings may be configured Use 802 1p Tag Priority This setting controls whether the switch will honor IEEE tags if present in frames When enabled tagged data will be routed to an outbound priority queue based on the configure tag mapping See below Disable this setting to ignore IEFE tags on all in coming frames Use IP ToS DiffServ This setting controls whether the switch will honor priority fields in the IP header When enabled and not overridden by an IEEE tag data will be routed to an outbound priority queue based on IPv4 Type of Service or IPv6 Traffic Class The priority queue will be the IP priority field value divided by 64 Disable this setting to ignore IP priority fields Priority Precedence This setting controls which priority mark IEEE tag or IP header takes precedence if both are present and enabled It has no effect if either Use Tags or Use IP is disabled Default Priority This setting controls the default priority to be assigned to frames when it cannot otherwise be determined For example if a frame without an IEFE tag arrived at a port where Use IP was disabled Select an out bound priority queue from the list Page 56
5. Port Settings 1 518 877 5173 Specify how each port will connect and communicate Speed Duplex Flow Control oe er Port Name Admin Negotiation 10h 10f 100h 100f 1000f FC e System Information 1 port Enabled M Auto A T A F al wm e Port and Power Status z tork I 2 pot2 Enabled v Auto v v K v zZ Spanning Tree Status Real time Ring Status pm Multicast Filtering Status 3 ports Enabled Auto v M lt M M M MAC Table 1 Configuration Summary 4 pot4 Enabled Auto v v k v M oO 1 Setup t 1 Main Settings port_5 Enabled Auto Tl v M M M e System Settings as Remote Access Security SFP O Port Settings r Port Mirroring port_6 Enabled Auto v 3 v v M SNMP Notifications 6 Alarm OK Output SFP O Set IP per Port C L E Settings port_7 Enabled Auto v v Vv v Iv e Spanning Tree Settings 7 e Spanning Tree Port SFP O Settings e Real time Ring Settings port_8 Enabled Auto v v V v Vv t Traffic Priority 8 1 Multicast Filtering IGMP SFP O t Virtual LANs VLANs t Security Settings t 1 Advanced Operations Commit Changes Port Name Each port in the managed switch can be identified with a custom name Specify a name for each port here Admin Ports can be enabled or disabled in the managed switch For ports that are disabled they are virtually non existent not visible in terms of switch operation or spanning tree algorithm Choose to enable or dis
6. Redundancy Select none if you do not require the switch to manage redundant network Protocol connections All ports will forward network traffic just as an unmanaged switch would Otherwise RSTP Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol should usually be selected A selection of STP or RSTP will allow redundant links between switches so those links can keep the network connected even when a primary link fails RSTP is compatible with switches that only implement plain STP an older version of the protocol If STP is selected only the original STP format messages will be generated Selecting STP reduces the chances of network packets being duplicated or delivered out of order but at the expense of much longer reconfiguration time Important Note Should you intend to use RSTP and VLANs at the same time please read the VLANs and RSTP topic in Section 9 of this manual for important information concerning the setup of your network Otherwise communication failures may occur Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 41 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Bridge Priority Bridge priority is important since it is used to determine the root bridge The priority ranges from 0 to 61440 default 32768 and must be a multiple of 4096 Lower numbers indicate a better priority the switch with the lowest priority number will be selected as the root bridge
7. There are two ways to select a root bridge switch The first is by default leaving all the bridge priority settings the same at the default of 32768 The second way is to customize priority settings of each bridge When leaving the bridge priority setting at the default on all of the switches the switches select the managed switch with the lowest MAC address This may be adequate for networks with light or evenly distributed traffic Customizing the bridge priority settings allows the network to select a root bridge that gives the best network performance The goal is generally to have the network traffic pass through the network as directly as possible so the root should be central in the network If most messages are between one central server and several clients the root should probably be a switch near the server so messages do not take a long path to the root and another long path back to the server Once you decide which switch should be the root it should be given the best numerically lowest bridge priority number in the network Max Age For STP RSTP the max age indicates the maximum time in seconds that the switch can wait for configuration messages from other managed switches max age can range from 6 to 40 seconds 20 seconds default If that time expires the switch assumes that it is no longer connected to the root of the network If a link goes down in a way that the switch can detect as loss of link it does not wait b
8. Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software O Yes this time only O Yes now and every time connect a device O No not this time Click Next to continue Back Next Cancel Select No not this time and click Next On the next screen select Install the software automatically and click Next The computer will locate the driver and confirm that you would like to install the unverified driver Select Continue Anyway and click finish to complete the installation Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware USB Serial Device has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 123 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com View the USB COM Por
9. Packets of packets received Broadcast Packets of broadcast packets received Multicast Packets of multicast packets received CRC Align Errors of packets received with an invalid CRC Undersize Packets of packets received less than 64 bytes with a valid CRC Oversize Packets of packets received more than 1536 bytes with valid CRC Fragments of packets received that are less than 64 bytes Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 33 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Jabbers of packets received more than 1536 bytes with invalid CRC Collisions of collisions detected 64 octet Packets of packet of size 64 bytes received 65 127 octet Packets of packets of 65 to 127 bytes received 128 255 octet Packets of packets of 128 to 255 bytes received 256 511 octet Packets of packets of 256 to 511 bytes received 512 1023 octet Packets of packets of 512 to 1023 bytes received 1024 1518 octet Packets of packets of 1024 1518 bytes received The mirroring option is ideal for performing diagnostics by allowing traffic that is being sent to and received from one or more source ports to be replicated out a monitoring target port The Port Mirroring menu is accessed by selecting Setup from the Main menu and then selecting Main Settings Port Mirroring A
10. TFTP Tutorial TFTP Servers A TFTP server can be used to Save or Retrieve configuration files or Update Firmware in the switch Available on the Internet are many TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol servers For your convenience located at the www sixnet com website in the managed switch section there are links to two TFTP servers that can be downloaded and used for free Most TFTP servers look and perform very similarly with respect to each other Since the TFTP servers are so similar to each other we will only need to explain how to use one of them to effectively show how to use TFTP with the switch Using Let s take a look at a simple and effective TFTP server called TFTPD32 created TFTPD32 by Philippe Jounine This TFTP server is freeware free non commercial product and available on the Internet at this address http tftpd32 jounin net Please read the conditions for using this freeware product At the site choose to download the latest version of the TFTPD32 server The file downloaded is a zip file which contains the TFTPD32 executable the server itself an uninstall program and an online help file Extract these files to your desired directory on your computer and run the tftpd32 exe executable Choosing the The first step is to find out the IP address and subnet that the switch uses Ethernet Knowing this make sure there is at least one Ethernet interface Ethernet card in Interface your computer that resides
11. 1 Managed Switch Menu the settings that are necessary Monitoring 1 Setup Network Settings Advanced Operations Modet Managed Switch DHCP Disabled Serial number 216 Firmware rev 35 1000 IP address 10201 MAC address 00 60 14 37 a6 ce Subnet mask 255 0 0 0 Name Managed Swach p 10201 Default gateway none address Location Switch Panel 7 Primary ONS Cae Contact Joesmithtiestomationcompany com server Secondary DNS a Usage subject to Software License none Agreemert server Domain NTP server none Timezene Amenca New_York v Redundancy protocol Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol System Identification NTP server default none The IP Address of an NTP server from which the switch may retrieve the current time at startup Timezone default Unset The local time zone such as America New_ York for the East coast of North America Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 83 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Set IP Per Port The switch may provide an IP address to one device on each network port This feature may be turned on and off for the whole switch and individually controlled for each port The switch responds to DHCP requests by providing a statically configured IP address to the first device to request one The DHCP lease does not expire A
12. 20 000 t 1 Multicast Filtering IGMP port t Virtual LANs VLANs 5 port_5 Included Unlinked 20 000 HIS ity Setti siren asic 6 port_6 Included Unlinked 20 000 t Advanced Operations 7 port_7 Included Unlinked 20 000 Mode ET OMG 1 BBB port_s included Forwarding 20 000 o OS BBE port_9 included Blocking 20 000 Firmware rev 3 7 1000 MAC address 00 a0 1d 28 a3 8a Status is updated every 5 seconds Name ET 9MG 1 IP 10 2 0 1 address Location lt Set location of switch gt Contact lt Set name and e mail of contact for switch gt Usage subject to Software License Agreement Port The number of the port This corresponds to the labels on the switch Name The user configured name of the port Status The configured state of the port in the STP protocol included or excluded An included port is part of the managed network and may carry traffic to other managed switches for other devices An excluded port will not be used as part of the managed network For example a single uplink from a managed network of factory devices to a business network would be configured to be excluded from STP use State The STP RSTP state of the port see below Cost The cost of using this port to reach other parts of the managed network STP RSTP Port States In Spanning Tree Protocol there are five port states Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol uses just three Table 1 1 and Table 1 2 show port states port participat
13. Duplex full or half Managed Switch Software User Manual Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Concepts amp Definitions This describes the type of port OBASE T is a 10 Mbps copper RJ45 port 100BASE TX is a 100 Mbps copper port 1OOBASE FX is a 100 Mbps fiber optic port and 1000BaseT F is 1000 Mbps copper or fiber port Communication is enabled between two devices with no hindrances such as a port in a blocked state As long as there is only ONE active communications path from a root to any end node there will be no loops in the active topology The RJ45 copper ports on the switch will automatically detect the cable type straight thru vs cross wired and re configure themselves accordingly The RJ45 copper ports on the switch will intelligently correct for reverse polarity on the TD and RD pair The RJ45 copper ports on the switch will intelligently detect the speed 1OBASE T 10 Mbps or 1OOBASE TX 100 Mbps and duplex half or full The fiber ports are fixed at 1 OOBASE FX and the duplex is settable Bridge Protocol Data Unit These data units are used to keep bridges informed of the network status A setting that helps create the hierarchical levels as to which switch will become root Device used as a means to connect communicate between two networks Also called a switch Class of Service is a method to prioritize the n
14. Industrial Ethernet Managed Switch Quick Setup Heip index 1 Managed Switch Menu t Monitoring System Information Port and Power Status Network Statistics Redundancy Status Multicast Filtering Status Configuration Summary 1 Setup t Advanced Operations Modet Managed Switch Serial mumbar 216 Fireverare rev 3 5 1000 MAC address 00 9010 37 af amp os Name Managed Switch P 10 201 address Location Switch Panel 7 Cortect Joesmihidesometioncompany com Usage subject to Software License Agema Managed Switch Software User Manual Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Monitoring the Current State of the Switch The System Information page displays identifying information about the switch and current network settings System Information Help The following information describes the switch being accessed Model Managed Switch Description Managed Switch industrial Ethernet Managed Switch System name Managed Switch Switch location Switch Panel 7 Contact Joesm ith automationcompany com IP address 10 2 0 1 Subnet mask 255 0 0 0 Default gateway None Serial number 216 Firmware revision 3 5 1000 MAC address 00 a0 10 37 a6 ca Uptime 00 days 00 11 40 Statistics updated every 15 seconds Model number of the switch Description is available via SNMP as SYSTEM SYSDESCR O Th
15. Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 88 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Port Security To add a new MAC address to a port first enter the address The address must MAC Entries be in a 00 11 22 33 44 55 format Next select the port the address will be assigned to Then press the ADD button The address and port assignment will now be in the table but will not be committed to the switch until the commit button is pressed To change an existing port assignment for a MAC address or to delete the MAC address use the port select drop down box next to the MAC address This allows you to change the port or to select delete The changes will not be committed to the switch until the commit button is pressed NOTE Once a MAC address is added to a port it can only communicate to the switch through its assigned port s Ex If MAC 00 a0 1d 38 a2 8a is added to port 1 and is connected to port 2 it will be unable to communicate with the switch Port Security Commit 00 d0 1a 48 a3 8a portl 1 Managed Switch Menu t Monitoring Entry Address Port 1 Setup t Main Settings 1 00 a0 1d 29 a3 3d pot_7 t Redundancy Settings i Traffic Priority 2 00 a0 1d 38 a2 8a pot_1 t Multicast Filtering IGMP z t Virtual LANs VLANs 3 00 a0 1d 28 a3 7a pot_1 1 Security Settings e Remote Access Security
16. User name PPPLink Password eeccccceses C Save this user name and password for the following users Dial 5554444 x Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 106 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com 13 When the connection is successfully established the dial up icon that was created will show that it is connected and you will now be able to access devices connected to the ET SL SMS MDM For the typical dial out scenario the ET SL 5MS MDM that is calling PPP Client and the device s connected to the ET SL SMS MDM must be on a different subnet mask then the PC answering PPP Server Before you attempt to make a connection make sure all the IP addresses for all the devices are appropriate for the configured subnet See the example below Dial out Scenario Configuration IPM1 IP 192 168 0 2 Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 0 54 Telephone Phone Line Len Modem Windows PC IP 192 168 0 54 sabi PC Mask 255 255 255 0 Range of addresses 192 168 1 1 192 168 1 2 PC IP 192 168 0 1 Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 0 54 The ET SL SMS MDM 1 as a Client will call a predefined number when it receives an IP address destined for a foreign network or one that does not have the same IP address scheme When a PPP connection is established the ET SL 5MS MDM 1 will obtain an IP addre
17. e Port Security Enables e Port Security MAC Entries t Advanced Operations Model ET 9MG 1 Serial number 5000648 Firmware rev 3 7 1000 MAC address 00 a0 10 28 a3 3a Name ET 9MG 1 IP 10 2 0 1 address Location lt Set location of switch gt Contact lt Set name and e mail of contact for switch gt Usage subject to Software License Agreement Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 89 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Appendix A Basic Troubleshooting Symptom No power to the switch Answer e Check connections to ensure the power and ground are attached to the correct terminals e Check Voltage of power coming into P1 or P2 to ensure it is within 10V 30V e Ensure there are no shorts between power and ground If the above fails contact support Symptom No link light on a switch port Answer e Check to ensure correct connection of Ethernet cable both ends e Check the CAT 5 RJ45 cable itself e Check the other device to see if it is powered up and operating correctly e Try moving the Ethernet cable that has the possible faulty connection to another port in the switch and check for link light Symptom Slow connection on the switch Answer Possible negotiation problem Check to ensure the devices connected to the switch supports the appropriate duplex settings full or half duplex th
18. t 1 Monitoring System Information Port and Power Status Network Statistics Redundancy Status Multicast Filtering Status Configuration Summary t Setup t9 Advanced Operations Modet Managed Switch Serial rember 216 Fireverere rev 3 5 1000 MAC address 00 a0 1437 06 ca Name ET SMS 1 p 10 201 ocxiress Locstion Contact lt Set location of swich tor switch Usege subject to Software License AENA Managed Switch Software User Manual Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Sat name and e mai of contact The Network Statistics page shows a subset of the performance data from SNMP and RMON Select RMON Remote Monitoring statistics or Ether like statistics and the desired port number The display will be updated every 5 seconds Selecting Ether like statistics will display various Ethernet statistics for the selected port for which can be used to determine how your network is performing These statistics come from the Dot3 MIB RFC 2665 Network Statistics Monitor the various counters and problem indicators maintained by the switch Port por_ Statistics Ethertike statistics Alignment Errors FCS Errors Single Collision Frames Multiple Collision Frames SQE Test Errors Deferred Transmissions Late Collisions Excessive Collisions intemal Mac Transmit Errors Carner Sense Errors Frame Too Longs intem
19. 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com 2 Next the Ethernet Modem should be configured to Client mode so it can know to dial out and initiate the PPP connection To do this go to Setup gt Modem Access Settings gt PPP Settings and select Client as the PPP mode See the Screen Shot below 3 Next the client parameters should be selected To do this go to Setup gt Modem Access Settings gt PPP Settings Client settings Set the User name and Password to the same as what the PPP server is configured to accept the default user name and password is shown below The Server phone number is the phone number connected to the PPP server Set Default route to Enabled and Idle Timeout as desired Industrial Ethernet PPP Settings Managed Switch Help Quick Setup Help index Set PPP parameters t Managed Switch Menu PPP mode Client wa 1 Monitoring es t J Setup Main Settings PPP Client Settings t Modem Access Settings Modem Settings PPP Settings Remote Users User name PPLInk nossa Server phone number 555444 Dial out Messaging C Redundancy Settings anaana 1 Traffic Priority oe C Multicast Filtering IGMP 60 al c Virtual LANs VLANs Advanced Operations Default route Enabled Modet Ethernet Modem Server calls back Disabled Serial number 5000505 Firmrevere rev 3 5 Switch s phone number MAC address OQ a0
20. 12 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Industrial Ethernet Managed Switch Quick Setup Help index t Managed Switch Menu Monitoring t Setup Advanced Operations Modet Managed Switch Serial number 216 Firerevare rev 3 5 1000 MAC address 0090 14 37 a6 ce Name Managed Switch pP 10 201 address Location Switch Panel 7 Contact Joesmithibesomationcompany com Usage subject to Software license Agreemert Managed Switch Software User Manual Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com System Settings Quick Setup Help Set basic parameters to quickly configure and identify the switch In many cases these are all the settings that are necessary Network Settings DHCP Disabled IP address 10 2 0 1 Subnet mask 255 0 0 0 none Default gateway Primary DNS server Secondary DNS server none Domain NTP server none America New_York Timezone Redundaney protecol Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol System Identification DHCP Enabled Disabled The switch can automatically obtain an IP address from a server using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP This can speed up initial set up as the network administrator does not have to find an open IP address IP Addres
21. 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Page 124 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Appendix J Quick Start Setup for Terminal User Interface Quick Start As an alternative to the web interface you can use this guide to quickly Guide to configure the switch through the RS232 Port or the USB Port Note This interface is for more advanced users Using the Web interface described in the beginning of this manual is the recommended method 1 Connect the serial port of your PC typically a female DB9 connector to the serial port of the switch female RJ45 connector or on units with a USB port connect a USB cable from a USB port on your PC to the USB port on the Switch Refer to the hardware user manual for details on how to make this connection Contact your switch provider to purchase a pre wired interface cable or USB cable if necessary Terminal User Interface 2 Configure a terminal program such as HyperTerminal for 9600 8N 1 and no flow control See Section further below for more details Type admin for the login name and admin for the password 4 Choose the appropriate terminal emulation setting that is supported by your terminal program 5 Navigation of the character interface is done by using the arrow keys to highlight the option the Enter key to select and the Escape key to go back to the previous menu Pressing c will commit the changes Press x from the main menu to logout 6 Sele
22. Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com VLAN with RSTP Extra care must be taken when enabling both VLANs and redundancy or communications failures may occur The example diagram below depicts the problem with running the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSTP and VLANs at the same time The IEEE 802 1D based RSTP is not aware of the VLAN configuration Therefore in the example one of the Network Ports for VLAN 3 is being blocked see VLAN Port Settings topic in this section about Network type ports This prevents VLAN 3 from being able to forward data to all its members jeu rool Problem yi i a 7 rn VLAN connection yte Lan 2 eure Device ae mae fo Device a 4299 a Va ireasannarrol z t i Switch ad i gt TRA gt erid 9Seq s p ss gt we Ty Device or Vian 3 Witch Pyagset Network z Devi _ connection eS y Pod 3 forVLAN3 e UN 5 me so blocked by RSTP Device F Device The solution to the problem above is to configure all Network type ports to carry all VLANs in the network In other words the Network Port should be a member of all VLANs defined in the switch As seen from the example diagram below VLAN 3 can forward to all its members through the other Network Port connections and is not affected by the block RSTP connection Solution Make all switch to 4 eii DESA zj nenes switch connections N
23. File gt New Connection 3 When the new connection wizard starts click Next 4 Select Set up an advanced connection New Connection Wizard What do you want to do A Connect to the Intemet Connect to the Intemet so you can browse the Web and read email Connect to the network at my workplace Connect to a business network using dial up or VPN so you can work from home a field office or another location set up this computer so that other computers can connect to it Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 110 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com 5 On the next page select Accept incoming connections New Connection Wizard Advanced Connection Options Which type of connection do you want to set up Select the connection type you want Allow other computers to connect to this computer through the Intemet a phone line or a direct cable connection Connect directly to another computer Connect to another computer using your serial parallel or infrared port 6 Select the modem that installed on the computer that will be answering the call Lucent Win Modem in this case New Connection Wizard Devices for Incoming Connections You can choose the devices your computer uses to accept incoming connections Select the check box next to each device you want to use for incoming connecti
24. Filtering Status Configuration Summary Setup t Advanced Operations Modet Managed Switch Serial number 216 Fireevore rev 3 5 1000 MAC address 00 a0 1437 06ca Name Maneged Switch P 10201 address Location Switch Panel 7 Cortact Joesmihgpetomationcomparry com Usage subject to Software License Agreemert Managed Switch Software User Manual Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com The Port Status page displays the current status of each port The display will be updated every 5 seconds The following information for each port is displayed Port The number of the port This corresponds to the labels on the switch Name The user configured name of the port Admin The configured state of the port enabled or disabled Link The current state of the Ethernet link at a port If there is a proper connection link status will show Up If the port is disabled not connected or has a faulty connection the link status will show Down Negotiation Shows whether auto negotiation is enabled Auto or disabled Fixed Speed Duplex Shows the speed of the connection 10 100 or 1000 Mbps and the duplex status h half duplex f full duplex A separate area below the Port Status grid mimics the P1 P2 and OK status LEDs on the switch When P1 is highlighted power is detected on the first terminal input P2 is highlighted when power is detected
25. Loss active and backup links to establish communications If that is not possible the network is split into two networks each with its own root When a working path becomes available the two networks will merge to create a single network with one root Recovery Time The typical RSTP recovery time time to start forwarding messages on the and Hops backup port on a link loss failure is lt 50 mS per hop firmware version 3 1 or higher A hop is defined as a link between two switches A link to an end station is not considered a hop The Max Age setting controls how long RSTP messages may circulate in the network Since the largest value allowed for Max Age is 40 the largest RSTP network hop diameter is also 40 Note Managed switch firmware v2 5 or lower implements the 2001 version of RSTP STP Switch firmware v2 6 or higher implements the 2004 version of RSTP STP IEEE 802 1D 2004 These versions are compatible but all switches should be running the newer firmware in order to achieve the hop count of 40 See the RSTP Examples topic in this section for a more detailed explanation about hops and recovery time The time it takes for all of the switches to have a stable configuration and send network traffic is called the convergence time STP was developed when it was acceptable to have a convergence time of maybe a minute or more but that is not the case anymore Due to the increased demand for better convergence ti
26. Modem should be configured to Client mode so it can know to dial out and initiate the PPP connection To do this go to Setup gt Modem Access Settings gt PPP Settings and select Client as the PPP mode See the Screen Shot below 3 Next the client parameters should be selected To do this go to Setup gt Modem Access Settings gt PPP Settings Client settings Set the User name and Password to the same as what the PPP server is configured to accept the default user name and password is shown below The Server phone number is the phone number connected to the PPP server Set Default route to Enabled and Idle Timeout as desired ey Enema PPP Settings Quick Setup Help index Set PPP parameters Sesope one Menu PPP mode Client t J Setup c Main Settings PPP Client Settings t 3 Modem Access Settings gt PPP Seaings n Remote Users User name x Diekocs Messaging Server phone number 5554444 ts Tram Priectty oe Password PPPLink eee pats ETT GLE eT hott Idle timeout e 3 Advanced Operations Default route Enabled Modet Ethemnet Modem Server calls back Disabled Serial number 5000505 Firevevare rev 35 Switch s phone number MAC address 000 14 3E2057 Name Ethernet Modem PPP Server Settings pP 192 168 154 address Remote Peere Location ee Client IP eas aed ic ana Route to gateway Acroemert x Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 108 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e B
27. Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Appendix F Remote Access Tutorial MDM Models Only For the typical dial in scenario the PC that is calling in the client the ET SL 5MS MDM that is answering the server and the device s connected to the ET SL 5MS MDM must be on the same subnet mask Before you attempt to make a connection make sure all the IP addresses for all the devices are appropriate for the configured subnet You may also need to set a Gateway in the devices connected to the SMS MDM See the example below Dial in Scenario Configuration PC IP 192 168 0 2 Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 0 54 IP 192 168 0 1 8 oF themet Telephone as 5232 2 phone line Network e therasi ace SL 5MS MDM SIXNET IPM Modem IP 192 168 0 54 IP 192 168 0 3 Windows PC Mask 255 255 255 0 Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 0 54 The ET SL S5MS MD M as the Server will need to assign an IP address to the PC 5MS MDM as when it dials in so you must define an IP address that is not being used on the ET S5MS MDM s LAN Then a list of remote users must be added so only someone from that list can connect to the Remote Network Just follow the steps below Configuring a a Server 1 The first step is to assign an IP address to the ET SL SMS MDM To do this go to the Quick Setup page in the ET SL SMS MD
28. Static 1 Setup 1 Main Settings 2 port_2 Auto detect Static 1 Redundancy Settings 3 port_3 Auto detect Static e Protocol Settings e Port Settings 4 port_4 Auto detect Static 1 Traffic Priority t 1 Multicast Filtering IGMP 5 port_5 Auto detect Static e Protocol Settings e Port Settings 6 pot 6 Auto detect Static 1 Virtual LANs VLANs 1 Security Settings 7 port_7 Auto detect Static 3 Advanced Uparations 8 ports Auto detect O Static 9 port_9 Auto detect Static Model ET 9MG xx Serial number 5000320 Firmware rev 4 1 274 Commit Changes MAC address 00 a0 1d 31 26 4b ET 9MG xx IGMP Port Generally the switch will dynamically learn which ports have IGMP routers Settings attached to them by listening for IGMP Query messages Under some circumstances it is necessary to statically configure ports as leading to IGMP routers Force the switch to forward IGMP messages to a specific port by choosing Static as the router type Exclude Port A port may be excluded from IGMP processing IGMP queries and reports received on an excluded port are ignored so devices reached via the excluded port cannot join multicast groups filtered by the switch IGMP queries and reports will not be forwarded to the excluded port so IGMP routers reached via the excluded port will not know of memberships for devices reached by other ports Static Router Spe
29. Switch Software User Manual Page 61 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Section 8 Multicast Filtering IGMP About IGMP IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol allows hosts and routers to work together to optimize forwarding of multicast traffic on a network Without IGMP all multicast packets must be forwarded to all network segments With IGMP multicast traffic is only forwarded to network segments which connect interested hosts IGMPv1 provides a basic mechanism for hosts and routers to communicate about multicast groups Routers send Query messages and hosts respond with group membership Report messages IGMPv 2 adds a maximum response time to the Query and adds a Leave message to the protocol IGMPv1 and IGMPv2 should not coexist on the same network Also IGMPv 2 routers are expected to perform IGMPv1 on segments where IGMPv1 hosts are found An IGMP snooping switch performs many of the functions of an IGMP router In passive mode such a switch processes IGMP protocol messages sent by hosts and routers to configure efficient forwarding of multicast traffic In active mode a switch will also send its own queries to speed network convergence Periodically routers and IGMP snooping switches in active mode send an IGMP Query on each attached network The query interval is generally around 1 2 minutes A host that wishes to be a
30. W PLC Ll Bary pier rick T one Lin E a aed i roel E ses or Mosom Windows PC PC Site to Site In the site to site scenario one ET SL 5MS MDM configured for client in the PPP Settings window can call and make a PPP connection to another ET SL 5MS MDM configured for Server in the PPP Settings window This allows systems at both sites to exchange data See the diagram below for graphical representation of the connection RTU Important Note Assigning the correct subnet masks and IP addresses in the ET SL 5MS MDM and the devices connected to it are essential to routing and dialing Please see the PPP Settings page for detailed information Note In the ET SL 5MS MDM switch the PPP port is a VLAN edge port All VLAN tags are removed Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 75 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Set the parameters of the modem for making a modem to modem connection Modem Settings Modem Settings Configure basic modem parameters Auto answer rings lo 1 Managed Switch Menu t Monitoring Comma delay seconds 1 z it 1 Setup t 1 Main Settings Speed MAX v System Settings Remote Access Security Data compression Enabled Port Settings Port Mirroring Error correction Enabled SNMP Notifications Alarm OK Output Custom initialization Set IP per Port 1Modem Acces
31. When a PPP connection is established the ET SL 5MS MDM 1 will obtain an IP address from the PC configured as a Server on its modem port 1 The first step in configuring the ET SL SMS MDM 1 is to assign an IP address that matches the IP addresses assigned to the device s connected to the Ethernet modem s local LAN Ethernet ports To do this go to the Quick Setup page of the Text UI See screen shot below Configuring an Ethernet Modem as a PPP Client Industrial Ethernet eagle ah System Settings Quick Setup Quick Setup t iManaged Switch Menu Monitoring Setup 9 Advanced Operations teip index Set basic parameters to quickty configure and identify the switch In many cases these are all the settings that are necessary Network Settings Modet Ethemet Modem once Disabled Serial number 5000505 Firevevare rev 3 5 jie address 192 168 0 54 MAC address 00 00 1 ct 3e 2c 57 255 255 255 0 Name Ethernet Modem P 192 165 11 54 address Location Remote Location Contact Joesmithipmtomstioncompary com Usage subject to Software License Ageman Subnet mask Detaut gateway Primary ONS server Secondary DNS server Domain NTP server Managed Switch Software User Manual none none none Reaunaaney protocol Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol System Identification Page 114 none Timezone Amence New_York Last Revised 12 Aug
32. be received correctly due to an internal MAC sub layer receive error Symbol Errors This happens when the system could not correctly decode a symbol that it has received Selecting RMON Statistics will display Remote Monitoring statistics for the selected port that can be used to determine how your network is performing These statistics come from the RMON MIB RFC 1757 industrial Ethernet Network Statistics Managed Switch Help Quick Setup Help index Monitor the various counters and problem indicators maintained by the switch Managed Switch Menu Port port_ Statistics RMON statistics t 1 Monitoring System Information Port and Power Status Drop Events Network Statistics a b i 74 N Redundancy Status gage 74 716 Multicast Filtering Status Packets 265 Configuration Summary Broadcast Packets 19 1 Setup Multicast Packets 12 ee eee CRC Align Errors 0 Modit Swich Undersize Packets 0 Serial mumbar 216 Oversize Packets 0 Firererare rev 35 1000 Fragments 0 MAC address OQ a0 1437 0603 Jabbers 0 Name ET 9MS 1 Collisions 0 p 10 201 64 octet Packets 123 boats 6 127 octet Packets 36 Mee a Goicea cai 128 256 octet Packets 23 tor switch 256 51 1 octet Packets 1 12 1023 octet Packets 69 Usage subject to Software License 1024 1518 octet Packets 13 Agomer Statistics updated every 5 seconds Drop Events A packet has been dropped due to insufficient switch resources Octets of data octets received
33. com PPP Server Settings Industrial Ethernet Managed Switch Quick Setup Heip Index 1 Managed Switch Menu t Monitoring 1 Setup 1 Main Settings E 3 Modem Access Settings Modem Settings PPP Settings Remote Users Routing Dial out Messaging t9 Redundancy Settings Traffic Priority C Multicast Filtering IGMP C Virtual LANs VLANs t Advanced Operations Modet Serial number 5000505 Finare rev 35 MAC address 00 a0 14322057 Ethernet Modem Name Ethernet Modem p 192 168 1 54 address Location Set location of switch Contact Set name and e ma of cortact tor switch gt Ileana ahisi in Sathwwe rence Configuring IP addresses for Server and Client mode Managed Switch Software User Manual Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com use to call this switch back This may be left blank if the server is configured to use a specific number for callback Configure the ET SL 5MS MDM to answer the call from a PPP Client and give it an IP address PPP Settings Help Set PPP parameters PPP mode Server v PPP Client Settings User name Server phone number Password Idle timeout Default route Server calls back fi Switch s phone number PPP Server Settings ctient IP 192 168 1 1 Route to gateway Enabled v Commit Changes Client IP de
34. detected within 8 seconds S1 is reset Range 0 to 255 Units Rings Default 0 S6 Dial Tone S6 determines how long the modem waits for dial tone before dialing The Dial Tone Wait Time Wait Time cannot be set to less than two seconds Range 0 to 255 Units Seconds Default 2 S7 Wait for S7 determines how long the modem waits for a valid carrier signal after dialing Carrier after Range 0 to 255 Dialing Units Seconds Default 80 S8 Comma Pause S8 defines the duration of the pause initiated by a comma in the dialing string The pause Time is generally used when waiting for a second dial tone Range 0 to 255 Units Seconds Default 2 S9 Carrier Detect S9 establishes the length of time the remote modem s carrier must be present to be Response Time recognized as valid Range 1 to 255 Units 0 1 Seconds Default 6 Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 121 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com S10 Carrier Off Disconnect Delay S14 Wait for Dial Tone Delay S24 Sleep Inactivity Timer S30 Disconnect Inactivity Timer S38 Hang Up Delay Timer S50 Minimum Off Hook Duration Managed Switch Software User Manual Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com S10 selects how long carrier must be lost before the modem
35. e support sixnet com Section 9 Virtual Local Area Networks VLANs Introduction to VLANs can segregate traffic flowing through a switch to improve bandwidth VLANs utilization or security Segregation is done based on membership in a group of ports port based VLANs or on IEEE 802 1Q tags which include a VLAN ID tag based VLANs A port based VLAN limits traffic coming in a port to the group of ports to which that port belongs For example if ports 1 3 5 7 and 9 were placed in a port based VLAN broadcast frames coming in port 3 would be sent to ports 1 5 7 and 9 which are members of port 3 s VLAN but not to ports 2 4 6 and 8 which are not members A port may be a member of two port based VLANs though results of this configuration are not always desirable or easily predictable When initializing port based VLANs the switch configures each port to be able to send data to all ports in all the port based VLANs in which it is a member For example if one VLAN had ports 1 5 and another had ports 5 9 traffic from port 1 4 could go to ports 1 5 traffic from ports 6 9 could go to ports 5 9 and traffic from port 5 could go to all ports A tag based VLAN limits traffic based on the VLAN ID in a tag associated with the frame VLAN tags may be explicitly placed in frames by applications or switching equipment or implicitly assigned to frames based on the switch port where they arrive VLAN IDs are 12 bits long providing 4096 p
36. established NOTE Only the Primary phone number is used for Numeric messages Message default Blank This is the message to send Send message delay default 2 For numeric messages specify how long to wait after dialing before sending Message For serial messages specify how long to wait after connecting before sending Message ACK message default Blank Specify acknowledgement message expected from remote system after sending Message Message resend limit default 2 Specify how many times to send Message before giving up If set to zero the modem will send the message once then give up Message resend delay default 2 Specify how long to wait before resending Message if ACK Message isn t received Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 82 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Section 11 Other Special Features Network Time You can define an IP address for a time server on your network On startup the Protocol switch will contact the server you specify to acquire the current time Then any time stamped information will use this time You can also define the time zone in which the managed switch resides Industrial Ethernet System Settings Quick Setup Managed Switch Help Quick Setup Heip Index Set basic parameters to quickly configure and identify the switch In many cases these are all
37. for a login name It may be necessary to press Enter once or twice to see the login prompt The default login user and password are both admin After the login and password prompts select VT100 by pressing 4 and then Enter The main administrative menu will now appear and the managed switch is now ready for full configuration Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 126 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Appendix K Service Information We sincerely hope that you never experience a problem with any Sixnet product Information If you do need service call Sixnet at 518 877 5173 and ask for Applications Engineering A trained specialist will help you to quickly determine the source of the problem Many problems are easily resolved with a single phone call If it is necessary to return a unit to us an RMA Return Material Authorization number will be given to you Sixnet tracks the flow of returned material with our RMA system to ensure speedy service You must include this RMA number on the outside of the box so that your return can be processed immediately The applications engineer you are speaking with will fill out an RMA request for you If the unit has a serial number we will not need detailed financial information Otherwise be sure to have your original purchase order number and date purchased available We suggest that y
38. frames which arrive at the port without a VLAN tag or with a priority only VLAN tag one which contains the special VLAN ID 0 Set the desired PVID to make sure your untagged packets for the port get forwarded to other ports in the desired VLAN Note Switch management and configuration is only possible through the port if the PVID is set to 7 the default Setting the PVID to another value prevents the switch from being managed configured via that port unless the system you are using to configure the switch can explicitly tag frames for VLAN 1 the management VLAN Force When this is checked the PVID is forced on all frames coming in this port regardless of any existing tag Type The port type controls how tags are handled on frames exiting this port e Network All frames exiting this port will be tagged If no tag was present when the frame entered the switch the source port s PVID will be used Typically a Network port will be a member of many or all tag based LANs on a switch and is used to forward VLAN traffic to another switch which then distributes it to other network segments based on the tags A Network port can only send packets for VLANs in which it is a member e Edge No frames exiting this port will be tagged Use this setting for ports leading to legacy or end devices without VLAN support e Transparent Frames will be forwarded unchanged Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 72 Last Revised 12
39. harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Copyright amp Trademarks Copyright 2007 Sixnet LLC All Rights Reserved EtherTRAK is a registered trademark of Sixnet LLC Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 5 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Software License Agreement 1 OWNERSHIP The managed switch Software is the property of the Licensor as declared on the main menu of the software and protected by U S Copyright Law Trademark Law and International Treaty Provisions No ownership in or title to the Software is transferred to Licensee Licensee will not remove or obscure the Licensor s copyright trademark or proprietary notice from the Software and associated documentation Licensee agrees to prevent any unauthorized copying
40. of 1 is normally used for switch configuration and management Note On Gigabit model switches ET EK SL xMG the management VLAN ID is configurable by changing the Management VLAN ID from 1 to the number of your choice VLAN ID of 4095 is not allowed by the 802 1Q standard Ports To select the ports to include in this VLAN check the box for each port you wish to include Remember that if the CPU box is not checked you will be unable to communicate with the switch from within this VLAN Note When working with tag based VLANs ports included ina VLAN may lead to other network devices which require tags to properly route data or to end devices which cannot process VLAN tags Use the VLAN Port Settings page to configure the appropriate type for each port Delete When selected this VLAN will be deleted when changes are committed Each switch port can be configured to control how VLAN tags are handled for frames coming in and going out of the port VLAN Port Settings Help Specify port specific VLAN settings Port Name pvo Force type 2 por_2 1 0O Edge v 3 pors 1 d Edge v 4 pora 1 lf Edge v 5 port_s 1 0O Edge v 6 port 1 o Edge v 8 lport_alli O edge x 9 port_ 1 Network v Commit Changes Page 71 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 PVID This is the port s default VLAN ID It is applied to
41. of other groups in the MIB Interfaces Per port information at the 1 3 6 1 2 1 2 ifTable Basic interface info interface layer RFC 1229 ifXTable Extended interface info ifStackTable Interface layering for VLANs AT Address translation 1361243 This MIB is fully supported information to map IP RFC 1213 addresses to MAC addresses IP Information used to keep 1 3 6 1 2 1 4 This MIB is fully supported track of the IP layer on the RFC 2011 managed node TCP Information to keep track of 1 3 6 1 2 1 6 This MIB is supported but the application entities using RFC 2012 keep in mind that this is a TCP host oriented MIB so it may not be particularly helpful to the you UDP Information to keep track of 1 3 6 1 2 1 7 This MIB is supported but application entities using RFC 2013 keep in mind that this is a User Datagram Protocol host oriented MIB so it may not be particularly helpful to the you Dot3 Performance statistics for 1 3 6 1 2 1 10 7 This MIB is fully supported Ether like devices RFC 2665 SNMP Statistical information about 1 3 6 1 2 1 11 This MIB is fully supported the SNMP protocol entity RFC 1213 and tracks the amount of management traffic that a device responds to RMON Remote Monitoring 1 3 6 1 2 1 16 Group 1 Ethernet statistics RFC 1757 Group 2 Ethernet history 8 samples each at 30 second and 30 minute intervals for each port Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 95 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Techn
42. of that transaction and is entitled to enforce it in its own name directly against the Licensee 10 GOVERNING LAW This License shall be governed in all respects by the courts jurisdiction and laws of the State of New York Licensee may not export the Software or materials in violation of applicable export laws and regulations If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this License or portion thereof to be unenforceable the provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent possible so as to effect the intent of the parties and the remainder of this Certificate shall continue in full force and effect Note All information in this document is subject to change without notice Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 7 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Section 1 Accessing the Setup Interfaces Quick Start Use this guide to quickly configure the switch over an Ethernet connection Guide to Web User Interface 1 The default IP address and subnet mask of the switch is 10 2 0 1 and 255 0 0 0 This means your PC must be temporarily set to a compatible IP address example 10 2 0 2 Follow these directions to do so Note a Unplug your computer from your Local Area Network LAN This is the b Go to the Control Panel on your computer recommended c Go to Network Connections method for
43. on the same network as the switch Next in the TFTPD32 server choose the interface that is being used to communicate with the switch from the Server Interface Selection drop down box Choosing Create a directory on your computer for which you would like to store and retrieve Your Restore the switch s configuration files Once the restore directory has been created the Directory current directory path setting needs to be configured in the TFTPD32 server For example a directory is created and named storecfg with a full path of c switch storecfg Continuing with this example click the browse button from TFTPD32 and navigate to c switch storecfg We now have the TFTP32 server s path directory correctly set to read and write your switch s configuration files Configure the The only thing to configure in the switch for TFTP is the name or IP address of Switch for your TFTP server This is done by selecting the Configuration Management TFTP Menu from the Advanced Operations Menu and then selecting TFTP Configuration Set the IP address or name of your TFTP server here Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 101 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Saving a_ To save the current switch configuration simply select Save to TFTP and specify Configuration the desired filename for what you want the backu
44. on the second terminal input OK To PLC in the ET SMS MDM is highlighted when power is detected on the first and second terminal inputs and the switch software is running The To PLC output could also be configured to be highlighted when there is a modem to modem connection present CD is on Port and Power Status Help View the current operational status of the ports and power inputs Port Status Port Name Admin 1 port_1 waa port_2 3 ports E ports port_s 6 port_6 Be port_ 8 ports Link Down Negotiation Speed Duplex 0 1001 Enabled Auto Enabled Up Auto Down Up Down Enabled Auto 0 Enabled Auto 100f Enabled Auto 0 Enabled Down Auto Enabled Up Auto Enabled Down Auto 9 port_9 Enabled Down Auto 0 Power Status Status is updated every 5 seconds Page 22 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Network The Network Statistics displays network statistics for the selected port Statistics Choose between RMON and Ether like statistics The display will be updated t 1 Managed Switch Menu Network Statistics Port por_5 Statistics RMON statistics Note Statistics are for Ingress traffic only v every 5 seconds and the change since the last refresh will be displayed in the change column Help Monitor the various counters and problem indicators maintained by the switch t 13 Monitoring Stat Current Change e System Information Drop Events 0 0 e Port and Power Status p 3 a e Net
45. per Port Link up down C Redundancy Settings OiM42038405s068470809 C Traffic Priority Multicast Filtering IGMP t Virtual LANs VLANs i Advanced Operations Trap managers to notify 10 20 34 Host 10 2 0 45 p Serial number 216 Insert Firerevere rev 35 1000 2 7 m MAC address 00 00 14 37 0600 Community string public example xyz 123456 Updete a Delete Name Managed Swiich Version v p 10 201 adiress Location Set tocation of switch Commit Changes j Contact Sat name and e mai of contact Tor switche Usage subject to Software License The Monitoring menu which is accessed right off of the Main Menu provides four status options that may be used to monitor the performance of your switch in real time e System Information shows the network settings and system identity e Port and Power Status shows the current status of each port and the power inputs e Network Statistics shows RMON or Ether like statistics for one port at a time and may be switched from port to port as needed e Redundancy Status shows the status related to the spanning tree protocol See Section 6 for more details Monitoring Menu Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 30 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Network Statistics Industrial Ethernet Managed Switch Quick Setup Help index t iManaged Switch Menu
46. requiring fail safe performance such as in the operation of nuclear facilities aircraft navigation or communication systems air traffic control direct life support machines or weapons systems Licensor specifically disclaims any express or implied warranty of fitness for High Risk Activities Licensee specifically represents and warrants that this Software or Derivative Work will not be used for High Risk Activities Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 6 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com 7 INDEMNIFICATION Licensee agrees to indemnify defend and hold harmless the Licensor from any and all liability penalties losses damages costs expenses attorneys fees causes of action or claims caused by or resulting directly or indirectly from Licensee s use sale or distribution of the Software which damages either Licensee the Licensor or any other party or parties without limitation or exception This indemnification and hold harmless agreement extends to all issues associated with the Software or this License 8 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT Licensee shall not add or cause to be added any item or items to any product of Licensor for which Licensee is granted a license under this Agreement if said added item or items would cause said product of Licensor to infringe or potentially infringe any intellectual property right includin
47. s Real Time Ring protocol in supported switches A real time ring increases network reliability by providing an alternative path for message flow in the event of a network segment failure When a ring port detects a communications break it quickly notifies the other switches in the ring Messages are automatically rerouted through the alternative ring path within milliseconds STP Spanning Tree Protocol is more flexible than a ring configuration but recovery times for spanning trees may be in the hundreds of milliseconds The real time ring protocol exchanges topological flexibility for recovery times in the tens of milliseconds Ring Setup Activate a ring by selecting the appropriate Enable checkbox You can configure one ring for every two ports on the switch When a ring is enabled be sure to choose the two ports being used to connect the switch into that particular ring To do so simply pick the available ports from the Primary Port and Backup Port drop down lists Each port should be assigned to only one ring The port defined as Backup will be blocked under normal operating conditions By default the switch with the lowest numbered MAC address in a ring will be the master switch meaning that the communication in the ring will be blocked from one of the two ring ports of that switch Only the master switch in a ring does this You may designate a different switch as the master switch by choosing This is Master from the Ring M
48. to each interested host IGMP may be used to optimize routing of multicast messages so only network segments with interested hosts need carry multicast traffic Length of time the STP Algorithm waits before reconfiguration is necessary Management Information Base This is a database of objects that is used by some form of network management system like the managed switch SNMP and RMON are popular tools to obtain the information from the MIB This diagnostic capability allows messages from one or more source ports to be copied to one or more target monitor ports Then a port analyzer or sniffer program can be used to monitor the traffic without affecting the operation of the switch See Trap For each pathway a packet of information must pass there is an associated cost A number is used to indicate the cost from a source port to a destination port The lowest number least cost among a set of paths from a specific source and destination will be chosen as the optimal path of choice Point to Point Protocol Allows a serial connection to be used as if it was a low speed network connection This indicator is used to optimize the convergence time in the STP algorithm A numeric value placed upon a port to indicate its hierarchical standing to become a designated port Quality of Service Generic description of network service parameters such as latency frame loss user priority etc See also CoS ToS This networ
49. will be suppressed unless one or more clients have sent IGMP Report messages Multicast packets with other addresses any other packet with a MAC address starting 01 will be sent to all ports Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 63 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com All unreserved multicast Multicast packets with reserved multicast addresses 01 80 c2 00 00 0x where x is 0 f will be sent to all ports All other multicast packets will be suppressed unless one or more clients have sent IGMP Report messages IGMP Version This setting controls the highest IGMP version that the switch will use All IGMP routers and snooping switches on a network should be configured for the same IGMP version Select 1 or 2 as appropriate for your installation Robustness This setting specifies how many queries may be lost without impacting forwarding as the switch tries to find IGMP hosts Query Interval This setting specifies how often the switch will send IGMP queries Query Response Interval This setting specifies the maximum time for hosts to respond to IGMP queries For IGMPv1 this is fixed at 10 seconds IGMP Port Settings Optimize your IP multicast traffic by specifying IGMP for each port Port Name Exclude Router t 13 Managed Switch Menu a 1 Monitoring 1 port_1 Auto detect
50. 1432 2057 Name Ethernet Modem PPP Server Settings pP 132 168 154 wsdress See pm y Cortect Joesmithipatomastioncomparry com Route to gateway Areevetert NS 4 Finally RIP Routing Information Protocol version 1 needs to be enabled on the PPP interface so the two Ethernet Modems can exchange routing information To enable RIP go to Setup gt Modem Access Settings gt PPP Settings Routing Set the RIP mode to Enabled on the PPP interface and select RIP v1 for both Send and Receive See screen shot below Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 115 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Industrial Ethernet Routing Managed Switch Help Quick Setup Heip index Configure Routing Information Protocol t J Managed Switch Menu Name RIP mode Send Receive t Monitoring t J Setup PPP Enabled RIP RIPVI 3 Main Settings it 3 Modem Access Settings Modem Settings PPP Settings Remote Users Commit Changes Routing Dial out Messaging Redundancy Settings Traffic Priority Multicast Filtering IGMP 2 Virtual LANs VLANs Advanced Operations Modet Ethernet Modem Serial number 5000505 Firerevare rev 3 5 MAC address 00 60 1 a 3e 20 57 Name Ethernet Modem p 192 168 1 54 Location Set location of switch gt lt Set name and e mail of conta
51. 3 Enabled Auto 10h 10f 100h 100f Disabled 4 Port 4 Enabled Auto 10h 10f 100h 100f Disabled 5 Port 5 Enabled Auto 10h 10f 100h 100f Disabled 6 Port 6 Enabled Auto 10h 10f 100h 100f Disabled 7 Port 7 Enabled Auto 10h 10f100h 100f 1000f Disabled 8 Port 8 Enabled Auto 10h 10f100h 100f 1000f Disabled 9 Port 9 Enabled Auto 10h 10f100h 100f 1000f Disabled Port Mirroring Mirroring Disabled RSTP STP Redundancy Protocol none spanning tree protocol is disabled Configuration Bridge Priority 32768 Max Age 20 Hello Time 2 Forward Delay 15 Transmission Limit 6 RSTP STP Port Port Name R STP Priority Cost Type PtpMAC Configuration 1 Port 1 Included 128 200000 Auto Auto 2 Port 2 Included 128 200000 Auto Auto 3 Port 3 Included 128 200000 Auto Auto 4 Port _4 Included 128 200000 Auto Auto 5 Port 5 Included 128 200000 Auto Auto 6 Port 6 Included 128 200000 Auto Auto 7 Port_7 Included 128 200000 Auto Auto 8 Port_8 Included 128 200000 Auto Auto 9 Port_9 Included 128 200000 Auto Auto SNMP All traps disabled Notifications Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 92 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com IGMP Settings IGMP Mode Disabled Multicast suppression None IGMP Version 2 Robustness 2 Query Interval 125
52. 3 u public 1 authNopriv a MD5 A publicpwd 10 2 0 1 system sysDescr 0 Finally if SNMPv3 access is enabled an authenticated private request could be made with a command like the following snmpget v 3 u public 1 authpriv a MD5 A publicpwd x DES X publicpwd 10 2 0 1 system sysDescr 0 The switch supports SNMPv1 v2 and v3 SNMPv1 and v2 access are essentially the same from a security standpoint and are enabled and disabled together SNMPv3 security may be separately controlled Thus you may prevent unauthenticated access to your switch by disabling SNMPv1 v2 access entirely while retaining password secured access via SNMPv3 SNMP Use the SNMP Notifications Menu to enable traps to be sent when the state of Notifications the switch changes Access this menu by selecting Setup from the Main Menu and then selecting Main Settings Authentication Traps can be sent when invalid credentials such as an unrecognized community string are presented to the SNMP agent Enable this setting to generate authentication traps Topology change Traps can be sent when the topology of the spanning tree changes Enable this setting to generate topology change traps Link 1 up down Link 18 up down Traps can be sent when a link goes up or down the same state reflected in the LED for each port Enable these settings to generate link up down traps Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 29 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Pa
53. 5173 e support sixnet com A port that is only linked to an end station and cannot create a loop in the network Time used in STP to wait before determining it is safe for a port to make transitions leading to forwarding network traffic Simultaneous transmission of data in both directions across one link IP address of the device used to bring two networks together Group Destination Address A class D IP address used as the destination address for multicast data Class D IP addresses have high order bits 1110 and fall in the range 224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 Only one device is transmitting data at any point in time Timer value to indicate the interval that STP configuration messages are sent out from the root bridge This is the primary standard for Ethernet This switch complies with this primary standard and various related sub standards such as 802 3u LOOBASE TX 802 3x full duplex with flow control 802 1D 2004 STP RSTP This switch complies with this standard for the operation of Virtual LANs Internet Group Management Protocol used for IP multicast filtering Address used to indicate the destination of where IP packets should go Internet Protocol version 4 Internet Protocol version 6 This is the time it takes a message to be routed internal to a switch from one port to another The typical latency of a message is 5 microseconds 100 Mbps or faster Each Ethernet device inserts its unique MAC address int
54. 8 877 5173 e support sixnet com Ethernet ports on the switch 3 To access the switch use a web browser program such as Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox or other 4 Type the switches default IP address 10 2 0 1 in the web browser s address bar and hit enter on your keyboard Z SIXNET Industrial Automation amp Connectivity Products Micros ols File Edit view Favorites Tools Help ae gt E Po a Search se Favorites amp 2 x EJ co Links gt Gp a Address MEM 5 A log in window will open prompting you for a login name and password Enter admin for the login and admin for the password Connect to 10 2 0 1 Managed Switch z User name amp admin OOo Password C Remember my password 6 Read the Software License Agreement and Click the I accept the License button 7 Navigate through the configuration screens using the tree on the left hand side 8 Selecting Quick Setup brings up the System Settings menu This menu is used to configure the IP address DHCP or static subnet mask redundancy protocol system name contact and location information See the image below Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 9 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Industrial Ethernet System Settings Quick Setup Managed Switch Help Quick Setup Help inde
55. Access Security menu b The individual ports on the switch are configured to a set of defaults and auto selects that should get you started quickly with no necessary configuration Customizing the port settings by enabling disabling a port choosing the speed duplex or flow control is accessed from the Port Configuration menu c The Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSTP is disabled by default in the switch The RSTP settings can be changed from the from Redundancy Settings screens d Check the operational status of the switch by accessing the Monitoring menu e The modem and PPP settings are found in the Remote Access Settings menu Note The switch can also be initially configured using the serial port However the Ethernet method described above is recommended Refer to Appendix J if you wish to use the serial port method Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 10 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Section 2 Initial Setup and Configuration The Industrial Ethernet Managed Switch is a configurable device that facilitates the interconnection of Ethernet devices on an Ethernet network This includes computers operator interfaces I O controllers RTUs PLCs other switches hubs or any device that supports the standard IEEE 802 3 protocol This switch has all the capabilities of a store and forward Ethernet switch plus
56. Bridge with root oe path cost of 10 a i F7 This is a Switch 1 Designated Bridge with root path cost of 15 Path cost 10 Path cost 15 Path cost 10 ee T Pathicost 10 This is a z Designated 5 A oo oe a Backup path 10 10 since it will cost ral 25 10 15 to reach the root Ethernet Ethernet ml Device 1 Device Example of Using Path Costs Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 51 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Example 3 Ring Topology with only one Managed Switch Do not do this Implementing a ring topology with a single managed switch and several unmanaged switches is a common question because of the thought of saving money The topology is legal only if that single managed switch is a member of each ring Although it is legal it is not recommended as the hypothetical scenario indicated below will explain why Hypothetical An integrator wishes to use implement a single Ethernet ring topology for the Scenario proposed network Only one managed switch is used to connect to three or more unmanaged switches in the loop Figure 1 Hae emeems Port is forwarding s lt m s mae ma u Managed d 1 i P p P Switch 1 Switch TA ZA rr Port is blocking rR Connection is not active because of blocked port F F Switch 3 y C i Switch 2 Note The between switc
57. FTP server This method of updating the firmware will retain all your settings However it is still recommended that you save a checkpoint configuration as a backup Update Firmware Heip install and run a firmware update file The file may be uploaded from your local system or transferred from a TFTP server Refer to the user manual for help quickly setting up a TFTP server install a firmware update from your local system Browse C Firmwore update 331 000 331 001 tgz Update trom file Install a firmware update from a TFTP server TFTP server none Remote filename Update from TFTP Page 19 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Updating The switch s firmware can also be updated using the Managed Switch Firmware using Firmware Loader utility This operation will completely restore the switch the Firmware firmware and factory defaults Loader Utility Steps for using the utility to load firmware 1 Download and install the managed switch firmware loader utility The default and recommended path is c program files switch tools 2 Download the Firmware Bundle to a folder on your computer The default and recommended path is c program files switch tools firmware 3 Make an Ethernet connection to the switch and make sure you can communicate to it such as ping it If the switch is unresponsive for any reason then you will need to also make a serial or USB connection to the switch Refer to the hardware m
58. Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Port Type This setting controls how IEEE tags are handled in out going data e Transparent maintains any tag that may have been present in a frame when it entered the switch e Edge removes tags from all out going frames e Network adds a tag if none is present The value of the tag is the queue number times two six for queue 3 etc 802 1p Tag Each of the 8 IEEE tag priority values can be assigned to one of the four output Settings priority queues e Background 0 e Normal 1 e Expedited 2 e Urgent 3 The default assignment follows the IEEE 802 1p recommendation as follows Priority Traffic Type Queue 0 Best Effort 1 1 Background 0 2 Spare 0 3 Excellent Effort 1 4 Controlled Load 2 5 Video 2 6 Voice 3 7 Network control 3 a e Somes 802 1p Tag Settings Help J Quick Setup Help index Optimize your network determinism by using IEEE 802 1p tags to prioritize your network traffic 1 Managed Switch Menu PAIS OOR t Monitoring Output Queue eiaa Settings Priority Traffic Type Background Normal Expedited Urgent C Redundancy Settings 0 Best Effort a O t 3 Traffic Priority QoS CoS Settings 802 1p Tag Settings Message Rate Limiting t9 Multicast Filtering IGMP 3 Excellent Effort C O C Virtual LANs VLANs ee a ee Adva
59. M s Text UI see the screen capture below Industrial Ethernet System Settings Quick Setup Managed Switch Help Quick Setup Help index Set basic parameters to quickly configure and identify the switch In many cases these are all 3 Managed Switch Menu the settings that are necessary ta Monitoring Setup Network Settings t Advanced Operations Modet Ethernet Modem DHcP Disabled Serial number 5000505 Firevevare rev 3 5 G address 192 168 0 54 MAC address OQ a0 1430 2057 f Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Name Ethernet Modem p 192 168 1 54 Defautt gateway none address f Location Remote Location Primary DNS mer Contact Joesmithg2atomationcompany com server i Secondary DNS Usage subject to Software License none Acreemert beiddi Domain nre server none Timezone Amenca New_York v Redundancy protocol Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol System Identification Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 103 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com 2 Next go to Remote Access Settings gt PPP Settings to set the PPP mode in the ET SL SMS MDM to Server 3 Then configure the Server settings to include the IP address that will be assigned to the Windows PC dialing in Industrial Ethernet roel cess PPP Settings Quick Setup Help Index Set PPP parameters t J Mana d Switch Menu E ta HMocttering
60. P addresses automatically using DHCP Specify TCP IP addresses From 192 168 is 192 168 Total 2 C Allow calling computer to specify its own IP address Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 113 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com In the typical site to site scenario the Ethernet Modem that is calling PPP Client and the Ethernet Modem that is answering PPP Server must be on different subnet masks Before you attempt to make a connection make sure all the IP addresses for all the devices are appropriate for the configured subnet See the example below Site to Site Scenario Configuration IPM IP 192 168 0 2 IPM2 Mask 255 255 255 0 IP 192 168 1 2 Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 0 54 Gateway 192 168 1 54 Ce Sn a nd me _ prec itis ELY m Ei F 5 4 a x prata tere eae m Telephone Phone ling 0 os Menere rn IPM1 Netwark S a Seed JEthernet Ethemet a IPM2 MDM MDM PC1 IP 192 168 0 54 IP 192 168 1 54 IP 192 168 0 1 Mask 255 255 255 0 DEE 9B Mask 255 255 255 0 PC2 ane IP 192 168 1 1 Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 1 54 Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 0 54 The ET SL SMS MDM 1 as a Client will call a predefined number when it receives an IP address destined for a foreign network or one that does not have the same IP address scheme
61. PPP mode Server v t I Setup C Main Settings t Modem Access Settings PPP Client Settings Modem Settings PPP Settings Remote Users User name Routing Dial out Messaging Server phone number Redundancy Settings Traffic Priority Cannona t Multicast Filtering IG ELA OA Idle timeout j 1 Advanced Operations Default route Enabled v Modet Ethernet Modem Server calls back jisa Serial number 5000505 Firmvevere rev 3 5 Switch s phone number MAC address 00 1432 2257 Name Ethemet Modem PPP Server Settings p 192 168 1 54 osdress Locetion Remote Location Contact Joesmthigetometoncompsny com 192 168 0 1 Route to gateway Enabled 4 Finally add a list of Remote Users that will be allowed to dial in and access the remote devices In this case the default User name of PPPLink and password Link2Sixnet was used v Usage subject to Software License Areeemert industrial Ethernet Remote Users Managed Switch Quick Setup Heip index Configure remote users for PPP access to local network 1 Managed Switch Menu Monitoring t Setup Main Settings 3 Modem Access Settings Modem Settings PPP Settings Remote Users Routing Dial out Messaging t Redundancy Settings Traffic Pri Multicast Filtering IGMP 2 Virtual LANs VLANs Advanced Operations Firervere rev 3 5 MAC address OQ a0 1d 322057 Name Ethemet Modem pP 192 168 1 54 addre
62. View performance data from SNMP RMON and Dot3 23 Port Mirroring Monitor network traffic from to specific ports Alarm OK Output Configure events which trigger the Alarm OK output What is RSTP An introduction of Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSTP RSTP General Settings Configure general spanning tree protocol settings A RSTP Port Settings Configure per port spanning tree protocol settings 43 RSTP Setup Guidelines Basic guidelines when using RSTP or STP protocol 46 Spanning Tree Status Monitor the status of the redundancy operation 47 RSTP Examples Examples with switch over time RSTP Path costs and more 50 Real Time Ring Settings Configure ports as Real Time Ring ports on supported models 54 Section 7 Priority Queuing QoS CoS ToS DS ooo O55 Traffic Priority Utilize prioritized traffic to achieve Quality of Service QoS 55 QoS CoS Settings Customize network traffic priority through these settings 56 802 1p Tag Settings Classify the assignments of 802 1p tags to output queues 57 Message Rate Limiting Have the switch quench the affects of a broadcast storm QoS Example QoS Ensures Real time Delivery of Important Messages About IGMP Reduce unnecessary traffic caused by multicast streams IGMP Configuration Configure IGMP general and port settings IGMP Status View the IGMP querier and the IGMP groups being forwarded IGMP Example A visual example showing the benefits of enabling IGMP Introduction to VLANs Learn what V
63. able a port by selecting Enabled or Disabled respectively Negotiation All copper ports and gigabit fiber ports in the managed switch are capable of auto negotiation such that the fastest bandwidth is selected Choose to enable auto negotiation or use fixed settings 100Mbps Fiber ports are Fixed speed only Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 14 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Speed Duplex Flow Control The managed switch accepts three local area network Ethernet Standards The first standard 1OBASE T runs 10Mbps with twisted pair Ethernet cable between network interfaces The second local area network standard is 1 OOBASE T which runs at 100Mbps over the same twisted pair Ethernet cable Lastly there is 1OOBASE F which enables fast Ethernet 100Mbps over fiber These options are available 10h 10 Mbps Half Duplex 10f 10 Mbps Full Duplex 100h 100 Mbps Half Duplex 100f 100 Mbps Full Duplex 1000f 1000 Mbps Full Duplex On managed switches with gigabit combination ports those ports with have two rows a standard row of checkboxes and a row labeled SFP with radio buttons The SFP setting independently sets the speed at which a transceiver will operate if one is plugged in Otherwise the switch will use the fixed Ethernet port and the corresponding settings for it Note When 100F is selected fo
64. advanced management features such as SNMP RSTP and port mirroring This manual details how to configure the various management parameters in this easy to use switch Introduction To take full advantage of all the features and resources available from the switch it must be configured for your network The switch implements Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSTP and Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP to provide most of the services offered by the switch Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol allows managed switches to communicate with each other to ensure that there exists only one active route between each pair of network nodes and provides automatic failover to the next available redundant route A brief explanation of how RSTP works is given in the Spanning Tree section The switch is capable of communicating with other SNMP capable devices on the network to exchange management information This statistical derived information from the network is saved in the Management Information Base MIB of the switch The MIB is divided into several different information storage groups These groups will be elaborated in detail in the Management and SNMP information section of this document The switch implements Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP to optimize the flow of multicast traffic on your network The switch supports both port based and tag based Virtual LANs for flexible integration with VLAN aware networks with support for VLAN unaware devi
65. age 35 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Alarm OK Output Configure the events that will trigger the alarm output The alarm OK output will be low when any of the selected conditions is true Managed Switch Menu Monitoring 1 Setup A power input lost 1 Main Settings M Ap P System Settings O Aring failure occurs on a local port Remote Access Security Port Settings O Aring failure occurs Port Mirroring j SNMP Notifications POUR Alarm OK Output 168203864 Set IP per Port 6M7M8 t Redundancy Settings t Traffic Priority Commit Changes t Multicast Filtering IGMP t Virtual LANs VLANs t Security Settings t Advanced Operations an Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 36 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Section 6 What RSTP Is and Why You Want to Use It In this diagram the root ports are those connected directly to the root bridge because they have the lowest port cost only one hop The paths that must go through another bridge switch have a higher port cost two hops and are designated as backup ports The ports connected directly to end stations are assigned as edge ports so that RSTP doesn t waste time considering them Managed Switch Softwar
66. aged Switch p 10 201 address Location Switch Panel 7 Cortact Joesmihietomationcompany com Usage subject to Software License Amecmert Managed Switch Software User Manual Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Configuration Management and Firmware Updates Use the Advanced Operations Menu for saving and restoring configurations reloading factory defaults resetting the switch updating the firmware and setting up remote access Note The web interface supports direct transfers to and from the system where your browser is running Alternatively you can use TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol for file transfers Access to the Advanced Operations menu is available by selecting the option in the Main menu The Configuration Management and Update Firmware features allow you to Browse to save and retrieve files directly from your local system This is the easiest and recommended method Alternatively you can use a TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol server to centralize the storage of your configuration and firmware files Free TFTP servers for Windows and Linux are available on the web They are generally easy to install and setup For more details and links to available TFTP servers see www sixnet com or Appendix F One checkpoint backup version of the switch s configuration can be stored in a local file on the switch Unlimited backups c
67. al Mac Receive Errors Symbol Errors ge QqgoQooQog eg eo e0o0e o 8 Statistics updated every 5 seconds The following statistics are provided Alignment Errors Happens when the Ethernet Interface cannot synchronize with the incoming packet because it is not of expected length packet received has invalid CRC Causes This is possibly caused by interference and attenuation Check for faulty wiring NICs or possible causes of interference line noise FCS Errors This error happens when packets have a bad Frame Check Sequence Single Collision Frames This happens when an Ethernet device tries to send a frame but discovers that is at least one other device on the network trying to send at the same time collision detected When a collision is detected the network devices prepare to access the network medium again but only after waiting for a random amount of time Collisions are common in an Ethernet network and collision detection allows the devices on an Ethernet network to work When the Ethernet device tries to transmit that same frame again and is successful it is called a single collision Important Collisions don t provide for a very useful statistic as to the current performance of the network since this is the principle behind how devices on Page 31 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 the network communicate Multiple Collision Frames Multiple collisions happen when the Ethernet device tries to transmit a frame through the net
68. allston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com 4 Finally RIP Routing Information Protcol version 1 needs to be enabled on the PPP interface so the PC and the ET SMS MDM can exchange routing information To enable RIP go to Setup Modem Access Settings gt PPP Settings gt Routing Set the RIP mode to Enabled on the PPP interface and select RIP v1 for both Send and Receive See screen shot below a Industrial Ethernet Routing Managed Switch G He pj Quick Setup Heip index Configure Routing Information Protocol t Managed Switch Menu Name RIP mode Sena I Receive Monitoring t J Setup PPP Enabled RIPI RIP vi J 3 Main Settings 2 Modem Access Settings LAN Disabled Modem Settings PPP Settings Remote Users Routing Dial out Messaging t9 Redundancy Settings C Traffic Priority C Multicast Filtering GMP 2 Virtual LANs VLANs Advanced Operations Commit Changes Modet Ethernet Modem Serial number 5000505 Firevevare rev 35 MAC address 00 0 1 3e 20 57 Name Ethernet Modem pP 192 168 1 54 address Location Set location of swch Contact Set name and e mail of contact tor switch Usage subject to Software License Configuring a To successfully configure the Windows PC as a Server you should already have a Microsoft modem installed Refer to the user manual of the modem used for instructions on Windows PC h
69. an also be saved to your local system web interface only or to a TFTP server elsewhere on the network Configuration Management _ Help The configuration may be saved and restored from a single checkpoint file That fle may be copied to or from your local computer or a TFTP server to allow multiple checkpoints or secure storage When restoring a checkpoint you may choose to restore network settings OHCP enabled IP address netmask and gateway or to preserve current network settings Save Checkpoint Restore Checkpoint v Preserve network settings Save or retrieve a file from your local system Browse Download Checkpoint Upload Checkpoint C switchcfg tgz Save or retrieve a file from a TFTP server none TFTP server Remote filename SavetoTFTP Retrieve from TFTP Page 16 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Save Checkpoint Saves a checkpoint configuration in the switch which may be used later to revert back to the current state if changes lead to an undesirable configuration Restore Checkpoint Reverts to the settings in the saved checkpoint You can optionally choose to keep your current network settings or use the ones in the checkpoint file Note The current administrator s password will remain in effect after the restoration SNMP passwords will be restored to the values in the checkpoint TFTP Configuration Specifies the name or IP address of the TFTP Trivial File Trans
70. and SNMPv2 authenticate users with a community string which is sent in clear text unencrypted and no password is required Some measure of security can be achieved by setting long obscure community strings SNMPv3 provides three levels of security and encryption e None No password is required to read or write values in the MIB e Authentication A password is required and is used to encrypt the user credentials so that security information is not sent in clear text A variation of MDS is used for encryption e Privacy A password is required and is used to encrypt the user credentials A second password is used to encrypt the details of the SNMP request using DES encryption For SNMPv3 access the managed switch requires authentication and allows privacy Only one password is configurable and it is used for both authentication and privacy The following examples use snmpget from the Net SNMP tools to illustrate the use of authentication and privacy when accessing the managed switch If SNMPv2 access is enabled values may be read without a password with a command like snmpget v 2c c public 10 2 0 1 system sysDescr 0 Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 28 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com If SNMPv3 access is enabled values may be read with a command like the following entered all on one line snmpget v
71. anual for serial port wiring details Important Note If you are running RSTP disconnect any redundant Ethernet links to the switch During the update make sure to re enable RSTP before reconnecting your redundant links 4 Run the Managed Switch Firmware Loader utility 5 Click Next for the firmware selection window Then Browse and select the new firmware image that you downloaded from the web 6 Click Next to pick Ethernet Only or Ethernet with Serial plus the appropriate com port that is to be used to communicate with the switch 7 Click Next and enter your computer s IP address if it is not automatically detected Also enter the appropriate IP address and subnet mask for the switch For Ethernet Only you also need to enter your username and password 8 Click Next and then click Load Now If prompted to cycle power then turn the switches power off and then back on to start the firmware update process Make sure to check that all the update steps listed in the overall status window are successful If not try updating the firmware again You will then need to interface the switch through a terminal program and re configure your network settings or reload your saved checkpoint configuration Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 20 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Section 4 System Information
72. ast Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com MAC Address The MAC address table page displays the current MAC address table of the Table switch This data can be filtered by the Filter Database ID FID the port s of discovery or by all or part of the MAC address Please note that Port 33 or 65 is the internal CPU port depending on the model MAC Table This is a list of each MAC address known to the device along with the Filtering Database ID that it belongs to the reason that the device knows it and the port on which it was discovered 3 Filter by it 1 Managed Switch Menu _ t Monitoring ID i Setup Port 1 Advanced Operations E MAC PE Refresh Table Modei oL GMS FDB Size 10 Filter Matches 10 Truncated 0 Serial number 5 ae ID Port Status MAC Address A aen 0 33 Self 00 a0 1d 2c be 46 Name 0 33 Self 00 a0 1d 2c be 40 P aibo 0 33 Self 00 a0 1d 2c be 44 Location lt Set location of switch 0 133 Self 00 a0 1d 2c be 47 Contact lt Set name and e mail of contact for switch gt 0 33 Self 00 a0 1d 2c be 45 Usage subject to Software License 0 5 Learned 00 20 78 0e 6d 14 Agreement 0 33 Self 00 a0 1d 2c be 41 0 33 Self 00 a0 1d 2c be 42 0 33 Self 00 a0 1d 2c be 43 0 33 Self 00 a0 1d 2c be 4a Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 27 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Us
73. aster dropdown list for the desired switch All other switches in the ring should be set to the default Automatic setting Note When a port is configured as a Ring port that port cannot be used for communication to or through the switch It can ONLY be connected to another Ring port on a managed switch or Real Time Ring switch Real time Ring Settings Configure the Real time Ring parameters to optimize your network redundancy and maximize reliability 1 Managed Switch Menu Enable Ring Name Primary Port Backup Port t 3 Monitoring System Information Ring 1 port ports Port and Power Status Network Statistics O Ring 2 none none Spanning Tree Status Real time Ring Status Ring 3 none none Multicast Filtering Status MAC Table Ring 4 none none Configuration Summary 1 Setup t Main Settings Warning Only one switch may be selected as master t 1 Redundancy Settings e Spanning Tree Settings Ring Master Automatic Master e Spanning Tree Port Settings e Real time Ring Settings t Traffic Priority Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 54 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Section 7 Priority Queuing QoS CoS ToS DS Traffic Priority Without enabling special handling a network provides a best effort service to all applications This mea
74. at are currently stored in the switch configuration Symptom Forgot the password to access the switch Answer To recover from this full firmware must be reloaded into the switch to restore the factory default password and thus to gain access again Symptom Can t access the web page on the switch Answer e Check to make sure that the IP address being used matches what is in the managed switch e Ensure that the subnet masks for the client and server side are on compatible subnets e Make sure web access http and or https is enabled in the switch Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 90 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Symptom Can t Telnet into the switch Answer e Check to ensure that telnet is enabled in the managed switch configuration e Check to make sure that the IP address being used matches what is in the switch e Ensure that the subnet masks for the client and server side are on compatible subnets Symptom Not able to communicate via Ethernet Answer e Check subnet mask to ensure network communication compatibility e Check to make sure the IP address is correct e Check to ensure there is a link light e Check switch management to ensure the right settings are used for what you are trying to do Symptom Can t access command line configuration through terminal window for serial manage
75. ce the forwarding delay 30 seconds by default However if a port connects directly to a single device at the edge of the network it may safely be put in Forwarding state almost immediately The port Type controls the switch s assumptions about what is connected to the port Auto The port will initially be assumed to be an Edge port and go to Forwarding quickly It will automatically adjust to being a Network port if BPDUs are received and revert to being an Edge port any time no BPDUs are received for 3 seconds Network The port will always wait a safe time before going to the Forwarding state Edge The port will initially be assumed to be a direct connection to a single device but will change to being a Network port if any BPDUs are received Thereafter it will always wait a safe time before going to Forwarding whenever a link is reestablished on the port Point To Point A port is part of a point to point network segment when there can be no more MAC _ than one other network port connected to it RSTP can decide whether it is safe to forward network traffic very quickly on point to point links to other managed switches otherwise the port must wait many seconds 30 seconds by default twice the forward delay before forwarding network traffic When set to Auto full duplex links are assumed to be point to point half duplex ports are not This setting can be forced true or false if the automatic determination would be wrong Mana
76. cept when absolutely necessary because there is a charge money for data using that path while another path is free no monetary cost The root path cost is the cumulative cost of all the network paths from the root bridge to a particular port on the network A Spanning Tree network always uses the lowest cost path available between a port and the root bridge When the available network connections change it reconfigures itself as necessary See the RSTP Examples topic in this section for an example of how the path cost can be utilized to establish the primary and backup connections Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 38 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Initial Startup of For the bridges to cooperate with each other to prevent loops in a LAN upon a Spanning Tree startup of each bridge configuration messages are sent to other bridges These Network messages are called Bridge Protocol Data Units BPDUs which contain information about ports addresses priorities and costs so data can flow through an optimal loop free network topology Depending on the choice of protocol these messages are either sent out periodically to other bridges designated by a time period called the hello time or are sent when a BPDU is received on a port Any other network traffic received by the switch is discarded since initially it is unknown which port
77. ces Additional technical documentation is available in the appendices of this manual These appendices provide important terminology definitions an administrative menu map example of an RSTP network topology and factory default information extracted from the switch Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 11 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Administrative There are several administrative interfaces to the switch 1 A graphical web interface accessible via the switch s built in web server Both http and secure https with SSL are supported Note This is the recommended method for managing the switch 2 A terminal interface via the RS232 USB port or over the network using telnet or Secure Shell SSH 3 SNMP interface can be used to read write many settings CLI Command Line Interface can be used to read write most settings See the separate CLI User Manual for details Initial setup must be done using an Ethernet connection recommended or the serial port See Section 1 for quick start guides Using the The graphical interface is provided via a web server in the switch and can be Graphical Web accessed via a web browser such as Opera Mozilla or Internet Explorer Interface Important Note JavaScript must be supported and enabled in your browser for the graphical interface to work correctly HTTP an
78. ch Quick Setup Heip index Configure Routing Information Protocol Canaged Switch Monu Name _ rir mode sena Receive t Setup Enabled v RIPVI RIP vI x t Modom Access Settings En osea wf IP Modem Settings PPP Setti Remote Users Routing Dial out Messaging C Redundancy Settings C Traffic Priority t9 Multicast Filtering IGMP 2 Virtual LANs VLANs Advanced Operations Modet Ethernet Modem Serial mumbar 5000505 Finare rev 35 MAC address 00 a0 1d Se 20 57 Name Ethernet Modem p 192163 1 54 Location Set location of switch Contact Set name and e mail of contact tor switch Usage subject to Software License Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 118 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Appendix G Dial Out Messaging Tutorial MDM Models Only The Ethernet Modem sends an ASCII message The Ethernet Modem sends an ASCII message Industrial Ethernet Managed Switch Quick Setup Help Index 1 Managed Switch Menu Monitoring t Setup t Advanced Operations Modet Ethernet Modem Serial number 5000505 Firerevare rev 3 5 MAC address 00 a0 1dt3e 2c 57 Name Ethernet Modem Pp 192 168 1 54 address Location Remote Location Cortact Joesmithiietomationcompany com Usage subject to Software License Agreemert Managed Switch Software U
79. cifies whether the switch should assume there is an IGMP router on this port even if no IGMP Query messages are received Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 64 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com IGMP status can be monitored via two menus e IGMP Port Status e IGMP Group Status Selecting Monitoring from the Main Menu will get you to these menus IGMP Port Status Each network segment can have only one active IGMP querier the active switch or the IGMP router with the lowest IP address This screen shows the IP address of the querier on the network segment attached to each switch port Industrial Ethernet IGMP Group Statu Managed Switch P amis Hel Quick Setup Help index view IGMP routing status ti Managed Switch Menu A Monitoring Page IGMP Port Status System Information Port and Power Status baaa Active IGMP handiing Network Statistics IGMP mode Active IGMP handling Redundancy Status Multicast suppression IP multicast groups Multicast Filtering Status E EEE Configuration Summary IGMP version 2 i 3 Setup eee nes Mod Modet Managed Switch port_1 This switch Serk Serial number 216 Firmy Firerevare rev 3 5 1000 This switch DESC MENG ORK O89 ETE This switch Nem Name Managed Switch porta Static router P p 10 201 addr address port_5 This sw
80. ck Setup Helpindex Prevent unauthorized access by specifying how the switch can be remotely managed For best 1 Managed Switch Menu security disable access methods you do not intend to use t Monitoring SNMP access Basic and secure SNMP access v t J Setup t Main Settings Terminal access Secure access via SSH v System Settings Remote Access Security Web access Secure HTTP HTTPS access Port Settings L Port Mirroring Enabled e SNMP Notifications Command line access Enabled gt Set IP per Port Automatic logout Disabled after 5 minute t9 Redundancy Settings g L C Traffic Priority C Multicast Filtering IGMP Virtual LANs VLANs L Name Password confirm password t 3 Advanced Operations SNMP read only public rowers we Modet Managed Swrttch SNMP read write private Serial number 216 Firmware rev 3 5 1000 Terminal and web acimin MAC address 0000 1437 0 ca Name Maneged Switch Commit Changes P 10 201 adress Location Switch Panel 7 Contact Jossmthipautomstioncomnparny com Usage subject to Sofware License Agreement Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 85 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com SNMP Access Choose the level of SNMP access to allow e None No SNMP access allowed e SNMP
81. ct for switch Usoae subject to Software License x The Ethernet Modem as the Server will need to assign an IP address to the Client Ethernet Modem so you must define an IP address that is not being used on the Server Ethernet Modem s LAN Then a list of remote users must be added so only someone from that list can connect to the Remote Network Just follow the steps below 1 The first step is to assign an IP address to the Ethernet To do this go to the Quick Setup page in the Ethernet Modem s Text UI see the screen Configuring an Ethernet Modem as a PPP Server capture below Innosa Enare System Settings Quick Setup anage Hel QuickSetup Heip index Set basic parameters to quickly configure and identify the switch In many cases these are all settings that 2 t JManaged Switch Menu the settings that are necessary t Monitoring t9 Setup Network Settings Advanced Operations Modet Ethemet Modem pHcP Disabled Serial number 5000505 Firmware rev 3 5 jie address 192 168 1 54 MAC axidress 00 40 14 32 20 57 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Name Ethernet Modem P 192 1681 54 Default gateway none ehdiress Location Remote Location Primary DNS Cone Cortact Joesmihiietomationcompany com server Usage subject to Software License ome ONS none Agreemert Domain nre server none Timezone America New_York v Redunaancy protocol Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol System Identif
82. cting Quick Setup brings up the System Settings menu This menu is used to configure the IP address DHCP or static subnet mask redundancy protocol system name contact and location information Managed Switch HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help System Settings _ DHCP Disabled IP address 108 1 0 2 Subnet mask 255 128 0 0 Default gateway none NTP server 10 128 4 100 Timezone America New_York Redundancy protocol RSTP Contact joesmith abccontrolcompany com System name Managed Switch Switch location control panel 7 Press lt Enter gt to set the option selected Press lt Escape gt to return to the previous menu without saving Press lt c gt commit these values and return to previous menu Connected 17 28 34 V T100 9600 8 N 1 Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 125 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com 7 Set the desired IP address and subnet that are compatible with the network for which this switch will reside or you can enable DHCP Select c to activate your new settings 8 Now you can access the switch via the web interface or you can continue to make configuration changes using this text interface 9 Using the text interface you can do the following a The default administrative password can be changed from the Remote Access Security menu b The individual ports on the switch are co
83. ction 4 Monitoring the Current State ofthe Switch Cds 21 System Information Display identifying information about the switch 2l Port Status Display information about the port and power status 22 Power and OK Status Display the status of the power inputs and OK output 22 Network Status Display various counters and indicators maintained by the switch 23 Real Time Ring Status Displays the status of Real Time Rings supported models only 23 Spanning Tree Status Display the status of the STP or RSTP redundancy if enabled 47 Multicast Filtering Status Display the status if the IGMP multicast filtering if enabled 65 Configuration Summary This page provides an overview of how the switch is configured 24 Modem Status Display status of the Ethernet modem MDM models only 24 Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 1 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com MAC Address Table Display the current MAC address table of the switch 27 Section 5 Network Management amp Remote Monitoring SNMP and RMON SNMP MIB and RMON Using Simple Network Management Protocol and more SNMP Notifications Configure the switch to enable unsolicited SNMP responses 7 Trap Managers Specify where the unsolicited SNMP responses should go 29 Network Statistics
84. d HTTPS secure HTTP are supported for access to the web server By default both protocols are enabled Either or both may be disabled to secure the switch See the Remote Access Security topic in this section To access the graphical interface enter a URL like HTTP 10 2 0 1 in your browser s address bar Replace http with https to use secure http and replace 10 2 0 1 with your switch s IP address if you ve changed it from the factory default The web server in the switch uses a signed security certificate When you access the server via https you may see a warning dialog indicating that the certificate was signed by an unknown authority This is expected and to avoid this message in the future you can choose to install the certificate on your computer Note This manual describes and depicts the web user interface in detail The terminal interface is not specifically shown but is basically the same Configuring the To control and monitor the switch via the network it must be configured with Switch for basic network settings including an IP address and subnet mask Refer to the Network Access quick start guide in Section 1 for how to initially access your switch To configure the switch for network access select Quick Setup from the Main Menu to reach the System Settings menu The settings in this menu control the switch s general network configuration Managed Switch Software User Manual Page
85. disconnects If S10 is smaller than S9 or S10 is set to 255 the modem will not disconnect on any loss of carrier Range 1 to 255 Units 0 1 Seconds Default 14 S14 determines how long the modem will wait for dial tone when the W dial modifier is used Range 0 to 255 Units Seconds Default 12 S24 sets the length of inactivity before the modem enters sleep mode Zero disables sleep mode Range 0 to 255 Units Seconds Default 0 S30 sets how long the modem remains on line with no data flowing Zero disables the timer Range 0 255 Units Minutes Default 0 S38 determines the maximum delay between receipt of the ATHO command and modem disconnect Range 0 255 Units Seconds Default 20 S50 determines the minimum length of time the modem will remain off hook An attempt to drop the line before this timer expires will be ignored by the modem Range 0 255 Units Seconds Default 3 Page 122 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Appendix USB Port Configuration Select newer models of Sixnet managed switches are equipped with both a USB port and an RS232 port for terminal access In order to take advantage of the USB port please visit www sixnet com or browse your Sixnet CD to install the USB driver Driver Installation After completing the installation you may then connect the switch via USB The New Hardware Wizard will appear Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard
86. dustrial Ethernet Managed Switch Quick Setup Heip Index t 1 Managed Switch Menu Monitoring Setup C Main Settings t Redundancy Settings t 3 Traffic Priority QoS CoS Settings 802 1p Tag Settings Message Rate Limiting E Multicast Filtering IGMP 2 Virtual LANs VLANs t Advanced Operations Modet Managed Switch Serial umbar 216 Firmware rev 35 1000 MAC address 00a 1437 06 ca Name p Managed Switch 10 204 Location Sal location of swich Cortect lt Set name ard e mail of contact Tor switch Usage subject to Software Licanse Acgeeerert Managed Switch Software User Manual Access to the switch s traffic priority menus can be done by selecting Setup from the Main Menu and then Traffic Priority QoS CoS Settings Help Ensure deterministic delivery of important messages with priority queuing traffic prioritization using Quality of Service Class of Service and Type of Service settings Send all high priority frames before any others Allow lower prionty frames through a few at a time Use IP Prio Tos DiffServ Precedence v Use 802 ip Tag Priority B Normal v v v Q Q 7 lo Tom Transporent Tag Network v Tag Transparent Transparent Transparent Transparent Normal v a oO i Urgent o gt Normal Q E a Tag iv Tag Commit Changes Normal co f gt
87. e port 4 is monitoring messages from port 2 Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 34 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Alarm OK The OK output can be configured to report a number of conditions by setting Output the Alarm output This a discrete output which will be high during normal condition and low when an alarm is triggered To force the OK output to be always on simply disable all alarm options Power Input Lost In switches with redundant power inputs an alarm condition will be triggered when power is not supplied to one of the inputs This is the only alarm enabled by default Ring Failure An alarm condition will be triggered when a ring failure occurs Ring failure on a local port will be triggered when one of this switch s neighbors in the ring goes down the general ring failure option will be triggered when any switch in the ring goes down The general ring failure option implies that local ring port failure is also detected No Carrier Detected MDM models only An alarm condition will be triggered when there is no carrier signal detected on the phone line I E when the modem achieves carrier detect the OK output will be high Ports Unlinked Alarms can be configured for one or more ports so that the OK output will be low when one of the selected ports is unlinked Managed Switch Software User Manual P
88. e N ixnet USER MANUAL Industrial Ethernet Managed Switch amp Remote Access Modem Software User Manual For the latest version of this user manual please go to http www sixnet com Contents at a Glance Section 1 Access the Web User Interface CC O8 Quick Start Guide Quickly gain access to the switch s web interface 10 Section 2 Initial Setup and Configuration 14 Overview About the switch and manual 11 Introduction General description of key managed switch features 11 Administrative Access Gain administrative access to configure the switch 12 Web User Interface Learn how to navigate the web interface screens 12 Gaining Network Access Specify initial configuration parameters IP subnet etc 12 Configuring the Ports Define speed flow control and negotiation 14 Section 3 Configuration Management and Firmware Updates Cd Advanced Operations Access advanced features for maintaining the switch 16 Configuration Management Save and restore the switch s configuration 16 Factory Defaults Set the switch back to its original settings 17 Resetting the Switch Reset reboot the switch 18 Update Firmware via Web Use the web browser to update the firmware in the switch 18 Update Firmware via TFTP Use a Trivial File Transfer Protocol server to update firmware 19 Update Firmware via Utility Use a Windows utility to update the firmware in the switch 20 Se
89. e User Manual Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSTP The Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSTP allows you to have an Ethernet network with extra connections so if one path between two points on the network fails another path can be used to deliver messages If one link or switch fails another link or switch can take over transparently to prevent unnecessary down time So why not just physically connect each of the switches in your network in various loop configurations such that there are always at least two paths going to and from each switch A good idea but it creates broadcast loops that will bring a network to its knees very quickly In an unmanaged Ethernet network there can be only one path between any two ports on the network If there is more than one path from one switch to another a broadcast message and in some cases other messages sent by the network will be forwarded until it completes a loop by returning on the second path Since the switches forward all broadcasts and do not keep track of the messages they have sent the returning message will be sent around the loop again and again A single message circulating forever around a loop at high speed is clearly not a good thing so no loops are allowed The limitations of having only one path are even simpler to see If the one and only path fails for any reason such as a b
90. e used only if absolutely necessary If the switch has more than one port that provides a path to the root bridge and they have the same root path cost the selection of which port to use is based on the port priority The port with the best numerically lowest priority will be used If the port priority is the same the switch will use lowest numbered port The port priority can range from 0 to 240 seconds 128 second default As with any network there is an associated cost to go from a source location to a destination location For RSTP the root path cost is calculated based on the bandwidth available for that particular connection to the root bridge The port with the lowest cost for delivering messages to the root is used to pass traffic toward the root The path cost can be assigned automatically based on the port speed using the IEEE standard values of 200 000 for 100Mbps links and 2 000 000 for 10Mbps links or the value can be specified in the range 1 to 200 000 000 Path costs are set to a fixed value by default See the RSTP Examples topic in this section for an example of how the path cost can be utilized to establish the primary and backup connections Page 44 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Port Type A port that connects to other switches in the network may be part of a loop To ensure such loops do not occur the switch will not put a port in the Forwarding state until enough time has passed for the spanning tree to stabilize twi
91. eNA 239 255 255 254 4 10 128 0 1 13 52 245 87 Agomer m Ia Mmmm Status is updated every 5 seconds Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 65 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com The displayed data is separated by several fields Group Displays the IP address of a particular multicast group Port Displays the port number for which the particular multicast group is active on Reporter Displays the IP address of the last host to report membership in this group on this port Hosts send IGMP Reports to a switch or router for the purpose of having the switch or router include them into a particular multicast group Age The number of seconds since this group was last reported on this port Expiration The number of seconds until this group will be dropped unless a new report is received IGMP Example The benefits of enabling IGMP Take an already established control network that has an Ethernet device sending multicast data to several other Ethernet devices Between the source of the multicast data and the destination Ethernet devices that are interested in the multicast data multicast packets might pass through a number of switches or routers To make this control network more efficient the switches or routers should know how to handle the flow of multicast data by means of IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol Switches or routers t
92. eal time data will not be interrupted by data that is not as urgent relatively speaking Consider the following Hypothetical Scenario There is a power plant that is controlled by a central control system In Scenario addition because of security concerns cameras have been mounted and installed at each location of mechanical control The mechanical control devices and video cameras at each site communicate via Ethernet to their own switch For reasons of simplicity and clarity we will assume that only video and control data reside on the network Problem Should any of the mechanical control devices receive delayed control data from the central control system the power plant can t generate the maximum energy that it is capable of Customers will experience brown outs and the plant will be looked upon with negative scrutiny It is therefore very important that the video traffic created by the cameras not delay critical data Goal To optimize the forwarding of critical real time control data and minimize or eliminate the impact of video data traversing the network at the same time Solution Configure the switch such that video data has lower priority than control data by adjusting the priority queuing settings in the switch Configuring the As mentioned earlier in this manual some applications require a certain Quality Switch for Traffic of Service QoS from the network to achieve a desired level of service In this Prioritiza
93. efore reconfiguring the network RSTP uses 3 times the Hello Time instead of Max Age Note Assign all switches in a RSTP STP network the same max age Hello Time Configuration messages BPDUs are either sent periodically to other bridges based on a time period labeled hello time Hello time can be set from a range of 1 to 10 seconds 6 seconds default Decreasing the hello time gives faster recovery times while increasing the hello time interval decreases the overhead involved Note Assign all switches in the RSTP STP network the same hello time Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 42 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Forward Delay The forward delay is a time in seconds used by all switches in the network The forward delay can be set from a range of 4 to 30 seconds 15 seconds default This value is controlled by the root bridge and is used as a timeout value to allow ports to begin forwarding traffic after network topology changes If a port is not configured as an edge port and RSTP cannot negotiate the link status a port must wait twice the forward delay before forwarding network traffic In a properly configured network using RSTP not STP this setting has very little effect For STP networks setting the time too short may allow temporary loops when the network structure changes switches turn on o
94. et ID can communicate with each other Telnet This is a terminal emulation program used to access a telnet server Once connected and logged in to the telnet server commands can be remotely executed as if the user were at the server him herself ToS Type of Service A field in the IPv4 header which specifies the type of service requested in handling the packet The value may be from 0 to 255 See also CoS QoS Traffic Class A field in the IPv6 header which specifies the relative priority of the frame The value may be from 0 to 255 Trap A message sent by an SNMP agent to an SNMP trap manager to notify the manager of a change in the state of the device monitored by the agent Examples of traps include cold start the device is turned on authentication failure a user supplied invalid credentials when attempting to connect to the agent and link up down a connection to a port was made or broken VLAN VLANs segregate traffic flowing through a switch to improve bandwidth utilization or security Segregation is done based on membership in a group of ports port based VLANs or on IEEE 802 1Q tags which include a VLAN ID tag based VLANs Devices on one VLAN can not talk to devices on another VLAN unless a router is involved to join them Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 100 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Appendix E
95. ettings Sep ey Including or Excluding a Port Port Priority Path Cost Managed Switch Software User Manual Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com In this menu each available port in the managed switch can be configured for optimizing the STP RSTP behavior of the switch To access this menu select the Setup option from the Main Menu and then select Redundancy Settings Redundancy Spanning Tree Port Settings Optimize your network redundancy and maximize reliability by specifying spanning tree protocol parameters for each port Port Name Exclude Priority Path Cost Type Point to Point 1 port_1 o 128 Auto 20000 Auto v Auto v 2 port_2 oO 128 Auto 20000 Auto v Auto v 3 pot3 O 128 Auto 20000 Auto Auto v 4 port_4 oO 128 Auto 20000 Auto Auto v 5 pot_5 128 Auto 20000 Auto v Auto v 6 pt6 O 128 Auto 20000 Auto Auto v 7 pot7 O 128 Auto 20000 Auto Auto v 8 pots O 128 Auto 20000 Auto Auto v Commit Changes v Normally all ports should be included in determining the Spanning Tree network topology either as a normal port or an edge port It is possible to completely exclude a port so that it will always forward network traffic and will never generate or respond to network messages for RSTP or STP Excluding a port is an advanced option that should b
96. etwork traffic based on the traffic type See also QoS ToS Traffic class Each managed bridge is designated to the LANs for which it is connected to via its designated ports For the root bridge it is designated to all the LANs in the managed network The port that sends the best configuration BPDU is assigned as designated This port is the one used to forward frames between the LAN for which it is connected to and the Root Bridge Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol This is a protocol used to assign IP addresses in a network The device that uses this protocol to gain access to the network obtains a dynamically changing IP address such that it could have a different IP address every time Domain Name Server This server translates domain names into IP addresses Half duplex means that messages flow in only one direction at a time Full duplex means that messages flow in both directions at the same time The RJ45 ports of the switch automatically support auto sense both full and half duplex flow control The fiber optic port is software configurable for full or half duplex flow control Page 97 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Edge Port Forward Delay Full Duplex Gateway IP GDA Half Duplex Hello Timer IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 1Q IGMP IP Address IPv4 IPv6 Latency MAC Address Managed Switch Managed Switch Software User Manual Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877
97. f frames Frame relays are not performed to prevent the creation of temporary loops during the active topology of a changing bridged LAN In addition the forwarding process will discard all frames and not submit any frames for transmission The reason for enabling learning is to acquire information prior to any frame relay activities Information gathered will be used and placed in the filtering database MAC table to reduce the number of frames being unnecessarily reduced Forwarding STP A port in the forwarding state is currently participating in frame relay BPDUs will include the forwarding port in the computation of the active topology BPDUs received are processed according to the Spanning Tree algorithm and transmitted based on the hello time or BPDU information received Active Topology Learning MAC Addresses Table 1 1 802 1D STP Port States Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 48 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Port States for the To optimize the efficiency of 802 1D spanning tree protocol certain states were RSTP Algorithm condensed or eliminated to produce faster convergence times Specifically the disabled blocking and listening states in STP have been reduced down to a single discarding state in RSTP Discarding State RSTP In this state station location information is not added to the Filtering Database MAC
98. fault Blank Enter the IP address that will be assigned the PPP Client when the PPP connection is established Note It is recommended to chose a free IP address on the ET SL SMS MDMs subnet Route to Gateway default Disabled When enabled the ET SL SMS MDM will send all messages destined for foreign subnets to its Default Gateway configured in the System Settings configuration page Configuring the correct IP addresses is critical to ensure the messages are routed through the ET SL SMS MDM correctly Please keep the following in mind while configuring the switch e Dial In usage scenerio The PC dialing in as the client and the ET SL S5MS MDM answering as the server must be on the same subnet mask When configuring the Client IP in the PPP Settings verify it is compatible on the same subnet as the switch and the devices connected to the switch e Dial Out usage scenario For the ET SL 5MS MDM configured as a client to call out it must be on a different subnet as the PC that is receiving the call When you assign the IP address to the ET SL 5MS MDM and the devices connected to the ET SL SMS MDM verify that they are not compatible not on the same subnet as the Range of IP addresses configured in Windows PC Remote Access Sservices RAS The Default Gateway in the devices connected to the client ET SL Page 78 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 5MS MDM must be set to the IP address assigned to the ET SL 5MS MDM e Site to Site usa
99. fer Protocol server where configuration checkpoints may be stored Save to TFTP Saves the current configuration checkpoint file to the defined TFTP server You must specify the name of a file on the server Retrieve from TFTP Retrieves a previously saved configuration checkpoint file from the defined TFTP server After retrieval the configuration still must be restored to be made active Note The web interface also allows you to download save and upload retrieve files directly from your local system No TFTP server is needed This option sets the switch back to factory default settings The switch will automatically restart reset to put the default settings into effect See a list of the factory default settings in the Default Software Configuration Settings section in Appendix B of this manual Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 17 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Industrial Ethernet Restore Factory Defaults Managed Switch i Hel Quick Setup Heip Index Do you really want to restore factory defaults and reset the switch t J d M m rra a Gat Restore all factory defaults and reset switch t Setup Restore factory defaults except network settings and reset switch t 1 Advanced Operations Configuration Management Restore Defaults Restore Factory Defaults Reset Switch Update Firmware M
100. ferentiated Services DS or DiffServ field Applications may add IEEE 802 1p tags which contain a priority field that may be set from 0 to 7 Each value has a traffic type associated with it For example a tag of 5 is prescribed for video data The switch provides four priority queues for expediting outbound data The 256 IP priorities and the 7 IEEE priorities are mapped into these ports in a way that optimizes throughput of high priority data Scheduling When choosing how to handle lower priority data the switch can use strict or fair scheduling This choice affects all queues on all ports With strict scheduling all data in the highest priority queue will be sent before any lower priority data then all data from the second highest priority and so on This assures that high priority data always gets through as quickly as possible With fair scheduling a round robin algorithm is used weighted so that more high priority than low priority data gets through Specifically the switch will send eight frames from the urgent queue then four from the expedited queue two from the normal queue and one from the background queue then start over with the urgent queue This assures that the lower priority queues will not be starved Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 55 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com QoS CoS Settings in
101. fits loss of use of facilities or equipment or other indirect incidental or consequential damages INSTALLATION AND HAZARDOUS AREA WARNINGS These products should not be used to replace proper safety interlocking No software based device or any other solid state device should ever be designed to be responsible for the maintenance of consequential equipment or personnel safety In particular Sixnet disclaims any responsibility for damages either direct or consequential that result from the use of this equipment in any application All power input and output I O wiring must be in accordance with Class I Division 2 wiring methods and in accordance with the authority having jurisdiction WARNING SUBSTITUTION OF COMPONENTS MAY IMPAIR SUITABILITY FOR CLASS 1 EXPLOSION HAZARD DIVISION 2 ZONE 2 WARNING WHEN IN HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS DISCONNECT POWER BEFORE EXPLOSION HAZARD REPLACING OR WIRING UNITS WARNING DO NOT DISCONNECT EQUIPMENT UNLESS POWER HAS BEEN SWITCHED EXPLOSION HAZARD OFF OR THE AREA IS KNOWN TO BE NONHAZARDOUS FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause
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103. g traffic immediately It is recommended that you leave it at the default setting of Auto which will let the switch automatically make the determination If you don t know whether a port is directly connected to an end device or not then set it at auto In the auto setting the switch will treat the port like an Edge until a BPDU is received Page 46 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Redundancy The Redundancy Status page accessed through the Monitoring Menu from Status the Main Menu provides a snapshot of the switch and its role in the managed network At the top of the page the protocol in use is displayed along with the MAC address of the current root of the spanning tree The topology change counter will track the number of changes to the network layout Also the current redundancy status of each port on the switch is displayed Redundancy Status Monitor the status of Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol or Spanning Tree Protocol if enabled Redundancy protocol RSTP it 1 Managed Switch Menu Designated root 32 768 00 a0 1d 28 a3 8a this switch t 3 Monitoring e System Information Topology changes 2 e Port and Power Status e Network Statistics e Redundancy Status Port Name Status State Cost arene ees ee 4 port_1 Included Unlinked 20 000 e Configuration Summary 1 Setup 2 port_2 Included Unlinked 20 000 t Main Settings 1 Redundancy Settings BE port_s included Forwarding 200 000 P Ura ETON 4 port_4 Included Unlinked
104. ge Dial out Messaging Help Conti Ei dialing out b based on digital input SS fcr i mane O o Message lt RemoteLocation gt eea f Message resend limit le Message resend delay seconds 2 Commit Changes Page 119 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 You should already have a modem installed on your computer before you follow HyperTerminal the steps below Otherwise refer to the user manual for your PC modem for instructions on how to install and set it up 1 Go to Control Panel gt Phone and Modem options to determine the serial port that your modem is connected to 2 Open HyperTerminal Normally you can find it by going to Start gt Programs Accessories gt Communications gt HyperTerminal but this may vary slightly with the PC Enter a name for your connection 3 Under Connect Using select Direct to Com X where X is the COM port the modem is connected to 4 Enter the desired Bits per second data bits parity stop bits and Flow control Click OK 5 You should be at a blank screen Type ATSO0 1 lt enter gt to verify the modem is set to auto answer The modem should respond with an OK See the screen grab below Trigger the Connect the Ethernet modem to a phone line and apply 10 30 VDC to the From Ethernet PLC input and watch the Hyper Terminal screen When the message from the Modem Ethernet Modem is successfully sent your HyperTerminal window sho
105. ge scenario For the ET SL SMS MDM configured as a client to call out it must be on a different subnet as the ET SL 5MS MDM that is receiving the call When you assign the IP address to the Client ET SL SMS MDM and the devices connected to the Client ET SL 5MS MDM verify that they are not compatible not on the same subnet as the IP address in the Server ET SL SMS MDM and the Client IP in the PPP Setting configuration page The Default Gateway in the devices connected to the client ET SL SMS MDM must be set to the IP address assigned to the client ET SL SMS MDM The Default Gateway in the devices connected to the server ET SMS MDM must be set to the IP address assigned to the server ET SL SMS MDM Create a database of users that will be authorized to make a PPP connection to the ET SL 5MS MDM configured as a PPP Server industrial Ethernet Remote Users Managed Switch Quick Setup Help index Configure remote users for PPP access to local network Managed Switch Menu Enabieg __User___ _ Password security Phone number C Monitoring Setup ol PPPLink preron None v t Main Settings AAAs t 3 Modem Access Settings o Modem Settings PPP Settings oO Remote Users n Routing go Dial out Messaging a t Redundancy Settings t Traffic Priority Multicast Filtering IGMP t Virtual LANs VLANs 1 Advanced Operations Modet Ethernet Modem z Serial number 5000505 None Fir
106. ged Switch Software User Manual Page 45 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com RSTP Setup Guidelines Redundancy Protocol Typical Recovery Time Number of hops and Switches ina Ring Network Bridge Priority Port Priority Maximum age Hello Time and Forward Delay Path Cost Point to point MAC Port Type Managed Switch Software User Manual Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com A Rapid Spanning Tree network is simple to setup and use In most cases where all you want is a simple ring of switches all you have to do is enable RSTP Just leave all the RSTP parameters at their factory defaults and the switches in the ring will automatically determine the best primary and backup pathways For the best RSTP performance here are some basic guidelines to follow Choose the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSTP for most applications because it offers the fastest recovery times and is fully compatible with the original Spanning Tree Protocol STP The Managed Switches firmware v3 1 or higher with RSTP enabled typically provide less than 50 mS per hop recovery times when there is a link loss failure in the network A typical ring network of ten managed switches will provide a recovery time of lt 500 mS The Max Age setting controls how long RSTP
107. gement message and reset the message if no acknowledgement is seen Dial out Configure the ET SL SMS MDM to send a numeric or serial ASCII message Messaging upon an alarm A Industrial Ethernet Dial out Messaging Managed Switch Quick Setup Help index Configure dialing out based on digital input Managed Switch Menu Enabled Monitoring Digal inputacdon n t 1 Setup 5554444 tI Main Settings paway phone number 5 t Modem Access Settings si Madeak Srilise Secondary phone number PPP Settings Number selection Altemate Remote Users L Routing 2 Dial out Messaging Ea Redundancy Settings 120 Traffic Priority Retry delay seconds Multicast Filtering IGMP Numatic t Virtual LANs VLANs Message ype ae _ 1 Advanced Operations Message 5 41141 Modet Ethemet Modem Send message delay seconds 20 Serial menbar 5000505 Firerevare rev 3 5 ACK Message MAC address 00 40 14 3e 2 57 n Message resend limit Name Ethernet Modem p 192 168 154 Message resend delay seconds address L J Location Remote Location Contact Joesmithtbextomationcompany com Commit Changes v Usoge subject to Software License Agreement Digital input action default Disabled Specify the action to take when the digital input is energized e Disabled Ignore the digital input Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 81 Last Revi
108. hat are not capable of supporting IGMP will not know what to do with the multicast data and forward multicast data out all ports This will slow down the network Take a look at the diagram below where the IGMP server is the source of the multicast data and the IGMP hosts are the devices interested in receiving multicast data On the network are two switches where one has IGMP enabled and the other has IGMP disabled We can clearly see that the switch with IGMP enabled only forwards multicast data to the interested host Ethernet Station 2 The switch with IGMP disabled will not know where to send the multicast data thus Ethernet Stations 4 and 6 unnecessarily receive multicast data even though only Station 5 is the interested host Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 66 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Ethernet Station 1 F RAAN A DD S A Ethernet Station 2 f Managed IGMP Host Switch caa IGMP Enabled Ethernet Station 3 KEY Multicast Traffic Ethernet Station 4 ee Ethernet Station 5 Ps Unmanaged c IGMP Host lt Switch p cord e Ethernet Station 6 IGMP Multicast Filtering Example Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 67 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173
109. her responses or unsolicited messages Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 80 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Dial out messaging was intended for a PLC or RTU to send a message to a pager or SCADA PC by simply turning on a 10 30VDC discrete output In this way the the SCADA PC or technician can be alerted of a problem and call in using the Dial In usage scenerio to connect to ET SL 5MS MDM and address the problem The two methods of alarm in this feature are numeric and serial A basic explanation of how dial out messaging works will be covered in this introduction Introduction to Dial out Messaging Numeric When the ET SL 5MS MDM is configured for numeric messaging and the From PLC input is energized the predefined number is called and after a pause additional numbers are sent This is similar to the way the numbers are punched in a phone to call a pager manually A specific time elapses before the numeric message can be entered This can alert a field technician of an alarm on the connected PLC Serial When the From PLC input on the ET SL SMS MDM is energized it will dial a predefined number to another modem After the modem to modem connection is established the ET SL SMS MDM will send a predefined ASCII message to be received by a PC running SCADA software Optionally the ET SL 5MS MDM will look for an acknowled
110. hers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Section 5 Network Management SNMP and RMON SNMP MIB and SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol and RMON Remote RMON Groups Monitoring provide a means to monitor and manage your network Each SNMP device maintains Management Information Bases MIBs containing information about the operation and configuration of the device Note This product uses Net SNMP available from www net snmp org which is subject to the copyrights amp license found at http www net snmp org COPYING txt The MIBs can be accessed with SNMP tools ranging from simple command line tools like snmpwalk and snmpget part of the open source Net SNMP package available at http www net snmp org to commercial network management products from various vendors Key information from the MIBs is also available via the switch s terminal and web interfaces The MIBs are divided into groups of related objects Objects may be scalar having on only a single value or tabular having a list of values varying over time by port number etc See Appendix C for a list of the supported MIB and RMON groups SNMP Security SNMP provides several options for securing access to MIBs SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 2 provide only weak authentication SNMPv3 uses encryption to add stronger authentication as well as privacy In all versions you may configure read only and read write users SNMPv1
111. hes represents either one port to port Ethernet cable connection or one port to port fiber connection Switches 1 2 3 are unmanaged Figure 1 Initially everything is working fine in the network The managed switch detects the loop by seeing its own configuration messages and based on STP parameters chooses one port to be in the forwarding state and the other port to be in the blocking state No loop is formed and device A can talk to device B Somewhere in the plant a construction vehicle accidentally cuts the connection between unmanaged switch 1 and unmanaged switch 2 The managed switch in the network notices typically around 6 seconds when connected to an unmanaged switch that the port in blocking mode is not receiving configuration messages and transitions through the listening learning and forwarding states Figure 2 Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 52 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com an ama nmn Port is forwarding is samasa 2 a Switch a 3535 R Port is forwarding Link is broken Figure 2 This would seem to have solved the problem as both ports in the managed switch are in forwarding mode but it is not the case Due to the fact that the other three switches are unmanaged they do not have the intelligence to know that there has been a change in the network topology Switch 1 still
112. ication 2 Next go to Remote Access Settings gt PPP Settings to set the PPP mode in the ET SL SMS MDM to Server Managed Switch Software User Manual Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Page 116 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 3 Then configure the Server settings to include the IP address that will be assigned to the Windows PC dialing in Set PPP parameters PPPmode Sener v PPP Client Settings 1 Managed Switch Menu t Monitoring User name 1 Setup t 13 Main Settings e System Settings e Remote Access Security e Port Settings e Port Mirroring Server phone number Password SNMP Notifications Idle timeout Alarm OK Output Set IP per Port Default route t 1 Modem Access Settings Modem Settings Server calls back PPP Settings Remote i Switch s phone number Routing Dial out Messaging 1 Redundancy Settings PPP Server Settings 1 Traffic Priority t 1 Multicast Filtering IGMP m e Protocol Settings Client IP 192 168 1 3 e Port Settings t 1 Virtual LANs VLANs Route to gateway Enabled v e VLAN Settings e VLAN Port Settings e Remote Access Security t Advanced Operations 4 Next add a list of Remote Users that will be allowed to dial in and access the remote devices In this case the default User name of PPPLink and password Link2Sixnet was used industrial Ethernet Remote Users Managed Switch Quick Setup Heip i
113. idge managed switch is responsible for forwarding packets between two adjacent LAN segments to ensure that no loops exist ina LAN To ensure that only one bridge is responsible all other bridges on the network must cooperate with each other to form a logical spanning tree that defines the pathways that packets should take from bridge to bridge The logical spanning tree has exactly one bridge that is assigned the role of root All of the other bridges need to have exactly one active path to the root The job of the root bridge is to notify all bridges connected in the tree that there has been a topology change and restructuring of the tree is in progress due to a communications link failure somewhere in the network The root bridge is determined by the bridge priority assigned to it and the MAC address By default it is the bridge with the lowest MAC address that gets assigned the role as root but a specific bridge can be forced to be the root bridge by changing its bridge priority setting a lower number with respect to other bridges means higher priority Every communication path between each bridge managed switch on the network has an associated cost This path cost may be determined by the speed of each segment because it costs more time to move data at a slower speed The path cost can be configured to encourage or discourage the use of particular network For example you may not want to use a particular high speed link ex
114. iltering Status IP Address 192 168 154 Modem Status Configuration Summary t4 Setup input from PLC From PLC 4 Advanced Operations p Modet Ethernet Modem Serial umbar 5000505 OO SSS EE een Freeware rev 35 Bytes Packets Errors MAC address 00 a1 d Se 20 57 Received 30926 201 0 Name Ethernet Modem Transmitted 29319 63 0 p 192 1681 54 peere nes address 3 Location Set location of sw ch gt Status is updated every 5 seconds Cortect Set name and e mai of comtact tor switche Usage subject to Software License Agcemet PPP mode Displays current configuration status of PPP in the Ethernet PPP state Current state of the PPP connection Up or Down Uptime Time the PPP connection has been up It will be blank if there is no PPP connection IP Address The IP address being used by the PPP connection Subnet mask The Subnet Mask being used by the PPP connection Received The number of Bytes Packets and Errors that have come in via the PPP connection Transmitted The number of Bytes Packets and Errors that have been transmitted by the PPP connection Input From PLC From PLC Status of the From PLC input on the ET S5MS MDM TRUE is displayed when a voltage is detected on the From PLC input FALSE is displayed when no voltage is detected Carrier Detect CD Displays the status of the modem connection as either Connected or Disconnected Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 26 L
115. initially accessing the switch s Network Connections File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help Q mx amp a Jo Search gt gt Folders Eii Network Tasks Create a new connection AL LAN_1 Change Windows ALAN _2 Firewall settings i Disable this network Disable 7 device Status RS Repair this connection Repair Rename this connection View status of this connection B Change settings of this connection Bridge Connections Create Shortcut Rename Other Places d Access the Properties window for your LAN e Access the Properties for your Internet Protocol TCP IP f Select Use the following IP address and enter an IP of 10 2 0 100 and a subnet of 255 0 0 0 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP address Subnet mask Default gateway Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server g Select OK to activate the change Reboot your PC if prompted 2 Connect an Ethernet patch cable between your PC and any of the RJ45 Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 8 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 51
116. ion in the active Spanning Tree Topology and port participation in learning MAC addresses for STP and RSTP respectively All ports that are not physically connected to an Ethernet device or have a faulty connection will be labeled as unlinked in the port state section Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 47 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Port States forthe Blocking STP A port in this state does not participate in frame relay pass STP Algorithm frames received to other locations Once a port is in this state it is prevented from the possibility of frame duplication caused by multiple paths in an active topology Listening STP A port in this state is about to participate in frame relay but is not involved in any relay of frames no frames will be forwarded The reason for not entering frame relay immediately is to ensure that there are no temporary loops introduced when the network topology is changing During this state the bridge will disable all learning states on its ports to prevent the race conditions when ports are changing roles and the forwarding process will discard all frames and not submit any frames for transmission Meanwhile BPDUs can still be received and forwarded to keep the algorithm running Learning STP A port in this state is about to participate in frame relay but it is not involved in any relay o
117. irtual LANs VLANs can do for you VLAN Settings Create delete and modify VLANs A VLAN Port Settings Define how each port will handle VLAN tags ea with RSTP Important information about enabling both VLANs and RSTP Modem Settings Centgurs modem parameters PPP Settings Configure Point to Point Protocol PPP Remote Users Configure remote users for PPP access 79 Routing Configure Routing Information Protocol RIP Dial out Messaging Send a message when digital input is set Network Time Protocol Use a time server to automatically sync your clock Set IP Per Port Define a fixed IP address to be given out per port z ole Command Line Interface CLI Remote Access Security Define how you can remotely access the switch Port Security MAC address based port security Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 2 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Appendices Le Appendix A Basic Troubleshooting 90 Appendix B Default Software Configuration Settings 92 Appendix C SNMP Support MIBs and RMON 95 Appendix D Concepts and Definitions 97 Appendix E TFTP Tutorial 101 Appendix F Remote Access Tutorial MDM models only 103 Appendix G Dial Out Messaging Tutorial MDM models only 119 Appendix H AT Command Summary MDM models only 121 Appendix USB Port Configuration 123 Appendix J Setup for Terminal U
118. is is the basic description of the switch System Name The hostname of the switch It must contain only letters digits and dashes This may be read or written via SNMP as SYSTEM SYSNAME O Switch Location The physical location of the switch the cabinet closet rack etc it is in This may be read or written via SNMP as SYSTEM SYSLOCATION 0 Contact Typically this parameter includes the contact s name and e mail address This may be read or written via SNMP as SYSTEM SYSCONTACT O IP Address IP address of the switch Subnet Mask Subnet Mask of the switch Readable via SNMP as RFC1213 MIB IPADENTNETMASK lt IPADDRESS gt where lt IPADDRESS gt is the IP address of the switch e g 10 2 0 1 Gateway Gateway IP configured for the switch Readable via SNMP as RFC1213 MIB IPROUTENEXTHOP Serial Number is a unique serial number assigned to the switch at the factory This number is not settable Firmware Revision is the version of the firmware currently in the switch MAC Address Media Access Control number of the switch not settable System Up Time is available via SNMP as SYSTEM SYSUPTIME 0 This is the amount of time since the switch was latest powered up Page 21 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Power and OK Status industrial Ethernet Managed Switch Quick Setup Help index 1Managed Switch Menu 1 Monitoring System Information Port and Power Status Network Statistics Redundancy Status Multicast
119. it 1 Setup t 1 Main Settings e System Settings e Remote Access Security e Port Settings e Port Mirroring e SNMP Notifications e Alarm OK Q Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 23 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Redundancy l l Status See the RSTP section of this manual Multicast l l Filtering Status See the IGMP section of this manual Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 24 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Configuration The Configuration Summary Page provides a complete overview of the Summary configuration settings of the switch The summary is generated in a print friendly format If an NTP server is configured the report will also report a timestamp To save these settings to a configuration file click the Save these settings button to be redirected to the Configuration Management screen Note This page is for viewing settings only To change settings please browse to the individual configuration screens Configuration Summary This page provides an overview of configuration settings Use the Print function of your browser to print a hard copy of thse settings Save these settings Switch clock not set report time unknown Configure an NTP server to get report j it 1 Managed Switch Menu U
120. itch eee eee Rd ele uel This switch Cort Cortect Set name end e mad of contact for switch This switch Usa Usage subject to Software License This switch es pors This switch Status is updated every 5 seconds IGMP Group Status Use the group status screen to find out the IGMP groups being forwarded by a switch There is one line for each group port combination That is if a group is active on more than one port each port will have a separate line in the table Industrial Ethernet IGMP Group Status Managed Switch P Help Quick Setup Help index View IGMP routing status I Managed Switch Menu Page 1 Monitoring Page IGMP Group Status System Information Port and Power Status r e a oN k Statistics IGMP mode Active IGMP handling Redundancy Status Multicast suppression IP multicast groups Configuration Summary IGMP version 2 1 Setup Advanced Operations M a Group Port Reporter Age Expiration Moet Maneged Switch 224 0 1 24 4 10 128 0 1 11 11 248 34 Serial mber 216 SS Sale ae 224 0 1 55 4 10 131 23 14 11 250 06 Lopate ona OPS oe 224 0 1 59 4 10 131 1 17 13 66 247 33 Name Managed Switch 224 0 1 60 4 16 129 0 202 13 32 246 14 e 10 201 SO Eo SS antek 235 80 68 83 4 10 128 0 7 13 78 245 68 Location Sat location of swich cel arna Can i 239 255 255 250 4 10 128 1 17 13 83 249 94 Tor switche 239 255 255 250 7 10 1 0 190 803 86 246 52 sage aapa to aotterare
121. ith 32 10 100 ports Download the latest firmware from the web site http www sixnet com Read the firmware release history on the web site http www sixnet com Get the latest version of this user manual http www sixnet com Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 4 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Sixnet Protected Technology Policy Sixnet protects your investment in Sixnet systems with long term planned technology and our unique Protected Technology Policy We will continue to support the specified capabilities of standard Sixnet products for at least five years twenty years for Industrial Managed Switches We plan each product improvement and new feature to be upward compatible with existing designs and installations Our goals are to make each new software release bring new power to your Sixnet systems and have every existing feature applications program and data file continue to work We protect your investment even further with a liberal five year trade in policy Exchange standard products for upgraded versions of the same product to take advantage of new features and performance improvements at any time for five years A prorated trade in allowance will be given for your existing equipment Sixnet protects your long term productivity with state of the art planned technology and continued support Sixnet Statement of Limited Wa
122. ivity before terminal sessions automatically logout to prevent unauthorized access The default is 5 minutes SNMP Read Only Name This parameter sets the SNMPv2 community string and SNMPv3 user name that may be used by SNMP clients for read only access of settings Enter your own value if you wish to secure read only access Default is public SNMP Read Only Password This parameters sets the password for secure SNMPv3 access by the read only user SNMP passwords must be at least eight characters long The default read only password is publicpwd w out quotes SNMP Read Write Name This parameter sets the SNMPv2 community string and SNMPv3 user name that may be used by SNMP clients for read write access to settings Enter your own value if you wish to secure read write access Default is private SNMP Read Write Password This parameters sets the password for secure SNMPv3 access by the read write user SNMP passwords must be at least eight characters long The default read only password is privatepwd without the quotes New Admin Password Password set here is used for Telnet and Web Access To change the administrative password select this option Default password is admin Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 87 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Port Security Port Security can be enabled o
123. k management protocol allows access to a richer MIB to provide more extensive and detailed information about the network The bridge that controls the Spanning Tree Topology This port that provides the connection directly or indirectly to the root bridge Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol This protocol is an improvement over the original STP technology providing for faster convergence times Simple Network Management Protocol Protocol used to manage complex networks A computer device requests data from SNMP agents through protocol data units The agents return the data that is stored in their MIBs Management Information Bases Page 99 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 SNMP Agent The software which monitors the status of a device such as the managed switch and provides information about that status to clients by replying to requests or sending notifications Store amp Forward This is the standard operating mode for the switch STP Spanning Tree Protocol This protocol is used to prevent loops in a bridged network but still allowing for redundant connections as a safe guard against single points of hardware failure Subnet A subnet is the part of the network that shares the same part of an IP address For security reasons a network can be divided into many subnets by using a subnet mask The subnet mask setting in devices is combined with the binary IP address to extract the subnet ID On an IP network only devices with the same subn
124. le or disassemble the products or otherwise attempt to derive source code from the Licensed Software 4 NO WARRANTY LICENSOR MAKES NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY THE LICENSOR OR THE LICENSOR S REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY 5 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Under no circumstances including negligence shall Licensor be liable for any incidental special or consequential damages that result from the use or inability to use the Products even if the Licensor is advised of the possibility of such damages Licensor shall make a reasonable effort to resolve any problems the Licensee may have in its use of the products In no event shall Licensor s total liability to Licensee for any and all damages losses or causes of action in contract tort or otherwise exceed the amount paid by Licensee for the Software or Hardware Products that are the basis of the claim 6 HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES Licensee acknowledges that the Licensed Software is not fault tolerant and is not designed manufactured or intended by Licensor for incorporation into products intended for use or resale in on line control equipment in hazardous dangerous to life or potentially life threatening environments
125. llston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Modem Settings Auto answer rings 2 Comma delay 1 Speed MAX Data Compression Both Error Correction Enabled Custom initialization Blank Digital output meaning Power OK PPP Settings PPP Mode Disabled User name PPPLink User phone number Blank Password Link2Sixnet Idle Timeout 60 seconds Default route Enabled Server calls back Disabled Switch s phone number Blank Client IP Blank Route to Gateway Disabled Remote Users All users are Disabled Routing PPP Rip mode Disabled PPP Send RIP vl PPP Receive RIP v1 LAN Rip mode Disabled LAN Send RIP v1 LAN Receive RIP vl Dial out Digital input action Disabled Messaging Primary phone number Blank Secondary phone number Blank Number Selection Alternate Retry Limit 2 Retry delay 120 seconds Message type Numeric Message Blank Send Message delay 2 seconds ACK Message Blank Message resend limit 2 Message resend delay 2 seconds Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 94 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Appendix C SNMP SUPPORT General Description Location and RFC Support System Information about the switch 1 3 6 1 2 1 1 This MIB is fully supported as a system name RFC 1213 description physical location uptime contact and a list
126. llston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Section 12 Security Settings The managed switch offers several ways to secure access to its management functions It can be remotely managed monitored and configured via the following methods Security Overview e Telnet This accesses the terminal or CLI interface same as you would get through the console serial port but over the Ethernet network This type of access offers only password protection authentication but no encryption e SSH Secure Shell like Telnet accesses the terminal or CLI interface over the Ethernet network It offers both password protection and encryption e SNMP SNMPv3 This method access the Management Information Bases MIBs using an SNMP server or master utility Standard SNMPv1 or SNMPvz2 has password security SNMPv3 adds encryption e HTTP HTTPs This method access the web interface Standard HTTP has password security The more secure HTTPS adds encryption through SSL Secure Socket Layers or TLS Transport Layer Security Important Note The best security method is to turn off or disable any access methods that you are not using Remote Access This screen allows you to set your remote access security settings To access Security the Remote Access Security select Setup from the Main Menu and then select Main Settings A Industrial Ethernet Remote Access Security Managed Switch Help Qui
127. member of a group sets a timer for a short random delay when it sees the Query If it sees a Report from another host before its timer expires it cancels the timer and takes no further action until another Query is seen If no other Report is seen a Report is sent when the timer expires The router or switch uses the Report to configure multicast forwarding The router or switch keeps track of how long it has been since the last Report on each port for each group When the group expires the router or switch stops forwarding multicast data to that port Since the query interval is less than the expiration time data for active groups continues to be forwarded without interruption Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 62 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Multicast IGMP can be configured through two menus Filtering e IGMP Switch Settings Configuration e IGMP Port Settings Selecting Setup from the Main Menu and then selecting Multicast Filtering will get you to these menus Industrial Ethernet IGMP Protocol Settings Managed Switch Quick Setup Help Index 1 Managed Switch Menu Monitoring Setup Main Settings Redundancy Settings 3 Traffic Priority t 3 Multicast Filtering IGMP Protocol Settings Port Settings Virtual LANs VLANs t Advanced Operations Help Reduce unnecessary bandwidth usage in a
128. ment port Answer e Make sure flow control is turned off and the correct baud rate parity and stop bits are selected e Should there be a blank terminal screen press enter to have the switch ask for login information again Symptom No management access to switch for first minute Answer Switch can sometimes take that long to boot up Symptom Switch seems to be resetting itself Answer Check the input voltage to ensure you have at least the minimum required voltage 10V Symptom Can t communicate successfully over fiber Answer Check the duplex settings and also make sure the connected device is operating at JOOBASE FX Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 91 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Appendix B Default Software Configuration Settings About Default The settings below are the factory defaults when the switch comes out of the Settings box Use this page as a reference for tailoring the switch to your needs Management DHCP disabled Port IP Address 10 2 0 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Default Gateway none NTP Disabled Timezone GMT i Port Port Name Admin Mode Speed amp Duplex Flow Control Configuration for f Port 1 Enabled Auto 10h 10f 100h 100f Disabled Ports 1 9 gt Port 2 Enabled Auto 10h 10f 100h 100f Disabled 3 Port
129. mes Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol was developed bringing the normal convergence time for a properly configured network down to a few seconds The RSTP takes advantage of the fact that most modern Ethernet links between switches are point to point connections With a point to point link the switches can quickly decide if the link should be active or not Convergence Time and RSTP Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 40 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Spanning Tree The Spanning Tree Settings menu allows for you to configure general Settings Spanning Tree Protocol settings for the switch The menu is reached by selecting Setup option from the Main menu and then Redundancy Settings Redundancy Spanning Tree Settings Ensure the reliability of your network by enabling network redundancy Redundancy protocol None v 1 Managed Switch Menu m Monitoring Bridge priority 0 61440 32768 Setup t Main Settings Maximum age 6 40 seconds 20 t 1 Redundancy Settings e Spanning Tree Settings Hello time 1 10 seconds 2 e Spanning Tree Port gt Settings Forward delay 4 30 seconds 45 e Real time Ring Settings 1 Traffic Priority Transmission limit 1 10 ls t 1 Multicast Filtering IGMP e Protocol Settings e Port Settings 1 Virtual LANs VLANs Commit Changes t Security Settings t Advanced Operations
130. mesIamps t Monitorin t Setup a General Switch Info t Advanced Operations Model ET 9MG 1 Model ET 9MG 1 Serial Number 5000648 ee Firmware Revision 3 7 1000 Firmware rev 3 7 1000 us aad MAC address 00 a0 1d 28 a3 88 MAC Address 00 a0 1d 28 a3 8a Name ET 9MG 1 Uptime 03 days 23 42 04 IP 10 2 0 1 address r 2 Location lt Set location of switch gt Main Configuration Contact lt Set name and e mail of contact Drewiar Name ET 9MG 1 Usage subject to Software License Location lt Set location of switch gt Agreement Contact lt Set name and e mail of contact for switch gt Timezone none DHCP Disabled IP Address 10 2 0 1 Mask 255 0 0 0 Gateway none Primary DNS none Secondary DNS none Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 25 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Modem Status The Modem Status page shows the status and statistics of the PPP connection along with the connected state of the modem The display will be updated every 5 seconds This page is only available in ET SMS MDM models Industrial Ethernet Modem Status Managed Switch Help Quick Setup Help index The following information describes the current state of the modem and PPP interface 1 Managed Switch Menu A a eat olan Port and Power Status PPP state up si Network Statistics Redundancy Status 00 days 00 02 46 Multicast F
131. messages may circulate in the network Since the largest value allowed for Max Age is 40 the largest RSTP network hop diameter is also 40 See the RSTP Examples topic in this section for a more detailed explanation about hops This along with the MAC address determines which managed switch is considered the root bridge For simple ring networks which are most common you can leave all the switches with the default bridge priority and they will automatically decide which should be the root based on the MAC address You only need to change this value in advanced topologies where you want to force a switch to be the root bridge If a switch has redundant direct connections to the root bridge then the port priority determines which will be the primary and backup connections In most cases you should use the default setting which is the same for all ports and let the switch automatically determine which port to make active port with lowest port number and which to block These parameters define various aspects of how the RSTP operates It is recommended that you leave these parameters at the default values for all the managed switches in your network This parameter helps the switch decide which port offers the best path to the root bridge It is recommended that you leave each port at its default value This parameter tells the switch that a port has a direct one one one connection to another switch which allows it to start forwardin
132. mware rev 35 fine Name Ethermnet Modem MAC address 00 80 1d 3e 2c 57 P 192 168 154 meee adiress Commit Changes j Location Set location of switch Cortect Set name and e mail of contact for switch TE i T 5 O B 4 Usage subject to Software License x Enabled default Disabled Enable or disable a user without changing his or her configuration e Disabled Do not accept calls from this user e Enabled Accept calls from this user User Specify the user name User names must be unique and may be up to 16 characters Password Specify the password for the user Passwords are case sensitive may be up to 32 characters and may contain letter digits and punctuation Phone number Specify the phone number for the user More than one user Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 79 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com may use the same phone number The phone number may be used to match the number provided by caller ID and may be up to 32 characters Security Choose the security level for this user e None When the user calls in the connection will be maintained and the user may use the system e Caller ID When the user calls in the connection will be maintained if the calling number matche
133. n the MAC address level for additional security This feature is not available in ET 5MS models To turn on port security check Global Port Security Enable Then choose which ports individual ports should have MAC address security When the desired ports are enabled click the Commit button to commit the changes NOTE If a port has port security enabled but no MAC addresses are in the MAC entries table any device connected to that port will be unable to communicate with the switch Ensure that before security is enabled on all ports there is at least one MAC address in the table Port Security Enables Help Global Port Security Enable C t 1 Managed Switch Menu P t 1 Monitoring Port Security Enables e System Information Port and Power Status Network Statistics Port Name Enabled Redundancy Status Multicast Filtering Status 1 port_1 Configuration Summary 2 port 2 O t 1 Setup t 1 Main Settings 3 port_3 System Settings Remote Access Security 4 port_4 Port Settings Port Mirroring 5 port_5 E SNMP Notifications Set IP per Port 6 pot_ 6 J t 1 Redundancy Settings 1 Traffic Priority bs port_7 1 Multicast Filtering IGMP 1 Virtual LANs VLANs 8 ports CO t 1 Security Settings e Remote Access Security 9 port_9 e Port Security Enables e Port Security MAC Entries t Advanced Operations Model ET 9MG 1 Serial number 5000648 Firmware rev 3 7 1000 MAC address 00 a0 10 28 a3 8a
134. nced Operations 4 Controlled Load O O O Background i on S la Modet Managed Switch a a n Serial number 216 6 Voice C O G Firerevare rev 35 1000 z 2 7 Network Control O O O 6 MAC address 00e0 1 37 06 ca etwork Contro C C C S Name Managed Switch Commit Changes p 10 201 aktress Location Seat location of switch Contact Sat name and e mail of contact Tor switch Usage subject to Software License Agena Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 57 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Poorly configured applications and devices or malicious users can flood your network with broadcast packets that are forwarded to all ports and can quickly consume most of a network s bandwidth The managed switch provides some protection from such broadcast storms by allowing you to limit the rate at which these messages are accepted by the switch Message Rate Limiting For each port you may choose to limit the rate of broadcast and multicast messages accepted Messages over the preset limit will be discarded The limits are applied based on priority according to the following table Priority Limit Background 10 of link capacity Normal 20 of link capacity Expedited 40 of link capacity Urgent 80 of link capacity The exact limi
135. ndex Configure remote users for PPP access to local network 1 Managed Switch Menu Enabled User Password Secu Phone number Monitoring L riy Setup lv PPPLink Main Settings SS em t Modem Access Settings C Modem Settings A PPP Settings L Remote Users St Routing Dial out Messaging f C Redundancy Settings t Traffic Priority t Multicast Filtering IGMP t Virtual LANs VLANs 1 Advanced Operations C None he I ll f J Modet Ethernet Modem z Serial raenber 5000505 r f Firerevare rev 35 MAC address 00 4001 3e 2c 57 B W y m J m i rI J Name Ethemnet Modem P 192 168 154 address Location Set location of switch Cortect Set name and e maill of comtact for switch Usage subject to Software License ne Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 117 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com 5 Finally RIP Routing Information Protocol version 1 needs to be enabled on the PPP interface so the two Ethernet Modems can exchange routing information To enable RIP go to Setup gt Modem Access Settings gt PPP Settings Routing Set the RIP mode to Enabled on the PPP interface and select RIP v1 for both Send and Receive See screen shot below Industrial Ethernet Routing Managed Swit
136. network that has IP multicast traffic by enabling IGMP IGMP mode Active IGMP handling Multicast suppression IP multicast groups v Version Robustness Query Response Interval 10 ii Moon Managed Switch Serial mmber 216 Firevevare rev 3 5 1000 MAC address 00 a0 1d37 e6 ca Name Managed Switch p 10 201 address Location Sat location of switch gt Cortect Sat name and 6 mail of cortact for switch gt Usage subject to Software License Acreemert IGMP Switch IGMP Mode This setting controls how the switch handles IGMP messages to Settings determine how to forward multicast traffic e IGMP Disabled causes the switch to ignore IGMP messages All multicast traffic will be sent to all ports e Passive IGMP handling causes the switch to listen to IGMP messages and configure forwarding of multicast traffic accordingly e Active IGMP handling causes the switch to act as an IGMP router sending queries when needed and configuring multicast forwarding according to IGMP membership reports Multicast Suppression This enhanced feature can intelligently suppress multicast packets that no host has requested with IGMP None Multicast packets will be sent to all ports unless IGMP is enabled and one or more clients have sent IGMP Report requests IP multicast groups Multicast packets corresponding to IP multicast groups with MAC addresses starting 01 00 5e
137. nfigured to a set of defaults and auto selects that should get you started quickly with no necessary configuration Customizing the port settings by enabling disabling a port choosing the speed duplex or flow control is accessed from the Port Configuration menu c The Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSTP is disabled by default in the switch The RSTP settings can be changed from the from Redundancy Settings screens d Check the operational status of the switch by accessing the Monitoring menu e The modem and PPP settings are found in the Remote Access Settings menu Using Microsoft Configure Microsoft Windows HyperTerminal for use with the switch as HyperTerminal follows e Create a new connection by choosing New Connection from the File menu e In the Connection Description dialog give the connection a name such as Managed Switch and click OK e Inthe Connect To dialog choose the correct COM port e Inthe COM Properties dialog choose the following settings o 9600 bits per second Bps or Baud o 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit o no flow control e Click OK e Open the Connection Properties dialog by choosing Properties from the File menu e Click on Settings to raise the setting tab e Select VT100 from the Emulation list e Click Terminal Setup e In Terminal Settings check Cursor keypad mode amp hit OK e Click OK to close the Connection Properties dialog Once the terminal screen comes up the switch prompts
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139. ns that there are no assurances regarding the Quality of Service QoS for any particular application because all packets are treated equally at each switch or router However certain applications require deterministic response from the network to assure proper operation Consider a drilling machine in a plant that is controlled by a computer elsewhere on a local network The depth of the machine s drill is critical such that if the hole is drilled is too deep the material will have to be thrown out Under nominal conditions the drill process is running smoothly controller and computer are communicating efficiently over the network but when another user on the network decides to access records from an online database the large volume of traffic can interfere with timely communication with the drill A delay in communications between the drill and controller causes the drill to go too far and the material has to be thrown away To prevent this from happening we need to provide a certain QoS for all drill controller communications so delay is avoided Numerous mechanisms exist to help assure reliable and timely network communication The managed switch supports two common means of prioritizing messages IP header and 802 1p user priorities The IP header is present in all frames and contains a priority field which defaults to 0 and may be set as high as 255 This field is sometimes referred to as the Type of Service ToS field or the Dif
140. o define the VLAN ID before selecting tag based ID This ID identifies the individual VLANs you create on your network The VLAN ID must be specified in the range from 2 to 4094 For example in the screen shot above the Engineering VLAN ID is 56 FID This filtering ID allows multiple VLANs to be grouped for easy filtering in the MAC address monitoring page Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 70 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com VLAN Port Settings Industrial Ethernet Managed Switch Quick Setup Help index t 1Managed Switch Menu ta Monitoring t J Setup t9 Main Settings Redundancy Settings t Traffic Priority ta Multicast Filtering IGMP t Virtual LANs VLANs VLAN Settings VLAN Port Settings t Advanced Operations Modet Managed Switch Serial number 216 Fwerevare rev 3 5 1000 MAC address OQ a0 1d 37 abce Name p adress Location Cortect Managed Switch 10 201 SA location of switch gt Sat name and e mail of contact for switch gt Usage subject to Software License Asreneert Managed Switch Software User Manual Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com There are three reserved VLAN IDs that should not be used VLAN ID of 0 is used to identify frames whose tags carry only priority information VLAN ID
141. o each message it sends out The port on the switch used for a given MAC address is automatically learned when a frame is received from that address Once an address is learned the switch will route messages to only the appropriate port instead of broadcasting messages out all ports like a hub A time stamp is also placed in memory when a new address is learned This time stamp is used with the aging feature which will remove unused MAC addresses from the table after 300 seconds If a device moves the associated port on the switch will be changed migrated as needed Up to 2 048 MAC addresses can be stored and monitored at any time A device that forwards packets between LANs This device also has to capability to support loop configurations using Spanning Tree Protocol Loop configurations are used to prevent a single point of hardware failure in a network Management Information about the network is also obtained through the switch by querying the MIB Page 98 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Multicast Max Message Age MIB Mirroring Notification Path Cost PPP Point to Point MAC Port Priority QoS RMON Remote Monitoring Root bridge Root port RSTP SNMP Managed Switch Software User Manual Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com A means of sending messages to multiple hosts without broadcasting the data to all hosts or sending it individually
142. odet Managed Switch Serisi number 216 Firevevare rev 35 1000 MAC address 00 00 1c37 a6co Name Maneged Switch P 10 201 Skiress Location Switch Panel 7 Cortact Joesmihiatomationcomparry com Usage subject to Software License Amecmert This feature will cause the switch to perform a soft restart software reset A software reset may take 30 seconds or more depending on what features are enabled in the switch Industrial Ethernet Reset Confirmation Managed Switch Hel Quick Help index Do you really want to reset the switch Managed Switch Menu a sacs chee t Monitoring Yes reset the switch t Setup C 1 Advanced Operations Reset Switch Configuration Management Restore Factory Defaults Reset Switch Update Firmware Modet Managed Switch Serial number 216 Firevevare rev 3 5 1000 MAC address 00 40 1437 a6 amp ca Name Managad Switch pP 10 204 address Location Switch Panel 7 Cortact Joesmithiietomationcompany com Usage subject to Software License Agreement Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 18 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Update Firmware using the Web Interface Update Firmware using a TFTP Server Industrial Ethernet Managed Switch Quick Setup Help index t Managed Switch Menu t Monitoring t Setup t 1 Advanced Operations Configuration Managemen
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144. ology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com DotidBridge STP RSTP MIB 1 3 6 1 2 1 17 dotldStpPortTable RFC 1493 Spanning Tree protocol info dotldTpFdbTable Learned MAC addresses and port associations dotldTpPortTable Port info similar to RMON Dot1dBase Basic STP RSTP 1 3 6 1 2 1 17 1 This MIB is fully supported information RFC 1493 DotidStp Spanning Tree Protocol 1 3 6 1 2 1 17 2 This MIB is fully supported operating parameters RFC 1493 DotidTp Transparent routing 1 3 6 1 2 1 17 4 This MIB is fully supported parameters and performance RFC 1493 DotlqBridge VLAN MIB 1 3 6 1 2 1 17 7 This MIB is fully supported RFC 2674 IGMPStdMIB IGMP MIB 1 3 6 1 2 1 85 This MIB is fully supported RFC 2933 for all things relevant ETxMS Switch specific data 1 3 6 1 4 1 20540 2 1 This MIB is fully supported private MIB See below For the latest Sixnet MIB text file please go to http www sixnet com Managed Switch Software User Manual Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Page 96 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Appendix D 10 100BASE Tx 100BASE FX 1000BaseT F Active Communication Auto MDI MDIX Crossover Auto Polarity Auto Sensing or Auto Negotiation BPDU Bridge Priority Bridge CoS Designated Bridge Designated Port DHCP DNS
145. ons Connection devices Lucent Win Modem CY infrared Port IRDA1 0 O LY Direct Parallel LPT1 Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 111 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com 7 Inthe current user list click on the Add button to add a new user The User name and Password in the new user should match the user name and Password configured in the ET SL SMS MDM 1 In this case the default Sixnet user name PPPLink and password Link2Sixnet are used New User User name PPPLink Full name Password eeccececeees Confirm password evccccccces i 9 Select the active users that will be used as valid PPP connections In this case only the new PPPLink user was selected New Connection Wizard User Permissions You can specify the users who can connect to this computer Select the check box next to each user who should be allowed a connection to this computer Note that other factors such as a disabled user account may affect a user s ability to connect Users allowed to connect i r aes Administrator A O 3 Engineering Engineering E Egi Guest O g HelpAssistant Remote Desktop Help Assistant Account W PPPLink x O SUPPORT 388945a0 CN Microsoft Comoration L Redmond S Washinat gt e 10 Click Next Select the Networking protocols you
146. ossible IDs but several values are reserved 0 Indicates that the tag is not being used for VLAN routing but only to carry priority information See QoS CoS topic in Section 7 of this manual 1 Used for switch configuration and management 4095 Not allowed by the 802 1Q standard Note In the ET 5MS MDM switch the PPP port is a VLAN edge port Therefore all VLAN tags are removed Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 68 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com The VLAN Settings Menu can be accessed by selecting Setup from the Main Menu and then selecting Virtual LANs VLANs This menu is used to set the VLAN mode of operation and also creating editing and removing VLAN definitions Choosing VLAN There are several VLAN modes which will provide varying levels of flexibility Mode of and security To choose the VLAN mode of operation select option 1 labeled Operation VLAN Mode You will be asked to choose one of five VLAN modes Disabled No VLAN processing is done VLAN IDs and port based VLANs are ignored Port Based Only port based VLANs are used to route frames VLAN IDs are ignored Flexible VLAN IDs are used when present routing falls back to port based IDs when no ID is found Standard Port based VLANs are ignored all routing is done by VLAN ID The source port of a frame need n
147. ot be part of a VLAN for the frame to be forwarded Secure All routing is done by VLAN ID however if the source port of a frame is not a member of the target VLAN then the frame is dropped For example if a tag based VLAN for ID 1024 was configured to include ports 1 5 and a frame with VLAN ID 1204 in its tag arrived at port 6 the frame would not be forwarded VLAN Core Type Specify the Ethertype for double tagged Q in Q frames exiting ports of type Core The value may be specified in hexadecimal with a Ox prefix VLAN Learning l In firmware version 4 3 and later you can choose between Shared and Independent MAC address learning For implementations where the same MAC address exists on multiple ports Independent learning is needed The default setting is Shared which is acceptable for most installations Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 69 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Adding editing The switch can handle up to 63 configurable VLANs and in this menu each or deleting a option starting at option 2 can handle up to 8 VLAN configurations VLAN For example there are 16 VLANs defined in the switch The VLAN settings menu should therefore show a total of 3 options available The first option is for VLAN mode selection this option is always there The second option allows you to edit VLANs 1 8 and the
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149. ow to properly install the modem Then follow the steps below The PC must be as a PPP configured to accept incoming connections and set to enable RIP Server 1 To add RIP listener as one of the enabled windows components go to Windows Control Panel 2 Click on Add or Remove Programs 3 Click on Add Remove Windows Components 4 Highlight Networking Services and click on the Details button 5 Check the RIP Listener check box and click OK Click Next then Finish Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 109 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Networking Services To add or remove a component click the check box A shaded box means that only part of the component will be installed To see what s included in a component click Details Subcomponents of Networking Services amp RIP Listener 0 0 C Bi Simple TCP IP Services 0 0 MB O E Universal Plug and Play 0 2 MB Description Listens for route updates sent by routers that use the Routing Information Protocol version 1 RIPv1 Total disk space required 0 0 MB Space available on disk 21051 2 MB Next a new incoming connection must be configured so the PC knows to answer the PPP connection To set up the incoming connection use follow the following steps 1 Goto Windows Control Panel and Click on Network Connections 2 To start anew connection go to
150. p file to be called via TFTP Using path settings It is also possible to access directories that are located deeper than the current directory path setting that you have configured in the TFTP32 However it is not possible to navigate directories that are above the current directory path setting Path example Current Directory path setting is set toc switch There is a directory under the switch directory named CurDir Therefore to access the c switch CurDir directory from the switch you would need to type in CurDir restorefile sv restorefile sv is the arbitrary file name that you chose to save into the remote machine Hint Should you have trouble saving some machines might need you to create an empty file for the particular name that you have chosen before the save process Retrieving a_ To restore a configuration that has been previously saved choose Retrieve from configuration TFTP and type in the name of the backup file that you specified when you performed your save To use path information refer to the Path example above Updating To update firmware select the Advanced Operations option from the Main Firmware Menu and then select Update Firmware Ensure that the IP address is set for the TFTP server by selecting TFTP Configuration and load the firmware file by selecting the Update Firmware with the firmware file name Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 102 Last
151. points to switch 2 when device A is trying to talk to device B for which it cannot due to the broken Ethernet link The bottleneck has been discovered as we have to wait until the MAC table in switch 1 ages out its entries of device A and device B The same applies for devices connected to switch 2 B talking to A and switch 3 C talking to A As a result of this money saving configuration the network redundancy performance is traded off and left at the mercy of the time it takes to age out MAC table entries in switches 1 2 and 3 Depending on the model of unmanaged Ethernet switch entries in the MAC table are usually aged out in a time period of 5 minutes or more This introduces at least 5 minutes of downtime for the plant which could have a very detrimental cost with respect to the operation of the plant By replacing switches 1 2 and 3 with managed switches the network convergence time is brought down to a less than a second An additional benefit is that the network is not limited to only one redundant loop and can have a mesh of connections for a truly redundant network scheme at all points in the network Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 53 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Real Time Ring The Real Time Ring Settings page accessed through the Redundancy Settings Settings allows configuration of Sixnet
152. r off or links are added or broken A longer time will prevent temporary loops but network traffic will be disrupted for a longer time The default value for the forward delay is 15 seconds If you change this setting the switch will not allow a value unless it satisfies the following formula 2 x forward delay 1 0 seconds gt max message age Note Assign all switches in the RSTP STP network the same forward delay Transmission The transmission limit controls the maximum number of BPDUs which may be Limit sent in one second The transmission limit can range from 1 to 10 messages second 6 messages second default Increasing Transmission limit can speed convergence of the network but at the cost of configuration messages using a larger share of the available network bandwidth Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 43 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Spanning Tree Port Settings 1 Managed Switch Menu 1 Monitoring e System Information Port and Power Status Network Statistics Spanning Tree Status Real time Ring Status Multicast Filtering Status MAC Table Configuration Summary it 1 Setup 1 Main Settings 1Redundancy Settings e Spanning Tree Settings e Spanning Tree Port Settings e Real time Ring Settings t Traffic Priority 1 Multicast Filtering IGMP e Protocol Settings e Port S
153. r the SFP of a gigabit combination port the corresponding fixed Ethernet jack will be disabled unless it is changed back to 1000F Flow control can also be enabled or disabled and is indicated by FC when enabled Devices use flow control to ensure that the receiving devices takes in all the data without error If the transmitting device sends at a faster rate than the receiving device than the receiving device will eventually have its buffer full No further information can be taken when the buffer is full so a flow control signal is sent to the transmitting device to temporarily stop the flow of incoming data Port Mirroring a See section 5 on SNMP and Remote Monitoring SNMP Traps Notifications See section 5 on SNMP and Remote Monitoring Set IP Per Port See section 11 on other special features Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 15 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Section 3 Advanced Operations Saving and Retrieving Files Configuration Management Industrial Ethernet Managed Switch Quick Setup Help index t JManaged Switch Menu t Monitoring t9 Setup t JAdvanced Operations Configuration Management Restore Factory Defaults Reset Switch Update Firmware Modet Managed Switch Serial number 216 Firmvevore rev 35 1000 MAC address 0000 1c37 06co Name Mane
154. rgest value allowed for Max Age is 40 the largest RSTP network hop diameter is also 40 Number of Hops vs Recovery Time The diagram below shows a typical redundant ring network with 6 managed switches and 5 hops between stations The overall recovery time when there is a network segment failure is dependent on the number of hops The recovery time is typically less than 50 mS per hop Therefore in the diagram below of a typical ring with 6 managed switches the overall recovery time would be less than 250 mS 5 hops x lt 50 mS Typical Redundant Ring with 5 hops between A amp B Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 50 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Example 2 Using Path Costs to Establish Primary amp Backup Connections The path cost can be used to distinguish the best connections to use You can assign a higher cost to pathways that are more expensive slower or less desirable in any way The managed switches will then add up the path costs to determine the best route back to the root switch See the example below Note In most networks you can simply leave the path cost at Auto and let the switches automatically determine the best paths o_ i Supervisory This is the Root Bridge Computer because it either has the highest priority or lowest bridge ID This is a Designated
155. rk e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Trap Managers Use the Trap Managers Menu to specify where traps will be sent The Trap Managers Menu can be accessed by selecting Setup from the Main Menu and then selecting Main Settings Up to five trap managers may be configured For each one the following values may be specified Host The IP address of the host where the trap manager is located Community String The community string to use when contacting the trap manager on the host Version The SNMP trap version to send Note There are two system traps that cannot be disabled and will be sent to any configured trap managers A coldStart trap will be sent whenever the SNMP agent starts up usually this is only when the switch is reset A NotifyRestart trap will be sent whenever the SNMP agent s configuration changes and is reloaded This will happen for example when you commit changes on a configuration menu that includes SNMP settings Industrial Ethernet SNMP Notifications Managed Switch Help QuickSetup Help index Send immediate notification of potential network problems by using SNMP traps to report when I Managed Switch Menu ECE LEVERS CLC Monitoring t 1 Setup Notifications to send 3 Main Settings System Settings Remote Access Security Authentication Port Settings ii Port Mirroring M Topology change SNMP Notifications Set IP
156. roken cable or power failure at one of the switches there are no paths left and no network traffic can get through We need a way to add alternate paths without creating loops Thus the use of Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol a loop prevention protocol is used such that switches can communicate with each other to discover and prevent loops End Stations i End Stations See E mE Path Failure E E n E i Root pR Designated Bridge on Bridge Typical Active Path 7 RSTP Backup Path blocked Network Backup path R Root Port activated after root ne are tig path failure P lt c Ton SARI pees eo Qf 1 Designated 1 T Designated Bridge 79 Bridge ES Pease I I I ah at od ad End Stations End Stations Page 37 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 The Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol provides a standardized means for intelligent switches also called bridges to enable or disable network paths so there are no loops but there is an alternative path if it is possible Why is it called Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol e Rapid it is faster than the previous and completely compatible version called Spanning Tree Protocol STP e Spanning it spans connects all of the stations amp switches of the network e Tree its branches provide only one connection between two points The Root Bridge In a Spanning Tree network only one br
157. rranty Sixnet manufacturer of Sixnet products warrants to Buyer that products except software manufactured by Sixnet will be free from defects in material and workmanship Sixnet s obligation under this warranty will be limited to repairing or replacing at Sixnet s option the defective parts within one year of the date of installation or within 18 months of the date of shipment from the point of manufacture whichever is sooner Products may be returned by Buyer only after permission has been obtained from Sixnet Buyer will prepay all freight charges to return any products to the repair facility designated by Sixnet This limited warranty does not cover losses or damages which occur in shipment to or from Buyer or due to improper installation maintenance misuse neglect or any cause other than ordinary commercial or industrial applications In particular Sixnet makes no warranties whatsoever with respect to implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose All such warranties are hereby expressly disclaimed No oral or written information or advice given by Sixnet or Sixnet s representative shall create a warranty or in any way increase the scope of this warranty This limited warranty is in lieu of all other warranties whether oral or written expressed or implied Sixnet s liability shall not exceed the price of the individual units which are the basis of the claim In no event shall Sixnet be liable for any loss of pro
158. s Settings e Modem Settings e PPP Settings e Remote Users e Routing Commit Changes Dial out Messaging t Redundancy Settings Auto answer rings 0 to 255 default 2 Specify the number of rings before the modem will answer the phone Zero means do not automatically answer Note Auto answer rings must be at least 1 for PPP Server mode and at least 2 for Caller ID security Comma delay seconds 0 to 255 default 1 Specify the number of seconds to delay dialing for commas in phone numbers Speed default MAX Specify the speed in baud to use for modem connections MAX means use the maximum speed negotiated by the calling and called modem Data Compression default Both Specify if data compression is used for transmitted data received data both or neither Data compression is does not work at all speeds and must be used on both answering and dialing modems e None Disable data compression on the link e Transmit Use V 42bis data compression technique on transmitted data only e Receive Use V 42bis data compression technique on received data only e Both V 42 bis data compression is used bidirectionally Error Correction default Enabled Specify if error correction is used Error correction does not work at all modem speeds When enabled error correction will be used when appropriate and available Custom initialization default Blank This field specifies a custom initialization s
159. s and Subnet Mask Configuration The IP address for the switch can be changed to a user defined address along with a customized subnet mask to separate subnets Note to Advanced Users As additional security you can set the IP address to 0 0 0 0 to disable the use of an IP address However any features requiring an IP address i e web interface etc will no longer be available Default Gateway Selection A Gateway Address is chosen to be the address of a router that connects two different networks This can be an IP address or a Fully Qualified Domain Name FQDN such as domainname org NTP Server The IP address or domain name of an NTP Network Time Protocol server from which the switch may retrieve the current time at startup Please note that using a domain name requires that at least one domain name server be configured See section 11 for more details Page 13 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Remote Access l l Security See section 12 on Security Settings Configuring the The switch comes with default port settings that should allow you to connect to Ethernet Ports the Ethernet Ports with out any necessary configuration Should there be a need to change the name of the ports negotiation settings or flow control settings you can do this in the Port Configuration menu Access this menu by selecting Setup from the Main Menu and then selecting Main Settings
160. s the configured number Enable Router Information Protocol RIP on the PPP and or Ethernet Interfaces Industrial Ethernet Routing Managed Switch Help Quick Setup Heip index Configure Routing Information Protocol tJ Managed Switch Menu Name RIP mode Send Receive Monitoring fe t Setup PPP Enabled j RIPvI i RIPvI ta Main Settings t Modem Access Settings LAN Disabled v Modem Settings PPP Settin lt aaa Users _ Commit Changes Routing Dial out Messaging t Redundancy Settings Traffic Priority C Multicast Filtering IGMP t Virtual LANs VLANs Advanced Operations i a Modet Ethemnet kodem Serial number 5000505 Firevevare rev 3 5 MAC address Qat 1d 3e 20 57 Name Ethernet Modem p 192 168 1 54 address Location Set location of sw ch gt Contact Set name and e mail of contact tor switch gt Usoge subject to Software License x RIP mode default disabled Choose to enable disable the use of the RIP protocol This protocol is used to exchange routing table information between two ET SL 5MS MDMs through a PPP connection or between one ET SL 5MS MDM and one or more router s on the Ethernet connection Send default version 2 Select the method the RIP protocol will use to request routing table information Receive default version 2 Select the method the RIP protocol will use to accept routing table information in eit
161. s to use to avoid loops Establish the During the start up of a Spanning Tree Network all bridges managed Root Bridge switches are transmitting configuration messages BPDUs claiming to be the root If a switch receives a BPDU that is better than the one it is sending it will immediately stop claiming itself as the root and send the better root information instead Assuming the working network segments actually connect all of the switches after a certain period of time there will be only one switch that is sending its own root information and this bridge is the root All other switches transmit the root bridge s information at the rate of the root bridge s hello time or when the root bridge s BPDU is received on one of their ports The only factor for determining which switch is the root has the best root information is the bridge priority and its tie breaker the switch MAC address If a switch has more than one path to get messages from the root other information in the configuration message determines which path is the best Assign the Once the root bridge is determined all other switches see the root bridge s ETTET information and information about path or paths to the root If more than one Backup Links port provides a path to the root the non root switches must decide which port to use They check all of their ports to select the port that is receiving messages indicating the best path to the root
162. se 802 1p Tag Priority Unchecked Use IP ToS DiffServ Unchecked Default Priority Urgent Output Tag Remove Tag In this way the switches will handle the packets appropriately and tag them for handling elsewhere in the network At the destination configure the control system port as follows Use 802 1p Tag Priority Checked Output Tag Remove Tag Also configure the video concentrator port as follows Output Tag Remove Tag Result Result Configuring the video data to have a lower priority than control data results in the QoS required for the control data In the diagram below we have an IPm controlling a turbine and some torque converters In addition we have a video concentrator device that is collecting video data Since the switch was configured such that video data Triangles has lower priority than control data circles we see that the control data gets sent out more often than the video data For clarity the diagram notes that untagged data in the network consists of open triangles and circles while tagged data in the network consists of filled triangles and circles This achieves the QoS needed for the control application Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 60 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Redundant Path Blocked Control Data Tagged Camera Data Turbine Torque Converter Tagged Control Data Managed
163. seconds Query Response Interval 10 seconds Static Router Disabled for all ports Trap Managers No trap managers configured Priority Queuing Use 802 1p Tag Priority Enabled Use IP ToS DiffServ Enabled Priority Precedence Tag Default Priority Normal Type Transparent QoS Scheduling Strict SNMP System Contact lt Set name and e mail of contact for switch gt Information System Name Managed Switch Location lt Set location of switch gt Remote Access SNMP Access both SNMPv2 and v3 enabled Security Terminal Access both SSH and telnet enabled Web Access both http and https enabled Inactivity logout 5 minutes SNMP Read only Name public SNMP Read only Password publicpwd SNMP Read write Name private SNMP Read write Password privatepwd Admin Password admin IEEE Tagging Priority Traffic Type Queue 0 Best Effort 1 1 Background 0 2 Spare 0 3 Excellent Effort 1 4 Controlled Load 2 5 Video 2 6 Voice 3 7 Network control 3 VLAN Mode Disabled VLAN Port Port PVID Force Type Settings 1 1 Disabled Transparent 2 1 Disabled Transparent 3 1 Disabled Transparent 4 1 Disabled Transparent 5 1 Disabled Transparent 6 1 Disabled Transparent 7 1 Disabled Transparent 8 1 Disabled Transparent 9 1 Disabled Transparent Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 93 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ba
164. sed 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com e Enabled Dial out and send message Primary and Secondary phone number default Blank Specify the primary and secondary phone number The value may include digits 0 9 and commas A comma causes a delay in dialing as configured in Modem Settings For example if you must dial 9 to get an outside line and then wait for a dial tone the phone number might be configured as 9 555 1234 Number selection default Alternate Specify how the primary and secondary phone numbers will be used for dialing out e Primary Use only the primary number e Alternate Alternate between primary and secondary numbers e Fallback Try the primary number until retry limit is reached then try secondary Retry limit default 2 Specify how many times to retry dialing before giving up If set to zero the modem will dial once and give up Retry delay default 2 Specify long to wait between redial attempts Message type default Numeric Specify how Message is handled after connecting e Serial Send the text specified in Message via the modem after connection This simulates a user dialing in to a remote modem and typing a message e Numeric Dial the digits in Message to send a numeric page after dialing This feature is used for numeric paging to pagers and cell phones only A modem to modem connection is not
165. ser Interface 125 Appendix K Service Information 127 Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 3 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com This manual applies to firmware v4 4 1000 in the following products e ET 5MS Managed Ethernet switch with 5 10 100 ports e ET 5MS MDM Managed Ethernet switch with 5 10 100 ports and integrated modem e ET 9MS Managed Ethernet switch with 9 10 100 ports e ET 9MG Managed Ethernet switch with 6 10 100 and 3 Gigabit ports e ET 10MG Managed Ethernet switch with 8 10 100 and 2 Gigabit ports e ET 16MS Managed Ethernet switch with 16 10 100 ports e ET 18MG Managed Ethernet switch with 16 10 100 and 2 Gigabit ports e SL 5MS Slim Line Managed Ethernet switch with 5 10 100 ports e SL 5MS MDM Managed Ethernet switch with 5 10 100 ports and integrated modem e SL 8MS Slim Line Managed Ethernet switch with 8 10 100 ports e SL 8MG Slim Line Managed Ethernet switch with 8 10 100 1000 ports e SL 10MG Managed Ethernet switch with 7 10 100 and 3 Gigabit ports e SL 16MS Managed Ethernet switch with 16 10 100 ports e SL 18MG Managed Ethernet switch with 16 10 100 and 2 Gigabit ports e EK26 Rack Mount Gigabit Managed Ethernet switch with 26 ports e EF26 Rack Mount Managed Ethernet switch with 26 10 100 ports e EK32 Rack Mount Gigabit Managed Ethernet switch with 32 ports e EF32 Rack Mount Managed Ethernet switch w
166. ser Manual Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com This section defines how an ASCII serial message can be sent to a remote computer through a modem by simply energizing the From PLC input on the Ethernet modem The ASCII message in this tutorial is sent to HyperTerminal a terminal program distributed with the Windows Operating system but any program that accepts ASCII messages can be used to receive the alarm message sent by the Ethernet Modem More information on sending messages to specific devices can be found in technical notes 648 and 649 on http www sixnet com All configurations should be done in the Dial Out Messaging configuration window under the Remote Access Settings menu First set the Dial input action to Enabled Enter the phone number of the modem attached to the answering PC in the Primary phone number field Set the Message Type to Serial Enter the desired serial message in the Message field In this example lt RemoteLocation gt to match the Location name of the switch in the system settings so the destination PC can determine which location is calling in In this example the Message resend limit delay is set to 2 indicating the number of times the Ethernet Modem will send the Message once there is a modem to modem connection The ACK Message is set to OK which will be the message that tells the Ethernet Modem to stop sending the messa
167. sidered a late collision For a 1OOBASE T network a collision is detected by the device that is transmitting that frame after 5 12 microseconds into a frame transfer is considered a late collision Causes Late collisions usually come from a problem on the network such as improper configuration compliance issues between network devices incorrect cabling and faulty Network Interface Cards Excessive Collisions When an Ethernet Device attempts to transmit a frame but detects a collision it attempts to retry to send the same frame at another random time Should the Ethernet device fail to transmit that particular frame after 16 tries the Ethernet device gives up and the frame will not be transmitted Internal MAC Transmit Errors When frames fail to be transmitted correctly due to an internal MAC sub layer transmit error Carrier Sense Errors When an Ethernet device loses the carrier sense condition whenever a frame is being transmitted The error is incremented a maximum of one time per transmission attempt no matter how many times the carrier sense condition fluctuates during a single transmission attempt Frame Too Longs Every time there is a frame that is encountered to exceed Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 32 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com the maximum frame size Internal MAC Receive Errors When frames fail to
168. ss Location Set location of switch Contact Set name and e mai of contact for switch gt Usage subject to Software License Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 104 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Configuring a To successfully configure Microsoft Windows to dial you first need to have a Microsoft modem installed Refer to the user manual of the modem used for instructions on Windows PC how to properly install the modem Then follow the steps below as a Client 1 Go to Microsoft Windows Control Panel and select Network connections 2 Windows will open a Network Connections window 3 Go to File gt New connection which will open the new connection wizard 4 Click the Next button 5 Select Connect to the network at my workplace Click Next New Connection Wizard Network Connection Type What do you want to do Connect to the Intemet Connect to the Intemet so you can browse the Web and read email Connect to a business network using dial up or VPN so you can work from home a field office or another location Set up an advanced connection Connect directly to another computer using your serial parallel or infrared port or set up this computer so that other computers can connect to it 6 Select Dial up connection Click the Next button New Connection Wizard Network Connection How do
169. ss from the PC configured as a Server on its modem port 1 The first step in configuring the ET SL SMS MDM 1 is to assign an IP address that matches the IP addresses assigned to the device s connected to the Ethernet modem s local LAN Ethernet ports To do this go to the Quick Setup page of the Text UI See screen shot below Configuring a 5MS MDM as a PPP Client Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 107 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Industrial Ethernet System Settings Quick Setup Managed Switch Hel Quick Setup Help index Set basic parameters to quickly configure and identify the switch In many cases these are all t 1 Managed Switch Menu the settings that are necessary t Monitoring cSetup Network Settings Advanced Operations Modet Ethernet Modem once Disabled Serial umbar 5000505 Prmerere rev 35 IP address 192168 054 MAC address 00 00 1 ct3e 2c 57 Subnet mask 255 255 2550 Name Ethernet Modem p 192 1681 54 Derauit gateway none address Location Remote Location Primary ONS none Cortect Joesmihipasomationcomparry com server Secondary DNS Usage subject to Sofware ante aia none Domain inte server none Timezone Amenca New_York x Redundancy protocol Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol System Identification 2 Next the Ethernet
170. t To view the COM port the USB device has been assigned to open the Windows Device Manager Expand the section for Ports COM amp LPT and locate the port labeled USB Serial Device C Computer Management m File Action e mes e View Window Help EER oe Y zra m Computer Management Local K System Tools Em Event Viewer Shared Folders 2 Local Users and Groups Performance Logs and Alerts z Device Manager Storage Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter Disk Management Services and Applications H A i SIKNET 568851E7 w Batteries yg Computer Disk drives a Display adapters 2 DVD CD ROM drives Floppy disk controllers 43 Floppy disk drives IDE ATA ATAPI controllers Keyboards 1 Mice and other pointing devices Y Ports COM amp LPT 29 Communications Port COM1 Mf Communications Port COM2 oo Printer Port LPT1 BASE Serial Device COM3 MR Processors amp SCSI and RAID controllers Sound video and game controllers 2 System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers The COM number following the name can now be used to access the switch using the terminal interface NOTE The USB and RS232 ports cannot be connected simultaneously Please connect only the cable type you wish to use to communicate with the switch Managed Switch Software User Manual Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY
171. t Restore Factory Defaults Reset Switch Update Firmware Modet Managed Switch Serial rember 216 Firmvevare rev 3 5 1000 MAC address 00 a0 1d 37 06 ca Name Managed Switch Pp 10 201 address Location Switch Panel 7 Cortact Joesmihietomationcompany com Usage subject to Software License dosia Managed Switch Software User Manual Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Firmware updates are released periodically to add features and fix problems The recommended and easiest way to update firmware is from the web interface It allows you to Browse and select the firmware update package from your local computer or a computer on your local network Then just click the Update from File button to load and install the latest firmware files This method of updating the firmware will retain all your settings However it is still recommended that you save a checkpoint configuration as a backup Another option for updating firmware is via a TFTP server elsewhere on the network Simply specify the IP address of the remote TFTP server and the filename of the update If necessary the switch will automatically reboot after installing the new firmware files After the reboot you may see an Internal Server Error message Simply click refresh on your browser to reestablish communications with the switch Refer to Appendix E for information on setting up a T
172. t depends on link speed Industrial Ethernet Message Rate Limiting Managed Switch Help Quick Setup Help Index Protect your network from decreased performance due to broadcast and multicast storms by e a ate lin Managed Switch Menu enabling message rate s niting 3 Monitoring Port Name Limit Broadcast and Multicast J Setup _ _ un a t Main Settings 1 port Enabled Redundancy Settings t 3 Traffic Priority 2 port_2 Enabled v QoS CoS Settings 802 1p Tag Settings 3 ports Enabled Message Rate Limiting C Multicast Filtering IGMP 4 porta Enabled t Virtual LANs VLANs t Advanced Operations 5 pots Enabled Modet Managed Switch 6 ports6 Enabled Serial number 216 Firnrevare rev 3 5 1000 7 port_ Enabled MAC address 00 90 14 37 8 amp e8 8 ports Enabled Name Menaged Switch re p 10 201 9 ports Enabled address Location Sat location of switch mannan Cortact Set name end e mail of contact Commit Changes for switch gt Usage subject to Software License Amecertert Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 58 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com QoS Example QoS Ensures Real time Delivery of Important Messages Let us investigate a detailed example of how to manage a network such that critical r
173. table because any changes in port role will make the Filtering Database information inaccurate Learning State RSTP In this state information is being added to the Filtering Database under the assumption that the port role is not changing Gathering information before frame relay forwarding state will reduce the number of frames sent out when entering the forwarding state Forwarding State RSTP Frames will be forwarded to and from the particular port that is in the forwarding state In addition during the forwarding state the learning process is still incorporating station information into the filtering database Port States Port Participates in Port Participates in Active D M es MAC Addresses Discarding_ oe a e a Table 1 2 802 1D RSTP Port States Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 49 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com RSTP Examples Example 1 Maximum hops and Switches in a Redundant Ring The Max Age setting controls how long RSTP messages may circulate in the network When a switch receives a message it compares the age of the message with the Max Age also carried in the message and if the age has reached the Max Age the message is discarded Otherwise the message age is incremented before the message is forwarded Therefore the maximum diameter of a RSTP network is controlled by Max Age Since the la
174. third option will allow you to edit VLANs 9 16 Since there are a total of 63 possible VLAN configurations the VLAN settings menu could show up to 9 available options for you to choose from the last option will always end with New for the creation of a new VLAN Upon selection of an option 2 9 will yield a screen such as the one shown below VLAN Settings Manage statically configured VLANs VLAN mode Disabled v t 1 Managed Switch Menu 1 Monitoring Learning Shared v it 1 Setup 1 Main Settings t Redundancy Settings Ports 1 Traffic Priority 1 Multicast Filtering IGMP Name Type ID FID CPU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Delete t 1 Virtual LANs VLANs VLAN Settings Management Tag based 1 0 V v d v v y v v e VLAN Port Settings PRN Tag based 1 Security Settings 1 Advanced Operations Add VLAN Commit Changes Model SL 8MS 1 Serial number 5005500 Firmware rev 4 3 MAC address 00 a0 1d 2c be 4a Location lt Set location of switch gt Contact lt Set name and e mail of contact for switch gt ane Choose an entry in the list that has the word lt new gt as the descriptor and you will be presented with five options to choose from Name A mnemonic name for a VLAN such as Engineering 99 66 Manufacturing Building 58 This is used for display only Type The VLAN s type port based or tag based make sure t
175. tion example it is important that we achieve timeliness for control data Without taking advantage of the switch s priority queuing abilities we are using the best effort network model This means that the network will try to deliver all packets of information but will not make any sort of promise or guarantees with respect to the timeliness of data for specific applications Considering our control video example there is no guarantee that we can get the response time needed for control data if the video cameras are sending data at the same time A way to achieve the QoS desired is to prioritize network traffic Prioritization of network traffic can be achieved even if the devices video cameras and control systems do not support selection or configuration of Quality of Service parameters Configure all the ports used to interconnect the switches as follows Use 802 1p Tag Priority Checked Use IP ToS DiffServ Checked Priority Precedence Tag Output Tag Add Tag Where the data originates the camera or control system configure the QoS CoS settings for the video camera ports as follows Use 802 1p Tag Priority Unchecked Use IP ToS DiffServ Unchecked Default Priority Expedited Output Tag Remove Tag Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 59 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Also configure the control system ports as follows U
176. tp www chiark greenend org uk sgtatham putty The SSH protocol requires some way for clients to be sure they are communicating with the intended host The host computes a fingerprint based on its key and provides that to the client for verification The first time a client program sees a fingerprint it typically displays it and asks something like The host is offering me these credentials should I trust it If you agree the fingerprint is stored for later reuse Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 86 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com For the system to be secure the fingerprint used for comparison must be transmitted out of band by a means other than the channel that is being secured by the fingerprint In this case via documentation The RSA fingerprint for the managed switch s encryption key is 1e 0f 31 39 26 3f 23 8c ba 7e e9 d1 56 ff 98 f6 Web Access Choose the level of web access to allow e None No web access allowed e HTTP Basic HTTP access allowed e HTTPS Secure HTTP HTTPS required Attempts to access the switch via http will be redirected to the secure protocol e Both Basic and secure HTTP access allowed CLI Access Choose the level of web access to allow e Enabled CLI access enabled e Disabled CLI access disabled Automatic Logout Specify the number of minutes of inact
177. tring for the modem that may be used to set some modem parameters in extraordinary circumstances It must start with AT and may be up to 48 characters Do not use AT commands E1 and V1 anywhere in your initialization string because the switch needs to disable those features to Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 76 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com successfully communicate with the modem PPP Mode Specify whether the switch is a PPP server PPP client or neither e Disabled The switch will not initiate nor accept PPP connections e Client The switch initiates PPP connections to a server PPP Client Settings e Server The switch will accept PPP connections from clients Industrial Ethernet PPP Settings Managed Switch Configure the ET SL SMS MDM to dial a PPP Server when it receives an Ethernet message destined for another subnet Help Quick Setup Help index Set PPP parameters i Managed Switch Menu PPP mode Client v tA Monitoring es t J Setup t Main Settings PPP Client Settings t Modem Access Settings Modem Settings PPP Settings Remote Users Routing Dial out Messaging Redundancy Settings User name PPPLink Server phone number 5554444 Traffic Priority Siri Ntaba Multicast Filtering IGMP 60 r t Virtual LANs VLANs Idle timeout a si t Advanced Operations Defa
178. uld look like the screen grab below Test HyperTerminal File Edit Yiew Call Transfer Help ATSO 1 OK RING CONNECT 9680 lt RemoteLocation gt lt RemoteLocation gt lt RemoteLocation gt NO CARRIER Auto detect 9600 8 N 1 Connected 0 03 05 Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 120 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Appendix H AT Command Summary MDM Models Only AT The AT commands defined in this section can be entered to configure the modem for Commands advanced applications in the Modem Settings configuration screen C V 42bis Data n 0 Data Compression Disabled Compression n 1 Bidirectional Data Compression n 2 Data Compression Transmit Only n 3 Data Compression Receive Only Nn Error Control n 0 Normal Mode Mode n 2 MNP Required n 3 V 42 auto reliable mode n 4 LAPM required for connection n 5 V 42 or MNP required amp Z Sleep Mode Wake on incoming Ring S Registers The S Registers defined in this section can be entered to configure the modem for advanced applications in the Modem Settings configuration screen S0 Answer on nth SO sets the modem to automatically answer on the nth ring Ring Setting SO to 0 disables automatic answer Range 0 to 255 Units Rings Default 0 S1 Ring Count S1 is a read only register showing the number of rings detected If no ring is
179. ult route Enabled Modet Ethernet Modem Server calls back Disabled Serial number 5000505 Firevare rev 3 5 Switch s phone number MAC address 00 40 10 3e 2c 57 Name Ethernet Modern PPP Server Settings p 192 168 154 address Location Remote Location Client IP Cortect Joesmihiatomationcompany com a Route to gateway Usege subject to Software License Agreemert User name default PPPLink Specify the user name of this client when connection to a PPP server Server phone number Specify the phone number for the PPP server This should include any prefix such as 9 needed to access the phone line and may include commas to delay between the prefix and the phone number Password default Link2Sixnet Specify the password for this user when connecting to a PPP server Idle timeout default 60 seconds Specify the number of seconds of idle time before a link is automatically dropped Zero 0 means do not drop the link when idle Default route default Enabled When connected to a PPP server use the link to the server as a default route Server calls back default Disabled Specifies if the remote system will disconnect and call when this switch initiates a link Switch s phone number default Blank Phone number the server should Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 77 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet
180. v2 SNMPv2 access with community string sent in clear text and no password required e SNMPv3 SNMPv3 access with encrypted password e Both SNMPv2 2 and v3 access allowed Terminal Access Choose the type of terminal access to allow e None No terminal access to the switch will be allowed e Telnet Non secure access via telnet protocol Remote access is possible through this protocol although all information being transacted between server and client will be sent as clear text Should security be of concern use the Secure Shell protocol instead e SSH Secure access can be achieved through the use of the Secure Shell protocol SSH which implements strong authentication and secure communications using encryption Using this protocol will ensure that your login information never gets sent as clear text keeping the switch protected against possible attacks coming from the network Both The switch can be accessed through secure SSH and non secure telnet terminal access The switch supports these encryption algorithms for SSH 1 3DES 2 Blowfish 3 AES 4 Arcfour To take advantage of the SSH capability in the switch you will need to use a SSH client program There are many SSH client programs available for you to log onto the host the switch Two open source SSH client programs are available on the Internet Program Name OpenSSH for Windows http sshwindows sourceforge net Program Name PuTTY ht
181. w carry all VLANs yte pau i han PER Switch P Je Device e a for all A Swith pn 1 28 i Switch a Device TA i avy ns Ai Device Vv if ite 4 Lan 3 am e i ye F Device F Device Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 73 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com Section 10 Modem Access Settings 5MS MDM Only The Point to Point Protocol PPP can be used to connect two computers or Remote Access other devices that communicate with IP packets via a serial connection typically using modems and phone lines PPP is a peer to peer protocol which simulates an Ethernet network connection However it is convenient and customary to refer to the system placing a call to establish the link as the client and the system receiving the call as the server Typically the client must authenticate itself to the server before being granted access There are three basic scenarios for accessing an Ethernet network remotely through a modem Dial in Dial out and Site to Site A basic explanation of how each scenario works will be covered in this introduction For detailed information on configuring a Microsoft Windows PC see Appendix F Dial In In the dial in scenario a Microsoft Windows PC will act as a client dialing in to the Ethernet Modem ET SL 5MS MDM configured as a server in the PPP Settings window Using Microsoft Windo
182. will use across the PPP link In this case all protocols were selected but only TCP IP is required Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 112 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com New Connection Wizard Networking Software Networking software allows this computer to accept connections from other kinds of computers Select the check box next to each type of networking software that should be enabled for incoming connections Networking software Y Intemet Protocol TCP IP Ml File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Cient for Microsoft Networks Description Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks 11 Highlight TCP IP and click on the Properties button 12 To assign an IP address to your PC and the PPP interface on the ET SL 5MS MDM select Specify TCP IP addresses and enter two consecutive IP addresses in the From and To The lower of the two addresses will be assigned to the PC and higher will be assigned to the Modem port on the Ethernet modem In this case 192 168 1 1 will be assigned to the PC and 192 168 1 2 will be assigned to the Ethernet modem Incoming TCP IP Properties Network access C Allow callers to access my local area network TCP IP address assignment O Assign TCP I
183. work Statistics Octets 28 673 2 673 e Redundancy Status Packets 159 12 e Multicast Filtering Status Broadcast Packets 12 0 e Configuration Summary Multicast Packets 0 0 1 Setup 1 Advanced Operations CRC Align Errors 0 Undersize Packets 0 0 Oversize Packets 0 0 Model ET 9MG 1 Fragments 0 0 Serial number 5000648 Firmware rev 3 7 1000 Javbers p p MAC address 00 a0 1d 28 a3 8a Collisions 0 0 _ _ 64 octet Packets 105 8 Name ET 9MG 1 65 127 octet Packets 19 1 P 10 2 0 1 iii PENRE 128 255 octet Packets 0 0 Location lt Set location of switch gt 256 51 1 octet Packets 20 1 Contact lt Set name and e mail of contact 512 1023 octet Packets 15 2 er 1024 1518 octet Packets 0 0 Usage subject to Software License CURS Agreement Statistics updated every 5 seconds On support switches the Real Time Ring Status page shows the status of the rings configured on the switch including the status of the primary and pack ports as well as the status of the Real Time Ring as a whole Real Time Ring Status Real time Ring Status Monitor the status of Real Time Ring if enabled 1 Managed Switch Menu Ring Name Primary Port Primary Link Backup Port Backup Link Status 1 Monitoring Ring 2 U Down Local Break Network Statistics EA g p Spanning Tree Status Real time Ring Status Status is updated every 5 seconds Multicast Filtering Status Last updated Tuesday December 23 2008 12 41 01 PM MAC Table Configuration Summary
184. work medium but detects a collision The Ethernet device tries again to transmit the same frame through the network but again encounters another collision The error count is incremented each time a particular frame fails after the first attempt of transmission Important Collisions don t provide for a very useful statistic as to the current performance of the network since this is the principle behind how devices on the network communicate SQE Test Errors A network device checks for the Signal Quality Error Transmission to see if the collision detection circuitry is working For whatever reason that the network device does not detect the SQE transmission the SQE test error counter is incremented Deferred_Transmissions A transmission is Deferred when the device is trying to access the network but another devices in already transmitting by detecting a carrier signal not a collision on the network Late Collisions When an Ethernet Device starts transmitting a frame on the network medium it believes that it can transmit because it didn t detect a collision If for some reason the Ethernet device is transmitting but after a given time period during the frame transfer it realizes that it really wasn t clear to transmit because it detected a collision that is called a late collision For a 10BASE T network a collision is detected by the device that is transmitting that frame after 51 2 microseconds into a frame transfer is con
185. ws Dial up networking and Remote Access Services RAS the user will initiate the call The ET SL SMS MDM will answer the call based on the number of rings that it receives as configured in the Modem Settings page After the modem to modem connection is established the PC will send the preconfigured user name and password to authenticate the client to the server over the phone line The ET SL SMS MDM will accept or reject that authentication based on its database of users configured in the Remote Users page When the connection is successfully negotiated the user will be able to access the Ethernet devices connected of off the switch See the figure below for a graphical representation of the connection 2 9 Pc Eti e Et one PLC RS232 So a lin hone Line case Bj Enemet Windows PC en ET 5MS ares MDM p SIXNET RTU Dial out In the dial out scenario a PC Sixnet RTU or other device generates an Ethernet message destined for a PC When the ET SL 5MS MDM configured for Client Mode in the PPP Settings window receives the message it is buffered until the Ethernet Modem can dial and establish a PPP connection with the Micrsoft Windows PC At that time the message is forwarded on to the PC See the figure below for a graphical representation of the connection Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 74 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com
186. x Set basic parameters to quickly configure and identify the switch In many cases these are all he settings that are necessary Managed Switch Menu TE SEUSS SE DeSean t Monitoring t Setup Network Settings 1 Advanced Operations Modet Managed Switch DHCP Disabled v Serial number 216 Firewevare rev 3 5 1000 IP address 10 2 01 MAC address 00 e0 1a 37 a amp ca Subnet mask Name Managed Swatch P 10204 Default gateway none address Location Switch Panel 7 Primary DNS raze Cortact Joesmithiiesomationcompany com server Usage subject to Software License Secondary ONS one Acreemert Domain NTP server none Timezone Amence New_York v Redundancy protece Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol System Identification 9 Set the desired IP address and subnet that are compatible with the network for which this switch will reside or you can enable DHCP Select Commit to activate your new settings 10 Restore your PC back to its normal network settings IP and subnet and reconnect it to your LAN 11 Connect the switch to your LAN or the network it will reside and now you can use the IP address you just assigned to access your switch If you enabled DHCP then you will need to contact your LAN administrator to determine the IP address that was assigned 12 Once you regain access to your switch then you can do the following a The default administrative password can be changed from the Remote
187. you want to connect to the network at your workplace Create the following connection Gam using a and a regular phone line or an Integrated Services Digital Network ISDN phone line Virtual Private Network connection Connect to the network using a virtual private network VPN connection over the Intemet Managed Switch Software User Manual Page 105 Last Revised 12 Aug 09 Sixnet Technology Park e 331 Ushers Road e Ballston Lake NY 12019 e USA e 1 518 877 5173 e support sixnet com 7 Enter unique company name for this connection In this case we will use Sixnet Click Next New Connection Wizard Connection Name Specify a name for this connection to your workplace Type a name for this connection in the following box Company Name SIXNET For example you could type the name of your workplace or the name of a server you will connect to 8 Enter in the phone number of the phone line that the ET SL SMS MDM is connected to the phone number is 5554444 in this case Click Next 9 Select the availability of the use of this connection on that computer Click Next 10 Click Finish to finish the wizard A connect window will open 11 Enter in a username and password that has been configured in the Remote Users page of the ET SL 5MS MDM that is being called In this case the default User name PPPLink and password Link2Sixnet are used 12 Click the Dial button to initiate the call Connect SIXNET

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