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1. 30 Configuring Virtual LANS 31 VLAN Basic Information 00 e eee eee 31 VLAN Current Table 32 VLAN Static List 4 Len Here Ake eee ede ee 33 VLAN Static Table 22 2202 seen rennen ren 33 VLAN Static MembershipbyPort 35 VLAN Port Configuration 36 IGMP Multicast Filtering 37 Configuring IGMP ki i Pete athe Pee ea oe 37 Multicast Router Port Information 38 Static Multicast Router Port Configuration 39 IGMP Member Port Table 40 IP Multicast Registration Table 41 Port MenuS iss mer 2257222 a REFERS 42 Port Information UW rM a f 42 Port Configuration llle 43 Port Broadcast Storm Protect Configuration 44 Port Security Configuration 45 Using a Port Mirror for Analysis 46 Port Trunk Configuration 00 e eee eee 47 Port Statistics lul lle 4e DI Ree APER EEG ES 49 Etherlike Statistics 2l me 49 RMON Statistics 50 APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING 53 Troubleshooting 2 2500 RABAT De RAPI RES 53 Cannot Connect to the Switch 53 System is Disconnected from the Switch
2. 53 Frequently Asked Questions 54 Can l Open More Than One Window for Same Switch 54 Will Network Congestion Prevent Use of Digital Networks WebView 54 How Do Confirm a Successful Software Download 54 INDEX ii Table of Contents DNswitch 800 1 OVERVIEW Digital Networks WebView Description This user guide describes Digital Networks WebView a Web browser based utility which allows you to remotely configure and manage Digital Networks products including the DNswitch 800 There is no software to install as Web management capability is built into the switch s management Digital Networks WebView provides a graphical real time representation of the front panel on the DNswitch 800 This graphic along with additionally defined areas of the browser interface allow you to interactively configure the switch monitor its status and view statistical information Digital Networks WebView provides a simple intuitive method for managing the DNswitch 800 This switch can also be managed via the serial console Telnet or SNMP Features e Switch configuration and monitoring from any Java enabled browser Preferred browsers include Internet Explorer 4 0 or above or Netscape Navigator 4 0 or above e Easy to navigate menuing system e Detailed parameter descriptions using the Help button e Switch operating status viewing front panel c
3. Parameter Description Port Numeric identifier for switch port Default Ingress Default priority can be set to any value from 0 7 where 0 3 User Priority specifies the low priority gueue and 4 7 specifies the high priority gueue Number of Egress Indicates that this switch supports two priority output gueues Traffic Classes 28 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 Port Traffic Class Information This switch provides two priority levels with weighted fair queuing for port egress This means that any frames with a default or user priority from 0 3 are sent to the low priority queue 0 while those from 4 7 are sentto the high priority queue 1 as shown in the following screen Port Priority 0 Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Priority 4 Priority 5 Priority 6 Priority 7 Class Range 1 o o o o 1 1 fa 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 o 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 Parameter Figure 3 21 Port Traffic Class Information Description Port User Priority Numeric identifier for switch port Shows that user priorities 0 3 specify the low priority queue and 4 7 specify the high priority queue DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 29 VLAN Management Use the VLAN Management screen to define which VLAN has management acces
4. 10 Switch Information 11 Main Board 2 023 wie Resa ete MO A 11 IP Configuration ns 12 SNMP Configuration 13 SNMP Community 2 2 2 llle 13 Trap Managers 22 eee 14 Security Configuration 15 Change Password t ec Si ped be EE ee ees 15 Firmware Upgrade Options 16 Web Upload Management 16 TFTP Download Management 17 Configuration Save and Restore 18 Configuration Upload Management 18 Configuration Download Management 18 Address Table Configuration 19 STA Spanning Tree Algorithm 20 Spanning Tree Information 21 Spanning Tree Configuration 23 STA Port Configuration 25 Configuring Bridge MIB Extensions 26 Bridge Capability i erer cerun entor tue piene deo S 26 Bridge Settings 27 DNswitch 800 Table of Contents i Priority es le Bei neh Di 28 Port Priority Configuration 28 Port Traffic Class Information 29 VLAN Management
5. DNswitch 800 Index 1 Q Quality of Service QoS 28 R Refresh button 8 requirements of system 1 restoring switch configuration 18 Revert button 8 RMON probes and mirror ports 46 S screen hierarchy 9 security configuration 15 Select button 8 serial number of main board 11 SNMP community 13 configuration 13 sofware upgrades 16 spanning tree algorithm 20 statistics Etherlike 49 RMON 50 Switch information 11 System information 10 requirements 1 T tagging VLAN 32 34 TCP IP 1 Telnet sessions maximum number of 12 Trap destinations setting 4 trap managers configuring 14 Traps enabling 14 troubleshooting 53 trunks configuring 47 U upgrading firmware 16 user authentication 4 user interface description 6 V VLAN static list 33 static membership by port 35 static table 33 tagging 32 VLAN configuration 31 Ww Web access 5 Web browser requirements 1 Web management enabling 5 setting up 3 2 Index DNswitch 800 Digital Networks digital WM DSA8G 00 150xxx 10x RO1
6. 44 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 Port Security Configuration Use the Port Security Configuration screen to enable and configure port security forthe switch Port Security allows you to configure each port with a list of MAC addresses of devices that are authorized to access the network through that port Port Number BE Status Learning MAC Address List New Address 000011 114324 000086 45F30C lt lt Add Remove MAC Address 0000E2 20C3D5 0000E2 2174D0 0000E2 2EFDF6 OO00E8 000096 Clear All i 0000E8 180966 0000E8 796F39 Figure 3 38 Port Security Configuration Parameter Description Port Number The port number on the unit Status Port security can set to three states Enabled Disabled or MAC Address List Learning When set to Enabled the switch will drop packets from the port if the source MAC address does not match one of the addresses in the MAC Address list If set to Learning the switch will use the last valid source address to filter packets from the port A list of the current authorized MAC addresses that can access the network through the specified port MAC Address A specific MAC address to be added or deleted from the list A MAC address must be entered as 12 hexadecimal digits in the format 000000 000000 or 000000000000 to be correctly accepted by the system Add Adds a new MAC address to the current list Remove Rem
7. 40 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 IP Multicast Registration Table Use the IP Multicast Registration Table to display all the multicast groups active on this switch including multicast IP addresses and the corresponding VLAN ID VLAN ID a Multicast IP Address 224 0 0 2 Mi Learned by IGMP Multicast Group Port List Port 8 Figure 3 34 IP Multicast Registration Table Parameter Description VLAN ID VLAN ID assigned to this multicast group Multicast IP IP address for specific multicast services Address Learned by Indicates the manner in which this address was learned dynamic or IGMP Multicast Group The switch ports registered for the indicated multicast service Port List DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 41 Port Menus Port Information The Port Information screen displays the port status link state the communication speed and duplex mode as well as the flow control and 802 1Q Trunk status To change any of the port settings use the Port Configuration menu The parameters shown in the following figure and table are for the RJ 45 ports Port Admin Status Link Status Speed Status Duplex Status Flow Control Status 802 10 Trunk Status 1 Enabled Down 10M Half Disabled Disabled 2 Enabled Up 1000M Full Disabled Disabled 3 Enabled Up 1000M Full Disabled Disabled 4 Enabled Down 10M Half Disabled Disabled 5
8. Location DEFAULT SYSTEM LOCATION Contact DEFAULT SYSTEM CONTACT System Up Time 0 d 1 h 59 min 44 s Area 3 WESS Connect to textual user interface Send mail to technical support Contact Connect to Digital Networks Web page Figure 2 1 Digital Networks WebView User Interface 6 Using Web Based Management DNswitch 800 Table 2 1 Areas of the User Interface Area Function 1 Presents a graphical near real time image of the front panel of the selected switch This area displays the switch s ports showing port activity duplex mode or flow control depending on the specified mode Various areas of the graphic can be selected for performing management functions including the ports management or the case 2 Displays a list of links allowing you to go to the associated menu or screen by selecting the item 3 Presents system information based on your selection Table 2 2 describes configuration and system information functions available In Area 2 Table 2 2 Area 2 Functions Function Description System Provides basic system description including contact information Switch Shows hardware firmware version numbers and power status of the Switch IP Includes boot state IP address and Telnet session count SNMP Configures communities and trap managers and activates traps Security Sets password for system access Upgrade Downloads new version of firmware to update your
9. String Add Remove Add remove strings from the active list Enable Authentication Issues a trap message to specified IP trap managers Traps whenever authentication of an SNMP request fails Default enabled 14 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 Security Configuration Use the Security Configuration screen to restrict management access based on a specified password The Administrator has write access for parameters governing the switch You should therefore assign a password to the Administrator as soon as possible and store it in a safe place If for some reason your password is lost or you cannot gain access to the system s configuration program contact Digital Networks Technical Support for assistance Change Password Old Password New Password Confirm Password Figure 3 7 Change Password This password is for the system Administrator with access privilege of Read Write for all screens Passwords can consist of up to 11 alphanumeric characters and are not case sensitive User name admin default password null DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 15 Firmware Upgrade Options You can upgrade system firmware via a Web browser a TFTP server or a direct connection to the console port refer to the DNswitch 800 Management Guide Web Upload Management Use the Web Upload Management menu to load software updates into the switch The upload file shou
10. assign ports that are attached to a neighboring multicast router switch Current New VLAN 1 Port lt lt Add VLAN D 1g Remove Port h zl Figure 3 32 Static Multicast Router Port Configuration Parameter Description Current A list of the switch ports that have been manually configured as being attached to a neighboring multicast router switch VLAN ID The VLAN ID assigned to the multicast group that is to be added removed from the list Port The port number of a port to be added removed from the list Add Adds a new router port to the current list Remove Removes a router port from the current list DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 39 IGMP Member Port Table You can use the IGMP Member Port Table screen to assign ports that are attached to hosts who want to receive a specific multicast service IGMP Member Port List New Static IGMP Member Port none VLANID fii Add 1 mM Multicast IP Port ma Figure 3 33 IGMP Member Port Table Parameter Description IGMP Member Port The current switch ports that are listed as being attached to a List IGMP host VLAN ID The VLAN ID assigned to this multicast group Multicast IP The IP address of a specific multicast service requested bv the host Port The port number of a port to be added removed from the list Add Adds a new host port to the current list Remove Removes a host port from the current list
11. be sure to click on the Apply button at the bottom of the page to confirm the new setting The following table summarizes the Web page configuration buttons Table 2 3 Web Page Configuration Buttons Button Action Select Sets the selected option from the drop down list Apply Sets specified values in the SNMP agent Revert Cancels specified values prior to pressing the Apply button Refresh Immediately updates values from the SNMP agent Help Provides help on using the Web management interface Using Help General Digital Networks WebView help guidelines are available by using the Help button in Area 3 8 Using Web Based Management DNswitch 800 3 CONFIGURING AND MONITORING THE SWITCH This section arranged by topic describes how to perform common monitoring and configuration tasks on a DNswitch 800 using Digital Networks WebView After you have properly configured the switch and started Digital Networks WebView you can perform any of the tasks described in the following sections Screen Hierarchy The contents of this chapter are arranged following the structure shown in Figure 3 1 L System f Switch E IP SNMP L Security L Upgrade i Configure lie Address Table SNMP Community Trap Managers Web Upload Management TFTP Download Management STA Information STA Configuration STA Port Configuration STA Bridge Extension Priority f
12. reconfigure Hello Time The time interval in seconds at which the root device transmits a configuration message Forward Delay The maximum time in seconds the root device will wait before changing states i e listening to learning to forwarding Root Port The number of the port on this switch that is closest to the root This switch communicates with the root device through this port If there is no root port then this switch has been accepted as the root device of the spanning tree network Designated Root The priority and MAC address of the device in the spanning tree that this switch has accepted as the root device Root Path Cost The path cost from the root port on this switch to the root device Configuration The number of times the spanning tree has been reconfigured Changes Last Topology The time since the spanning tree was last reconfigured Change DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 21 Ports The parameters shown in the following figure and table are for port STA Information Port 1 8 Port Port Status Forward Transitions Designated Cost Designated Bridge Designated Port 1 NoLink 0 4 32768 00E06376F500 128 1 2 NoLink 0 4 32768 00E06376F500 128 2 3 NoLink 0 4 32768 00E06376F 500 128 3 4 No Link 0 4 32768 00E06376F500 128 4 5 Forwarding 1 0 32768 000011114321 128 3 6 NoLink 0 4 32768 00E06376F500 128 6 7 NoLik 0 4 32768 00E06376F500
13. Enabled Down 10M Half Disabled Disabled 6 Enabled Down 10M Half Disabled Disabled 7 Enabled Down 10M Half Disabled Disabled 8 Enabled Down 10M Half Disabled Disabled Figure 3 35 Port Information Parameter Description Admin Status Shows if the port is enabled or not Link Status Indicates if the port has a valid connection to an external device Speed Status Duplex Status Flow Control Status 802 1Q Trunk Status Shows the port speed 1000M Displays the current duplex mode Shows the flow control type in use Flow control can eliminate frame loss by blocking traffic from end stations connected directly to the switch Back pressure is used for half duplex and IEEE 802 3x for full duplex Shows the VLAN trunk status for the port A VLAN Trunk link between two VLAN aware switches will carry traffic from all VLANs allowing VLAN tagged frames to maintain their VLAN ID across multiple switches When enabled a port joins all configured VLANs and the untagged port VLAN ID PVID is set to 4000 a reserved VLAN ID for trunk ports 42 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 Port Configuration Use the Port Configuration menus to configure any port on the switch Flow control mode Enable All Disable All PortAdmin Status Duplex Status Flow Control Status 802 1Q Trunk Status 1 Iv Enable Auto Negotiation Enabled sj I Enable 2 MEnable Auto Negotiation Enabled I
14. Protocol IGMP is currently used by this switch to provide automatic multicast filtering GVRP GARP VLAN Registration Protocol GVRP defines a way for switches to exchange VLAN information in order to register necessary VLAN members on ports across the network This function should be enabled to permit VLANs groups which extend beyond the local switch Not implemented in the current firmware release DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 27 Priority IEEE 802 1p defines up to 8 separate traffic classes This switch supports Quality of Service QoS by using two priority queues with weighted fair queuing for each port You can use the Priority menu to configure the default priority for each port or to display the mapping for the traffic classes as described in the following sections Port Priority Configuration The default priority for all ingress ports is zero Therefore any inbound frames that do not have priority tags will be placed in the low priority output queue Default priority is only used to determine the output queue for the current port no priority tag is actually added to the frame You can use the Port Priority Configuration screen to adjust default priority for any port as shown below Default Ingress Number of Egress User Priority Traffic Classes lb 2 Port co aD AL Bl Ww Me c c c c c ce ce MLM MM MM N N Figure 3 20 Port Priority Configuration
15. VLAN 1 Port 5 Dynamic Clear Table Port 1 0000E8 000002 VLAN 1 Port 5 Dynamic U 0000E8 000007 VLAN 1 Port 5 Dynamic D000E8 00000E VLAN 1 Port 5 Static 0000E8 000018 VLAN 1 Port5 Dynamic 5 New Static Address Figure 3 12 Address Table Parameter Description Aging Time Dynamic Address Counts Static Address Counts Address Table Address Table Sort Key New Static Address Add Remove Clear Table Time out period in seconds for aging out dynamically learned forwarding information Range 10 415 secs default 300 secs The number of dynamically learned addresses currently in the table The number of static addresses currently in the table All entries sorted by address or VLAN ID The system displays the MAC address of each node and port whose address table includes this MAC address the associated VLAN s and the address status i e dynamic or static Use these fields to add or remove a static entry to the address table Indicate the address port and VLAN group when adding a new entry Adds removes selected address Removes all addresses from the address table DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 19 STA Spanning Tree Algorithm The Spanning Tree Algorithm can be used to detect and disable network loops and to provide backup links between switches bridges or routers This allows the switch to interact with other brid
16. VLAN Management VLAN IGMP Port Port Priority Configuration Port Traffic Class Information VLAN Basic Information VLAN Current Table VLAN Static List VLAN Static Table VLAN Static Membership by Port VLAN Port Configuration Mirror pm Trunk Statistics IGMP Configuration Multicast Router Port Information Static Multicast Router Port Configuration IGMP Member Port Table IP Multicast Registration Table Port Information Port Configuration Port Broadcast Storm Protect Configuration Port Security Configuration Port Statistics RMON Statistics Figure 3 1 Digital Networks WebView Screen Hierarchy DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 9 System Information Use the System Information screen to display descriptive information about the switch or for quick system identification as shown in the following figure and table System Name DEFAULT SYSTEM NAME IP Address 10 2 34 88 Object ID 1 3 6 1 4 1 6200 3 1 2 3 Location DEFAULT SYSTEM LOCATION Contact DEFAULT SYSTEM CONTACT System Up Time 0 d 1 31 min 19 s u Figure 3 2 System Information Parameter Description System Name Object ID IP Address Location Contact System Up Time Name assigned to the switch system MIB II object identifier for switch s network management subsystem IP address of the switch
17. check The number of successfully transmitted frames for which transmission is inhibited by exactly one collision A count of successfully transmitted frames for which transmission is inhibited by more that one collision A count of times that the SQE TEST ERROR message is generated by the PLS sublayer A count of frames for which the first transmission attempt on a particular interface is delayed because the medium was busy The number of times that a collision is detected later than 512 bit times into the transmission of a packet The number of frames for which transmission failed due to excessive collisions The number of frames for which transmission failed due to an internal MAC sublayer transmit error The number of times that the carrier sense condition was lost or never asserted when attempting to transmit a frame The number of frames received that exceed the maximum permitted frame size The number of frames for which reception failed due to an internal MAC sublayer receive error The reported values will always be zero because these statistics are not supported by the internal chip set DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 49 RMON Statistics RMON Statistics display key statistics for each port from RMON group 1 RMON groups 2 3 and 9 can only be accessed using SNMP management software The following screen displays overall statistics on traffic passing through each port RMON s
18. maintain their VLAN ID across multiple switches When enabled a port joins all configured VLANs and the untagged port VLAN ID PVID is set to 4000 a reserved VLAN ID for trunk ports DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 43 Port Broadcast Storm Protect Configuration Use the Port Broadcast Storm Protect Configuration screen to configure broadcast storm control for any port on the switch Broadcast Storm Protect mode _ Enable All Disable All Port Protect Status Threshold 1 M Enable po 0 M Enable 50 0 M Enable so 0 M Enable 00 M Enable 50 0 M Enable 500 M Enable 500 2 3 4 5 Enable po EX 8 Figure 3 37 Port Broadcast Storm Protect Configuration Parameter Default Description Broadcast Storm Enabled Protect Mode Protect Status Enabled Threshold 500 Allows you to enable disable broadcast storm control for all ports on the switch Enables disables broadcast control for the port When enabled the switch will employ a broadcast control mechanism if the packet per second threshold is exceeded This mechanism limits the amount of broadcasts passed by the port to half ofthe received packet per second count The control mechanism remains in effect until the number of received broadcasts falls back below the packet per second threshold The packet per second threshold at which broadcast control will be employed on the port
19. switch you are managing The Switch supports SNMP over UDP IP transport protocol In this environment all systems on the Internet such as network interconnection devices and any PC accessing the switch or running management software are assigned an IP address Valid IP addresses consist of four numbers of 0 to 255 separated by periods Anything outside of this format will not be accepted by the configuration program Subnet mask of the switch This mask identifies the host address bits used for routing to specific subnets Gateway used to pass trap messages from the Switch to the management station Note that the gateway must be defined if the management station is located in a different IP segment Physical address of the switch Sets the number of concurrent Telnet sessions allowed to access the switch 12 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 SNMP Configuration Use the SNMP Configuration screen to display and modify parameters for the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP The switch includes an SNMP agent which monitors the status of its hardware as well as the traffic passing through its ports A computer attached to the network called a Network Management Station NMS can be used to access this information Access rights to the switch are controlled by community strings To communicate with the switch the NMS must first submit a valid community string for authentication The options for
20. table Server IP Address o 0 0 0 File Name Start Configuration TFTP Download Figure 3 11 Configuration Download Management Parameter Description Server IP Address IP address of the TFTP server File Name The name of the file that contains the switch configuration settings you wish to restore Start Configuration Issues a reguest to the TFTP server to download the specified TFTP Download file 18 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 Address Table Configuration The Address Table contains the unicast MAC addresses and VLAN identifier associated with each port that is the source port associated with the address and VLAN sorted by MAC address or VLAN You can also clear the entire address table or information associated with a specific address or set the aging time for deleting inactive entries The information displayed in the Address Table is indicated in the following figure and table Aging Time 10 415 Em secotids Dynamic Address Counts 1 13 Static Address Counts 35 Address Table Sort Key Address Address Table 000011 114324 VLAN 1 Port 5 Dynamic 000086 45C5A3 VLAN 1 Port 5 Dynamic 000086 45F30C VLAN 1 Port 5 Dynamic 000086 465E84 VLAN 1 Port 5 Dynamic 0000E2 18C582 VLAN 1 Port 5 Dynamic Add IMAC Address 0000E2 20C3D5 VLAN 1 Port 5 Dynamic eS 0000E2 2174D0 VLAN 1 Port 5 Dynamic Remove VLAN 1 2048 0000E2 2EFDF6
21. the browser The screen shown below will appear prompting you to enter the user name and password for management access Enter Network Password i21 x gt Please type your user name and password Site 10 1 0 1 Realm Web Management User Name Password Save this password in your password list Cancel Use the name for the default administrator admin and the password previously entered in the Setting Up Web Management section This will allow read write access to the switch The full application will now launch A four frame page will display with the product graphic located in the upper right hand frame To stop Digital Networks WebView close the Web browser application DNswitch 800 Using Web Based Management 5 Digital Networks WebView User Interface The Digital Networks WebView user interface provides access to various switch configuration and management screens allows you to view performance statistics and permits you to graphically monitor system status Areas of the User Interface Figure 2 1 shows the Digital Networks WebView user interface The user interface is divided into four distinct areas as described in Table 2 1 Mgmt HO 88 YI 88 44 eel Jl Link up IIl Link Down Area 1 8 GE Port Switch Manager System Name DEFAULT SYSTEM NAME h Security DP Address 10 2 34 88 lObjectID 11 3 6 1 4 1 6200 3 1 2 3 Ad e
22. you are managing The switch s management supports SNMP over UDP IP transport protocol In this environment all systems on the Internet such as network interconnection devices and any PC accessing the Switch or running management software must have an IP address Valid IP addresses consist of four decimal numbers of 0 to 255 separated by periods Anything outside of this format will not be accepted by the configuration program Specifies the area or location where the system resides Contact person for the system Length of time the current management software has been running 1 Maximum string length is 255 but the screen only displays 45 characters You can use the arrow keys to browse the whole string The default value is 10 1 0 1 10 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 Switch Information Use the Switch Information screen to display hardware firmware version numbers for the switch as well as the power status of the system Parameter Main Board Serial Number 00 00 AA AA BB BB Number of Ports 8 YU Hardware Version V4 0 860 CPU Firmware Version 12 04 01 00 POST ROM Version V1 01 Internal Power Status Active Redundant Power Status Inactive Figure 3 3 Switch Information Main Board Description Serial Number Number of Ports Hardware Version Firmware Version POST ROM Version Internal Power Status Redundant Power Status Power status for th
23. 128 7 8 NoLink 0 _4 32768 00E06376F500 128 8 Figure 3 14 STA Information Ports Parameter Description Port Status Displays the current state of this port within the spanning tree No Link There is no valid link on the port Disabled Port has been disabled by the user or has failed diagnostics Blocked Port receives STA configuration messages but does not forward packets Listening Port will leave blocking state due to topology change starts transmitting configuration messages but does not yet forward packets Learning Has transmitted configuration messages for an interval set by the Forward Delay parameter without receiving contradictory information Port address table is cleared and the port begins learning addresses Forwarding The port forwards packets and continues learning addresses The rules defining port status are A port on a network segment with no other STA compliant bridging device is always forwarding If two ports of a switch are connected to the same segment and there is no other STA device attached to this segment the port with the smaller ID forwards packets and the other is blocked All ports are blocked when the switch is booted then some of them change state to listening to learning and then to forwarding Forward Transitions The number of times the port has changed status to forwarding state Designated Cost The cost for a packet to travel from this port to
24. ARMURA E ERARA ERAR VCCI DEE IEI lt IAFRZRBEHRMER TFT CORBIS ZERETERTBIE ZBEMELTUIEFH IDEEHNFT TPTLEUSTEERIHELT fR necsEMERASDEeRISCOLAAUST BR UTRUERBAEI QEO TEL URRY RUALTERELY CE Mark Declaration of Conformance for EMI and Safety This is to certify that this product complies with ISO IEC Guide 22 and EN45014 It conforms to the following specifications EMC EN55022 1988 CISPR 22 1985 class B EN60555 2 1995 class B EN60555 3 IEC1000 4 2 1995 4kV CD 8kV AD IEC1000 4 3 1995 3V m IEC1000 4 4 1995 1kV power line 0 5kV signal line IEC1000 4 6 1995 3Vrms This product complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC Safety Compliance Warning Fiber Optic Port Safety When using a fiber optic port never look at the transmit laser while it is powered on Also never look directly at the fiber TX port and fiber cable ends when they are powered on Avertissment Ports pour fibres optiques s curit sur le plan optique Ne regardez jamais le laser tant qu il est sous tension Ne regardez jamais directement le port TX Transmission fibres optiques et les embouts de c bles fibres optiques tant qu ils sont sous tension Warnhinweis Faseroptikanschl sse Optische Sicherheit Niemals ein bertragungslaser betrachten w hrend dieses eingeschaltet ist Niemals direkt auf den Faser TX Anschluf und auf die Faserkabelenden schauen w hrend dies
25. Digital Networks digital DNswitch 800 Web Management Guide ONAN DNswitch 800 12345678 DNswitch 800 Web Management Guide Part Number WM DSA8G 00 March 2001 This book describes how to install cable and use the Digital Networks DNswitch 800 Revision Update Information This is a new document Digital Networks makes no representations that the use of its products in the manner described in this publication will not infringe on existing or future patent rights nor do the descriptions contained in this publication imply the granting of licenses to make use or sell equipment or software in accordance with the description Possession use or copying of the software described in this publication is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Digital Networks or an authorized sublicensor Copyright O 2001 DNPG LLC Digital Networks All rights reserved Digital Networks 200 Brickstone Square Andover MA 01810 Web site www dnpg com Digital Networks is the tradename of DNPG LLC and is not affiliated with Compaq Computer Corporation DIGITAL the Digital Logo and DEC are used under license from Compaq Computer Corporation clearVISN and the clearVISN logo are trademarks of Cabletron Systems Inc Microsoft Windows Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows NT are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Micr
26. Enable 3 Iv Enable Auto Negotiation Enabled E F Enable 4 M Enable Auto Negotiation Enabled i I Enable 5 M Enable Auto Negotiation gt Enabled B F Enable 6 M Enable Auto Negotiation Enabled J I Enable 7 MEnable Aute Negotision 3 Enabea gt F Enable 8 M Enable Auto Negotiation Enabled Hd Ende Parameter Flow Control Mode Admin Status Duplex Status Flow Control status 802 1Q Trunk Status Figure 3 36 Port Configuration Default Enabled Enable Auto Negotiation Enabled Disabled Description Allows you to enable or disable flow control for all ports on the switch Allows you to disable a port due to abnormal behavior e g excessive collisions and then re enable it after the problem has been resolved You may also disable a port for security reasons Used to set the current port duplex mode or auto negotiation The default is auto negotiation Used to enable or disable flow control Flow control can eliminate frame loss by blocking traffic from end stations or segments connected directly to the switch when its buffers fill Back pressure is used for half duplex and IEEE 802 3x for full duplex Note that flow control should not be used if a port is connected to a hub Used to enable disable the VLAN trunk status for the port A VLAN Trunk link between two VLAN aware switches will carry traffic from all VLANs allowing VLAN tagged frames to
27. P address of the system being used to manage the device in this case the IP address of the computer system on which Digital Networks WebView is being run 1 Starting at the Main Menu of the console user interface select Management Setup Menu SNMP Configuration IP Trap Managers 2 Selectan entry for an IP Trap Manager from the menu then enter the IP address and community name Move to the Status field and use the Space bar to select ENABLED Press APPLY 4 Using Web Based Management DNswitch 800 Enabling Web Management The HTTP Configuration menu is used to enable or disable the ability to manage the switch with Web management The HTTP Server parameter must be set to ENABLED before Digital Networks WebView can be used to manage the switch If it is desired to disallow Web management of the Switch this parameter should be set to DISABLED 1 Starting at the Main Menu of the console user interface select Management Setup Menu Network Configuration HTTP Configuration Select HTTP Server and use the Space bar to toggle between ENABLED and DISABLED Starting and Stopping Digital Networks WebView Do the following to use Digital Networks WebView 1 Start a Java enabled Web browser from any machine with network access to the switch Preferred browsers include Internet Explorer 4 0 or above or Netscape Navigator 4 0 or above Enter the IP address for the switch you want to manage in the URL field of
28. VLAN 34 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 VLAN Static Membership by Port Use the screen shown below to assign VLAN groups to the selected port To perform detailed port configuration for a specific VLAN use the VLAN Static Table page 33 Port Number 1 x Mernber Non Ivlember none e RD lt lt Add m gt gt Figure 3 28 VLAN Static Membership by Port Parameter Description Port Number Port number on the switch selected from the upper display panel Add Remove Add or remove selected VLAN groups for the port indicated in the Port Number field DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 35 VLAN Port Configuration Use this screen to configure port specific settings for IEEE 802 1Q VLAN features Port PVID 1 2048 Acceptable Frame Type Ingress Filtering GVRP Status G VRP Failed Registrations GVRP PDU Origin 1 1 Al I Enable I Enable 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 2 1 Al Enable Enable 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 3 1 All Enable I Enable 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 4 1 Al Enable Enable 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 5 1 All Enable Enable 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 6 1 All I Enable I Enable 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 7 1 Al Enable I Enable 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 8 1 All Enable Enable 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 Figure 3 29 VLAN Port Configuration Parameter Description PVID The VLAN ID assigned to untagged frames received on this Acceptable Fra
29. being automatically added to a VLAN via the GVRP protocol Note that VLAN1 is fixed as an untagged VLAN containing all ports on the switch and cannot be modified via this screen VLAN 2 RO Mil Nene IRD Status IV Enshie Figure 3 26 VLAN Static Table Add Modify VLAN Parameter Description VLAN The ID for the VLAN currently displayed Range 1 2048 Name A user specified symbolic name for this VLAN String length 8 alphanumeric characters Status Enables disables the specified VLAN DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 33 Use the screens shown below to assign ports to the specified VLAN group as an IEEE 802 1Q tagged port Assign ports as tagged if they are connected to 802 1Q VLAN compliant devices If the port is connected to VLAN unaware devices frames will passed to the untagged VLAN group this port has been assigned to under VLAN Port Configuration page 36 Egress Ports Members Non Members none lt lt Add Remove gt gt Forbidden Egress Ports Members Non Members none Add Remove gt gt Untagged Ports Members Non Members none Add Remove gt gt Figure 3 27 VLAN Static Table Port Assignment Parameter Description Egress Ports Adds ports to the specified VLAN Forbidden Egress Prevents a port from being automatically added to this VLAN via Ports GVRP Untagged Ports Adds untagged ports to the specified
30. configuring community strings and related trap functions are described in the following figures and table SNMP Community The following figure and table describe how to configure the community strings authorized for management access Up to 5 community names may be entered SNMP Community Capability 5 Current New public RO Add Community String Remove Access Mode Read Only Figure 3 5 SNMP Community Parameter Description SNMP Community Up to 5 community strings may be used Capability Add Remove Add remove strings from the active list Community String A community entry authorized for management access The maximum string length is 19 characters Access Mode Management access is restricted to Read Only or Read Write DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 13 Trap Managers The following figure and table describe how to specify management stations that will receive authentication failure messages or other trap messages from the switch Up to 5 trap managers may be entered Trap Manager Capability 5 Current New Add Trap Manager IP address BEER ie Community Sea none Enable Authentication Traps M Figure 3 6 Trap Managers Parameter Description Trap Manager Capability Up to 5 trap managers may be used Trap Manager IP Address IP address of the trap manager Trap Manager Community A community authorized to receive trap messages
31. e eingeschaltet sind Underwriters Laboratories Compliance Statement Important Before making connections make sure you have the correct cord set Check it read the label on the cable against the following Operating Voltage Cord Set Specifications 120 Volts UL Listed CSA Certified Cord Set Minimum 18 AWG Type SVT or SJT three conductor cord Maximum length of 15 feet Parallel blade grounding type attachment plug rated 15A 125V 240 Volts Europe only Cord Set with HOSVV F cord having three conductors with minimum diameter of 0 75 mm IEC 320 receptacle Male plug rated 10A 250V The unit automatically matches the connected input voltage Therefore no additional adjustments are necessary when connecting it to any input voltage within the range marked on the rear panel Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise Germany 1 Bitte lesen Sie diese Hinweise sorgfaltig durch 2 Heben Sie diese Anleitung f r den sp teren Gebrauch auf 3 Vor jedem Reinigen ist das Ger t vom Stromnetz zu trennen Verwenden Sie keine Fl ssigoder Aerosolreiniger Am besten eignet sich ein angefeuchtetes Tuch zur Reinigung 4 Die Netzanschlu Bsteckdose soll nahe dem Ger t angebracht und leicht zug nglich sein 5 Das Ger t ist vor Feuchtigkeit zu sch tzen 6 Beider Aufstellung des Ger tes ist auf sicheren Stand zu achten Ein Kippen oder Fallen k nnte Besch digungen hervorrufen 7 Die Bel ftungs ffnu
32. e switch DNswitch 800 Serial number of the main board Number of ports on the switch Hardware version of the main board System firmware version in ROM Management s Power on Self test version Redundant power status for the switch Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 11 IP Configuration Use the IP Configuration screen to set the bootup option configure the Ethernet IP address for the switch or set the number or concurrent Telnet sessions allowed The screen shown below is described in the following table IP State User Configured 7 IP Address 023488 Subnet Mask 25525500 Gateway IP Address in232254 MAC Address 00 E0 63 76 F5 00 Maximum Number of Telnet Sessions 1 4 4 Figure 3 4 IP Configuration Parameter Default Description IP State BootP Get IP IP Address 10 1 0 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Gateway IP MAC Address Number of Telnet 4 sessions Specifies whether IP functionality is enabled via manual configuration or set by Boot Protocol BootP Options include BootP Get IP IP is enabled but will not function until a BootP reply has been received BootP requests will be periodically broadcast by the Switch in an effort to learn its IP address BootP values include the IP address default gateway and subnet mask User Configured IP functionality is enabled based on the default or user specified IP Configuration IP address of the
33. es aufweist Zum Netzanschlu dieses Ger tes ist eine gepr fte Leitung zu verwenden F r einen Nennstrom bis 6A und einem Ger tegewicht gr er 3kg ist eine Leitung nicht leichter als HOSVV F 3G 0 75mm einzusetzen Der arbeitsplatzbezogene Schalldruckpegel nach DIN 45 635 Teil 1000 betr gt 70dB A oder weniger Table of Contents 1 OVERVIEW eedem Rex rex RET ERR ER GERE 1 Digital Networks WebView Description 1 Features Auen eg areas A RES SER a 1 System Reguirements 1 Conventions s ouri n ae ii BED Ebr e Wa 2 2 USING WEB BASED MANAGEMENT eee n nn nnn 3 Setting Up Web Management 3 Setting an IP Address 3 Setting a Default Gateway 4 Setting the Administrator Password 4 Setting Trap Destinations 4 Enabling Web Management 5 Starting and Stopping Digital Networks WebView 5 Digital Networks WebView User Interface 6 Areas of the User Interface 6 Configuration Options 00000 cee eee 8 Using Help iii enda a dat ae mde rtu 8 3 CONFIGURING AND MONITORING THE SWITCH 9 screen Hierarchy 4 eke ee I pe RAT p oe AA 9 System Information
34. ess of a router or other network device to which IP packets are to be sent if destined for a subnet outside of that in which the switch is operating This parameter must be set if you are attempting to manage the switch using Digital Networks WebView from a remote network or across the Internet 1 Starting at the Main Menu of the console user interface select Management Setup Menu Network Configuration IP Configuration 2 Select Gateway IP from the menu and enter the router IP address Press APPLY Setting the Administrator Password Management access to the switch using Digital Networks WebView is restricted based on the an administrator password Administrators have read write access for parameters governing the switch You should therefore assign a password to the default administrator User Name admin as soon as possible and store it in a safe place If for some reason your password is lost or you cannot gain access to the system s configuration program contact Digital Networks Technical Support for assistance 1 Starting at the Main Menu of the console user interface select Management Setup Menu Console Login Configuration 2 Move to the Password field for the User Name admin in this menu and enter the password Press APPLY Setting Trap Destinations If you wish to record SNMP traps or events generated by the switch you must configure the destination for IP Trap Managers A trap destination is the I
35. ging devices that is STA compliant switch bridge or router in your network to ensure that only one route exists between any two stations on the network For a more detailed description of how to use this algorithm refer to Appendix A Spanning Tree Concepts in the Management Guide 20 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 Spanning Tree Information The Spanning Tree Information screen displays a summary of the STA information for the overall bridge or for a specific port To make any changes to the parameters for the Spanning Tree use the STA Configuration and STA Port Configuration screens Spanning Tree The parameters shown in the following figure and table describe the current bridge STA Information Spanning Tree State Enabled Designated Root 0 0000E8FFFF 33 Bridge ID 32768 000000E893AE Root Port 0 Max Age 20 seconds Root Path Cost 119 Hello Time 2 seconds Configuration Changes 25 Forward Delay 15 seconds Last Topology Change 0 d 1 h 45 min 55 s Figure 3 13 STA Information Spanning Tree Parameter Description Spanning Tree Shows if the switch is enabled to participate in an STA State compliant network Bridge ID A unique identifier for this bridge consisting of bridge priority plus MAC address where the address is normally taken from Port 1 Max Age The maximum time in seconds a device can wait without receiving a configuration message before attempting to
36. hen this VLAN was created Status Shows how this VLAN was added to the switch Dynamic GVRP Automatically learned via GVRP Permanent Added as a static entry Egress Ports Shows the ports which have been added to the displayed VLAN group Untagged Ports Shows the untagged VLAN port members 32 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 VLAN Static List Use this screen to create or remove VLAN groups Current New 2 RD Enabled n VLAN ID 1 2048 VLAN Name Remove Status Enable Figure 3 25 VLAN Static List Parameter Description Current Lists all the current VLAN groups created for this system Up to 256 VLAN groups can be defined To allow this switch to participate in external VLAN groups you must use the VLAN ID for the concerned external groups New Allows you to specify the name and numeric identifier for a new VLAN group The VLAN name is only used for management on this system it is not added to the VLAN tag Status Enables disables the specified VLAN Add Adds a new VLAN group to the current list Remove Removes a VLAN group from the current list If any port is assigned to this group as untagged it will be reassigned to VLAN group 1 as untagged VLAN Static Table Use this screen to modify the settings for an existing VLAN You can add delete port members for a VLAN disable or enable VLAN tagging for any port or prevent a port from
37. ions between devices use the Trunk Configuration menu to specify the trunk on the devices at both ends When using a port trunk note that Ports can only be assigned to one trunk The ports at both ends of a connection must be configured as trunk ports The ports at both ends of a trunk must be configured in an identical manner including duplex mode and VLAN assignments None of the ports in a trunk can be configured as a mirror source port or mirror target port All the ports in a trunk have to be treated as a whole when moved from to added or deleted from a VLAN The Spanning Tree Algorithm will treat all the ports in a trunk as a whole Enable the trunk prior to connecting any cable between the switches to avoid creating a loop Disconnect all trunk port cables or disable the trunk ports before removing a port trunk to avoid creating a loop DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 47 Use the Port Trunking Configuration screen to set up port trunks as shown below Status List Trunk Status 1 Enable 2 I Enable Member List Current New cdd Trunk 1 4 Remove Port hz Figure 3 40 Port Trunk Configuration Parameter Description Trunk Number A unique identifier for this trunk You can configure up to four trunks per switch Port The port members of this trunk Select from 2 4 ports per trunk 48 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 Po
38. ived Frames and transmitted that were between 256 and 511 octets in length inclusive excluding framing bits but including FCS octets 512 1023 Byte The total number of packets including bad packets received Frames and transmitted that were between 512 and 1023 octets in length inclusive excluding framing bits but including FCS octets 1024 1518 Byte The total number of packets including bad packets received Frames and transmitted that were between 1024 and 1518 octets in length inclusive excluding framing bits but including FCS octets DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 51 52 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING This appendix describes problems potentially encountered when using Digital Networks WebView and presents suggested solutions for correcting these problems Troubleshooting Cannot Connect to the Switch If you attempt to connect to the switch and the main window does not appear make sure that the correct IP address is entered in the URL field of the browser e Check the network connections of both your workstation and the Switch e Tryto Ping the IP address to see If it s indeed reachable e Set the IP gateway if necessary e Make sure the correct password is entered e Make sure the HTTP Server parameter is set to ENABLED System is Disconnected from the Switch If your workstation is disconnected from the switch during an ac
39. ld be a DNswitch 800 binary file from Digital Networks otherwise the switch will not accept it The success of the upload operation depends on the quality of the network connection After uploading the new software the switch will automatically restart itself Parameters shown on this screen are indicated in the following figure and table Upload Mode Permanent _ File Name Browse Start Web Upload Figure 3 8 Web Upload Management Parameter Description Upload Mode Indicates an upload to permanent flash ROM File Name The binary file to download Use the browse button to locate the file on your local network Start Web Upload Starts uploading the file over the network 16 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 TFTP Download Management Use the TFTP Download Management menu to load software updates into the switch The download file should be a DNswitch 800 binary file from Digital Networks otherwise the switch will not accept it The success of the download operation depends on the accessibility of the TFTP server and the quality of the network connection After downloading the new software the switch will automatically restart itself Parameters shown on this screen are indicated in the following figure and table Server IP Address 0 0 0 0 Download Mode Permanent File Name Start TFTP Download Figure 3 9 TFTP Download Management Parameter Description Serve
40. le describe STA configuration for ports Fast forwarding mode _ Enable All Disable All Port Priority Path Cost Fast Forward 1 ha M Enable 2 fo ja M Enable 3 2 a M Enable a fize a Enable 5s ha M MEnable 6 he a M Enable 7 he fa FW Enable 8 s h M Enable Figure 3 17 STA Port Configuration Parameter Default Description Fast forwarding mode ENABLED Allows you to enable or disable fast forwarding for all ports on the switch Priority 128 Defines the priority for the use of a port in the STA algorithm If the path cost for all ports on a switch are the same the port with the highest priority i e lowest value will be configured as an active link in the spanning tree Where more than one port is assigned the highest priority the port with lowest numeric identifier will be enabled The range is 0 255 Path Cost 100 19 4 This parameter is used by the STA algorithm to determine the best path between devices Therefore lower values should be assigned to ports attached to faster media and higher values assigned to ports with slower media The default and recommended range is Standard Ethernet 100 50 600 Fast Ethernet 19 10 60 Gigabit Ethernet 4 3 10 The full range is 1 65535 Note Path cost takes precedence over port priority DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 25 Parameter Default Description FastForwardi
41. llo Time 2 The time interval in seconds at which the root device transmits a configuration message The minimum value is 1 The maximum value is the lower of 10 or Max Message Age 2 1 Max Message Age 20 The maximum time in seconds a device can wait without receiving a configuration message before attempting to reconfigure All device ports except for designated ports should receive configuration messages at regular intervals Any port that ages out STA information provided in the last configuration message becomes the designated port for the attached LAN If itis a root port a new root port is selected from among the device ports attached to the network The minimum value is the higher of 6 or 2 x Hello Time 1 The maximum value is the lower of 40 or 2 x Forward Delay 1 Forward Delay 15 The maximum time in seconds the root device will wait before changing states i e listening to learning to forwarding This delay is required because every device must receive information about topology changes before it starts to forward frames In addition each port needs time to listen for conflicting information that would make it return to a blocking state otherwise temporary data loops might result Maximum value is 30 Minimum value is the higher of 4 or Max Message Age 2 1 24 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 STA Port Configuration The following figure and tab
42. mber of frames received that were less than 64 octets long excluding framing bits but including FCS octets and were otherwise well formed The total number of frames received that were longer than 1518 octets excluding framing bits but including FCS octets and were otherwise well formed The total number of frames received that were less than 64 octets in length excluding framing bits but including FCS octets and had either an FCS or alignment error The total number of frames received that were longer than 1518 octets excluding framing bits but including FCS octets and had either an FCS or alignment error 50 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 Parameter Description Collisions The best estimate of the total number of collisions on this Ethernet segment 64 Byte Frames The total number of frames including bad packets received and transmitted that were 64 octets in length excluding framing bits but including FCS octets 65 127 Byte The total number of frames including bad packets received Frames and transmitted that were between 65 and 127 octets in length inclusive excluding framing bits but including FCS octets 128 255 Byte The total number of packets including bad packets received Frames and transmitted that were between 128 and 255 octets in length inclusive excluding framing bits but including FCS octets 256 511 Byte The total number of packets including bad packets rece
43. me Type Ingress Filtering GVRP Status GVRP Failed Registrations GVRP Last PDU Origin port Use the PVID to assign ports to the same untagged VLAN This switch accepts All frame types including VLAN tagged or VLAN untagged frames Note that all VLAN untagged frames received on this port are assigned to the PVID for this port If set to True incoming frames for VLANs which do not include this port in their member set will be discarded at the inbound port Enables or disables GVRP for this port When disabled any GVRP packets received on this port will be discarded and no GVRP registrations will be propagated from other ports Note that GVRP must be enabled for the switch before this port setting can take effect See Configuring Bridge MIB Extensions on page 26 The total number of failed GVRP registrations for any reason on this port The Source MAC Address of the last GVRP message received on this port 1 This control does not affect VLAN independent BPDU frames such as GVRP or STP However it does affect VLAN dependent BPDU frames such as GMRP 2 Note that GVRP is not implemented in the current firmware release 36 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 IGMP Multicast Filtering Multicasting is used to support real time applications such as video conferencing or streaming audio A multicast server does not have to establish a separate connection with each client It merely b
44. must be configured or known for the switch to be managed e IP Address e Administrator password e HTTP Server Enable In addition several other parameters may need to be configured or known to properly communicate with the switch or allow full management capability These include e Default Gateway e Trap Destination and Community Name Configuration of these items may be made from the console user interface which is accessible via either the serial console or Telnet Refer to the DNswitch 800 User s Guide that came with your system for more information about setting up either of these connections to the switch The following subsections describe the required configuration Setting an IP Address The IP address for the switch must be set before it can be managed with Digital Networks WebView The switch IP address may be automatically set using the BootP protocol in which case the actual address assigned to the switch must be known Refer to the DNswitch 800 Management Guide The IP address may alternatively be set manually as follows 1 Starting at the Main Menu of the console user interface select Management Setup Menu Network Configuration IP Configuration Select IP Address from the menu and enter the IP address Select Subnet Mask from the menu and enter the appropriate mask Press APPLY DNswitch 800 Using Web Based Management 3 Setting a Default Gateway The default gateway parameter defines the IP addr
45. nfiguration 12 bridge capability 26 bridge MIB extensions 26 buttons configuration 8 C community strings configuring 13 configuration options 8 configuration basic 3 conventions in the User Guide 2 D default gateway setting 4 Digital Networks WebView starting and stopping 5 user interface 6 F features of WebView 1 firewalls problems with 1 firmware upgrade TFTP download 17 Web upload 16 firmware version 11 frequently asked questions 54 front panel components 7 H hardware version 11 help button 8 hierarchy of screens 9 HTTP server enabling 3 IGMP 37 image of front panel 7 Internet connection 1 IP address of a router 4 setting 3 IP configuration 12 MAC address of agent 12 main boad information 11 main menu description 7 management basic configuration 3 enabling the HTTP server 5 firmware upgrades 16 using SNMP 13 Web help 8 MIB extensions configuring 26 mirror port configuration 46 multicast filtering configuring 37 N navigating the user interface 6 network congestion problems 1 network management station access 13 O option buttons 8 overview of screen hierarchy 9 P password configuration 15 Ping using for troubleshooting 53 port configuration 43 44 information 42 mirror 46 statistics 49 trunking 47 priority port configuration 28 traffic class 29 problems firewalls 1 network congestion 1 troubleshooting 53
46. ng ENABLED This parameter is used to enable disabled the Fast Spanning Tree mode for the port In this mode ports skip the Blocked Listening and Learning states and proceed straight to Forwarding FastForwarding enables end node workstations and servers to overcome time out problems when the Spanning Tree Algorithm is implemented in a network Therefore FastForwarding should only be enabled for ports that are connected to an end node device Configuring Bridge MIB Extensions The Bridge MIB includes extensions for managed devices that support Traffic Classes Multicast Filtering and Virtual LANs To configure these extensions use the Extended Bridge Configuration screen as shown below Bridge Capability Extended Multicast Filtering Services No Traffic Classes Yes Static Entry Individual Port Yes Configurable PVID Tagging Yes Local VLAN Capable No Figure 3 18 Bridge Capability Parameter Description Extended Multicast Indicates that the switch does not support the filtering of Filtering Services individual multicast addresses based on GMRP GARP Multicast Registration Protocol Note that this function is not implemented in the current firmware release Traffic Classes Indicates that the switch provides mapping of user priorities to multiple traffic classes Refer to the Priority menu on page 28 Static Entry Indicates that the switch allows the static filtering of unicast and Individual P
47. ngen dienen der Luftzirkulation die das Ger t vor berhitzung sch tzt Sorgen Sie daf r da diese ffnungen nicht abgedeckt werden 8 Beachten Sie beim Anschlu an das Stromnetz die Anschlu werte 9 Verlegen Sie die Netzanschlu leitung so da niemand dar ber fallen kann Es sollte auch nichts auf der Leitung abgestellt werden 10 Alle Hinweise und Warnungen die sich am Ger t befinden sind zu beachten 11 Wird das Ger t ber einen l ngeren Zeitraum nicht benutzt sollten Sie es vom Strom netz trennen Somit wird im Falle einer berspannung eine Besch digung vermieden 12 Durch die L ftungs ffnungen d rfen niemals Gegenst nde oder Fl ssigkeiten in das Ger t gelangen Dies k nnte einen Brand bzw elektrischen Schlag ausl sen 13 ffnen sie niemals das Ger t Das Ger t darf aus Gr nden der elektrischen Sicherheit nur von authorisiertem Servicepersonal ge ffnet werden 14 Wenn folgende Situationen auftreten ist das Ger t vom Stromnetz zu trennen und von einer qualifizierten Servicestelle zu berpr fen a Netzkabel oder Netzstecker sind besch digt b Fl ssigkeit ist in das Ger t eingedrungen 15 vi e f Das Ger t war Feuchtigkeit ausgesetzt Wenn das Ger t nicht der Bedienungsanleitung entsprechend funktioniert oder Sie mit Hilfe dieser Anleitung keine Verbesserung erzielen Das Ger t ist gefallen und oder das Geh use ist besch digt Wenn das Ger t deutliche Anzeichen eines Defekt
48. nt from the one which the receiver is connected to Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment Attach 62 5 125 or 50 125 um multimode fiber cable to the SC ports Note In order to maintain compliance with the limits of a Class B digital device Digital Networks requires that you use a quality interface cable when connecting to this device Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Digital Network could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Suggested cable type is 62 5 125 or 50 125 um multimode fiber cable for SC port connections Canada Department of Communications Class B This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference causing equipment standard entitled Digital Apparatus ICES 003 of the Department of Communications Cet appareil num rique respecte les limites de bruits radio lectriques applicables aux appareils num riques de Classe B prescrites dans la norme sur le mat riel brouilleur Appareils Num riques NMB 003 dict e par le minist re des Communications BSMI Class A Taiwan te oh Fe BEPRATE EAEN BUDE HERE TTA RERUN EE gt 468 LF gt BEE ERRES ETIN E e VCCI Class B Compliance Japan COREL
49. olor indications Alarm configuration capability e Web management enable System Requirements The requirements for running Digital Networks WebView are relatively simple You will need a Java enabled frames capable Web browser and a TCP IP network connection to the switch whether over a local network a remote private network or over the Internet When connecting over the Internet the integrity of your connection will have an impact on the speed and performance of tasks If your connection is subject to prohibitive periods of network congestion or experiences high packet loss you may need to consider a different Internet service provider In addition Digital Networks WebView uses SNMP for some of its communications with the switch This may cause problems when the application is run across some Internet firewalls which may be configured to disallow SNMP access DNswitch 800 Overview 1 Conventions This guide uses the following user input conventions e When you read Select use the mouse to either select the link identified by a hand icon or select the identified button or area e When you read Enter type in the text and select the button identified in the procedure 2 Overview DNswitch 800 2 USING WEB BASED MANAGEMENT Setting Up Web Management Before running Web based management some basic configuration of the switch may need to be performed The following information at a minimum
50. ort multicast addresses Refer to the Address Table Configuration on page 19 Configurable Indicates that the switch allows you to override the default PVID PVID Tagging setting Port VLAN ID used in frame tags and its egress status VLAN Tagged or Untagged on each port Refer to VLAN Port Configuration on page 36 Local VLAN This switch does not support multiple local bridges that is Capable multiple Spanning Trees 26 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 Bridge Settings Traffic Classes M Enable VLAN Learning SVL M GMRP IC Enable GVRP C Enable Figure 3 19 Bridge Settings Parameter Description Traffic Class Multiple traffic classes are supported by this switch as indicated under Bridge Capabilities However you can disable this function by clearing this checkbox VLAN Learning As default this switch uses Shared VLAN Learning SVL whereby all ports share one VLAN filtering database However you can set the switch to use Independent VLAN Learning IVL where each port maintains its own filtering database Note that when you change from one method to the other the Switch will automatically reset and the current VLAN configuration will be lost GMRP GARP Multicast Registration Protocol GMRP allows network devices to register endstations with multicast groups Note that this function is not implemented in the current firmware release The Internet Group Management
51. osoft Corporation Netscape and Netscape Navigator are trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders FCC Class B Certification USA This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Warning 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 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 ofthe following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit differe
52. oves a MAC address from the current list Clear All Clears all the MAC addresses for the current port DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 45 Using a Port Mirror for Analysis You can mirror traffic from any source port to a target port for real time analysis You can then attach a logic analyzer or RMON probe to the target port and study the traffic crossing the source port in a completely unobtrusive manner When mirroring port traffic note that the target port must be configured in the same VLAN and be operating at the same duplex mode as the source port see VLAN Static List on page 33 You can use the port mirror configuration screen to designate a single port pair for mirroring as shown below Status p Enable Mirror Source Port a Mirror Target Port 2 Figure 3 39 Mirror Port Configuration Parameter Description Status Enables disables port mirroring Mirror Source Port The port whose traffic will be monitored Mirror Target Port The port that will duplicate or mirror all the traffic happening on the monitored port 46 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 Port Trunk Configuration Port trunks can be used to increase the bandwidth of a network connection or to ensure fault recovery You can configure up four trunk connections combining 2 4 ports into a fat pipe between any two DNswitch 800 switches However before making any physical connect
53. r IP Address IP address of a TFTP server Download Mode Indicates a download to permanent flash ROM File Name The binary file to download Start TFTP Issues request to TFTP server to download the specified file Download DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 17 Configuration Save and Restore Use the Configure screen to save the switch configuration settings to a file on a TFTP server The file can be later downloaded to the switch to restore the switch s settings The success of the operation depends on the accessibility of the TFTP server and the quality of the network connection Configuration Upload Management Use the Configuration Upload Management to save the switch configuration to a file on a TFTP sever Parameters shown on this screen are indicated in the following figure and table Server IP Address 0 0 0 0 File Name Start Configuration TFTP Upload Figure 3 10 Configuration Upload Management Parameter Description Server IP Address IP address of a TFTP server File Name The name of the file to contain the switch configuration settings Start Configuration Issues a request to upload the configuration settings to the TFTP Upload specified file on the TFTP server Configuration Download Management Use the Configuration Download Management to restore switch configuration settings from a file on a TFTP sever Parameters shown on this screen are indicated in the following figure and
54. roadcasts its service to the network and any hosts which want to receive the multicast register with their local multicast switch router Although this approach reduces the network overhead required by a multicast server the broadcast traffic must be carefully pruned at every multicast switch router it passes through to ensure that traffic is only passed on the hosts which subscribed to this service This switch uses IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol to query for any attached hosts who want to receive a specific multicast service The switch looks up the IP Multicast Group used for this service and adds any port which received a similar request to that group It then propagates the service request on to any neighboring multicast switch router to ensure that it will continue to receive the multicast service For more information see IP Multicast Filtering in the DNswitch 800 Management Guide Configuring IGMP This protocol allows a host to inform its local switch router that it wants to receive transmissions addressed to a specific multicast address group Use the IGMP Configuration screen to set key parameters for multicast filtering as shown below IGMP Status 7 Enable Act as IGMP Querier C Enable IGMP Query Count 1 10 IGMP Report Delay 5 30 10 seconds Figure 3 30 IGMP Configuration Parameter Description IGMP Status If enabled the switch will monitor network traffic to determine which hosts
55. rt Statistics Use the Port Statistics menu to display Etherlike or RMON statistics for any port on the switch Select the required port The statistics displayed are indicated in the following figure and table Etherlike Statistics Etherlike Statistics display key statistics from the Ethernet like MIB for each port Error statistics on the traffic passing through each port are displayed This information can be used to identify potential problems with the switch such as a faulty port or unusually heavy loading Values displayed have been accumulated since the last system reboot Alignment Errors O Late Collisions 0 FCS Emors 0 Excessive Collisions 0 Single Collision Frames 0 Intemal MAC Transmit Errors 0 Multiple Collision Frames D Carrier Sense Errors 0 SQE Test Errors Frames Too Long 0 0 Deferred Transmissions O Internal MAC Receive Errors Figure 3 41 Etherlike Statistics Parameter Description Alignment Errors FCS Errors Single Collision Frames Multiple Collision Frames SQE Test Errors Deferred Transmissions Late Collisions Excessive Collisions Internal Mac Transmit Errors Carrier Sense Errors Frames Too Long Internal Mac Receive Errors The number of frames received that are not an integral number of octets in length and do not pass the FCS check The number of frames received that are an integral number of octets in length but do not pass the FCS
56. s to the switch Parameters shown on this screen are indicated in the following figure and table CPU Join VLAN ALL z WLAN ID Figure 3 22 VLAN Management Parameter Default Description CPU Join VLAN All Select ALL to give all VLANs access to switch management or ONE to restrict access to a specified VLAN If you select just one VLAN you must specify its VLAN ID on the following line VLAN ID 1 Specifies the VLAN ID that has access to switch management 30 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 Configuring Virtual LANs You can use the VLAN configuration menu to assign any port on the switch to any of up to 256 LAN groups In conventional networks with routers broadcast traffic is split up into separate domains Switches do not inherently support broadcast domains This can lead to broadcast storms in large networks that handle a lot of IPX and NetBeui traffic By using IEEE 802 1Q compliant VLANs and GARP VLAN Registration Protocol you can organize any group of network nodes into separate broadcast domains confining broadcast traffic to the originating group This also provides a more secure and cleaner network environment For more information on how to use VLANs refer to Virtual LANs in the DNswitch 800 Management Guide The VLAN configuration screens are described in the following sections VLAN Basic Information The VLAN Basic Information screen displays basic information on the VLAN
57. system Configure Allows you to save restore the switch configuration to a file on a server Address Table Provides full listing or unicast addresses sorted by address or VLAN STA Enables Spanning Tree Algorithm also sets parameters for switch priority hello time maximum message age and forward delay as well as port priority and path cost Bridge Displays configures extended bridge capabilities provided by this Extension Switch including support for traffic classes GMRP multicast filtering and VLAN extensions Priority Configures default port priorities and queue assignments VLAN Allows you to restrict management access to the switch to one VLAN Management VLAN Configures VLAN group members automatic registration with GVRP and other port specific VLAN settings IGMP Configures IGMP multicast filtering Port Enables any port sets communication mode to auto negotiation full duplex or half duplex and enables disables flow control Mirror Sets the source and target ports for mirroring Trunk Specifies ports to group into aggregate trunks Statistics Displays statistics on network traffic passing through the selected port DNswitch 800 Using Web Based Management 7 Configuration Options Web pages that include selection options have a drop down list with a Select button to confirm the selection Configurable parameters have a dialog box or a drop down list Once a configuration change has been made on a page
58. tatistics provide access to a broad range of statistics including a total count of different frame types passing through each port Values displayed have been accumulated since the last system reboot Drop Events 321 Jabbers o Received Bytes 45859998 Collisions Received Frames 268271 64 Bytes Frames 25107 Broadcast Frames 244678 65 127 Bytes Frames 123031 Multicast Frames 20204 128 255 Bytes Frames 100791 CRC Algmment Errors 0 256 511 Bytes Frames 21479 Undersize Frames 0512 1023 Bytes Frames 1345 Oversize Frames 0 1024 1518 Bytes Frames Fragments 0 Figure 3 42 RMON Statistics Parameter Description Drop Events Received Bytes Received Frames Broadcast Frames Multicast Frames CRC Alignment Errors Undersize Frames Oversize Frames Fragments Jabbers The total number of events in which packets were dropped due to lack of resources Total number of bytes of data received on the network This statistic can be used as a reasonable indication of Ethernet utilization The total number of frames bad broadcast and multicast received The total number of good frames received that were directed to the broadcast address Note that this does not include multicast packets The total number of good frames received that were directed to this multicast address The number of frames received with CRC alignment errors FCS or alignment errors The total nu
59. the root in the current spanning tree configuration The slower the media the higher the cost 22 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 Parameter Description Designated Bridge The priority and MAC address of the device through which this port must communicate to reach the root of the spanning tree Designated Port The priority and number of the port on the designated bridging device through which this switch must communicate with the root of the spanning tree Spanning Tree Configuration The following figures and tables describe Bridge STA configuration Switch Usage Enabled ai Priority 32768 Figure 3 15 STA Configuration Switch Parameter Default Description Usage Enabled Enable this parameter to participate in an STA compliant network Priority 32 768 Device priority is used in selecting the root device root port and designated port The device with the highest priority becomes the STA root device Remember that the lower the numeric value the higher the priority However if all devices have the same priority the device with the lowest MAC address will then become the root device Range 0 65535 DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 23 When the Switch Becomes Root Hello Time 2 seconds Maximum Age 20 seconds Forward Delay 15 M Figure 3 16 STA Configuration When the Switch Becomes Root Parameter Default Description He
60. tive session you may see the following messages 24 1 133 104 JavaScript Application IN Set operation Failed SNMPERR OR Timeout or Device is not responding to SNMP queries e Reconnect the workstation to the switch You may need to re enter your latest changes but the user interface should become available again for use e If the user interface does not become available after reconnecting close the Digital Networks WebView window and start a new session DNswitch 800 Troubleshooting 53 Frequently Asked Questions Can Open More Than One Window for Same Switch Yes You can start multiple browser sessions with the switch at once Will Network Congestion Prevent Use of Digital Networks WebView It could If there is significant network delay after a configuration command is issued the system could time out In addition excessive delays when gathering switch statistics could interfere with the accuracy of performance statistics How Do I Confirm a Successful Software Download After the download is complete go to the Switch Information screen to verify that the software version running on the switch is the same as the software just upgraded If the version has not been upgraded retry the procedure 54 Troubleshooting DNswitch 800 INDEX A address table static unicast 19 Administrator password setting 4 15 aging time of address table 19 Apply button 8 B BootP co
61. type supported by this switch VLAN Version Number n Maximum VLAN ID 12048 Maximum Number of Supported VLANs 1256 Current Number of 802 10 VLANs Configured 2 Figure 3 23 VLAN Basic Information Parameter Description VLAN Version The VLAN version used by this switch as specified in the IEEE Number 802 1Q standard MAX VLAN ID Maximum VLAN ID recognized by this switch MAX Supported Maximum number of VLANs that can be configured on this VLANs switch Current Number of The number of VLANs currently configured on this switch VLANs Configured DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 31 VLAN Current Table This screen shows the current port members of each VLAN and whether or not the port supports VLAN tagging Ports assigned to a large VLAN group that crosses several switches should use VLAN tagging However if you just want to create a small port based VLAN for one or two switches you can assign ports to the same untagged VLAN page 36 The current configuration is shown in the following screen VLAN Entry Delete Count 0 Egress Ports Untagged Ports VLAN ID 1 2 Up Time at Creation 0 dO ho minos Status Permanent Figure 3 24 VLAN Current Table Parameter Description VLAN Entrv Delete The number of times a VLAN entrv has been deleted from this Count table VLAN ID The ID for the VLAN currentiv displaved Up Time at Creation The value of sysUpTime System Up Time w
62. want to receive multicast traffic Act as IGMP If enabled the switch can serve as the querier which is Querier responsible for asking hosts if they want to receive multicast traffic Not available for the current firmware release IGMP Query Count The maximum number of queries issued for which there has been no response before the switch takes action to solicit reports Range 2 10 IGMP Report Delay The time in seconds between receiving an IGMP Report for an IP multicast address on a port before the switch sends an IGMP Query out that port and removes the entry from its list Range 5 30 Note The default values are indicated in the sample screen DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 37 Multicast Router Port Information You can use the Multicast Router Port Information screen to display the ports on this switch that are attached to a neighboring multicast router Switch for each VLAN ID VLAN ID 1 7 Multicast Router Port List Port Static Figure 3 31 Multicast Router Port Information Parameter Description VLAN ID The VLAN ID assigned to the multicast group in the displayed port list Multicast Router Port The list of switch ports that are attached to a neighboring List multicast router switch 38 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800 Static Multicast Router Port Configuration You can use the Static Multicast Router Port Configuration screen to

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