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Alloy Computer Products GSS-24T4SFP User's Manual

1. SNMP Enabled SNMP Trap Destination SNMP Get Community SNMP Set Community SNMP Trap Community Cold Boot Warm Boot Link Up Link Down Refresh Button Apply Button Fig 3 26 Used to enable or disable SNMP Enter the IP address of a device used to receive SNMP Traps Enter the SNMP Get community name in the space provided Enter the SNMP Set community name in the space provided Enter the SNMP Trap community name in the space provided Tick this check box for an SNMP trap to be sent when the event occurs Tick this check box for an SNMP trap to be sent when the event occurs Tick this check box for an SNMP trap to be sent when the event occurs Tick this check box for an SNMP trap to be sent when the event occurs Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen The Apply button must be pressed after making any changes to any of the values on this screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 42 GSS Series User Manual 3 3 Monitoring 3 3 1 Detailed Statistics The detailed port statistics screen shows you in detail statistics of each individual port Pe DA yem Hoy dedewis xh deb 9 0 O nem bel me ae mehet anian D Tre Age fenem Dai E pie ic SA ary etn ey Comidas mufc PE Dule Si Renart Motes eee ndo System Information Ports WLANs Receive Total i z O Trammi Total LEES LU 2753005627 a eee a 15705 T jx Packets 239362 AAA
2. ALLOY I pons VLAN Setup E mm Agoregation p Port Member Port Member ICM Snoeotne EMO BN E Nc umo Filter Eo DO pira ME DEO sae Elo DEO Cao Mago rrt mro Emo n Es LUN f Retre Ping Warm Restan Factory Default Software Upgrade Configuration File Transfer Logeut Fig 3 6 Description Enter a Descriptive name for the VLAN Ports Select what ports you want to be members of this VLAN and tick there corresponding check boxes Select All Used to automatically select all ports Refresh Button Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 22 GSS Series User Manual Apply Button The Apply button must be pressed after making any changes to any of the values on this screen Port Config Used to configure per port parameters jd e hj 2 j cm UBT 168 8 d finde ht j gt eL lp hei Anaan D The Age Mert Dus E ipie rado 9 abay Austral Duy Combas sure PE Die io Motel a nore Endo ALLOY BBG mm rm VLAN Per Port Configuration EL a SEDE LACA Port T Li Cau CTagged Gaby O 1 gum Fanz o Dan O Tagged x oO fa k E He Por B an CTagged Only B i d Mirror Pand 1 Cam tadon O fa s O ow Oroso 3 Rate Limi Purt amp L Sam C Tagged Oniy Cl i EE NEN Pan O all O Tagged Only O ji w Parr amp m Gam CraggedOn O Ja
3. limit based on 128K 512K 1M 10M or 32M If you select 128K you can then select a rate value for each port If the rate value is set to 1 the port will be limited to 128K If the rate limit is set to 2 then the port will be limited to 256K Select the ingress rate value from the drop down box provided As stated above the rate limit value is multiplied by the Traffic rate unit to give you the total ingress speed Select the egress rate value from the drop down box provided As stated above the rate limit value is multiplied by the Traffic rate unit to give you the total ingress speed The Apply button must be pressed after making any changes to any of the values on this screen Refresh Button Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 40 GSS Series User Manual 3 2 14 Storm Control Storm Control is used to limit the amount of Broadcast Multicast and Unicast frames allowed to enter the switch These limits are based on the amount of frames allowed to be received per second 18 css TETASEP Mozilla l irefax iJ Jo Storm Control Configuration m Eum a ae Flooded unirast Rabe No Limit Habe Limit Control ETNELZIN Detailed statistics Satan porade Fig 3 25 ICMP Rate Used to set the number of frames allowed to be received by the switch per second The preset values are 1K 2K 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K 256K 512K 1024K or No Limit Lear
4. Detailed 5Statictirs Parts O Dan CTagged Only LI l ka MR meia Port 10 o Gan CTaggedOny O fa IGMP Stakes Pen 11 O Sal CTagged ntg O 1 v CUT MEME Peat 12 O Sal CTagged Ony O 1 x raras EEEE Peat 13 LI Gan OTagged Gaby O 1 Factory Default Pari m Ll an Tagged Gaby Ll i eii A Penis O Dal OTagged Only O L i Logout Peat 16 m AM Tagged Onty O Y Annie Fig 3 7 Port Is the physical port number of the switch Ingress Filtering Enabled Tick the check box to enable Ingress Filtering Packet Type Select each port to accept All types of packets including tagged and untagged packets or only allow each port to accept Tagged packets Tag Out Enabled Tick this check box to enable all packets being sent from this port to be PVID tagged If you are enabling this feature please ensure that the connecting device can accept tagged packets Select the desired PVID from the drop down box provided Apply Button The Apply button must be pressed after making any changes to any of the values on this screen Cancel Button By pressing the cancel button you will discard any changes that you have made Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 23 E Ges Te TASFP Mesa Firefox hie Yew Herery amai look ben gt eoa n ttr sd 168 fired his GSS Series User Manual eminet Aaron The Age Mer Dus E ile rio EF nar airada Duy Cosmic i atc Pl Pe Mota pro
5. Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 25 GSS Series User Manual Apply Button The Apply button must be pressed after making any changes to any of Modity Delete the values on this screen q _ _ T WD ces Te ast Marita Fireton iA EE Bie de Yew Heron amaia lo ek E AE C retool 168 1 1 nds tm arare B marhe Aur adan E Tha Age Mera Durs El toe Arado F play Punirala Duy Combi ri PE Pe Mob rr nore Binds ALLOY Port Based VLAN Configuration plan Add a VLAM um wo B MEX EN ettet VLAN Configuration List rain Ld o ES CCHS EA fon foe DAP shang ves Shahi ert Configuration File Transfer Loweut Fig 3 11 Select the radio button next to the VLAN you wish to modify and click modify Select the radio button next to the VLAN you wish to delete and click delete Refresh Button Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 26 Metro Mode VLAN s Uplink Port Apply Button Modity Delete Refresh Button RB css Te TASFP Marma Firefox l Fi qo Yew Heron amai lo Bed 4 E AE CI retool 168 1 finden I Ss gt fed D The Age Nee Dui E rie rade Pedy Austral Duy ALLOY VLAN Mode System InFormatbon E YU wm mem VLAN Modo DIEM esse Agorepation ETA Detailed catictirs LACH St fus EEG TT baba IGMP Status Ping Warm Rostar Factory
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7. Default Soltw ro Upgrade Configuration File Transfer kogut Fig 3 12 GSS Series User Manual Cosmic iat Pe er Pet Fiimal rr nore Prada Select the port s that you wish to use as your uplink port s This is the port s that belongs to each individual VLAN the values on this screen RB css Te TASFP dorma Firefox hie Yew etary fecimeid look bel E AE C Petsa vat 168 1 1 nds The Apply button must be pressed after making any changes to any of mI x mha Aan D TheAge Nem Dus DE tre redo 9 ela Aastra Duy Cosmic i mur Hi ie Motel m nore Pina ALLOY System Information apes Port Based VLAN Configuration LAN Fede VLAN Grows Add a VLAN Aggregation Lach EN gsm I2 1x add pec VLAN Configuration List Mirra Rate Limit 1 Daami i1 erm Cantr l 2 Daama 5 O a Dhamh G tefaulta Detailed 5tatictirs S 5 Deas LACE Status r p z amp Defagite RSTP Status E 3 nisi IGMP Status i EA J 7 Ping C m beach c 9 Defeats Waren Retort C 10 Denia CO 11 pefastii f Configuration File Transfer l e 12 pr Logeut io 13 Defamitia c 14 nefasiti5 15 pefaeit16 CIT f Delete Fig 3 12 Select the radio button next to the VLAN you wish to modify and click modify Select the radio button next to the VLAN you wish to delete and click
8. delete Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 21 GSS Series User Manual 3 2 5 Aggregation Port Aggregation is used to Aggregate Ports into a logical trunk usually called Link Aggregation Link Aggregation can bundle more than one port with the same speed full duplex and the same MAC address to be a single logical port thus the logical port aggregates the bandwidth of these ports This allows the switch to aggregate multiple ports together to form a high bandwidth backbone link oss eraser Mormia Firefox mu m be DE Yew or einai 100 Beh LIN e ut Parti RE 169 8 nde htm i lli ea scat l The Age Ner Das E e rado 9 ile Auiralla Dur Combaleatc suc PkDuler isa Potmad i nor Prado ALLOY OR RE EB 5y stem Information Ports Detailed Statistics LAC Status ES TP Status IG P Status irm Haart Logeut Aggregation Trunking Configuration Gromp Port 1 21 3 4 5 6 7 3 9 ro 13 12 23 4 15 16 Sree aja DE Na Oli jos oO Mermal Ware Lpgrade Configuretion File Transfer Group Port 1 16 or 24 Refresh Button Apply Button Fig 3 13 Is the built in trunking groups allowed to be configured The switch supports a maximum of 8 Trunk groups The physical ports of the switch Select the radio button of the port you wish to join to a particular Trunking Group Used to refresh t
9. mode or multimode terminated in LC type connectors 1000Mbps multimode 1000Base SX 850nm max range 500m 1000Mbps single mode 1000Base LX 1310nm max range 10Km 1000Mbps single mode 1000Base LHX 1310nm max range 40Km 1000Mbps single mode 1000Base LHX 1550nm max range 40Km 1000Mbps single mode 1000Base ZX 1550nm max range 70Km 1000Mbps single mode 1000Base EZX 1550nm max range 120Km 1000Mbps WDM single mode single core 1310nm max range 20Km 1000Mbps WDM single mode single core 1550nm max range 20Km 1000Mbps WDM single mode single core 1310nm max range 40Km 1000Mbps WDM single mode single core 1550nm max range 40Km 1000Mbps CWDM single mode single core 1470 1610nm max range 70Km Notes The two WDM Wave Division Multiplexer mini GBIC modules are designed to facilitate a link over a single core of single mode fibre cable The two units must be used in a paired manner one at either end of the link Mini GBIC modules that are designed to the relevant standards should be compatible with any make of switch with SFP ports If you have concerns regarding compatibility please contact the supplier of your mini GBIC product The 10 100 1000Mbps copper ports meet all IEEE 802 3 u x z Gigabit and Fast Ethernet specifications The 1000Mbps SFP Fibre ports via optional mini GBIC modules are compliant with all IEEE 802 3z and 1000Base SX LX LHX ZX EZX standards 1000Mbps single fibre WDM transceivers are designed with an op
10. next table will list all VLAN groups that have been configured in the switch IGMP Features can be enabled or disabled per VLAN group IGMP Snooping Enabled Used to enable IGMP snooping on the VLAN group IGMP Querying Enabled Used to enable IGMP querying on the VLAN group Refresh Button Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen Apply Button The Apply button must be pressed after making any changes to any of the values on this screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 35 GSS Series User Manual 3 2 10 Port Mirroring The Mirror function of the GSS Series is used to capture data from a particular port on the switch Any port on the switch can be selected as the monitoring port this port will be used to capture data from another port on the switch using third party data capturing software Data can be captured from more than one port on the switch simultaneously therefore you can have one monitoring port and several other ports being monitored by the one port 18 css TETASEP Mozilla l irefax mI De DES fer Mpy eo carta om ret Ay hte TSG bil 1 L fines h m 5 1 Alca As onn DA Te kp Hera Dai EJ tod rado ae fip Bats ia Dir Tontas mafe Pi Dulles Tifen Pina a no lindo Monltnrisg Detailed Statistics LACP Status ROT Status IGMP dara Pina Wam Restart Factory Default amp oltveare Upgrade Configuralbon File Tras Logout Mirror Port Mirror S
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13. the values on this screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 02007 31 GSS Series User Manual 3 2 8 802 1x The 802 1x port based network access control provides a method to restrict users to access network resources via authenticating user s information This restricts users from gaining access to the network resources through an 802 1x enabled port without authentication Any user wishing to access the network through a port under 802 1x control must first input their account name for authentication and then wait for the authorisation to complete before sending or receiving any data from an 802 1x enabled port Before the devices or end stations can access the network resources through the ports under 802 1x control the devices or end stations connected to a controlled port send the authentication request to the authenticator the authenticator passes the request to the authentication server to authenticate and verify the username and password and the server then tells the authenticator if the request has been granted access for that port E Ges TE TASEP Mozilla l irefox mm x Ee DE ee o Hoy lacada Jam Heb um E ut hitpziTi 92 bi 1 L frier Fm p Wi 1 Ala Aralar LA Ta kp Hera Da EJ ved rado AUS li Air lis Dery Costa x EE Ti Pi Dulles Ta ent Pineal ic recens ricis Gram Information FLA en 802 1 Configuration VLASN WLAN Mad WLAN Grup aude Disabled ant os E us Pie 1X i G
14. which you want Count Time Out Ping Results Apply Button Refresh Button to test communication with Select the number of times you would like to ping the device Available options are 1 5 10 and 20 Enter the time out value from the drop down box provided Available options are 1 5 10 and 30 Displays the results of the ping operation performed Click the apply button to perform the ping test Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 4 GSS Series User Manual 3 4 Maintenance 3 4 1 Warm Restart oss 16 TASEP Mozilla relax m E E e a J hiipii bl 1 1 Pereda htm fp e a a il Dir sr EA Te Age Hera Dani EJ eie crei AT slipy Aini sn gt Durs Tontas marfc Mi Pide Miera obra no neces rides ALLOY Configuration Sv Sten Enfaresation rix lids Warm Restart Detailed Statistics LACA Siakua AST Status IGMP Stalis Ping am Restart Factory Default coliveare Upgrade Configuralion File Trassfer Logout Fig 3 32 Click Yes to reboot the device or No to cancel the operation Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 48 GSS Series User Manual 3 4 2 Factory Default css Te TAS Mozilla Firefox Jn tJ Fe DX few Hoy odds foo He E e a J hippi bl y Lfrdex Fem um E x ik la Dir allan EA Te Ap Hera Busi EJ rte rado a ns Aai sls Di Costado mafe Mi id
15. 00Mbps mini GBIC fibre transceiver modules can be used for high speed uplink connections to fibre backbones or servers when installed in the SFP ports A range of optional Alloy mini GBIC modules are available Alloy Part No MGBIC MLC MGBIC SLC10 MGBIC SLC4013 MGBIC SLC4015 MGBIC SLC70 Description 1000Mbps multimode 1000Base SX 850nm max range 500m 1000Mbps single mode 1000Base LX 1310nm max range 10Km 1000Mbps single mode 1000Base LHX 1310nm max range 40Km 1000Mbps single mode 1000Base LHX 1550nm max range 40Km 1000Mbps single mode 1000Base ZX 1550nm max range 70Km 1000Mbps single mode 1000Base EZX 1550nm max range 120Km 1000Mbps WDM single mode single fibre 1310nm max range 20Km 1000Mbps WDM single mode single fibre 1550nm max range 20Km 1000Mbps WDM single mode single fibre 1310nm max range 40Km 1000Mbps WDM single mode single fibre 1550nm max range 40Km 1000Mbps CWDM single mode single fibre 1470 1610nm max range 70Km MGBIC SLC120 MGBIC WDMS3 20 MGBIC WDMS5 20 MGBIC WDMS3 40 MGBIC WDMS5 40 MGBIC CWDM 70 Notes The WDM Wave Division Multiplexer mini GBIC modules are designed to facilitate a link over a single core of single mode fibre cable The two units must be used in a paired manner one at either end of the link Mini GBIC modules that are designed to the relevant standards should be compatible with any make of switch with SFP ports If you have c
16. GSS 16T4SFP and GSS 24T4SFP differ in terms of port density the former model offering 16x 10 100 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ports and the latter 24x ports of the same specification In all other respects web management interface for example the two models share identical characteristics Overview of the User Manual e Chapter 1 Introduction describes the features of the GSS series of Gigabit Web Managed switches e Chapter 2 Installation e Chapter 3 Operation of the Web based Management Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 4 GSS Series User Manual 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Alloy 16 24 Port Gigabit Switches meet all IEEE 802 3 u x z standards Gigabit and Fast Ethernet specifications The 16 Port Gigabit Switch model features 16x 10 100 1000Mbps copper RJ 45 ports and 4x Gigabit Ethernet SFP Ports The SFP ports can be used to install a range of optional mini GBIC Gigabit Ethernet Port Modules which provide the ability to connect multimode and or single mode fibre optic cable links see below the SFP ports are each paired with one of the 10 100 1000Mbps copper RJ 45 ports The 24 Port Gigabit Switch is identical other than featuring 24x 10 100 1000Mbps copper RJ 45 ports Both switches are managed through any of their Ethernet RJ 45 ports using a web based browser such as Internet Explorer The SFP ports can support the following optional mini GBIC modules for fibre optic cable connections either single
17. GSS Series User Manual AN CN User Manual GSS Series 16 24 Port Gigabit Web Managed Switch GSS 16T4SFP amp GSS 24T4SFP Version 1 0 Sep 2007 Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 1 GSS Series User Manual Table of Contents CAUTION postor asar T tac actessonsasaaiancassen wn SS 3 EEECTRONIC EMISSION NOTICES id 3 ABOUT THIS USER VEANU A larisa 4 OVERVIEW OF THE USER MANUAL ere ads nt aa ii ada dais 4 INTRODUCTION cnn 5 We MOVER VIEW A A a 5 IA aos di oi RU S E E A E E E E E A E 6 lS CHECKIIST A dat 6 1 4 OVERVIEW OF THE GSS RANGE OF SWITCHES cccccsecccssecceseceesccescccenecceneceeusceeesceeeneceeeceeeceeenes 6 TAT Useranterfaces on the ront DIN aa 7 142 User miera ceS on ANE ded pants dote advetenis tid quoad e cud pus 8 1 5 OVERVIEW OF THE OPTIONAL SEP MODULES 5 isexo eee e eue Eoo to dean vna ita a 9 Z INSTALLATION P 10 27 lie TAR TING THE GSS SERIES S WEITGEHBS tatoo d cob deste 10 24A Hardware and Cable InstalltllQl da cedet dede ll cute doce add 10 2d 2 Cabling Requirements orure eni a aet uv uev dee Wa eiui v de paste ue ee ecd 12 ZA Ae C ablins Regutrements for UTP POTS ra uer ro pa A A ue dt oec dod 12 2 1 2 2 Cabling Requirements for 10008 X LX ZX SFP Modules esses 12 3 OPERATION OF THE WEB BASED MANAGEMENT 6 cccccsssccccscccsccccsccccscccccsccccscccceees 14 Sub WEB MANAGE
18. Information Parts z VLAN Sade VLAN Groap Aggregation Lach ps EREZ 1 IGMP Snooping Mirror que Filter Raie Limit Storm Control aM Monlinring Detailed Statistics LACA Statua IGMP Slated Ping Wan Restart Factory Default Soltveare Upgrade Configuralhon Vibe Trailer Logout utton IGMP Status IGMP Status Page J Comb liraic gt mae Pibe Td eco robada ros inde Fig 3 30 Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 46 3 3 5 Ping GSS Series User Manual The ping function of the switch is used to test communication between other IP enabled devices on your network A __ _ m LLLLLLLLLLLLLLALLLLELLLLLCLLL LLL L n ABL LLLLLULUL LLLUULLL LLLGCCObLLLULULIULLLLLL L ULLLLLLLLLLHLLOOLLLLLLLLLTGGLLLLLLLLLLLKLLOLLLOULLKCLLRHLLLLALLLLLLLLLLUOOOR ed E css 16 TASTP Mozilla Firefox nt De G due Hy lod Jo He a e fH A E Ma s a Al Dir sor DA Te Age Hera Dai EJ eie 1 rado uA ias Aiai ia Tun Comparaci n 7 mac Mi hd ed Rent Pinta a no rico Configuration ystieen hiiri Ports Pi ing Parameters WLANs 3 LAR Mode VLAN Group Target IP ad riis nr i LATP Aste CATA olen IGMP Snanping rar ut Filte Monlinring Configuralhen Vibe Trarrifor Logout Fig 3 31 Target IP Address Enter the IP address of an IP device on your network in
19. MEN TL HOME OVERVIEW durando al 15 3 2 Bede T MNA LT d JCC Oiets 16 Sul Sy Stem AN OVI OI sen sceau seta ds 16 DEL LF O 18 32 9 VLAN Mode a SS 20 RS LAN OU EUR 22 QU MN COT COG I Cc P e E E 28 SN O TN RR O 29 RN RR ulate 30 O A 32 A A 9 35 0 2 TO POM UTOT N Sica 36 Dele I ONAY OSCE A it DU UP BUM QUI A EP 39 IS ESO C A SERIE OP P EP 40 PAN ESA C 9 210 RA TETTE Eom 41 IN NI A A O A 42 MONITORING e Ns NA SIA RA 43 OL DES AS TOS a it ias 43 SO EAS TS pu DEED REX ELI I M SANDEE REIT ica 44 ON NS EPIS eu EIL Mi D NEUEM II MEM MER EE E 45 Sod VS O US pu DEED REX ELI I M SANDEE REI EE MEI C PEE E 46 B NNI o M 47 SANA IN TINE IN a Ms epee utc nl i Aem soe ena taser Masa Uca uU 48 B1 0 WWIII CS TI a ra 48 hr M DAA AAA e no PE O 49 32 JO SOITWOFOCSU PETAL C orai eee e E ECE E E EEEN AEE EE E a a 50 34A CORP UEOUOR Tile Transfer adi i 51 EL AE FIC AAA o e PEO ECO xr A X r 52 APPENDIX A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ccscccsssccsscccsccccscscccsccccsccccsccccsccccscccsees 53 Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 2 GSS Series User Manual Caution Electronic Circuit devices are sensitive to static electricity Dry weather conditions or walking across a carpeted floor may cause you to acquire a static electric charge To pro
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21. SFP Fibre Ports Fig 1 3 Front Panel of the GSS 16T4SFP LED Display Panel Gigabit Ethernet Ports Factory Default Button SFP Fibre Ports Fig 1 4 Front Panel of the GSS 24T4SFP Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 7 GSS Series User Manual LED Indicators LED COLOUR FUNCTION System LED s Power Green Lit when Power is active Gigabit Copper Ports Link Act Green Lit when link is active flashes when traffic is present 10 100 1000Mbps Green Amber Lit green when 1000Mb link Lit amber when 100Mb link Off when 10Mb link or no link present Gigabit Fibre Ports SFP LINK ACT Green Lit when link is active flashes when traffic present Note All SFP ports are paired with one of the 10 100 1000Mbps copper HJ 45 ports Only one of the paired ports can be used 1 4 2 User interfaces on the rear panel Mains Power Plug Fig 1 5 Rear Panel of the GSS 16T4SFP amp GSS 24T4SFP Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 8 GSS Series User Manual 1 5 Overview of the Optional SFP Modules With the GSS 16T4SFP switch the SFP ports are paired with RJ 45 copper ports 13 14 15 and 16 In the case of the GSS 24T4SFP the SFP ports are paired with RJ 45 copper ports 21 22 23 and 24 Only one of any given paired port can be used In this manner these paired ports can be seen as Dual Media ports that support 10 100 1000Mbps or 1000Mbps fibre via the SFP interfaces Optional 10
22. agged based VLAN s can be created on both models with a PVID ranging from 1 4094 oss TATASEP Morilla l irefox Ja El be DE Yer oy ine 100 Bel um E fe Fitz aN 16 6 d fined ht ple i rust AL san O The Age Meri Dus E trote rad BT la Aira Duy Tohi aa surf FE Dub Sei Pat Mota rc ore Birda ALLOY VLAN Mode 5y stem Information Pans Tag bavil VERRE VLAN Mode WLAN Mode Double Tag TM Jabie d VLAN Grou Meira mode arm Contral Detailed Staaichics LACH St bus GMP ttus Ping anm Hobart vnlteraro Upgrade Conliguratian File Transfer Lingeut Fig 3 4 VLAN Mode Select which VLAN mode you would like to use Port Based Port Based VLAN s are used to logically separate your switch into multiple Virtual Local Area Networks Port Based VLAN s work by grouping particular ports into groups based on a Group ID If ports 1 2 3 and 4 are configured to belong to VLAN group ID 2 and ports 5 6 7 and 8 are configured to belong to VLAN group ID 1 these ports will not be able to communicate with each other Only ports that belong to the same VLAN Group ID will be able to communicate A typical example of port based vlan s could be used in an internet caf where all computers are not allowed to communicate with each other but must communicate to a single port for internet access The switch would then be configured with 7 vlan groups Each VLAN group will consist of 2 ports one for the computer and one for
23. at stranded core UTP cable if used runs for no more than 10 metres and that solid core runs for a maximum of 100metres Poor cabling is the most common cause for network dropouts or poor performance 2 1 2 1 Cabling Requirements for UTP Ports e For Ethernet copper network connections the UTP cable used must be Cat 3 grade as a minimum with a maximum length of 100 metres e For Fast Ethernet copper network connections the UTP cable used must be Cat 5 grade as a minimum with a maximum length of 100 metres e For Gigabit Ethernet copper network connection UTP cable used must be Cat 5 grade or higher with a maximum length of 100 metres Cat 5e grade UTP cable is recommended 2 1 2 2 Cabling Requirements for 1000SX LX ZX SFP Modules There are two categories of fibre optic cable multimode MM and single mode SM The later is categorised into several classes by the distance it supports These are SX LX LHX ZX and EZX The majority of mini GBIC modules available use a LC type connector The connector types used currently on Alloy mini GBIC modules are LC and WDM SC for the following module types e Gigabit Fibre with multimode LC mini GBIC modules e Gigabit Fibre with single mode LC mini GBIC modules e Gigabit Fibre with single mode single core WDM SC 1310nm mini GBIC modules e Gigabit Fibre with single mode single core WDM SC 1550nm mini GBIC modules The following table lists the types of fibre optic cable that are supported
24. ault Soltveare Upgrade Configuration Vibe Tramifer Logout Fig 3 35 Configuration Download Download Used to download the current configuration of the switch Once pressed a dialog box will appear asking you where you would like the file saved Configuration Upload Browse Upload Click the browse button to search for the backed up configuration file of the switch Once the configuration file has been located click on the restore button to load the backed up configuration Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 51 GSS Series User Manual 3 4 5 Logout Press the logout button to logout of the web management Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 02007 32 GSS Series User Manual Appendix A Technical Specifications Hardware Specifications Standard Compliance IEEE802 3 802 3ab 802 3z 802 3u 802 3x Network Interface Configuration Mode Connector Port 10 100 1000Mbps Gigabit TP NWay TP RJ 45 1 16 or 24 i TE 1000 FDX SFP 13 16 Option 1000Base SX Gigabit Fibre 1000 FDX SFP 21 24 Option E TEN 1000 FDX SFP 13 16 Option a lo 1000 FOX see paonon LX Si Di 1000 FDX SFP 13 16 Option 1000Base LX Single Fibre WDM BiDi 1000 FDX sc E 24 Option Port 13 16 or 21 24 are TP SFP fibre dual media ports with auto detected function Optional SFP module supports LC or BiDi SC transceiver Transmission Mode 10 100Mbps support full or half dupl
25. between the transmission of the Spanning Tree Protocol configuration messages Enter a value from 1 to 10 Max Age The number of seconds a bridge waits without receiving STP configuration messages before attempting a re configuration Enter a value from 6 to 40 Forward Delay The number of seconds a port waits before changing from it s learning and listening states to a forwarding state Enter a value from 4 to 30 Force Version When set to normal the switch will use RSTP When set to compatible the switch will be compatible with the older STP Port Configuration Port Is the physical port number of the switch Aggregations Used if you would like to enable RSTP on any port aggregation groups Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 30 GSS Series User Manual Protocol Enabled Used to enable the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol on individual ports Edge Edge will be enabled if the port is connecting to an end device such as a workstation Edge will be disabled if connecting to another STP aware device Path Cost A value set to each port to allow the switch to determine which port will be a forwarding port The lowest path cost value will be used as the forwarding port Enter a value between 1 and 20000000 or it can be set to Auto to be automatically generated Refresh Button Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen Apply Button The Apply button must be pressed after making any changes to any of
26. by SFP mini GBIC modules installed in the GSS series switches Other cable types not listed here may be supported please contact the supplier of your switch for details Multimode Fibre Cable and Modal Bandwidth Multimode 62 5 125um Multimode 50 125um IEEE 802 3z Modal Modal 10008X 850nm Bandwidth Bandwidth 160MHz Km 400MHz Km 500m 200MHz Km 500MHz Km 550m Single mode Fibre 9 125um 1000Base LX LHX XD ZX Single mode transceiver 1310nm 10Km 40Km Single mode transceiver 1550nm 40Km 70Km 120Km Single mode TX Transmit 1310nm Single Fibre WDM SC Single mode TX Transmit 1550nm 20Km 40Km RX Receive 1310nm Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 02007 12 GSS Series User Manual Cont Please Note gt gt Further information can be found in section 1 5 on page 7 All figures denoting the range a given cable type can achieve must be treated as maximum values A number of variables can limit the actual range that can be achieved grade of cable used quality of cable and presence of joins in cable runs for example Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 02007 13 GSS Series User Manual 3 Operation of the Web Based Management The following chapter allows the administrator to monitor and manage the GSS series through the web management interface Management functionality such as Port Based and 802 1q VLAN Port Aggregation Trunking QoS Port configuration and much more can all be configure
27. d quickly and easily via any port of the GSS series switches To access the web management open a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox and enter the default IP address into the address bar The default network settings for the GSS Series are shown below IP Address 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 1 254 Password admin Once you have entered the IP address of the GSS Series switch into a web browser you will be prompted with a login screen where you will need to enter a valid password to gain access to the switch The default password is shown above GSS 16T4SFP Mozilla Firefox JoJk3 File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help a e fn F http 192 168 1 1 Y gt G B Swellnet Australian WE The Age News Busi triple j radio ebY eBay Australia Buy Coastalwatch surfc Mt Buller Ski Resort ALLOY GSS 16T4SFP Please enter password to login Password Fig 3 1 Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 14 GSS Series User Manual 3 1 Web Management Home Overview Once you have entered a valid password and logged into the switch the System Configuration page will be displayed this is the default page it will be displayed every time that you log into the switch On the left hand side of the screen you will see a menu structure used to Configure Monitor and manage your switch There are three main menu categories Config
28. d to upgrade the firmware in the switch Configuration File Transfer Used to backup and restore the configuration of the switch Logout Used to Logout of the web management Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 15 GSS Series User Manual 3 2 Configuration 3 2 1 System The System Info nformation rmation configuration page is used to display basic switch information including the Model Name MAC Address Firmware Version Hardware Version IP and SNMP information E oss 16TASFT Meza Firelon mx De pa System Desc F W Version H W Version MAC Address Serial Number Active IP Add Active Sub Mas Active Gateway DHCP Server Lease Time Device Name DHCP Enabled IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Herp oral oom pep 16 Po rt Gigabit Web Smart Ssdtch Al Du al Media wilh SPP Fach 921961000003 tive Subst ack ES er SEIS Aci catas 192 168 1 254 Fig 3 2 Displays a brief description of the switch Read Only Displays the current firmware loaded into the switch Read Only Displays the current hardware version Read Only Displays the MAC Address of the switch Read Only Displays the serial number of the switch Read Only Displays the current IP address of the switch Read Only k Displays the current subnet mask of the switch Read Only Displays the current Default Gateway Read Only Displays the IP address of the DHCP Server Read Onl
29. del 1sAuthl apalEeqTdFramezTs Tdaitin amp uthinwalld apulf ramesfx diat 1 x amp uthL arti agli rame verlos dat 1x Ralhl avi apall rame ource Ciber saikr Last supplicant identity Configuration File Tramster L ghit Fig 3 16 Refresh Button Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 33 GSS Series User Manual 802 1x Parameters 8 ces Te TASEP Hoza Pinetax mue i De um por Hy Ecos Jo Heb ira l ue e a J hip sz bo 1 Lirie Fem P e 3 Ala Aralar LA Te kp Hera Dai EJ ved rado ADOS ipy Air ia Tun Costa 5 marc Pi Dulles ej Tena Pinhead a nos rico ALLOY ystieen EnFaresati n nri Aggregatian de Configuratien File Tractor Logout Re authentication Enabled Tick the checkbox to force re authentication between the port and the RADIUS after a pre determined time interval Re authentication Period Used to set the time before re authentication occurs Time interval can be set between 1 and 3600 seconds EAP Timeout Used to set the timeout value of the EAP authentication Time interval can be set between 1 and 255 seconds Refresh Button Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen Apply Button The Apply button must be pressed after making any changes to any of the values on this screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 34 GSS Series User Manua
30. e Mirar obra i ro Viridis ALLOY ss EERE lp eii Mconfiguradion ystieen Enf ares tion Ports Vilas Factory Default Warm Restart Factory Driant Soliveare Upgrade Configuration File Traesfar Logout Fig 3 33 Click Yes to restore the factory default settings on the switch or No to cancel the operation Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 49 GSS Series User Manual 3 4 3 Software Upgrade j R css TA TARFD Mozilla Fireas ERIS x Ee que Wee Hary ima ooh Eje gs E Pu hitzciil oz 1681 Three him le amp E nba Z3 Tha Age Fara Bad E irp jradio s wi Sentra Guy Comba put Mb Duller i aacr Fobia a nos ngo Software Upgrade Fig 3 34 Browse Used to select the firmware file to load into the switch Upload Once the file has been located press the upload button to upgrade the switches firmware Cancel Press cancel to cancel the operation Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 50 GSS Series User Manual 3 4 4 Configuration File Transfer The GSS Series allows the user to backup and restore the configuration settings of the switch E oss Te TASEP Mozilla Firefox mE x De DES fer o Hoy o Dok Jom He Fit Pills Tii Enc Pineal s rac rich ystieen Enf resati n Porta Vi AS Configuration Upload Lipset Configuration Download Manitnrisg Detailed Statistics LACA Shatua ROT Status IGMP Salus Pina Warm Restart factory Def
31. er x EE SET ETSI FYTYT DI Y aT Rate Limit fe 1 DMast 1 2 3 1 5 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 5aarm Control nes EN E EA Detailed Statictics LACE Status RESTA Sbabus IGMP Status Ping Warm Restart Factory Default Software Upgrade Configuration File Transfer Logout Fig 3 9 To create a new VLAN group Enter a valid VLAN ID into the space provided A new screen will appear as shown below B cse TESTA acia Fes me t D des oy geimai Ink Help E A ILI heit 168 1 1f nds ftm al ial xll le Selina Annn D Tha Age Mert Dui E tole rada n ly Amirka Dary _ ata sur PE De ie Mota n nore Prado ALLOY Sister Information Parts vus VLAN Setup VLAN Modo p ALAN Gr ep mm Aggregation TT 002 1 pet ls DING GMP Snooping pet fa Port 10 n E ooo resume mao ENG _ antral em eem Cao Emo o GENUS ron ts Detailed Statistics TH rw een Co Eo ESTP Stata ae RA zem ETO LM A Ping Warm ftestart Factory Default Softwnare Upgrade Configuration File Transfer kogut Fig 3 10 Description Enter a Descriptive name for the VLAN Ports Select what ports you want to be members of this VLAN and tick there corresponding check boxes Select All Used to automatically select all ports Refresh Button Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen
32. es User Manual The filtering function of the GSS Series is used to block unwanted devices from accessing the switch The filtering rules are based on an IP Address both static and dynamic IP addressing can be used ces Te T4SEP Mozilla Firefox fe DE Yew Hoy asta jo Herb w e T J hippe bn 1 1 finden Him RT DA mee Hera Bai E epis rado ar sirp atr Tay ALLOY ystieen Enfaresation mi Rena Petco s recs rct E Er EI m mr E ee ICI EN 2 KETTE totes Fig 3 23 Port Is the physical port number of the switch Mode Used to disable or enable the filtering function Either static or dynamic IP addressing can be selected here IP Address If using a static IP address enter the IP address here If using dynamic an IP address will appear once an IP address has been assigned to the device connected to this port IP Mask If using a static IP address enter the subnet mask here DHCP Server Tick the check box to allow DHCP Servers to use this port Apply Button The Apply button must be pressed after making any changes to any of Refresh Button the values on this screen Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 39 GSS Series User Manual 3 2 13 Rate Limit The Rate Limit function of the GSS Series is used to limit the speed of each port on the css TE TASPP Mozilla Firefox aok De CE fer
33. ex 1000Mbps support full duplex only Transmission Speed 10 100 1000Mbps for TP 1000Mbps for Fibre Full Forwarding Filtering Packet Rate PPS packets per second Forwarding Rate Speed 1 488 000PPS 1000Mbps 148 800PPS 100Mbps 14 880PPS 10Mbps MAC Address and Self learning 8K MAC address Buffer Memory Embedded 400 KB frame buffer Flow Control IEEE802 3x compliant for full duplex Backpressure flow control for half duplex Cable and Maximum Length Cat 5 UTP cable up to 100m Up to 220 275 500 550m 1099B3 21 A depends on Multi Mode Fibre type 1000Base LX Single Mode Fibre up to10 30 50Km 1000Base LX WDM BiDi Single Mode Single Fibre up to 20Km Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 02007 53 Diagnostic LED System LED Per Port LED 10 100 1000M TP Port 1 to 12 10 100 1000M TP Port 1 to 20 GSS Series User Manual Power LINK ACT 10 100 1000Mbps LINK ACT 10 100 1000Mbps 1000M SFP Fibre Port 13 16 SFP LINK ACT 1000M SFP Fibre Port 21 24 SFP LINK ACT Power Requirement x AC Line Voltage l 100 240 V Frequency E 50 60 Hz Consumption 30W Ambient Temperature 0 to 50 C Humidity 5 to 90 Dimensions 44 H x 442 W x 209 D m Comply with FCC Part 15 Class A C Tick 8 CE Mark PPM Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 02007 54
34. he current settings displayed on the screen The Apply button must be pressed after making any changes to any of the values on this screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 28 GSS Series User Manual 3 2 6 LACP Link Aggregation Control Protocol is a protocol used to dynamically trunk ports into groups that have the same LACP key value E oss 1 eT Mormia Fireton mE Fe LE few Phry huma ok Help de AN LL etp a 168 1 airde ht de fal 1 B Sana Aus aun D The Age Mem Dus E trie trade Ar ela Austrade Duy Constante i ui PD Pe Mob rr nore dos E lenem anre att L i a mem LLLI ee Ghair a n 1 zl o f Factory O elault 13 A Soi File Transfer 14 O Logout 15 Li sw a Aopty ic Fig 3 14 Port The physical ports of the switch Protocol Enabled Tick the checkbox to enable LACP on the particular port Apply Button The Apply button must be pressed after making any changes to any of the values on this screen Refresh Button Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 29 GSS Series User Manual 3 2 7 RSTP The Spanning Tree Protocol is an IEEE 802 1d standard designed for avoiding unwanted loops in switched networks When STP RSTP is enabled only a single path will be active between any two nodes on a network Spanning Tree is also used as a redundancy method to eliminate down time if a dev
35. ice or cable goes down on your network By creating multiple paths between nodes on a network spanning tree will allow only one active link between these nodes if a link or device fails the spanning tree protocol will automatically switch to an alternative path The Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol is a more advanced protocol than STP according to the IEEE 802 1w standard RSTP shortens the convergence time if a particular path fails between nodes on a network oss 16 TASEF Mozilla Firefox mx Ge DE Yew babay fecimara ook ein p C O A LI reunsz ena ades UE b All Aug aan i Tha Age Pert Dus E toe pack BT lar Aira Duy Comtech sure L FPE Duler Shi Bat Mota rc ore Inda ALLOY RSTP System Configuration 32768 ESTP w rror ges RSTP Port Configuration Filte Rabe Limi Wath Coat Samm Control L 200000000 E SNMP Agureqatians O Monitoring Detailed Statistics LACP Status 3 Ll El ESTP 5habus IGMP Status m El Ping O El Warm Bhil Am 3 O le Factory Default 6 a El Solar Upgrade Configuration File Transfer o El Logout a O E O El o El 11 a lei 12 Li zi 13 O El 14 O El O El Fig 3 14 System Configuration System Priority Is a value used to identify the root bridge of the spanning tree network The bridge with the lowest values has the highest priority and becomes the root 16 Values are allowed by the switch ranging from 0 to 61140 in increments of 4096 Hello Time The number of seconds
36. l 3 2 9 IGMP IGMP Snooping is used to establish multicast groups to forward multicast packets to each of the multicast member ports and in nature avoids wasting bandwidth with IP multicast packets If a switch does not support IGMP or IGMP Snooping it can not tell a multicast packet from a broadcast packet so it will treat them all as broadcast packets Without IGMP Snooping multicast packets are treated as broadcast packets therefore increasing the overall traffic on your network The GSS Series supports all functions of IGMP Snooping including query report and leave IGMP Snooping is used by the switch to learn who belongs to a multicast group and also update the multicast table within the switch with new multicast members Once the switch has learned who belongs to the multicast group all packets forwarded to a multicast address will be forwarded to all members belonging to the multicast group oss Te TASEP Mozilla Firefox Jn fe LORS fer noy eek Jom Heb bit Dae Tii Eno Petco a races Marc PTER tene Sa Fig 3 19 IGMP Enabled Used to enable or disable the IGMP function Router Ports Used to specify administrative router ports for IGMP frames Unregistered IPMC Flooding Enabled Used to set forwarding options for unregistered IP multicast traffic When enabled unregistered multicast packets will be forwarded to all ports if disabled all unregistered multicast traffic will be forwarded to the router ports The
37. n Frames Rate Used to set the number of frames allowed to be received by the switch per second The preset values are 1K 2K 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K 256K 512K 1024K or No Limit Broadcast Rate Used to set the number of frames allowed to be received by the switch per second The preset values are 1K 2K 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K 256K 512K 1024K or No Limit Multicast Rate Used to set the number of frames allowed to be received by the switch per second The preset values are 1K 2K 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K 256K 512K 1024K or No Limit Flooded Unicast Rate Used to set the number of frames allowed to be received by the switch per second The preset values are 1K 2K 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K 256K 512K 1024K or No Limit Refresh Button Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen Apply Button The Apply button must be pressed after making any changes to any of the values on this screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 41 3 2 15 SNMP GSS Series User Manual E css TETASEP Mozilla Firefox m De DOES Yer Hor ira jo Hp ae E e Ipod hem Lm E i Iere ir alan EA Te Age Hera bai EJ trek 1 rado ae ipy Ads gt Dir Cogudtsleairis 7 mafe Mi hide Tj Rent Pina a no ric ALLOY p O is ystieen hiiri 11 SNMP Configuration DOTT EENENNN E wv srme EE Te coro lt r uem CIS ETTE EN rade Configuralhon Vibe Trarrifor Logout
38. ne inda ALLOY l 5e stem Information arta Tag Based VLAM Configuration WLANs VLAN ede Add a VLAM VLAN Group y Aggregation Lace aw gum MERT ENE posse VLAN Configuration List iror es Port conna Filter Rate Limit MESETA rete Central ll i petant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 lis test 10 11 12 12 14 15 1 EE i 3 M Detailed Sotatictics NOTE LACH Status Beiro deleting a WLAN please make sure the Pah of all ports is diferen tren the VICI beng deleted ESTP Stabus IGMP States Ping Warm ie vat Configuration File Transfer Logoul Fig 3 8 Select the radio button next to the VLAN you wish to modify and click modify Modify Delete Select the radio button next to the VLAN you wish to delete and click delete Refresh Button Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 24 GSS Series User Manual Port Based VLAN s VLAN ID Bess Torio dermis tisis um Be deo wes ibay Qonimada co bed E A LI eto 100 4 iindahin Ae 4 la Jail Aza E The Age Mev Du E trote prado ar se Aira Dye Cambrai i Peder Peet Motel rr nor Birda ALLOY Sister Informatben mem Port Based VLAN Configuration y VLAN I VLAN ede En ade Add a VLAM Aguregation Ts Lace EN rs pu VLAN Configuration List se Desertion em
39. on the user can also change the speed settings and flow control of each port and Jumbo Frame support can also be enabled from this location E oss Ta 1454P Mormia F irelox m e i ew Hibar Ww at H gt E O sema T fli eha scat O The Age Hem Das E e rado 9 ebay Auirala Dur Coastalensirh ij surf HE Daler ieot Hotmail a nove Endo System Information Part Configuration Pans Ns Enable Jumba Frames C VLAN Mede imin hers p 00 pias VLAN Grow Aggregation TP Ports LACH gt sm pon tink O OO Fy Sore ie iE r o aute speed j disabled IGMP Snooping s rr r 2 Dem Aute Speed disabled Qus 3 Dem Aute Speed a disabled Filt r a La lh Rate Limit 4 Dawn o Aulio Sprid E disabled Storm Control 5 ERN ne sonne o disabled SNMP e D tate spread a disabled Detalled Statichirs 7 Demo ulo Speed Oo disabled LACP Status DO Dem Aute Spend a divabled HS TP 5habus IMP Status MO re speed a disabled Ping o re speed a disabled we TT 11 Dn Aute Soeed L disabled Factory Default 12 Dem Aule Speed O divabled Solar Liggrade 13 Demo Auts Sppnd L1 dicahled Configuration File Transfer Logeut 5 MA nate speed a disabled 15 Deen Aute Saeed O disabled 16 Dem Aule Speed O divabled Fibre Ports Enable Jumbo Frames Tick the check box to enable Jumbo Frame support on each port Port Is the physical port number of the switch Link Status Displays the current link stat
40. oncerns regarding compatibility please contact the supplier of your mini GBIC product The information given in the table above is current at time of publication availability of individual Alloy mini GBIC modules may vary over time F Fig 1 5 Front View of 1000Base LX WDM LC SFP Fibre Transceiver Fig 1 4 Front View of 1000Base SX LX LC SFP Fibre Transceiver Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 9 GSS Series User Manual 2 Installation 2 1 Starting the GSS Series Switches This section provides a quick start guide for e Hardware and Cable Installation e Management Station Installation e Software booting and configuration 2 1 1 Hardware and Cable Installation Please Note gt Wear a grounding strap to avoid damaging the switch with electrostatic discharge gt Be sure that the power switch is in the OFF position before you insert the power cord Installing Optional SFP Mini GBIC Modules SFP port Fig 2 1 Installation of optional SFP mini GBIC Mini GBIC module e Connecting the SFP Mini GBIC Module to the Chassis The optional SFP Mini GBIC modules are hot swappable so you can plug or unplug them while the power is applied to the switch 1 Verify that the mini GBIC module is compatible with the SFP port on the switch for example some switch manufacturers design their mini GBIC modules to be operable only in their branded devices 2 Verify that the type of mini GBIC
41. onjunction with a RADIUS server Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server RADIUS UDP Port Specify the port used for RADIUS communication Default 1812 RADIUS Secret Enter a secret word used to authenticate the switch to the RADIUS Server Shared secret should be the same on the switch and the RADIUS Server Port Is the physical port number of the switch Admin Mode Port State Determines the mode the port will run in Force Authorised forces the port to be authenticated with the RADIUS server Force Unauthorised allows the port to be used without authentication Auto allows the port to be authenticated or unauthenticated Displays the current mode the port is running in Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 32 GSS Series User Manual Action Re authenticate forces the port to re authenticate with the RADIUS server Force Re initialise forces the port to re initialise with the RADIUS server Statistics displays the 802 1x statistics of each individual port A AE ia Ji Le IEEE D pA dem hgoy fommi pi Det qe e a A 1 Linde Fem B ka derivada D The Ags Hers fh E ele raros 8 slis Astra y Cosssleairh malc Ps hi Poors Fikmad no Wind Configuration 802 1 Statistics for Port 1 E a Aathenticaior centers ackeed Access hallemges ackemdiuth ucres sns dolia m counter Idea uthEspolErameskr dat 1 eAuthE apnictartf ramos det Lu AuthE apolFespldkramesRi
42. onnector and ensure that the cable connector is securely locked into the RJ 45 port 2 Repeat the above steps as needed for each RJ 45 port to be connected Power On Please Note Alloy GSS series switches use a 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz power supply The power supply will automatically convert your local AC power source to DC power for use by the switch 1 Ensure that the power switch is turned off before connecting mains power 2 Connect the power cord supplied with the switch to your nearest mains outlet 3 Connect the other end of the power cord into the IEC power port on the switch 4 Lock the power cable into place using the power cable clamp mounted on the IEC power port Turn the switch on al 6 When initial power is applied all the LED indicators will light up for a brief period while the system performs its startup tests Once the initial tests have completed all except the power LED should return to an off state e Firmware Loading After power on the boot loader will load the switch firmware into the main operational memory This process will take about 30 seconds Once completed the switch will flash all the LED s once and then switch to a ready state Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 02007 11 GSS Series User Manual 2 1 2 Cabling Requirements To help ensure a successful installation and keep network performance at optimum levels take care to use Cat 5E grade or higher cabling Ensure th
43. ource Refresh Button Apply Button Mirroring Configuration E a El 3 O 4 m 3 a 3 7 El ii Li E O 10 m 11 O 12 O 13 a 14 0 15 a Fig 3 20 Select the port you would like to use as the capturing port This port will be plugged directly to a PC running Packet Capturing software This is the port or ports that the Mirror Port will be capturing packets from Any data that is sent or received by these ports will be duplicated to the Mirror port Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen The Apply button must be pressed after making any changes to any of the values on this screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 36 GSS Series User Manual 3 2 11 Quality of Service Two methods of Quality of Service is available in the GSS Series they are 802 1p QoS Is a tag based QoS method normally used with 802 1q VLAN s Inside each Ethernet packet 3 bits are reserved for QoS purposes priority levels are then set based on the value of the 3 bit field inside the packet The GSS Series can then set High Medium Normal and Low priorities based on the 3 bit value The last QoS method is DSCP This method utilises the TOS filed inside the header of an Ethernet packet Again priorities can be set based on the value of the TOS filed bits 3 2 11 1 Quality of Service 802 1p hua o fe DE Yer Moy asta jam ret w e ay Fitp ziTi 9c bol 1 1 Bede ites P AQ 1 A
44. resati n QoS Configuration WLAN VLAN had WLAN Gromp Gs Made ME Aggregation DIETS an nigh Priority Lacn E EST Port Member Paii ERG 1 IGM nudgping Manitnrisg Detailed Statistics Lach Shakin ROT Status IGMP Salus Pina Wam Restart Factory Default Soltveare Upgrade Configuralbon DSCP Configuration OSCR Valve 0 63 Priory high gt high e high high high bi Big e high i AM others high e File Tramsfer Logout QoS Mode Prioritise Traffic Port Number DSCP Value 0 63 Priority Apply Button Cancel Button Fig 3 22 Used to set the required QoS method Options are 802 1p and DSCP Used to set the priority of each 3 bit value Priority values range from 0 through to 7 A high Medium Normal or Low class can be applied to each 3 bit priority value Select the desired port to configure Used to apply a particular priority class to a certain DSCP value Only 7 DSCP Values can have a priority class assigned to it All other DSCP values will be assigned the same priority class Set a High Medium Normal or Low priority class to 7 DSCP values You can then set a priority class to all other DSCP values The Apply button must be pressed after making any changes to any of the values on this screen By pressing the cancel button you will discard any changes that you have made Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 38 3 2 12 Filter GSS Seri
45. sed by the service provider for their network The Apply button must be pressed after making any changes to any of the values on this screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 02007 21 GSS Series User Manual 3 2 4 VLAN Group Tag Based VLAN s Caries csi im Bis Dit em bay Becaria jok Ed E A ILI heit 168 1 1 nds ftm cde kj BL ehai farra Dd The Age Mieres Bunk E triple irado Ar ebay Aursirala s Duy s Comitalenrh ii surf P Duler Sd Peseta Motmal i now Sinda ALLOY Tag Based VLAN Configuration VLAN Meade Add a VLAM VLAN Growp y E mE nme um maag pee VLAN Configuration List aas EIA Filter move RS O CNN c Control i 1 petamt 1 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NOTE Detailed Statictirs Before deleting a VLAM please make qure the FPE of all pars in difeeani Iren the VE beng deleted LACH Status nee OUREF EZLZN IGMP Status Ping Warm Reuban Factory Default Soltero Upgrade Configuration File Transfer Logeul Fig 3 5 VLAN ID To create a new VLAN group Enter a valid VLAN ID into the space provided A new screen will appear as shown below _____ _ E cis ve Tas Morea Preto p sx Be Di Mee toy geimai poi pep E A 0 pete 168 1 1 nds ftm el i BL enetan E The Age News Dus E triple trado etary Austria Duy C Coste i sur Mul Sh Peet _ cad is now wind
46. tect your switch always e Touch the metal chassis of your computer to ground the static electrical charge before you handle the switch e Pickup the switch by holding it on the left and right edges only Electronic Emission Notices Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment European Community CE Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the protection requirements of European Emission Standard EN55022 EN60555 2 and the Generic European Immunity Standard EN50082 1 EMC EN55022 1988 CISPR 22 1985 class A EN60555 2 1995 class A EN60555 3 IEC1000 4 2 1995 4K V CD 8KV AD IEC1000 4 3 1995 3V m IEC1000 4 4 1995 1KV power line 0 5KV signal line Australian C Tick Compliance This equipment is compliant with the required Australian C Tick standards Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 02007 3 GSS Series User Manual About this User Manual This User Manual will guide you on procedures to install configure and monitor Alloy 16 port Gigabit GSS 16T4SFP and 24 port GSS 24T4SFP Gigabit web Managed Switch models utilizing the built in web management interface The two models
47. the internet router This will then block each computer from communicating with each other but still enable communication with the port connected to the internet router Port based VLAN s can only be used on single switches if you wish to span your VLAN s across multiple switches 802 1q Tag VLAN s must be used Tag Based Tag based VLAN s identify members by its VID A VID can be applied to a packet from a host machine that supports 802 1q or from the switch itself when a packet is sent from the switch Ingress and Egress rules can also be applied to each port to identify how a packet is handled The switch will accept both tagged and un tagged packets depending on the ingress rules that have been defined Rules can be created to allow only incoming packets to be tagged however when this Rule is applied any untagged packets will be dropped Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 20 Metro Mode Double Tag Apply Button GSS Series User Manual Metro Mode VLAN s is a quick method of creating 13 14 15 or 16 port based VLAN groups Each port is separated into its own VLAN group with 1 2 3 or 4 ports belonging to each group Each group contains its own port and the uplink port Double Tag also known as Q in Q is used to encapsulate a second VLAN tag inside an Ethernet packet This type of scenario is mainly used for service provider networks The inner VLAN tag is used by the customer s network where the outer VLAN tag is u
48. tic Wavelength Division Multiplexing WDM technology that transports bi directional full duplex signals over a single fibre core Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 02007 5 GSS Series User Manual 1 2 Key Features e 160r24 10 100 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Ports all compliant with IEEE802 3 802 3u 802 3z and 802 3ab 4 Paired TP SFP fibre ports Web Based Management Port Based VLAN and Tag based IEEE802 1q VLAN 802 1p Class of Service with 2 level priority queuing Port Trunking with flexible load distribution and failover function Port mirroring function 1 3 Checklist Before you start installing your switch verify that the package contains the following A GSS 16TASFP or GSS 24T4SFP Gigabit Web Managed Switch Mounting Accessories for 19 Rack Shelf mounting CD ROM AC Power Cord Please notify your supplier immediately if any of the aforementioned items are missing or damaged 1 4 Overview of the GSS range of switches Fig 1 2 Front view of the GSS 24T4SFP switch Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 6 GSS Series User Manual 1 4 1 User interfaces on the front panel The front panel of the GSS 16T4SFP and GSS 24T4SFP consists of 16x or 24x 10 100 1000Mbps Copper Gigabit Ethernet ports 4x SFP fibre ports and 1x reset button to restore factory configuration LED Display Panel Gigabit Ethernet Ports fee D Factory Default Button
49. tion Overview cos mma rims Te Ta s Fia s Fus ss ua Tisi iurmal a Legend Bg os Bg uos 8 Learning Bf Forwarding Port link up and forveardina frames Port link doves Port Blocked by RSTI Number is Partner port mamber if other switch has LACP enabled Port Learning by RS TP LACP Statud o Forwerding Port link up aed forvrarding by RSTP Number is Partner port sumber if other switch bas LACP enabled RSTP Status LACP Port Status Solivesre Lipgrade Configuration File Tramsfer Logout z Fig 3 28 Refresh Button Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 44 GSS Series User Manual 3 3 3 RSTP Status Displays the current status of RSTP n LJ Combaligaic y mafc Pills Ti Fund bobada nos inde RSTP VLAN Bridge Overview 1 32769 00 40 c7 24 00 46 TUN RSTP Port Status Soltveare Upgrade Configuration lile Trassfer Logout Fig 3 29 Refresh Button Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 45 3 3 4 IGM P Status GSS Series User Manual Displays the current status of multicast groups learnt by the switch Refresh B css TETAS Mela Firelax Be D des Hoy gima mb eb ge x e a L hiipii DR h Peras hem B mia ueram D Tre Age Hera Do EJ eie cree aM alias Ani dis uy ALLOY System
50. uration Monitoring and Maintenance Configuration System Displays system information including Model Name Firmware Version Hardware Version MAC Address etc Also used to configure IP and SNMP settings Ports Displays link status of each port and also used to configure port speed flow control and jumbo frame settings VLAN Mode Used to select the VLAN mode Modes available are Tag Based Port Based and Metro Mode VLAN Group Used to configure VLAN settings Aggregation Used to configure port trunk groups LACP Used to configure LACP Link Aggregation Control Protocol settings 802 1x Used to configure 802 1x authentication settings IGMP Snooping Used to configure IGMP settings Mirror Used to configure Port Mirroring features QoS Used to configure QoS settings Filter Used to configure filtering features Rate Limit Used to configure Rate Limiting settings Storm Control Used to configure Storm Control settings SNMP Used to configure SNMP settings Monitoring Detailed Port Statistics Used to view detailed traffic statistics on each port LACP Status Displays LACP status RSTP Status Displays RSTP status IGMP Status Displays IGMP status Ping Used to test connectivity between other network devices Maintenance Warm Restart Used to restart the switch Factory Default Used to reset the switch to factory default settings Software Upgrade Use
51. us of each port Table below displays the values shown depending on connecting device Link Status Description 1000FDX Port is running at 1000M Full Duplex 100FDX Port is running at 100M Full Duplex No link is present Link Mode Used to disable Auto Negotiation and force the speed and duplex settings of the port Values are Auto Speed 10 Half 10 Full 100 Half 100 Full 1000 Full and Disable If disable is selected the port will be fully disabled and will not function Fibre ports only have three options Auto opeed 1000 Full and Disabled Flow Control Used to enable Flow Control on the port Flow Control Status Displays the current flow control status Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 18 GSS Series User Manual Drop Frames after Excessive Collisions Used when running half duplex equipment tick the check box to enable this feature Apply Button The Apply button must be pressed after making any changes to any of the values on this screen Refresh Button Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 19 GSS Series User Manual 3 2 3 VLAN Mode The GSS Series of switches support port based VLAN s 802 1q tagged VLAN s and Metro mode VLAN s Up to 16 active Port Based VLAN groups can be configured with a PVID from 1 4094 for the GSS 16T4SFP and 24 active Port Based VLAN groups can be configured for the GSS 24TASFP 24 802 1q T
52. y Displays the amount of time left in the DHCP lease period Read Only Enter the device name in the space provided Used to enable the DHCP client on the switch If you have a DHCP Server running on your network and you want the switch to have a dynamic IP Address enable this feature If you are not using the DHCP client and want to configure a static IP Address into the switch enter it here Enter a valid subnet mask into the space provided Enter a valid gateway address into the space provided Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 16 GSS Series User Manual Management VLAN Enter the VLAN group used to gain access to the web management Default value is 1 If you change this value only ports belonging to the VLAN group chosen can manage the switch Password If you want to change the default password of the switch please enter it here Default password is admin Inactivity Timeout Used to automatically log you out of the management interface after a specified inactivity time Time is measured in Seconds Default value is O Apply Button The Apply button must be pressed after making any changes to any of the values on this screen Refresh Button Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 02007 17 GSS Series User Manual 3 2 2 Ports The ports configuration page is used to display the current status of each port on the switch In this secti
53. you have selected for use will be compatible with the type of fibre optic cable that is to be used 3 Verify that the type of mini GBIC you have selected for use will be compatible with the fibre optic transceiver at the other end of the link e g compatible wavelength and standard 4 Slide the module along the slot and ensure that the module is properly seated against the SFP slot socket connector 5 Install the media cable for network connection 6 Repeat the above steps as needed for each module to be installed into the switch Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2007 10 GSS Series User Manual Copper Ports Cable Installation Please Note gt The HJ 45 ports on the GSS Series Gigabit Switches support MDI MDI X auto crossover functionality This enables use of either straight through or crossover UTP cable types the HJ 45 ports will automatically be configured to suit the characteristics of the device at the remote end of the link gt The RJ 45 ports on Alloy 16 24 Port Gigabit Switches support Nway auto negotiation the ports will automatically be configured to be compatible with the speed and duplex settings of the device at the remote end of the link gt The minimum grade of cable for use with the switch is Cat be grade UTP or STP Higher grades of UTP STP cable may also be used to connect to the copper HJ 45 ports 1 Depress the clip on the RJ 45 connector and push into the RJ 45 port Release c

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