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1. LSB MSB 1 8 e GENS CONSOLA L appr conric t mi Figure 2 2 Back panel NBS004A 5004 NBS006A NBSOO6MA 5008 NBS008MA NBSALL8 NBSALL8MGR 5016 NBSO16MA Table 2 1 Back panel components Number Component 1 RJ 11 connector 2 RJ 11 connector 3 DB9 connector 4 2 8 position DIP switches 5 6 2 4 position connectors Description Gang in Gang out Console 1 Addr 1 Config 12 VDC power input NBSO08A 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 9 Chapter 2 Overview 2 4 2 Front Panel of NBS004A NBS004MA 16 17 18 19 PORTA COMMON PORTB O jo DISABLE e e e e e e e e e 2 e e e BLACK BOX O N www blackbex com SF 25 E SF ES NETWORK e leal m ze Sl el rm e m m S E 25 E E O e 5 e 5 e s e 5 e LNK O 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ACT S 11 12 13 14 15 Figure 2 3 NBSOO4A 5004 Table 2 2 NBS004A NBSOO4MA front panel components Number Component Description 7 PS2 LED Lights when power supply 2 is on 8 Sys switch Momentary pushbutton
2. 5004 5008 5016 LS BL ACK BOX 004 NBS008MA 5016 NBS006A NBSALL8 NETWORK SERVICES NBSO06MA NBSALL8 MGR Customer Order toll free in the U S Call 877 877 BBOX outside U S call 724 746 5500 Support FREE technical support 24 hours a day 7 days a week Call 724 746 5500 or fax 724 746 0746 Inf ti Mailing address Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 Web site www blackbox com E mail Trademarks Used in this Manual Trademarks Used in this Manual Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks of BB Technologies Inc IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Internet Explorer is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Netscape is a trademark of AOL Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of the trademark owners We re here to help If you have any questions about your application or our products contact Black Box Tech Support at 724 746 5500 or go to blackbox com and click on Talk to Black Box You ll be live with one of our technical experts in less than 30 seconds Page 2 724 746 5500 blackbox com NBS008A FCC and RFI Statements Federal Communications Commission and Industry Canada Radio Frequency Interference Statements This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
3. 7 2 2 AVallable Models eres a metum 8 235 Whats 8 24 Hardware 9 2 4 1 Back Panel of NBS004A NBS004MA NBSOO6A NBSOO6MA NBSOO8A NBSOO8MA NBSALL8 NBSALLMGR NBSO16A 5016 9 2 4 2 Front Panel of NBS004A 5 10 2 4 3 Front Panel of NBS006A NBSOO6MA 220 0 een erret ers ern ences d 11 2 4 4 Front Panel of NBS008A 5008 NBSALL8 5 12 2 4 5 Front Panel of NBSO16A 5016 13 ContigulallOD su en erinnerte 14 nn o 17 A TIL Mu 18 Mata SWItCinG REESE 18 5 2 RS 232 Terminal Commands 5004 5006 NBSOO8A NBSALL8 or 5016 Models Only 18 5 3 Enhanced RS 232 Terminal Commands 5004 NBS006MA NBSOO8MA NBSALL8MGR or NBS016MA M 21 5 4 Remote Ethernet Management 5004 5006 5008 NBSALL8MGR or NBS016MA Models Online io 22 5 5 Automatic Switching NBS004MA NBSOO6MA NBS008MA NBSALL8MGR or NBS016MA LE 22 6 Ethernet Network Interface Setup 5004 5006 5008 NBSALL8MGR or
4. GET SET MONITORMAC X X X X X X X 2 HEX CHARS GET SET MONITORINTERVAL N 1 10 seconds O to disable GET SET MONITORFAILCOUNT N 0 to disable GET SET MONITOROKCOUNT N 0 2 no auto recover GET SET AUTHENTICATIONTRAP ON OFF display set authentication trap status GET SET ALERTTYPE TRAP SYSLOG GET SET ADMINIP N X X X X 0 0 0 0 to disable an entry GET ADMINIP display all administrator IP addresses GET SET MANAGER N X X X X display set NMS IP address es GET MANAGER display all NMS IP address es PING X X X X ICMP ECHO to remote host SAVE save configuration changes RESET restart system use after SAVE SET DEFAULTS restore factory default settings save required 5 4 Remote Ethernet Management NBS004MA NBSOO6MA NBSOO8MA NBSALL8MGR or NBSO16MA Models Only To use the Ethernet Network port you must set the IPADDRESS SUBNETMASK and GATEWAY address of the switch before connecting to your network See Chapter 6 for more details The switch can be remotely controlled using SNMP commands over a TCP IP Ethernet network See the MIB path summary in the appendix for a list of SNMP variables and their functions The switch also supports telnet access and can be controlled via a telnet session using the same enhanced command set as used by the RS 232 serial interface The switch also includes a built in http server that allows all of the commands available via the RS 232 serial port to be accessed via a web browse
5. 5016 Model Online E 25 77 AR e A A 27 E A 35 9 MIB Path Sumimaryand Trap Deflhitloris econ ais 37 10 Syslog ES 41 NBS008A 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 5 Chapter 1 Specifications 1 Specifications MTBF gt 1 3 million hours based on field failure rate data for redundant supply configurations in a ground benign environment User Controls A B Gang switch 1 momentary toggle switch Gang Switch enable 1 key lock switch System Select Switch 1 momentary pushbutton switch Rack Address Switch 1 8 position DIP switch Configuration Switch 1 8 position DIP switch Connectors NBSOO4A Switch ports 12 duplex SC Serial control port 1 DB9 F 2 RJ 11 connectors for daisychaining units NBSOO4MA Switch ports 12 duplex SC Management port 1 RJ 45 Serial control port 1 DB9 F 2 RJ 11 connectors for daisychaining units 5006 Switch ports 18 duplex SC Serial control port 1 DB9 F 2 RJ 11 connectors for daisychaining units NBSOO6MA Switch ports 18 duplex SC Management port 1 RJ 45 Serial control port 1 DB9 F 2 RJ 11 connectors for daisychaining units NBSOO8A NBSALL8 see NOTE below Switch ports 24 RJ 45 Serial control port 1 DB9 F 2 RJ 11 connectors for daisychaining units NBSOO8MA NBSALL8MGR 24 RJ 45 switch ports see NOTE below Management port 1 RJ 45 Serial control port 1 DB9 F 2 RJ 11 connectors for daisychaining
6. Selecting A connects each Port A in the rack to its respective COMMON port The A LED will illuminate when the switch operation has been completed Release the switch when switching has finished Hold the toggle switch in the B position to connect each Port B to its respective COMMON port The B LED will illuminate when the switch operation has been completed Release the switch when switching has finished To switch an entire system of daisychained racks multiple racks ganged together hold the system push button while operating the front panel momentary toggle switch NOTE Any rack within the daisychain that has its keylock switch in the enabled position can be used to manually gang switch all of the racks within the system 5 2 RS 232 Terminal Commands NBS004A NBSOO6A 5008 NBSALL8 or NBS016 Models Only This section describes the RS 232 commands that are available on a switch without the Ethernet Module installed The switch with the Ethernet Module installed responds to an enhanced set of RS 232 commands see Section 5 3 and Section 7 for more details on command syntax and responses for terminal commands supported by NBSOO4MA NBSOO6MA NBS008MA NBSALL8MGR or NBS016MA models IMPORTANT To start the terminal interface so that it is ready to accept and respond to commands set your terminal to 1200 baud no parity 8 data bits 1 stop bit then connect your terminal to the DB9 on the switch use a straight through M F
7. rackmount enclosure Weight 5 lb 2 3 kg excluding external power supply modules Page 6 724 746 5500 blackbox com NBS008A Chapter 2 Overview 2 Overview 2 1 Introduction Pro Switching System 4 Network Backup Switches are 1U 19 rackmountable layer 1 switches They are designed to switch RJ 45 copper circuits or SC fiber optic connections using high reliability telecommunications relays or micro mirror fiber optic switch mechanisms The various connections through the switch can be individually controlled or all connections can be simultaneously controlled The Network Backup Switches NBS models connect the COMMON ports C ports to either their associated A ports or to their B ports PORT PORT PORT PORT PORT PORT Al Bl Be AN o PORT PORT P Ci ce COND Figure 2 1 Pro Switching System 4 gang switch All the RJ 45 models use high reliability telecommunications grade latching relays to electrically connect the selected ports The fiber optic models use proprietary latching optical switch mechanisms to optically connect the selected ports Both types of switches are transparent to data rates protocols formats and signal levels and since they use latching mechanisms they will maintain the selected connection state and will continue to pass data between the selected ports even if power to the switch fails or is removed NOTE There are two types of RJ 45 models available The first type includes 8
8. switch port in the switch caused by a user initiated port command e change in the state of the A B switch ports in the switch caused by a user initiated system command or the front toggle Switch e change in the power ON OFF state of either power input e change in the state of the A B switch ports due to the auto bypass or auto recovery switch functions The syslog messages issued by the switch conform where possible to the general recommendations as described in rfc3164 The Switch does not have a real time clock however so each syslog message uses a default timestamp value of Jan 1 00 00 00 The device receiving the syslog messages will need to apply a timestamp or other identifier if this information is needed The general format for each syslog message from the switch is as follows Jan 1 00 00 00 switch IP address Bypass Switch specific message based on the event that occurred Listed below is each type of syslog message that the switch can issue followed by the actual syslog message that the switch will send power up cold start or RESET command Jan 1 00 00 00 192 168 1 151 Bypass Switch Switch has been reset SNMP authentication failure Jan 1 00 00 00 192 168 1 151 Bypass Switch SNMP authentication failure keylock switch change disabled to enabled lan 1 00 00 00 192 168 1 151 Bypass Switch Keyswitch change to ON position keylock switch change enabled to disabled Jan 1 00 00 00 192 168 1 151 Bypass Switch K
9. 2 A B Switch Rack variable table This variable is not directly accessible abRackIndex 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 2 1 1 RackIndex Switch Rack address The Rack address is set via an eight position dip switch Each rack in the system MUST have a unique address in the range of 0x01 to OxFF hex Address 0x00 is invalid and must not be used This is a read only variable abRackGangPort 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 2 1 2 RackIndex A B Switch Rack gang port This variable is used to control all A B switch ports in a rack A rack may contain up to 16 A B switch ports On a GET of this variable the addressed rack will respond as follows If any of the A B switch ports in the addressed rack are at position A the rack status will be A If all of the A B switch ports in the addressed rack are at position B the rack status will be B If there are no A B switch ports installed in the addressed rack the rack status will be empty abRackKeyStat 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 2 1 3 RackIndex A B Switch Rack Key Lock Switch Status This is a read only variable This variable can be used to determine if the Key Lock Switch is in the OFF or ON position The front panel switches in the rack are disabled when the Key Lock Switch is in the OFF position The A B Switches will still respond to switch control signals and commands from the GANG IN and GANG OUT ports abRackPowerStat 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 2 1 4 RackIndex A B Switch Rack Power Status This is a r
10. 9477 1 4 2 1 8 RackIndex abRackHealth 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 2 1 9 RackIndex abSwitchTable 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 3 abSwitchIndex 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 3 1 1 SwitchIndex abSwitchPort 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 3 1 2 SwitchIndex abSwitchSoftwareVersion 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 3 1 3 SwitchIndex abSwitchName 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 3 1 4 SwitchIndex IpRequester 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 2 Traps generated by the system coldStart generic trap O authenticationFailure generic trap 4 abRackKeyLockChange specific trap 1 abRackGangSwitchChange specific trap 2 abSwitchPortChange specific trap 4 abSystemGangSwitchChange specific trap 6 abRackPowerStatChange specific trap 7 aia 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 37 Chapter 9 MIB Path Summary and Trap Definitions A B Switch System SNMP Variable Definitions abSystemGangPort 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 1 A B Switch System gang port This variable is used to control all A B switch ports in the system A system may consist of up to 255 racks each rack containing up to 16 A B switch ports On a GET of this variable only rack with address 0x01 will respond If any of the switch ports in rack 0x01 are at position A the system status will be A If all of the switch ports in rack 0x01 are at position B the system status will be B If there are no A B switch ports installed in rack 0x01 the system status will be empty abRackTable 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4
11. NBSOOBA 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 25 Chapter 6 Ethernet Network Interface Setup After the system reinitializes you will again be greeted by the sign on message as before You can now attach a 10BASE T cable between the Network port on the switch and an available port on your Ethernet hub or switch router The switch will now respond to telnet SNMP and or HTTP messages at the assigned IP address depending on which options you enabled on the Ethernet Module Chapter 7 describes the commands that are available via the telnet interface Chapter 8 describes the operation of the Web browser interface and Chapter 9 provides a MIB Path Summary that lists the supported SNMP variables and their functions Page 26 724 746 5500 blackbox com NBS008A Chapter 7 Console Commands 7 Console Commands The following list of commands are available from the console prompt telnet Web or enhanced RS 232 interface of the switch All commands are case insensitive although several variable parameters are case sensitive read write community names telnet and web password GET SET SYSTEM RACK and PORT can all be abbreviated by the first letter of the command allowing shorthand entry of switching commands GET ALL Displays all parameters and settings An example output is shown here System Status B IP Address 192 168 1 30 MAC Address 00 06 57 00 00 01 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway IP Address 192 168 1 1 PING Reply Enabled
12. and 16 port versions that switch four leads on the RJ 45 connector pins 1 2 3 and 6 These models are suitable for use in 10 100BASE T Ethernet environments as T1 circuit switches and in other similar applications where no more than four connections two pairs of leads are used The second type of RJ 45 models switch all eight leads These models can be used in 10 100 1000BASE T environments for switching RS 232 circuits that use both data and hardware handshake leads and in other similar applications that require more than four leads The fiber optic models are available in 4 and 6 port versions and have SC duplex connectors The switch also supports connecting multiple switches together using the gang in and gang out connectors to allow up to 255 NBS004A NBS004MA NBSOO6A or NBS006MA racks to be daisychain connected together so that they be controlled as a single system If all of the daisychain connected racks are 6 port models the complete system can have as many as 1530 ports You can control the complete system manually using the front panel control switches or remotely via the serial or Ethernet remote interfaces You can manually control all ports through a momentary toggle switch on the front of the unit enabled by a removable keylock style switch With the keylock switch in the enabled position all ports in that switch can be simultaneously switched by pressing the momentary toggle switch An entire system of da
13. by another prompt character If the switch was already in terminal mode then it will simply respond Invalid Command followed by a prompt character Now that the switch is in terminal mode your program can issue other commands but must wait for the switch to issue the prompt character gt ASCII HEX Ox3E before sending each new command If the switch loses power it will reset itself when power is restored and come back up in the rack to rack interface mode You may want to include an error recovery routine in your program that tries to force terminal mode if your program does not receive a response from the switch In applications where your program will issue commands very infrequently you may find it useful to force terminal mode before every command in case the switch has lost power since your last command Page 20 724 746 5500 blackbox com NBS008A Chapter 5 Operation 5 3 Enhanced RS 232 Terminal Commands For Network Manageable Models NBS004MA 5006 5008 NBSALL8MGR or NBS016MA This section is applicable to network manageable switch models NBS004MA NBSOO6MA NBS008MA NBSALL8MGR or 5016 The RS 232 DB9 interface and the GANG IN interface on network manageable models operates at 9600 bps rather than at 1200 bps as is the case for a unit without the Ethernet Module installed The GANG OUT interface remains unchanged and continues to operate at 2400 bps This allows the GANG OUT interface to sti
14. el ctrico deber ser connectado a una fuente de poder s lo del tipo descrito en el instructivo de operaci n o como se indique en el aparato 12 Precauci n debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarizaci n del equipo no sea eliminada 13 Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos poniendo particular atenci n a los contactos y recept culos donde salen del aparato 14 El equipo el ctrico debe ser limpiado nicamente de acuerdo a las recomendaciones del fabricante 15 En caso de existir una antena externa deber ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia 16 El cable de corriente deber ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo 17 Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liquidos no sean derramados sobre la cubierta u orificios de ventilaci n 18 Servicio por personal calificado deber ser provisto cuando A El cable de poder o el contacto ha sido da ado B Objectos han ca do o l quido ha sido derramado dentro del aparato C El aparato ha sido expuesto a la lluvia o D El aparato parece no operar normalmente o muestra un cambio en su desempe o El aparato ha sido tirado o su cubierta ha sido da ada Page 4 724 746 5500 blackbox com NBS008A Table of Contents Table of Contents T SPECIMENON S E abe 6 22 7 A
15. interface will allow only one telnet or Web access session at a time For this reason the Web timeout and telnet timeout parameters should be set to reasonable timeout values To free up a session without waiting for the Web timeout click Logoff Typing quit at the telnet prompt will similarly close a telnet session Issuing a RESET command to the switch will also clear any existing Web or telnet sessions Page 36 724 746 5500 blackbox com NBS008A Chapter 9 MIB Path Summary and Trap Definitions 9 MIB Path Summary and Trap Definitions NOTE The MIB contains definitions that do not apply to every Pro Switching System 4 Network Backup Switch internet 1 3 6 1 private 1 3 6 1 4 enterprises 1 3 6 1 4 1 mctech 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 mctech 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 private enterprise number mcAgent 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 SNMP Agent abSwitchSystem 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 A B Switch System abSystemGangPort 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 1 abRackTable 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 2 abRackIndex 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 2 1 1 RackIndex abRackGangPort 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 2 1 2 RackIndex abRackKeyStat 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 2 1 3 RackIndex abRackPowerStat 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 2 1 4 RackIndex abRackSoftwareVersion 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 2 1 5 RackIndex abRackName 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 2 1 6 Racklndex abRackCards 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 2 1 7 RackIndex abRackGroups 1 3 6 1 4 1
16. the Ethernet Module installed set the terminal to 9600 baud no parity 8 data bits and 1 stop bit If the switch does NOT have the Ethernet Module installed set the terminal to 1200 baud no parity 8 data bits and 1 stop bit See Table 3 1 for the DB9 connector signal assignment 4 Connect a 12 VDC power supply to either power supply connector If you are using redundant power supplies connect one to each power supply connector The indicators PS1 and PS2 on the front of the unit will indicate that the associated power supply is energized Connect RJ 45 or fiber optic cables between the switch unit and the devices network connections that you want to control The switches connect the COMMON ports to either A ports or B ports 6 The switches are completely bidirectional and have no preference to signal direction NOTE The switch provides straight pass through connections If your application requires a crossover cable use only one crossover cable in that path Use a straight through cable on the other side of the switch 7 If you are daisychaining multiple racks together to create a system of racks connect an RJ 11 crossover cable from the GANG OUT port on one unit to the GANG IN port on the next unit NOTE Only the first rack in a daisychain system can have an Ethernet remote interface option installed NBS all the rest of the racks in that daisy chain must be non Ethernet models Also if the first rack does have an Eth
17. the monitormac address you can also configure the switch to automatically determine the proper MAC address required for the PING packet Enter the monitorip address information as noted above and then set the monitormac address parameter to 00 00 00 00 00 OO This causes the switch to issue an ARP request to the gateway router which will respond with the appropriate MAC address information needed NOTE When the Auto Switch feature is enabled manual switching can be performed but will be overridden by any auto switching commands that are subsequently issued by the switch Page 24 724 746 5500 blackbox com NBS008A Chapter 6 Ethernet Network Interface Setup 6 Ethernet Network Interface Setup NBS004MA NBSOO6MA NBS008MA NBSALL8MGR or NBSO16MA Models Only To perform the initial setup of the Ethernet network management interface on a switch you will need a serial terminal set for 9600 baud no parity 8 data bits and 1 stop bit Connect this terminal to the DB9 connector or the GANG IN connector on the switch use a straight through DB9 M F cable to connect the switch s DB9 port to an IBM PC standard DB9 serial port The necessary connections to a standard IBM compatible PC serial port DB9 connector are as follows Table 6 1 Switch DB9 or GANG IN to HOST DB9 Pin Assignments Switch DB9 GANG INRJ 11 Signal Direction Host DB9 2 4 Received Data To host 2 3 3 Transmitted Data From host 3 5 5 Ground 5 Apply power to the sw
18. the status returned by the SNMP variable abRackCards It displays a 16 character string showing the status of each port Rack 1 Status AAAABBAABBBBAABB Rack 2 Status AAAABBBBXXXXXXXX Rack 3 Status no response GET POWER N Displays the status of the power supplies for rack N If only one power supply is being used to power the rack or if one of the supplies in a dual powered rack is down the response will be One Supply Down If two supplies are used and both are operational the response will be Two Supplies Power Status One Supply Down Power Status Two Supplies Page 28 724 746 5500 blackbox com NBS008A Chapter 7 Console Commands SET IPADDRESS X X X X GET IPADDRESS Set or display the current IP address of the Ethernet network management interface Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE and RESET operation sequence is performed SET SUBNETMASK X X X X GET SUBNETMASK Set or display the current subnet mask of the Ethernet network management interface Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE and RESET operation sequence is performed SET GATEWAY X X X X GET GATEWAY Set or display the gateway router s IP address Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE and RESET operation sequence is performed SET PINGREPLY ON OFF GET PINGREPLY Set or display whether or not the switch will respond to incoming PINGs ICMP echo requests Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE operati
19. 06 NBS006MA front panel components Number Component Description 7 PS2 LED Lights when power supply 2 is on 8 Sys switch Momentary pushbutton switch selects an entire system of daisychained switches 9 Gang switch Used for manual switching 10 Lights when ports connected to Port are linked to the Common Ports 1 6 duplex SC connectors Link to Port A 2 6 duplex SC connectors Connect to Common Ports 3 6 duplex SC connectors Attach to Port B 4 Link LED Lights when switch is connected to the network 5 RJ 45 connector 10 100 network port 6 PS1 LED Lights when power supply 1 is on 7 Manual disable switch key lock Must be in the position labeled ENABLE for manual switching to occur 8 A LED Lights when ports connected to Port A are linked to the Common Ports 9 Act LED Lights when there is network activity NBS008A 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 11 Chapter 2 Overview 2 4 4 Front Panel of NBS008A NBS008MA NBSALL8 NBSALL8MGR 16 17 18 O DISABLE 6 Pst INABLE PORTA COMMON PORTB Os _ o lo Soest Lt A o IJ I I T T I 5t 78910 11 12 13 14 15 Figure 2 5 NBS008A 5008 NBSALL8 NBSALL8MGR Table 2 4 NBSOO6A 5006 front panel components Number Component Description 7 PS2 LED Lights when power supply 2 is on 8 Sys s
20. B Path Summary and Trap Definitions abSwitchPortChange specific trap 4 This trap is sent when an individual port is switched It carries the abSwitchPort variable abSystemGangSwitchChange specific trap 6 This trap is sent when a system gang switch occurs It carries the abSystemGangPort variable abRackPowerStatChange specific trap 7 This trap is sent when the rack power supply status changes It carries the abRackPowerStat variable Page 40 724 746 5500 blackbox com NBS008A Chapter 10 Syslog Messages 10 Syslog Messages The switch can be configured to issue a syslog message rather than an SNMP trap when certain events occur To configure the switch to issue syslog messages you must use the SET ALERTTYPE command to select SYSLOG messages and you need to specify the IP address es of the device s that will be receiving the syslog messages by using the SET MANAGER N X X X X command see Section 7 for details regarding these commands Once these configuration parameters have been set the switch will issue syslog messages for the following types of events power up cold start or restart using the RESET command e SNMP authentication failure access attempted using incorrect read or write community name e change in the state of the front panel keylock switch e change in the state of the A B switch ports in the switch caused by a user initiated rack command e change in the state of an individual
21. SNMP Enable Enabled Read Community Name public Write Community Name private Web Enable Enabled Web Password mctech Web Timeout 300 Web Port 80 Telnet Enable Enabled Telnet Password dataman Telnet Timeout 80 Telnet Port 23 Monitor IP Address 0 0 0 0 Monitor MAC Address 00 00 00 00 00 00 Monitor Interval 10 Monitor Fail Count 5 Monitor OK Count 5 Authentication Trap Disabled Alert Type TRAP R6000 2 9N JUL 2010 switch Rev A8 ADMIN IP Addresses SNMP Managers GET VERSION Displays the software revisions of the Ethernet Module and firmware on the microcontroller R6000 2 9N JUL 2010 switch Rev A8 GET SYSTEM Displays the system status This is the same as the status returned by the SNMP variable abSystemGangPort The GET SYSTEM command is meaningful only if you exclusively use the SET SYSTEM command to control the state of all of the switch ports in the system The GET SYSTEM command queries rack 1 for status and assumes that all other racks in the system are in the same connection state It will report A if any ports in the first rack are in position A or it will report B if all ports in the first rack are in position B System Status A NBSOOBA 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 27 Chapter 7 Console Commands SET SYSTEM A B Sets the entire system all connected racks to position A or B GET RACK N Displays status of rack N 1 255 This is the same as the status returned by the SNMP var
22. able and is limited to a maximum of 14 characters This variable is not applicable to the switch which will respond N A abSwitchName 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 3 1 4 SwitchIndex A B Switch Port Identification String The string is limited to a maximum of 14 characters IpRequester 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 2 The IP address of the remote entity that last accessed branch 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 This variable can be used to identify the last IP address that accessed any mcAgent variable It is returned in the authenticationFailure message A B Switch System SNMP Trap Definitions All traps carry the sysObjectld 1 3 6 1 2 1 1 2 variable whose value is 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 coldStart generic trap O This trap is sent during a power on initialization and reboot of the Ethernet network management interface It carries the sysDescr variable 1 3 6 1 2 1 1 1 authenticationFailure generic trap 4 This trap is sent as a result of an authentication failure in processing an SNMP request Generally an authentication failure occurs as a result of an SNMP request with an invalid community name It carries the IpRequester variable abRackKeyLockChange specific trap 1 This trap is sent when the key switch is changed on a rack It carries the abRackKeyStat variable abRackGangSwitchChange specific trap 2 This trap is sent when a rack gang switch occurs It carries the abRackGangPort variable NBSOOBA 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 39 Chapter 9 MI
23. and if not installed and used properly that is in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions may cause interference to radio communication It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of Industry Canada Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de la classe A prescrites dans le Reglement sur le brouillage radio lectrique publi par Industrie Canada NBS008A 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 3 N In OM Statement strucciones de Seguridad Normas Oficiales Mexicanas Electrical Safety Statement 1 2 3 4 5 Oo 10 11 Todas las instrucciones de seguri
24. and to automatically change its data rate to 1200 bps The switch indicates that is has entered terminal mode by displaying a prompt character gt ASCII HEX Ox3E It then stays in terminal mode until it receives the exit command or detects 2400 baud characters While in terminal mode the switch echoes the received characters and collects them into a buffer until it receives a carriage return character The carriage return is echoed and then the switch begins to process the received command Any characters received while it is processing the command are ignored When the command is processed the switch responds followed by a prompt character indicating that it is ready to receive another command If the switch gets a command that is intended for another switch it passes that command out the GANG OUT port and waits up to three seconds for a response If it does not get a response it responds No Response followed by a prompt PROGRAMMING First your program must set its RS 232 COM port to 1200 N 8 1 Since the switch may be in rack to rack interface mode your program should force the switch into terminal mode This can be done by sending a SPACE character followed by a carriage return character If the switch is in rack to rack interface mode the SPACE character will cause it to go into Terminal mode and will then respond with a prompt character The carriage return will then cause it to respond with Invalid Command followed
25. assignment RJ 11 Gang out pin Signal Name Signal Direction 5 No connection Not applicable 4 Transmit Data Output 3 Receive Data Input 2 Signal Ground Not applicable NOTE If you are daisychaining multiple racks together to form a system of racks you must use a standard RJ 11 male male crossover cable to connect from the GANG OUT port on one rack to the GANG IN port on the next Page 16 724 746 5500 blackbox com NBS008A Chapter 4 Installation 4 Installation Find a location suitable for installing the switch chassis with access to AC power outlets and the connections you intend to Switch through the unit N During initial installation the switch should first be powered up and the connection state be switched between A and B using the keylock switch and front panel toggle switch This ensures that all of the internal relays or fiber optic switch mechanisms depending on model are in a known connection state before attaching network cables to the unit Because the switch uses latching relays and latching fiber optic switching mechanisms as soon as cables are attached the selected data paths will be active regardless of whether or not the switch is powered ON Once this step has been completed remove power from the switch until after all other connections have been made as described below UJ If you intend to use serial control connect a serial cable to the DB9 RS 232 console port If the switch has
26. ate all COMMON ports are connected to their respective B ports and a bypass or failover connection state all COMMON ports are connected to their respective A ports User configurable failover and recovery parameters control the auto switching functions to allow the switch to be used in a variety of applications Page 22 724 746 5500 blackbox com NBS008A Chapter 5 Operation To be able to perform the auto bypass and auto recovery switching functions the switch issues ICMP echo request PING packets from its Ethernet network interface in order to determine if a path exists to an IP address specified during configuration of the switch automatic switching feature If the normal network path connections between the switch and the device being moni tored go down for any reason the switch will no longer be able to PING the specified IP address and will then automatically switch from the normal connection state all COMMON ports connected to their respective B ports to the bypass or failover connection state all COMMON ports are connected to their respective A ports by internally executing a SET SYSTEM A command Once the problems on the primary path have been corrected the user can issue a SET SYSTEM B command to cause the switch to switch from the failover connection state back to the normal connection state Or if auto recovery is enabled the switch will automatically re connect the normal path connections
27. by internally executing a SET SYSTEM B command when it is again able to PING the user specified IP address When using the auto recovery feature make sure the Ethernet network port on the switch is connected to the user s network so that the normal path is continuously being monitored even when the backup path has been selected Otherwise the switch could repeatedly switch flap back and forth between the failed primary path and the functioning backup path See the following diagrams for examples of auto switching configurations router backup WAN 1 1 10 1 C E TER Network 1 Network Port primary primary Network 2 WAN WAN PING 2 2 20 1 Figure 5 1 Auto failover and manual recovery R6100 router A NOTE The switch monitors the WAN connections by PINGing the far side router through the primary WAN link If the primary WAN link fails the switch auto switches to the backup WAN link Auto recovery is disabled in this configuration to prevent flapping R6100 router router primary primary Network 2 WAN WAN Network 1 hub switch Figure 5 2 Auto failover and auto recovery NOTE The switch monitors the WAN connections by PINGing the far side router through the primary WAN link If the primary WAN link fails the switch auto switches to the backup WAN link When the primary WAN link is available again the switch auto switches back to the primary WAN path The monitorip address and monitormac address pa
28. cable to connect to an IBM PC standard DB9 serial port and press the SPACE KEY When the DB9 GANG IN port on an switch detects a 1200 baud SPACE character it starts the terminal interface and responds with the gt prompt character If you then type help and then press the ENTER KEY the switch will respond with the rack address software version and a list of the available commands see Table 5 1 Page 18 724 746 5500 blackbox com NBS008A Chapter 5 Operation Table 5 1 RS 232 Controller Card response to help command 1200 N 8 1 Rack 1 switch Rev A Commands get system get rack n n 2 rack addr 1 to 255 get port y y port addr 1 to 4080 get version n n rack addr 1 to 255 set system X X 2 A or B set rack n X n rack addr 1 to 255 X A or B set port y X y port addr 1 to 4080 X A or B help displays current commands SPACE space character starts terminal mode exit exit terminal mode gt NOTE For commands that use a rack address n refer to Section 3 for information on how to set the rack address DIP switch SW2 Each rack can contain up to 16 ports Rack 1 is assigned port numbers 1 through 16 rack 2 is assigned port numbers 17 through 32 and so on For commands that use a port address y use the following formula to determine the port address of any port in any rack y 16 rack address 1 port Example Port 12 in rack 3 has port address 44 Co
29. dad y operaci n deber n ser le das antes de que el aparato el ctrico sea operado Las instrucciones de seguridad y operaci n deber n ser guardadas para referencia futura Todas las advertencias en el aparato el ctrico y en sus instrucciones de operaci n deben ser respetadas Todas las instrucciones de operaci n y uso deben ser seguidas El aparato el ctrico no deber ser usado cerca del agua por ejemplo cerca de la tina de ba o lavabo s tano mojado o cerca de una alberca etc El aparato el ctrico debe ser usado nicamente con carritos o pedestales que sean recomendados por el fabricante El aparato el ctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo s lo como sea recomendado por el fabricante Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo el ctrico m s all a lo descrito en las instrucciones de operaci n Todo otro servicio deber ser referido a personal de servicio calificado El aparato el ctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posici n no interfiera su uso La colocaci n del aparato el ctrico sobre una cama sof alfombra o superficie similar puede bloquea la ventilaci n no se debe colocar en libreros o gabinetes que impidan el flujo de aire por los orificios de ventilaci n El equipo el ctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor como radiadores registros de calor estufas u otros aparatos incluyendo amplificadores que producen calor El aparato
30. e They are set at the factory and should not be changed DIP switch SW2 sets the unit s rack address NOTE SW is located next to SW2 further from the DB9 connector with position 1 the least significant bit located closest to the DB9 connector SW1 settings are shown for reference they are set at the factory and should not be changed Page 14 724 746 5500 blackbox com NBS008A Chapter 3 Configuration Table 3 1 DIP switch SW1 and SW2 settings SW Number Positions Switched Setting Sw1 18 2 OFF 3 amp 4 ON 4 port operation Sw1 1 amp 3 OFF 2 8 4 6 port operation SW1 1 2 amp 3 OFF 4 ON 8 port operation SW1 1 2 3 amp A all OFF 16 port operation SW1 5 OFF Reserved for future use leave OFF 5 1 6 OFF ON Set to OFF for latching switches set to ON for non latching switches SW1 6 ON Non latching switches 5 1 7 Reserved for future use Sw1 8 OFF Reserved for future use 654321 654321 Figure 3 1 GANG IN and GANG OUT connector pin assignment Table 3 2 DB9 and RJ 11 GANG IN port pin assignment DB9 Pin RJ 11 GANG IN Pin Signal Name Signal Direction 5 5 Signal Ground Not applicable 2 4 Transmit Data Output 3 3 Receive Data Input 2 No connection Not applicable CAUTION The DB9 connector and Gang in connector are connected in parallel Use one or the other but not both NBS008A 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 15 Chapter 3 Configuration Table 3 3 RJ 11 GANG OUT port pin
31. e the changes permanent HELP Displays a list of available console commands R6000 CONSOLE COMMANDS GET ALL display all parameters GET VERSION display software versions GET SET SYSTEM A B control all system ports GET SET RACK N A B control single rack ports GET SET PORT N A B control single port GET EVERYRACK display status for all racks GET EVERYRACK N display status for racks 1 thru N GET POWER N display power status GET SET IPADDRESS X X X X GET SET SUBNETMASK X X X X GET SET GATEWAY X X X X GET SET PINGREPLY ON OFF GET SET SNMPENABLE ON OFF GET SET READCOMMUNITYNAME string GET SET WRITECOMMUNITYNAME string GET SET WEBENABLE ON OFF GET SET WEBPASSWORD string GET SET WEBTIMEOUT N seconds GET SET WEBPORT N GET SET TELNETENABLE ON OFF GET SET TELNETPASSWORD string GET SET TELNETTIMEOUT N seconds GET SET TELNETPORT N GET SET MONITORIP X X X X 0 0 0 0 to disable GET SET MONITORMAC X X X X X X X HEX CHARS GET SET MONITORINTERVAL N 1 10 seconds 0 to disable GET SET MONITORFAILCOUNT N 0 to disable GET SET MONITOROKCOUNT N 0 2 no auto recover GET SET AUTHENTICATIONTRAP ON OFF GET SET ALERTTYPE TRAP SYSLOG GET SET ADMINIP N X X X X 0 0 0 0 to disable an entry GET ADMINIP display all administrator IP addresses GET SET MANAGER N X X X X 0 0 0 0 to disable an entry GET MANAGER display all SNMP mana
32. ead only variable On the switch there are two DC power entry connectors If power is applied to both power entry connectors the Power Status will report TwoSupplies If power is applied to only one of the power entry connectors the Power Status will report One Supply Down abRackSoftwareVersion 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 2 1 5 RackIndex Microcontroller Software Version This is a read only variable and is limited to a maximum of 14 characters abRackName 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 2 1 6 RackIndex Rack Identification String The string is limited to a maximum of 13 characters Although this MIB variable may be up to 14 characters long the switch limits this variable to 13 characters abRackCards 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 2 1 7 RackIndex A B Switch Rack Status Control One character for each of the sixteen ports in the rack Ports that are not populated will be represented by an X character Characters represent Ports 1 through 16 from left to right This variable may be used to set any or all ports in a rack with a single command When setting enter one character for each port in the rack up to 16 characters Valid characters are A B or X to leave a port unchanged When set with a single character this command functions the same as a set abSwitchPort command When set with more than one character this command overrides any group settings in place see abRackGroups for more information on group settings NOTE RJ 45 models that swi
33. econds the Ethernet network management interface will request a login Note that the Web timeout cannot be disabled for security reasons it can however be set arbitrarily large SET WEBPORT N GET WEBPORT Set or display the current Web port number Changing the Web port number from the default can be used to provide an additional level of security Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE and RESET operation sequence is performed SET TELNETENABLE ON OFF GET TELNETENABLE Set or display the current state of telnet based access The Ethernet network management interface will not accept any telnet requests when telnet enable is off Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE and RESET operation sequence is performed SET TELNETPASSWORD string GET TELNETPASSWORD Set or display the current telnet password Any mix of upper lower case letters numerals and or printable symbols can be used The password must be at least 1 char and no more than 8 chars in length Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE and RESET operation sequence is performed SET TELNETTIMEOUT seconds GET TELNETTIMEOUT Set or display the current telnet timeout in seconds After a period of inactivity of this many seconds the Ethernet network management interface will disconnect any current telnet session Note that the telnet timeout cannot be disabled it can however be set arbitrarily large SET TELNETPORT N GET TELNETPORT Set or display
34. ernet remote interface option its address DIP switch must be set to address 1 and the address DIP switches of the other racks in the daisychain must each be set to a unique address in the range from 2 to 255 8 Apply AC power to each power supply The appropriate power supply status indicators PS1 and or PS2 will light The switch position indicators A and B on the front of the unit may or may not light depending on the position of the switch ports Indicator A lights only when all ports are in position A and likewise indicator B only lights when all ports are in position B NOTE If you are connecting the 5004 5006 5008 NBSALL8MGR or NBSO16MA to an Ethernet network you must first set some TCP IP related parameters using the serial port on the switch Set these parameters before attaching a cable to the NETWORK port because the default parameters may not work or could interfere with your network See Section 5 4 for more information about TCP IP setup NBS008A 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 17 Chapter 5 Operation 5 Operation The switch contains 4 6 8 or 16 switch circuits ports depending on model When power is applied to the unit the appropriate power supply status indicators PS1 and or PS2 will light The switch position indicators A and B on the front of the unit may or may not light depending on the position of the switch ports Indicator A lights when all ports are in position A each A po
35. eyswitch change to OFF position system gang switch A to B via S S B command or toggle switch Jan 1 00 00 00 192 168 1 151 Bypass Switch System switch from A to B position system gang switch B to A 5 S A command or toggle switch Jan 1 00 00 00 192 168 1 151 Bypass Switch System switch from B to A position rack gang switch A to B via S R 1 B command Jan 1 00 00 00 192 168 1 151 Bypass Switch Rack switch from A to B position rack gang switch B to A via S R 1 A command Jan 1 00 00 00 192 168 1 151 Bypass Switch Rack switch from B to A position port 3 change from A to B via S P 3 B command Jan 1 00 00 00 192 168 1 151 Bypass Switch Port switch from A to B position NBS008A 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 41 Chapter 10 Syslog Messages port 4 change from A to B via S P 4 B command Jan 1 00 00 00 192 168 1 151 Bypass Switch Port switch from A to B position port 3 change from B to A via S P 3 A command Jan 1 00 00 00 192 168 1 151 Bypass Switch Port switch from B to A position port 4 change from B to A via S P 4 A command Jan 1 00 00 00 192 168 1 151 Bypass Switch Port switch from B to A position applied power to PS1 PS2 already powered up Jan 1 00 00 00 192 168 1 151 Bypass Switch Power supply status changed to two supplies removed power from PS1 PS2 still powered up Jan 1 00 00 00 192 168 1 151 Bypass Switch Power supply status changed to one supply down removed power from PS2 PS1 still powe
36. gers PING X X X X ICMP ECHO to remote host NBSOOBA 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 33 Chapter 7 Console Commands SAVE save settings for next startup RESET restart use after SAVE SET DEFAULTS restore default user settings save required NOTES e Commands can be entered in upper or lower case Passwords are case sensitive e All commands should be terminated with a carriage return ASCII 13 or hex OxOD e Set get system commands can be abbreviated using just first letters that is 9 s for get system or s s a for set system a Page 34 724 746 5500 blackbox com NBS008A Chapter 8 Web Interface 8 Web Interface The Ethernet network management interface also provides access to the console commands listed in Chapter 7 through a Web browser interface When enabled see SET WEBENABLE command accessing the default page on the switch by entering the module s IP address in the address bar of your Web browser application for example Internet Explorer Netscape etc will present the following page Web Interface Version 1 0 Copyright c 2008 All rights reserved Please logon Figure 8 1 Logon Screen NOTE If using a pop up blocker on your Web browser be sure to allow pop ups from the IP address of the switch otherwise you could experience trouble receiving a response through the Web interface After successfully entering the correct Web password see SET WEBPASSWORD command you will get
37. iable abRackCards It displays a 16 character string showing the status of each port Rack Status AAAABBAABBBBAABB SET RACK N A B Sets the entire addressed rack N 1 255 to position A or B GET PORT N Displays the connection status of COMMON port N NBS NAC Gang Switch models or Device port N Sharing Switch models where N is the port number 1 4080 Switch port addresses are assigned using the formula N 16 rack address 1 port The response will be A or B or X if a port is not present Port Status B Port Status X SET PORT N A B Sets the addressed COMMON port N or the addressd Device port N on Sharing Switch models to position A or B Switch port addresses are assigned using the formula N 16 rack address 1 port and have a range of from 1 to 4080 GET EVERYRACK Displays status of all racks 1 thru 255 This command displays the Rack Status for racks 1 thru 255 stopping when it reaches rack 255 or encounters a no response from the requested rack This is the same as the status returned by the SNMP variable abRackCards It displays a 16 character string showing the status of each port Rack 1 Status AAAABBAABBBBAABB Rack 2 Status AAAABBBBXXXXXXXX Rack 3 Status no response GET EVERYRACK N Displays status of rack 1 thru N This command displays the Rack Status for racks 1 thru N stopping when it reaches rack N or encounters a no response from the requested rack This is the same as
38. isychained racks can also be switched manually from any of the racks in the daisychain if the keylock switch on that rack is in the enabled position by holding in the system pushbutton switch while operating the front panel momentary toggle switch All the switch models have a serial RS 232 interface that allows the user to control the system a rack or individually switch ports as well as monitor switch status An Ethernet interface TOBASE T that is included on network manageable models also allows remote control and monitoring using telnet SNMP a web browser or with the provided SwitchCenter java based GUI application program NBS008A 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 7 Chapter 2 Overview Models with Ethernet control also have an intelligent automatic switching capability This feature allows the switch to be used to monitor a specific Ethernet network connection and to automatically switch all ports performs a system switch operation based on whether the monitored IP address responds to ICMP echo requests responds to PINGs or not See section 5 5 for additional details 2 2 Available Models Ten Pro Switching System 4 Network Backup Switch models are available NBSOO4A 4 Port Network Backup Fiber Switch NBS004MA 4 Port Network Backup Fiber Switch Network Manageable 5006 6 Port Network Backup Fiber Switch e 5006 6 Port Network Backup Fiber Switch Network Manageable NBS008A 8 Port Netwo
39. itch At boot up the Ethernet module on the switch performs several internal self tests and initialization tasks After this process is complete in approximately 5 seconds you will see a sign on message similar to the following on your serial console R6000 Agent Version 2 9N JUL 2010 Copyright c 2009 All rights reserved System starting Rack Position A Console ready gt At this point the switch is ready to accept the networking related configuration commands necessary before you will be able to communicate with it over an Ethernet network You will need to enter an IP address subnet mask and gateway address You will also need to enter read and write SNMP community names a telnet password and or a web password depending on which of these options you want to use These parameters must be saved into nonvolatile memory and the system then needs to be reset to allow it to reconfigure with the new settings Any time one or more of these parameters is changed they must be saved followed by a system reset The following shows a typical setup session Change the entered parameters shown below to suit your application requirements These networking configuration commands are described in more detail in Chapter 7 set ipaddress 192 168 1 200 OK set subnetmask 255 255 255 0 OK set gateway 192 168 1 1 OK set readcommunityname public OK set writecommunityname private OK gt save OK gt reset restarting
40. ll be used to connect to the GANG IN port on another switch that does not have the Ethernet Module installed so that multiple racks can be daisychained together When daisychaining multiple racks only the first rack in the chain may have an Ethernet Module installed Network manageable switches support an enhanced set of serial commands that are listed below and described in more detail in Section 7 To communicate with a switch with an Ethernet Module set your RS 232 terminal to 9600 baud no parity 8 data bits and 1 stop bit Connect this terminal to the DB9 interface on the switch use a straight through M F cable to connect to an IBM PC standard DBO serial port When you apply power to the system the Ethernet Module runs a series of internal self tests and configuration steps This takes approximately 5 seconds After this process is complete you will see a sign on message displayed on your serial console similar to the following R6000 Agent Version 2 9N JUL 2010 Copyright c 2009 All rights reserved System starting Rack position A Console ready gt At this point the switch is now ready to receive RS 232 serial commands via the DB9 or GANG IN connector If you type help followed by the ENTER KEY the list of available commands will be displayed as shown below See Section 7 for a detailed description of each command R6000 CONSOLE COMMANDS GET ALL display all settings configuration parameters GET VERSION displa
41. mmands are not case sensitive and can be entered as either upper or lower case The terminal interface echoes each character it receives back to your terminal allowing the user to backspace to correct typing errors Each word on a command line must be separated by a single SPACE character The command is processed when you press the ENTER KEY All of the above commands except help and exit may be abbreviated by using only the first character of each word on the command line For example 9 5 lt gt is the same as get system CR sr 2 A lt CR gt is the same as set rack 2 A lt CR gt Table 5 2 shows an example of each command along with the expected Response and Action NOTE Each command must be followed by a carriage return ASCII HEX OxOD Table 5 2 Commands Command Response Switch Action M Starts terminal mode if not started 1200 N 8 1 otherwise will echo back a SPACE character if SPACE character gt already in terminal mode get system System status A or B No switching action taken set system A System set to A All COMMON ports in system will be connected to their respective A ports set system B System set to B All COMMON ports in system will be connected to their respective B ports Rack 1 status No switching action taken In the response shown Ports 1 4 are in A 5 8 are in B and the rest are get rack 1 AAAABBBBXXXXXXXX not present If the selected rack doesn t respond within 3 second
42. nd removes the alternate connection paths The valid range is 1 to 255 A value of 0 disables only the automatic recovery function automatic switching will still operate if enabled If auto recovery is disabled the user must manually switch back to the normal path via the front panel toggle switch or by issuing a SET SYSTEM B command Note that for Sharing Switch models the user must issue a SET PORT N B command to manually switch back to the normal path since no Switching action is taken when a SET SYSTEM B command is received Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE operation is performed SET AUTHENTICATIONTRAP ON OFF GET AUTHENTICATIONTRAP Set or display the current state of authentication error traps Authentication traps will be generated when this parameter is set to ON and not when OFF Note that this setting only affects the trap generation and not how the Ethernet network management interface handles an authentication failure An authentication failure generally means that an SNMP access was attempted with an incorrect community name Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE and RESET operation sequence is performed SET ALERTTYPE TRAP SYSLOG NBS008A 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 31 Chapter 7 Console Commands GET ALERTTYPE Set or display the type of alert messages sent by the switch when certain events such as a change in switch state occur The switch can be configured to issue either syslog mes
43. ng 10 BU LED Lights when ports connected to Port B are linked to the Common Ports 1 16 RJ 45 connectors Link to Port A 2 16 RJ 45 connectors Connect to Common Ports 3 16 RJ 45 connectors Attach to Port B 4 Link LED Lights when the switch is connected to the network RJ 45 connector 10 100 network port 6 PS1 LED Lights when power supply 1 is on 7 Manual disable switch Must be in the position labeled ENABLE for manual switching to occur 8 A LED Lights when ports connected to Port A are linked to the Common Ports 9 Act LED Lights when there is monitor activity NBS008A 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 13 Chapter 3 Configuration 3 Configuration The rack address is the only user configurable setting that typically needs to be set on the Pro Switching System 4 Network Backup Switch prior to initial installation Switch SW2 on the unit is used to set the rack s address The rack address identifies the rack number when remotely accessing the switch through the serial port or Ethernet port The rack address can be set from 0x01 to OxFF hex with position 1 as the least significant bit and position 8 as the most significant bit A switch in the ON position is a low or 0 bit while a switch in the OFF position is a high or 1 bit Address 0x00 is invalid and must not be used it is used for factory test only Each Pro Switching System 4 rack within a multi rack daisychained system of racks must have a unique address The fi
44. on is performed SET SNMPENABLE ON OFF GET SNMPENABLE Set or display whether or not the SNMP interface on the switch is enabled Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE operation is performed SET READCOMMUNITYNAME string GET READCOMMUNITYNAME SET WRITECOMMUNITYNAME string GET WRITECOMMUNITYNAME Set or display the current read or write community name as specified Any mix of upper lower case letters numerals and or printable symbols can be used The password must be at least 1 char and no more than 8 chars in length Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE and RESET operation sequence is performed SET WEBENABLE ON OFF GET WEBENABLE Set or display the current state of web based access The Ethernet network management interface will not accept any HTTP requests when web enable is off Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE and RESET operation sequence is performed SET WEBPASSWORD string GET WEBPASSWORD Set or display the current web password Any mix of upper lower case letters numerals and or printable symbols can be used The password must be at least 1 char and no more than 8 chars in length Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE and RESET operation sequence is performed NBSOOBA 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 29 Chapter 7 Console Commands SET WEBTIMEOUT seconds GET WEBTIMEOUT Set or display the current Web timeout in seconds After a period of inactivity of this many s
45. r interface See Chapter 8 for more details about this feature The NETWORK management port on the switch is TOBASE T only There are two status indicators that function as follows The LINK LED is on whenever the switch network interface is ready for communication This should happen very shortly after power on and should only go out if there is some problem with the interface detected by the unit NOTE The LINK LED does not indicate that a valid network connection is made The ACT LED will blink whenever the switch receives a command from the network interface NOTE Only access to variables on the private branch will trigger the ACT LED OID 1 3 6 1 4 In addition the ACT LED will blink when a switching command is issued via the serial port After the switch has been configured and is ready to be accessed via the serial or Ethernet interfaces you may need to change other parameters to configure the switch features that you will be using in your application These parameters are stored in non volatile memory Note however that although they are immediately active when a change is made they will not become permanent until the SAVE command followed by the RESET command is performed 5 5 Automatic Switching NBSOO4MA NBSOO6MA NBS008MA NBSALL8MGR NBSO16MA Models Only Switch models that are network manageable that support Ethernet remote control can also be configured to automatically switch between a normal connection st
46. rameters used by the automatic switching feature on the switch can be configured to allow the switch to monitor connectivity to any device within or outside of the switch s subnet After you have entered the monitorip address you can either manually enter the monitormac address or allow the switch to determine it automatically NBSOOBA 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 23 Chapter 5 Operation If monitoring connectivity to a device on the same subnet as the switch s internal Ethernet node set the switch s monitorip address and monitormac address parameters to the IP address and MAC address of the device being monitored If monitoring connectivity to a device on a different subnet network than the switch s internal Ethernet node set the switch s monitormac address parameter to the MAC address of the gateway router on the switch s subnet and set the monitorip address parameter to the IP address of the device being monitored This allows the PING packet issued by the switch to be routed through the gateway router to the target device on a different subnet network If you don t know the MAC address of the target device or of the gateway router on the switch s subnet one method is to open a command prompt window on a PC attached to that same sub net and use the arp a command to retrieve this information from the PC s arp cache you may need to PING the IP address first before the entry will appear in the arp cache Rather than manually configuring
47. red up Jan 1 00 00 00 192 168 1 151 Bypass Switch Power supply status changed to one supply down applied power to PS2 PS1 already powered up Jan 1 00 00 00 192 168 1 151 Bypass Switch Power supply status changed to two supplies auto switch B to A via auto bypass feature Jan 1 00 00 00 192 168 1 151 Bypass Switch Automatic switch from B to A position auto switch A to B via auto recovery feature Jan 1 00 00 00 192 168 1 151 Bypass Switch Automatic switch from A to B position Page 42 724 746 5500 blackbox com NBS008A NOTES NBSOOBA 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 43 Black Box Tech Support FREE Live 24 7 Tech support the way it should be A Great tech support is just 30 seconds away at 724 746 5500 or blackbox com BLACK BOX About Black Box Black Box provides an extensive range of networking and infrastructure products You ll find everything from cabinets and racks and power and surge protection products to media converters and Ethernet switches all supported by free live 24 7 Tech support available in 30 seconds or less O Copyright 2012 Black Box Corporation All rights reserved Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks of BB Technologies Inc Any third party trademarks appearing in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of their respective owners 5008 version 1 724 746 5500 blackbox com
48. rk Backup Switch Pins 1 2 3 and 6 10 100 Mbps NBS008MA 8 Port Network Backup Switch Pins 1 2 3 and 6 10 100 Mbps Network Manageable e NBSALL8 8 Port Network Backup Switch All 8 Leads 1000 Mbps e NBSALL8MGR 8 Port Network Backup Switch All 8 Leads 1000 Mbps Network Manageable e NBSO16A 16 Port Network Backup Switch Pins 1 2 3 and 6 10 100 Mbps e NBSO16MA 16 Port Network Backup Switch Pins 1 2 3 and 6 10 100 Mbps Network Manageable 2 3 What s Included Your package should include the following items If anything is missing or damaged contact Black Box Technical Support at 724 746 5500 or info blackbox com e 1 Pro Switching System 4 Network Backup Switch 2 power supplies 2 power cords 2 keys e 1 RJ 11 4 wire patch cable 0C e This user manual Page 8 724 746 5500 blackbox com NBS008A 2 4 Hardware Description Chapter 2 Overview Figures 2 2 through 2 6 show the front and back panels of the Pro Switching System 4 Network Backup Switches Tables 2 1 through 2 5 describe their components 2 4 1 Back Panel of NBS004A NBS004MA 5006 NBSOO6MA 5008 NBSOO8MA NBSALL8 NBSALL8MGR NBS016A NBS016MA Le lt gt BLACK BOX Pro Switching System 1U www blackbox com BLACK BOX NETWORK BACKUP SWITCH DCINPUT ps4 00000 1 9 9
49. rst rack in the system should be assigned address 0x01 the next rack address 0x02 and so on through OxFF If a n Ethernet network manageable switch is used in a multi rack system it must be the first rack in the daisychained system of racks and its address must be set to address 0x01 Only one Ethernet network manageable switch is permitted per multi rack system NOTE SW2 is located nearest the DB9 connector with position 1 the least significant bit located closest to the DB9 connector Network manageable models of the switches models that include a remote Ethernet management interface also require several parameters related to TCP IP operation to be configured via the serial RS 232 port on the switch before the Ethernet remote interface can be used These settings are described in Section 5 4 and Chapter 6 later in this manual All other jumpers and DIP switch settings inside the switch have been pre configured at the factory and should not be changed from their default settings They are shown here for reference only Jumpers W4 amp W5 should be set as follows Both to position 1 2 if there is no Ethernet Module installed Both to position 2 3 if there is an Ethernet Module installed Network Manageable Models WARNING Damage may occur to the Ethernet Module and or microcontroller if these jumpers are set to Position 1 2 with an Ethernet Module installed NOTE DIP switch SW1 sets the number of physical ports available for us
50. rt from 1 to N is connected to its respective COMMON port 1 through N and likewise for indicator B If some switch ports are in position A and some in position B then neither LED will be on The switches connect the COMMON ports to either A ports or B ports Selecting port A OFF disconnects COMMON ports from B ports selecting port B ON connects COMMON ports to B ports For fiber optic models the switch uses duplex connections for each channel port One duplex SC connector per port form a bidirectional data path with COMMON port 1 switched to A port 1 or B port 1 Likewise COMMON port 2 is switched to A port 2 or B port 2 NOTE All switch fiber optic connections are straight through for each port Be sure to connect the fiber optic RX TX connections to each port appropriately for your application so that the TX of each device connects through the switch to the RX of the selected device and vice versa 5 1 Manual Switching Manual switching action is enabled by the front panel keylock switch which must be in the position labeled ENABLE for manual Switching to occur When gang switching all ports in a rack or system the switch position indicator LEDs will light to the appropriate state A or B The momentary toggle switch on the unit is used to switch all ports in the rack or in a system of daisychained racks To switch all the ports within a rack hold the front panel toggle switch in the A position or in the B position
51. s Rack 1 will reply with No Response set rack 1 A Rack 1 set to All COMMON ports in rack 1 wil be connected to their respective A ports set rack 1 B Switches respond Rack 1 set to B All COMMON ports in rack 1 wil be connected to their respective B ports get port 8 Port 8 status A B or empty No switching action taken NBS008A 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 19 Chapter 5 Operation Table 5 2 Continued Commands Command Response Switch Action set port 8 A Port 8 set to A COMMON Port 8 will be connected to A Port 8 all other COMMON port connections will remain as is set port 8 B Port 8 set to B COMMON Port 8 will be connected to B Port 8 all other COMMON port connections will remain as is get version 1 Rack 1 Version NBSOO8s Rev No switching action taken help See Table 5 1 No switching action taken exit Goodbye Exits terminal mode Programming Tips for Using the RS 232 Terminal Commands This section applies to switches WITHOUT an Ethernet Module installed 5004 NBS006A NBSOO8A NBSALL8 or NBSO16 models only and is intended for programmers who want to control the switch in an automated environment using a computer BACKGROUND When first energized the switch provides a special rack to rack interface at the GANG IN connector which operates at 2400 N 8 1 When the switch receives a 1200 baud SPACE character it detects a framing error with null data This causes it to enter Terminal mode
52. sages or SNMP traps NOTE At least one IP address must be entered using the SET MANAGER X X X X command before either syslog messages or traps will be issued See Chapter 9 for a list of the traps supported by the switch and see Chapter 10 for a list of the supported syslog messages SET ADMINIP X X X X Set administrator N 1 8 IP address Up to 8 different administrator IP addresses can be entered To remove an entry from the list set the IP address to 0 0 0 0 If all 8 ADMIN IP addresses are 0 0 0 0 no ADMIN IP addresses are configured the switch will allow access via the Ethernet network management interface from any IP address subject to the existing password and enable flags for each interface If one or more ADMIN IP addresses are nonzero the switch will only process messages received from the configured non zero ADMIN IP addresses All other messages will be ignored This ADMIN IP address filtering feature applies to the telnet Web browser and SNMP Ethernet interfaces and to the PING reply functions The ADMIN IP address filtering does not affect outgoing PING and ARP messages so the switch is still able to monitor any IP address for the auto switch features The administrator IP addresses can be different than the manager IP addresses Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE operation is performed GET ADMINIP N Display the IP address of administrator N 1 8 If no value is entered for N then all admini
53. strator IP addresses will be displayed ADMIN IP Addresses 1 192 168 1 113 2 192 168 1 115 3 192 168 1 149 4 192 168 1 100 SET MANAGER N X X X X Set SNMP manager N 1 16 IP address Up to 16 SNMP MANAGER IP addresses can be entered for destinations of trap or syslog messages Trap or syslog messages will be sent to all enabled MANAGER IP addresses To remove an entry from the list set the IP address to 0 0 0 0 SNMP Manager Table 1 192 168 1 113 2 192 168 1 115 3 192 168 1 149 4 192 168 1 100 GET MANAGER N Display SNMP manager N 1 16 IP address GET MANAGER Display all SNMP manager IP addresses PING X X X X Causes the switch to issue a single ICMP echo request packet to the designated IP address If a response is received the switch will display the message Reply from X X X X If no response is received within 5 seconds the switch will display the message Request timed out Page 32 724 746 5500 blackbox com NBS008A Chapter 7 Console Commands SAVE Save settings for next startup All settings are stored in non volatile memory and restored upon power on Changes to parameters will not become permanent unless a SAVE operation is performed RESET Causes the switch to reboot and reloads all parameters from stored settings The Ethernet network management interface takes approximately 5 seconds to reboot completely SET DEFAULTS Restore user default settings A SAVE operation is required to mak
54. switch selects an entire system of daisychained switches 9 Gang switch Used for manual switching 10 B LED Lights when ports connected to Port B are linked to the Common Ports 11 4 duplex SC connectors Link to Port A 12 4 duplex SC connectors Connect to Common Ports 13 4 duplex SC connectors Attach to Port B 14 Link LED Lights when switch is connected to the network 15 RJ 45 connector 10 100 network port 16 PST LED Lights when power supply 1 is on 17 Manual disable switch key lock Must be in the position labeled ENABLE for manual switching to occur 18 A LED Lights when ports connected to Port A are linked to the Common Ports 19 Act LED Lights when there is monitor activity Page 10 724 746 5500 blackbox com NBSOOSA 2 4 3 Front Panel of NBS006A NBS006MA 16 17 18 Chapter 2 Overview PORTA COMMON PORTB e 9 e 2 e e e e 2 o e o 4 77 ee 252 4006 en 11 12 13 14 15 Figure 2 4 NBSOO6A NBSOO6MA Table 2 3 50
55. tch all 8 leads are able to do so by using a different version of switch firmware that makes use of the switch relays normally associated with ports 9 thru 16 These models force the port 9 connection state to match port 1 port 10 to match port 2 etc The abRackCards object cannot be used to override this pre defined grouping of ports 1 amp 9 2 amp 10 3 amp 11 etc on these models of the switch Page 38 724 746 5500 blackbox com NBS008A Chapter 9 MIB Path Summary and Trap Definitions abRackGroups 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 2 1 8 RackIndex A B Switch Rack Group Status Control One character for each of the sixteen ports in the rack Any character can be used to label a group except 0 which indicates independent and X that skips a position retains the previous group character All ports in a group follow any switching command to any card in the group NOTE RJ 45 models that switch all 8 leads are able to do so by utilizing a different version of switch firmware that makes use of the switch relays normally associated with ports 9 thru 16 These models force the port 9 connection state to match port 1 port 10 to match port 2 etc The abRackGroups object on these two models of the switch is preconfigured and set to read only to ensure that this grouping cannot be inadvertently modified abRackHealth 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 2 1 9 RackIndex A B Switch Rack Configuration Status One character for each of the sixteen ports in
56. the command console page shown in Figure 8 2 IMPORTANT Do NOT dlick on the submit button or press the enter key on your keyboard multiple times The Web browser interface on the switch typically responds within a few seconds but may take as long as 5 to 10 seconds to process certain commands and return a response Clicking on submit or pressing enter multiple times while the switch is processing a command can cause it to decide that the interface is not functioning properly If this happens the switch will become non responsive until it receives a valid login request You must re enter the switch IP address in the address bar of your Web browser and then re logon when the logon screen appears Web Interface Version 1 0 Copyright c 2008 All rights reserved Command console Enter new command Send Command Logoff Figure 8 2 Initial Command Screen At this point you may enter any valid command into the text box and click Send Command to execute see Chapter 7 for a complete description of the console commands The following is an example result of the GET SYSTEM command NBSOOBA 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 35 Chapter 8 Web Interface Web Interface Version 1 0 Copyright c 2008 All rights reserved Command console Output from last command System Status A Enternew command Send Command Logoff Figure 8 3 Get System command results screen The switch Ethernet network management
57. the current telnet port number Changing the telnet port number from the default can be used to provide an additional level of security Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE and RESET operation sequence is performed SET MONITORIP X X X X GET MONITORIP Set or display the IP address of the device that the switch is to PING when using the auto switching feature Setting this to 0 0 0 0 disables the auto switch recovery function Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE operation is performed If enabled the auto switch recovery functions will PING the monitor IP address When the PING is not successful the switch will auto failover to the alternate path A connecting all COMMON ports to their respective A ports When the PING is successful the switch will auto recover to the normal path B connecting all COMMON ports to their respective B ports Page 30 724 746 5500 blackbox com NBS008A Chapter 7 Console Commands SET MONITORMAC X X X X X X GET MONITORMAC Set or display the MAC Ethernet address of the device that the switch is to PING when using the auto switching feature This value is entered as a series of six HEX characters with spaces between each HEX character If monitoring connectivity to a device on the same subnet as the switch internal Ethernet node set the monitormac address parameter to the MAC address of the device being monitored If monitoring connectivity to a device on a different subnet net
58. the rack This is a read only variable in a string of 16 characters A 1 will be displayed for ports which are present and a 0 will be displayed for ports that are not present abSwitchTable 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 3 A B Switch variable table This variable is not directly accessible abSwitchIndex 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 3 1 1 SwitchIndex A B Switch Port address Each A B switch port address is determined by the position it is installed in the rack and the address of the rack The formula used to determine the switch port s address is port address 16 rack address 1 port For example A B Switch ports 1 through 16 are in rack 1 and A B Switch ports 17 through 32 are in rack 2 and so on up to A B Switch ports 4065 through 4080 which are in rack 255 abSwitchPort 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 3 1 2 SwitchIndex A B Switch Port Status Control This variable is used to control the A B switch port connection When set to A the switch will connect the selected COMMON port or Device port to its respective A port When set to B the switch will connect the selected COMMON port or Device port to its respective B port or Shared Port B When queried the status of the A B switch port will be reported as A or B if the addressed port is populated or the status will be Empty if the addressed port is empty abSwitchSoftwareVersion 1 3 6 1 4 1 9477 1 4 3 1 3 SwitchIndex A B Switch Card Software Version This is a read only vari
59. units NBSO16A Switch ports 48 RJ 45 Serial control port 1 DB9 F 2 RJ 11 connectors for daisychaining units NBSO16MA Switch ports 48 RJ 45 Management port 1 RJ 45 Serial control port 1 DB9 F 2 RJ 11 connectors for daisychaining units NOTE NBSO08A and NBSOO8MA models only switch pins 1 2 3 amp 6 pins 4 5 7 amp 8 are not supported NBSALL8 and NBSALLSMGR switch all pins 1 8 Indicators Power supply LEDs 2 LEDs power supply 1 status power supply 2 status Switch position LEDs 2 LEDs all ports position A and all ports position B Network status LEDs 2 LEDs E N management port ON and command activity active only in NBOO4MA NBS006MA NBSOO8MA NBSALL8MGR NBSO16AMA network manageable models Temperature Tolerance Operating 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C Storage 4 to 158 F 20 to 70 C Humidity Tolerance Up to 95 non condensing Altitude Tolerance 10 000 ft 3048 m Power Four position DC Power Entry connectors provided for redundancy 12 VDC 100 mA nominal 350 mA nominal on NBOO4MA NBSOO6MA NBS008MA NBSALL8MGR NBSO16AMA network manageable models 5008 NBSOO8MA Additonal 187 mA while switching NBSALL8 NBSALL8MGR NBS016A NBSO16MA Additional 374 mA while switching NBSOO4A NBSOO4MA Additional 320 mA while switching NBSOO6A NBSOO6MA Additional 480 mA while switching Size 1 75 H x 17 25 W x 10 5 D 4 5 x 43 8 x 26 7 cm fits in 1U 19
60. witch Momentary pushbutton switch selects an entire system of daisychained switches 9 Gang switch Used for manual switching 10 B LED Lights when ports connected to Port B are linked to the Common Ports 11 8 RJ 45 connectors Link to Port A 12 8 RJ 45 connectors Connect to Common Ports 13 8 RJ 45 connectors Attach to Port B 14 Link LED Lights when the switch is connected to the network 15 RJ 45 connector 10 100 network port 16 PS1 LED Lights when power supply 1 is on 17 Manual disable switch key lock Must be in the position labeled ENABLE for manual switching to occur 18 A LED Lights when ports connected to Port A are linked to the Common Ports 19 Act LED Lights when there is monitor activity Page 12 724 746 5500 blackbox com NBS008A Chapter 2 Overview 2 4 5 Front Panel of 5016 5016 16 17 18 19 o uu CENE AENEIS NM E BLACK BOX O i TE pr A E E eU RE E a o PE PE E E E 11 12 13 14 15 Figure 2 6 NBSO16A and NBSO16MA Table 2 5 5016 and 5016 front panel components Number Component Description 7 PS2 LED Lights when power supply 2 is on 8 Sys switch Momentary pushbutton switch selects an entire system of daisychained switches 9 Gang switch Used for manual switchi
61. work than the switch s Ethernet network management interface set the monitormac address parameter to the MAC address of the gateway router on the switch subnet If the monitormac address is set to 00 00 00 00 00 00 the switch will automatically determine the proper MAC address required for the PING packet by issuing an ARP request to the gateway router Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE operation is performed SET MONITORINTERVAL N GET MONITORINTERVAL Set or display the time interval between PINGs issued by the Ethernet network management interface in the switch measured in 100 msec increments To issue PINGs every 1 5 seconds set this value to 15 The valid range is 1 to 255 0 1 seconds to 25 5 seconds A value of 0 disables the automatic switch recovery function Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE operation is performed SET MONITORFAILCOUNT N GET MONITORFAILCOUNT Set or display the number of successive PING attempts that must fail before the switch automatically switches fails over to the alternate paths and removes the normal path connection paths The valid range is 1 to 255 A value of 0 disables the automatic switch recovery function Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE operation is performed SET MONITOROKCOUNT N GET MONITOROKCOUNT Set or display the number of successive PING attempts that must succeed before the switch automatically switches back recovers to the normal paths a
62. y software versions GET SET SYSTEM A B display set all ports in system GET SET RACK N A B display set all ports in a single rack GET SET PORT N A B display set a single port in a rack GET EVERYRACK display status for all racks GET EVERYRACK N display status for rack 1 thru N GET POWER N display power supply status for a rack GET SET IPADDRESS X X X X display set IP address of E N network module GET SET SUBNETMASK X X X X display set subnet mask of E N network module GET SET GATEWAY X X X X display set the gateway router s IP address GET SET PINGREPLY ON OFF GET SET SNMPENABLE ON OFF GET SET READCOMMUNITYNAME string display set network module SNMP read password GET SET WRITECOMMUNITYNAME string display set network module SNMP write password GET SET WEBENABLE ON OFF display set web browser interface status GET SET WEBPASSWORD string display set web browser interface password GET SET WEBTIMEOUT N seconds display set web browser interface timeout GET SET WEBPORT N display set web interface port number GET SET TELNETENABLE ON OFF display set telnet interface status GET SET TELNETPASSWORD string display set telnet interface password GET SET TELNETTIMEOUT N seconds display set telnet interface timeout NBS008A 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 21 Chapter 5 Operation GET SET TELNETPORT N display set telnet interface port number GET SET MONITORIP X X X X 0 0 0 0 to disable

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