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Modular layer 3 chassis-based ethernet switch
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Modular Layer 3 Chassis-based Ethernet Switch
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  • Page 1 D-Link ™ DES-6500 Modular Layer 3 Chassis-based Ethernet Switch User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of D-Link Corporation is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: D-Link, the D-LINK logo are trademarks of D-Link Computer Corporation; Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Introduction ..........................1 Switch Description..........................1 Features ................................1 DES-6500 chassis contains 9 slots to install the following available modules..............2 DES-6504 12 port 100BASE-FX (SFF) Fast Ethernet Switch module ................2 DES-6505 8-port 1000BASE-SX (SC) Gigabit Ethernet Switch module ..............2 DES-6507 12-port 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T Switch module ..............2 DES-6509 12-port Mini GBIC(SFP) switch module......................3...
  • Page 4 Traps ....................................7 MIBs ....................................8 IP Address Assignment........................8 Connecting Devices to the Switch ....................... 9 Introduction to Switch Management..................10 Introduction............................10 Login to Web Manager ........................10 Web-based User Interface........................11 Areas of the User Interface..........................11 Web Pages..............................13 Basic Setup ............................13 Switch Information............................13 Switch IP Settings ............................14 Setting the Switch’s IP Address using the Console Interface ..................16...
  • Page 5 Static Unicast Forwarding..........................39 Static Multicast Forwarding ...........................40 Configuring VLANs .......................... 41 Understanding IEEE 802.1p Priority......................41 VLANs ................................41 Notes About VLANs on the DES-6500 ........................42 IEEE 802.1Q VLANs.............................42 802.1Q VLAN Packet Forwarding..........................43 802.1Q VLAN Tags ..............................44 Port VLAN ID................................45 Tagging and Untagging ..............................46 Ingress Filtering ................................46...
  • Page 6 Reauthenticate Port(s) ..............................78 RADIUS Server .............................79 Configuring Layer 3 IP Networking ....................81 Setting Up IP Interfaces ..........................81 MD5 Key................................83 Route Redistribution Settings.........................83 Static ARP Table............................85 Static/Default Route ............................86 Routing Information Protocol (RIP).......................87 RIP Version 1 Message Format............................88 RIP 1 Message................................88 RIP 1 Route Interpretation ............................89 RIP Version 2 Extensions.............................89 RIP2 Message Format ..............................89...
  • Page 7 Autonomous Systems External Link Advertisements ....................106 General OSPF Settings...............................107 OSPF Area Setting ..............................108 OSPF Interface Configuration............................110 OSPF Virtual Interface Settings ..........................112 Area Aggregation Configuration..........................114 OSPF Host Route Settings ............................115 BOOTP/DHCP Relay...........................116 BOOT/DHCP Relay Information ..........................116 BOOTP/DHCP Relay Settings ...........................117 DNS Relay ..............................117 Mapping Domain Names to Addresses ........................118 Domain Name Resolution ............................118 Configuring DNS Relay Information .........................118...
  • Page 8 Received (RX)..............................145 Transmitted (TX) ............................147 Size ..............................149 Stacking Information ........................151 Device Status ........................... 152 MAC Address ..........................153 Switch History Log.......................... 156 IGMP Snooping Table ........................157 Browse Router Port.......................... 158 Port Access Control ......................... 158 802.1x Diagnostics ............................158 802.1x Session Statistics ..........................162 802.1x Statistics ............................163 Radius Account Client ..........................165...
  • Page 9 Save Changes........................... 183 Reset ..............................184 Reboot Device..........................185 Logout.............................. 186 Technical Specifications....................... 187 Glossary..........................189 USA....195 ARRANTY AND EGISTRATION FOR ALL OUNTRIES AND EGIONS XCEPT USA O ..........196 ARRANTY AND EGISTRATION NFORMATION FOR...

  • Page 10: D-Link ™ Des-6500

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Intended Readers The DES-6500 User Guide contains information for setup and management and of the DES- 6500 switch. This guide is intended for network managers familiar with network management concepts and terminology.

  • Page 11: Notes, Notices, And Cautions

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your device. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.

  • Page 12: General Precautions For Rack-Mountable Products

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch • Use the product only with approved equipment. • Allow the product to cool before removing covers or touching internal components. • Operate the product only from the type of external power source indicated on the electrical ratings label.
  • Page 13 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Observe the following precautions for rack stability and safety. Also refer to the rack installation documentation accompanying the system and the rack for specific caution statements and procedures. Systems are considered to be components in a rack. Thus, "component" refers to any system as well as to various peripherals or supporting hardware.

  • Page 14: Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Static electricity can harm delicate components inside your system. To prevent static damage, discharge static electricity from your body before you touch any of the electronic components, such as the microprocessor. You can do so by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface on the chassis.

  • Page 15: Introduction

    Management Options Switch Description The DES-6500 is a modular, chassis-based Ethernet backbone switch designed for adaptability and scalability. This switch provides a management platform with a backplane switch capacity of 160 Gbps. The chassis contains slots for the DES-6502 CPU management module and up to 8 modules that can provide up to 192 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet ports or up to 96 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ports.

  • Page 16: Des-6500 Chassis Contains 9 Slots To Install The Following Available Modules

    • Simple Network Time Protocol • Web GUI Traffic Monitoring DES-6500 chassis contains 9 slots to install the following available modules DES-6501 Backplane chassis DES-6502 Management Module DES-6506 Patch Panel for 24 port RJ45 DES-6507 12-port 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T + Combo 2 SFP...

  • Page 17: Des-6509 12-Port Mini Gbic(Sfp) Switch Module

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch DES-6509 12-port Mini GBIC(SFP) switch module • 12 Mini GBIC Gigabit Ethernet ports • Support 1000BASE-SX/LX SFP module • Fully compliant with IEEE802.3z • Support Full Duplex operations • IEEE 802.3x compliant Flow Control support for full-duplex...

  • Page 18: Front-Panel Components

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch • Power management functions • Input: 90 ~ 264 VAC, 47 ~ 63Hz • Output: 3.3V: 4A ~ 80A • 12V: 0.1A ~ 2A Front-Panel Components The front panel of the Switch consists of LED indicators, and an RS-232 communication port.

  • Page 19: Management Options

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Management Options The system may be managed out-of-band through the console port on the front panel or in- band using Telnet or a web browser. Web-based Management Interface After you have successfully installed the switch, you can configure the switch, monitor the LED panel, and display statistics graphically using a web browser, such as Netscape Navigator (version 6.2 and higher) or Microsoft...

  • Page 20: Installation

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Section 2 Installation Package Contents Before You Connect to the Network Switch Installation Connecting Stacked Switch Groups Gigabit Combo Ports External Redundant Power System Connecting the Console Port Password Protection SNMP Settings...

  • Page 21: Switch Installation

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Switch Installation Installing the Switch Without the Rack 1. Install the switch on a level surface that can safely support the weight of the switch and its attached cables. The switch must have adequate space for ventilation and for accessing cable connectors.

  • Page 22: Gigabit Combo Ports

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch 3. Insert and tighten two screws through each of the mounting brackets. Figure 2-2. Attach mounting brackets Gigabit Combo Ports In addition to the 24 10/100/1000 Mbps ports, the Switch features four Mini-GBIC Combo ports.

  • Page 23: Command Line Console Interface Through The Serial Port Or Telnet

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Connecting the Console Port The switch provides an RS-232 serial port that enables a connection to a computer or terminal for monitoring and configuring the switch. This port is a DB-9 connector, implemented as a DCE connection.

  • Page 24: Password Protection

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Password Protection The DES-6500 does not have a default user name and password. One of the first tasks when settings up the switch is to create user accounts. If you log in using a predefined administrator-level user name you have privileged access to the switch’s management...

  • Page 25: Snmp Settings

    The DES-6500 supports the SNMP versions 1, 2c, and 3. You can specify which version of the SNMP you want to use to monitor and control the switch. The three versions of SNMP vary in the level of security provided between the management station and the network device.

  • Page 26: Mibs

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch MIBs Management and counter information are stored by the switch in the Management Information Base (MIB). The Switch uses the standard MIB-II Management Information Base module. Consequently, values for MIB objects can be retrieved from any SNMP-based network management software.

  • Page 27: Connecting Devices To The Switch

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch The IP interface named System on the switch can be assigned an IP address and subnet mask which can then be used to connect a management station to the switch’s Telnet or Web-based management agent.

  • Page 28: Introduction To Switch Management

    Restart System Introduction All software functions of the DES-6500 can be managed, configured and monitored via the embedded web-based (HTML) interface. The switch can be managed from remote stations anywhere on the network through a standard browser such as Netscape Navigator/Communicator or Microsoft Internet Explorer.

  • Page 29: Web-Based User Interface

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch This opens the management module’s user authentication window, as shown below. Leave both the User Name field and the Password field blank and click OK. This will open the Web-based user interface. The Switch management features available in the web-based manager are explained below.
  • Page 30 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Area 1 Area 2 Area 3 Figure 3-2. Main Web-Manager Screen Area Function Presents a graphical near real-time image of the front panel of the switch. This area displays the switch’s ports and expansion modules, showing port activity, duplex mode, or flow control, depending on the specified mode.

  • Page 31: Web Pages

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Web Pages When you connect to the management mode of the switch with a web browser, a login screen is displayed. Enter a user name and password to access the switch’s management mode.

  • Page 32: Switch Ip Settings

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 3-3. Switch Information – Basic Settings The Switch Information window shows the switch’s MAC Address (assigned by the factory and unchangeable). In addition, the Boot PROM and Firmware Version numbers are shown.
  • Page 33 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 3-4. Configure Switch IP Settings NOTE: the switch’s factory default IP address is 10.90.90.90 with a subnet mask of 255.0.0.0 and a default gateway of 0.0.0.0. To manually assign the switch’s IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway address: -Select Manual from the Get IP From drop-down menu.

  • Page 34: Setting The Switch's Ip Address Using The Console Interface

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch the switch. These fields should be of the form xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where each xxx is a number (represented in decimal form) between 0 and 255. This address should be a unique address on the network assigned for use by the network administrator.

  • Page 35: Security Ip Management Stations Configuration

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Security IP Management Stations Configuration Go to the Security Management folder and click on Security IP; the following screen will appear. Figure 3-5. Security IP Management Setup Use the Management Station IP Settings to select up to three management stations used to manage the Switch.

  • Page 36: Admin And User Privileges

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 3-7. Add User Accounts Modify Table Add a new user by typing in a User Name, and New Password and retype the same password in the Confirm New Password. Choose the level of privilege (Admin or User) from the Access Right drop-down menu.

  • Page 37: Saving Changes

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Network Monitoring Read Only Read Only Community Strings and Trap Stations Update Firmware and Configuration Files System Utilities Ping Only Factory Reset User Account Management Add/Update/Delete User Accounts View User Accounts Admin and User Privileges After establishing a User Account with Admin-level privileges, be sure to save the changes (see below).

  • Page 38: Factory Reset

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Factory Reset Click the Reset link in the Maintenance folder to bring up the reset menu. Figure 3-10. Factory Reset to Default Value Reset − returns all configuration settings except the switch’s IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, log, user account and stack information settings to the factory default settings.

  • Page 39: Switch Information

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 3-11. Restart System NOTE: Clicking Yes is equivalent to executing Save Changes and then restarting the switch. Switch Information The first page displayed upon logging in presents the System Information menu. This page can be accessed at any time by clicking the Switch Information button in the Configuration folder.

  • Page 40: Advanced Settings

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch The System Information page displays general information about the Switch including its MAC Address, Hardware Boot PROM and Firmware versions, and other optional information. You can also enter or change a System Name, System Location, and the name and telephone number of the responsible administrator in the System Contact.
  • Page 41 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch following options: 2 Minutes, 5 Minutes, 10 Minutes, 15 Minutes or Never. Serial Port Baud Fixed at 115200. Rate MAC Address Aging This field specifies the length of time a learned MAC Address will remain in...

  • Page 42: Configuration

    Configurations in the Configuration menu will display the following window for the user. The Unit pull-down menu refers to the module installed in the DES-6500 chassis that you want to configure ports for. The modules are numbered from 1 at the top (just below the...
  • Page 43 1. Choose the Unit from the pull-down menu. The Unit pull-down menu refers to the module installed in the DES-6500 chassis that you want to configure ports for. The modules are numbered from 1 at the top (just below the DES-6502 CPU module) to 8 at the bottom (the slot farthest from the CPU module) 2.

  • Page 44: Configuring Port Mirroring

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch addresses must be manually entered into the forwarding table. This is sometimes done for reasons of security or efficiency. See the section on Forwarding/Filtering for information on entering MAC addresses into the forwarding table.

  • Page 45: Configuring Link Aggregation

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch NOTE: You cannot mirror a fast port onto a slower port. For example, if you try to mirror the traffic from a 100 Mbps port onto a 10 Mbps port, this can cause throughput problems. The port you are copying frames from should always support an equal or lower speed than the port to which you are sending the copies.
  • Page 46 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 4- 3. Port Trunking Group Entry Table To configure port trunk groups, click the Add button to add a new trunk group and use the menu Link Aggregation Group Configuration menu (see example below) to set up trunk groups.

  • Page 47: Configuring Lacp Port Settings

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch to turn a port trunking group on or off. This is useful for diagnostics, to quickly isolate a bandwidth intensive network device or to have an absolute backup aggregation group that is not under automatic control.

  • Page 48: Configuring Igmp

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Unit Select the module that contains the ports you want to configure LACP for. The modules are numbered from 1 at the top (just below the CPU module), to 8 (the slot farthest from the CPU module).
  • Page 49 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 4- 7. IGMP Snooping Settings window The following parameters may be viewed or modified: Parameter Description The Query Interval field is used to set the time (in seconds) between Query Interval transmitting IGMP queries.

  • Page 50: Static Router Ports

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch This specifies the maximum amount of time in seconds between the Switch receiving a leave group message from a host, and the Switch Leave Timer issuing a group membership query. If no response to the membership query is received before the Leave Timer expires, the (multicast) forwarding entry for that host is deleted.

  • Page 51: Configuring Spanning Tree

    Protocol (RSTP). 802.1d STP will be familiar to most networking professionals. However since 802.1w RSTP has been recently introduced to D-Link managed Ethernet switches, a brief introduction to the technology is provided below followed by a description of how to set up 802.1 d STP and 802.1w RSTP.

  • Page 52: Port Transition States

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch increasingly handled by Ethernet switches. The basic function and much of the terminology is the same as STP. Most of the settings configured for STP are also used for RSTP. This section introduces some new Spanning Tree concepts and illustrates the main differences between the two protocols.

  • Page 53: 802.1D/802.1W Compatibility

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch P2P Port A P2P port is also capable of rapid transition. P2P ports may be used to connect to other bridges. Under RSTP, all ports operating in full-duplex mode are considered to be P2P ports, unless manually overridden through configuration.
  • Page 54 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Configure the following parameters and click the Apply button to implement them: Parameter Description This field can be toggled between Enabled and Disabled using the pull- Spanning Tree down menu. This will enable or disable the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), Protocol <Disabled>...

  • Page 55: Stp Port Settings

    Parameter Description Unit This is the Unit ID of a switch in a switch stack. 15 indicates a DES-6500 switch in standalone mode. From/To < Port 1 > A consecutive group of ports may be configured starting with the selected...
  • Page 56 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch State < Disabled > This drop-down menu allows you to Enable or Disable STP for the selected group of ports. Cost < 0 > A Port Cost can be set from 1 to 200000000. The lower the number, the greater the probability the port will be chosen to forward packets.

  • Page 57: Configuring Forwarding & Filtering

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Configuring Forwarding & Filtering Static Unicast Forwarding Open the Forwarding & Filtering folder in the Configuration menu and click on the Unicast Forwarding link. This will open the Setup Static Unicast Forwarding Table, as shown below.

  • Page 58: Static Multicast Forwarding

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Static Multicast Forwarding The following figure and table describe how to set up Multicast forwarding on the switch. Open the Forwarding & Filtering folder and click on the Multicast Forwarding link to see the entry screen below: Figure 4- 13.

  • Page 59: Configuring Vlans

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Configuring VLANs Understanding IEEE 802.1p Priority Priority tagging is a function defined by the IEEE 802.1p standard designed to provide a means of managing traffic on a network where many different types of data may be transmitted simultaneously.

  • Page 60: Notes About Vlans On The Des-6500

    VLANs without a network device performing a routing function between the VLANs. The DES-6500 supports IEEE 802.1Q VLANs. The port untagging function can be used to remove the 802.1Q tag from packet headers to maintain compatibility with devices that are tag-unaware.

  • Page 61: 802.1Q Vlan Packet Forwarding

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch switches through a single physical connection and allows Spanning Tree to be enabled on all ports and work normally. The IEEE 802.1Q standard restricts the forwarding of untagged packets to the VLAN the receiving port is a member of.

  • Page 62: 802.1Q Vlan Tags

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch 802.1Q VLAN Tags The figure below shows the 802.1Q VLAN tag. There are four additional octets inserted after the source MAC address. Their presence is indicated by a value of 0x8100 in the EtherType field.

  • Page 63: Port Vlan Id

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 4- 17. Adding an IEEE 802.1Q Tag Port VLAN ID Packets that are tagged (are carrying the 802.1Q VID information) can be transmitted from one 802.1Q compliant network device to another with the VLAN information intact. This allows 802.1Q VLANs to span network devices (and indeed, the entire network, if all network...

  • Page 64: Tagging And Untagging

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch A switch port can have only one PVID, but can have as many VIDs as the switch has memory in its VLAN table to store them. Because some devices on a network may be tag-unaware, a decision must be made at each port on a tag-aware device before packets are transmitted –...

  • Page 65: Default Vlans

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch reception. This eliminates the subsequent processing of packets that will just be dropped by the destination port. Default VLANs The Switch initially configures one VLAN, VID = 1, called “default.” The factory default setting assigns all ports on the Switch to the “default.”...

  • Page 66: Vlan And Trunk Groups

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch VLAN and Trunk Groups The members of a trunk group have the same VLAN setting. Any VLAN setting on the members of a trunk group will apply to the other member ports.
  • Page 67 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 4- 19. 802.1Q Static VLANs Entry Settings – Add To change an existing 802.1Q VLAN entry, double-click on the selected entry in the 802.1Q Static VLANs menu. A new menu appears, use this to configure the port settings and to assign a unique name and number to the new VLAN.
  • Page 68 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch The following fields can then be set in either the Add or Modify 802.1Q Static VLANs menus: Parameter Description Unit Displays the Unit ID of the switch − within the switch stack − that the VLAN will be created on.

  • Page 69: Gvrp Settings

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch GVRP Settings In the Configuration menu, open the VLANs folder and click GVRP Setting. The Port VLAN ID (PVID) dialog box, shown below, allows you to determine whether the switch will share its VLAN configuration information with other GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) enabled switches.

  • Page 70: Configuring Traffic Control (Broadcast/Multicast Storm Control)

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Ingress Checking is disabled by default. This read only field in the GVRP Table shows the current PVID assignment for each port. The switch’s default is to assign all ports to the Default VLAN with a VID of 1.

  • Page 71: Configuring Port Security

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch down a loop when a storm is formed because a MAC address cannot be located in the Switch’s forwarding database and it must send a packet to all ports or all ports on a VLAN.

  • Page 72: Configuring Qos

    Configuring QoS Understanding QoS The DES-6500 supports 802.1p priority queuing. The switch has two priority queues. These priority queues are labeled as 0, the high queue, and 6, the low queue. These priority queues, specified in IEEE 802.1p are mapped to the switch’s priority queues as follows: •...

  • Page 73: Setting Bandwidth Control

    CoS queues that have been given a nonzero value, and depending upon the weight, will follow a common weighted round-robin scheme. Remember that the DES-6500 has 8 priority queues (and seven Classes of Service) for each port on the switch.

  • Page 74: Qos Scheduling Mechanism Table

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch transmitting packets. This drop-down menu allows you to specify that the selected port will have no_limit no bandwidth limit. Enabled disables the limit. This field allows you to enter the data rate, in kb/s, that will be the limit for Rate the selected port.

  • Page 75: Qos Output Scheduling

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch QoS Output Scheduling QoS can be customized by changing the output scheduling used for the hardware queues in the Switch. As with any changes to QoS implementation, careful consideration should be given to how network traffic in lower priority queues is affected. Changes in scheduling may result in unacceptable levels of packet loss or significant transmission delay.

  • Page 76: 802.1P Default Priority

    0 − the lowest priority − to 7 − the highest priority. 802.1p User Priority The DES-6500 allows the assignment of a User Priority to each of the 802.1p priorities. In the Configuration folder open the QoS folder and click 802.1p User Priority, to view the screen shown below.

  • Page 77: Configuring Traffic Segmentation

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 4- 28. User Priority Configuration window Once you have assigned a priority to the port groups on the switch, you can then assign this Class to each of the 8 levels of 802.1p priorities.
  • Page 78 Configuring traffic segmentation on the DES-6500 is accomplished in two parts. First you specify a switch from a switch stack, and then a port from that switch. Then you specify a...

  • Page 79: The System Log Server

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch The System Log Server The Switch can send Syslog messages to up to four designated servers using the System Log Server. In the Configuration folder click System Log Server, to view the screen shown below.

  • Page 80: Configuring Sntp Settings

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Numerical Facility Code kernel messages user-level messages mail system system daemons security/authorization messages messages generated internally by syslog line printer subsystem network news subsystem UUCP subsystem clock daemon security/authorization messages FTP daemon...

  • Page 81: Time Settings

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Time Settings To configure the time settings for the Switch, open the Configuration folder, then The SNTP folder and click on the Time Setting link, revealing the following screen for the user to configure.

  • Page 82: Time Zone And Dst

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Year Enter the current year, if you want to update the system clock. Enter the current month, if you would like to update the system clock. Month Enter the current day, if you would like to update the system clock.
  • Page 83 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch The following parameters can set: Parameter Description Daylight Saving Use this pull-down menu to Enable or Disable the DST Settings. Time State Daylight Saving Use this pull-down menu to specify the amount of time that will Time Offset in constitute your local DST offset −...

  • Page 84: Configuring The Access Profile Table

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Configuring The Access Profile Table Access profiles allow you to establish criteria to determine whether or not the switch will forward packets based on the information contained in each packet’s header. These criteria can be specified on a basis of VLAN, MAC address or IP address.
  • Page 85 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch The following parameters can be set: Parameter Description Type in a unique identifier number for this profile set. This value can be set Profile ID (1-8) from 1 – 8. Select profile based on Ethernet (MAC Address) or IP address. This will change the menu according to the requirements for the type of profile.
  • Page 86 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 4- 37. Access Profile Configuration (IP) The following parameters can be set: Parameter Description Type in a unique identifier number for this profile set. This value can be set Profile ID(1-8) from 1 –...
  • Page 87 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Selecting this option instructs the switch to examine the protocol type value in each frame’s header. You must then specify what protocol(s) to include according to the following guidelines: Select ICMP to instruct the switch to examine the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) field in each frame’s header.
  • Page 88 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 4- 39. Access Rule Configuration window − Modify To modify a rule set for the access profile enter the new settings in the appropriate fields. This screen is the only place you can specify whether a rule will Permit or Deny access. Click the Apply button to make the changes current.
  • Page 89 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Vlan Name This instructs the switch to examine the VLAN tag in the header of incoming packets to determine if they meet the specified name. Source IP Source IP Mask - Enter an IP address mask for the source IP network address.

  • Page 90: Configuring The Port Access Entity

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Configuring The Port Access Entity 802.1X Port-based Network Access Control The Switch is an implementation of the server side of IEEE 802.1X-Port Based Network Access Control. Through this mechanism, users have to be authorized before being able to access the network.
  • Page 91 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 4- 41. Typical 802.1X Configuration with User Authentication The user’s information, including account number, password, and configuration details such as IP address and billing information, is stored in a centralized RADIUS server.

  • Page 92: Configure Authenticator

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch State Machine Name Port Timers state machine Authenticator PAE state machine The Authenticator Key Transmit state machine Reauthentication Timer state machine Backend Authentication state machine Controlled Directions state machine The Key Receive state machine Conformance to IEEE 802.1X Standards...
  • Page 93 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 4- 44. 802.1x Authenticator Settings modify window This window allows you to set the following features: Parameter Description Unit Allows you to select a switch from a switch stack using that switch’s Unit ID.

  • Page 94: Configuring Local Users

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Server Timeout Select the length of time to wait for a response from a RADIUS server. The default is 30 seconds. Max Req Select the maximum number of times to retry sending packets to the supplicant.

  • Page 95: Initializing Ports

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 4- 46. 802.1x Capability Settings and Table window To set up the switch’s 802.1x port-based authentication, select which ports are to be configured in the From and To fields. Next, enable the ports by selecting Authenticator from the drop-down menu under Capability.

  • Page 96: Reauthenticate Port(S)

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 4- 47. 802.1x Port Initial and Port Authentication state window This window allows you to initialize a port or group of ports. The Initialize Port Table in the bottom half of the window displays the current status of the port(s) once you have clicked Apply.

  • Page 97: Radius Server

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 4- 48. Reauthenticate Port and Reauthenticate Port Table window This window displays the following information: Parameter Description Port The port number. MAC Address The MAC address of the switch where the port resides.
  • Page 98 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 4- 49. Authentic Radius Server Setting and Table window This window displays the following information: Parameter Description Succession <First> Choose the desired RADIUS server to configure: First, Second or Third. Radius Server Set the RADIUS server IP.

  • Page 99: Configuring Layer 3 Ip Networking

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Configuring Layer 3 IP Networking To access the Layer 3 IP Networking links, open the Configuration folder and then the Layer 3 IP Networking folder. Setting Up IP Interfaces Each VLAN must be configured prior to setting up the VLAN’s corresponding IP interface.
  • Page 100 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 4- 50. IP Interface Table window To setup a new IP interface, click the Add button. To edit an existing IP Interface entry, click on an entry under the Interface Name heading. Both actions will result in the same screen, as shown below.

  • Page 101: Md5 Key

    The Switch can redistribute routing information between the OSPF and RIP routing protocols to all routers on the network that are running OSPF or RIP. Routing information entered into the Static Routing Table on the local DES-6500 switch is also redistributed.
  • Page 102 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Route Source Metric Type OSPF 0 to 16 Internal External ExtType1 ExtType2 Inter-E1 Inter-E2 0 to 16777214 Type 1 Type 2 Static 0 to 16777214 Type 1 Type 2 Local 0 to 16777214...

  • Page 103: Static Arp Table

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch The user may choose between All, Internal, External, ExtType1, ExtType2, Inter-E1, Inter-E2. See the table above for available metric value types for each source protocol. Metric Allows the entry of an OSPF interface cost. This is analogous to a Hop Count in the RIP routing protocol.

  • Page 104: Static/Default Route

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Static/Default Route Entries into the switch’s forwarding table can be made using both MAC addresses and IP addresses. Static IP forwarding is accomplished by the entry of an IP address into the switch’s Static IP Routing Table.

  • Page 105: Routing Information Protocol (Rip)

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Routing Information Protocol (RIP) The Routing Information Protocol is a distance-vector routing protocol. There are two types of network devices running RIP – active and passive. Active devices advertise their routes to others through RIP messages, while passive devices listen to these messages.

  • Page 106: Rip Version 1 Message Format

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch RIP Version 1 Message Format There are two types of RIP messages: routing information messages and information requests. The same format is used by both types. The COMMAND field specifies an operation according the following table:...

  • Page 107: Rip 1 Route Interpretation

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Family of Source Network field (IP has a value of 2). This will determine how the address field is interpreted. RIP specifies that the IP address 0.0.0.0 denotes a default route. The distances, measured in router hops are entered in the Distance to Source Network, and Distance to Destination Network fields.

  • Page 108: Enabling Rip

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch RIP version 2 also adds a 16-bit route tag that is retained and sent with router updates. It can be used to identify the origin of the route. Because the version number in RIP2 occupies the same octet as in RIP1, both versions of the protocols can be used on a given router simultaneously without interference.

  • Page 109: Configuring Ospf

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Refer to the table below for a description of the available parameters for RIP interface settings. The following RIP settings can be applied to each IP interface: Parameter Description The name of the IP interface on which RIP is to be setup. This interface Interface Name must be previously configured on the Switch.

  • Page 110: The Backbone And Area 0

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch The Backbone and Area 0 OSPF limits the number of link-state updates required between routers by defining areas within which a given router operates. When more than one area is configured, one area is designated as area 0 −...

  • Page 111: Adjacencies

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Authentication − OSPF allows for the configuration of a password for a specific area. Two routers on the same segment and belonging to the same area must also have the same OSPF password before they can become neighbors.

  • Page 112: Adjacencies On Point-To-Point Interfaces

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch way stage, routers will decide whether to proceed in building an adjacency or not. The decision is based on whether one of the routers is a DR or a BDR or the link is a point- to-point or virtual link.

  • Page 113: The Hello Packet

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch OSPF Packet Header Type Packet Length Version No. Router ID Area ID Checksum Authentication Type Authentication Authentication Field Description Version No. The OSPF version number Type The OSPF packet type. The OSPF packet types are as follows:...
  • Page 114 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch All routers connected to a common network must agree on certain parameters such as the Network Mask, the Hello Interval, and the Router Dead Interval. These parameters are included in hello packets, so that differences can inhibit the forming of neighbor relationships.

  • Page 115: The Database Description Packet

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Field Description Network Mask The network mask associated with this interface. The optional capabilities supported by the router. Options Hello Interval The number of seconds between this router’s Hello packets. Router Priority This router’s Router Priority.

  • Page 116: The Link-State Request Packet

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Database Description Packet Packet Length Version No. Router ID Area ID Checksum Authentication Type Authentication Authentication Reserved I M MS Reserved Options DD Sequence No. Link-State Advertisement Header ... Field Description Options The optional capabilities supported by the router.

  • Page 117: The Link-State Update Packet

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Link-State Request Packet Packet Length Version No. Router ID Area ID Checksum Authentication Type Authentication Authentication Link-State Type Link-State ID Advertising Router Each advertisement requested is specified by its Link-State Type, Link-State ID, and Advertising Router.

  • Page 118: The Link-State Acknowledgment Packet

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch The body of the Link-State Update packet consists of a list of link-state advertisements. Each advertisement begins with a common 20-byte header, the link-state advertisement header. Otherwise, the format of each of the five types of link-state advertisements is different.

  • Page 119: The Link State Advertisement Header

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch routers have the same collection of link-state advertisements. The collection of advertisements is called the link-state (or topological) database. From the link-state database, each router constructs a shortest path tree with itself as root.

  • Page 120: Router Links Advertisements

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Field Description The time is seconds since the link state advertisement was Link State Age originated. The optional capabilities supported by the described portion of Options the routing domain. The type of the link state advertisement. Each link state type has a separate advertisement format.
  • Page 121 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Routers Links Advertisements Link-State Age Options Link-State Type Link-State ID Advertising Router Link-State Sequence Number Link-State Checksum Length Reserved Reserved Number of Links Link ID Link Data Type No. Of TOS TOS 0 Metric...
  • Page 122 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Field Description A quick classification of the router link. One of the following: Type Description Point-to-point connection to another router. Type Connection to a transit network. Connection to a stub network. Virtual link.

  • Page 123: Network Links Advertisements

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Network Links Advertisements Network links advertisements are Type 2 link state advertisements. A network links advertisement is originated for each transit network in the area. A transit network is a multi- access network that has more than one attached router. The network links advertisement is originated by the network’s Designated router.

  • Page 124: Autonomous Systems External Link Advertisements

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch boundary router’s OSPF Router ID. Other that the difference in the Link State ID field, the format of Type 3 and 4 link state advertisements is identical. Summary Link Advertisements Link-State Age...

  • Page 125: General Ospf Settings

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch advertisements are also used to describe a default route. Default routes are used when no specific route exists to the destination. When describing a default route, the Link Stat ID is always set the Default Destination address (0.0.0.0) and the Network Mask is set to 0.0.0.0.

  • Page 126: Ospf Area Setting

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch From the Layer 3 IP Networking folder, open the OSPF folder and click on the OSPF General Setting link. To enable OSPF, first supply an OSPF Rout ID (see below), select Enabled from the State drop-down menu and click the Apply button.
  • Page 127 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 4- 62. OSPF Area Settings window To add an OSPF Area to the table, type a unique Area ID (see below) select the Type from the drop-down menu. For a Stub type, choose Enabled or Disabled from the Stub Import Summary LSA drop-down menu and determine the Stub Default Cost.

  • Page 128: Ospf Interface Configuration

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch See the parameter descriptions below for information on the OSPF Area ID setting. The Area ID settings are as follows: Parameter Description Area ID A 32-bit number in the form of an IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) that uniquely identifies the OSPF area in the OSPF domain.
  • Page 129 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 4- 65. Edit OSPF Interface Settings menu Configure each IP interface individually using the OSPF Interface Settings – Edit menu. Click the Apply button when you have entered the settings. The new configuration appears listed in the OSPF Interface Settings table.

  • Page 130: Ospf Virtual Interface Settings

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Dead Interval Allows the specification of the length of time between the receipt of Hello packets from a neighbor router before the selected area declares that router down. An interval between 5 and 65535 seconds can be specified. The Dead Interval must be evenly divisible by the Hello Interval.
  • Page 131 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 4- 67. Add/Modify OSPF Virtual Interface Setting Configure the following parameters if you are adding or changing an OSPF Virtual Interface: Parameter Description Transit Area ID Allows the entry of an OSPF Area ID − previously defined on the switch −...

  • Page 132: Area Aggregation Configuration

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Area Aggregation Configuration Area Aggregation allows all of the routing information that may be contained within an area to be aggregated into a summary LSDB advertisement of just the network address and subnet mask.

  • Page 133: Ospf Host Route Settings

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Parameter Description Allows the entry the OSPF Area ID for which the routing Area ID information will be aggregated. This Area ID must be previously defined on the switch. Network Number Sometimes called the Network Address. The 32-bit number in the form of an IP address that uniquely identifies the network that corresponds to the OSPF Area above.

  • Page 134: Bootp/Dhcp Relay

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 4- 71. Add/Modify OSPF Host Route Settings Specify the host route settings and click the Apply button to add or change the settings. The new settings will appear listed in the OSPF Host Route Settings list. To view the previous window, click the Show All OSPF Host Route Entries link to return to the previous window.

  • Page 135: Bootp/Dhcp Relay Settings

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch The following fields can be set: Parameter Description BOOTP/DHCP Relay This field can be toggled between Enabled and Disabled using the pull- Status <Disabled> down menu. It is used to enable or disable the BOOTP/DHCP Relay service on the switch.

  • Page 136: Mapping Domain Names To Addresses

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch For two DNS servers to communicate across different subnets, the DNS Relay of the Switch must be used. The DNS servers are identified by IP addresses. Mapping Domain Names to Addresses Name-to-address translation is performed by a program called a Name server. The client program is called a Name resolver.

  • Page 137: Dns Relay Static Table

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch The following fields can be set: Parameter Description DNS Relay Status This field can be toggled between Disabled and Enabled using the pull- <Disabled> down menu, and is used to enable or disable the DNS Relay service on the switch.

  • Page 138: Igmp Interface Configuration

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch IGMP Interface Configuration The Internet Group Multicasting Protocol (IGMP) can be configured on the switch on a per-IP interface basis. To view the IGMP Interface Table, open the IP Multicasting folder under Configuration and click IGMP Interface Configuration Each IP interface configured on the switch is displayed in the below IGMP Interface Table dialog box.

  • Page 139: Configuring Dvmrp

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Parameter Description Interface Name Displays the name of the IP interface that is to be configured for IGMP. <System> This must be a previously configured IP interface. IP Address Displays the IP address corresponding to the IP interface name above.

  • Page 140: Enabling Dvmrp

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch The higher the route cost, the lower the probability that the current route will be chosen to be an active branch of the multicast delivery tree (not ‘pruned’) – if there is an alternative route.

  • Page 141: Pim_Dm Interface Configuration

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch The following fields can be set: Parameter Description Interface Displays the name of the IP interface for which DVMRP is to be configured. Name<System> This must be a previously defined IP interface.

  • Page 142: Enabling Pim-Dm

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Enabling PIM-DM PIM-DM can be Enabled or Disabled, globally on the switch, using the PIM-DM Configuration link to open the PIM-DM Global Setting page, as shown below. Figure 4- 81. PIM-DM Global Setting Page Select Enabled or Disabled, as appropriate.
  • Page 143 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch configured. This must be a previously defined IP interface. IP Address Displays the IP address for the IP interface named above. Hello Interval <30> This field allows an entry of between 0 and 18724 seconds and determines the interval between sending Hello packets to other routers on the network.

  • Page 144: Managing Snmp

    The DES-6500 supports the SNMP versions 1, 2c, and 3. You can specify which version of the SNMP you want to use to monitor and control the switch. The three versions of SNMP vary in the level of security provided between the management station and the network device.

  • Page 145: Traps

    Use the SNMP V3 menus to select the SNMP version used for specific tasks. The DES-6500 supports the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) versions 1, 2c, and 3. The administrator can specify the SNMP version used to monitor and control the switch.

  • Page 146: Enabling Snmp Traps

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Enabling SNMP Traps SNMP traps can be Enabled or Disabled, globally on the switch, using the SNMP Traps Settings link to open the SNMP Traps Settings page, as shown below. Figure 4- 84. PIM-DM Global Setting Page Select Enabled or Disabled, as appropriate.
  • Page 147 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 5- 2. SNMP User Table Display The following parameters are displayed: Parameter Description An alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters. This is used to identify the User Name SNMP users.

  • Page 148: Snmp View Table

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 5- 3. SNMP User Table Configuration The following parameters can set: Parameter Description An alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters. This is used to identify the User Name SNMP users.
  • Page 149 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 5- 4. SNMP View Table To delete an existing SNMP View Table entry, click the selection button on the far left that corresponds to the port you want to configure and click the Delete button. To create a new entry, click the Add button, a separate menu will appear.

  • Page 150: Snmp Group Table

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch SNMP manager. View Type Select Included to include this object in the list of objects that an SNMP manager can access. Select Excluded to exclude this object from the list of objects that an SNMP manager can access.
  • Page 151 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 5- 7. SNMP Group Table Display To add a new entry to the switch’s SNMP Group Table, click the Add button in the upper left- hand corner of the SNMP Group Table page. This will open the SNMP Group Table Configuration page, as shown below.

  • Page 152: Snmp Community Table Configuration

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch SNMPv2 – Specifies that SNMP version 2c will be used. The SNMP v2c supports both centralized and distributed network management strategies. It includes improvements in the Structure of Management Information (SMI) and adds some security features.

  • Page 153: Snmp Host Table

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch The following parameters can set: Parameter Description Community Name Type an alphanumeric string of up to 33 characters that is used to identify members of an SNMP community. This string is used like a password to give remote SNMP managers access to MIB objects in the switch’s...

  • Page 154: Snmp Engine Id

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 5- 11. SNMP Host Table Configuration The following parameters can set: Parameter Description IP Address Type the IP address of the remote management station that will serve as the SNMP host for the switch.

  • Page 155: Monitoring

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Section 6 Monitoring Port Utilization Packets Errors Size Stacking Information Device Status MAC Address Switch History Log IGMP Snooping Browse Router Port Port Access Control Layer 3 Feature Port Utilization The Port Utilization page displays the percentage of the total available bandwidth being used on the port.
  • Page 156 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 6- 1. Port Utilization window The following field can be set or viewed: Parameter Description Allows you to specify a switch in a switch stack using that switch’s Unit ID. Unit 15 indicates a switch in standalone mode.

  • Page 157: Packets

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Packets The Web Manager allows various packet statistics to be viewed as either a line graph or a table. Six windows are offered. Received(RX) Click the Received(RX) link in the Packets folder of the Monitoring menu to view the following graph of packets received on the switch.
  • Page 158 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 6- 3. Rx Packets Analysis window (table for Bytes and Packets) The following fields may are displayed: Parameter Description Select the desired setting between 1s and 60s, where “s” stands for Time Interval [1s ] seconds.

  • Page 159: Umb_Cast(Rx)

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch UMB_cast(RX) Click the UMB_cast(RX) link in the Packets folder of the Monitoring menu to view the following graph of UMB cast packets received on the switch. Figure 6- 4. Rx Packets Analysis window (line graph for Unicast, Multicast, and Broadcast Packets)
  • Page 160 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 6- 5. Rx Packets Analysis window (table for Unicast, Multicast, and Broadcast Packets) The following fields may be set or viewed: Parameter Description Select the desired setting between 1s and 60s, where “s” stands for Time Interval [1s ] seconds.

  • Page 161: Transmitted (Tx)

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch View Line Chart Clicking this button instructs the Switch to display a line graph rather than a table. Transmitted (TX) Click the Transmitted (TX)) link in the Packets folder of the Monitoring menu to view the following graph of packets transmitted from the switch.
  • Page 162 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 6- 7. Tx Packets Analysis window (table for Bytes and Packets) The following fields are displayed: Parameter Description Time Interval [1s ] Select the desired setting between 1s and 60s, where “s” stands for seconds.

  • Page 163: Errors

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Errors The Web Manager allows port error statistics compiled by the Switch’s management agent to be viewed as either a line graph or a table. Four windows are offered. Received (RX) Click the Received(RX) link in the Error folder of the Monitoring menu to view the following graph of error packets received on the switch.
  • Page 164 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 6- 9. Rx Error Analysis window (table) The following fields can be set: Parameter Description Time Interval [1s ] Select the desired setting between 1s and 60s, where “s” stands for seconds.

  • Page 165: Transmitted (Tx)

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Jabber, and Drop errors. Clear Clicking this button clears all statistics counters on this window. View Table Clicking this button instructs the Switch to display a table rather than a line graph.
  • Page 166 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 6- 11. Tx Error Analysis window (table) The following fields are displayed: Parameter Description Time Interval [1s ] Select the desired setting between 1s and 60s, where “s” stands for seconds. The default value is one second.

  • Page 167: Size

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Size The Web Manager allows packets received by the Switch, arranged in six groups and classed by size, to be viewed as either a line graph or a table. Two windows are offered.
  • Page 168 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 6- 13. Rx Size Analysis window (table) The following fields are displayed: Parameter Description Time Interval [1s ] Select the desired setting between 1s and 60s, where “s” stands for seconds. The default value is one second.

  • Page 169: Stacking Information

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch but including FCS octets). Show/Hide Check whether or not to display 64, 65-127, 128-255, 256-511, 512-1023, and 1024-1518 packets received. Clear Clicking this button clears all statistics counters on this window. View Table Clicking this button instructs the switch to display a table rather than a line graph.

  • Page 170: Device Status

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch The following parameters are displayed: Parameters Description Box ID Displays the switch’s order in the stack. User Set Box ID can be assigned automatically (Auto), or can be assigned statically. Default is Auto.

  • Page 171: Mac Address

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch The following fields are displayed: Parameter Description Status This displays Powered if the corresponding Redundant Power Supply (RPS) is powering the switch. Output Voltage This displays Normal if the power supply is operating properly. If one of the RPSs is not functioning normally, a beep will sound from the switch, and Not Normal will be displayed.
  • Page 172 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 6- 16. MAC Address Table The following fields are displayed: Parameter Description VLAN ID Enter a VLAN ID for the forwarding table to be browsed by. MAC Address Enter a MAC address for the forwarding table to be browsed by.
  • Page 173 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Find Allows the user to move to a sector of the database corresponding to a user defined port, VLAN, or MAC address. The VLAN ID of the VLAN the port is a member of.

  • Page 174: Switch History Log

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Switch History Log The Web manager allows the Switch’s history log, as compiled by the Switch’s management agent, to be viewed. Figure 6- 17. Switch History Log window The following fields are displayed:...

  • Page 175: Igmp Snooping Table

    Enabled means those packets are being transmitted. Reports The total number of reports received for this group. Note: To configure IGMP snooping for the DES-6500, go to the Configuration folder and select IGMP. Configuration and other information concerning IGMP snooping may be found in...

  • Page 176: Browse Router Port

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Browse Router Port This displays which of the switch’s ports are currently configured as router ports. A router port configured by a user (using the console or Web-based management interfaces) is displayed as a static router port, designated by S. A router port that is dynamically configured by the switch is designated by D.
  • Page 177 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 6- 20. Authenticator State window The information on this screen is described as follows: Parameter Description EntersConnecting This counts the number of times that the switch’s 802.1x state machine transitions from the CONNECTING state to any other state.
  • Page 178 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch an EAPOL-Logoff message. EntersAuthenticating This counts the number of times that the switch’s 802.1x state machine transitions form the CONNECTING state to the AUTHENTICATING state as a result of an EAP-Response/Identity message being received from the Supplicant.
  • Page 179 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch EapLogoffWhileAuthenticated This counts the number of times that the switch’s 802.1x state machine transitions form the AUTHENTICATING state to the DISCONNECTED state as a result of an EAPOL-Logoff message being received from the Supplicant.

  • Page 180: 802.1X Session Statistics

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch 802.1x Session Statistics This page displays information gathered by the switch, collected in the form of MIBs, that may prove useful in determining the functionality of 802.1x on the switch. The 802.1x Session link is accessed under the Port Access Control folder Figure 6- 21.

  • Page 181: 802.1X Statistics

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch the session. SessionFramesTx This is the number of 802.1x frames that the switch has transmitted during the session. SessionId This is a unique identifier for this session, in the form a an alphanumeric string.
  • Page 182 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 6- 22. 802.1x Statistics Information displayed on this screen is described as follows: Parameter Description EapolFramesRx This counts the number of EAPOL frames, of any type, received by the switch. EapolFramesTx This counts the number of EAPOL frames, of any type, transmitted by the switch.

  • Page 183: Radius Account Client

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch received by the Supplicant. EapolReqFramesTx This counts the number of EAP Req frames that have been transmitted by the Supplicant. EapolRespIdFramesRx This counts the number of EAP Resp/Id frames that have been transmitted by the Supplicant.
  • Page 184 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 6- 23. 802.1x Account Client Information displayed on this screen is described as follows: Parameter Description radiusAcctClientInvalidServerAddresses This is the number of RADIUS Accounting-Response packets received from unknown addresses. radiusAcctClientIdentifier This is the NAS-Identifier of the RADIUS accounting client.

  • Page 185: Radius Auth Client

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch radiusAccClientServerPortNumber This is the UDP port number the client is using to send requests to the RADIUS server. radiusAccClientRoundTripTime This is the time interval between the most recent Accounting-Response and the Accounting-Request that matched it from the RADIUS accounting server.
  • Page 186 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 6- 24. 802.1x Auth Client Information displayed on this screen is described as follows: Parameter Description radiusAuthClientInvalidServerAddresses This is the number of RADIUS Access-Response packets received from unknown addresses. radiusAuthClientIdentifier This is the NAS-Identifier of the RADIUS authentication client.
  • Page 187 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch radiusAuthClientServerPortNumber This is the UDP port number the client is using to send requests to the server. radiusAuthClientRoundTripTime This is the time interval, in hundredths of a second, between the most recent Access-...

  • Page 188: Layer 3 Monitoring Features

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch authentication port and dropped for some other reason. Layer 3 Monitoring Features This folder in the Monitoring section will display information concerning settings configured in Layer 3 IP Networking of the Configuring folder. These settings and parameters have been previously described in Section 4 of this manual, under Layer 3 IP Networking.

  • Page 189: Browse Routing Table

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 6- 25. Browse IP Address window. Browse Routing Table The Browse Routing Table window may be found in the Monitoring menu in the Layer 3 Feature folder. This screen shows the current IP routing table of the Switch. To find a specific IP route, enter an IP address into the Destination Address field along with a proper subnet mask into the Mask field.

  • Page 190: Browse Arp Table

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 6- 26. Browse Routing Table window Browse ARP Table The Browse ARP Table window may be found in the Monitoring menu in the Layer 3 Feature folder. This window will show current ARP entries on the Switch. To search a specific ARP entry, enter an interface name into the Interface Name or an IP address and click Find.

  • Page 191: Browse Igmp Group Table

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 6- 28. Browse IP Multicast Forwarding Table Browse IGMP Group Table The Browse IGMP Group Table window may be found in the Monitoring menu in the Layer 3 Feature folder. This window will show current IGMP group entries on the Switch.
  • Page 192 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 6- 30. OSPF LSDB Table The user may search for a specific entry by entering the following information into the fields at the top of the screen: To browse the OSPF LSDB Table, you first must select which browse method you want to use.

  • Page 193: Ospf Neighbor Table

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch LS Type Link State ID ____________________________________________ The originating router's Router ID. The IP interface address of the network's Designated Router. The destination network's IP address. The Router ID of the described AS boundary router.

  • Page 194: Ospf Virtual Neighbor

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Events This logs changes in the state of this route. OSPF Virtual Neighbor This table can be found in the OSPF Monitoring folder by clicking on the OSPF Virtual Neighbor link. This table displays a list of Virtual OSPF neighbors of the switch. The user...

  • Page 195: Dvmrp Routing Table

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch DVMRP Routing Next Hop Table. Information on DVMRP and its features in relation to the DES-6500 can be found in Section 4, under IP Multicasting. DVMRP Routing Table Multicast routing information is gathered and stored by DVMRP in the DVMRP Routing Table, which may be found in the Monitoring folder under DVMRP Monitoring, contains one row for each route (source subnet) entry.

  • Page 196: Dvmrp Routing Next Hop Table

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 6- 34. DVMRP Neighbor Address Table The following fields are displayed: Parameter Description Interface Name This is the name of the IP interface on which the router resides. Neighbor Address This is the IP address of the router.

  • Page 197: Pim Monitoring

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Parameter Description Source IP Address This is the IP address of the source of the multicast packets. Source Mask This is the subnet mask corresponding to the IP address above. Interface Name This is the name of the IP interface on which the router resides.

  • Page 198: Switch Maintenance

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Section 7 Switch Maintenance TFTP Services Ping Test Trace Route Save Changes Reset Reboot Device Logout TFTP Services Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) services allow the switch firmware to be upgraded by transferring a new firmware file from a TFTP server to the switch.

  • Page 199: Download Configuration File

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch The TFTP server must be running TFTP server software to perform the file transfer. TFTP server software is a part of many network management software packages – such as NetSight, or can be obtained as a separate program.

  • Page 200: Ping Test

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 7- 4. Upload History Log window Enter the IP address of the TFTP server and the path and filename for the history log on the TFTP server. Click Apply to make the changes current.

  • Page 201: Save Changes

    9 UDP port increments. Save Changes The DES-6500 has two levels of memory; normal RAM and non-volatile or NV-RAM. Configuration changes are made effective clicking the Apply button. When this is done, the settings will be immediately applied to the switching software in RAM, and will immediately...

  • Page 202: Reset

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Some settings, though, require you to restart the switch before they will take effect. Restarting the switch erases all settings in RAM and reloads the stored settings from the NV-RAM. Thus, it is necessary to save all setting changes to NV-RAM before rebooting the switch.

  • Page 203: Reboot Device

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Figure 7- 7. Factory Reset window Reboot Device The following menu is used to restart the switch. Clicking the Yes click-box will instruct the switch to save the current configuration to non- volatile RAM before restarting the switch.

  • Page 204: Logout

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Logout Use the Logout page to logout of the switch’s Web-based management agent by clicking on the Log Out button. Figure 7- 9. Logout window...

  • Page 205: Technical Specifications

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Appendix A Technical Specifications Physical and Environmental 100 - 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz (internal universal power supply) AC inputs & External Redundant Power Supply Power 288W Consumption: 4 built-in 80 x 80 x25 mm fans...
  • Page 206 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch General Standard IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.1 P/Q VLAN IEEE 802.3x Full-duplex Flow Control IEEE 802.3 Nway auto-negotiation Protocols CSMA/CD Data Transfer Rates: Half-duplex Full-duplex...

  • Page 207: Glossary

    D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Glossary 100BASE-FX 100Mbps Ethernet implementation over fiber. 100BASE-TX 100Mbps Ethernet implementation over Category 5 and Type 1 Twisted Pair cabling. 10BASE-T The IEEE 802.3 specification for Ethernet over Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cabling.
  • Page 208 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Fast Ethernet 100Mbps technology based on the Ethernet/CD network access method. Flow Control (IEEE 802.3z) A means of holding packets back at the transmit port of the connected end station. Prevents packet loss at a congested switch port.
  • Page 209 D-Link DES-6500 Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) A bridge-based system for providing fault tolerance on networks. STP works by allowing you to implement parallel paths for network traffic, and ensure that redundant paths are disabled when the main paths are operational and enabled if the main paths fail.
  • Page 210 Ontario, L6H 5W1 Canada TEL: 1-905-829-5033 FAX: 1-905-829-5223 BBS: 1-965-279-8732 FTP: ftp.dlinknet.com TOLL FREE: 1-800-354-6522 URL: www.dlink.ca E-MAIL: techsup@dlink.ca Chile D-Link South America (Sudamérica) Isidora Goyenechea 2934 Oficina 702, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile TEL: 56-2-232-3185 FAX: 56-2-232-0923 URL: www.dlink.com.cl China...
  • Page 211 Germany D-Link Central Europe (D-Link Deutschland GmbH) Schwalbacher Strasse 74, D-65760 Eschborn, Germany TEL: 49-6196-77990 FAX: 49-6196-7799300 BBS: 49-(0) 6192-971199 (analog) & BBS: 49-(0) 6192-971198 (ISDN) INFO: 00800-7250-0000 (toll free) & HELP: 00800-7250-4000 (toll free) REPAIR: 00800-7250-8000 & HELP: support.dlink.de URL: www.dlink.de &...
  • Page 212 TEL: (Jebel Ali): 971-4-883-4234 FAX: (Jebel Ali): 971-4-883-4394 & (Dubai): 971-4-335-2464 E-MAIL: dlinkme@dlink-me.com & support@dlink-me.com U.K. D-Link Europe (United Kingdom) Ltd Floor, Merit House, Edgware Road, Colindale, London NW9 5AB United Kingdom TEL: 44-020-8731-5555 SALES: 44-020-8731-5550 FAX: 44-020-8731-5511 SALES: 44-020-8731-5551 BBS: 44 (0) 181-235-5511 URL: www.dlink.co.uk E-MAIL: info@dlink.co.uk...

  • Page 213: Arranty And

    D-Link Branch Office nearest to the place of purchase. This Warranty applies on the condition that the product Registration Card is filled out and returned to a D-Link office within ninety (90) days of purchase. A list of D-Link offices is provided at the back of this manual, together with a copy of the Registration Card.

  • Page 214: Arranty And

    Hardware. Repaired or replacement Hardware will be warranted for the remainder of the original Warranty Period from the date of original retail purchase. If a material defect is incapable of correction, or if D-Link determines in its sole discretion that it is not practical to repair or replace the defective Hardware, the price paid by the original purchaser for the defective Hardware will be refunded by D-Link upon return to D-Link of the defective Hardware.
  • Page 215 Expedited shipping is available if shipping charges are prepaid by the customer. D-Link may reject or return any product that is not packaged and shipped in strict compliance with the foregoing requirements, or for which an RMA number is not visible from the outside of the package. The product owner agrees to pay D-Link’s reasonable handling and return shipping charges for any product that is not packaged and shipped in accordance with the foregoing requirements, or that is determined by D-Link not to be defective or non-conforming.
  • Page 216 FCC Warning: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

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