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Quick Start Configuration for Avaya
Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series
Release 5.7
NN47205-104
Issue 01.01
November 2013

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  • Page 1 Quick Start Configuration for Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series Release 5.7 NN47205-104 Issue 01.01 November 2013...
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  • Page 4 Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Installing a license file..........................50 Saving the configuration........................... 51 Storing the configuration files........................51 Shutting down and resetting a switch....................... 52 Chapter 6: Verification......................Pinging an IP device..........................55 Verifying the software release........................55 Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013...
  • Page 6 Displaying local alarms..........................56 Chapter 7: Next steps......................Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series Documentation for Release 5.7. Related resources Documentation For a list of the documentation for this product, see Documentation Reference for Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, NN47205–101. Training Ongoing product training is available. For more information or to register, see http://avaya- learning.com/.
  • Page 8 Introduction Videos are available on the Avaya support site, listed under the video document type, and on the Avaya-run channel on YouTube. To find videos on the Avaya support site, select the product name, and check the videos checkbox to see a list of available videos.

  • Page 9: Support

    Use the online service request system to create a service request. Chat with live agents to get answers to questions, or request an agent to connect you to a support team if an issue requires additional expertise. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013...
  • Page 10 Introduction Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2: New In This Release

    Chapter 2: New in this release This is a new document for Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series Release 5.7. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013...
  • Page 12 New in this release Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 13: Chapter 3: Fundamentals

    More information ships in the box with your new Ethernet Routing Switch 4000, including • an installation kit • a foldout poster, Quick Installation of Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, NN47205–304. For more information about hardware specifications and installation procedures, see Installing Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, NN47205-300.

  • Page 14: System Logon

    This access level is equivalent to SNMP read/ write community access. Secure and non-secure protocols The following table describes the secure and nonsecure protocols that Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 supports. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 15: Management Port

    HTTP. Management port The ERS 4000 series hardware is not equipped with a designated out-of-band (OOB) management port. Use the management port for OOB management when an IP address is assigned to that port. Use the console interface or the in-band switch IP address set from the console terminal through any network port to manage the switch.

  • Page 16: Password Encryption

    Refer to chapter 4: Connecting to the switch for details on connecting a terminal to the console port on the ERS 4000 Series switch. Password encryption The local passwords of the switch are stored in the configuration file, encrypted with an Avaya proprietary algorithm. Important: For security reasons, Avaya recommends that you configure the passwords to values other than the factory defaults.
  • Page 17 The following table contains the default user name and password that you can use to log on to Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 using EDM. For more information about changing the Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 passwords, see Configuring Security on Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, NN47205-505.
  • Page 18 From the menu bar, you can click the Device Physical View tab to open the Device Physical View any time during a session. Figure 1: Device Physical View EDM window The EDM window contains the following parts: Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 19 When you type the search string, the navigation tree changes to display only the entries associated with your search. To return to the full navigation tree display, click the x beside the Auto Complete Search dialog box. Figure 2: EDM window Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013...
  • Page 20 Fundamentals Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 21: Chapter 4: Connecting To The Switch

    Refer to Installing Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, NN47205–300 for a list of the terminal emulation settings that must be used with any terminal emulation software used to connect to the switch.
  • Page 22 Basic switch parameters have now been configured and saved. Important: Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series only supports the Avaya CLI, the old Bay Stack menu interface is not supported on this product. When the switch is set to factory default parameters, the CLI Quickstart appears which enables you to set default IP information.

  • Page 23: Configuring The Terminal

    If you set the terminal length to 0, the pagination is disabled and the display scrolls continuously. width Set the width of the terminal display in characters. By default, 79 characters are displayed. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013...
  • Page 24 Connecting to the switch Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 25: Chapter 5: Configuring The Switch Using Acli

    IP address, the system automatically modifies the stack IP address when in stack mode and the switch IP address when in standalone mode. Procedure 1. Press CTRL + Y after the Avaya banner appears. 2. Enter the Global Configuration command mode in ACLI. enable configure terminal 3.

  • Page 26: Configuring Bootp On The Current Instance Of The Switch Or Server

    Value of IP address ranges from 0.0.0.0 (no IP address assigned) to 255.255.255.255. For more information on IP addressing and subnet addressing, see Configuration — IP Routing and Multicast Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series (NN47205-506). Configuring BootP on the current instance of the switch or...

  • Page 27: Setting User Access Limitations Using Acli

    2. From the command prompt, use the cli password command to change the desired password. cli password {read-only | read-write} <password> Table 8: cli password parameters on page 28 explains the parameters for the cli password command. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013...
  • Page 28 • none: disables the password. • local: uses the locally defined password for serial console or Telnet access. • radius: uses RADIUS authentication for serial console or Telnet access. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 29: Setting User Access Limitations Using Edm

    6. Type the password for read-only access in the Read-Only Stack Password box. 7. Type the same password for read-only access in the Re-enter to verify box. 8. Type the password for read-write access in the Read-Write Stack Password box. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013...

  • Page 30: Configuring The Web And Telnet Password Using Edm

    Related topics: Procedure steps on page 30 Variable definitions on page 31 Procedure steps 1. From the navigation tree, double-click Security. 2. In the Security tree, click Web/Telnet/Console. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 31 The maximum length of the password is 15 characters. Read-Write Switch Password Specifies the read-write password for stack or switch access. The maximum length of the password is 15 characters. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013...

  • Page 32: Configuring Acli Banner

    4850GTS-PWR+(config)#banner custom 4850GTS-PWR+(config)#banner 1 "My Company Name" 4850GTS-PWR+(config)#banner 2 "123A My Address Avenue My Town CA 12345" 4850GTS-PWR+(config)#banner 3 "Phone: (123) 555-5555 * Fax (123) 555-5555" 4850GTS-PWR+(config)#banner 4 "http://www.mycompanywebsite.com" Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 33: Configuring System Identification

    Configuring system identification About this task Configure system identification to specify the system name, contact person, and location of the switch. Also, to add trap receiver to the trap-receiver table. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013...
  • Page 34 8. Configure SNMP host to add trap receiver to the trap-receiver table. snmp-server host <host-ip> <community-string> Variable definitions Use the data in the following table to use the snmp-server name command. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 35 <community-string> If you are using the proprietary method for SNMP, enter a community string that works as a password and permits access to the SNMP protocol. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013...

  • Page 36: Enabling Logging

    Configuring the switch using ACLI Enabling logging Use this procedure to enable the logging of system messages. For more information about logging, see Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 2500, 4000, and 5000 Series Logs Reference (NN47216-600). Procedure 1. Enter Global Configuration mode in ACLI:...

  • Page 37: Configuring Local Time Zone

    2. Enter the following command to enable SNTP: sntp enable 3. Configure the time zone by using the following command: clock time-zone zone hours [minutes] 4. Configure daylight savings using the following command: Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013...
  • Page 38 Optional: This is the number of minutes difference from UTC. Minutes can be any value between 0 and 59. Use the data in the following table to use the clock summer-time zone command. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 39: Configuring Clock

    1. Enable Global Configuration mode in ACLI: enable configure terminal 2. Set the clock source for the switch. clock source {ntp | sntp | sysUpTime } Related topics: Variable definitions on page 40 Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013...

  • Page 40: Variable Definitions

    5. Display all the static routes. show ip route static [<dest-ip>] [-s <subnet> <mask>] 6. Save the configuration. Variable definition Use the data in the following table to use the ip route command. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 41: Enabling Remote Access

    Use the following procedure to enable and configure remote access to the management features of the Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000. For more information, see Using ACLI and EDM on Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series (NN47205-102) and Configuring Systems on Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series (NN47205-500).

  • Page 42: Using Telnet To Log On To The Device

    • where <IPv4_address> is the IP address of the switch. The ERS 4000 standalone units use the default IP address of 192.168.1.1 if the switch does not get its IP address from another source. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 43: Enabling The Web Management Interface

    For more information about configuring the Web server to respond to HTTPS only, or both HTTPS and Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) client browser requests, see Configuring Security on Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, NN47205-505. Before you begin • Ensure that the switch is running.

  • Page 44: Configuring A Vlan

    Configuring the switch using ACLI For more information about the supported browsers, see Using ACLI and EDM on Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, NN47205-102 About this task Monitor the switch through a Web browser from anywhere on the network. By default, the Web interface uses a 15 minute time-out period.
  • Page 45 None 0x0000 Port Members: NONE VLAN #200 Protocol Declat Ether2 0x6004 Port Members: NONE my_vlan2 Voice None 0x0000 Port Members: NONE VLAN #500 Protocol Ether2 User-Def. 0x1774 Port Members: NONE Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013...

  • Page 46: Variable Definitions

    Specify an ipxSnap protocol-based VLAN. protocol-Netbios Specify a NetBIOS protocol-based VLAN. protocol-RarpEther2 Specify a RarpEther2 protocol-based VLAN. protocol-sna802.2 Specify an sna802.2 protocol-based VLAN. protocol-snaEther2 Specify an snaEther2 protocol-based VLAN. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 47: Configuring Vlan Using Edm

    Ensure you follow the VLAN configuration rules for Ethernet Routing Switch 4000. For more information on the VLAN configuration rules and on configuring a VLAN, see Configuring VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Multi-Link Trunking on Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, NN47205-501.
  • Page 48 This column is available only when the Spanning Tree administration operating mode is avayaSTG mode, when the operating mode is Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) or Rapid Spanning Tree Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 49 Values include: • ip • ipx802dot3 • ipx802dot2 • ipxSnap • ipxEthernet2 • decLat • sna802dot2 • snaEthernet2 • netBios • xns • vines • ipv6 • usrDefined • rarp Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013...

  • Page 50: Installing A License File

    USB port, you can also use a USB mass storage device to copy the license file to the switch. About this task Install a license file on Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 to enable licensed features. Procedure 1. Log on to Privileged EXEC mode in ACLI: enable 2.

  • Page 51: Saving The Configuration

    • You must log on to the Privileged EXEC mode in ACLI. About this task Before and after you upgrade your Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 software, make copies of the configuration files. If an error occurs, use backup configuration files to return Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 to a previous state.

  • Page 52: Shutting Down And Resetting A Switch

    Any configurations or login performed on the switch after you initiate the shutdown command are not saved to NVRAM and are lost after the reset. Procedure 1. Log on to Privileged EXEC mode in ACLI: enable 2. Enter the following command: Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 53 You must perform a timed reload command before making dynamic configuration changes to safeguard against the loss of remote connectivity. Procedure 1. Log on to Privileged EXEC mode in ACLI: enable 2. Enter the following command: Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013...
  • Page 54 <1-60> Specify the number of minutes that pass before the switch resets itself The default wait time is 10 minutes. cancel Cancel all scheduled switch shutdowns. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

  • Page 55: Chapter 6: Verification

    Pinging an IP device About this task Ping a device to test the connection between Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 and another network device. After you ping a device, the switch sends an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) packet to the target device. If the device receives the packet, then it sends a ping reply.
  • Page 56 Check alarms occasionally to ensure no alarms require additional operator attention. Procedure 1. Enter Global Configuration Mode: enable configure terminal 2. To display local alarms, enter the following command at the command prompt: show rmon alarm Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 57 Chapter 7: Next steps For more information about documents on how to configure other Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 features, see Documentation Reference for Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, NN47205– 101. For more information on new features of the Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 and important information about the latest release, see Release Notes for Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, NN47205-400.
  • Page 58 Next steps Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series November 2013 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

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