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Linksys Etherfast User Manual

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  • Page 1 Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Use this guide to install: Linksys EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch (EF24G2M) User Guide...
  • Page 2 Linksys reserves the right to revise or update its products, software, or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Migrate your network to Gigabit speed with the EtherFast Dual Gigabit Switch. Perfect for today’s network computing demands, this new Managed 24-Port Switch from Linksys delivers Layer 3 switching and blazing transfer speeds for your network applications with integrated Gigabit over cop- per connectivity.

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    Package Contents • One EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch • One Power Cord • Mounting Brackets (not shown) • One Serial/Console Cable (not shown) • User Guide • Registration Card (not shown) EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...

  • Page 5: The Rj-45 Ports

    Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ® ® The RJ-45 Ports The EtherFast ® twenty-four 10/100 RJ-45 ports. These RJ-45 ports support network speeds of either 10-100Mbps in half-duplex mode, or 20-200Mbps in full-duplex mode. Auto-sensing technology enables each port to automatically detect the speed of the device connected to it (10Mbps or 100Mbps), and adjust its speed and duplex accordingly.

  • Page 6: Installing The Switch

    30 seconds. Uplinking the Switch Any of the 26 ports on the EtherFast Switch can act as an uplink port, allowing you to uplink to other switches or hubs using a standard Ethernet connection. UTP Category 5e (or better) cable is recommended when using the Gigabit ports.

  • Page 7: Switch Management

    Switch Management Overview The Linksys EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch offers an easy-to-use, menu-driven configuration program. This program can be accessed by a console interface, a Web browser, a telnet connection, or SNMP/RMON. Using this configuration program, you can perform various switch configuration and management activities, including: •...
  • Page 8 Netscape Navigator 4.0 or above is suggested) from any computer attached to the network. The Switch has a default IP address of 192.168.1.254 and a default subnet address of 255.255.255.0. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...

  • Page 9: Configuring The Switch

    Password, and press Enter. When you select User Configuration from the Management Setup Menu (discussed later in this User Guide), you will be allowed to define a new administrator password. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...

  • Page 10: System Information Menu

    • System Information - Provides basic system descriptions, including con- tact information. • Switch Information - Shows hardware and firmware version numbers, power status, and Gigabit port usage of the Switch. Select OK to return to the previous panel. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...

  • Page 11: Management Setup Menu

    • Fan Power Status - Shows if power to fan is active or inactive. • G1 Information - Speed of the first Gigabit port. • G2 Information - Speed of the second Gigabit port. Select OK to return to the previous panel. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 12 IP interface for each VLAN that needs to con- nect to any device outside of its own VLAN group. Select OK to return to the previous panel. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 13 • Success/Failure - The number of times the specified site has responded— or not—to a ping request. Note: There is a 10-second interval between pings. Select Start to begin the test. Select Cancel to cancel the test. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 14 The range is 0, or 5 to 255 seconds, where 0 indicates disabled. Select Apply to make changes. Select OK to return to the previous panel. Select Cancel to cancel any changes. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 15 • Status - Sets administrative status of entry to enabled or disabled. Select Apply to make changes. Select OK to return to the previous panel. Select Cancel to cancel any changes. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 16 • Telnet - Authorizes management via a telnet connection. • HTTP - Authorizes management via HTTP, e.g., a Web browser. Select Add to add a user. Select OK to return to the previous panel. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 17 • Download Option - You may choose either Runtime Code or Post Code. Select Apply to make changes. Select OK to return to the previous panel. Select Cancel to cancel any changes. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...

  • Page 18: Device Control Menu

    • IP Menu - Configures the subnets for each VLAN group, global configu- ration for unicast and multicast routing protocols, and IGMP snooping. (Only displayed for multilayer mode) • Security Menu - Configures security settings here. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 19 • Multilayer - Switching based on MAC addresses will be used for all non-IP protocol traffic, and routing will be used for all IP protocol traffic. Select OK to return to the previous panel. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 20 • Current Type - Indicates the current speed and duplex mode. • Flow Control - Used to enable or disable flow control. Flow control can eliminate frame loss by “blocking” traffic from end stations or segments EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 21 • Port Count - Trunks can contain 2, 4, or 8 ports. • Port Number - The ports assigned to each trunk. Select OK to return to the previous panel. Select Add to add a trunk. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 22 • Address - The MAC address of a host device attached to this Switch. • Port - The switch port the host device is attached to. Select OK to confirm the changes. Select Cancel to cancel any changes. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 23 Select a blank space to indicate that there is no access to messages transmitted by that particular port. Select OK to confirm the changes. Select Cancel to cancel any changes. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 24 • Max Age - The maximum time (in seconds) a device can wait without receiving a configuration message before attempting to reconfigure. • GMRP - GMRP allows network devices to register endstations with multicast groups. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 25 This also provides a more secure and cleaner network environment. • VLAN Port Configuration - Configure GARP, the default VLAN identi- fier, default port priority, VLAN tagging on the attached link, GVRP and EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 26 Select Cancel to cancel any changes. Select Prev Port to view the previous port. Select Next Port to view the next port. To display a specific port, set the port number in the Page field and then press Apply. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 27 • Static Route - Configures a static route. • Default Route - Defines the router to which this Switch will forward all traffic for unknown networks. Select OK to return to the previous panel. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 28 • Proxy ARP - Proxy Address Resolution Protocol. • RIP - Routing Information Protocol for unicast routing. • DVMRP - Distance-Vector Multicast Routing Protocol. Select OK to confirm the changes. Select Cancel to cancel any changes. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 29 The ARP Configuration screen allows you to specify the timeout duration. • ARP Timeout - Duration of timeout (in minutes). Select Apply to make changes. Select OK to return to the previous panel. Select Cancel to cancel any changes. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 30 The Add BOOTP Relay Server screen allows you to add an entry. • IP Address - IP address of server. Select OK to return to the previous panel. Select Cancel to cancel any changes. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 31 • Interface - The index number of the IP interface that will use this static ARP entry. (Port “0” refers to the CPU.) Select OK to return to the previous panel. Select Cancel to cancel any changes. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 32 • Interface - Identification number for interface of static ARP entry. • Routing Metric - Indicate the number of hopes to the destination network. Select OK to return to the previous panel. Select Cancel to cancel any changes. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 33 • Security Mode - Enable/disable the Learning mode here. • IP Filtering Configuration - Configures IP filtering settings. (Only avail- able when the Switch is in multilayer mode) Select OK to return to the previous panel. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 34 • Learning Function - Enables/disables Learning function for security filtering. Select Apply to make a change. Select OK to return to the previous panel. Select Cancel to cancel any change. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...

  • Page 35: Network Monitor Menu

    * These options are not available when the Switch is in multilayer mode. Select Apply to make changes. Select OK to return to the previous panel. Select Cancel to cancel any changes. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 36 • RMON Statistics - Displays statistics for each port from RMON group 1 (RMON groups 2, 3, and 9 can only be accessed using SNMP manage- ment software). Select OK to return to the previous panel. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 37 • Deferred Transmissions - A count of frames for which the first trans- mission attempt on a particular interface is delayed because the medium was busy. • Excessive Collisions - The number of frames for which transmission failed due to excessive collisions. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 38 • Broadcast Frames - The total number of good frames received that were directed to the broadcast address. This does not include multicast packets. • CRC/Alignment Errors - The number of CRC/alignment errors (FCS or alignment errors). EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 39 Select Prev Page to view the previous page. Select Next Page to view the next page. To display a specific page, set the page number in the Page field and then press Apply. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 40 • Hold Time - The minimum interval between the transmission of consec- utive Configuration BPDUs. • Designated Root - The priority and MAC address of the device in the Spanning Tree that this switch has accepted as the root device. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 41 Spanning Tree. • Root Cost - The path cost from the root port on this Switch to the root device. Select OK to return to the previous panel. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 42 Select Prev Page to view the previous page. Select Next Page to view the next page. To display a specific page, set the page number in the Page field and then press Apply. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 43 • Learned by - Shows if this entry was learned dynamically or via IGMP Snooping. An entry is learned dynamically if a multicast packet was seen crossing the port, or via IGMP Snooping if an IGMP registration packet was seen crossing the port. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 44 Select Prev Page to view the previous page. Select Next Page to view the next page. To display a specific page, set the page number in the Page field and then press Apply. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 45 Indirect: A remote IP subnetwork or host address Myself: A switch IP address on a specific IP subnetwork Bcast: A subnetwork broadcast address Mcast: An IP multicast address Invalid: An illegal IP address to be filtered EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 46 If no member- ship report has been received, this object has the value 0.0.0.0. • Up Time - The time elapsed since this entry was created. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 47 Select Prev Page to view the previous page. Select Next Page to view the next page. To display a specific page, set the page number in the Page field and then press Apply. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...

  • Page 48: System Restart Menu

    Select Prev Page to view the previous page. Select Next Page to view the next page. To display a specific page, set the page number in the Page field and then press Apply. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...

  • Page 49: Exit

    Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch. If your situ- ation is described here, the problem should be solved by applying the corre- sponding solution. If you can’t find an answer here, check the Linksys web- site at www.linksys.com.
  • Page 50 • Check that the null-modem serial cable conforms to the pin-out con- nections provided below. DB-9 Port Pin Assignments Console Port to 9-Pin COM Port on PC Console Port to 25-Pin DCE Port on Modem EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...

  • Page 51: Upgrading Firmware Via The Serial Port

    Press 5: Baud Rate = 115200 Select a number and then press <ENTER> !!! 5 Please change local console BaudRate to exact rate and press <ENTER>!!! EtherFast Series EtherFast ® 3. Change your baud rate to the selected value, and press Enter to enable download.

  • Page 52: Glossary

    An IP address is automatically assigned for a specific length of time. CAT 3 - ANSI/EIA (American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industries Association) Standard 568 is one of several standards that specify EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 53 Can be passive, where there is no amplification of the signals; or active, where the hubs are used like repeaters to provide an extension of the cable that connects to a workstation. EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...
  • Page 54 The agents return information contained in a MIB (Management Information Base), which is a data structure that defines what is obtainable from the device and what can be controlled (turned off, on, etc.). EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ®...

  • Page 55: Specifications

    FROM THE PRODUCT’S PACKAGING ON HAND WHEN CALLING. RETURN REQUESTS CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PROOF OF PURCHASE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LINKSYS’ LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT FROM DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDEN- TAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, ITS ACCOMPANYING SOFTWARE, OR ITS DOCU- MENTATION.

  • Page 56: Contact Information

    Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below. Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) Tech Support 888-793-5932 RMA Issues 949-261-1288 949-261-8868 Email support@linksys.com http://www.linksys.com FTP Site ftp.linksys.com...
  • Page 57 : / / w w w. l i n k s y s . c o m © Copyright 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Printed in the USA.

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