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  • Page 1 KS-2300/KS-2600 Intelligent Switch User's Guide...
  • Page 2 We make no warranties with respect to this documentation and disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability, quality, or fitness for any particular purpose. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. We reserve the right to make revisions to this publication without obligation to notify any person or entity of any such changes.
  • Page 3 About this manual . . . This manual is a general manual for different models of our Intelligent Switch. They are similar in operation but have different hardware configuration. These models are 1. Non-fully-modularized model (24-only or 24+2G models) Module Slot Front Side It has 24 10/100Mbps RJ45 MDIX ports and one module slot on front panel for 100BaseFX extension.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Content CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ...............1 1.1 P ...............1 ACKAGE ONTENTS 1.2 I ............1 NSTALLATION ROCEDURE CHAPTER 2 WHERE TO PLACE THE SWITCH........2 2.1 P ...2 LACING THE NTELLIGENT WITCH ON A ESK OR HELF 2.2 M ...2 OUNTING THE NTELLIGENT WITCH NTO A CHAPTER 3 CONFIGURE THE SWITCH..........4...
  • Page 5 Static Filtering ............32 Spanning Tree .............33 Spanning Tree Configurations....33 Spanning T ree Port States .......34 Spanning Tree Path Cost......34 Spanning Tree Port Priorities ....35 SNMP ..............37 Other Protocols ...........38 Port Trunking .............40 Port Mirroring ............41 QoS Setup.............42 Global Setting ..........43 Logical Port ..........45 VLAN............46 ToS..............46...
  • Page 6 4.3 RMON MIB (RFC 1757) MIB (RFC 1493) .....58 RIDGE 4.3.1 RMON Group Supported............58 4.3.2 Bridge Group Supported............59 CHAPTER 5 CONFIGURE THE NETWORK CONNECTION..60 5.1 C ....60 ONNECTING EVICES TO NTELLIGENT WITCH 5.2 T ......60 RUNKING TO NOTHER THERNET WITCH...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The Intelligent Switch is a high performance Ethernet/ Fast Ethernet NWay auto-negotiation switch with SNMP/RMON web-based management function. From a departmental backbone managing lower-level switches, hubs and workstations to high-speed switch-to-switch and switch-to-server links, this Intelligent Switch delivers outstanding performance in every environment. With IGMP and VLAN functions, this Intelligent Switch ensures maximum bandwidth by reducing multicast transmissions and distributing data over the most efficient media and pathway.

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Where To Place The Switch

    Chapter 2 Where To Place the Switch The Intelligent Switch can be place on a flat surface (your desk, shelf or table) or mounted onto a rack. Place the Intelligent Switch at a location with these connection considerations in mind: l The switch configuration does not break the rules as specified in Chapter l The switch is accessible and cables can be connected easily to it.
  • Page 9 screws to mount the hub onto the standard EIA 19-inch rack.

  • Page 10: Chapter 3 Configure The Switch

    Chapter 3 Configure the Switch 3.1 Introduction [ 1 ] Overview The Intelligent Switch provides a user-friendly, menu driven console interface. Using this interface, you can perform various switch configuration and management activities, including: - Configuring system and port parameters. - Assigning an IP address.
  • Page 11 settings before you log on to the Intelligent Switch. You can change this default setting, if desired, after you log on. 2. Remote Management : You can manage the Intelligent Switch remotely by having a remote host establish a Telnet connection to the Intelligent Switch via an Ethernet or modem link.

  • Page 13: Configure The Switch By Console

    3.2 Configure the Switch by Console The Intelligent Switch provides a menu-driven console interface for configuration purposes. The switch can be configured either locally through its console port or remotely via a Telnet/Http/SNMP session. (The settings will take effect immediate. If you want to save them, please select "Save Settings"...
  • Page 14 Map of Functions in Menu : Basic General System Name, Software Version, Password, Http Management Enable/Disable, . . . LAN Port Port Physical Configuration, Mac ID Console Port Console Port Settings Advances L2 Switching VLAN & PVID VLAN Settings / Status Management Database Perspective...
  • Page 15 Restore Restore the factory default settings. Default Settings Reboot Reboot the switch.

  • Page 16: Performing Basic Management Activities

    3.2.2 Performing Basic Management Activities Basic management activities consist of General, LAN port, and Console port tasks. To perform basic management activities: 1. Select "Basic Management" and the function table will appear in the screen. 2. Select a function and press Enter. Menu Description General...

  • Page 17: Lan Port

    user to re-type the new password after the new password being entered. If the new password has been confirmed by the system, the "Password changed" message appears. Please press "Enter" to remove the message and return to the General screen. Otherwise, there must be something wrong in the new password entering and the new password did not take effect.

  • Page 18: Console Port

    2. Physical Address : This function can display the physical port address. n Console Port : Lets you change the console baud rate, flow control method, modem control, and setup string; enable or disable SLIP; and configure the SLIP address and SLIP subnet mask.
  • Page 19 5. SLIP : Enable or disable the SLIP function of the Intelligent Switch console port. If you enable SLIP, a message tells you that the console port becomes accessible only through the SLIP protocol after you logout from the current console screen. If you enable SLIP, please also specify a SLIP address and SLIP subnet mask.

  • Page 20: Performing Advanced Management Activities

    3.2.3 Performing Advanced Management Activities Advanced management activities consist of the L2 switching database, L3 IP networking, bridging, static filtering, spanning tree, SNMP, other protocols (GVRP and IGMP), port trunking, port mirroring, and software upgrade. To perform advanced management activities: 1.
  • Page 21 SNMP SNMP Configuration of the switch Other Protocols Enable/Disable IGMP and GVRP protocols Port Trunking Configure Port Trunking for Trunking Connection Port Mirroring Port Mirroring Configuration QoS Setup Configure the QoS operation of the switch File Transfer For Software upload/download operation...

  • Page 22: L2 Switching Database

    n L2 Switching DataBase Lets you view and configure the switch from VLAN, MAC address, IP multicast group, port perspectives. If you select L2 Switching DataBase from the Advanced Management screen, the screen will appear. Intelligent Switch viewed from the four perspectives in the L2 Switching DataBase screen. These four views allow a network administrator to manage and monitor VLANs and their associated MAC addresses and ports status effectively.
  • Page 23 For tagged port, they should be connected to tagged devices. If these tagged packets are forwarded to untagged ports, the tag will be removed from the packets. If "VLAN Settings " is selected, the following screen will appear. You can do the following operations from this screen. 1.
  • Page 24 Highlight the VLAN you want to delete and press "-" (- key). A message will ask whether you are sure you want to delete the VLAN ID. Select "Yes" and the VLAN will be deleted. 3. View VLAN activities : The following procedure describes how to use the VLAN Perspective screen to view activities for a particular VLAN.

  • Page 25: Ip Multicast Group Perspective

    a). Highlight an existing VLAN and press Enter. Then select the "VLAN Settings". The following screen will appear. b). To add ports to VLAN, use "+" (Shift key & + key) to add a switch port to the VLAN. Select Tagged or Untagged port first. Then select the port number.

  • Page 26: Mac Address Perspective

    the screen, highlight an address and press the Enter key. c). To view the VLAN and IP multicast group addresses associated with the MAC address, highlight a host in the Hosts screen and press Enter. A VLAN/IP Multicast Group Membership screen will appear. u MAC Address Perspective : The MAC address perspective lets you view all characteristics associated...
  • Page 27 a). Highlight the port number whose corresponding VLANs activities you want to view. Press the Enter key. A screen with a list of the MAC addresses for the selected VLAN and the corresponding VLAN memberships will appear. b). Use Tab key to switch to the MAC Addresses screen if it is the current screen.
  • Page 28 confirm screen to reset the counters. Or, select No to not reset them. b). To view statistics for a port, highlight the desired port and press the Enter key. A screen similar to the one appears, showing the statistics for the port you selected. c).
  • Page 29 the connected ports. "No MAC Learning" is a static user limit function - only these Mac addresses are allowed. "Set Learning Limit" is a dynamic user number limit function – any Mac addresses in the limited number are allowed to access network through the ports. Note: If you select "Set Learning Limit"...

  • Page 30: Ip Networking

    n IP Networking Lets you view or change IP settings, ARP routing table parameters, parameters, DHCP gateway settings, and ping settings. select Networking from Advanced Management screen, the IP Networking screen appears. u IP & RIP Setting : If you select IP & RIP Settings from the "IP Networking" screen, an "IP Settings"...

  • Page 31: Arp Table

    Notes: 1. The IP and its subnet setting of the switch are assigned based on VLAN. 2. This switch allows user to assign different IP subnet on different VLANs. 3. The RIP operation of the switch is for internal routing between the IP subnet assigned on different VLANs.

  • Page 32: Routing Table

    2). Deleting Static ARP Table Entries If you no longer need a static entry in the ARP table, use the following procedure to delete it. There is no precautionary message that appears before you delete a static ARP table entry. Therefore, be sure you want to delete the entry before doing so.
  • Page 33 Mask The related IP sub-network mask to which the switch can route packets. Gateway The IP address of the router at the next hop. Metric The number of hops needed between the switch and the destination network. VLAN The VLAN within which the gateway or destination resides. Type The IP route type for the IP subnetwork.

  • Page 34: Dhcp Gateway Setting

    before you delete an entry in the routing table. Therefore, be sure you want to delete the entry before doing so. - Highlight the Routing table entry you want to delete and press "-". The entry will be deleted. 3). Searching for Routing Table Entries To search for entries in the Routing table, press S in the Routing Table screen.
  • Page 35 a). Highlight the appropriate VLAN ID and press Enter. A screen similar to the following appears. b). To add a relay IP, hold down the Shift key and press +. A setup screen will appear. Highlight the appropriate interface and press Enter. c).

  • Page 36: Ping

    where the client is located. Then, depending on the configuration setup, the switch either: - Forwards the packet to a specific server as defined in the switch' configuration using unicast routing, or - Broadcasts the DHCP Request again to another directly attached IP subnet specified in the switch configuration for the receiving IP subnet.

  • Page 37: Bridging

    n Bridging Lets you view and change the aging period for a MAC address. If you select Bridging from the Advanced Management screen, the Bridging Parameters screen appears. a). To change the aging time, highlight Aging Time (seconds) and press Enter.

  • Page 38: Static Filtering

    n Static Filtering Lets you view, add, delete, or search all source or destination addresses to be filtered. If you select Static Filtering from the Advanced Management screen, the Static Filtering screen appears. The "Out-Filters" function will filter out these packets with the source/destination addresses in the out-filters table, i.e.

  • Page 39: Spanning Tree

    n Spanning Tree The Spanning Tree function can be used to prevent network loops, and to provide backup links with another network device. It can ensure that only one route exists between any two stations on the network. (Note: Whenever any network connection configuration is changed, the new connection will start to work after about 30 seconds later if spanning tree is enable.

  • Page 40: Spanning Tree Port States

    Note: 1. Bridge Priority : Bridge priority is for selecting the root device, root port, and designated port. The device with the highest priority (lowest value) becomes the STA root device. If all devices have the same priority, the device with the lowest MAC address will then become the root device. 2.

  • Page 41: Spanning Tree Port Priorities

    If you highlight Spanning Tree Path Costs in the Spanning Tree Protocol screen and press the Enter key, a Spanning Tree Path Costs screen appears. If you want to change the spanning tree path cost, highlight the port that you want to change and press Enter.
  • Page 42 If you want to change the spanning tree path priorities, highlight the port that you want to change and press Enter. Enter the new path priorities in the prompt screen and press Enter. The value is from 0 to 255 and a low value gives the port a greater likelihood of becoming a Root port.

  • Page 43: Snmp

    n SNMP Let you view and change all SNMP-related information. If you select SNMP from the Advanced Management screen, the SNMP Configurations screen appears. This switch supports SNMP agent function and you can configure SNMP settings (community name, trap host, trap events,…) here. If you want to change the configuration, highlight the item that you want to change and press Enter.

  • Page 44: Other Protocols

    n Other Protocols You can enable / disable GVRP and IGMP protocols here. The GVRP (GARP VLAN Registration Protocol) protocol can handle the VLAN activity inside the switch and between switches. The IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) protocol can handle IP multicast activity in the network.
  • Page 45 Notes: IGMP Protocol (IGMP Snooping and IP Multicast Filtering) The Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) runs between hosts and their immediately neighboring multicast routers. The protocol's mechanisms allow a host to inform its local router that it wants to receive transmissions addressed to a specific multicast group.

  • Page 46: Port Trunking

    n Port Trunking This switch supports two/three trunking connectons maximum – t w o trunking connections for 10/100M ports, one trunking connections for gigabit ports if your model has gigabit ports. It is port-based manually setting. Here is the configuration screen. The switch treats these trunking connection ports as one connection.

  • Page 47: Port Mirroring

    n Port Mirroring Using Port Mirroring from the Advanced Management screen, you can mirror one port to another port for network traffic monitoring. From the Advanced Management screen, highlight Port Mirroring and press the Enter key. The screen appears. a). Highlight one index and press Enter. The screen will appear. b).

  • Page 48: Qos Setup

    n QoS Setup QoS (Quality of Service) is a quite important issue for network devices now because there are so many different data are transferred in the network – phone call, audio, video, web business, email, file transfer, web access and so on.

  • Page 49: Global Setting

    Define the transmit priority and drop rate operation in the switch for each priority value in ToS. Profile Define the QoS operation profiles for packet transmit scheduling of each priority queue on ports Port Assign the operation profile for each physical port Configuration Rate Control Setup the traffic rate allowed on each port...
  • Page 50 3. ToS/VLAN Tag Preference : Select the preference priority information in packets – priority in ToS or priority in VLAN tag. ToS is the abbreviation of "Type of Service” and it is an 8-bit field in IP packet. Here is its definition. Bit 0-2 : Precedence.

  • Page 51: Logical Port

    u Logical Port You can configure the QoS operation of different TCP/IP logical (service) ports in the switch with this function. There are three types of logical ports can be configured in the function. 1. User-Defined Port : This switch allows 8 user-defined TCP/IP logical ports for QoS operation.

  • Page 52: Vlan

    3. Range Port : In "Range Logical Port", you can define the drop priority and transmit priority for some range of TCP/IP logical ports. u VLAN You can configure the QoS operation – drop priority and transmit priority for each priority value in VLAN tag. Select one of them and you can configure the QoS configuration of this priority.
  • Page 53 performance guarantees are required. The SP traffic should be either policed or implicitly bounded (e.g. if the traffic of the queue with SP is very light and predictable patterned). 2. Delay Bound : It is a delay assurance algorithm of the switch. It can dynamically adjusts its scheduling and dropping criteria, guide by the queue occupancies and the due dates of their head-of-line(HOL) frames.
  • Page 54 Profile 10 Enable Disable 25%, 50%, 12.5%, 12.5% Option 3 You can configure the WFQ setting in each profile and select four of the ten profiles to be the active profiles for the scheduling operation on each port of the switch. For the profile setting, you have to select Megabit Ports Profile or Gigabit Ports Profile first.

  • Page 55: Port Configuration

    1. Port Using This Profile : Show the ports using this profile. 2. Strict Priority : Show the Strict Priority setting of this profile. 3. Delay Sensitive Application : Show the Delay Bound setting of the profile. 4. Profile Name : The name of this profile. You can modify it. 5.

  • Page 56: Rate Control

    u Rate Control With this function, you can set the traffic rate control for each physical port. (You can set the rate control for 10/100M ports only.) This switch supports 10 levels rate control from line speed. You select one of the ten levels to limit the traffic rate allowed on ports.

  • Page 57: File Transfer

    n File Transfer You can upload or download the software running in the switch here. If you select File Transfer from the Advanced Management screen, the Software Upgrade screen appears. You can do the files transfer with TFTP (through network connection) or Kermit (through console connection) protocols.
  • Page 58 c). Press Esc and confirm the file transfer (Yes or No). 2. Send File Via TFTP Before doing this operation, you have to check the connection between the switch and the TFTP server by ping operation first. Highlight "Send File Via TFTP" and press Enter. Then select the file name and set the IP address of the TFTP server.

  • Page 59: Other Functions In The Main Menu

    3.2.3 Other Functions in the Main Menu n Logout : You can logout from the switch with this function. n Save Setting You can save the settings to flash chip with this function. All the settings in the configuring process will take effect immediately. But they will be lost after power off.

  • Page 60: Configure The Intelligent Switch By Web Browser

    3.3 Configure the Intelligent Switch by Web Browser The Intelligent Switch provides a web-browser interface for configuration/ management purposes. After the IP address of the Intelligent Switch has been assigned through the console interface, you can connect to the Intelligent Switch with web-browser for configuration or management. (Please refer to "Assigning an IP Address to the Intelligent Switch"...

  • Page 61: Performing Advanced Management Activities

    3.3.3 Performing Advanced Management Activities You can perform advanced configuration/management with the "Advanced Setup" button in the homepage. That is almost the same as the "Advanced Management" function in console interface. Please refer to Section 3.2.2 for the details of the advanced management. 3.3.4 File Transfer, Reboot, Logout and Save Setting You can do these functions in the "...
  • Page 62 these functions in console interface. Please refer to Section 3.2.3 for the details of these functions.

  • Page 63: Chapter 4 Snmp And Rmon Management

    Chapter 4 SNMP and RMON Management 4.1 Overview RMON is an abbreviation for the Remote Monitoring MIB (Management Information Base). RMON is a system defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) document RFC 1757, which defines how networks can be monitored remotely.

  • Page 64: Rmon Mib (Rfc 1757) And Bridge Mib (Rfc 1493)

    • Generating an SNMP TRAP frame message to the Network Management Station if the threshold of a certain MIB counter is reached or if other trap conditions (such as the following) are met: - Warm start - Cold start - Link up - Link down - Authentication failure - Rising alarm...

  • Page 65: Bridge Group Supported

    value of a specific MIB variable exceeds a threshold, falls below a threshold, or exceeds or falls below a threshold. • RMON Event Group - allows a network administrator to define actions based on alarms. SNMP Traps are generated when RMON Alarms are triggered.

  • Page 66: Chapter 5 Configure The Network Connection

    Chapter 5 Configure the Network Connection 5.1 Connecting Devices to Intelligent Switch [ Connection Guidelines: ] l Use Category 3 or 5 twisted-pair Ethernet cable when connecting 10BaseT devices to the Intelligent Switch and up to 100 meters. l Use Category 5 twisted-pair Ethernet cable when connecting 100BaseTX devices to the Intelligent Switch and up to 100 meters.

  • Page 67: Connecting To Another Ethernet Switch/Hub (Non-Trunking)

    2. Connect from the trunking ports of the Intelligent Switch to the trunking ports of another switch. The following figure is an example of trunk connection from the Intelligent Switch. Because the UTP ports of the switch are MDIX ports, you may need to use "Crossover"...

  • Page 68: Application

    5.4 Application An Ethernet switch can be used to overcome the hub to hub connectivity limitations as well as improve overall network performance. Switch makes intelligent decisions about where to send network traffic based on the destination address of the packet. As a result, the switch can significantly reduce unnecessary traffic.
  • Page 69 Gigabit Connection Switch Switch Power User Workgroup Workgroup...

  • Page 70: Chapter 6 Leds Conditions Defined

    Chapter 6 LEDs Conditions Defined The Intelligent Switch LEDs provide useful information about the switch and the status of all individual ports. STATUS CONDITION Power The Intelligent Switch is receiving power. *Fault It will be ON when booting and go OFF when running.

  • Page 71: Chapter 7 Add/Remove Module

    Chapter 7 Add/Remove Module 7.1 For non-fully modularized models This model supports one 1/2-port 100BaseFX modules (at front panel) and two 1-port gigabit TX/SX/LX modules (at rear panel for 24+2G model). Because this switch does not support hot-swap function, please turn off the switch before adding or removing module to/from the switch.
  • Page 72 9. Connect network cables to the connectors on the module. If the connected devices are working, the Link/Act LED will be ON. Note: We suggest you to keep these removed module slot covers. It can be use when these modules are removed in the future. [ Remove Modules from the Switch at Front Panel ] 1.
  • Page 73 5. Power ON the switch.

  • Page 74: For Fully Modularized Models

    7.2 For fully modularized models This model supports three 8-port 10/100Mbps TX/FX modules (at front panel) and two 1-port gigabit TX/SX/LX modules (at rear panel for 24+2G model). Because this switch does not support hot-swap function, please turn off the switch before adding or removing module to/from the switch. -- Modules at Front Side -- Modules (8-port) Front Side...
  • Page 75 2. If the switch is rack-mounted, you have to remove the switch from rack first. 3. Loosen the screws of the module with screwdriver. Two at the front side, one at bottom side. 4. Remove the module slowly from the module slot. 5.

  • Page 77: Chapter 8 Faq

    Chapter 8 FAQ [ Q1 ] How to configure the switch to make the users connected on the switch cannot send/get packets to/from each other but all of them can share one Internet connection ? [ A ] You can configure the VLAN on the switch to “Concentration Mode” for this application.
  • Page 78 2. Go back to the main menu with Esc. 3. The setting will take effect immediately. If you want to save it, go back to the main menu with Esc and select [Save Setting]. [ Q3 ] How to limit only some user can access network on some port ? [ A ] Please follow the steps to do it.
  • Page 79 If a port in VLAN is set to untagged port, all the packets sent out from the port will be no tag in side (untagged). If these packets are tagged when they come to the switch, the tag will be removed when they are transferred from this port.
  • Page 80 That can meet the request for a trunking connection. If any cable in the trunk is broken, the traffic in that cable will be transferred to another cables in the trunk and their traffic will not stop. [ Q10 ] How does this switch support QoS function ? [ A ] With delay bounded, strict priority, and/or WFQ transmission scheduling, and WRED dropping schemes, the switch provides powerful QoS functions for various multimedia and mission-critical applications.

  • Page 81: Product Features/Specification

    A. Product Features/Specification A.1 Features l Prevents packet loss with back pressure and IEEE802.3x flow control l Web-based management provides the ability to completely manage the switch from any web browser l SNMP/Telnet interface deliver complete in-band management l Supports IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol l Supports RMON agent l VLAN (IEEE 802.1Q) with GVRP supports up to 128 groups l Supports IP Multicasting through IGMP Snooping...
  • Page 82 Transmission method Store-and-forward Address Table 12K entries Packet Buffer 2M bytes Flow Control Back pressure for half duplex, IEEE802.3x for full duplex LED Display Per Port : Link/Act, FDX/Col Per Device : Power, Fault Operation Temperature Standard Operating: 0 to 50℃ Humidity 5% to 95% (Non-condensing) [ Management Support ]...
  • Page 83 Network Management One RS232 port as local control console Telnet remote control console SNMP agent : MIB-2 (RFC 1213) Bridge MIB (RFC1493) RMON MIB (RFC1757) - statistics, history, alarms and events VLAN MIB (802.1Q) Web browser support based on HTTP server and CGI parser Software Update TFTP/Kermit software-upgrade capability...

  • Page 84: Compliances

    B. Compliances EMI Certification FCC Class A Certification (USA) Warning: This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a...

  • Page 85: Warranty

    C. Warranty We warrant to the original owner that the product delivered in this package will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of warranty time from the date of purchase from us or the authorized reseller. The warranty does not cover the product if it is damaged in the process of being installed.

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