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Omnitron Systems Technology Omnitron iConverter GX/TM2 User Manual

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  • Page 1 ® iConverter GX/TM2 Media Converter Network Interface Device STANDALONE AND PLUG-IN MODULE USER MANUAL Release 3.4...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Overview ... 3 General Description ... 3 1.1.1 Advanced Features ... 3 Port Structure ... 4 Overview ... 4 2.1.1 Management Port... 4 2.1.2 UTP and Fiber Ports ... 4 2.1.3 Backplane Ethernet Ports ... 4 Installation Procedure ... 5 Overview ...

  • Page 3: Overview

    OVERVIEW This document describes the installation and configuration of the iConverter GX/TM2 standalone Network Interface Device and plug-in modules. The difference between the module types are indicated using the following legend throughout this User Manual: GENERAL DESCRIPTION ® The Omnitron iConverter GX/TM2 is a carrier-class media converter and a Network Interface Device (NID) that provides 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX or 1000BASE-T (10/100/1000 UTP) to 1000BASE-X Fiber media conversion with integrated management.

  • Page 4: Port Structure

    PORT STRUCTURE OVERVIEW The front panel of the GX/TM2 provides access to the management (serial console), UTP and fiber ports. The fiber port will vary depending on the connector type; ST, SC, MT-RJ, LC or SFP supporting 1000BASE-FX transceivers. The plug-in module features two additional Ethernet backplane ports for connectivity via the chassis backplane.

  • Page 5: Installation Procedure

    To configure the module with additional features, see Section 4.0, “Detailed Module Configuration”. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19-Module Chassis 5-Module Chassis Page 5 “A” Data bus Managed Power Chassis iConverter ™ by Omnitron Systems Technology, Inc. 2-Module Chassis...

  • Page 6: Configuring Dip-Switches

    CONFIGURING DIP-SWITCHES The GX/TM2 plug-in module has two board-mounted DIP-switches. The standalone unit has one bank of DIP-switches. The locations of the DIP-switches are illustrated below. 3.2.1 Board-Mounted Bank 1 Settings DIP-switch Bank 1 is available on both the plug-in and standalone modules. The table indicates the position of the switch;...
  • Page 7 NOTE: When the fiber optic port operates in Auto-Negotiation mode, the port advertises for Pause. When the fiber optic port operates in Manual mode, Pause is disabled. NOTE: The fiber optic port of the GX/TM2 works in Full-Duplex mode in both Auto and Manual Negotiation modes.
  • Page 8 3.2.1.3 SW3 - UTP Speed Gigabit/10-100 “1000/10-100” When the “1000/10-100” DIP-switch is in the “1000” position (factory default), the UTP always operates in 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-Negotiation mode. The UTP port auto-negotiates to a speed of 10Mbps, 100Mbps or 1000Mbps with the connected UTP device. In this mode, the UTP “AN/Man” and UTP “100/10” DIP-switches have no effect.

  • Page 9: Board-Mounted Bank 2 Settings

    For detailed information on the operation of the different Link Modes, download the application note “iConverter Link Modes” available on Omnitron’s web page: http://www.omnitron-systems.com/downloads.php 3.2.2 Board-Mounted Bank 2 Settings DIP-switch Bank 2 is available on the plug-in module only. Switch A-DS: Port A Disabled B-DS: Port B Disabled M/SL:...

  • Page 10: Installing The Module And Connecting Cables

    INSTALLING THE MODULE AND CONNECTING CABLES Carefully slide the module into an open slot in the chassis. Align the module with the installation guides and ensure that the module is firmly seated against the backplane. Secure the module by fastening the front panel thumbscrew (push in and turn clockwise to tighten) to the chassis front.

  • Page 11: Configuring The Module Via Command Line Interface

    CONFIGURING THE MODULE VIA COMMAND LINE INTERFACE To configure, attach the GX/TM2 to a DB-9 serial (RS-232) equipped computer with terminal emulation software such as HyperTerminal. The GX/TM2 Serial Console Port (DCE) is a mini DIN-6 female connector which can be changed to a DB-9 connector with the included adapter (Part #8082-0). Attach the ends of a serial cable to the serial port of the PC and the Serial Console Port of the GX/TM2.
  • Page 12 Management Options screen. If a password has been set, the Password Entry screen will be displayed. Type the password and press <ENTER>, the GX/TM2 will respond with the Management Options screen. Omnitron Systems Technology, Inc. Copyright 2001-2007 OST, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

  • Page 13: Setting Ip And Control Preferences

    3.4.1 Setting IP and Control Preferences An IP address is required for the SNMP manager to address the GX/TM2. The factory default setting is 192.168.1.220. The IP address can be configured manually or automatically as a DHCP client. 3.4.1.1 Setting IP Parameters Manually To manually configure the IP address and control parameters, select 3 from the Management Options screen.
  • Page 14 3.4.1.2 Setting IP Parameters as DHCP Client To configure the IP automatically as a DHCP client, select 9 from the Management Options screen. The Other Networking Features screen will appear. Management Options Network Management Chassis and Module Management Set Module Identifier Management Module Preferences IP and Control Preferences SNMP Preferences...
  • Page 15 NOTE: When the NMM is installed into the chassis and is set to Remote OAM, the chassis number of the GX/TM2 is automatically assigned by the NMM. IP and Control Preferences Screen Set IP Set Subnet Mask Set Gateway Chassis Number Chassis Name (also sysName) Enable/Disable TELNET Enable/Disable FTP...

  • Page 16: Setting Snmp Preferences

    IP and Control Preferences Screen Set IP Set Subnet Mask Set Gateway Chassis Number Chassis Name (also sysName) Enable/Disable TELNET Enable/Disable FTP Enable/Disable Soft Switch Reload TELNET Password 10: FTP Password 11: Serial Password Enter Choice, Management Options Screen(0), (H)elp, E(x)it > To save the new values, select 0 and press <ENTER>...
  • Page 17 SNMP Preferences Screen Chassis Number 1: sysContact 2: sysLocation 3: SNMP Writes SNMP v1/v2c ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4: Read Community 5: Write Community 6: Agent SNMP V3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 7: Agent 8: User 1 name (read only) 9: User 2 name (read/write) admin 10: User 1 Security 11: User 1 Privacy pwd 12: User 1 Authen.
  • Page 18 authNoPriv provides authentication based on the HMAC-MD5 algorithm and authPriv provides DES 56-bit encryption based on the HMAC-MD5 algorithm. To set User 1 security, select 10 at the SNMP Preferences screen, press <ENTER> and then follow the screen prompts. To set the User 2 security, select 13 at the SNMP Preferences screen, press <ENTER> and then follow the screen prompts.

  • Page 19: Enabling/Disabling Soft-Switch Reload

    3.4.3 Enabling/Disabling Soft-switch Reload The Soft-switch Reload function controls the configurations of the GX/TM2 and other iConverter modules managed by the GX/TM2 following a power up. To enable this feature, type 3 from the Management Options screen to access the IP and Control Preferences screen. IP and Control Preferences Screen Set IP Set Subnet Mask...

  • Page 20: Access The Gx/Tm2 Remotely

    3.4.4 Access the GX/TM2 Remotely Remote access to the GX/TM2 is provided via SNMP, Telnet, FTP or an external serial modem connected to the Serial Console Port. 3.4.4.1 Accessing the GX/TM2 via NetOutlook (SNMP) The GX/TM2 module can be remotely accessed by SNMP-client software such as NetOutlook or third- party SNMP management software.
  • Page 21 IP and Control Preferences Screen Set IP Set Subnet Mask Set Gateway Chassis Number Chassis Name (also sysName) Enable/Disable TELNET Enable/Disable FTP Enable/Disable Soft Switch Reload TELNET Password 10: FTP Password 11: Serial Password Enter Choice, Management Options Screen(0), (H)elp, E(x)it >6 Disable TELNET (Y/N)?>...
  • Page 22 When the upload is complete, the GX/TM2 displays the update status and then automatically restarts with the newly loaded firmware. 3.4.4.4 Updating the GX/TM2 Firmware via FTP Using an FTP application, upload the new firmware into the FTP root directory of the GX/TM2. When the file transfer is complete, the GX/TM2 verifies the file and then automatically restarts with the newly loaded firmware.

  • Page 23: Verifying Operation

    VERIFYING OPERATION Once the module has been installed and configured, per Sections 3.2 - 3.4, verify the module is operational by viewing the status of the LED indicators. The table below provides a description for each LED indicator. The Power LED indicates the module is receiving power from the chassis or power cord. The plug-in module has an LED indicator for each available power supply in the chassis (the 19-Module Chassis has three, the 5-Module Chassis has two).

  • Page 24: Detailed Module Configuration

    DETAILED MODULE CONFIGURATION OVERVIEW The GX/TM2 has module parameters that require configuration depending on the application. The Module configuration screen is accessible by selecting the module slot number from the Chassis View screen. To access the Module configuration menu, select 1 at the Management Options screen, press <ENTER>. The Chassis Selection screen will be displayed.
  • Page 25 Chassis View 19 Slot Chassis Number = 1 Slot Model Type 8000-0 8903-1 10/100M 8911-1 10/100M 8923N-1 GX/TM2 Module to View(1-22), Chassis Selection(0), (R)eset, (H)elp, E(x)it > 5 Chassis View 1 Slot Chassis Number = 1 Slot Model Type 8923N-1 GX/TM2 Module to View(1), Management Options(0), (R)eset, (H)elp, E(x)it >1...

  • Page 26: Pause Setting (Configuration Setting 13)

    Module - iConverter GX/TM2 Identifier - Chassis Number Slot Number Model Number = 8939N-0 Serial Number = xxxxxxxx Manufacturing Date = xxxxxxxx Product Revision = xx Software Revision = xx 1: Power = On 2: Power Supply 1 = Off 3: Power Supply 2 = On 4: Power Supply 3 = Off 5: Port 1 Link...

  • Page 27: Module Management Mode (Configuration Setting 17 And 18)

    4.1.2 Module Management Mode (Configuration Setting 17 and 18) From the Module configuration screen, the management mode can be changed. Select option 18 to change the mode. The management mode options will be displayed. Module - iConverter GX/TM2 Identifier - Chassis Number Slot Number Model Number...

  • Page 28: Port Configuration

    PORT CONFIGURATION The Port configuration screen provides access to the port level configuration parameters, such as, Port Access, Bandwidth Control, L2CP Control, SFP Information, 802.3ah, Port VLANs, Tagged VLANs and cNode Loopback. To access the Port configuration screen, select C from the Module configuration screen and press <ENTER>.

  • Page 29: Port Access

    4.2.1 Port Access The Port Access option allows the ports to be disabled/enabled while maintaining the port configuration and network link To configure Port Access, select option 11 for the Fiber port and option 12 for the UTP port from the Port configuration screen.

  • Page 30: Layer 2 Control Protocol Filter

    To change the egress rate, select option 3 for the fiber port or option 7 for the UTP port. The egress rates are displayed. Select the desired egress rate. Bandwidth Control - iConverter GX/TM2 Identifier - Chassis Number Slot Number = 12 Model Number = 8939N-0...

  • Page 31: Sfp Information

    L2CP Control - iConverter GX/TM2 Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Slot Number = 1 1: Fiber L2CP Ingress Control 2: UTP L2CP Ingress Control Enter Choice, Previous Screen(0), (H)elp, E(x)it > Select the appropriate option to configure the module for the desired operation. 4.2.4 SFP Information The GX/TM2 module installed with an SFP will provide general and specific information on the SFP.
  • Page 32 SFP Information - iConverter GX/TM2 Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Slot Number = 2 Address A0 Page Contents =================================================== 00: 03 04 07 00 10 02 00 00 00 00 00 01 03 00 14 C8 ... 10: 37 37 00 00 43 4F 52 45 54 45 4B 20 20 20 20 20 77..xxxxxxx 20: 20 20 20 20 00 00 00 00 43 54 2D 30 31 35 35 53 30: 53 50 2D 4D 42 35 4C 44 30 30 30 30 05 1E 00 84 xxxxxxxxxxxx...

  • Page 33: 4.2.5 802.3Ah Parameters

    4.2.5 802.3ah Parameters The 802.3ah parameters can be monitored and/or configured in the 802.3ah Control screen. • 802.3ah OAM State - The 802.3ah OAM State turns 802.3ah processing on or off for the selected port. When the port is configured as “Disabled” it will not respond to OAMPDUs (OAM Protocol Data Units).
  • Page 34 remote ports are connected to the Fiber and UTP ports of the local device. The remote partner is managed by the local device via the 802.3ah OAM channel. • Discovery State - Indicates the Discovery state (“Complete”, “In Process” or “Incomplete”) of the remote ports.

  • Page 35: 802.3Ah Events

    802.3ah Control - iConverter GX/TM2 Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Slot Number = 7 1: 802.3ah OAM State 2: OAM Mode 3: Loopback Mode 4: Loopback Timeout 5: Unidirectional Mode Enter, Previous Screen (0), (n)ext page, (H)elp, E(x)it > To configure the 802.3ah parameters for the UTP port, type an n and press <ENTER>.

  • Page 36: Port Vlan

    4.2.7 Port VLAN The flow of data on the module is controlled by configuring the Port VLAN settings. The block diagram below illustrates the flow of both the management traffic and the data traffic for a plug-in module (standalone modules do not have backplane access). The data traffic is controlled by a switch matrix which provides complete control of the data traffic.
  • Page 37 Module - iConverter GX/TM2 Identifier - Chassis Number Slot Number Model Number = 8939N-0 Feature Selection ---------------------------------- 1: 802.1Q Processing Enable 2: Configure Tag VLAN Control 3: Configure VLAN Membership 4: Save TAG VLAN Parameters 5: Configure 802.3ah Parameters 6: Configure 802.3ah Events 7: SFP Information 8: Bandwidth Control 9: L2CP Control...

  • Page 38: Tagged Vlan

    4.2.8 Tagged VLAN The GX/TM2 supports the IEEE 802.1Q tag VLAN packet tagging and un-tagging (including Q-in-Q multi-tagging) and the 802.1p Quality of Service priority standards. The following parameters are configured for each port: 4.2.8.1 Port Priority (PRI) This (IEEE 802.1p based) user-specified value of 0 through 7 can be assigned as a QoS priority level (0 being lowest and 7 being highest) to packets ingressing (entering) a port.
  • Page 39 Tag VLAN Control - iConverter GX/TM2 Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Slot Number = 1 Fiber 1: Port Priority (PRI) 2: PVID (Port VLAN ID 3: Tagged Packets Use 4: Ingress Security 5: Port Type 6: Port Priority (PRI) 7: PVID (Port VLAN ID) 8: Tagged Packets Use 9: Ingress Security...

  • Page 40: Vlan Membership Table

    4.2.9 VLAN Membership Table The VLAN Membership Table lists the permitted VLAN ID (VID) for each egress port on the module. Only packets that are assigned a VID value that matches one of the egress port’s VID memberships are allowed to egress through the port. When the Ingress Security is set to High for a specific port, the membership table is used to list the VIDs of the packets that are allowed to ingress that port.
  • Page 41 Membership Entry - iConverter GX/TM2 Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Slot Number = 1 VLAN Table Membership Entry 1 ------------------------------ 1: VLAN ID 2: Fiber Port Membership 3: UTP Port Membership 4: BP A Port Membership 5: BP B Port Membership 6: Mngmnt Port Membership 7: Submit Entry As Defined...
  • Page 42 Membership Entry - iConverter GX/TM2 Identifier - Chassis Number = 1 Slot Number = 1 VLAN Table Membership Entry 1 ------------------------------ +1: VLAN ID +2: Fiber Port Membership 3: UTP Port Membership 4: BP A Port Membership 5: BP B Port Membership 6: Mngmnt Port Membership *7: Submit Entry As Defined Enter Choice, Previous Screen(0), (H)elp, E(x)it >...

  • Page 43: Cnode Loopback

    4.2.10 cNode Loopback The GX/TM2 has implemented Iometrix cNode Level 1 agent for testing performance metrics. The agent recognizes measurement packets and loops them back to the sending cNode device. Iometrix cNode equipment is required to obtain performance metrics. cNode configuration is accessed by selecting option 10 from the Port configuration screen. cNode Control -iConverter GX/TM2 Identifier - Chassis Number = 1...
  • Page 44 Port Statistic Module - iConverter GX/TM2 Identifier - Chassis Number Slot Number Model Number = 8939N-0 Port Statistics ------------------------------------------- Rx Bytes Rx Packets Rx Total Packets Tx Bytes Tx Packets Enter Choice, Previous Screen(0), (H)elp, E(x)it > To refresh the Port Statistic screen, press <ENTER>. iConverter, Serial Agent Fiber Page 44...

  • Page 45: Gx/Tm2 Specifications

    GX/TM2 SPECIFICATIONS Description 10/100/1000BASE-T UTP to 1000BASE-X Fiber Media Converter with integrated management Protocols Cable Types Fiber Serial Connector Types Fiber SFP: Dual Fiber: Single Fiber: Serial Controls 802.1p Priority Levels and VID Priority Level Groups Power Requirements DC Power DC Power Connector Power supplied by backplane AC Power Adapter [US]...

  • Page 46: Troubleshooting Guide

    TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE OVERVIEW The GX/TM2 module has several LED indicators available to assist in the determination of problems. Refer to Section 3.5, Verify Operation, for LED definitions. 6.1.1 Power Issues Problem: The Power LED does not illuminate after installation is complete or no LED indicators are ON Possible Causes: A.

  • Page 47: Utp Issues

    6.1.3 UTP Issues Problem: The UTP link LED does not illuminate after installation is complete. Possible Causes: A. Confirm that the UTP cable is connected properly to the iConverter GX/TM2 and the attached UTP device. Once a connection has been established between the iConverter and its link partner (switch or workstation), the corresponding UTP LED should illuminate.

  • Page 48: Warranty

    WARRANTY This product is warranted to the original purchaser against defects in material and workmanship for a period of TWO YEARS from the date of shipment. A LIFETIME warranty may be obtained by the original purchaser by REGISTERING this product with Omnitron within 90 days from the date of shipment. TO REGISTER, COMPLETE AND MAIL OR FAX THE ENCLOSED REGISTRATION FORM TO THE INDICATED ADDRESS.

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