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  • Page 1 Moxa EtherDevice™ Switch EDS-508 Series User’s Manual www.moxa.com/product Fourth Edition, June 2008 © 2008 Moxa Inc., all rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited.

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    Moxa EtherDevice™ Switch EDS-508 Series User’s Manual The software described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that agreement. Copyright Notice Copyright © 2008 Moxa Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ....................1-1 Inside the Future of Industrial Ethernet Technology ............1-2 The trend in industrial communications and automation applications ...... 1-2 Industrial vs. Commercial ..................1-2 Informative vs. Passive ..................... 1-2 Moxa EtherDevice™ Switch....................1-2 Package Checklist.........................
  • Page 4 Sample Applications of VLANs using Moxa EtherDevice Switch......3-35 Configuring 802.1Q VLAN ..................3-36 Using Multicast Filtering....................3-38 The Concept of Multicast Filtering ................. 3-38 Configuring Multicast Filtering................3-40 Add Static Multicast MAC..................3-42 Using Rate Limiting ......................3-42 Configuring Rate Limiting ..................3-43 Using Port Lock........................

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 Welcome to Moxa EtherDevice Switch EDS-508 Series, the world’s first intelligent Ethernet Device Switch specially designed for connecting Ethernet-enabled devices in industrial field applications. The following topics are covered in this chapter: Inside the Future of Industrial Ethernet Technology Moxa EtherDevice™...

  • Page 6: Inside The Future Of Industrial Ethernet Technology

    Throughout this User’s Manual, we use EDS as an abbreviation for Moxa EtherDevice Switch: EDS = Moxa EtherDevice Switch Package Checklist Moxa EtherDevice Switch EDS-508 Series is shipped with the following items: 1 Moxa EtherDevice Switch EDS-508 Hardware Installation Guide CD-ROM with User’s Manual and Windows Utility...

  • Page 7: Optional Accessories

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Introduction Optional Accessories DR-4524—45W/2A DIN-Rail 24 VDC Power Supply with 85 to 264 VAC input DR-75-24—75W/3.2A DIN-Rail 24 VDC Power Supply with 85 to 264 VAC input DR-120-24—120W/5A DIN-Rail 24 VDC Power Supply with 88 to 132 VAC/176 to 264 VAC input by switch EDS-SNMP OPC Server Pro—CD with EDS-SNMP OPC Server Software and manual...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    Getting Started Chapter 2 This chapter explains how to access Moxa EtherDevice Switch for the first time. There are three ways to access the switch: serial console, Telnet console, and web browser. The serial console connection method, which requires using a short serial cable to connect Moxa EtherDevice Switch to a PC’s COM port, can be used if you do not know Moxa EtherDevice Switch’s IP address.

  • Page 10: Configuration By Rs-232 Serial Console (115200, None, 8, 1, Vt100)

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Getting Started Configuration by RS-232 Serial Console (115200, None, 8, 1, VT100) NOTE Connection Caution! 1. You cannot connect to EDS simultaneously by serial console and by Telnet. 2. You can connect to EDS simultaneously by web browser and serial console, or by web browser and by Telnet.
  • Page 11 EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Getting Started 3. The Communication Parameter page of the Property window opens. Select the appropriate COM port for Console Connection, 115200 for Baud Rate, 8 for Data Bits, None for Parity, and 1 for Stop Bits.
  • Page 12 EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Getting Started 6. The Console login screen will appear. Press Enter to open the Account pop-up selector and then select either admin or user. Use the keyboard’s down arrow to move the cursor to the Password field, enter the Console Password (this is the same as the Web Browser password;...

  • Page 13: Configuration By Telnet Console

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Getting Started Configuration by Telnet Console You may use Telnet to access Moxa EtherDevice Switch’s console utility over a network. To be able to access EDS’s functions over the network (by Telnet or Web Browser) from a PC host that is connected to the same LAN as EDS, you need to make sure that the PC host and EDS are on the same logical subnetwork.
  • Page 14 EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Getting Started 3. The Console login screen will appear. Press Enter to open the Account pop-up selector and then select either admin or user. Use the keyboard’s down arrow to move the cursor to the Password field, enter the Console Password (this is the same as the Web Browser password;...

  • Page 15: Configuration By Web Browser

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Getting Started Configuration by Web Browser Moxa EtherDevice Switch’s web browser interface provides a convenient way to modify the switch’s configuration and access the built-in monitoring and network administration functions. You may use either Internet Explorer or Netscape to access EDS.

  • Page 16: Disabling Telnet And Browser Access

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Getting Started NOTE By default, Moxa EtherDevice Switch’s Password is not set (i.e., is blank). You may need to wait a few moments for the web page to be downloaded to your computer. Use the menu tree on the left side of the window to open the function pages to access each of Moxa EtheDevice Switch’s functions.

  • Page 17: Chapter 3 Featured Functions

    Featured Functions Chapter 3 This chapter explains how to access Moxa EtherDevice Switch’s various configuration, monitoring, and administration functions. There are three ways to access these functions: serial console, Telnet console, and web browser. The serial console connection method, which requires using a short serial cable to connect Moxa EtherDevice Switch to a PC’s COM port, can be used if you do not know Moxa EtherDevice Switch’s IP address.

  • Page 18: Configuring Basic Settings

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring Basic Settings The Basic Settings group includes the most commonly used settings required by administrators to maintain and control Moxa EtherDevice Switch. System Identification The system identification items are displayed at the top of the web page, and will be included in alarm emails.

  • Page 19: Password

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Password EDS-508 provides two levels of access privilege. admin privilege gives read/write access of all EDS configuration parameters. user privilege provides read access only—you will be able to view the configuration, but will not be able to make modifications.

  • Page 20: Accessible Ip

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Accessible IP Moxa EtherDevice Switches use an IP address-based filtering method to control access to EDS. Accessible IP Settings allows you to add or remove “Legal” remote host IP addresses to prevent unauthorized access. Access to EtherDevice Switch is controlled by IP address. That is, if a host’s IP address is in the accessible IP table, then the host will be allowed access to the EtherDevice Switch.
  • Page 21 EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Enable Setting Description Factory Default checked Allows data transmission through the port. enabled unchecked Immediately shuts off port access. ATTENTION If a connected device or sub-network is wreaking havoc on the rest of the network, the Disable option under Advanced Settings/Port gives the administrator a quick way to immediately shut off access through this port.

  • Page 22: Network

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Setting Description Factory Default Enables the flow control capability of this port Enable when in auto-nego mode. Enable Disables the flow control capability of this Disable port when in auto-nego mode. Port Type Setting...

  • Page 23: Time

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Switch IP Address Setting Descriptions Factory Default IP Address of the Identifies the EDS on a TCP/IP network. 192.168.127.253 Switch Subnet Mask Setting Descriptions Factory Default Identifies the type of network the EDS is Subnet mask of connected to (e.g., 255.255.0.0 for a Class...

  • Page 24: System File Update-By Remote Tftp

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions NOTE EDS does not have a real time clock. The user must update the Current Time and Current Date to set the initial time for EDS after each reboot, especially when the network doesn’t have an Internet connection for NTP server or there is no NTP server on the LAN.
  • Page 25 EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions TFTP Server IP/Name Setting Description Factory Default The IP or name of the remote TFTP server. IP Address of Must be set up before downloading or None TFTP Server uploading files. Configuration file path and name...

  • Page 26: System File Update-By Local Import/Export

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions System File Update—By Local Import/Export Configuration File To export the configuration file of this EDS, click on Export to save it to the local host. Log File To export the Log file of this EDS, click on Export and save it to the local host.

  • Page 27: Using Port Trunking

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions The Factory Default function is included to give users a quick way of restoring Moxa EtherDevice Switch’s configuration settings to their factory default values. This function can be accessed from either the Console utility or Web Browser interface.

  • Page 28: Configuring Port Trunking

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring Port Trunking The Port Trunking Settings page is used to configure ports to Trunking Group. Trunking settings Setting Description Factory Default This port does not belong to any of the ---- None trunking groups...
  • Page 29 EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Protocol Security Authentication Data Method Version Mode Type Encryption V1, V2c Community Use a community string match Read string for authentication Community SNMP V1, V1, V2c Community Use a community string match Write/Read string...

  • Page 30: Snmp Read/Write Settings

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions SNMP Read/Write Settings SNMP Versions Setting Descriptions Factory Default Select the SNMP protocol versions V1, V1, V2c, V3 V2c, V3 to manage the switch Select SNMP protocol versions V1, V2c to V1, V2c V1, V2c...

  • Page 31: Trap Settings

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions User Auth. Type (for SNMP V1, V2c, V3 and V3 only) Setting Descriptions Factory Default Use account of admin or user to access No-Auth objects. No authentication Provide authentication based on the HMAC-MD5 algorithms. 8-character...

  • Page 32: The Turbo Ring Concept

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Switch supports two different protocols to support this communication redundancy function—Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (IEEE-802.1W) and Turbo Ring. Turbo Ring and STP/RSTP cannot both be used on the network at the same time. The table below lists the key differences between each feature, so you can evaluate the benefits of each to determine which feature is most suitable for your network.
  • Page 33 EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions When the number of EDS units in the Turbo Ring is even. If there are 2N EDS units (an even number) Master in the Turbo Ring, then the backup segment PWR1 PWR2 is one of the two segments connected to the...
  • Page 34 EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Ring Coupling Switch B PWR1 Main Path PWR2 FAULT MASTER COUPLER 100M EDS-508 Coupling PWR1 Control Port PWR2 FAULT MASTER COUPLER 100M EDS-508 PWR1 PWR2 FAULT Backup Path MASTER COUPLER Coupling Port 100M EDS-508 Switch A: "Coupler"...

  • Page 35: Configuring Turbo Ring

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring Turbo Ring Use the Communication Redundancy page to configure Turbo Ring. Now Active This field shows which communication protocol is in use: Turbo Ring, RSTP, or neither. Master/Slave This field appears only when selected to operate in Turbo Ring mode. It indicates if this EDS is or is not the Master of the Turbo Ring.

  • Page 36: The Stp/Rstp Concept

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Redundancy Protocol Setting Description Factory Default Select this item to change to the Turbo Ring None Turbo Ring configuration page. RSTP (IEEE Select this item to change to the None 802.1W/1D) RSTP configuration page.

  • Page 37: What Is Stp

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions NOTE The STP protocol is part of the IEEE Std 802.1D, 1998 Edition bridge specification. The explanation given below uses bridge instead of switch. What is STP? STP (802.1D) is a bridge-based system that is used to implement parallel paths for network traffic.

  • Page 38: How Stp Works

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions What happens if a link failure is detected? As shown in next figure, the STP process reconfigures the network so that traffic from LAN segment 2 flows through Bridge B. LAN 1 Bridge B...

  • Page 39: Stp Example

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions STP Calculation The first step of the STP process is to perform calculations. During this stage, each bridge on the network transmits BPDUs. The following items will be calculated: Which bridge should be the Root Bridge. The Root Bridge is the central reference point from which the network is configured.

  • Page 40: Using Stp On A Network With Multiple Vlans

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions LAN Segment 1 Port 1 Port 1 Port 1 (Root Port) (Root Port) (Designated Bridge Port) Cost =100 Cost =100 Bridge B Bridge X Bridge A Port 2 Port 2 Port 2 (Designated (Blocked Port)

  • Page 41: Configuring Stp/Rstp

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Switch A PWR1 PWR2 FAULT MASTER COUPLER VLAN1 100BaseTX 100BaseTX 100M VLAN2 full-duplex Link; full-duplex Link; EDS-508 only carries VLAN1 only carries VLAN2 (path cost = 18) (path cost = 18) Switch B Switch C...
  • Page 42 EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions At the bottom of this page, the user can configure the “Settings” of this function. For RSTP, you can configure: Protocol of Redundancy Setting Description Factory Default Select this item to change to the...
  • Page 43 EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Enable STP per Port Setting Description Factory Default Select to enable the port as a node Enable/Disable Disabled on the Spanning Tree topology. NOTE We suggest not enabling the Spanning Tree Protocol once the port is connected to a device (PLC, RTU, etc.) as opposed to network equipment.

  • Page 44: Using Traffic Prioritization

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions HINT: Take the following steps to avoid guessing: Step 1: Assign a value to “Hello Time” and then calculate the left most part of Eq. 4 to get the lower limit of “Max. Age.”...
  • Page 45 EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions The IEEE Std 802.1D, 1998 Edition priority marking scheme assigns an IEEE 802.1p priority level between 0 and 7 to each frame. This determines the level of service that that type of traffic should receive. Refer to the table below for an example of how different traffic types can be mapped to the eight IEEE 802.1p priority levels.

  • Page 46: Configuring Traffic Prioritization

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 2. Because the 802.1p priority levels are fixed to the traffic queues, the packet will be placed in the appropriate priority queue, ready for transmission through the appropriate egress port. When the packet reaches the head of its queue and is about to be transmitted, the device determines whether or not the egress port is tagged for that VLAN.
  • Page 47 EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Queuing Mechanism Setting Description Factory Default EDS-508 has 4 priority queues. In the weight fair scheme, an 8, 4, 2, 1 weighting is applied to the four priorities. This approach prevents the lower priority...
  • Page 48 EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions CoS Mapping Setting Description Factory Default 0: Low 1: Low 2: Normal Low/Normal/ Set the mapping table of different CoS values to 4 3: Normal Medium/High different egress queues. 4: Medium 5: Medium 6: High...

  • Page 49: Using Virtual Lan

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using Virtual LAN Setting up Virtual LANs (VLANs) on your EDS increases the efficiency of your network by dividing the LAN into logical segments, as opposed to physical segments. In general, VLANs are easier to manage.

  • Page 50: Managing A Vlan

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions VLANs provide extra security: Devices within each VLAN can only communicate with other devices on the same VLAN. If a device on VLAN Marketing needs to communicate with devices on VLAN Finance, the traffic must pass through a routing device or Layer 3 switch.

  • Page 51: Sample Applications Of Vlans Using Moxa Etherdevice Switch

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Access Port: The port connects to a single device that is not tagged. The user must define the default port PVID that assigns which VLAN the device belongs to. Once the ingress packet of this Access Port egresses to another Trunk Port (the port needs all packets to carry tag information), EDS will insert this PVID into this packet to help the next 802.1Q VLAN...

  • Page 52: Configuring 802.1Q Vlan

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Port 5 connects a single untagged device and assigns it to VLAN 3; it should be configured as “Access Port” with PVID 3. Port 6 connect a single untagged device and assigns it to VLAN 5; it should be configured as “Access Port”...
  • Page 53 EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Port Type Setting Description Factory Default This port type is used to connect single devices Access without tag. Select ”Trunk” port type to connect another 802.1Q Access VLAN aware switch or another LAN that combines...

  • Page 54: Using Multicast Filtering

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions NOTE The entire physical connected network system can have a maximum of 64 VLANs settings. Using Multicast Filtering Multicast filtering improves the performance of networks that carry multicast traffic. This section explains multicasts, multicast filtering, and how multicast filtering can be implemented on your EDS.
  • Page 55 EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Network without multicast filtering Group 1 Multicast Stream Group 2 Multicast Stream Serial ports Console IGMP Group2 IGMP Group1 IGMP Group2 IGMP Group1 All hosts receive the multicast traffic, even if they don’t need it.

  • Page 56: Igmp Multicast Filtering

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Query Mode Query mode allows the EDS to work as the Querier if it has the lowest IP address on the subnetwork it belongs to. IGMP querying is enabled by default on the EDS to help prevent interoperability issues with some multicast routers that may not follow the lowest IP address election method.

  • Page 57: Igmp Snooping Settings

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions IGMP Snooping Settings Querier Interval Setting Description Factory Default Numerical Set the query interval of Querier function globally. value input by 125 seconds Valid settings are from 20 to 600 seconds. user IGMP Snooping Enable...

  • Page 58: Add Static Multicast Mac

    A single device should not be allowed to occupy unlimited bandwidth, especially when the device malfunctions. For example, broadcast storms could be caused by an incorrect topology or malfunctioning device. The EDS-508 series not only prevents broadcast storms, but can also configure the ingress/egress rate of unicast/multicast/broadcast packets, giving administrators full control of the limited bandwidth, and preventing unpredictable faults before they occur.

  • Page 59: Configuring Rate Limiting

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring Rate Limiting Ingress Policy Setting Description Factory Default Selecting this option prohibits all traffic of Limit All broadcast, multicast, unicast packets that exceed the rate set in the following “Rate” field. Selecting this option prohibits all traffic of...

  • Page 60: Using Port Lock

    4M, 8M Using Port Lock The EDS-508 series can configure protected static MAC addresses to a specific port. With the Port Lock function, these locked ports will not learn any more addresses, but only allow the traffic coming from preset static MAC addresses, thus helping to block hacking or careless usage.

  • Page 61: Configuring Port Lock

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Add New Static Unicast MAC Address to the List Setting Description Factory Default Unicast MAC Add the static unicast MAC address into the address None Address table. Port Fix the static address with a dedicated port.

  • Page 62: Email Alarm Events Settings

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring Email Settings To configure EDS’s email setup from the Console interface or browser interface, enter your Mail Server IP/Name (IP address or name), Account Name, Account Password, Retype New Password, and the email address(es) to which warning messages will be sent.

  • Page 63: Email Settings

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Port Event Warning e-mail is sent when… Link-on The port is connected to another device. The port is disconnected (e.g., the cable is pulled Link-off out, or the opposing device shuts down). The port’s traffic surpasses the Traffic-Threshold for Traffic-Overload that port (provided this item is Enabled).

  • Page 64: Configuring Relay Warning

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Mail Server IP/Name Setting Description Factory Default IP address The IP Address of your email server. None Account Name Setting Description Factory Default Max. 45 Charters Your email account. None Password Setting Setting Description...

  • Page 65: Relay Alarm Events Settings

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 2. Activate your settings After configuring, you will need to activate your Moxa EtherDevice Switch’s Relay Event Types. Relay Alarm Events Settings Event Types Event Types can be divided into two basic groups: System Events and Port Events. System Events are related to the overall function of the switch, whereas Port Events are related to the activity of a specific port.

  • Page 66: Relay Alarm List

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions NOTE The Traffic-Overload, Traffic-Threshold (%), and Traffic-Duration (sec) Port Event items are related. If you Enable the Traffic-Overload event, then be sure to enter a nonzero Traffic-Threshold percentage, as well as a Traffic-Duration between 1 and 300 seconds.

  • Page 67: Using Set Device Ip

    Enable the Line-Swap-Fast-Recovery function Using Set Device IP To reduce the effort required to set up IP addresses, the EDS-508 series comes equipped with DHCP/BootP server and RARP protocol to automatically set up IP addresses of Ethernet-enabled devices. When enabled, the Set device IP function allows Moxa EtherDevice Switch to assign specific IP addresses automatically to connected devices that are equipped with DHCP Client or RARP protocol.

  • Page 68: Configuring Set Device Ip

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring Set Device IP Desired IP Address Setting Description Factory Default IP Address Set the desired IP of connected devices. None Using Diagnosis Moxa EtherDevice Switch provides two important tools for administrators to diagnose network systems.

  • Page 69: Ping

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Select the port number of the port that will be used to monitor the Mirror Port activity of the monitored port. Select one of the following two watch direction options: Watch Direction Output data stream Select this option to monitor only those data packets being sent out through Moxa EtherDevice Switch’s port.

  • Page 70: Monitor By Port

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Monitor by Port Access the Monitor by Port function by selecting ALL Ports or Porti, in which i= 1, 2, …, 8., from the left pull-down list. The Porti options are identical to the Monitor by System function discussed above, in that users can view graphs that show All Packets, TX Packets, RX Packets, or Error Packets activity, but in this case, only for an individual port.

  • Page 71: Using The Mac Address Table

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using the MAC Address Table This section explains the information provided by Moxa EtherDevice Switch’s MAC address table. The MAC Address table can be configured to display the following EDS MAC address groups. Select this item to show all EDS MAC addresses...

  • Page 73: Eds Configurator Gui

    EDS Configurator GUI Chapter 4 EDS Configurator is a comprehensive Windows-based GUI that is used to configure and maintain multiple Moxa EtherDevice Switches. A suite of useful utilities is available to help you locate Moxa EtherDevice Switches attached to the same LAN as the PC host (regardless of whether or not you know the IP addresses of the switches), connect to a Moxa EtherDevice Switch whose IP address is known, modify the network configurations of one or multiple Moxa EtherDevice Switches, and update the firmware of one or more Moxa EtherDevice Switches.

  • Page 74: Starting Eds Configurator

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual EDS Configurator GUI Starting EDS Configurator To start EDS Configurator, locate and then run the executable file edscfgui.exe. NOTE You may download the EDS Configurator software from Moxa’s website at www.moxa.com. For example, if the file was placed on the Windows desktop, it should appear as follows. Simply double click on the icon to run the program.

  • Page 75: Search By Ip Address

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual EDS Configurator GUI Once the search is complete, the Configurator window will display a list of all switches that were located. Search by IP address This utility is used to search for Moxa EtherDevice Switches one at a time. Note that the search is conducted by IP address, so you should be able to locate any Moxa EtherDevice Switch that is properly connected to your LAN, WAN, or even the Internet.

  • Page 76: Modify Ip Address

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual EDS Configurator GUI 2. Click on the switch (from the Moxa EtherDevice Switch Configurator window) whose firmware you wish to upgrade to highlight it. , or select Upgrade under the Firmware 3. Click on the Upgrade Firmware toolbar icon menu.

  • Page 77: Export Configuration

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual EDS Configurator GUI Export Configuration The Export Configuration utility is used to save the entire configuration of a particular Moxa EtherDevice Switch to a text file. Take the following steps to export a configuration: 1. Highlight the switch (from the Server list in the Configurator window’s left pane), and then...

  • Page 78: Import Configuration

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual EDS Configurator GUI 3. You may use a standard text editor, such as Notepad under Windows, to view and modify the newly created configuration file. Import Configuration The Import Configuration function is used to import an entire configuration from a text file to Moxa EtherDevice Switch.

  • Page 79: Unlock Server

    EDS-508 Series User’s Manual EDS Configurator GUI 4. Click on Yes in response to the following warning message to accept the new settings. Unlock Server The Unlock Server function is used to open a password protected switch so that the user can modify its configuration, import/export a configuration, etc.
  • Page 80 EDS-508 Series User’s Manual EDS Configurator GUI Fixed EDS is not password protected, and “Search by IP address” was used to locate it manually. Locked Fixed EDS is password protected, “Search by IP address” was used to locate it manually, and the password has not yet been entered from within the current Configurator session.

  • Page 81: Mib Groups

    Moxa EtherDevice Switch comes with built-in SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) agent software that supports cold/warm start trap, line up/down trap, and RFC 1213 MIB-II. The standard MIB groups that Moxa EDS-508 series supports are: MIB II.1 – System Group MIB II.2 –...

  • Page 83: Specifications

    Specifications Appendix B Technology Standards IEEE802.3, 802.3u, 802.3x, 802.1D, 802.1W, 802.1Q, 802.1p Protocols IGMP V1/V2/V3 device, GVRP, SNMP V1/V2C/V3, DHCP Server/Client, BootP, TFTP, SNTP, SMTP, RARP and EDS-SNMP OPC server (Optional) MIB-II, Ethernet-Like MIB, P-BRIDGE MIB, Q-BRIDGE MIB, Bridge MIB, RSTP MIB Forwarding and Filtering Rate 148800 pps...
  • Page 84 EDS-508 Series User’s Manual Specifications Power Input Voltage 12 to 48 VDC, redundant inputs Input Current (@24V) 0.29A: (EDS-508) 0.43A: (EDS-508-MM-SC, EDS-508-SS-SC, EDS-508-MM-ST) Connection Two removable 6-pin terminal blocks Overload Current Present, can withstand 1.6A Protection Reverse Polarity Present Protection...

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