First Time Setup; Overview; Introduction; Administrative Interface Access - Advantech EKI-7428G Series User Manual

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3.1. First Time Setup

3.1.1 Overview

The Industrial Ethernet Managed Switch is a configurable device that facilitates the intercon-
nection of Ethernet devices on an Ethernet network. This includes computers, operator
interfaces, I/O, controllers, RTUs, PLCs, other switches/hubs or any device that supports
the standard IEEE 802.3 protocol.
This switch has all the capabilities of a store and forward Ethernet switch plus advanced
management features such as SNMP, RSTP and port mirroring. This manual details how to
configure the various management parameters in this easy to use switch.

3.1.2 Introduction

To take full advantage of all the features and resources available from the switch, it must be
configured for your network.
The switch implements Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) and Simple Network Man-
agement Protocol (SNMP) to provide most of the services offered by the switch. Rapid
Spanning Tree Protocol allows managed switches to communicate with each other to
ensure that there exists only one active route between each pair of network nodes and pro-
vides automatic failover to the next available redundant route. A brief explanation of how
RSTP works is given in the Spanning Tree section.
The switch is capable of communicating with other SNMP capable devices on the network
to exchange management information. This statistical/derived information from the network
is saved in the Management Information Base (MIB) of the switch. The MIB is divided into
several different information storage groups. These groups will be elaborated in detail in the
Management and SNMP information section of this document. The switch implements Inter-
net Group Management Protocol (IGMP) to optimize the flow of multicast traffic on your net-
work.
The switch supports both port-based and tag-based Virtual LANs for flexible integration with
VLAN-aware networks with support for VLAN-unaware devices.

3.1.3 Administrative Interface Access

There are several administrative interfaces to the switch:
1. A graphical web interface accessible via the switch's built-in web server. Both HTTP and
secure HTTPS with SSL are supported.
This is the recommended method for managing the switch.
2. A terminal interface via the RS232/USB port or over the network using telnet or Secure
Shell (SSH).
3. An SNMP interface can be used to read/write many settings.
4. Command Line Interface (CLI) can be used to read/write most settings. Initial setup
must be done using an Ethernet connection (recommended) or the serial port.
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