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Industrial Fast Ethernet Switch
Manual IE-SW-VL08M Series
First Edition, January 2011
1243130000/00/01.11

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  • Page 1 Industrial Fast Ethernet Switch Manual IE-SW-VL08M Series First Edition, January 2011 1243130000/00/01.11...

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    Industrial Ethernet Switch Manual IE-SW-VL08M Series 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 © 2010 Weidmüller Interface GmbH &Co. KG.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ....................1-1 Overview ..........................1-2 Package Checklist......................... 1-2 Features ..........................1-2 Chapter 2 Getting Started ..................2-1 RS-232 Console Configuration (115200, None, 8, 1, VT100) ..........2-2 Configuration Using a Telnet Console.................. 2-5 Configuration Using a Web Browser..................2-7 Disabling Telnet and Browser Access ..................
  • Page 4 GMRP Table ......................3-58 Using Rate Limiting ......................3-58 Configuring Rate Limiting ..................3-59 Using Auto Warning ......................3-60 Configuring Email Warning..................3-60 Email Warning Events Settings................3-61 Email Settings ......................3-62 Configuring Relay Warning ..................3-63 Relay Warning Events Settings ................3-64 Relay Warning List ....................

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 Welcome to the Weidmüller Industrial Ethernet Switch IE-SW-VL08M , which is designed especially for connecting Ethernet-enabled devices in industrial field applications. The following topics are covered in this chapter: Over view Package Checklist Features...

  • Page 6: Overview

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Introduction Overview Weidmüller Industrial Ethernet Switches come with a suite of useful maintenance and monitoring functions, and is designed to provide smooth and reliable operation in harsh industrial environments. You will find that Weidmüller Industrial Ethernet Switches establish a new industrial Ethernet benchmark.

  • Page 7: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    Getting Started Chapter 2 This chapter explains how to access your Industrial Ethernet 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 the switch to a PC’s COM port, can be used if you do not know the switch’s IP address.

  • Page 8: Console Configuration (115200, None, 8, 1, Vt100)

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Getting Started RS-232 Console Configuration (115200, None, 8, 1, VT100) NOTE Connection Caution! 1. You cannot connect to the IE-SW using serial console and Telnet simultaneously. 2. You can connect to the IE-SW using a web browser and serial console simultaneously, or using a web browser and Telnet simultaneously.
  • Page 9 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Getting Started 3. The Communication Parameter for console connection are: 115200 for Baud Rate, 8 for Data Bits, None for Parity, 1 for Stop bits and None for Flow Control. Click OK to continue. 4. Type 1 to select ansi/VT 100 terminal type, and then press Enter.
  • Page 10 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Getting Started 6. The IE-SW-VL08M’s Main Menu will be displayed 7. The Console login screen will be displayed. 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 11: Configuration Using A Telnet Console

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Getting Started NOTE Before accessing the console utility via Telnet, first connect one of the IE-SW-VL08M’s RJ45 Ethernet ports to your Ethernet LAN, or connect directly to your PC’s Ethernet NIC. You can establish a connection with either a straight-through or cross-over Ethernet cable. If you have difficulty connecting, refer to the Auto MDI/MDI-X Connection section from the Hardware installation Guide for more information about the different types of Ethernet cables and ports.
  • Page 12 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Getting Started 2. Type 1 to choose ansi/vt100, and then press Enter. 3. The Console login screen will be displayed. 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 Using A Web Browser

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Getting Started NOTE The Telnet Console looks and operates in precisely the same manner as the RS-232 Console. Configuration Using a Web Browser The IE-SW-VL08M’s web browser interface provides a convenient way to modify the switch’s configuration and access the built-in monitoring and network administration functions.
  • Page 14 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Getting Started Perform the following steps to access the web browser interface. 1. Open Internet Explorer and type the IE-SW-VL08M’s IP address in the Address field. Press Enter to establish the connection. 2. The web login page will be displayed. Select the login account (Admin or User) and enter the Password (this is the same as the Console password), and then click Login to continue.

  • Page 15: Disabling Telnet And Browser Access

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Getting Started Disabling Telnet and Browser Access If you are connecting the IE-SW-VL08M to a public network, but do not intend to use its management functions over the network, then we suggest disabling both Telnet Console and Web Configuration from the RS-232 Console’s Basic Settings...

  • Page 16: Chapter 3 Featured Functions

    Featured Functions Chapter 3 This chapter explains how to access a Weidmueller Ethernet 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 the switch to a PC’s COM port, can be used if you do not know the IE-SW’s IP address.

  • Page 17: Configuring Basic Settings

    Configuring Basic Settings The Basic Settings group includes the most commonly used settings required by administrators to maintain and control the Ethernet Switch. System Identification The system identification items are displayed at the top of the web page, and will be included in alarm emails.

  • Page 18: Password

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Max.30 Use this to record contact information of the None Characters person responsible for maintaining this IE-SW-VL08M switch. Web Configuration Setting Description Factory Default Disable / http or https / You can select disable, or accept both http and...

  • Page 19: Accessible Ip

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Account Setting Description Factory Default admin admin privilege allows the user to modify all device configurations. admin user user privilege only allows viewing device configurations. Password Setting Description Factory Default Old Password (Max. Type current password when changing the...

  • Page 20: Port

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Any host can access the IE-SW-VL08M Disable this function by not selecting the Enable the accessible IP list checkbox. The following table shows additional configuration examples: Allowable Hosts Input format Any host Disable 192.168.1.120 192.168.1.120 / 255.255.255.255...

  • Page 21: Network

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Name Setting Description Factory Default Max. 63 Specify an alias for each port, and assist the Characters administrator in remembering important None information about the port. E.g., PLC 1 Port Transmission Speed Setting Description Factory Default Allows the port to use the IEEE 802.3u protocol...
  • Page 22 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions IPv4 The IPv4 settings include the switch’s IP address and subnet mask, as well as the IP address of the default gateway. In addition, input cells are provided for the IP addresses of a 1st and 2nd DNS server.
  • Page 23 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Switch Subnet Mask Setting Description Factory Default Subnet mask of the Identifies the type of network to which the 255.255.255.0 IE-SW-VL08M IE-SW-VL08M is connected (e.g., 255.255.0.0 for a Class B network, or 255.255.255.0 for a Class C network).

  • Page 24: Time

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Neighbor Cache Setting Description Factory Default None The information in the neighbor cache that None includes the neighboring node’s IPv6 address, the corresponding Link-Layer address, and the current state of the entry. Time The Time configuration page lets users set the time, date, and other settings. An explanation of each setting is given below the figure.

  • Page 25: Daylight Saving Time

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions User adjustable The time parameter allows configuration of the None (hh:mm:ss) time. local time in local 24-hour format. Current Date Setting Description Factory Default User adjustable The date parameter allows configuration of the None date.

  • Page 26: Turbo Ring Dip Switch

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Setting Description Factory Default 1st Time Server IP or Domain address (e.g., 192.168.1.1 or IP/Name time.nist.gov) None The device will try to locate the 2nd NTP 2nd Time Server Server if the connection to the 1...
  • Page 27 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Setting Description Factory Default Enable the Turbo The four DIP switches are enabled when the Ring DIP “Disable the Turbo Ring DIP Switch” box is Not checked (i.e., the Turbo Switches not checked. Ring DIP Switches are...
  • Page 28 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions NOTE DIP switch 4 must be set to the ON position to enable DIP switches 1, 2, and 3. If DIP switch 4 is set to the “OFF” position, then DIP switches 1, 2, and 3 will all be disabled.

  • Page 29: System File Update: By Remote Tftp

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions the Ring Master. If you accidentally enable more than one IE-SW-VL08M to be the Ring Master, these IE-SW-VL08M switches will auto-negotiate to determine which one will be the Ring Master. NOTE If you use the browser interface to enable the DIP switches (by un-checking the “Disable the Turbo Ring DIP switch”...

  • Page 30: System File Update: By Local Import/Export

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Max. 40 The path and file name of the devices’s log None Characters file After setting up the desired path and file name, click Activate to save the setting, and then click Download to download the prepared file from the remote TFTP server, or click Upload to upload the desired file to the remote TFTP server.

  • Page 31: System File Update: By Backup Media

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions System File Update: By Backup Media Auto load system configurations when system boots up Setting Description Factory Default Enables Auto load system configurations when Enable system boots up Enable Disables Auto load system configurations when...

  • Page 32: Configuring Snmp

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions The Factory Default function is included to give users a quick way of restoring the IE-SW-VL08M’s configuration settings to their factory default values. This function can be accessed from either the telnet/RS-232 Console, or Web Browser interface.

  • Page 33: Snmp Read/Write Settings

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions The SNMP page can be configured. A more detailed explanation of each parameter follows: SNMP Read/Write Settings SNMP Versions Setting Description Factory Default Select SNMP protocol versions V1, V2c, V1, V2c, V3 V3 to manage the switch...
  • Page 34 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions For SNMP V3, there are two levels of privilege for different accounts to access the IE-SW-VL08M. Admin privilege allows access, and authorization to read and write the MIB file. User privilege only allows reading the MIB file, but does not authorize writing.

  • Page 35: Trap Settings

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Trap Settings SNMP traps allow an SNMP agent to notify the NMS of a significant event. The IE-SW-VL08M supports two SNMP modes, Trap mode and Inform mode. SNMP Trap Mode In Trap mode, the SNMP agent sends an SNMPv1 trap PDU to the NMS. No acknowledgment is sent back from the NMS so the agent has no way of knowing if the trap reached the NMS.

  • Page 36: Private Mib Information

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Inform mode select Setting Description Factory Default Retries Enter Inform Retry number Time out Enter Inform Timeout window Private MIB information Switch Object ID Setting Description Factory Default 8691.7.6 IE-SW-VL08M‘s enterprise value Fixed 8691.7.7 IE-SW-VL08M‘s enterprise value...

  • Page 37: The Turbo Ring Concept

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions (3) “Turbo Chain” is a new protocol with unlimited flexibly to allow you to construct any type of redundant network topology. The recovery time is under 20 ms. In this manual, we use the terminology “Turbo Ring” ring and “Turbo Ring V2” ring to differentiate between rings configured for one or the other of these protocols.
  • Page 38 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions “Turbo Ring” rings with an even number of Weidmueller switch units If there are 2N IE-SW units (an even number) in the “Turbo Ring” ring, then the backup segment is one of the two segments connected to the (N+1) st IE-SW (i.e., the IE-SW unit directly...
  • Page 39 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Ring Coupling Configuration For some systems, it may not be convenient to connect all devices in the system to create one BIG redundant ring, since some devices could be located in a remote area. For these systems, “Ring Coupling”...
  • Page 40 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Ring Coupling for a “Turbo Ring V2” Ring Switch B Switch D Coupling Port (Primary) Main Path Backup Path Coupling Port (Backup) Switch A Switch C Note that the ring coupling settings for a “Turbo Ring V2” ring are different from a “Turbo Ring”...

  • Page 41: Configuring "Turbo Ring" And "Turbo Ring V2

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Dual-Ring for a “Turbo Ring V2” Ring Dual-Homing Configuration (applies only to “Turbo Ring V2”) The “dual-homing” option uses a single Ethernet switch to connect two networks. The primary path is the operating connection, and the backup path is a back-up connection that is activated in the event that the primary path connection fails.
  • Page 42 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring “Turbo Ring” Explanation of “Current Status” Items Now Active Shows which communication protocol is in use: Turbo Ring, Turbo Ring V2, RSTP, or none. Master/Slave Indicates whether or not this device is the Master of the Turbo Ring. (This field appears only when selected to operate in Turbo Ring or Turbo Ring V2 mode.)
  • Page 43 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Explanation of “Settings” Items Redundancy Protocol Setting Description Factory Default Select this item to change to the Turbo Turbo Ring Ring configuration page. Select this item to change to the Turbo Turbo Ring V2 Ring V2 configuration page.
  • Page 44 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring “Turbo Ring V2” NOTE When using the Dual-Ring architecture, users must configure settings for both Ring 1 and Ring 2. In this case, the status of both rings will appear under “Current Status.”...
  • Page 45 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Ring 1/2—1st Ring Port Status Ring 1/2—2nd Ring Port Status The “Ports Status” indicators show Forwarding for normal transmission, Blocking if this port is connected to a backup path and the path is blocked, and Link down if there is no connection.
  • Page 46 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Enable Ring Coupling Setting Description Factory Default Enable Select this switch as Coupler Not checked Disable Do not select this switch as Coupler Coupling Mode Setting Description Factory Default Primary Port: Port 5 Backup Port: Port 6...

  • Page 47: The Turbo Chain Concept

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions The Turbo Chain Concept The Turbo Chain is an advanced software-technology that gives network administrators the flexibility of constructing any type of redundant network topology. When using the “chain” concept, you first connect the Ethernet switches in a chain and then simply link the two ends of the chain to an Ethernet network, as illustrated in the following figure.

  • Page 48: Configuring "Turbo Chain

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring “Turbo Chain” Head Switch Configuration Member Switch Configuration Tail Switch Configuration Explanation of “Current Status” Items Now Active Shows which communication protocol is in use: Turbo Ring, Turbo Ring V2, RSTP, Turbo Chain or None.

  • Page 49: The Stp/Rstp Concept

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions connected to the Tail port as a backup path and the path is blocked, and Link down if there is no connection. Explanation of “Settings” Items Redundancy Protocol Setting Description Factory Default Select this item to change to the Turbo Ring Turbo Ring configuration page.
  • Page 50 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) implements the Spanning Tree Algorithm and Protocol defined by IEEE Std 802.1w-2001. RSTP provides the following benefits: The topology of a bridged network will be determined much more quickly compared to STP.

  • Page 51: How Stp Works

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions LAN 1 Bridge B LAN 2 Bridge A Bridge C LAN 3 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.
  • Page 52 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions determined by the bandwidth of the link, with less efficient links assigned a higher cost. The following table shows the default port costs for a switch: Port Speed Path Cost 802.1D, 1998 Path Cost 802.1w-2001...

  • Page 53: Stp Example

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions STP Example The LAN shown below has three segments, with adjacent segments connected using two possible links. The various STP factors, such as Cost, Root Port, Designated Bridge Port, and Blocked Port are shown in the figure.

  • Page 54: Configuring Stp/Rstp

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions port cost of 36 (18+18). This means that both VLANs are now subdivided—VLAN 1 on Switch units A and B cannot communicate with VLAN 1 on Switch C, and VLAN 2 on Switch units A and C cannot communicate with VLAN 2 on Switch B.
  • Page 55 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions At the top of this page, the user can check the Current Status of this function. For RSTP, you will see: Now Active: This shows the communication protocol being used—Turbo Ring, RSTP, or none.
  • Page 56 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Max. Age (sec.) Setting Description Factory Default If this device is not the root, and it has not received a hello message from the root in an amount of time equal to Max. Age, then this Numerical value device will reconfigure itself as a root.

  • Page 57: Using Traffic Prioritization

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions [Eq. 4]: 2 * (Hello Time + 1 sec) ≦ Max. Age ≦ 2 * (Forwarding Delay – 1 sec) The switch’s firmware will alert you immediately if any of these restrictions are violated. For example, setting Hello Time = 5 sec, Max.
  • Page 58 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions IEEE 802.1D—a layer 2 marking scheme. Differentiated Services (DiffServ)—a layer 3 marking scheme. IEEE 802.1D Traffic Marking The IEEE Std 802.1D, 1998 Edition marking scheme, which is an enhancement to IEEE Std 802.1D, enables Quality of Service on the LAN. Traffic service levels are defined in the IEEE 802.1Q 4-byte tag, which is used to carry VLAN identification as well as IEEE 802.1p priority information.
  • Page 59 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions DSCP is backward compatible with IPV4 TOS, which allows operation with existing devices that use a layer 3 TOS enabled prioritization scheme. Traffic Prioritization The IE-SW-VL08M classifies traffic based on layer 2 of the OSI 7 layer model, and the switch prioritizes received traffic according to the priority information defined in the received packet.

  • Page 60: Configuring Traffic Prioritization

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring Traffic Prioritization QoS Classification The IE-SW-VL08M supports inspection of layer 3 TOS and/or layer 2 QoS tag information to determine how to classify traffic packets. (NOTE: The user interface for the IE-SW-VL08M shows 8 ports.)
  • Page 61 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Inspect COS Setting Description Factory Default Select this setting to enable the IE-SW-VL08M to Enable/Disable inspect the 802.1p COS tag in the MAC frame to Enable determine the priority of each frame. Default Port Priority...

  • Page 62: Using Virtual Lans

    IE-SW-VL08M 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 63: Benefits Of Vlans

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions with VLANs you can segment your network according to: Departmental groups—You could have one VLAN for the Marketing department, another for the Finance department, and another for the Development department. Hierarchical groups—You could have one VLAN for directors, another for managers, and another for general staff.

  • Page 64: Communication Between Vlans

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Managing a VLAN A new or initialized switch contains a single VLAN—the Default VLAN. This VLAN has the following definition: VLAN Name—Management VLAN 802.1Q VLAN ID—1 (if tagging is required) All the ports are initially placed on this VLAN, and it is the only VLAN that allows you to access the management software of the IE-SW-VL08M over the network.

  • Page 65: Sample Applications Of Vlans Using The Ie-Sw-Vl08M

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Sample Applications of VLANs using the IE-SW-VL08M In this application, Port 1 connects a single untagged device and assigns it to VLAN 5; it should be configured as “Access Port” with PVID 5. Port 2 connects a LAN with two untagged devices belonging to VLAN 2. One tagged device with VID 3 and one tagged device with VID 4.

  • Page 66: Configuring Virtual Lan

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Packets from device H will travel through “Trunk Port 3” with PVID 3. Switch A will recognize its VLAN and pass it to port 2, but will not remove tags received successfully by device D.
  • Page 67 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions tagged and/or untagged devices and/or other switches/hubs. ATTENTION For communication redundancy in the VLAN environment, set “Redundant Port,” “Coupling Port,” and “Coupling Control Port” as “Trunk Port,” since these ports act as the “backbone” to transmit all packets of different VLANs to different Ethernet Switches.

  • Page 68: Using Multicast Filtering

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Port Setting Description Factory Default Enable/Disable Set port to specific VLAN Group. Enable (all ports belong to VLAN1) VLAN Table In 802.1Q VLAN table, you can review the VLAN groups that were created, Joined Access Ports, and Trunk Ports, and in Port-based VLAN table, you can review the VLAN group and Joined port.

  • Page 69: Benefits Of Multicast

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Benefits of Multicast The benefits of using IP multicast are that it: Uses the most efficient, sensible method to deliver the same information to many receivers with only one transmission. Reduces the load on the source (for example, a server) since it will not need to produce several copies of the same data.

  • Page 70: Igmp Multicast Filtering

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Network with multicast filtering Hosts only receive dedicated traffic from other hosts belonging to the same group. Multicast Filtering and IE-SW-VL08M Switch The Ethernet Switch has three ways to achieve multicast filtering: IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) Snooping, GMRP (GARP Multicast Registration Protocol), and adding a static multicast MAC manually to filter multicast traffic automatically.

  • Page 71: Configuring Igmp Snooping

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions VLANs that are connected to it. For networks with more than one IP router, the router with the lowest IP address is the querier. A switch with IP address lower than the IP address of any other IGMP queriers connected to the LAN or VLAN can become the IGMP querier.
  • Page 72 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions IGMP Snooping Enhanced Mode Setting Description Factory Default Enable IGMP Multicast packets will forward to : Enable Learned Multicast Querier Ports Member Ports Disable IGMP Multicast packets will forward to : Learned multicast Querier Ports...
  • Page 73 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions IGMP Table The IE-SW-VL08M displays the current active IGMP groups that were detected. The information includes VID, Auto-learned Multicast Router Port, Static Multicast Router Port, Querier Connected Port, and the IP and MAC addresses of active IGMP groups.

  • Page 74: Configuring Gmrp

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring GMRP GMRP is a MAC-based multicast management protocol, whereas IGMP is IP-based. GMRP provides a mechanism that allows bridges and end stations to register or un-register Group membership information dynamically. GMRP enable Setting...

  • Page 75: Configuring Rate Limiting

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring Rate Limiting NOTE: The user interface for the IE-SW-VL08M shows 8 ports. Policy Setting Description Factory Default Selecting this option prohibits all traffic of Limit All broadcast, multicast, and unicast packets that exceed the rate set in the following “Rate” field.

  • Page 76: Using Auto Warning

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Rate of Medium Priority Queue Setting Description Factory Default The same or double rate of Set the threshold of traffic of limited packets in Normal priority the IE-SW-VL08M’s medium priority queue. queue Rate of High Priority Queue...

  • Page 77: Email Warning Events Settings

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Email Warning Events Settings NOTE: The user interface for the IE-SW-VL08M shows 8 ports. 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 78: Email Settings

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Enter a nonzero number if the port’s Traffic-Threshold (%) Traffic-Overload setting is Enabled. A Traffic-Overload warning is sent every Traffic-Duration seconds if the average Traffic-Duration (sec.) Traffic-Threshold is surpassed during that time period. NOTE The Traffic-Overload, Traffic-Threshold (%), and Traffic-Duration (sec.) Port Event settings...

  • Page 79: Configuring Relay Warning

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Setting Description Factory Default Disable/Enable to To reset the Password from the Web change Password Browser interface, click the Change password check-box, type the Old Password, type the New Password, retype Disable the New password, and then click Activate.

  • Page 80: Relay Warning Events Settings

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Relay Warning Events Settings NOTE: The user interface for the IE-SW-VL08M shows 8 ports. 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 81: Relay Warning List

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3. The Master DIP Switch is set to “ON”. Please refer to “Configuring Basic Settings—Turbo Ring DIP Switch” for more details. Port Event Warning e-mail is sent when… Link-on The port is connected to another device.

  • Page 82: Configuring Line-Swap Fast Recovery

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring Line-Swap Fast Recovery Enable Line-Swap-Fast-Recovery Setting Description Factory Default Enable/Disable Select this setting to enable the Enable Line-Swap-Fast-Recovery function Using Set Device IP To reduce the effort required to set up IP addresses, the IE-SW-VL08M devices comes equipped with DHCP/BootP server and RARP protocol to set up IP addresses of Ethernet-enabled devices automatically.

  • Page 83: Configuring Set Device Ip

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions STEP 3 Be sure to activate your settings before exiting. • When using the Web Browser interface, activate by clicking the Activate button. • When using the Console utility, activate by first highlighting the Activate menu option, and then press Enter.
  • Page 84 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 01–00–0F–03 is the “Circuit ID” of port number 3 with port VLAN ID 15. The “Remote ID” is to identify the relay agent itself and it can be one of the following: 1. The IP address of the relay agent.

  • Page 85: Using Diagnosis

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions DHCP Option 82 Enable Option82 Setting Description Factory Default Enable or Disable Enable or disable DHCP Option 82 function. Disable Type Setting Description Factory Default Use switch IP address as the remote ID sub-option.

  • Page 86: Ping

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions from, or both to and from, the port under observation. This allows the network administrator to “sniff” the observed port and thus keep tabs on network activity. Do the following to set up the Mirror Port function: STEP 1 Configure the switch’s Mirror Port function from either the Console utility or Web Browser...
  • Page 87 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions and through SNMP, this knowledge can be transferred to a Network Management Software for auto-topology and network visualization. LLDP Web Interface From the switch’s web interface, users have the option of either enabling or disabling the LLDP, as well as setting the LLDP transmit interval (as shown in the figure below).

  • Page 88: Using The Monitor

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using the Monitor You can monitor statistics in real time from the IE-SW-VL08M’s web console and serial console. Monitor by Switch Access the Monitor by selecting System from the left selection bar. Monitor by System allows the user to view a graph that shows the combined data transmission activity of all of the IE-SW-VL08M’s ports.

  • Page 89: Using The Mac Address Table

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using the MAC Address Table This section explains the information provided by the IE-SW-VL08M’s MAC address table. The MAC Address table can be configured to display the following IE-SW-VL08M MAC address groups. Select this item to show all switch MAC addresses...

  • Page 90: Using Event Log

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using Event Log This field shows how many times the IE-SW-VL08M has been rebooted Bootup or cold started. The date is updated based on how the current date is set in the “Basic Date Setting”...
  • Page 91 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Syslog Server 1 Setting Description Factory Default IP Address Enter the IP address of 1st Syslog Server used by None your network. Port Destination Enter the UDP port of 1st Syslog Server. (1 to 65535)
  • Page 92 Weidmueller Switch Configuration Utility Chapter 4 The Weidmüller Switch configuration utility (WM_Switch_Utility.exe) is a comprehensive Windows-based GUI that can be used to configure and maintain multiple Weidmüller managed switches. A suite of useful functions is available to help you to locate Ethernet Switches which are attached to the same LAN as the PC host (regardless of whether or not you know the IP addresses of the switches), to connect to an Ethernet Switch whose IP address is known, to modify the network configurations of one or multiple Ethernet Switches...

  • Page 93: Chapter 4 Weidmüller Switch Configuration Utility

    Weidmüller Switch Configuration Utility Starting Weidmüller Switch Configuration Utility To start the software locate and then run the executable file WM_Switch_Utility.exe. NOTE You may download the Weidmüller Switch Configuration Utility from the Weidmüller website using the following path: 1. Open www.Weidmueller.com/Downloads 2.

  • Page 94: Search By Ip Address

    Weidmüller Switch Configuration Utility Search icon , or by selecting Broadcast Search from the List Server menu. The Broadcast Search window will open, displaying a list of all switches located on the network, as well as the progress of the search. Once the search is complete, the Configuration window will display a list of all switches that were located.

  • Page 95: Upgrade Firmware

    Weidmüller Switch Configuration Utility Upgrade Firmware NOTE You may download the latest Firmware from the Weidmüller website using the following path: 1. Open www.Weidmueller.com/Downloads 2. Select page “Software” 3. Select page “Industrial Ethernet” 4. Select category “Value and Premium Line managed Switches – Firmware Updates” 5.

  • Page 96: Modify Ip Address

    Weidmüller Switch Configuration Utility Modify IP Address You may use the Modify IP Address function to reconfigure the Weidmueller Switch’s network settings. Start by clicking the Modify IP address icon , or by selecting Modify IP address from the Configuration menu. The Setup Configuration window will open.
  • Page 97 Weidmüller Switch Configuration Utility Weidmueller Switch to a text file. Do the following to export a configuration: 1. Highlight the switch (from the Server list in the Configurator window’s left pane), and then click the Export toolbar icon or select Export Configuration from the Configuration menu.

  • Page 98: Import Configuration

    Weidmüller Switch Configuration Utility Import Configuration The Import Configuration function is used to import an entire configuration from a text file to the Switch. This utility can be used to transfer the configuration from one Switch to another, by first using the Export Configuration function (described in the previous section) to save a switch configuration to a file, and then using the Import Configuration function.

  • Page 99: Unlock The Ethernet Switch

    Weidmüller Switch Configuration Utility 4. Click Yes in response to the following warning message to accept the new settings. Unlock the Ethernet Switch The Unlock function is used to open a password protected switch so that the user can modify its configuration, import/export a configuration, etc.
  • Page 100 Weidmüller Switch Configuration Utility 1. Enter the switch’s User Name and Password when prompted, and then click OK. 2. When the Unlock status window reports Progress as OK, click the Close button on the upper right corner of the window. 3.
  • Page 101 Weidmüller Switch Configuration Utility MIB Groups Appendix A Weidmueller Ethernet Switches come 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 supported by the IE-SW-VL08M switch series are: MIB II.1 –...

  • Page 102: Appendix B Modbus/Tcp Map

    Modbus/TCP Map Appendix B Modbus Information Read Only Registers (Support Function Code 4) 1 Word = 2 Bytes Address Data Type Description System Information 0x0000 1 word Vendor ID = 0xFFFF 0x0001 1 word Unit ID (Ethernet = 1) 0x0002 1 word Product Code = 0x0003 0x0010...

  • Page 103: Port Information

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Specifications 0x0053 2 word Firmware Release Date Firmware was released on 2007-05-06 at 09 o’clock Word 0 = 0x0609 Word 1 = 0x0705 0x0055 3 word Ethernet MAC Address Ex: MAC = 00-01-02-03-04-05 Word 0 Hi byte = 0x00...

  • Page 104: Packet Information

    IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Specifications 0x1400 to 0x1413(Port 1) 20 word Port 1 to 8 Description 0x1414 to 0x1427(Port 2) Port Description = “100TX,RJ45.” Word 0 Hi byte = ‘1’ Word 0 Lo byte = ‘0’ Word 1 Hi byte = ‘0’...
  • Page 105 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Specifications 0x3301 1 word TR 1st Port status 0x0000:Port Disabled 0x0001:Not Redundant 0x0002:Link Down 0x0003:Blocked 0x0004:Learning 0x0005:Forwarding 0x3302 1 word TR 2nd Port status 0x0000:Port Disabled 0x0001:Not Redundant 0x0002:Link Down 0x0003:Blocked 0x0004:Learning 0x0005:Forwarding 0x3303 1 word...
  • Page 106 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Specifications 0x3502 1 word TR2 Coupling Port Backup status (Only using in Dual Homing) 0x0000:Port Disabled 0x0001:Not Coupling Port 0x0002:Link Down 0x0003:Blocked 0x0004:Learning 0x0005:Forwarding 0xFFFF:Turbo Ring V2 Not Enable 0x3600 1 word TR2 Ring 1 status...
  • Page 107 IE-SW-VL08M Series User’s Manual Specifications 0x3683 1 word TR2 Ring 2 2nd Port status 0x0000:Port Disabled 0x0001:Not Redundant 0x0002:Link Down 0x0003:Blocked 0x0004:Learning 0x0005:Forwarding 0xFFFF:Turbo Ring V2 Ring 2 Not Enable 0x3700 1 word Turbo Chain Switch Role 0x0000:Head 0x0001:Member 0x0002:Tail...

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