Asus GigaX1024i+ User Manual
Asus GigaX1024i+ User Manual

Asus GigaX1024i+ User Manual

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  • Page 1 ® GigaX1024i+ Layer 2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual E2698/ July 2006...
  • Page 2 (including damages for loss of profits, loss of business, loss of use or data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASUS has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product.
  • Page 3 Technical support General support (tel): +1-502-995-0883 Online support: http://support.asus.com Notebook (tel): +1-510-739-3777 x5110 Support (fax): +1-502-933-8713 ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany & Austria) Company address: Harkort Str. 25, D-40880 Ratingen, Germany General (tel): +49-2102-95990 Web site address: www.asus.com.de General (fax): +49-2102-959911 Online contact: www.asus.com.de/sales...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1 Introduction ............1 1.1 Conventions in this manual ........1 1.1.1 Notational conventions ..........1 1.1.2 Typographical conventions ......... 1 1.1.3 Symbols ..............1 1.2 Package contents .............2 1.3 Features ..............3 1.4 Front panel features ..........4 1.5 Rear panel features ..........5 2 Quick Start .............6 2.1 Part 1 —...
  • Page 5 4 Configuration Management ........15 4.1 System ..............15 4.1.1 Management ............16 4.1.2 IP Setup ..............16 4.1.3 Administration ............16 4.1.4 Reboot ..............17 4.1.5 Firmware Upgrade ........... 18 4.2 Physical Interface ...........19 4.3 Bridge ..............20 4.3.1 Spanning Tree ............20 4.3.2 Link Aggregation ............
  • Page 6 4.5.3 RADIUS ..............35 4.5.4 Port Security ............35 4.6 QoS .................39 4.6.1 Trust State ............... 39 4.6.2 Mapping ..............39 4.6.3 Priority Override ............40 4.6.4 CoS ................. 41 4.7 Cable Diagnosis ............42 4.8 Statistics Chart ............42 4.8.1 Traffic Comparison ..........42 4.8.2 Error Group .............
  • Page 7 List of Figures Figure 1 GigaX L2 Smart Plus Switch Package Contents ..........2 Figure 2 Front Panel ..............4 Figure 3 Rear Panel ..............5 Figure 4 Overview of Hardware Connections ........ 7 Figure 5 Login Screen ..............9 Figure 6 IP Setup ................
  • Page 8 Figure 27 Port-Based VLAN ............29 Figure 28 Default Port VLAN & Cos ..........29 Figure 29 Community Table ............30 Figure 30 Host Table ..............30 Figure 31 Trap Setting ..............30 Figure 32 VACM Group ..............31 Figure 33 VACM View ..............31 Figure 34 USM User ..............
  • Page 9 List of Tables Table 1 Front Panel Label and LEDs ..........4 Table 2 Rear Panel Labels ............. 5 Table 3 Technical Specifications ............ 5 Table 4 LED Indicators ..............8 Table 5 Port Color Description ............. 13 Table 6 Commonly Used Buttons and Icons......... 14 Table 7 IP Address Structure ............
  • Page 10: Introduction

    1.1.1 Notational conventions • Acronyms are defined the first time they appear in the text. • The Asus GigaX L2 Smart Plus Switch is simply referred to as “the switch”. • The terms LAN and network are used interchangeably to refer to a group of Ethernet-connected computers at one site.
  • Page 11: Package Contents

    Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.2 Package contents Check the following items in your ASUS GigaX 1024i+ switch package. Contact your retailer if any item is damaged or missing. GigaX 1024i+ (28-port) L2 smart plus switch AC power cord Rack installation kit (two brackets with six #6-32 screws)
  • Page 12: Features

    • SNMP v1, v2, v3 • MIB-II • Enterprise MIB for system firmware version • FTP for firmware update and configuration backup • Syslog. • Web GUI • LEDs for port link status • LEDs system status ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 13: Front Panel Features

    Link (RJ-45 or SFP) is present; port is port status enabled Flashing Data is being transmitted/received No Ethernet link. 10/100/1000 Green 1000Mbps on Giga port, or 100Mbps on port speed 10/100 ports Amber 100Mbps on Giga port 10Mbps or link is not present ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 14: Rear Panel Features

    Input: 100-240V AC/2A 50-60Hz Consumption: <50 watts Environmental Operating Storage Ranges Temperature 0 to 40 C (32 to -25 - 70 (-13 to 158 Humidity 5 to 90% 0 to 95% Altitude up to 10,000 40,000 ft (12,000m) ft (3,000m) ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 15: Quick Start

    Attach four rubber pads on the four indented circles located at the bottom of the switch. See illustration below. Indented circles 1, 2, 3, & 4. Attach rubber pads here. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 16: Installing On A Rack

    In Part 2, you connect the device to the power outlet, and to your computer and to your network. Refer to Figure 4 for the overview of the hardware connections. CAT 5 Ethernet cables Expansion hubs/switch LAN computers Figure 4. Overview of hardware connections ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 17: Connect To The Computers Or Lan

    Switch ports Solid green indicates that the device can communi- cate with the LAN. If the light is flashing, it indicates [1] to [28] that the device is sending or receiving data from your LAN computer. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 18: Part 3: Basic Switch Settings

    Figure 5. 3. Enter your username and password, and click <OK>. When logging in for the first time, use the following default settings: Username: admin Password: (no password) You can change the password at any time. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 19: Figure 6 Ip Setup

    This is normal. You have to retype the new IP address in the address/location box and press <Enter>. The web link returns. 6. To enable authentication for web access, click the Administration page, then select <Enabled>. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 20: Using The Configuration Manager

    Manager. You can enable the web’s authentication function in the System --> Administration page. 2.In a web browser, enter this IP address: http://192.168.1.1 and press <Enter>. This is the switch's default IP address. A login screen appears. Figure 7. Config manager login screen ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 21: Setting Up A New Ip Address

    You have to retype the new IP address in the address/location box, and press <Enter>. This will refresh your web page. 3. To enable authentication for Web access, click Administration on the menu list, then select Enabled to start the password protection. Figure 9. IP setup ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 22: Functional Layout

    Ethernet link is established Black No Ethernet link Amber Link is present but port is disabled manually or by spanning tree Clicking on the port icon of the switch displays the port configuration in the lower right frame. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 23: Menu Navigation

    Adds the existing configuration to the system, e.g., a static MAC address or a firewall ACL rule, etc. Modifies an existing entry. Deletes the selected item, e.g. a static route or a filter ACL rule and etc. Re-displays the current page with updated statistics or settings. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 24: Configuration Management

    This section describes the tasks you can perform using the System feature in the Configuration Manager: • Configuring the system name, contact, location, & other system info; • Assigning IP addresses; • Enabling / disabling web authentication; • Rebooting the system; and • Updating the firmware. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 25: Management

    To save any changes made, click <OK>. Use <Reload> to refresh the settings. 4.1.3 Administration The Administration page allows you enable or disable the authentication for a web user, or add/ modify / remove a user in the user database. You ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 26: Reboot

    4.1.4 Reboot To reboot the system: 1. Click on System --> Reboot. The Reboot page will be displayed. 2. Click on <Reboot>. Figure 14. Reboot Rebooting the system stops the network traffic and terminates the Internet connection. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 27: Firmware Upgrade

    Chapter 4 - Configuration Management 4.1.5 Firmware Upgrade From time to time, ASUS will provide you with an update to the firmware running on the GigaX L2 Managed S w i t c h . A l l s y s t e m s o f t w a r e i s contained in a single file called an image.
  • Page 28: Physical Interface

    <Modify>. The field you change will update the content of the display window. However, the new settings do not take effect until the Save Configuration (refer to Chapter 4.9: Save Configuration) is executed. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 29: Bridge

    The third part is the port setting. It contains a display window showing each port's current configuration. Click <Modify> to change the port setting for STP/RSTP. The following fields are available: • Port: Select the corresponding port to configure ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 30: Link Aggregation

    Click <OK> to send the settings to the switch via the HTTP server. Click <Reload> to refresh the settings. To permanently save the new configuration, go to the Save Configuration page, then click <Save>. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 31: Mirroring

    • Mirror Mode: Enables or disables the mirror function for the selected group. Figure 19. Mirroring page • Monitor Port: Receives the copies of all the traffics in the selected mirrored ports. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 32: Static Multicast

    IGMP packets and puts the new group into the multicast table. How- ever, if the static entries occupy all 256 spaces, the IGMP snoop does not work normally. The switch only Figure 21. IGMP Snooping allows 256-layer 2 multicast group. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 33: Bandwidth Control

    • Limit Rate: Maximum egress transmission rate. The valid value is from 70 to 250000(Kbps). Click <OK> to send the settings to the switch via the HTTP server. Click <Reload> to refresh the settings. To permanently save the configuration, go to the Save Configuration page, then click <Save>. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 34: Dynamic Addresses

    Up to 15 entries will be displayed in the first address window, and the other entries will be displayed in the succeeding pages. Click on First, Previ- ous, Next, and Last links to navigate through the entries' list. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 35: Vlan

    Port-Based VLAN. Restrictions • If a port is in Port-Based VLAN Mode, it cannot be a promiscuous port, and cannot run 802.1x and IGMP snooping. • Trunked members must in the same VLAN mode. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 36: Figure 26 Tagged Vlan

    PVLAN member. Static Multicast cannot be a PVLAN. There are two port types in a PVLAN: 1) Promiscuous Port and 2) Isolated Port. a) Promiscuous Port: A PVLAN must and only can have one promiscuous ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 37 VLAN. In a Port-Based VLAN, the system administrator assigns the switch’s ports to a specific VLAN group. You can set up to 28 Port-Based VLAN groups and show VLAN group in this page. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 38: Default Port Vlan And Cos

    Click <Modify> to change the content in the port list window. Click <OK> to send the settings the switch via the HTTP server. Click <Reload> to refresh the settings. To permanently save the configuration, go to the Save Configuration page, then click <Save>. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 39: Snmp Setup

    By setting the trap destination IP addresses and community names, you can enable SNMP trap function to send trap packets in different versions (v1 or v2c). Click <OK> to save the configuration or <Reload> to refresh the page. Figure 31. Trap Setting ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 40: Vacm Group

    Figure 33. VACM View • Vi e w Ty p e : S e l e c t t h e Vi e w Type that the View belongs to. Included or Excluded when View Subtree ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 41: Usm User

    <Remove>. To update an existing entry, select the entry and click <Modify>. Click <OK> to save the changes on this page. Click <Reload> to refresh the settings. To permanently save the new configuration, go to the Save Configuration page, then click <Save>. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 42: Security

    • Max Reauthentication Attempts: Retry count if the port user failed to respond to authentication requests from the switch. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 43: Dial-In User

    Dial-in User is used to define users in the local database of the switch. It has the following configuration parameters: • User Name: New username. • Password: Password for the new user. Figure 36. Dial-In User • Confirm Password: Enter the ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 44: Radius

    MAC addresses function. 4.5.4.1 Port Configuration This page is used to configure various Port Security parameters. The total number of available secure MAC addresses on the switch is 1024. Users can configure the port in the following fields: ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 45: Figure 38 Port Configuration

    MAC addresses are aged out. Two types of aging are supported for each port: a) Absolute: the secure addresses on the port are deleted after the specified aging time. b) Inactivity: the secure addresses on the port are deleted only if there ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 46: Figure 39 Port Status

    • StaticMacAddrCount: The total numbers of current static secure MAC addresses. • ViolationCount: The total numbers of secure violation. Port security status on the port is ‘SecureDown’ when one of the following situations occur: • The port is link down. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 47: Figure 40 Secure Mac Addresses

    ‘Shift’ key on the keyboard and selecting the entries with the mouse. Click <Add> or <Remove> to make the configuration take effect immediately. To save the static secure MAC address permanently, go to the Save Configuration page, then click on <Save>. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 48: Qos

    0 to 63. For IPv6, 4 multiply by DSCP value are Traffic Class value. For example, DSCP value 4 means IPv6 Traffic Class value is 16. The switch supports this Figure 42. Mapping by setting the configuration in the ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 49: Priority Override

    Static Addresses page. Click <OK> to send the settings to the switch via the HTTP server. Click <Reload> to refresh the settings. To permanently save the configuration, go to the Save Configuration page, then click <Save>. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 50: Cos

    The fixed weights are 1, 2, 4, 8. Click <OK> to send the settings to the switch via the HTTP server. Click <Reload> to refresh the settings. To permanently save the configuration, go to the Save Configuration page, then click <Save>. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 51: Cable Diagnosis

    This page shows one statistical item for all the ports in one graphic chart. Specify the statistics item to display and click <Draw>. The browser will show you the updated data and refresh the graphic periodically. Figure 46. Traffic Comparison ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 52: Error Group

    4.9 Save Configuration Click <Save> to save the configu- ration. To restore to factory default settings, click <Restore>. You will lose all the configurations when you choose to restore the default con- figurations. Figure 49. Save Configuration ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 53: Ip Addresses, Network Masks & Subnets

    The first part of every IP address contains the network ID, and the rest of the address contains the host ID. The length of the network ID depends on the network’s class (see following section). Table 8 shows the structure of an IP address. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 54: Network Classes

    = 192-223: Class C (field1 values not shown are reserved for special uses) A host ID can have any value except all fields set to 0 or all fields set to 255, as those values are reserved for special uses. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 55: Subnet Masks

    Such a mask is called a default subnet mask. These masks are: Class A: 255.0.0.0 Class B: 255.255.0.0 Class C: 255.255.255.0 These are called default because they are used when a network is ini- tially configured, at which time it has no subnets. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 56: Troubleshooting

    Click <OK>. You can substitute any private IP address you know on your LAN or a public IP address for an Internet site. If the target computer receives the message, a Command Prompt window appears as shown in Figure 50. Figure 50. Using the ping utility ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 57: Nslookup

    There may be several addresses associated with an Internet name. This is common for web sites that receive heavy traffic; they use multiple, redundant servers to carry the same information. To exit from the nslookup utility, type exit and press <Enter> at the command prompt. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 58: Simple Fixes

    If your PC does not have a valid route to access the switch, change the switch IP to an appropriate IP that your PC can access. 3. Ping “switch IP” from the PC, if it still fails, repeat step 2. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 59 2. Ping the switch IP address to see if the link is stable. If some ping packets fail, check your network setup to make sure a valid setting. Changes to Configuration Be sure to click <Save> in the Save Configuration page to are not being retained. save any changes. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 60: Files Upload And Download Procedure

    VID by CLI. The auto-config file is consisted Figure 52. Upload auto-config by FTP of CLI commands in a text file, the switch will execute the commands after the file is loaded into the switch. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 61: Upload Firmware By Ftp

    4. Type the system’s user name. 5. Type the system’s password. 6. The default file name of the system configuration file is “backup”. You must use this file name to backup the system configuration. The file can be renamed after downloading. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 62: Restore System Configurations By Ftp

    4. Type the system’s user name. 5. Type the system’s password. 6. Use the command “put <File Name>” to restore the system configurations. The file must be the backup file from the same switch model, ex: “put backup”. ASUS GigaX 1024i+...
  • Page 63: Glossary

    Chapter 7 - Glossary 7 Glossary 10BASE-T A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet networks with a data rate of 10 Mbps. Also known as Category 3 (CAT 3) wiring. See also data rate, Ethernet. 100BASE-T A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet networks with a data rate of 100 Mbps.
  • Page 64 Chapter 7 - Glossary Ethernet T h e m o s t c o m m o n l y i n s t a l l e d c o m p u t e r n e t w o r k technology, usually using twisted pair wiring.
  • Page 65 Chapter 7 - Glossary Monitor Also called “Roving Analysis”, allow you to attach a network analyzer to one port and use it to monitor the traffics of other ports on the switch. network A network mask is a sequence of bits applied to an IP mask address to select the network ID while ignoring the host ID.
  • Page 66 Chapter 7 - Glossary remote In a physically separate location. For example, an employee away on travel who logs in to the company’s intranet is a remote user. RJ-45 Registered Jack Standard-45 The 8-pin plug used in transmitting data over phone lines. Ethernet cabling usually uses this type of connector.
  • Page 67 Chapter 7 - Glossary TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol The basic protocols used on the Internet. TCP is responsible for dividing data up into packets for delivery and reassembling them at the destination, while IP is responsible for delivering the packets from source to destination.
  • Page 68 Chapter 7 - Glossary upstream The direction of data transmission from the user to the Internet. VLAN Virtual Local Area Network Wide Area Network Any network spread over a large geographical area, such as a country or continent. With respect to the SL-1000, WAN refers to the Internet.

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