Managing Switch; First Time Setup; Overview; Introduction - Wieland wienet FS8 Series User Manual

5 Managing Switch

5 Managing Switch

5.1 First Time Setup

5.1.1 Overview

The Industrial Ethernet Managed Switch is a configurable device that facilitates the interconnection 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 man-
agement parameters in this easy to use switch.

5.1.2 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 Management Protocol
(SNMP) to provide most of the services offered by the Switch. Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol allows man-
aged Switches to communicate with each other to ensure that there exists only one active route between
each pair of network nodes and provides 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 Manage-
ment 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 Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) to optimize the flow of
multicast traffic on your network.
The Switch supports both port-based and tag-based Virtual LANs for flexible integration with VLAN-aware
networks with support for VLAN-unaware devices.

5.1.3 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, supporting HTTP.
Note
This is the recommended method for managing the Switch.
2. An SNMP interface can be used to read/write many settings

5.1.4 Using the Graphical (Web) Interface

The graphical interface is provided via a web server in the Switch and can be accessed via a web browser
such as Opera, Mozilla, or Internet Explorer.
Note
JavaScript must be supported and enabled in your browser for the graphical interface to work correctly.
HTTP and HTTPS (secure HTTP) are supported for access to the web server. By default, both protocols are
enabled. Either or both may be disabled to secure the Switch. (See the Remote Access Security topic in
this section.)
To access the graphical interface, enter a URL like HTTP:// 10.0.50.1 in your browser's address bar. Replace
"http" with "https" to use secure http and replace "10.0.50.1" with your Switch's IP address if you have
changed it from the factory default.
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