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  • Page 1 DNswitch 800 Web Management Guide...

  • Page 3: Web Management Guide

    DNswitch 800 Web Management Guide Part Number: WM-DSA8G-00 March 2001 This book describes how to install, cable and use the Digital Networks DNswitch 800. Revision/Update Information: This is a new document.
  • Page 4 Digital Networks makes no representations that the use of its products in the manner described in this publication will not infringe on existing or future patent rights, nor do the descriptions contained in this publication imply the granting of licenses to make, use, or sell equipment or software in accordance with the description.
  • Page 5 FCC Class B Certification (USA) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 6 BSMI Class A (Taiwan) VCCI Class B Compliance (Japan) CE Mark Declaration of Conformance for EMI and Safety This is to certify that this product complies with ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN45014. It conforms to the following specifications: EMC: EN55022(1988)/CISPR-22(1985) EN60555-2(1995) EN60555-3 IEC1000-4-2(1995)
  • Page 7 Underwriters Laboratories Compliance Statement Important! Before making connections, make sure you have the correct cord set. Check it (read the label on the cable) against the following: Operating Voltage 120 Volts 240 Volts (Europe only) The unit automatically matches the connected input voltage. Therefore, no additional adjustments are necessary when connecting it to any input voltage within the range marked on the rear panel.
  • Page 8 Das Gerät war Feuchtigkeit ausgesetzt. Wenn das Gerät nicht der Bedienungsanleitung entsprechend funktioniert oder Sie mit Hilfe dieser Anleitung keine Verbesserung erzielen. Das Gerät ist gefallen und/oder das Gehäuse ist beschädigt. Wenn das Gerät deutliche Anzeichen eines Defektes aufweist. 15. Zum Netzanschluß dieses Gerätes ist eine geprüfte Leitung zu verwenden. Für einen Nennstrom bis 6A und einem Gerätegewicht größer 3kg ist eine Leitung nicht leichter als H05VV-F, 3G, 0.75mm Der arbeitsplatzbezogene Schalldruckpegel nach DIN 45 635 Teil 1000 beträgt 70dB(A)

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Bridge Settings ........27 DNswitch 800...
  • Page 10 Digital Networks WebView?......54 How Do I Confirm a Successful Software Download? ..54 INDEX ii Table of Contents DNswitch 800...

  • Page 11: Overview

    Digital Networks WebView provides a graphical, real-time representation of the front panel on the DNswitch 800. This graphic, along with additionally defined areas of the browser interface, allow you to interactively configure the switch, monitor its status, and view statistical information.

  • Page 12: Conventions

    When you read “Select,” use the mouse to either select the link identified by a hand icon, or select the identified button or area. • When you read “Enter,” type in the text and select the button identified in the procedure. 2 Overview DNswitch 800...

  • Page 13: Using Web-Based Management

    Configuration of these items may be made from the console user interface, which is accessible via either the serial console or Telnet. Refer to the DNswitch 800 User’s Guide that came with your system for more information about setting up either of these connections to the switch. The following subsections describe the required configuration.

  • Page 14: Setting A Default Gateway

    Select an entry for an IP Trap Manager from the menu, then enter the IP address and community name. Move to the Status field, and use the Space bar to select ENABLED. Press <APPLY>. 4 Using Web-Based Management DNswitch 800...

  • Page 15: Enabling Web Management

    The full application will now launch. A four-frame page will display with the product graphic located in the upper right hand frame. To stop Digital Networks WebView, close the Web browser application. DNswitch 800 Using Web-Based Management 5...

  • Page 16: Digital Networks Webview User Interface

    Figure 2-1 shows the Digital Networks WebView user interface. The user interface is divided into four distinct areas as described in Table 2-1. Area 2 Figure 2-1. Digital Networks WebView User Interface 6 Using Web-Based Management Area 1 Area 3 DNswitch 800...

  • Page 17: Function Description

    Mirror Sets the source and target ports for mirroring. Trunk Specifies ports to group into aggregate trunks. Statistics Displays statistics on network traffic passing through the selected port. DNswitch 800 Table 2-2. Area 2 Functions Using Web-Based Management 7...

  • Page 18: Configuration Options

    Immediately updates values from the SNMP agent. Help Provides help on using the Web management interface. Using Help General Digital Networks WebView help guidelines are available by using the Help button in Area 3. 8 Using Web-Based Management DNswitch 800...

  • Page 19: Configuring And Monitoring The Switch

    3. CONFIGURING AND MONITORING THE SWITCH This section, arranged by topic, describes how to perform common monitoring and configuration tasks on a DNswitch 800 using Digital Networks WebView. After you have properly configured the switch, and started Digital Networks WebView, you can perform any of the tasks described in the following sections.

  • Page 20: System Information

    Maximum string length is 255, but the screen only displays 45 characters. You can use the arrow keys to browse the whole string. The default value is 10.1.0.1 10 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch Figure 3-2. System Information DNswitch 800...

  • Page 21: Switch Information

    Hardware Version Firmware Version POST ROM Version Internal Power Status Redundant Power Status DNswitch 800 Description Serial number of the main board. Number of ports on the switch. Hardware version of the main board. System firmware version in ROM. Management’s Power-on Self-test version.

  • Page 22: Ip Configuration

    Note that the gateway must be defined if the management station is located in a different IP segment. Physical address of the switch. Sets the number of concurrent Telnet sessions allowed to access the switch. DNswitch 800...

  • Page 23: Snmp Configuration

    Add/remove strings from the active list. Community String A community entry authorized for management access. (The maximum string length is 19 characters). Access Mode Management access is restricted to Read Only or Read/Write. DNswitch 800 Figure 3-5. SNMP Community Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 13...

  • Page 24: Trap Managers

    Up to 5 trap managers may be used. IP address of the trap manager. A community authorized to receive trap messages. Add/remove strings from the active list. Issues a trap message to specified IP trap managers whenever authentication of an SNMP request fails. Default: enabled DNswitch 800...

  • Page 25: Security Configuration

    This password is for the system Administrator, with access privilege of Read/Write for all screens. Passwords can consist of up to 11 alphanumeric characters and are not case sensitive. (User name: admin; default password: null) DNswitch 800 Figure 3-7. Change Password Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 15...

  • Page 26: Firmware Upgrade Options

    Web Upload Management Use the Web Upload Management menu to load software updates into the switch. The upload file should be a DNswitch 800 binary file from Digital Networks; otherwise the switch will not accept it. The success of the upload operation depends on the quality of the network connection.

  • Page 27: Tftp Download Management

    TFTP Download Management Use the TFTP Download Management menu to load software updates into the switch. The download file should be a DNswitch 800 binary file from Digital Networks; otherwise the switch will not accept it. The success of the download operation depends on the accessibility of the TFTP server and the quality of the network connection.

  • Page 28: Configuration Save And Restore

    File Name The name of the file that contains the switch configuration settings you wish to restore. Start Configuration Issues a request to the TFTP server to download the specified TFTP Download file. 18 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800...

  • Page 29: Address Table Configuration

    Use these fields to add or remove a static entry to the address table. Indicate the address, port and VLAN group when adding a new entry. Add/Remove Adds/removes selected address. Clear Table Removes all addresses from the address table. DNswitch 800 Figure 3-12. Address Table Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 19...

  • Page 30: Sta (Spanning Tree Algorithm)

    For a more detailed description of how to use this algorithm, refer to Appendix A, “Spanning Tree Concepts,” in the Management Guide. 20 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800...

  • Page 31: Spanning Tree Information

    The path cost from the root port on this switch to the root device. Configuration The number of times the spanning tree has been reconfigured. Changes Last Topology The time since the spanning tree was last reconfigured. Change DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 21...
  • Page 32 ID forwards packets and the other is blocked. • All ports are blocked when the switch is booted, then some of them change state to listening, to learning, and then to forwarding. DNswitch 800...

  • Page 33: Spanning Tree Configuration

    Parameter Default Usage Enabled Priority 32,768 DNswitch 800 Description Enable this parameter to participate in an STA- compliant network. Device priority is used in selecting the root device, root port, and designated port. The device with the highest priority becomes the STA root device.
  • Page 34 In addition, each port needs time to listen for conflicting information that would make it return to a blocking state; otherwise, temporary data loops might result. Maximum value is 30. Minimum value is the higher of 4 or [(Max. Message Age / 2) + 1]. DNswitch 800...

  • Page 35: Sta Port Configuration

    Default Fast forwarding mode ENABLED Priority (Path) Cost 100/19/4 DNswitch 800 Description Allows you to enable or disable fast forwarding for all ports on the switch. Defines the priority for the use of a port in the STA algorithm. If the path cost for all ports on a switch are the same, the port with the highest priority (i.e., lowest value) will be configured as an active...

  • Page 36: Configuring Bridge Mib Extensions

    FastForwarding enables end-node workstations and servers to overcome time-out problems when the Spanning Tree Algorithm is implemented in a network. Therefore, FastForwarding should only be enabled for ports that are connected to an end- node device. Figure 3-18. Bridge Capability DNswitch 800...

  • Page 37: Bridge Settings

    VLAN members on ports across the network. This function should be enabled to permit VLANs groups which extend beyond the local switch. * Not implemented in the current firmware release. DNswitch 800 Figure 3-19. Bridge Settings Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 27...

  • Page 38: Priority

    Default priority can be set to any value from 0-7, where 0-3 User Priority specifies the low priority queue and 4-7 specifies the high priority queue. Number of Egress Indicates that this switch supports two priority output queues. Traffic Classes 28 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800...

  • Page 39: Port Traffic Class Information

    Figure 3-21. Port Traffic Class Information Parameter Description Port Numeric identifier for switch port. User Priority Shows that user priorities 0-3 specify the low priority queue and 4-7 specify the high priority queue. DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 29...

  • Page 40: Vlan Management

    Select ALL to give all VLANs access to switch management, or ONE to restrict access to a specified VLAN. If you select just one VLAN, you must specify its VLAN ID on the following line. Specifies the VLAN ID that has access to switch management. DNswitch 800...

  • Page 41: Configuring Virtual Lans

    This also provides a more secure and cleaner network environment. For more information on how to use VLANs, refer to “Virtual LANs” in the DNswitch 800 Management Guide. The VLAN configuration screens are described in the following sections. VLAN Basic Information The VLAN Basic Information screen displays basic information on the VLAN type supported by this switch.

  • Page 42: Vlan Current Table

    Dynamic GVRP: Automatically learned via GVRP. Permanent: Added as a static entry. Egress Ports Shows the ports which have been added to the displayed VLAN group. Untagged Ports Shows the untagged VLAN port members. 32 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800...

  • Page 43: Vlan Static List

    The ID for the VLAN currently displayed. Range: 1-2048 Name A user-specified symbolic name for this VLAN. String length: 8 alphanumeric characters Status Enables/disables the specified VLAN. DNswitch 800 Figure 3-25. VLAN Static List Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 33...
  • Page 44 Egress Ports Adds ports to the specified VLAN. Forbidden Egress Prevents a port from being automatically added to this VLAN via Ports GVRP. Untagged Ports Adds untagged ports to the specified VLAN. 34 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800...

  • Page 45: Vlan Static Membership By Port

    Figure 3-28. VLAN Static Membership by Port Parameter Description Port Number Port number on the switch selected from the upper display panel. Add/Remove Add or remove selected VLAN groups for the port indicated in the Port Number field. DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 35...

  • Page 46: Vlan Port Configuration

    This control does not affect VLAN independent BPDU frames, such as GVRP or STP. However, it does affect VLAN dependent BPDU frames, such as GMRP. Note that GVRP is not implemented in the current firmware release. 36 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800...

  • Page 47: Igmp Multicast Filtering

    It then propagates the service request on to any neighboring multicast switch/router to ensure that it will continue to receive the multicast service. (For more information, see “IP Multicast Filtering” in the DNswitch 800 Management Guide.) Configuring IGMP This protocol allows a host to inform its local switch/router that it wants to receive transmissions addressed to a specific multicast address group.

  • Page 48: Multicast Router Port Information

    VLAN ID The VLAN ID assigned to the multicast group in the displayed port list. Multicast Router Port The list of switch ports that are attached to a neighboring List multicast router/switch. 38 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800...

  • Page 49: Static Multicast Router Port Configuration

    Port The port number of a port to be added/removed from the list. Adds a new router port to the current list. Remove Removes a router port from the current list. DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 39...

  • Page 50: Igmp Member Port Table

    Port The port number of a port to be added/removed from the list. Adds a new host port to the current list. Remove Removes a host port from the current list. 40 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800...

  • Page 51: Ip Multicast Registration Table

    IP address for specific multicast services. Address Learned by Indicates the manner in which this address was learned: dynamic or IGMP. Multicast Group The switch ports registered for the indicated multicast service. Port List DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 41...

  • Page 52: Port Menus

    ID across multiple switches. When enabled, a port joins all configured VLANs and the untagged port VLAN ID (PVID) is set to 4000, a reserved VLAN ID for trunk ports. 42 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch Figure 3-35. Port Information DNswitch 800...

  • Page 53: Port Configuration

    Auto- Negotiation Flow Control status Enabled 802.1Q Trunk Status Disabled DNswitch 800 Figure 3-36. Port Configuration Description Allows you to enable or disable flow control for all ports on the switch. Allows you to disable a port due to abnormal behavior (e.g., excessive collisions), and then re-...

  • Page 54: Port Broadcast Storm Protect Configuration

    The control mechanism remains in effect until the number of received broadcasts falls back below the packet-per-second threshold. The packet-per-second threshold at which broadcast control will be employed on the port. DNswitch 800...

  • Page 55: Port Security Configuration

    Adds a new MAC address to the current list. Remove Removes a MAC address from the current list. Clear All Clears all the MAC addresses for the current port. DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 45...

  • Page 56: Using A Port Mirror For Analysis

    Status Enables/disables port mirroring. Mirror Source Port The port whose traffic will be monitored. Mirror Target Port The port that will duplicate or “mirror” all the traffic happening on the monitored port. 46 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800...

  • Page 57: Port Trunk Configuration

    You can configure up four trunk connections (combining 2-4 ports into a fat pipe) between any two DNswitch 800 switches. However, before making any physical connections between devices, use the Trunk Configuration menu to specify the trunk on the devices at both ends.
  • Page 58 Parameter Description Trunk Number A unique identifier for this trunk. You can configure up to four trunks per switch. Port The port members of this trunk. Select from 2-4 ports per trunk. 48 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800...

  • Page 59: Port Statistics

    The number of frames for which reception failed due to an Receive Errors* internal MAC sublayer receive error. * The reported values will always be zero because these statistics are not supported by the internal chip set. DNswitch 800 Figure 3-41. Etherlike Statistics Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 49...

  • Page 60: Rmon Statistics

    Jabbers The total number of frames received that were longer than 1518 octets (excluding framing bits, but including FCS octets), and had either an FCS or alignment error. 50 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch Figure 3-42. RMON Statistics DNswitch 800...
  • Page 61 1024-1518 Byte The total number of packets (including bad packets) received Frames and transmitted that were between 1024 and 1518 octets in length inclusive (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets). DNswitch 800 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch 51...
  • Page 62 52 Configuring and Monitoring the Switch DNswitch 800...

  • Page 63: Appendix A. Troubleshooting

    Reconnect the workstation to the switch. You may need to re-enter your latest changes, but the user interface should become available again for use. • If the user interface does not become available after reconnecting, close the Digital Networks WebView window and start a new session. DNswitch 800 Troubleshooting 53...

  • Page 64: Frequently Asked Questions

    After the download is complete, go to the Switch Information screen to verify that the software version running on the switch is the same as the software just upgraded. If the version has not been upgraded, retry the procedure. 54 Troubleshooting DNswitch 800...

  • Page 65: Index

    11 help button, 8 hierarchy of screens, 9 HTTP server, enabling, 3 IGMP, 37 image of front panel, 7 DNswitch 800 Internet connection, 1 IP address of a router, 4 setting, 3 IP configuration, 12 MAC address of agent, 12...
  • Page 66 4 user interface, description, 6 VLAN static list, 33 static membership by port, 35 static table, 33 tagging, 32 VLAN configuration, 31 Web access, 5 Web browser requirements, 1 Web management enabling, 5 setting up, 3 DNswitch 800...
  • Page 68 WM-DSA8G-00 150xxx-10x R01...

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