Cisco SLM224G4S Administration Manual

Cisco SLM224G4S Administration Manual

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  • Page 1 ADMINISTRATION GUIDE Cisco Small Business SLM Smart Switches...
  • Page 2 Good, Flip Mino, Flip Video, Flip Video (Design), Flipshare (Design), Flip Ultra, and Welcome to the Human Network are trademarks; Changing the Way We Work, Live, Play, and Learn, Cisco Store, and Flip Gift Card are service marks; and Access Registrar, Aironet,...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 3: VLAN Management Create VLAN Port Setting Port to VLAN VLAN to Port Chapter 4: Statistics Interface Statistics Chapter 5: Security 802.1x Settings Port Security IP Access List Storm Control RADIUS Cisco Small Business SLM Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 4 IGMP Snooping Bridge Multicast Bridge Multicast Forward All Chapter 9: Admin User Authentication Static Address Dynamic Address Port Mirroring Save Configuration Firmware Upgrade Reboot Factory Default Logging Memory Logs Flash Logs Defining Bonjour Cisco Small Business SLM Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 5: Chapter 1: Getting Started

    Getting Started Starting the Application Getting Started Thank you for choosing the Cisco Small Business Series Smart Gigabit Ethernet Switch. The Smart Gigabit Ethernet Switches are cost-effective switching solutions ideal for small businesses, the network edge, or workgroups within larger organizations. These easy-to-install, high speed switches offer many of the same Quality of Service and Security features found in more expensive full Layer 2 managed switches but without their complexity.
  • Page 6: The About Window

    If the login attempt is successful, the Summary page opens. The About Window About Click About in the top right corner of any window to display the window. This window displays the device name and version number. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 7: Setup

    Setup About Setup The Setup configuration options are as follows: • Summary • Network Settings • Time Summary Summary window displays general device information and parameters. To open the Summary window: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 8 Address Mode — Displays the IP address mode using DHCP or Static. The possible field values are: DHCP — Retrieves the IP addresses using DHCP. Static — The IP address is statically defined. • Base MAC Address — Displays the device’s MAC address. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 9: Network Settings

    Current Time — Displays the current time and date. Network Settings Network Settings window allows you to edit many of the fields on the Summary window where they cannot be edited. Network Settings To open the window: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 10 — The IP addresses are statically defined. If Static is selected the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway fields are available. • IP Address — Defines the system IP address. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 11: Time

    Daylight Saving Time is usually regulated by provincial and territorial governments. Exceptions may exist in certain municipalities. • Cuba — From the last Sunday of March to the last Sunday of October. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 12 New Zealand — From the first Sunday in October until the first Sunday on or after 15th March. • Norway — Last weekend of March until the last weekend of October. • Paraguay — From 6th April until 7th September. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 13 Sunday in March and end on first Sunday in November. Please see http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/daylight_time.php. Time To open the window: Time Click Setup > Time. The window appears. STEP 1 Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 14 Time Zone — Specifies the difference between Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and local time. For example, the Time Zone Offset for Paris is GMT +1, while the local time in New York is GMT –5. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 15 Time Set Offset — Specifies the amount of time for DST that can be set in minutes. The default time is 60 minutes. Define the relevant fields. STEP 2 Click Save Settings. The settings are modified, and the device is updated. STEP 3 Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 16: Chapter 2: Port Management

    The Switch supports flow control based on the IEEE 802.3x standard. Port Settings To open the window: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 17 — Indicates the port is currently not operating. • Speed — Displays the configured rate for the port. The port type determines what speed setting options are available. Port speeds can only Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 18 Fiber — Indicates the port has a fiber optic port connection. • LAG — Indicates in which LAG the port is a member. Port Configuration The Detail button displays the window. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 19 Reactivate Suspended Port — Reactivates a port if the port has been disabled through the locked port security option. • Operational Status — Displays whether the port is currently operational or non-operational. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 20 Duplex mode setting. • Current Advertisement — The port advertises its capabilities to its neighbor port to start the negotiation process. The possible field values are those specified in the Admin Advertisement field. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 21: Link Aggregation

    Link Aggregated Groups optimize port usage by linking a group of ports together to form a single aggregated group. Link aggregated groups multiply the bandwidth between the devices, increase port flexibility, and provide link redundancy. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 22 • Admin Status — Enables or disables traffic forwarding through the selected LAG. • Type — The port types that make up the LAG. The possible field values are: eth100M eth1000m Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 23 Flow Control — Displays the flow control status of the LAG. • LAG — Displays the LAG status. The possible field values are: Static LACP Link Not Present Link Aggregation The Detail button displays the window. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 24 Current Status — Indicates if the LAG is currently operating. • Reactivate Suspended LAG — Reactivates a LAG if the LAG has been disabled. A LAG is suspended if a Lock Port action has been applied on a LAG member. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 25 Select Ports — Select the ports to assign to the LAG. Define the relevant fields. STEP 2 Click Save Settings. The settings are modified, and the device is updated. STEP 3 Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 26: Lacp

    STEP 1 LACP LACP window is divided into two configuration areas for configuring LACP LAGs: • Global Parameter • Port Priority LACP window also displays an LACP Port table. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 27: Poe Power Settings

    Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports on the Switch. This option is available for SLM224P and SLM248P only. NOTE To open the PoE Power Settings window: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 28 Power Consumption (milliwatts) — Indicates the actual amount of power actually supplied by the port. Define the relevant fields. STEP 2 Click Save Settings. The settings are modified, and the device is updated. STEP 3 Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 29: Chapter 3: Vlan Management

    Port Setting • Port to VLAN • VLAN to Port Create VLAN Create VLAN window provides information and global parameters for configuring and working with VLANs. Create VLAN To open the window: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 30 — Indicates the VLAN is user-defined. Default — Indicates the VLAN is the default VLAN. Define the relevant fields. STEP 2 Click Save Settings. The settings are modified, and the device is updated. STEP 3 Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 31: Port Setting

    Acceptable Frame Type — Packet type accepted on the port. Possible values are: Tagged — Indicates that only tagged packets are accepted on the port. — Indicates that both tagged and untagged packets are accepted on the port. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 32: Port To Vlan

    Port to VLAN window to add ports to a VLAN and delete ports from a VLAN. When you add a port to a VLAN, you also specify whether the port is tagged or untagged. Port to VLAN To open the window: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 33 The packets contain VLAN information. • Untagged — Packets forwarded by the interface are untagged. • Excluded — Excludes the interface from the VLAN. Define the relevant fields. STEP 2 Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 34: Vlan To Port

    Join VLAN — Defines the VLANs to which the interface is joined. Pressing Join VLAN to Port the Join VLAN button displays the window. Select the VLAN to which to add the port and click Add, select the VLANs to be Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 35 VLAN. The LAG to which it belongs can be configured to a VLAN. Define the relevant fields. STEP 2 Click Save Settings. The settings are modified, and the device is updated. STEP 3 Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 36: Chapter 4: Statistics

    Ethernet port or LAG that you specify. You can also specify the rate at which the display will be refreshed. Interface Statistics To open the window: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 37 — Defines the specific LAG for which interface statistics are displayed. • Refresh Rate — Defines the amount of time that passes before the interface statistics are refreshed. The possible field values are: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 38 Ethernet-like Statistics Etherlike Statistics area contains the following fields: • Frame Check Sequence (FCS) Errors — Displays the number of FCS errors received on the selected interface. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 39 Transmitted Pause Frames — Displays the number of paused frames transmitted from the selected interface. Define the relevant fields. STEP 2 Click Save Settings. The settings are modified, and the device is updated. STEP 3 Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 40: Chapter 5: Security

    Only authenticated and approved system users can transmit and receive data. Ports are authenticated via the RADIUS server using the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). 802. 1 x Settings To open the window: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 41 ForceUnauthorized — The controlled port state is set to ForceUnauthorized (discard traffic). Auto — The controlled port state is set by the system. • Enable Periodic Reauthentication — Enables periodic reauthentication. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 42: Port Security

    Access to the locked port is limited to users with specific MAC addresses. These addresses are either manually defined on the port, or learned on that port up to the point when it is Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 43 Port Security Port Security window contains the following fields: • Interface — Indicates the interface to configure the Port Security. Port — Indicates port to configure. LAG — Indicates LAG to configure. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 44 The port remains shut down until reactivated, or until the device is reset. Define the relevant fields. STEP 2 Click Save Settings. The settings are modified, and the device is updated. STEP 3 Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 45: Ip Access List

    149.36. 1 84. 1 98 and the wildcard mask is 255.0.0.0, the first eight bits of the IP address are used, while the last eight bits are ignored. Define the relevant fields. STEP 2 Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 46: Storm Control

    Broadcast and Multicast frame rates on each port and discards the frames when the rate exceeds a user-defined rate. Storm Control window provides fields for configuring Broadcast and Multicast Storm Control. Storm Control To open the window: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 47 Rate Threshold — The maximum rate (Kbps) at which Broadcast or Broadcast and Multicast packets are forwarded. The ranges are 70Kbps – 100Mbps for FE ports, and 3.5Mbps – 100Mbps for GE ports. The default value is 3500Kbps. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 48: Radius

    RADIUS To open the window: RADIUS Click Security > RADIUS. The window appears. STEP 1 RADIUS RADIUS window contains the following fields: • IP Address — The Authentication Server IP address. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 49 The Add to List button adds the RADIUS configuration to the RADIUS Table at the bottom of the window. Define the relevant fields. STEP 2 Click Save Settings. The settings are modified, and the device is updated. STEP 3 Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 50: Chapter 6: Quality Of Service

    • Assignment to Hardware Queues — Assigns incoming packets to forwarding queues. Packets are sent to a particular queue for handling as a Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 51: Cos Settings

    QoS, and defining other CoS related settings. CoS Settings window has three areas, Global CoS Mode, CoS Queue Settings and CoS Interface Default. CoS Settings To open the window: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 52 Restore Defaults — Restores the device factory defaults for mapping CoS values to a forwarding queue. CoS Default area contains the following fields: • Interface — Interface to which the CoS configuration applies. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 53: Queue Settings

    Click Save Settings. The settings are modified, and the device is updated. STEP 3 Queue Settings Queue Settings window contains fields for defining the QoS queue forwarding modes. To open the Queue Settings window: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 54 • % of WRR Bandwidth — Displays the amount of bandwidth assigned to the queue. These values are fixed and are not user defined. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 55: Dscp Settings

    DSCP Settings Click QoS > DSCP Settings. The window appears. STEP 1 DSCP Settings DSCP Settings window contains the following fields: • DSCP — Displays the incoming packet’s DSCP value. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 56: Basic Mode

    • Trust Mode — Displays the trust mode. The Trust Mode determines whether the CoS (VLAN Priority Tagging) mapping or DSCP mapping determine the packet queue. Possible values are: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 57 — Sets trust mode to DSCP on the device. The DSCP mapping determines the packet queue. Define the relevant fields. STEP 2 Click Save Settings. The settings are modified, and the device is updated. STEP 3 Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 58: Chapter 7: Spanning Tree

    STP Status STP Status window describes the STP status on the device. STP Status To open the window: Click Spanning Tree > STP Status. The STP Status window appears. STEP 1 Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 59 Root Bridge. It is significant when the Bridge is not the Root. • Root Path Cost — The cost of the path from this bridge to the root. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 60: Global Stp

    Global STP window contains parameters for enabling and configuring STP on the device. Global STP window is divided into two areas, Global STP and Bridge Settings. Global STP To open the window: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 61 — Floods BPDU packets when spanning tree is disabled on an interface. This is the default value. • Path Cost Default Values — Specifies the method used to assign default path costs to STP ports. The possible field values are: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 62: Stp Port Settings

    Click Save Settings. The settings are modified, and the device is updated. STEP 3 STP Port Settings Network administrators can assign STP settings to specific interfaces using the STP Port Settings window. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 63 Fast Link optimizes the STP protocol convergence. STP convergence can take 30 seconds in large networks. The possible field values are: Enable — Indicates that Fast Link is enabled on the port. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 64 STP topology. Ports with a lower cost are less likely to be blocked if STP detects loops. • Forward Transitions — Indicates the number of times the port has changed from the Blocking state to Forwarding state. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 65 Spanning Tree STP Port Settings Define the relevant fields. STEP 2 Click Save Settings. The settings are modified, and the device is updated. STEP 3 Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 66: Chapter 8: Multicast

    A host connected to the port requesting to join a specific Multicast group issues an IGMP report, specifying which Multicast group that it wishes to join. This results in the creation of the Multicast filtering database. IGMP Snooping To open the window: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 67 The possible field values are: Enable — Enables IGMP Snooping on the device. Disable — Disables IGMP Snooping on the device. VLAN IGMP Settings The Vlan IGMP Settings area contains the following fields: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 68: Bridge Multicast

    Multicast groups. The window Bridge Multicast permits new Multicast service groups to be created. The window also assigns ports to a specific Multicast service address group. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 69 Static — Indicates the port is manually configured to a Multicast group. • Dynamic — Indicates the port is configured dynamically. • None — The port is not configured for Multicast service. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 70: Bridge Multicast Forward All

    LAGs which are attached to a neighboring Multicast router or switch. All Multicast traffic and IGMP snooping traffic is forwarded to these ports. Bridge Multicast Forward All To open the window: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 71 None — The port is not configured as a Multicast Forward all port. Define the relevant fields. STEP 2 Click Save Settings. The settings are modified, and the device is updated. STEP 3 Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 72: Chapter 9: Admin

    • Factory Default • Logging • Memory Logs • Flash Logs • Defining Bonjour User Authentication User Authentication window is used to modify user passwords. User Authentication To open the window: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 73 User Name — Specifies the user name. • Password — Specifies the new password. The password is not displayed. As it is entered an "*" corresponding to each character is displayed in the field. (Range: 1-20 characters). Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 74: Static Address

    When a static address is seen on another interface, the address will be ignored and will not be written to the address table. Static Address To open the window: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 75 Status — Displays the type of static address entry. The possible field values are: Permanent — The MAC address is permanent. Delete on Reset — The MAC address is deleted when the device is reset. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 76: Dynamic Address

    Dynamic MAC Address table contains address parameters by which packets are directly forwarded to the ports. The Dynamic Address Table can be sorted by interface, VLAN, and MAC Address. Dynamic Address To open the window: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 77 VLAN ID — Displays the VLAN ID to which the query refers. • Address Table Sort Key — Specifies the means by which the Dynamic MAC Address Table is sorted. The address table can be sorted by address, VLAN, or interface. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 78: Port Mirroring

    Port Mirroring To open the window: Port Mirroring Click Admin > Port Mirroring. The window appears. STEP 1 Port Mirroring Port Mirroring window contains the following fields: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 79: Save Configuration

    Switch configuration files to a TFTP server, or to download saved Switch configuration files from a TFTP server or from your computer via the HTTP interface. Save Configuration To open the window: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 80 — The configuration file that the device uses at startup. • TFTP Server — Specifies the TFTP Server IP Address to which the Configuration file is uploaded or from which it is downloaded. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 81: Firmware Upgrade

    STEP 3 Firmware Upgrade Firmware Upgrade window allows you to download firmware upgrade files from a TFTP server, or from your computer via the HTTP interface. Firmware Upgrade To open the window: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 82 — Downloads the Boot file. • TFTP Server — Specifies the TFTP Server IP Address from which files are downloaded. • File Name — Specifies the file to be downloaded when using TFTP. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 83: Reboot

    Reboot To open the window: Reboot Click Admin > Reboot. The window appears. STEP 1 Reboot Click Reboot. The settings are saved, and the device is rebooted. STEP 2 Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 84: Factory Default

    To open the window: Factory Default Click Admin > Factory Default. The window appears. STEP 1 Factory Default Click Restore Default, then click OK to confirm and restart the device. STEP 2 Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 85: Logging

    STEP 1 Logging Logging window contains the following fields: • Enable Logging — Indicates if device global logs for Cache, and File Logs are enabled. Logs are enabled by default. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 86: Memory Logs

    Click Save Settings. The settings are modified, and the device is updated. STEP 3 Memory Logs Memory Logs window contains all system logs in a chronological order that are saved in RAM (Cache). Memory Logs To open the window: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 87: Flash Logs

    File in FLASH, including the time the log was generated, the log severity, and a description of the log message. The Message Log is available after reboot. Flash Logs To open the window: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 88: Defining Bonjour

    IP networks. Bonjour’s Name System (mDNS) service allows the device to publish device services by sending and receiving UDP packets to the following multicast address 224.0.0.251 and to port number 5353. Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 89 • Serial Number • Hostname The Service Types that are provided for Bonjour are: _csbdp, (a Cisco specific Service Type), HTTP, HTTPS and Other. Other allows for additional Service Types to be added manually. To define Bonjour: Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...
  • Page 90 _csbdp (default) — Specifies the Service Type selected is _csbdp. This is a Cisco generic Service Type. The port number is chosen randomly from the port range of 4000-5000 at the initialization stage and is used afterwards. This is the default value.
  • Page 91 _csbdp, HTTP and HTTPS Service Types are predefined and therefore are displayed as read-only values. Define the relevant fields. STEP 2 Click Save Settings. The settings are modified, and the device is updated. STEP 3 Cisco Small Business SLM Series Smart Switches Administration Guide...

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