Sim Using The Web Interface - D-Link DES-3010F Manual

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With SIM enabled, the applications in the CS will redirect the packet instead of executing the packets. The applications
will decode the packet from the administrator, modify some data, then send it to the MS. After execution, the CS may
receive a response packet from the MS, which it will encode and send it back to the administrator.
When a CS becomes a MS, it automatically becomes a member of the first SNMP community (include read/write and read
only) to which the CS belongs. However, if a MS has its own IP address, it can belong to SNMP communities to which
other switches in the group, including the CS, do not belong.

SIM Using the Web Interface

All switches are set as Candidate (CaS) switches as their factory default configuration and Single IP Management will be
disabled. To enable SIM for the Switch using the Web interface, go to the Single IP Management folder, located in the
Administration folder, and click the SIM Settings link, revealing the following window.
Change the SIM State to Enabled using the pull down menu and click Apply. The screen will then refresh and the SIM
Settings window will look like this:
The following parameters can be set:
Parameters
SIM State
Role State
Discovery Interval
Figure 6- 32. SIM Settings window (disabled)
Figure 6- 33. SIM Settings window (enabled)
Description
Use the pull down menu to either enable or disable the SIM state on the Switch. Dis-
abled will render all SIM functions on the Switch inoperable.
Use the pull down menu to change the SIM role of the Switch. The two choices are:
Candidate - A Candidate Switch (CaS) is not the member of a SIM group
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but is connected to a Commander Switch. This is the default setting for the
SIM role.
Commander - Choosing this parameter will make the Switch a Commander
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Switch (CS). The user may join other switches to this Switch, over Ethernet,
to be part of its SIM group. Choosing this option will also enable the Switch
to be configured for SIM.
The user may set the discovery protocol interval, in seconds that the Switch will send
out discovery packets. Returning information to a Commander Switch will include
information about other switches connected to it. (Ex. MS, CaS). The user may set the
Discovery Interval from 30 to 90 seconds.
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