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Alloy GSS-8T2SFPV2 User Manual

8 port gigabit web managed switch 8x 10/100/1000mbps ports + 2 paired sfp ports
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GSS-8T2SFPV2
8 Port Gigabit Web Managed
Switch
8x 10/100/1000Mbps ports + 2 paired SFP Ports
Version: 1.01
August 1st, 2005

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    User Manual GSS-8T2SFPV2 8 Port Gigabit Web Managed Switch 8x 10/100/1000Mbps ports + 2 paired SFP Ports Version: 1.01 August 1st, 2005...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUTION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LECTRONIC MISSION OTICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- USTRALIAN OMPLIANCE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 BOUT ANAUAL 1. INTRODUCTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 1.1. O ------------------------------------------- 2 VERVIEW OF IGABIT ANAGED WITCH 1-2. C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 HECKLIST 1-3. F -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 EATURES 1.4. O ------------------------------------------- 5 VERVIEW OF IGABIT...
  • Page 4 3.4.1.7. Maximum Packet Length ---------------------------------------------------------------- 52 3.4.2. Warm Restart------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52 3.4.3. Restore Default Configuration---------------------------------------------------------------- 53 3.4.4. Logout---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53 4. MAINTENANCE AND BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING--------------------------------------------- 54 4.1. M ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 54 AINTENANCE NVIRONMENT 4.2. M -------------------------------------------- 54 AINTENANCE SWITCH COMPONENTS ATTACHMENTS 4.3. B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 54 ASIC ROUBLESHOOTING...

  • Page 5: Caution

    Caution Electronic Circuit devices are sensitive to static electricity. Dry weather conditions or walking across a carpeted floor may cause you to acquire a static electrical charge. To protect your switch, always: • Touch the metal chassis of your computer to ground the static electrical charge before you handle the switch.

  • Page 7: About This User Manual

    8T2SFPV2 8 port Gigabit Web Managed Switch utilizing the built-in web management interface. Overview of the User Manual Chapter 1 “Introduction” describes the features of the GSS-8T2SFPV2 Gigabit Web Managed switch Chapter 2 “Installation” Chapter 3 “Operation of the Web-based Management”...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    1. Introduction 1.1. Overview of the 8 Port Gigabit Web Managed Switch The Alloy 8 Port Gigabit Switch meets all IEEE 802.3/u/x/z Gigabit and Fast Ethernet specifications. The 8 Port Gigabit Switch features 8x 10/100/1000Mbps copper RJ-45 ports and 2x paired Gigabit Ethernet SFP Ports. The SFP ports can be used to install a range of optional mini-GBIC Gigabit Ethernet Port Modules (which provide the ability to connect multimode and/or singlemode fibre optic cable links –...

  • Page 9: Checklist

    • Key Features of the 8 Port Gigabit Web Managed Switch QoS: The GSS-8T2SFPV2 offers powerful Quality of Service (QoS) functions. This feature adds support of TOS fields within the IP packet header (equal DSCP low 3 bits) on Layer 3 of the network framework and 4 types of network transmission events on Layer 4.

  • Page 10: Features

    1.3. Features The Alloy 8 Port Gigabit Switch provides a comprehensive range of features: Hardware • • 8x 10/100/1000Mbps Nway Gigabit Ethernet copper RJ-45 ports • 2x SFP ports for optional Mini-GBIC fibre optic modules (paired with an RJ-45 port) •...

  • Page 11: Overview Of 8 Port Gigabit Web Managed Switch

    SFP Fibre Port Power Indication LED Fibre Port Status Indication LEDs RESET Button: RESET button is used to restore the system default settings. Fig. 1.2 : Front View of the GSS-8T2SFPV2 Switch LED Indicators • Color Function System LED POWER Green...

  • Page 12: User Interfaces On The Rear Panel

    Note: All SFP ports are paired with one of the 10/100/1000Mbps copper RJ-45 ports. Only one of the paired ports can be used. 1.4.2. User Interfaces on the Rear Panel AC Line 100-240V 50/60 Hz Fig. 1.3: Rear View of the GSS-8T2SFPV2 Switch...

  • Page 13: Overview Of The Optional Sfp Modules

    1.5. Overview of the Optional SFP Modules With the GSS-8T2SFPV2 switch, the SFP ports are paired with RJ-45 copper ports 7 and 8. Only one of any given paired port can be used. In this manner, these paired ports can be seen as ‘Dual Media’...

  • Page 14: Installation

    2. Installation 2.1. Starting the 8 Port Gigabit Web Managed Switch This section provides a quick start guide for: • Hardware and Cable Installation • Management Station Installation • Software booting and configuration 2.1.1. Hardware and Cable Installation Please Note: ⇒...
  • Page 15 2. Repeat the above steps, as needed, for each RJ-45 port to be connected. • Power On Please Note: ⇒ The Alloy 8 Port Gigabit Switch uses a 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz power supply. The power supply will automatically convert your local AC power source to DC power for use by the switch.

  • Page 16: Cabling Requirements

    The following table lists the types of fibre optic cable that are supported by SFP mini-GBIC modules installed in the Alloy 8 Port Gigabit Switch. Other cable types not listed here may be supported; please contact the supplier of your switch for details.
  • Page 17 Please Note: ⇒ Further information can be found in section 1.5 on page 7 ⇒ All figures denoting the range a given cable type can achieve must be treated as maximum values. A number of variables can limit the actual range that can be achieved –...

  • Page 18: Operation Of Web-Based Management

    3. Operation of Web-based Management This chapter instructs you how to configure and manage the Alloy 8 Port Gigabit Web Managed Switch through the web user interface. The default values of the GSS-8T2SFPV2 Gigabit Web Managed Switch are as follows: IP Address 192.168.1.1...

  • Page 19: Web Management Home Page Overview

    3.1. Web Management Home Page Overview After you have successfully logged into the management interface screen, the system status information is displayed as in Fig. 3.2. This page informs you about the basic information of the system, including “Switch Status”, “TP Port Status”, “Fibre Port Status”, “Aggregation”, “VLAN”, “Mirror”, “Trap Event”, and “Maximum Packet Length”.

  • Page 20: System" - The System Configuration Submenu

    The functions of each group are described in the corresponded sections through the remainder of this manual. The organization of the submenus shown in diagrammatical format is shown in Fig. 3.3 Main Menu Configuration Monitoring Fig. 3.3 Maintenance 3.2. “System” – The System Configuration Submenu 11 functions are included in the System Configuration group.

  • Page 21: System Configuration

    3.2.1. System Configuration System configuration is one of the most important options in the management of the switch. Without proper configuration, the switch cannot be accessed or managed. The switch supports manual IP address settings. When the IP address is changed you must reboot the switch to have the settings take effect.
  • Page 22 * Used to set a logical name for the switch. Up to 16 alphanumeric characters and nulls are allowed in this parameter. Click the <apply> button to update the field. The default value is: GSS-8T2SFPV2 Password (RW): * Used to set a password to access the switch’s management interface.

  • Page 23: Port Configuration Submenu

    3.2.2. Port Configuration Submenu • Function Name: Port Configuration Fig. 3.6 • Function Port Configuration allows the various port settings to be changed • Description: • Parameter Mode: Description: * Used to set the speed and duplex parameters of a port. * If the media is 1Gbps fibre, then there are three modes to choose from: ‘Auto Speed’, ‘1000 Full’...

  • Page 24: Vlan Mode Configuration

    3.2.3. VLAN Mode Configuration Fig. 3.7 The switch supports Port-based VLAN and Tag-based VLAN (802.1q) 8 active VLAN’s are supported, with VLAN ID’s from 1-4094. VLAN configuration is used to partition your LAN into small broadcast domains (groups). Properly configuring VLANS can improve your network security and increase network performance by limiting broadcast propagation.
  • Page 25 port-based VLAN, in that tagged VLANs can exist as groups across multiple switches in your enterprise whereas port VLANS are local only to the switch that they are defined on. Port ingress (incoming) and egress (outgoing) rules allow for filtering of packets that don’t conform to your specific policies on accepting or denying non- tagged packets.
  • Page 26 Fig.3.7a • Function Name: Management Interface • Function There two options available Enabled or Disabled. This allows you to Description: change what VLAN ID the management interface is able to be configured on. This is only available when using Tag-Based VLAN’s. •...
  • Page 27 Fig.3.7b...

  • Page 28: Vlan Group Configuration

    3.2.4. VLAN Group Configuration 3.2.4.1 Port-based VLAN Configuration Fig. 3.8 • Function Name: Port-based VLAN Configuration • Function Here you can configure port-based VLAN’s, this will display the ID, Description: Description associated members. easily create and delete VLAN groups by using the <Add Group> and <Delete Group>...
  • Page 29 Fig. 3.8a Delete Group: * Select the check box ( ) beside the ID, to delete a group. Then press the <Delete Group> button to delete the group. Fig. 3.8b...

  • Page 30: Tag-Based Vlan Configuration

    3.2.4.2 Tag-Based VLAN Configuration Fig. 3.8c • Function Name: Tag-based VLAN Group Configuration • Function Description: Here you can configure Tag-based VLAN’s, this will display the ID, Description, VID and Members of the existing tag-based VLAN group. You can easily create and delete VLAN groups by using the <Add Group>...
  • Page 31 Fig. 3.8d Delete Group: * Select the check box ( beside the ID, to delete a group. Then press the <Delete Group> button to delete the group. Fig. 3.8e...

  • Page 32: Metro Mode Vlan Configuration

    3.2.4.3 Metro Mode VLAN Configuration Fig. 3.8f • Function Name: Metro Mode VLAN Configuration • Function Here you can configure Metro Mode (port-based) VLAN’s, this will Description: display the ID, Description and associated members. You can easily create and delete VLAN groups by using the <Add Group> and <Delete Group>...

  • Page 33: Pvid Configuration

    3.2.5. PVID Configuration Fig. 3.9 • Function Name: PVID Configuration • Function From within this menu users can assign a VID number for Description: each port. The range of VID numbers is from 1 to 4094. You can also choose ingress filtering rules to each port. There are two ingress filtering rules which can be applied to the switch.
  • Page 34 VLAN100. If it is, then the received packet is forwarded; otherwise, the received packet is dropped. Rule 2: * Drop untagged frame. You can configure a given port to accept all frames (Tagged and Untagged) or just receive tagged only frames. If the former is the case, then packets either tagged or untagged will be processed.

  • Page 35: Aggregation Configuration

    3.2.6. Aggregation Configuration Aggregation (Port Trunking) Configuration is used to configure Link Aggregation. You can bundle more than one port with the same speed and duplex settings to form a single logical port. The logical port aggregates the bandwidth of the individual member ports. This allows you to create a higher speed uplink or backbone connection via bandwidth aggregation.

  • Page 36: Mirror Configuration

    3.2.7 Mirror Configuration Fig. 3.11 • Function Name: Mirror Setting • Function Mirror Configuration used monitor traffic Description: the network. For example, assume that Port A is a ‘sniffer’ port Port B is the Source Port; configuring a mirror setting allows the traffic passed by Port B to be copied to Port A for monitoring purposes •...

  • Page 37: Quality Of Service (Qos) Configuration

    3.2.8. Quality of Service (QoS) Configuration offers powerful QoS functions including: VLAN tagged priority for 8 levels, TOS switch field IP header (equal DSCP low 3 bits) on Layer 3 network framework, 7 types of layer 4 network transmission events, and IP DiffServe QoS services. In the Quality of Service (QoS) Configuration management interface there is an option named ”Default Class”.
  • Page 38 Fig. 3.12a • Function Name: VLAN Tag Priority • Function VLAN tags have bits that belong priority flag. Description: These 3 bits can define 8 traffic classifications. The classifications can then be mapped to ‘High priority’ or ‘Low ‘ priority queues. Packets tagged as High priority will be forwarded over packets with a low priority when the destination port is in a congested state •...
  • Page 39 Within the Layer 3 network framework is a TOS field for IP Description: headers. The Alloy 8 Port Gigabit Switch can prioritise packet forwarding based on this TOS header. TOS Headers include 3 bits for 8 levels of TOS. Once again these 8 levels can be mapped to ‘High’...
  • Page 40 Fig. 3.12c • Function Name: Quality of Service (QoS) Layer-4 Configuration: (Mode Selection Screen) • Function In Layer 4 QoS Configuration you can prioritise packets Description: based on the application type that they contain; for example, to down prioritise web browsing, e-mail and FTP. •...
  • Page 41 Fig. 3.12d • Advanced: The Advanced Configuration Mode interface box allows you Mode to further customise the initial simple configuration defaults with your own TCP/UDP port definitions, or to create your own definition list from scratch. (Refer to Fig 3.18) •...
  • Page 42 (0-63) Description: Traffic Classifications based on a 6-bit field in the DSCP header of IP packets. The GSS-8T2SFPV2 switch allows mapping of these 64 classifications to High or Low priority queues • Parameter IP Differentiated Services (DiffServe) Configuration: Description:...

  • Page 43: Bandwidth Management

    3.2.9. Bandwidth Management Fig. 3.13 • Function Name: Bandwidth Management Configuration • Function The Bandwidth Management function is used to set Ingress Description: and Egress bandwidth limits for each port • Parameter Port Number: Description: * Select the port to which you want to add a Rate Control Policy.

  • Page 44: Trap Event Configuration

    Fig. 3.14 • Function Name: Trap Event Configuration • Function The Trap Event Configuration interface screen enables the Alloy 8 Port Gigabit Switch Description: to send out trap information when pre- defined events occur on the network. The switch offers 7 different trap events and 2 configurable destination Trap Hosts.

  • Page 45: Maximum Packet Length

    3.2.11. Maximum Packet Length Fig. 3.15 • Function Name: Maximum Packet Length • Function The switch is capable of dealing with 9k Jumbo Frames. Description: Jumbo frames are effective in point to point environments for large payload data transfers. They maximise the data-to- header payload ratio, so that more data is sent with less header information (note that both transmitting and receiving nodes need to support Jumbo Frames)

  • Page 46: Monitoring

    3.3. Monitoring There are two functions contained in the monitoring section of the management. Monitoring Statistics Overview Detailed Statistics 3.3.1. Statistics Overview The Statistics Overview function collects summary information from port-based traffic counters. The type of data that can be collected includes information about Frames, Bytes, and Errors.

  • Page 47: Detailed Statistics

    3.3.2. Detailed Statistics Fig. 3.17 • Function Name: Detailed Statistics • Function Displays detailed counter information for a specific port Description: (See Fig. 3.17, which uses port 1 as an example) • Parameter Received (Rx) Packets: Description: * The number of the packets received RX Octets: * Total received data in bytes Rx High Priority Packets:...
  • Page 48 Tx Multicast: * Number of multicast packets transmitted Rx 64 Bytes: * Number of 64-byte frames (includes non valid packets) received Fig. 3.18 Rx 65-127 Bytes: * Number of 65 to 127-byte frames (includes non valid packets) received Rx 128-255 Bytes: * Number of 128 to 255-byte frames (includes non valid packets) received Rx 256-511 Bytes:...
  • Page 49 Tx 256-511 Bytes: * Number of 256 to 511-byte frames (includes non valid packets) transmitted Fig. 3.19 Tx 512-1023 Bytes: * Number of 512 to 1023-byte frames (includes non valid packets) transmitted Tx 1024-Bytes: * Number of 1024-maximum length byte frames (includes non valid packets) transmitted Rx CRC/Alignment: * Number of alignment errors/CRC error packets received...
  • Page 50 prescribed standards), or frame aging. Tx FIFO Drops: * Total frames dropped due to the Transmit Buffer being full Fig. 3.20...

  • Page 51: Maintenance

    3.4. Maintenance There are four functions contained in the maintenance section. Maintenance Status Warm Restart Factory Default Logout 3.4.1. Status 8 sections are reported on in the switch status screen. These comprise: Switch status, TP Port Status, Fibre Port Status, Aggregation, VLAN, Mirror, Trap Event and Maximum Packet Length Status Switch Status...
  • Page 52 MAC Address: * Displays the Ethernet MAC address of the switch System Name: * Displays the Alloy part number for the model of the switch Auto Logout Timer: * Displays the current setting of the auto-logout timer for the switches web management interface...

  • Page 53: Utp And Fibre Ports Status

    3.4.1.2. UTP & Fibre Port Status Fig. 3.22 • Function Name: TP/Fibre Port Status • Function Displays a summary of the port status for both TP and Fibre Description: ports • Parameter Port: Description: * Ports 1 to 8. Both ports 7 and 8 are optional SFP modules Link Status: * Displays the status of the link for the port: Options are: o <10FULL>:...

  • Page 54: Aggregation

    Two options are available to choose from: <Enable> and <Disable>. The default mode is <Enabled>. There are two types of Flow Control supported by Ethernet (Both supported by Alloy Gigabit Switches): o Pause flow control: As stipulated by IEEE standard 802.3x, for full-...

  • Page 55: Vlan

    3.4.1.4. VLAN • Function Name: VLAN Status • Function Display which VLAN mode the switch is operating with, and Description: details of VLAN group settings. • Parameter VLAN Mode: Description: * Displays the 3 supported VLAN modes, with status displayed for each mode.

  • Page 56: Mirror

    3.4.1.5. Mirror Fig. 3.27 • Function Name: Mirror Status • Function Mirror Status displays the current mirror configuration Description: • Parameter Sniffer Mode: Description: * Displays the mirror status. The default is “disabled” Sniffer Port: * Displays the number of the port that is receiving the monitored data Source Port: * Displays the number of the port that is being...
  • Page 57 • Parameter Trap IP (1 and 2): Description: * The IP address of 1 or 2 two P.C.’s which can access trap event data and receive trap event warnings can be entered here. Current IP addresses are displayed as status information Boot: * Two parameters are available for Boot Traps.

  • Page 58: Maximum Packet Length

    1518 bytes, 1532 bytes or 9208 bytes 3.4.2. Warm Restart The management interface for the Alloy 8 Port Gigabit Switch offers a Warm Restart option. This simply reboots the switch with the current switch settings intact. (Optionally you could also press the RESET button on the front panel to reset the switch).

  • Page 59: Restore Default Configuration

    Default settings. 3.4.4. Logout Alloy 16/24 Gigabit Switches supports a web management auto-logout (see section 3.2.1) from the web interface, but there is also a manual logout function. If you need to release control of the web management so that another user can access it immediately, then you can manually perform a Logout with this function.

  • Page 60: Maintenance And Basic Troubleshooting

    Alloy switch. 4.1. Maintenance - Environment Standard switches such as the Alloy 8 port Gigabit model is designed for use in an office environment. Specialised switches are available that are designed for use in adverse environments, such as manufacturing facilities, where dust, heat, vibration and other factors are an issue.
  • Page 61 Switch, Hub etc) is an older legacy device, it may not support Nway auto-negotiation, as in the case of modern switches. In such cases, it is possible that your Alloy 16/24 Gigabit switch has not been able to synch speed and/or duplex characteristics correctly with the legacy device.

  • Page 62: Appendix A Technical Specifications

    Appendix A Technical Specifications Key Features • 8x (10/100/1000Mbps) Gigabit Ethernet (TP) switching ports compliant with IEEE802.3, 802.3u, 802.3z and 802.3ab • 2 Gigabit Copper/SFP paired ports for support of Fibre or Copper Mini-GBIC media. SFP ports are paired with TP ports 7 and 8. Only one of the two paired ports can be used at any one time •...
  • Page 63 2: SFP module slots are used to install optional mini-GBIC modules, primarily for fibre Gigabit Ethernet connectivity. Optional SFP mini-GBIC modules support LC or WDM SC transceivers in multimode or singlemode varieties. See section 1.5 for details of Alloy mini-GBIC module products Transmission Mode: * 10/100Mbps supports full or half duplex...
  • Page 64 Maximum Cable Length: Cat. 5 UTP cable or higher, max. range to 100m Up to 220/275/500/550 metres, 1000Base-SX Depending on Multimode Fibre type and quality Singlemode Fibre, various distances 1000Base-LX 10/30/50Km etc… 1000Base-LX WDM Singlemode Single Fibre, up to 20Km Diagnostic LED: System LED : Power...

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