Multi-rate ethernet extender provides high-speed lan connections between peered ethernet lans, remote pcs, or any othernetwork-enabled 10/100base-t device. (31 pages)
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2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura. 3. Todas las advertencias en el aparato eléctrico y en sus instrucciones de operación deben ser respetadas. 4. Todas las instrucciones de operación y uso deben ser seguidas. Page 2 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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15. En caso de existir, una antena externa deberá ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia. 16. El cable de corriente deberá ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo. Page 3 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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C: El aparato ha sido expuesto a la lluvia; o D: El aparato parece no operar normalmente o muestra un cambio en su desempeño; o E: El aparato ha sido tirado o su cubierta ha sido dañada. Page 4 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Trademarks Used in this Manual Trademarks Used in this Manual Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks of BB Technologies, Inc. Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Hyperterminal is a registered trademark of Hilgraeve, Inc.
Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch. Use it in harsh environments where space is limited. QS.1 Physical Description Figure QS-1 illustrates the port status LEDs and power inputs. Tables QS-1 and QS-2 describe these components. 3 2 1 Figure QS-1. Port status LEDs and power inputs. Page 6 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Table QS-2. Power input assignment. Number Input Polarity Voltage Connector Power 3 12 VDC DC jack 12–48 VDC Power 2 Power Ground 12–48 VDC Terminal block Power 1 Power Ground Ground Relay output rating 1 A @24 VDC Page 7 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
4. Log on to Exec Mode (View Mode): At the “switch_a login:” prompt, type “root” and press “Enter” to logon to Exec Mode (or View Mode). The “switch_a>” prompt will show on the screen (see Figure QS-3). Page 9 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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6. Log on to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode): At the “switch_all” prompt, just type in “configure terminal” and press Enter to log on to Configure Mode (or Configure Terminal Mode). The “switch_a(config)#” prompt will show on the screen. Figure QS-3. switch_a(config)# prompt. Page 10 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Figure QS-4. Login screen. 2. Enter the factory default login ID: root. Enter the factory default password (no password), then click on the “Login” button to log in to the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch. Page 11 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
To get the most from this manual, you should have an understanding of Ethernet networking concepts. In this manual, you will find: • Specifications • Illustrated LED functions. • Installation instructions. • Management configuration. • SNMP, IGMP Page 13 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Table of Contents Apppendix A. DB9 DCE Pin Assignment ............203 Appendix B. Time Zone, Country, and City Lists ..........204 Page 16 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Temperature Tolerance — Operating: -40 to +167° F (-40 to +75° C); Storage: -40 to +185° F (-40 to +85°C) Humidity — 5-95%, noncondensing Power — Input: 12-VDC jack, external AC/DC required; Terminal block: 12–48 VDC; Power consumption: 11 W maximum Page 17 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
0.46 A @ 24 VDC, 0.23 A @ 48 VDC. Maximum power consumption is 11 W. • Operating temperature range is -40 to +167° F (-40 to +75° C). • Supports DIN rail and panel mounting installation. Page 19 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
• TFTP software upgrade capability 2.4 What’s Included Your package should contain the following items. If anything is missing or damaged, contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500 or info@blackbox.com. • 8-Port 10/100BASE-TX Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch • RS-232 cable •...
Table 2-2. Power input assignment. Number Input Polarity Voltage Connector Power 3 12 VDC DC jack 12–48 VDC Power 2 Power Ground 12–48 VDC Terminal block Power 1 Power Ground Ground Relay output rating 1 A @24 VDC Page 22 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Not connected Input Receive Data - Output Transmit Data - Not connected Not connected Not connected Not connected Figure 2-3 illustrates the Ethernet Extender RJ-11 and terminal block connectors. Table 2-5 describes the pinouts. Page 23 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
You can set the Ethernet Extender modes via DIP switches on the front panel of the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch. Table 2-6. DIP switch settings. The device operate in local mode. The device operates in remote mode. Page 24 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
The Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch has an onboard serial port that enables you to configure it via a directly connected terminal. 2.6.3 External SNMP-based Network Management Application You can also configure the switch via SNMP. Page 25 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Push the front of the switch toward the mounting surface until you hear it snap into place. • Removal: Pull out the lower edge and then remove the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch from the DIN rail. Page 26 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Step 1: Connect the DC power cord to the pluggable terminal block on the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch, and then plug it into a standard DC outlet. Step 2: Disconnect the power cord if you want to shut down the Hardened Page 27 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Number Input Polarity Voltage Connector Power 3 12 VDC DC jack 12–48 VDC Power 2 Power Ground 12–48 VDC Terminal block Power 1 Power Ground Earth Ground Relay output rating 1 A @24 VDC Page 28 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
(downsteam/upstream) 3.4.2 Cabling Step 1: Make sure the power of the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch and end devices are turned off. NOTE: Always make sure that the power is off before any installation. Page 29 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Step 5: Once the connections between two end devices are made successfully, turn on the power and the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch is ready to operate. Page 30 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
, or workstation connected to the ® ® Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch’s console port. There are two ways to use this management method: direct access or modem access. The following sections describe these methods. Page 31 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
The console appears to be directly connected to the external modem. 4.3 Web Management The Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch provides a browser interface that lets you configure and manage the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch remotely. Page 32 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
NOTE: Terminal emulation is different from a virtual terminal protocol. In emulation, you must connect a terminal directly to the console port, but a virtual terminal protocol does not require direct connection. Page 33 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
The management architecture of the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch adheres to the IEEE open standard. This compliance ensures customers that the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch is compatible with, and will interoperate with other solutions that adhere to the same open standard. Page 34 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
5.1.2 SNMP Agent and MIB-2 (RFC 1213) The SNMP Agent running on the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch manager CPU is responsible for: • Retrieving MIB counters from various layers of software modules according to the SNMP GET/GET NEXT frame messages. Page 35 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
RFC 2819: • RMON Statistics Group— maintains use and error statistics for the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch port being monitored. • RMON History Group—gathers and stores periodic statistical samples from the previous Statistics Group. Page 36 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch. This interface enables you to access the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch using a preferred web browser. This chapter describes how to configure the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch using its Web-based browser interface. Page 37 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Then click on the “Login” button to log on to the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch. 5.2.2 Understanding the Browser Interface The Web browser interface provides groups of point-and-click buttons at the left field of the screen for configuring and managing the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch. Page 38 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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VLAN: VLAN Mode Setting, 802.1Q VLAN Setting, 802.1Q Port Setting, Port Based VLAN QOS: Global Configuration, 802.1p Priority, DSCP SNMP: SNMP General Setting, SNMP v1/v2c, SNMP v3 802.1X: Radius Configuration, Port Authentication VDSL: VDSL Configuration, VDSL Status, VDSL Counters Page 39 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Chapter 5: Web-Based Browser Management OTHER PROTOCOLS: GVRP, IGMP Snooping, NTP 5.2.3 System Figure 5-3. System screen. System Information: View System information, VLAN ID, IP Address, and IP Subnet Page 40 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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4. Retype Password: Click in the “Retype Password” text box. Type the same password in “Password” text box again to verify it. 5. Updating setting: Click the “Updating setting” button to update your settings. Page 41 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Default Gateway Setting for the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch. Click the text box and type a new address to change the Default Gateway. (Need to choose “Enable” from the “Default Gateway” drop-down menu.) Page 42 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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DNS Server. (Need to choose “Enable” from the “DNS Server” drop-down menu.) 8. Submit: Click on the “Submit” button when you finish with DNS Server. Figure 5-6. ARP table screen. ARP Table: Click ARP Table to view ARP Table. Page 43 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Click “Backup” button to backup the file to the TFTP server. 3. Save Configuration: Click the “Save Configuration” button to save your configuration settings. 4. Restore Default: Click on the “Restore Default” button to restore the default settings of the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch. Page 45 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch. 2. TFTP server IP: Click in the “TFTP server IP” text box and type the TFTP server IP address from where the file will be obtained. Page 46 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Reboot the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch after completing the upgrade process. Figure 5-10. Firmware version screen. Follow the messages on the screen during the firmware upgrade process. Do not turn off the power or perform other functions during this time. Page 47 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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2. Trigger Enabled: Click on the “Trigger Enabled” drop-down menu to choose “YES” or “NO” from the “Trigger Enabled” drop-down list to enable or disable Trigger. 3. Update Setting: Click on the “Update Setting” button to update settings to the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch. Page 51 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Chapter 5: Web-Based Browser Management Figure 5-15. Reboot screen. Reboot Reboot: Click on the “Reboot” button to restart the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch. Page 52 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Chapter 5: Web-Based Browser Management Figure 5-16. Logout screen. Logout Logout: Click on the “Logout” button to logout of the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch. Page 53 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
3. Flow control: Click on the “Flow control” drop-down menu to choose “Disable” or “Enable” from the “Flow control” drop-down list to disable or enable Flow control for the port. 4. Submit: Click on the “Submit” button when you finish the configurations. Page 54 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Chapter 5: Web-Based Browser Management Figure 5-18. Port Status screen. Port Status View the link status, speed, duplex, and flow control status for all ports. Page 55 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Rate Control for the port. Rate Values: 64kbps, 128kbps, 192kbps, … , 1792kbps. 2Mbps, 3Mbps, 4Mbps, … , 100Mbps. NOTE: M = 1024k. 3. Update setting: Click “Update setting” button when you finish configuring these Rate Control settings. Page 56 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Chapter 5: Web-Based Browser Management Figure 5-21. Per port VLAN activities screen. Per port VLAN activities Click Port 1–Port 10 to view corresponding VLAN activities. Page 58 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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3. Delete MAC address: Choose a MAC address from the “Delete MAC address” drop-down menu to be deleted from the port. 4. Update Setting: Click on the “Update Setting” button when you finish the Port Security settings. Page 59 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
4. Storm-control enabled type: Choose “Broadcast” and/or “DLF-Multicast” from “Storm-control enabled type” for the port. 5. Update Setting: Click on the “Update Setting” button when you finish the Threshold level and Storm-control enabled type settings. Page 60 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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4. Submit: Click on the “Submit” button when you finish the Static-MAC-Entry Forward settings. Static-MAC-Entry Discard: 1. Add MAC address: Click in the “Add MAC address” text box and type a MAC address to be discarded for the VLAN. Page 61 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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2. Mirror To: Click on the “Mirror To” drop-down menu to Choose Mirror To port (Port 1–Port 10) from “Mirror To” drop-down list. 3. Mirror Mode: Click on the “Mirror Mode” drop-down menu to Choose “Tx/ Rx,” “Tx,” or “Rx” from “Mirror Mode” drop-down list. Page 62 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
4. Max Age (sec) (6..28): Click in “Max Age” text box and type a decimal number between 6 and 28. 5. Forward Delay (sec) (4..30): Click in “Forward Delay” text box and type a decimal number between 4 and 30. Page 64 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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0 and 2000000 to set the Admin. Path Cost for the port. 0 (auto) - Setting 0 for the Admin. Path Cost will automatically set the speed for forwarding packets to the port for optimal efficiency. Default port cost: 100 Mbps port = 200000. Gigabit port = 20000. Page 65 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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“Disable”, or “Auto” from “Edge Port” drop-down list to set Enable, Disable, or Auto Edge Port for the port. 7. Update setting: Click on the “Update setting” button when you finish the RSTP Port Setting. Figure 5-29. Update Setting button. Page 66 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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When a bridge receives a MST BPDU that has exceeded the allowed max-hops, it discards the BPDU. 5. Update setting: Click on the “Update setting” button when you finished MSTP Properties setting. Page 67 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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MST instance to the value specified. The lower the priority of the bridge, the better the chances are the bridge becoming a root bridge or a designated bridge for the LAN. 2. Update the setting: Click “Update setting” button when you finish VLAN Instance Configuration. Page 69 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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3. Update setting: Click on the “Update setting” button when you finish Port Instance Configuration. Instance ID 1. Instance ID: Click on the “Instance ID” drop-down menu to choose instance ID from the “Instance ID” drop-down list. Page 71 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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3. Admin. Path Cost: Click in the “Admin. Path Cost” text box to set the cost of a path associated with an interface. 4. Update setting: Click on the “Update setting” button when you finish MSTP Port Setting. Figure 5-35. Update MSTP Port Setting screen. Page 72 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
2. Ring port 2: Click on the “Ring port 2” drop-down menu to choose Ring port 2 from “Ring port 2” drop-down list. 3. Update setting: Click “Update setting” button when you finished Set ring port. 5.2.8 VLAN Figure 5-36. VLAN Mode Setting screen. Page 73 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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“Tag-based VLAN” or “Port-based VLAN” from “VLAN Mode Setting” drop-down list. 2. Update Setting: Click on the “Update Setting” button when you finish VLAN Mode Setting. Figure 5-37. Update VLAN Mode Setting screen. Page 74 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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2. Tag or Untag: Click on the “Tag or Untag” drop-down menu to Choose “Tag” or “Untag” from “Tag or Untag” drop-down list for a “Hybrid” port. 3. Submit: Click on the “Submit” button when you finish the VLAN setting. Page 75 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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3. Select a VLAN ID: Click on the “Select a VLAN ID” drop-down menu from “Select a VLAN ID” drop-down list to choose the VLAN to be deleted. 4. Submit: Click on the “Submit” button when you finish the VLAN setting. Page 76 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Untag port if you choose “Hybrid” Mode for the port. 3. PVID: Click in the “PVID” text box and specify a new PVID number for the port. 4. Update Setting: Click on the “Update Setting” button when you finished VLAN Port Setting. Page 77 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
4. Submit: Click on the “Submit” button when you finish Port Based VLAN setting. 5.2.9 QoS Figure 5-43. Global Configuration screen. Global Configuration 1. QoS: Click on the “QoS” drop-down menu from the “QoS” drop-down list to choose “Enable” or “Disable” to enable or disable QoS. Page 79 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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5. Submit: Click on the “Submit” button when you finish Global Configuration. Figure 5-44. Submit Global Configuration screen. 802.1p Priority 1. Priority: Click on the “Priority” drop-down menu from “Priority” drop-down list to choose 0–3 for VLAN Priority 0–7. Page 80 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Figure 5-45. DSCP screen. DSCP 1. Priority: Click on the “Priority” drop-down menu from the “Priority” drop-down list to choose 0–3 for DSCP Priority 0–63. 2. Submit: Click on the “Submit” button when you finish DSCP. Page 81 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
2. Description: Click in the “Description” text box and specify a new description for SNMP. 3. Location: Click in the “Location” text box and specify a new location for SNMP. 4. Contact: Click in the “Contact” text box and specify a new contact for SNMP. Page 82 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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9. Update Setting: Click on the “Update Setting” button when you finish SNMP General Setting. Figure 5-47. SNMP v1/v2c Setting screen. SNMP v1/v2c 1. Get Community Name: Click in the “Get Community Name” text box and specify a get community name. Page 83 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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2. Set Community Name: Click in the “Set Community Name” text box and specify a set community name. 3. Update Setting: Click “Update Setting” button when you finished SNMP V1/ V2c Setting. Figure 5-48. Update SNMP v1/v2c Setting screen. Page 84 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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• SNMPv3 Priv Auth-MD5: Add a user using SNMP v3 with authentication and privacy. Click in the “Auth. Password” text box and specify an authentication password. Click in the “Privacy PassPhrase” text box and specify a privacy pass phrase. Page 85 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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5. Submit: Click on the “Submit” button when you finish SNMP V3 Setting. Figure 5-50. Submit SNMP v3 Setting screen. Delete User: 1. Delete User: Click on the “Delete User” button. The “Select User Name” window appears. Page 86 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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1. Radius Status: Click on the “Radius Status” drop-down menu from “Radius Status” drop-down list to choose “Enable” or “Disable” to globally enable or disable authentication. 2. Update Setting: Click on the “Update Setting” button when you finish Radius Status Setting. Page 87 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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If spaces are used in the key, do not enclose the key in quotaion marks unless the quotation marks themselves are part of the key. Page 88 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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“Select Radius Server IP” drop-down list to choose the IP address of the remote radius server host to be deleted. 3. Submit: Click on the “Submit” button when you finish radius server deletion. Page 89 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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“Periodic Reauthentication” drop-down list to choose “Enable” or “Disable” to enable or disable periodic reauthentication. 5. Reauthentication Period <1–4294967295>: Click in the “Reauthentication Period” text box and specify the seconds between reauthorization attempts. The default time is 3600 seconds. Page 90 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
2. VDSL Retrain: Click on the “VDSL Retrain” button to try to get a higher link speed for Ethernet Extender port. VDSL Settings: • Enable Asymmetric Mode: 1. Asymmetric Mode: Check “Enable” to enable asymmetric mode for an Ethernet Extender port. Page 91 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Ethernet Extender port. 3. Max. Speed: Click “Max. Speed” drop-down menu to select a maximum speed for an Ethernet Extender port from the “Max. Speed” drop-down list. Max. Speed: bps 15 M 10 M Page 92 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Ethernet Extender port from the “Fixed Rate” drop-down list. Fixed Rate: bps Disable 5. Update Setting: Click on the “Update Setting” button to finish Max. Speed and Fixed Rate settings. Page 93 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Chapter 5: Web-Based Browser Management Figure 5-56. VDSL Status screen. VDSL Status Click VDSL1 or VDSL2 to view Interface VDSL1 or VDSL2 status. Page 94 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Figure 5-58. GVRP screen. GVRP GVRP Global Setting: 1. GVRP: Click on the “GVRP” drop-down menu from “GVRP” drop-down list to choose “Enable” or “Disable” to enable or disable GVRP (GARP VLAN Registration Protocol). Page 96 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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(if dynamic VLAN creation is enabled), registration, and deregistration of VLANs on the trunk port. 4. Update Setting: Click on the “Update Setting” button when you finish Per port setting. Page 97 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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VLAN under configuration for the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch. 4. IGMP version: Click on the “IGMP version” drop-down menu from “IGMP version” drop-down list to choose “1,” “2,” or “3” for the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch. Page 98 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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IGMP reports for the group to the multicast routers. This feature prevents duplicate reports from being sent to the multicast devices. 2. Update Setting: Click on the “Update Setting” button when you finish IGMP Snooping. Page 99 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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IP address or Domain name of NTP server. 3. Sync Time: Click “Sync Time” button to synchronize time with NTP server. 4. Time Zone: Click “Time Zone” drop-down menu from “Time Zone” drop- down list to set time zone. Page 100 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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• Minute: <0–59> Specifies from 0 to 59. 5. Date: Click in the text boxes and specify the daylight saving period. • Month: Click on the "Month" drop-down menu from the "Month" drop-down list to choose from January to December. Page 101 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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6. Update Setting: Click on the "Update Setting" button when you finish Daylight Saving Setting. NOTE: The “Week”, “Hour,” “Minute,” and “Day” fields would not accept the alphabetic characters (Like Jan, Feb, Sun, Mon). They only accept the two digit numbers (0 through 9). Page 102 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch console port. When using the management method, configure the terminal-emulation program to use the following parameters (you can change these settings after login): [Default parameters] 115,200bps 8 data bits No parity 1 stop bit Page 103 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Figure 6-1. switch_a prompt. Logon to Exec Mode (View Mode) At the switch_a login: prompt just type in “root” and press <Enter> to logon to Exec Mode (or View Mode). switch_a login: root Figure 6-2. switch_a> prompt. Page 104 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Figure 6-3. switch_a>? prompt. At the switch_a> prompt, type in the full or partial command string, then type a question mark “?” to display the command keywords or parameters along with a short description. switch_a>show ? Page 105 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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The login session to Exec Mode (or View Mode) has timed out due to an extend- ed period of inactivity (60 seconds) to indicate authentication attempt timed out. And the switch_a login: prompt will show on the screen. Page 106 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Figure 6-6. Logon back to Exec Mode (View Mode) screen. Exit from Exec Mode (View Mode) At the switch_a> prompt, type in “exit” and press <Enter> to exit from Exec Mode (or View Mode). switch_a>exit Page 107 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
At the switch_a> prompt, type in “enable” and press <Enter> to logon to Privileged Exec Mode (or Enable Mode). The switch_a# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a>enable Figure 6-8. Logon to Privileged Exec Mode (Enable Mode). Page 108 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Privileged Exec Mode (or Enable Mode) allows users to run commands as follows. At the switch_a# prompt, press <?> to list the commands. switch_a#? Figure 6-9. List commands screen. Figure 6-10. List commands screen prompt. Page 109 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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At the switch_a# prompt, type in the full or partial command string, then type a question mark “?” to display the command keywords or parameters along with a short description. switch_a#show ? Figure 6-11. Display command keywords or parameters. Figure 6-12. Short description screen. Page 110 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Figure 6-13. Logon back to Exec Mode (or View Mode). Exit from Privileged Exec Mode (or Enable Mode) At the switch_a# prompt, type in “exit” and press <Enter> to exit from Privileged Exec Mode (or Enable Mode). switch_a#exit Page 111 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
At the switch_a# prompt, type in “configure terminal” and press <Enter> to logon to Configure Mode (or Configure Terminal Mode). The switch_a(config)# prompt will show on the screen. Figure 6-15. Logon to Configure Mode screen. Page 112 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Configure Mode (or Configure Terminal Mode) serves as a gateway into the modes as follows. At the switch_a(config)# prompt, press <?> to list the commands. Figure 6-16. Configure mode screen #1. Figure 6-17. Configure mode screen #2 Page 113 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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The switch_a login: prompt will show on the screen. Logon back to Exec Mode (View Mode) At the switch_a login: prompt, type in “root” and press <Enter> to logon back to Exec Mode (or View Mode). switch_a login: root Page 114 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Figure 6-19. Logon back to Exec Mode. Exit from Configure Mode (or Configure Terminal Mode) At the switch_a(config)# prompt, type in “exit” and press <Enter> to exit from Configure Mode (or Configure Terminal Mode). switch_a(config)#exit Figure 6-20 Exit Configure Mode. Page 115 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Enable mode. 3. Command Syntax: enable password PASSWORD PASSWORD specifies the new password of the system. 4. Example: The following example sets the new password my passwd to the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch: switch_a(config)#enablepasword mypasswd Page 116 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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255.255.255.0 to Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch: switch_a(config)#interface vlan1.1 switch_a(config-if)#ip addess 192.168.1.10/24 switch_a(config-if)# Default Gateway: 1. Command Mode: Configure mode Logon to ConfigureMode (Configure Terminal Mode) The switch _a(config)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)# Page 117 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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IP-ADDRESS no ip dns IP-ADDRESS A.B.C.D specifies the IP address of the DNS server. 4. Example: The following example sets the DNS server 192.168.1.100 to Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch: switch_a(config)#ip dns 192.168.1.100 Page 118 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Use show route-table command to view Route Table. 3. Command Syntax: show route-table 4. Example: The following example shows the Route Table of switch: switch_a#show route-table Save Configuration Load config from TFTP server: 1. Command Mode: Privileged Exec mode Page 119 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Use write config-file command to backup configuration file to tftp server. 3. Command Syntax: write config-file IP-ADDRESS IP-ADDRESS specifies the IP address of tftp server. 4. Example: The following example backups configuration file to tftp server (IP address: 192.168.1.100): Page 120 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Logon to Privileged Exec Mode (Enable Mode). The switch_a# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a# 2. Usage: Use restore default command to restore default setting of the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch. 3. Command Syntax: restore default Page 121 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Auto Save Interval (5–65536 sec): 1. Command Mode: Configure mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). The switch_a(config)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)# Page 122 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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WORD specifies the file name to be upgraded to Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch. 4. Example: The following example specifies upgrading firmware (file name: flash.tgz) from tftp server (IP address: 192.168.1.100) to Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch: switch_a#install image 192.168.1.100 flash.tgz switch_a# Page 123 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Figure 6-21. Upgrade firmware screen. At the “switch_a#” prompt just type in “reload” and press <Enter> to reboot the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch after completing the upgrade process. Figure 6-22. Reload screen. Page 124 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). The switch_a(config)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)# 2. Usage: Use this command to enable or disable alarm trigger of power source. 3. Command Syntax: (no) alarm-trigger power POWER POWER specifies the power source. Page 125 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Logon to Exec Mode (View Mode) or Privileged Exec Mode (Enable Mode). The switch_a> or switch_a# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a> switch_a# 2. Usage: Use logout command to exit from the Exec mode or Privileged Exec mode. 3. Command Syntax: logout Page 126 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Use the no shutdown to disable this function. 3. Command Syntax: (no) shutdown 4. Example: The following example shows the use of the shutdown command to shut down the interface fe1 (port 1): switch_a(config)#interface fe1 switch_a(config-if)#shutdown switch_a(config-if)# Page 127 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Flow control: 1. Command Mode: Interface mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). Then logon to Interface mode. fe1 means port 1. The switch_a(config-if)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)#interface fe1 switch_a(config-if)# Page 128 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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IFNAME specifies the name of the interface for which status and configuration information is desired. 4. Example: The following example shows the use of show interface to display interface con- figuration and status of the interface fe1 (port 1): switch_a>show interface fe1 Page 129 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Use show vlan command to display information about a particular VLAN by speci- fying the VLAN ID. 3. Command Syntax: show vlan <2-4094> <2-4094> VLAN ID. 4. Example: The following is an output of show vlan command displaying information about VLAN 2: switch_a>show vlan 2 Page 131 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Add/Delete MAC address: 1. Command Mode: Interface mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). Then logon to Interface mode. fe1 means port 1. The switch_a(config-if)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)#interface fe1 switch_a(config-if)# Page 132 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Use this command to specify an ageing-out time for a learned MAC address. The learned MAC address will persist till this specified time. 3. Command Syntax: Bridge GROUP ageing-time AGEINGTIME no bridge GROUP ageing-time Page 133 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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LEVEL <0-100> specifies the percentage of the threshold; percentage of the maxi- mum speed (pps) of the interface. 4. Example: The following example shows setting storm-control level LEVEL (30) to the interface fe1 (port 1): switch_a(config)#interface fe1 switch_a(config-if)#storm-control level 30 switch_a(config-if)# Broadcast: Page 134 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Multicast: 1. Command Mode: Interface mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). Then logon to Interface mode. fe1 means port 1. The switch_a(config-if)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)#interface fe1 switch_a(config-if)# Page 135 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Use storm-control dlf enable command to enable destination lookup failure traffic. Use no storm-control dlf command to disable destination lookup failure traffic. 3. Command Syntax: storm-control dlf enable no storm-control dlf dlf destination lookup failure Page 136 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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The following example configures a bridge GROUP (1) to forward matching frames (MAC address 2222.2222.2222) to the interface fe1 (port 1) in vlan VLANID (2): switch_a(config)#bridge 1 address 2222.2222.2222 forward fe1 vlan 2 switch_a(config)# Page 137 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Port Mirroring 1. Command Mode: Interface mode Log on to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). Then logon to Interface mode. fe1 means port 1. The switch_a(config-if)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)#interface fe1 switch_a(config-if)# Page 138 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Port Trunking 1. Command Mode: Interface mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). Then logon to Interface mode. fe1 means port 1. The switch_a(config-if)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)#interface fe1 switch_a(config-if)# Page 139 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). The switch_a(config)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)# 2. Usage: Use this command to choose the Spanning Tree protocol, Rapid Spanning Tree protocol, or Multiple Spanning Tree protocol on a bridge. Page 140 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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3. Command Syntax: bridge GROUP multiple-spanning-tree enable no bridge GROUP multiple-spanning-tree enable BRIDGE-FORWARD GROUP <1-1> Bridge group name used for bridging. BRIDGE-FORWARD Puts all ports of the specified bridge into the forwarding state. Page 141 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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BRIDGE-FORWARD Puts all ports of the specified bridge into the forwarding state. 4. Example: The following example enables or disables the rapid-spanning-tree on bridge GROUP (1): switch_a(config)#bridge 1 rapid-spanning-tree enable switch_a(config)#no bridge 1 rapid-spanning-tree enable bridge-forward switch_a(config)# Spanning Tree Protocol: 1. Command Mode: Configure mode Page 142 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Use this command to set bridge priority for the common instance. Using a lower priority indicates a greater likelihood of the bridge becoming root. 3. Command Syntax: bridge GROUP priority PRIORITY no bridge GROUP priority Page 143 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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The following example sets the hello-time HELLOTIME (9) of bridge GROUP (1): switch_a(config)#bridge 1 hello-time 9 switch_a(config)# Max Age (sec) (6..28): 1. Command Mode: Configure mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). The switch_a(config)# prompt will show on the screen. Page 144 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Use the no parameter with this command to restore the default value. 3. Command Syntax: bridge GROUP forward-time FORWARD_DELAY no bridge GROUP forward-time GROUP <1-1> The ID of the bridge group to which this delay time is assigned. Page 145 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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PRIORITY <0-240> The priority to be assigned to the group. 4. Example: The following example sets the priority PRIORITY (100) of the interface fe1 (port 1) of bridge GROUP (1): switch_a(config)#interface fe1 switch_a(config-if)#bridge 1 priority 100 switch_a(config-if)# Admin. Path Cost: Page 146 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Point to Point Link: 1. Command Mode: Interface mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). Then logon to Interface mode. fe1 means port 1. The switch_a(config-if)# prompt will show on the screen. Page 147 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Then logon to Interface mode. fe1 means port 1. The switch_a(config-if)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)#interface fe1 switch_a(config-if)# 2. Usage: Use spanning-tree autoedge command to assist in automatic identification of the edge port. Page 148 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Use the no spanning-tree edgeport command to set a port to its default state (not an edge-port) and to disable rapid transitions. 3. Command Syntax: (no) spanning-tree edgeport 4. Example: The following example enables the spanning-tree edgeport of the interface fe1 (port 1): switch_a(config)#interface fe1 switch_a(config-if)#spanning-tree edgeport Page 149 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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1 region regionname switch_a(config-mst)# Revision Level: 1. Command Mode: MST Configuration mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). Then logon to MST Configuration mode. The switch_a(config-mst)# prompt will show on the screen. Page 150 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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When a bridge receives a MST BPDU that has exceeded the allowed max-hops, it discards the BPDU. 3. Command Syntax: bridge GROUP max-hops HOP_COUNT no bridge GROUP max-hops GROUP <1-1> Specify the bridge-group ID. Page 151 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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INSTANCE_ID <1-15> Specify the instance ID. VLAN_ID <1-4094> Specify multiple VLAN IDs corresponding to the bridge instance 4. Example: The following example associates multiple VLANs (10) and (20) to instance (1) of bridge GROUP (1): Page 152 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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The following example sets the bridge priority (0) for an MST instance (3) in bridge GROUP (1): switch_a(config)#bridge 1 instance 3 priority 0 switch_a(config)# MSTP Port Setting Bridge-Group Instance: 1. Command Mode: Interface mode Page 153 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Bridge-Group Instance Priority: 1. Command Mode: Interface mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). Then logon to Interface mode. fe1 means port 1. The switch_a(config-if)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)#interface fe1 switch_a(config-if)# Page 154 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Bridge-Group Instance Path-Cost: 1. Command Mode: Interface mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). Then logon to Interface mode. fe1 means port 1. The switch_a(config-if)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)#interface fe1 switch_a(config-if)# Page 155 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Use this command to enable Ring state. Use the no parameter with this command to disable Ring state. 3. Command Syntax: bridge GROUP protocol ring no bridge GROUP ring enable BRIDGE-FORWARD GROUP <1-1> Specify the bridge-group ID. Page 156 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
VLAN Mode Setting, 802.1Q VLAN Setting, 802.1Q Port Setting, Port Based VLAN 802.1Q VLAN Setting VLAN Database: 1. Command Mode: Configure mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). The switch_a(config)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)# Page 157 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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GROUP <1-1> The ID of the bridge-group on which the VLAN will be affected. VLAN_NAME The ASCII name of the VLAN. Maximum length: 16 characters. enable Sets VLAN into an enable state. disable Sets VLAN into a disable state. Page 158 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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(default). 3. Command Syntax: switchport mode access no switchport access 4. Example: The following example sets the switchport mode access of the interface fe1 (port switch_a(config)#interface fe1 switch_a(config-if)#switchport mode access switch_a(config-if)# Switchport mode hybrid: Page 159 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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1) and all frames to be received on interface fe1 (port 1): switch_a(config)#interface fe1 switch_a(config-if)#switchport mode hybrid acceptable-frame-type all switch_a(config-if)# Switchport mode trunk: 1. Command Mode: Interface mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). Then logon to Interface mode. fe1 means port 1. Page 160 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Use this command to set the switching characteristics of the Layer-2 interface to hybrid. Both tagged and untagged frames will be classified over hybrid interfaces. Use the no parameter to turn off allowed hybrid switching. Page 161 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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2 egress-tagged enable switch_a(config-if)# Switchport trunk allowed vlan: 1. Command Mode: Interface mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). Then logon to Interface mode. fe1 means port 1. Page 162 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Layer-2 interface. A single VLAN, VLAN range, or VLAN list can be set. For a VLAN range, specify two VLAN numbers: lowest, then highest number in the range, separated by a hyphen. For a VLAN list, specify the VLAN numbers separated by commas. Page 163 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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VLANID The ID of the VLAN will be added to or removed from the Layer-2 interface. 4. Example: The following example specifies to add the interface fe1 (port 1) to VLANID (2): switch_a(config)#interface fe1 switch_a(config-if)#switchport portbase add vlan 2 switch_a(config-if)# Page 164 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Use mls qos trust command to turn on QoS trust CoS or DSCP. Use the no mls qos trust command to turn off QoS trust CoS or DSCP. 3. Command Syntax: (no) mls qos trust cos/dscp Page 165 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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The following example enables the egress expedite queue on the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch: switch_a(config)#priority-queue out switch_a(config)# Weighted Round Robin: 1. Command Mode: Configure mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). The switch_a(config)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)# Page 166 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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COS_VALUE CoS values. Up to 8 values (separated by spaces). Range is 0-7. 4. Example: The following example shows mapping CoS values 0 and 1 to queue 1 on the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch: switch_a(config)#wrr-queue cos-map 1 0 1 switch_a(config)# DSCP Page 167 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
2. Usage: Use snmp-server enable command to enable and no snmp-server enable com- mand to disable SNMP to the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch. 3. Command Syntax: (no) snmp-server enable Page 168 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). The switch_a(config)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)# 2. Usage: Use snmp-server location command to specify and no snmp-server location command to remove location for SNMP. Page 169 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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CONTACT The contact for SNMP. 4. Example: The following example specifies contact (contact) for SNMP: switch_a(config)#snmp-server contact contact switch_a(config)# Trap Community Name: 1. Command Mode: Configure mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). The switch_a(config)# Page 170 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Use this command to specify trap host IP address for SNMP. Use the no parameter with this command to remove trap host IP address for SNMP. 3. Command Syntax: snmp-server trap-ipaddress <1-5> IP-ADDRESS no snmp-server trap-ipaddress <1-5> <1-5> The trap host IP address 1-5. Page 171 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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1. Command Mode: Configure mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). The switch_a(config)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)# 2. Usage: Use snmp-server trap-type enable linkUp command to enable link up trap for SNMP. Page 172 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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The following example specifies get community name (name) for SNMP: switch_a(config)#snmp-server community get name switch_a(config)# Set Community Name: 1. Command Mode: Configure mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). The switch_a(config)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)# Page 173 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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USERNAME Specify a user name. ro read-only access mode rw read-write access mode 4. Example: The following example adds a user (myuser) using snmp v3 with read-only access mode and without authentication: switch_a(config)#snmp-server v3-user myuser ro noauth Page 174 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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SNMPv3 Priv Auth-MD5, SNMPv3 Priv Auth-SHA: 1. Command Mode: Configure mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). The switch_a(config)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)# Page 175 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Radius Configuration Radius Status: 1. Command Mode: Configure mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). The switch_a(config)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)# 2. Usage: Use dot1x system-auth-ctrl command to globally enable authentication. Page 176 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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0. 4. Example: The following example specifies the IP address (192.168.1.100) of the remote radius server host and assigns authentication and accounting destination port number (1812): switch_a(config)#radius-server host 192.168.1.100 auth-port 1812 Page 177 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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2. Usage: Use this command to specify the number of seconds an Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch waits for a reply to a radius request before retransmitting the request. 3. Command Syntax: Page 178 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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RETRIES no radius-server retransmit RETRIES <1-100> Specifies the retransmit value. Enter a value in the range 1 to 100. 4. Example: The following example specifies the retransmit value 12: switch_a(config)#radius-server retransmit 12 switch_a(config)# Page 179 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Port Control: 1. Command Mode: Interface mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). Then logon to Interface mode. fe1 means port 1. The switch_a(config-if)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)#interface fe1 switch_a(config-if)# Page 180 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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The switch_a(config-if)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)#interface fe1 switch_a(config-if)# 2. Usage: Use this command to set the interval between reauthorization attempts. Use no dot1x timeout re-authperiod command to delete the interval between reauthorization attempts. Page 181 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
Ethernet Extender port 1. The switch_a(config-if)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)#interface vdsl1 switch_a(config-if)# 2. Usage: Use this command to upgrade VDSL speed for Ethernet Extender port. 3. Command Syntax: vdsl retrain Page 182 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Use the no parameter with this command to disable the asymmetric mode for Ethernet Extender port. 3. Command Syntax: (no) vdsl asymmetric-mode 4. Example: The following example specifies to enable the asymmetric mode for Ethernet Extender port 1 (vdsl1): switch_a(config)#interface vdsl1 switch_a(config-if)#vdsl asymmetric-mode switch_a(config-if)# Page 183 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Set fixed rate to 52 Mbps/24 Mbps Set fixed rate to 59 Mbps/31 Mbps 4. Example: The following example specifies to set fixed rate bandwidth settings (59) in the asymmetric mode for Ethernet Extender port 1 (vdsl1): Page 184 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Set maximum speed to 15 Mbps Set maximum speed to 20 Mbps Set maximum speed to 25 Mbps Set maximum speed to 30 Mbps Set maximum speed to 40 Mbps Set maximum speed to 50 Mbps Page 185 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Use this command to set fixed rate bandwidth settings in the symmetric mode for Ethernet Extender port. Use the no parameter with this command to disable fixed rate bandwidth settings for Ethernet Extender port. 3. Command Syntax: vdsl sym-fixedrate RATE no vdsl fixedrate Page 186 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Logon to Exec Mode (View Mode). The switch_a> prompt will show on the screen. switch_a> 2. Usage: Use this command to show Ethernet Extender port status. 3. Command Syntax: show vdsl status interface IFNAME IFNAME Interface name. Page 187 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
6.12 Other Protocols GVRP, IGMP Snooping, NTP GVRP GVRP: 1. Command Mode: Configure mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). The switch_a(config)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)# Page 188 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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VLAN creation for a specific bridge instance. 3. Command Syntax: set gvrp dynamic-vlan-creation enable bridge GROUP set gvrp dynamic-vlan-creation disable bridge GROUP GROUP Bridge-group ID used for bridging. Page 189 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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The following example enables GVRP on the interface fe1 (port 1): switch_a(config)#set port gvrp enable fe1 switch_a(config)# Per port setting: GVRP applicant: 1. Command Mode: Configure mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). Page 190 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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2. Usage: Use this command to set GVRP registration to normal, fixed, and forbidden registration mode for a given port. 3. Command Syntax: set gvrp registration normal IF_NAME set gvrp registration fixed IF_NAME Page 191 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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(VLAN). When enabled, the IGMP Snooping querier sends out periodic IGMP queries for all interfaces on that VLAN. Use the no ip igmp snooping querier command to disable IGMP querier configuration. 3. Command Syntax: (no) ip igmp snooping querier Page 192 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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IGMP version: 1. Command Mode: Interface mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). Then logon to Interface mode. vlan1.1 means vlan 1. The switch_a(config-if)# prompt will show on the screen. Page 193 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Fast-leave processing is analogous to immediate leave processing; the IGMP group-membership is removed, as soon as an IGMP leave group message is received without sending out a group-specific query. Use the no ip igmp snooping fast-leave command to disable fast-leave processing. Page 194 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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INTERVAL <1-18000> Frequency (in seconds) at which IGMP host query messages are sent. Default: 125 seconds. 4. Example: The following example changes the frequency of sending IGMP host-query messages to 2 minutes on vlan1.1: switch_a(config)#interface vlan1.1 Page 195 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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RESPONSETIME <1-240> Maximum response time (in seconds) advertised in IGMP queries. Default: 10 seconds. 4. Example: The following example configures a maximum response time of 8 seconds on vlan1.1: switch_a(config)#interface vlan1.1 switch_a(config-if)#ip igmp query-max-response-time 8 switch_a(config-if)# IGMP passive snooping: Static mc router port: Page 196 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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IGMP passive snooping: Report suppression: 1. Command Mode: Interface mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). Then logon to Interface mode. vlan1.1 means vlan 1. Page 197 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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2. Usage: Use ntp enable command to enable NTP for the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch. Use no ntp enable command to disable NTP for the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch. 3. Command Syntax: (no) ntp enable Page 198 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Sync Time: 1. Command Mode: Configure mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). The switch_a(config)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)# 2. Usage: Use ntp sync-time command to synchronize time with NTP server. Page 199 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Polling Interval: 1. Command Mode: Configure mode Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode). The switch_a(config)# prompt will show on the screen. switch_a(config)# 2. Usage: Use this command to specify the polling interval. Page 200 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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HOUR <0-23> Specifies from 0 to 23. MINUTE <0-59> Specifies from 0 to 59. OFFSET <1-1440> Specifies from 1 to 1440 minutes. clock summer-time TIMEZONE date DAY MONTH HOUR MINUTE DAY MONTH HOUR MINUTE OFFSET Page 201 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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The following example sets clock summer-time TIMEZONE (onehour) as daylight saving offset 60 minutes from 4 April AM0:00 to 31 October AM0:00: switch_a(config)#clock summer-time onehour date 4 4 0 0 31 10 0 0 60 switch_a(config)# Page 202 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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Table A-1. DB9 DCE connector pin assignments. Pin Number Name RS-232 Signal Name Data Carrier Detect Receive Data Transmit Data — Not connected Signal ground — Not connected Clear to Send — Not connected Page 203 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com LB308A...
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