Managed 8-port 10/100 Mbps plus 1-port 100-FX Access Switch NSH-5509 User Manual (December 2007)
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VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH COPYRIGHT All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, whether electronic, mechanical, photo copying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Purpose This guide discusses how to install and configure your Managed Access Switch. Terms/Usage In this guide, the term “Switch” (first letter upper case) refers to the NSH-5509 Switch, and “switch” (first letter lower case) refers to other switches. Features •...
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Emissions: FCC Part 15 of Class A & CE approved Dimensio Dimensions 128 x 268 x 44 mm (D x W x H) Safety: EN 60950 Weight: 1200g Package Contents The a p ckage should include the following: •...
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Hardware Description The Switch was specially developed with a host of features that makes it particularly suited for SOHO applications that demand the utmost in reliability. The Switch was developed with “Xpress Ring” features. Xpress Ring offers recovery time of less than 50ms in case of network-link failure.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Connectors The Switch utilizes ports with copper and fiber port connectors functioning under Ethernet/Fast Ethernet standards. 2.2.1 10/100Base-TX Ports The 10/100BASE-TX ports support network speeds of either 10Mbps or 100Mbps, and can operate in half- and full-duplex transfer modes.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Installation The location chosen for installing the Switch may greatly affect its performance. When selecting a site, we recommend considering the following rules: • Install the Switch in an appropriate place. See Technical Specifications for the acceptable temperature and humidity ranges.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Powering On the Unit The Switch uses an AC 100~240V or DC power supply of 9~32V DC. The power and redundant power connection is provided via a terminal block located at the top of the Switch.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Insert the RJ-45 side of the (8-pin RJ-45 to DB-9) cable into the RJ-45 console port on the Switch and the other end into the COM port of the computer. Configure the Hyper Terminal settings as mentioned in chapter 7.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH LED Indicators This Switch is equipped with Unit LEDs to enable you to determine the status of the Switch, as well as Port LEDs to display what is happening in all your connections. They...
Enhanced Features Xpress Ring Xpress Ring is a VOLKTEK proprietary ring protocol that enables networks to recover from link failure within 50ms. To enable Xpress Ring, it needs some network configuration: the user must assign two ring ports for each Switch in the ring. The user must also assign the Arbiter Switch which will decide if it is necessary to activate the backup path.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Configuration Overview of configuration options For advanced management capabilities, the onboard management agent provides CLI interface configuration programs. These programs can be accessed by a direct or modem connection to the console port on the front panel (out-of-band), or by a Telnet connection over the network (in-band).
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Management via Console Port Out-of-Band Connection Prior to accessing the switch’s onboard agent via a network connection, you must first configure it with a valid IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway using an out-of- band connection or the BOOTP protocol.
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VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH 2. Enter the correct parameters according to the defaults given above. The following screen will appear on your monitor. VOLKTEK Corporation System version: 1.00.00 (built at Dec 3 2007 10:10:58) Username: The default log-in name is “admin”...
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VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH The xxx’s represent values between 0 and 255 and the user should enter their own IP address in this form. The configuration program will not accept anything outside this format. Remember to separate each part of the address with a period (dot). For example: NSH-5509# config terminal NSH-5509(config)# ip 192.168.99.222...
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Management via Internet Browser Interface Overview This section gives a step-by-step guide to configuring the Switch’s management functions. A series of screen shots and instructions illustrate the main menu structure and how it works.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH 8.2.1 Homepage (System Details / System Info) Click on each parameter field to modify the specific settings, click “Undo” to restore previously saved configurations or click “Apply” to implement newly entered information.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH the ‘Apply’ button. The system will auto restart after you click ‘Save’ button on the Save Settings page. Other parameters on any page will come into effect immediately after you click ‘Apply’...
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH 8.2.3 DHCP Configuration Disable or enable the DHCP Client role of the Switch. Once the DHCP Client is enabled, the IP address of the Switch is obtained from DHCP Server and you need to check the new IP address via the Serial Console.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH 8.3.1 Port Configuration Click on each parameter field to modify the desired setting, then click “Undo” to restore previously saved configurations or click “Apply” to implement newly entered information. See description below:...
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH 8.3.2 Port Status This window offers at-a-glance status reporting for Switch operations. Click on the “Port Configuration” button to return to the “Port Configuration” window if you need to change any settings.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Bridge Menu The Bridge menu is used for configuring the Spanning Tree Algorithm and Xpress Ring settings, as well as the traffic class priority threshold and the address aging time. Xpress Ring offers a very fast link-failure recovery time of 50ms, user must select the role of the Switch (arbiter or forward) and which two ports will be part of the Xpress Ring network.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH 8.4.2 RSTP System Configuration This screen allows the user to enter the RSTP parameters for the Switch. Please note: users must select “RSTP (802.1W)” under Bridge Configuration to perform this configuration. Otherwise, this option will not be accessible.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Click on each parameter field to modify the desired setting, then click on “Undo” to restore previously saved configurations or click on “Apply” to retain newly entered information. See description below:...
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Xpress Ring Role Arbiter – the Switch which receives status reports submitted from other Switches of the ring and determines ring recovery behavior. Forward – the Switch which is not the Arbiter of the ring and will forward the received status reports on the other side of ring ports.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH might have a different VLAN, and the remaining employees might have yet a different VLAN. As these examples show, VLANs offer incomparable flexibility. The following section describes how VLANs can be deployed using the Switch.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH For each port the user must click on the checkboxes of the ports to decide which port is allowed to switch frames from the configured port. Click on “Apply” to implement newly entered information or click on “Undo”...
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Isolation Enable – The port is isolated. Isolated ports belonging to the same VLAN do not communicate with each other – this is generally set for security reasons. The isolated ports communicate only with the trunk ports, which should NOT be set as “isolated”.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Parameter Description Member The Port is a member of the specified VLAN and the frames of this VLAN can be switched through this port, but the tagging information in the frame header is not modified by the Switch.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Rate Control Use this screen to set the Jumbo packet limit and the Rate Control for each port of the Switch. Click on each parameter field to modify the desired setting, then click “Apply” to implement newly entered information or click “Undo”...
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Port Mirroring Set the port mirroring option to monitor data being transmitted through a specific port. Click on each parameter field to modify the desired setting, then click “Apply” to implement newly entered information or click “Undo” to restore previously saved configurations.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Port Trunking defines a network link aggregation and trunking method which specifies how to create a single high-speed logical link that combines several low-speed physical links. Use the Trunk Configuration page shown above to create trunk groups. The Switch supports a maximum of four trunk groups for 100Mbps ports.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH This window displays the LACP Link Status, including System Priority, MAC address, Port ID, Port Key, and Port Priority of Actor and Partner roles of the formed LACP groups. IGMP Menu Using the IGMP Menu The IGMP menu is used for configuring IGMP snooping.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH 8.9.2 IGMP Groups Status This window will display the IGMP group status of the port members if IGMP traffic is present. 8.10 MAC Menu The MAC menu will enable the following configurations: 8.10.1...
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH 8.10.3 Static MAC Configuration Here the user can select a static MAC configuration for certain port(s) of the Switch. Add the valid MAC address in the MAC field, then select the priority and port number.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH 8.10.4 MAC Limit Configuration The “MAC Limit Configuration” menu lets the user limit the number of incoming MAC addresses per port. If the user wants to disable this function, select “Disable” from the combo box “Mac Limit Function”...
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ) is a packet-scheduling technique allowing guaranteed bandwidth services. The purpose of WFQ is to let several sessions share the same link. Once you adjusted the basic settings, use the “Apply” button to implement these changes.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH 8.11.3 IP ToS Priority The IP ToS (Type of Service) Priority menu provides different priorities. The user can select the most suitable combination. 8.12 Management Configuration 8.12.1 Serial Port Configuration Here the user can see the serial port configuration that can be utilized while accessing the switch via Console port.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH 8.13 SNMP Configuration 8.13.1 SNMP Communities Click on each parameter field to modify the desired setting, then click “Apply” to implement newly entered information or click “Undo” to restore previously saved configurations.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Click on each parameter field to modify the desired setting, then click on “Apply” to implement newly entered information or click on “Undo” to restore previously saved configurations. Parameter Description IP Address Enter the IP address of special host that will be received traps.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH 8.15 User Configuration If this is the first time logging in to the configuration program, then the default user name is “admin” with no password. The “user level” access allows configuration to all parameters and statistics.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH 8.17 Host Denial of Service This page enables the user to DENY ACCESS to the Switch’s remote management interfaces to ALL IP addresses EXCEPT the maximum of five addresses that can be entered on this page.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Here the user can alter per-port configuration to detect abnormal traffic (like broadcast traffic) and temporarily or permanently block ports that detect such traffic. Use this page to configure all selected ports’ reaction to abnormal traffic.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Click on “Browse” to select the firmware file. Once the selection is made, click “Start Upgrade” to upgrade the systems. The Switch will restart once the new firmware is uploaded. Parameter...
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH 8.21 System Restart Menu – Restart Option Click one of these buttons to reset/restart the system without turning OFF the power. Parameter Description System Restore Factory Clicking on the Restore button will set the switch back to factory Default Settings defaults.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Command Line Interface This section provides some basic instructions for using Command Line Interface to configure the Switch. The system provides CLI user interface via console or telnet. There are five different prompts of command modes: User, Enable, Config, Config- vlan and Config-interface.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH NSH-5009# show abnormal Show abnormal traffic detection configuration cable Show cable test results hdos Show Host Denial-of-Service configuration email-alarm Show email configuration frame Show switch frame igmp Show switch IGMP interface...
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Then, you can type in “?” or “help” followed by “Enter” key to display a full list of help commands with explanations of their functions. 9.3.2 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) configurations STP allows the Switch to assign a priority status on the Switch with respect to other networking nodes in the network.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH all outgoing frames transmitted with this VLAN Group ID 9.3.4 SNMP configurations Changing or setting SNMP parameters to accommodate the network management systems as needed. Type a question mark “?” after snmp command to display a full list of help commands with explanations.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Troubleshooting The network administrator can observe and monitor most areas of the Switch status using the LED indicators on the front panel to quickly identify problems. This section contains a few of the more common problems that may arise and possible solutions.
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Appendix A 11.1 RJ-45 Cables When connecting your network devices, use a standard Category 3 eight-way cable for a 10Base-T configuration and a Category 5 cable for 100Base-TX. The pin assignments...
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH Appendix B Command Summary 12.1 Command Mode Summary Mode How to Login/Access Prompt User Default login level for a read-only account. Hostname> Enable Type enable in User mode Hostname# Config Hostname(config)#...
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VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH tftp firmware <ip> <filename> Upgrade firmware image from tftp server disable Turn off privileged commands enable Turn on privileged commands exit Exit from current mode help Show available commands history Show a list of previously run commands ping <ip-address>...
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH rate_control Show rate control configuration rmon Show RMON information rstp Show RSTP configuration snmp Show SNMP configuration static-mac Show static unicast MAC configuration system-information Show system configuration trunk Show trunk configuration...
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VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH disable DHCP disable enable DHCP enable hdos Set Host Denial-of-Service configuration <index> <ip address> Set acceptable ip for HDoS protection (index:1-5) ip-enable <index> <enable|disable> Enable/Disable individual ip for HDoS protection (index:1-5) protection <enable|disable>...
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VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH monitoring-port <port id> Set mirror monitoring-port netmask <netmask> Set netmask gateway Set gateway to factory default igmp snooping Disable IGMP snooping static Disable IGMP static port Set IP address to factory default...
VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH force-version <rstp|stp> Set RSTP force version forward-delay <4-30>, default:15 Set RSTP forward delay hello-time <1-10>, default:2 Set RSTP hello time max-age <6-40>, default:20 Set RSTP max age priority <0-65535>, default:32768 Set RSTP switch priority static-mac add <xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx>...
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VOLKTEK NSH-5509 MANAGED 8-PORT 10/100 + 1-PORT 100-FX SWITCH default- <0-7> Set default ingress priority to use when no priority priority information available double-tag Always add a tag in the egress frames egress-set <port-list> Set outgoing traffic port list for a port-based...
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