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D-Link DES-3204 User Manual

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4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch
D-View Management Module
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  • Page 1 DES-3204 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch D-View Management Module User’s Guide...

  • Page 2: Copyright Statement

    D-Link Corporation/D-Link Systems Inc., as stipulated by the United States Copyright Act of 1976. Trademarks D-Link is a registered trademark of D-Link Corporation/D-Link Systems, Inc. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners. Limited Warranty The software and reference material are provided “as are,” without warranty as to their performance, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents ABOUT THIS GUIDE ..................2 INTRODUCTION....................3 DGS-3204 I .............3 NTELLIGENT THERNET WITCH ..................3 ETWORK ANAGEMENT INSTALLING THE MANAGEMENT MODULE..........5 ....................5 EQUIREMENTS ...............6 NSTALLING THE ODULE OFTWARE .............7 REPARING THE WITCH FOR ANAGEMENT DGS-3204 MANAGEMENT ................8 DGS-3204 S ..........8 DDING YOUR WITCH TO THE ..................10...

  • Page 4: About This Guide

    DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide DGS-3204 Management User’ s Guide About this Guide This User’s Guide tells you how to use the D-View network management system (version 4.1 or later) to manage your DGS-3204 intelligent Gigabit Ethernet switch, including how to install the D-View management module for the switch, and how to use the module to control and monitor the switch.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Introduction DGS-3204 Intelligent Ethernet Switch This guide discusses how to manage the DGS-3204 switch using the D-View network management system. The DGS-3204 combines conventional Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet and switching technologies into one package. This device features four ultra high-speed 1000BASE-SX Gigabit Ethernet switching ports supporting.
  • Page 6 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide A network protocol known as the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is generally used to communicate between network management stations and the devices they manage. SNMP was originally developed for controlling the devices that made up the infrastructure of the Internet, and has become the primary standard for network management.

  • Page 7: Installing The Management Module

    DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Installing the Management Module This section describes the requirements and procedures for installing the DGS- 3204 management module on your network management system. Requirements We recommend that your system meet the following requirements to be able to use the DGS-3204 switch management module: ♦...

  • Page 8: Installing The Module Software

    DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Installing the Module Software Note: Please ensure that the D-View platform program has been installed on the computer you are using for network management before proceeding. Take the following steps to install the module on your network management system: Exit D-View if you are running it.

  • Page 9: Preparing The Switch For Management

    DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide The installation program will install all of the necessary files onto your system. When it is finished, it will display the following dialog: Click on the Exit button. The D-View network management system is now ready to manage DGS-3204 Ethernet switches.

  • Page 10: Dgs-3204 Management

    DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide DGS-3204 Management Adding your DGS-3204 Switch to the Map Before you can manage individual DGS-3204 Ethernet switches, you need to add them to your D-View network map. You can do this either by: ♦ Using D-View’s Auto Discover capability to add all new SNMP- manageable devices to the map.
  • Page 11 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Give the switch a name, and enter its IP address and SNMP community names. Click on New. The DGS-3204 switch icon should now be displayed on your network map as shown below. DGS-3204 Management...

  • Page 12: The Module Display

    DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide The Module Display Double-clicking on the icon in the network map causes the module display to open. The module display is used to monitor and perform network management functions on the selected device. The module display for the DGS-3204 appears as follows: ♦...

  • Page 13: Selecting Ports

    DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide ♦ Error Status Line This line displays messages describing errors that occur when the module is unable to obtain information it needs. When an error occurs, a red border appears around the error status line. ♦...

  • Page 14: Configuration Menu Button

    DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide tables used in management. The section below addresses the function and use of each item in the menu button’s drop-down menus. Configuration Menu Button The Configuration menu contains options that allow you to get information about current settings, configure switch parameters and setup the switch for monitoring.
  • Page 15 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide The values in the window that are displayed in black can be changed either in the D-View management module or by using the console program; values in blue are fixed either by the hardware or by the switch’s firmware. Clicking on the Set button allows you to configure settings for the switch, and opens the Set Configuration window described later in this manual.
  • Page 16 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide ♦ SysUpTime The amount of time that the switch has been powered on, or since the last time the switch was reset. ♦ SysName A user-assigned name for the switch. Information on changing this setting can be found in the Set Configuration section below. ♦...
  • Page 17 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide ♦ Out-Of-Band Baud Rate Displays the baud the RS232 port is set to operate at. ♦ Software Update Mode Displays whether the switch is setup to download new software from a TFTP server on the Network, or directly from a SLIP server.

  • Page 18: Port Information

    DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Port Information Choosing the first item – Information - in the Configuration menu when an individual port is selected (colored blue) causes the following window to open: Tip: Double-clicking on the port will also cause the above window to open. The values in the window that are displayed in black can be changed either in the D-View management module or by using the console program;...

  • Page 19: Set Configuration

    DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide ♦ Speed/Duplex Displays the current speed and duplex settings for the port. All ports on the DGS-3204 can only be set to run at 1Gbps (1000Mbps) at Full duplex. ♦ Admin State When you disable the Admin State, the port will be partitioned from the rest of the network.

  • Page 20: Switch Configuration

    DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Switch Configuration Choosing the second item – Set Configuration - in the Configuration menu when the switch is selected (an individual port is not selected) causes the following window to open. There are four tabs running along the top – General, Console, Servers, Advanced –...
  • Page 21 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Console The Console tab of the Network Configuration dialog allows you to set parameters for the Diagnostics RS232 port located on the front of the switch. Each field is described below: ♦ RS-232 Port Used As Sets the Diagnostic RS232 port to either Console or SLIP.
  • Page 22 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Each item is described below: ♦ TFTP Server This box should contain the IP address of the TFTP server, if any, you are using on your network. ♦ Software Update Mode Defines the method you wish to use to upload new runtime switching software onto the switch.
  • Page 23 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide ♦ Configuration File This field should contain the complete path and filename for the configuration file you wish to use to upload settings to this switch. ♦ Enable BootP On Startup When checked (!), the server will utilize the BootP protocol to get its IP address, subnet mask and gateway IP the next time it is restarted or rebooted.
  • Page 24 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide and will not age out. When Disabled, the automatic learning function of the switch will be turned on. ♦ Spanning Tree Protocol Enables/Disables Spanning Tree on the switch. ♦ Head Of Line (HOL) Blocking Prevention Enables/Disables Head-Of- Line Blocking on the switch.
  • Page 25 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide ♦ Flow Control State Enables or disables IEEE 802.3x flow control on the port. Flow control allows the port to send a Pause packet to a transmitting IEEE 802.3x-compliant device, so that it’s buffers don’t overflow and data is not lost.
  • Page 26 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide can be configured to Do Nothing, Forward or Forward and Trap. The Do Nothing setting causes the switch to operate normally, in other words, ignore the situation. If the port had met the Broadcast Storm Rising Action criteria and started Blocking broadcast packets, it will continue doing so.
  • Page 27 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide IP Interfaces IP parameters can be viewed and changed from the management modules when necessary. After changing the IP address, your connection to the switch will be cut off. Change the settings in the D-View map by selecting the DGS-3204 icon in the map and clicking on the Add/Modify a device on the map button (shown below) to update the IP address to the new setting.

  • Page 28: Trap Receivers

    DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide ♦ Default Gateway IP Shows the IP Address of the gateway router where packets destined for IP addresses outside of the local network should be sent for forwarding. ♦ Phys Address Shows the physical (MAC) address of the switch. ♦...
  • Page 29 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide The switch requires you to designate the network management stations that will receive these traps. To view the trap recipients, select Trap Receivers from the Configuration menu. The fields displayed are: ♦ Entry Status Shows whether or not this entry is valid. ♦...

  • Page 30: Port Mirroring

    DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide When all changes have been made, click on the Add button if adding a new entry, or click on the Modify button when modifying an existing entry. For more information about changing the switch’s trap configuration, see the DGS-3204 hardware User’s Guide.
  • Page 31 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Static Fwd Table The Static Forwarding Table allows you to assign permanent forwarding criteria for specific MAC addresses. Thus, whenever the switch receives a packet destined for a MAC address in the table, it will always be forwarded to the associated port.
  • Page 32 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide The fields displayed are: ♦ MAC Address The MAC Address for the device you wish to create a static forwarding entry for. ♦ Port The port through which packets destined for the MAC address will always be forwarded.

  • Page 33: Monitor Menu Button

    DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide ♦ Filter Conditions Automatically set by the DGS-3204 to Destination and Source, meaning that all packets having a destination or source MAC address defined in the MAC Address field will be dropped. To remove an entry from the Filtering Table, simply click on the desired entry so that it is highlighted and then click on the Delete button on the right side of the window.

  • Page 34: Port Statistics

    DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Port Statistics The module allows you to display four network statistics: ♦ Port Utilization ♦ Traffic ♦ Errors ♦ Packet Analysis Except for Port Utilization, Ethernet statistics for a given port can be displayed in: ◊...
  • Page 35 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide ♦ Good Frames Received (Frames Rx) Counts all valid frames received on the port. ♦ Total Frames Rx Counts the total number of frames received on the port, whether valid or invalid frames. ♦ CRC Error Counts frames that fail the CRC frame integrity check. CRC errors are usually indicative of hardware problems.
  • Page 36 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide ♦ Frames 64Bytes Displays the number of frames with 64 bytes of information. ♦ Frames 65~127Bytes Displays the number of frames with 65 to 127 bytes of information. ♦ Frames 128~255Bytes Displays the number of frames with 128 to 255 bytes of information.

  • Page 37: Port Traffic

    DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Port Traffic This display permits you to observe the network traffic on each individual port. Select the port that you wish to display statistics for. To display the Port Traffic: 1. Choose Monitor from the main menu. 2.
  • Page 38 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Choose Curve from the Traffic menu and the Port Statistics Traffic Line Curve will be displayed. Choose Bar from the Traffic menu and the Port Statistics Traffic Bar Graph will be displayed. DGS-3204 Management...

  • Page 39: Port Errors

    DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Port Errors This display permits you to observe the various errors on each individual port. Select the port that you wish to display statistics for. To display the Port Errors: 1. Choose Monitor from the main menu. 2.
  • Page 40 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Choose Curve from the Errors menu. The Port Statistics Errors Line Curve will be displayed. Choose Table from the Errors menu. The Port Errors table will be displayed. DGS-3204 Management...
  • Page 41 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Packet Analysis This display permits you to observe the frequency that different types of packets arrive at an individual port. Select the port that you wish to display observe. To display the Packet Analysis: 1.
  • Page 42 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Choose Curve from the Packet Analysis menu. The Port Statistics Packet Analysis Line Curve will be displayed. Choose Bar from the Packet Analysis menu. The Port Statistics Packet Analysis Bar Graph will be displayed. DGS-3204 Management...

  • Page 43: Reset Menu Button

    DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Reset Menu Button Resetting the switch will restart the switch using any new configuration settings that have been saved. It also resets all counters and tables. Save Changes When configuration settings are changed using the Apply button in the various windows, the changes will take effect until the switch is reset or powered off.
  • Page 44 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Click Save to save all changes made to configuration settings in the switch. Reset The management module allows you to reset the switch remotely. Doing a reset is equivalent to turning the switch off and on again, which resets all statistic counters and restores settings to the values stored in flash memory.
  • Page 45 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Click Reset to initiate a system reset. DGS-3204 Management...

  • Page 46: Index

    DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Index Add MAC Static Forwarding Table Default Gateway IP .....25 Entry........29 Destination and Source ....31 Add/Modify a device on the map7, Dropped Frames......34 Admin State......16, 22 Advanced........20 Enable BootP On Startup ....20 agent ..........
  • Page 47 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Menu Buttons......9, 11 Mgmt Hardware Revision ...13 General ........18 Mgmt Protocol ......13 Good Bytes Received (Bytes Rx)33 MIB Capability Table ....24 Good Bytes Sent (Bytes Tx)..33 module display ......9 Good Frames Received (Frames modules.........3 Rx) ..........
  • Page 48 DGS-3204 Ethernet Switch Management User’s Guide Switch Configuration ....17 Switch Information......11 Requirements........ 4 SysContact ........13 Reset........... 43 SysDescr ........12 Reset Menu Button..... 42 SysLocation.........13 RS232 Port Used As....14 SysName ........13 RS-232 Port Used As ....19 SysOID........12 Runtime Software Version ..13 SysUpTime .........13 Save Changes ......

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