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  • Page 1 Moxa PowerTrans Switch PT-7828 User’s Manual www.moxa.com/product Third Edition, September 2010 © 2010 Moxa Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited.

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Moxa. Moxa provides this document “as is,” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, its particular purpose. Moxa reserves the right to make improvements and/or changes to this manual, or to the products and/or the programs described in this manual, at any time.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents     Chapter 1 Introduction ....................1-1 Overview ..........................1-2   Package Checklist ......................... 1-2   Software Features ......................... 1-2       Chapter 2 Getting Started ..................2-1 Serial Console Configuration (115200, None, 8, 1, VT100) ..........2-2  ...
  • Page 4 Using Virtual LAN ......................3-47   The Virtual LAN (VLAN) Concept ................ 3-47   Sample Applications of VLANs using PT-7828 ............. 3-49     Configuring Virtual LAN ..................3-50 Using Multicast Filtering ....................3-52   The Concept of Multicast Filtering ................. 3-52  ...
  • Page 5 OSPF Interface Settings ..................3-85   OSPF Virtual Link Settings ..................3-86   OSPF Area Aggregation Settings ................3-87     OSPF Neighbor Table ..................... 3-87 VRRP Settings ......................3-88   Static Route ......................3-89   Routing Table ......................3-90  ...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 Welcome to the PowerTrans PT-7828, a managed redundant Gigabit Ethernet switch designed especially for connecting Ethernet-enabled devices for industrial field applications. The following topics are covered in this chapter: Overview Package Checklist Software Features...

  • Page 7: Overview

    You can install up to 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports and 24 Fast Ethernet ports. Optional front or rear wiring makes the PT-7828 suitable for different applications. Package Checklist The PowerTrans PT-7828 is shipped with the following items. If any of these items is missing or damaged, please contact your customer service representative for assistance. 1 PowerTrans PT-7828 Hardware installation guide CD-ROM with user’s manual and SNMP MIB file...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    PT-7828’s IP address, you can open the serial console by connecting the PT-7828 to a PC’s COM port with a short serial cable. You can open the Telnet or web console over an Ethernet LAN or over the Internet.

  • Page 9: Serial Console Configuration (115200, None, 8, 1, Vt100)

    Moxa website. Before running PComm Terminal Emulator, use an RJ45 to DB9-F (or RJ45 to DB25-F) cable to connect the PT-7828’s console port to your PC’s COM port (generally COM1 or COM2, depending on how your system is set up).
  • Page 10 115200 for Baud Rate, 8 for Data Bits, None for Parity, and 1 for Stop Bits. 4. On the Terminal tab, select VT100 for Terminal Type. Click OK. 5. In the terminal window, the PT-7828 will prompt you to select a terminal type. Enter 1 to select ansi/vt100 and press Enter.
  • Page 11 Password field blank and press Enter. 7. The Main Menu of the PT-7828’s serial console should appear. (In PComm Terminal Emulator, you can adjust the font by selecting Font… in the Edit menu.) 8.

  • Page 12: Configuration By Telnet Console

    Configuration by Telnet Console You may open the PT-7828’s Telnet or web console over a network. This requires that the PC host and PT-7828 are on the same logical subnet. You may need to adjust your PC host’s IP address and subnet mask.
  • Page 13 Password field blank and press Enter. The Main Menu of the PT-7828’s Telnet console should appear. In the terminal window, select Preferences… from the Terminal menu on the menu bar.

  • Page 14: Configuration By Web Browser

    To connect to the PT-7828’s Telnet or web console, your PC host and the PT-7828 must be on the same logical subnet. NOTE If the PT-7828 is configured for other VLAN settings, you must make sure your PC host is on the management VLAN. NOTE When connecting to the PT-7828’s Telnet or web console, first connect one of PT-7828’s...
  • Page 15 PT-7828 User’s Manual Getting Started After making sure that the PT-7828 is connected to the same LAN and logical subnet as your PC, open the PT-7828’s web console as follows: 1. Point your web browser to the PT-7828’s IP address by entering it in the Address or URL field.

  • Page 16: Disabling Telnet And Browser Access

    Disabling Telnet and Browser Access If you are connecting the PT-7828 to a public network but do not intend to manage it over the network, we suggest disabling both the Telnet and web consoles. This is done through the serial console, by navigating to System Identification under Basic Settings.

  • Page 17: Chapter 3 Featured Functions

    These functions can be accessed by serial, Telnet, or web console. The serial console can be used if you do not know PT-7828’s IP address and requires that you connect the PT-7828 to a PC COM port. The Telnet and web consoles can be opened over an Ethernet LAN or the Internet.
  • Page 18 PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions Using System Log Using HTTPS/SSL Using Layer 3 Settings OSPF Settings Using System Log Using HTTPS/SSL...

  • Page 19: Configuring Basic Settings

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring Basic Settings Basic Settings includes the most common settings required by administrators to maintain and control the PT-7828. System Identification System Identification items are displayed at the top of the web console and will be included in alarm emails.

  • Page 20: Password

    ATTENTION By default, no password is assigned to the PT-7828’s web, Telnet, and serial consoles. If a password is assigned, you will be required to enter the password when you open the serial console, Telnet console, or Web console.

  • Page 21: Accessible Ip

    The PT-7828 uses an IP address-based filtering method to control access. You may add or remove IP addresses to limit access to the PT-7828. When the accessible IP list is enabled, only addresses on the list will be allowed access to the PT-7828. Each IP address and...

  • Page 22: Port

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions Port Port settings are included to give the user control over port access, port transmission speed, flow control, and port type (MDI or MDIX). Enable Setting Description Factory Default Checked This allows data transmission through the port.

  • Page 23: Network

    10M-Half FDX Flow Ctrl This setting enables or disables flow control for the port when the port's Speed is set to Auto. The final result will be determined by the Auto process between the PT-7828 and connected devices. Setting Description...
  • Page 24 The PT-7828’s IP address will be assigned automatically by the network’s BootP server. Switch IP Address Setting Description Factory Default IP address for the PT-7828 This assigns the PT-7828’s IP address on a 192.168.127.253 TCP/IP network. Switch Subnet Mask Setting Description...

  • Page 25: Time

    NOTE The PT-7828 does not have a real time clock. The user must update the Current Time and Current Date to set the initial time for PT-7828 after each reboot, especially when there is no NTP server on the LAN or Internet connection.

  • Page 26: Specifications

    This specifies the number of hours that the time None should be offset forward during Daylight Savings Time. System Up Time This indicates how long the PT-7828 remained up since the last cold start. The up time is indicated in seconds. Time Zone Setting Description...

  • Page 27: How Does An Ethernet Switch Affect 1588 Synchronization

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions How Does an Ethernet Switch Affect 1588 Synchronization? The following content is taken from the NIST website at http://ieee1588.nist.gov/switch.htm: An Ethernet switch potentially introduces multi-microsecond fluctuations in the latency between the 1588 grandmaster clock and a 1588 slave clock. Uncorrected these fluctuations will cause synchronization errors.

  • Page 28: Ptp Setting

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions PTP Setting Operation IEEE 1588/PTP Setting Description Factory Default Operation Disable or enable IEEE 1588(PTP) operation Disable Configuration IEEE 1588/PTP Setting Description Factory Default Clock Mode Support software-based IEEE 1588(PTP) mode Disable Sync Interval Period for sending synchronization message (in...

  • Page 29: System File Update-By Remote Tftp

    PTP_DISABLED System File Update—By Remote TFTP The PT-7828 supports saving your configuration or log file to a remote TFTP server or local host. Other PT-7828 switches can also load the configuration at a later time. The PT-7828 also supports loading firmware or configuration files from the TFTP server or a local host.

  • Page 30: System File Update-By Local Import/Export

    Export button to save the file. Upgrade Firmware To import a new firmware file onto the PT-7828, click Browse to select the firmware file that is saved on your computer. The upgrade procedure will proceed automatically after clicking Import.

  • Page 31: System File Update - By Backup Media

    This Restart function provides users with a quick way to restart the system. Factory Default This function provides users with a quick way of restoring the PT-7828’s configuration to factory defaults. This function is available in the serial, Telnet, and web consoles.

  • Page 32: Using Port Trunking

    Port trunking can be used to combine up to 8 ports between two PT-7828 switches. If all ports on both switch units are configured as 100BaseTX and they are operating in full duplex, the potential bandwidth of the connection will be 1600 Mbps.

  • Page 33: Configuring Port Trunking

    Trk1, Trk2, Trk3, Trk4 This specifies the current trunk group. Trk1 Trunk Type Setting Description Factory Default Static This selects Moxa’s proprietary trunking protocol. Static This selects LACP (IEEE 802.3ad, Link Static LACP Aggregation Control Protocol). Available Ports/Member Ports Setting...

  • Page 34: Configuring Snmp

    Configuring SNMP The PT-7828 supports SNMP V1, V2c, and V3. SNMP V1 and SNMP V2c use a community string match for authentication, which means that SNMP servers access all objects with read-only or read/write permissions using the community strings public and private by default. SNMP V3 requires that you select an authentication level of MD5 or SHA, and is the most secure protocol.

  • Page 35: Snmp Read/Write Settings

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions This provides authentication based on HMAC-MD5 or HMAC-SHA Authentication Data algorithms, and data encryption MD5 or SHA based on MD5 encryption key. 8-character passwords and a or SHA data encryption key are the minimum requirements for authentication .and encryption.
  • Page 36 For SNMP V3, there are two levels of privilege for different accounts to access the PT-7828. Admin privilege provides access and authorization to read and write the MIB file. User privilege allows reading of the MIB file only.

  • Page 37: Trap Settings

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions User Data Encryption Key (for SNMP V1, V2c, V3 and V3 only) Setting Description Factory Default This enables data encryption using the Enable specified data encryption key (between 8 and 30 characters). Disable No data encryption...

  • Page 38: Private Mib Information

    This is a particularly important feature for industrial applications, since it could take several minutes to locate the disconnected or severed cable. For example, if the PT-7828 is used as a key communications component of a production line, several minutes of downtime can result in a big loss in production and revenue.

  • Page 39: The Turbo Ring Concept

    Featured Functions The Turbo Ring Concept Moxa developed the proprietary Turbo Ring protocol to optimize communication redundancy and achieve a faster recovery time on the network. The Turbo Ring and Turbo Ring V2 protocols designate one switch as the master of the network, and then automatically block packets from traveling through any of the network’s redundant loops.
  • Page 40 PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions Turbo Ring with odd number switches If the number of Ethernet switches in the Turbo Master Ring is 2N+1 (an odd number), the backup segment is the (N+1)st segment counting counterclockwise. For the example shown here, N=1, so that N+1=2.
  • Page 41 PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions Ring Coupling for Turbo Ring Switch B Switch D Main Path Coupling Control Port Backup Path Coupling Port Switch C Switch A: "Coupler" To configure the ring coupling for a Turbo Ring, select two PT series Ethernet switches (e.g., Switch A and B in the above figure) in the ring, and another two PT series Ethernet switches in the adjacent ring (e.g., Switch C and D).
  • Page 42 PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions ATTENTION Ring coupling only needs to be enabled on one of the switches serving as the ring coupler. The coupler must assign separate ports for the two Turbo Ring ports and the coupling port. NOTE You do not need to use the same PT series Ethernet switch for both ring coupling and ring master.

  • Page 43: Configuring Turbo Ring And Turbo Ring V2

    This shows which communication protocol is in use: Turbo Ring, Turbo Ring V2, RSTP, or none. Master/Slave This indicates whether or not the PT-7828 is the master of the Turbo Ring. This field appears only for Turbo Ring or Turbo Ring V2. NOTE The user does not need to assign the master to use Turbo Ring or Turbo Ring V2.
  • Page 44 Redundant Ports Setting Description Factory Default This specifies which port on the 1st Port PT-7828 will be used as the first None redundant port. This specifies which port on the 2nd Port PT-7828 will be used as the second None redundant port.
  • Page 45 This shows Healthy if the ring is operating normally, and shows Break if the ring’s backup link is active. Ring 1/2—Master/Slave This indicates whether or not the PT-7828 is the master of the Turbo Ring. This field appears only when selected to operate in Turbo Ring or Turbo Ring V2 mode. NOTE The user does not need to assign the master to use Turbo Ring or Turbo Ring V2.
  • Page 46 Redundant Ports Setting Description Factory Default This specifies which port on the 1st Port PT-7828 will be used as the first None redundant port. This specifies which port on the 2nd Port PT-7828 will be used as the second None redundant port.

  • Page 47: The Turbo Chain Concept

    The Turbo Chain Concept Moxa’s Turbo Chain is an advanced software-technology that gives network administrators the flexibility of constructing any type of redundant network topology. When using the “chain” concept, you first connect the Ethernet switches in a chain and then simply link the two ends of the chain to an Ethernet network, as illustrated in the following figure.

  • Page 48: Configuring "Turbo Chain

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions Setting Up Turbo Chain LAN Network Tail Port Head Port Tail Head Member Port Member Port Member Port Member Port Select the Head switch, Tail switch, and Member switches. Configure one port as the Head port and one port as the Member port in the Head switch, configure one port as the Tail port and one port as the Member port in the Tail switch, and configure two ports as Member ports in each of the Member switches.

  • Page 49: Member Switch Configuration

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions Member Switch Configuration Tail Switch Configuration Explanation of “Current Status” Items Now Active Shows which communication protocol is in use: Turbo Ring, Turbo Ring V2, RSTP, Turbo Chain or None. The “Ports Status” indicators show Forwarding for normal transmission, Blocked if this port is connected to the Tail port as a backup path and the path is blocked, and Link down if there is no connection.

  • Page 50: The Stp/Rstp Concept

    Networks that have a complicated architecture are prone to broadcast storms caused by unintended loops in the network. The PT-7828’s STP feature is disabled by default. To be completely effective, you must enable RSTP/STP on every PT-7828 connected to your network.

  • Page 51: What Is Stp

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions STP (802.1D) and RSTP (802.1w) can operate on different ports of the same PT-7828. This feature is particularly helpful when PT-7828 ports connect to older equipment, such as legacy switches. You get essentially the same functionality with RSTP and STP. To see how the two systems different, please refer to Differences between RSTP and STP later in this chapter.

  • Page 52: How Stp Works

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions What happens if a link failure is detected? As shown in next figure, the STP process reconfigures the network so that traffic from LAN segment 2 flows through Bridge B. STP will determine which path between each bridged segment is most efficient, and then assign a specific reference point on the network.
  • Page 53 PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions Each bridge must have a Bridge Identifier that specifies which bridge acts as the central reference point, or Root Bridge, for the STP system. Bridges with a lower Bridge Identifier are more likely to be designated as the Root Bridge. The Bridge Identifier is calculated using the MAC address of the bridge and a priority defined for the bridge.

  • Page 54: Stp Example

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions change. The main benefit of RSTP is that the configuration decision is made locally rather than network-wide, allowing RSTP can carry out automatic configuration and restore a link faster than STP. STP Example The LAN shown below has three segments, with adjacent segments connected using two possible links.

  • Page 55: Using Stp On A Network With Multiple Vlans

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions Using STP on a Network with Multiple VLANs IEEE Std 802.1D, 1998 Edition, does not take into account VLANs when calculating STP information—the calculations only depend on the physical connections. Consequently, some network configurations will result in VLANs being subdivided into a number of isolated sections by the STP system.

  • Page 56: Configuring Stp/Rstp

    This field shows which communication protocol is being used—Turbo Ring, RSTP, or neither. Root/Not Root This field appears only for RSTP mode. It indicates whether or not this PT-7828 is the Root of the Spanning Tree (the root is determined automatically).
  • Page 57 This specifies the amount of time to wait for a user "hello" message from the root before the PT-7828 will reconfigure itself as a root. When two or more devices on the network are recognized as a root, the devices will renegotiate to set up a new Spanning Tree topology.

  • Page 58: Using Traffic Prioritization

    Quality of Service for your network. The rules define different types of traffic and specify how each type should be treated as it passes through the switch. The PT-7828 can inspect both IEEE 802.1p/1Q layer 2 CoS tags, and even layer 3 TOS information to provide consistent classification of the entire network.
  • Page 59 DSCP is backward compatible with IPV4 TOS, which allows operation with existing devices that use a layer 3 TOS enabled prioritization scheme. Traffic Prioritization The PT-7828 classifies traffic based on layer 2 of the OSI 7 layer model, and the switch prioritizes 3-43...
  • Page 60 A packet received by the PT-7828 may or may not have an 802.1p tag associated with it. If it does not, then it is given a default 802.1p tag (which is usually 0). Alternatively, the packet may be marked with a new 802.1p value, which will result in all knowledge of the...

  • Page 61: Configuring Traffic Prioritization

    PT-7828’ QoS capability improves your industrial network’s performance and determinism for mission critical applications. QoS Classification The PT-7828 supports inspection of layer 3 TOS and/or layer 2 CoS tag information to determine how to classify traffic packets. Queuing Mechanism Setting...

  • Page 62: Cos Mapping

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions Inspect COS Setting Description Factory Default Enable/Disable This enables or disables the PT-7828 to inspect the Enable 802.1p COS tag in the MAC frame to determine the priority of each frame. CoS Mapping Setting Description...

  • Page 63: Using Virtual Lan

    49 to 64: High Using Virtual LAN Setting up Virtual LANs (VLANs) on your PT-7828 increases the efficiency of your network by dividing the LAN into logical segments, as opposed to physical segments. In general, VLANs are easier to manage.

  • Page 64: Managing A Vlan

    In a single VLAN defined on the PT-7828 In several VLANs simultaneously using 802.1Q tagging The standard requires that you define the 802.1Q VLAN ID about each VLAN on your PT-7828 before the switch can use it to forward traffic: Managing a VLAN A new or initialized PT-7828 contains a single VLAN—the Default VLAN.

  • Page 65: Sample Applications Of Vlans Using Pt-7828

    PVID that assigns which VLAN the device belongs to. Once the ingress packet of this Access Port egresses to another Trunk Port (the port nePT all packets to carry tag information), PT-7828 will insert this PVID into this packet to help the next 802.1Q VLAN switch recognize it.

  • Page 66: Configuring Virtual Lan

    VLAN and pass it to port 2, but will not remove tags received successfully by Device E. Configuring Virtual LAN VLAN Settings To configure 802.1Q VLAN on the PT-7828, use the VLAN Setting page to configure the ports. Management VLAN ID Setting Description...

  • Page 67: Vlan Table

    For communication redundancy in the VLAN environment, set Redundant Port Coupling Port and Coupling Control Port as Trunk Port since these ports act as the backbone to transmit all packets of different VLANs to different PT-7828 units. Port PVID Setting...

  • Page 68: Using Multicast Filtering

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions NOTE The physical network can have a maximum of 64 VLAN settings. Using Multicast Filtering Multicast filtering improves the performance of networks that carry multicast traffic. This section explains multicasts, multicast filtering, and how multicast filtering can be implemented on your PT-7828.
  • Page 69 Hosts only receive dedicated traffic from other hosts belonging to the same group. Multicast Filtering and Moxa PowerTrans Switch The PT-7828 has three ways to achieve multicast filtering: IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) Snooping, GMRP (GARP Multicast Registration Protocol), and adding a static multicast MAC manually to filter multicast traffic automatically.

  • Page 70: Igmp Multicast Filtering

    Featured Functions Query Mode Query mode allows the PT-7828 to work as the Querier if it has the lowest IP address on the subnetwork to which it belongs. IGMP querying is enabled by default on the PT-7828 to help prevent interoperability issues with some multicast routers that may not follow the lowest IP address election method.

  • Page 71: Configuring Igmp Snooping

    VLAN. Snooping Enabled Globally Querier Setting Description Factory Default Enable/Disable This enables or disables the PT-7828’s querier function. Enabled if IGMP Snooping is Enabled Globally Static Multicast Router Port Setting Description Factory Default Select/Deselect This selects the ports that will connect to the multicast Disabled routers.

  • Page 72: Add Static Multicast Mac

    Turbo Ring and IGMP snooping simultaneously. IGMP Table The PT-7828 displays the current active IGMP groups that were detected. The information includes VID, Auto-learned Multicast Router Port, Static Multicast Router Port, Querier Connected Port, and the IP and MAC addresses of active IGMP groups.

  • Page 73: Configuring Gmrp

    This enables or disables the GMRP function for the port Disable listed in the Port column GMRP Table The PT-7828 displays the current active GMRP groups that were detected Setting Description Fixed Ports This multicast address is defined by static multicast.

  • Page 74: Using Bandwidth Management

    For example, so-called “broadcast storms” could be caused by an incorrectly configured topology, or a malfunctioning device. The PT-7828 not only prevents broadcast storms, but can also be configured to a different ingress rate for all packets, giving administrators full control of their limited bandwidth to prevent undesirable effects caused by unpredictable faults.

  • Page 75: Using Port Access Control

    IEEE 802.1X. Static Port Lock The PT-7828 can also be configured to protect static MAC addresses for a specific port. With the Port Lock function, these locked ports will not learn any additional addresses, but only allow traffic from preset static MAC addresses, helping to block hackers and careless usage.

  • Page 76: Configuring Static Port Lock

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring Static Port Lock The PT-7828 supports adding unicast groups manually if required. Setting Description Factory Default MAC Address Add the static unicast MAC address into the address None table. Port Fix the static address with a dedicated port.
  • Page 77 Shared Key Setting Description Factory Default alphanumeric A key to be shared between the external RADIUS server None (Max. 40 and PT-7828. Both ends must be configured to use the characters) same key. Re-Auth Setting Description Factory Default Enable/Disable Select to require re-authentication of the client after a Disable preset time period of no activity has elapsed.
  • Page 78 PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions Local User Database Setup When setting the Local User Database as the authentication database, set the database first. Local User Database Setup Setting Description Factory Default User Name User Name for Local User Database None (Max.

  • Page 79: Using Ip Filter

    Email Alarm Events setting subsection). 2. Configuring Email Settings To configure PT-7828’s email setup from the serial, Telnet, or web console, enter your Mail Server IP/Name (IP address or name), Account Name, Account Password, Retype New Password, and the email address to which warning messages will be sent.

  • Page 80: Event Type

    Warning e-mail is sent when… Switch Cold Start Power is cut off and then reconnected. Switch Warm Start PT-7828 is rebooted, such as when network parameters are changed (IP address, subnet mask, etc.). Power Transition (On Off) PT-7828 is powered down.

  • Page 81: Email Setup

    Warning e-mail messages will have sender given in the form: Moxa_PowerTrans_Switch_0001@Switch_Location where Moxa_PowerTrans_Switch is the default Switch Name, 0001 is PT-7828’s serial number, and Switch_Location is the default Server Location. Refer to the Basic Settings section to see how to modify Switch Name and Switch Location.

  • Page 82: Configuring Relay Warning

    Select the desired Event types from the Console or Web Browser Event type page (a description of each event type is given later in the Relay Alarm Events setting subsection). 2. Activate your settings After completing the configuration procedure, you will need to activate your PT-7828’s Relay Event Types. 3-66...

  • Page 83: Event Setup

    Events are related to the overall function of the switch, whereas Port Events are related to the activity of a specific port. The PT-7828 supports two relay outputs. You can configure which relay output is related to which events. This helps administrators identify the importance of the different events.

  • Page 84: Warning List

    DHCP Client or RARP protocol. In effect, PT-7828 acts as a DHCP server by assigning a connected device with a specific IP address stored in its internal memory. Each time the connected device is switched on or rebooted, PT-7828 sends the device the desired IP address.

  • Page 85: Configuring Set Device Ip

    STEP 2 Configure PT-7828’s Set device IP function, either from the Console utility or from the Web Browser interface. In either case, you simply need to enter the Desired IP for each port that needs to be configured.

  • Page 86: Dhcp Relay Agent (Option 82)

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions Desired IP Address Setting Description Factory Default IP Address Set the desired IP of connected devices. None DHCP Relay Agent (Option 82) The DHCP Relay Agent makes it possible for DHCP broadcast messages to be sent over routers.
  • Page 87 PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions Server IP Address 1st Server Setting Description Factory Default IP address for the This assigns the IP address of the 1st DHCP server that None 1st DHCP server the switch tries to access. 2nd Server...

  • Page 88: Using Diagnosis

    Value field. Users can not modify it. DHCP Function Table Enable Setting Description Factory Default Enable or Disable Enable or disable DHCP Option 82 function for this Disable port. Using Diagnosis The PT-7828 provides two important tools for administrators to diagnose network systems. Mirror Port 3-72...

  • Page 89: Ping

    The function’s most unique feature is that even though the ping command is entered from the user’s PC keyboard, the actual ping command originates from PT-7828 itself. In this way, the user can essentially sit on top of PT-7828 and send ping commands out through its ports.

  • Page 90: Lldp Web Interface

    Most importantly, enabling the LLDP function allows Moxa’s MXview to automatically display the network’s topology as well as system setup details such as VLAN, and Trunking for the entire network.

  • Page 91: Using Monitor

    Access the Monitor by selecting System from the left selection bar. Monitor by System allows the user to view a graph that shows the combined data transmission activity of all of PT-7828’s 18 ports. Click one of the four options—Total Packets, TX Packets, RX Packets, or Error Packets—to view transmission activity of specific types of packets.

  • Page 92: Using The Mac Address Table

    Using the MAC Address Table This section explains the information provided by PT-7828’s MAC address table. The MAC Address table can be configured to display the following PT-7828 MAC address groups. Select this item to show all PT-7828 MAC addresses...

  • Page 93: Using System Log

    Featured Functions Using System Log Event Log Bootup This field shows how many times the PT-7828 has been rebooted or cold started. Date The date is updated based on how the current date is set in the Basic Setting page.

  • Page 94: Syslog

    Port Destination Enter the UDP port of 3rd Syslog server. (1 to 65535) NOTE The following events will be recorded into the PT-7828’s Event Log table, and will then be sent to the specified Syslog Server: Cold start Warm start...

  • Page 95: Using Https/Ssl

    2. Warning messages will pop out to warn the user that the security certificate was issued by a company they have not chosen to trust. 3. Select Yes to enter the PT-7828’s web browser interface and access the web browser interface secured via HTTPS/SSL.

  • Page 96: Using Layer 3 Settings

    Featured Functions Using Layer 3 Settings The PT-7828 is a Layer-3 switch uses the Network Layer (layer 3) of the ISO’s OSI layer model for data switching. Unlike Layer-2 switching for which the MAC address is used for exchanging data, a Layer-3 switch uses the IP address to determine the destination of a data packet.

  • Page 97: Interface Setting

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions the PT-7828. The PT-7828 can efficiently update and maintain the routing table and optimize the routing with the smallest metric and most matched mask prefix. Interface Setting The IP Interface Setting page is used to assign the interface.

  • Page 98: Rip

    For modifying the content of a selected entry in the IP Interface Table. NOTE The entries in the IP Interface Table will not be added into the PT-7828’s interface table until you click the Activate button. The RIP page is used to set up the RIP parameters.

  • Page 99: Ospf Settings

    An interface can only belong to a single area. With OSPF enabled, PT-7828 is capable to exchange routing information with other L3 switches or routers more efficiently in a large system.

  • Page 100: Ospf Area Settings

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions OSPF Area Settings An OSPF domain is divided into areas that are labeled with 32-bit area identifiers which are commonly written in the dot-decimal notation of an IPv4 address. Areas are used to divide a large network into smaller network areas.

  • Page 101: Ospf Interface Settings

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions OSPF Interface Settings Before using OSPF, we have to assign an interface for each area. Also the detailed information of the interface can be defined in this section. See the details in the following descriptions:...

  • Page 102: Ospf Virtual Link Settings

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions Auth Key Authentication key means the clear-text password when using “Simple” method of the authentication type or MD5 encrypted password when using MD5 of authentication type. MD5 Key ID MD5 authentication provides higher security than plain text authentication.

  • Page 103: Ospf Area Aggregation Settings

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions OSPF Virtual Link Table Shows the current OSPF virtual link table. OSPF Area Aggregation Settings Each of OSPF areas which consist of a set of interconnected subnets and traffic across areas is handled by routers attached to two or more areas, known as Area Border Routers (ABRs). With OSPF aggregation function, users can combine groups of routes with common addresses into a single routing table entry.

  • Page 104: Vrrp Settings

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions VRRP Settings The Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) feature can solve the static configuration problem. VRRP enables a group of routers to form a single virtual router with a virtual IP address. The LAN clients can then be configured with the virtual router’s virtual IP address as their default gateway.

  • Page 105: Static Route

    Use this option to modify the content of a selected entry in the Static Routing Table NOTE The entries in the Static Route Table will not be added into the PT-7828’s routing table until you click the Activate button. 3-89...

  • Page 106: Routing Table

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions Routing Table The Routing Table page shows all routing entries that the PT-7828 is using. All Routing Entry List Setting Description Factory Default Show all routing rules Connected Show connected routing rules Static Show static routing rules...

  • Page 107: Syslog Settings

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions Enable Setting Description Bootup This field shows how many times the PT-7828 has been rebooted or cold started. Date The date is updated based on how the current date is set in the “Basic Setting” page. Time The time is updated based on how the current time is set in the “Basic...

  • Page 108: Using Https/Ssl

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Featured Functions NOTE The following events will be recorded into the PT-7828’s Event Log table, and will then be sent to the specified Syslog Server: Cold start Warm start Configuration change activated Power 1/2 transition (Off ( On), Power 1/2 transition (On ( Off)
  • Page 109 Featured Functions NOTE Moxa provides a Root CA certificate. After installing this certificate into your PC or Notebook, you can access the web browser interface directly and will not see any warning messages again. You may download the certificate from the PT-7828’s CD-ROM.

  • Page 110: Mib Groups

    MIB Groups Appendix A The PT-7828 comes with built-in SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) agent software that supports cold/warm start trap, line up/down trap, and RFC 1213 MIB-II. The standard MIB groups that the PT-7828 supports are as follows: MIB II.1 – System Group sysORTable MIB II.2 –...
  • Page 111 PT-7828 User’s Manual MIB Groups MIB II.10 – Transmission Group dot3 dot3StatsTable MIB II.11 – SNMP Group SnmpBasicGroup SnmpInputStats SnmpOutputStats MIB II.17 – dot1dBridge Group dot1dBase dot1dBasePortTable dot1dStp dot1dStpPortTable dot1dTp dot1dTpFdbTable dot1dTpPortTable dot1dTpHCPortTable dot1dTpPortOverflowTable pBridgeMIB dot1dExtBase dot1dPriority dot1dGarp qBridgeMIB dot1qBase...
  • Page 112 PT-7828 User’s Manual MIB Groups The PT-7828 also provides a private MIB file, located in the file Moxa-PT7828-MIB.my on the PT-7828 utility CD-ROM. Public Traps Cold Start Link Up Link Down Authentication Failure dot1dBridge New Root dot1dBridge Topology Changed Private Traps...
  • Page 113 Specifications Appendix B Technology Standards IEEE 802.3 for 10BaseT, IEEE 802.3u for 100BaseT(X) and 100BaseFX, IEEE 802.3ab for 1000BaseT(X), IEEE 802.3z for 1000BaseSX/LX/LHX/ZX, IEEE 802.3x for Flow Control, IEEE 802.1D for Spanning Tree Protocol, IEEE 802.1w for Rapid STP, IEEE 802.1Q for VLAN Tagging, IEEE 802.1p for Class of Service, IEEE 802.1X for Authentication, IEEE 802.3ad for Port Trunk with LACP...

  • Page 114: Appendix B Specifications

    PT-7828 User’s Manual Specifications Optical Fiber (100BaseFX) 100BaseFX Multi Mode Single Mode Single Mode, 80 km Wavelength 1300 nm 1310 nm 1550 nm Max. TX -10 dBm 0 dBm 0 dBm Min. TX -20 dBm -5 dBm -5 dBm RX Sensitivity...
  • Page 115 PT-7828 User’s Manual Specifications Connection 10-pin terminal block Overload Current Protection Present Reverse Polarity Protection Present Mechanical Casing IP30 protection Dimensions 440 x 44 x 325 mm (17.32 x 1.73 x 12.80 in.) (W x H x D) Installation 19-inch rack mounting Environmental Operating Temp.

  • Page 116: Appendix C Modbus/Tcp Map

    Modbus/TCP Map Appendix C PT-7828 Modbus information v1.0 Read Only Registers (Support Function Code 4) 1 Word = 2 Bytes Address Data Type Description System Information 0x0000 1 word Vendor ID = 0x1393 0x0001 1 word Unit ID (Ethernet = 1)
  • Page 117 PT-7828 User’s Manual Specifications 0x0055 3 words Ethernet MAC Address Ex: MAC = 00-01-02-03-04-05 Word 0 Hi byte = 0x00 Word 0 Lo byte = 0x01 Word 1 Hi byte = 0x02 Word 1 Lo byte = 0x03 Word 2 Hi byte = 0x04...
  • Page 118 PT-7828 User’s Manual Specifications 0x1400 to 0x1413(Port 1) 20 words Port 1 to 10 Description 0x1414 to 0x1427(Port 2) Port Description = "100TX,RJ45." Word 0 Hi byte = ‘1’ Word 0 Lo byte = ‘0’ Word 1 Hi byte = ‘0’...
  • Page 119 PT-7828 User’s Manual Specifications 0x3301 1 word TR 1st Port status 0x0000:Port Disabled 0x0001:Not Redundant 0x0002:Link Down 0x0003:Blocked 0x0004:Learning 0x0005:Forwarding 0x3302 1 word TR 2nd Port status 0x0000:Port Disabled 0x0001:Not Redundant 0x0002:Link Down 0x0003:Blocked 0x0004:Learning 0x0005:Forwarding 0x3303 1 word TR Coupling...
  • Page 120 PT-7828 User’s Manual Specifications 0x3502 1 word TR2 Coupling Port Backup status (Only using in Dual Homing) 0x0000:Port Disabled 0x0001:Not Coupling Port 0x0002:Link Down 0x0003:Blocked 0x0004:Learning 0x0005:Forwarding 0xFFFF:Turbo Ring V2 Not Enable 0x3600 1 word TR2 Ring 1 status 0x0000:Healthy...
  • Page 121 PT-7828 User’s Manual Specifications 0x3683 1 word TR2 Ring 2 2nd Port status 0x0000:Port Disabled 0x0001:Not Redundant 0x0002:Link Down 0x0003:Blocked 0x0004:Learning 0x0005:Forwarding 0xFFFF:Turbo Ring V2 Ring 2 Not Enable 0x3700 1 word Turbo Chain Switch Role 0x0000:Head 0x0001:Member 0x0002:Tail 0xFFFF: Turbo Chain Not Enable...

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