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Fifth Edition, January 2010
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  • Page 1 Moxa EtherDevice™ Switch EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual www.moxa.com/product Fifth Edition, January 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

    The STP/RSTP Concept..................3-40 Configuring STP/RSTP................... 3-46 Using Traffic Prioritization....................3-48 The Traffic Prioritization Concept ................3-48 Configuring Traffic Prioritization ................3-51 Using Virtual LAN ......................3-53 The Virtual LAN (VLAN) Concept ................ 3-53 Sample Applications of VLANs using the EDS-508A/505A........3-56...
  • Page 4 Search by IP address......................4-4 Upgrade Firmware........................ 4-4 Modify IP Address........................ 4-5 Export Configuration......................4-6 Import Configuration......................4-7 Unlock Server........................4-8 Appendix A MIB Groups ....................A-1 Appendix B Modbus/TCP Map ..................B-1 EDS-505A Modbus information v1.0...................B-1 EDS-508A Modbus information v1.0...................B-7...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 Welcome to the Moxa EtherDevice Switch EDS-508A/505A Series, the Managed Redundant Ethernet Switch designed specially for connecting Ethernet-enabled devices in industrial field applications. The following topics are covered in this chapter:  Inside the Future of Industrial Ethernet Technology ...

  • Page 6: Inside The Future Of Industrial Ethernet Technology

    Moxa EtherDevice™ Switch Moxa EtherDevice Switch comes with a suite of useful maintenance and monitoring functions, and is designed to provide smooth and reliable operation in harsh industrial environments. You will find that Moxa EtherDevice Switch establishes a new industrial Ethernet benchmark. It is excellent...

  • Page 7: Package Checklist

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Introduction Package Checklist The Moxa EtherDevice Switch EDS-508A/505A Series is shipped with the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your customer service representative for assistance.  1 Moxa EtherDevice Switch EDS-508A/505A ...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    Getting Started Chapter 2 This chapter explains how to access your EDS-508A/505A switch for the first time. There are three ways to access the switch: serial console, Telnet console, and web browser. The serial console connection method, which requires using a short serial cable to connect the EDS to a PC’s COM port, can be used if you do not know the EDS’s IP address.

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

    EDS. NOTE We recommend using Moxa PComm Terminal Emulator, which can be downloaded free of charge from Moxa’s website. Before running PComm Terminal Emulator, use an RJ45 to DB9-F (or RJ45 to DB25-F) cable to connect the EDS’s RS-232 Console port to your PC’s COM port (generally COM1 or COM2,...
  • Page 10 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Getting Started 3. The Communication Parameter page of the Property window opens. Select the appropriate COM port for Console Connection, 115200 for Baud Rate, 8 for Data Bits, None for Parity, and 1 for Stop Bits.
  • Page 11 Password field blank if a console password has not been set), and then press Enter. 7. The EDS-508A/505A’s Main Menu will be displayed. (NOTE: To modify the appearance of the PComm Terminal Emulator window, select Font… under the Edit menu, and then choose...

  • Page 12: Configuration Using A Telnet Console

    Before accessing the console utility by Telnet, first connect one of the EDS’s RJ45 Ethernet ports to your Ethernet LAN, or directly to your PC’s Ethernet NIC. You can establish a connection with either a straight-through or cross-over Ethernet cable. NOTE The EDS-508A/505A’s default IP is 192.168.127.253.
  • Page 13 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Getting Started Perform the following steps to access the console utility by Telnet. 1. Click Start  Run, and then telnet to the EDS’s IP address from the Windows Run window. (You may also issue the telnet command from the MS-DOS prompt.) Type 1 to choose ansi/vt100, and then press Enter.

  • Page 14: Configuration Using A Web Browser

    Ethernet cable. NOTE The Moxa EDS-508A/505A’s default IP is 192.168.127.253. Perform the following steps to access the EDS’s web browser interface. 1. Open Internet Explorer and type the EDS’s IP address in the Address field. Press Enter to establish the connection.

  • Page 15: Disabling Telnet And Browser Access

    You may need to wait a few moments for the web page to be downloaded to your computer. Use the menu tree on the left side of the window to open the function pages to access each of Moxa EtherDevice Switch’s functions.

  • Page 16: Chapter 3 Featured Functions

    Featured Functions Chapter 3 This chapter explains how to access the EDS-508A/505A’s various configuration, monitoring, and administration functions. There are three ways to access these functions: RS-232 console, Telnet console, and web browser. The serial console connection method, which requires using a short serial cable to connect the EDS to a PC’s COM port, can be used if you do not know the EDS’s IP...
  • Page 17 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions  Using Event Log  Using Syslog  Using HTTPS/SSL...

  • Page 18: Configuring Basic Settings

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring Basic Settings The Basic Settings group includes the most commonly used settings required by administrators to maintain and control the EDS. System Identification The system identification items are displayed at the top of the web page, and will be included in alarm emails.

  • Page 19: Password

    Factory Default 15 to 3825 (seconds) The length of time that a MAC address entry can remain in the Moxa switch. When an entry reaches its aging time, it “ages out” and is purged from the switch, effectively cancelling frame forwarding to that specific port.

  • Page 20: Accessible Ip

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Password Setting Description Factory Default Old Password Type current password when changing the None (Max. 16 Characters) password New Password Type new password when changing the password None (Max. 16 Characters) Retype Password If you type a new password in the Password field, None (Max.

  • Page 21: Port

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions  Any host can access the EDS Disable this function by deselecting the Enable the accessible IP list option. The following table shows additional configuration examples: Allowable Hosts Input format Any host Disable 192.168.1.120 192.168.1.120 / 255.255.255.255...
  • Page 22 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Description Setting Description Factory Default Media type Displays the media type for each module’s port Name Setting Description Factory Default Max. 63 Characters Specify an alias for each port, and assist the None administrator in remembering important information about the port.

  • Page 23: Network Parameters

    The Network configuration allows users to configure both IPv4 and IPv6 parameters for management access over the network. This Moxa Ethernet switch supports both IPv4 and IPv6, and can be managed through either of these address types. An explanation of each configuration item follows.
  • Page 24 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Global Unicast Address Prefix (Prefix Length: 64 bits) Setting Description Factory Default Global Unicast Address The prefix value must be formatted according None Prefix to RFC 2373 “IPv6 Addressing Architecture,” using 8 colon-separated 16-bit hexadecimal values.

  • Page 25: Time

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Link-Local Address Setting Description Factory Default None The network portion of Link-Local address is FE80 :: (EUI-64 FE80 and the host portion of Link-Local form of the MAC address is automatically generated using the...

  • Page 26: Daylight Saving Time

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions NOTE The EDS does not have a real time clock. The user must update the Current Time and Current Date to set the initial time for the EDS after each reboot, especially when the network does not have an Internet connection for an NTP server or there is no NTP server on the LAN.
  • Page 27 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions NOTE Changing the time zone will automatically correct the current time. You should configure the time zone before setting the time. Time Server IP/Name Setting Description Factory Default 1st Time Server IP/Name IP or Domain address (e.g., 192.168.1.1 or time.stdtime.gov.tw or time.nist.gov).

  • Page 28: Turbo Ring Dip Switches

    NOTE The proprietary “Turbo Ring” protocol (recovery time < 300 ms) was developed by Moxa in 2003 to provide better network reliability and faster recovery time for redundant ring topologies. The “Turbo Ring V2” protocol (recovery time < 20 ms), which was released in 2007, supports additional redundant ring architectures.
  • Page 29 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Disable the Turbo Ring DIP Switch Setting Description Factory Default Enable the Turbo The four DIP switches are enabled when the Ring DIP “Disable the Turbo Ring DIP Switch” box is Not checked (i.e., the Switches not checked.
  • Page 30 DIP Switch 4 to the “ON” position. NOTE If you do not enable any of the EDS-508A/505A switches to be the Ring Master, the Turbo Ring protocol will automatically choose the EDS-508A/505A with the smallest MAC address range to be the Ring Master. If you accidentally enable more than one EDS-508A/505A to be the Ring Master, these EDS-508A/505A switches will auto-negotiate to determine which one will be the Ring Master.

  • Page 31: System File Update-By Remote Tftp

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions NOTE If you use the browser interface to enable the DIP switches (by un-checking the “Disable the Turbo Ring DIP switch” checkbox), and then flip DIP switch 4 from ON to OFF, the Ring Ports and Coupling Ports that were added to all VLANs will be restored to their previous software settings.

  • Page 32: System File Update-By Local Import/Export

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions System File Update—By Local Import/Export Configuration File To export the configuration file of this EDS, click Export to save it to the local host. Log File To export the Log file of this EDS, click Export and save it to the local host.

  • Page 33: System File Update-By Backup Media

    To export the current configuration file of the EDS, click on Save to save it to the ABC. Load the ABC’s configurations to the Switch To import the configuration file of the EDS, click on Load to load it to the Switch. Restart This function is used to restart the Moxa EtherDevice Switch. 3-18...

  • Page 34: Factory Default

    EDS-508A/505A’s Port Trunking feature allows devices to communicate by aggregating up to 2 trunk groups on the EDS-505A and 4 trunk groups on the EDS-508A. If one of the ports fails, the other ports in the same trunk group will provide back up and share the traffic automatically.

  • Page 35: Configuring Port Trunking

    Each EDS-505A can set a maximum of 2 Port Trunking groups (designated Trk1, Trk2). Each EDS-508A can set a maximum of 4 Port Trunking groups (designated Trk1, Trk2, Trk3, Trk4) When you activate Port Trunking settings, some advanced functions that you setup with the original ports will either be set to factory default values, or disabled: ...
  • Page 36 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Trunk Group (Maximum of 4 trunk groups on EDS-508A and 2 trunk groups on EDS-505A) Setting Description Factory Default Trk1, Trk2, Trk3, Trk4 Display or designate the Trunk Type and Member Trk1 on EDS-508A; Trk1,...

  • Page 37: Configuring Snmp

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring SNMP The EDS supports SNMP V1/V2c/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 string public/private (default value). SNMP V3, which requires you to select an authentication level of MD5 or SHA, is the most secure protocol.

  • Page 38: Snmp Read/Write Settings

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions SNMP Read/Write Settings SNMP Versions Setting Description Factory Default V1, V2c, V3, or Select the SNMP protocol version used to V1, V2c, or V3 V1, V2c manage the switch. only V1, V2c Read Community...

  • Page 39: Trap Settings

    Disable No data encryption Trap Settings SNMP traps allow an SNMP agent to notify the NMS of a significant event. The EDS-508A/505A supports two SNMP modes, Trap mode and Inform mode. SNMP Trap Mode In Trap mode, the SNMP agent sends an SNMPv1 trap PDU to the NMS. No acknowledgment is sent back from the NMS so the agent has no way of knowing if the trap reached the NMS.

  • Page 40: Private Mib Information

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Trap Server IP/Name Setting Description Factory Default Enter the IP address or name of the 1 IP or Name None Trap Server used by your network. Trap Community Setting Description Factory Default Use a community string match for...

  • Page 41: The Turbo Ring Concept

    NOTE Most of Moxa’s managed switches now support two proprietary Turbo Ring protocols: (1) “Turbo Ring” refers to the original version of Moxa’s proprietary redundant ring protocol, which has a recovery time of under 300 ms. (2) “Turbo Ring V2” refers to the new generation Turbo Ring, which has a recovery time of under 20 ms.
  • Page 42 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions The Turbo Ring and Turbo Ring V2 protocols identify one switch as the master of the network, and then automatically block packets from traveling through any of the network’s redundant loops. In the event that one branch of the ring gets disconnected from the rest of the network, the protocol automatically readjusts the ring so that the part of the network that was disconnected can reestablish contact with the rest of the network.
  • Page 43 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions “Turbo Ring” rings with an even number of EDS units Master If there are 2N EDS units (an even number) in the “Turbo Ring” ring, then the backup segment is one of the two segments connected to the (N+1)st EDS (i.e., the EDS unit directly...
  • Page 44 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Master For a “Turbo Ring V2” ring, the backup segment is the segment connected to the 2nd redundant port on the master. See Configuring “Turbo Ring V2” in the Configuring “Turbo Ring” and “Turbo Ring V2”...
  • Page 45 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions coupler’s coupling control port with Switch B (for this example). The coupler switch (i.e., Switch A) will monitor switch B through the coupling control port to determine whether or not the coupling port’s backup path should be recovered.

  • Page 46: Configuring "Turbo Ring" And "Turbo Ring V2

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions The “dual-ring” option provides another ring coupling configuration, in which two adjacent rings share one switch. This type of configuration is ideal for applications that have inherent cabling difficulties. Dual-Ring for a “Turbo Ring V2” Ring...
  • Page 47 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Use the Communication Redundancy page to configure select “Turbo Ring” or “Turbo Ring V2” or “Turbo Chain” Note that configuration pages for these two protocols are different. Configuring “Turbo Ring” Explanation of “Current Status” Items Now Active Shows which communication protocol is in use: Turbo Ring, Turbo Ring V2, RSTP, or none.
  • Page 48 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Redundancy Protocol Setting Description Factory Default Select this item to change to the Turbo Turbo Ring Ring configuration page. Select this item to change to the Turbo Turbo Ring V2 Ring V2 configuration page.
  • Page 49 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions NOTE When using the Dual-Ring architecture, users must configure settings for both Ring 1 and Ring 2. In this case, the status of both rings will appear under “Current Status.” Explanation of “Current Status” Items...
  • Page 50 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Ring 1/2—2nd Ring Port Status The “Ports Status” indicators show Forwarding for normal transmission, Blocking if this port is connected to a backup path and the path is blocked, and Link down if there is no connection.

  • Page 51: The Turbo Chain Concept

    EDS-508A: port 6 NOTE The Turbo Ring DIP Switches located on the EDS-508A/505A’s outer casing can be used to configure the EDS’s Turbo Ring protocols. (For details on how to do this, refer to “Configuring Basic Settings—Turbo Ring DIP Switch” section in this manual.)

  • Page 52: Configuring "Turbo Chain

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 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 53 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Head Switch Configuration Member Switch Configuration Tail Switch Configuration Explanation of “Current Status” Items Now Active 3-38...
  • Page 54 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 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 55: The Stp/Rstp Concept

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Setting Description Factory Default Select any port of the EDS to be the tail EDS-505A: port 4 Tail Port port. EDS-508A: port 7 Select any port of the EDS to be the EDS-505A: port 5 Member Port member port.
  • Page 56 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions STP (802.1D) is a bridge-based system that is used to implement parallel paths for network traffic. STP uses a loop-detection process to:  Locate and then disable less efficient paths (i.e., paths that have a lower bandwidth).

  • Page 57: How Stp Works

    EDS-508A/505A Series 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. LAN 1 Bridge B...
  • Page 58 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions STP Calculation The first step of the STP process is to perform calculations. During this stage, each bridge on the network transmits BPDUs. The following items will be calculated:  Which bridge should be the Root Bridge. The Root Bridge is the central reference point from which the network is configured.

  • Page 59: Stp Example

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions STP Example The LAN shown in the following figure has three segments, with adjacent segments connected using two possible links. The various STP factors, such as Cost, Root Port, Designated Bridge Port, and Blocked Port are shown in the figure.

  • Page 60: Using Stp On A Network With Multiple Vlans

    EDS-508A/505A Series 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 61: Configuring Stp/Rstp

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring STP/RSTP The following figures indicate which Spanning Tree Protocol parameters can be configured. A more detailed explanation of each parameter follows. At the top of this page, the user can check the “Current Status” of this function. For RSTP, you...
  • Page 62 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Forwarding Delay Setting Description Factory Default Numerical value input by The amount of time this device waits before 15 (sec.) user checking to see if it should change to a different state. Hello time (sec.)

  • Page 63: Using Traffic Prioritization

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuration Limits of RSTP/STP The Spanning Tree Algorithm places limits on three of the configuration items described previously: [Eq. 1]: 1 sec ≦ Hello Time ≦ 10 sec [Eq. 2]: 6 sec ≦ Max. Age ≦ 40 sec [Eq.

  • Page 64: How Traffic Prioritization Works

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions How Traffic Prioritization Works Traffic prioritization uses the four traffic queues that are present in your EDS to ensure that high priority traffic is forwarded on a different queue from lower priority traffic. This is what provides Quality of Service (QoS) to your network.
  • Page 65 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Advantages of DiffServ over IEEE 802.1D are:  Configure how you want your switch to treat selected applications and types of traffic by assigning various grades of network service to them.  No extra tags are required in the packet.

  • Page 66: Configuring Traffic Prioritization

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring Traffic Prioritization Quality of Service (QoS) provides a traffic prioritization capability to ensure that important data is delivered consistently and predictably. The EDS can inspect IEEE 802.1p/1Q layer 2 CoS tags, and even layer 3 TOS information, to provide a consistent classification of the entire network. The EDS’s QoS capability improves your industrial network’s performance and determinism for...

  • Page 67: Cos Mapping

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions default port priority will take effect. Inspect TOS Setting Description Factory Default Enable/Disable Select the option to enable the EDS to inspect the Type Enable of Service (TOS) bits in IPV4 frame to determine the priority of each frame.

  • Page 68: Using Virtual Lan

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 5: Medium 6: High 7: High TOS/DiffServ Mapping Setting Description Factory Default Low/Normal/ Set the mapping table of different TOS values to 4 1 to 16: Low Medium/High different egress queues. 17 to 32: Normal...

  • Page 69: Benefits Of Vlans

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Switch A Backbone connects multiple switches Switch B Department 3 VLAN 3 Department 1 Department 2 VLAN 1 VLAN 2 Benefits of VLANs The main benefit of VLANs is that they provide a network segmentation system that is far more flexible than traditional networks.

  • Page 70: Managing A Vlan

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Managing a VLAN A new or initialized EDS contains a single VLAN—the Default VLAN. This VLAN has the following definition:  VLAN Name—Management VLAN  802.1Q VLAN ID—1 (if tagging is required) All the ports are initially placed on this VLAN, and it is the only VLAN that allows you to access the management software of the EDS over the network.

  • Page 71: Sample Applications Of Vlans Using The Eds-508A/505A

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions The following section illustrates how to use these ports to set up different applications. Sample Applications of VLANs using the EDS-508A/505A Device I Port 7 (Access Port Device A Switch A Switch B PVID 4)

  • Page 72: Configuring Virtual Lan

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions After proper configuration:  Packets from device A will travel through “Trunk Port 3” with tagged VID 5. Switch B will recognize its VLAN, pass it to port 6, and then remove tags received successfully by device G, and vice versa.
  • Page 73 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions VLAN Mode Setting Description Factory Default 802.1Q VLAN Set VLAN mode to 802.1Q VLAN 802.1Q VLAN Port-based VLAN Set VLAN mode to Port-based VLAN Management VLAN ID Setting Description Factory Default VLAN ID ranges Set the management VLAN of this EDS.

  • Page 74: Vlan Table

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions To configure the EDS’s Port-based VLAN, use the VLAN Setting page to configure the ports. VLAN Mode Setting Description Factory Default 802.1Q VLAN Set VLAN mode to 802.1Q VLAN 802.1Q VLAN Port-based VLAN Set VLAN mode to Port-based VLAN...

  • Page 75: Using Multicast Filtering

    EDS-508A/505A Series 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 EDS.
  • Page 76 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Network without multicast filtering Group 1 Multicast Stream Group 2 Multicast Stream Serial ports Console IGMP Group2 IGMP Group1 IGMP Group2 IGMP Group1 All hosts receive the multicast traffic, even if they don’t need it.

  • Page 77: Igmp Multicast Filtering

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Multicast Filtering and Moxa EtherDevice Switch The EDS 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 78: Configuring Igmp Snooping

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions GMRP (GARP Multicast Registration Protocol) The EDS supports IEEE 802.1D-1998 GMRP (GARP Multicast Registration Protocol), which differs from IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol). GMRP is a MAC-based multicast management protocol, whereas IGMP is IP-based. GMRP provides a mechanism that allows bridges and end stations to register or de-register Group membership information dynamically.
  • Page 79 When the network is mixed with third party switches, such as Cisco:  ‧ 　 IGMP Snooping Enable- ‧ IGMP Snooping Enhanced Mode- □  When the network consists entirely of Moxa switches:  ‧ IGMP Snooping Enable-  ‧ IGMP Snooping Enhanced Mode- Querier...
  • Page 80 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions IGMP Table The EDS 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 81: Configuring Gmrp

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring GMRP GMRP is a MAC-based multicast management protocol, whereas IGMP is IP-based. GMRP provides a mechanism that allows bridges and end stations to register or un-register Group membership information dynamically. GMRP enable Setting...

  • Page 82: Using Bandwidth Management

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using Bandwidth Management In general, one host should not be allowed to occupy unlimited bandwidth, particularly when the device malfunctions. For example, so-called “broadcast storms” could be caused by an incorrectly configured topology, or a malfunctioning device. The EDS 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 83 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions The IEEE 802.1X Concept Three components are used to create an authentication mechanism based on 802.1X standards: Client/Supplicant, Authentication Server, and Authenticator. Supplicant: The end station that requests access to the LAN and switch services and responds to the requests from the switch.

  • Page 84: Configuring Static Port Lock

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 1. When the supplicant receives an “EAP Request/Identity” frame, it sends an “EAP Response/Identity” frame with its username back to the authenticator. 2. If the RADIUS server is used as the authentication server, the authenticator relays the “EAP Response/Identity”...

  • Page 85: Configuring Ieee 802.1X

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Configuring IEEE 802.1X Database Option Setting Description Factory Default Local Select this option when setting the Local User Local (Max. 32 users) Database as the authentication database. Radius Select this option to set an external RADIUS server as Local the authentication database.
  • Page 86 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 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. Re-Auth Period Setting Description Factory Default Numerical Specify how frequently the end stations need to reenter 3600 (60-65535 sec.)
  • Page 87 EDS-508A/505A Series 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 88: Using Auto Warning

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using Auto Warning Since industrial Ethernet devices are often located at the endpoints of a system, these devices will not always know what is happening elsewhere on the network. This means that an industrial Ethernet switch that connects to these devices must provide system maintainers with real-time alarm messages.
  • Page 89 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions System Events Warning e-mail is sent when… Switch Cold Start Power is cut off and then reconnected. Switch Warm Start The EDS is rebooted, such as when network parameters are changed (IP address, subnet mask, etc.).

  • Page 90: Email Setup

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Email Setup Mail Server IP/Name Setting Description Factory Default IP address The IP Address of your email server. None Account Name Setting Description Factory Default Max. 45 Your email account name (typically your user name)

  • Page 91: Configuring Relay Warning

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions NOTE Auto warning e-mail messages will be sent through an authentication protected SMTP server that supports the CRAM-MD5, LOGIN, and PLAIN methods of SASL (Simple Authentication and Security Layer) authentication mechanism. We strongly recommend not entering your Account Name and Account Password if auto warning e-mail messages can be delivered without using an authentication mechanism.

  • Page 92: Warning List

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions System Events Warning Relay output is triggered when… Power Transition (OnOff) The EDS is powered on. Power Transition (OffOn) The EDS is powered down. DI1 (OnOff) Digital Input 1 is triggered by on to off transition DI1 (OffOn)

  • Page 93: Using Line-Swap-Fast-Recovery

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using Line-Swap-Fast-Recovery The Line-Swap Fast Recovery function, which is enabled by default, allows the EDS to return to normal operation extremely quickly after devices are unplugged and then re-plugged into different ports. The recovery time is on the order of a few milliseconds (compare this with standard commercial switches for which the recovery time could be on the order of several minutes).

  • Page 94: Configuring Set Device Ip

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions STEP 1—set up the connected devices Set up those Ethernet-enabled devices connected to the EDS for which you would like IP addresses to be assigned automatically. The devices must be configured to obtain their IP address automatically.
  • Page 95 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Desired IP Address Setting Description Factory Default IP Address Set the desired IP of connected devices. None The DHCP Relay Agent makes it possible for DHCP broadcast messages to be sent over routers. The DHCP Relay Agent enables DHCP clients to obtain IP addresses from a DHCP server on a remote subnet, or those that are not located on the local subnet.

  • Page 96: Using Diagnosis

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using Diagnosis The EDS provides two important tools for administrators to diagnose network systems. Mirror Port The Mirror port function can be used to monitor data being transmitted through a specific port. This is done by setting up another port (the mirror port) to receive the same data being transmitted from, or both to and from, the port under observation.

  • Page 97: Ping

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Perform the following steps to set up the Mirror Port function: STEP 1 Configure the EDS’s Mirror Port function from either the Console utility or Web Browser interface. You will need to configure three settings:...

  • Page 98: Lldp Function Overview

    Defined by IEEE 802.11AB, LLDP is an OSI Layer 2 Protocol that standardizes the methodology of self-identity advertisement. It allows each networking device, e.g. a Moxa managed switch, to periodically inform its neighbors about its self-information and configurations. As a result, all of the devices would have knowledge about each other;...

  • Page 99: Lldp Settings

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions LLDP Settings Enable LLDP Setting Description Factory Default Enable or Disable Enable or disable LLDP function. Enable Value Setting Description Factory Default Numbers from To set the transmit interval of LLDP messages. Unit is...

  • Page 100: Using Monitor

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using Monitor You can monitor statistics in real time from the EDS’s web console and serial console. Monitor by Switch 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 the EDS’s...

  • Page 101: Monitor By Port

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Monitor by Port Access the Monitor by Port function by selecting ALL 10/100M or Port i, in which i= 1, 2, …, from the left pull-down list. The Port i options are identical to the Monitor by System function discussed above, in that users can view graphs that show All Packets, TX Packets, RX Packets, or Error Packets activity, but in this case, only for an individual port.

  • Page 102: Using Event Log

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions The table will display the following information: This field shows the MAC address Type This field shows the type of this MAC address Port This field shows the port that this MAC address belongs to...

  • Page 103: Using Syslog

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions Using Syslog This function provides the event logs for the syslog server. The function supports 3 configurable syslog servers and syslog server UDP port numbers. When an event occurs, the event will be sent as a syslog UDP packet to the specified syslog servers.

  • Page 104: Using Https/Ssl

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions NOTE The following events will be recorded into the EDS-508A/505A’s Event Log table, and will then be sent to the specified Syslog Server: 1. Cold start 2. Warm start 3. Configuration change activated 4. Power 1/2 transition (Off  On), Power 1/2 transition (On  Off) 5.
  • Page 105 HTTPS/SSL. 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 EDS-508A/505A’s CD-ROM.

  • Page 106: Eds Configurator Gui

    EDS Configurator is a comprehensive Windows-based GUI that is used to configure and maintain multiple EDS-508A/505A switches. A suite of useful utilities is available to help you locate EDS switches attached to the same LAN as the PC host (regardless of whether or not you know the IP...

  • Page 107: Starting Eds Configurator

    To start EDS Configurator, locate and then run the executable file edscfgui.exe. NOTE You may download the EDS Configurator software from Moxa’s website at www.moxa.com. For example, if the file was placed on the Windows desktop, it should appear as follows. Simply double click on the icon to run the program.

  • Page 108: Broadcast Search

    Use the Broadcast Search utility to search the LAN for all EDS switches that are connected to the LAN. Note that since the search is done by MAC address, Broadcast Search will not be able to locate Moxa EtherDevice Servers connected outside the PC host’s LAN. Start by clicking the Broadcast Search icon , or by selecting Broadcast Search under the List Server menu.

  • Page 109: Search By Ip Address

    Once the search is complete, the Configurator window will add the switch to the list of switches. Upgrade Firmware Keep your EDS up to date with the latest firmware from Moxa. Perform the following steps to upgrade the firmware: 1. Download the updated firmware (*.rom) file from the Moxa website (www.moxa.com).

  • Page 110: Modify Ip Address

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual EDS Configurator GUI 3. Click the Upgrade Firmware toolbar icon , or select Upgrade under the Firmware menu. If the switch is Locked, you will be prompted to input the switch’s User Name and Password. 4. Use the Open window to navigate to the folder that contains the firmware upgrade file, and then click the correct “*.rom”...

  • Page 111: Export Configuration

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual EDS Configurator GUI Export Configuration The Export Configuration utility is used to save the entire configuration of a particular EDS to a text file. Take the following steps to export a configuration: 1. Highlight the switch (from the Server list in the Configurator window’s left pane), and then...

  • Page 112: Import Configuration

    Import Configuration function. Perform the following steps to import a configuration: 1. Highlight the server (from the Moxa EtherDevice Switch list in the Configurator window’s left pane), and then click the Import toolbar icon , or select Import Configuration from the Configuration menu.

  • Page 113: Unlock Server

    There are six possible responses under the Status column. The Status of an EDS indicates how the switch was located (by Moxa EtherDevice Switch Configurator), and what type of password protection it has.
  • Page 114 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual EDS Configurator GUI 3. The status of the switch will now read Unlocked.

  • Page 115: Mib Groups

    MIB Groups Appendix A The EDS-508A/505A 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 supported by the EDS are: MIB II.1 – System Group sysORTable MIB II.2 –...
  • Page 116 EDS-508A/505A Series 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...
  • Page 117 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual MIB Groups The EDS also provides a private MIB file, located in the file “Moxa-EDS508A-MIB.my” or “Moxa-EDS505A-MIB.my” on the EDS-508A/505A Series utility CD-ROM. Public Traps: 1. Cold Start 2. Link Up 3. Link Down 4. Authentication Failure 5.
  • Page 118 0x0002 1 word Product Code = 0x0004 0x0010 20 word Vendor Name = "Moxa" Word 0 Hi byte = ‘M’ Word 0 Lo byte = ‘o’ Word 1 Hi byte = ‘x’ Word 1 Lo byte = ‘a’ Word 2 Hi byte = ‘\0’...

  • Page 119: Appendix B Modbus/Tcp Map

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Modbus/TCP Map 0x0055 3 word 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...
  • Page 120 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Modbus/TCP Map 0x1400~0x1413(Port 1) 20 word Port 1~5 Description 0x1414~0x1427(Port 2) Port Description = "100TX,RJ45." Word 0 Hi byte = ‘1’ Word 0 Lo byte = ‘0’ Word 1 Hi byte = ‘0’ Word 1 Lo byte = ‘T’...
  • Page 121 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Modbus/TCP Map 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...
  • Page 122 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Modbus/TCP Map 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...
  • Page 123 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Modbus/TCP Map 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...

  • Page 124: Eds-508A Modbus Information V1.0

    EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Modbus/TCP Map EDS-508A Modbus information v1.0 Read Only Registers (Support Function Code 4) 1 Word = 2Bytes Address Data Type Description System Information 0x0000 1 word Vendor ID = 0x1393 0x0001 1 word Unit ID (Ethernet = 1)
  • Page 125 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Modbus/TCP Map 0x005A 1 word Fault LED Status 0x0000:No 0x0001:Yes 0x0080 1 word 0x0000:Off 0x0001:On 0x0081 1 word 0x0000:Off 0x0001:On 0x0082 1 word 0x0000:Off 0x0001:On 0x0083 1 word 0x0000:Off 0x0001:On Port Information 0x1000~0x1011 1 word Port 1~8 Status...
  • Page 126 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Modbus/TCP Map 0x2100~0x2123 2 word Port 1~8 Rx Packets Ex: port 1 Rx Packets = 0x44332211 Word 0 = 4433 Word 1 = 2211 0x2200~0x2223 2 word port 1~8 Tx Error Packets Ex: port 1 Tx Error Packets = 0x44332211...
  • Page 127 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Modbus/TCP Map 0x3304 1 word TR Coupling Port status 0x0000:Port Disabled 0x0001:Not Coupling Port 0x0002:Link Down 0x0003:Blocked 0x0005:Forwarding 0xFFFF:Turbo Ring Not Enable 0x3305 1 word TR Coupling Control Port status 0x0000:Port Disabled 0x0001:Not Coupling Port 0x0002:Link Down...
  • Page 128 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Modbus/TCP Map 0x3602 1 word TR2 Ring 1 1st Port status 0x0000:Port Disabled 0x0001:Not Redundant 0x0002:Link Down 0x0003:Blocked 0x0004:Learning 0x0005:Forwarding 0xFFFF:Turbo Ring V2 Ring 1 Not Enable 0x3603 1 word TR2 Ring 1 2nd Port status...
  • Page 129 EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual Modbus/TCP Map 0x3700 1 word Turbo Chain Switch Role 0x0000:Head 0x0001:Member 0x0002:Tail 0xFFFF: Turbo Chain Not Enable 0x3701 1 word Turbo Chain 1st Port status 0x0000: Link Down 0x0001: Blocking 0x0002: Blocked 0x0003: Forwarding 0xFFFF:Turbo Ring V2 Ring 2 Not Enable...

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