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Fifth Edition, December 2012
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  • Page 1 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender User’s Manual Fifth Edition, December 2012 www.moxa.com/product © 2012 Moxa Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 2 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 Traffic Prioritization Concept ....................3-36 Configuring Traffic Prioritization ....................3-38 Using Virtual LAN ..........................3-42 The Virtual LAN (VLAN) Concept ....................3-42 Sample Applications of VLANs Using Moxa Switches ............... 3-44 Configuring Virtual LAN ......................3-45 QinQ Setting ..........................3-47 VLAN Table ..........................3-48 Using Multicast Filtering ........................
  • Page 4 Using Monitor ........................... 3-75 Monitor by Switch ........................3-76 Monitor by Port ......................... 3-76 Monitor by SFP .......................... 3-77 Monitor by DSL Port (D1) (IEX series only) ................... 3-77 Using the MAC Address Table ......................3-78 Using Access Control List ........................3-78 The ACL Concept ........................

  • Page 5: About This Manual

    About this Manual Thank you for purchasing a Moxa managed Ethernet switch. Read this user’s manual to learn how to connect your Moxa switch to Ethernet-enabled devices used for industrial applications. The following two chapters are covered in this user manual: ...

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    Getting Started In this chapter we explain how to install a Moxa switch for the first time. There are three ways to access the Moxa switch’s configuration settings: serial console, Telnet console, or web console. If you do not know the Moxa switch’s IP address, you can open the serial console by connecting the Moxa switch to a PC’s COM port...

  • Page 7: 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 Moxa switch’s console port to your PC’s COM port (generally COM1 or COM2, depending on how your system is set up).
  • Page 8 4. On the Terminal tab, select VT100 for Terminal Type, and then click OK to continue. 5. In the terminal window, the Moxa switch will prompt you to select a terminal type. Enter 1 to select ansi/vt100 and then press Enter.

  • Page 9: Configuration By Telnet Console

    Configuration by Telnet Console Opening the Moxa switch’s Telnet or web console over a network requires that the PC host and Moxa switch are on the same logical subnet. You may need to adjust your PC host’s IP address and subnet mask. By default, the Moxa switch’s IP address is 192.168.127.253 and the Moxa switch’s subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 (referred to...
  • Page 10 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Getting Started NOTE To connect to the Moxa switch’s Telnet or web console, your PC host and the Moxa switch must be on the same logical subnet. NOTE When connecting to the Moxa switch’s Telnet or web console, first connect one of the Moxa switch’s Ethernet ports to your Ethernet LAN, or directly to your PC’s Ethernet port.

  • Page 11: Configuration By Web Browser

    You can open the Moxa switch’s web console using a standard web browser, such as Internet Explorer. NOTE To connect to the Moxa switch’s Telnet or web console, your PC host and the Moxa switch must be on the same logical subnet. NOTE If the Moxa switch is configured for other VLAN settings, you must make sure your PC host is on the management VLAN.
  • Page 12 NOTE The Moxa switch’s default IP address is 192.168.127.253. After making sure that the Moxa switch is connected to the same LAN and logical subnet as your PC, open the Moxa switch’s web console as follows: 1. Connect your web browser to the Moxa switch’s IP address by entering it in the Address or URL field.

  • Page 13: Disabling Telnet And Browser Access

    Disabling Telnet and Browser Access If you are connecting the Moxa switch 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 from the serial console by navigating to System Identification under Basic Settings.

  • Page 14: Featured Functions

    These functions can be accessed by serial, Telnet, or web console. The serial console can be used if you do not know the Moxa switch’s IP address and requires that you connect the Moxa switch to a PC COM port. The Telnet and web consoles can be opened over an Ethernet LAN or the Internet.

  • Page 15: Configuring Basic Settings

    Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Configuring Basic Settings The Basic Settings section includes the most common settings required by administrators to maintain and control a Moxa switch. System Identification System Identification items are displayed at the top of the web console and will be included in alarm emails.

  • Page 16: Password

    ATTENTION By default, a password is not assigned to the Moxa switch’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...

  • Page 17: Accessible Ip List

    The Moxa switch uses an IP address-based filtering method to control access. You may add or remove IP addresses to limit access to the Moxa switch. When the accessible IP list is enabled, only addresses on the list will be allowed access to the Moxa switch. Each IP address and netmask entry can be tailored for different situations: •...

  • Page 18: Port Settings

    Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Port Settings Ethernet Port Settings 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 Allows data transmission through the port.
  • Page 19 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 Moxa switch and connected devices. Setting Description Factory Default Enables flow control for this port when the port’s Speed...
  • Page 20 Note: To provide reliable operation, connection may 512K not be able to be established if the SNR is less than 768K 3dB. MOXA recommends manually assigning a 1024K lower transmission speed or selecting auto mode 1280K until the connection is established.

  • Page 21: Link Fault Pass-Through (Iex Series Only)

    Network Parameters Network configuration allows users to configure both IPv4 and IPv6 parameters for management access over the network. The Moxa switch supports both IPv4 and IPv6, and can be managed through either of these address types. A brief explanation of each configuration item is given below.
  • Page 22 Switch Subnet Mask Setting Description Factory Default Subnet mask for the Identifies the type of network the Moxa switch is connected to 255.255.255.0 Moxa switch (e.g., 255.255.0.0 for a Class B network, or 255.255.255.0 for a Class C network). Default Gateway...

  • Page 23: Garp Timer Parameters

    Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Global Unicast Address Prefix (Prefix Length: 64 bits) Default Gateway Setting Description Factory Default Global Unicast Address The prefix value must be formatted according to the RFC 2373 None Prefix “IPv6 Addressing Architecture,” using 8 colon-separated 16-bit hexadecimal values.

  • Page 24: System Time Settings

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

  • Page 25: Ieee 1588 Ptp

    The IP or domain address (e.g., 192.168.1.1, None time server time.stdtime.gov.tw, or time.nist.gov). IP address or name of The Moxa switch will try to locate the secondary NTP server if secondary time server the first NTP server fails to connect. Enable NTP/SNTP Server Setting...
  • Page 26 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions 1. The Boundary Clock and Transparent Clock functionalities defined by IEEE 1588 must be implemented in the switch. 2. The switch must be configured such that it does not pass IEEE 1588 message traffic using the normal communication mechanisms of the switch.
  • Page 27 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Configuring PTP 3-14...
  • Page 28 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions IEEE 1588/PTP Operation Operation Setting Description Factory Default Enable PTP Globally disables or enables IEEE 1588 operation. Disabled IEEE 1588/PTP Configuration Clock Mode (sets the switch’s clock mode) Setting Description Factory Default v1 BC Operates as an IEEE 1588 v1 boundary clock.
  • Page 29 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Preferred Master Setting Description Factory Default True or False Set this switch to be the Grand Master. False priority1 Setting Description Factory Default 0 to 255 Set first priority value; 0 = highest priority, 255 = lowest priority.

  • Page 30: System File Update

    Update System Files by Remote TFTP The Moxa switch supports saving your configuration or log file to a remote TFTP server or local host. Other Moxa switches can also load the configuration at a later time. The Moxa switch also supports loading firmware or configuration files from the TFTP server or a local host.
  • Page 31 Export button to save the file. Upgrade Firmware To import a new firmware file into the Moxa switch, click Browse to select the firmware file that is saved on your computer. The upgrade procedure will proceed automatically after clicking Import.

  • Page 32: Restart

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

  • Page 33: Port Trunking Settings

    Moxa switches. Each Moxa switch can set a maximum of 4 port trunking groups. When you activate port trunking, certain settings on each port will be reset to factory default values or disabled: •...

  • Page 34: Configuring Snmp

    Configuring SNMP The Moxa switch 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 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Protocol UI Setting Authentication Encryption Method Version SNMP V1, V1, V2c Read Community string Uses a community string match for Community authentication. V1, V2c Community string Uses a community string match for Write/Read authentication.

  • Page 36: Snmp Read/Write Settings

    For SNMP V3, two levels of privilege are available accessing the Moxa switch. 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

    Specifies the community string to use for authentication. Public Private MIB Information Switch Object ID Setting Description Factory Default Specific Moxa Switch ID Indicates the Moxa switch’s enterprise value. Depends on switch model type NOTE: The Switch Object ID cannot be changed. 3-24...

  • Page 38: Using Poe (Poe Models Only)

    In fact, it’s not uncommon for video, voice, and high-rate industrial application data transfers to be integrated into one network. Moxa’s PoE switches are equipped with many advanced PoE management functions, providing vital security systems with a convenient and reliable Ethernet network. Moreover, Moxa’s advanced PoE switches support the high power PoE+ standard, 24 VDC direct power input, and 20 ms fast recovery redundancy, Turbo Ring and Turbo Chain.
  • Page 39 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Port Setting Enable Setting Description Factory Default Checked Allows data and power transmission through the port Enable Unchecked Immediately shuts off port access Enable Power Limit Setting Description Factory Default Auto The amount of power assigned is determined according to the Auto class that is read from the powered device.
  • Page 40 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Checked Enables the port for a defined number of days Disable Unchecked Disables the port for a defined number of days Start/End Time Setting Description Factory Default Time for working period Allows users to enter the start and end time for the PD’s...

  • Page 41: Type 2

    Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Port Events Warning e-mail is sent when... Power-Fail When actual PD power consumption exceeds related PD power limit settings. PD-Failure When the switch cannot receive a PD response after the defined period. Type 2 PoE Setting The setting are included to give the user control over the system’s PoE power output, PoE power threshold, PoE port...
  • Page 42 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Enable Enables power transmission to PD Enable Disable Disables power transmission to PD PoE power threshold Setting Description Factory Default 30 to 240 Set the threshold of total PoE power output PoE threshold cutoff...
  • Page 43 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Legacy PD Detection The PoE Ethernet Switch provides the Legacy PD Detection function. When the capacitance of PD is higher than 2.7μF, checking the Legacy PD Detection enables system to output power to PD. If you check the Legacy PD Detection, it will take longer detection time from 10 to 15 seconds before PoE power output.
  • Page 44 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Port Setting Description Factory Default Port Enable a dedicated port Port 1 Enable Setting Description Factory Default Checked Enables the port for a defined time period Disable Unchecked Disables the port for a defined time period...
  • Page 45 When sum of all PD power consumption exceeds the threshold of total PoE power output External FET has failed When the MOSFET of the port is out of order, please contact Moxa for technical service PSE chip is over temperature Please check the environmental temperature.
  • Page 46 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions PoE Diagnose PoE Diagnose helps users to figure out the PD conditions, and the system provides users configuration suggestions to select the best setting for the PDs. Following steps help users to diagnose the PD conditions:...
  • Page 47 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions PoE Port Configuration Suggestion Item Description Disable PoE power output When detecting an NIC or unknown PD, the system suggests disabling PoE power output. Enable “Legacy PD Detection” When detecting a higher capacitance of PD, the system suggests enabling Legacy PD Detection.
  • Page 48 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions PoE Port Status Status Description Item Description Not Present No connection to the port. No PoE power outputs. Powered PoE power outputs from the PSE System detects an NIC connected to the port. No PoE power outputs.

  • Page 49: Using Traffic Prioritization

    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 Moxa switch 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. The Moxa switch’s QoS capability improves the performance and determinism of industrial networks for mission critical applications.
  • Page 50 • A packet received by the Moxa switch 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 old 802.1p tag being lost.

  • Page 51: Configuring Traffic Prioritization

    Type 1 EDS-400A series, EDS-505A/508A/510A/G509, EDS-P506A-4PoE/P510/P510A-8PoE, EDS-600 series, IKS-G6524/G6824, ICS-G7000 series Type 2 EDS-516A/518A, EDS-728/828, IKS-6726/6726-8PoE/6728 Type1 The Moxa switch supports inspection of layer 3 TOS and/or layer 2 CoS tag information to determine how to classify traffic packets. 3-38...
  • Page 52 Description Factory Default Weight Fair The Moxa switch has 4 priority queues. In the weight fair Weight Fair scheme, an 8, 4, 2, 1 weighting is applied to the four priorities. This approach prevents the lower priority frames from being starved of opportunity for transmission with only a slight delay to the higher priority frames.
  • Page 53 Description Factory Default Weight Fair The Moxa switch has 4 priority queues. In the weight fair Weight Fair scheme, an 8, 4, 2, 1 weighting is applied to the four priorities. This approach prevents the lower priority frames from being starved of opportunity for transmission with only a slight delay to the higher priority frames.
  • Page 54 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions CoS Mapping CoS Value and Priority Queues Setting Description Factory Default Low/Normal/ Maps different CoS values to 4 different egress queues. 0: Low Medium/High 1: Low 2: Normal 3: Normal 4: Medium 5: Medium...

  • Page 55: Using Virtual Lan

    Featured Functions Using Virtual LAN Setting up Virtual LANs (VLANs) on your Moxa switch 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. The Virtual LAN (VLAN) Concept...
  • Page 56 On a single VLAN defined in the Moxa switch • On several VLANs simultaneously using 802.1Q tagging The standard requires that you define the 802.1Q VLAN ID for each VLAN on your Moxa switch before the switch can use it to forward traffic: Managing a VLAN A new or initialized Moxa switch contains a single VLAN—the Default VLAN.

  • Page 57: Sample Applications Of Vlans Using Moxa Switches

    Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Sample Applications of VLANs Using Moxa Switches In this application, Port 1 connects a single untagged device and assigns it to VLAN 5; it should be configured as Access Port • with PVID 5.

  • Page 58: Configuring Virtual Lan

    Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Configuring Virtual LAN VLAN Settings To configure 802.1Q VLAN and port-based VLANs on the Moxa switch, use the VLAN Settings page to configure the ports. VLAN Mode Setting Description Factory Default 802.1Q VLAN Set VLAN mode to 802.1Q VLAN 802.1Q VLAN...
  • Page 59 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Port PVID Setting Description Factory Default VID ranges from 1 to Sets the default VLAN ID for untagged devices that connect to 4094 the port. Fixed VLAN List (Tagged) Setting Description Factory Default VID ranges from 1 to...

  • Page 60: Qinq Setting

    When users enable Unaware VLAN function, all of ports are set as unaware VLAN ports. QinQ Setting NOTE Moxa layer 3 switches provide the IEEE 802.1ad QinQ function. This function allows users to tag double VLAN headers into one single Ethernet frame QinQ Enable...

  • Page 61: Vlan Table

    Ports, and Hybrid Ports, and use the Port-based VLAN table to review the VLAN group and Joined Ports. NOTE Most Moxa managed switches have a maximum of 64 VLAN settings. However, the IKS-G6524/G6824 and ICS-G7000 series support up to 256 VLAN settings.
  • Page 62 Multicast Filtering and Moxa’s Industrial Rackmount Switches The Moxa switch 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 63 If you disable Enhanced Mode, data streams will run to the querier port as well as the member port. Query Mode Query mode allows the Moxa switch to work as the Querier if it has the lowest IP address on the subnetwork to which it belongs.

  • Page 64: Configuring Igmp Snooping

    Static Multicast MAC Some devices may only support multicast packets, but not support either IGMP Snooping or GMRP. The Moxa switch supports adding multicast groups manually to enable multicast filtering.
  • Page 65 If a router or layer 3 switch is connected to the network, it will act as the Querier, and consequently this Querier option will be disabled on all Moxa layer 2 switches. If all switches on the network are Moxa layer 2 switches, then only one layer 2 switch will act as Querier. IGMP Table The Moxa switch displays the current active IGMP groups that were detected.

  • Page 66: Current Active Igmp Streams

    Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Layer 2 switch page Layer 3 switch page The information shown in the table includes: • Auto-learned Multicast Router Port: This indicates that a multicast router connects to/sends packets from these port(s) • Static Multicast Router Port: Displays the static multicast querier port(s) •...

  • Page 67: Static Multicast Mac Addresses

    Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions NOTE The IGMP stream table is supported only in Layer 3 switches Static Multicast MAC Addresses Layer 2 switch page Layer 3 switch page NOTE: 01:00:5E:XX:XX:XX on this page is the IP multicast MAC address. Please activate IGMP Snooping for automatic classification.

  • Page 68: Configuring Gmrp

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

  • Page 69: Multicast Filtering Behavior

    For example, so-called “broadcast storms” could be caused by an incorrectly configured topology, or a malfunctioning device. Moxa industrial Ethernet switches 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 70 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Type 1 Traffic Rate Limiting Settings Control Mode Description Factory Default Normal Set the max. ingress rate limit for different packet types Port Disable When the ingress multicast and broadcast packets exceed the Normal ingress rate limit, the port will be disabled for a certain period.
  • Page 71 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Egress Rate Limit Setting Description Factory Default Egress rate Select the ingress rate limit (% of max. throughput) for Not Limited all packets from the following options: Not Limited, 3%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 25%, 35%, 50%, 65%, 85%...
  • Page 72 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Ingress and Egress Rate Limit - Normal Setting Description Factory Default Ingress rate Select the ingress/egress rate limit (% of max. Not Limited throughput) for all packets from the following options: Egress rate Not Limited, 3%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 25%, 35%, 50%, 65%, 85% Ingress Rate Limit –...

  • Page 73: Security

    Security can be categorized in two levels: the user name/password level, and the port access level. For user name/password level security, Moxa switches provide two different user login options: Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) and Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS).

  • Page 74: Using Port Access Control

    Static Port Lock In this case, the Moxa switch 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 75: Configuring Ieee 802.1X

    Setting Description Factory Default alphanumeric (Max. of A key to be shared between the external RADIUS server and None 40 characters) Moxa switch. Both ends must be configured to use the same key. Re-Auth Setting Description Factory Default Enable/Disable Select enable to require re-authentication of the client after a Disable preset time period of no activity has elapsed.
  • Page 76 IEEE 802.1X for one or more ports. All end stations must enter usernames and passwords before access to these ports is allowed. 802.1X Re-Authentication The Moxa switch can force connected devices to be re-authorized manually. 802.1X Re-Authentication Setting Description Factory Default Enable/Disable Enables or disables 802.1X Re-Authentication...

  • Page 77: Using Auto Warning

    The Moxa switch supports different approaches to warn engineers automatically, such as email and relay output. It also supports two digital inputs to integrate sensors into your system to automate alarms by email and relay output.
  • Page 78 Email Alarm Events setting subsection). Configure Email Settings To configure a Moxa switch’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 79 The sender of warning e-mail messages will have the following form: Managed-Redundant-Switch-00000@Switch_Location where Managed-Redundant-Switch-00000 is the default Switch Name, 00000 is the Moxa switch’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 80: Configuring Relay Warning

    Relay Alarm Events setting subsection). Activate your settings After completing the configuration procedure, you will need to activate your Moxa switch’s Relay Event Types. Configuring Event Types Event Types can be divided into two basic groups: System Events and Port Events. System Events are related to the overall function of the switch, whereas Port Events are related to the activity of a specific port.

  • Page 81: Using Line-Swap-Fast-Recovery

    Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions The Moxa switch supports two relay outputs. You can configure which relay output is related to which events, which helps administrators identify the importance of the different events. System Events Warning Relay output is triggered when…...

  • Page 82: Configuring Line-Swap Fast Recovery

    When enabled, the Set device IP function allows the Moxa switch to assign specific IP addresses automatically to connected devices that are equipped with DHCP Client or RARP protocol. In effect, the Moxa switch 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, the Moxa switch sends the device the desired IP address.

  • Page 83: Configuring Set Device Ip

    Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Configuring Set Device IP Automatic “Set Device IP” by DHCP/BootP/RARP Desired IP Address Setting Description Factory Default IP Address Set the desired IP of connected devices. None Option 82 is used by the relay agent to insert additional information into the client’s DHCP request. The Relay Agent Information option is inserted by the DHCP relay agent when forwarding client-originated DHCP packets to a DHCP server.
  • Page 84 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Configuring DHCP Relay Agent 3-71...
  • Page 85 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Server IP Address 1st Server Setting Description Factory Default IP address for the 1st Assigns the IP address of the 1st DHCP server that the switch None DHCP server tries to access. 2nd Server...

  • Page 86: Using Diagnosis

    Watch Direction Select one of the following two watch direction options: Input data stream:  Select this option to monitor only those data packets coming into the Moxa switch’s port. Output data stream:  Select this option to monitor only those data packets being sent out through the Moxa switch’s port.

  • Page 87: 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 the Moxa switch itself. In this way, the user can essentially sit on top of the Moxa switch and send ping commands out through its ports.

  • Page 88: Using Monitor

    Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions informed of each other’s status and configuration, and with SNMP, this information can be transferred to Moxa’s MXview for auto-topology and network visualization. From the switch’s web interface, you can enable or disable LLDP, and set the LLDP transmit interval. In addition, you can view each switch’s neighbor-list, which is reported by its network neighbors.

  • Page 89: 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 Moxa switch’s 18 ports. Click one of the four options—Total Packets, TX Packets, RX Packets, or Error Packets—to view transmission activity of...

  • Page 90: Monitor By Sfp

    Optical fiber is commonly used for long distance data transmission. However, when link issues occur, it is very costly to trouble shoot the fiber cable and fiber transceiver at remote sites. To solve this problem, Moxa industrial Ethernet switches provide digital diagnostic and monitoring functions on Moxa SFP optical fiber links and allow users to measure optical parameters and its performance from center site.

  • Page 91: Using The Mac Address Table

    Using the MAC Address Table This section explains the information provided by the Moxa switch’s MAC address table. The MAC Address table can be configured to display the following Moxa switch MAC address groups, which are selected from the drop-down list: Select this item to show all of the Moxa switch’s MAC addresses.

  • Page 92: The Acl Concept

    Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions The Moxa access control list configuration interface is easy-to-use. Users can quickly establish filtering rules, manage rule priorities, and view overall settings in the display page. The ACL Concept What is ACL? Access control list is a basic traffic filter for ingress and egress packets. It can examine each Ethernet packet’s information and take necessary action.

  • Page 93: Access Control List Configuration And Setup

    Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Access Control List Configuration and Setup Access Control List Settings Creating an access control list starts at the Access Control List Setting page. In this page, you can mainly configure two settings: Add/Modify Access Control List This function lets you Add a new access control list or Modify an existing access control list.
  • Page 94 Moxa Managed Ethernet Switch/Extender Featured Functions Changing an established access control list’s priority is easy. Moxa provides a simple interface to let you easily adjust priority. Follow the three steps below to adjust the priority: Step 1: Select the list Step 2: Click the Up/Down button to adjust the sequence.
  • Page 95 It allows checking the source or destination of the packet. Choose Any if you do not need to use this criteria. IP Protocol: Select the type of protocols to be filtered. Moxa provides ICMP, IGMP, IP over IP, TCP, and •...

  • Page 96: Using Event Log

    The Event Log Table displays the following information: Bootup This field shows how many times the Moxa switch 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 97: Using Https/Ssl

    Port Destination Enter the UDP port of Syslog server 1/2/3. (1 to 65535) NOTE The following events will be recorded into the Moxa switch’s Event Log table, and will then be sent to the specified Syslog Server: • Cold start •...
  • Page 98 HTTPS/SSL. NOTE Moxa provides a Root CA certificate. After installing this certificate on your PC or notebook, you can access the web browser interface directly and you will no longer see any warning messages. You may download the certificate from the Moxa switch’s CD-ROM.

  • Page 99: Eds Configurator Gui

    EDS Configurator is a comprehensive Windows-based GUI that is used to configure and maintain multiple Moxa switches. A suite of useful utilities is available to help you locate Moxa switches attached to the same LAN as the PC host (regardless of whether or not you know the IP addresses of the switches), connect to a Moxa switch whose IP address is known, modify the network configurations of one or multiple Moxa switches, and update the firmware of one or more Moxa switch.

  • Page 100: Starting Eds Configurator

    Broadcast Search Use the Broadcast Search utility to search the LAN for all Moxa 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 switches connected outside the PC host’s LAN.

  • Page 101: Search By Ip Address

    Search by IP Address Use the Search by IP Address utility to search for Moxa switches one at a time. Note that the search is conducted by IP address, so you should be able to locate any Moxa switch that is properly connected to your LAN, WAN, or the Internet.

  • Page 102: Modify Ip Address

    Click OK to accept the changes to the configuration. Export Configuration The Export Configuration utility is used to save the entire configuration of a particular Moxa switch 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 click the Export or select Export Configuration from the Configuration menu.

  • Page 103: Import Configuration

    The Import Configuration function is used to import an entire configuration from a text file to the Moxa switch. The utility can be used to transfer the configuration from one Moxa switch to another, by first using the Export Configuration function (described in the previous section) to save a switch configuration to a file, and then using the Import Configuration function.

  • Page 104: Unlock Server

    There are six possible responses under the Status column. The Status of a Moxa switch indicates how Moxa EtherDevice Switch Configurator located the switch, and what type of password protection it has.
  • Page 105 The Moxa switch is not password protected, and Broadcast Search was used to locate it. Follow the steps given below to unlock a locked Moxa switch (i.e., Moxa switch with Status “Locked” or “Locked Fixed”). Highlight the server (from the Moxa EtherDevice Switch list in the Configurator window’s left pane), and then click the Unlock toolbar icon , or select Unlock from the Configuration menu.

  • Page 106: Mib Groups

    MIB Groups The Moxa switch/DSL extender 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 Moxa switch supports are as follows: MIB II.1—System Group...
  • Page 107 The Moxa switch also provides a private MIB file, located in the file Moxa-[switch’s model name]-MIB.my on the Moxa switch utility CD-ROM. Public Traps • Cold Start • Link Up • Link Down •...
  • Page 108 MIB II.11—SNMP Group SnmpBasicGroup SnmpInputStats SnmpOutputStats The Moxa DSL Ethernet Extender also provides a private MIB file, located in the file Moxa-[ extender’s model name]-MIB.my on the Moxa extender utility CD-ROM. Public Traps ‧ Cold Start ‧ Link Up ‧...

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