ZyXEL Communications VES-1000 Series User Manual
ZyXEL Communications VES-1000 Series User Manual

ZyXEL Communications VES-1000 Series User Manual

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VDSL-Ethernet Switches
Version 3
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May 2004
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  • Page 1 VES-1000 Series VDSL-Ethernet Switches Version 3 May 2004 User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 ZyXEL Communications Corporation. Published by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. All rights reserved. Disclaimer ZyXEL does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any products, or software described herein.
  • Page 3: Interference Statements And Warnings

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Interference Statements and Warnings FCC Interference Statement: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operations.
  • Page 4: Zyxel Limited Warranty

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or workmanship for a period of up to two years from the date of purchase. During the warranty period, and upon proof...
  • Page 5: Customer Support

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Customer Support Please have the following information ready when you contact customer support. Product model and serial number. Warranty information. Date that you received your device. Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it.
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table of Contents Copyright..................................ii Interference Statements and Warnings........................iii ZyXEL Limited Warranty ............................iv Customer Support ..............................v Table of Contents ..............................vi List of Figures ................................x List of Tables ................................xiv Preface..................................xvii Getting Ready ................................
  • Page 7 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 6.5 VDSL Default Values ..........................6-2 6.6 GVRP ................................6-2 6.7 Port Setup Screen ............................6-3 Chapter 7 Static Route ............................7-1 7.1 Static Route Overview ..........................7-1 7.2 Static Route Setup Screen ........................... 7-1 Chapter 8 VLAN ..............................8-1 8.1 VLAN Overview ............................
  • Page 8 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 16.2 Port Submenus.............................16-5 SMT Advanced Applications and Management.......................V Chapter 17 Static Route Setup ......................... 17-1 17.1 Creating a Static Route........................17-1 Chapter 18 VLAN Setup ............................ 18-1 18.1 Introduction ............................18-1 18.2 VLAN Setup Configuration ........................18-1 18.3 Port-Based VLAN Setup ........................18-3 Chapter 19 SNMP Configuration ........................
  • Page 9 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 24.8 Switch Driver Commands ......................... 24-14 Chapter 25 IP Commands..........................25-1 25.1 Introduction ............................25-1 Chapter 26 Troubleshooting..........................26-1 26.1 VDSL LED(s) ............................. 26-1 26.2 Data Transmission..........................26-1 26.3 Intermittent VDSL LED(s)........................26-2 26.4 Data Rate............................. 26-2 26.5...
  • Page 10: List Of Figures

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch List of Figures Figure 1-1 Building Deployment Example Using a VES-1012 ....................1-4 Figure 1-2 Enterprise Application Using a VES-1012 ........................ 1-5 Figure 1-3 VES-1012 Example of a Campus Application Using a Gigabit switch ..............1-6 Figure 1-4 VES-1012 Example of Campus Application Using a Fiber Ring................
  • Page 11 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Figure 12-6 Port Details ................................12-9 Figure 13-1 General Diagnostic ..............................13-1 Figure 13-2 DSL Line Diagnostic .............................13-2 Figure 13-3 Logout..................................13-3 Figure 14-1 Power-On Display ..............................14-1 Figure 14-2 Login Screen................................14-2 Figure 14-3 SMT Menus At A Glance............................14-3 Figure 14-4 VES-1012 Main Menu............................14-4 Figure 14-5 Menu 23.1 - System Password..........................14-5...
  • Page 12 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Figure 21-3 System Maintenance - Backup Configuration....................... 21-5 Figure 21-4 System Maintenance - Starting Xmodem Download Screen................. 21-5 Figure 21-5 Backup Configuration Example ..........................21-5 Figure 21-6 Successful Backup Confirmation Screen....................... 21-6 Figure 21-7 Telnet into Menu 24.6............................21-6 Figure 21-8 FTP Restore Example............................
  • Page 13 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Figure 24-6 VLAN Set Example 2 ............................24-6 Figure 24-7 Set All Ports As Egress Ports for a Single Port ......................24-7 Figure 24-8 Set All VLAN Ports ...............................24-7 Figure 24-9 Clear One Port of Specific Egress Ports ........................24-8 Figure 24-10 Clear One Port of All Egress Ports ........................24-9...
  • Page 14 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch List of Tables Table 2-1 VES-1000 Series Switches: Front Panel Ports ......................2-2 Table 2-2 LED Descriptions................................ 2-4 Table 3-1 Navigation Panel Links............................... 3-2 Table 3-2 Web Configurator Screens ............................3-4 Table 5-1 General Setup................................5-1 Table 5-2 STP Path Costs................................
  • Page 15 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 15-6 Menu 2.3 - QoS Setup .............................15-6 Table 15-7 LAN TCP/IP Setup Menu Fields..........................15-7 Table 16-1VDSL Port Setup..............................16-2 Table 16-2 Menu 6.2 – Ethernet Port Setup ..........................16-4 Table 16-3 Edit Static MAC Address ............................16-6 Table 16-4 Menu 6.1.1 - Port Spanning Tree Protocol Setup ....................16-6 Table 16-5 Menu 6.1.3 - Port VLAN Setup..........................16-7...
  • Page 16 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 25-1 IP Commands Supported............................25-1 Table 25-2 IGMP Snooping Status............................25-2 Table 26-1 Troubleshooting the VDSL LED(s) ........................26-1 Table 26-2 Troubleshooting Data Transmission........................26-1 Table 26-3 Troubleshooting a Non-Constant VDSL LED ......................26-2 Table 26-4 Troubleshooting the SYNC-rate..........................26-2 Table 26-5 Troubleshooting the VES’s Configured Settings.....................
  • Page 17: Preface

    VES-1000 Series Models There are currently two models in the VES-1000 Series of Ethernet Switches. All models can be mounted on a wall or placed on a rack. They have built-in voice-signal splitters for added system stability. In addition to remote management capability, a console port is used for local management.
  • Page 18: Related Documentation

    Unless VES-1008A is specified, images of the VES-1012 are used throughout this document; please note the port number differences. Naming Conventions The VES-1000 Series switch may be referred to as the VES or the switch. Related Documentation Web Configurator Online Help Embedded web help for descriptions of individual screens and supplementary information.
  • Page 19: Getting Ready

    Getting Ready Part I: Getting Ready This part acquaints you with the features and applications of the VES-1000 Series switches, instructs you how to make the hardware connections, understand the front panel LEDs.
  • Page 21: Chapter 1 Getting To Know Your Ves

    VES-1008A as it provides 12 ports that allow for the connection of up to 12 subscribers. 1.2 Features VDSL to Ethernet Switch All the models in the VES-1000 Series of switches aggregates traffic from VDSL lines to the Fast Ethernet ports. Main switch features are: •...
  • Page 22: System Monitoring

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) STP detects and breaks network loops and provides backup links between switches, bridges or routers. It allows a device to interact with other STP-compliant devices in your network to ensure that only one path exists between any two stations on the network.
  • Page 23: Applications

    Scalable Platform for Future Expansion The flexible design of the VES-1000 Series allows service providers to start with minimum cost. As the number of users and applications increases, additional switches from the VES-1000 Series can be added to provide greater bandwidth.
  • Page 24: Figure 1-1 Building Deployment Example Using A Ves-1012

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Figure 1-1 Building Deployment Example Using a VES-1012 1.3.2 Enterprise Application The VES-1000 Series of switches can also be used in any-sized company to multiplex employee VDSL connections to the Internet. Getting to Know Your VES...
  • Page 25: Figure 1-2 Enterprise Application Using A Ves-1012

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Figure 1-2 Enterprise Application Using a VES-1012 1.3.3 Campus Application Independent networks can also have VDSL connections multiplexed to a gigabit switch or fiber ring using a VES- 1000 Series switch. Getting to Know Your VES...
  • Page 26: Figure 1-3 Ves-1012 Example Of A Campus Application Using A Gigabit Switch

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Figure 1-3 VES-1012 Example of a Campus Application Using a Gigabit switch Figure 1-4 VES-1012 Example of Campus Application Using a Fiber Ring Getting to Know Your VES...
  • Page 27: Chapter 2 Hardware Connections

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Chapter 2 Hardware Connections This chapter gives a brief introduction to the VES hardware. 2.1 Additional Installation Requirements In addition to the contents of the package, you need the following hardware and software components before you install and use your product: •...
  • Page 28: Front Panel

    Table 2-1 VES-1000 Series Switches: Front Panel Ports VES-1008A FRONT PANEL PORTS CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION CONSOLE The CONSOLE port is an RS-232 port for local configuration of the VES-1000 Series switch. USER/CO The combined USER/CO port is a Telco-50 connector for external POTS/ISDN and VDSL connections.
  • Page 29: Console Port

    For the initial configuration, you need to use terminal emulator software on a computer and connect it to the console port on the VES-1000 Series switch. Connect the male 9-pin end of the console cable to the console port of the VES-1000 Series switch.
  • Page 30: Default Settings

    Flow control: Off Trunking: Disabled Use a straight through Ethernet cable when connecting the VES-1000 Series switch to an Ethernet switch. Use a crossover Ethernet cable if you are daisy-chaining the VES-1000 Series switch to another and make sure trunking is disabled.
  • Page 31: Web Configurator Getting Started & Advanced Applications

    Web Configurator Getting Started and Advanced Applications Part II: Web Configurator Getting Started & Advanced Applications This part tells how to access and navigate the web configurator and perform initial configuration. It also describes the Getting Started and Advanced Applications web configurator screens.
  • Page 33: Chapter 3 Web Configurator Introduction

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Chapter 3 Web Configurator Introduction This chapter describes how to log into the web configurator and navigate through it. 3.1 Web Configurator Overview The embedded web configurator allows you to manage the switch from anywhere on the network through a standard browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.
  • Page 34: Home Screen

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Figure 3-2 Retype to Confirm 3.3 Home Screen This is the web configurator home screen. Click a link on the navigation panel to go to the corresponding screen. Figure 3-3 Home Screen The following table describes this screen.
  • Page 35: Screen Overview

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 3-1 Navigation Panel Links LABEL DESCRIPTION Switch Setup This link takes you to a screen where you can set up and configure the switch’s VLAN type, switching features such as IGMP snooping and priority queues and STP setting.
  • Page 36: Navigating The Web Configurator

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 3-2 Web Configurator Screens GETTING STARTED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS ADVANCED MANAGEMENT General Setup Static Route Setup SNMP Switch Setup Static Route Edit Logins IP Setup VLAN Setup Maintenance Port Setup 802.1Q VLAN Static Entry Setup Secured Client Setup Port Setup Edit 802.1Q VLAN Static Entry...
  • Page 37: Figure 3-4 Port Setup Example

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Figure 3-4 Port Setup Example Web Configurator Introduction...
  • Page 38: Figure 3-5 Port Setup Edit Example

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Figure 3-5 Port Setup Edit Example Web Configurator Introduction...
  • Page 39: Chapter 4 Initial Configuration

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Chapter 4 Initial Configuration This chapter covers the basic configuration needed to set up and use the VES. Refer to the other parts for details about individual fields within screens. 4.1 Initial Configuration Overview This chapter describes the procedure for the initial configuration of the VES. Refer to the relevant chapters in this User’s Guide for descriptions of the fields and buttons within individual screens.
  • Page 40 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Click the Apply button. Repeat these steps for the rest of the ports. 4.3.2 Applying the Management VLAN Procedure: To apply the management VLAN, click the VLAN Setup link on the navigation panel. In the 802.1Q Static Entry Setup screen, fill in the Management VLAN ID textbox and click Apply.
  • Page 41: Chapter 5 Getting Started Screens

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Chapter 5 Getting Started Screens This chapter explains the General Setup, Switch Setup, and IP Setup screens. 5.1 Getting Started Screens Overview This chapter discusses the General Setup, Switch Setup and IP Setup web configurator screens. These screens apply to the card in general.
  • Page 42: Igmp Snooping

    VES. Note that the two uplink ports must be connected to a single remote switch when port trunking is enabled. Disable trunking (default) if you wish to daisy-chain other VES-1000 Series VDSL switches. Daisy-chaining VES-1000 Series switches does degrade performance.
  • Page 43: Figure 5-2 Root Ports And Designated Ports

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Path cost is the cost of transmitting a frame onto a LAN through that port. It is assigned according to the speed of the link to which a port is attached. The slower the media, the higher the cost - see the next table.
  • Page 44: Garp Timer

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Age), the bridge assumes that the link to the root bridge is down. This bridge then initiates negotiations with other bridges to reconfigure the network to re-establish a valid network topology. 5.4.3 STP Port States STP assigns five port states (see next table) to eliminate packet looping. A bridge port is not allowed to go directly from blocking state to forwarding state so as to eliminate transient loops.
  • Page 45: Figure 5-3 Switch Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Figure 5-3 Switch Setup The following table describes the fields in this screen. Getting Started Screens...
  • Page 46: Table 5-4 Switch Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 5-4 Switch Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION VLAN Type Choose Disable, 802.1Q or Port Based from the drop-down list box. The Port Setup and VLAN Setup screen interfaces change depending on your choice. Ethernet Port Enable trunking to connect the VES’s two Ethernet ports to a peer Ethernet switch. This Uplink and combines the uplink and downlink ports into one logical higher capacity link.
  • Page 47 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 5-4 Switch Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION Join Timer Join Timer sets the duration of the Join Period timer for GVRP in milliseconds. Each port has a Join Period timer. The allowed Join Time range is between 100 and 65535 milliseconds; the default is 200 milliseconds.
  • Page 48: Ip Setup Screen

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 5-4 Switch Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION Hello Time This is the time interval in seconds between BPDU (Bridge Protocol Data Units) configuration (seconds) message generations by the root switch. The allowed range is 1 to 10 seconds.
  • Page 49: Table 5-5 Ip Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 5-5 IP Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION IP Address Enter the IP address of the line card in dotted decimal notation for example 192.168.1.1. IP Subnet Mask Your line card automatically calculates the subnet mask based on the IP address that you assign.
  • Page 51: Port Setup Overview

    Each VDSL mode operates in a different frequency band allocation, resulting in different upstream and downstream speeds. The following table summarizes transmission speeds and frequency ranges for each VDSL mode supported by the VES-1000 Series switch. Table 6-1 VDSL Mode, Frequency Ranges and Speeds VDSL FREQ.
  • Page 52: Vdsl Mode

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 6.4 Rate Adaption You can configure the maximum rate of an individual VDSL port using the port setup SMT menus or web configurator screens. However poor line quality (due to poor wiring, line noise, cross-talk or VDSL modem-to- switch distance) may affect actual VDSL speeds attainable.
  • Page 53: Port Setup Screen

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 6-3 GVRP Terminology TERM TYPE DESCRIPTION VLAN Type Permanent VLAN This is a static VLAN created manually. Dynamic VLAN This is a VLAN configured by a GVRP registration/deregistration process. VLAN Administrative Registration Fixed Fixed registration ports are permanent VLAN members.
  • Page 54 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Figure 6-1 Port Setup The first Port Setup screen is a summary screen that displays the port index number (Index), whether the port is enabled or not (Active), the name of the port (Name) and its port type (Type).
  • Page 55: Figure 6-2 Vdsl Edit Port Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Figure 6-2 VDSL Edit Port Setup The following table describes the fields in this screen. Port Setup...
  • Page 56: Table 6-4 Vdsl Edit Port Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 6-4 VDSL Edit Port Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION Port Number This read-only field displays the port index number you are now configuring. Name Choose a descriptive name for identification purposes. Default Priority This priority value is added to incoming frames without a (802.1p) priority tag (this is not the same as port priority talked about below).
  • Page 57 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 6-4 VDSL Edit Port Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION GVRP GVRP (GARP VLAN Registration Protocol) is a registration protocol that defines a way for switches to register necessary VLAN members on ports across the network. Select this check box to enable GVRP and propagate VLAN information beyond the local switch.
  • Page 58: Figure 6-3 Uplink Port Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Figure 6-3 Uplink Port Setup The following table describes the fields in this screen. Port Setup...
  • Page 59: Table 6-5 Uplink Port Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 6-5 Uplink Port Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION Port Number This read-only field displays the port index number you are now configuring. Name Choose a descriptive name for identification purposes. Default Priority This priority value is added to incoming frames without a (802.1p) priority tag (this is not the same as port priority talked about below).
  • Page 60 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 6-5 Uplink Port Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. 6-10 Port Setup...
  • Page 61: Chapter 7 Static Route

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Chapter 7 Static Route This chapter explains how to configure static routes on the VES. 7.1 Static Route Overview The web configurator allows you to set up static routes that tell the VES how to forward management traffic when you configure the TCP/IP parameters manually.
  • Page 62: Figure 7-2 Static Route Edit

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 7-1 Static Route Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION Active This field displays whether the route is turned on (Yes) or not (No). Name This field displays the descriptive (maximum 10 alphanumeric characters) name for this route. This is for identification purposes only.
  • Page 63: Table 7-2 Static Route Edit

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 7-2 Static Route Edit LABEL DESCRIPTION Name Enter the name of the static route. Active Select the check box to turn this static route on when you apply it. Destination IP This parameter specifies the IP network address of the final destination. Routing is always Address based on network number.
  • Page 65: Chapter 8 Vlan

    Port-based VLANs are specific only to the switch on which they were created. The factory default port-based VLAN settings for VES-1000 Series switches are summarized below. •...
  • Page 66: Forwarding Tagged And Untagged Frames

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch bytes longer than an untagged frame and contains two bytes of TPID (Tag Protocol Identifier, residing within the type/length field of the Ethernet frame) and two bytes of TCI (Tag Control Information, a tagged header starts after the source address field of the Ethernet frame).
  • Page 67: Vlan Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Figure 8-1 Forwarding Tagged/Untagged Frames to 802.1Q VLAN Aware/Unaware Devices 8.5 VLAN Setup The web configurator allows you to configure VLAN settings for the line card. The VLAN Setup screen differs depending on which VLAN Type you selected in the Switch Setup screen.
  • Page 68: Figure 8-2 802.1Q Vlan Static Entry Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Figure 8-2 802.1Q VLAN Static Entry Setup The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 8-1 802.1Q VLAN Static Entry Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION GVRP GVRP (GARP VLAN Registration Protocol) is a registration protocol that defines a way for switches to register necessary VLAN members on ports across the network.
  • Page 69: Figure 8-3 Edit 802.1Q Vlan Static Entry

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 8-1 802.1Q VLAN Static Entry Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click Apply to save any changes you made to the management VLAN. Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh. 8.6.1 Edit 802.1Q VLAN Static Entry Screen Click VLAN Setup in the navigation panel and then an index number in the VLAN Setup screen.
  • Page 70: Port Based Vlan Setup Screen

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 8-2 Edit 802.1Q VLAN Static Entry LABEL DESCRIPTION Fixed Fixed registration ports are permanent members of this VLAN group. Forbidden Ports with forbidden registration are not allowed to join this VLAN group. TX Tagging Select TX Tagging registration for the associated port if you want that port to tag all outgoing frames transmitted.
  • Page 71: Figure 8-5 Edit Port Based Vlan

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 8-3 Port Based VLAN Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION Index This field displays the index number of this VLAN. Click the number to edit the VLAN Static Entry. Egress Port This field lists the ports an incoming frame can be forwarded to.
  • Page 73: Web Configurator Advanced Management & Troubleshooting

    Web Configurator Advanced Management & Troubleshooting Part III: Web Configurator Advanced Management & Troubleshooting This part describes the Advanced Management web configurator screens and Troubleshooting.
  • Page 75: Chapter 9 Snmp

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Chapter 9 SNMP This chapter discusses SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) for network management and monitoring. 9.1 About SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol is a protocol used for exchanging management information between network switches. SNMP is a member of TCP/IP protocol suite. A manager station can manage and monitor the VES-1416 through the network via SNMP version one (SNMPv1) and/or SNMP version 2c.
  • Page 76: Table 9-1 Snmp Commands

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch SNMP itself is a simple request/response protocol based on the manager/agent model. The manager issues a request and the agent returns responses using the following protocol operations: Table 9-1 SNMP Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION Allows the manager to retrieve an object variable from the agent.
  • Page 77: Figure 9-2 Snmp Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Figure 9-2 SNMP Setup The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 9-3 SNMP Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION Get Community Enter the get community, which is the password for the incoming Get- and GetNext- requests from the management station.
  • Page 79: Chapter 10 Logins

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Chapter 10 Logins This chapter explains how to change the VES’s passwords. 10.1 Logins Overview The Logins screen allows you to configure the administrator password. 10.2 Logins Screen Click Logins in the navigation panel to open the Logins screen.
  • Page 80: Figure 10-2 Edit Logins

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 10-1 Logins LABEL DESCRIPTION Edit Logins You may configure passwords for the administrator and up to four users from this drop- down list. Select a Login from the drop-down list box to set a user name and password for each user as shown in the next screen and described in the previous three fields.
  • Page 81: Chapter 11 Maintenance

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Chapter 11 Maintenance This chapter explains how to use the maintenance screens to set the syslog parameters, time and date and remote management; as well as perform firmware and configuration file maintenance. 11.1 Maintenance Overview The maintenance screen allows you to set syslog parameters and the time and date. It also provides links to the Secured Client, Firmware Upgrade, Restore Configuration and Backup Configuration screens.
  • Page 82: Figure 11-1 Maintenance

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Figure 11-1 Maintenance The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 11-1 Maintenance LABEL DESCRIPTION Secured Client Click this link to go to the Secured Client screen, which summarizes which IP addresses administrators can use to manage the VES.
  • Page 83 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 11-1 Maintenance LABEL DESCRIPTION Restore Click this link to go to the Restore Configuration screen where you can restore a previously stored configuration. Backup Click this link to go to the Configuration Backup screen, where you can save the current configuration of the VES to a computer.
  • Page 84: Figure 11-2 Secured Client Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 11.2.1 Secured Client Screen Click Maintenance in the navigation panel and then Secured Client in the Maintenance screen to open the Secured Client Setup screen. The Secured Client Setup screen summarizes which IP addresses administrators can use to manage the line card.
  • Page 85: Figure 11-3 Edit Secured Client

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Figure 11-3 Edit Secured Client The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 11-3 Edit Secured Client LABEL DESCRIPTION Maintenance Click this link to go to the Maintenance screen. Active Select this check box to cause this rule to allow administrators with IP addresses in the following range to perform remote management on the VES.
  • Page 86: Figure 11-4 Firmware Upgrade

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Do not interrupt the upgrade process, as it may permanently damage the VES. The VES automatically restarts when the upgrade process is complete. Procedure to upgrade your firmware: Use the card’s Statistics screen to check its current firmware version number.
  • Page 87: Figure 11-6 Restore Configuration

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Do not interrupt the restore process, as it may permanently damage the VES. The VES automatically restarts when the restore process is complete. Type the path and file name of the configuration file you wish to restore in the File Path field or click Browse to display the Choose File screen from which you can locate it.
  • Page 88: Figure 11-8 Configuration Backup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch "rom-0" is the name of the configuration file on the line card. Select Save this file to disk to display the Save As screen. Choose a location to save the file on your computer from the Save in drop-down list box and type a name for it in the File name field.
  • Page 89: Chapter 12 Statistics

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Chapter 12 Statistics This chapter explains the Advanced Management Statistics screens. 12.1 Statistics Overview The web configurator provides statistics screens to allow you to see how much traffic the line card is handling and how it is handling it.
  • Page 90: Figure 12-2 Show Stp Status

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 12-1 Statistics LABEL DESCRIPTION IP Address This is the IP address of the line card in dotted decimal notation. IP Mask This shows the IP mask of the line card. VDSL Driver This field displays the version of VDSL driver.
  • Page 91: Table 12-2 Show Stp Status

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 12-2 Show STP Status LABEL DESCRIPTION Spanning Tree This field shows if the switch is enabled to participate in an STP-compliant network. Protocol Bridge The following six fields relate to the root bridge.
  • Page 92: Figure 12-3 Hardware Monitor

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Figure 12-3 Hardware Monitor The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 12-3 Hardware Monitor LABEL DESCRIPTION Temperature (C) There are three temperature sensors inside the switch. Each sensor is capable of detecting and reporting if the temperature rises above the threshold of 65 degrees centigrade.
  • Page 93 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 12-3 Hardware Monitor LABEL DESCRIPTION Fan Speed (RPM) A properly functioning fan is an essential component (along with a sufficiently ventilated, cool operating environment) in order for the device to stay within the temperature threshold.
  • Page 94: Figure 12-4 802.1Q Vlan Status

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Figure 12-4 802.1Q VLAN Status The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 12-4 802.1Q VLAN Status LABEL DESCRIPTION Number of VLAN This is the total number of VLANs on the switch. Index This is the VLAN identification number configured in the Edit 802.1Q VLAN Static Entry screen.
  • Page 95: Figure 12-5 Port Statistics Screen

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 12-4 802.1Q VLAN Status LABEL DESCRIPTION Next Page Click Next Page to view more items in the summary. 12.2.4 Show Statistics Screen Click Statistics in the navigation panel and then the Show Statistics button to open this screen.
  • Page 96 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 12-5 Port Statistics Screen LABEL DESCRIPTION RxPkts This field shows the number of received packets on this port. Errors This field shows the number of received errors on this port. Tx B/s This field shows the number of bytes transmitted on a per-second basis in bytes per second on this port.
  • Page 97: Figure 12-6 Port Details

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Figure 12-6 Port Details The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 12-6 Port Details LABEL DESCRIPTION Port This refers to the VDSL or Ethernet port number. Link This field shows whether the VDSL or Ethernet connection is down, the upstream/downstream speeds of the VDSL connections and the speed/duplex mode of the Ethernet connections.
  • Page 98 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 12-6 Port Details LABEL DESCRIPTION This field shows the number of good packets (unicast, multicast and broadcast) transmitted. This field shows the number of packets (including bad packets) transmitted that were 64 octets in length.
  • Page 99 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 12-6 Port Details LABEL DESCRIPTION Jabber This field shows the number of packets received that were greater than the maximum octets (specified for the system by the configuration software) long and with either CRC or alignment error(s).
  • Page 101: Chapter 13 Diagnostic

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Chapter 13 Diagnostic This chapter explains the Advanced Management Diagnostic screens. 13.1 Diagnostic Overview The line card provides diagnostic screens to aid in troubleshooting. 13.2 Line Card Diagnostic Screen Click Diagnostic in the navigation panel to open the General Diagnostics screen.
  • Page 102: Dsl Line Diagnostic Screen

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 13-1 General Diagnostic LABEL DESCRIPTION Reset System Click this button to restart the line card. A warning dialog box displays asking if you're sure you want to restart the system. Click OK to proceed. Clear Sys Log Click this button to clear the log of events in the multi-line text box.
  • Page 103: Logout Screen

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 13-2 DSL Line Diagnostic LABEL DESCRIPTION Constellation Constellation shows the modulation method and speed. The constellations are QAM 4, QAM 8, QAM 16, QAM 64, QAM 256 where QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) defines how many bits there are per symbol; for example QAM 4 means 2 bits per...
  • Page 105: Smt General Configuration

    SMT General Configuration Part IV: SMT General Configuration This part introduces the System Management Terminal and covers the General setup menu, Switch Setup, IP Setup and Port Setup. See the web configurator parts of this guide for background information on features configurable by web configurator and SMT.
  • Page 107: Chapter 14 Introducing The Smt

    When you turn on your VES, it performs several internal tests and initializes the ports. After the initialization, the VES asks you to press [ENTER] to continue, as shown below: Copyright (c) 1994 - 2002 ZyXEL Communications Corp. initialize ch =0, ethernet address: 00:a0:c5:6f:22:92 Waiting............
  • Page 108: Navigating The Smt Interface

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch For your first login, enter the default password “1234”. As you enter the password, the screen displays an (X) for each character you type. Enter Password : XXXX Figure 14-2 Login Screen Please note that if there is no activity for longer than five minutes after you log in, your VES will automatically log you out and will display a blank screen.
  • Page 109: Figure 14-3 Smt Menus At A Glance

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Main Menu Menu 1 Menu 12 Menu 17 Menu 23 Menu 2 Menu 3 Menu 6 Menu 22 General Setup VLAN Setup TCP/IP Setup Port Setup Static Route Setup SNMP Configuration Change Password Switch Setup Menu 12.1 Menu 2.1...
  • Page 110: Changing The System Password

    Advanced Applications 12. Static Routing Setup 17. VLAN Setup 99. Exit Figure 14-4 VES-1012 Main Menu The following table shows the VES-1000 Series switch Main Menu summary: Table 14-2 Main Menu Summary MENU TITLE DESCRIPTION General Setup Use this menu to enter VES administrative information.
  • Page 111: Figure 14-5 Menu 23.1 - System Password

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Menu 23 - System Password Old Password= ? New Password= ? Retype to confirm= ? Enter here to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL: Figure 14-5 Menu 23.1 - System Password Enter your new system password and press [ENTER].
  • Page 113: Chapter 15 General, Switch And Ip Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Chapter 15 General, Switch and IP Setup This chapter describes SMT menus 1, 2 and 3. 15.1 General Setup Use this menu to enter the administrative information for VES. From the main menu enter 1 to bring up Menu 1 – General Setup.
  • Page 114: Figure 15-2 Menu 2 - Switch Setup (Ves-1012)

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Menu 2 - Switch Setup Ethernet Port 13 and Port 14 Trunking= No Edit Spanning Tree Protocol= No Edit GARP Timer= No VLAN Type= 802.1Q IGMP Snooping= Disable Edit QoS Support= No Aging Time Setting= 300...
  • Page 115: Figure 15-3 Menu 2.1 Spanning Tree Protocol Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 15-2 Menu 2 – Switch Setup FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE Monitored Port Press [SPACE BAR] to cycle through the choices and then press [ENTER] to select a VDSL port that will be monitored. Broadcast Storm Control Use this field to limit the number of broadcast frames that can be stored in the switch buffer.
  • Page 116: Figure 15-4 Menu 2.2 Garp Timer Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 15-3 Menu 2.1 - Spanning Tree Protocol Setup FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE Bridge Max This is the maximum time (in seconds) a device waits without receiving a BPDU 20 (default) Age(sec) before attempting to reconfigure. All device ports (except for designated ports) should receive BPDUs at regular intervals.
  • Page 117: Table 15-5 Qos Priority Listing

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 15-4 Menu 2.2 - GARP Timer FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE Leave Timer Leave Timer sets the duration of the Leave Period timer for GARP in (msec) milliseconds. Each port has a single Leave Period timer. Leave Timer must be (default) at least two times larger than Join Timer;...
  • Page 118: Tcp/Ip Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Menu 2.3 - QoS Setup Priority Queue Assignment Priority Level 7= Queue 3 Priority Level 6= Queue 3 Priority Level 5= Queue 2 Priority Level 4= Queue 2 Priority Level 3= Queue 1 Priority Level 2= Queue 0...
  • Page 119: Figure 15-6 Menu 3 - Tcp/Ip Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Menu 3 - TCP/IP Setup TCP/IP Setup: IP Address= 192.168.1.1 IP Subnet Mask= 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway= 192.168.1.254 Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel: Figure 15-6 Menu 3 – TCP/IP Setup The Menu 3 – TCP/IP Setup fields are explained in the next table:...
  • Page 121: Chapter 16 Port Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Chapter 16 Port Setup Configure your VDSL and Ethernet ports in SMT menu 6. 16.1 Port Configuration Port type (VDSL or Ethernet) is labeled under Type in menu 6. Enter the port index number to configure it.
  • Page 122: Figure 16-1 Menu 6 - Ports Setup (Ves-1012)

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Menu 6 - Ports Setup Type Active User Name VDSL JoeSoap VDSL David VDSL Troy VDSL John VDSL VDSL VDSL VDSL VDSL VDSL VDSL VDSL ETHERNET ETHERNET Enter Selection Number: Figure 16-1 Menu 6 – Ports Setup (VES-1012) 16.1.2...
  • Page 123: Ethernet Port Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 16-1VDSL Port Setup FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE Active The factory default of all VDSL ports is disabled. A port must be enabled for data transmission to occur. Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and press [ENTER] to enable the specified VDSL port.
  • Page 124: Figure 16-3 Menu 6.2 - Ethernet Port Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Please refer to the section on 10/100M Auto-Sensing Ethernet for Ethernet port default settings and the section about Ethernet port trunking for information on port trunking. Select an Ethernet port and then press [ENTER] to go to the Ethernet port setup menu.
  • Page 125: Port Submenus

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 16-2 Menu 6.2 – Ethernet Port Setup FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE Default Port The Default Port Priority value is added to incoming frames without a (802.1p) Priority priority tag. The default is 0. Use this field to define the default priority of each port.
  • Page 126: Figure 16-6 Menu 6.1.1 - Port Spanning Tree Protocol Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 16-3 Edit Static MAC Address FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE MAC # This (read-only) field displays the index number chosen in menu 6.1.4. Active Press [SPACE BAR] once to select Yes to enable the static MAC address.
  • Page 127: Figure 16-7 Menu 6.1.3 Port Vlan Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 16.2.3 Configuring VLAN on a Port You must first select 802.1Q VLAN Type in menu 2. Select Yes in the Edit VLAN Setup field in Menu 6.1 — VDSL Port Setup (or Menu 6.13 — Ethernet Port Setup) to open Menu 6.1.3 — Port VLAN Setup.
  • Page 129: Smt Advanced Applications And Management

    SMT Advanced Applications and Management Part V: SMT Advanced Applications and Management This part shows you how to configure static routes, VLAN and SNMP. See the web configurator parts of this guide for background information on features configurable by web configurator and SMT.
  • Page 131: Chapter 17 Static Route Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Chapter 17 Static Route Setup Static routes tell the VES how to forward management traffic. 17.1 Creating a Static Route Enter 12 from the main menu to go to Menu 12 – Static Route Setup. Menu 12 - IP Static Route Setup 1.
  • Page 132 Enter the IP address of the gateway. The gateway is an immediate Address neighbor of your VES-1000 Series switch that forwards the packet to the destination. The gateway must be a router on the same segment as your VES-1000 Series switch.
  • Page 133: Chapter 18 Vlan Setup

    17 VLAN setup. Menu 17 allows you to enable GVRP on the switch and configure static VLANs. See elsewhere in this manual for VLAN configuration using menus 2 and 6. Copyright (c) 1994 - 2002 ZyXEL Communications Corp. VES-1012 Main Menu (VDSL_1)
  • Page 134: Figure 18-3 Menu 17.1.1 - 802.1Q Vlan Static Entry Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 18-1 Menu 17 - VLAN Setup FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE GVRP GVRP (GARP VLAN Registration Protocol) is a registration protocol that Enable defines a way for switches to register necessary VLAN members on ports across the network. Enable this function to permit VLANs groups beyond the local switch.
  • Page 135: Port-Based Vlan Setup

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 18-2 Menu 17.1.1 – 802.1Q VLAN Static Entry Setup FIELD DESCRIPTION Port01 ~ Port14 Press [SPACE BAR] to choose from Fixed-U, Fixed-T, Forbidden, Normal-U or Normal- T. The abbreviations are defined as follows. Fixed-U Fixed Registration + Untagged...
  • Page 136: Figure 18-4 Menu 17.1.1 - Port Based Vlan Setup (Ves-1012)

    Port-based VLANs are specific only to the switch on which they were created. The factory default port-based VLAN settings for VES-1000 Series switches are summarized below. •...
  • Page 137: Chapter 19 Snmp Configuration

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Chapter 19 SNMP Configuration This chapter discusses SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) for network management and monitoring. 19.1 About SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol is a protocol used for exchanging management information between network devices. SNMP is a member of TCP/IP protocol suite. Your VES supports SNMP agent functionality, which allows a manager station to manage and monitor the VES through the network.
  • Page 138: Supported Mibs

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch SNMP itself is a simple request/response protocol based on the manager/agent model. The manager issues a request and the agent returns responses using the following protocol operations: Table 19-1 SNMP Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION Allows the manager to retrieve an object variable from the agent.
  • Page 139: Snmp Traps

    ENTER to Confirm…” to save your configuration, or press [ESC] to cancel. 19.4 SNMP Traps The VES-1000 Series switch sends traps to an SNMP manager when an event occurs. SNMP traps supported are outlined in the following table. Table 19-3 SNMP Traps...
  • Page 140 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 19-3 SNMP Traps GENERIC TRAP SPECIFIC TRAP DESCRIPTION 4 (TRAP_OVERHEATOVER) This trap is sent when the temperature returns to normal. For example, the following trap shows that the current reading at Temp1 is 64 degrees centigrade.
  • Page 141: Smt System Maintenance

    SMT System Maintenance Part VI: SMT System Maintenance This part shows you how to configure SMT menu 24 and submenus including CI commands. See the web configurator parts of this guide for background information on features configurable by web configurator and SMT.
  • Page 143: Chapter 20 System Maintenance 1

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Chapter 20 System Maintenance 1 This chapter discusses the System Status, System Information and Console Port Speed, Log and Trace and Diagnostic SMT menus. 20.1 Introduction Select 24 in the main menu to open Menu 24 – System Maintenance, as shown next.
  • Page 144: Figure 20-3 Menu 24.1.1 - System Maintenance - System Status

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 20.2.1 System Maintenance Enter 24 from the main menu to go to Menu 24 – System Maintenance. Enter 1 to open Menu 24.1 – System Status. Enter 1 again to open Menu 24.1.1 — System Maintenance — System Status.
  • Page 145: Figure 20-4 Port Statistics

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 20-1 System Maintenance – Status Menu Fields FIELD DESCRIPTION Tx KB/s This field shows the number of bytes transmitted on a per-second basis in kilobytes per second on this port. Rx KB/s This field shows the number of bytes received on a per-second basis in kilobytes per second on this port.
  • Page 146 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 20-2 Port Statistics FIELD DESCRIPTION RxBcstPkts This is the number of good broadcast frames received. RxMcstPkts This is the number of good multicast frames received. RxPausePkts This is the number of 802.3x pause frames received.
  • Page 147 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 20-2 Port Statistics FIELD DESCRIPTION Tx256To511 This is the number of frames (including bad frames) transmitted that were between 256 and 511 octets in length. Tx512To1023 This is the number of frames (including bad frames) transmitted that were between 512 and 1023 octets in length.
  • Page 148: Figure 20-5 Menu 24.1.2 - Spanning Tree Protocol Status

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 20-2 Port Statistics FIELD DESCRIPTION Rate This is the VDSL raw speed. This is the carrier frequency The higher the SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio) number, the better. SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio is the ratio of the amplitude of the desired signal to the amplitude of noise signals at a given point in time.
  • Page 149: Figure 20-6 Menu 24.1.3 Vlan Status

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 20-3 Menu 24.1.2 - Spanning Tree Protocol Status FIELD DESCRIPTION Cost to Bridge This is the cost for a packet to travel to the root in the current Spanning Tree configuration. The slower the media, the higher the cost. This is 0 if your bridge is the root device.
  • Page 150: System Information And Console Port Speed

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 20-4 Menu 24.1.3 - VLAN Status FIELD DESCRIPTION Number of VLANs This is the total number of VLANs on the switch. Management VID Management VLAN ID is the VLAN ID of the CPU and is used for management only. The default is "1".
  • Page 151: Log And Trace

    Figure 20-9 Menu 24.2.2 – System Maintenance – Change Console Port Speed 20.4 Log and Trace There are two logging facilities in switches in the VES-1000 Series. The first is the error logs and trace records that are stored locally. The second is the UNIX syslog facility for message logging.
  • Page 152: Figure 20-10 Menu 24.3 - System Maintenance - Log And Trace

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 20.4.1 Viewing Error Log The first place you should look for clues when something goes wrong is the error/trace log. Follow the procedures next to view the local error/trace log: Menu 24.3 — System Maintenance — Log and Trace 1.
  • Page 153: Diagnostic

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Menu 24.3.2 -- System Maintenance — UNIX Syslog Syslog: Active= No Syslog IP Address= ? Log Facility= Local 1 Types: CDR= No Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel: Press Space Bar to Toggle. Figure 20-12 Menu 24.3.2 – System Maintenance – UNIX Syslog Configure the UNIX syslog parameters described in the following table to activate syslog.
  • Page 154: Table 20-7 System Maintenance Menu Diagnostic

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch From the main menu, enter 24 to open Menu 24 – System Maintenance. From this menu, enter 4. This will open Menu 24.4 – System Maintenance – Diagnostic. The following table describes the diagnostic tests available in menu 24.4 for your VES and the connections.
  • Page 155: Chapter 21 Firmware And Configuration File Maintenance

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Chapter 21 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance This chapter tells you how to back up/restore your configuration file and upload new firmware and/or configuration file. 21.1 Filename Conventions The configuration file (often called the romfile or rom-0) contains the factory default settings in the menus such as password, DHCP Setup, TCP/IP Setup, etc.
  • Page 156: Backup Configuration

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 21.2 Backup Configuration The VES displays different messages explaining different ways to backup, restore and upload files in menus 24.5, 24.6, 24. 7.1 and 24.7.2; depending on whether you use the console port or Telnet. Option 5 from Menu 24 — System Maintenance allows you to backup the current configuration to your computer for your VES.
  • Page 157: Figure 21-2 Ftp Session Example

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Use “get” to transfer files from the VES to the computer, for example, “get rom-0 config.rom” transfers the configuration file on the VES to your computer and renames it “config.rom”. See earlier in this chapter for more information on filename conventions.
  • Page 158: Backup Configuration Using Tftp

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch • The IP address(es) in the Secured Client Sets menu (menu 24.11.1) does not match the client IP address. If it does not match, the VES will disconnect the Telnet session immediately. • There is an SMT console session running.
  • Page 159: Backup Via Console Port

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 21-3 General Commands for GUI-based TFTP Clients COMMAND DESCRIPTION Host Enter the IP address of the VES. 192.168.1.1 is the VES’s default IP address when shipped. Send/Fetch Use “Send” to upload the file to the VES and “Fetch” to back up the file on your computer.
  • Page 160: Restore Configuration

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch ** Backup Configuration completed. OK. ### Hit any key to continue.### Figure 21-6 Successful Backup Confirmation Screen 21.3 Restore Configuration This section shows you how to restore a previously saved configuration. Note that this function erases the current configuration before restoring a previous back up configuration;...
  • Page 161: Figure 21-8 Ftp Restore Example

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Enter “open”, followed by a space and the IP address of your VES. Press [ENTER] when prompted for a username. Enter your password as requested (the default is “1234”). Enter “bin” to set transfer mode to binary.
  • Page 162: Uploading Firmware And Configuration Files

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Type the configuration file’s location, or click Browse to search for it. Choose the Xmodem protocol. Then click Send. Figure 21-11 Restore Configuration Example After a successful restoration you will see the following screen. Press any key to restart the VES and return to the SMT menu.
  • Page 163: Figure 21-13 Telnet Into Menu 24.7.1 - Upload System Firmware

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Menu 24.7.1 — System Maintenance — Upload System Firmware To upload the system firmware, follow the procedure below: 1. Launch the FTP client on your workstation. 2. Type "open" and the IP address of your system. Then type "root" and SMT password as requested.
  • Page 164: Figure 21-15 Ftp Session Example Of Firmware File Upload

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Enter “bin” to set transfer mode to binary. Use “put” to transfer files from the computer to the VES, for example, “put firmware.bin ras” transfers the firmware on your computer (firmware.bin) to the VES and renames it “ras”. Similarly, “put config.rom rom-0”...
  • Page 165: Figure 21-16 Menu 24.7.1 As Seen Using The Console Port

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Note that the telnet connection must be active and the VES in CI mode before and during the TFTP transfer. For details on TFTP commands (see following example), please consult the documentation of your TFTP client program.
  • Page 166: Example Xmodem Firmware Upload Using Hyperterminal

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch After the "Starting Xmodem upload" message appears, activate the Xmodem protocol on your computer. Follow the procedure as shown previously for the HyperTerminal program. The procedure for other serial communications programs should be similar. 21.4.9 Example Xmodem Firmware Upload Using HyperTerminal Click Transfer, then Send File to display the following screen.
  • Page 167: Upload The Default Configuration File

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch After the "Starting Xmodem upload" message appears, activate the Xmodem protocol on your computer. Follow the procedure as shown previously for the HyperTerminal program. The procedure for other serial communications programs should be similar. Enter “atgo” to restart the VES.
  • Page 168: Figure 21-21 Configuration File Upload Begins

    Compressed Length: CF9D8, Checksum: A6D7 Figure 21-21 Configuration File Upload Begins Wait a moment until you see the next screen. Do not interrupt the process. Copyright (c) 1994 - 2002 ZyXEL Communications Corp. initialize ch =0, ethernet address: 00:a0:c5:00:00:01 Waiting............
  • Page 169: Chapter 22 System Maintenance 2

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Chapter 22 System Maintenance 2 This chapter discusses CI Mode, Remote Management Control and Hardware Monitor SMT menus. 22.1 Command Interpreter Mode This option allows you to enter command interpreter mode, which allows more advanced system diagnosis and troubleshooting.
  • Page 170: Resetting The Time

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 22-1 Time and Date Setting Fields FIELD DESCRIPTION Use Time Server Enter the time service protocol that your time server sends when you turn on the VES. Not when Bootup all time servers support all protocols, so you may have to check with your ISP/network administrator or use trial and error to find a protocol that works.
  • Page 171: Figure 22-3 Menu 24.11 - Remote Management Control

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Menu 24.11 - Remote Management Control Service Access: TELNET service= Enable Server Port= 23 FTP Service= Enable Server Port= 21 Web Service= Enable Server Port= 80 ICMP Service= Enable Edit Secured Clients= No Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel: Figure 22-3 Menu 24.11 –...
  • Page 172: Figure 22-4 Menu 24.11.1 - Secured Client Sets

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Menu 24.11.1 - Secured Client Sets Addr_START Addr_END T F W I --------------- --------------- - - - - 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Y N Y Y Enter Secured Client Set Number (1-4) to Configure: Figure 22-4 Menu 24.11.1 - Secured Client Sets Table 22-3 Menu 24.11.1 - Secured Client Sets...
  • Page 173: Hardware Monitor

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 22-4 Menu 24.11.1.1 - Secured Client Configuration FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE Active Press [SPACE BAR] once to select Yes and then press [ENTER] to make this client set active. This displays as “A” in menu 24.1.1.
  • Page 174: Figure 22-6 Menu 24.12 - Hardware Monitor (Ves-1012)

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Menu 24.12 - Hardware Monitor Temperature(C) Current Threshold Status TEMP1 33.0 34.0 28.0 65.0 Normal TEMP2 31.5 32.5 28.0 65.0 Normal TEMP3 46.5 47.5 36.0 75.0 Normal Fan speed(RPM) Current Threshold Status FAN1 8083 8231 7848...
  • Page 175: Return To Default Setting

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 22-5 Menu 24.12 - Hardware Monitor FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE Current This is the current voltage reading. 2.03 This field displays the maximum voltage measured at this point. This field displays the minimum voltage measured at this point.
  • Page 177: Line Interface Commands And Troubleshooting

    Line Interface Commands and Troubleshooting Part VII: Line Interface Commands and Troubleshooting This part introduces line interface commands and offers some troubleshooting strategies.
  • Page 179: Chapter 23 Vdsl-Related Commands

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Chapter 23 VDSL-Related Commands This chapter shows you how to configure VDSL using line interface commands. 23.1 Introduction CI commands are an alternative way (to SMT menus) of configuring your VES. They contain more advanced features that may be used for debugging and troubleshooting. Please exercise caution when using CI commands as incorrect usage may damage your VES.
  • Page 180: Vdsl Commands

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch ras> ? Valid commands are: exit ether vdsl ras> Figure 23-2 CI Commands 23.2 VDSL Commands The following table is a summary of VDSL-related commands. Table 23-2 VDSL-related Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION vdsl uprate chan-id (x) This command sets the VDSL upstream rate (0 to 4)
  • Page 181: Table 23-3 Set Vdsl Mode By Ci Command

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 23.2.1 Set VDSL Mode vdsl mode chan-id (mode) This command sets the VDSL mode. After you set the mode is set, you must use “vdsl reset chan-id” or “vdsl recon chan-id” to force the VDSL channel to reconnect.
  • Page 182: Table 23-4 Vdsl Rates

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 23-4 VDSL Rates UPRATE/DOWNRATE UPSTREAM RATE DOWNSTREAM RATE 10Base-S 1.56Mbps 4.17Mbps 6.25Mbps 6.25Mbps 9.38Mbps 8.33Mbps 12.50Mbps 12.50Mbps 18.75Mbps 16.67Mbps ANSI / ETSI Plan 998 1.56Mbps 4.17Mbps 3.13Mbps 6.25Mbps 6.25Mbps 8.33Mbps 12.50Mbps 16.67Mbps ETSI Plan 997 1.56Mbps...
  • Page 183: Figure 23-3 Vdsl Channel Status

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch ves100> vdsl st vdsl01 VDSL Channel vdsl01 Parameters: General Status Registers: MODEMSTAT = 0x80 LINK_STAT = 0xae VER_SOFT = 0xb4 VER_HARD = 0x32 RSTSTAT = 0x40 FAILCNT = 0x00 DS = QAM 256, Int 12, Rate = 16666666 bps, fc = 1953125 Hz...
  • Page 184: Figure 23-4 Vdsl Driver Version

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 23-5 VDSL Channel Status Counters FIELD DESCRIPTION RS_ERR This is the count of bit errors detected and corrected by Reed-Solomon code. Reed- Solomon codes are block-based error correcting codes and are used to correct errors in many systems.
  • Page 185: Figure 23-5 Vdsl Show Example

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch ves100> vdsl show vdsl01 VDSL Channel vdsl01 Setting: VDSL Port: enable VDSL mode: 10BaseS VDSL Max. upstream rate: 4 VDSL Max. downstream rate: 4 VDSL Curr. upstream rate: 4 VDSL Curr. downstream rate: 4 VDSL state: 4...
  • Page 186: Figure 23-7 Vdsl Initialization Messages

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch VES-100>State 0 - Initialize Write default parameters to LT Goto State 1 State 1 - Wait to connect to default rate Default rate connected (1113 ms) VDSL:US 1.56Mbps SNR 34.08dB DS 4.17Mbps SNR 43.08dB Change Link Watchdog Timer...
  • Page 187: Vdsl-Ethernet-Related Commands

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch ves100> vdsl mon vdsl01 on ves100> vdsl01:VDSL:US 16.67Mbps SNR 36.43dB RSERR 0 DS 16.67Mbps SNR 42.71dB RS ERR 0 vdsl01:VDSL:US 16.67Mbps SNR 36.34dB RSERR 0 DS 16.67Mbps SNR 42.54dB RSERR 0 vdsl01:VDSL:US 16.67Mbps SNR 36.40dB RSERR 0 DS 16.67Mbps SNR 42.60dB RSERR 0 vdsl01:VDSL:US 16.67Mbps SNR 36.54dB RSERR 0 DS 16.67Mbps SNR 42.57dB RSERR 0...
  • Page 188 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 23-6 Ethernet Status Counters COUNTER MEANING LATE_COL The number of times that a collision was detected on a particular interface later than 512 bit- times into the transmission of a packet. EXC_COL A count of frames for which transmission failed due to excessive collisions. Excessive collision is defined as the number of maximum collisions before the retransmission count is reset.
  • Page 189: Figure 23-10 Ethernet Flow Control

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Table 23-7 Ethernet Speed Parameters SPEED INDEX NUMBER SPEED/FLOW CONTROL Auto Negotiation 10 Mbits/s, Half Duplex 10 Mbits/s, Full Duplex 100Mbits/s, Half Duplex 100Mbits/s, Full Duplex 23.3.4 Enet Fctrl Command vdsl enet fctrl chan-id (lt|nt) [on|off] Type this command to set the Ethernet port flow control or show the Ethernet port flow control status (without “on”...
  • Page 190: Figure 23-12 Enet Monitor Statistics

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch >vdsl enet mon 2 on ves-100>108:Enet(LT):Tx(F:0 B:0 S:0) Rx(F:681 B:85833 S:1950) 109:Enet(NT):Tx(F:694 B:90140 S:2709) Rx(F:0 B:0 S:0) 113:Enet(LT):Tx(F:0 B:0 S:0) Rx(F:815 B:117449 S:6323) 114:Enet(NT):Tx(F:828 B:119529 S:5877) Rx(F:0 B:0 S:0) 118:Enet(LT):Tx(F:0 B:0 S:0) Rx(F:876 B:125667 S:1643) 119:Enet(NT):Tx(F:884 B:126557 S:1405) Rx(F:0 B:0 S:0)
  • Page 191: Chapter 24 Switch-Related Commands

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Chapter 24 Switch-Related Commands This chapter shows you how to configure your VES using switch-related commands. 24.1 Overview The following table is an overview of the MIB, port and VLAN switch-related CI commands. Table 24-1 MIB, Port and VLAN Switch Command Summary...
  • Page 192: Port Status Command

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Port13 statics: 00 RxUcstPkts 01 RxBcstPkts 02 RxMcstPkts 03 RxPausePkts 04 RxFCSErrors 05 Collisions0 06 Collisions1 07 MultiCollision = 0 08 TxUcstPkts 09 TxBcstPkts 0a TxMcstPkts 0b TxPausePkts 0c FloodPkts 0d FilterPkts 0e BufFullDrops 0f StormDrops...
  • Page 193: Vlans

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Port 0 status is 0x1003 Port 1 status is 0x2 Port 2 status is 0x10 02 Port 3 status is 0x8000 Port 4 status is 0x1002 Numbers greater Port 5 status is 0x8000 Port 6 status is 0x8000...
  • Page 194: Figure 24-3 Default Vlan Settings

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 24.4.1 VLAN Status Command sw vlan status Use this command to view the port-based VLAN settings for all ports. The factory default port-based VLAN for the VES is shown in the next screen. VLAN map: Egress port...
  • Page 195: Figure 24-4 Daisy-Chaining Vlan Example

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch VLAN map: 9 10 11 12 13 14 Port 0: Port 1: Port 2: Port 3: Port 4: Port 5: Port 6: Port 7: Port 8: Port 9: Port10: Port11: Port12: Port13: Port14: Where 'O' means the port itself, 'X' means its VLAN member, and '-' is not VLAN member.
  • Page 196: Figure 24-5 Vlan Set Example

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch VLAN map: 9 10 11 12 13 14 Port 0: — — — — — — — — — — — — Port 1: — — — — — — — — — — Port 2: —...
  • Page 197: Figure 24-7 Set All Ports As Egress Ports For A Single Port

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch sw vlan set 1 all Sets all ports to be the egress ports for port 1. VLAN map: 9 10 11 12 13 14 Port 0: — — — — — — — — — —...
  • Page 198: Figure 24-9 Clear One Port Of Specific Egress Ports

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 24.4.3 VLAN Clear Command Clear One Port of Specific Egress Ports sw vlan clear n x1 x2 Use this command to clear port n of egress ports x1 and x2. Sw vlan clear 1 3 4 Clears port 1 of egress ports 3 and 4.
  • Page 199: Figure 24-10 Clear One Port Of All Egress Ports

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch VLAN map: 9 10 11 12 13 14 Port 0: Port 1: — — — — — — — — — — — — — Port 2: Port 3: Port 4: Port 5: Port 6: Port 7:...
  • Page 200: Mac Address Commands

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 24.5 MAC Address Commands The following commands allow ports to learn MAC addresses and display information about MAC addresses learned. MAC address learning reduces the need for outgoing traffic broadcasts. Table 24-4 MAC Address CI Commands...
  • Page 201: Mac Address Learning

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 24.6 MAC Address Learning To disallow port 1 from learning MAC addresses use this command. sw mac learn 1 off This command turns MAC address learning off for port 1. sw mac status Type this command to see the result.
  • Page 202: Figure 24-14 Mac Address Details

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch VES_APLHA>sw mac address ifport address 00:05:5d:04:14:ac: 00:00:e8:89:89:47: 00:90:cc:a6:24:dc: 00:80:c8:29:29:99: 00:80:c8:55:29:9e: 08:00:09:bd:e1:97: 00:a0:cc:3e:a6:a8: 00:03:47:70:2d:b0: 00:a0:c9:03:ab:93: 00:80:c8:36:ad:4a: 00:80:c8:2e:2d:a1: 00:d0:59:0d:9c:ed: 00:a0:c5:99:30:bf: 00:a0:c5:78:31:26: < press [ENTER] to continue displaying MAC addresses learned (you may have to do this several times to complete) or press [ESC] to return to the CI command prompt >...
  • Page 203: Switch Spanning Tree Protocol Command

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 24.6.3 Switch MAC Find Command sw mac find (mac address) Use this command to find a MAC address and display port interface and age information. switch mac find 00:80:c8:3d:35:5d ret = 1 ifport = 13, age = 2, static = 0...
  • Page 204: Switch Driver Commands

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Bridge Info: (1) DesignatedRootBridgeID: 8000-00a0c5012345 (2) RootPathCost: (3) RootPortID: 0x0000 (4) MaxAge: 5120 (1/256 sec) (5) HelloTime: 512 (1/256 sec) (6) ForwardDelay: 3840 (1/256 sec) (7) BridgeID: 8000-00a0c5012345 (8) BMaxAge: 5120 (1/256 sec) (9) BHelloTime: 512 (1/256 sec)
  • Page 205: Figure 24-19 Display Switch Driver Counters

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch ves-100> switch driver count disp TxPktCnt = 79287 RxPktCnt = 281259 TxBufFullCnt = 0 RxNoBufCnt = 0 TxFreeCnt = 79287 Figure 24-19 Display Switch Driver Counters Table 24-8 Display Switch Driver Counters FIELD DESCRIPTION TxPktCnt This is the number of transmitted packets.
  • Page 207: Chapter 25 Ip Commands

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Chapter 25 IP Commands This chapter discusses configuring the VES using IP commands. 25.1 Introduction Traditionally, IP packets are transmitted in one of either two ways - Unicast (1 sender to 1 recipient) or Broadcast (1 sender to everybody on the network). Multicast delivers IP packets to just a group of hosts on the network.
  • Page 208: Figure 25-1 Igmp Snooping Status

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch ves-100> ip igmpsnoop status IGMP Snooping: Enable inQuery = 30 inReport = 170 inLeave = 3 Group groupLink channLink flags 224.0.0.12 [0054a934 002a3480] [0074bab0 0074bab0] 0000 224.0.0.6 [0054ad10 0074f608] [0074ba08 0074ba08] 0000 224.0.0.5 [0054ac40 0054a934] [0074b9b4 0074b9b4] 0000 239.255.255.254 [0074f0f4 0054ad10] [0074b960 0074b960] 0000...
  • Page 209: Figure 25-2 Igmp Snooping Query Example

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch ves-100> ip igmpsnoop querier Last query is received from channel swp12 Figure 25-2 IGMP Snooping Query Example 25.1.3 Enable IGMP Snooping ip igmpsnoop enable Use this command to turn on IGMP snooping. 25.1.4 Disable IGMP Snooping ip igmpsnoop disable Use this command to turn off IGMP snooping.
  • Page 211: Chapter 26 Troubleshooting

    VES-1012 User’s Guide Chapter 26 Troubleshooting This chapter covers potential problems and possible remedies. After each problem description, some steps are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem. Refer to the Troubleshooting chapter in the Hardware Installation Guide for more troubleshooting information. 26.1 VDSL LED(s) A VDSL LED is not on.
  • Page 212: Intermittent Vdsl Led(S)

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch 26.3 Intermittent VDSL LED(s) A VDSL LED turns on and off intermittently. Table 26-3 Troubleshooting a Non-Constant VDSL LED STEPS CORRECTIVE ACTION Disconnect the phone wire coming from the USER port of the VES and connect the VDSL modem or router directly to the USER port of the VES using a different telephone wire.
  • Page 213: Remote Server

    VES-1012 User’s Guide Table 26-6 Troubleshooting the Password STEPS CORRECTIVE ACTION Send a screen shot of your VES’s MAC address to your local distributor. 26.7 Remote Server The computer behind the VDSL modem or router cannot access a remote server. Table 26-7 Troubleshooting a Remote Server STEPS CORRECTIVE ACTION...
  • Page 214: Table 26-9 Troubleshooting Connecting To The Wan Switch

    CORRECTIVE ACTION Check your cable connections. Use a straight through Ethernet cable when connecting the VES to a WAN switch. Use a crossover Ethernet cable if you are daisy-chaining to other VES-1000 Series switches and make sure trunking is disabled.
  • Page 215: Appendices And Index

    Appendices and Index Part VIII: Appendices and Index This part lists some appendices and an index. VIII...
  • Page 217: Appendix A Product Specifications

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Appendix A Product Specifications VES-1008A Specifications Physical Interfaces • Compact A4-sized enclosure • 10” 1U rack/wall mountable unit • One Telco-50 connector for 8 ports to CPE and POTS/ISDN to MDF or CO • One Console port for local management •...
  • Page 218 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch VES-1012 Specifications Physical Interfaces • 19” 1U rack-mountable, wall-mountable unit (VES-1012 Only) • Two Telco-50 connectors, including 1 Telco-50: 12 USER lines (to the VDSL subscriber) 1 Telco-50: 12 CO lines (to the central office or PBX) •...
  • Page 219: Appendix B Pin Assignments

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Appendix B Pin Assignments Console Port Pin Assignments Diagram 1 RS-232 (Female) DB-9 Console Port Pin Assignments1 Telco-50 Pin Assignments for Phone Lines Diagram 2 Wiring Diagram for the VES-1008A Telco-50 connector 1 Products without flow control only use pins 2,3 and 5.
  • Page 220 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch PIN ASSIGNMENTS FOR VES-1008A TELCO-50 PORT PHONE PORT TELCO-50 PIN ASSIGNMENTS 8, 33 7, 32 6, 31 5, 30 4, 29 3, 28 2, 27 1, 26 VDSL PORT PINS TELCO-50 PIN ASSIGNMENTS 25, 50 23, 48 21, 46 19.
  • Page 221 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Diagram 3 Telco-50 Pin Assignments for Phone Lines Telco-50 Pin Assignments for VDSL Connections Diagram 4 Telco-50 Pin Assignments for VDSL Connections Pin Assignments...
  • Page 222 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Ethernet Port Pin Assignments PIN # RJ-45 (ETHERNET PORT) Not connected Not connected Not connected Not connected Pin Assignments...
  • Page 223: Index

    VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Index Collisions1 ............20-4 Command Interpreter Mode......14-4, 22-1 Commands ............20-3 Configuration File ....21-1, 21-8, 21-9, 21-12 10 Base-S ............... 6-1 Configured Settings..........26-2 10Base-S ........6-2, 23-1, 23-3, 23-4 Console Port..........20-8, 20-9 Constellation ..........20-5, 23-5 Contact ..............
  • Page 224 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Interference Statements ..........iii Intermittent VDSL LED........26-2 Fan Speed .............22-6 Introducing the SMT ..........14-1 Fc..............20-6, 23-5 IP address .......... 15-7, 16-3, 16-4 FCC ................iii IP Address ..............5-9 FCC Warning ............iii IP Setup ..........5-8, 14-4, 15-6 FCS_ERR ............23-10...
  • Page 225 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch MUL_COL............23-9 Rate Adaptation..........6-2, 16-1 MultiCollision ............20-4 Rate Adaption ............16-3 Rear Panel Connections Rear Panel ............2-1 Reconnect VDSL ..........23-4 Related Documentation........... xv Naming Conventions..........xv Remote loop back test ........20-12 Navigating the SMT Interface......14-2 Remote Management ....
  • Page 226 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch Secured Clients.............22-3 Switch MIB ............24-1 Secured IP ............22-5 Switch Setup..........5-4, 14-4 SecurityDrops............20-5 SYNC-rate............26-2 sensors ..............A-2 Syslog IP Address ..........20-11 Server ..............22-2 System Information ..........20-8 Server Access ............22-3 System Maintenance 20-1, 20-2, 20-3, 20-6, 20-7, 20- Service Port ............22-3 8, 20-9, 20-10, 20-11, 20-12, 21-2, 21-4, 21-10, Service Type............22-5...
  • Page 227 VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch TXBCNT............23-10 VDSL Rates ............23-3 TxBcstPkts ............20-4 VDSL-related CI commands........ 23-2 TxExcessCOLs............. 20-4 View Ethernet Status Counters ......23-9 TxLateCOLs............20-4 View Status VDSL..........23-4 TxMcstPkts ............20-4 VLAN Clear............24-8 TxOctetsLSB............20-5 VLAN Set ............24-5 TxOctetsMSB............

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