Asus GigaX 2 Getting to know the GigaX

GigaX Series L3 Managed Switch User Guide

2 Getting to know the GigaX

2.1 Package contents

The GigaX switch package comes with the following items:

• 24-port L3 managed switch

• AC Power cord

• Null modem cable for console interface (DB9)

• Rack installation kit (two brackets with six #6-32 screws)

• USB cable for console interface

• Installation CD-ROM

• Quick installation guide

Figure 1. GigaX L3 managed switch package contents

Contents

Main 2 Exxxx First Edition V1 March 2005 GigaX Series L3 Managed Switch User Guide Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement ASUS contact information Table of Contents Page Page Page List of Figures Page List of Tables 1 Introduction 1.1 L3 managed features Page 1.2 Conventions used in this document 1.2.1 Notations 1.2.2 Typography 1.2.3 Symbols 2 Getting to know the GigaX 2.1 Package contents Page 17 Table 1. Front panel labels and LEDs 2.3 Rear Panel 2.4 Technical specifications 3 Quick start guide 3.1 Part 1 Installing the hardware 3.1.1 Installing the switch on a flat surface 3.1.2 Mounting the switch on a rack 3.2 Part 2 Setting up the switch 3.2.1 Connect the console port 3.2.2 Connect to the computers or a LAN 3.2.3 Attach the RPS module 3.2.4 Attach the power adapter Page 3.3 Part 3 Basic switch setting for management 3.3.1 Setting up through the console port Page Page 3.3.2 Setting up through the Web interface Page 4 Management with the Web Interface 4.1 Log into Web user interface 4.2 Functional layout Page Page 4.2.1 Menu navigation tips 4.2.2 Commonly used buttons and icons 4.3 System Pages 4.3.1 Management 4.3.2 IP Setup 4.3.3 Administration 4.3.4 Reboot 4.3.5 Firmware Upgrade 4.4 Physical Interface Page 4.5 Route 4.5.1 Interfaces Page 4.5.2 Static Route 4.5.3 RIP 4.6 Bridge 4.6.1 Spanning Tree/Rapid Spanning Tree 4.6.2 Link Aggregation Page 4.6.3 Mirroring Page 4.6.4 Static Multicast 4.6.5 IGMP Snooping 4.6.6 Traffic Control 4.6.7 Dynamic Addresses Page 4.6.8 Static Addresses 4.6.9 Tagged VLAN Page 4.6.10 Default Port VLAN and CoS 4.6.11 CoS Queue Mapping 4.6.12 DHCP Snooping Page 4.7 SNMP 4.7.1 Community Table Page 4.7.3 Trap Setting 4.7.4 VACM Group 4.7.5 VACM View Page 4.7.6 USM User Page 4.8 Filters 4.8.1 Filter Set Page Page 4.8.2 Filter Attach Page 4.9 Security 4.9.1 Port Access Control Page 4.9.2 Dial-In User 4.9.3 RADIUS 4.10 Statistics Chart 4.10.1 Traffic Comparison Page Page 4.11 Save Configuration 5 Console Interface Page 5.1.1 Boot ROM Command Mode 81 5.1.2 Boot ROM Commands Type ? in the boot mode to display the valid commands list. Table 7. Boot ROM commands 5.2 Login and Logout 5.3 CLI Commands 5.3.1 System Commands Page Page 5.3.2 Physical Interface Commands 5.3.3 Route Commands Page 5.3.4 Bridge Commands Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 5.3.5 SNMP Page Page Page Page Page Page 5.3.5 Filters Commands Page Page Page 5.3.6 Security Commands Page Page Page Page Page 6 IP Addresses, Network Masks, and Subnets 6.1 IP Addresses 6.1.1 Structure of an IP address Page 6.1.2 Network classes 6.2 Subnet masks Page 7 Troubleshooting 7.1 Diagnosing problems using IP utilities 7.1.1 ping Page 7.1.2 nslookup 7.2 Replacing defective fans Page 123 7.3 Simple fixes Page 8 Glossary Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 9 Index