Cabletron Systems ELS100-24TXG 1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW

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1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Description

This installation and user guid e d esc r ib es t he Cabletron ELS100-24TXG

Ethernet switch. The switch is IEEE 802.1D-compliant and supports 24

IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet po rts. Each por t can altern atively

operate as an IEEE 802.3i 10Base-T port. Additionally, the switch

features 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports which operate at 1 Gbps. These ports

support the various physical media transceiver flavors of IEEE 802.3z

Gigabit Ethernet through the us e of m odular Gig abit Inter face C onve rters

(GBICs). Supported media includes multi-mode fiber, single mode fiber,

and twinax copper.

The Cabletron ELS100-24TXG switch automatically learns end-station

addresses from the network and stores them in a Media Access Control

(MAC) address forwarding table. In comin g packe ts are then forw arded to

the appropriate output port based on the addresses in the packet. Each

port on the switch operates at full w ire s pee d w i th fu l l address and frame

filtering.

The Cabletron ELS100-24TXG switch contains advanced features such

as Remote Monitoring (RMON), IEEE 802.1Q virtual LANs (VLANs),

IEEE 802.1p Class of Service, flow control and broadcast throttling. For

network management, the ELS100-24TXG switch includes a standards-

compliant Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent. This

agent allows network management station applications to collect and

present status and performance information about a switch as well as

providing the ability to configure and control functions on the device.

Network management can also be performed in-band using the popular

TCP/IP application, Telnet. In ad diti on, a seri al co nsole port all ows o ut-of-

band management using a PC or a terminal. The ELS100-24TXG switch

is desktop or rack-mountable. LEDs on the front panel provide informatio n

about the operating status of the switch. The back panel of the switch

contains the power connector and a power switch. Two fans maintain

ventilation and cooling for internal switch components.

This chapter provides the following information:

•Product Description

•Features

•Front and Rear Panel Component Descriptions

•Feature Summaries

•Application Examples

Contents

Main NOTICE FCC NOTICE DOC NOTICE VCCI NOTICE CABLETRON SYSTEMS, INC. PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT CABLETRON SOFTWARE PROGRAM LICENSE EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS SAFETY INFORMATION LASER RADIATION AND CONNECTORS DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Page TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Page Page PREFACE Purpose Audience Conventions Other Conventions Organization Page Page 1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW Description Features Front Panel 4 Product Overview ELS100-24TXG Figure 1-3. Port LEDs Default Configuration Figure 1-4. Port LEDs LED Mode Button Pressed The numbers above and below the port LEDs identify the LEDs associated with a specific RJ-45 port. Link LEDs Activity LEDs Rear Panel Feature Summaries IEEE 802.1D Bridge Spanning Tree Protocol Frame Buffering and Frame Latency Software Download Non-volatile Parameter Storage Configuration and Management Interfac es RMON Port Mirroring Auto-negotiation Broadcast Throttling BootP/DHCP LEDs Full Duplex Mode Flow Control Application Examples Client/Server Network Application Local Backbone Application 2. INSTALLATION Inspecting Your Shipment Site Requirements Page Mounting the Switch on a Wall Mounting the Switch in a Rack Connecting a Terminal to the Console Port Powering the Switch Power-Up Network Cable Requirements Copper Fiber 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ports 1000Base-X Gigabit Ethernet Ports Page 3. ELS100-24TXG USER INTERFACE Overview User Access Factory Defaults 26 ELS100-24TXG User Interface ELS100-24TXG Menu Hierarchy Figure 3-2 shows the ELS100-24TXG switch user interface menu hierarchy. Figure 3-2. ELS100-2 4 TXG User Interface M enu Hierarchy Main Menu Figure 3-3. Main Menu System Configuration Menu Figure 3-4. System Configuration Menu SNMP Configuration Menu Figure 3-5. SNMP Configuration Menu Switch Configuration Menu Figure 3-6. Switch Configuration Menu Forwarding Table Configuration Menu Forwarding Table Configuration Menu (continued) Spanning Tree Configuration Menu Spanning Tree Configuration Menu (continued) Spanning Tree Port Configuration Menu Figure 3-9. Spanning Tree Port Configuration Menu Spanning Tree Port #n Configuration Menu VLAN Configuration Menu VLAN Menu VLAN #n Configuration Menu VLAN Port Menu Figure 3-14. VLAN Port Configuration Menu Class of Service Configuration Menu Port Priority Menu Figure 3-16. Port Priority Configuration Menu Port Menu Figure 3-17. Port Menu Port Configuration Menu Figure 3-18. Port Configuration Menu Switch Statistics Screen Figure 3-19. Switch Statistics Screen Switch Summary Screen Port Statistics Screen Figure 3-21 Port Statistics Screen (continued) General Information Screen Download Software Menu Save Current Configuration To save your current config uration, do the following: Return to Default Configuration Logout Reset 4. CONFIGURING & MONITORING THE SWITCH Common Tasks Setting Password Protection Assigning an IP Address Checking Network Configuration Status Connecting via Telnet Setting SNMP Management Access Viewing Switch Statistics Configuring Port Mirroring Downloading a Software Upgrade Downloading Via the Serial Port Downloading Via TFTP Configuring Spanning Tree Parameters Configuring VLANs Configuring Class of Service Configuring Port Operation Configuring the Forwarding Table Page Configuring Broadcast Cutoff Rate Setting a Default Gateway Configuring BootP/DHCP Page 5. SNMP MANAGEMENT The SNMP Protocol MIB Objects RFC 1213 (MIB-II) Page Table 5-2. Switch Information Variables continued on next page Table 5-2 Switch Information Variables (continued) Compiling MIB Extensions: Cabletron Website http://www.cabletron.com APPENDIX A. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Standards Compliance Certification Data Rate Page Port Specifications Console Port 10Base-T and 100Base-TX Ports Power Cord Set Requirements Country-Specific Requirements Note 1 Page APPENDIX B. SPANNING TREE CONCEPTS General Spanning Tree Features Spanning Tree Protocol in a Network Spanning Tree Protocol Parameters Table B-1. Spanning Tree Protocol Defaults Spanning Tree Protocol Operation Page APPENDIX C. FLOW CONTROL Page APPENDIX D. VIRTUAL LANS (VLANS) VLANs and Frame Tagging ELS100-24TXG VLAN Configuration VLAN ID Ports in VLAN VLAN Egress Ports VLAN Access Ports VLAN Hybrid Ports VLAN Application Example APPENDIX E. CLASS OF SERVICE Page APPENDIX F. ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS Page INDEX A B C D H I L M N T U V W