TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................

1

1.1

CHECKLIST..............................................................................................................................................

1

1.2

ABOUT THE SWITCH.................................................................................................................................

1

1.3

FEATURES...............................................................................................................................................

1

2. HARDWARE DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................................

3

2.1

FRONT PANEL .........................................................................................................................................

3

2.2

REAR PANEL ...........................................................................................................................................

4

2.3

HARDWARE INSTALLATION .......................................................................................................................

5

3. SWITCH MANAGEMENT..........................................................................................................................

7

3.1

OVERVIEW ..............................................................................................................................................

7

3.2 MANAGEMENT METHODS .........................................................................................................................

7

3.2.1 Local Console Management ...........................................................................................................

7

3.2.2 Remote Console Management .......................................................................................................

8

3.2.3 Web Management ..........................................................................................................................

8

3.2.4 SNMP Management........................................................................................................................

8

3.3

ASSIGNING AN IP ADDRESS TO THE SWITCH.............................................................................................

8

3.4

LOGGING ON TO THE SWITCH ...................................................................................................................

8

4. CONSOLE INTERFACE............................................................................................................................

9

4.1 CONNECT TO PC.................................................................................................................................

9

4.2

LOGIN IN ...............................................................................................................................................

10

4.3

MAIN SCREEN........................................................................................................................................

10

4.3.1 Status and Counters .....................................................................................................................

11

4.3.2 Switch Static Configuration...........................................................................................................

13

4.3.3 Protocol Related Configuration....................................................................................................

33

4.3.4 Reboot Switch...............................................................................................................................

44

4.3.5 Command Line .............................................................................................................................

46

4.3.6 Logout...........................................................................................................................................

46

5. WEB MANAGEMENT ..............................................................................................................................

47

5.1

LOGIN IN TO THE SWITCH .......................................................................................................................

47

5-2 PORT STATUS .......................................................................................................................................

48

5-3 PORT STATISTICS..................................................................................................................................

49

5-4 ADMINISTRATOR....................................................................................................................................

50

5.4.1 IP Address ....................................................................................................................................

51

5.4.2 Switch Settings .............................................................................................................................

53

5.4.3 Console Port Information ..............................................................................................................

56

5.4.5 Trunking........................................................................................................................................

58

5.4.6 Filter Database .............................................................................................................................

62

5.4.7 VLAN Configuration ......................................................................................................................

66

5.4.8 Spanning Tree ..............................................................................................................................

71

5.4.9 Port Sniffer....................................................................................................................................

74

5.4.10 SNMP..........................................................................................................................................

75

5.4.11 Security Manager........................................................................................................................

77

5-5 TFTP UPDATE FIRMWARE.....................................................................................................................

78

5-6 CONFIGURATION BACKUP ......................................................................................................................

79

5-7 RESET SYSTEM.....................................................................................................................................

81

5-8 REBOOT SYSTEM ..................................................................................................................................

82

5-9 VIEW THE STATE, LINK ACTIVITY AND DETAIL PACKET INFORMATION ........................................................

83

6. SWITCH OPERATION .............................................................................................................................

84

6.1

ADDRESS TABLE ...................................................................................................................................

84

6.2

LEARNING .............................................................................................................................................

84

6.3

FORWARDING & FILTERING ....................................................................................................................

84

6.4

STORE-AND-FORWARD ..........................................................................................................................

84

6.5

AUTO-NEGOTIATION ..............................................................................................................................

84

7.TROUBLESHOOTING ..............................................................................................................................

85