Stackable Fast Ethernet Switch
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From SMC’s Tiger line of feature-rich workgroup LAN solutions
TigerSwitch 100 Management Guide
6 Hughes
Irvine, CA
Copyright 2001 by SMC Networks, Inc 6 Hughes Irvine, CA
LIMITED WARRANTY
Limited Warranty
SMC Networks, Inc 6 Hughes Irvine, CA
LIMITED WARRANTY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Switch Management
2 Using the System Configuration Program
3 Web-Based Management
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Troubleshooting
Advanced Topics
Pin Assignments
Glossary Index
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Configuration Options
CHAPTER SWITCH MANAGEMENT
Console Port Out-of-Band Connections
Required Connections
Configure the Switch Site
Configure the Remote Site
Remote Management via the Console Port
In-Band Connections
Login Screen
CHAPTER USING THE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION PROGRAM
Not implemented in this firmware release
USING THE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION PROGRAM
Main Menu
Menu
Description
Description
Menu
USING THE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION PROGRAM
Menu
Description
System Information Menu
Switch Information OK Use TAB or arrow keys to move. Enter to select
System Information Menu ======================= System Information
Displaying System Information
Parameter
Displaying Switch Version Information
Description
Expansion Slot Expansion Slot
Description
Parameter
2-10
Management Setup Menu
Changing the Network Configuration
USING THE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION PROGRAM
2-11
2-12
IP Configuration
2-13
Default Gateway
IP Connectivity Test Ping
2-14
Enables/disables access to the on-board
HTTP Configuration
HTTP service
Default Port
2-16
Configuring the Serial Port
Parity
2-17
Assigning SNMP Parameters
2-18
ParameterDescription
2-19
Configuring Community Names
2-20
Configuring IP Trap Managers
2-21
Console Login Configuration
2-22
Default
Parameter
Description
Using TFTP to Download Over the Network
Downloading System Software
2-23
2-24
Saving the System Configuration
2-25
Parameter
Description
2-26
Configuring the Switch
2-27
Menu
Description
Configuring Port Parameters
2-28
See “Flow Control” in this table
Note VF-45 ports operate at 100 Mbps and support full- and half-duplex mode. 100BASE-FX module ports operate at
2-29
2-30
Viewing the Current Port Configuration
FlowControl InUse
2-31
Using the Spanning Tree Algorithm
Configuring Bridge STA
2-32
2-33
Spanning Tree Enabled
The maximum time in seconds a device can
2-34
Configuring STA for Ports
The following figure and table describe port STA configuration
2-35
2-36
Default
Parameter
Description
Viewing the Current Spanning Tree Information
2-37
Displaying the Current Bridge STA
2-38
Parameter
Description
2-39
USING THE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION PROGRAM
Displaying the Current STA for Ports
1000BASE-SX
2-40
Parameter
Description
2-41
Using a Mirror Port for Analysis
2-42
Configuring Port Trunks
2-43
Parameter
Description
Unit1-Port25, Unit2-Port25 and Unit3-Port25, Unit4-Port25
2-44
2-45
IGMP Multicast Filtering
Configuring IGMP
Note The default values are indicated in the sample screen
2-46
2-47
Configuring Broadcast Storm Control
2-48
Configuring Bridge MIB Extensions
Parameter
Description
2-49
Bridge Settings
Parameter
Description
802.1P Configuration Selection Menu ====================
Configuring Traffic Classes
802.1P Port Priority Configuration
2-50
802.1P Port Priority Configuration Unit 1 Port
Port Priority Configuration
Port Default Ingress
2-51
802.1p Port Traffic Class Information
2-52
Configuring Virtual LANs
2-53
802.1Q VLAN Base Information
2-54
802.1Q VLAN Current Table Information
Port 1 Port 13 Port
2-55
Parameter
Description
2-56
802.1Q VLAN Static Table Configuration
2-57
For example, the following screen displays settings for VLAN 2, which includes tagged ports 1-6, and forbidden port
2-58
802.1Q VLAN Port Configuration
GVRP Status
2-59
2-60
Port Security Configuration
2-61
Parameter
Description
2-62
Monitoring the Switch
2-63
Displaying Port Statistics
2-64
Menu
Description
2-65
Displaying RMON Statistics
2-66
Menu
Description
2-67
Displaying the Unicast Address Table
2-68
Menu
Description
2-69
Displaying the IP Multicast Registration Table
Configuring Static Unicast Addresses
USING THE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION PROGRAM
2-70
Menu
2-71
Description
MAC 00-00-00-e8-34-22
Resetting the System
Logging Off the System
2-72
CHAPTER 3 WEB-BASED MANAGEMENT
Web-Based Configuration and Monitoring
Home Page
Navigating the Web Browser Interface
Web Page Configuration Buttons
Configuration Options
Button
Action
Port State Display
Panel Display
WEB -BASED MANAGEMENT
Console Configuration
Default
Parameter
Description
Main Menu
System Information
Parameter
Description
Main Board
Switch Information
Expansion Slot
Agent Module
3-10
Parameter
3-11
IP Configuration
3-12
Default
Parameter
Description
SNMP Configuration
SNMP Community
3-13
3-14
Trap Managers
Parameter
Description
Security Configuration
Change Password
3-15
Firmware Upgrade Options
Web Upload Management
3-16
3-17
TFTP Download Management
Configuration Save and Restore
Configuration Upload Management
3-18
3-19
Configuration Download Management
3-20
Address Table Configuration
Spanning Tree Algorithm STA
Spanning Tree Information
3-21
Spanning Tree
3-22
Ports
3-23
Parameter
Description
3-24
Parameter
Description
Switch
Spanning Tree Configuration
When the Switch Becomes Root
3-25
3-26
Default
Parameter
Description
STA Port Configuration
3-27
See “Fast Forward” in this table
3-28
Default
Parameter
Description
Configuring Bridge MIB Extensions
Bridge Capability
3-29
3-30
Bridge Settings
Parameter
Description
Priority
Port Priority Configuration
3-31
Port Traffic Class Information
3-32
WEB-BASED MANAGEMENT
Configuring Virtual LANs
VLAN Basic Information
3-33
3-34
VLAN Current Table
Parameter
Description
VLAN Static List
3-35
Use this screen to create or remove VLAN groups
3-36
VLAN Static Table
Use the menu shown below to prevent a port from being dynamically added to the displayed VLAN group through GVRP
3-37
VLAN Static Membership by Port
3-38
WEB-BASED MANAGEMENT
3-39
VLAN Port Configuration
Parameter
Description
IGMP Multicast Filtering
3-40
GVRP is not available for the current firmware release
3-41
Configuring IGMP
3-42
IP Multicast Registration Table
Parameter
Description
Port Menus
Port Information
3-43
Port Configuration
Use the Port Configuration menu to configure any port on the switch
3-44
3-45
Default
Parameter
Description
3-46
Port Broadcast Storm Protect Configuration
3-47
Port Security Configuration
Parameter
Description
3-48
Using a Port Mirror for Analysis
3-49
Port Trunk Configuration
3-50
Parameter
Description
Unit1-Port25, Unit2-Port25 and Unit3-Port25, Unit4-Port25
3-51
Port Statistics
Etherlike Statistics
3-52
Note Statistics are automatically refreshed every 60 seconds
3-53
Parameter
Description
3-54
RMON Statistics
3-55
Parameter
Description
Note Statistics are automatically refreshed every 60 seconds
3-56
Parameter
Description
CHAPTER ADVANCED TOPICS
Layer 2 Switching
ADVANCED TOPICS
Spanning Tree Algorithm
Virtual LANs
Assigning Ports to VLANs
Port Overlapping
Forwarding Tagged/Untagged Frames
Connecting VLAN Groups
Multicast Filtering
IGMP Protocol
IGMP Snooping
Class-of-Service CoS Support
SNMP Management Software
Port Trunks
4-10
Remote Monitoring
storms, or other unusual events. Historical information can also be used to predict network growth and plan for expansion before your network becomes too overloaded
4-11
ADVANCED TOPICS
4-12
Troubleshooting Chart
APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING
Upgrading Firmware via the Serial Port
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TROUBLESHOOTING
APPENDIX B PIN ASSIGNMENTS
Console Port Pin Assignments
Figure B-1. DB-9 Console Port Pin Numbers
DB-9 Port Pin Assignments
Console Port to 9-Pin COM Port on PC
Console Port to 25-Pin DCE Port on Modem
Console Port to 25-Pin DTE Port on PC
PIN ASSIGNMENTS
BOOTP
GLOSSARY
Glossary-1
Bandwidth Utilization
IEEE 802.1D
Glossary-2
IEEE 802.1Q
IEEE 802.3ac
Port Trunk
Glossary-3
Remote Monitoring RMON
Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP
Glossary-4
Virtual LAN VLAN
XModem
INDEX
Numerics
Index-1
Index-2
Index-3
INDEX
Index-4
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