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