Alloy GSS-8T2SFPV2, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual GSS 8T2SFPV2 8 Port Gigabit Web Managed Switch 8x 10 100 1000Mbps ports 2 paired SFP Ports Version 1 01 August 1st 2005 ...

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Page 3: ... 3 OPERATION OF WEB BASED MANAGEMENT 12 3 1 WEB MANAGEMENT HOME PAGEOVERVIEW 13 3 2 SYSTEM THE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION SUBMENU 14 3 2 1 System Configuration 15 3 2 2 Port Configuration submenu 17 3 2 3 VLAN Mode Configuration 18 3 2 4 VLAN Group Configuration 22 3 2 4 1 Port based VLAN Configuration 22 3 2 4 2 Tag based VLAN Configuration 24 3 2 4 3 Metro Mode VLAN Configuration 26 3 2 5 PVID Configu...

Page 4: ...art 52 3 4 3 Restore Default Configuration 53 3 4 4 Logout 53 4 MAINTENANCE AND BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING 54 4 1 MAINTENANCE ENVIRONMENT 54 4 2 MAINTENANCE SWITCH COMPONENTS ATTACHMENTS 54 4 3 BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING 54 APPENDIX A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 56 ...

Page 5: ...s for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment European Community CE Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the protection requirements of European Emission Standard EN55022 EN60555 2 and the...

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Page 7: ... GSS 8T2SFPV2 8 port Gigabit Web Managed Switch utilizing the built in web management interface Overview of the User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction describes the features of the GSS 8T2SFPV2 Gigabit Web Managed switch Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 3 Operation of the Web based Management Chapter 4 Maintenance ...

Page 8: ...Base LHX 1310nm max range 40Km 1000Mbps singlemode 1000Base LHX 1550nm max range 40Km 1000Mbps singlemode 1000Base ZX 1550nm max range 70Km 1000Mbps singlemode 1000Base EZX 1550nm max range 100Km 1000Mbps WDM singlemode singlecore 1310nm max range 20Km 1000Mbps WDM singlemode singlecore 1550nm max range 20Km Notes The two WDM Wave Division Multiplexer mini GBIC modules are designed to facilitate a...

Page 9: ...runk and a switch can support up to 4 trunking groups Port trunks are useful for switch to switch cascading providing very high full duplex connection speeds Port Mirroring Port mirroring copies traffic from a specific port to a target port This mechanism helps track network errors or abnormal packet transmission without interrupting the flow of data Event Trapping An SNMP Trap mechanism is used t...

Page 10: ... Storm Control IEEE802 1Q in Q nested VLAN support Full duplex flow control IEEE802 3x and half duplex backpressure Extensive front panel diagnostic LED suite Management Easy port configuration Port traffic monitoring and counters Simple system Information Port mirroring Static trunk function 802 1Q VLAN Maximum packet length up to 9208 bytes for jumbo frame applications Broadcast Storm Suppressio...

Page 11: ...e status of each of the RJ 45 ports on the switch 5 Power Indication LED Fibre Port Status Indication LEDs Gigabit Ethernet Port SFP Fibre Port RESET Button RESET button is used to restore the system default settings Fig 1 2 Front View of the GSS 8T2SFPV2 Switch TP Port Status Indication LEDs LED Indicators LED Color Function System LED POWER Green Lit when 5V DC power is on and good LEDS for 10 1...

Page 12: ...Blinks when any traffic is present Off when module connection is not good Note All SFP ports are paired with one of the 10 100 1000Mbps copper RJ 45 ports Only one of the paired ports can be used 1 4 2 User Interfaces on the Rear Panel 6 AC Line 100 240V 50 60 Hz Fig 1 3 Rear View of the GSS 8T2SFPV2 Switch ...

Page 13: ...m max range 40Km MGBIC SLC70 1000Mbps singlemode 1000Base ZX 1550nm max range 70Km MGBIC SLC100 1000Mbps singlemode 1000Base EZX 1550nm max range 100Km MGBIC WDMS3 20 1000Mbps WDM singlemode singlecore 1310nm max range 20Km MGBIC WDMS3 20 1000Mbps WDM singlemode singlecore 1550nm max range 20Km Notes The two WDM Wave Division Multiplexer mini GBIC modules are designed to facilitate a link over a s...

Page 14: ...ppable so you can plug or unplug them while the power is applied to the switch 1 Verify that the mini GBIC module is compatible with the SFP port on the switch for example some switch manufacturers design their mini GBIC modules to be operable only in their branded devices 2 Verify that the type of mini GBIC you have selected for use will be compatible with the type of fibre optic cable that is to...

Page 15: ...r is securely locked into the RJ 45 port 2 Repeat the above steps as needed for each RJ 45 port to be connected Power On Please Note The Alloy 8 Port Gigabit Switch uses a 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz power supply The power supply will automatically convert your local AC power source to DC power for use by the switch 1 Ensure that the power switch is turned off before connecting mains power 2 Connect the ...

Page 16: ...ce it supports These are SX LX LHX ZX and EZX The majority of mini GBIC modules available use a LC type connector The connector types used currently on Alloy mini GBIC modules are LC and WDM SC for the following module types Gigabit Fibre with multimode LC SFP mini GBIC modules Gigabit Fibre with singlemode LC SFP mini GBIC modules Gigabit Fibre with singlemode single core WDM SC 1310nm SFP mini G...

Page 17: ...5 on page 7 All figures denoting the range a given cable type can achieve must be treated as maximum values A number of variables can limit the actual range that can be achieved grade of cable used quality of cable and presence of joins in cable runs for example ...

Page 18: ...8 1 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 1 254 Default Password admin Browse the switch via its IP address http 192 168 1 1 The following screen will be displayed and ask you for a system password to authenticate your login Fig 3 1 The default password is admin Please Note The management interface can only be used by one administrator at any one time For best display results we reco...

Page 19: ... and Maximum Packet Length From this information you can ascertain the software version used MAC address port status and so on For more details please refer to Section 3 Fig 3 2 The Basic Page Layout The graphical representation of the switch at the top section of the window displays the current status of both Copper TP and Fibre SFP ports The menu on the left side of the main window provides hype...

Page 20: ...Configuration Submenu 11 functions are included in the System Configuration group Each of them will be described in detail in the following sections In diagrammatical format the functions are Fig 3 4 Max Packet Length Fig 3 4 Bandwidth Management Trap Event Configuration QoS Configuration Mirror Configuration Aggregation Configuration System Configuration Ports Configuration VLAN Mode Configuratio...

Page 21: ...settings are made in the appropriate areas in the central grey box Function Name System Configuration Function Set IP address subnet mask default gateway system name Description password and auto logout timer for the switch Parameter MAC Address read only RO Description The Ethernet MAC address of the management agent in this switch Firmware Version RO The firmware version of this switch Hardware ...

Page 22: ...ls are allowed in this parameter Click the apply button to update the field The default value is GSS 8T2SFPV2 Password RW Used to set a password to access the switch s management interface Up to 16 alphanumeric characters and nulls are allowed in this parameter Click the apply button to update the field The default value is admin Auto Logout Timer RW Used to set the auto logout timer which will cl...

Page 23: ...plex The following table summarizes the functions that each media type supports Media type Nway Speed Duplex 1000M UTP ON OFF 10 100 1000M Full for all Half for 10 100 1000M Fibre ON OFF 1000M Full In Auto Speed mode there are no default values In Forced mode default values depend on your settings Flow Control Select from either Enable or Disable for Flow Control If flow control is set to Enable t...

Page 24: ...r Disabled These are selected from the drop down list Selecting one will take affect immediately Parameter VLAN Mode Description Disable Disable all VLAN functions This is the default setting Port based Port based VLAN simply groups ports together Ports within the same group can talk to each other Ports that are not in the same group are blocked from communicating Any port can be a member of more ...

Page 25: ...up to be bound to one or both of the paired dual media uplink ports This feature is only enabled when the Metro mode is selected Option 7 All ports are assigned to a unique VLAN bound to Port 7 Port 7 ends up a member of 7 VLAN groups one VLAN for each port This secures intra port traffic but allows all ports access to a single uplink port 7 Each VLAN has 2 members 7 VLAN s in total Option 8 All p...

Page 26: ... available when using Tag Based VLAN s Parameter State Description Disabled Disable Management VLAN ID management interface is accessed only by ports with VLAN ID 1 Enabled When Enabled you can change the management interfaces VLAN ID to a separate VLAN ID for security purposes Therefore only ports with the same VLAN ID will be able to manage the switch VID Configure the required VID for the manag...

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Page 28: ...o edit it Parameter ID Group ID Description This is the Port Based VLAN ID for the VLAN that you are creating If you wish to edit the VLAN group click on the appropriate ID field to bring up the configuration window Description The description defined by the administrator is associated with a VLAN group Member Display s the current members of the VLAN group When creating a new VLAN group please ti...

Page 29: ...Fig 3 8a Delete Group Select the check box beside the ID to delete a group Then press the Delete Group button to delete the group Fig 3 8b 23 ...

Page 30: ...s is the Tag based VLAN ID for the VLAN that you are creating If you wish to edit the VLAN group click on the appropriate ID field to bring up the configuration window Description The description defined by the administrator is associated with a VLAN group VID VLAN identifier Each tag based VLAN group has a unique VID It appears only in tag based mode Member Display s the current members of the VL...

Page 31: ...Fig 3 8d Delete Group Select the check box beside the ID to delete a group Then press the Delete Group button to delete the group Fig 3 8e 25 ...

Page 32: ...N ID for the VLAN that you are creating If you wish to edit the VLAN group click on the appropriate ID field to bring up the configuration window Description The description defined by the administrator is associated with a VLAN group Member Display s the current members of the VLAN group When creating a new VLAN group please tick the appropriate ports that you wish to belong to that VLAN Add Grou...

Page 33: ...will be from 1 4094 Before you set a PVID number ensure that you have created a Tag based VLAN with a VID of the same number For example if port 1 receives an untagged packet the switch will apply the PVID assume VID 5 to tag this packet the packet then will be forwarded as a packet tagged with VID 5 Rule 1 27 Forward only packets with VID matching this port s configured VID You can apply Rule 1 a...

Page 34: ...abled and port 1 for example receives an untagged packet the switch will apply the PVID of port 1 to tag this packet and the packet will then be forwarded Tag This is an egress rule applied on data transmitted out of the port Select untag or tag Tag means that the outgoing packets will be tagged with the configured VID select the check box Untag means that the outgoing packets will carry no VLAN t...

Page 35: ...bit Ethernet ports aggregated in a logical port then this logical port has bandwidth three times as high as a single Gigabit Ethernet port 3Gbps in half duplex mode or 6Gbps in full duplex mode Fig 3 10 Function Name Aggregation Configuration Function Display the current setup of Aggregation Trunking Description With this function you can add a new trunk group or modify the members of an existing ...

Page 36: ...ng allows the traffic passed by Port B to be copied to Port A for monitoring purposes Parameter Sniffer Mode Description Used for the activation or de activation of the Port Mirror function Default is disable Sniffer Port Used to set up the port that will perform the monitoring Port 1 8 can be used the default is Port 1 Source Port Used to set up the port that will be monitored Select the check bo...

Page 37: ...s is used to group packets that do not match any of the QoS rules defined for the particular QoS method selected For instance if you set Fig 3 12 The QoS function as VLAN Tag Priority mode and then choose Default Class as High the priority of the packets with no tags will be considered as High priority precedence The initial value of the Default Class is High This means that s all packets that don...

Page 38: ...s with a low priority when the destination port is in a congested state Parameter Quality of Service QoS VLAN Tag Configuration Description Used for setting up QoS based on VLAN tags Port Select the port which your bit mapping will apply Optionally you can select to control all ports at the same time from the All selection Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Controls the Tag priority and offers 8 levels of QoS Clas...

Page 39: ...se 8 levels can be mapped to High or Low priority queues Parameter Quality of Service QoS ToS Configuration Description Used for setting up the TOS QoS based on Layer 3 IP headers Port Select the port to which your bit mapping will apply Optionally you can select to control all ports at the same time from the All selection Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Control the TOS priority and offer 8 levels of QoS Class ...

Page 40: ...for Simple Mode configuration Parameter Disable IP TCP UDP Port Classification Description Disables all L4 application based QoS Simple Mode Down Prioritise web browsing e mail FTP and news Enable Low prioritisation for standard Internet Applications Prioritise IP Telephony VoIP Enable High prioritisation for VoIP applications Prioritise iSCSI Enable High prioritisation for iSCSI applications Prio...

Page 41: ...elect the port which your Special TCP UDP class will apply Optionally you can select to control all ports at the same time from the All selection Special UDP TCP Port Selection The following are port numbers defined by the six specific default TCP UDP L4 rules Down Prioritise web browsing e mail FTP and news port number 80 280 443 25 110 20 21 69 119 2009 Prioritise IP Telephony VoIP 1718 1719 172...

Page 42: ...r of IP packets The GSS 8T2SFPV2 switch allows mapping of these 64 classifications to High or Low priority queues Parameter IP Differentiated Services DiffServe Configuration Description Used for setting up the IP Differentiated Services Configuration QoS DiffServe Display 64 0 63 DiffServe Priority items Class The 64 traffic types can be mapped to High Priority or Low Priority queues 36 ...

Page 43: ...if Flow Control is enabled see section 3 2 2 The limited format of the packet includes unicast broadcast and multicast The valid range is 0 1000 Broadcast Multicast for Ingress Rate Limiting Define the rate for incoming Broadcast and Multicast traffic on the selected port Incoming traffic will be discarded if the rate exceeds the value you set up in the Data Rate field The limited format of the pa...

Page 44: ...k The switch offers 7 different trap events and 2 configurable destination Trap Hosts Trap messages are enabled by selecting the tick box beside each event description Most events support a counter function to help identify the number of times that an event has occurred Trap Events supported are as follows Parameter Boot Description Warm Boot Cold Boot Login Illegal login Link Link up Link down Tr...

Page 45: ... transfers They maximise the data to header payload ratio so that more data is sent with less header information note that both transmitting and receiving nodes need to support Jumbo Frames Parameter Max Frame Size Description Used to define the maximum packet length of Jumbo Frames that each port can accept Maximum length is in bytes from the available choices of 1518 bytes 1532 bytes or 9208 byt...

Page 46: ...summary format If any counter overflows its maximum level then it will reset and resume from 0 zero Fig 3 16 Function Name Statistics Overview for All Ports Function Display a summary of each port s traffic including Transmit Description Bytes Transmit Frames Receive Bytes Receive Frames Transmit Errors and Receive Errors Parameter Transmit Tx Bytes Description Total transmitted bytes Tx Frames Th...

Page 47: ... Packets Number of Rx packets classified as high priority Rx Low Priority Packets Number of Rx packets classified as low priority Rx Broadcast Number of broadcast packets received Rx Multicast Number of multicast packets received Transmitted Tx Packets Number of packets transmitted TX Octets Total data transmitted in bytes Tx High Priority Packets Number of Tx packets classified as high priority T...

Page 48: ...511 Bytes Number of 256 to 511 byte frames includes non valid packets received Rx 512 1023 Bytes Number of 512 to 1023 byte frames includes non valid packets received Rx 1024 Bytes Number of 1024 maximum length byte frames includes non valid packets received Tx 64 Bytes Number of 64 byte frames includes non valid packets transmitted Tx 65 127 Bytes Number of 65 to 126 byte frames includes non vali...

Page 49: ...ytes or under with valid CRC Rx Oversize Number of long frames according to maximum length register with a valid CRC Rx Fragments Number of short frames 64 Bytes or under with an invalid CRC Rx Jabber Number of long frames according to maximum length register with an invalid CRC Rx Drops Frames dropped due to the Receive Buffer being full Tx Collisions Number of collisions experienced during trans...

Page 50: ...prescribed standards or frame aging Tx FIFO Drops Total frames dropped due to the Transmit Buffer being full Fig 3 20 44 ...

Page 51: ...in the switch status screen These comprise Switch status TP Port Status Fibre Port Status Aggregation VLAN Mirror Trap Event and Maximum Packet Length Status Warm Restart Maintenance Factory Default Logout Switch Status TP Port Status Fibre Port Status Aggregation Status Mirror VLAN Trap Event Maximum Packet Length 45 ...

Page 52: ...ware Version Displays the hardware version of the switch Serial Number Displays the serial number assigned by the manufacturer to the switch IP Address Displays the IP address of the switch Subnet Mask Displays the subnet mask of the switch Default Gateway Displays the default gateway of the switch MAC Address Displays the Ethernet MAC address of the switch System Name Displays the Alloy part numb...

Page 53: ...l duplex o 10HALF 10Mbps Half duplex o 100FULL 100Mbps Full duplex o 100HALF 100Mbps Half duplex o 1000FULL 1000Mbps Full duplex o Down Denotes that there is no link at present Speed Displays the speed and duplex state of individual ports The options are o Auto Port is set to Auto negotiation o 10FULL Port is forced to 10Mbps Full duplex o 10HALF Port is forced to 10Mbps Half duplex o 100FULL Port...

Page 54: ...ipulated by IEEE standard 802 3x for full duplex operation o Backpressure For half duplex operation 3 4 1 3 Aggregation Fig 3 23 Function Name Aggregation Function Display the current setup of Aggregation Trunking Description Parameter Normal Description Displays a list of ports that are not participating in any aggregation trunking groups Group 1 8 If an aggregation trunking group s has been conf...

Page 55: ...each mode The 3 modes are o Tag Based VLAN o Port Based VLAN o Metro Mode VLAN ID Display the Group ID Description Displays the description associated with the VLAN group as defined by the network administrator VID Tag Based VLAN only Display the VLAN identifier value Each tag based VLAN group has a unique VID Member Displays the ports belonging to each VLAN Group Fig 3 24 Tag Based VLAN Fig 3 25 ...

Page 56: ...e Description Displays the mirror status The default is disabled Sniffer Port Displays the number of the port that is receiving the monitored data Source Port Displays the number of the port that is being monitored 3 4 1 6 Trap Event Fig 3 28 Function Name Trap Event Status Function Display the switch s trap information and trap events Description 50 ...

Page 57: ...tivate trap data warnings Link Two parameters are available for Link Traps The associated tick boxes are endorsed to activate trap data warnings The parameters are o Link Up o Link Down Link Up and Link Down counters are displayed to show the total status of these events Transmit Rx and Receive Tx Three parameters are available for Rx Tx Traps The associated tick boxes are endorsed to activate tra...

Page 58: ...rom a range of 1518 bytes 1532 bytes or 9208 bytes 3 4 2 Warm Restart The management interface for the Alloy 8 Port Gigabit Switch offers a Warm Restart option This simply reboots the switch with the current switch settings intact Optionally you could also press the RESET button on the front panel to reset the switch Fig 3 30 Function Name Warm Restart Function Reboots the switch This will take ar...

Page 59: ...ogout Alloy 16 24 Gigabit Switches supports a web management auto logout see section 3 2 1 from the web interface but there is also a manual logout function If you need to release control of the web management so that another user can access it immediately then you can manually perform a Logout with this function Management of the switch is then immediately available to other users Fig 3 32 Functi...

Page 60: ... not be used in a dusty environment or if used precaution should be taken to eliminate the ingress of particles into the switch through the ventilation points environmentally secured cabinets etc Dust will still be present in a normal office environment so consideration should be given to using dustcaps to cover RJ 45 and Fibre ports that are not in use particularly if a port is not used over an e...

Page 61: ...est way to do this is to transfer the cable to a port that currently has a valid link with it s associated node device install the suspect cable and observe if a valid link is achieved If all the above items have been checked it is possible that a fault has developed on the individual port in question Contact your Alloy agent If the network node device at the remote end of the link Network Adapter...

Page 62: ...llision based and carrier based backpressure for half duplex ports All ports can be configured for disabled mode forced mode or auto negotiation Supports Head of Line HOL blocking prevention Supports broadcast storm filtering Web based management provides the ability to completely manage the switch from any web browser Supports Port based VLAN and Protocol based IEEE802 1Q VLAN MAC address table a...

Page 63: ...stall optional mini GBIC modules primarily for fibre Gigabit Ethernet connectivity Optional SFP mini GBIC modules support LC or WDM SC transceivers in multimode or singlemode varieties See section 1 5 for details of Alloy mini GBIC module products Transmission Mode 10 100Mbps supports full or half duplex 1000Mbps supports full duplex only Transmission Speed 10 100 1000Mbps for Copper 1000Mbps for ...

Page 64: ...00Base LX WDM Singlemode Single Fibre up to 20Km Diagnostic LED System LED Power Per Port LED 10 100 1000M TP Port 1 to 8 1000M SFP Fibre Port 7 8 LINK ACT 10 100 1000Mbps SFP LINK ACT Power Requirement AC Mains Power Voltage 100 240 V Frequency 50 60 Hz Consumption 20W Max Environmental Ambient Temperature 0 to 50 C Humidity 5 to 90 Dimensions 44 H 217 W 132 D mm Complies with FCC Part 15 Class A...