Alloy MMC1000xx, User Manual

Page 1: ...MMC1000xx User Manual Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2011 User Manual MMC1000xx Gigabit Ethernet Managed Media Converter Version 1 0 June 2011...

Page 2: ...10 2 1 3 Management options available with the MMC1000xx 10 3 Operation of the Web Based Management 14 3 1 Web Management Home Overview 15 3 2 System 17 3 2 1 System Information 17 3 2 2 IP 18 3 2 3 T...

Page 3: ...r Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2011 3 13 2 Loopback 41 3 13 3 Ping 42 3 14 TFTP Server 43 3 15 Log 44 3 16 Firmware Upgrade 45 3 17 Reboot 46 3 18 Logout 47 4 Operation of the Console Management 48 Appe...

Page 4: ...and found to comply with the limits 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 ope...

Page 5: ...monitor the Alloy MMC1000xx Managed Media Converter utilising the built in web and console management Overview of the User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction describes the features of the MMC1000xx Media...

Page 6: ...ng RMON Counter support for port traffic monitoring Bandwidth Rate Control for Ingress and Egress traffic in 1Mbps increments 1x 10 100 1000Base T Ethernet UTP Port and 1x 1000Base SX LX Fibre Port Di...

Page 7: ...ty Ltd Copyright 2011 1 4 Overview of the MMC1000xx Fig 1 1 MMC1000LC Managed Media Converter 1 4 1 User interfaces on the front panel Fig 1 2 Front Panel of the MMC1000SC 1 4 2 User interfaces on the...

Page 8: ...tive link Blinks when traffic is present TP 10 100 1000 Green Yellow Green Lit when running at Gigabit speed Yellow Lit when running at 100Mb Off when running at 10Mb TP FDX COL Yellow Lit when TP is...

Page 9: ...supports Nway auto negotiation the port will automatically be configured to be compatible with the speed and duplex settings of the device at the remote end of the link The minimum grade of cable for...

Page 10: ...gement options available including RS 232 console SNMP Telnet or via the built in Web Management The following procedures will briefly describe how each method can be performed and will also be discus...

Page 11: ...ess Enter to enter the IP configuration mode 3 Type set ip IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway where IP Address is the IP address of the switch Subnet Mask is the subnet mask of the switch and Gateway is t...

Page 12: ...port 1 Log into the media converter via hyper terminal using the settings in 2 1 3 1 Fig 2 1 2 Type TP MGT and press Enter to enter the TP MGT configuration mode 3 Type enable tp mgt then press Enter...

Page 13: ...be used with your Network Management Software The default IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway addresses are shown below IP Address 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 1 254 To be able...

Page 14: ...ased management To access the web management open a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox and enter the default IP address into the address bar The default network settings for the...

Page 15: ...ort Status Displays the status of the copper and fibre ports Configuration Used to configure port duplex and speed settings Counter Displays TX RX statistics Bandwidth Bandwidth Used to configure band...

Page 16: ...ration files Diagnostics Diag Used to perform self diagnostic test Loopback Used to test loopback of both ports Ping Test Used to test connectivity between other IP aware devices TFTP Server TFTP Serv...

Page 17: ...nverter System Uptime Displays how long the device has been running Read Only Current Time Displays the current system time Read Only BIOS Version Displays the BIOS version of the converter Read Only...

Page 18: ...uipment Management is this available via the 802 3ah OAM protocol if connecting device supports this feature Fig 3 3 IP Less Setting Allows the administrator to enable disable the IP address on the me...

Page 19: ...onth Day Hour Minute and Seconds can all be set NTP Tick this radio button if you wish to use NTP to set the time in the converter You can select one of the built in time servers or you can manually e...

Page 20: ...ative rights Fig 3 5 Account Name Displays the current accounts configured in the converter Authentication Displays the type of rights given to each user Create New Used to create a new user Enter the...

Page 21: ...of the switch Media The type of media the port uses TP Copper or Fibre Link Displays whether the link is active for each port Mode Displays whether the port is enabled or disabled Auto Nego Displays w...

Page 22: ...the port uses TP Copper or Fibre State Used to enable or disable the port Mode Used to set the mode of the port options are Auto Auto Negotiation speed and duplex settings will be automatically set de...

Page 23: ...TX Byte The total number of bytes transmitted RX Byte The total number of bytes received TX Packet The total number of packets transmitted RX Packet The total number of packets received TX Collisions...

Page 24: ...converter State Used to enable or disable bandwidth limitation Data Rate Used to set the data rate allowed by each port For All Traffic options bandwidth limitations can set in increments of 1Mbps Fr...

Page 25: ...MON MIB can be accessed via an SNMP manager If SNMP is set to Disable the SNMP agent will be deactivated the related Community Name Trap Host IP Address Trap and all MIB counters will be ignored Fig 3...

Page 26: ...mes you will need to ensure that all connecting devices support the frame size otherwise devices that do not support this will drop the packet because of it unusual size Fig 3 14 Packet Length Used to...

Page 27: ...rter supports a random delay time for DHCP and boot delay for each device This suppresses the broadcast storm while all devices on the network are booting at the same time The maximum user defined del...

Page 28: ...1000xx supports a function called Link Fault Pass Through this allows the administrator to easily diagnose link fault problems if they occur Fig 3 16 Mode Used to enable or disable the LFP feature App...

Page 29: ...0xx allows the administrator to turn off the management feature on the copper port This only allows management through the console port Fig 3 19 Mode Used to enable disable the TP port management Appl...

Page 30: ...L2 PDU Pass Through The MMC1000xx allows LACP packets to be passed through the media converter Fig 3 20 Mode Used to enable disable the L2 PDU Pass Through feature Apply Button The Apply button must...

Page 31: ...xample of where a VLAN could be used is in a school environment where the teacher and student networks must be kept separate The switch supports up to 16 active VLAN entries and a VLAN ID ranging from...

Page 32: ...3 10 2 Tag Based Group Fig 3 22 No Is the number of the VLAN created VLAN Name Is the descriptive name given to the VLAN VID VID number of the VLAN Port 1 Egress Rule Select to accept untag or tagged...

Page 33: ...ter Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2011 Add Click on Add to add a VLAN group Edit Highlight a VLAN from the table and click Edit to modify VLAN settings Delete Highlight a VLAN from the table and click De...

Page 34: ...o configure the filtering rule for each port Options are disabled Drop tagged packet and Drop untagged packet If set to drop tagged packet any tagged packets received on the configured port will be dr...

Page 35: ...g 3 25 Mode Used to enable disable the management VLAN function VID Set the VID used for management purposes When set only devices belonging to the same VLAN group can manage this device Apply Button...

Page 36: ...ail to be sent when the MMC1000xx has been rebooted Link Down Tick the appropriate tick box to enable a Trap or Email to be sent when the MMC1000xx s link goes down on the copper or fibre port Link Up...

Page 37: ...ddress of the administrator to receive the emails Email address 2 Enter the email address of the administrator to receive the emails Email address 3 Enter the email address of the administrator to rec...

Page 38: ...the switch is re booted 3 12 1 Save Restore Fig 3 28 Save Start Used to save the current configuration as the startup configuration If this is not done after you have configured the converter all cur...

Page 39: ...tart Used to export save a copy of the current start up configuration to the location specified above Export User Conf Used to export save a copy of the current user configuration to the location spec...

Page 40: ...c tools are supported in the MMC1000xx including Diagnostics Loopback test and Ping test 3 13 1 Diag Fig 3 30 UART Test Self tests the UART in the MMC1000xx DRAM Test Self tests the DRAM used in the M...

Page 41: ...y Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2011 3 13 2 Loopback The MMC1000xx comes with built in loopback tests This can be performed to test the connection with another device Fig 3 30 Run Again Used to...

Page 42: ...3 13 3 Ping Fig 3 31 IP Address Enter the IP address of the device you are trying to test connectivity with Default Gateway Displays the currently configured default gateway Ping Result Display the r...

Page 43: ...loy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2011 3 14 TFTP Server Fig 3 32 Server Enter the IP address of the TFTP Server Apply Button The Apply button must be pressed after making any changes to any of t...

Page 44: ...Fig 3 33 TFTP Server Displays the currently configured TFTP Server Auto Upload Displays the current Auto Upload setting Auto Upload Enable Used to enable the Auto Upload Feature Upload Log Used to upl...

Page 45: ...ucts Pty Ltd Copyright 2011 3 16 Firmware Upgrade Fig 3 34 TFTP Server Displays the currently configured TFTP Server Path and File Name Enter the path and filename of the firmware file Upgrade Click t...

Page 46: ...nual Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2011 3 17 Reboot Fig 3 35 Save and Reboot Saves all current configuration as the start up configuration and reboots Reboot Used to perform a warm reboot...

Page 47: ...MMC1000xx User Manual Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2011 3 18 Logout Fig 3 36 Logout Press to logout of the web management...

Page 48: ...a terminal emulation program such as Hyper Terminal When connecting to the converter please use the serial settings of the converter to create the connection the default settings are below Baud Rate 5...

Page 49: ...external power adapter Power Consumption 5 Watts maximum Flow Control Backpressure for half duplex IEEE802 3x for full duplex LED Display TP Port Link Activity Speed 10 100 1000Mbps Fibre Port Link Ac...

Page 50: ...ategory 5e UTP 100M Category 6 UTP 100M Multi mode Fibre Optic Port Interface Connector SC LC Wavelength 850nm RX Input Sensitivity 31 dBm maximum Output Power 14 dBm to 23 5 dBm 50 125 m 14 dBm to 20...