Alloy MS888G2, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual MS888G2 24 Port Modular SNMP Managed Switch Version 1 01 June 2006...

Page 2: ...888G2 13 2 1 3 1 Configuring the MS888G2 through the RS 232 serial port 13 2 1 3 2 Configuring the MS888G2 through the Ethernet Port 15 3 1 WEB MANAGEMENT HOME OVERVIEW 18 3 1 1 System Information 20...

Page 3: ...Configuration 91 3 13 2 Config File 92 3 14 SECURITY 93 3 14 1 Mirror 93 3 14 2 Isolated Group 94 3 14 3 Restricted Group 95 3 15 BANDWIDTH 96 3 15 1 Ingress 96 3 15 2 Egress 97 3 15 3 Storm 98 3 16...

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 oper...

Page 5: ...gure and monitor the Alloy MS888G2 24 port Modular SNMP Managed Switch utilising the built in web management interface and also the CLI Overview of the User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction describes the...

Page 6: ...on blocking maximum wire speed performance with Auto negotiation and Auto MDIX functions on all copper ports for simplified deployment The SFP ports can support the following optional mini GBIC module...

Page 7: ...Layer 4 QoS support is important for real time applications based on information taken from Layer 2 to Layer 4 such as VoIP VLAN Support for Port based VLAN and IEEE802 1Q Tagged VLAN with support fo...

Page 8: ...s which end stations will receive packets with a specific multicast address The MS888G2 supports IGMP version 2 RFC 2236 Note See Appendix A Technical Specifications for further details 1 2 Checklist...

Page 9: ...ts port mirroring function Supports static trunk and LACP based Trunking Supports Port Based and 802 1Q VLAN s Supports user management via web interface and limits three users to login Supports broad...

Page 10: ...ed on the right side of the panel contains 2 Power LEDs which indicate the power status of each of the power supplies in the switch a CPU LED which indicates whether the CPU is working correctly and 6...

Page 11: ...opper ports 25 26 LINK Green On when connection with remote device is good Off when no link is present ACT Green Blinks when any traffic is present LEDS for SFP Gigabit Fibre Ports 25 26 FX Green On w...

Page 12: ...C SLC4015 1000Mbps single mode 1000Base LHX 1550nm max range 40Km MGBIC SLC70 1000Mbps single mode 1000Base ZX 1550nm max range 70Km MGBIC SLC100 1000Mbps single mode 1000Base EZX 1550nm max range 100...

Page 13: ...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 manufacturer s design their mini GBIC modules to be o...

Page 14: ...ble Installation Please Note The RJ 45 ports on the MS888G2 support MDI MDI X auto crossover functionality This enables use of either straight through or crossover UTP cable types the RJ 45 ports will...

Page 15: ...e other end of the power cord into the IEC power port on the switch 4 Repeat above steps for each power supply module 5 Turn the switch on 6 When initial power is applied all the LED indicators will l...

Page 16: ...SC The following table lists the types of fibre optic cable that are supported by modules installed in the Alloy MS888G2 Other cable types not listed here may be supported please contact the supplier...

Page 17: ...mple 2 1 3 Management options available with the MS888G2 The MS888G2 supports multiple management options to allow administrators to quickly configure and monitor the switch and network performance Th...

Page 18: ...ed should be done via the Web Management or CLI To set or change the default IP address of the switch via the console port please follow the steps below 1 Log into the switch via hyper terminal using...

Page 19: ...for the switch on the CD ROM which can then 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 25...

Page 20: ...in detail in Chapter 3 If using the CLI open a command prompt and create a telnet session to the default IP Address of the switch You will now be prompted to log into the switch the default username...

Page 21: ...G2 are shown below IP Address 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 1 254 Username admin Password admin Once you have entered the IP address of the MS888G2 into a web browser you will...

Page 22: ...layed this is the default page it will be displayed every time that you log into the switch The System Information page gives you all relevant information regarding the switch including Model Name Sys...

Page 23: ...ee from the image above when you click on a particular port basic information for that port will be displayed At the top left corner of the page is a drop down box that allows the administrator to ena...

Page 24: ...ystem Description Gives you a description of the switch Read Only Location Specify a descriptive location name Location name can be up to 36 Alphanumeric Characters long Click the apply button to upda...

Page 25: ...S in the switch Read Only Firmware Version The firmware version in the switch Read Only Hardware Mechanical Version The hardware mechanical version of the switch Read Only Serial Number The serial num...

Page 26: ...S settings for the switch Parameter Description DHCP Setting The MS888G2 supports DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Client which is used to receive an IP Address from a DHCP Server running on y...

Page 27: ...ll non local destinations Enter the required Default Gateway in the space provided Click the apply button to update Default 192 168 1 254 DNS DNS Domain Name Server is used to translate between Host N...

Page 28: ...ular Time Server address When using NTP you will also need to specify what time zone you are presently located in The Time Zone is Greenwich centered which uses the expression form of GMT xx hours Fig...

Page 29: ...ith the time server The Time Zone is an offset time of the GMT The switch supports a configurable time zone from 12 to 13 hours in increments of 1 hour Default 8 hours Daylight Savings Daylight Saving...

Page 30: ...accounts The Guest account is purely created for monitoring purposes only Administrators have the ability to delete accounts and also change the username and passwords of each account The Administrato...

Page 31: ...name Please enter a username for the administrator or guest account a maximum of 15 alphanumeric characters only Password Please enter a password for the administrator or guest account a maximum of 15...

Page 32: ...en be broken down even further to allow particular management access to these VLAN groups IP Ranges or Ports We can specify whether we want to allow or deny access to the Web Management Telnet or SNMP...

Page 33: ...wish to allow deny a particular type of access select the Custom radio button and select the type of access required HTTP Telnet or SNMP Otherwise select the Any radio button Action Now that you have...

Page 34: ...gement screen showing all switches that belong to the virtual stacking group Each switches web interface can be accessed from the push of a button Fig 3 10 Function Name Virtual Stack Configuration Fu...

Page 35: ...ports on the MS888G2 Fig 3 11 3 2 1 Port Status The Port Status section allows the administrator to view the current status of each port The port status screen tells us the type of media being used w...

Page 36: ...ing in auto negotiation or forced mode If running in auto negotiation mode Enabled will be displayed if running in forced mode Disabled will be displayed Auto negotiation is used to automatically dete...

Page 37: ...Displays the connector type for that port for instance UTP SC ST LC and so on Fibre Type Displays the type of fibre being used for instance Multimode or Single Mode TX Central Wavelength Displays the...

Page 38: ...N Displays the serial number of the SFP module Date Code Displays the date the SFP module was manufactured Temperature Displays the current temperature of the SFP module Vcc Shows the current working...

Page 39: ...force the speed of a port and also allow flow control to be enabled or disabled for each port Parameter Description Port No Displays every port on the switch State Shows whether the port is enabled or...

Page 40: ...Half 10Mbps Full Duplex 10M Full 100Mbps Half Duplex 100M Half 100Mbps Full Duplex 100M Full and 1G Full Duplex 1G Full Default Auto Flow Control Shows the port s flow control status The MS888G2 suppo...

Page 41: ...played at one time If the amount of data being displayed on the screen is more that 12 digits long the counter will be reset back to zero and continue on Fig 3 15 Function Name Simple Counter Function...

Page 42: ...cket Displays the total amount of bad packets received Refresh Interval The user can define the amount of time the switch will take to update the ports statistics This is measured in seconds and range...

Page 43: ...view a particular ports statistics select the port from the drop down box provided If the amount of data being displayed on the screen is more that 12 digits long the counter will be reset back to zer...

Page 44: ...RX 1024 1522 Octets Displays the total number of 1024 1522 byte octets received RX FCS Errors Displays the total number of FCS error packets received RX Alignment Errors Displays the total number of A...

Page 45: ...ays the total number of transmitted bytes TX Errors Displays the total number of transmitted packets with errors TX Unicast Packets Displays the total number of Unicast packets transmitted TX Broadcas...

Page 46: ...ager The MS888G2 allows the administrator to turn the SNMP agent on or off If SNMP is set to Enable the SNMP agent will be started All supported MIB OIDs including RMON MIB can be accessed via an SNMP...

Page 47: ...t be applied to other functions such as SET and Trap Default SNMP function Enable Default community name for GET public Default community name for SET private Default community name for Trap public De...

Page 48: ...ice This suppresses the broadcast storm while all devices on the network are booting at the same time The maximum user defined delay time is 30 seconds If DHCP Broadcast Suppression is enabled the del...

Page 49: ...by the switch to learn who belongs to a multicast group and also update the multicast table within the switch with new multicast members Once the switch has learned who belongs to the multicast group...

Page 50: ...your network Passive When using Passive mode IGMP Snooping will not periodically poll the hosts in all multicast groups it will only send a membership query message to all hosts once it has received a...

Page 51: ...ny IP range to be queried as multicast members or select custom to specify an IP range VID Select Any to allow any VID number to be queried as multicast members or select custom to specify a particula...

Page 52: ...2 different VLAN modes including Port Based and Tag based Select the desired VLAN mode from the drop down box and click the Apply button Changes will take effect immediately Default Tag based Paramete...

Page 53: ...e PVID of port 1 is not 100 the packet will be dropped Default Disabled SVL When SVL is enabled all VLAN s will use the same filtering database storing the membership information of the VLAN to learn...

Page 54: ...are A Z a z and 0 9 Special characters are not allowed and a total of 15 characters are supported VID VID is the VLAN Identifier Each tag based VLAN group must have a unique VID Member This is used t...

Page 55: ...pyright 2006 Fig 3 23 Delete Highlight the VLAN group you wish to delete and click the Delete button to remove the VLAN group from the table Fig 3 24 Edit Highlight the VLAN group you wish to edit and...

Page 56: ...right 2006 Fig 3 25 3 6 3 PVID Fig 3 26 Function name PVID Function description The administrator can apply a VID to each port of the switch the valid range of the VID is from 1 to 4094 A Priority lev...

Page 57: ...PVID of port x to this packet the packet will then be forwarded as a tagged packet with the VID you have created Default Priority If a packet is received with no tag the port will apply the appropria...

Page 58: ...are supported Member This is used to add or remove a particular port from the VLAN group tick the check box next to the port number you would like to be a member of the group Add Used to create a new...

Page 59: ...MS888G2 User Manual 55 Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2006 Fig 3 29 Edit Highlight the VLAN group you wish to edit and click the Edit button to modify the selected VLAN group Fig 3 30...

Page 60: ...e MAC age out time of the switch 3 7 1 MAC Table Information Fig 3 31 Function name MAC Table Information Function description Displays both static and dynamic MAC entries that the switch has learnt P...

Page 61: ...n not be displayed on one page it will be displayed across multiple click on previous page to move between pages Next Page If the MAC table can not be displayed on one page it will be displayed across...

Page 62: ...has been learned by the switch the MAC address is stored in the MAC table of the switch If the MAC address is no longer used the switch will drop the MAC address from the table after a certain period...

Page 63: ...will be forwarded to this port To add a Static Forward entry to the table enter the MAC address port number VID and Alias If you wish to delete an existing entry highlight the required MAC address and...

Page 64: ...the MAC address and its assigned Alias name and click the Create Edit button to add this entry If you wish to modify an existing entry highlight the MAC address and click the Create Edit button If yo...

Page 65: ...information propagation mechanisms defined for use in GARP based applications GVRP runs only on 802 1Q trunk links GVRP prunes trunk links so that only active VLAN s will be sent across trunk connecti...

Page 66: ...P protocol exchanges This is the default setting Non Participant In this mode the switch does not send or reply to any GARP messages it just listens to messages and reacts to any received GVRP BPDU De...

Page 67: ...VRP counters are divided into Received and Transmitted sections to allow you to monitor all GVRP actions Parameters description Received Total GVRP Packets The total GVRP BPDU received by the GVRP app...

Page 68: ...plication Invalid GVRP Packets The total number of invalid GARP BPDU transmitted by the GARP application Leave All Message Packets The total number of GARP BPDU with Leave All Messages transmitted by...

Page 69: ...ameters description VID VLAN Identifier When a GVRP group has been created it will have its own VID Valid range is 1 4094 Member Port Members that belong to the same dynamic VLAN group Edit Administra...

Page 70: ...set up other advanced items We recommend that you enable STP on all switches to ensure a single active path on the network 3 9 1 STP Status Fig 3 38 Function name STP Status Function description Show...

Page 71: ...root bridge in units of seconds Default 20 seconds Current Forward Delay Shows the current root bridge forward delay time The value of the Forward Delay time is set by the root The Forward Delay time...

Page 72: ...it has Usually the switch with the highest bridge priority is the root If you wish the MS888G2 to be the root bridge you will need to ensure that other bridges on your network have a higher bridge pr...

Page 73: ...ard delay You can set the root bridge forward delay time This figure is set by the root bridge only The forward delay time is defined as the time spent changing from the Listening state to the Learnin...

Page 74: ...three possible states according to the 802 1w standard Discarding Indicates that this port can neither forward packets nor contribute in learning Note Three other states Disable Blocking and Listenin...

Page 75: ...ike the designated port or root port an edge port will transit to a normal spanning tree port immediately if it receives a BPDU Default No Admin Point to Point We say a port is a point to point link i...

Page 76: ...eady member of a Trunk Group also called Aggregator The MS888G2 LACP function does not support the following Link Aggregation across switches Aggregation with non IEEE 802 3 MAC links If the ports are...

Page 77: ...e is selected the port will not be aggregated with any other ports LACP The port is using LACP to aggregate with other LACP aware ports Static The port is using Static Trunking to aggregate with other...

Page 78: ...ort is an aggregator and its own aggregator ID is the same as its port number We can regard an aggregator as a representative of a trunking group Ports with the same Group ID and trunking method have...

Page 79: ...tion from the aggregator point of view Parameters description Aggregator Shows the aggregator ID of every port In fact every port is an aggregator and its aggregator ID is the same as its own port num...

Page 80: ...ters description Actor The switch that you are managing Partner The partner switch of the LACP trunk System Priority Shows the system priority of trunking group MAC Address Shows the MAC address of th...

Page 81: ...tner ports belong to a single switch Each system that has support for LACP will be assigned a globally unique System Identifier for this purpose A system ID is a 64 bit field comprising of a 48 bit MA...

Page 82: ...enticator the Supplicant and the Authentication server Supplicant It is an entity being authenticated by an authenticator It is used to communicate with the Authenticator PAE Port Access Entity by exc...

Page 83: ...e message packets encapsulated by Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN EAPOL are exchanged between an authenticator PAE and a supplicant PAE The Authenticator exchanges the messages to the auth...

Page 84: ...or on the port it is connected via EAPOL packet The authenticator transfers the supplicant s credentials to the Authentication server for verification If successful the authentication server will tell...

Page 85: ...with the 802 1x port security Parameters description Radius Server IP Address of the Radius Server Default 192 168 1 1 Port Number The port number used to communicate with the RADIUS server Valid por...

Page 86: ...vidual port and only supports Multihost or Disabled modes Parameters description Port Number Indicates which port is selected for setting up the 802 1x mode 802 1x Mode There are two modes that can be...

Page 87: ...ill not use 802 1x to authenticate the user before they have access to network resources Port Number The port number chosen to show its 802 1x status Port Status The current 802 1x status of the port...

Page 88: ...d to set the operation mode of the port There are three modes supported ForceUnauthorised ForceAuthorised and Auto ForceUnauthorised The controlled port is forced to stay in the unauthorised state For...

Page 89: ...eriod 1 65535 sec Period of time in seconds between the periodic re authentication of the supplicant Default 3600 Max Request 1 10 The maximum number of times the authenticator will re transmit an EAP...

Page 90: ...iption The Trap Events Configuration function is used to enable the switch to send out trap information while pre defined trap events occur Parameters description Email Select Unselect All Tick this c...

Page 91: ...s management STP Topology Changed Tick the required trap method check box to enable a trap to be sent when the STP Topology has changed STP Disabled Tick the required trap method check box to enable a...

Page 92: ...sent when Tag based VLAN support has been enabled Metro Mode VLAN Enabled Tick the required trap method check box to enable a trap to be sent when Metro Mode VLAN support has been enabled Double tag V...

Page 93: ...ou will need to enter the SMS ISP details Note this may not work with your mobile phone network If using Email you also need to enter the Email Server details in the spaces provided Parameters descrip...

Page 94: ...G2 User Manual 90 Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2006 Password Enter the password required by the SMS server Email Address 1 6 Enter the mobile phone number s that will receive the trap mes...

Page 95: ...switch is re booted 3 13 1 Save Restore Configuration Fig 3 53 Function name Save Restore Configuration Function description Used by the administrator to save and restore the configuration used in the...

Page 96: ...er the TFTP section Export File Path Enter the file path of where you would like to export the configuration file Export Start After configuring the export path click on the export start button to exp...

Page 97: ...tware Data can be captured from more than one port on the switch simultaneously therefore you can have one monitoring port and several other ports being monitored by the one port The MS888G2 also supp...

Page 98: ...olated Group function allows ports to be isolated from other ports on the switch Communication between any isolated ports is forbidden Therefore all ports that belong to the isolated group can no long...

Page 99: ...port on the switch If port 1 is part of the Ingress restricted group and port 10 is part of the Egress restricted group and data is received on port 1 the data will be automatically sent out port 10...

Page 100: ...lick the Edit button on the bottom of the screen 3 15 1 Ingress Fig 3 58 Function Name Ingress Function Description The Bandwidth Management function is used to limit the ingress Incoming bandwidth fo...

Page 101: ...g configured this will depend on the port that was highlighted before the Edit button was pressed Rate Is used to set up the limit of Egress bandwidth the port is allowed to utilise before traffic wil...

Page 102: ...Enables bandwidth storm control for all broadcast traffic Multicast Storm Control Enables bandwidth storm control for all multicast traffic Unknown Unicast Storm Control Enables bandwidth storm contr...

Page 103: ...on the switch and select what QoS method to be used The Priority Control field allows you to select 3 different priority methods including 802 1p TOS and DSCP You can also select the scheduling metho...

Page 104: ...lows an easy way to set a high priority to a particular port on the switch If you wish to set a high priority on ports 1 through to 5 tick the appropriate check boxes and click the apply button If the...

Page 105: ...ch map to 4 different priority queues 0 3 Parameter Description 802 1p Priority Mapping Each Priority level can be assigned to any Queue from 0 through to 3 The Default values are as follows Priority...

Page 106: ...Type Throughput Priority 1 bit R Type Reliability Priority 1 bit M Type Monetary Cost Priority 1 bit and Unused TOS Delay Priority Mapping will be utilised if configured in the following section Para...

Page 107: ...pe Throughput Priority 1 bit R Type Reliability Priority 1 bit M Type Monetary Cost Priority 1 bit and Unused TOS Throughput Priority Mapping will be utilised if configured in the following section Pa...

Page 108: ...pe Throughput Priority 1 bit R Type Reliability Priority 1 bit M Type Monetary Cost Priority 1 bit and Unused TOS Reliability Priority Mapping will be utilised if configured in the following section P...

Page 109: ...e Throughput Priority 1 bit R Type Reliability Priority 1 bit M Type Monetary Cost Priority 1 bit and Unused TOS Monetary Cost Priority Mapping will be utilised if configured in the following section...

Page 110: ...or to configure priority levels based on the 6 bit field in the DSCP of the IP packet The 6 bit field allows a total of 64 different traffic classes in which you can set a High or a Low priority Param...

Page 111: ...Fig 3 69 Function name Diagnostics Function description Provides a basic set of Diagnostic functions to allow the administrator to diagnose whether the switch is working correctly Parameters descripti...

Page 112: ...internal test and no test signal is sent out of the switch The external loopback test will send the test signal to its link partner to check if the port has got an active link If there is no active l...

Page 113: ...een other IP based devices Parameters description IP Address Enter an IP Address that you would like to test connectivity between Default Gateway Displays the default gateway of the switch Ping Result...

Page 114: ...Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2006 3 18 TFTP Server Fig 3 72 Function name TFTP Server Function description Used to set the IP address of the TFTP Server Parameters description Server Enter the...

Page 115: ...r user logs The MS888G2 supports up to 120 log entries Parameters description No Displays the order number of all entries in the log Time Displays the Time that the trap occurred Events Displays the n...

Page 116: ...ou have set the path and filename for the firmware file click the upgrade button to proceed The switch will now start downloading the firmware file from the TFTP server once it has finished downloadin...

Page 117: ...the reset button on the front panel of the switch Fig 3 75 Function name Reboot Function description Used to reboot the switch this can also be performed via the RESET button on the front panel of the...

Page 118: ...ut Function description Used to logout of the web management interface Parameters description Logout Click the Logout button to log out of the management interface Auto Logout The Web management inter...

Page 119: ...n also be accessed using Telnet 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 Open a command prompt an...

Page 120: ...the MS888G2 Switches CLI type and press enter All commands on the switch are divided into 2 groups Global commands and Local commands The Global commands include exit end help history logout save sta...

Page 121: ...MS888G2 User Manual 117 Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2006 Fig 4 3...

Page 122: ...Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 trunk MS888G2 trunk exit MS888G2 end Syntax end Description Back to the root menu Use this command to return to the root menu Unlike the exit command...

Page 123: ...S888G2 ip MS888G2 ip help Commands available Local commands set ip Set ip subnet mask and gateway set dns Set dns enable dhcp Enable DHCP and set dns auto or manual disable dhcp Disable DHCP show Show...

Page 124: ...rds If no argument is typed the CLI will list all records up to 256 If an optional argument is given the CLI will only show the last number of records given by the argument Argument show last number o...

Page 125: ...rial port you will be logged out of the system and the login prompt will be displayed Argument None Possible value None Example None save start Syntax save start Description To save the current config...

Page 126: ...ser Save Successfully MS888G2 restore default Syntax restore default Description To restore the startup configuration back to the original factory default configuration If the switch has been correctl...

Page 127: ...correctly restored back to the user defined configuration you will be prompted immediately to reboot the switch If you press Y or y the switch will be rebooted and loaded with the user defined configu...

Page 128: ...l Name MS888G2 System Description 24 Port Modular Fast Ethernet Switch Location Contact Device Name MS888G2 System Up Time 0 Days 1 Hours 19 Mins 17 Secs Current Time Fri Apr 27 01 26 11 2006 BIOS Ver...

Page 129: ...ion Canberra set contact Syntax set contact contact string Description Enter the contact name responsible for the switch Argument String length up to 32 characters Possible value a b c d z and 1 2 3 e...

Page 130: ...k 255 255 255 0 or other gateway 192 168 1 253 or other Example MS888G2 ip set ip 192 168 1 2 255 255 255 0 192 168 1 253 Sets the IP address of the switch to 192 168 1 2 subnet mask to 255 255 255 0...

Page 131: ...utomatically Argument manual or auto enable DHCP and assign DNS address using manual or auto mode Possible value Manual or auto Example MS888G2 ip enable dhcp manual Enables DHCP function and sets DNS...

Page 132: ...s DHCP function state IP address subnet mask default gateway DNS mode DNS server IP address and current IP address Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 ip show DHCP Disable IP Address 192...

Page 133: ...value YYYY Year 2000 2036 MM Month 01 12 DD Day 01 31 hh Hour 00 23 mm Minute 00 59 ss Second 00 59 Example MS888G2 time set manual 2006 02 24 16 18 00 set ntp Syntax set ntp ip timezone Description U...

Page 134: ...hour e daylight saving end month day hour MM Month 01 12 DD Day 01 31 hh Hour 00 23 Example MS888G2 time set daylightsaving 3 10 12 01 11 12 01 Save Successfully show Syntax show Description To show...

Page 135: ...MS888G2 User Manual 131 Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2006 Day light Saving End Mth 1 Day 1 Hour 0...

Page 136: ...in a password and then confirm the password Argument name new account name Possible value A string must be at least 5 characters Example MS888G2 account add Freddy Password Confirm Password Save Succ...

Page 137: ...ue None Example MS888G2 account modify Freddy username password the length is from 5 to 15 characters Current username Freddy Freddy2 New password Confirm password Username changed successfully Passwo...

Page 138: ...t auto negotiation mode 10half set speed duplex 10M Half 10full set speed duplex 10M Full 100half set speed duplex 100M Half 100full set speed duplex 100M Full 1Gfull set speed duplex 1G Full Possible...

Page 139: ...s traffic usage Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 port show simple counter show detail counter Syntax Show detail counter range Description Used to display a detailed traffic counter f...

Page 140: ...ort s state speed duplex and flow control settings Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 port show conf show sfp Syntax show sfp port Description Used to display the SFP module information...

Page 141: ...nter include simple and detail port counter information Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 port clear counter enable state Syntax enable state range Description Used to enable the port...

Page 142: ...ort Argument range syntax 1 5 7 available from 1 to 24 Possible value range 1 24 Example MS888G2 port enable flow control 3 8 Enables flow control for ports 3 through to 8 disable state Syntax disable...

Page 143: ...disable flow control Syntax disable flow control range Description Used to disable flow control on a particular port Argument range syntax 1 5 7 available from 1 to 24 Possible value range 1 24 Exampl...

Page 144: ...mirror set mirror mode rx Enables RX mirroring mode on the switch set monitoring port Syntax set monitoring port Description Used to set up the monitoring port of the mirror function this port will b...

Page 145: ...oring port Argument range the port s that have been chosen for monitoring Possible value None Example MS888G2 mirror set monitored port 3 5 8 10 Enables all traffic received on ports 3 through to 5 po...

Page 146: ...range 1 to 24 data_rate 0 1000Mbps Example MS888G2 bandwidth enable ingress rate 1 16 100 Enables an ingress rate of 100Mbps on all 16 ports enable storm rate Syntax enable storm rate range data_rate...

Page 147: ...Mbps Possible value range 1 to 24 data_rate 0 1000Mbps Example MS888G2 bandwidth enable egress rate 1 24 20 Enables an Egress rate of 20Mbps on all 24 ports disable ingress rate Syntax disable ingress...

Page 148: ...alue range 1 to 24 Example MS888G2 bandwidth disable storm rate 1 24 Disables the storm rate control for all ports from 1 through to 24 disable egress rate Syntax disable egress rate range Description...

Page 149: ...0 Disabled 0 5 Disabled 0 Disabled 0 Disabled 0 6 Disabled 0 Disabled 0 Disabled 0 7 Disabled 0 Disabled 0 Disabled 0 8 Disabled 0 Disabled 0 Disabled 0 9 Disabled 0 Disabled 0 Disabled 0 10 Disabled...

Page 150: ...o set the QoS priority mode of the switch Argument port per port priority pri_tag vlan tag priority tos ip tos classification layer4 ip tcp udp port classification diffserv ip diffserv classification...

Page 151: ...class class of service setting Possible value range syntax 1 5 7 available from 1 to 26 class 1 high 0 low Example MS888G2 qos set port 1 10 1 Sets a high priority on all port from 1 through to 10 se...

Page 152: ...s port range tos range class Description Used to set a priority level to ports based on the TOS field of an IP packet Argument port range port range tos range tos precedence field class class of servi...

Page 153: ...scription Used to prioritse data based on IP DiffServe qos Argument ds range dscp field class class of service Possible value ds range syntax 1 5 7 available from 0 to 63 class 1 high 0 low Example MS...

Page 154: ...Serv Class 0 high 1 high 2 high 3 high 4 high 5 high 6 high 7 high 8 high 9 high 10 high 11 high 12 high 13 high 14 high 15 high 16 high 17 high 18 high 19 high 20 high 21 high 22 high 23 high 24 high...

Page 155: ...ple MS888G2 snmp enable snmp Enables the SNMP function in the switch MS888G2 snmp enable set ability Enables the private community of the SNMP function disable Syntax disable snmp disable set ability...

Page 156: ...p number ip ip address or domain name port trap port community trap community name Possible value trap number 1 to 6 port 1 65535 Example MS888G2 snmp set get community public Sets the get community n...

Page 157: ...SNMP Enable Get Community public Set Community private Enable Trap Host 1 IP Address 192 168 1 1 Port 162 Community public Trap Host 2 IP Address 0 0 0 0 Port 162 Community public Trap Host 3 IP Addre...

Page 158: ...ment status 0 disable 1 active 2 passive Possible value status 0 1 2 Example MS888G2 igmp set igmp snooping 2 Sets the IGMP Snooping mode to passive mode show Syntax show Description Display s the IGM...

Page 159: ...ssion Argument sec range syntax 0 1 30 The value 0 will disable the dhcp boot delay Possible value sec 0 30 Example MS888G2 dhcp boot set dhcp boot 30 Sets the DHCP Broadcast Suppression delay time to...

Page 160: ...to configure the VLAN mode of the switch including disable port based and tag based Argument disable vlan disable tag set tag based vlan port set port based vlan double tag enable Q in Q function Pos...

Page 161: ...an group Argument vid vlan ID name vlan name range vlan group members syntax 1 5 7 Possible value vid range from 1 to 4094 name tag vlan name range from 1 to 26 Example MS888G2 vlan set tag group 2 VL...

Page 162: ...an set port group VLAN 1 2 5 6 10 12 Creates a port based VLAN group with a group name of VLAN 1 and member ports consisting of ports 2 through to 5 6 10 and 12 set pvid Syntax set pvid range pvid Des...

Page 163: ...ure Syntax 1 5 7 Possible value range available from 1 to 26 Example MS888G2 vlan enable sym vlan 5 10 Enables sym vlan on all ports ranging from 5 through to 10 disable sym vlan Syntax disable sym vl...

Page 164: ...Example MS888G2 vlan enable drop untag 5 10 Creates a rule to drop all untagged frames received on ports 5 through to 10 disable drop untag Syntax disable drop untag range Description Used to create...

Page 165: ...an group you want to delete Possible value vid available from 1 to 4094 Example MS888G2 vlan del tag group 2 Deletes VLAN group 2 del port group name Syntax del port group name Description Used to del...

Page 166: ...oup Description Used to display the vlan mode and vlan group s Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 vlan show group Vlan mode is double tag 1 Vlan Name default Vlan ID 1 Sym vlan Disable...

Page 167: ...Disable Access 4 1 Disable Disable Access 5 5 Enable Disable Hybrid 6 6 5 Enable Disable Access 7 5 Enable Disable Access 8 5 Enable Disable Access 9 1 Enable Disable Access 10 1 Enable Disable Acces...

Page 168: ...MS888G2 User Manual 164 Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2006 23 1 Disable Disable Access 24 1 Disable Disable Access 25 1 Disable Disable Access 26 1 Disable Disable Access...

Page 169: ...cts Pty Ltd Copyright 2006 mac table information show Syntax Show Description Used to display all MAC table information Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 mac table information show MAC...

Page 170: ...the range of the ports to search for syntax 1 5 7 available from 1 to 24 mac mac address format 01 02 03 04 05 06 can be used vid vid vlan id from 1 to 4094 as don t care 0 as untagged Possible value...

Page 171: ...er in seconds 0 10 to 65535 The value zero disables aging Possible value None Example MS888G2 mac table maintain set aging 300 Sets the MAC aging time to 300 seconds set flush Syntax set flush Descrip...

Page 172: ...add mac port vid alias Description Used to add a static MAC entry into the switches MAC table Argument mac mac address format 00 02 03 04 05 06 port 0 26 vid vlan id 0 1 4094 vid must be zero if vlan...

Page 173: ...e zero if vlan mode is not tag based Possible value None Example MS888G2 mac table static mac del 00 02 03 04 05 06 0 Removes the static MAC entry of 00 02 03 04 05 06 with a VID of 0 show forward Syn...

Page 174: ...table static mac show filter Static Filtering Entry Total 1 item s 1 mac 00 33 03 04 05 06 vid alias ccc alias set Syntax set mac alias Description Used to configure a MAC alias entry Argument mac mac...

Page 175: ...Possible value None Example MS888G2 mac table alias del 00 44 33 44 55 44 Deletes the MAC Alias name for MAC address 00 02 03 04 05 06 show Syntax show Description Used to display the MAC alias entri...

Page 176: ...e Description Used to enable the GVRP function Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 gvrp enable Enables GVRP on the switch disable Syntax disable Description Used to disable the GVRP func...

Page 177: ...timer leave leave timer leaveall leaveall timer Possible value range syntax 1 5 7 available from 1 to 26 join available from 20 to 100 seconds leave available from 60 to 300 seconds leaveall availabl...

Page 178: ...nt normal or non participant Example MS888G2 gvrp set applicant 1 10 non participant Sets ports 1 through to 10 as non participant mode set registrar Syntax set registrar range normal fixed forbidden...

Page 179: ...ow counter port Argument port port number Possible value port available from 1 to 24 Example MS888G2 gvrp show counter 2 GVRP Counter port 2 Counter Name Received Transmitted Total GVRP Packets 0 0 In...

Page 180: ...ble 4 25 80 2000 Normal Normal Disable 5 25 80 2000 Normal Normal Disable 6 25 80 2000 Normal Normal Disable 7 25 80 2000 Normal Normal Disable 8 25 80 2000 Normal Normal Disable 9 20 60 1000 Normal N...

Page 181: ...mal Disable 23 20 60 1000 Normal Normal Disable 24 20 60 1000 Normal Normal Disable 25 20 60 1000 Normal Normal Disable 26 20 60 1000 Normal Normal Disable show group Syntax show group Description Use...

Page 182: ...2006 stp enable Syntax enable Description Used to enable the STP function Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 stp enable disable Syntax disable Description Used to disable the STP funct...

Page 183: ...6 to 40 Forward Delay available from 4 to 30 Possible value Bridge Priority 0 to 61440 Hello Time 1 to 10 Max Age 6 to 40 Forward Delay 4 to 30 Example MS888G2 stp set config 61440 2 20 15 Configures...

Page 184: ...f 0 is entered path cost is automatic priority priority must be a multiple of 16 available from 0 to 240 edge_port Admin Edge Port yes no admin p2p Admin point to point auto true false Possible value...

Page 185: ...ne Possible value None Example MS888G2 stp show status STP Status STP State Enabled Bridge ID 00 00 8C D8 09 1D Bridge Priority 61440 Designated Root 00 00 8C D8 09 1D Designated Priority 61440 Root P...

Page 186: ...onfig Description Used to display the configuration of STP Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 stp show config STP State Configuration Spanning Tree Protocol Enabled Bridge Priority 0 61...

Page 187: ...5 DISCARDING 2000000 128 Yes Auto 6 DISCARDING 2000000 128 Yes Auto 7 DISCARDING 2000000 128 Yes Auto 8 DISCARDING 2000000 128 Yes Auto 9 DISCARDING 2000000 128 Yes Auto 10 DISCARDING 2000000 128 Yes...

Page 188: ...G2 User Manual 184 Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2006 23 DISCARDING 2000000 128 Yes Auto 24 DISCARDING 2000000 128 Yes Auto 25 DISCARDING 2000000 128 Yes Auto 26 DISCARDING 2000000 128 Yes...

Page 189: ...P Description Used to configure the trunk method including the status of the trunk the group number and the mode of the trunk this also includes LACP mode Argument port range syntax 1 5 7 available fr...

Page 190: ...ter Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2006 del trunk Syntax del trunk port range Description Delete trunk port Argument port range syntax 1 5 7 available from 1 to 24 Possible value None Example MS888G2 trun...

Page 191: ...le MS888G2 trunk show status Trunk Port Setting Trunk Port Status port Method Group Active LACP Aggregator Status 1 None 0 Active 1 Ready 2 LACP 1 Active 2 3 LACP 1 Active 3 4 LACP 1 Active 4 5 LACP 1...

Page 192: ...06 show aggtr view Syntax show aggtr view Description Used to display the aggregator list Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 trunk show aggtr view Aggregator 1 Method None Member Ports...

Page 193: ...available from 1 to 24 Possible value None Example MS888G2 trunk show lacp detail 2 Aggregator 2 Information Actor Partner System Priority MAC Address System Priority MAC Address 32768 00 00 8C E8 00...

Page 194: ...MS888G2 User Manual 190 Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2006 Example MS888G2 trunk show lacp priority LACP System Priority 32768...

Page 195: ...port number 1 65535 default is 1812 Example MS888G2 802 1x set state 192 168 1 115 1812 WinRadius Configures the switch to use a RADIUS Server with an IP Address of 192 168 1 115 using port 1812 and a...

Page 196: ...1 to 24 authorized 0 1 or 2 Example MS888G2 802 1x set port control 2 2 Sets port 2 to use Auto mode for the 802 1x port mode set reAuthMax Syntax set reAuthMax port range max Description The number o...

Page 197: ...1 to 26 sec 1 65535 default is 30 Example MS888G2 802 1x set txPeriod 2 30 Sets the timer for port 2 to 30 seconds set quiet period Syntax set quiet period port range sec Description A timer used by...

Page 198: ...lue port range 1 to 26 ebl 0 or 1 default is 1 Example MS888G2 802 1x set reAuthEnabled 2 1 Enables re authentication for port 2 set reAuthPeriod Syntax set reAuthPeriod port range sec Description Def...

Page 199: ...he maximum number of request times for port 2 to 2 set suppTimeout Syntax set suppTimeout port range sec Description A timer used by the Backend Authentication state machine in order to determine time...

Page 200: ...ther suppTimeout or serverTimeout as determined by the operation of the Backend Authentication state machine Argument port range syntax 1 5 7 available from 1 to 26 sec timer range 1 65535 Possible va...

Page 201: ...cts Pty Ltd Copyright 2006 show mode Syntax show mode Description Displays what mode each port is using Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 802 1x show mode Port Mode 1 Disable 2 Multi h...

Page 202: ...2006 show security Syntax show security Description Displays the authentication status of each port Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 802 1x show security Port Mode Status 1 Disable 2...

Page 203: ...Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 802 1x show parameter Port 1 port control Auto reAuthMax 2 txPeriod 30 Quiet Period 60 reAuthEnabled ON reAuthPeriod 3600 max Request 2 suppTimeout 3...

Page 204: ...rm events supported including sms email and traps Argument range syntax 1 5 7 trap number Possible value available from 1 to 26 Example MS888G2 alarm events set sms 1 3 MS888G2 alarm events set email...

Page 205: ...to de activate the different alarm events supported including sms email and traps Argument range trap number Possible value available from 1 to 26 Example MS888G2 alarm events del sms 1 3 MS888G2 alar...

Page 206: ...art v 2 Warm Start v 3 Link Down v 4 Link Up v 5 Authentication Failure v 6 User Login 7 User Logout 8 STP Topology Changed 9 STP Disabled 10 STP Enabled 11 LACP Disabled 12 LACP Enabled 13 LACP Membe...

Page 207: ...ame email server account and password email address number range 1 to 6 mail address email address Possible value 1 to 6 Example MS888G2 alarm email set server 192 168 1 6 Sets the Email Server addres...

Page 208: ...6 Possible value 1 to 6 Example MS888G2 alarm email del 2 Deletes email recipient 2 show Syntax show Description Display s the configuration of the e mail trap event Argument None Possible value None...

Page 209: ...server ip username SMS server account and password mobile phone number range 1 to 6 phone number phone number Possible value 1 to 6 Example MS888G2 alarm sms set server 192 168 1 7 Sets the SMS Server...

Page 210: ...ge 1 to 6 Possible value 1 to 6 Example MS888G2 alarm sms del 3 Removes SMS recipient 3 from the list show Syntax show Description Display s the configuration of the SMS trap events Argument None Poss...

Page 211: ...er Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2006 show alarm Syntax show Description Display s the configuration of Trap SMS or E mail Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 alarm show events MS888G2 alar...

Page 212: ...PROM Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 diag diag EEPROM Test OK UART Test OK DRAM Test OK Flash Test OK Loopback Syntax Loopback Description For Internal External Loopback Test Argumen...

Page 213: ...ip Description Used to test connectivity between other IP based devices on your network Argument ip ip address or domain name Possible value IP address e g 192 168 2 65 or domain name e g alloy com a...

Page 214: ...Use the show command to display the log Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 log show Tftp Server 0 0 0 0 Auto Upload Disable 1 Wed Feb13 12 13 27 2006 Link Up Port 1 2 Wed Feb 13 12 13...

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Page 216: ...None Example MS888G2 log upload Uploads the contents of the log to a preconfigured TFTP Server see TFTP section enable auto upload Syntax enable auto upload Description Used to enable the auto upload...

Page 217: ...Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2006 disable auto upload Syntax disable auto upload Description Used to disable the auto upload function Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 log disable auto u...

Page 218: ...to upgrade the switch Argument filepath upgrade file path Possible value filepath upgrade file path Example MS888G2 firmware set upgrade path ms888g2_v2 06 bin upgrade Syntax upgrade Description Used...

Page 219: ...s Pty Ltd Copyright 2006 show Syntax show Description Display s the TFTP server and upgrade path information Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 firmware show TFTP Server IP Address 192...

Page 220: ...xample MS888G2 config file set export path log 21511 txt Exports the config file to a folder called log with a file name of 21511 txt set import path Syntax set import path filepath Description To set...

Page 221: ...e start up configuration of the switch Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 config file export start Export successful export user conf Syntax export user conf Description Exports the use...

Page 222: ...startup configuration into the switch Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 config file import start Import successful import user conf Syntax import user conf Description Imports the user...

Page 223: ...right 2006 show Syntax show Description Display s the config file information Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 config file show TFTP Server IP Address 192 168 1 100 Export Path and Fi...

Page 224: ...s of the TFTP server Argument ip TFTP server ip Possible value ip TFTP server ip Example MS888G2 tftp set server 192 168 1 100 Sets the IP address of the TFTP Server to 192 168 1 100 show Syntax show...

Page 225: ...le value name hostname max 128 characters Example MS888G2 hostname Company Sets the hostname of the switch to Company autologout autologout Syntax autologout time Description Used to configure the aut...

Page 226: ...2 User Manual 222 Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright 2006 reboot reboot Syntax reboot Description Used to reboot the switch Argument None Possible value None Example MS888G2 reboot Reboots the...

Page 227: ...ion Speed 10 100 1000Mbps for TP 10 100Mbps for 8 port FE TP Module 100Mbps for 8 port FE Fibre Module 1000Mbps for SFP Fibre Full Forwarding Filtering Packet Rate PPS packets per second Forwarding Ra...

Page 228: ...ase LX SC S M Single Mode Fibre up to10 30 50Km 1000Base FX WDM SC S M Single Fibre BiDi 20Km Diagnostic LED System LED Power A B CPURUN ACT LEDSET FDX LEDSET SPD LEDSET Per Port LED 10 100M Port 1 to...

Page 229: ...to access the command line interface The table below shows the pin assignments for the DB 9 cable Function Mnemonic Pin Carrier CD 1 Receive Data RXD 2 Transmit Data TXD 3 Data Terminal Ready DTR 4 S...

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