D-Link DES-3224 - Switch, User Manual

Page 1: ...DES 3224 10 100 Auto Negotiation Switch User s Guide Rev A1 December 1998 6DES3224 02 Printed In Taiwan RECYCLABLE...

Page 2: ...ired under special circumstances you may request special procedure at the time of requesting an RMA number After an RMA number is issued the defective product must be packaged securely in the original...

Page 3: ...Warranty Service The product s Registration card provided at the back of this manual must be sent to a D Link office To obtain an RMA number for warranty service as to a hardware product or to obtain...

Page 4: ...to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if no...

Page 5: ...sich am Ger ten befinden sind zu beachten Wird das Ger t ber einen l ngeren Zeitraum nicht benutzt sollten Sie es vom Stromnetz trennen Somit wird im Falle einer berspannung eine Besch digung vermiede...

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Page 7: ...nsole Management 4 Telnet Management 4 D View SNMP Management 4 Updating Firmware 5 2 6 Installing the DES 3224 6 Unpacking the DES 3224 6 Installation Options 6 Power On 7 3 8 Connecting the DES 3224...

Page 8: ...figuration 20 Spanning Tree Configuration 20 SNMP Management Configuration 21 VLAN Port Management 21 Trunking Port Management 21 System Configuration Menu 21 System Information Menu 23 System Reset 2...

Page 9: ...Port Management 47 VLAN Port Management Menu 47 Create View VLAN 49 Delete VLAN Menu 50 Trunking Port Management Menu 53 Create New Trunking Port 54 Delete Trunking Port 55 6 58 Troubleshooting 58 Pro...

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Page 11: ...ll configure and troubleshoot the DES 3224 is contained in this user guide Organization Chapter 1 Introduction gives a physical and functional overview of the DES 3224 The DES 3224 s features LEDs and...

Page 12: ...ollowing features All twenty four ports auto negotiate 10 100 Mbps The DES 3224 can be configured and customized to your network The DES 3224 can be managed in three ways Local Console Management Teln...

Page 13: ...aneously The RS 232 port is located at the rear of the DES 3224 All LEDs are located on the front panel of the DES 3224 Their purpose is to allow you to monitor the operation and performance of the DE...

Page 14: ...s The DES 3224 supports three management methods Local Console Management Telnet Management D View SNMP Management Local Console Management Local Console Management is done through the RS 232 Console...

Page 15: ...100 Auto Negotiation Switch User s Guide Introduction 5 Updating Firmware Firmware can be updated quickly and easily See the section Software Update Menu Chapter 5 for instructions on updating firmwa...

Page 16: ...tailer where you purchased the DES 3224 for assistance Be sure to register the DES 3224 immediately Failure to register the DES 3224 may void the warranty Installation Options There are two options fo...

Page 17: ...e the DES 3224 to the rack 3 Connect the power cord and verify that the DES 3224 is receiving adequate power Power On The power supply will adjust to the local power source automatically The DES 3224...

Page 18: ...r 5 UTP or STP 328 ft 100 M 100BASE TX Category 5 UTP or STP 328 ft 100 M Do not use telephone cable Telephone cable does not support Ethernet or Fast Ethernet Use the following guidelines when handli...

Page 19: ...3224 to work properly See Figure 4 for an example of straight through and crossover cable Table 2 Cable Requirements shows the cable specifications Figure 4 Cable Diagram Table 2 Cable Requirements Et...

Page 20: ...Connections Other device DES 3224 Workstation with MDI II Port MDI X MDI MDI II Crossover Straight Crossover MDI X Straight Crossover Straight The steps for connecting the DES 3224 to 10 Mbps devices...

Page 21: ...tween a DES 3224 DES 5016 and DES 5024 Port trunking increases the efficiency of the DES 3224 by increasing the bandwidth See the section on Port Trunking in Chapter 5 for instructions on how to confi...

Page 22: ...e CPU utilization and error status All of the LEDs are described in detail Use the tables to determine the meaning of each LED Power LED The DES 3224 has a power LED The power LED lights when the DES...

Page 23: ...s off check the connection The Act Activity LED indicates that there is transmission Tx or reception Rx on the port The LED flashes amber when the port is transmitting or receiving data at 10 Mbps The...

Page 24: ...rmal operation The LED increments from left to right The farther to the right they are the greater the utilization of the CPU The first six LEDs are green The last two are amber The Utilization LED pa...

Page 25: ...nagement types Refer to other documentation if you are using other vendors SNMP applications All instructions given in this chapter assume that you are logged into the DES 3224 and are at the appropri...

Page 26: ...e DES 3224 via Telnet session However first you must assign a unique IP address to the DES 3224 Use Local Console Management to log into the DES 3224 for the first time so that you can assign an IP ad...

Page 27: ...4 with your user name and password before beginning a management session For security you should change the default User Name and Password Figure 6 Log In Follow these steps to log into the DES 3224 f...

Page 28: ...tion Switch User s Guide Managing the DES 3224 18 Help Message A one page panel displayed in Figure 7 is available The menu lists the keystroke and typographic conventions available on the DES 3224 Fi...

Page 29: ...or RIGHT keys Move cursor backward or forward Ctrl r Refresh Screen Typographic Conventions Example Description 168 8 254 20 Each read only value follows a colon Enable Each changeable value can be ch...

Page 30: ...the system administrator User Account Management The User Account Management menu allows you add users delete users and modify user account information Switch Port 1 8 9 16 17 24 Configuration Switch...

Page 31: ...ws you to create delete and modify VLANs quickly and easily Trunking Port Management The Trunking Port Management menu allows you to create delete and modify Trunking Ports quickly and easily Follow t...

Page 32: ...set to Default Config Values The Factory Reset to Default Config Values menu allows you to reload factory default configurations System Rate Control The System Rate Control menu allows you to choose S...

Page 33: ...vision Specifies the hardware revision and the product generation Each revision is numbered incrementally Boot PROM Firmware Version Specifies the version of the Boot PROM being used on the DES 3224 E...

Page 34: ...characters System Contact Specifies the contact information of the network administrator You can enter up to 44 characters LAN IP Address Specifies the unique IP address of your LAN You can enter up t...

Page 35: ...e DES 3224 without powering off Figure 11 System Reset Some configurations will require you to reset the DES 3224 in order for them to take effect Screen prompts will tell you to reset the DES 3224 in...

Page 36: ...4 and restore all factory default values Using this panel erases all configurations and customization Figure 12 Factory Reset Follow these steps to restore factory default configurations 1 Select Yes...

Page 37: ...Negotiation Switch User s Guide Managing the DES 3224 27 Figure 13 Factory Reset Confirmation Follow these steps to exit the panel without restoring factory default parameters 1 Select No or Exit 2 P...

Page 38: ...data packet has been received before it forwards the packet to a destination In Cut Through mode the DES 3224 begins sending out the packet as soon as it receives the first 128 bytes of data The first...

Page 39: ...sent as soon as the first 128 bytes are received Cut Through requires less memory since the DES 3224 only reads the address but does not store the entire message Disadvantages of Cut Through Bad packe...

Page 40: ...software to the hard drive of the PC you will be downloading from Never attempt to load software from the floppy drive 2 Connect the DES 3224 and the PC with the software on it with the RS 232 cable p...

Page 41: ...n Figure 17 The browse option shows the contents of your hard drive You must specify the path from the DES 3224 to the file the firmware is in Navigate to the file the firmware is stored in and select...

Page 42: ...r s Guide Managing the DES 3224 32 When the transfer is complete you will see the panel in Figure 18 The DES 3224 will reset itself automatically and you will have to log in again Figure 18 Message Di...

Page 43: ...1 Select User Account Management on the Main menu 2 Press Enter User Account Change Menu The User Account Change menu displayed in Figure 19 allows you to add users delete users and modify user rights...

Page 44: ...Confirm Password Reenter the user s password to confirm it in this field Access Level There are two access levels available on the DES 3224 Super User and General User Super Users have administrative...

Page 45: ...u to delete users from the DES DES 3224 As a safety precaution the DES 3224 will not allow the user who is currently logged in to delete themselves by accident Figure 21 Delete Users User Name Identif...

Page 46: ...the space bar to change the current Access Level 3 Select Save and press Enter Follow these steps to change user Status Level 1 Select the user s Status Level 2 Toggle the space bar to select the new...

Page 47: ...password you are going to change Old Password The user s old password New Password The user s new password Confirm Password Reenter the new password in this field to confirm it Follow these steps to c...

Page 48: ...to configure and then go to the appropriate panel Follow these steps to select a panel 1 Decide which group of ports you would like to work with 2 Select the group on the Console Program panel 3 Press...

Page 49: ...the port If the Spanning Tree Algorithm detects a loop it will change the state of the port where the loop is detected to the Blocking State You can disable the Spanning Tree Algorithm Forwarding mean...

Page 50: ...developed in the primary path If the primary path breaks down STA will activate the backup path STA is very complicated and you should understand it well before changing the default settings STA Opera...

Page 51: ...nsmissions of packets sent by the Root Bridge to tell all other switches that it is the Root Bridge The Hello Time can be set manually with a range in seconds from 1 to 10 If the Hello Time is set for...

Page 52: ...dge Priority Lower the higher the priority Increases chance of becoming the Root Bridge Avoid if the switch is used in workgroup level of a large network Hello Time 1 10 seconds No effect if not Root...

Page 53: ...DES 3224 is running For example the number and type of ports on the DES 3224 is a read only constant The number and type of ports is fixed Statistics such as the number of errors that have occurred ar...

Page 54: ...to help prevent unauthorized access to the DES 3224 You can name the SNMP communities anything you like You can enter up to 32 characters in each of the four fields You can create up to four SNMP Comm...

Page 55: ...Start Signifies that the DES 3224 has been powered up Software settings are reconfigured and hardware systems are rebooted A cold start is different from a factory reset Authentication Failure Signifi...

Page 56: ...S 3224 46 Follow these steps to configure the SNMP Trap Manager Setting 1 Enter the IP Address of the Trap Manager 2 Enter the name of the SNMP Community String 3 Select Status and toggle the space ba...

Page 57: ...y used on high traffic networks You should consider a VLAN on a smaller network if a department or workgroup routinely does tasks that take up a lot of bandwidth and they are not already on their own...

Page 58: ...0 100 Auto Negotiation Switch User s Guide Managing the DES 3224 48 Figure 26 VLAN Port Management menu Follow these steps to create delete and modify VLAN 1 Select the appropriate option 2 Press Ente...

Page 59: ...menu New VLAN Name Is the name of the VLAN you are creating All VLANs must have a unique name Port Is the number of the port The numbers on the panel match the ports on the DES 3224 Some ports are com...

Page 60: ...t the ports you want to include in the VLAN and toggle the space bar to change the status from Available to Selected 3 Select Save and press Enter Delete VLAN Menu The Delete VLAN menu displayed in Fi...

Page 61: ...in this column Follow these steps to modify VLANs 1 Select the name of the appropriate VLAN 2 Press Enter 3 You will see the VLAN Modify menu displayed in Figure 30 Use this panel to modify a VLAN VLA...

Page 62: ...10 100 Auto Negotiation Switch User s Guide Managing the DES 3224 52 Figure 30 VLAN Modify menu...

Page 63: ...4 53 Trunking Port Management Menu The Trunking Port Management panels are used to create delete and modify trunk ports Figure 31 Trunking Port Management menu Follow these steps to create delete and...

Page 64: ...All Trunking Groups must have a name Port Is the number of the port The numbers on the panel match the ports on the DES 3224 Some ports are not available for trunking For example port 3 has a status o...

Page 65: ...nt to include in the TrunkGroup and toggle the space bar to change the status from Available to Selected 3 Select Save and press Enter Delete Trunking Port The Delete Trunking Port panel displayed in...

Page 66: ...es you to Modify Trunking Ports Figure 34 Modify Trunking Port Trunking Port Name The names of all Trunked Ports appear in this column Follow these steps to modify Trunked Ports 1 Select the name of t...

Page 67: ...oup or delete from the Trunking Group Toggle the space bar to change the current setting Available means the port is available for inclusion in the Trunking Group Selected means the port has been sele...

Page 68: ...ST The POST checks all of the hardware components on the DES 3224 Cables Faulty cables are the most common source of problems on Ethernet and Fast Ethernet networks Check the cables first if you are h...

Page 69: ...s being received though the wall socket the power supply is not working Return the unit All LEDs are Off Check the power plug and verify that the DES 3224 is receiving adequate power Log in to the DES...

Page 70: ...10 100 Auto Negotiation Switch User s Guide Troubleshooting 60 Table 8 System Error LED Indicators 2 PHY Failure ARL Failure ARL Memory Failure...

Page 71: ...ive SNMP management support with Ethernet MIB II RFC 1213 RMON MIB RFC 1757 and bridge MIB RFC 1493 8 192 maximum entries for MAC address Table Comprehensive LED indicators display of the system port...

Page 72: ...rames types Transparent IEEE 802 3 MAC layer frame size 64 1518 Protocols CSMA CD Full Duplex Data Transfer Rate Fast Ethernet 100 Mbps half duplex 200 Mbps full duplex Topology Star Network Cables 10...

Page 73: ...perature 25 70 degrees Celsius Humidity 5 95 non condensing Dimensions 441 x 264 x 54 mm 1 25 U 19 inch rack mount width Weight 4 3 Kg EMI FCC Class A CE Mark Class A VCCI Class A Safety UL UL 1950 CS...

Page 74: ...tures 2 Forget Password 59 Forward Delay Time 41 Front Panel 2 Full Half LED 13 G General User 34 H Hardware Revision 23 Hello Time 41 Help Message 18 I Install DES 3224 6 Installation 6 7 IP Address...

Page 75: ...Forward 28 Super User 34 Switch Port Configuration 38 System Configuration 20 System Configuration Menu 21 System Contact 24 System Description 24 System Information 22 System Information Menu 23 Syst...