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Dual-Speed Stackable Hub Web-based Management User’s Guide

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The second and last step is to configure the IP interface, of the Hub, through console
management.  See the 

In-Band Setup Instructions

 on page 39 to do this.

Management

Your Hub has a hypertext interface, allowing you to do management through your
browser.  Your web-browser screen may vary with the screen-shots (pictures) in this
guide.

Configuration

Hub configuration settings can be set via the web-browser.  These options are described
below.

Information

The information screen provides the hardware, firmware, and software profile of the
device.  The values displayed with a white background can be user-defined or
list-selected by user.

Summary of Contents for DFE-2624 - Hub - Stackable

Page 1: ...DFE 2600 Series Web based Management User s Guide Rev 02 August 1998 6DFE2600 02 Printed In Taiwan RECYCLABLE ...

Page 2: ...ii TABLE OF CONTENTS 0 WEB BASED NETWORK MANAGEMENT 1 Introduction 1 getting started 1 Management 2 Configuration 2 Control 7 Performance 12 ...

Page 3: ...ugh a standard browser such as Netscape Navigator Communicator or Microsoft Internet Explorer The web browser acts as a universal access tool and can communicate directly with the Hub using HTTP protocol getting started The first step in getting started in using web based management for your Hub is to secure a web browser A web browser is a program which allows a person to read hypertext Follow th...

Page 4: ...pertext interface allowing you to do management through your browser Your web browser screen may vary with the screen shots pictures in this guide Configuration Hub configuration settings can be set via the web browser These options are described below Information The information screen provides the hardware firmware and software profile of the device The values displayed with a white background c...

Page 5: ... of the hub System Name A user assigned name for the hub System Location A user assigned description for the physical location of the hub Runtime Software Version Version number for the resident and downloadable software PROM Firmware Version Version number for the firmware chip This information is needed for new Runtime Software downloads Hardware Revision Revision number for the hub hardware IP ...

Page 6: ... that the hub is on Default Gateway The default router for the device MAC Address The physical address for the device Interface Type The media protocol Trap Receivers Defining a Trap Receivers allows network management stations to be notified when exceptional events happen The information is described as follows IP Address This is the address of the network station that should receive traps from t...

Page 7: ...s follows Software Update Mode Set to either network or out of band Determines whether the configuration file should be obtained through the Ethernet network or through the console port Software Update Control Determines whether or not the Hub should download its configuration file the next time the Hub is booted Boot File The path and configuration file name on the TFTP server If you are using bo...

Page 8: ...date Control is enabled Get IP From Bootp Server If enabled the address will be obtained from the BOOTP server SNMP Manager Configuration The SNMP Manager Configuration screen allows you to define community strings and access privileges The information is described as follows Community String A user defined SNMP community name Access Right The permitted access using the SNMP community name Delete ...

Page 9: ...ort Control to show the Group Port Configuration Control screen Hub group port and console configurations can be easily selected from this screen Simply click the particular component you want to view or modify Out of Band Console Configuration The Hub can be configured for out of band dial up management or console based management by clicking Console ...

Page 10: ...s per second of the information exchange between the Hub and it s console manager Character Size This is the number of bits in the byte unit of the information exchange between Hub and console manager Stop Bit This bit marks the end of a unit of transmission normally a byte or character Protocol This is the protocol used by the Hub for out of band dial up management System Restart Out of Band Baud...

Page 11: ...Slot 2 Type These indicate the type of module if present in the back slot of the Hub Repeater Type Product information of the Hub Group Role The role of the Hub within the stack either primary master backup master or slave Hardware Revision The version of the repeater hardware board used in this Hub Status Tells whether the Hub is up or down Last Operation Status Change Time of the last status cha...

Page 12: ...Control Port ID will show the current configuration information of the port The information is described as follows Port Type The type is UTP BNC or AUI Link Status Indicates link status link up or link down Auto Partition Status Indicates whether the port has been auto partitioned or not Speed Indicates the port speed 100Mbps or 10Mbps Polarity Status Indicates the polarity status normal or rever...

Page 13: ...sabled Port Speed State Indicates how the port speed is set auto negotiation 10Mbps or 100Mbps Generate Trap When Link State Change Indicates whether or not the port will send a trap if it s link status changes Generate Trap When Speed State Change Indicates whether or not the port will send a trap if it s speed changes Reset Doing a remote reset is equivalent to turning the hub off and on again A...

Page 14: ...ows you to collect network statistics of individual ports 10Mbps segments or 100Mbps segments and any Hub in the stack Statistics collected by the Hub are described as follows StatsPkts Pkts Counts valid frames BroadcastPkts Pkts Counts valid frames that are broadcast to all stations on the network MulticastPkts Pkts Counts valid frames that are sent to multicast Ethernet addresses ...

Page 15: ...ts in length excluding framing bits but including FCS octets and had either a bad Frame Check Sequence FCS with an integral number of octets FCS Error or a bad FCS with a non integral number of octets Alignment Errors Jabbers Pkts Counts frames longer than the maximum 1518 bytes octets with either bad framing or an invalid CRC Collisions Pkts Counts transmission collisions on the Ethernet segment ...

Page 16: ...t a one hour utilization history can be shown by the graph User List The User List display displays the Ethernet MAC addresses of packets recently received by the hub stack This information is displayed per port The information is described as follows Source Address Shows the source Ethernet address of the frame as received by the hub ...

Page 17: ...the port send a trap notification to the network manager or both The device identification is by Ethernet address The information is described as follows Hub ID Select a Hub from the hub stack Port Port ID for which Intrusion is enabled Authorized MAC Address This is the Ethernet MAC address of the station allowed to use this port Detected MAC Address This is the Ethernet MAC address of the last f...

Page 18: ...back up port The back up port is immediately enabled should the master port fail If the master port returns from failure back up link traffic is switched back to the master link A maximum limit of 3 back up s are allowed per Hub Eavesdrop information is described as follows Hub ID Select a Hub from the hub stack Master Back Up Port Enter the port ID numbers to create a back up pair Active Displays...

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