D-Link DGS-1216T - Manuals

1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE Congratulations on your purchase of the DGS-1216T 16-Port 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet+2-Port Mini GBIC Web Smart Switch. This device integrates 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet, 100Mbps Fast Ethernet and 10Mbps Ethernet network capabilities in a highly flexible package. Purpose This...

3 INTRODUCTION This chapter describes the features of the DGS-1216T and some background information about Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet switching technology. Gigabit Ethernet Technology Gigabit Ethernet is an extension of IEEE 802.3 Ethernet utilizing the same packet structure, format, and...

4 tomorrow’s rapidly improving switching and routing internetworking technologies. And with expected advances in the coming years in silicon technology and digital signal processing that will enable Gigabit Ethernet to eventually operate over unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cabling, outfitting your ne...

5 Switching Technology Another approach to pushing beyond the limits of Ethernet technology is the development of switching technology. A switch bridges Ethernet packets at the MAC address level of the Ethernet protocol transmitting among connected Ethernet or Fast Ethernet LAN segments. Switching i...

6 VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) A VLAN is a group of end-stations that are not constrained by their physical location and can communicate as if a common broadcast domain, a LAN. The primary utility of using VLAN is to reduce latency and need for routers, using faster switching instead. Other VLA...

9 UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION This chapter provides unpacking and installation information for the Switch. Unpacking Open the shipping cartons of the Switch and carefully unpacks its contents. The carton should contain the following items: ‹ One DGS-1216T Web Smart Switch ‹ One AC power cord, suitabl...

10 Leave at least 10cm of space at the front and rear of the hub for ventilation. Install the Switch on a sturdy, level surface that can support its weight, or in an EIA standard-size equipment rack. For information on rack installation, see the next section, Rack Mounting . When installing the Swit...

11 Then, use screws provided with the equipment rack to mount each switch in the rack. Figure 3. Mount the Switch in the rack Connecting Network Cable The Switch supports 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet that runs in Auto-negotiation mode and 10Mbps Ethernet or 100Mbps Fast Ethernet that runs both in half ...

13 IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS This chapter describes the front panel, rear panel, and LED indicators of the Switch. Front Panel The figure below shows the front panels of the Switch. Figure 4. Front panel of 16-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch LED Indicator: Comprehensive LED indicators display the...

14 Rear Panel Figure 5. Rear panel of the Switch AC Power Connector: This is a three-pronged connector that supports the power cord. Plug in the female connector of the provided power cord into this connector, and the male into a power outlet. Supported input voltages range from 100-240V AC at 50-60...

15 UNDERSTANDING LED INDICATORS The front panel LEDs provides instant status feedback, and, helps monitor and troubleshoot when needed. Figure 6. LED indicators of the Switch Power and System LEDs POWER: Power Indicator On : When the Power LED lights on, the Switch is receiving power. Off : When the...

16 Ports 1~16 Status LEDs Link/ACT: Link/Activity On : When the Link/ACT LED lights on, the respective port is successfully connected to an Ethernet network. Blinking : When the Link/ACT LED is blinking, the port is transmitting or receiving data on the Ethernet network. Off : No link. 1000Mbps On :...

17 Option Ports mini-GBIC 15 & mini-GBIC 16 mini-GBIC Status LEDs Link/ACT: Link/Activity On : When the mini-GBIC module is installed and connected to a network, the Link/ACT LED lights on. Blinking : When the LED is blinking, the mini-GBIC module is receiving data on a network. Off : No link. 1...

18 CONFIGURATION Through the Web Browser you can configure the Switch such as VLAN, Trunking, QoS… etc. With the attached Web Management Utility, you can easily discover all the Web Management Switch, assign the IP Address, changing the password and upgrading the new firmware. Installing the Web Man...

19 Figure 7. Web Management Utility The Web Management Utility was divided into four parts, Discovery List, Monitor List, Device Setting and Toolbar function , for details instruction, follow the below section. Discovery List This is the list where you can discover all the Web management devices in ...

20 System word definitions in the Discovery List: z MAC Address: Shows the device MAC Address. z IP Address: Shows the current IP address of the device. z Protocol version: Shows the version of the Utility protocol. z Product Name: Shows the device product name. z System Name: Shows the appointed de...

22 Device Setting You can set the device by using the function key in the Device Setting Dialog box. Configuration Setting: In this Configuration Setting, you can set the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, Set Trap to (Trap IP Address), System name and Location. Select the device in the Discovery lis...

23 Firmware Upgrade: When the device has a new function, there will be a new firmware to update the device, use this function to update. Figure 12. Firmware upgrade Web Access: Double click the device in the Monitor List or select a device in the Monitor List and press this “Web Access” button to ac...

24 Exit: To exit the Web Management Utility. In the “View TAB” , there are view log and clear log function, this function will help you to show trap setting. View Log: To show the event of the Web Management Utility and the device. Clear Log: to clear the log. In the “Option TAB” , there are Refresh...

25 Login Before you configure this device, note that when the Web Smart Switch is configured through an Ethernet connection, make sure the manager PC must be set on same the IP network . For example, when the default network address of the default IP address of the Web Smart Switch is 192.168.0.1 , ...

26 After entering the password, the main page comes up, the screen will display the device status. Figure 15. Device Status Setup Menu When the main page appears, find the Setup menu in the left side of the screen (Figure 16). Click on the setup item that you want to configure. There are fifteen opt...

28 Configuring Setup Setting Find that there are eight items, including Port Settings, VLAN Settings, Trunk Settings, Mirror Settings, QoS Setting, Spanning Tree Setting, SNMP Setting and Jumbo Frame Setting in Setup menu. Port Settings In Port Settings menu (Figure 17), this page will show each por...

31 VLAN Settings (Virtual Local Area Network) VID Table Setting: select the VID group that you set. When you select VID Table Setting, press “Add new VID” to create new VID group, from port 01 ~ port 16, select Untag Port, Tag Port or Not Member for each port. To save the VID group, press “Apply” bu...

32 Trunk Setting The Trunk function enables to cascade two or more devices with a larger bandwidths. There are two Trunk groups to be set; and there are default ports in each member. Checked “Enable” to use the trunk function, select the ports in each member to be trunk, and click “Apply” to activat...

33 The selection of the sniffer mode is as follow: TX (transmit) mode: this mode will duplicate the data transmit from the source port and forward to the sniffer port. RX (receive) mode: this mode will duplicate the data that send to the source and forward to the sniffer port. Both (transmit and rec...

34 more frequently - with every Hello packet. BPDU packets are sent even if a BPDU packet was not received. Therefore, each link between bridges is sensitive to the status of the link. Ultimately this difference results in faster detection of failed links, and thus faster topology adjustment. A draw...

35 switch has the lowest Bridge Identifier, it will become the Root Bridge. The user may choose a time between 6 and 40 seconds. The default value is 20. Bridge Hello Time: The user may set the time interval between transmission of configuration messages by the root device, thus stating that the Swi...

36 manage the device. These objects are defined in a Management Information Base (MIB), which provides a standard presentation of the information controlled by the on-board SNMP agent. SNMP defines both the format of the MIB specifications and the protocol used to access this information over the ne...

37 management software. In addition to the standard MIB-II, the Switch also supports its own proprietary enterprise MIB as an extended Management Information Base. The proprietary MIB may also be retrieved by specifying the MIB Object Identifier. MIB values can be either read-only or read-write. Ena...

38 Delete Group: To delete previously defined SNMP Community group, press “Delete Group” button, the Delete SNMP Community configuration window will pop out; checked the delete dialog box. Press “Apply” to delete the selected SNMP Community Group. Figure 27. Delete SNMP Community group Modify Group:...

39 Configure SNMP Trap: Figure 29. Configure SNMP Trap Setting Trap authentication fail: When checked the dialog box of the Trap authentication fail , when fail to authentication, the Switch will trap the authentication fail even to the SNMP host. Add Trap: To create a recipient of SNMP traps genera...

41 Jumbo Frame Setting To enable or disable the Jumbo Frame function on the Switch. Figure 33. Jumbo frame setting Device Status Click on the “Status” to present the device status on this screen, it will show the System Status, Port Status, VLAN Status, Trunk Status and Mirror Status. Figure 34. Dev...

42 Statistic The Statistic Menu screen will show the status of each port packet count. Figure 35. Device statistic For Detail packet information, click on the ID parameter as Figure 36. Figure 36. Port statistic

43 System Setting The System Setting includes the System name, Location name, Login Timeout, IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway. Through the Web Management Utility, you can easily recognize the device by using the System Name and the Location Name. The Login Timeout is to set the idle time-out for ...

44 Trap Setting The Trap Setting enables the device to monitor the Trap through the Web Management Utility, set the Trap IP Address of the manager where the trap to be sent. Figure 38. Trap Setting System Events: Monitoring the system’s trap. Device Bootup: a trap when booting up the system. Illegal...

45 Abnormal* Receive Error: a trap when there are receive data error in copper port. Abnormal* Transmit Error: a trap when there are transmit data error in copprt port. Abnormal*: 50 error packet count within 10 seconds. Set Password Password is the invaluable tool for the manager to secure Web Mana...

46 Backup Setting The backup tools help you to backup the current setting of the Switch. Once you need to backup the setting, press the “Backup” button to save the setting. To restore a current setting file to the device, you must specify the backup file and press “Restore” button to proceed the set...

47 Logout When press this function, the web configuration will go back to first Login page. Figure 42. Logout

48 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Standards IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.3x Full Duplex Flow Control IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-SX/LX Gigabit Ethernet Protocol CSMA/CD Data Transfer Rate Ethernet: 10Mbps (half duplex)...

49 Performance Transmits Method: Store-and-forward Filtering Address Table: 8K entries per device Packet Filtering/Forwarding Rate: 10Mbps Ethernet: 14,880/pps 100Mbps Fast Ethernet: 148,800/pps 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet: 1,488,000/pps MAC Address Learning: Automatic update Transmits Method: Store-a...

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