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vi Contents 3.4 Module Selection Screen ................................................................................ 3-93.4.1 Selecting a Module ....................................................................... 3-11 3.5 Module Menu Screen ......................................................

Contents vii 4.6 Chassis Environmental Information Screen .................................................. 4-16 4.7 Redirect Configuration Menu Screen (Chassis) ............................................ 4-18 4.8 Port Redirect Configuration Screen ...................................................

viii Contents 6 PORT CONFIGURATION MENU SCREENS 6.1 Port Configuration Menu Screen ..................................................................... 6-2 6.2 Ethernet Interface Configuration Screen ......................................................... 6-4 6.3 Ethernet Port Configuration Scree...

Contents ix 8 802.1Q VLAN CONFIGURATION MENU SCREENS 8.1 Summary of VLAN Local Management ........................................................... 8-28.1.1 Preparing for VLAN Configuration .................................................. 8-2 8.2 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screen ..............

x Contents 9.7 Protocol Port Configuration Screen............................................................... 9-329.7.1 Assigning Ports to a PID/Classification ......................................... 9-34 9.7.2 Example, Prioritizing Traffic According to Classification Rule....... 9-359.7.2.1 So...

Contents xi 13.6 Configuration Process ................................................................................... 13-813.6.1 Defining a VLAN ........................................................................... 13-8 13.6.2 Classifying Frames to a VLAN ....................................

xii Figures Figures Figure Page 1-1 Example of a Local Management Screen ....................................................................... 1-5 2-1 Management Terminal Connection ................................................................................. 2-2 2-2 Uninterruptible Power Supp...

Tables xv Tables xv Table Page Tables 1-1 Event Messages ........................................................................................................... 1-6 1-2 Keyboard Conventions ................................................................................................. 1-8 2-1 ...

About This Guide xix About This Guide Welcome to the Enterasys Networks Matrix E7 Series and SmartSwitch 6000 Series Modules (6H2xx, 6E2xx, 6H3xx and 6G3xx) Local Managment User’s Guide . This manual explains how to access and use the Local Management screens to monitor and manage the switch modules...

Structure of This Guide xx About This Guide STRUCTURE OF THIS GUIDE The guide is organized as follows: Chapter 1 , Introduction , provides an overview of the tasks that may be accomplished using Local Management (LM), and an introduction to LM screen navigation, in-band and out-of-band network manag...

Related Documents xxii About This Guide RELATED DOCUMENTS The following Enterasys Networks documents may help to set up, control, and manage the switch module: • 6C105 SmartSwitch 6000 Overview and Setup Guide • Matrix E7 Chassis Overview and Setup Guide • SmartTrunk User’s Guide • WAN Series Local ...

Typographical and Keystroke Conventions About This Guide xxiii TYPOGRAPHICAL AND KEYSTROKE CONVENTIONS bold type Bold type can denote either a user input or a highlighted screen selection. RETURN Indicates either the ENTER or RETURN key, depending on your keyboard. ESC Indicates the keyboard Escape ...

Introduction 1-1 1 Introduction This chapter provides an overview of the tasks that may be accomplished using Local Management (LM), and an introduction to LM screen navigation, in-band and out-of-band network management, screen elements, and LM keyboard conventions. 1.1 OVERVIEW Enterasys Networks ...

Overview 1-2 Introduction • Assign ports to operate in the standard or full duplex mode. • Configure ports to perform load sharing using SmartTrunking. Refer to the SmartTrunk User’s Guide for details. • Control the number of receive broadcasts that are switched to the other interfaces. • Set flow c...

Navigating Local Management Screens Introduction 1-3 1.1.1 The Management Agent The management agent is an entity within the switch module that collects statistical information (e.g., frames received, errors detected) about the operational performance of the managed network. Local Management communi...

Local Management Requirements 1-4 Introduction 1.3 LOCAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS The switch module provides one communication port, labeled COM, which supports a management terminal connection. To access Local Management, connect one of the following systems to the COM port: • Digital Equipment Corp...

Local Management Screen Elements Introduction 1-5 Figure 1-1 Example of a Local Management Screen Firmware Revision: XX.XX.XX General Configuration 4046_03 BOOTPROM Revision: XX.XX.XX MAC Address:IP Address:Subnet Mask:Default Gateway:TFTP Gateway IP Addr: Device Date:Device Time:Screen Refresh Time...

Local Management Screen Elements 1-6 Introduction Event Message Field This field briefly displays messages that indicate if a Local Management procedure was executed correctly or incorrectly, that changes were saved or not saved to Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM), or that a user did not ha...

Local Management Screen Elements Introduction 1-7 Display Fields Display fields cannot be edited. These fields may display information that never changes, or information that may change as a result of Local Management operations, user selections, or network monitoring information. In the screens sho...

Local Management Keyboard Conventions 1-8 Introduction 1.5 LOCAL MANAGEMENT KEYBOARD CONVENTIONS All key names appear as capital letters in this manual. Table 1-2 explains the keyboard conventions and the key functions that are used. Table 1-2 Keyboard Conventions Key Function ENTER Key RETURN Key U...

Getting Help Introduction 1-9 1.6 GETTING HELP For additional support related to the module or this document, contact Enterasys Networks using one of the following methods: Before contacting Enterasys Networks, have the following information ready: • Your Enterasys Networks service contract number •...

Local Management Requirements 2-1 2 Local Management Requirements This chapter provides the following information: • Management Terminal Setup ( Section 2.1 ), which describes how to attach a Local Management terminal to the switch module. • Telnet Connections ( Section 2.2 ), which provides guideli...

Management Terminal Setup 2-2 Local Management Requirements 2.1.1 Console Cable Connection Use the Console Cable Kit provided with the chassis to attach the management terminal to the switch module COM port as shown in Figure 2-1 . To connect the switch module to a PC or compatible device running th...

Management Terminal Setup Local Management Requirements 2-3 2.1.2 Management Terminal Setup Parameters Table 2-1 lists the setup parameters for the local management terminal. Table 2-1 VT Terminal Setup Display Setup Menu Columns -> Controls -> Auto Wrap -> Scroll -> Text Cursor -> Cu...

Telnet Connections 2-4 Local Management Requirements 2.2 TELNET CONNECTIONS Once the switch module has a valid IP address, the user can establish a Telnet session from any TCP/IP based node on the network. Telnet connections to the switch module require the community name passwords assigned in the S...

Monitoring an Uninterruptible Power Supply Local Management Requirements 2-5 Figure 2-2 Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Connection COM Port RJ45-to-DB9 UPS Adapter UPS Device DB9 Port UTP Cable With RJ45 Connectors 1 2 3 4 5 PS1 PS2 COM 6H252-17 Fast Enet 2 RX TX 4 RX TX 3 RX TX 6 RX TX 5 RX TX 8...

Accessing Local Management 3-1 3 Accessing Local Management This chapter provides information about the following: • Navigating through the Local Management screen hierarchy for 802.1Q Switching ( Section 3.1 ). • Accessing the Password screen to enter a Local Management session ( Section 3.2 ). • A...

Navigating Local Management Screens 3-2 Accessing Local Management Figure 3-1 802.1Q Switching Mode, Chassis, LM Screen Hierarchy (Page 1 of 3) NOTES: The 6C107 chassis does not support the screens in the shaded area shown in Figure 3-1 , so the screen selection starts with the Password screen and s...

Navigating Local Management Screens 3-4 Accessing Local Management Figure 3-3 802.1Q Switching Mode, Chassis, LM Screen Hierarchy (Page 3 of 3) 3.1.1 Selecting Local Management Menu Screen Items Select items on a menu screen by performing the following steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight a men...

Navigating Local Management Screens Accessing Local Management 3-5 Using the RETURN Command To exit LM using the RETURN command, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the RETURN command at the bottom of the Local Management screen. 2. Press ENTER. The previous screen in the Local Ma...

Password Screen 3-6 Accessing Local Management 3.2 PASSWORD SCREEN When to Use To start a Local Management session, which is controlled through the Local Management Password screen. Whenever a connection is made to the switch module the Local Management Password screen displays. Before continuing, y...

Password Screen Accessing Local Management 3-7 Screen Example Figure 3-4 Local Management Chassis/Module Password Screen Enter the Password and press ENTER. The default super-user access password is “ public ” or press ENTER. NOTE: The password is one of the passwords configured in the Module Login ...

Main Menu Screen 3-8 Accessing Local Management 3.3 MAIN MENU SCREEN When to Use To access the two major sets of Local Management screens used to configure the chassis and the switch modules installed in the chassis. How to Access Enter a valid password in the Local Management Password screen as des...

Module Selection Screen Accessing Local Management 3-9 Menu Descriptions 3.4 MODULE SELECTION SCREEN Screen Navigation Path For 6C105 chassis: Password > Main Menu > Module Selection For 6C107 chassis: Password > Module Selection When to Use To select a module in the chassis and the Module ...

Module Selection Screen 3-10 Accessing Local Management How to Access Use the arrow keys to highlight the MODULES menu item in the Module Selection screen, and press ENTER. The Module Selection screen, Figure 3-6 , displays. Screen Example Figure 3-6 Module Selection Screen 40462-39 EXIT Module # &l...

Module Selection Screen Accessing Local Management 3-11 Field Descriptions Refer to Table 3-2 for a functional description of each screen field. 3.4.1 Selecting a Module To select an individual module to perform Local Management functions, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the d...

Module Menu Screen 3-12 Accessing Local Management 3.5 MODULE MENU SCREEN Screen Navigation Path For 6C105 chassis: Password > Main Menu > Module Selection > Module Menu For 6C107 chassis: Password > Module Selection > Module Menu When to Use To access the Local Management screens for...

Module Menu Screen Accessing Local Management 3-13 Menu Descriptions Refer to Table 3-3 for a functional description of each menu item. NOTE: If the terminal is idle for several minutes, the Local Management Password screen redisplays and the session ends. This idle time can be changed in the Chassi...

Module Menu Screen 3-14 Accessing Local Management SECURITY Provides access to the following screens: • Module Login Passwords • Radius Configuration • Name Services Configuration • System Authentication Configuration • EAP Configuration • EAP Statistics Menu • MAC Port Configuration • MAC Supplican...

Overview of Security Methods Accessing Local Management 3-15 3.6 OVERVIEW OF SECURITY METHODS Six security methods are available to control which users are allowed to access, monitor, and control the switch module. • Login Security Password – used to access the Module Menu screen to start a Local Ma...

Overview of Security Methods 3-16 Accessing Local Management • Host Access Control Authentication (HACA) – authenticates user access of Telnet management, console local management and WebView via a central Radius Client/Server application using the Password screen described in Section 3.8 . For an o...

Overview of Security Methods Accessing Local Management 3-17 The access level can be set to one of the following levels for each user name: • super-user • read-write • read-only To support multiple access levels per user name, it involves sending back a different “FilterID” attribute using some serv...

Overview of Security Methods 3-18 Accessing Local Management When the Radius Client is active on the switch module, the user is presented with an authorization screen, prompting for a user login name and password when attempting to access the host IP address via the local console LM, Telnet to LM, o...

Overview of Security Methods Accessing Local Management 3-19 3.6.2 802.1X Port Based Network Access Control This section provides • a brief description of 802.1X Port Based Network Access Control , • definitions of common terms and abbreviations, and • an overview of the tasks that may be accomplish...

Overview of Security Methods 3-20 Accessing Local Management 3.6.2.2 802.1X Security Overview The Enterasys Networks’ 6000 Series and Matrix E7 modules support the following 802.1X security and authentication features to: • Authenticate hosts that are connected to dedicated switch ports. • Authentic...

Overview of Security Methods Accessing Local Management 3-21 3.6.3 MAC Authentication Overview This section discusses a method for a user to gain access to the network by validating the MAC address of their connected device. Network management statically provisions MAC addresses in a central radius ...

Overview of Security Methods 3-22 Accessing Local Management 3.6.3.3 Concurrent Operation of 802.1X and MAC Authentication This section defines the precedence rules to determine which authentication method, 802.1X (EAP) or MAC Authentication has control over an interface. Setting the 802.1X and MAC ...

Overview of Security Methods Accessing Local Management 3-23 Table 3-5 MAC / 802.1X Precedence States 802.1X Port Control MAC Port Control Authen-ticated? Default Policy Exists? Autho-rized Policy Exists? Action Force Authorized Don’t Care Don’t Care Yes Don’t Care • Neither method performs authenti...

Overview of Security Methods Accessing Local Management 3-25 3.6.4 MAC Authentication Control This global variable can be set to enabled or disabled. If set to enabled, then a. MAC Authentication is active on those ports whose individual port-enabled variable is set to enabled. b. All session and st...

Security Menu Screen 3-26 Accessing Local Management 3.7 SECURITY MENU SCREEN Screen Navigation Path For 6C105 chassis: Password > Main Menu > Module Selection > Module Menu > Security Menu For 6C107 chassis: Password > Module Selection > Module Menu > Security Menu When to Use ...

Security Menu Screen Accessing Local Management 3-27 Screen Example Figure 3-8 Security Menu Screen Menu Descriptions Refer to Table 3-6 for a functional description of each menu item. Table 3-6 Security Menu Screen Menu Item Descriptions Menu Item Screen Function PASSWORDS Used to set the Locally A...

Security Menu Screen 3-28 Accessing Local Management SYSTEM AUTHENTICATION CONFIGURATION Used to enable or disable an authentication type for the device, and to display the authentication type and authentication status (enabled or disabled) for all ports. For details, refer to Section 3.11 . EAP CON...

Passwords Screen Accessing Local Management 3-29 3.8 PASSWORDS SCREEN When to Use To provide additional security by using login passwords associated to access policy. This screen allows the use of passwords to provide three levels of Local Management access (super-user, read-write and read-only) via...

Passwords Screen 3-30 Accessing Local Management Field Descriptions Refer to Table 3-7 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 3-7 Module Login Passwords Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… Password (Modifiable) Enter the password used to access the device according to an ...

Radius Configuration Screen Accessing Local Management 3-31 3.8.1 Setting the Module Login Password Setting the Module Login Password provides additional security by assigning each switch module its own password and allowing you to disable the function of switch S8 so that the password cannot be cle...

Radius Configuration Screen 3-32 Accessing Local Management How to Access Use the arrow keys to highlight the RADIUS CONFIGURATION menu item on the Security Menu screen and press ENTER. The Radius Configuration screen, Figure 3-10 , displays. Screen Example Figure 3-10 Radius Configuration Screen Fi...

Radius Configuration Screen Accessing Local Management 3-33 Last Resort Action/Local (Selectable) Accept, Challenge, and Reject, which do the following: ACCEPT: Allows local access (via COM port) at the super-user level with no further attempt at authentication. CHALLENGE: Reverts to local module (l...

Radius Configuration Screen 3-34 Accessing Local Management 3.9.1 Setting the Last Resort Authentication The Radius client can be configured to use primary and secondary servers. If the primary server does not respond within the specified number of retries during the specified time-out period, the c...

Name Services Configuration Screen Accessing Local Management 3-35 3.10 NAME SERVICES CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use Use this screen when enabling Port-based Web authentication. This screen can also be used to configure the global Secure Harbour name and IP address. The user can Enable/Disable Nam...

Name Services Configuration Screen 3-36 Accessing Local Management Field Descriptions Refer to Table 3-9 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 3-9 Name Services Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… Switch Name (Modifiable) Create a textual name to bind to th...

System Authentication Configuration Screen Accessing Local Management 3-37 3.11 SYSTEM AUTHENTICATION CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To enable or disable an authentication type for the device, and to display the authentication type and authentication status (enabled or disabled) for all ports. How...

System Authentication Configuration Screen 3-38 Accessing Local Management Field Descriptions Refer to Table 3-10 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 3-10 System Authentication Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… System Authentication (Selectable) Enable ...

EAP (Port) Configuration Screen Accessing Local Management 3-39 3.12 EAP (PORT) CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To configure authentication settings for each port. How to Access Use the arrow keys to highlight the EAP CONFIGURATION menu item on the Security Menu screen and press ENTER. The EAP Port...

EAP (Port) Configuration Screen 3-40 Accessing Local Management Field Descriptions Refer to Table 3-11 for a functional description of each screen field. . Table 3-11 EAP Port Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… Port (Read-Only) See the port number of all ports known to the d...

EAP (Port) Configuration Screen 3-42 Accessing Local Management Backend State(Cont’d) • idle : The port is currently not involved in any authentication, but is ready to begin one. Move to idle after completion. • initialize : The port is initializing the relevant backend variables and is not ready t...

EAP Statistics Menu Screen 3-44 Accessing Local Management 3.13 EAP STATISTICS MENU SCREEN Screen Navigation Path For 6C105 chassis: Password > Main Menu > Module Selection > Module Menu > Security Menu > EAP Statistics Menu For 6C107 chassis: Password > Module Selection > Modul...

EAP Statistics Menu Screen Accessing Local Management 3-45 Menu Descriptions Refer to Table 3-12 for a functional description of each menu item. Table 3-12 EAP Statistics Menu Screen Descriptions Menu Item Screen Function EAP SESSION STATISTICS Used to review and clear EAP session statistics for eac...

EAP Statistics Menu Screen 3-46 Accessing Local Management 3.13.1 EAP Session Statistics Screen When to Use To review and clear EAP session statistics for each port. How to Access Use the arrow keys to highlight the EAP SESSION STATISTICS menu item on the EAP Statistics Menu screen and press ENTER. ...

EAP Statistics Menu Screen Accessing Local Management 3-47 Table 3-13 EAP Session Statistics Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… SessionID (Read-Only) See the unique ASCII string identifier for a particular session. SessionOctetsRx (Read-Only) See counts of user data octets received on the...

EAP Statistics Menu Screen 3-48 Accessing Local Management 3.13.2 EAP Authenticator Statistics Screen When to Use To review authenticator statistics for each port, including EAP frame types received and transmitted, and frame version number and source MAC address. This screen refreshes counters data...

EAP Statistics Menu Screen Accessing Local Management 3-49 Screen Example Figure 3-16 EAP Authenticator Statistics Screen Field Descriptions Refer to Table 3-14 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 3-14 EAP Authenticator Statistics Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… To...

EAP Statistics Menu Screen 3-50 Accessing Local Management Response Id Frames Rx (Read-Only) See counts of EAP response identification type frames received by the authenticator. Response Frames Rx (Read-Only) See counts of EAP response type frames received by the authenticator. Request Id Frames Tx ...

EAP Statistics Menu Screen Accessing Local Management 3-51 3.13.3 EAP Diagnostic Statistics Screen When to Use To view port counters useful for EAP troubleshooting, including logoffs and timeouts while authenticating, and to view authorization failure messages from the authentication server. The cou...

EAP Statistics Menu Screen 3-52 Accessing Local Management Field Descriptions Refer to Table 3-15 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 3-15 EAP Diagnostic Statistics Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… Enters Connecting (Read-Only) See counts of transitions to connectin...

EAP Statistics Menu Screen Accessing Local Management 3-53 Reauths Authenticated (Read-Only) See counts of transitions from authenticated to connecting state due to a reauthentication request. Starts Authenticated (Read-Only) See counts of transitions from authenticated to connecting state due to a ...

MAC Port Configuration Screen 3-54 Accessing Local Management 3.14 MAC PORT CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To display the authentication state of the supplicant associated with each port, enable or disable the authentication function, initialize authentication status, and force a revalidation of t...

MAC Port Configuration Screen Accessing Local Management 3-55 Screen Example Figure 3-18 MAC Port Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Refer to Table 3-16 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 3-16 MAC Port Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… Port # (Rea...

MAC Supplicant Configuration Screen 3-56 Accessing Local Management 3.15 MAC SUPPLICANT CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To determine the active MAC Authentication supplicants on the module and perform limited configuration on these supplicants, which includes initializing the supplicant and reauthe...

MAC Supplicant Configuration Screen Accessing Local Management 3-57 Screen Example Figure 3-19 MAC Supplicant Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Refer to Table 3-17 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 3-17 MAC Supplicant Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use this fiel...

MAC Supplicant Configuration Screen 3-58 Accessing Local Management Initialize Supplicant (Single Setting) Terminate the current session with a supplicant. When set to TRUE , the current session is terminated. It always displays a value of FALSE . ReauthenticateSupplicant (Single Setting) Force a re...

Chassis Menu Screens 4-1 4 Chassis Menu Screens This chapter provides the information to access the following: • Chassis Configuration screen to set the chassis operating parameters ( Section 4.2 ), • SNMP Configuration Menu screen and its menu items to access other screens to modify the SNMP commun...

Chassis Menu Screen 4-2 Chassis Menu Screens 4.1 CHASSIS MENU SCREEN When to Use To access the Local Management screens that allow you to configure and monitor operating parameters, modify SNMP community names, set SNMP traps, monitor the chassis environmental status, and to perform port redirect fu...

Chassis Menu Screen Chassis Menu Screens 4-3 Menu Descriptions Refer to Table 4-1 for a functional description of each menu item. Table 4-1 Chassis Menu Screen Menu Item Descriptions Menu Item Screen Function CHASSIS CONFIGURATION Allows the user to configure operating parameters for the chassis. Fo...

Chassis Configuration Screen 4-4 Chassis Menu Screens 4.2 CHASSIS CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To set the chassis date and time, IP address and Subnet Mask, the operational mode of all modules installed in the chassis, view the chassis uptime, screen refresh time and lockout time, and view the c...

Chassis Configuration Screen Chassis Menu Screens 4-5 Field Descriptions Refer to Table 4-2 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 4-2 Chassis Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… MAC Address (Read-Only) Display the base physical address of the chassis. IP Ad...

Chassis Configuration Screen 4-6 Chassis Menu Screens 4.2.1 Setting the IP Address To set the IP address, perform the following steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the IP Address field. 2. Enter the IP address into this field using Decimal Dotted Notation (DDN) format ( nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn). 3. Pr...

Chassis Configuration Screen Chassis Menu Screens 4-7 4.2.2 Setting the Subnet Mask If the management workstation that is to receive SNMP traps from the 6C105 is located on a separate subnet, the subnet mask for the 6C105 chassis must be changed from its default. To change the subnet mask from its d...

Chassis Configuration Screen 4-8 Chassis Menu Screens 4.2.4 Setting the Chassis Time To set the chassis clock, perform the following steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Chassis Time field. 2. Enter the time in this 24-hour format: HH:MM:SS 3. Press ENTER to set the system clock to the time...

Chassis Configuration Screen Chassis Menu Screens 4-9 4.2.6 Setting the Screen Lockout Time The screen lockout time can be set from 1 to 30 minutes with a default of 15 minutes. To set a new lockout time, perform the following steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Screen Lockout Time field. ...

SNMP Configuration Menu Screen 4-10 Chassis Menu Screens 4.3 SNMP CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN When to Use To access the SNMP Community Names Configuration screen and the SNMP Traps Configuration screen. These screens are used to modify SNMP community names and set SNMP traps. How to Access Use the arr...

SNMP Configuration Menu Screen Chassis Menu Screens 4-11 Menu Descriptions Refer to Table 4-3 for a functional description of each menu item. Table 4-3 SNMP Configuration Menu Screen Menu Item Descriptions Menu Item Screen Function SNMP COMMUNITY NAMES CONFIGURATION Used to enter new, change, or rev...

SNMP Community Names Configuration Screen 4-12 Chassis Menu Screens 4.4 SNMP COMMUNITY NAMES CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To set the Local Management community names. Community names act as passwords to Local/Remote Management and provide security access to the chassis. Access to the chassis is ...

SNMP Community Names Configuration Screen Chassis Menu Screens 4-13 Field Descriptions Refer to Table 4-4 for a functional description of each screen field. 4.4.1 Establishing Community Names The password used to access Local Management at the Password screen must have Super-User access in order to ...

SNMP Traps Configuration Screen 4-14 Chassis Menu Screens To establish community names, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Community Name field adjacent to the selected access level. 2. Enter the password in the field (maximum 31 characters). 3. Press ENTER. 4. Repeat steps 1...

SNMP Traps Configuration Screen Chassis Menu Screens 4-15 Screen Example Figure 4-5 SNMP Traps Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Refer to Table 4-5 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 4-5 SNMP Traps Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… Trap Destinati...

Chassis Environmental Information Screen 4-16 Chassis Menu Screens 4.5.1 Configuring the Trap Table To configure the Trap table, proceed as follows: 1. Using the arrow keys, highlight the appropriate Trap Destination field. 2. Enter the IP Address of the workstation that is to receive traps. IP addr...

Chassis Environmental Information Screen Chassis Menu Screens 4-17 Screen Example Figure 4-6 Chassis Environmental Information Screen Field Descriptions Refer to Table 4-6 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 4-6 Chassis Environmental Information Screen Field Descriptions Use thi...

Redirect Configuration Menu Screen (Chassis) 4-18 Chassis Menu Screens 4.7 REDIRECT CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN (CHASSIS) When to Use To access the Port Redirect Configuration and VLAN Redirect Configuration screens at the chassis level. Any combination, up to 128, of port and/or VLAN redirect instanc...

Port Redirect Configuration Screen Chassis Menu Screens 4-19 Menu Descriptions Refer to Table 4-7 for a functional description of each menu item. 4.8 PORT REDIRECT CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To select a source module and port as well as a destination module and port to add a new Port Redirect ...

Port Redirect Configuration Screen 4-20 Chassis Menu Screens Screen Example Figure 4-8 Port Redirect Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Refer to Table 4-8 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 4-8 Port Redirect Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… Sourc...

Port Redirect Configuration Screen Chassis Menu Screens 4-21 Frame Format (Read-Only) See the current frame format setting: NORMAL, TAGGED, or UNTAGGED. The default is NORMAL. • NORMAL – Frames are redirected in the format that they were received or transmitted on the source port. • TAGGED – Frames ...

Port Redirect Configuration Screen 4-22 Chassis Menu Screens 4.8.1 Changing Source and Destination Ports To add or delete source port and destination port entries and set the Frame Format and Redirect Errors functions, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Src Port field near th...

VLAN Redirect Configuration Screen Chassis Menu Screens 4-23 14. Use the SPACE bar to select either the ADD or DELETE option. Press ENTER. This adds or deletes the selections for the Source Port, Destination Port, Frame Format, and Redirect Errors made in steps 1 through 12 and also updates the scre...

VLAN Redirect Configuration Screen 4-24 Chassis Menu Screens How to Access Use the arrow keys to highlight the VLAN REDIRECT CONFIGURATION menu item on the Redirect Configuration Menu screen and press ENTER. The VLAN Redirect Configuration screen, Figure 4-9 , displays. Screen Example Figure 4-9 VLA...

VLAN Redirect Configuration Screen Chassis Menu Screens 4-25 Destination Module (Read-Only) See which modules are currently set as destination modules. Destination Port (Read-Only) See which ports are currently set as destination ports. Multiple VLAN IDs may be assigned to a destination port. Frame ...

VLAN Redirect Configuration Screen 4-26 Chassis Menu Screens 4.9.1 Changing Source VLAN and Destination Ports To add or delete source VLAN and destination port entries and set the Frame Format and Redirect Errors functions, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Src VLAN ID field...

Module Configuration Menu Screens 5-1 5 Module Configuration Menu Screens The chapter describes the Module Configuration Menu screen and the following screens that can be selected: • General Configuration screen ( Section 5.2 ) • SNMP Configuration Menu screen ( Section 5.3 ) • SNMP Community Names ...

Module Configuration Menu Screen 5-2 Module Configuration Menu Screens 5.1 MODULE CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN When to Use To access a series of Local Management screens used to establish an Access Control List for SNMP to provide additional security, configure and monitor operating parameters, modify ...

Module Configuration Menu Screen Module Configuration Menu Screens 5-3 Menu Descriptions Refer to Table 5-1 for a functional description of each menu item. Table 5-1 Module Configuration Menu Screen Menu Item Descriptions Menu Item Screen Function GENERAL CONFIGURATION Used to monitor and configure ...

General Configuration Screen 5-4 Module Configuration Menu Screens 5.2 GENERAL CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To set the system date and time, IP address and subnet mask, the default gateway, the TFTP and gateway IP address. This screen can also be used to clear the NVRAM, set the screen refresh t...

General Configuration Screen Module Configuration Menu Screens 5-5 Field Descriptions Refer to Table 5-2 for a functional description of each screen field. . Table 5-2 General Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… MAC Address (Read-Only) See the base physical address of the swi...

General Configuration Screen 5-6 Module Configuration Menu Screens Screen Refresh Time (Modifiable) Enter a new update time. This setting determines how frequently (in seconds) information is updated on the screen. To enter the refresh time, refer to Section 5.2.8 . Screen Lockout Time (Modifiable) ...

General Configuration Screen Module Configuration Menu Screens 5-7 Com (Toggle) Enable or disable the COM port. The selection toggles between ENABLED and DISABLED. The default is ENABLED. For details about setting up the COM port, refer to Section 5.2.10 . Application (Toggle) Set the application th...

General Configuration Screen 5-8 Module Configuration Menu Screens 5.2.1 Setting the IP Address To set the IP address, perform the following steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the IP Address field. 2. Enter the IP address into this field using Dotted Decimal Notation (DDN) format. For example...

General Configuration Screen Module Configuration Menu Screens 5-9 Figure 5-3 Configuration Warning Screen, IP Address 5. Use the arrow keys to highlight the YES command, then press ENTER. The changes are saved and the module reboots. 5.2.2 Setting the Subnet Mask If the management workstation that ...

General Configuration Screen 5-10 Module Configuration Menu Screens 4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command, then press ENTER. The warning screen shown in Figure 5-4 displays. Figure 5-4 Configuration Warning Screen, Subnet Mask 5. Use the arrow keys to highlight the YES command, then pr...

General Configuration Screen Module Configuration Menu Screens 5-11 3. Press ENTER. If the default gateway entered is in the correct format, the cursor returns to the beginning of the Default Gateway field. If the format is not correct, the screen displays “INVALID DEFAULT GATEWAY OR FORMAT ENTERED”...

General Configuration Screen 5-12 Module Configuration Menu Screens 5.2.5 Setting the Module Name To set the module name, perform the following steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Module Name field. 2. Enter the name of your system (maximum of 19 characters). 3. Press ENTER to set the name...

General Configuration Screen Module Configuration Menu Screens 5-13 5.2.7 Setting the Module Time To set the switch module time, perform the following steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Module Time field. 2. Enter the time in this 24-hour format: HH:MM:SS 3. Press ENTER to set the system ...

General Configuration Screen 5-14 Module Configuration Menu Screens 5.2.9 Setting the Screen Lockout Time The screen lockout time can be set from 1 to 30 minutes with a default of 15 minutes. To set a new lockout time, perform the following steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Screen Lockou...

General Configuration Screen Module Configuration Menu Screens 5-15 2. Press the SPACE bar to choose either ENABLED or DISABLED . The COM port must be ENABLED for the LM or UPS application. Selecting DISABLED prevents a connection via the COM port thus providing additional module security. Figure 5-...

General Configuration Screen 5-16 Module Configuration Menu Screens 5.2.10.1 Changing the COM Port Application After enabling the COM port as described in Section 5.2.10 , one of the applications supported by the COM port (LM or UPS) can be selected. The default application is LM. To change the COM ...

General Configuration Screen Module Configuration Menu Screens 5-17 3. Use the arrow keys to highlight SAVE at the bottom of the screen. 4. Press ENTER. The warning shown in Figure 5-6 displays. Figure 5-6 Clear NVRAM Warning 5. To clear the NVRAM, use the arrow keys to select YES and press ENTER. T...

SNMP Configuration Menu Screen 5-18 Module Configuration Menu Screens 5.3 SNMP CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN Screen Navigation Paths For 6C105 chassis: Password > Main Menu > Module Selection > Module Menu > Module Configuration Menu > SNMP Configuration Menu For 6C107 chassis: Password &...

SNMP Community Names Configuration Screen 5-20 Module Configuration Menu Screens 5.4 SNMP COMMUNITY NAMES CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To set SNMP Management community names. Community names act as passwords to Local/Remote Management and are agents of security access to the switch module. Acces...

SNMP Community Names Configuration Screen 5-22 Module Configuration Menu Screens 5.4.1 Establishing Community Names The password used to access Local Management at the Password Screen must have super-user access to view and edit the SNMP Community Names Configuration screen. Using a password with re...

SNMP Traps Configuration Screen Module Configuration Menu Screens 5-23 5.5 SNMP TRAPS CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To assign SNMP traps to eight different IP addresses. Since the switch module is an SNMP compliant module, it can send messages to multiple Network Management Stations to alert user...

Access Control List Screen Module Configuration Menu Screens 5-25 7. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command and press ENTER. The message “SAVED OK” displays on the screen. The designated workstations will now receive traps from the switch module as long as the communication path to the des...

Access Control List Screen 5-26 Module Configuration Menu Screens Screen Example Figure 5-10 Access Control List Screen Field Descriptions Refer to Table 5-7 for a functional description of each screen field. 3528_01_108 131.130.12.0 182.15.2.1 12.1.6.1 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 180.15...

Access Control List Screen Module Configuration Menu Screens 5-27 Table 5-7 Access Control List Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… Access Control Lists (Toggle) Enable or disable ACL to restrict SNMP/IP access to a limited number of IP addresses. This field toggles between ENABLED and DIS...

Access Control List Screen 5-28 Module Configuration Menu Screens 5.6.1 Entering IP Addresses To enter a single or range of IP addresses into the ACL, proceed as follows: Entering Single Addresses 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight one of the place holders ( 0.0.0.0 ) under IP Addresses. 2. Enter th...

System Resources Information Screen 5-30 Module Configuration Menu Screens 5.7 SYSTEM RESOURCES INFORMATION SCREEN When to Use To monitor the current switch utilization and the peak switch utilization. This screen provides information concerning the processor used in the switch module and the amount...

System Resources Information Screen Module Configuration Menu Screens 5-31 Field Descriptions Refer to Table 5-8 for a functional description of each screen field. 5.7.1 Setting the Reset Peak Switch Utilization To set the Reset Peak Switch Utilization field to YES or NO, proceed as follows: 1. Use ...

FLASH Download Configuration Screen 5-32 Module Configuration Menu Screens 5.8 FLASH DOWNLOAD CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To perform the following: • Download a new firmware image file from a TFTP server to the switch module, • Download a configuration file from a TFTP server to the switch modu...

FLASH Download Configuration Screen Module Configuration Menu Screens 5-33 How to Access Use the arrow keys to highlight the FLASH DOWNLOAD CONFIGURATION menu item on the Module Configuration Menu screen, and press ENTER. The Flash Download Configuration screen, Figure 5-12 , displays. Screen Exampl...

FLASH Download Configuration Screen 5-34 Module Configuration Menu Screens Table 5-9 Flash Download Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… Download Method (Selectable) Select a method (RUNTIME, DOWNLOAD CONFIG, or UPLOAD CONFIG) to download (receive) an image file from a TFTP se...

FLASH Download Configuration Screen Module Configuration Menu Screens 5-35 Reboot After Download (Toggle) Set the switch module so it will either reboot or not reboot after completing the download of an image. This field toggles between YES and NO, when the Download Method field is set to RUNTIME. I...

FLASH Download Configuration Screen 5-36 Module Configuration Menu Screens 5.8.1 Image File Download Using Runtime To download a firmware image file to the switch module using Runtime, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Reboot After Download field. 2. Use the SPACE bar to sel...

FLASH Download Configuration Screen Module Configuration Menu Screens 5-37 5.8.2 Configuration File Download Using TFTP To download a configuration file from a TFTP server to the switch module, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Download Method field. 2. Use the SPACE bar to ...

FLASH Download Configuration Screen 5-38 Module Configuration Menu Screens 5.8.3 Configuration File Upload Using TFTP To upload a configuration file to a TFTP server, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Download Method field. 2. Use the SPACE bar to select UPLOAD CONFIG . 3. U...

Port Configuration Menu Screens 6-1 6 Port Configuration Menu Screens This chapter describes the Port Configuration Menu screen and the following screens that can be selected: • Ethernet Interface Configuration screen ( Section 6.2 ) • Ethernet Port Configuration screen ( Section 6.3 ) • HSIM/VHSIM ...

Port Configuration Menu Screen 6-2 Por t Configuration Menu Screens 6.1 PORT CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN When to Use To select screens to perform port configuration tasks on the switch module. How to Access Use the arrow keys to highlight the PORT CONFIGURATION MENU item on the Module Configuration Me...

Port Configuration Menu Screen Por t Configuration Menu Screens 6-3 Figure 6-2 Port Configuration Menu Screen (in Agg Mode, IEEE8023ad) Field Descriptions Refer to Table 6-1 for a functional description of each menu item. Table 6-1 Port Configuration Menu Screen Menu Item Descriptions Menu Item Scre...

Ethernet Interface Configuration Screen 6-4 Por t Configuration Menu Screens 6.2 ETHERNET INTERFACE CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To display the link status and current operating mode of each Ethernet port. This screen also provides access to the Ethernet Port Configuration screen, which allows c...

Ethernet Interface Configuration Screen Por t Configuration Menu Screens 6-5 Screen Example Figure 6-3 Ethernet Interface Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Refer to Table 6-2 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 6-2 Ethernet Interface Configuration Screen Field Descriptions...

Ethernet Interface Configuration Screen 6-6 Por t Configuration Menu Screens Link (Read-Only) See whether or not there is a physical connection from the port to another device. One of the following values is displayed: Link – There is a link signal present and a valid physical connection to another ...

Ethernet Interface Configuration Screen Por t Configuration Menu Screens 6-7 HDX FC (Read-Only) See the current half duplex flow control setting. Half duplex flow control, also known as back pressure, is a collision based flow control mechanism used in half duplex configurations. The port will displ...

Ethernet Port Configuration Screen 6-8 Por t Configuration Menu Screens 6.3 ETHERNET PORT CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To change the operating mode of a specific Ethernet interface, such as the speed, duplex, auto-negotiation, advertised ability, and the flow control settings. Configuring option...

Ethernet Port Configuration Screen Por t Configuration Menu Screens 6-9 Field Descriptions Refer to Table 6-3 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 6-3 Ethernet Port Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… Interface (Read-Only) See the Interface number. Physica...

Ethernet Port Configuration Screen 6-10 Port Configuration Menu Screens Advertised Ability (Selectable) Select the port “advertised” mode of operation. In normal operation, with all capabilities enabled, the port “advertises” that it has the ability to operate in any mode. The user may choose to set...

Ethernet Port Configuration Screen Port Configuration Menu Screens 6-11 Full Duplex Flow Control (Selectable) Set the flow control feature on each port for a specific mode. The choices are as follows: Symmetric – the port operates in Symmetric mode, causing the port to interpret received PAUSE frame...

Ethernet Port Configuration Screen 6-12 Port Configuration Menu Screens 6.3.1 Selecting Field Settings All selectable or toggle fields other than Advertised Ability can be changed by following this procedure: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the field to be changed. 2. Use the SPACE bar or BACKSPA...

HSIM/VHSIM Configuration Screen Port Configuration Menu Screens 6-13 6.4 HSIM/VHSIM CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To configure an optional HSIM or VHSIM. How to Access Use the arrow keys to highlight the HSIM/VHSIM CONFIGURATION menu item on the Port Configuration Menu screen and press ENTER. The...

Redirect Configuration Menu Screen 6-14 Port Configuration Menu Screens 6.5 REDIRECT CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN For 6C105 chassis: Password > Main Menu > Module Selection > Module Menu > Module Configuration Menu > Port Configuration Menu > Redirect Configuration Menu For 6C107 chas...

Port Redirect Configuration Screen 6-18 Port Configuration Menu Screens Table 6-5 Port Redirect Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… Source Port (Read-Only) See which ports are currently set as source ports. Destination Port (Read-Only) See which ports are currently set as des...

Port Redirect Configuration Screen Port Configuration Menu Screens 6-19 6.6.1 Changing Source and Destination Ports To add or delete source port and destination port entries and set the Frame Format and Redirect Errors functions, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Source Port...

VLAN Redirect Configuration Screen 6-20 Port Configuration Menu Screens 10. Use the SPACE bar to select either the ADD or DEL (delete) option. Press ENTER. This adds or deletes the selections for the Source Port, Destination Port, Frame Format, and Redirect Errors made in steps 1 through 8 and also ...

VLAN Redirect Configuration Screen Port Configuration Menu Screens 6-23 6.7.1 Changing Source VLAN and Destination Ports To add or delete source VLAN and destination port entries and set the Frame Format, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Source VLAN field near the bottom of...

Link Aggregation Screen (802.3ad Main Menu Screen) 6-24 Port Configuration Menu Screens 6.8 LINK AGGREGATION SCREEN (802.3ad MAIN MENU SCREEN) For 6C105 chassis: Password > Main Menu > Module Selection > Module Menu > Module Configuration Menu > Port Configuration Menu > Link Aggre...

Link Aggregation Screen (802.3ad Main Menu Screen) Port Configuration Menu Screens 6-25 According to the IEEE 802.3ad standard, a port does not detach from an aggregator because of link loss. If a port is attached to an aggregator and the link is removed, the port’s mux machine will transition from ...

Link Aggregation Screen (802.3ad Main Menu Screen) 6-26 Port Configuration Menu Screens The STP is able to calculate which ports on a switch can be allowed to forward traffic to eliminate the possibility of looping in a network. So, if multiple links were attached between two switches, only one woul...

Link Aggregation Screen (802.3ad Main Menu Screen) Port Configuration Menu Screens 6-27 Proprietary Aggregation Methods Most switch vendors provide a way to group these ports together manually. For example, the user could configure Ports 1, 2 and 3 in a trunk on switch X and connect to ports 4, 5 an...

Link Aggregation Screen (802.3ad Main Menu Screen) Port Configuration Menu Screens 6-29 6.8.1 802.3ad Port Screen When to Use To display a summary of all the ports that are running 802.3ad and the information concerning the ports associated with each Aggregator, the Operational Key, and the state of...

Link Aggregation Screen (802.3ad Main Menu Screen) 6-30 Port Configuration Menu Screens Screen Example Figure 6-9 802.3ad Port Screen Field Descriptions Refer to Table 6-8 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 6-8 802.3ad Port Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… Port (Re...

Link Aggregation Screen (802.3ad Main Menu Screen) Port Configuration Menu Screens 6-31 Figure 6-9 shows the four columns of information: The Port Instance; the Aggregator that the Port is attached to; the operational key of the Port, and the state of the port’s MUX state machine. Viewing and Editin...

Link Aggregation Screen (802.3ad Main Menu Screen) 6-32 Port Configuration Menu Screens Screen Example Figure 6-10 802.3ad Port Details Screen Field Descriptions Refer to Table 6-9 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 6-9 802.3ad Port Details Screen Field Descriptions Use this fi...

Link Aggregation Screen (802.3ad Main Menu Screen) Port Configuration Menu Screens 6-33 ActorPortPriority (Modifiable) Set the priority value of this port (not used in this implementation). ActorAdminKey (Read-Only) See the administratively assigned key value for this port. Only ports with matching ...

Link Aggregation Screen (802.3ad Main Menu Screen) 6-34 Port Configuration Menu Screens ActorOperState (Read-Only) See the current (operational) value of the port’s Actor_State. The hex value is displayed as well as the individual bit fields. The fields are as follows. bit 0 LACP_Activity, 1 indicat...

Link Aggregation Screen (802.3ad Main Menu Screen) Port Configuration Menu Screens 6-35 ActorOperState (Read-Only) (Continued) bit 5 Distributing, 1 indicates that this port is D istributing. “Distributing” means that a port is ready to transmit traffic. If Distributing is true a ‘D’ is displayed, o...

Link Aggregation Screen (802.3ad Main Menu Screen) 6-36 Port Configuration Menu Screens Viewing and Editing 802.3ad Port Parameters To change a parameter, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the parameter field to be modified and type in the new value. Press ENTER. Repeat this ste...

Link Aggregation Screen (802.3ad Main Menu Screen) Port Configuration Menu Screens 6-37 6.8.1.2 802.3ad Port Statistics Screen When to Use To view all the port-related LACP parameters about a port instance shown in the 802.3ad Port Details screen described back in Section 6.8.1.1 . How to Access Use...

Link Aggregation Screen (802.3ad Main Menu Screen) 6-38 Port Configuration Menu Screens Table 6-10 802.3ad Port Statistics Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… Port Instance (Read-Only) See a unique number used to identify this port. This corresponds to the port numbering scheme seen in oth...

Link Aggregation Screen (802.3ad Main Menu Screen) Port Configuration Menu Screens 6-39 LastRxTime(delta) (Read-Only) See the amount of time since the last LACP PDU has been received on this port. ActorChurnState (Read-Only) See the state of the Actor Churn state machine for this port. Values can be...

Link Aggregation Screen (802.3ad Main Menu Screen) 6-40 Port Configuration Menu Screens 6.8.2 802.3ad Aggregator Screen When to Use To see a summary of all the available aggregators and other basic information, including the aggregator interface instance, operational key, system priority, and the nu...

Link Aggregation Screen (802.3ad Main Menu Screen) Port Configuration Menu Screens 6-41 Viewing and Editing 802.3ad Aggregator Parameters To view or change Aggregator parameters, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the parameter field to be modified and type in the new value. Pres...

Link Aggregation Screen (802.3ad Main Menu Screen) 6-42 Port Configuration Menu Screens 6.8.2.1 802.3ad Aggregator Details Screen When to Use To see the current parameter details of the Aggregator Instance selected on the 802.3ad Aggregator screen described in Section 6.8.2 . How to Access Use the a...

Link Aggregation Screen (802.3ad Main Menu Screen) Port Configuration Menu Screens 6-43 Table 6-12 802.3ad Aggregator Details Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… Aggregator Instance See the instance of the aggregator being viewed. The instance is a numerical value used to uniquely identify...

Link Aggregation Screen (802.3ad Main Menu Screen) 6-44 Port Configuration Menu Screens 6.8.3 802.3ad System Screen When to Use To see basic system-level information, such as System Identifier, Number of Ports and Number of Aggregators. How to Access Use the arrow keys to highlight the SYSTEM menu i...

Link Aggregation Screen (802.3ad Main Menu Screen) Port Configuration Menu Screens 6-45 Field Descriptions Refer to Table 6-13 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 6-13 802.3ad System Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… System Identifier (Read-Only) See the uniquely ide...

Broadcast Suppression Configuration Screen 6-46 Port Configuration Menu Screens 6.9 BROADCAST SUPPRESSION CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To set a limit for the receive broadcast frames that are switched out to the other ports. How to Access Use the arrow keys to highlight the BROADCAST SUPPRESSION...

Broadcast Suppression Configuration Screen 6-48 Port Configuration Menu Screens 6.9.2 Setting the Reset Peak To set the Reset Peak field to YES or NO, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Reset Peak field for the selected port. 2. Press the SPACE bar to select YES or NO . 3. Us...

802.1 Configuration Menu Screens 7-1 7 802.1 Configuration Menu Screens This chapter discusses the Enterasys Networks Rapid Reconvergence Spanning Tree implementation as well as the implementation of IEEE 802.3AD. The following screens are discussed: • 802.1 Configuration Menu screen ( Section 7.1 )...

802.1 Configuration Menu Screen 7-2 802.1 Configuration Menu Screens 7.1 802.1 CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN When to Use To access the Spanning Tree Configuration Menu, 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu, or 802.1p Configuration Menu screen. How to Access Use the arrow keys to highlight the 802.1 CONFIGURAT...

802.1 Configuration Menu Screen 802.1 Configuration Menu Screens 7-3 Menu Descriptions Refer to Table 7-1 for a functional description of each menu item. Table 7-1 802.1 Configuration Menu Screen Menu Item Descriptions Menu Item Screen Function SPANNING TREE CONFIGURATION MENU Used to select the Spa...

Spanning Tree Configuration Menu Screen 7-4 802.1 Configuration Menu Screens 7.2 SPANNING TREE CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN For 6C105 chassis: Password > Main Menu > Module Selection > Module Menu > Module Configuration Menu > 802.1 Configuration Menu > Spanning Tree Configuration Men...

Spanning Tree Configuration Menu Screen 802.1 Configuration Menu Screens 7-5 Screen Example Figure 7-2 Spanning Tree Configuration Menu Screen Menu Descriptions Refer to Table 7-2 for a functional description of each menu item. Table 7-2 Spanning Tree Configuration Menu Screen Menu Item Descriptions...

Spanning Tree Configuration Screen 7-6 802.1 Configuration Menu Screens 7.3 SPANNING TREE CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To create a separate Spanning Tree topology for each VLAN configured in the switch module. Also provides access to the PVST Configuration screen. How to Access Use the arrow key...

Spanning Tree Configuration Screen 802.1 Configuration Menu Screens 7-7 Screen Example Figure 7-3 Spanning Tree Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Refer to Table 7-3 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 7-3 Spanning Tree Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use this field...

Spanning Tree Configuration Screen 7-8 802.1 Configuration Menu Screens AgeTime (Modifiable) Enter the age time (10 to 1million seconds) for the associated VLAN. This is the amount of time that the entry remains in the bridge forwarding table. The default is 300. Current STP Mode (Selectable) Select...

Spanning Tree Configuration Screen 802.1 Configuration Menu Screens 7-9 7.3.1 Configuring a VLAN Spanning Tree To configure a VLAN Spanning Tree, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Current STP Mode field near the bottom of the screen. 2. Use the SPACE bar to select one of the...

Spanning Tree Port Configuration Screen 7-10 802.1 Configuration Menu Screens 7.4 SPANNING TREE PORT CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To view the switch address of the selected STP VLAN ID, its VLAN age time, the total number of ports, and the current MAC Address of a switch residing of each port. T...

Spanning Tree Port Configuration Screen 802.1 Configuration Menu Screens 7-11 Field Descriptions Refer to Table 7-4 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 7-4 Spanning Tree Port Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… Port # (Read-Only) See the port numbers of e...

PVST Port Configuration Screen 7-12 802.1 Configuration Menu Screens 7.4.1 Enabling/Disabling the Default Spanning Tree Ports Ports associated with the Default STP VLAN can be enabled or disabled, as follows: 1. To enable or disable a port, use the arrow keys to highlight the Status field associated...

PVST Port Configuration Screen 802.1 Configuration Menu Screens 7-13 Screen Example Figure 7-5 PVST Port Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Refer to Table 7-5 for a functional description of each screen. Table 7-5 PVST Port Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… Port # (Rea...

PVST Port Configuration Screen 7-14 802.1 Configuration Menu Screens Port Priority (Modifiable) View the value of the priority portion of the port id. Port Designated Cost (Read-Only) View the path cost of the designated port of this port's segment. Port State (Read-Only) View the current Spanning T...

802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8-1 8 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens This chapter describes the 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu screen ( Section 8.2 ) and the following screens that can be selected from its menu: • Static VLAN Configuration screen ( Section 8.3 ) • Static VLAN Egress C...

Summary of VLAN Local Management 8-2 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8.1 SUMMARY OF VLAN LOCAL MANAGEMENT The VLAN configuration process is an extension of normal Local Management operations. A series of Local Management screens provides access to the functions and commands necessary to add, ...

802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screen 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8-3 8.2 802.1Q VLAN CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN When to Use To select screens to assign switched network ports to static VLANs, define new static VLANs, and configure port filtering according to a VLAN list. Network users can...

802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screen 8-4 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens Screen Example Figure 8-2 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screen Menu Descriptions Refer to Table 8-1 for a functional description of each menu item. Table 8-1 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screen Menu Item Descriptions...

802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screen 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8-5 CURRENT VLAN CONFIGURATION Displays a list of the current VLANs along with their VLAN IDs, FDB IDs, VLAN Type, and if they have ports on the egress list. Each VLAN ID on the list may be highlighted to access the Current...

Static VLAN Configuration Screen 8-6 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8.3 STATIC VLAN CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To create, modify, and/or delete one or more Static VLANs and associated VLAN names. This screen also provides access to the Static VLAN Egress Configuration screen to modify ...

Static VLAN Configuration Screen 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8-7 Field Descriptions Refer to Table 8-2 for a functional description of each screen field. Refer to Section 8.3.1 through Section 8.3.5 for the application of these fields. Table 8-2 Static VLAN Configuration Screen Field Desc...

Static VLAN Configuration Screen 8-8 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8.3.1 Creating a Static VLAN To create a VLAN, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the VLAN ID field near the bottom of the screen. 2. Enter the VLAN ID using a unique number between 2 and 4094. The VLAN I...

Static VLAN Configuration Screen 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8-9 8.3.3 Renaming a Static VLAN To change the name of an existing VLAN, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the VLAN ID field near the bottom of the screen. 2. Type the VLAN ID number of the VLAN to be change...

Static VLAN Egress Configuration Screen 8-10 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8.3.5 Paging Through the VLAN List To display additional VLANs that do not display in the current VLAN List as shown on the screen, use the NEXT or PREVIOUS commands located at the bottom of the screen, as follows: 1...

Static VLAN Egress Configuration Screen 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8-11 Screen Example Figure 8-4 Static VLAN Egress Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Refer to Table 8-3 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 8-3 Static VLAN Egress Configuration Screen Field Descr...

Static VLAN Egress Configuration Screen 8-12 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8.4.1 Setting Egress Types on Ports The following procedures describe how to assign the egress type to one or more ports, or set one egress type to all ports simultaneously. Setting the Egress Type on One or More Por...

Static VLAN Egress Configuration Screen 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8-13 3. To change the egress type on more than one port, repeat the first two steps for each port. 4. After the changes are complete, use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command at the bottom of the screen. 5. Press ...

Current VLAN Configuration Screen 8-14 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8.5 CURRENT VLAN CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To see the current VLANs and the associated FDB ID, VLAN type, and if the ports are on the egress list. The egress list is how the switch keeps track of all VLANs that it w...

Current VLAN Configuration Screen 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8-15 Field Descriptions Refer to Table 8-4 for a functional description of each screen field. NOTE: These fields are read-only fields, however, highlighting a line using the arrow keys and pressing ENTER causes the Current VLAN...

Current VLAN Egress Configuration Screen 8-16 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8.6 CURRENT VLAN EGRESS CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To see the egress settings of all ports associated with the VLAN ID selected from the Current VLAN Configuration screen. How to Access Use the arrow keys to h...

VLAN Port Configuration Screen 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8-17 Field Descriptions Refer to Table 8-5 for a functional description of each screen field. 8.7 VLAN PORT CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To see and/or make changes to the port parameters affecting • the Port VLAN Identificatio...

VLAN Port Configuration Screen 8-18 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens How to Access Use the arrow keys to highlight the VLAN PORT CONFIGURATION menu item on the 802.1Q Configuration Menu screen and press ENTER. The VLAN Port Configuration screen, Figure 8-7 , displays. Screen Example Figure 8-7...

VLAN Port Configuration Screen 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8-19 Field Descriptions Refer to Table 8-6 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 8-6 VLAN Port Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… Policy PVID Override is (Read-Only) See the active overr...

VLAN Port Configuration Screen 8-20 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8.7.1 Changing the Port Mode To change the operational mode of a port, proceed as follows. 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Port Mode field for the module and port combination you wish to change. 2. Use the SPACE bar or...

VLAN Classification Configuration Screen 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8-21 8.7.2 Configuring the VLAN Ports To configure a VLAN port, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the PVID field. 2. Type the PVID number to be assigned to the port. 3. Use the arrow keys to highligh...

VLAN Classification Configuration Screen 8-22 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens • Assign VLANs according to Classification rules. • Add/delete a VID and associated classification entry. • Access the Protocol Port Configuration screen. When a frame is received that already contains an 802.1Q fra...

VLAN Classification Configuration Screen 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8-23 Table 8-7 VLAN Classification Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use this field … To … VID – top of screen (Selectable) See the VLAN Identifications (VIDs) currently associated with a protocol classification. T...

VLAN Classification Configuration Screen 8-24 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens Table 8-8 provides a list of the Classifications that can be selected in the Classification field and the associated subclassifications. DEL ALL/DEL MARKED (Command) Delete all or one or more marked Classification R...

VLAN Classification Configuration Screen 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8-25 802.3 SAP> Same SSAP/DSAP (802.3): - IP- IPX- IPX RAW- BANYAN- SNA- CUSTOM > DSAP/SSAP Type: 0x 0000 IP TOS Type of Service: 0x 0000 IP Protocol Type IP Protocol Type: TCP- UDP- ICMP- IGMP- OSPF- CUSTOM > P...

VLAN Classification Configuration Screen 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8-27 Dest UDP Port IP UDP Port: Same selection as for Src UDP Port Classification UDP Port Number: 00000 Bil UDP Port IP UDP Port: Same selection as for Src UDP Port Classification UDP Port Number: 00000 Src TCP Port TCP...

VLAN Classification Configuration Screen 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8-29 8.8.1 Classification Precedence Rules When there are multiple classifications assigned to a switch module, the switch module must determine which classification takes precedence according to the Classification Prece...

VLAN Classification Configuration Screen 8-30 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens NOTE: In Table 8-9 , the following applies: – Highest precedence is 1a.– Lowest precedence is 6.– Exact Match indicates a match of an explicitly defined address.– Best Match indicates a match of an entire subnet, or...

VLAN Classification Configuration Screen 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8-31 Destination IPX Network Number 2b IP Fragments 3 Layer 4 UDP Port Source 4a UDP Port Destination 4b TCP Source Port 4a TCP Destination Port 4b IPX Socket Source 4a IPX Socket Destination 4b UDP Source Port 4a UDP So...

VLAN Classification Configuration Screen 8-32 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens The following example shows how the precedence concept can be applied: Example A network administrator has defined the following two classifications involving VLANs: • All frames with a UDP Port Source number of 55 ...

VLAN Classification Configuration Screen 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8-33 8.8.3 Assigning a Classification to a VID To assign a Classification to a VID, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the VID (VLAN identification) field. 2. Type in the appropriate VID. Press ENTER....

VLAN Classification Configuration Screen 8-34 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8.8.4 Deleting Line Items All, or one or more, line items can be deleted as follows: Deleting All Classification Rules To delete all the Classification Rules in the top half of the screen, use the arrow keys to high...

Protocol Port Configuration Screen 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8-35 8.9 PROTOCOL PORT CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To perform the following: • Display the ports. • Show which ports are set to the line item containing the VID/Classification (Classification Rule) of interest in the VLAN...

Protocol Port Configuration Screen 8-36 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens Screen Example Figure 8-9 Protocol Port Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Refer to Table 8-10 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 8-10 Protocol Port Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use t...

Protocol Port Configuration Screen 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens 8-37 8.9.1 Assigning Ports to a VID/Classification The following procedures describe how to • assign one or more ports to a Classification Rule, • set all ports simultaneously to a Classification Rule, or • enable all selected...

Protocol Port Configuration Screen 8-38 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screens Assigning One or More Ports Individually 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Classify field adjacent to the Port number. 2. Press the SPACE bar to toggle the Classify field to YES or NO . YES assigns the port to the VI...

802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9-1 9 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens This chapter describes the 802.1p Configuration Menu screen and the following screens that may be selected from its menu: • Port Priority Configuration screen ( Section 9.2 ) • Traffic Class Information screen ( Section 9.3 ) ...

802.1p Configuration Menu Screen 9-2 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9.1 802.1p CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN When to Use To select the screens used for setting port priority, priority classifications, or configuring rate limiting. How to Access Use the arrow keys to highlight the 802.1p CONFIGURATION...

802.1p Configuration Menu Screen 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9-3 Menu Descriptions Refer to Table 9-1 for a functional description of each menu item. Table 9-1 802.1p Configuration Menu Screen Menu Item Descriptions Menu Item Screen Function PORT PRIORITY CONFIGURATION Used to view or change t...

Port Priority Configuration Screen 9-4 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9.2 PORT PRIORITY CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To set the priority (0 through 7) on each port. A port receiving a frame without priority information in its tag header is assigned a priority according to the priority setting...

Port Priority Configuration Screen 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9-5 Screen Example Figure 9-2 Port Priority Configuration Screen RETURN 3650-011_41 SAVE EXIT Set : [ INDIVIDUAL ] PREVIOUS NEXT Port # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Priority [ 0 ][ 2 ][ 2 ] [ 3 ][ 3 ][ 4 ][ 4 ][ 0 ][ 5 ][ 6 ] Policy Overri...

Port Priority Configuration Screen 9-6 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens Field Descriptions Refer to Table 9-2 for a functional description of each screen field. 9.2.1 Setting Switch Port Priority Port-by-Port To set the default port priority on a particular port, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arro...

Traffic Class Information Screen 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9-7 5. If more than one port is to be changed, repeat steps 3 and 4 to change the setting for each port, then perform step 6 to save all the changes. 6. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command at the bottom of the screen. 7....

Traffic Class Information Screen 9-8 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens Priority-to-Traffic Class Mapping is used to assign 802.1p priority values to a Traffic Class (0 through 3 with 0 being the lowest level Traffic Class) for each frame priority. For example, if the Traffic Class is set to 3 for th...

Traffic Class Information Screen 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9-9 Field Descriptions Refer to Table 9-3 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 9-3 Traffic Class Information Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… Priority (Read-Only) View eight priority levels of a port ...

Traffic Class Configuration Screen 9-10 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9.4 TRAFFIC CLASS CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To change the Traffic Class setting of one or more priorities on each port. The new Traffic Class settings may be applied only to the port selected or to all ports, simultaneo...

Traffic Class Configuration Screen 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9-11 Field Descriptions Refer to Table 9-4 for a functional description of each screen field. 9.4.1 Assigning the Traffic Class to Port Priority To map the Traffic Class to Priority and apply it to either the selected port only or ...

Transmit Queues Configuration Screen 9-12 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 3. If more than one Traffic Class setting is to be changed, repeat steps 1 and 2 until all of the changes in the Traffic Class settings have been made. 4. To save and apply the settings to only the port shown on the screen, ...

Transmit Queues Configuration Screen 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9-13 How to Access Use the arrow keys to highlight the TRANSMIT QUEUES CONFIGURATION menu item on the 802.1p Configuration Menu screen and press ENTER. The Transmit Queues Configuration screen, Figure 9-5 , displays. Screen Examp...

Transmit Queues Configuration Screen 9-14 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens Field Descriptions Refer to Table 9-5 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 9-5 Transmit Queues Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use this field … To… Current Queueing Mode (Toggle) Toggle between th...

Transmit Queues Configuration Screen 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9-15 9.5.1 Setting the Current Queueing Mode To set the current queueing mode for a particular port, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Port field. 2. Press the SPACE bar to step to the appropriate port nu...

Priority Classification Configuration Screen 9-16 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9.6 PRIORITY CLASSIFICATION CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To perform the following functions: • Display the current Priority, Classification, and Description entries of each classification rule. • Assign prioritie...

Priority Classification Configuration Screen 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9-17 Screen Example Figure 9-6 Priority Classification Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Refer to Table 9-6 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 9-6 Priority Classification Configuration Screen F...

Priority Classification Configuration Screen 9-18 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens PID – bottom of screen(Modifiable) Enter the priority value that will be associated with the classification selected in the Classification field. A PID from 0 to 7 may be typed into the field, where 0 is the lowest p...

Priority Classification Configuration Screen 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9-19 Table 9-7 provides a list of the classifications that can be selected in the Classification field and the associated subclassifications. Table 9-7 Classification List Classification Subclassification and Options Cust...

Priority Classification Configuration Screen 9-22 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens Src UDP Port New IP TOS:- NO CHANGE- TOS=PID- CUSTOM> SameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSame IP UDP Port: - FTP Data TOS: Value = 0x00 (Range: 0 - 255) - FTP- BOOTP Server- BOOTP Client- ...

Priority Classification Configuration Screen 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9-23 Src TCP Port New IP TOS:- NO CHANGE- TOS=PID- CUSTOM> SameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSameSame TCP Port: - FTP Data TOS: Value = 0x00 (Range: 0 - 255) - FTP- BOOTP Server- BOOTP Client- RIP...

Priority Classification Configuration Screen 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9-25 IP Fragments 2 New IP TOS:- NO CHANGE- TOS=PID- CUSTOM> Start: 00000 TOS: Value = 0x00 (Range: 0 - 255) End: 00000 Dest UDP Range New IP TOS:- NO CHANGE- TOS=PID- CUSTOM> Start: 00000 TOS: Value = 0x00 (Range: ...

Priority Classification Configuration Screen 9-26 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9.6.1 Classification Precedence Rules When there are multiple classifications assigned to a switch, the switch must determine which classification takes precedence according to the Classification Precedence Rules. Th...

Priority Classification Configuration Screen 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9-29 The following example shows how the precedence concept can be applied: Example A network administrator has defined the following two classifications involving priorities: • All frames with an IP TOS value of AA (Laye...

Priority Classification Configuration Screen 9-30 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens The IP TOS Rewrite feature enables you to configure the switch to: • Insert a user-defined 8-bit value into the layer-3 TOS field. • Write over an existing TOS value. This is useful when the Network Administrator wan...

Priority Classification Configuration Screen 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9-31 4. Press the SPACE bar to step to the appropriate Classification. Table 9-7 lists the subclassification associated with each Classification (examples of classifications: Ethernet II Type, 802.3 SAP, IP TOS, IP Protoc...

Protocol Port Configuration Screen 9-32 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 3. If more than one line item is to be deleted, repeat steps 1 and 2 to mark each line. 4. After the lines are marked, use the arrow keys to highlight the DEL MARKED command field. 5. Press ENTER. The marked line items are del...

Protocol Port Configuration Screen 9-34 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9.7.1 Assigning Ports to a PID/Classification To assign one or more ports, or all ports simultaneously, to a PID/Classification (Classification Rule), proceed as follows: Assigning One or More Ports Individually 1. Use the arr...

Protocol Port Configuration Screen 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9-35 Assigning All Ports Simultaneously 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SET ALL PORTS command field. 2. Press the SPACE bar to toggle the SET ALL PORTS field to YES or NO and press ENTER. This setting determines whether or n...

Protocol Port Configuration Screen 9-36 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens Switch 1 The following settings are done using the Priority Classification Configuration screen to assign the classification to the priority. Then the Protocol Port Configuration screen is used to assign the ports to the appro...

Rate Limiting Configuration Screen 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9-37 9.8 RATE LIMITING CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To limit the rate of traffic entering and leaving the switch module on a per port/priority basis. Up to three inbound rules and three outbound rules can be programmed per port...

Rate Limiting Configuration Screen 9-38 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens Screen Example Figure 9-10 Rate Limiting Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Refer to Table 9-10 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 9-10 Rate Limiting Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use this ...

Rate Limiting Configuration Screen 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9-39 Max Traffic Rate (Read-Only) See the maximum traffic rate set for each port entry. There can be up to six entries (three for Inbound and three for Outbound traffic) for the same port. However, there must be a different priorit...

Rate Limiting Configuration Screen 9-40 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens Priority List – bottom of screen (Selectable) Assign one or more priorities to the port being configured. The settings available are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or ALL. When the Priority List is highlighted, the SPACE bar is used ...

Rate Limiting Configuration Screen 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9-41 9.8.1 Configuring a Port The following describes how to configure a port using the Rate Limiting Configuration screen: 1. To enter a Port Type, proceed to step 2 . To enter a port number, proceed as follows: a. Use the arrow k...

Rate Limiting Configuration Screen 9-42 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the field below the Priority List field, near the bottom of the screen. 4. Select the priority setting(s) for the port as follows: a. Use the SPACE bar to step to a priority setting: ALL , 0 ...

Rate Limiting Configuration Screen 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9-43 9.8.2 Changing/Deleting Port Line Items All, or one or more, line items containing the configured port and its priority, maximum rate, and associated dropped frames can be changed/replaced or deleted as follows: Changing One o...

Rate Limiting Configuration Screen 9-44 802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 9.8.3 More About Rate Limiting Rate Limiting enables Service Providers in Multi-Dwelling-Unit (MDU) and similar environments to offer varied bandwidth to customers using low cost Ethernet connections. Another solution for the ...

Layer 3 Extensions Menu Screens 10-1 10 Layer 3 Extensions Menu Screens This chapter describes the Layer 3 Extensions Menu screen and the IGMP/VLAN Configuration screen ( Section 10.2 ). Screen Navigation Paths For 6C105 chassis: Password > Main Menu > Module Selection > Module Menu > Mo...

Layer 3 Extensions Menu Screen 10-2 Layer 3 Extensions Menu Screens 10.1 LAYER 3 EXTENSIONS MENU SCREEN When to Use To access the IGMP/VLAN Configuration screen. How to Access Use the arrow keys to highlight the LAYER 3 EXTENSIONS MENU item on the Module Configuration Menu screen and press ENTER. Th...

IGMP/VLAN Configuration Screen Layer 3 Extensions Menu Screens 10-3 Menu Descriptions Refer to Table 10-1 for a functional description of each menu item (at this time there is only one menu item). 10.2 IGMP/VLAN CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use The IGMP/VLAN Configuration screen, Figure 10-2 , is us...

IGMP/VLAN Configuration Screen 10-4 Layer 3 Extensions Menu Screens The following multicast routing protocols are transparently supported and are used only to detect the location of routers (See the Release Notes for any changes or additions to this list): • DVMRP (Distance Vector Multicast Routing ...

IGMP/VLAN Configuration Screen Layer 3 Extensions Menu Screens 10-5 Field Descriptions Table 10-2 describes each field of the IGMP/VLAN Configuration screen: Table 10-2 IGMP/VLAN Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… IGMP Version (Toggle) See the current configured IGMP version...

IGMP/VLAN Configuration Screen 10-6 Layer 3 Extensions Menu Screens Last Member Query Interval (Modifiable) Modify the leave latency of the network.The Last Member Query Interval is the Max Response Time inserted into Group-Specific Queries sent in response to Leave Group messages, and is also the a...

IGMP/VLAN Configuration Screen Layer 3 Extensions Menu Screens 10-7 10.2.1 IGMP/VLAN Configuration Procedure To set up the IGMP protocol for each VLAN, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the VLAN ID field, and use the SPACE bar to step through the VLAN choices to find the correct...

Module Statistics Menu Screens 11-1 11 Module Statistics Menu Screens This chapter describes how to use the Module Statistics Menu screen and the following screens that may be selected from its menu: • Switch Statistics screen ( Section 11.2 ) • Interface Statistics screen ( Section 11.3 ) • RMON St...

Module Statistics Menu Screen 11-2 Module Statistics Menu Screens 11.1 MODULE STATISTICS MENU SCREEN When to Use To obtain the following information: • Statistics concerning frame traffic through each switch port. • MIB II statistics for each switched interface. • Statistics gathered by the embedded...

Module Statistics Menu Screen Module Statistics Menu Screens 11-3 Screen Example Figure 11-1 Module Statistics Menu Screen Menu Descriptions Refer to Table 11-1 for a functional description of each menu item. Table 11-1 Module Statistics Menu Screen Menu Item Descriptions Menu Item Screen Function S...

Switch Statistics Screen 11-4 Module Statistics Menu Screens 11.2 SWITCH STATISTICS SCREEN When to Use To obtain switch statistics about the number of frames received, transmitted, filtered, and forwarded by each switch port. How to Access Use the arrow keys to highlight the SWITCH STATISTICS menu i...

Switch Statistics Screen Module Statistics Menu Screens 11-5 Screen Example Figure 11-2 Switch Statistics Screen Field Descriptions Refer to Table 11-2 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 11-2 Switch Statistics Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… Port # (Read-Only) Ide...

Interface Statistics Screen 11-6 Module Statistics Menu Screens 11.3 INTERFACE STATISTICS SCREEN When to Use To obtain the MIB-II statistics of all the switch interfaces with the exception of an installed HSIM or VHSIM. How to Access Use the arrow keys to highlight the INTERFACE STATISTICS menu item...

Interface Statistics Screen Module Statistics Menu Screens 11-7 Screen Example Figure 11-3 Interface Statistics Screen Field Descriptions Refer to Table 11-3 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 11-3 Interface Statistics Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… Interface (Re...

Interface Statistics Screen 11-8 Module Statistics Menu Screens InUnicast (Read-Only) See the total number of frames that have been received that were sent to a single address. InNonUnicast (Read-Only) See the total number of frames that have been received that were delivered to a broadcast or multi...

RMON Statistics Screen 11-10 Module Statistics Menu Screens 11.4 RMON STATISTICS SCREEN When to Use To obtain RMON statistics for each interface, on an interface-by-interface basis. How to Access Use the arrow keys to highlight the RMON STATISTICS field on the Module Statistics Menu screen and press...

RMON Statistics Screen Module Statistics Menu Screens 11-11 Field Descriptions Refer to Table 11-4 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 11-4 RMON Statistics Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… RMON Index (Read-Only) See the current Ethernet interface for which statistic...

RMON Statistics Screen 11-12 Module Statistics Menu Screens Undersized Pkts (Read-Only) See the number of frames received containing less than the minimum Ethernet frame size of 64 bytes, not including the preamble, but have a valid CRC. Oversized Pkts (Read-Only) See the number of frames received t...

RMON Statistics Screen Module Statistics Menu Screens 11-13 11.4.1 Displaying RMON Statistics To display the statistics for any index, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Index [ nn ] field at the bottom of the screen. 2. Press the SPACE bar to increment (or press the DEL [del...

Chassis Environmental Statistics Configuration Screen 11-14 Module Statistics Menu Screens 11.5 CHASSIS ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS CONFIGURATION SCREEN When to Use To obtain Chassis statistics for fan and power supplies. How to Access Use the arrow keys to highlight the Chassis Environmental Statistic...

Chassis Environmental Statistics Configuration Screen Module Statistics Menu Screens 11-15 Field Descriptions Refer to Table 11-5 for a functional description of each screen field. Table 11-5 Chassis Environmental Statistics Configuration Screen Field Descriptions Use this field… To… Chassis Power R...

Network Tools Screens 12-1 12 Network Tools Screens This chapter describes the Network Tools Help screen and how to use it and the Network Tools commands to access and manage network devices. An example of each command is also included. Screen Navigation Paths Password > Main Menu > Module Sel...

Network Tools 12-2 Network Tools Screens Screen Example Figure 12-1 Network Tools Help Screen The Network Tools functions are performed using a series of commands. Entering commands in Network Tools involves typing the command to be executed at the Network Tools prompt, adding any desired or require...

Network Tools Network Tools Screens 12-3 Refer to Table 12-1 for a list of the commands. • Special Commands – Allow the user to exit from Network Tools. The commands are done , quit , and exit . Table 12-1 Built-in Commands alias arp arp_learn atm_stp_state 1 1. The atm_stp_state command only displa...

Built-in Commands 12-4 Network Tools Screens The commands are presented in the following format: 12.2 BUILT-IN COMMANDS The built-in commands listed in this section activate functions on the LM managed device or devices being accessed through Network Tools. command Description: Briefly describes the...

Built-in Commands Network Tools Screens 12-5 Example: -> alias disable 1-4 Snooping is disabled on port 1.Snooping is disabled on port 2.Snooping is disabled on port 3.Snooping is disabled on port 4. -> alias status 1 Snooping is disabled on port 1. -> alias stats Pkts Sent [ <= 64]: 0Pk...

Built-in Commands 12-6 Network Tools Screens arp Description: Provides access to the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) cache, enabling you to view cache data, delete entries, or add a static route. Super-user access is required to delete an entry or add a static route. Each ARP cache entry lists the...

Built-in Commands Network Tools Screens 12-7 arp_learn Description: Used to set (normal or limited) how the ARP cache entry will be affected under different conditions as described in Options below. The command can also be used to display its current setting. Syntax: arp_learn [normal | limited | st...

Built-in Commands 12-8 Network Tools Screens cdp Description: Allows management of the Discovery Protocol (CDP) on this module. The user may enable, disable, or see the current status of CDP. Syntax: cdp [enable/disable/status] Options: None Example: -> cdp status CDP is Enabled-> cdp disable ...

Built-in Commands Network Tools Screens 12-9 dynamic_egress Description: Enables the dynamic_egress control function to be enabled, disabled, or the status viewed to see if the function is enabled or disabled. The command requires a corresponding VLAN Identifier (VID). The dynamic_egress control fun...

Built-in Commands 12-10 Network Tools Screens Example: -> dynamic_egress status 1 Dynamic Egress Disabled for VLAN ID 0x0001 -> dynamic_egress enable 1 Dynamic Egress Enabled for VLAN ID 0x0001 -> dynamic_egress disable 1 Dynamic Egress Disabled for VLAN ID 0x0001 ev Description: Enables an...

Built-in Commands Network Tools Screens 12-11 Options: ENABLE – Enables Group or events or all DISABLE – Disables Group or events or all Commands to Control Logging Functions: ev STARt [Logging] [Trapping] – begin logging events/traps ev STOp [Logging] [Trapping] – stop logging events/traps ev Clear...

Built-in Commands 12-12 Network Tools Screens gigabit_port_mode Description: Used to configure the Gigabit Ethernet ports. The user may configure the ports or see the current status of the gigabit configuration. Changing the mode will cause a reset and loss of all data in NVRAM with the exception of...

Built-in Commands 12-14 Network Tools Screens link_trap Description: Allows link traps to be enabled or disabled when specifying a single port, or simultaneously when specifying “all” or no ports. When one or all ports are specified to enable, disable, or find their status, their current condition i...

Built-in Commands Network Tools Screens 12-15 MAC_lock disable Description: Disables MAC locking by either individual port or on all ports of the module. When MAC Locking Disabled and Authentication Disabled, MAC locking is released (or unlocked) when the link transitions to a down state; there is a...

Built-in Commands 12-16 Network Tools Screens MAC_lock status Description: Displays a list of all ports on the module and their MAC locking status (locked or unlocked), MAC locked to a port, and MAC lock trap (enabled or disabled). Syntax: MAC_lock status Options: None Example: -> MAC_lock status...

Built-in Commands Network Tools Screens 12-17 MAC_lock trap enable Description: Enables the sending of MAC violation traps by either individual port or on all ports of the module. If the MAC lock trap is enabled on a port, the switch sends a trap when the port receives a frame containing a source MA...

Built-in Commands 12-18 Network Tools Screens netstat Description: Provides a display of general network statistics for the managed device. The netstat command must be used with one of the following two display options. Syntax: netstat [option] Options: -i – Displays status and capability informatio...

Built-in Commands Network Tools Screens 12-19 passiveStp Description: Allows management of PassiveStp on this device. The user may enable/disable or see the current status of PassiveStp. Passive Mode Spanning tree allows ports on leaf bridges to transition very quickly and not invoke a global networ...

Built-in Commands 12-20 Network Tools Screens radius Description: Used to enable, disable, and configure the radius function. RADIUS authentication is only used when the client has been properly configured and enabled. When the RADIUS Client is not enabled, the legacy password authentication will ru...

Built-in Commands Network Tools Screens 12-21 Options: radius Shows Radius help radius status Shows all Radius client settings radius [enable | disable] Enables or disables the Radius Client radius prim_ip <server ip> Shows <sets> the primary Radius server’s IP, in decimal-dotted format ...

Built-in Commands 12-22 Network Tools Screens Options:(Cont’d) radius prim_secret Sets the primary Radius server’s shared secret. radius sec_secret Sets the secondary Radius server’s shared secret. NOTES: The secret is NOT encrypted in transit; if this command is used over TELNET then the secret may...

Built-in Commands 12-24 Network Tools Screens rate_limit_mode Description: Allows configuration of the exit-rate limit range to either the default high_range (100 Kbps to 1 Gbps) or the low range (50 Kbps to 400 Mbps). Status for this command will return the current mode. This mode is stored in non-...

Built-in Commands Network Tools Screens 12-25 sat_size Description: Allows configuration of the size off the Source Address Table (Forwarding Database) on the device to either 8000 or 16000 entries. The default is 8000 entries. When set to 16000, 400 Layer 2/3/4 VLAN Classification and Priority Assi...

Built-in Commands 12-26 Network Tools Screens show Description: Displays information concerning various components of the device. Protocols currently supported are IP, IPX, DECnet, and AppleTalk. Components of those protocols that are currently supported are ARP caches, route tables, FIB tables, ser...

Built-in Commands Network Tools Screens 12-27 show mac Description: The show mac command displays all MAC addresses for the device. Syntax: show mac <fid> [fdbId] <address> [mac] <port> [portNumber] <type> [<other|tp_learned|sr_learned|self|management>] [<priorityq|m...

Built-in Commands 12-28 Network Tools Screens soft_reset Description: Restarts the software image, which restores the user configuration settings from NVRAM. The user will be queried to confirm the reset command to ensure against unwanted resets. TIP: The Network Tools connection to the device will ...

Built-in Commands Network Tools Screens 12-29 stpForceVersion Description: Puts Spanning Tree into STP compatibility mode (0) or the default RSTP mode (2). Syntax: stpForceVersion [ 0 | 2 | status ] Options: stpForceVersion 0 – Indicates STP compatibility. Enable stpForceVersion 0 only if the user d...

Built-in Commands 12-30 Network Tools Screens stpPointToPointMAC Description: Allows you to set the value of stpPointToPointMAC to TRUE, FALSE or AUTO. Syntax: stpPointToPointMAC [ status ] [ value ] stpPointToPointMAC [ value ] [ vlan id ] [ port range ] Where 'value' is 'true', 'false' or 'auto'. ...

Built-in Commands Network Tools Screens 12-31 set spantree legacypathcost Description: Enables or disables the use of 802.1D or 802.1t Path Cost bridging values on the device. The default is legacy 802.1D standard Path Cost values. NOTE: When connecting ports between devices, it is recommended that ...

Built-in Commands 12-32 Network Tools Screens Example: To set the device to use the 802.1D legacy path costs, enter: -> stpLegacyPathCost enable To set the device to use the 802.1t path costs (default setting), enter: -> stpLegacyPathCost disable To determine if the device is currently operati...

Built-in Commands Network Tools Screens 12-33 stpRealTimeMsgAge Description: Sets the BPDU MESSAGE AGE time mechanism to either IEEE or REAL TIME. Syntax: stpRealTimeMsgAge [ enable | disable | status ] Options: enable – Enables the BPDU MESSAGE AGE time mechanism. disable – Disables BPDU MESSAGE AG...

Built-in Commands 12-34 Network Tools Screens telnet Description: Allows the user to communicate with another host (that supports Telnet connections) using the Telnet protocol. The user must specify the remote host using its IP address. The [IP address] field is mandatory. If no Port number is speci...

Built-in Commands Network Tools Screens 12-35 timed_soft_reset Description: Allows configuration of a timed_soft_reset in number of seconds. Status for this command will return the time until a reset will occur and whether or not a non-volatile reset will occur when the reset happens. The reset_nv a...

Built-in Commands 12-36 Network Tools Screens vrrpPort Description: Enables the user to choose the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) Port(s), front panel Ethernet or Fast Ethernet ports. When the link on a VRRP Port goes down or up, the database is purged. Then a notification is sent out to ...

Example, Effects of Aging Time on Dynamic Egress Network Tools Screens 12-37 12.3 EXAMPLE, EFFECTS OF AGING TIME ON DYNAMIC EGRESS This section provides an example of how aging time affects the dynamic recognition of frames from a user device on a port. In this example, assume that a rule set on Por...

Special Commands 12-38 Network Tools Screens Solving the Problem In this example, Switch 1 (S1) has already been configured with a default VLAN 0001 associated with Filter Database Identifier (FDB ID) 0001 as the Port VLAN Identifier (PVID) on all ports. The following additional steps are required t...

VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13-1 13 VLAN Operation and Network Applications This chapter provides the following information: • Definition of VLANs ( Section 13.1 ) • Types of VLANs ( Section 13.2 ) • Benefits and Restrictions ( Section 13.3 ) of VLANs • VLAN Terms ( Section 13.4 ) • VLAN...

Defining VLANs VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13-3 Figure 13-1 Example of a VLAN In this example, the Sales and Finance workstations have been placed on two separate VLANs. In a plain Ethernet environment, the entire network is a broadcast domain, and the SmartSwitches follow the IEEE 802.1...

Types of VLANs 13-4 VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13.2 TYPES OF VLANs There are a number of different strategies for creating Virtual Local Area Networks, each with their own approaches to defining a station’s membership in a particular VLAN. 13.2.1 802.1Q VLANs An 802.1Q VLAN switch deter...

VLAN Terms VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13-5 13.4 VLAN TERMS To fully understand the operation and configuration of port based VLANs, it is essential to understand the definitions of several key terms. Table 13-1 VLAN Terms and Definitions VLAN Term Definition VLAN ID A unique number (bet...

VLAN Terms 13-6 VLAN Operation and Network Applications Default VLAN The VLAN to which all ports are assigned upon initialization. The Default VLAN has a VLAN ID of 1 and cannot be deleted or renamed. Forwarding List A list of the ports on a particular device that are eligible to transmit frames for...

VLAN Operation VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13-7 13.5 VLAN OPERATION The following sections describe the operation of a VLAN switch and discuss the operations that a VLAN switch performs in response to both normal and VLAN-originated network traffic. 13.5.1 Description The 802.1Q VLAN ope...

Configuration Process 13-8 VLAN Operation and Network Applications Switches In order to configure a group of stations into a VLAN, the stations must be connected to VLAN-aware switches. It is the job of the switch to classify received frames into VLAN memberships and transmit frames, according to VL...

VLAN Switch Operation VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13-9 13.7 VLAN SWITCH OPERATION IEEE 802.1Q VLAN switches act on the classification of frames into VLANs. Sometimes, VLAN classification is based on tags in the headers of data frames. These VLAN tags are added to data frames by the switc...

VLAN Switch Operation 13-10 VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13.7.1 Receiving Frames from VLAN Ports When a switch is placed in 802.1Q Operational Mode, every frame received by the switch must belong, or be assigned, to a VLAN. The switch will now make a forwarding decision on the frame, as d...

VLAN Configuration VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13-11 13.7.2.2 Known Unicasts When a VLAN switch receives a frame with a known MAC address as its destination address, the action taken by the switch to determine how the frame is transmitted depends on the VLAN, the VLAN associated FDB ID, ...

VLAN Configuration 13-12 VLAN Operation and Network Applications Figure 13-3 Switch Management with Only Default VLAN 13.8.3 Switch with VLANs If the switch is to be configured for multiple VLANs, it may be desirable to configure a management-only VLAN. This allows a management station connected to ...

VLAN Configuration VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13-13 Figure 13-4 Switch Management with VLANs To set up the switch ( Figure 13-4 ) to establish a management VLAN on port 1, use the following process: 1. Use the Static VLAN Configuration screen to define a new VLAN named “Management VLAN”...

Summary of VLAN Local Management 13-14 VLAN Operation and Network Applications 5. Use the VLAN Port Configuration screen to enter the VLAN ID, 2, of the new Management VLAN as the Port VLAN ID (PVID) to the Host Data Port. The port number will depend on the device. This port is not a physical port a...

Summary of VLAN Local Management VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13-15 Figure 13-5 802.1Q VLAN Screen Hierarchy For details about each screen and how to use them, refer to Chapter 8 . 13.9.1 Preparing for VLAN Configuration A little forethought and planning is essential to a good VLAN implem...

Quick VLAN Walkthrough 13-16 VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13.10 QUICK VLAN WALKTHROUGH The procedures below provide a short tutorial walkthrough that presents each of the steps necessary to configure a new Static VLAN. These steps include the following: • Assigning a VLAN ID and VLAN Name...

Quick VLAN Walkthrough VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13-17 Figure 13-6 Walkthrough Stage One, Static VLAN Configuration Screen Assigning Ports to the VLAN Egress list 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the line in the list that has VLAN ID 2. As shown in Figure 13-6 , the Static VLAN Egres...

Quick VLAN Walkthrough 13-18 VLAN Operation and Network Applications 4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command at the bottom of the screen. Press ENTER. Port 3 is added to the Egress list of VLAN 2 with a frame format of UNTAGGED. The screen should now look like Figure 13-7 . Figure 13-7 W...

Quick VLAN Walkthrough VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13-19 Figure 13-8 Walkthrough Stage Three, Port 10 Egress Setting Configuring the Port Parameters Now that the TEST VLAN and the trunk connection are set up, we can proceed to set the port parameters for ports 3 and 10, as follows: 1. On...

Examples VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13-21 Figure 13-9 Walkthrough Stage Four, VLAN Port Configuration This effectively completes the configuration of a single VLAN, assigning it to a port, and configuring the switch to forward the frames received on that port to a trunk port. The trunk ...

Example 1, Single Switch Operation 13-22 VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13.12 EXAMPLE 1, SINGLE SWITCH OPERATION This first example looks at the configuration of a single Ethernet switch for VLAN operation. In this example, two groups of three users are to be assigned to two VLANs to isolat...

Example 1, Single Switch Operation VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13-23 4. The ports 1 through 6 are configured as follows using the VLAN Port Configuration screen: • Ports 1, 2, and 3 are set as follows: PVID: 2Acceptable Frame Types: ADMIT ALL FRAMESIngress Filtering: ENABLEDGVRP Status: ...

Example 2, VLANs Across Multiple Switches 13-24 VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13.12.2 Frame Handling This section describes the operations of the switch when two frames are received. The first frame is a broadcast sent by station R1. 1. Station R1 transmits the broadcast frame. The switch ...

Example 2, VLANs Across Multiple Switches VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13-25 Figure 13-12 Example 2, VLANs Across Multiple Switches Floor 1 Floor 2 Floor 3 Floor 4 1 Bridge 1 Bridge 2 Bridge 3 Bridge 4 Redco Redco Blue Industries Red VLAN Red VLAN Red VLAN Red VLAN Blue VLAN Blue VLAN Blu...

Example 2, VLANs Across Multiple Switches 13-26 VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13.13.1 Solving the Problem To solve the problem in this example, the users are assigned to VLANs using Switch 4 and Switch 2 as shown in Figure 13-12 . Redco users are assigned to the Red VLAN and Blue Industrie...

Example 2, VLANs Across Multiple Switches VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13-27 4. Port 4 is configured as a trunk port by setting the Egress type for both VLAN ID 2, Port 4 and VLAN ID 3, Port 4 to TAGGED using the Static VLAN Egress Configuration screen. This means that these ports will on...

Example 2, VLANs Across Multiple Switches 13-28 VLAN Operation and Network Applications • Port 3 is set as follows: PVID: 2Acceptable Frame Types: ADMIT ALL FRAMESIngress Filtering: ENABLEDGVRP Status: DISABLED This causes the switch to classify all untagged frames received as belonging to the VLAN ...

Example 2, VLANs Across Multiple Switches VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13-29 13.13.2 Frame Handling The following describes how, when User A attempts to log on to the File Server on Bridge 4, the frames from User A are classified on Switch 4 and traverse the network. In this example, the ...

Example 2, VLANs Across Multiple Switches 13-30 VLAN Operation and Network Applications Figure 13-14 Transmitting to Switch 4 3. When Switch 2 receives the tagged frame on its Port 2, it checks the frame’s VLAN Tag Header and determines that the frame is classified as belonging to the Red VLAN, and ...

Example 2, VLANs Across Multiple Switches VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13-31 Figure 13-15 Transmitting to Bridge 4 4. The File Server responds with a unicast frame to User A. All switches between the File Server and User A have an entry in their respective Source Address Tables identifyin...

Example 3, Filtering Traffic According to a Layer 4 Classification Rule 13-32 VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13.14 EXAMPLE 3, FILTERING TRAFFIC ACCORDING TO A LAYER 4 CLASSIFICATION RULE This example illustrates how to filter out broadcast transmissions at Layer 4 from other parts of a netw...

Example 4, Securing Sensitive Information According to Subnet VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13-33 2. The VLAN Classification Configuration screen is used to configure the switch to detect and classify the incoming RIP broadcast frames on Port 25 to the Null VLAN. Since the Null VLAN is not...

Example 5, Using Dynamic Egress to Control Traffic 13-34 VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13.15.1 Solving the Problem In this example, Switch 1 (S1) has already been configured and is operating. To isolate the Finance Department traffic, Subnet 28 will be isolated from the Engineering Departm...

Example 5, Using Dynamic Egress to Control Traffic VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13-35 Figure 13-18 Example 7, Dynamic Egress Application Solving the Problem In this example, Switch 1 (S1) has already been configured with a default VLAN 0001 associated with FDB ID 0001 as the PVID on all p...

Example 6, Locking a MAC Address to a Port Using Classification Rules 13-36 VLAN Operation and Network Applications In this example, the AppleTalk traffic is routed only to AppleTalk users (ports 1, 2, 5, and 6), while IP traffic is allowed to be seen by IP users (ports 3, 4, and 7) and by IP/AppleT...

Example 6, Locking a MAC Address to a Port Using Classification Rules VLAN Operation and Network Applications 13-37 The frames received on Port 2 will be handled in the same way except that S1 will only allow frames with the MAC address 00.00.00.00.00.0B frames to be forwarded out the desired ports ...

Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) A-1 A Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) This appendix describes the switch operation when its ports are operating under the Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) application – GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP). A.1 OPERATION T...

How It Works A-2 Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) A.2 HOW IT WORKS In Figure A-1 , Switch 4, port 1 is registered as being a member of VLAN Blue and then declares this fact out all its ports (2 and 3) to Switch 1 and Switch 2. These two switches register this in the Port VLAN Lists of ...

About IGMP B-1 B About IGMP This appendix provides information about the following: • IGMP Overview ( Section B.1 ) • Supported Features and Functions ( Section B.2 ) • Detecting Multicast Routers ( Section B.3 ) B.1 IGMP OVERVIEW Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is a multicast protocol use...

Supported Features and Functions B-2 About IGMP B.2 SUPPORTED FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS The following lists the features and functions supported when using IGMP: • Runs only when the switch is operating in the 802.1Q mode. • Supports multiple multicast and non-multicast routers on the same VLAN. • Supp...

Detecting Multicast Routers About IGMP B-3 B.3 DETECTING MULTICAST ROUTERS The location of a router needs to be known in order to forward IGMP report frames back to the router. The router(s) sends multicast routing protocol frames that get flooded throughout the network. By snooping on these protoco...

Index-1 Index Numerics 1D Connection 13-6 1D Trunk 8-20 1Q Connection 13-6 1Q Trunk 8-20 802.1 Configuration Menu screen 7-2 802.1p Configuration Menu screen 9-2 802.1Q switching mode hierarchy of 3-3 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu screen 8-3 802.3ad Aggregator Details screen 6-42 screen fields Admi...

Index-3 Configuration VLAN Spanning Tree 7-9 VLAN Spanning Tree ports 7-12 Configuration Process 13-8 Confining Network Traffic According to Priority and VLAN 9-35 Controlling Traffic example of 12-37 Current VLAN Configuration screen 8-14 screen fields FDB ID 8-15 Ports on Egress 8-15 VLAN ID 8-15 ...

Index-6 L Layer 3 Expansion Menu screen 10-2 Lists Forwarding 13-6 Port VLAN 13-6 Local Management clearing counters 3-5 exiting from 3-4 navigating the screens 3-1 paging to next or previous screen 3-5 requirements 1-4 screen elements 1-4 See also managing the switch Local Management screens select...