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iv C O N T E N T S Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Port Traffic Statistics ................................................................. 107 Port Error Statistics ................................................................... 109 Packet Analysis ...............................

Setting Up the Intel ® Express 460TStandalone Switch 1 1 Overview This guide provides information on configuring and managing the Intel ® Express 460T Standalone Switch and is organized into these chapters: • Chapter 1 - Information on the switch hardware and optional modules • Chapter 2 - Informati...

2 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Switch Features The following diagrams show the major features of the 16-port and 24-portversions of the 460T Standalone Switches. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 MDI MDI-X Left Link = Solid Green Activity = Blinking Green Col...

3 Setting up the Switch C H A P T E R 1 460T Switch Setup Module Features Both the 16-port and 24-port versions of the 460T Standalone Switches canaccept a module to provide additional functionality. 100Base-FX Fiber Module (Product Code ES460MFX) Port 2 100FX Module for Intel ® Express 460T Switch ...

4 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Port LEDs The LEDs above each port indicate port status, individual port speed, andport activity. 5 6 7 8 LED Status Meaning Left Solid green 1 Device linked. Blinking green Receiving activity on that port. Blinking orange A collisio...

5 Setting up the Switch C H A P T E R 1 460T Switch Setup Crossover Button The 460T switch has a button that toggles port 1 from MDI-X to MDI. Withthe button depressed (MDI) you can to connect to another switch or a hubwithout using a crossover cable. For more information, see pages 9-10. 1 2 3 4 MD...

6 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Installing a Module You can install optional modules only in the Module A slot located at theback of the switch. Use the LEDs on the front of the switch to check themodule’s status. To install the module in the switch 1 Unplug the po...

7 Setting up the Switch C H A P T E R 1 460T Switch Setup Module A LEDs The LEDs are located on the front of the switch above ports 9-16. TheseLEDs provide information about the 100FX, 1000SX, or 1000LX modulesuch as the module’s status, link, port activity, and collisions. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 S...

8 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Media Requirements Incorrect cabling is often the cause of network performance problems. Thenext two pages provide information about how to make sure your cabling iscorrect. 100Base-TX The 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet specification requi...

9 Setting up the Switch C H A P T E R 1 460T Switch Setup Selecting the right cable Media Type Cabling Used Maximum distance 100Base-FX Module 62.5/125 µ m multimode 2,000 m (full-duplex) 100Base-FX Module 62.5/125 µ m multimode (160 m to hub, 400 m to (half-duplex) router, switch, or PC) 1000Base-T...

Using the Intel ® Express 460TStandalone Switch 2 11 Overview This section provides an overview for using the Express 460T standaloneswitch within a network. The chapter covers the basic differences between aswitch and hub, basic switching features like flow control and SpanningTree, and a discussio...

12 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide What is a Switch? A switch segments traffic, providing each port its own collision domain. Thisis different from a hub where all ports belong to the same collision domain. Segments and Hubs Hubs combine multiple wires so all attache...

13 Using the Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch C H A P T E R 2 Using the 460T Sample Configurations The following examples illustrate how the 460T switch can be used in anetwork. Desktop PC Bandwidth In this example, desktop PC users are connected directly to the 460T switch.Power users are conne...

14 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Flow Control When network traffic is heavy, the switch’s port buffers fill up faster thanthe switch can send the information. In cases like this, the switch tells thetransmitting device to wait until the information in the buffer ca...

15 Using the Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch C H A P T E R 2 Using the 460T Tagged Frames The 802.1D (1998 Edition) and 802.1Q specifications published by the IEEE(Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) extended Ethernetfunctionality to add tag information to Ethernet frames and prop...

16 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Link Aggregation You can use link aggregation (sometimes known as port trunking) tocombine from 2 to 8 (adjacent) ports so that they function as a single high-speed link. For example, link aggregation is useful when making connectio...

20 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide On the 460T switch, overlapping VLANs can be supported by using 802.1Q-capable devices. However, for non-802.1Q-capable devices, overlappingVLANs can be supported by implementing an asymmetric VLAN on theswitch. An asymmetric VLAN i...

24 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Installing Intel Device View Before you install Intel Device View, make sure your PC meets the systemrequirements in the Intel Device View User Guide, which is included on theIntel Device View CD-ROM. To install Intel Device View 1 ...

25 Intel Device View C H A P T E R 3 Intel Device View Starting Intel Device View Install either the Windows or Web version of Intel Device View. Windows version From your desktop, click Start and then click Programs > Intel Device View >Intel Device View - Windows. The main screen appears. We...

26 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide To install and configure a new switch formanagement 1 Start Intel Device View. The Device Install Wizard appears. If it doesn’tappear, click Install from the Device menu or double-click theappropriate MAC address in the Device Tree ...

27 Intel Device View C H A P T E R 3 Intel Device View Different states of the 460T switch are represented by icons in the DeviceTree. Device Tree icons Device Tree root Subnet Intel Express Switch (if non-responding the icon is red) Unconfigured Intel Express Switch Group of Intel Express Switches ...

28 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide To refresh the Device Tree Refreshing the Device Tree updates it to show any newly discovereddevices and changes in device status. 1 Right-click anywhere on the Device Tree. 2 Click Refresh on the menu that appears. To delete a devi...

29 Intel Device View C H A P T E R 3 Intel Device View Managing a Switch To manage an Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch, double-click the switchicon in the Device Tree. In the example shown below, the switch has beenassigned an IP address of 124.123.122.3. The Web Device Manager appears in the In...

30 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Viewing RMON information The remote monitoring (RMON) specification extends SNMP functionality tolook at traffic patterns on the network instead of merely looking at the trafficfor an individual device. The following RMON groups are...

Using the WebDevice Manager 4 You can use the Web Device Manager, which is built into the Intel ® Express 460T Standalone Switch, to manage and monitor the switch using a Webbrowser. For example, you can use the Web Device Manager to configurethe switch or individual ports, or to monitor traffic sta...

32 C H A P T E R 4 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Note The default IP address assignedto the switch is 192.0.2.1. Toaccess the switch with thedefault IP address, your work-station must be on the 192.0.2.0subnet. Or you can connect to the switchusing Local Management and setan IP ad...

33 Web Device Manager C H A P T E R 4 Web Device Manager Click a menu to viewavailable options. Navigating the Web Device Manager 1 On the left side of the Web Device Manager window, click a menu item(such as Configure Device) to show the available options. 2 Click an option on the menu. The corresp...

34 C H A P T E R 4 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Using Management Screens After you select an option from the navigation menu, the correspondingscreen appears in the right side of your Web browser window. Switch faceplate graphic A graphical representation of the switch faceplate ...

35 Web Device Manager C H A P T E R 4 Web Device Manager Configuring the Switch’s IP Settings Note: You must select Manual in the IP Assignment Method box before you can change the IP settings. 1 Click the Configure Device menu and then click IP Settings. The IPSettings screen appears on the right s...

36 C H A P T E R 4 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Configuring a Port You can use the Web Device Manager to enable or disable a port, and tochange its speed, duplex, flow control, and priority settings. To change port settings 1 Click the Configure Device menu and then click Port Se...

37 Web Device Manager C H A P T E R 4 Web Device Manager Managing User Accounts Create user accounts to give specific users read or write access to the switchthrough the Web Device Manager and Local Management. You can createup to three accounts on the switch. To create a user account 1 Click the Co...

38 C H A P T E R 4 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide To delete a user account 1 Click the Configure Management menu and then click User Accounts. 2 In the User Accounts screen, click the account you want to delete. 3 Click Delete. If you delete the account you used to log in for this ...

39 Web Device Manager C H A P T E R 4 Web Device Manager Configuring VLANs Virtual LANs, or VLANs, provide a way to create a logical network groupingwithout regard to physical location of the network nodes. For more information about VLANs, see “Virtual LANs” in Chapter 2. The two main steps to set ...

40 C H A P T E R 4 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Port-based VLAN You configure a port-based VLAN by creating the VLAN and then addingparticipating ports. The switch can support up to 12 port-based VLANs.However a port can be a member of only one VLAN; port-based VLANscannot overla...

41 Web Device Manager C H A P T E R 4 Web Device Manager MAC-based VLAN You configure a MAC-based VLAN by creating the VLAN and then addingthe MAC addresses of member devices. To create a MAC-based VLAN 1 Click the Configure VLAN menu and then click MAC-based VLAN. 2 Click Add VLAN. 3 In the VLAN Na...

43 Web Device Manager C H A P T E R 4 Web Device Manager 2 Configure ports for egress (outbound) tagging. a Ensure that the VLAN Name field displays the name of the VLAN you are configuring. b To determine whether or not the switch will remove (untag) tags before sending traffic out of each port, se...

45 Web Device Manager C H A P T E R 4 Web Device Manager Link Aggregation Use link aggregation to group up to eight consecutive ports into a singlededicated connection. This feature can expand bandwidth between deviceson the network, such as another switch or a server. The anchor port is the base po...

46 C H A P T E R 4 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Static MAC Addresses The MAC address table stores all the MAC addresses known by the switch.The switch uses this table for forwarding traffic to specific devices to avoidbroadcasting traffic to every port for communication. There ar...

47 Web Device Manager C H A P T E R 4 Web Device Manager Configuring Community Strings andTrap Receivers A trap receiver is a computer on the network that is running an SNMPmanagement application and receives messages sent by the switch. Forexample, the switch can send a trap to the trap receiver wh...

48 C H A P T E R 4 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Monitoring Switch Activity The Web Device Manager lets you view traffic, utilization, and errorstatistics for the switch and for individual ports. For more information onstatistics, see “Port Traffic Statistics,” “Port Error Statist...

49 Web Device Manager C H A P T E R 4 Web Device Manager Viewing/Changing Switch Information You can view information about the switch, such as its MAC address,firmware version, name, location, and contact person. Some of the fields canbe updated, others are read-only. To view and configure switch s...

50 C H A P T E R 4 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Updating Switch Firmware Use the Update Firmware screen to set the switch up to update its firmwarefrom a TFTP server. The actual firmware update occurs while the switch isrebooting. To update the switch’s firmware 1 Click the Reset...

51 Web Device Manager C H A P T E R 4 Web Device Manager To update the switch’s configuration file The configuration file contains information and configuration settings specified by the network administrator. For more information on usingconfiguration files, see “Upload Configuration Image File” in...

52 C H A P T E R 4 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Saving Configuration Changes andLogging Out Each time you make configuration changes using the Web Device Manager,the switch immediately uses the new settings. However, unless you permanently save the configuration changes whenyou l...

Using LocalManagement 5 Overview Another way to configure the switch is through the Local Managementinterface. Local Management provides the same functionality as the WebDevice Manager using a text-based interface. Accessing Local Management You can access Local Management in two different ways: by ...

54 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Using Telnet 1 Open a Telnet application. In Windows 98 or Windows NT*, select Runfrom the Start Menu and then type: telnet E . 2 On the Terminal menu, select Preferences. Make sure the emulation typeis VT-100/ANSI and that VT100 ar...

55 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Navigation The console menus provide a basic interface for configuring switch options.For navigation tips, see the text below the graphic. Screen Legend Use the W Z A S keys or the T and b keys to move between screen fields. <Manual> A...

56 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Main Menu (Top Screen) Description The Main Menu is the starting point for all other Local Managementscreens. Use the W Z arrow keys to choose an option and press E to display the screen. Configure device: Access menus to assign an ...

57 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Configure Device Description IP settings: Configures the switch’s IP address. Port settings: Configures port speed, enables and disables ports, anddisplays link status. Module port settings: Configures the module’s speed and duplex settings,...

58 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Configure IP Address Description Switch MAC address: The unique hardware address assigned by Intel. Current settings: The switch’s current IP configuration. New settings: Assign a new IP configuration to the switch. Assign IP: Indic...

59 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Port Configuration Description Configure ports: Press the z to select a range of ports to configure. State: Press the z to toggle the field and disable or enable ports. Speed/Duplex: Press the z to toggle the field options and change the spe...

60 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Module Port Settings Description Ports: Press the z to select a port on the module (FX Module only). State: Press the z to toggle the field and disable or enable ports. Speed/Duplex: Press the z to toggle the field options and chang...

61 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Switch Settings Description Name: Assigns a name to the switch, up to 40 characters long. Location: Assigns a location to the switch, up to 40 characters long. Contact: Assigns a contact person or phone number to the switch, up to 40characte...

62 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Configure Advanced Switch Settings Description Auto-partition capability on all ports: If this option is enabled, the switchpartitions the port when more than 61 consecutive collisions occur whilereceiving data. The first time the s...

63 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Configure Spanning Tree Protocol Description The IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol specification is prevents loops in anetwork by allowing only one active path between any two network devicesat a time. Spanning Tree status: Use the z to ena...

65 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Configure Spanning Tree for Ports Description Port: Select the port you want to configure for spanning tree. STP State: Use the z to enable or disable each port to be active in the spanning tree. Cost: Type in a number from 1 to 65535 (defau...

66 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Forwarding and Filtering Description Lock address table: Use the z to toggle field values. <Yes> prevents the switch from learning new MAC addresses. Any existing addresses theswitch has learned remain in the address table. MA...

67 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Configure IGMP Snooping Description IGMP Snooping (Internet Group Management Protocol) allows the switchto forward multicast traffic intelligently. The switch “snoops” the IGMPquery and report messages and forwards traffic only to the ports ...

68 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Configure Static MAC Addresses Description Static MAC addresses remain in the switch’s address table, whether or notthe device is physically connected to the switch. After you define a staticMAC address, it remains in the switch’s a...

69 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management LOCATION Main Menu Configure Device Forwarding and Filtering Configure Port Security Configure Port Security Description Port security prevents unauthorized access of a port by “securing” a list ofspecific MAC addresses to a port. If the swi...

70 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Option 2 - Accept a list of user-defined static MAC addresses 1 In the MAC Learning column, press z until <Disabled> displays, to disable MAC learning for the ports you are securing. 2 Click Submit. Then set static MAC address...

71 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Configure MAC Address Filtering Description MAC address filtering enables the switch to drop unwanted traffic. Theswitch drops traffic when it sees the specified MAC address in either thesource address or destination address of the incoming ...

72 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Configure Ethernet Multicast Filtering Description Use Ethernet multicast filters to define which ports can receive multicasttraffic from a specific multicast MAC address. This is similar to IGMPsnooping, except you define everythin...

73 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Ethernet Multicast Filtering (Ports) Description Action: Use the z to select whether to block or forward traffic to the selected port. APPLY CHANGES: Applies the changes to the multicast filter after youhave configured the ports. To modify a...

74 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Port Mirroring Description Port mirroring is a diagnostic tool you can use to send a copy of the goodEthernet frames transmitted or received on one port to another port. On thesecond port you can attach a protocol analyzer to captur...

75 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Link Aggregation Description Use link aggregation to combine ports on the switch to increase theavailable bandwidth and provide redundancy. All ports in the aggregatedlink take on the characteristics of the anchor port. For example, if you s...

76 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Broadcast Storm Control Description Use this feature to filter out broadcasts from faulty devices and preventthem from degrading network performance. Setting: Use the z to enable or disable broadcast storm control on this port. Uppe...

77 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Configure Management Menu Description Configure community strings and trap receivers: Sets the switch’scommunity strings and specify trap monitoring stations. Administer user accounts: Configures user accounts. You can add ordelete users, up...

78 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Community Strings & Trap Receivers Description Use this screen to send alerts to PCs with SNMP management applications(such as OpenView*) installed. Community Strings Current read community: Sets a password for viewing (not chan...

79 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management User Accounts Description Add Users/Change Passwords Username: By default, no username is assigned. Usernames canconsist of any character and can be up to fifteen characters long. Youcan define three usernames. Old Password: Used when changi...

80 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Modify User Accounts Access Level: Use the z to change access rights for the user. Delete: The default value is <No>. To delete an account, use the z to change the value to <Yes> . APPLY CHANGES: Saves changes when modif...

81 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management To change a password 1 On the Main Menu, select Configure Management and press E . Select Administer User Accounts and press E . 2 In the Username field, type the username of the account for which youwant to change the password. Press E . 3 ...

82 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Update Firmware and Config Files Description Software Update Mode: Use the z to select whether to update the switch’s firmware over the network or through a SLIP connection. TFTP Server Address: IP address of the server used as the ...

83 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Reset and Console Options Description Reset options Reboot switch: Resets the switch. If you changed the IP configurationor login setting, the new settings take effect after you select this option. Reset switch settings to factory defaults: ...

84 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Configure VLAN Operation Mode Description Use this screen to activate or change the type of VLAN operating on theswitch. If there are no VLANs active on the switch, this is the first screendisplayed when you select Configure VLAN fr...

86 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Add a Port-based VLAN Description VLAN Name: Assigns a name to the VLAN. Names can consist of anycharacter (no spaces) and be up to 12 characters long. After a VLAN iscreated the name cannot be changed. If you want to change the nam...

87 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management To create a port-based VLAN 1 On the main menu, select Configure VLAN. Note: Make sure theswitch’s current VLAN operation mode is set to port-based VLAN. Ifanother type of VLAN is running, see “Configure VLAN OperationMode” to change the VLA...

88 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Change Port Membership in a VLAN Description This screen is similar to the VLAN creation screen. You can change themembership status of ports within the VLAN but you cannot change thename of the VLAN. VLAN Name: The name of the VLAN...

91 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Edit/Delete a MAC-Based VLAN Description Action: Specify whether to edit a VLAN’s membership or delete the VLANentirely. Use the z to toggle <Edit> to add/remove member MAC addresses or <Delete> to remove a VLAN from the switch. ...

92 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Edit a MAC-based VLAN Description Use this screen to add or remove member MAC addresses from a MAC-based VLAN. Action: Use the z to toggle the field and specify whether to add a new MAC address to the VLAN or to remove an address th...

93 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management To create a MAC-Based VLAN When creating a MAC-based VLAN, unlike port-based VLANs, you mustfirst create the VLAN and then add members to the VLAN. 1 Select Configure VLAN. Note: Make sure the switch’s current VLAN operation mode is set toMA...

95 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Add an IEEE 802.1Q VLAN (ConfigurePort Membership) Description VLAN Name: Assign a name to the VLAN. The name can consist of anycharacter (no spaces) and be up to 12 characters long. Once a VLAN iscreated the name cannot be changed. VLAN ID:...

98 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Configuring 802.1Q VLANs Setting up a 802.1Q VLAN is a two-step process: create a VLAN on theswitch, assigning member ports to it, then set up tagging properly for yourattached devices. For those devices that don’t support tagging a...

99 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Step 3: Configure VLAN for untagged devices Even if the device attached to the switch doesn’t support 802.1Q tags it isstill possible for the device to participate in the VLAN. Whencommunicating with untagged devices the switch: Determines h...

100 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Edit/Delete 802.1Q VLANs Description Use this screen to select a VLAN to edit the port membership in the VLAN ordelete the VLAN from the switch. Action: Press the z to toggle between <Edit> and <Delete>, then select a V...

101 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Edit an IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Description VLAN Name: Name of the VLAN you are editing or deleting. VLAN ID: Assign a unique ID number to the VLAN. This number is used toidentify all packets belonging to that VLAN. Type a number from 2 to 4094. A...

102 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Edit an IEEE 802.1Q VLAN (ConfigurePort Tagging) Description Use this screen to set up the switch to manage outgoing packets that donot contain IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tags. VLAN Name: Displays the name of the VLAN you are editing or dele...

103 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Configure VLAN ID for Untagged Traffic Description Use this screen to set up the switch to manage incoming packets that donot contain IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tags or priority-tagged traffic (packets witha VID of zero). This applies to ingress traf...

104 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide GVRP and Ingress Filter Settings Description Configure Ports: Use the z to toggle the range of ports that you can configure. GVRP: Enables the switch to create VLANs dynamically. Use the z to toggle the action for each port. <En...

105 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Monitor (Network Statistics) Description Switch overview: Displays an overview of all ports on the switch. Port traffic statistics: Displays port traffic statistics and utilization. Port error statistics: Displays port error statistics. Pac...

106 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Switch Overview Description Use this screen to view activity on the switch. The screen displays thetraffic sent and received for each port on the switch, including any optionalmodules, and the percent utilization for that port. Upd...

107 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Port Traffic Statistics Description Select Port: Selects the range of ports to view. Statistics are displayed fourports at a time. Press the z to toggle between port numbers and the optional module. The example shows ports 1-4 on a 24-port ...

108 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Frames received: The number of error-free frames detected. Includesunicast, broadcast, or multicast frames and frames whose destinationaddress is mapped to the receiving port. It also includes frames droppedbecause of full buffers,...

109 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Port Error Statistics Description Select Port: Select the range of ports to view. Statistics are displayed fourports at a time. Press the z to toggle between port numbers and the optional module. The example shows ports 1-4 on a 24-port swi...

111 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Packet Analysis Description This screen displays a breakdown of the traffic received on a port by sizeand type of frame. Select Port: Selects the port to view. Statistics are displayed one at a time.Press the z to toggle between the ports a...

112 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide IGMP Snooping Status Description Use this screen to view active multicast groups detected by the switch. Theswitch uses these groups for filtering purposes when you enable IGMPsnooping. VLAN: The name of the VLAN with IGMP snooping...

113 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Browse Address Table Description Use this screen to sort through the switch’s MAC address table and viewthe addresses the switch has learned. The switch uses this table whenmaking forwarding decisions to avoid broadcasting traffic over ever...

115 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management VLAN and GVRP Status Description This screen is available only if the switch is running tag-based (IEEE802.1Q) VLANs. The screen shows information about one VLAN at atime. Press N or P to view status information for other tag-based VLANson ...

116 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Tools Description View switch traps and events (log): View events contained in the switch’sinternal log. Ping a device: Ping another device on the network to test connectivity. Save switch configuration to a TFTP server: Back up th...

117 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management Switch Event Log Description Use this screen to view and navigate the switch’s log. The log is similar to atrap and event receiver but it only captures traps/events generated by theswitch itself. For example, the log includes events such as...

118 C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Ping a Device Description Target IP address: Type the IP address of the device you want the switchto ping. Repetitions: Type the number of times (1–255) you want the switch to pingthe specified device. Timeout: Type the number of s...

119 Using Local Management C H A P T E R 5 Local Management LOCATION Main Menu Tools Upload Configuration File Upload Configuration Image File Description Use this screen to save an image of the switch’s configuration to a file andupload it to a TFTP server. Server IP Address: Type the IP address of...

121 Technical Information A P P E N D I X A Appendix A Appendix A:Technical Info A What is a configuration file? A configuration file is an ASCII text file that contains initializationinformation and configuration settings for the switch specified by thenetwork administrator. The switch’s configurat...

122 A P P E N D I X A Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Sample Configuration File The following is an example of a configuration file. ###### Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Configuration File ################ Lines beginning with a "#" character are comment lines. ######...

124 A P P E N D I X A Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide BOOT Menu Description Under normal circumstances you don’t need to use the BOOT Menu. TheBOOT Menu is only available by connecting to the switch’s serial port. Itis used when the firmware fails to load. To access the BOOT Menu, p...

125 Technical Information A P P E N D I X A Appendix A List of Factory Defaults • Software upgrade mode: Network • TFTP Server Address: 0.0.0.0 • Load configuration file: Disabled • Console baud rate: 9600 • Console port data bits : 8 • Console port stop bit: 1 • IGMP Snooping: Disabled • System por...

127 Technical Information A P P E N D I X A Appendix A After I connect to Local Management I see a blank screen.Why? • Make sure you are using a null modem cable (included). • Check the settings in your terminal program. They should be set to 9600 baud, 8 data bits, No parity, 1 stop bit, and No flo...

128 A P P E N D I X A Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Regulatory Information FCC Part 15 Compliance Statement This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits fora Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. Theselimits are designed to provide reason...

129 Technical Information A P P E N D I X A Appendix A AVERTISSEMENT Le système a été conçu pour fonctionner dans un cadre de travailnormal. L’emplacement choisi doit être: · Propre et dépourvu de poussière en suspension (sauf la poussière normale). · Bien aéré et loin des sources de chaleur, y comp...

130 A P P E N D I X A Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise 1. Bitte lesen Sie sich diese Hinweise sorgfältig durch. 2. Heben Sie diese Anleitung für den spätern Gebrauch auf. 3. Vor jedem Reinigen ist das Gerät vom Stromnetz zu trennen. Vervenden Sie keine Fl...

131 Technical Information A P P E N D I X A Appendix A Limited Hardware Warranty Intel warrants to the original owner that the hardware product delivered in this package will be free from defects in material and workmanship forthree (3) years following the latter of: (i) the date of purchase only if...

133 Technical Information A P P E N D I X A Appendix A Limitation de garantie du matériel (Europe) Intel garantit au propriétaire original que le produit matériel livré dans le présent coffret est exempt de défaut matériel ou de fabrication pour une périodede trois (3) ans à compter de la plus récen...

134 A P P E N D I X A Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Garanzia limitata sull’hardware (valida solo in Europa) Intel garantisce al proprietario originale che il prodotto hardware incluso in questo pacchetto è privo di difetti in materiale e in lavorazione per unperiodo di tre (3) ann...

135 Technical Information A P P E N D I X A Appendix A Beschränkte Hardwaregarantie (Nur für Europa) Intel garantiert dem ursprünglichen Eigentümer, daß die in diesem Paket enthaltene Hardware keine Material- oder Herstellungsfehler aufweist. DieseGarantie gilt für drei (3) Jahre (a) nach dem Kaufda...

136 A P P E N D I X A Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide Garantía limitada de hardware (sólo para Europa) Intel garantiza al propietario original que el producto de hardware entregado en este paquete no tendrá defectos de materiales ni fabricación durante tres (3)años contados a partir...

137 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide I N D E X I N D E X Index I Symbols 1000BASE-SX module, features 3 1000BASE-T module, features 3 100BASE-FX module, features 3 A access level, user account 81 accessing Intel Device View 25 Local Management 53 Web Device Manager 32 adding a device...

143 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide I N D E X I N D E X Intel Customer Support You can purchase a range of support services including hardware,software, phone and on-site installation services. Services are designedand packaged for ease of ordering and provide reliable, flexible sup...

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