Linksys Etherfast - Manuals

Page 3 - Table of Contents; Migrate your network to Gigabit speed with the EtherFast; The Linksys EtherFast

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch 1 EtherFast ® Series Table of Contents Introduction 1 Package Contents 2 Getting to Know the Switch 3 LEDs 3 The RJ-45 Ports 5 The Gigabit Ports 5 The Console Port 5 Installing the Switch 6 Pre-Installation Considerations 6 Rack-Mounting the Switc...

Page 4 - • One EtherFast; Getting to Know the Switch; PER PORT; LEDs

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch 3 EtherFast ® Series • One EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch • One Power Cord• Mounting Brackets (not shown)• One Serial/Console Cable (not shown)• User Guide• Registration Card (not shown) 2 Getting to Know the Switch Power (Gr...

Page 5 - The Gigabit Ports; MODE; COL; The Reset Button

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch 5 The EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch is equipped with twenty-four 10/100 RJ-45 ports. These RJ-45 ports support network speeds ofeither 10-100Mbps in half-duplex mode, or 20-200Mbps in full-duplex mode.Auto-sensing technology...

Page 6 - You can now re-connect the cables to the Switch.; Installing the Switch; Fast Ethernet Considerations; Rack-Mounting the Switch

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch The EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch can be used as a free-standing unit, or installed in any standard 19-inch rack. Use the following instructions to rack-mount the Switch: Before you begin, disconnect all cables from the Swit...

Page 7 - Switch Management; Local Console Management; Overview

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch 2. The following screen will appear. Enter a Name for this connection. In the example below, the name of the connection is EF24G2M. Click theOK button. 3. The following screen will appear. In the bottom drop down box labeled Connect using:, click ...

Page 8 - Telnet Management; otte; Click the OK button.; Web Management

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch 11 EtherFast ® Series 10 Telnet Management Telnet management is available after the Switch has been conf igured with avalid IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway (for Layer 2 mode) via theconsole interface. Use telnet from any computer atta...

Page 9 - Configuring the Switch; After you log on to the Switch, the Main Menu screen will appear.; Main Menu

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch 13 EtherFast ® Series Configuring the Switch The Switch’s menu-driven conf iguration program may be conf igured usingthe local console, a Web browser, telnet, or SNMP/RMON. The remote man-agement methods can be used once the IP parameters have bee...

Page 10 - System Information

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch 15 EtherFast ® Series • Network Monitor Menu - Provides access to port statistics, RMON statis- tics, address tables, VLAN registration and forwarding information, multi-cast groups, and subnet addresses. • System Restart Menu - Resets the managem...

Page 11 - Management Setup Menu

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch EtherFast ® Series 17 The Management Setup Menu screen allows you to adjust the communicationparameters, ensuring a reliable connection. The new administrator password isset through this menu. The IP parameters for Web, telnet, or SNMP/RMONmanagem...

Page 12 - IP Configuration; Network Configuration

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch EtherFast ® Series 19 IP Configuration The IP Conf iguration menu allows you to conf igure the IP parameters.(Only displayed in Layer 2 mode) • Interface Type - Indicates IP over Ethernet. • IP Address - IP address of the Switch you are managing. ...

Page 13 - HTTP Configuration; • IP Address - IP address of the device you want to ping.; or not—to a ping request.; Select Start to begin the test. Select Cancel to cancel the test.

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch EtherFast ® Series HTTP Configuration The HTTP Conf iguration screen allows you to enable or disable Web man-agement. Note: Port 80 is used for HTTP service. Select Apply to make changes. Select OK to return to the previous panel.Select Cancel to ...

Page 14 - SNMP Configuration

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch EtherFast ® Series SNMP Configuration The SNMP Conf iguration screen displays parameters for the Simple NetworkManagement Protocol (SNMP). • Send Authentication Fail Traps - Issue a trap message to specif ied IP trap managers whenever authenticati...

Page 15 - IP Trap Managers; • IP Address - IP address of the trap manager.; SNMP Communities; • Community Name - A community entry authorized for management; access. Maximum string length is 19 characters.; • Access - Management access is restricted to Read Only or Read/Write.

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch EtherFast ® Series IP Trap Managers The IP Trap Managers screen specif ies management stations that willreceive authentication failure messages or other trap messages from theSwitch. Up to f ive trap managers may be entered. • IP Address - IP addr...

Page 16 - Add User; User Configuration

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Add User The Add User screen allows you to add a user. • User Name - Specif ies user authorized management access to the Switch via the console, telnet, or the Web. • Password - Sets up the password for the new user. • Access Right - ADMIN: Read/W...

Page 17 - Configuration File; TFTP Download

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Configuration File The Conf iguration File screen allows you to load a conf iguration f ile on anySwitch on the network. • Station IP - IP address of the Switch you want the conf iguration f ile to be sent to. • Operation - Gives you the choice of...

Page 18 - Device Control Menu

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Note: This screen shots shows the Device Control Menu displayed by a Layer2 switch. • IGMP Snooping Configuration - Conf igures IGMP multicast f iltering. (Only displayed for Layer 2 mode. When the Switch is in multilayer mode,IGMP Snooping Conf i...

Page 19 - Layer 2 Menu; System Mode

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Layer 2 Menu The Layer 2 Menu contains options for port conf iguration, port mirroring,and port trunking. • Port Configuration - Enables any port, enables/disables flow control, and sets communication mode to auto-negotiation, full duplex, or half...

Page 20 - Note: Flow control should not be used if a port is connected to a hub.; Mirror Port Configuration; Port Configuration

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch connected directly to the Switch when its buffers f ill. When enabled,back pressure is used for half duplex and IEEE 802.3x for full duplex. Note: Flow control should not be used if a port is connected to a hub. • Jack Type - Shows the jack type f...

Page 21 - Static Unicast Address Configuration; • Address - The MAC address of a host device attached to this Switch.; traff ic appearing on the mirrored port.; • Port Number - The ports assigned to each trunk.

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Static Unicast Address Configuration The Static Unicast Address Table can be used to assign the MAC addressfor a host device to a specif ic port on this Switch. Static unicast addressesare never aged out, and cannot be learned on another port. • A...

Page 22 - Static Multicast Address Configuration; Add Static Address Entry

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Static Multicast Address Configuration The Static Multicast Address Table can be used to assign a destinationMAC address (and the corresponding ports) to the VLAN group used for aspecif ic multicast service. Static multicast addresses are never ag...

Page 23 - Bridge Menu; Add Multicast Address Entry

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Bridge Menu The Bridge Menu is used to conf igure settings for the Spanning TreeAlgorithm, as well as the global bridge settings for GMRP (GARP MulticastRegistration Protocol) and GVRP (GARP VLAN Registration Protocol), traf-f ic classes priority ...

Page 24 - Spanning Tree Port Configuration; Bridge Configuration

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch • GVRP - GVRP def ines a way for switches to exchange VLAN informa- tion in order to register VLAN members on ports across the network. This function should be enabled to permit automatic VLAN registration, and to support VLANs which extend beyond...

Page 25 - VLAN Menu; VLAN Port Configuration

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch 45 EtherFast ® Series priority, the port with the lowest numeric identif ier will be enabled. The range is 0-255. • Cost - This parameter is used by the STA algorithm to determine the best path between devices. Therefore, lower values should be as...

Page 26 - VLAN Table Configuration

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch VLAN Table Configuration The VLAN Table Conf iguration screen is used to create a new VLAN ormodify the settings for an existing VLAN. • VLAN - The ID for the VLAN currently displayed. The range is 1-2048. • Port - Port entries may be marked as: –...

Page 27 - Subnet Configuration; IP Menu

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Subnet Configuration The Subnet Conf iguration screen allows you to specify an IP interface forany VLAN conf igured on this Switch that needs to communicate with adevice outside of its own group (that is, another network segment). • IP Address - T...

Page 28 - Protocol Configuration; Advanced for additional conf iguration.; Add Subnet

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Protocol Configuration The Protocol Conf iguration screen is used to globally enable or disableunicast or multicast routing protocols for the Switch. • ARP - Address Resolution Protocol. Select Advanced for additional conf iguration. • Proxy ARP -...

Page 29 - RIP Configuration; • Default Route Advertisement - Default route messages.; ARP Configuration

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch RIP Configuration The RIP Conf iguration screen allows you to specify the how routers exchange routing table information. • RIP Update Time - Duration of timeout (in seconds). • Default Route Advertisement - Default route messages. • Static Route ...

Page 30 - Static ARP Table; • IP Address - IP address statically mapped to a physical MAC address.; BOOTP Relay Database Configuration; • Index Server Address - Used to def ine any preferred DHCP; Add BOOTP Relay Server

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Static ARP Table The Static ARP Table screen is used to specify the static AddressResolution Protocol. • IP Address - IP address statically mapped to a physical MAC address. • MAC Address - MAC address statically mapped to the corresponding IP add...

Page 31 - Static Route Table; Add Static ARP Entry

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Static Route Table The Static Route Table screen is used to conf igure a static route. • Destination Network - A destination network, subnet, or host. • Destination Mask - The subnet mask that specif ies the bits to match. A routing entry will be ...

Page 32 - Default Route Menu; Add Routing Entry

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Default Route Menu The Default Route Menu screen is used to def ine a route to which thisSwitch will forward all traff ic for unknown networks. • VLAN - The VLAN which has the IP interface to the default router. • Next Hop Address - The IP address...

Page 33 - MAC Filtering Configuration; Security Menu; The Security Menu is used to conf igure security options.; Select OK to return to the previous panel.

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch MAC Filtering Configuration The MAC Filtering Conf iguration screen allows you to f ilter out specif iedMAC addresses. Any node that presents a security risk or is malfunction-ing can be f iltered from this Switch. Security f iltering can be used ...

Page 34 - Add MAC Address Filter; • MAC Address - The MAC address of a host device attached to this; Security Mode; • IP Address - The IP address to be f iltered.

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch 63 EtherFast ® Series Add MAC Address Filter The Add MAC Address Filter screen allows you to add MAC addresses. • MAC Address - The MAC address of a host device attached to this Switch. Select OK to conf irm the changes. Select Cancel to cancel an...

Page 35 - selected port such as packet type and frame size counters.; IGMP Snooping Configuration; determine which hosts want to receive multicast traff ic.; • IGMP Group Timeout - The time between last spotting an IGMP Report

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch The Network Monitor Menu provides access to port statistics, RMON statis-tics, address tables, VLAN registration and forwarding information, multicastgroups, and subnet addresses. Note: This screenshot shows the Network Monitor Menu displayed by a...

Page 36 - Port Statistics; Interfaces Group

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Port Statistics Port Statistics display key statistics from the Interfaces Group andEthernet-like MIBs for each port. Error statistics on the traff ic passingthrough each port are displayed. This information can be used to identifypotential proble...

Page 38 - RMON Statistics

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch • Undersize Frames - The total number of frames received that were less than 64 octets long (excluding framing bits, but including FCS octets) and were otherwise well formed. • Oversize Frames - The total number of frames received that were longer...

Page 39 - • 1024-1518 Byte Frames - The total number of frames (including bad

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Bridge Menu The Bridge Menu is used to display settings for the Spanning Tree Algorithm,as well as the global bridge settings for GMRP (GARP Multicast RegistrationProtocol) and GVRP (GARP VLAN Registration Protocol), traff ic classespriority thres...

Page 40 - Spanning Tree Port Information; Spanning Tree Bridge Information

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch • Root Cost - The path cost from the root port on this Switch to the root device. • Root Port - The number of the port on this Switch that is closest to the root. This Switch communicates with the root device through this port. Ifthere is not root...

Page 41 - VLAN Information

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch VLAN Information The VLAN Information screen offers access to information on the ports thathave been automatically learned via GVRP and all the ports that have beenconf igured by dynamic or static means to forward VLAN traff ic. • VLAN Dynamic Reg...

Page 42 - VLAN Forwarding Information; VLAN Dynamic Registration Information

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch VLAN Forwarding Information The VLAN Forwarding Information screen shows all the ports that havebeen conf igured by either dynamic or static means to forward VLAN traf-f ic. • VLAN - The ID for the VLAN. • Port - The ports on the Switch. Read the ...

Page 43 - IP Multicast Registration Table; cated multicast service.; • (Multicast Group Port Lists) - The ports that belong to the indicated

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Select Apply to make changes. Select OK to return to the previous panel.Select Prev Page to view the previous page. Select Next Page to view thenext page. To display a specif ic page, set the page number in the Page f ieldand then press Apply. IP ...

Page 44 - ARP Table; Subnet Information

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch ARP Table The ARP Table shows the IP-to-MAC addresses discovered by ARP. • IP Address - IP addresses for which ARP has resolved the physical address through a broadcast message. • MAC Address - MAC address that maps to the corresponding IP address...

Page 45 - Multicast Table Menu; Routing Table; • Destination Mask - The subnet mask that specif ies the bits to match.

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch • Protocol - How the route was learned. Local: Manually conf iguredMgmt: Set via SNMPICMP: Obtained via ICMP redirectRIP: Learned via RIP protocolOther: Learned by some other method Select Apply to make changes. Select OK to return to the previous...

Page 46 - IGMP Cache

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch • Expire - The time remaining before this entry will be aged out. (The default is 260 seconds.) • V1 Timer - The time remaining until the Switch assumes that there are no longer any IGMP Version 1 members on the IP subnet attached to this interfac...

Page 47 - DVMRP Routing Table; Multicast Forwarding Cache

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch DVMRP Routing Table The DVMRP Routing Table shows the routes for the Distance-Vector Multicast Routing Protocol. • Source Address - The IP subnetwork at the root of the multicast delivery tree. This subnetwork contains a known multicast source. • ...

Page 48 - DVMRP Neighbor Table; System Restart Menu

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch The System Restart Menu resets the management agent. • Reload Factory Defaults- Reloads the factory defaults. • [Restart] - Restarts the Switch. Note: When restarting the system, it will always run the Power-On Self-Test. It will also retain all s...

Page 49 - Troubleshooting; the port you are using has not been disabled.; If you need to return to the program, press Enter repeatedly.

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Troubleshooting This section provides possible solutions to problems regarding the installationand operation of the Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch. If your situ-ation is described here, the problem should be solved by applying the corre-...

Page 51 - Your firmware has now been updated.; Appendix; Upgrading Firmware via the Serial Port

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch 3. Change your baud rate to the selected value, and press Enter to enable download. From the terminal emulation program, select the f ile you wantto download, set the protocol to XModem, and then initialize download-ing. Note: If you use Windows H...

Page 52 - Glossary; 0BaseT - An Ethernet standard that uses twisted wire pairs.

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch 99 EtherFast ® Series 98 “categories” (the singular is commonly referred to as “CAT”) of twisted paircabling systems (wires, junctions, and connectors) in terms of the data ratesthat they can sustain. CAT 3 cable has a maximum throughput of 16Mbps...

Page 55 - Warranty Information; Environmental

EtherFast ® Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch 105 EtherFast ® Series 104 Warranty Information BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE AND A BARCODEFROM THE PRODUCT’S PACKAGING ON HAND WHEN CALLING.RETURN REQUESTS CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PROOF OFPURCHASE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LINKSYS’ LIABILIT...

Page 56 - Contact Information

EtherFast ® Series 106 Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of this product, contact LinksysCustomer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below. Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) Tech Support 888-793-5932 RMA Issues 949-261-1288 Fax 949-261-8868...