Moxa PT-7728 - Manuals

2 2 Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter explains how the initial installation process for the PT-7728. There are three ways to access PT-7728's configuration settings: the serial console, Telnet console, and web console. If you do not know the PT-7728's IP address, you can open the serial console...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-2 Serial Console Configuration (115200, None, 8, 1, VT100) NOTE y You cannot connect to the serial and Telnet console at the same time. y You can connect to the web console and another console (serial or Telnet) at the same time. However, it is strongly recomm...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-7 Configuration by Web Browser The PT-7728’s web console is a convenient way to modify the configuration and access the built-in monitoring and network administration functions. You can open the PT-7728's web console using a standard web browser such as Intern...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-8 3. After logging in, you may need to wait a few moments for the web console to appear. Use the folders in the left navigation panel to navigate between different pages of configuration options. Disabling Telnet and Browser Access If you are connecting the PT...

3 3 Chapter 3 Featured Functions This chapter explains how to access PT-7728’s various configuration, monitoring, and administration functions. These functions can be accessed by serial, Telnet, or web console. The serial console can be used if you do not know PT-7728’s IP address and requires that ...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-2 Configuring Basic Settings Basic Settings includes the most common settings required by administrators to maintain and control the PT-7728. System Identification System Identification items are displayed at the top of the web console and will be included ...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-3 Password The PT-7728 provides two levels of configuration access. The admin account has read/write access of all configuration parameters, and the user account has read access only. The user account can only view the configuration, but will not be able to...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-4 Accessible IP The PT-7728 uses an IP address-based filtering method to control access. You may add or remove IP addresses to limit access to the PT-7728. When the accessible IP list is enabled, only addresses on the list will be allowed access to the PT-7...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-5 Port Port settings are included to give the user control over port access, port transmission speed, flow control, and port type (MDI or MDIX). Enable Setting Description Factory Default Checked This allows data transmission through the port. Unchecked Thi...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-6 Speed Setting Description Factory Default Auto This allows the port to use the IEEE 802.3u protocol to negotiate with connected devices. The port and connected devices will determine the best speed for that connection. 100M-Full 100M-Half 10M-Full 10M-Hal...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-7 Auto IP Configuration Setting Description Factory Default Disable Select this to set the PT-7728’s IP address manually. By DHCP The PT-7728’s IP address will be assigned automatically by the network’s DHCP server. By BootP The PT-7728’s IP address will be...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-8 Time The PT-7728 has a time calibration function based on information from an NTP server or user specified time and date. Functions such as automatic warning emails can therefore include time and date stamp. NOTE The PT-7728 does not have a real time cloc...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-9 End Date Setting Description Factory Default User-specified date This specifies the date that Daylight Savings Time ends. None Offset Setting Description Factory Default User-specified hour This specifies the number of hours that the time should be offset...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-10 TFTP Server IP/Name Setting Description Factory Default IP address of TFTP server This specifies the IP address or name of the remote TFTP server. This must be specified before downloading or uploading files. None Configuration Files Path and Name Settin...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-11 System File Update—By Local Import/Export Configuration File Click Export to save the PT-7728's configuration file to the local host. Log File Click Export to save the PT-7728's log file to the local host. NOTE Some operating systems will open the config...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-12 NOTE After restoring the factory default configuration, you will need to use the default network settings to re-establish the web or Telnet console connection with the PT-7728. Using Port Trunking Link aggregation involves grouping links to into a link a...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-13 Configuring Port Trunking The Port Trunking Settings page is where ports are assigned to a trunk group. Step 1: Select the desired Trunk Group (Trk1, Trk2, Trk3, Trk4). Step 2: Select the Trunk Type (Static or LACP). Step 3: Select the desired ports unde...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-14 Trunk Table Setting Description Trunk group Displays the trunk type and trunk group. Member port Displays the member ports that belong to the trunk group. Status Success means port trunking is working properly. Fail means port trunking is not working pro...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-15 These parameters are configured on the SNMP page. A more detailed explanation of each parameter is given below the figure. SNMP Read/Write Settings SNMP Versions Setting Description Factory Default V1, V2c, V3, or V1, V2c, or V3 only This specifies the S...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-16 Admin Auth. Type (for SNMP V1, V2c, V3, and V3 only) Setting Description Factory Default No-Auth This allows the admin account to access objects without authentication. No MD5- Auth Authentication will be based on the HMAC-MD5 algorithms. 8-character pas...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-17 1 st Trap Community Setting Description Factory Default Max. 30 characters This specifies the community string to use for authentication. Public 2nd Trap Server IP/Name Setting Description Factory Default IP or name This specifies the IP address or name ...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-18 NOTE Most managed switches by Moxa support two proprietary Turbo Ring protocols: y Turbo Ring refers to the original version of Moxa’s proprietary redundant ring protocol, which has a recovery time of under 300 ms. y Turbo Ring V2 refers to the new gener...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-19 Turbo Ring with even number of switches If the number of Ethernet switches in the Turbo Ring is 2N (an even number), the backup segment is one of the two segments connected to the (N+1)st switch (i.e., the unit directly opposite the master). Turbo Ring w...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-20 Determining the Redundant Path for Turbo Ring V2 Master For Turbo Ring V2 , the backup segment is the segment connected to the 2nd redundant port on the master. Please refer to Configuring Turbo Ring V2 later in this chapter. Ring Coupling Configuration ...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-22 Dual-Homing Configuration for Turbo Ring V2 Dual-homing is only supported with Turbo Ring V2 and is used to connect two networks through a single Ethernet switch. The primary path is the operating connection, and the backup path is a back-up connection t...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-24 Enable Ring Coupling Setting Description Factory Default Enable This specifies that this PT-7728 will be a ring coupler. Disable This specifies that this PT-7728 is not a ring coupler. Not checked Coupling Port Setting Description Factory Default Couplin...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-26 *Both Ring 1 and Ring 2 must be enabled when using the dual-ring architecture. Set as Master Setting Description Factory Default Enabled The PT-7728 is manually selected as the master. Disabled The Turbo Ring or Turbo Ring V2 protocol will automatically ...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-27 The STP/RSTP Concept Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) was designed to help reduce link failures in a network and provide protection from loops. Networks that have a complicated architecture are prone to broadcast storms caused by unintended loops in the netw...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-29 How STP Works When enabled, STP determines the most appropriate path for traffic through a network. The method is described below: STP Requirements Before STP can configure the network, the system must satisfy the following requirements: y Communication ...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-31 y Bridge A has been selected as the Root Bridge, since it was determined to have the lowest Bridge Identifier on the network. y Since Bridge A is the Root Bridge, it is also the Designated Bridge for LAN segment 1. Port 1 on Bridge A is selected as the D...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-32 Configuring STP/RSTP The following figures indicate which Spanning Tree Protocol parameters can be configured. A more detailed explanation of each parameter is given below the figure. At the top of this page, the user can check the Current Status of this...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-33 Forwarding Delay Setting Description Factory Default Numerical value input by user This specifies the amount of time this device will wait before checking to see if it should change to a different state. 15 (sec.) Hello Time (sec.) Setting Description Fa...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-34 Port Status Indicates the current Spanning Tree status of this port. Forwarding indicates normal transmission and Blocking indicates blocked transmission. Configuration Limits of RSTP/STP The Spanning Tree Algorithm places limits on three of the configur...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-35 y Provide predictable throughput for multimedia applications, such as video conferencing or voice over IP, and minimize traffic delay and jitter. y Improve network performance as the amount of traffic grows. This will save cost by reducing the need to ke...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-36 Differentiated Services (DiffServ) Traffic Marking DiffServ is a Layer 3 marking scheme that uses the DiffServ Code Point (DSCP) field in the IP header to store the packet priority information. DSCP is an advanced intelligent method of traffic marking be...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-37 Configuring Traffic Prioritization Quality of Service (QoS) provides a traffic prioritization capability to ensure that important data is delivered consistently and predictably. The PT-7728 can inspect IEEE 802.1p/1Q layer 2 CoS tags, and even layer 3 TO...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-38 Inspect COS Setting Description Factory Default Enable/Disable This enables or disables the PT-7728 to inspect the 802.1p COS tag in the MAC frame to determine the priority of each frame. Enable CoS Mapping Setting Description Factory Low/Normal/ Medium/...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-39 Setting Description Factory Default Low/Normal/ Medium/High This maps different TOS values to 4 different egress queues. 1 to 16: Low 17 to 32: Normal 33 to 48: Medium49 to 64: High Using Virtual LAN Setting up Virtual LANs (VLANs) on your PT-7728 increa...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-40 Benefits of VLANs The main benefit of VLANs is that they provide a network segmentation system that is far more flexible than traditional networks. Using VLANs also provides you with three other benefits: y VLANs ease the relocation of devices on network...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-41 VLANs: Tagged and Untagged Membership The PT-7728 supports 802.1Q VLAN tagging, a system that allows traffic for multiple VLANs to be carried on a single physical (backbone, trunk) link. When setting up VLANs you need to understand when to use untagged a...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-43 Configuring Virtual LAN VLAN Settings To configure 802.1Q VLAN on the PT-7728, use the VLAN Setting page to configure the ports. Management VLAN ID Setting Description Factory Default VLAN ID from 1 to 4094 This assigns the VLAN ID of this PT-7728. 1 Por...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-44 Fixed VLAN List (Tagged) Setting Description Factory Default VID range from 1 to 4094 This field will be active only when selecting the Trunk port type. Set the other VLAN ID for tagged devices that connect to the Trunk port. Use commas to separate diffe...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-45 Benefits of Multicast The benefits of using IP multicast are that it: y Uses the most efficient, sensible method to deliver the same information to many receivers with only one transmission. y Reduces the load on the source (for example, a server) since ...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-46 Network with multicast filtering IGMP Group2 Group 1 Multicast Stream Group 2 Multicast Stream IGMP Group1 IGMP Group2 IGMP Group1 LNK/ACT SPEED FDX/HDX FAULT MASTER COUPLER STAT PWR1 PWR2 RING PORT COUPLER PORT MODE 3 7 4 8 2 6 1 5 3 7 4 8 2 6 1 5 4 3 2...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-47 IGMP Multicast Filtering IGMP is used by IP-supporting network devices to register hosts with multicast groups. It can be used on all LANs and VLANs that contain a multicast capable IP router, and on other network devices that support multicast filtering...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-48 IGMP Snooping Settings IGMP Snooping Enable Setting Description Factory Default Enable/Disable Click the checkbox to enable the IGMP Snooping function globally . Disabled Query Interval Setting Description Factory Default Numerical value input by user Th...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-49 IGMP Table The PT-7728 displays the current active IGMP groups that were detected. The information includes VID , Auto-learned Multicast Router Port , Static Multicast Router Port , Querier Connected Port , and the IP and MAC addresses of active IGMP gro...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-50 Configuring GMRP GMRP is a MAC-based multicast management protocol, whereas IGMP is IP-based. GMRP provides a mechanism that allows bridges and end stations to register or un-register Group membership information dynamically. GMRP enable Setting Descript...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-51 Configuring Bandwidth Management Broadcast Storm Protection Setting Description Factory Default This enables or disables Broadcast Storm Protection for unknown broadcast packet globally. Enable Enable/Disable This enables or disables Broadcast Storm Prot...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-52 Using Port Access Control The PT-7728 provides two kinds of Port-Base Access Control. One is Static Port Lock and the other is IEEE 802.1X. Static Port Lock The PT-7728 can also be configured to protect static MAC addresses for a specific port. With the ...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-53 Setting Description Factory Default MAC Address Add the static unicast MAC address into the address table. None Port Fix the static address with a dedicated port. 1-1 Configuring IEEE 802.1X Database Option Setting Description Factory Default Local (Max....

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-54 Re-Auth Setting Description Factory Default Enable/Disable Select to require re-authentication of the client after a preset time period of no activity has elapsed. Disable Re-Auth Period Setting Description Factory Default Numerical (60 to 65535 sec.) Sp...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-55 Local User Database Setup Setting Description Factory Default User Name (Max. 30 characters) User Name for Local User Database None Password (Max. 16 characters) Password for Local User Database None Description (Max. 30 characters) Description for Local...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-56 Configuring Email Warning The Auto Email Warning function uses e-mail to alert the user when certain user-configured events take place. Three basic steps are required to set up the Auto Warning function: 1. Configuring Email Event Types Select the desire...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-57 Port Events Warning e-mail is sent when… Link-ON The port is connected to another device. Link-OFF The port is disconnected (e.g., the cable is pulled out, or the opposing device shuts down). Traffic-Overload The port’s traffic surpasses the Traffic-Thre...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-58 Account Name Setting Description Factory Default Max. 45 Charters Your email account. None Password Setting Setting Description Factory Default Disable/Enable to change password To reset the password from the Web Browser interface, click the Change passw...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-59 Event Setup Event Types can be divided into two basic groups: System Events and Port Events . System Events are related to the overall function of the switch, whereas Port Events are related to the activity of a specific port. The PT-7728 supports two re...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-60 Override relay alarm settings Click the checkbox to override the relay warning setting temporarily. Releasing the relay output will allow administrators to fix any problems with the warning condition. Warning List Use this table to see if any relay alarm...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-61 STEP 1—Set up the connected devices Set up those Ethernet-enabled devices connected to PT-7728 for which you would like IP addresses to be assigned automatically. The devices must be configured to obtain their IP address automatically. The devices’ confi...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-62 Desired IP Address Setting Description Factory Default IP Address Set the desired IP of connected devices. None Using Diagnosis The PT-7728 provides two important tools for administrators to diagnose network systems. Mirror Port The Mirror port function ...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-63 Ping The Ping function uses the ping command to give users a simple but powerful tool for troubleshooting network problems. The function’s most unique feature is that even though the ping command is entered from the user’s PC keyboard, the actual ping co...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-64 Monitor by Port Access the Monitor by Port function by selecting ALL 10/100M or 1G Ports or Port i , in which i= 1, 2, …, G2 , from the left pull-down list. The Port i options are identical to the Monitor by System function discussed above, in that users...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-65 The table will display the following information: MAC This field shows the MAC address Type This field shows the type of this MAC address Port This field shows the port that this MAC address belongs to Using Event Log Bootup This field shows how many tim...

PT-7728 User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-66 Using Syslog This function provides the event logs for the syslog server. The function supports 3 configurable syslog servers and syslog server UDP port numbers. When an event occurs, the event will be sent as a syslog UDP packet to the specified syslog ...

A A Appendix A MIB Groups The PT-7728 comes with built-in SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) agent software that supports cold/warm start trap, line up/down trap, and RFC 1213 MIB-II. The standard MIB groups that the PT-7728 supports are as follows: MIB II.1 – System Group sysORTable MIB II.2...

B B Appendix B Specifications Technology Standards IEEE 802.3 for 10BaseT, IEEE 802.3u for 100BaseT(X) and 100BaseFX, IEEE 802.3ab for 1000BaseT(X), IEEE 802.3z for 1000BaseSX/LX/LHX/ZX, IEEE 802.3x for Flow Control, IEEE 802.1D for Spanning Tree Protocol, IEEE 802.1w for Rapid STP, IEEE 802.1Q for ...