Page 2 - Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise
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 Flüssig- oderAerosolreiniger. Am besten dient ein angefeuchtetes Tuch zur...
Page 4 - Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty Hardware: D-Link warrants its hardware products to be free from defects in workmanship and materials, under normal useand service, for the following lengths of time from the date of purchase from D-Link or its AuthorizedReseller: Product Type Warranty Period Network adapters Lifetim...
Page 6 - Trademarks; Copyright Statement
Trademarks Copyright 1998 D-Link Corporation. Contents subject to change without prior notice.D-Link is a registered trademark of D-Link Corporation/D-Link Systems,Inc. All other trademarks belong to their respective proprietors. Copyright Statement No part of this publication may be reproduced in...
Page 9 - ABLE OF
About This Guide i T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 0 ABOUT THIS GUIDE .............................................................................. V T ERMS .......................................................................................................... V O VERVIEW OF THIS U SER ’ S G UIDE .............
Page 13 - BOUT; Terms
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide About This Guide v 0 A BOUT T HIS G UIDE This User’s guide tells you how to install your DES-3208, how to connect itto your Fast Ethernet network, and how to set its configuration using the built-in console interface. Terms For simplicity, this documentation ...
Page 15 - NTRODUCTION; Fast Ethernet Technology
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Introduction 1 1 1 I NTRODUCTION This section describes the features of the DES-3208, as well as giving somebackground information about Ethernet/ Fast Ethernet switching technology. Fast Ethernet Technology The growing importance of LAN s and the increasing ...
Page 16 - Switching Technology
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 2 Introduction Switching Technology Another approach to pushing beyond the limits of Ethernet technology is thedevelopment of Switching technology. A switch bridges Ethernet packets atthe MAC address level of the Ethernet protocol transmitting amongconnected ...
Page 17 - Features; Ports
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Introduction 3 Features The DES-3208 Switch was designed for easy installation and highperformance in an environment where traffic on the network and the numberof users increase continuously. The DES-3208 Switch features: Ports ♦ 8 high performance N-way port...
Page 18 - Management
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 4 Introduction ♦ Data forwarding rate 14,880 pps per port at 100% of wire-speed for10Mbps speed. ♦ Data forwarding rate 148,800 pps per port at 100% of wire-speed for100Mbps speed. ♦ Data filtering rate eliminates all error packets, runts, etc. at 14,880 ppsp...
Page 19 - NPACKING AND; Unpacking
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Unpacking and Setup 5 2 2 U NPACKING AND S ETUP This chapter provides unpacking and setup information for the Switch. Unpacking Open the shipping carton of the Switch and carefully unpack its contents.The carton should contain the following items: ♦ One DES-3...
Page 20 - Setup; Desktop or Shelf Installation
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 6 Unpacking and Setup Setup The setup of the Switch can be performed using the following steps: ♦ The surface must support at least 3 Kg. ♦ The power outlet should be within 1.82 meters (6 feet) of the device. ♦ Visually inspect the power cord and see that it...
Page 21 - Rack Installation
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Unpacking and Setup 7 Figure 2-1. 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch installed on a Desktop or Shelf Rack Installation The DES-3208 can be mounted in an EIA standard size, 19-inch rack, whichcan be placed in a wiring closet with other equipment. To install, attach t...
Page 22 - Power on
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 8 Unpacking and Setup Figure 2-2B. Installing the 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch in an equipment rack Power on The DES-3208 Switch can be used with AC power sources 100 - 240 VAC,50 - 60 Hz. The power switch is located at the rear of the unit adjacent to theAC p...
Page 23 - Power Failure
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Unpacking and Setup 9 ♦ The FDX/Col LED indicators blink from yellow to green. ♦ The power LED indicator will light yellow while the switch loadsonboard software and performs a self-test. After approximately 20seconds, the LED will light green to indicate the...
Page 24 - DENTIFYING; Front Panel
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 10 Identifying External Components 3 3 I DENTIFYING E XTERNAL C OMPONENTS This chapter describes the front panel, rear panel and LED indicators of theSwitch Front Panel The front panel of the Switch consists of 8 (10/100 Mbps) MDI-X ports, 1uplink (MDI-II) po...
Page 25 - Rear Panel
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Identifying External Components 11 ♦ Port 2x (Port number two) is a shared connection with the (MediaIndependent Interface) MII port in the back of the Switch. Note that,whenever there is a connection at the MII port, port 2x is unavailablefor connection to o...
Page 27 - LED Indicators
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Identifying External Components 13 the the Switch is turned off after connectingturn the Switch on. When disconnecting acable or transceiver from the MII interfaceconnector, turn off the Switch then disconnectthe cable or transceiver. LED Indicators The LED i...
Page 29 - ONNECTING; PC to Switch
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Connecting The Switch 15 4 4 C ONNECTING T HE S WITCH This chapter describes how to connect the DES-3208 to your Fast Ethernetnetwork. PC to Switch A PC can be connected to the Switch via a two-pair Category 3, 4, 5 UTP/STP straight cable. The PC (equipped wi...
Page 30 - Hub to Switch
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 16 Connecting The Switch The LED indicators for PC connection are dependent on the LAN cardcapabilities. If LED indicators are not illuminated after making a properconnection, check the PC’s LAN card, the cable, Switch conditions andconnections. The following...
Page 32 - Using straight cable
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 18 Connecting The Switch Figure 4-3. DES-3208 Switch connected to a Hub without uplink (MDI-II) port using the Straight OR crossover cable option Using straight cable When using straight cable, the connection can be made from the uplink(MDI-II) port of the Sw...
Page 34 - WITCH; Local Console Managament
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 20 Switch Management 5 5 S WITCH M ANAGEMENT Local Console Managament Local console management involves the administration of the DES-3208Switch via a direct connection to the RS-232 DCE console port. From theMain Menu screen of the console program, a Super U...
Page 36 - Traps
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 22 Switch Management Traps Trap managers are special users of the network who are given certain rightsand access in overseeing the maintenance of the network. Trap managers canreceive traps sent from the Switch; they must immediately take certainactions to av...
Page 37 - MIBs
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Switch Management 23 election as the new root. This implies that upon expiration of theTopology Change Timer the new root trap is sent out immediatelyafter the Switch’s selection as a new root. ♦ Topology Change: A Topology Change trap is sent by the Switchwh...
Page 38 - Packet Forwarding
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 24 Switch Management Read-write MIBs are variables usually related to user-customizedconfigurations. Examples of these are the Switch’s IP Address, SpanningTree Algorithm parameters and port status. If you use a third-party vendors’ SNMP software to manage th...
Page 39 - Aging Time
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Switch Management 25 5. Calculation and configuration of Switched Local Area Networktopology. Aging Time The Aging Time is a parameter that affects the auto-learn process of theSwitch in terms of the network configuration. Dynamic Entries, which makeup the au...
Page 40 - STA Operation Levels; On the Bridge Level
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 26 Switch Management cost as the active path, while blocking the other path and using it asthe backup path. ♦ Automatic topology re-configuration. When the path for which there is a backup path fails, the backup pathwill be automatically activated, and STA wi...
Page 41 - On the Port Level; User-Changeable Parameters
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Switch Management 27 ♦ Root Path Cost: The Root Path Cost of a Switch is the sum of thePath Cost of the Root Port and the Root Path Costs of all theSwitches that the packet goes through. The Root Path Cost of theRoot Bridge is zero. ♦ Bridge Priority: This is...
Page 43 - Illustration of STA
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Switch Management 29 Illustration of STA A simple illustration of three Bridges (or the Switch) connected in a loop isdepicted in Figure 5-1. In this example, you can anticipate some majornetwork problems if the STA assistance is not applied. For instance, if...
Page 46 - SING THE; Connecting to the Switch
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 32 Using the Console Interface 6 6 U SING THE C ONSOLE I NTERFACE Your 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch supports a console management interfacethat allows you to set up and control your Switch, either with an ordinaryterminal (or terminal emulator), or over the ne...
Page 47 - Console Usage Conventions
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Using the Console Interface 33 ♦ 9,600 baud ♦ 8 data bits ♦ No parity ♦ One stop bit You can also access the same functions over a TELNET interface. Onceyou have set an IP address for your Switch, you can use a TELNET program(in a VT-100 compatible terminal m...
Page 48 - First Time Connecting To The Switch
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 34 Using the Console Interface First Time Connecting To The Switch The Switch supports user-based security that can allow you to preventunauthorized users from accessing the Switch or changing its settings. Thissection tells how to log onto the Switch. Note: ...
Page 49 - Steps to create a Super User or General User:; Super and General User Privileges
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Using the Console Interface 35 Figure 6-2. Main Menu for Super User The first user automatically gets super user privileges (See Table 6-1)and is recommended to create at least one Super User for the Switch. Steps to create a Super User or General User: From ...
Page 53 - Changing Your Password; Change Password
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Using the Console Interface 39 3. With the cursor on the OK selection, press Enter. The main menuscreen will be displayed based on your Super User or General Useraccess level or privilege. The following describes the differences between the user privileges. C...
Page 54 - Adding and Deleting Users; Adding a New User
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 40 Using the Console Interface 7. Choose EXIT to exit this screen. This method can also be used by a Super User to change another user’spassword. Adding and Deleting Users Access to the console, whether using the console port or via TELNET, iscontrolled using...
Page 55 - Deleting a User
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Using the Console Interface 41 3. Enter the new user name, and assign an initial password. Determinewhether the new user should have Super User or General Userprivileges. Figure 6-8. Adding a New User 4. Choose SAVE and press Enter to let the user addition ta...
Page 56 - Setting up the Switch
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 42 Using the Console Interface Figure 6-9. Deleting a User 4. Choose SAVE and press Enter to let the user addition take effect. 5. Choose EXIT to leave the Delete Users menu. Setting up the Switch This section describes the settings you will need to change to...
Page 59 - Software Updates; tftp
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Using the Console Interface 45 Figure 6-11. Out-of-Band/Console Setting Menu Software Updates The Switch is capable of obtaining its boot-time configuration information,as well as updated versions of its internal firmware, using TFTP (the TrivialFile Transfer...
Page 60 - only; System Configuration Menu
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 46 Using the Console Interface only . If you are using bootp-tftp mode, or if Send BOOTP Request on Power Up (see TCP/IP Parameters Configuration Menu)is set to “ Yes,” the address will be obtained from the BOOTP server. ♦ Boot File Name: The pathname of the ...
Page 61 - sysContact; SNMP Management Settings; SNMP Trap Manager Configuration
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Using the Console Interface 47 ♦ System Location: corresponds to the SNMP MIB II variable system.sysLocation , and is used to indicate the physical location of the Switch for administrative purposes. ♦ System Contact: corresponds to the SNMP MIB II variable s...
Page 63 - SNMP Manager Configuration; public
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Using the Console Interface 49 SNMP Manager Configuration SNMP Security (Community Names) SNMP (version 1) implements a rudimentary form of security by requiringthat each request includes a community name. A community name is anarbitrary string of characters ...
Page 64 - Port Configuration
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 50 Using the Console Interface Port Configuration The port configuration menu allows you to change the port state in the casewhen you would like to partition a port due to excessive collision, or forobservation, device repair, security reasons. Great caution,...
Page 65 - Switch Monitoring; Displaying Port Statistics
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Using the Console Interface 51 Previously made modifications should be noticed the next time upon enteringthe Port Configuration menu. You can use the PREPORT and NEXTPORT commands to view and modifythe previous port and next port, respectively, as you wish. ...
Page 68 - Forwarding Table
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 54 Using the Console Interface involved in changing the parameters in the Spanning Tree Algorithm.However, before changing any of the parameters in the Protocol Parametersor STAP Port Parameters, please read Chapter 5’s, Spanning Tree Algorithmand become fami...
Page 69 - Custom Filtering Table
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Using the Console Interface 55 ◊ Self: This status means that the MAC address was obtained fromthe Switch itself. To display the Forwarding Table entries: 1. Choose Spanning Tree Algorithm from the main menu. 2. Choose Forwarding Table from the Spanning Tree ...
Page 72 - Protocol Parameters
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 58 Using the Console Interface treatment of each destination address upon reception. The followingare definitions for status types: ◊ Invalid: This entry, in all cases, will discard the destinationaddress from the filtering table. ◊ Permanent: This entry, in ...
Page 73 - STAP Port Parameters
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Using the Console Interface 59 7. Go to the SAVE command and save the Protocol Parameters. 8. Choose EXIT and hit the enter key to leave the Protocol Parameters. Figure 6-21. Protocol Parameters STAP Port Parameters The STAP Port Parameters allows you to chan...
Page 74 - Resetting the Switch
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 60 Using the Console Interface 5. Enter the desired Port Priority in the Port Priority (0-255) field. 6. Go to the SAVE command and save the STAP Port Parameters. 7. Choose EXIT to leave the STAP Port Parameters. The PREPORT command allows you to see the para...
Page 75 - System Reset; Factory Reset
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Using the Console Interface 61 System Reset To perform a System Reset, 1. Choose System Reset from the main menu. Figure 6-23. System Reset 2. Move the cursor to Yes to confirm the reset and press Enter. TheSwitch should restart. Factory Reset Before performi...
Page 77 - ECHNICAL; General
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Technical Specifications 63 A 7 T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS General Standards: IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 100 BASE-TX Fast Ethernet ANSI/IEEE Std 802.3 NWay auto-negotiation IEEE 802.3 Frame types: Transparent IEEE 802.3 MAC layer frame size: 64–...
Page 79 - Performance
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Technical Specifications 65 Physical and Environmental EMI: FCC Class A, CE Mark Class A, VCCI Class A Safety: UL (UL 1950), CSA (CSA950), TUV/GS (EN60950) Performance Transmission Method: Store-and-forward RAM Buffer: 8 M bytes per device Filtering Address T...
Page 80 - IN
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 66 RJ-45 Pin Specification B 8 RJ-45 P IN S PECIFICATION When connecting the DES-3208 Switch to another switch, a bridge or a hub,a modified crossover cable is necessary. Please review these products formatching cable pin assignment. The following diagram and...
Page 82 - MII C; ONNECTOR
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 68 MII Connector Specifications C 9 MII C ONNECTOR S PECIFICATIONS The MII (Media Independent Interface) is a 40 pin connector used formaking connection with other LAN networks. This connector has a sharedconnection with port 2x, and when connected, the MII c...
Page 85 - NDEX
10 I NDEX 100 M (speed indicator), 15100BASE-TX networks, 2100Mbps Fast Ethernet, 11024-1518 Octs, 56128-255 Octs, 56256-511 Octs, 56512-1023 Octs, 5664 Octs, 5665-127 Octs, 56AC inputs, 68AC Power Connector, 13AC power cord, 6Access Rights read only, 52read/write, 52 Accessory pack, 6Adding a New U...
Page 90 - Offices
10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide 76 Index Offices U.S.A. D-LINK SYSTEMS, INC. 5 Musick Irvine, CA 92618 USA TEL: 1-714-455-1688 FAX: 1-714-455-2521 CANADA D-LINK CANADA, INC. 2180 Dunwin Drive, Unit # 6, Mississauga Ontario, L5L 5M8, Canada TEL: 1-905-828-0260 FAX: 1-905-828-5669 U.K. D-LINK...
Page 91 - Registration Card
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