GE D7600 Series - Manual

User ’s Manual 3 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch FRONT PANEL DISPLAY 10/100TX Port Status (D7600-MM-E-CC Shown) Optical Status 10/100/1000TX Port Status Power Indicator 1. Power Indicator This LED comes on when the switch is properly connected to power. 2. Optical Status LED’s (FX) The ACT LED’s come on ...

User ’s Manual 4 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch LED State Indication GREEN YELLOW Steady A valid network connection established Flashing Data transfer PHYSICAL PORTS This EtherNav” managed switch provides up to nine (10/100/1000TX and/or 100/1000FXcombinations) ports: CONNECTIVITY - RJ-45 connectors- SC...

Manageable 8/9-Port Switch BASIC FUNCTIONS In general, the D7600 is responsible for switching both VLAN tagged and untagged framesfrom a receiving port to one or more transmitting ports. The switch performs multiple stepsduring the switching process: VLAN CLASSIFICATION LEARNING FILTERING AGING Belo...

PLEASE NOTE: I. Half-duplex mode uses back pressure flow control to prevent the receiving buffer from being overrun by data from a source node. II. Full-duplex mode uses 802.3x flow control standard to prevent fast data traffic from overrunning slow data traffic. III. Auto-sensing mode is in use aft...

User ’s Manual 7 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch MULTICAST SWITCHING For multicast switching, the D7600 checks whether the received frame is a BPDU. If a BPDUis received, the switch forwards the frame to the CPU for processing by the spanning treeprotocol. Otherwise, the D7600 performs the following proc...

User ’s Manual 8 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch VLAN A virtual LAN (VLAN) is a network of computers or peripherals that behave as if they areconnected to the same wire, even though they may actually be physically locatedin different locations of a LAN. VLANs are similar to a group of end stations, perha...

Manageable 8/9-Port Switch User ’s Manual 10 REMOTE VLAN MEMBERSHIP Additionally to providing network management tools that allow network administrators to stat-ically add and delete VLAN member ports, the switch also supports GVRP (GARP VLANRegistration Protocol). GVRP allows for dynamic registrati...

User ’s Manual 11 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch IGMP Snooping & IP Multicast Filtering Continued... If there is more than one router on the LAN performing IP multicasting, one of the routers iselected ‘querier ’ and assumes the reponsibility. Based on the group membership information learned from t...

User ’s Manual Manageable 8/9-Port Switch INSTALLAT ION This section gives step-by-step instructions about how to install the EtherNav” D7600 switch: Selecting a Site for the Switch As with any electric device, you should place the switch where it will not be subjected totemperatures, humidity, or e...

Manageable 8/9-Port Switch User ’s Manual 16 CONNECTING TO POWER External Power Step One: Wire the supplied AC power adapter to the “A” receptacle plug at the front of the switch. — white stripe to pin 1 (+), black to pin 2 (-). Step Two: Attach the plug into a standard AC outlet with the appropriat...

Manageable 8/9-Port Switch User ’s Manual 17 CONNECTING TO YOUR NETWORK Cable Type & Length Wire the supplied AC power adapter to the “A” receptacle plugat the front of the switch. — white stripe to pin 1 (+), black to pin 2 (-). Step Two: Attach the plug into a standard AC outlet with the appro...

Manageable 8/9-Port Switch User ’s Manual 18 SWITCH MANAGEMENT This section explains the methods that you can use to configure management access tothe switch. It describes the types of management applications and the communication and management protocols that deliver data between your management de...

Manageable 8/9-Port Switch User ’s Manual 19 Administration Console via RS-232 Console Port: Advantages: • No IP address or subnet needed• Text-based• HyperTerminal built into Windows 95/98/NT/2000 operating systems Disadvantages: • Must be near switch • Inconvenient for remote users Web-Based Brows...

Manageable 8/9-Port Switch User ’s Manual 20 ADMINISTRATION CONSOLE The administration console is an external, character-oriented, menu-driven user interface for performing system administration such as displaying statistics orchanging option settings. Using this method, you can view the administrat...

Manageable 8/9-Port Switch User ’s Manual 21 WEB MANAGEMENT The switch provides a browser interface that lets you configure and manage the switch remotely. After you set up your IP address for the switch, you can access the switch’s web interface applications directly in your web browser by entering...

Manageable 8/9-Port Switch User ’s Manual 22 SNMP-BASED NETWORK MANAGEMENT If you enable the SNMP function through the console port , you can use an external SNMP-based application to configure and manage the switch. This management method requiresthe SNMP agent on the switch and the SNMP Network Ma...

Manageable 8/9-Port Switch User ’s Manual 23 MENU-DRIVEN CONSOLE MANAGEMENT The switch provides a menu-driven console interface for configuration purposes. The switch can be configured either locally through its RS-232 port or remotely via a Telnet session. This section describes how to configure th...

Manageable 8/9-Port Switch User ’s Manual 24 SWITCH MANAGEMENT SCREEN Basic Management Refer to performing basic management activities. Advanced Management Refer to performing advanced management activities. Logout Highlight this option and press <enter> to log out . Save Settings Highlight th...

NOTE: Remember to release the <Caps Lock> key if you press <K> or <J> and cannot move the highlight on the screen. Basic management activities consist of General, LAN Port , and Console Port tasks. To Perform Basic Management Activities Step 1: Highlight [Basic Management] from [Sw...

User ’s Manual 26 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch Step 2: Highlight a desired option and press <enter>. Or press <esc> to EXIT . NOTE: The changes will be effective after you press the <esc>, but will not be saved until you select the Save Setting function. GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONFIGURAT...

User ’s Manual 28 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch LAN Port Configurations Step 1: Highlight LAN Port from [Basic Management] screen and press <enter>. Step 2: Speed & Flow ControlSpeed & Flow Control is highlighted. Press <enter> if you want to set speed or flow control on port . Step...

User ’s Manual 32 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch Alarm Configurations

Manageable 8/9-Port Switch User ’s Manual 33 PERFORMING ADVANCED MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES Advanced management activities consist of L2 Switching Database/ IP Networking/Bridging/ Static Filtering/ Spanning Tree/ SNMP/ Other Protocols/ Port Trunking/Port Mirroring/ File Transfer. To Perform Advanced Man...

User ’s Manual 35 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch L2 Switching DataBase Step 1: VLAN Perspective Highlight L2 Switching Database from [Advanced Management] screen and press <enter> . Step 2: The VLAN Perspective is highlighted. Press <enter> to view VLAN info of the default VLAN or if you wan...

Step 4: Press <esc> and appears the following screen. Press <+> to add new switch ports to the newly created VLAN. Step 5: Move to highlight a suitable option from Port Options and press <enter> , e.g. Untagged Ports. User ’s Manual 36 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch

Step 9: Press <esc> to a previous screen as shown in Step 2 when completed with deleting a VLAN. Step 10: VLAN Info Highlight an existing VLAN and press <enter> to view VLAN information. Step 11: Move to highlight VLAN Activities and press <enter> to view or search activity informa...

Step 2: Per Port VLAN ActivitiesPer Port VLAN Activities is highlighted. Press <enter>. Step 3: Move to highlight a port and press <enter>. Example: select Port 1 to view corresponding VLAN Activities. User ’s Manual 40 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch Step 4: View or search by MAC address ind...

Step 8: Per Port Priority Move to highlight Per Port Priority and press <enter>. Step 9: Move to highlight a port and press <enter>. Example: select Port 1 t o view corresponding priority level. User ’s Manual 42 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch

User ’s Manual 43 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch IP Networking Step 1: Move to highlight IP Networking from [Advanced Management] screen and press <enter>. Step 2: IP & RIP Settings Highlight IP & RIP Settings from IP Networking and press <enter>. Step 3: The screen shows a list of V...

User ’s Manual 44 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch Step 4: Move to highlight the row that contains the parameters you want to change, and then press <enter>. Ping Settings Step 1: Move to highlight Ping from IP Networking and press <enter>.

User ’s Manual 45 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch Step 2: Host Move to highlight Host and press <enter>. Step 3: Enter 4 decimal bytes (dot separated) as the IP address to ping. Step 4: Count Move to highlight Count and press <enter>. Step 5: Specify a packet count number from 1 to 999, or ty...

Step 3: Add/Delete/Search Press [+] on keypad to add a specific MAC address to be filtered. Press [-] to delete a specific MAC address from being filtered. Press [S] to search through current list of MAC addresses in the static filtering database. The static filtering database maximum capacity is 64...

User ’s Manual 52 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch Other Protocols Step 1: Move to highlight Other Protocols from [Advanced Management] screen, and press <enter>. Step 2: GVRP Move to highlight GVRP and press <enter>. Decide to have it Disabled or Enabled.

Step 2: Press <enter> to enter Port Mirroring Options. Step 3: Mirror From Press <enter> to enter Mirror From Options, listing the ports that can be mirrored from. User ’s Manual 54 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch

User ’s Manual 56 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch SENDING AND RECEIVING FILES The TFTP protocol is used to download upgraded software to the switch. A VLAN with the proper IP address and routing path to the TFTP server must be configured for theswitch to access the specified TFTP server. Step 1: Move to ...

User ’s Manual 57 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch Step 5: Press <esc> when completed. Step 6: A dialog box appears to ask if you want to transfer file now. Highlight [Yes] and press <enter> to start file transfer, or move to highlight [No] and press <enter> to deny it . Press <esc>...

User ’s Manual 59 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch WEB-BASED BROWSER MANAGEMENT The EtherNav” D7600 switch provides a web-based browser interface for configuring and manag-ing the switch. This interface allows you to access the switch using a preferred web browser. This section describes how to configure ...

User ’s Manual 60 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch UNDERSTANDING T HE BROWSER INT ERFACE The web browser interface provides three point-and-click buttons at the upper field of the screenfor configuring and managing the D7600. The Basic Setup/General parameters appear at the lower field of the screen. Thes...

User ’s Manual 61 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch PERFORMING FILE ACTIVITIES To Perform File Activities: Click the [File] button at the upper field of the main display, the menu options appear. Step 1: Saving Setting Click Saving Setting to save your configuration settings. Step 2: When you click it , a ...

User ’s Manual 62 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch Step 1: Reboot Click Reboot on the [File] display. Step 2: When you click it , a message asks "Are you sure you want to save setting?" , click OK to save it or Cancel to abort it . Step 1: Logout Click Logout on the [File] display. Step 2: When yo...

User ’s Manual 64 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch Step 2: Port Status Click Port Status to view the line speed and flow control for all ports. Step 4: In the Port column, click the port you want to configure. E.g. click Port 1. Note: The information displayed automatically updates every 15 seconds, witho...

User ’s Manual 65 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch Step 5: Click the drop-down menu under Admin Setting , decide to disable or enable it . Note: Disable - places the port in DOWN state. In this state, packets cannot be switches to and from the port . Enable: places the port in UP state. In this state, pac...

User ’s Manual 67 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch PERFORMING ADVANCED SETUP ACTIVITIES To Perform Advanced Setup Activities: Click the [Advanced Setup] button at the upper field of the main display, the menu options appear. Step 2: Per VLAN View Click Per VLAN View first and click on the port that you wa...

User ’s Manual 69 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch Step 1: IP & RIP Settings Click IP & RIP Settings to access IP and RIP settings. A list of VLAN Ids appears, along with their corresponding IP address and subnet mask. Step 2: In the VLAN ID column, click a VLAN ID whose settings you want to view ...

Manageable 8/9-Port Switch SNMP & RMON MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW SNMP AGENT AND MIB-2 (RFC 1213) This section describes the switch’s Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) andRemote Monitoring (RMON) capabilities. The SNMP Agent running on the switch manager CPU is responsible for: - Retrieving MIB...

User ’s Manual 81 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch Warm startCold startLink upLink downAuthentication failureRising alarmFalling alarmTopology alarm MIB-2 defines a set of manageable objects in various layers of the TCP/IP protocol suites. MIB-2covers all manageable objects from layer 1 to layer 4 and, as...

User ’s Manual 82 Manageable 8/9-Port Switch Bridge Groups Supported The switch supports the following four groups of Bridge MIB (RFC 1493): - The dot1dBase Group – a mandatory group that contains the objects applicable to all types ofbridges. - The dot1dStp Group – contains objects that denote the ...

Manageable 8/9-Port Switch User ’s Manual 83 Manageable8/9-Port Switch 10/100/1000BaseT/TX auto-negotiating ports with RJ-45 connectors and 100/1000BaseFX fiber ports combination Performance 148,80pps for 10Mbps148,800pps for 100Mbps1,488,000pps for 1000Mbps LED Indicators Per unit – Power statusPer...

Manageable 8/9-Port Switch User ’s Manual 84 APPENDIX A - CONNECTOR PINOUTS Pin arrangement of RJ-45 connectors: 1 8 The following table lists the pin out of 10/100/1000BaseT/TX ports. Pin Regular Ports Uplink Port 1 2 Input Receive Data + Output Transmit Data + Input Receive Data - Output Transmit ...

Manageable 8/9-Port Switch User ’s Manual 85 D7600 SERIES FRONT PANEL LAYOUT D7600-EE-X-CC D7600-MM-X-CC, D7600-MS-X-CC, D7600-SS-X-CC D7600-EE-E-CC D7600-MM-E-CC, D7600-MS-E-CC, D7600-SS-E-CC