Page 3 - Table of Contents; Introduction
Linksys EtherFast ® II Series Table of Contents Introduction 1 Package Contents 2 Getting to Know the GigaSwitch 3 LEDs 3 The RJ-45 Ports 4 The Gigabit Expansion Ports 4 The Console Port 4 Installing the GigaSwitch 5 Pre-Installation Considerations 5 Rack-Mounting the GigaSwitch 6 Powering on and Re...
Page 4 - The Linksys EtherFast II; SNMP and RMON Management
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Introduction Maximize your network potential with the ultimate high-speed manageableswitch. The EtherFast II 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch from Linksysdelivers a combination of Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet solu-tions, all in one surprisingly aff...
Page 5 - Getting to Know the GigaSwitch; MAIN; Power; PER PORT; Link; LEDs
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch 3 Getting to Know the GigaSwitch MAIN Power The LED will illuminate when the switch is powered on. Management The LED will illuminate when management functions are being performed. PER PORT Link 10/100 The LED will illuminate orange when the port is operating (Row A...
Page 6 - Installing the GigaSwitch; Fast Ethernet Considerations; fluorescent lighting f ixtures.; The Gigabit Expansion Ports
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Installing the GigaSwitch Fast Ethernet Considerations If you will be using the GigaSwitch for Fast Ethernet (100Mbps) applications,you must observe the following guidelines: • The maximum UTP cabling length using Category 3 cable is 328 feet (100 meters). Full-Dupl...
Page 7 - The Gigabit Expansion Module installation is complete.; Use the following instructions to rack-mount the GigaSwitch:; You can now re-connect the cables to the back of the GigaSwitch.
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch To power on the GigaSwitch, simply connect the AC power cord to the backof the GigaSwitch, then plug the power cord into an electrical outlet. TheGigaSwitch will boot up within approximately 30 seconds. If you need to reset the GigaSwitch, depress the RESET button (...
Page 8 - Remote Console Management; SNMP Management; To use this management method:; Assigning an IP Address to the GigaSwitch; Switch Management; There are four methods of managing the GigaSwitch:; Local Console Management; None; CURSOR EMULATION: VT100
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Remote Console Management You can manage the GigaSwitch remotely by having a remote host establish aTelnet connection to the switch via an Ethernet or modem link. To use this management method: • The host must run a SLIP protocol if a modem is used• The GigaSwitch m...
Page 9 - press Enter. The Basic Management screen will appear.; Configuring the GigaSwitch; Linksys Gigabit Switch; Overview
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch After you log on to the GigaSwitch, the Switch Management screen willappear. The Switch Management screen consists of a series of menu boxes. Eachmenu box has several options, which are listed vertically. A highlight in eachbox lets you select the option you wish to...
Page 10 - General Management Configuration; Changing the System Name
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch 2. Enter a system name (16 characters max.). If you make a mistake, use the Backspace key to delete the error. 3. Press Enter to return to the General screen. Changing the Location 1. From the General screen, move the cursor to Location and press the Enter key. The ...
Page 11 - Disabled (prevents statistic collection to the GigaSwitch)
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Changing the Guest Password 1. Use the Down Arrow key to highlight guest Password and press the Enter key. The Enter New Password screen will appear. 2. Enter a new guest password. If you make a mistake, use the Backspace key to delete the error. The password is cas...
Page 12 - Returning to the Basic Management Screen; LAN Port Configuration; • Speed & Flow Control; Highlight one of the following choices:; Remote Telnet Login
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch 2. Highlight one of the following choices: Disabled (prevents remote Telnet logins to the GigaSwitch) Enabled (allows remote Telnet logins to the GigaSwitch. This is the default setting) 3. Press Enter to return to the General screen. Returning to the Basic Manageme...
Page 13 - the line speed setting you selected appears next to Line Speed.; Changing the Speed and Flow Control; From the LAN Port Configurations screen, highlight Speed & Flow; Setting the Line Speed
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch 2. Highlight the line Speed Option you want to select for the port. Auto allows the GigaSwitch to automatically determine the line speed and duplexmode. All the other selections force the GigaSwitch to use a specif ic linespeed and duplex mode. 3. Press Enter. You w...
Page 14 - Console Port Configuration; Changing the Flow Control; Arrow key to highlight Flow Control and press Enter. The Flow Cntl; Displaying Physical Port Address
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Returning to the Basic Management Screen After completing the general management activities, press the Esc key to exitthe General screen and return to the Basic Management screen. You can thenselect another option from the Basic Management screen or press Esc toretu...
Page 15 - Enabling or Disabling Modem Control Options; either enable or disable a modem connection to the console port.; Specifying a Modem Setup String; Highlight the desired modem setup string option.; Changing the Console Baud Rate; flow control method will appear in the Flow Control f ield.
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Enabling or Disabling Modem Control Options 1. From the Console Port Configurations screen, highlight Modem Control and press the Enter key. A screen similar to the following will showwhether a console modem connection is enabled or disabled. 2. Highlight Enabled or...
Page 16 - Specifying a SLIP Subnet Mask; If you are using SLIP, enter a suitable SLIP subnet mask.; Enabling or Disabling SLIP
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch 2. Enter the SLIP address. The address consists of numbers separated by peri- ods (e.g., 192.168.1.105). 3. After you enter the SLIP address, press the Enter key. You will return to the Console Port Configurations screen and your entry will appear in the SLIP Addres...
Page 17 - Switching Database Configuration; Advanced Management Activities
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch • Port Trunking allows you to assign a range of ports to trunking groups. • Port Mirroring lets you mirror one port to another. • File Transfer allows you to upgrade your GigaSwitch software. Switching Database Configuration Select L2 Switching DataBase from the Adv...
Page 18 - Creating a New VLAN; VLAN ID screen will appear.; VLAN PERSPECTIVE
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Creating a New VLAN 1. From the VLAN Perspective screen in, hold down the Shift key and press the “+” key. The New VLAN Settings screen will appear . 2. With the VLAN ID f ield highlighted, press the Enter key. The Enter New VLAN ID screen will appear. 3. Enter a ne...
Page 19 - Arrow and Down Arrow keys to highlight an individual port.; Adding New Switch Ports
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch If you highlight Tagged Ports, the screen window reads Select Tagged Ports, as in the following screen. 3. In the Select Untagged Ports or Select Tagged Ports screen, use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to highlight an individual port. 4. Press Enter. An asterisk a...
Page 20 - Viewing VLAN Activities; Deleting a VLAN ID
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Viewing VLAN Activities The following procedure describes how to use the VLAN Perspective screento view activities for a particular VLAN. Using this procedure, you can view: • Active ports.• Active MAC addresses associated with a VLAN.• A transient address, if any.•...
Page 21 - Searching for MAC Addresses
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Scrolling Through Domains When the VLAN Domain screen is active, you can use the Up Arrow andDown Arrow keys to scroll through the list of domains associated with theselected VLAN. Exiting the VLAN Screens When you f inish performing VLAN activities, press the Esc k...
Page 22 - Adding Ports
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch To select tagged ports: • Highlight Tagged Ports and press Enter. The Select Tagged Ports screen will appear, along with a list of the tagged ports. • To select an individual port, highlight it and press Enter. An asterisk will appear next to each port you select (t...
Page 23 - MAC ADDRESS PERSPECTIVE; Multicast Group Membership screen.; IP MULTICAST GROUP PERSPECTIVE
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch 4. Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to scroll through the VLAN/IP Multicast Group Membership screen. 5. When you f inish, press Esc until you return to the desired screen. MAC ADDRESS PERSPECTIVE The MAC address perspective lets you view all characteristics asso...
Page 24 - Scrolling Through MAC Addresses; PORT PERSPECTIVE
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Scrolling Through MAC Addresses Use the following procedure to scroll through the list of active MAC address-es corresponding to the selected port: 1. If the MAC Addresses screen is not the current screen, press the Tab key until it appears. 2. Use the Up Arrow and ...
Page 25 - IP Networking; Per Port Statistics
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch 5. After reviewing this information, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen. IP Networking If you select IP Networking from the Advanced Management screen, the IPNetworking screen will appear. From the IP Networking screen, you can: • View or chang...
Page 29 - Address screen will appear.
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Searching for Routing Table Entries Use the following procedure to search for entries in the Routing Table: 1. From the Routing Table screen, press the “S” key. The Enter Network Address screen will appear. 2. Type the network address you want to search for, then pr...
Page 30 - Highlight Enabled and press Enter to enable the DHCP gateway.; Press the Down Arrow key and press Enter to conf igure the maximum; Delay; shows any preferred servers that have been def ined.; Relays; to the following will appear.
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch 4. With the highlight on DHCP Gateway, press Enter. The following screen will appear. 5. Highlight Enabled and press Enter to enable the DHCP gateway. 6. Press the Down Arrow key and press Enter to conf igure the maximum number of hops. When the following screen app...
Page 31 - PING SETTINGS; Use the following procedure to change the ping settings:; Preferred Field options.
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch PING SETTINGS If you select Ping from the IP Networking screen, a Ping screen similar to thefollowing will appear, with the Host f ield highlighted. Use the following procedure to change the ping settings: 1. Press Enter. The Enter IP Address screen will appear. 2. ...
Page 32 - ing a remote IP address.
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch BRIDGING If you select Bridging from the Advanced Management screen, the followingBridging Parameters screen will appear. 1. To change the aging time, highlight Aging Time <seconds> and press Enter. The following prompt will ask you to enter a bridge aging per...
Page 33 - From either of these screens, you are able to:; • Hold down the Shift key and press the “+” key to add a specif ic MAC; address to be f iltered.; STATIC FILTERING
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch From either of these screens, you are able to: • Hold down the Shift key and press the “+” key to add a specif ic MAC address to be f iltered. • Press the “-” (hyphen) key to delete a specif ic MAC address from being f il- tered. Since there is no precautionary mess...
Page 34 - Enter Bridge Priority screen will appear.; SPANNING TREE FUNCTIONS
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch 2. Select either Disabled or Enabled and press Enter. Your selection will appears next to Spanning Tree Protocol. 3. Use the Down Arrow key to move to Bridge Priority and press Enter. The Enter Bridge Priority screen will appear. 4. Type a decimal number for the bri...
Page 35 - Spanning Tree Path Costs; Spanning Tree Port States
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Spanning Tree Path Costs Highlight Spanning Tree Path Costs in the Spanning Tree Protocol screen andpress the Enter key. A Spanning Tree Path Costs screen similar to the follow-ing will appear. Use the following procedure to change the costs in the Spanning Tree Pat...
Page 36 - SNMP FUNCTIONS; Enter. The Enter Get Community Name screen will appear.; Spanning Tree Port Priorities
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch SNMP FUNCTIONS If you select SNMP from the Advanced Management screen, the followingSNMP Configurations screen will appear, with the SNMP value highlighted. The SNMP Configurations screen lets you view all SNMP-related informa-tion. As this screen shows, the factory...
Page 37 - Enter key. The Trap Options screen will appear.; Enter. The Enter Set Community Name screen will appear.
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch 11. Type an IP address for trap host 1. The address consists of numbers separated by periods (e.g., 129.32.0.11). 12. Press Enter. The IP address you typed will appear next to Trap Host 1 IP Address. 13. To specify up to two additional trap community names, repeat s...
Page 38 - next to Warm Start Trap.; OTHER PROTOCOLS
2. To change the IGMP setting, highlight IGMP and press Enter. When the following screen appears, highlight the desired setting and press Enter. 3. When you f inish, press the Esc key until you return to the desired screen. PORT TRUNKING Using Port Trunking from the Advanced Management screen, you c...
Page 40 - UPGRADING FIRMWARE; Enter IP Address screen will appear.
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch UPGRADING FIRMWARE Select File Transfer from the Advanced Management screen. The followingFile Transfer screen will appear, with the File Name value highlighted. Use the following procedure to change a value: 1. Press the Enter key. The Enter File Name screen will a...
Page 41 - • Setting MIB variables according to the SNMP SET frame message.; Press Enter. The IP address will appear next to IP Address.
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch SNMP and RMON Management This section describes the GigaSwitch’s Simple Network ManagementProtocol (SNMP) and Remote Monitoring (RMON) capabilities. RMON is an abbreviation for the Remote Monitoring MIB (ManagementInformation Base). RMON is a system def ined by the ...
Page 42 - BRIDGE GROUPS SUPPORTED; RMON GROUPS SUPPORTED
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch BRIDGE GROUPS SUPPORTED The GigaSwitch supports the following four groups of Bridge MIB(RFC1493): • The dot1dBase Group a mandatory group that contains the objects appli- cable to all types of bridges. • The dot1dStp Group contains the objects that denote the bridge...
Page 43 - Appendix; About Fast Ethernet
Linksys EtherFast ® II Series Appendix As the demand for desktop video, multimedia development, imaging, andother speed-intensive applications continues to rise, the need for high per-formance, fault tolerant LAN technology will become more critical. Standard Ethernet, which has been the most popula...
Page 44 - Crimping Your Own Network Cables
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch 81 Linksys EtherFast ® II Series 80 There are different grades, or categories, of twisted-pair cabling. Category 5is the most reliable and is highly recommended. Category 3 is a good secondchoice. Straight-through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub.Cr...
Page 45 - Environmental
10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch 83 Linksys EtherFast ® II Series 82 Model No. EG24M Standards IEEE: 802.1d, 802.1p, 802.1q, 802.3, 802.3ab, 802.3ad, 802.3u, 802.3x, 802.3z Protocol CSMA/CD Ports Twenty-Four 10BaseT/100BaseTX RJ-45 Ports, Two Gigabit Expansion Ports, One Console Port Cabling Type U...
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