Page 2 - Copyright; Copyright © 2003 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch ii Copyright Copyright Copyright © 2003 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by an...
Page 3 - ZyXEL Limited Warranty; Note
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch ZyXEL Limited Warranty iii ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or workmanship for a period of up to two (2) years from the date of purchase. During the warranty period and...
Page 4 - Interference Statements and Warnings; FCC Interference Statement
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch iv Interference Statements and Warnings Interference Statements and Warnings FCC Interference Statement This switch complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This switch may not cause harmful interference. (2) ...
Page 5 - Customer Support; Contacting Customer Support
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Customer Support v Customer Support If you have questions about your ZyXEL product or desire assistance, contact ZyXEL Communications Corporation offices worldwide, in one of the following ways: Contacting Customer Support When you contact your customer support repr...
Page 6 - Table of Contents
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch vi Table of Contents Table of Contents Copyright ...................................................................................................................................................................ii ZyXEL Limited Warranty ...............................
Page 10 - List of Figures
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch x Lists of Figures and Charts List of Figures Figure 1-1 Backbone Application ............................................................................................................................................... 1-4 Figure 1-2 Bridging Application ...........
Page 12 - List of Charts
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch xii Lists of Figures and Charts Figure 22-2 Version Command Example .................................................................................................................................. 22-2 Figure 22-3 Monitor Status Command Example ......................
Page 13 - List of Tables
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch List of Tables xiii List of Tables Table 3-1 ES-3024: Front Panel Ports ......................................................................................................................................... 3-1 Table 3-2 ES-3024 Switches: LED Descriptions...........
Page 15 - Preface; General Syntax Conventions; Related Documentation
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Preface xv Preface Congratulations on your purchase from the Dimension series of Ethernet switches. This preface introduces you to the ES-3024 and discusses the conventions of this User’s Guide. It also provides information on other related documentation. About the ...
Page 16 - User Guide Feedback
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 2 Index User Guide Feedback Help us help you! E-mail all User Guide-related comments, questions or suggestions for improvement to [email protected] or send regular mail to The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp., 6 Innovation Road II, Science-B...
Page 17 - Part I; Features And Applications
Features and Applications I Part I Features And Applications This part acquaints you with the features and applications of the ES-3024.
Page 19 - Features
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Getting to Know the ES-3024 1-1 Chapter 1 Getting to Know the ES-3024 This chapter describes the key features, benefits and applications of the ES-3024. The ES-3024 is a stand-alone Ethernet switch with 24 10/100Mbps ports, two slots for electrical or optical uplink...
Page 21 - Application
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Getting to Know the ES-3024 1-3 The ES-3024 supports IGMP snooping enabling group multicast traffic to be only forwarded to ports that are members of that group; thus allowing you to significantly reduce multicast traffic passing through your switch. Broadcast storm...
Page 22 - Example
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 1-4 Getting to Know the ES-3024 Figure 1-1 Backbone Application 1.2.2 Bridging Example In this example application the switch is the ideal solution for different company departments to connect to the corporate backbone. It can alleviate bandwidth contention and elim...
Page 23 - High Performance Switched Workgroup Example
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Getting to Know the ES-3024 1-5 Figure 1-2 Bridging Application Full-duplex mode operation only applies to point-to-point access (for example, when attaching the switch to a workstation, server, or another switch). When connecting to hubs, use a standard cascaded co...
Page 24 - Tag-based VLAN Workgroup Example
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 1-6 Getting to Know the ES-3024 Figure 1-3 High Performance Switched Workgroup Application 1.2.4 IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Application Examples This section shows a workgroup and a shared server example using 802.1Q tagged VLANs. For more information on VLANs, see the Switch...
Page 25 - VLAN Shared Server Example
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Getting to Know the ES-3024 1-7 Figure 1-4 VLAN Workgroup Application VLAN Shared Server Example Shared resources such as a server can be used by all ports in the same VLAN as the server, as shown in the following example. In this example, only ports that need acces...
Page 27 - Part II; Hardware Installation & Connections; examples and explains the front panel LEDs.
Hardware Installation & Connections II Part II Hardware Installation & Connections This part acquaints you with installation scenarios of the ES-3024, instructs you on how to make the hardware connections including installing/removing modules, shows some stacking/uplink examples and explains...
Page 29 - Chapter 2; Installation Scenarios
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Hardware Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation This chapter shows two switch installation scenarios. 2.1 Installation Scenarios The switch can be placed on a desktop or rack-mounted on a standard EIA rack. Use the rubber feet in a desktop installation and...
Page 33 - Chapter 3; Port
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Hardware Connections 3-1 Chapter 3 Hardware Connections This chapter acquaints you with the front and rear panels, shows you how to make the connections, install/remove (optional) modules and explains the LEDs. 3.1 Front Panel The following figure shows the front pa...
Page 34 - Ports; Default Ethernet Negotiation Settings; Modules
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 3-2 Hardware Connections 3.1.2 Ethernet Ports The ES-3024 has 10/100Mbps auto-negotiating, auto-crossover Ethernet ports. In 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet, the speed can be 10Mbps or 100Mbps and the duplex mode can be half duplex or full duplex (100 Mbps only). When auto...
Page 36 - Connector; Front Panel LEDs
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 3-4 Hardware Connections 3.3 Rear Panel The following figure shows the rear panel of the ES-3024. The rear panel contains the slot for the stacking module and the power receptacle. See section 3.2.1 for information on inserting and removing modules. Figure 3-4 ES-30...
Page 37 - Stacking Scenario Examples
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Hardware Connections 3-5 Table 3-2 ES-3024 Switches: LED Descriptions LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION SYS Green Blinking ON OFF The system is rebooting and performing self-diagnostic tests. The system is on and functioning properly. The power is off or the system is no...
Page 39 - Uplink Scenario Example
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Hardware Connections 3-7 Figure 3-8 Stacking Example 3 See the Commands Introduction and Commonly Used Commands chapters for information on configuring the stacking modules (as well as other ports) using line commands. 3.6 Uplink Scenario Example Use Ethernet cables...
Page 41 - Part III; Getting Started; Getting Started menus.
Getting Started III Part III Getting Started This part introduces you to the ES-3024 web configurator and how to use it to configure the Getting Started menus.
Page 43 - Chapter 4; Your
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Introducing The Web Configurator 4-1 Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configurator This section introduces the configuration and functions of the Web Configurator. 4.1 Introduction The embedded web configurator allows you to manage the switch from anywhere through a st...
Page 44 - Resetting the Switch
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 4-2 Introducing The Web Configurator Figure 4-2 Change Password Screen 4.3 Switch Lockout You are locked out from managing the switch if another administrator is currently logged in. You must wait until he/she has logged out before you can log in. Moreover, you coul...
Page 49 - Chapter 5
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch General, Switch and IP Setup 5-1 Chapter 5 General, Switch and IP Setup This chapter describes how to configure the aforementioned screens. 5.1 Introduction The General Setup screen allows you to configure general switch identification information. The Switch Setup ...
Page 50 - Introduction to VLANs; Terminology
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 5-2 General, Switch and IP Setup 5.3 IGMP Snooping Traditionally, IP packets are transmitted in one of either two ways - Unicast (1 sender to 1 recipient) or Broadcast (1 sender to everybody on the network). Multicast delivers IP packets to just a group of hosts on ...
Page 51 - How STP Works
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch General, Switch and IP Setup 5-3 Path cost is the cost of transmitting a frame onto a LAN through that port. It is assigned according to the speed of the link to which a port is attached. The slower the media, the higher the cost - see the next table. Table 5-2 STP ...
Page 52 - Dynamic Link Aggregation; Switch Setup Screen
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 5-4 General, Switch and IP Setup Table 5-3 STP Port States PORT STATE DESCRIPTION Learning All BPDUs are received and processed. Information frames are submitted to the learning process but not forwarded. Forwarding All BPDUs are received and processed. All informat...
Page 65 - Part IV; Advanced Applications
Advanced Applications IV Part IV Advanced Applications This part shows you how to configure the Advanced Applications screens.
Page 67 - Chapter 7
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Static Route Setup 7-1 Chapter 7 Static Route Setup Static routes tell the ES-3024 how to forward IP traffic when you configure the TCP/IP parameters manually. 7.1 Static Route Setup Click Static Route Setup from the navigation panel to display the following static ...
Page 69 - Chapter 8; Introduction to IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN; Forwarding Tagged and Untagged Frames
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch VLAN Setup 8-1 Chapter 8 VLAN Setup They type of screen you see here depends on the VLAN Type you selected in the Switch Setup screen. This chapter shows you how to configure 802.1Q tagged and port-based VLANs. See the General, Switch and IP Setup chapter for more i...
Page 70 - GARP
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 8-2 VLAN Setup GARP GARP (Generic Attribute Registration Protocol) allows network switchs to register and de-register attribute values with other GARP participants within a bridged LAN. GARP is a protocol that provides a generic mechanism for protocols that serve a ...
Page 71 - Configuring Tagged VLANs
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch VLAN Setup 8-3 8.2 Configuring Tagged VLANs Select 802.1Q as the VLAN Type in the Switch Setup screen and then click VLAN Setup from the navigation panel to display the next screen. Figure 8-1 VLAN Static Entry Setup Table 8-2 VLAN Static Entry Setup FIELD DESCRIPTI...
Page 72 - Adding/Editing a VLAN Group
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 8-4 VLAN Setup Table 8-2 VLAN Static Entry Setup FIELD DESCRIPTION Ingress Check If this check box is selected for a port, the device discards incoming frames for VLANs which do not include this port in its member set. Port Number The CPU port refers to the switch m...
Page 76 - Port-based VLAN Example
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 8-8 VLAN Setup Table 8-4 Port-based VLAN Setup FIELD DESCRIPTION Preset Value Choose from Port Isolation , All Connected or Customized . Port Isolation means that each port (1 to 26) can only communicate with the CPU management port and cannot communicate with each ...
Page 77 - Chapter 9; Introduction to Static MAC Forward Setup
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Static MAC Forward Edit Setup 9-1 Chapter 9 Static MAC Forward Setup Use these screens to configure static MAC address forwarding. 9.1 Introduction to Static MAC Forward Setup A static MAC address entry is an address that has been manually entered in the MAC address...
Page 78 - Configuring or Editing a Static MAC Forward Rule
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 9-2 Static MAC Forward Edit Setup Table 9-1 Static MAC Forward Setup FIELD DESCRIPTION Port This field displays the port where the MAC address shown in the next field will be forwarded. MAC Address This field displays the MAC address that will be forwarded. Active T...
Page 79 - Chapter 10; Introduction to Port Filtering
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Filter Setup 10-1 Chapter 10 Filter Setup This chapter discusses static MAC address port filtering. 10.1 Introduction to Port Filtering Port filtering means sifting traffic from one or all ports to one or all ports based on the source and/or destination MAC addresse...
Page 80 - Configuring or Editing a Filter Rule
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 10-2 Filter Setup Table 10-1 Filter Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION Active This field displays Yes when the filter rule is activated and No when is it deactivated. Source MAC Address This field displays the source MAC address in hexadecimal format. All Entries means all MAC...
Page 83 - Introduction to Port Mirroring
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Filter Setup 11-1 Chapter 11 Mirror Setup This chapter discusses the Mirror setup screens. 11.1 Introduction to Port Mirroring Port mirroring allows you to copy traffic going from one or all ports to another or all ports in order that you can examine the traffic fro...
Page 84 - Configuring or Editing a Mirror Rule
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 11-2 Mirror Setup Table 11-1 Mirror Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION Mirror Port The mirror port is the port you copy the traffic to in order to examine it in more detail without interfering with the traffic flow on the original port(s). Select this port from this drop-down ...
Page 87 - Introduction to Bandwidth Control
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Bandwidth Control Setup 12-1 Chapter 12 Bandwidth Control Setup This chapter shows you how you can cap the maximum bandwidth allowed from specific source(s) to specified destination(s) using the Bandwidth Control setup screens. 12.1 Introduction to Bandwidth Control...
Page 88 - Configuring or Editing a Bandwidth Control Rule
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 12-2 Bandwidth Control Setup Table 12-1 Bandwidth Control Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION Max. Bandwidth (kbps) This field displays the maximum bandwidth allowed in kilobits per second for this traffic flow. Source MAC Address This field displays the source MAC address in h...
Page 91 - Chapter 13; Introduction to Trunking
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Trunk Setup 13-1 Chapter 13 Trunk Setup This chapter shows you how to logically aggregate physical links to form one logical, higher-bandwidth link. 13.1 Introduction to Trunking Trunking (link aggregation) is the grouping of physical ports into one logical higher-c...
Page 93 - Part V; Advanced Management; This part describes the advanced management screens.
Advanced Management V Part V Advanced Management This part describes the advanced management screens.
Page 95 - Chapter 14
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch SNMP Setup 14-1 Chapter 14 SNMP This chapter discusses SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) for network management and monitoring. 14.1 About SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol is a protocol used for exchanging management information between network switch...
Page 96 - Supported MIBs
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 14-2 SNMP Setup SNMP itself is a simple request/response protocol based on the manager/agent model. The manager issues a request and the agent returns responses using the following protocol operations: Table 14-1 SNMP Commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION Get Allows the mana...
Page 101 - Chapter 15; Introduction to RADIUS
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch RADIUS Setup 15-1 Chapter 15 RADIUS Setup This chapter shows you how to configure the RADIUS Setup screen in order to connect to an external RADIUS server. 15.1 Introduction to RADIUS RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) authentication is a popular pr...
Page 103 - Chapter 16
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Logins 16-1 Chapter 16 Logins Configure up to four administrators using this screen 16.1 Introduction Up to four people may administer the switch via web configurator at any one time. Configure passwords for each administrator in the menu. It is highly recommended t...
Page 109 - Chapter 18; Firmware Upgrade; Restore a Configuration File
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance 18-1 Chapter 18 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance This chapter shows you how to manage configuration files and upgrade firmware. 18.1 Firmware Upgrade Click Firmware Upgrade in the Maintenance screen if you want ...
Page 110 - Back Up a Configuration File; Command Line FTP
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 18-2 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance Figure 18-2 Restore Configuration Type the path and file name of the configuration file you wish to restore in the File Path text box or click Browse to display the Choose File screen (below) from which you can locate...
Page 111 - Conventions; Example FTP Commands; FTP Command Line Procedure
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance 18-3 18.4.1 Filename Conventions The configuration file (often called the romfile or rom-0) contains the factory default settings in the screens such as password, switch setup, IP Setup, etc. It arrives from ZyXEL with a “...
Page 112 - FTP; FTP over WAN Restrictions
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 18-4 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance renames it “rom-0”. Likewise “get rom-0 config.rom” transfers the configuration file on the switch to your computer and renames it “config.rom.” See earlier in this chapter for more information on filename conventions...
Page 113 - Chapter 19; Introduction to Statistics
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Statistics 19-1 Chapter 19 Statistics This chapter explains the Advanced Management Statistics screens. 19.1 Introduction to Statistics The web configurator provides statistics screens to allow you to see how much traffic the switch is handling and how it is handlin...
Page 114 - Status
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 19-2 Statistics Table 19-1 Statistics LABEL DESCRIPTION LACP Status Click this button to display Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) trunking statistics. Hardware Monitor Click this button to display hardware (fan, temperature, and voltage) statistics. Port Sta...
Page 117 - Monitor
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Statistics 19-5 Table 19-3 LACP Statistics LABEL DESCRIPTION Poll Interval(s) The text box displays how often (in seconds) this screen refreshes. You may change the refresh interval by typing a new number in the text box and then clicking Set Interval . Stop Click S...
Page 121 - Details
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Statistics 19-9 Table 19-6 Port Statistics LABEL DESCRIPTION Tx KB/s This field shows the number of kilobytes per second transmitted on this port. Rx KB/s This field shows the number of kilobytes per second received on this port. Up Time This field shows the total a...
Page 125 - Chapter 20
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Diagnostic 20-1 Chapter 20 Diagnostic This chapter explains the Diagnostic screens. 20.1 Diagnostic Click Diagnostic in the navigation panel to open this screen. Use this general diagnostic screen to check system logs, reset the system or ping IP addresses. Click th...
Page 127 - Part VI; Commands; This part gives information on commands for the ES-3024.
Commands VI Part VI Commands This part gives information on commands for the ES-3024.
Page 129 - Commands Introduction; Command Line Interface Overview
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Commands Introduction 21-1 Chapter 21 Commands Introduction This chapter introduces line commands and gives a summary of commands available. 21.1 Command Line Interface Overview In addition to the web configurator, you can use line commands to configure the switch. ...
Page 130 - Command Summary
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 21-2 Commands Introduction sys monitor enable <on/off> 4. Optional fields in a command are enclosed in square brackets [] , for example, year, month and day are optional in the following command. This command just displays the date if you don’t specify the yea...
Page 143 - Command Examples; Commonly Used Commands Overview; Log Disp Command; Log Clear Command
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Commonly Used Commands 22-1 Chapter 22 Command Examples This chapter describes some commands in more detail. 22.1 Commonly Used Commands Overview These are commands that you may use frequently in configuring and maintaining your switch. See the following chapter for...
Page 144 - Command; Enabling RSTP on the Stacking Module
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 22-2 Commonly Used Commands ras> sys log clear This command clears the system error log. If you clear a log (using the log clear command), you cannot view it again. 22.2.3 Version Command Syntax: ras> sys version This command shows the RAS code, firmware versi...
Page 147 - Filtering Databases
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN 23-1 Chapter 23 IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN This chapter describes the IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN and associated commands. Use the “config save” command to save configuration changes. 23.1 IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN Overview See the VLAN Setup chapter ...
Page 149 - IEEE VLAN1Q Tagged VLAN Configuration Commands; GARP Status Command; Timer
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN 23-3 Figure 23-3 Deleting Default VLAN Example 23.4 IEEE VLAN1Q Tagged VLAN Configuration Commands These sw (switch) commands allow you to configure and monitor the IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN. 23.4.1 GARP Status Command Syntax: ras> sys sw ga...
Page 150 - GVRP Status Command; GVRP Enable Command; Disable
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 23-4 IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN <leave all timer<ms>= This sets the duration of the Leave All Period timer for GVRP in milliseconds. Each port has a single Leave All Period timer. Leave All Timer must be larger than Leave Timer; the default is 10000 millisecon...
Page 151 - VLAN1Q Port Status Command; VLAN1Q Port Default VID Command; VLAN1Q Port Accept Command
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN 23-5 ras> sys sw gvrp disable This command turns off GVRP so that the switch does not propagate VLAN information to other switches. 23.4.6 VLAN1Q Port Status Command Syntax: ras> sys sw vlan1q port status <port> This command shows...
Page 152 - VLAN1Q Port GVRP Command
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 23-6 IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN <all|tagged> = Specifies all Ethernet frames (tagged and untagged) or only tagged Ethernet frames. This command sets the specified port to accept all Ethernet frames or only those with an IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tag. The following example...
Page 153 - Modify a Static VLAN Table Example; Forwarding Process Example; Tagged Frames
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN 23-7 23.4.11 VLAN1Q SVLAN Setentry Command Syntax: ras> sys sw vlan1q svlan setentry <name> <VID> <port> <adctl> <tagctl> where <name> = A name to identify the SVLAN entry. <VID> = The VLAN ID [1 –...
Page 154 - Untagged Frames; VLAN1Q SVLAN Active Command
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch 23-8 IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN Step 4. Then the switch applies the port filter to finish the forwarding decision. This means that frames may be dropped even if the SVLAN says to forward them. Frames might also be dropped if they are sent to a CPE (customer premises eq...
Page 155 - VLAN1Q VLAN List Command; VLAN Status Command
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN 23-9 Syntax: ras> sys sw vlan1q svlan list This command shows the IEEE 802.1Q Tagged SVLAN (Static VLAN) table. An example is shown next. For the AdCtl section of the last column, “-“ is a port set to normal, “x” is a forbidden port and “F...
Page 157 - Part VII; Appendices and Index
Appendices and Index VII Part VII Appendices and Index This part contains appendices of advanced background feature information and an Index.
Page 159 - Appendix A
Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch Product Specifications 1 Appendix A Product Specifications These are the ES-3024 product specifications. Chart 1 General Product Specifications Standards IEEE802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet (twisted-pair copper) IEEE802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet (twisted-pair copper) ANSI...
