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  • Page 1: User Guide

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide GigaX Series Layer 2 Managed Switch User Guide...
  • Page 2 (including damages for loss of profits, loss of business, loss of use or data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASUS has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product.
  • Page 3 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 4: Asus Contact Information

    Support Fax: +1-502-933-8713 General Support: +1-502-995-0883 Notebook Support: +1-510-739-3777 x5110 Online Support: http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) Address: Harkort Str. 25, D-40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany General Fax: +49-2102-9599-31 General Email: sales@asuscom.de (for marketing requests only) Technical Support Support Hotlines:...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Table of Contents Introduction................13 L2 managed features ............. 13 Conventions used in this document ....... 14 1.2.1 Notations ............14 1.2.2 Typography ............14 1.2.3 Symbols ............15 Getting to know the GigaX ............16 Package contents............
  • Page 6 4.3.1 Management .............35 4.3.2 IP Setup.............37 4.3.3 Administration............39 4.3.4 Reboot...............40 4.3.5 Firmware Upgrade………………………………. 40 Physical Interface ............42 Bridge ................43 Spanning Tree..............43 4.5.1 Link Aggregation ..........45 4.5.2 Mirroring………………………………………….. 48 4.5.3 Static Multicast ..........51 4.5.4 IGMP Snooping…………………………………. 52 4.5.5 Traffic Control............53 4.5.6 Dynamic Addresses ..........54 4.5.7 Static Addresses ..........56...
  • Page 7 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide 4.9.2 Mapping ............88 4.9.3 Class Set............89 4.9.4 Policy Set ............91 4.9.4 Policy Attach ............. 94 4.9.5 CoS ..............96 4.10 Statistics Chart ............... 97 4.10.1 Traffic Comparison..........98 4.10.2 Error Group ………………………………………100 4.10.3 Historical Status ..........
  • Page 8 7.1.2 nslookup ............151 Replacing defective fans ..........153 Simple fixes ..............155 Glossary..................157 Index ..................166...
  • Page 9 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide List of Figures Figure 1. GigaX L2 managed switch package contents....16 Figure 2. Front panel (GigaX 2048)..........17 Figure 3. Front panel (GigaX 2024)..........17 Figure 4. Rear panel..............19 Figure 5. Overview of Hardware Connections ......
  • Page 10 Figure 28. Static Multicast (GigaX 2024).........52 Figure 29. IGMP Snooping ..............53 Figure 30. Traffic Control ..............54 Figure 31. Dynamic Address ............55 Figure 32. Static Address ..............57 Figure 33. Tagged VLAN (GigaX 2048) ..........59 Figure 34. Tagged VLAN (GigaX 2024) ..........59 Figure 35.
  • Page 11 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Figure 58. Policy Set ............... 91 Figure 59. Policy Edit ..............93 Figure 60. Policy Attach ..............95 Figure 61. CoS……................. 97 Figure 62. Traffic comparison (GigaX 2048) ........98 Figure 63. Traffic comparison (GigaX 2024) ........
  • Page 12 List of Tables Table 1. Front panel labels and LEDs ..........18 Table 2. Rear panel labels ............19 Table 3. Technical specifications ..........20 Table 4. LED Indicators..............24 Table 5. Port color description............32 Table 6. Commonly used buttons and icons ........34 Table 7. Boot ROM commands ..........107 Table 8.

  • Page 13: Introduction

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Introduction Congratulations on becoming the owner of the ASUS GigaX L2 managed switch! You may now manage your LAN (local area network) through a friendly and powerful user interface. This user guide tells you how to set up the GigaX L2 managed switch, and how to customize its configuration to get the most out of this product.

  • Page 14: Conventions Used In This Document

    • Enterprise MIB for PSU, fan, and system temperature, voltage • Telnet or SSH2 remote login • FTP for firmware update and configuration backup • IEEE 802.1x authentication (with dynamic VLAN assignment) • DHCP snooping • Syslog • Command Line Interpreter through console, telnet and SSH •...

  • Page 15: Symbols

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide 1.2.3 Symbols This document uses the following icons to call your attention to specific instructions or explanations. Provides clarification or additional information on the current topic. Note Explains terms or acronyms that may be unfamiliar to many readers.

  • Page 16: Getting To Know The Gigax

    Getting to know the GigaX Package contents The GigaX switch package comes with the following items: • GigaX 2048 (48-port) or GigaX 2024 (24-port) L2 managed switch • AC Power cord • Null modem cable for console interface (DB9) • Rack installation kit (two brackets with six #6-32 screws) •...

  • Page 17: Front Panel

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Front Panel The front panel includes LED indicators that show the system, RPS, fan, and port status. Figure 2. Front panel (GigaX 2048) Figure 3. Front panel (GigaX 2024)

  • Page 18: Table 1. Front Panel Labels And Leds

    Table 1. Front panel labels and LEDs Label Color Status Description SYSTEM Green Unit is powered on Flashing Self-test, INIT, or downloading Amber Abnormal temperature or voltage No power Green The PSU is working properly and the switch has a good redundant power supply Amber The PSU is abnormal and the switch is powered by RPS...

  • Page 19: Rear Panel

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Rear Panel The switch rear panel contains the ports for the data and power connections. Figure 4. Rear panel Table 2. Rear panel labels Label Description Power Connector Connects to the supplied power cord FAN1 –...

  • Page 20: Technical Specifications

    Technical specifications Table 3. Technical specifications Physical Dimensions 43.5mm(H) X 444 mm (W) X 265mm(D) Power Input Consumption 100-240V AC/2.5A < 90 watts 50-60Hz Redundant Power Input Output Supply (RPS) 100-240V AC/1.8A 12V DC/12.5A 50-60Hz Environmental Operating Storage Ranges -40 – 70 ℃ -10 to 50℃...

  • Page 21: Quick Start Guide

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Quick start guide This section provides the basic instructions to set up the GigaX environment. Refer also to the GigaX Series Installation Guide. Part 1 shows you how to install the GigaX on a flat surface or on a rack.

  • Page 22: Part 2 - Setting Up The Switch

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Part 2 — Setting up the switch Connect the device to the power outlet, and your computer or network. See Figure 5. 3.2.1 Connect the console port For console management, use an RS232 (DB9) or a USB cable to connect the switch.

  • Page 23: Figure 5. Overview Of Hardware Connections

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide RS-232 Console Management Cat 5 Ethernet cables Expansion hub/switch LAN computers Figure 5. Overview of Hardware Connections...

  • Page 24: Part 3 - Basic Switch Setting For Management

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Table 4. LED Indicators Description System Solid green indicates that the device is turned on. If this light is off, check if the power adapter if attached to the switch and plugged into a power source. Switch ports [1] to [50] Solid green indicates that the device can (2048) [1] to [26]...

  • Page 25: Figure 6. Login And Ip Setup Screen

    Set the data format to no parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit No flow control Set VT1000 for emulation mode 4. After setting up the terminal, you can see the prompt “(ASUS)%” on the terminal. 5. Type “login” to access the command line interface. The default user name is “admin”.

  • Page 26: Setting Up Through The Web Interface

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide 3.3.2 Setting up through the Web interface To successfully connect your PC to the switch, your PC must a valid IP in your network. Contact your network administrator to obtain a valid IP for the switch.
  • Page 27 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Default User Name: admin Default Password: (no password) You can change the password at any time (see section 5.3.1 System Commands). 3. To setup a new IP address, click “System”, then “IP Setup” (see Figure 8).

  • Page 28: Figure 8. Ip Setup (Gigax 2048)

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Figure 8. IP Setup (GigaX 2048) Figure 9. IP Setup (GigaX 2024)

  • Page 29: Management With The Web Interface

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Management with the Web Interface The switch provides Web pages that allow switch management through the Internet. The program is designed to work best with Microsoft Internet Explorer® 5.5, or later versions. NOTE: Netscape is not supported. Log into Web user interface 1.

  • Page 30: Figure 11. Home Page (Gigax 2048)

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide The home page appears each time you log into the program. (See the following figures.) Figure 11. Home page (GigaX 2048)

  • Page 31: Figure 12. Home Page (Gigax 2024)

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Figure 12. Home page (GigaX 2024)

  • Page 32: Functional Layout

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Functional layout Typical web page consists of three separate frames. The top frame has a switch logo and front panel as shown in Figure 13 and Figure 14. This frame remains on the top of the browser window all the times and updates the LED status periodically.

  • Page 33: Figure 15. Expanded Menu List

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Figure 15. Expanded Menu List The above frame displays configuration pages or graphics for the statistics. See section 4.3 for details.

  • Page 34: Menu Navigation Tips

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide 4.2.1 Menu navigation tips • To expand a group of related menus, click on the corresponding group name. The sign will change to after expansion. • To contract a group of related menus: click on the corresponding group name.

  • Page 35: System

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide System Pages System pages include management, IP setup, administration, reboot, and firmware update function. 4.3.1 Management The Management page contains the following information: Model Name: product name MAC Address: switch MAC address System Name: user assigned name to identify the system (editable) System Contact (editable) System Location (editable) To save any changes and make it effective immediately, click...

  • Page 36: Figure 16. Management

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Figure 16. Management...

  • Page 37: Ip Setup

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide 4.3.2 IP Setup The switch supports dynamic IP and static IP assignment. The dynamic IP can be got from a DHCP server within the same VLAN. The IP Setup page contains the following editable information: VLAN ID: Specify a VLAN ID to system management interface.

  • Page 38: Figure 17. Ip Setup

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Figure 17. IP Setup...

  • Page 39: Administration

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide 4.3.3 Administration The Administration page allows you to enable or disable the authentication for web user by password protection. The default setting for web access does not require any authentication. To save any changes and make it effective immediately, click to refresh the setting, as shown in Figure 18.

  • Page 40: Reboot

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide 4.3.4 Reboot The Reboot page contains a button. Clicking the button to reboot the system. Figure 19. Reboot Rebooting the system stops the network traffic and terminates the Web interface connection. 4.3.5 Firmware Upgrade The Firmware page contains the following information: Hardware Version: shows the hardware revision number.

  • Page 41: Figure 20. Firmware Upgrade

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Firmware Version: shows the current running firmware version. This number will be updated after the firmware update. Enter the firmware location into the firmware space directly, or click to choose the file name of the firmware from prompt window. Click to update the switch firmware.

  • Page 42: Physical Interface

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Physical Interface The Physical Interface displays the Ethernet port status in real time. You can configure the port in following fields: Port: select the port to configure Admin: disable/enable the port Mode: set the speed and duplex mode Flow Control: enable/disable 802.3x flow control mechanism Port Status Window: displays the following information for each port Link status: the link speed and duplex for an existing link,...

  • Page 43: Bridge

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Figure 21. Physical Interface Bridge The Bridge page group contains most layer 2 configurations, like link aggregation, STP..etc.. Spanning Tree The configuration page for Spanning Tree Protocol can disable and enable the feature in runtime. This page consists of three parts. The first part shows the root information.

  • Page 44: Figure

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Max Age: a timeout value to be used by all Bridges in the LAN Forward Delay: a timeout value to be used by all bridges in the LAN Bridge Priority: the switch priority in the LAN The third part is the port setting.

  • Page 45: Link Aggregation

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Figure 22. Spanning Tree 4.5.1 Link Aggregation The page configures the link aggregation group (port trunking). The switch can have 6 link aggregation groups. Show Trunk: Select “Add a new Trunk” for a new created group. Or select an existed group to display on the following fields and port icons.

  • Page 46: Figure

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Trunk ID: a number to identify the trunk group besides the group name. LACP: Enable/Disable LCAP on selected trunk. LACP mode is fixed to be Active. Remove Trunk: Remove the selected trunk. Port Icons: these port icons are listed in a way like the front panel. You have to click on the icon the select the group members.

  • Page 47: Figure 23. Link Aggregation (Gigax 2048)

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide attribute, the others will change too. For example, a trunk group consists of port 1 and 2. If the VLAN of port 1 changes, the VLAN of port 2 also changes with port 1. Figure 23.

  • Page 48: Mirroring

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Figure 24. Link aggregation (GigaX 2024) 4.5.2 Mirroring Mirroring, together with a network traffic analyzer, helps you monitor network traffics. You can monitor the selected ports for egress or ingress packets. Mirror: Selects the mirror group. Each group consists of 24 Fast Ethernet ports and one Gigabit port.

  • Page 49: Figure 25. Mirroring Page (Gigax 2048)

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide The monitor port can not belong to any link aggregation group. The monitor port can not operate as a normal switch port. It does not switch packets or do address learning. Click to make the setting send to the switch (HTTP server). Click to refresh the settings to current value.

  • Page 50: Figure 26. Mirroring Page (Gigax 2024)

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Figure 26. Mirroring page (GigaX 2024)

  • Page 51: Static Multicast

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide 4.5.3 Static Multicast This page can add multicast addresses into the multicast table. The switch can hold up to 256 multicast entries. All the ports in the group will forward the specified multicast packets to other ports in the group. Show Group: selects “Add a new Group”...

  • Page 52: 4.5.4 Igmp Snooping

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Figure 28. Static Multicast (GigaX 2024) 4.5.4 IGMP Snooping IGMP snooping helps reduce the multicast traffics on the network by allowing the IGMP snooping function to be turned on or off. When turned on, the switch snoops the IGMP packets and puts the new group into the multicast table.

  • Page 53: Traffic Control

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Figure 29. IGMP Snooping 4.5.5 Traffic Control Traffic control prevents the switch bandwidth from flooding packets including broadcast packets, multicast packets and the unicast packets because of destination address lookup failure. The limit number is a threshold to limit the total number of the checked type packets.

  • Page 54: Dynamic Addresses

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Figure 30. Traffic Control 4.5.6 Dynamic Addresses This page displays the result of dynamic MAC address lookup by port, VLAN ID, or specified MAC address. The dynamic address is the MAC address learned by switch, it will age out from the address table if the address is not learned again during the age time.

  • Page 55: Figure 31. Dynamic Address

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Figure 31. Dynamic Address...

  • Page 56: Static Addresses

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide 4.5.7 Static Addresses You can add a MAC address into the switch address table. The MAC address added by this way will not age out from the address table. We call it static address. MAC Address: enter the MAC address VLAN ID: enter the VLAN ID that the MAC belongs Port Selection: select the port to which the MAC belongs...

  • Page 57: Tagged Vlan

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Click on the when you create a new static MAC address by the above information. Then you will see the new added entry shows in the address window. You can remove the existed address by selecting the entry with the mouse, then clicking on .
  • Page 58 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide “T” type: All packets transmitted from this port will be tagged. “blank” type: This port is not a member of the VLAN group. If one untagged port belongs to two or more VLAN groups at the same time, it will confuse the switch and cause flooding traffics.

  • Page 59: Figure 33. Tagged Vlan (Gigax 2048)

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Figure 33. Tagged VLAN (GigaX 2048) Figure 34. Tagged VLAN (GigaX 2024)

  • Page 60: Default Port Vlan And Cos

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide 4.5.9 Default Port VLAN and CoS Some VLAN tag related field settings for each port are included in this page. It includes: Port: select the port to configure PVID: port-based VLAN ID. Every untagged packet received from this port will be tagged with this VLAN group ID CoS (Class of Service) value: every untagged packet received from this port will be assigned to this CoS in the VLAN tagged...

  • Page 61: Dhcp Snooping

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide 4.5.10 DHCP Snooping DHCP snooping is a DHCP security feature that provides security by filtering untrusted DHCP messages and by building and maintaining a DHCP binding table. You can assign some ports to be trusted ports. The selected (trusted) port forwards the DHCP packets as a normal port, but the DHCP ACK packets will be dropped when the unselected (untrusted) port receives the packets.

  • Page 62: Snmp

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Figure 37. DHCP Snooping (GigaX 2024) SNMP This group offers the SNMP configuration including Community Table, Host Table, and Trap Setting. To provide more secure management and access control, SNMPv3 is supported. 4.6.1 Community Table You can type different community names and specify whether the community has the privilege to make setting (write access) by checking the...

  • Page 63: Figure 38. Community Table

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Figure 38. Community Table...

  • Page 64: Host Table

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide 4.6.2 Host Table This page links host IP address to the community name that is entered in Community Table page. Type an IP address and select the community name from the drop-down list. Click to save the configuration permanently or to refresh the page.

  • Page 65: Trap Setting

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide 4.6.3 Trap Setting By setting trap destination IP addresses and community names, you can enable SNMP trap function to send trap packets in different versions (v1 or v2c). Click to save the configuration permanently or to refresh the page.

  • Page 66: Figure 41. Vacm Group

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Notify View Name: enter the Notify View Name that the Group belongs. The related SNMP messages are Trap, Report. Security Model: enter the Security Model Name that the Group belongs. Any is suitable for v1, v2, v3. USM is SNMPv3 related. Security level: enter the Security level Name that the Group belongs.

  • Page 67: Vacm View

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide 4.6.5 VACM View VACM (View-based Access Control Model) View is used to view the information of SNMPV3 VACM Group. View Name: enter the security group name. View Type: Select the View Type that the view belongs. Included or Excluded when View Subtree matches the Oid in the SNMPv3 message.

  • Page 68: Usm User

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Figure 42. VACM View 4.6.6 USM User USM (User-based Security Model) User is used to configure the information of SNMPV3 USM User. Engine Id: enter the Engine Id that should match the ID in the Manager.

  • Page 69: Figure 43. Usm User

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Priv Protocol: enter the Priv Protocol that Engine ID and Name belong. Only NoPriv, DES can be chosen. If the NoPriv is chosen, there is no need to enter password. Priv Password: enter the password that the Priv Protocol belongs. The password needs at least 8 characters or digits.

  • Page 70: Filters

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Filters The switch can filter certain traffic types according to packet header information from Layer 2 to Layer 4. Each filter set includes a couple of rules. You have to attach the filter set to certain ports to make the filter work.

  • Page 71: Figure 44. Filter Set

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Figure 44. Filter Set The Filter Rule page provides options for rule modes, one is MAC rule (Figure 45) and the other is IP rule (Figure 46). If you did not enter the MAC address in the blank box, it means the rule doesn’t care the MAC value.

  • Page 72: Figure 45. Filter Rule In Mac Mode

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Figure 45. Filter Rule in MAC mode Figure 46. Filter Rule in IP mode...

  • Page 73: Filter Attach

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide 4.7.2 Filter Attach A filter set is idle if you did not attach it to any ingress or egress port. Use the Filter Attach page to attach a filter set to ingress and egress ports. Click to save the configuration.

  • Page 74: Figure 47. Filter Attach (Gigax 2048)

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Figure 47. Filter Attach (GigaX 2048) Figure 48. Filter Attach (GigaX 2024)

  • Page 75: Security

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Security The switch has the 802.1x port-based security feature. Only authorized hosts are allowed to access the switch port. Traffic is blocked for hosts failed to authenticate themselves. The authentication service is provided by a RADIUS server or the local database (support MD5 authentication) in the switch.
  • Page 76 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide • Max Reauthentication Attempts: Retry count if the port user failed to respond to authentication requests from the switch. The second part is the port settings. Please click when you're done with the modifications. •...

  • Page 77: Figure 49. Port Access Control

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Figure 49. Port Access Control...

  • Page 78: Dial-In User

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide 4.8.2 Dial-In User Dial-in User is used to define users in the local database of the switch. • User Name: New user name. • Password: Password for the new user. • Confirm Password: Enter the password again. •...

  • Page 79: Radius

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide 4.8.3 RADIUS In order to use external RADIUS server, the following parameters are required to be setup: • Authentication Server IP: The IP address of the RADIUS server. • Authentication Server Port: The port number for the RADIUS server is listening to.

  • Page 80: Figure 51. Radius

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Figure 51. RADIUS...

  • Page 81: Port Security

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide 4.8.4 Port Security Port security pages include port configuration, port status, and secure MAC addresses function. 4.8.4.1 Port Configuration This page is used to configure various Port Security parameters. The total number of available secure MAC addresses on the switch is 1024. Users can configure the port in the following field: •...

  • Page 82: Figure 52. Port Configuration

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Absolute: the secure addresses on the port are deleted after the specified aging time. Inactivity: the secure addresses on the port are deleted only if there is no data traffic from the secure source MAC address for the specified time period.
  • Page 83 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide • Port: port number. • Status: NoOper: this indicates port security of the port that is configured to be disabled. SecureUp: this indicates the port security is operational. SecureDown: this indicates the port security is not operational. This happens when the port security is configured to be enabled but can not be operational due to some reasons such as it conflicts with other features.

  • Page 84: Figure 53. Port Status

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Figure 53. Port Status 4.8.4.3 Secure MAC Addresses Users can add a MAC address into the secure MAC address table of one port. The MAC address added in this way will not age out from the secure MAC address table.

  • Page 85: Figure 54. Secure Mac Address

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Click on after you create a new static MAC address in the above way. Then you will see the newly added entry shown in the address window. Users can select one port from Port Selection, then click on You will see the current total secure MAC addresses of the port shown in the address window.

  • Page 86: Qos

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide When you configure the QoS feature, you can select specific network traffic to prioritize it according to its importance. It makes the network performance more predictable and the bandwidth utilization more effective. QoS pages include trust state, mapping, class set, policy set, policy attach, and CoS function.

  • Page 87: Figure 55. Trust State

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide • CosOverride: disable/enable CoS Override on the port. Cos Override only can be enabled when Trust State is 'No' trust. CoS Override will override the previously configured trust state and apply the default port CoS value to all incoming packets. If a port was previously set to trust DSCP, this command overrides the previously configured trust state, and all the incoming CoS values are assigned to default port CoS value.

  • Page 88: Mapping

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide 4.9.2 Mapping This page is used to configure CoS (Classification of Service) and DSCP (Differentiated Services Code Point) mapping. • Map CoS to DSCP: each CoS value can map into one of the DSCP value.

  • Page 89: Class Set

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide 4.9.3 Class Set This configuration page is used to create QoS classes. A class set is a mechanism that you use to isolate a specific traffic flow (or class) from all other traffic. The class set defines the criteria (match mode) used to match a specific traffic flow to further classify it.

  • Page 90: Figure 57. Class Set

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Figure 57. Class Set...

  • Page 91: Policy Set

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide 4.9.4 Policy Set A policy set specifies which class set is acted. Policy actions can include setting a specific DSCP value in the traffic class or specifying traffic rate limitation and the action to take when the traffic is out of traffic rate and burst size.
  • Page 92 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide The Policy Edit page is used to create policy actions. The classes that are added to a policy must have the same match type. A policy can only have maximum 6 classes. The following fields are available: •...

  • Page 93: Figure 59. Policy Edit

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Click on after you create a new policy action by the above information. Then you will see the new added entry shown in the policy action list. Click on to select the policy action that you want to modify. Editing the policy action, then click on .

  • Page 94: Policy Attach

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide 4.9.4 Policy Attach A policy does nothing if you don't attach it to any ingress port. You can use this page to attach a policy to ingress ports. A port only can attach one policy.

  • Page 95: Figure 60. Policy Attach

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Figure 60. Policy Attach...

  • Page 96: Cos

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide 4.9.5 The switch supports four CoS queues for each egress port. For each queue, you can specify the scheduling types as follows: • Strict priority scheduling: each CoS value can map into one of the four queues.

  • Page 97: Statistics Chart

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Figure 61. CoS 4.10 Statistics Chart The Statistics Chart pages provide network flow in different charts. You can specify the period time to refresh the chart. You can monitor the network traffic amount in different graphic chart by these pages. Most MIB-II counters are displayed in these charts.

  • Page 98: 4.10.1 Traffic Comparison

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide 4.10.1 Traffic Comparison This page shows the one statistics item for all the ports in one graphic chart. Specify the statistics item to display and click Draw, the browser will show you the update data and refresh the graphic periodically. Figure 62.

  • Page 99: Figure 63. Traffic Comparison (Gigax 2024)

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Figure 63. Traffic comparison (GigaX 2024)

  • Page 100: Error Group

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide 4.10.2 Error Group Selecting the Port and display Color, then clicking Draw, the statistics window shows you all the discards or error counts for the specified port. The data is updated periodically. Figure 64. Error group...

  • Page 101: 4.10.3 Historical Status

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide 4.10.3 Historical Status You can display information for different ports and statistics items in this chart. Since this shows the history of the statistics information, the line chart keeps the old data even it is refreshed. Figure 65.

  • Page 102: Save Configuration

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide 4.11 Save Configuration To save configuration permanently, you have to click . The setting also takes effective after a successful save. Sometimes you may want to reset the switch configuration, you can click to reset the configuration file to factory default.

  • Page 103: Console Interface

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Console Interface This chapter describes how to use console interface to configure the switch. The switch provides RS232 and USB connectors to connect your PC. Use a terminal emulator on your PC such as HyperTerminal and command line interpreter to configure the switch.

  • Page 104: Figure 67. Cli Interface

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Figure 67. CLI interface...

  • Page 105: Boot Rom Command Mode

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide 5.1.1 Boot ROM Command Mode During the POST process, you can enter a “Boot ROM Command” mode by pressing <ENTER> key as shown in Figure 68. Figure 68 shows dual images in the switch. One firmware is in Slot 0 and the other firmware is in Slot 1.

  • Page 106: Boot Rom Commands

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Figure 68. Boot ROM Command Mode 5.1.2 Boot ROM Commands Type “?” in the boot mode to display the valid commands list.

  • Page 107: Table 7. Boot Rom Commands

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Table 7. Boot ROM commands Command Parameters Usage Notes Address Dump memory contents by [length] giving address and length. NONE Display current boot parameters Execute firmware, enter CLI NONE mode NONE Show MAC address 0 or 1 or a Dual image support.

  • Page 108: Login And Logout

    For security reason, please change the user name and password after login. Once you forget the use name and password, you may contact ASUS support team or erase the whole configuration file in the Boot ROM Command mode. If you take the second choice, the whole system configuration is lost at the same time.

  • Page 109: Figure 69. Sys Commands

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide [System Contact] Displays the detail information of contact about the switch. This is an RFC-1213 defined MIB object in System Group, and provides contact information on the managed node. CLI command: sys info contact <system contact description> If you put the contact description in the contact description field, the switch contact will change to the new one.
  • Page 110 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide CLI command: net interface vlan sw0 <VLAN ID> [DHCP Client] Enable DHCP to get a dynamic IP address, or disable DHCP to specify a static IP address. If you enable DHCP, you can renew or release the IP address for the switch, and use show command to display the dynamic IP address.

  • Page 111: Physical Interface Commands

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide CLI command: sys web set <enable/disable> [New Password] [Verify Password] The default user name is admin. By default, a password is not required. You may set a password by configuring these fields. CLI command: sys users modify <user name, ‘admin’ by default> user name (old user name, ‘admin’...

  • Page 112: Bridge Commands

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide [Flow Control] [Enable/Disable] Displays the IEEE802.3x flow control setting of a port. Note that this flow control is operating only in full duplex mode. CLI command: l2 port flow <port number> <enable/disable> [Retrieve] Restores the previous port settings from the configuration file.
  • Page 113 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Bridge Priority (0..61440):[ old Bridge Priority] <new Bridge Priority> [Priority] [Path Cost] [Edge Port] [Point-to-point] Displays the current STP/RSTP ports parameters setting. CLI command: l2 stp port set Port Settings (all,…):[all] <select a port number, or just type ‘all’ to iteratively config>...
  • Page 114 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide [Create Trunk] Creates a new trunk group by giving trunk ID, rtag, name, LACP mode and port numbers. The “rtag” is the packet distribution algorithm for the trunk group. Rtag values and corresponding meanings: 1: select port by source MAC 2: select port by destination MAC 3: select port by source and destination MAC...
  • Page 115 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide [LACP Port Priority] User can assign the port priority for running LACP. CLI command: l2 trunk lacp syspri <priority (1-65535)> Restores the previous saved settings of trunking from configuration file. CLI command: l2 trunk retrieve **For GigaX 2048 [Mirror] [Mirror 1/Mirror 2] [Mirror Mode] [Enable/Disable]...
  • Page 116 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide CLI command: l2 mirror egress <port list> CLI command: l2 mirror remove <ingress/egress> <port list> [Retrieve] Restores the previous saved settings from configuration file. CLI command: l2 mirror retrieve [Show Multicast Group] Displays the static multicast groups that are presented in the multicast group table.
  • Page 117 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide CLI command: l2 mcast delete mac address [format: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx]: <multicast mac address> vlan id: <vlan id> [Retrieve] Restores the previous saved settings from configuration file. CLI command: l2 mcast retrieve [IGMP is] [Enabled/Disabled] Layer 2 IGMP snooping can be started or terminated by user if necessary.
  • Page 118 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide [Retrieve] Restores the previous saved settings from configuration file. CLI command: l2 rate retrieve [Aging Time] User can set the ARL(Address Resolution Logic) entries aging time by setting the aging time value. CLI command: l2 arl age [aging time value] [Query by Port] ARL entries existed in ARL table can be queried according to port number.
  • Page 119 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide <discard: 0-3> [Remove] Static ARL entries can be deleted by indicating the MAC address and its VLAN ID. These two-field combination is formed as unique entry in ARL table. CLI command: l2 arl delete <mac address> <vlan id> [Retrieve] Restores the previous saved settings from configuration file.
  • Page 120 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide CLI command: l2 dhcpsnoop disable <vlan id list> [Remove VLAN] Allows user to completely destroy an existing VLAN. CLI command: l2 vlan delete <vlan id> [Retrieve] Restores the previous saved settings from configuration file. CLI command: l2 vlan retrieve [PVID] Sets the default VLAN for a port by giving a VLAN ID and its associated...
  • Page 121 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide [DHCP Snooping is] Enable or disable DHCP snooping on specific VLAN. CLI command: l2 dhcpsnoop enable <vlan id list> CLI command: l2 dhcpsnoop disable <vlan id list> [Add/Remove Trusted Port] Allows user to add or remove specific ports for DHCP snooping. CLI command: l2 dhcpsnoop add <port list>...

  • Page 122: Snmp

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide 5.3.4 SNMP [Community Name] [Set] A community entry contains a community description string and a set of privileges. Get privilege are turned on by default, and user can specify whether to give it the Set Privilege while create a new entry. CLI command: snmp community add New community string: <new community string>...
  • Page 123 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide [Retrieve] Restores the previous saved settings from configuration file. CLI command: snmp community retrieve [Host IP Address] [Community] A host entry contains a host IP address, network mask and its dedicated community string. CLI command: snmp host add Host IP/Subnet: <IP address>...
  • Page 124 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide [Trap Version] [v1/v2c] [Destination] [Community for Trap] A trap entry contains SNMP version (currently support version 1 and version 2c), a destination IP address and the remote community string. CLI command: snmp trap add SNMP version? (1/2c):[1, by default] <snmp version>...
  • Page 125 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide [Group Name] [Read View Name] [Write View Name] [Notify View Name] [Security Model] [Security level] A VACM (View-based Access Control Model) Group entry contains a group name, read view name, write view name, notify view name, security model, security level and context match.
  • Page 126 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Context Match [0/1](inexact/exact): (old context match) <new context match> Read View Name: (old read view name string) <new read view name string> Write View Name: (old write view name string) <new write view name string>...
  • Page 127 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide View Type [1/2](included/excluded): <view type> CLI command: snmp snmpv3 view set User can modify a VACM View entry in the table by reassigning its allowed view name, view type, view subtree and view mask. View Name: (old view name string) <new view name string >...
  • Page 128 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide EngineId: <engine id string > Name: <user name string > AuthProtocol [oid]: <auth protocol oid string > AuthPassword: <auth password string> Priv Protocol [oid]: <priv protocol oid string > Priv Password: <priv password string > CLI command: snmp snmpv3 usmuser set User can modify a USM User entry in the table by reassigning its allowed engine Id, name, auth protocol, auth password, priv protocol and priv...
  • Page 129 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide CLI command: snmp snmpv3 usmuser retrieve...

  • Page 130: Filters Commands

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide 5.3.5 Filters Commands [New] Creates a new filter set by specifying a unique ACL ID and its description name. CLI command: filter set new <acl id> <acl name> [Remove] User can delete a filter set by indicating the ACL ID. CLI command: filter set delete <acl id>...
  • Page 131 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide [Rule Mode] [IP Rule] [Action] [Permit/Deny] [Source IP] [Type/IP, Mask] [Destination IP] [Type/IP, Mask] [Source Port] [Type/Port] [Destination Port] [Type/Port] [Protocol] [ICMP/TCP/UDP/ANY] [Add] User can add a new IP rule associated to a filter set. This filter rule works with ICMP, TCP or UDP protocols with permit or deny options.
  • Page 132 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide [Rule Mode] [MAC Rule] [Action] [Permit/Deny] [Source MAC] [Destination MAC] [Modify] Allows user to modify the MAC filter rule. CLI command: filter rule modify <set id> <rule id> <protocol: ICMP/TCP/UDP/any> <action: permit/deny> CLI command: filter rule dstmac <set id> <rule id> <type: (any/[mac address])>...
  • Page 133 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide CLI command: filter rule dstip <set id> <rule id> <type: (any/[ip] [subnet])> CLI command: filter rule srcip <set id> <rule id> <type: (any/[ip] [subnet])> CLI command: filter rule dstport <set id> <rule id> <type: (any/[port])> CLI command: filter rule srcport <set id>...

  • Page 134: Security Commands

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide [Rule List] Displays the filter set and filter rule configurations. CLI command: filter rule show <set id> <rule id> Attach Attach a filter set to ingress/egress ports to enable the filter function. [Filter ID] Displays the filter configurations.
  • Page 135 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide CLI command: security dot1x bridge reauthtime <reauthentication time (1-4294967295 sec)> [Authentication Method] Allows user to set up the authentication method (RADIUS or Local database). CLI command: security dot1x bridge authmeth <type (1:local 2:radius)> [Quiet Period] Allows user to set up the quiet period.
  • Page 136 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Allows user to set up the guest VLAN ID of some specific ports. CLI command: security dot1x bridge port guestvlan <vlan id (0:no guest vlan)> <port list/*> [Retrieve] Restores the previous saved settings from configuration file. CLI command: security dot1x retrieve [User Name] [Password]...
  • Page 137 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Dynamic VLAN: <new dynamic VLAN> [Retrieve] Restores the previous saved settings from configuration file. CLI command: security dialinuser retrieve [Authentication Server IP] [Authentication Server Port] [Authentication Server Key] [Confirm Authentication Key] Allows user to configure the RADIUS server IP, server port and server key. CLI command: security radius set authentication server ip <ip/none>: (old server ip)<new server ip >...
  • Page 138 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide [Reset SSH key] Reset SSH keys to default value. CLI command: security radius default [Show Generating Status] Show the SSH key generating status. It will display “success” or “SSH keys generated fail” or “system is generating keys ...”. CLI command: security sshkey show [Admin] [Enable/Disable] Allows user to enable/disable port security of some particular ports.

  • Page 139: Qos Commands

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide [Restart] Allows user to restart some particular ports if they are in the 'shutdown' status. CLI command: security portsecu restart <port list/*> [Port Selection] [Query] Displays current secure MAC addresses of some particular ports CLI command: security portsecu mac display <port list/*>...
  • Page 140 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide [CoSOverride] [Disable/Enable] Allows users to enable or disable CoS override of some particular ports. CoS override only can be enabled when trust state is ‘No’ trust. CLI command: qos trust override <enable/disable> <port list/*> [CoS to DSCP] Allows users to set up the CoS to DSCP map.
  • Page 141 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide [Remove] Allows users to delete a class by indicating the class ID. Users can delete all classes by inputting ‘*’. CLI command: qos class delete <class id(1-56): * for all classes> [Policy Name] [Add] Creates a new policy by specifying a unique policy name.
  • Page 142 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide exceed act(none/drop/dscp):<exceed action> exceed dscp(0/8/10/16/18/24/26/32/34/40/46/48/56):<dscp value> [Modify] Allows users to modify a policy action by specifying a policy ID and class ID. CLI command: qos policy add <policy id(1-56)> <class id(1-56)> dscp (old dscp value):<new dscp value> traffic rate(old traffic rate):<new traffic rate>...
  • Page 143 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide [Priority] [CoS Queue] Allows user to map the CoS priority (with range of 0-7) for a buffer queue (total of 4, with queue ID of 1-4). CLI command: l2 cos map <queue id (1-4)> <cos (0-7)>...

  • Page 144: Miscellaneous Commands

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Miscellaneous Commands sys time uptime: show the time since the system boot up. sys time date: show the current date and time sys time settime: set the current time sys files config backup: backup configuration files sys files config default: restore factory default configuration files sys baud: set console baud rate net ping: ping remote host...

  • Page 145: Ip Addresses, Network Masks, And Subnets

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide IP Addresses, Network Masks, and Subnets IP Addresses This section pertains only to IP addresses for IPv4 (version 4 of the Internet Protocol). IPv6 addresses are not covered. This section assumes basic knowledge of binary numbers, bits, and bytes.

  • Page 146: Table 8. Ip Address Structure

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Table 8. IP address structure Field1 Field2 Field3 Field4 Class A Network ID Host ID Class B Network ID Host ID Class C Network ID Host ID Following are examples of valid IP addresses: Class A: 10.30.6.125 (network = 10, host = 30.6.125) Class B: 129.88.16.49 (network = 129.88, host = 16.49) Class C: 192.60.201.11 (network = 192.60.201, host = 11)

  • Page 147: Network Classes

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide 6.1.2 Network classes The three commonly used network classes are A, B, and C. (There is also a class D but it has a special use beyond the scope of this discussion.) These classes have different uses and characteristics.

  • Page 148: Subnet Masks

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Subnet masks A mask looks like a regular IP address, but contains a pattern of bits that tells what parts of an IP address are the network ID and what parts are the host ID: bits set to 1 mean "this bit is part of the network ID"...
  • Page 149 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide The two extra bits in Field 4 can have four values (00, 01, 10, 11), so there are four subnets. Each subnet uses the remaining six bits in field4 for its host IDs, ranging from 0 to 63.

  • Page 150: Troubleshooting

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Troubleshooting This section gives instructions for using several IP utilities to diagnose problems. A list of possible problems with suggestion actions is also provided. All the known bugs are listed in the release note. Read the release note before you set up the switch.

  • Page 151: Nslookup

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Figure 70. Using the ping utility If the target computer cannot be located, you will receive the message “Request timed out.” Using the ping command, you can test whether the path to the switch is working (using the pre-configured default LAN IP address 192.168.1.1) or another address you assigned.

  • Page 152: Figure 71. Using The Nslookup Utility

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide such as www.absnews.com. The window displays the associate IP address, if known. See Figure 71. Figure 71. Using the nslookup utility There may be several addresses associated with an Internet name. This is common for web sites that receive heavy traffic;...

  • Page 153: Replacing Defective Fans

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Replacing defective fans Turn off the power of the switch when you remove the fan module on the rear side of the switch. When any one of the switch fans (located on the rear panel) becomes defective, you can easily replace it following these steps.

  • Page 154: Figure 74. Detaching The Fan From The Module

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide 3. Carefully pull the two power cables from the fan connectors. 4. Loosen the screws that secure the fan to the module. Remove the defective fan. Figure 74. Detaching the fan from the module 5.

  • Page 155: Simple Fixes

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Simple fixes The following table lists some common problems that you may encounter when installing or using the switch, and the suggested actions to solve the problems. Table 9. Troubleshooting Problem Suggested Action LEDs SYSTEM LED does Verify if the power cord is securely connected to the switch and a...
  • Page 156 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Problem Suggested Action You forgot/lost your 1. If you have not changed the password from the default, try using WEB Configuration “admin” as the user ID and bypassing password. Interface user ID or 2.

  • Page 157: Glossary

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Glossary 10BASE-T A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet networks with a data rate of 10 Mbps. Also known as Category 3 (CAT 3) wiring. See also data rate, Ethernet. 100BASE-T A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet networks with a data rate of 100 Mbps.
  • Page 158 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide broadcast To send data to all computers on a network. download To transfer data in the downstream direction, i.e., from the Internet to the user. Ethernet The most commonly installed computer network technology, usually using twisted pair wiring.
  • Page 159 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide ICMP. IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol An Internet protocol that enables a computer to share information about its membership in multicast groups with adjacent routers. A multicast group of computers is one whose members have designated as interested in receiving specific content from the others.
  • Page 160 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide domain name, network mask. Internet Service Provider A company that provides Internet access to its customers, usually for a fee. Local Area Network A network limited to a small geographic area, such as a home, office, or small building.
  • Page 161 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide network mask A network mask is a sequence of bits applied to an IP address to select the network ID while ignoring the host ID. Bits set to 1 mean "select this bit" while bits set to 0 mean "ignore this bit." For example, if the network mask 255.255.255.0 is applied to the IP address 100.10.50.1, the network ID is 100.10.50, and the host ID is 1.
  • Page 162 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide reliability. remote In a physically separate location. For example, an employee away on travel who logs in to the company’s intranet is a remote user. RJ-45 Registered Jack Standard-45 The 8-pin plug used in transmitting data over phone lines. Ethernet cabling usually uses this type of connector.
  • Page 163 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide subnet mask A mask that defines a subnet. See also network mask. See TCP/IP. TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol The basic protocols used on the Internet. TCP is responsible for dividing data up into packets for delivery and reassembling them at the destination, while IP is responsible for delivering the packets from source to destination.
  • Page 164 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide companies. It contains one or more wire pairs twisted together to reduce inductance and noise. Each telephone line uses one pair. In homes, it is most often installed with two pairs. For Ethernet LANs, a higher grade called Category 3 (CAT 3) is used for 10BASE-T networks, and an even higher grade called Category 5 (CAT 5) is used for 100BASE-T networks.
  • Page 165 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide gets information from) remote users through web browsers. A web site typically consists of web pages that contain text, graphics, and hyperlinks. See also hyperlink, web page. World Wide Web Also called (the) Web. Collective term for all web sites anywhere in the world that can be accessed via the Internet...

  • Page 166: Index

    GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Index 100BASE-T, 157 Default Port VLAN and CoS page, 10BASE-T, 157 download, 158 Administration page, 39 Dynamic Address page, 54 Attach page, 73 Error Group page, 100 Binary numbers, 157 Ethernet Bits, 157 defined, 158 Boot Rom Command Mode, 105 Filter Attach Commands, 134...
  • Page 167 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Host ID, 145 Login and Logout, 108 Host Table Commands, 123, 125 MAC addresses, 160 Host Table page, 64 Management page, 35 HTTP, 158 Mask. See Network mask ICMP, 158 Mbps, 160 IGMP, 159 Mirroring page, 48 IGMP Snooping, 159 Network.
  • Page 168 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide Port, 161 Static Multicast page, 51 POST, 103 Statistics Chart pages, 97 Power adapter, 22 STP, 162 Power On Self Test, 103 Subnet, 162 Protocol, 161 Subnet mask. See Network mask Quick Configuration Subnet masks, 148 console logging in, 24 System Commands, 108...
  • Page 169 GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User Guide Upstream, 164 Web Interface, 26 Username Web page, 164 default, 27, 29 Web site, 164 WAN, 164 Web top frame, 32 Web browser, 164 World Wide Web, 165 Web function layout, 32...

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