Manageable 14-port HomePNA Plus 2 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide M73-APO01-280
REGULATORY STATEMENTS Part15, Class A 1. This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interface, and 2. This device must accept any interface received, including interface that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
FCC Part 68 Registration This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC Rules. On the button of this equipment is label that contains, among other information, the FCC registration Number and Ringer equipment Number (REN) for the equipment. If requested, this information must be given to the Telephone Company. The REN is useful to determine the quantity of devices you may connect to your telephone line and still have all of those devices ring when your telephone number is called.
Table of Contents REGULATORY STATEMENTS....................................................................................1 Part15, Class A ............................................................................................................1 FCC Part 68 Registration ............................................................................................2 Introduction........................................................................................................................
Using Daisy-chain Topology........................................................................................9 How to Manage the Switch..............................................................................................10 SETUP UTILITY MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................12 Find ............................................................................................................................13 Configure ..................
power P L...................................................................................................................40 threshold P L..............................................................................................................41 pname P NAME..........................................................................................................42 name [newname]........................................................................................................
INTRODUCTION The manageable 14-port HomePNA Switch The manageable 14-port HomePNA Switch is a device utilizing the existing telephone wiring within a building to deliver data and does not interrupt regular voice services. Data and voice run simultaneously on the same pair of wire without any rewiring. It is suitable for hotel/motel, multi-tenant apartment, multi-tenant commercial, multi-tenant student dorm, campus and local loop.
Package Contents Open the box and carefully unpack the switch. You should have all the items on the following checklist: Manageable 14-port HomePNA Switch One power cord Four rubber feet Two mounting brackets and screws User’s manual Setup diskette Console cable If any items are missing or damaged, contact the retailer where you purchased the switch for assistance. Specifications Standards IEEE802.3, 10BASE-T standard IEEE802.3u, 100BASE-TX standard HomePNA 1.
Parts Names and Functions Front Panel The front panel of the switch, displayed below, has fourteen 1Mbps switching ports supported. 1 2 System LEDs Power Warning Grows when the switch is powered on and self-testing. (The Power LED dims after self-detecting is done.) Grows when the switch is malfunctioning. HomePNA LINK/ACT Grows green when connecting.
a RS232 Serial Port Connects to the serial port on your PC with the RS- 232 cable. b HomePNA Ports Connects to other HomePNA devices. c Uplink 10/100 Fast Ethernet port with MDI/MDIX auto crossover (Management) capability. Management for the HomePNA switch through this Port port. 10/100 Fast Ethernet port with MDI/MDIX auto crossover d Downlink Port capability. Only use for connecting to another HomePNA switch (see page 9). Table2.
HARDWARE INSTALLATION The switch can be placed directly on your desktop, or mounted in a rack. Desktop Installation Follow these steps to install the switch on a desktop: 1. Place the four rubber feet at the corners of the switch. 2. Place the switch on a clean, flat desktop. 3. Plug in all network connections and the power cord. Rack-Mounting Installation The switch may stand alone, or may be mounted in a standard size, 19-inch rack.
MDF/IDF Connection There are two ways to connect the switch to MDF/IDF panel. Method A: Cut in the existing phone line, connecting the PBX/PSTN ends to the switch LINE ports and the PCs to the PNA ports. Method B Keep the existing phone line, pulling another connection line from the MDF/IDF and connect it to the PNA ports.
Connecting HomePNA Switches to Another Fast Ethernet Switch -7-
EXPANDING TO MORE HOMEPNA PORTS To expand the home networking applications, you could: Uplinking to a Multi-ports Ethernet Switch Use an UTP CAT5 cable to connect the switch’s Uplink port to the Uplink of another Switching-Hub, for example an 8-ports switch, as illustrated below. Check the Link LED on the 8 port switch to verify if the switch and Ethernet switch are well connected. One of the Ethernet ports on the 8-port switch could be connected to Cable Modem, xDSL Modem or Router for Internet Access.
Using Daisy-chain Topology Use an UTP CAT5 cable to connect the switch's Downlink port to another's Uplink port.
HOW TO MANAGE THE SWITCH You can configure this Manageable 14-port HomePNA Switch through one of the following methods: 1. Setup Utility that comes with the package via an Ethernet connection. 2. Local Console management in terminal emulation program via a RS-232 cable connection. 3. Telnet Management via an Ethernet connection. 4. Web Management via an Ethernet connection. 5. SNMP Management via an Ethernet connection. The factory default IP address of the HomePNA Switch is 192.168.168.168.
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Setup Utility Management Run the switch setup utility provided. Go to Start Run. Browse to select the setup utility and click OK. When the setup utility installation is complete, go to Start Programs HomePNA HomePNA Switch Management Utility.
Find When the opening screen appears, click Find to search for all the switches in the local network. Local Switch Click OK when the Find Switches window pops up. It will list all the switches being found in the local network. Remote Switch To configure the switch outside the local network, you may enter the IP address of the switch and click OK.
Remotely Configuration with IP sharing device 1. Click the Behind Firewall and check the box. 2. Enter the public IP address. 3. Click OK. Note: With this function provided, you can manage multiple switches without knowing their IP addresses. However, it is only applicable to our company’s associated device, like CA2000 or CAS2040, NAT Routers are not applicable.
Configure Select the switch that you want to manage from the switch list and press the Configure button to change the default settings. The Configure dialog box is categorized into four tabs. a.
Port Status Displays the Enable/Disable status for each HomePNA port. When the port button lights green, the port is enabled. When the port button lights red, the port is disabled. The default settings for all ports are Enabled. Click the port button to toggle between Enable/Disable status of each port. Link Status Displays the link status of each port. (For example, the above figure indicates that all ports are linked.
Displays the ports included in the VLAN Group you currently create. If you want to delete the port you previously added in the VLAN Group, you can click ▼ to remove them. Not In Group Displays the ports not included in the VLAN Group you currently create. You can highlight the ports in the list, click ▲ to add them in the VLAN Group. Refresh Interval Displays the data refresh speed. (The above figure displays that Port 1, Port 5 & Port 9 are included in one VLAN Group.
b. Device (manages the HomePNA Switch) Device Name Specifies the full name of the switch. The default device name for this switch is untitled. It is changeable. IP Address Specifies the unique IP address of your LAN. Default: 192.168.168.168. It is changeable. Subnet Mask Specifies the Subnet Mask. Default: 255.255.255.0. It is changeable. Gateway Specifies the Gateway. Default: 0.0.0.0. It is changeable. Firmware Version Specifies the version of the firmware being used on the switch. Read only.
Adapter Address Displays the hardware address of the switch. Read only. Change Administrator’s Password Enter the user’s password in this field. Passwords are case sensitive. Please record the passport and keep it in safety. The default values have no password for the switch. Once you setup the administrator’s password and click apply all and reboot switch, you will jump back to the initial screen.
c. Configure (configures the parameters for each HomePNA port) Label Displays the name of each port. It is changeable. Power The default power level is 5. It is adjustable. For the best transmitting quality, you can move the arrow up or down to select the optimal level. Threshold The default threshold level is 4. It is adjustable. For the best receiving quality, you can move the arrow up or down to select the optimal level.
d. Statistics (displays the real-time status for each HomePNA port) Uplink Displays packets that the upper Fast Ethernet (Uplink) port counts from other cascade switches. Management Displays the real-time data transmitting status for the HomePNA Switch. Firmware Upgrade Follow the steps below to upload new firmware: 1. Download the latest firmware from your distributor and save it to the hard drive of your PC or the floppy disk drive. 2.
4. Highlight the HomePNA switch and select the Upgrade button. 5. When the Upgrade window opens, there are two options provided for your choice. Default File Replace the older firmware with the latest one in the default location (the default path followed by the file name is C:\FIRMWARE.BIN.) Specify File Replace the older firmware with the latest one in the specified location. Select the appropriate location where the latest firmware (i.e. firmware.
6. When the firmware transfer is complete, you will see the Programming…Done message displayed on the screen. Click finish.
Local Console Management Local Console Management is done through the RS-232 Console port. Managing the switch in this mode requires a direct connection between a PC and the switch. This type of management is very useful when the network is not working and the switch cannot be reached by any other means. Using Local Console Management to log into the switch for the first time, you do not need to know the IP address.
5. Name the new connection and select an icon for this session. 6. In the Connect To dialog box, select the COM port that you used to connect to this switch. 7. When the following dialog box appears, set the Bits per second rate as 38400, and Flow control at None. Click OK to complete the setting.
8. Once the connection is successfully made via HyperTerminal, press Enter to enter the configuration mode. The screen prompts you for the following command. command> 9. Type help for a list of all commands. 10. Refer to the Telnet command for detailed description of each command.
Web Management Web Management provides you an easy access to set up your switch. Open the web browser, enter the IP address to the Switch (default: 192.168.168.168), and click “Go” to run the Web Management. In the home page, the left navigation pane where bookmarks are provided links you to the representative items to set up appropriate parameters. You can select VLANs Setting, Device Setting, Ports Setting, and View Stats to configure.
SAVE Click to save settings. RESET Click to go back to the saving screen. No VLANs Click to disable VLAN. Normal VLANs Click to return to the default value.
Device Setting Device Name Specifies the full name of the switch. Default: untitled. It is changeable. IP Address Specifies the unique IP address of your LAN. Default: 192.168.168.168. It is changeable. Subnet Mask Specifies the Subnet Mask. Default: 255.255.255.0. It is changeable. Gateway Specifies the Gateway. Default: 0.0.0.0. It is changeable. Firmware Version Specifies the version of the firmware being used on the switch. Read only.
Specifies the hardware address of the switch. Read only. Change Password Enter the user’s password in this field. Passwords are case sensitive. Please record the passport and keep it in safety. The default values have no password for the switch. Once you setup the administrator’s password, every time you want to manage or configure the switch, the following screen may pop up and ask you to enter your password.
Ports Setting Label (Port Name) Displays the name of each port. It is changeable. Power The default power level is 5. It is adjustable. For the best transmitting quality, you can move the arrow up or down to select the optimal level. Threshold The default threshold level is 4. It is adjustable. For the best receiving quality, you can move the arrow up or down to select the optimal level. Enable Enable/Disable each HomePNA port. Default: every port is enabled.
View Stats (statistic) Label Displays the name of each port. It is changeable in Device Setting page. Port Displays the port number of each port. RX Displays the real-time data receiving byte counts for each HomePNA port. TX Displays the real-time data transmitting byte counts for each HomePNA port. Link Displays that which ports connect to the NIC. For example, the above figure shows that the port 1 on the HomePNA switch is linked to a NIC.
Telnet Management Telnet is done over the network. You can manage the switch via Telnet. First you have to assign a unique IP address to the switch, then you can use the Telnet Management method. Follow these steps to manage the Switch 1. Assign an IP address to the switch Run Telnet (e.g., telnet 192.168.168.168 , which is the factory default values for the HomePNA Switch) 2. Log into the switch The Log In figure displays the following messages.
Passwd Change administrator's password Set Configure device in batch List List port status Uptime System name and uptime enable P enable port P eg: enable 12 disable P disable port P eg: disable 2 Quit Exit to login prompt Reboot Restart device power P L sets transmit power threshold P L sets receive threshold pname P NAME sets port name P to NAME name [newname] show/set system name private [community] show/set SNMP private community vlist list vlan groups vset G P G=group,P=p
passwd No password is required for the first time login. Password can be set up to six characters long. Password is case sensitive. Example: command>passwd Please type old password : type new password (0 to 6 characters) : re-type new password (0 to 6 characters) : Password has been changed. set Allows you to change the switch’s IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway address. Press Enter to accept the default values or input new values to change.
Gateway : [192.168.1.254] Save and reboot ?(Yes/No) : [No] list Displays the status of each port.
uptime Displays how much time the switch has been running. Example: command>uptime System Name:Untitled System Uptime:90 seconds. enable # Each port can be set to enabled or disabled. You can only log in ports which are enabled, and make changes on them. After performing this command, there will be a listing of ports displayed on the screen.
9 Yes 5 4 0 10170 port 9 10 Yes 5 4 0 10170 port 10 11 Yes 5 4 0 10170 port 11 12 Yes 5 4 0 10170 port 12 13 Yes 5 4 0 10170 port 13 14 Yes 5 4 0 10170 port 14 15 Yes 5 4 0 16 Yes 5 4 10333 0 Link downlink 180 Link uplink disable # Each port can be set to enabled or disabled. Disabled port cannot log in and no changes can be made. After performing this command, there will be a listing of ports displayed on the screen.
10 Yes 5 4 0 10170 port 10 11 Yes 5 4 0 10170 port 11 12 Yes 5 4 0 10170 port 12 13 Yes 5 4 0 10170 port 13 14 Yes 5 4 0 10170 port 14 15 Yes 5 4 0 16 Yes 5 4 10333 0 Link downlink 180 Link uplink quit This command allows you to exit the login prompt. Example: command>quit Bye ! reboot This command allows you to restart the switch, which simulates the action of powering the switch off and then back on.
power P L This command allows you to adjust the transmitting level for each HomePNA port.
threshold P L This command allows you to adjust the receiving level for each HomePNA port.
pname P NAME This command allows you to change name for each HomePNA ports. Example: command>pname 5 Home5 name [newname] The command allows you to set or display the system’s name. Example: command>name HSM1402 Setting Name to hsm1402 (Sets the switch’s name) command>name Switch Name:hsm1402 online for :1104 seconds. (Displays the switch’s name and how much time has been running for the switch) private [community] This command allows you to set a community name for the SNMP managed devices.
Example: command>private public SNMP private community string set to public vlist This command allows you to view the virtual LAN Group status for each port.
vset GP This command allows you to create new VLAN Groups. The following example shows you how to add Port 3, Port 5 in the VLAN Group 1.
vclr GP This command allows you to delete VLAN settings. The following example shows you how to remove Port 3, Port 5 from VLAN Group 1.
vrst This command allows you to reset VLAN Groups.
voff This command allows you to disable VLAN Groups.
SNMP Management The Manageable 14-port HomePNA Switch supports SNMP through SNMP applications, like SNMPc or Hewlett Packard OpenView. Please refer to the appropriate documentation for instructions on installing and using the SNMP applications that you choose. SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol As networked installations become larger and more complex, the cost of network management rises.
