Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................. 1 List of Figures ....................................................................................................................................... 3 List of Tables ..................................................................................................................................
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual 5.3. Cable Tester............................................................................................................................ 27 5.4. Signal Quality.......................................................................................................................... 28 Chapter 6. Switch Configuration ....................................................................................................... 31 6.1. Global Configuration..........
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual List of Figures Figure 2-1 16 ports TX smart switch ..................................................................................... 10 Figure 2-2 16 ports TX with 1 port FX smart switch .............................................................. 10 Figure 2-3 24 ports TX smart switch ..................................................................................... 10 Figure 2-4 24 ports TX with 2 port FX smart switch ..................................
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Figure 6-5 Switch Configuration: QoS Configuration ............................................................ 35 Figure 6-6 Switch Configuration: VLAN Configuration.......................................................... 37 Figure 6-7 Switch Configuration: VLAN Configuration: Mode Change Warning ................... 38 Figure 6-8 Switch Configuration: VLAN Configuration: Apply ...............................................
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual List of Tables Table 2-1 The Front Panel: Connector .................................................................................. 10 Table 2-2 The Front Panel: Switch .........................................................................................11 Table 2-3 LED ....................................................................................................................... 12 Table 3-1 RMT Menu Summary ........................................
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Preface About This Manual Thank you for purchasing the Smart Switch Series. Four switch models are discussed in this User’s Manual: 16 ports TX smart switch, 16 ports TX with 1 port FX smart switch, 24 ports TX smart switch and 24 ports TX with 2 port FX smart switch. This User’s Manual is intended for users who have basic networking knowledge and is the primary reference for configuring and maintaining the device.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1. Overview This smart switch series are high performance switches with RMT (Remote Management Tool) for remote setting. The switches come with fast Ethernet ports that allow you to easily expand your network by simply connecting computers or network devices to the switch. Four switch models are discussed in this manual.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Switch Multimedia Server Network A Network B 8
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Chapter 2. Hardware Installation and Connection 2.1. Package Content • • • • • • 1 x switch 1 x power cord 1 x rack mount kit (optional) 4 x rubber feet (for desktop mounting) 1 x CD (user manual) 1 x QIG 2.2. Safety Warnings • • • The length of exposed (bare) power wire should not exceed 7mm. Do not use this product near water, for example, in a wet basement. Only a qualified technician should service or disassemble this device. 2.3.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Figure 2-1 16 ports TX smart switch Figure 2-2 16 ports TX with 1 port FX smart switch Figure 2-3 24 ports TX smart switch Figure 2-4 24 ports TX with 2 port FX smart switch Table 2-1 The Front Panel: Connector MODEL L AB E L DESCRIPTION 16 ports TX smart 1 .. 16 switch / 16 ports TX with 1 FX smart switch There are 16 Ethernet ports on the front panel. Connect a LAN port to a computer using an Ethernet cable. 24 ports TX smart 1 ..
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Table 2-2 The Front Panel: Switch MODEL L AB E L DESCRIPTION 16 ports TX with 1 FX smart switch SW Select the activation of Ethernet port 8 or fiber port. 24 ports TX with 2 FX smart switch SW1/ SW2 Low position: fiber port is selected. High position: Ethernet port 8 is selected. There are two selection switches on the front panel. Select the activation of Ethernet port 12/24 or fiber port 1/2. Low position: fiber port 1/2 is selected.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Do NOT connect a telecommunication cable to the fiber port. To avoid risk of severe eye damage, do NOT look into an operating fiber port and/or fiber connector. 2.4.2. Power Connection The power socket is located on the rear panel of the switch. Use the power cord to connect this socket to a power source to power on the switch. Use the power source as labeled on the rear panel. Figure 2-6 Rear Panel 2.5.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Chapter 3. The Remote Management Tool 3.1. Overview The Remote Management Tool (RMT) allows you to configure the switch from a remote location on the network without directly connecting a computer to the switch. If you have more than one switch on the network, you can maintain multiple switches using the RMT. The RMT uses a unique RRCP protocol that allows you to access and manage the switch through the Ethernet network.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Figure 3-1 Install RMT: AutoPlay Menu 3. A Welcome screen displays. Click Next to continue. Figure 3-2 Install RMT: Welcome 4. Accept the default file location or click Browse to specify one. Click Next to continue.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Figure 3-3 Install RMT: Choose Destination Directory 5. A screen displays. Click Yes to create the new directory in which the RMT files are saved. Figure 3-4 Install RMT: Create Directory 6. In the screen that displays, specify the program folder to which the RMT icon is stored. Click Next to continue. Figure 3-5 Install RMT: Select Program Folder 7. A screen displays. Click Next to install WinPcap.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Figure 3-6 Install RMT: WinPcap Setup 8. In the License Agreement screen, click I Agree to agree with the license. Figure 3-7 Install RMT: License Agreement 9. After the WinPcap installation process is complete, a screen displays as shown. Click Finish.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Figure 3-8 Install RMT: WinPcap Installation Complete 10. When the RMT is installed successfully, a screen displays as shown. Click Next to exit. Figure 3-9 Install RMT: Setup Complete 3.4. Accessing the RMT Access the RMT from the Windows Start menu.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Figure 3-10 RMT: Main In the Selected Network Interface field, select the network card to which the switch is connected. This is applicable if you have more than one network card on your computer. In the Selected Switch field, select the switch you want to manage. You can also double-click on an entry in the Discovered Switches table.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual You can only configure ONE switch at a time. Figure 3-11 RMT: Selected Switch To configure, select a switch or double-click an entry. 3.5. RMT Menu Summary The following table lists the menus in the RMT.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Figure 3-12 Confirm 20
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Chapter 4. Network 4.1. Switch Selection Display the Switch Selection screen to view the information of all switches. Click Network > Switch Selection to display the screen. When you run the RMT, the RMT will automatically search for all the RRCP-enabled switches on the network and display the information in the Discovered Switches list table. Select a switch for management from the Selected Switch field. You can only manage one smart switch at a time.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Table 4-1 Network: Switch Selection L AB E L DESCRIPTION MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the switch in six pairs of hexadecimal notation. Chip ID This field displays the hardware number of the switch. Vendor ID This field displays the ID of the switch manufacturer. Discovered Switch Links This table displays the connection information to the switch(es).
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Table 4-2 Network: Switch Selection: Set L AB E L DESCRIPTION NOTE: This does NOT change the hardware MAC address on the switch. Authentication Key Accept the default or enter the security key for the RMT to access the switch for management. OK Click OK to save the settings in the RMT. You can view the switch information in the Switch Database screen (see Figure 4-3). Cancel Click Cancel to discard all changes and close this screen. 4.2.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Table 4-3 Network: Switch Database L AB E L DESCRIPTION Authentication Key This field displays the security key for the RMT to access the switch for management. 4.2.1. Adding a Switch You can add a device in the Switch Database screen for management. 1. Click Network > Switch Database. 2. Right-click in the Managed Switches table and click Add. 3. A Set Switch Information screen displays.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Chapter 5. Switch Status 5.1. Port Status Use the Port Status screen to view the status on the switch ports. Click Switch Status > Port Status to display the screen. Figure 5-1 Switch Status: Port Status The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 5-1 Switch Status: Port Status L AB E L DESCRIPTION Port This field displays the port number. Link This field displays the link status.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Table 5-1 Switch Status: Port Status L AB E L DESCRIPTION This field displays whether this feature is activated on the port. Loop Detected This field displays whether a network loop is detected on this port. Trunk Fault This field displays whether this port is down in a trunk group. Router Port This field displays whether this port is used for routing packets. Refresh Click Refresh to update this screen. 5.2.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Table 5-2 Switch Status: MIB Information L AB E L DESCRIPTION RX Counter This field displays the amount of traffic received on the port. RX Unit This field displays the traffic unit on the port. TX Counter This field displays the amount of traffic transmitted on the port. TX Unit This field displays the traffic unit on the port. Diag. Counter This field displays the total amount of traffic received/transmitted on the port. Diag.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Figure 5-3 Switch Status: Cable Tester 5.4. Signal Quality Check the port transmission quality in the Signal Quality screen. The RMT checks the Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) for the transmission quality. Click Switch Status > Signal Quality and click Start Testing to begin the test.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Figure 5-4 Switch Status: Signal Quality 29
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Chapter 6. Switch Configuration 6.1. Global Configuration Set the system-wide settings in the Global Configuration screen. Click Switch Configuration > Global Configuration to display the screen. Figure 6-1 Switch Configuration: Global Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 6-1 Switch Configuration: Global Configuration L AB E L DESCRIPTION Multicast Flow Control Select Disable to drop multicast packets on the switch.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual 6.2. Port Configuration Set the port settings in the Port Configuration screen. Click Switch Configuration > Port Configuration to display the screen. To change the port settings in this screen, right-click and select the options. Figure 6-2 Switch Configuration: Port Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 6-2 Switch Configuration: Port Configuration L AB E L DESCRIPTION Port This field displays the port number.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Table 6-2 Switch Configuration: Port Configuration L AB E L DESCRIPTION Pause Flow Ctrl This field displays whether flow control is activated. Trunking This field displays whether the port is a member of the trunk group. Apply Click Apply to save the changes. 6.2.1. Trunk Group Setting You can configure up to four trunk groups on the switch.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Figure 6-4 Switch Configuration: Port Configuration: Warning 6.3. Quality of Service (QoS) Configuration Configure QoS features to allow preferential treatment to specific IP packets. This ensures that high priority packets are delivered efficiently, even during bursts of heavy traffic.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Figure 6-5 Switch Configuration: QoS Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 6-3 Switch Configuration: QoS Configuration L AB E L DESCRIPTION 802.1p VLAN Priority Select Enabled to set the switch to prioritize VLAN tagged packets. VLAN tagged packets with priority levels 0 through 3 are treated as high priority. Priority levels 4 through 7 are treated as low priority.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual users to communicate as if they were connected to a single network. With VLAN, you can group or segment your network and allow certain user groups to access certain network resources. For example, you can allow only the users from the sales department to access pricing information on the company network via VLAN setting. The pricing information is not accessible to other departments in the same company.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Figure 6-6 Switch Configuration: VLAN Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 6-4 Switch Configuration: VLAN Configuration L AB E L DESCRIPTION VLAN Ability Select Disable to deactivate the VLAN function. Select Port-based VLAN to set the switch to operate in port-based VLAN mode. Select 802.1Q VLAN to set the switch to operate in tagged VLAN mode.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Table 6-4 Switch Configuration: VLAN Configuration L AB E L Control DESCRIPTION Select Don’t Touch to set the switch not to add VLAN information to the outgoing frames. Select Remove Tags to set the switch to remove VLAN tags from frames before transmitting. Select Add Tag (for all frames) to set the switch to add VLAN information to outgoing frames.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Right-click on the VLAN Table to create, modify or delete a VLAN. You cannot delete or modify the default VLAN (with VLAN ID 01) to which all ports belong. Port members are eliminated from the default VLAN when you add the ports to other VLANs. Figure 6-9 Switch Configuration: VLAN Configuration: Port-Based The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual VLAN group. 3. Click OK to save the changes and close this screen. Figure 6-10 Switch Configuration: VLAN Configuration: Port-based: Add 4. The new VLAN displays in the VLAN Table list. Example: Port-based VLAN In the following network example, switch ports 1, 2, 3, and 4 belong to the sales VLAN group (VLAN ID 02), ports 5, 6, 7, and 8 belong to the marketing VLAN group (VLAN ID 03) and ports 1, 9, 10, and 11 belong to the finance VLAN group (VLAN ID 04).
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Figure 6-12 Example: Port-based VLAN Configuration If you do not activate a leaky VLAN feature in the VLAN Configuration screen, a unicast packet (for example) received on port 1 will be sent to ports 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11 only. 6.5.3. 802.1q Tagged VLAN In 802.1q tagged VLAN, the VLAN information is contained in the frames (known as tagged frames). When the switch receives tagged frames, it sends the frames to only ports that belong to the same VLAN.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Right-click on the VLAN Table to create, modify or delete a VLAN. You cannot delete or modify the default VLAN (with VLAN ID 01) to which all ports belong. Figure 6-13 Switch Configuration: VLAN Configuration: 802.1Q The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 6-6 Switch Configuration: VLAN Configuration: 802.1Q L AB E L DESCRIPTION Label Description VLAN Table This list displays the VLANs and port members.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Creating a 802.1Q Tagged VLAN Follow the steps below to add a new port-based VLAN. 1. Right-click on the VLAN Table in the 802.1Q VLAN Configuration screen and click Add. 2. A screen displays. Enter a unique number (2 to 4094) in the VLAN ID field to identify this VLAN. 3. Select the ports to belong to the VLAN. 4. Click OK to save the changes and close this screen. Figure 6-14 Switch Configuration: VLAN Configuration: 802.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual When an untagged packet is received on port 2, the packet is sent to ports 5, 6, 7 and 8. In addition, before sending the packet to ports 6 and 7, the packet is tagged. Figure 6-16 Example: 802.1Q VLAN Configuration 6.6. Port Mirror Configuration With port mirroring, the switch copies the incoming and/or outgoing traffic from a port to another port. This is usually used for traffic analysis and diagnostic purposes.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Figure 6-17 Switch Configuration: Port Mirror Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 6-7 Switch Configuration: Port Mirror Configuration L AB E L DESCRIPTION Label Description Mirroring Ports Specify which port(s) to which the switch copies the traffic from the mirrored ports. Right-click on a port and click Enabled or Disabled. Port This field displays the port number.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual will display. Figure 6-18 Switch Configuration: Port Mirror Configuration: Warning 6.6.2. Example: Port Mirror In the following example, the switch copies incoming traffic from port 3 and outgoing traffic from port 4 to the mirroring port 16. Figure 6-19 Example: Port Mirror Configuration 6.7.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Click Apply to save the changes.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Chapter 7. Switch Internals 7.1. Device Management Use the Device Management screen to save the configuration changes from the RMT to the switch or restore the switch’s configuration back to the factory defaults. You can also use this screen to restart the switch without turning off and on the power source. Click Switch Internals > Device Management to display the screen as shown. Figure 7-1 Switch Internals: Device Management 7.1.1.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual You should save configuration changes to the switch before exiting the RMT. All unsaved configuration changes will be lost when you close the RMT. 7.1.3. Restarting the Switch To restart or reboot the switch, click Reset Switch in the Device Management screen.
Smart Ethernet Switch Series User’s Manual Appendix 1. Troubleshooting PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION I cannot run the RMT. Make sure you have installed the RMT successfully. Try installing the RMT on a different computer. The RMT cannot find my switch. Make sure the switch is powered on. Check the Ethernet cable connection on both ends. Make sure the cable length is not more than 100 meters. Check that the Ethernet cable type is correct. Check the LED for the corresponding connection port on the switch.
