User ManualTable of ContentsAbout this User Guide3Applicable Firmware Revision3Who Should Use This User Guide3How To Use This User Guide3Document Conventions4Quick Start Recommendations4For Users Migrating From Revisions ROS 1.2 and Earlier..5Table Of Contents6Chapter 1– Setting Up And Administering The Switch15Introduction15The RuggedSwitch User Interface15Using the RS232 Port to Access the User Interface15The Structure of the User Interface16Making Configuration Changes17Updates Occur In Real Time17Alarm Indications Are Provided17The CLI Shell17Administration Menu18Configure IP Services18IP Address Type18IP Address18Subnet19Gateway19Inactivity Timeout19Telnet Sessions19TFTP Server19SNMP Get Community19Configuring System Identification20Configure Passwords20Configure Time and Date20Time20Date20Time Zone21NTP Server Address21NTP Update Period21Configure SNMP Management Stations22Community String22Address22Set Access22Send Traps22Troubleshooting23Problem One23Chapter 2 - Configuring MAC Address Management24Introduction24MAC Address Management Features24MAC Address Management Configuration24MAC Address Management Parameter Ranges & Default Settings24MAC Address Tables Management Menu24Viewing MAC Addresses25MAC Address25VID25Port25Type25CoS25Purge MAC Address Table26Configure MAC Address Learning Options26Aging Time26Configure Static MAC Address Table26MAC Address27VID27Port27CoS (Class of Service)27Chapter 3 – Configuring the Ports28Introduction28Port Features2810BaseT/100Base Interfaces2810BaseFL Interfaces28100BaseFX Interfaces28All Interfaces28Port Applications29Port Security29Broadcast Rate Limiting29Controller Protection Through Loss-of-Link Management30Using Port Mirroring31Introduction31Configuring Port Mirroring31Port Configuration And Status31Port Parameter Ranges & Default Settings32Port Configuration Menu33Name33Status33Media Type33Flow Control34FEFI34Link Alarms34Port Rate Limiting Menu34Broadcasts34Port Security Menu34Security35Autolearn35Shutdown Time36Status36Port Mirroring Menu36Port Mirroring36Source Port36Target Port36Viewing Port Status37Resetting Ports37Troubleshooting38Problem One38Problem Two38Problem Three38Chapter 4 – Configuring VLANs39Introduction39VLAN Features39VLAN Concepts And Issues40VLANs and Tags40Tagged vs. Untagged Frames40Native VLAN40Management VLAN40Edge And Trunk Port Types41Forbidden Port Lists41VLAN Based Services41IGMP Snooping41VLAN Applications41Traffic Domain Isolation41Administrative Convenience42Reduced Hardware42Service Differentiation43VLAN Configuration43VLAN Parameter Ranges & Default Settings43Virtual LANs Menu44Static VLANs Menu44VID44VLAN Name44Forbidden Ports44IGMP45Port VLAN Parameters Menu45Type45Edge Type46Trunk Type46PVID (Native VLAN)47PVID Format47VLAN Summary Menu47Troubleshooting48Problem One48Problem Two48Chapter 5 – Configuring Class of Service49Introduction to CoS49CoS Features49CoS Concepts And Issues49CoS Operation49Inspection Phase49Forwarding Phase50CoS Configuration51CoS Parameter Ranges & Default Settings51Classes Of Service Menu51Global CoS Parameters Menu51CoS Weighting51Port CoS Parameters Menu52Default CoS52Inspect TOS52Priority to CoS Mapping Menu52CoS52DSCP to CoS Mapping Menu53CoS53CoS Access Priorities Menu53Normal Access Priority53High Access Priority53Chapter 6 – Configuring Rapid Spanning Tree54Introduction54RSTP Features54RSTP Concepts And Issues55RSTP Operation55RSTP States And Roles55State55Role57Edge Ports57Point To Point and Multipoint Links58Path And Port Costs58How Port Costs Are Generated58IEEE 802.1d vs. IEEE 802.1w Costs59Bridge Diameter59RSTP Applications60RSTP in Structured Wiring Configurations60Design Considerations for RSTP in Structured Wiring Configur60RSTP in Ring Backbone Configurations61Design Considerations For RSTP in Ring Backbone Configuratio61RSTP Port Redundancy62RSTP Configuration63Bridge and Port Parameter Ranges & Default Settings63Bridge Parameters63Port Parameters63Spanning Tree Menu64Bridge RSTP Parameters Menu64State64Version Support64Bridge Priority64Hello Time65Max Age Time65Transmit Count65Forward Delay65Cost Style65Port RSTP Parameters Menu66Enabled66Priority66STP Cost66RSTP Cost66Edge Port66Point To Point67RSTP Statistics68Bridge RSTP Statistics Menu68Bridge Status68Bridge ID68Designated Root ID68Designated Root Port68Root Path Cost68Configured Hello Time68Learned Hello Time69Configured Forward Delay69Learned Forward Delay69Configured Max Age69Learned Max Age69Total Topology Changes69Port RSTP Statistics Menu70Status70Disabled70Link Down70Discarding70Learning70Forwarding70Role70Designated70Root70Backup71Alternate71Cost71RX RSTs71TX RSTs71RX Configs71TX Configs71RX Tcns71TX Tcns71Designated Root ID71Troubleshooting72Problem One72Problem Two72Problem Three73Problem Four73Problem Five73Problem Six74Problem Seven74Problem Eight74Problem Nine74Chapter 7 – Configuring Multicast Filtering75Introduction to Multicast Filtering75IGMP Features75IGMP Concepts And Issues76Router IGMP Operation76Switch IGMP Active and Passive Operation77Active Mode77Passive Mode77Combined Router And Switch IGMP Operation78Starting Up78Processing Joins79Processing Leaves79Multicast Sources79IGMP And RSTP79Multicast Filtering Configuration80Multicast Filtering Parameter Ranges & Default Settings80Multicast Filtering Menu80IGMP Parameters Menu80Mode80Query Interval81Router Ports81Multicast Filtering Statistics81IP Multicast Groups Menu81VID81IP Address81Source Port82Joined Ports82Router Ports82MAC Address82Troubleshooting83Problem One83Problem Two83Problem Three83Problem Four84Problem Five84Problem Six84Chapter 8 – Diagnostics85Introduction85Using The Alarm System85Alarm Concepts And Issues85Types Of Alarms85Active Alarms85Passive Alarms86Format of Alarms86Alarm Time86Alarm Level86Alarm Description86Alarms And The Critical Failure Relay87Viewing And Clearing Alarms87Viewing Alarms87Clearing Alarms87Viewing CPU Diagnostics88Running Time88Total Powered Time88CPU Usage88RAM Total88RAM Available88Temperature88Viewing and Clearing the System Log89Viewing Product Identification89Load Factory Default Configuration90Resetting The Unit90Chapter 9 – Using Ethernet And RMON Statistics91Introduction91View Ethernet Statistics92View Ethernet Port Statistics92Cumulative Statistics of Packet/Byte Counts92Cumulative Error Statistics93Packet Count By Size of Packet93Remote Monitoring (RMON)93RMON Historical Statistics Concepts And Issues95Configure RMON History Control Table Menu96Index96Port96BucketsReq96BucketsGranted96Interval96Owner96RMON History Samples Table Menu97RMON Alarms And Events Concepts And Issues98The Alarm Process98Alarm Generation And Hysteresis99Delta vs. Absolute Values99Configure RMON Alarms100Index100Variable100Rising Threshold100Falling Threshold100Value100Type100Interval100Startup Alarm101Rising Event101Falling Event101Owner101Configure RMON Events102Index102Type102Community102Last Time Sent102Description102Owner102RMON Event Logs103Log103Log Time103Log Description103Troubleshooting104Problem One104Chapter 10 - Using The CLI Shell105Introduction105Entering And Leaving The Shell105Summary Of Commands106Viewing Files107Dir command107Viewing And Clearing Log Files107Running Loopback Tests108Pinging A Remote Device109Tracing Events110Enabling Tracing110Starting The Trace111Viewing DHCP Learned Information Using Ipconfig111Executing Commands Remotely Through RSH112Resetting The Switch112Chapter 11 – Upgrading Firmware And Managing Configurations113Introduction113Upgrading Firmware113Upgrading Firmware With Xmodem114Upgrading Firmware Using A TFTP Client On Your Workstation114Checking The Status OF The Download.115Upgrading Firmware Using The TFTP Client On Your RuggedSwitc115Capturing Configurations116Capturing Configurations With XModem116Capturing Configurations With TFTP116Using SQL Commands117Getting Started117Finding The Correct Table118Retrieving Information118Retrieving A Table118Retrieving A Parameter From A Table118Retrieving A Table With The Where Clause119Changing Values In A Table119Defaulting A Table119Using RSH And SQL120Appendix A - Menu Tree121Appendix B - SNMP MIB Support122Appendix C – SNMP Trap Summary122Appendix D – RMON Acceptable MIB Parameters123SNMPv2-MIB125Index127Size: 1.08 MBPages: 130Language: EnglishOpen manual