MiLAN 8 10/100TX 1 10/100/1000T/10/100 SFP Combo with 4 PoE Injectors Managed Switch, 8 10/100TX 2 Gigabit Copper/SFP Combo with 8 PoE Injectors Managed Switch User manual

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8 10/100TX + 1 10/100/1000T/10/100 SFP Combo with
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PoE Injectors Managed Switch
MIL-SM8TXAF2GPA
User Manual
Rev.1.00
2007-07-13
Regulatory Approval
- FCC Class A
- UL 1950
- CSA C22.2 No. 950
- EN60950
- CE
- EN55022 Class A
- EN55024
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EN55022 (CISPR 22) - Radio Frequency Interference
EN61000-X - Electromagnetic Immunity
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FCC Warning
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. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
CE Mark Warning
This is a Class-A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio
interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
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Contents
FCC Warning ......................................................................................i
CE Mark Warning...............................................................................ii
Introduction ............................................................................1
Features............................................................................................ 2
Software Feature .............................................................................. 4
Package Contents............................................................................. 7
Hardware Description............................................................8
Physical Dimension........................................................................... 8
Front Panel ....................................................................................... 8
LED Indicators ................................................................................ 10
Rear Panel...................................................................................... 12
Desktop Installation......................................................................... 13
Attaching Rubber Pads ...................................................................................13
Power On........................................................................................ 13
Network Application ............................................................14
Small Workgroup ............................................................................ 15
Segment Bridge .............................................................................. 16
Console Management ..........................................................18
Login in the Console Interface......................................................... 18
CLI Management ............................................................................ 19
Commands Level ............................................................................................20
Commands Set List .........................................................................................22
System Commands Set...................................................................................22
Port Commands Set ........................................................................................25
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Trunk Commands Set .....................................................................................27
VLAN Commands Set .....................................................................................29
Spanning Tree Commands Set .......................................................................31
QOS Commands Set.......................................................................................33
IGMP Commands Set .....................................................................................34
Mac / Filter Table Commands Set ...................................................................34
SNMP Commands Set ....................................................................................35
Port Mirroring Commands Set.........................................................................38
802.1x Commands Set....................................................................................38
TFTP Commands Set......................................................................................41
SystemLog, SMTP and Event Commands Set................................................42
SNTP Commands Set .....................................................................................43
X-ring Commands Set .....................................................................................45
Web-Based Management ....................................................46
About Web-based Management...................................................... 46
Preparing for Web Management ..................................................... 46
System Login .................................................................................. 46
System Information ......................................................................... 47
IP Configuration .............................................................................. 48
DHCP Configuration ....................................................................... 49
DHCP Server Configuration ............................................................................50
DHCP Client Entries........................................................................................51
Port and IP Bindings........................................................................................51
TFTP - Update Firmware ................................................................ 52
TFTP - Restore Configuration ......................................................... 53
TFTP - Backup Configuration.......................................................... 53
System Event Log Configuration..................................................... 54
System Event Log - SMTP Configuration........................................ 55
System Event Log - Event Configuration......................................... 56
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SNTP Configuration ........................................................................ 58
IP Security ...................................................................................... 61
User Authentication......................................................................... 62
Port Statistics.................................................................................. 63
Port Control..................................................................................... 64
Port Trunk ....................................................................................... 65
Port Trunk - Aggregator setting .......................................................................65
Port Trunk - Aggregator Information................................................................66
Port Trunk - State Activity................................................................................67
Port Mirroring .................................................................................. 68
Rate Limiting................................................................................... 69
VLAN configuration ......................................................................... 70
VLAN configuration - Port-based VLAN ..........................................................71
802.1Q VLAN ..................................................................................................74
802.1Q Configuration...................................................................................75
Group Configuration ....................................................................................76
Rapid Spanning Tree ...................................................................... 77
RSTP - System Configuration .........................................................................77
RSTP - Port Configuration...............................................................................79
SNMP Configuration ....................................................................... 80
System Configuration ......................................................................................80
Trap Configuration...........................................................................................82
SNMPV3 Configuration ...................................................................................82
QoS Configuration .......................................................................... 86
QoS Policy and Priority Type ..........................................................................86
Port Base Priority ............................................................................................88
COS Configuration ..........................................................................................88
TOS Configuration...........................................................................................88
IGMP Configuration ........................................................................ 88
X-Ring............................................................................................. 91
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802.1X/Radius Configuration ..........................................................................93
System Configuration ..................................................................................93
802.1x Per Port Configuration .....................................................................94
Misc Configuration .......................................................................................95
MAC Address Table ........................................................................................96
Static MAC Address.....................................................................................96
MAC Filtering ...............................................................................................97
All MAC Addresses......................................................................................98
Power over Ethernet ..................................................................... 100
Factory Default.............................................................................. 101
Save Configuration ....................................................................... 102
System Reboot ............................................................................. 102
Troubleshooting.................................................................103
Incorrect connections.................................................................... 103
Faulty or loose cables.........................................................................103
Non-standard cables ..........................................................................103
Improper Network Topologies.............................................................104
Diagnosing LED Indicators............................................................ 104
Technical Specification .....................................................105
Appendix.............................................................................108
Console Port Pin Assignments...................................................... 108
100BASE-TX/10BASE-T Pin Assignments ................................... 109
RJ-45 Pin Assignment of non-802.3af standard PD with Midspan/Endspan
POE HUB/SWITCH.......................................................................................109
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Introduction
Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) eliminates the need to run power to other devices on a
wired LAN. Using Power-over-Ethernet systems installers needs to run only a single
Category 5 Ethernet cable that carries both power and data to each device. This allows
for greater flexibility in the location of network devices and significantly decreasing
installation costs in many cases.
There are two system components in PoE—the Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE)
initiates the connection to the second component, and the Powered Device (PD). The
current is transmitted over two of the four twisted pairs of wires in a Category-5 cable.
Power over Ethernet follows the IEEE 802.3af and is completely compatible with existing
Ethernet switches and networked devices. Because the Power Sourcing Equipment
(PSE) tests whether a networked device is PoE-capable, power is never transmitted
unless a Powered Device is at other end of the cable. It also continues to monitor the
channel. If the Powered Device does not draw a minimum current, because it has been
unplugged or physically turned off, the PSE shuts down the power to that port. Optionally,
the standard permits Powered Devices to signal to the PSEs exactly how much power
they need.
The 8 10/100TX + 2 Gigabit copper/Mini-GBIC Combo with 8 PoE Injectors Managed
Switch and the 8 10/100TX + 1 10/100/1000T/100/1000 SFP Combo with 4 PoE
Injectors Managed Switch are the multi-port switches that can be used to build
high-performance switched workgroup networks. Both switches are a store-and-forward
device that offers low latency for high-speed networking. It also features a
“store-and-forward “switching scheme. This allows the switch to auto-learn and store
source address in an 8K-entry MAC address table. The switch is targeted at workgroup,
department or backbone computing environment.
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Features
System Interface/Performance
RJ-45 ports support Auto MDI/MDI-X Function
Embedded 4-port or 8-port PoE injector function
Store-and-Forward Switching Architecture
Back-plane (Switching Fabric): 5.6Gbps (8 10/100TX + 2 Giga Copper/Mini-GBIC
Combo model)
Back-plane (Switching Fabric): 3.6Gbps (8 10/100TX + 1 10/100/1000T/100/1000
SFP Combo model)
1Mbits Packet Buffer
8K MAC Address Table
VLAN
Port Based VLAN
Support 802.1 Q Tag VLAN
GVRP
Double Tag VLAN (Q in Q)*
Port Trunk with LACP
8 10/100TX + 2 Giga Copper/Mini-GBIC Combo model supports 802.1ab LLDP**
QoS (Quality of Service)
Support IEEE 802.1p Class of Service
Per port provides 4 priority queues
Port Base, Tag Base and Type of Service Priority
Port Mirror: Monitor traffic in switched networks.
TX Packet only
RX Packet only
Both of TX and RX Packet
Security
Port Security : MAC address entries/filter
IP Security : IP address security management to prevent unauthorized intruder.
Login Security: IEEE802.1X/RADIUS
IGMP with Query mode for Multi Media Application
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Spanning Tree
Support IEEE802.1d Spanning Tree
Support IEEE802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree
X-ring
X-ring, Dual Homing, and Couple Ring Topology
Provide redundant backup feature and the recovery time below 300ms
Support 802.1ab LLDP **
Bandwidth Control
Ingress Packet Filter and Egress Rate Limit
Broadcast/Multicast Packet Filter Control
System Event Log
System Log Server/Client
SMTP e-mail Alert
SNMP Trap
Device cold start
Authentication failure
X-ring topology changed
Port Link up/Link down
PoE Status *
TFTP Firmware Update and System Configure Restore and Backup
* Future Release
** Optional
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Software Feature
Management
SNMP v1
SNMP v2c
SNMP v3
Web/Telnet/Console (CLI)/Menu Driven**
VLAN
Port based VLAN
IEEE802.1Q Tag VLAN
(256 entries) / VLAN ID(Up
to 4K, VLAN ID can be assigned from 1 to 4094)
GVRP (256 Groups)
Double Tag VLAN (Q in Q)*
Port Trunk with
LACP
LACP Port Trunk: 4 trunk groups of maximum 4
trunk members
LLDP**
Supports LLDP that allows switch to advertise its
identification and capability on the LAN
Spanning Tree
IEEE802.1d Spanning tree
IEEE802.1w Rapid spanning tree
X-ring
Supports X-ring, Dual Homing, and Couple Ring
Provides redundant backup feature and recovery
time below 300ms
Quality of
service
The quality of service determined by port, Tag and
IPv4 Type of service, IPv4/IPv6 Different Service
Class of Service
Supports IEEE 802.1p Class of Service, per port
provides 4 priority queues
Weight Round Ratio (WRR) High: Mid-High:
Mid-Low: Low (8:4:2:1)
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Port Security
Supports100 entries of MAC address for static
MAC and another 100 for MAC filter
Port Mirror
Supports 3 mirroring types: “RX, TX and Both
packet”
IGMP
Supports IGMP snooping v1 and v2
256 multicast groups
IGMP query mode
IP Security
Supports 10 IP addresses that have permission to
access the switch management to prevent
unauthorized intruder
Bandwidth
Control
Supports ingress packet filter and egress packet
limit
The egress rate control supports all of packet type
and the limit rates are 100Kbps (10/100) and
256Mbps (1000)
Ingress filter packet type combination rules are
Broadcast/Multicast/Unknown Unicast packet,
Broadcast/Multicast packet, Broadcast only and all
of packet
The packet filter rate can be set as 100Kbps
(10/100) and 256Mbps (1000)
User
Authentication
Supports IEEE802.1x User Authentication
and can
report to RADIUS server
Flow Control
Supports Flow Control for Full-duplex and Back
Pressure for Half-duplex
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System log
Supports System log record and remote system
log server
SMTP
Supports SMTP Server and 6 email accounts for
receiving event alert
SNMP Trap
Up to 3 Trap stations
Cold start, Port link down, Port link up,
authorization failure, PoE status, X-ring topology
change
DHCP
DHCP Client
DHCP Server
DNS
Provides DNS client feature and supports Primary
and Secondary DNS server
SNTP
Supports Simple Network Time Protocol to
synchronize system clock in Internet
Firmware
Upgrade
Supports TFTP firmware upgrade
Configuration
Upload and
Download
Supports binary format configuration file for
system
quick installation (TFTP backup and restore)
* Future Release
** Optional
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Package Contents
Unpack the contents of the
8 10/100TX + 2 Gigabit copper/Mini-GBIC Combo with 8
PoE Injectors Managed Switch
or
8 10/100TX + 1 10/100/1000T/100/1000 SFP Combo
with 4 PoE Injectors Managed Switch
then verify them against the checklist below:
(1) 8 10/100TX + 2 Gigabit copper/Mini-GBIC Combo with 8 PoE Injectors
Managed Switch or (1) 8 10/100TX + 1 10/100/1000T/100/1000 SFP Combo
with 4 PoE Injectors Managed Switch
(4) Rubber Pads
(1) RS-232 cable
(1) Power Cord
(1) User Manual
or
8 10/100TX + 1 10/100/1000T/100/1000 SFP 8 10/100TX plus 2 Gigabit copper/MINI-GBIC
Combo with 4 PoE Injectors Managed Switch Combo with 8 PoE Injectors Managed
Switch
Rubber Pads RS-232 cable
Power Cord User Manual
Compare the contents of the package with the standard checklist above. If any item is
missing or damaged, please contact the local dealer for exchanging.
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Hardware Description
This section mainly describes the hardware of the PoE Injector Managed Switch and
gives a physical and functional overview on the certain switch.
Physical Dimension
(MIL-SM802GAF) 8 10/100TX + 1 10/100/1000T/100/1000 SFP Combo with 4 PoE
Injectors Managed Switch’s physical dimensions is 217mm(W) x 140mm(D) x
43mm(H).
(MIL-SM8TXAF2GPA) 8 10/100TX + 2 Gigabit copper/Mini-GBIC Combo with 8 PoE
Injectors Managed Switch’s physical dimensions is 270mm(W) x 210mm(D) x
44mm(H).
Front Panel
The front panel of the 8 10/100TX + 1 10/100/1000T/100/1000 SFP Combo with 4 PoE
Injectors Managed Switch consists of 8 x 10/100Base-TX RJ-45 Ethernet ports (Auto
MDI/MDIX), 1 Giga port and 1 Mini-GBIC ports. The LED Indicators are also located on
the front panel of the switch.
The Front panel of the 8 10/100TX + 1 10/100/1000T/100/1000 SFP Combo with 4 PoE Injectors Managed
Switch
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RJ-45 Ports: 8 x 10/100 N-way auto-sensing for 10Base-T or 100Base-TX
connections. Ports 1 ~ 4 are general 10/100Base-TX Ethernet ports; Ports 5 ~ 8 are
for Data in/out and Power out.
In general, MDI means connecting to another Hub or Switch while MDIX means
connecting to a workstation or PC. Therefore, Auto MDI/MDIX would allow the unit
to connect to another switch or workstation without changing non-crossover or
crossover cabling.
1 Giga port: 1 x 10/100/1000TX N-Way auto-sensing for 10/100/1000 connection.
1 Mini-GBIC (SFP) port: 1 mini-GBIC port for Gigabit fiber connection (100/1000).
The front panel of the 8 10/100TX + 2 Gigabit copper/Mini-GBIC Combo with 8 PoE
Injectors Managed Switch consists of 8 x 10/100Base-TX RJ-45 Ethernet ports (Auto
MDI/MDIX), 2 Giga port and 2 Mini-GBIC ports. The LED Indicators are also located on
the front panel of the switch.
The Front panel of the 8 10/100TX + 2 Gigabit copper/Mini-GBIC Combo with 8 PoE Injectors Managed
Switch
RJ-45 Ports: 8 x 10/100 N-way auto-sensing for 10Base-T or 100Base-TX
connections. Moreover, these ports also supply power for PDs.
In general, MDI means connecting to another Hub or Switch while MDIX means
connecting to a workstation or PC. Therefore, Auto MDI/MDIX would allow
connecting to another switch or workstation without changing non-crossover or
crossover cabling.
2 Gigabit Ethernet port: 2 x 10/100/1000TX N-Way auto-sensing for 10/100/1000
connection.
2 Mini-GBIC port: 2 mini-GBIC ports for Gigabit or 100M fiber connection.
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LED Indicators
The LED Indicators display real-time information of systematic operation status. The
following table provides descriptions of LED status and their meaning.
The LED indicators description of 8 10/100TX + 2 Gigabit Copper/Mini-GBIC Combo model
(MIL-SM8TXAF2GPA)
LED Status Description
Green Power On
Power
OFF No power inputs
Green
The port is supplying power to the
connected powered-device
FWD (port 1~8)
OFF
No powered device attached or power
supplying failed
Green The port is operating at speed of 1000M
1000M
(RJ45 port 9~10)
OFF
The port is disconnected or not operating
at speed of 1000M
Green Connected to network
Blinking Networking is active
LK/ACT (port 1~ 10)
OFF Not connected to network
Green The port is operating at speed of 100M
100M
OFF
The port is disconnected or not operating
at speed of 100M
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Green Connected to network
Blinking Networking is active
LK/ACT
(MINI GBIC 9, 10)
OFF Not connected to network
The LED indicators description of 8 10/100TX + 1 10/100/1000T/100/1000 SFP Combo model
(MIL-SM802GAF)
LED Status Description
Green Power On
Power
OFF No power inputs
Green The port is operating at speed of 1000M
COPPER 1000M
OFF
The port is disconnected or not operating
at speed of 1000M
Green Connected to network
Blinking Networking is active
LNK/ACT
(port 1~ 9)
OFF Not connected to network
Green Connected to network
Blinking Networking is active
SFP
OFF Not connected to network
FWD (port 5~8)
Green
The port is supplying power to the
connected powered-device
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OFF
No powered device attached or power
supplying failed
Green The port is operating at speed of 100M
100M
OFF
The port is disconnected or not operating
at speed of 100M
Orange Full duplex
Blinking Collision of packets occurs
FDX/COL (port 1~8)
OFF Half duplex or not connected to network
Rear Panel
The 3-pronged power plug is located on the rear panel of the 8 10/100TX + 1
10/100/1000/100/1000 SFP Combo with 4 PoE Injectors Managed Switch as shown
below. The switch will work with AC in the voltage range of AC 100-240V with Frequency
of 50-60Hz.
The Rear Panel of the 8 10/100TX + 1 10/100/1000/100/1000 SFP Combo with 4 PoE Injectors Managed
Switch (MIL-SM802GAF)
The 3-pronged power plug and terminal block are located on the rear panel of the 8
10/100TX + 2 Gigabit copper/Mini-GBIC Combo with 8 PoE Injectors Managed Switch as
shown below. The switch will work with AC in the voltage range of AC 100-240V with
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Frequency of 50-60Hz, or work with DC 48V which is the redundant power supply for the
switch.
The Rear Panel of the 8 10/100TX + 2 Gigabit copper/ MINI GBIC Combo with 8 PoE Injector Managed Switch
(MIL-SM8TXAF2GPA)
Desktop Installation
Set the switch on a sufficiently large flat space with a power outlet nearby. The surface
where you put the switch should be clean, smooth, level and sturdy. Make sure there is
enough clearance around the switch to allow attachment of cables, power cord and allow
air circulation.
Attaching Rubber Pads
A. Make sure mounting surface on the bottom of the switch is grease and dust free.
B. Remove adhesive backing from your Rubber Pads.
C. Apply the Rubber Pads to each corner on the bottom of the switch. These footpads
can prevent the switch from shock/vibration.
Power On
Connect the power cord to the power socket on the rear panel of the switch. The other
side of power cord connects to the power outlet. The internal power supply of the switch
works with voltage range of AC in the 100-240VAC/ Frequency of 50~60Hz, or the
redundant power of DC 48V for 8 10/100TX + 2 Gigabit copper/Mini-GBIC Combo with 8
PoE Injectors Managed Switch. Check the power indicator on the front panel to see if
power is properly supplied.
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