Avaya 2216T User manual

Part No. 893-00980-A

December 1996

Using the Model 2216T

Ethernet Switch

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marks of Bay Networks, Inc. Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of

their respective holders.

Statement of Conditions

In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, Bay Networks, Inc.

reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice.

Bay Networks, Inc. does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the

product(s) or circuit layout(s) described herein.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement

Note: 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 when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment

generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If it is not installed and used in accordance with the

instruction manual, it may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this

equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case users will be required

to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference at their own expense.

Canadian Department of Communications Radio Frequency Statement:

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set

out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled "Digital Apparatus," ICES-003 of the

Department of Communications.

Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites de bruits radioélectriques applicables aux appareils numériques

de Classe A prescrites dans la norme sur le matériel brouilleur: "Appareils Numériques," NMB-003 édictée

par le ministère des Communications.

EN 55 022 Compliance Statement

This is to certify that the Bay Networks Model 2216T Ethernet Switch is shielded against the generation of

radio interference in accordance with the application of Council Directive 89/336/EEC, Article 4a.

Conformity is declared by the application of EN 55 022 Class A (CISPR 22).

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 appropriate measures.

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Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) Statement

This equipment is in the ﬁrst category (information equipment to be used in commercial and/or industrial

areas) and conforms to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Data

Processing Equipment and Electronic Ofﬁce Machines that are aimed at preventing radio interference in

commercial and/or industrial areas.

Consequently, when this equipment is used in a residential area or in an adjacent area thereto, radio

interference may be caused to equipment such as radios and TV receivers.

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Contents

Preface

Purpose ...........................................................................................................................xiii

Audience ..........................................................................................................................xiii

Conventions .....................................................................................................................xiii

Special Message Formats .........................................................................................xiv

Two-tiered Procedure Format ....................................................................................xiv

Use of Enter, Type, and Press ...................................................................................xiv

Other Conventions .................................................................................................... xv

Related Publications ........................................................................................................ xv

Ordering Bay Networks Publications ...............................................................................xvi

Bay Networks Customer Service .....................................................................................xvi

Bay Networks Information Services ................................................................................xvii

World Wide Web .......................................................................................................xvii

Customer Service FTP ............................................................................................xviii

Support Source CD .................................................................................................xviii

CompuServe ...........................................................................................................xviii

InfoFACTS .................................................................................................................xix

How to Get Help ..............................................................................................................xix

Express Technical Support from the North America TRC ......................................... xx

Chapter 1

About the Model 2216T Ethernet Switch

Features .........................................................................................................................1-2

Transparent Bridging ................................................................................................1-2

Store-and-Forward Switching ...................................................................................1-3

Spanning Tree Protocol ............................................................................................1-3

Port Mirroring ...........................................................................................................1-4

Software Download ..................................................................................................1-4

Nonvolatile Parameter Storage ................................................................................1-4

Conﬁguration and Management Interfaces ..............................................................1-5

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Physical Description .......................................................................................................1-5

Front Panel ...............................................................................................................1-6

100BASE-TX Port ..............................................................................................1-6

LEDs ..................................................................................................................1-7

Console Port ......................................................................................................1-7

10BASE-TX Ports ..............................................................................................1-7

Back Panel ...............................................................................................................1-8

Power Connector ...............................................................................................1-8

Power Switch .....................................................................................................1-8

Fan Outlet ..........................................................................................................1-8

Chapter 2

Model 2216T Ethernet Switch Applications

Network Connectivity Guidelines ....................................................................................2-1

Cable Length ............................................................................................................2-1

Connecting to Ethernet Hubs and Network Devices ................................................2-2

Network Conﬁguration Examples ...................................................................................2-2

Client/Server Network ..............................................................................................2-2

Backbone Connections to a 100 Mb/s Switch ..........................................................2-3

Chapter 3

Installing the Switch

Site Requirements ..........................................................................................................3-2

Unpacking the Switch .....................................................................................................3-3

Installing the Switch on a Table or Shelf .........................................................................3-3

Installing the Switch in a Rack ........................................................................................3-3

Connecting Power ..........................................................................................................3-4

Verifying Operation .........................................................................................................3-5

Connecting Network Cables ...........................................................................................3-8

Chapter 4

Conﬁguring and Operating the Switch

Using Factory Default Settings .......................................................................................4-1

Connecting a Terminal to the Console Port ....................................................................4-2

Setting up and Monitoring the Switch .............................................................................4-5

Setting Password Protection ....................................................................................4-6

Assigning an IP Address ..........................................................................................4-7

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Checking Network Connection Status ......................................................................4-8

Setting Advanced Options ........................................................................................4-9

Setting Switch Spanning Tree Parameters .............................................................4-11

Setting Up the Address Table .................................................................................4-12

Setting SNMP Management Access ......................................................................4-14

Viewing Switch Statistics ........................................................................................4-15

Viewing Port Statistics ............................................................................................4-16

Using the Telnet Interface for Management ..................................................................4-18

Chapter 5

Downloading Software

Downloading Software ....................................................................................................5-1

Direct Serial Download .............................................................................................5-1

TFTP Download .......................................................................................................5-4

Verifying the Upgrade .....................................................................................................5-6

Appendix A

Technical Speciﬁcations

General Speciﬁcations ................................................................................................... A-1

Port Speciﬁcations ......................................................................................................... A-3

Power Cord Speciﬁcations ............................................................................................. A-4

EC Declaration of Conformity ........................................................................................ A-5

Appendix B

LEDs

Appendix C

Sample Terminal Conﬁgurations

Windows 3.1 Terminal Manager ....................................................................................C-1

Procomm Plus v2.01 .....................................................................................................C-2

Windows 95 ...................................................................................................................C-3

Appendix D

Menus and Commands

Using Conﬁguration Menus ...........................................................................................D-1

Factory Defaults .............................................................................................................D-3

Menu Hierarchy .............................................................................................................D-4

Main Menu .....................................................................................................................D-5

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System Conﬁguration Menu ....................................................................................D-7

Download Conﬁguration Screen .......................................................................D-9

Advanced Options Menu ................................................................................D-10

Port Menu ..............................................................................................................D-12

Switch Port Conﬁguration Menu .....................................................................D-14

Statistics for Port Screen ................................................................................D-16

Switch Conﬁguration Menu ...................................................................................D-18

Address Table Conﬁguration Menu .................................................................D-20

Spanning Tree Conﬁguration Menu ................................................................D-22

Authorized Manager Menu .............................................................................D-24

Switch Statistics Screen ........................................................................................D-25

Appendix E

Spanning Tree Concepts

Spanning Tree Features ................................................................................................. E-2

Spanning Tree Protocol Parameters .............................................................................. E-2

Spanning Tree Protocol Operation ................................................................................. E-4

Communicating Between Bridges ........................................................................... E-4

Selecting a Root Bridge and Designated Bridges ................................................... E-4

Selecting Designated Ports ..................................................................................... E-4

Handling Duplicate Paths ........................................................................................ E-4

Remapping Network Topology ................................................................................ E-5

Appendix F

MIB Support

MIB Objects ..............................................................................................................F-1

Index

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Figures

Figure 1-1. Front panel of the Model 2216T Ethernet Switch .....................................1-6

Figure 1-2. LEDs on the Model 2216T switch ............................................................1-7

Figure 1-3. Back panel of the Model 2216T switch ....................................................1-8

Figure 2-1. Model 2216T switch in a client/server network ........................................2-3

Figure 2-2. Backbone connections to a Model 2216T switch .....................................2-3

Figure 3-1. Installing the switch in a rack ...................................................................3-4

Figure 3-2. Connecting the power cord to the switch .................................................3-4

Figure 3-3. Turning on the power ...............................................................................3-5

Figure 3-4. Power LED ...............................................................................................3-5

Figure 3-5. Test LED ..................................................................................................3-6

Figure 3-6. Memory tests ...........................................................................................3-6

Figure 3-7. Memory test results .................................................................................3-7

Figure 3-8. Connecting an RJ-45 port on the switch ..................................................3-8

Figure 4-1. Connecting to the console port ................................................................4-3

Figure 4-2. Main Menu ...............................................................................................4-5

Figure 4-3. Switch Conﬁguration Menu ......................................................................4-7

Figure 4-4. Port Menu ................................................................................................4-8

Figure 4-5. System Conﬁguration Menu .....................................................................4-9

Figure 4-6. Advanced Options Menu ........................................................................4-10

Figure 4-7. Spanning Tree Conﬁguration Menu ........................................................4-11

Figure 4-8. Address Table Conﬁguration Menu ........................................................4-13

Figure 4-9. Switch Statistics Screen .........................................................................4-15

Figure 4-10. Port Menu ..............................................................................................4-16

Figure 4-11. Statistics for Port screen ........................................................................4-17

Figure 5-1. Download Conﬁguration Menu .................................................................5-4

Figure B-1. LEDs on the Model 2216T switch ........................................................... B-1

Figure D-1. Sample conﬁguration menu ....................................................................D-2

Figure D-2. Conﬁguration menus and commands .....................................................D-4

Figure D-3. Main Menu ..............................................................................................D-5

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Figure D-4. System Conﬁguration Menu ....................................................................D-7

Figure D-5. Download Conﬁguration screen ..............................................................D-9

Figure D-6. Advanced Options Menu .......................................................................D-10

Figure D-7. Port Menu .............................................................................................D-12

Figure D-8. Switch Port Conﬁguration menu ...........................................................D-14

Figure D-9. Statistics for Port screen .......................................................................D-16

Figure D-10. Switch Conﬁguration Menu ...................................................................D-18

Figure D-11. Address Table Conﬁguration Menu .......................................................D-20

Figure D-12. Spanning Tree Conﬁguration Menu .......................................................D-22

Figure D-13. Authorized Manager Menu ....................................................................D-24

Figure D-14. Switch Statistics Screen ........................................................................D-25

Figure E-1. Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) in a network ............................................ E-1

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Tables

Table 2-1. Cable lengths for the Model 2216T switch ...............................................2-1

Table 4-1. Factory default settings ............................................................................4-1

Table A-1. RJ-45 connector pin assignments ........................................................... A-3

Table A-2. Console port pin assignments ................................................................ A-4

Table A-3. International power cords ........................................................................ A-5

Table B-1. Meanings of Model 2216T Ethernet Switch LEDs ................................. B-2

Table D-1. Factory default settings ...........................................................................D-3

Table D-2. Commands on the Main Menu ................................................................D-6

Table D-3. Commands and ﬁelds on the System Conﬁguration

Menu D-8

Table D-4. Commands and parameters on the Advanced Options Menu ..............D-11

Table D-5. Commands for the Port Menu ...............................................................D-13

Table D-6. Parameters on the Switch Port Conﬁguration menu .............................D-15

Table D-7. Port statistics .........................................................................................D-17

Table D-8. Commands and parameters on the Switch Conﬁguration Menu ..........D-19

Table D-9. Commands on the Address Table Conﬁguration Menu .........................D-21

Table D-10. Parameters in the Spanning Tree Conﬁguration Menu .........................D-23

Table D-11. Switch statistics .....................................................................................D-25

Table E-1. Spanning Tree Protocol defaults ............................................................. E-3

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Preface

Welcome to the Model 2216T Ethernet Switch. This switch features sixteen

10BASE-T ports and a 100BASE-X uplink port. Network performance can be

dramatically improved when a workgroup switch is used to segment 10BASE-T

hubs and provide a high-capacity 100 megabit per second (Mb/s) connection to a

server or network center.

Purpose

This guide provides information about the features and capabilities of the

Model 2216T switch and includes instructions for installing the switch and setting

it up for network management.

Audience

This guide is intended for Ethernet local area network administrators with the

following background:

• Working knowledge of Ethernet local area networks (LANs)

• Bay Networks

®

network experience (helpful but not required)

• Familiarity with Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

Conventions

This section describes the conventions used in this guide.

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Special Message Formats

This guide uses the following formats to highlight special messages:

Two-tiered Procedure Format

The procedural steps in this guide are presented in a two-tiered format. The ﬁrst tier

(numbered steps) describes the step brieﬂy but precisely. An experienced user may

need to read only the ﬁrst tier to complete the task. The second tier (lettered steps)

describes the step in more detail and may include results of performing the step.

Use of Enter, Type, and Press

This guide uses “enter,” “type,” and “press” to describe the following actions:

• When you read “enter,” type the text and press the Enter key.

• When you read “type,” type the text, but do not press the Enter key.

• When you read “press,” press only the alphanumeric or named key.

Note:

This format is used to highlight information of importance or special

interest.

Caution:

This format is used to highlight information that will help you prevent

equipment failure or loss of data.

Warning:

This format is used to highlight information regarding the possibility

of injury or equipment damage.

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Other Conventions

This guide uses the following typographical conventions:

italics

Book titles and UNIX ﬁle, command, and directory

names.

courier font

Screen text, user-typed command-line entries.

Initial Caps Menu titles and window and button names.

[Enter] Named keys in text are shown enclosed in square

brackets. The notation [Enter] is used for the Enter key

and the Return key.

[Ctrl]+C Two or more keys that must be pressed simultaneously

are shown in text linked with a plus (+) sign.

ALL CAPS DOS ﬁle and directory names.

Related Publications

For more information about using the Model 2216T switch, refer to the following

publications:

•

Bay Networks Guide to Understanding 100BASE-T

(Bay Networks part number 345A-1105-BK)

Discusses similarities between 100 Mb/s Fast Ethernet and 10BASE-T

speciﬁcations. Offers cabling information and planning advice for adding

100BASE-T to existing 10BASE-T networks.

•

Technical Reference Pocket Guide

(Bay Networks part number BR345-1298US-C)

Provides planning, installation, troubleshooting, and conceptual information

about Bay Networks products.

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Customers can also purchase direct support from Bay Networks through a variety

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Latin America (407) 997-1713 (407) 997-1714

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How to Get Help

Use the following numbers to reach your Bay Networks Technical Response

Center:

Technical Response Center Telephone Number Fax Number

Billerica, MA 1-800-2LANWAN (508) 670-8765

Santa Clara, CA 1-800-2LANWAN (408) 495-1188

Valbonne, France (33) 92-968-968 (33) 92-966-998

Sydney, Australia (612) 9927-8800 (612) 9927-8811

Tokyo, Japan (81) 3-5402-0180 (81) 3-5402-0173

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Express Technical Support from the North America TRC

When calling the Bay Networks North America TRC, use Express Routing Codes

140 and 144 to obtain express technical support for the Model 2216T switch.

Entering the express code expedites your call through the menuing system and

routes it directly to the support group that is best qualiﬁed to answer your

technical questions about the Model 2216T switch.

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