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    www .zyxel.com GS-1524 / GS-1548 W eb Managed GbE Switch User ’ s Guide V ersion 1.12 8/2007 Edition 1 ...

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    About This User's Guide GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 3 About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to configure the Switch using the web configurator . Y ou should have at leas t a basic knowledge of TCP/IP networking concepts and topology . Related Document ation • Quick Start Guide The Quic ...

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    Document Conventions GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 4 Document Conventions W arnings and Notes These are how warnings and notes are shown in this User ’ s Guide. 1 W arnings tell you about things that could harm you or your device. " Notes tell you other important informati on (for example, other things you may need to configure or helpful t ...

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    Document Conventions GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 5 Icons Used in Figures Figures in this User ’ s Guide may use the followi ng generic icons. The Switch icon is n ot an exact representation of your device. The Switch Computer Notebook computer Server DSLAM Firewall T ele phone Switch Router ...

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    Safety Warnings GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 6 Safety Warnings 1 For your safety , be sure to read and follow all warni ng notices and instructions. • Do NOT use this product near water , for example, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. • Do NOT expose your device to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids. • Do NOT store thin gs on the ...

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    Contents Overview GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 9 Contents Overview Introduction and Hardware Overview ..................................................... ............................. 25 Getting to Know Y our Switch .............. ................ ................ ................ .................... ................ . .. 27 Hardware Installa ...

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    Table of Contents GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 11 Table of Contents About This User's Guide ..................................................................................... ..................... 3 Document Conventions.................................................................. ......................................... .4 Safety W ...

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    Table of Contents GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 12 3.3.1 Power Connector ......... .................... ................ ................ ................ ................ .......... 39 3.4 The RESET Button ... ................. ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ...... .... 39 Part II: Basic & ...

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    Table of Contents GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 13 Chapter 8 VLAN ........................................................................... ................................................ ............. 61 8.1 Introduction to IEEE 802.1Q T agged VLANs ........... ................................ ............. .......... 61 8.1.1 Forwarding T ag ...

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    Table of Contents GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 14 13.1 Configuring L2 Management .......... .... ............. ................ ................ ................ ............. 83 13.1.1 Add a S tatic MAC Address Entry .... ... ................ ................ ................. ................ ... 84 13.2 Viewing the L2 Address T able .. ...... ...

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    Table of Contents GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 15 18.3 SNMP User ................... ................ ................ ................ ................ ................. ........... .......1 10 18.3.1 SNMP User: Create .. .................... ................ ................ ................ ............. ............ 1 10 18.3.2 SNMP User: Mo ...

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    Table of Contents GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 16 22.1 General Switch S pec ificatio ns ....... ................ ............. ................ ................ ................ ..... 143 Part IV : Appendices and Inde x ........................................................... 147 Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting ......................... ...

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    List of Figures GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 17 List of Figures Figure 1 Backbone Application ....................... ................ ................... ................ ................. ..... .............. 27 Figure 2 Bridging Application ......... ......... ....... ............. ................ ................ ................ ......... ...

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    List of Figure s GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 18 Figure 39 Change Number of Qu eues ........................ ................ ................ ................ ................ .... ...... 72 Figure 40 Port Based QoS ................ ................ ................ .................... ................ ................ . ............... 73 Figu ...

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    List of Figures GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 19 Figure 82 RMON Event: Overview . ....................... ................ ................. ................ ................ ....... ....... 129 Figure 83 RMON Event: Create Ne w Event . ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ....... .1 3 1 Figure 84 R ...

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    List of Tables GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 21 List of Tables T able 1 Panel Connect ions ... ................ ................ ................ .................... ................ ............. ............. ... 36 T able 2 LEDs ........... ................ ................ .................... ................ ................ .............. ...

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    List of Tables GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 22 T able 39 SNMP Trap s . ................ ................. ................ ................ ................ ................... ..... ................ 106 T able 40 SNMP EngineID .. ................... ................ ................ ................. ................ ................ . ......... ...

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    List of Tables GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 23 T able 82 24-bit Network Number Subnet Planning ............... .................... ................ ................ ........... 1 55 T able 83 16-bit Network Number Subnet Planning ............... .................... ................ ................ ........... 1 55 ...

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    25 P ART I Introduction and Hardware Overview Getting to Know Y our Switch (27) Hardware Installation and Connectio n (31) Hardware Overview (35) ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 27 C HAPTER 1 Getting to Know Your Switch This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the Switch. 1.1 Introduction Y our Switch is an intelligent layer 2 switch with 1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports and mini-GBIC slots for fiber-optic transceivers. The Switch f eatures dual-personality ports, each of which co ...

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    Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Switch GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 28 1.1.2 Bridging Example In this example application the Switch co nnects dif ferent company de partments ( RD and Sales ) to the corpora te backbone. It can al levi ate bandwidth contention and eliminate server and network bottlenecks. All users that need high bandwidth can conn ...

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    Chapter 1 Getting to Kn ow Your Switch GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 29 Figure 3 High Performance Switched Workgroup Ap plication 1.1.4 IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Application Examples A VLAN (V irtual Local Area Network) allows a physical network to be partitioned into multiple logical networks. Stations on a logical network belong to on e group. A station ...

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    Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Switch GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 30 ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 31 C HAPTER 2 Hardware Installation and Connection This chapter shows you how to in stall and connect the Switch. 2.1 Freest anding Inst allation 1 Make sure the Switch is clean and dry . 2 Set the Switch on a smooth, level surface stro ng enou gh to support the weight of the Switch and the connected cables. Make sur ...

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    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Connection GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 32 " Do NOT block the ventilation holes. Leave space between devices when stacking. For proper ventilation, allow at least 4 inches (10 cm) of clearan ce at the front and 3.4 inches (8 cm) at the b ack of the Switch . This is especially imp ortant for enclosed rack i ...

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    Chapter 2 Hard ware Installation an d Connection GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 33 2 Using a #2 Philips screwdriver , install the M3 flat head screws through the mounting bracket holes into the Switch. 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to install the second mounting br acket on the other side of the Switch. 4 Y ou may now mount the Switch on a r ack. Proceed ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 35 C HAPTER 3 Hardware Overview This chapter describes the front panel and rear panel of the Switc h and shows you how to make the hardware conn ections. 3.1 Front Panel The figures below show the front panel of the Switch. Figure 8 GS-1524 F ront Panel Figure 9 GS-1548 F ront Panel LEDs RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet Ports ...

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    Chapter 3 Hard ware Overview GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 36 The following table describes the ports on the panels. 3.1.1 Ethernet Ports The GS-1524 has 24 auto-nego tiating, auto-crossover RJ-4 5 Gigabit Ethernet ports. The GS-1548 has 48 auto-nego tiating, auto-crossover RJ-4 5 Gigabit Ethernet ports. The speed of the Gigabit Ethernet ports can ...

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    Chapter 3 Hardware Overview GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 37 1 Insert the transceiver into the slot with the exposed section of PCB board facing down. Figure 10 T ransceiver Installation Examp le 2 Press the transceiver firmly until it clicks into place. 3 The Switch automatically detects the installed transceiver . Check the LEDs to verify that ...

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    Chapter 3 Hard ware Overview GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 38 3.2 LEDs The following table describes the LEDs. 3.3 Rear Panel The following figures sh ow the rear panels of the AC power inpu t model Switch. The rear panel contains a receptacle for the power cord, and the RESET button. Figure 14 GS-1524 Rear Panel T able 2 LEDs LED ST A TUS DESCRIP ...

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    Chapter 3 Hardware Overview GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 39 Figure 15 GS-1548 Rear Panel 3.3.1 Power Connector Make sure you are using the correct power source as shown on the panel. T o connect the power to the Switch, insert the female end of the power cord into the power receptacle on the rear panel. Connect the othe r end of the supplied po ...

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    41 P ART II Basic & Advanced Settings The W eb Configurator (43) System (49) Port Settings (55) System and Port Statistics (57) VLAN (61) T runking (65) Mirroring (67) QoS (69) Port Rate Limit and S torm Control (79) Layer 2 (L2) Management (83) Cable Diagnostics (87) Auto Denial of Service (DoS) (89) Auto V oIP (93) ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 43 C HAPTER 4 The Web Configurator This section introduces the con figuration and functions of the web config urator . 4.1 Introduction The web configur ator is an HTML-based manage ment interface that allows easy setup and management of the Switch via Internet browser . Use Internet Explorer 6.0 and later or Netscap ...

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    Chapter 4 The Web Configurator GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 44 Figure 16 Web Configura t or: Login 4 Click Login to view the first web configurator screen. 4.3 The St atus Screen The System screen is the first screen that displa ys when you access the web configurator . The following figure shows the navigating compon ents of the web configurator ...

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    Chapter 4 The Web Configurator GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 45 4.3.1 The LED Panel Use the LED panel to view the status of the individual ports. The LED pane l in the web configurator upda tes automa tically every 5 seconds. Figure 18 LED Panel The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.3.2 The Navigation Panel Navigate to indivi ...

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    Chapter 4 The Web Configurator GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 46 4.3.3 Change Y our Password After you log in for the first time, it is reco mmended y ou change the default administrator password. Click System , Password to display the next screen. Mirror Use th is screen to copy traffic from one port or ports to anoth er port in order th at you ca ...

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    Chapter 4 The Web Configurator GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 47 Figure 19 Change Administr ator Login Password 4.4 Saving Y our Configuration When you are done mo difying the settings in a screen, click Apply to save your changes back to the Switch. 4.5 Switch Lockout Y ou could block yourself (and all others) from using the web configurator if y ...

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    Chapter 4 The Web Configurator GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 48 Figure 20 Web Configu r ator: Logout Link 4.8 Help The web configur ator ’ s online help has des criptions of individual screens an d some supplementary information. Click the Help link from a web configurator screen to view an online help description of that screen. ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 49 C HAPTER 5 System This chapter describes the system screens. 5.1 System Screen The home screen of the web configurator displa ys general system information and allows you to perform system maintenance. Click System > S tatus in the navigation panel to view device specific information such as system name, firmwa ...

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    Chapter 5 System GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 50 5.1.1 Configure IP Address Use the Configure IP Addr ess sc reen to set up the IP addr ess manually . The following screen appears when you click the existing IP address in the System > S tatus screen. Figure 22 Configure IP Address The following table describes the labels in this screen. 5.1.2 ...

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    Chapter 5 System GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 51 Select the Enable L2 T able Aging checkbox and enter the amount of time in seconds (up to 1048575) that the Switch remembers MAC address entries. Select “0” to disable L2 table aging. Click Apply to save your configuration changes. 5.1.3 Backup Settings Backing up your Switch config urations a ...

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    Chapter 5 System GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 52 5.2 System: Change Password Use the Change Password screen to change the administrator user name and password for the Switch. Click System > Password to view the screen as shown. Figure 26 System: Password The following table describes the labels in this screen. 5.3 Firmware Upgrade Make sure yo ...

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    Chapter 5 System GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 53 Figure 27 Firmware Upg rade T ype the path and file name of the firmware file you wish to upload to the Switch in the File Path text box or click Br owse to locate it. After you have specified the file, click Upgrade . After the firmware upgrade process is complete, see the System > S tatus scr ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 55 C HAPTER 6 Port Settings This chapter describes how to view and co nfigure the port settings on the Switch. 6.1 Port S t atus Use this screen to view Switch port settings. Click Port in the navig a tion pa nel to display the Port S tatus screen. Figure 29 Port S tatus The following table describes the labels in th ...

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    Chapter 6 Port Settings GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 56 6.2 Port Configuration Use this screen to configure individual po rt settings.Cli ck a port number in the Port S tatus screen to access this screen. Figure 30 Port Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 9 Por t Configurat ion LABEL DESCRIPTION Port This ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 57 C HAPTER 7 System and Port Statistics This chapter describes the overview and individual port stat istics screens. 7.1 Overview The statistics screen of th e web configurator disp lays a port statistical summary with links to each port showing statistical details. 7.2 St atistics Summary Click St a t i s t i c s i ...

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    Chapter 7 System and Port Stat istics GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 58 7.3 Port S t atistics Click a number in the Port column in the S tatistics screen to display individual port statistics. Use this screen to check status and detailed performance data about an individual port on the Switch. Figure 32 S tatus: Port Deta ils The following table de ...

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    Chapter 7 S ystem and Port Statistics GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 59 Discards This field show s the number discarde d (dropped) packets. Errors This field shows the number of packets for which transmission failed because of excessive collision. QLength This field shows the number of packets currently buf fered. RX The following fields display d ...

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    Chapter 7 System and Port Stat istics GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 60 512-1023 ByteP kts This field shows the number of packet s (including bad packets) received that were between 512 and 1023 octets in length. 1024-1518 ByteP kts This field shows the number of packet s (including bad packets) received that were between 10 24 and 1522 octets in l ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 61 C HAPTER 8 VLAN This chapter shows you h o w to configure IEEE 80 2.1Q tagged VLANs. 8.1 Introduction to IEEE 802.1Q T agged VLANs A tagged VLAN uses an explicit tag (VLAN ID) in the MAC header to identify the VLAN membership of a frame across bridges - they are not confined to the switch on which they were create ...

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    Chapter 8 VLAN GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 62 8.2 St atic VLAN Use a IEEE 802.1Q VLAN to deci de whether an incoming frame on a port should be • sent to a VLAN group as normal d epending on its VLA N tag. • sent to a group whether it has a VLAN tag or not. Y ou can also tag all outgoing frames (that we re previously untagged) from a port wit ...

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    Chapter 8 VLAN GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 63 8.2.2 Create IEEE 80 2.1Q VLAN Screen See Section 8.1 on page 6 1 for more informa tion on VLANs. Click VLAN in the navigation panel to display th e IEEE 802.1Q VLAN screen as shown next. Figure 34 VLAN: Create VLAN The following table describes the labels in this screen. 8.2.3 Edit IEEE 802.1Q VLAN ...

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    Chapter 8 VLAN GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 64 Figure 35 VLAN: Edit VLAN The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 14 VLAN: Edit VLAN LABEL DESCRIPTION VLAN ID Select which VLAN you want to configure. Click Remo ve This VLAN to remove this VLAN from the Switch. Note: VLAN 1 cannot be removed. Display All VLAN Click this butt ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 65 C HAPTER 9 Trunking This chapter shows you how to logically aggreg ate physical links to form one logical, high er- bandwidth link. 9.1 T runking Overview T runking is the grou ping of physical ports into one logical higher-capacity link. Y ou ma y want to trunk ports if for exampl e, it is cheaper to use multiple ...

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    Chapter 9 Trunking GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 66 Figure 36 T runk Setting The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 15 T runking: Configuration LABEL DESCRIPTION Distribution Criterion T runking us es a distribution algori thm to balance traffic between trunk members. Select the traffic distribution algorithm be tween trun ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 67 C HAPTER 10 Mirroring This chapter discusses port mirroring. 10.1 Port Mirroring Settings Port mirroring allows you to copy traffic flow to a monito r port (the port you copy the traf fic to) in order that you can examine the traffi c from the mirrored port without interference. Click Mirr or in the navigation pan ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 69 C HAPTER 11 QoS This chapter introduces the quality of servi ce (QoS) parameters yo u can configure on the Switch. 1 1.1 QoS Overview QoS is used to help solve perfo rma nce degradation when there is network cong estion. U se the QoS Setting screen to configure queuing algo rithms for outgoing traffic. Queuing alg ...

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    Chapter 11 QoS GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 70 1 1.2 QoS Enhancement Y ou can configure the Switch to prioritize traffi c even if the incoming packets are not marked with IEEE 802.1p priority tags or change the existing priority tags ba sed on the criteria you select. The Switch allows you to choose one of the following methods for assigning prio ...

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    Chapter 11 QoS GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 71 Figure 38 QoS Setting The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 17 QoS Setting LABEL DESCRIPTION Advanced Click this link to configure QoS settings based on port number , IP address or configure DSCP or T oS priority to 802.1p priori ty mappings. Number of queues This field dis ...

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    Chapter 11 QoS GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 72 1 1.3.1 Change Number of Queues Use the Change Number of Queues screen to edit the number of queues on the Switch. Click Change in the QoS Setting screen to view the following screen. Figure 39 Change Number of Queues Select the number of queues from the Number of Queues drop down list box and click ...

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    Chapter 11 QoS GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 73 Figure 40 Port Based QoS The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 18 Port Based QoS LABEL DESCRIPTION Mode Select Port Based QoS to specify priority rules based on the port of incoming packet s . Change Prior ity Configure the following: • Port - Select the number of the por ...

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    Chapter 11 QoS GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 74 1 1.4.2 DSCP Based QoS The Switch allows you to create a mapping table between Differentiated Services Code Points (DSCPs) tags and IEEE 802.1p prio rity tags. 1 1.4.3 Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) Overview Differentiated Services (Dif fServ) is a class of service (CoS) model that marks p ...

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    Chapter 11 QoS GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 75 Figure 41 DSCP Based QoS The following table describes the labels in this screen. 1 1.4.5 T oS Based QoS Y ou can configure the Switch to assign a IEEE 802.1p priority to packets coming into the Switch with T ype of Service (T oS) pr iority assigned to them. Select T oS Based QoS in the QoS Enhancem ...

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    Chapter 11 QoS GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 76 Figure 42 T oS Based QoS The following table describes the labels in this screen. 1 1.4.6 IP Address Based QoS Y ou can configure the Switch to a ssign a higher priority to packets coming into the Switch from specific IP addresses. Select IP Address Based QoS in the QoS Enhancemen t Setting screen to ...

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    Chapter 11 QoS GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 77 Figure 43 IP Address Based QoS The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 21 IP Addres s Based QoS LABEL DESCRIPTION Mode Select IP Addres s Based QoS to give hi gher or lower priority to packets coming into the Switch from a specified source IP address. Add Entry Enter the IP a ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 79 C HAPTER 12 Port Rate Limit and Storm Control This chapter shows you how you can manage ba ndwidth on each port a nd set up broadcast storm control settings using the Port Rate and S torm Control screens. 12.1 Port Rate Screen Rate control means defining a maximum allowable bandwid th for incoming and/or out-going ...

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    Chapter 12 Po rt Rate Lim it and Storm Co ntrol GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 80 12.1.1 Rate Limit Screen Click a port number in the Port Rate screen to bring up the screen as shown next. Figure 45 Rate Limit Configuration The following table describes the re lated labels in this screen. T able 23 Rate Limit Configuration LABEL DESCRIPTION Ingress ...

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    Chapter 12 Port Rate Li mit and Storm Control GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 81 12.1.2 Broadcast St orm Control Setup Broadcast storm control limits the nu mber of broadcast, multicast and unknown unicast (also referred to as Destination Look up Failure or DLF) packets the Switch receives per second on the ports. When the ma ximum number of allo w ...

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    Chapter 12 Po rt Rate Lim it and Storm Co ntrol GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 82 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 24 Broadcas t S torm Cont rol LABEL DESCRIPTION Port Select the port numbe r for which you want to configure storm control settings or select Apply settings to all ports to configure all the port s at onc ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 83 C HAPTER 13 Layer 2 (L2) Management Use these screens to add, delete and view entries in the Layer 2 (L2) address table. 13.1 Configuring L2 Management Layer 2 (L2) management refers to management based on the Media Access Control (MAC) address of networking devices. A static Me dia Access Control (MAC) address is ...

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    Chapter 13 Layer 2 (L 2) Management GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 84 13.1.1 Add a S tatic MAC Address Entry Click Add in the L2 Address Management screen to display the configuration screen as shown. Figure 48 Add a S tatic MAC Entry The following table describes the labels in this screen. 13.2 V iewing the L2 Address T able Use the L2 Address T a ...

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    Chapter 13 Layer 2 (L2 ) Management GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 85 Figure 49 Display L2 Address T able The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 27 Display L2 Address T able LABEL DESCRIPTION Reload Address T able Click this to update all the fields in the L2 Address table. Item This is the i ndex number of the MAC address ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 87 C HAPTER 14 Cable Diagnostics This chapter explains the Cable Diagnostics screen. 14.1 Diagnostics Overview The cable diagn ostics functi on works with systems using CA T -5 twisted-pair cables. The Switch can perform basic cable diagnostics. Click Cable Diagnostic in the navigation panel to view the screen as sho ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 89 C HAPTER 15 Auto Denial of Service (DoS) This chapter shows you how to configure auto matic Denial of Service prevention on the Switch. 15.1 About Denial of Service Att acks Denial of Service (DoS) attacks try to disable a device or netw ork so users no longer ha ve access to network resource s. The Switch has fea ...

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    Chapter 15 Auto Deni al of Service (DoS) GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 90 15.2 Global Auto DoS Att ack Prevention Use the Global Auto DoS Attack Prevention screen to configure DoS attack prevention settings for the Switch. Click Auto DoS in the navigat ion panel to open the following screen. Figure 51 Global Auto DoS Atta ck Prevention The followi ...

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    Chapter 15 Auto Denial of Service (DoS) GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 91 Figure 52 Advanced Auto DoS Att ack Prevention The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 31 Advanced Auto DoS Attack Prevention LABEL DESCRIPTION Global Click this link to view th e Global Auto DoS Atta ck Prevention screen. Port Select the port you w a ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 93 C HAPTER 16 Auto VoIP This chapter shows you h o w to give higher prio rity to V oice over Internet Protocol (V oIP) packets over other data packets as they pass through the Switch. 16.1 About Auto V oIP V oice over Internet Protocol (V oIP) allows tele phone calls to be made over a data network like the Internet. ...

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    Chapter 16 Auto VoIP GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 94 Figure 53 Auto V oIP Settings The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 32 Auto V oIP Settings LABEL DESCRIPTION Profiles Select Disable if you don’t want to give higher prio rity to V oIP traffic or select IP Phone to give the highest priority to SIP , MGCP and SCCP pac ...

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    95 P ART III Management and T roubleshooting Event Logging (97) SNMP (105) RMON-Lite (1 19) Dynamic ARP (135) T roubleshooting (139) Product Specification s (143) ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 97 C HAPTER 17 Event Logging This chapter shows you different ways to inspect logs and how to configure an external log server . 17.1 Event Logging Overview Y ou can configure the Switch to s ave specific events in different log tar gets: RAM - This log is saved into the Switch’ s vola tile memory . The logs are cl ...

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    Chapter 17 Event Logging GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 98 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 17.3 Logging: Add Server Use this screen to configure a new syslog entry . Click Add Server in the Logging scre en to view the screen as shown. Figure 55 Logging: Add Server The following table describes the labels in this screen. T a ...

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    Chapter 17 Even t Logging GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 99 17.4 V iewing RAM and Flash Logs Use these screens to view or export RAM or Flash logs. Click RAM Logs or Flash Logs in the navigation pa nel to view th e Logs - RAM or Logs - Flash screen. " The RAM Logs and Flash Logs screen cont ain the same fields as the Logs - RAM or Logs - Flas ...

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    Chapter 17 Event Logging GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 100 17.5 Searching RAM and Flash Logs Use these screens to search RAM and Flash lo gs based on level and category . Click the Search link in the Logs - RAM or Logs - Fl ash scre en to view the screen as shown. Level This field displays the severity level of the log event. The p ossible severit ...

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    Chapter 17 Even t Logging GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 101 Figure 57 Searching: RAM/Flash Logs ...

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    Chapter 17 Event Logging GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 102 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 17.5.1 Search Result s The Search Results - RAM/Flash screen displays the results of your log query . Click Submit in the Logs - Search sc reen to view the logs which match your search criteria. Figure 58 Logs: Search Result s The fo ...

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    Chapter 17 Even t Logging GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 103 Category This fiel d displays what category the log entry fits. The categories are based on software and hardware featu res of the Switch. For example the category AUTODOS records events which deal with the Auto D enial of Service features you set up and the category SYSTEM record s even ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 105 C HAPTER 18 SNMP This chapter describes how to user Simple Netw ork Management Protocol (SNMP) to manage and monitor the Switch. 18.1 About SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an application layer protocol us ed to manage and monitor TCP/IP-based devices. SNMP is used to exchange management informat ...

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    Chapter 18 SNMP GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 106 SNMP itself is a simple request/response prot ocol based on the manager/agent model. The manager issues a request and the agent retu rns responses using the following protocol operations: 18.1.1 Supported MIBs MIBs let administrators collect statisti cs and monitor status and pe rformance. The Swit ...

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    Chapter 18 SNMP GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 107 In addition, SNMP managers can also be re quired to authenticate with agents before conducting SNMP management sessions. " SNMP v3 is enabled when you create SNMP groups and users. Once SNMP v3 is enabled, you must configure unique SNMP co mmunities for SNMP v1 and/or SNMP v2c access. 18.1.4 ...

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    Chapter 18 SNMP GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 108 Figure 61 SNMP Group The following table describes the labels in this screen. 18.2.1 SNMP Group: Create Use the SNMP Group: Create scre en to add an SNMP group. Click on the Cr eate New Group link in the SNMP Gr oup screen. The screen displays as shown. Figure 62 SNMP Group: Create T able 41 SNMP G ...

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    Chapter 18 SNMP GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 109 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 18.2.2 SNMP Group: Modify Click on the Group ID number or select a Group ID from the Group ID drop down list box in the SNMP Group screen to modify the settin gs of an existing group. Figure 63 SNMP Group: Modify The following table describe ...

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    Chapter 18 SNMP GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 11 0 18.3 SNMP User An SNMP user is an SNMP manager . SNMP ma nagers must use the proper SNMP user and group credentials to gain access to and ma nage agents such as the Switch. Use the SN MP User screen to create SNMP users and associa te them to SNMP groups. Click SNMP > User to view the screen as ...

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    Chapter 18 SNMP GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 111 Figure 65 SNMP User: Create The following table describes the labels in this screen. 18.3.2 SNMP User: Modify Click on the User ID number or select a User ID from the User ID drop down list box in the SNMP User screen to modify the settings of an existing user . Figure 66 SNMP User: Modify T able ...

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    Chapter 18 SNMP GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 11 2 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 18.4 SNMP Community SNMP communities act like passwords and are used to define the security parameters of SNMP clients in an SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c environments. The default SNMP community is “public” for both SNMP v1 and SNMP v2 c before ...

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    Chapter 18 SNMP GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 11 3 18.4.1 SNMP Community: Create Click on the Cr e ate New Community link in the SNMP Community screen to add an SNMP community . The screen displays as shown. Figure 68 SNMP Community: Create The following table describes the labels in this screen. Community St r i n g This field indicates the SNMP ...

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    Chapter 18 SNMP GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 11 4 18.4.2 SNMP Community: Modify Click on the Community ID number or select a Community ID from the Community ID drop down list box in the SNMP Community screen to modify the settings of an existing community . Figure 69 SNMP Community: Modify The following table describes the labels in this screen. ...

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    Chapter 18 SNMP GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 11 5 Figure 70 SNMP Notification The following table describes the labels in this screen. 18.6 SNMP T rap S t ation SNMP traps are used to send out SNMP notifications of ur gent or normal events in the system to external management stations. Use the SNMP T rap S tation screen to enable the sending of ...

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    Chapter 18 SNMP GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 11 6 Figure 71 SNMP T rap S tation The following table describes the labels in this screen. 18.6.1 SNMP T rap St ation: Create Click on the Create New T rap S tation link in the SNMP T rap S tation screen to add an SNMP T rap Station. The screen displays as shown. Figure 72 SNMP T rap S tation: Crea te ...

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    Chapter 18 SNMP GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 11 7 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 18.6.2 SNMP T rap St ation: Modify Click on the T rap S tation ID number or select a Tr a p S t a t i o n I D from the T rap S tation ID drop down list box in the SNMP T rap S tatio n screen to modify the settings of an existing trap statio ...

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    Chapter 18 SNMP GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 11 8 ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 11 9 C HAPTER 19 RMON-Lite This chapter explains how to configure the RMON-Lite screens. 19.1 RMON-Lite Overview The Remote Network Monitoring Management Information Base (RMON MIB) defines objects for managing remote network monitoring devices. The remote network monitoring devices, referred to as monitors or probes ...

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    Chapter 19 RMON-Lite GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 120 Figure 74 RMON S t atistics: Overview The following table describes the labels in this screen. 19.3 RMON-Lite S tatistics: Port Use this screen to enable statistics gat hering a nd view the statistics for individual ports. Click on a port number in the RMON S tatistics: Overview s creen to vie ...

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    Chapter 19 RMON-Lite GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 121 Figure 75 RMON S tatistics: Port The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 55 RMON S tatistics: Port LABEL DESCRIPTION RMON MIB T able : Use this drop down list box to select the MIB table you want to view . Click Apply to refresh the screen to the selected MIB table vie ...

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    Chapter 19 RMON-Lite GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 122 19.4 RMON-Lite History MIB RMON-Lite History MIB configuration is divid ed into two parts: [2] History Control an d [2] History S tatistics . • Use the [2] History Control screens to view and define the statistical sampling of data from activity in your network. S tatistical sam pling is con ...

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    Chapter 19 RMON-Lite GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 123 Figure 76 RMON History Control: Overview . The following table describes the labels in this screen. 19.4.2 RMON History Control: Modify Use the RMON History Control: Modify screen to define the statistical sampling of data from activity in your network. Click an index number in the RMON Histo ...

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    Chapter 19 RMON-Lite GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 124 Figure 77 RMON History Control: Modify The following table describes the labels in this screen. 19.4.3 RMON History St atistics: Overview Use the RMON History S tatistics: Overview screen to view the results of statistical sampling on the ports. Select [2] History S tatistics from the RMON MIB ...

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    Chapter 19 RMON-Lite GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 125 Figure 78 RMON History S tatistics: Overview . The following table describes the labels in this screen. 19.4.4 RMON History St atistics: Control Use the RMON History S tatistics: Contr ol screen to view the de tails of each polling sample collected for the history control index entries you co ...

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    Chapter 19 RMON-Lite GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 126 Figure 79 RMON History S tatistics: Control The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 59 RMON History Statistics: Control LABEL DESCRIPTION RMON MIB Ta b l e : Use this drop down list box to select the MIB table you want to view . Click Apply to refresh the screen to the ...

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    Chapter 19 RMON-Lite GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 127 19.5 RMON Alarm: Overview Use the RMON Alarm: Overview screen to view configured alarms that occur w hen the sampled data exceeds the specified thr eshold. T o open this screen select [3] Alarm in the RMON MIB T able: drop down list box in the RMON-Lite screen. Figure 80 RMON Alarm: Overview ...

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    Chapter 19 RMON-Lite GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 128 19.5.1 RMON Alarm: Create New Alarm Use the RMON Alarm: Create New Alarm screen to configure RMON ala rms. Click Create new Alarm view the screen as shown. Y ou can also click an al arm index entry in the RMON Al arm: Overview screen to edit an existing alarm configuration. " The RMON Ala ...

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    Chapter 19 RMON-Lite GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 129 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 19.6 RMON Event: Overview Use the RMON Event: Overview screen to view and delete ev ent entries configured on the Switch. Select [9] Event from the RMON MIB T able: drop down listbox in the RMON-Lite screen to view the screen as shown. ...

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    Chapter 19 RMON-Lite GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 130 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 19.6.1 RMON Event: Create New Event Use the RMON Event: Create and the RMON Event: Modify screens to configure RMON events. Click Create new Event in the RMON Event: Overview screen to view the screen as shown. Y ou can also click an ev ...

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    Chapter 19 RMON-Lite GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 131 Figure 83 RMON Event: Create New Event The following table describes the labels in this screen. 19.7 RMON Event Log: Overview Use the RMON Event Log: Overview screen to vi ew the event log entries gene rated on the Switch. All the entries in this table are generated by t h e RMON-Lite probe w ...

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    Chapter 19 RMON-Lite GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 132 Select [9] Event Log in the RMON MIB T able: drop down list box in any RMON Lite screen to view the screen as shown. Figure 84 RMON Event Log: Ov erview . The following table describes the labels in this screen. 19.7.1 RMON Event Log: Event Use the RMON Event Log: Event screen to view the deta ...

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    Chapter 19 RMON-Lite GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 133 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 65 RMON Ev ent Log: Even t LABEL DESCRIPTION RMON MIB Ta b l e : Use this drop down list box to select the MIB table you want to view . Click Apply to refresh the screen to the selected MIB table view . Refresh Click this to upda ...

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    Chapter 19 RMON-Lite GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 134 ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 135 C HAPTER 20 Dynamic ARP This chapter describes how to activate dynamic Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) learning and how to enter static ARP table entries. 20.1 ARP T able Overview Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is a prot ocol for mapping an Internet Protocol address (IP address) to a physical machine address ...

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    Chapter 20 Dynam ic ARP GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 136 Figure 86 Dynamic ARP The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 66 ARP Table LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable Dynamic ARP Select or deselect this to activate or deactivate Dynamic ARP on the Switch. Note: Y ou must activate dynamic ARP first if you want to add static ARP table ...

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    Chapter 20 Dynamic ARP GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 137 20.3 V iewing ARP T able Entries Click Dynamic ARP > ARP Entries in the navigation panel to open the following screen. Use this screen to view and add entries to the ARP table. Figure 87 Viewing ARP T able Entries The following table describes the labels in this screen. 20.4 Adding ARP T ...

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    Chapter 20 Dynam ic ARP GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 138 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 68 ARP Table LABEL DESCRIPTION MAC Address (XX-XX-XX- XX-XX-XX) Enter the MAC address in 6 pair hexadecimal format of the network de vice you want to be allowed to communicate via the Switch. An examp le entry of a MAC address ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 139 C HAPTER 21 Troubleshooting This chapter offers some sugg estions to solve problems you might encounter . The potential problems are divided into the following categories. • Power , Hardware Connections, and LEDs • Switch Access and Login 21.1 Power , Hardware Connections, and LEDs V The Switch does not turn ...

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    Chapter 21 Trou bleshooting GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 140 1 The default IP address is 192.168.1.1 . 2 If this does not work, you have to reset the device to its factory defaults. See Section 3.3 on page 38 . V I forgot the usernam e and/or password. 1 The default username is admin and the default password is 1234 . 2 If this does not work, you ...

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    Chapter 21 Trou bleshooting GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 141 Check that you have enabled logins for HTTP or telnet. If you have configured a secured client IP address, your computer ’ s IP addr ess must match it. Refe r to the chapter on access control for details. 3 Disconnect and re-connect the cord to the Switch. 4 If this does not work, yo ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 143 C HAPTER 22 Product Specifications This chapter gives details about your Switch’ s hardware and firmware features. 22.1 General Switch Specifications The following tables list th e product specifications. T able 69 Physical and Env ironmen tal Specifications LEDs Per Switch: PWR Per Gigabit port: LNK/ACT , FDX ...

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    Chapter 22 Product Specifications GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 144 T able 70 General Product Specifications Interface GS-1524: 20 1000BASE-T RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet ports GS-1548: 44 1000BASE-T RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet ports 4 Dual-personality interfaces, each consisting of one 1000BASE-T RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet po rt and one Mini-GBIC (Small Form-Fa ...

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    Chapter 22 Product Specifications GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 145 This section describes the general software features of the Sw itch. T able 71 Management Specifications System Control Alarm/S tatus surveillance LED indication for power status Performance monitoring Line speed Four RMON groups (history , statistics, alarms, and events) Through ...

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    Chapter 22 Product Specifications GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 146 Firmware Upgrade Download new firmware (when available) from the ZyXEL web site and use the web configu rator to put it on the Switch. Note: Only upload firmware for your spe cific model! Configuration Backup & Restoration Make a copy of th e Switch’s configur ation and put ...

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    147 P ART IV Appendices and Index IP Addresses and Subnetting (151) Legal Information (157) Customer Support (161) Index (167) ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 149 A PPENDIX A IP Addresses and Subnetting This appendix introduces IP addresses and subnet masks. IP addresses identify ind ividual devices on a network. Every networking device (includin g computers, servers, routers, printe rs, etc.) ne eds an IP address to communicate across the network. These networking devices ...

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    Appendix A IP Addre sses and Subnetting GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 150 Figure 89 Network Num ber and H ost ID How much of the IP address is the network number and how much is the host ID varies according to the s ubnet mask. Subnet Masks A subnet mask is used to dete rmine which bits are part of th e network number , and which bits are part of ...

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    Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 151 Subnet masks are expressed in dotted decimal no tation just like IP addresses. The follow ing examples show the binary and decimal not ation for 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit an d 29-bit subnet masks. Network Size The size of the network number determines the max imum number of poss ...

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    Appendix A IP Addre sses and Subnetting GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 152 Subnetting Y ou can use subnetting to divide one network into multiple sub-networks. In the following example a network administrator creates two sub-networks to isolate a group of servers from the rest of the c ompany network for security reasons. In this example, the compa ...

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    Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 153 Figure 91 Subnetting Example: After Subnetting In a 25-bit subnet the host ID has 7 bits , so each sub-network has a maximum of 2 7 – 2 or 126 possible hosts (a host ID of all zeroes is the subnet’ s address itself, all ones is the subnet’ s broadcast address). 192.168 ...

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    Appendix A IP Addre sses and Subnetting GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 154 Example: Eight Subnet s Similarly , use a 27-bit mask to create eight subnets (000, 00 1, 010, 01 1, 100, 101, 1 10 and 111 ) . The following table shows IP address last octet values for each subnet. T able 78 Subnet 2 IP/SUBNET MASK NETWORK NUMBER LAST OCTET BI T VA L U E I ...

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    Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 155 Subnet Planning The following table is a summary for su bnet planning on a network with a 24-bit network number . The following table is a summary for su bnet planning on a network with a 16-bit network number . 5 128 129 158 159 6 160 161 190 191 7 192 193 222 223 8 224 225 ...

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    Appendix A IP Addre sses and Subnetting GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 156 Configuring IP Addresses Where you obtain your netwo rk number depends on yo ur particular situation. If the ISP or your network administrator assigns yo u a bloc k of registered IP addresses, follow their instructions in selecting the IP addresses and the subnet mask. If th ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 157 A PPENDIX B Legal Information Copyright Copyright © 2007 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this publication may not be reprod uced in any part or as a whole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, tran slated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, el ectronic, mecha ...

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    Appendix B Legal In formation GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 158 FCC W arning This device has been tested and foun d to comply with the limits for a Class A digital switch, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Thes e limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a co mmercial environment. Thi s device generat ...

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    Appendix B Legal Information GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 159 condition. Any replacement will consist of a ne w or re-manufactured f unctionally equivalent product of equal or higher value, and will be so lely at the discretion of ZyXEL. This warranty shall not apply if the product has been modified, misused, tamp ered with, damaged by an act of ...

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    Appendix B Legal In formation GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 160 ...

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    GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 161 A PPENDIX C Customer Support Please have the following information r eady when you contact customer support. Required Information • Product model and serial number . • W arranty Information. • Date that you received your de vice. • Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solv e it. “+ ...

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    Appendix C Custo mer Support GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 162 • Re g u la r Ma i l : ZyXEL Communications, C zech s.r .o., Modranská 621, 143 01 Praha 4 - Modrany , Ceská Republika Denmark • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.dk • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.dk • T elephone: +45-39-55-07-00 • Fax: +45-39-55-07-07 • W eb: www .zyxel.dk • ...

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    Appendix C Customer Support GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 163 India • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.in • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.in • T elephone: +91-1 1-30888144 to +91 -11-308 88153 • Fax: +91-1 1-30888149, +91 -11-2 6810715 • W eb: http://www .zyxel.in • Re g u l ar Ma i l : India - ZyXEL T e chnology Indi a Pvt Ltd., I I- F l oo ...

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    Appendix C Custo mer Support GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 164 • Re g ul a r M a il : ZyXEL Communications Inc., 1 130 N. Miller S t., Anaheim, CA 92806- 2001, U.S.A. Norway • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.no • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.no • T elephone: +47-22-80-61-80 • Fax: +47-22-80-61-81 • W eb: www .zyxel.no • Re g ul a r Ma i l ...

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    Appendix C Customer Support GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 165 Sweden • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.se • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.se • T elephone: +46-31-744-7700 • Fax: +46-31-744-7701 • W eb: www .zyxel.se • Re g ul a r M a il : ZyXEL Communications A/S, Sjöporten 4, 41764 Götebor g, Sweden Thailand • Support E-mail: support@z ...

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    Appendix C Custo mer Support GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 166 ...

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    Index GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 167 Index A adding VLANs 63 Address Resolution Logic (ARL) table 50 Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) 135 alternative subnet mask notation 151 applications backbone 27 bridging 28 IEEE 802.1Q VLAN 29 switched workgroup 28 ARL (Address Resolution Logic) table 50 ARP how it works 135 viewing 135 , 137 ARP (Addres ...

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    Index GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 168 front panel 35 G general features 144 getting help 48 H hardware installation 31 mounting 32 hardware overview 35 help, web configu rator 48 I IANA 156 ingress mirror 67 installation freest anding 31 precautions 32 rack-mounting 32 Internet Assigned Nu mbers Authority See IANA 156 introduction 27 IP address ...

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    Index GS-1524/GS- 1548 User’s Guide 169 P passwor d 46 port details 58 port mirro ring 67 , 144 port security 89 overview 89 port settings 55 , 56 port statistics 57 ports mirroring 67 speed/duplex 56 power connector 39 power supply specifica tions 143 prioritizi ng V oIP traffic 93 product registration 159 product specification 144 PVID 61 PVID ...

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    Index GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide 170 T tagged VLAN 61 trademarks 157 transceiver installation 36 removal 37 traps, SNMP 106 trunk group 65 trunking 28 , 65 , 144 configuration 66 distribution criterion 65 T ype of Service (T oS) 74 V ventilation holes 32 VID 61 number of possible VIDs 61 priority frame 61 VID (VLAN Identifier) 61 viewing MAC en ...

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