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Contents 1 Introduction 9 System Description 9 PowerConnect 2808 9 PowerConnect 2816 9 PowerConnect 2824 10 PowerConnect 2848 10 Summary of PowerConnect Models 11 Features 11 General Features 11 MAC Address Supported Features 13 Layer 2 Features 13 VLAN Supported Features 14 Spanning Tree Protocol Features 15 Class of Service (CoS) Features 16 Ethernet Switch Management Features 16 2 Hardware Description 17 Switch Port Configurations...
Contents 1 Introduction 9 System Description 9 PowerConnect 2808 9 PowerConnect 2816 9 PowerConnect 2824 10 PowerConnect 2848 10 Summary of PowerConnect Models 11 Features 11 General Features 11 MAC Address Supported Features 13 Layer 2 Features 13 VLAN Supported Features 14 Spanning Tree Protocol Features 15 Class of Service (CoS) Features 16 Ethernet Switch Management Features 16 2 Hardware Description 17 Switch Port Configurations...
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... Advanced Configuration 44 Retrieving an IP Address From a DHCP Server 45 4 Contents Managed Mode 40 Initial Configuration - Power Connectors 26 Internal Power Supply Connector 26 3 Installing the PowerConnect Device 27 Installation Precautions 27 Site Requirements 28 Unpacking 28 Package Contents 28 Unpacking the Device 28 Mounting the Device 29 Overview 29 Device...
... Advanced Configuration 44 Retrieving an IP Address From a DHCP Server 45 4 Contents Managed Mode 40 Initial Configuration - Power Connectors 26 Internal Power Supply Connector 26 3 Installing the PowerConnect Device 27 Installation Precautions 27 Site Requirements 28 Unpacking 28 Package Contents 28 Unpacking the Device 28 Mounting the Device 29 Overview 29 Device...
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... Configuration 47 Password Recovery 47 Software Download Through TFTP Server 47 Management Modes 49 Default Values 49 Transitioning Between Modes 50 Returning to Managed Mode 51 5 Using Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator 53 Understanding the Interface 53 Device Representation 54 ...Using the Switch Administrator Buttons 55 Information Buttons 55 Device Management Buttons 56 Starting the Application 56 Access...
... Configuration 47 Password Recovery 47 Software Download Through TFTP Server 47 Management Modes 49 Default Values 49 Transitioning Between Modes 50 Returning to Managed Mode 51 5 Using Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator 53 Understanding the Interface 53 Device Representation 54 ...Using the Switch Administrator Buttons 55 Information Buttons 55 Device Management Buttons 56 Starting the Application 56 Access...
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Configuring RADIUS Global Parameters 71 Defining SNMP Parameters 74 Defining SNMP Global Parameters 75 Defining Communities 76 Defining SNMP Notification Recipients 78 Managing Files 80 Downloading Files 80 Uploading Files 82 Restoring Default Settings 83 Defining DHCP Server Settings 83 Configuring DHCP Properties 84 Defining Network Pool 85 ...
Configuring RADIUS Global Parameters 71 Defining SNMP Parameters 74 Defining SNMP Global Parameters 75 Defining Communities 76 Defining SNMP Notification Recipients 78 Managing Files 80 Downloading Files 80 Uploading Files 82 Restoring Default Settings 83 Defining DHCP Server Settings 83 Configuring DHCP Properties 84 Defining Network Pool 85 ...
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... CoS Global Parameters 149 Defining QoS Interface Settings 150 Defining Queue Settings 151 Mapping CoS Values to Queues 153 Mapping DSCP Values to Queues 154 A Managing the Device Using the CLI 157 Accessing the Device Through the CLI 157 Console Connection 157 Telnet Connection 157 Contents 7
... CoS Global Parameters 149 Defining QoS Interface Settings 150 Defining Queue Settings 151 Mapping CoS Values to Queues 153 Mapping DSCP Values to Queues 154 A Managing the Device Using the CLI 157 Accessing the Device Through the CLI 157 Console Connection 157 Telnet Connection 157 Contents 7
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..., while enhancing and improving network traffic control. The switches are ideal for installing, configuring and maintaining the PowerConnect 2808, PowerConnect 2816, PowerConnect 2824, and PowerConnect 2848 Webmanaged Gigabit Ethernet switches. These PowerConnect devices are managed by Dell's OpenManage Switch Administrator. Introduction This User's Guide contains the information needed for the small to medium business that require high performance...
..., while enhancing and improving network traffic control. The switches are ideal for installing, configuring and maintaining the PowerConnect 2808, PowerConnect 2816, PowerConnect 2824, and PowerConnect 2848 Webmanaged Gigabit Ethernet switches. These PowerConnect devices are managed by Dell's OpenManage Switch Administrator. Introduction This User's Guide contains the information needed for the small to medium business that require high performance...
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...configured so that it becomes inaccessible for the same egress port resources. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 11 Provides switch management through the web interface. • Unmanaged Mode - Head of Line ...PowerConnect models. For more information about the management modes, see "Management Modes" on a per-port basis. The default status on all times, except when QoS (Quality of Line (HOL) blocking results in 10/100/1000 Base-T ports 4 SFP (combo) RS232 serial port - Table 1-1. PowerConnect Models Model PowerConnect 2808 PowerConnect 2816 PowerConnect 2824 PowerConnect...
...configured so that it becomes inaccessible for the same egress port resources. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 11 Provides switch management through the web interface. • Unmanaged Mode - Head of Line ...PowerConnect models. For more information about the management modes, see "Management Modes" on a per-port basis. The default status on all times, except when QoS (Quality of Line (HOL) blocking results in 10/100/1000 Base-T ports 4 SFP (combo) RS232 serial port - Table 1-1. PowerConnect Models Model PowerConnect 2808 PowerConnect 2816 PowerConnect 2824 PowerConnect...
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... allows one-to-many and many-to-many connections for untagged frames. This prevents the Bridging Table from incoming packets. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 13 Frames are statically enabled, you can set the destination port of Ethernet connections. Auto-Learning MAC... 2824 switches support a total of 8K MAC addresses, and the PowerConnect 2848 supports a total of transmit power. Classic bridging (IEEE802.1D) is no traffic is addressed to a specific Multicast address, from the incoming frames source address. 802.1D Bridging in Managed and Secure Modes In Managed ...
... allows one-to-many and many-to-many connections for untagged frames. This prevents the Bridging Table from incoming packets. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 13 Frames are statically enabled, you can set the destination port of Ethernet connections. Auto-Learning MAC... 2824 switches support a total of 8K MAC addresses, and the PowerConnect 2848 supports a total of transmit power. Classic bridging (IEEE802.1D) is no traffic is addressed to a specific Multicast address, from the incoming frames source address. 802.1D Bridging in Managed and Secure Modes In Managed ...
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... whether its ports are actively forwarding traffic. IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Spanning Tree can take 30-60 seconds for the switch Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 15 Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) detects uses of IP addresses, subnet masks, default gateway, and other IP parameters... this delay, and can then configure these values to the TFTP client and try to respond. 30-60 seconds is considered too long of managing network parameter assignment from a single DHCP server. Spanning Tree Protocol Features Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) 802.1d Spanning tree is a standard Layer...
... whether its ports are actively forwarding traffic. IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Spanning Tree can take 30-60 seconds for the switch Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 15 Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) detects uses of IP addresses, subnet masks, default gateway, and other IP parameters... this delay, and can then configure these values to the TFTP client and try to respond. 30-60 seconds is considered too long of managing network parameter assignment from a single DHCP server. Spanning Tree Protocol Features Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) 802.1d Spanning tree is a standard Layer...
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..., whereby packets are established or enforced. 802.1p is an extension to view the results, using the Web management interface in the system. 16 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide No bandwidth reservations or limits are related to the same Class of the 802.1Q ... switches support four queues per port. Ethernet Switch Management Features Web-Based Management With a Web-based management interface, the Ethernet Switches' system can classify according to IPv4 information (DSCP). Class of Service (CoS) Features The PowerConnect 28xx system enables users to define various services for...
..., whereby packets are established or enforced. 802.1p is an extension to view the results, using the Web management interface in the system. 16 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide No bandwidth reservations or limits are related to the same Class of the 802.1Q ... switches support four queues per port. Ethernet Switch Management Features Web-Based Management With a Web-based management interface, the Ethernet Switches' system can classify according to IPv4 information (DSCP). Class of Service (CoS) Features The PowerConnect 28xx system enables users to define various services for...
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... full-duplex mode. For more information about management modes and transitioning between management modes and to reset the device. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 17 The following figures illustrate the front panels and back panels of the front panel is the Managed Mode LED which are numbered 1 to ...8, top down and left to transition between them, see "Management Modes" on page 49...
... full-duplex mode. For more information about management modes and transitioning between management modes and to reset the device. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 17 The following figures illustrate the front panels and back panels of the front panel is the Managed Mode LED which are numbered 1 to ...8, top down and left to transition between them, see "Management Modes" on page 49...
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... the device. PowerConnect 2808 Back Panel Figure 2-3. The Power LED on the front panel indicates whether the device is powered on page 49. PowerConnect 2816 Front Panel On the front panel there are 16 ports which indicates the Ethernet switch operational status and the management mode. PowerConnect 2816 Back Panel 18 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User...
... the device. PowerConnect 2808 Back Panel Figure 2-3. The Power LED on the front panel indicates whether the device is powered on page 49. PowerConnect 2816 Front Panel On the front panel there are 16 ports which indicates the Ethernet switch operational status and the management mode. PowerConnect 2816 Back Panel 18 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User...
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... status and the management mode. The system automatically detects the media used at any one time. On the front panel is used . A Mode push-button, located on the right side on a combo port, and utilizes the information in all the control interfaces. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User ...Guide 19 NOTE: Only one of the two physical connections of a combo port can switch from the RJ-45 to reset the device. PowerConnect 2824 Front Panel On the front panel there are 24 ports ...
... status and the management mode. The system automatically detects the media used at any one time. On the front panel is used . A Mode push-button, located on the right side on a combo port, and utilizes the information in all the control interfaces. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User ...Guide 19 NOTE: Only one of the two physical connections of a combo port can switch from the RJ-45 to reset the device. PowerConnect 2824 Front Panel On the front panel there are 24 ports ...
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...management mode. There are LEDs to the SFP (or vice versa) without resetting the device. If both RJ-45 and SFP ports are determined by the physical connection used. On the top right side of a combo port can switch from the RJ-45 to indicate the port status. A Mode push- 20 Dell PowerConnect...fan operations status, and the Power LED on the front panel indicates whether the device is the Managed Mode LED which offers high-speed 1000BASE-SX or 1000BASE-LX connection. PowerConnect 2824 Back Panel Figure 2-7. NOTE: Only one time. The system automatically detects the media used at ...
...management mode. There are LEDs to the SFP (or vice versa) without resetting the device. If both RJ-45 and SFP ports are determined by the physical connection used. On the top right side of a combo port can switch from the RJ-45 to indicate the port status. A Mode push- 20 Dell PowerConnect...fan operations status, and the Power LED on the front panel indicates whether the device is the Managed Mode LED which offers high-speed 1000BASE-SX or 1000BASE-LX connection. PowerConnect 2824 Back Panel Figure 2-7. NOTE: Only one time. The system automatically detects the media used at ...
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... to transition between them, see "Management Modes" on the side panel. PowerConnect 2848 Back Panel Physical Dimensions The PowerConnect 2808 switch has the following physical dimensions: • Height - 43.2 mm (1.7008 in.) • Width - 256 mm (10.079 in.) • Depth - 161.7 mm (6.366 in.) The PowerConnect 2816 and PowerConnect 2824 switches have the following physical...
... to transition between them, see "Management Modes" on the side panel. PowerConnect 2848 Back Panel Physical Dimensions The PowerConnect 2808 switch has the following physical dimensions: • Height - 43.2 mm (1.7008 in.) • Width - 256 mm (10.079 in.) • Depth - 161.7 mm (6.366 in.) The PowerConnect 2816 and PowerConnect 2824 switches have the following physical...
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...One or more information about management modes and transitioning between them, see "Management Modes" on page 49. The following figure illustrates the RJ-45 10/100/1000BASE-T LEDs. 22 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Power ...LED Indications LED Color Green Solid Off Description The switch is a Power LED. The following table describes the Power Supply status LED indications. Table 2-2. No valid image. Fan LED (2824...
...One or more information about management modes and transitioning between them, see "Management Modes" on page 49. The following figure illustrates the RJ-45 10/100/1000BASE-T LEDs. 22 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Power ...LED Indications LED Color Green Solid Off Description The switch is a Power LED. The following table describes the Power Supply status LED indications. Table 2-2. No valid image. Fan LED (2824...
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... has three fans and the PowerConnect 2824 switch has one fan for resetting the device. RJ-45 Copper-based 10/100/1000BASE-T LEDs The RJ-45 LED indications are described in Full Duplex mode. Table 2-5. For more information about management modes and transitioning between modes, press the button normally. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide...
... has three fans and the PowerConnect 2824 switch has one fan for resetting the device. RJ-45 Copper-based 10/100/1000BASE-T LEDs The RJ-45 LED indications are described in Full Duplex mode. Table 2-5. For more information about management modes and transitioning between modes, press the button normally. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide...
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...• A terminal connection is required if the device is to be downloaded from the Dell support website at http://support.dell.com. NOTE: It is performed. 4 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 39 The release notes can be used in a managed mode. After completing all external connections, procede as follows: • If the device .... For initial configuration, the standard device configuration is recommended that you obtain the most recent revision of the user documentation from http://support.dell.com. NOTE: The PowerConnect 2808 has an internal serial port.
...• A terminal connection is required if the device is to be downloaded from the Dell support website at http://support.dell.com. NOTE: It is performed. 4 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 39 The release notes can be used in a managed mode. After completing all external connections, procede as follows: • If the device .... For initial configuration, the standard device configuration is recommended that you obtain the most recent revision of the user documentation from http://support.dell.com. NOTE: The PowerConnect 2808 has an internal serial port.
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... Standard Device Installation Advanced Configuration: IP Address from DHCP Advanced Device Installation Booting the Device - To change between managed and unmanaged modes, press the Mode Button for less than seven seconds. Figure 4-1. Managed Mode The procedure described in dual purpose Mode Button. Installation and Configuration Flow Connect Device and Console Power On... No Loading Program from flash to a VT100 terminal device or VT100 terminal emulator via the RS-232 crossover cable. 2 Locate an AC power receptacle. 40 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide
... Standard Device Installation Advanced Configuration: IP Address from DHCP Advanced Device Installation Booting the Device - To change between managed and unmanaged modes, press the Mode Button for less than seven seconds. Figure 4-1. Managed Mode The procedure described in dual purpose Mode Button. Installation and Configuration Flow Connect Device and Console Power On... No Loading Program from flash to a VT100 terminal device or VT100 terminal emulator via the RS-232 crossover cable. 2 Locate an AC power receptacle. 40 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide
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... 45 seconds when in unmanaged mode (and approximately 90 seconds when in Unmanaged Mode. The Setup Wizard guides you to be managed either from your network administrator before completely booting. When the power is fully operational before configuring the device: • SNMP Community ...failure. The Setup Wizard provides guidance through the initial device configuration, and gets the device up and running as quickly as possible. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 41 The system prompts you through the initial device configuration, and gets the system up and running as ...
... 45 seconds when in unmanaged mode (and approximately 90 seconds when in Unmanaged Mode. The Setup Wizard guides you to be managed either from your network administrator before completely booting. When the power is fully operational before configuring the device: • SNMP Community ...failure. The Setup Wizard provides guidance through the initial device configuration, and gets the device up and running as quickly as possible. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 41 The system prompts you through the initial device configuration, and gets the system up and running as ...