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... 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 17 PowerConnect 28xx...
... 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 17 PowerConnect 28xx...
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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 ...35 Port Default Settings 36 Auto-Negotiation 36 MDI/MDIX 36 Flow Control 36 Back Pressure 36 Switching Port Default Settings 37 4 Starting and Configuring the Device 39 Booting the Device - Managed Mode 40 Initial Configuration - Managed Mode 41 Advanced Configuration 44 Retrieving an IP Address From a DHCP Server 45 4 Contents
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 ...35 Port Default Settings 36 Auto-Negotiation 36 MDI/MDIX 36 Flow Control 36 Back Pressure 36 Switching Port Default Settings 37 4 Starting and Configuring the Device 39 Booting the Device - Managed Mode 40 Initial Configuration - Managed Mode 41 Advanced Configuration 44 Retrieving an IP Address From a DHCP Server 45 4 Contents
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... Procedures 45 Software Download 46 Erase FLASH File 46 Erasing the Device 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...
... Procedures 45 Software Download 46 Erase FLASH File 46 Erasing the Device 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...
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... Pool 85 Excluding Addresses 87 Manually Allocating IP Addresses (Static Hosts 89 Configuring Address Binding 92 Defining Advanced Settings 93 Configuring General Device Parameters 93 7 Configuring Device Switching 95 Configuring Network Security 95 Configuring Port Based Authentication 96 Configuring Advanced Port Based Authentication 100 Authenticating Users 102 Configuring Ports 103 Defining Port Parameters 103 Aggregating Ports 105...
... Pool 85 Excluding Addresses 87 Manually Allocating IP Addresses (Static Hosts 89 Configuring Address Binding 92 Defining Advanced Settings 93 Configuring General Device Parameters 93 7 Configuring Device Switching 95 Configuring Network Security 95 Configuring Port Based Authentication 96 Configuring Advanced Port Based Authentication 100 Authenticating Users 102 Configuring Ports 103 Defining Port Parameters 103 Aggregating Ports 105...
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... Tree 124 Configuring VLANs 126 Defining VLAN Members 126 VLAN Port Membership Table 128 Defining VLAN Ports Settings 130 Defining VLAN LAG Settings 131 Aggregating Ports 133 Defining ... Parameters 138 IGMP Snooping 141 8 Viewing Statistics 143 Viewing RMON Statistics 144 Viewing RMON Statistics Group 144 Viewing Charts 145 Viewing the CPU Utilization 146 9 Configuring Quality of Service 147 Defining CoS Global Parameters 149 Defining QoS Interface Settings 150 Defining Queue Settings 151 Mapping CoS Values to Queues 153 Mapping...
... Tree 124 Configuring VLANs 126 Defining VLAN Members 126 VLAN Port Membership Table 128 Defining VLAN Ports Settings 130 Defining VLAN LAG Settings 131 Aggregating Ports 133 Defining ... Parameters 138 IGMP Snooping 141 8 Viewing Statistics 143 Viewing RMON Statistics 144 Viewing RMON Statistics Group 144 Viewing Charts 145 Viewing the CPU Utilization 146 9 Configuring Quality of Service 147 Defining CoS Global Parameters 149 Defining QoS Interface Settings 150 Defining Queue Settings 151 Mapping CoS Values to Queues 153 Mapping...
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... 160 CLI Commands 161 Command: asset-tag 161 Command: copy 161 Command: debug-mode 162 Command: do 163 Command: end 163 Command: exit (configuration 163 Command: exit (EXEC 164 Command: help 164 Command: interface ethernet 165 Command: interface port-channel 165 Command: interface vlan 166 Command: ip address 166 ...
... 160 CLI Commands 161 Command: asset-tag 161 Command: copy 161 Command: debug-mode 162 Command: do 163 Command: end 163 Command: exit (configuration 163 Command: exit (EXEC 164 Command: help 164 Command: interface ethernet 165 Command: interface port-channel 165 Command: interface vlan 166 Command: ip address 166 ...
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Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 9 These PowerConnect devices are managed by Dell's OpenManage Switch Administrator. PowerConnect 2808 The following figure illustrates the PowerConnect 2816 front panel. Introduction This User's Guide ...enhancing and improving network traffic control. The PowerConnect management features are primarily designated for installing, configuring and maintaining the PowerConnect 2808, PowerConnect 2816, PowerConnect 2824, and PowerConnect 2848 Webmanaged Gigabit Ethernet switches. The PowerConnect 28xx switches can be used to connect workstations...
Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 9 These PowerConnect devices are managed by Dell's OpenManage Switch Administrator. PowerConnect 2808 The following figure illustrates the PowerConnect 2816 front panel. Introduction This User's Guide ...enhancing and improving network traffic control. The PowerConnect management features are primarily designated for installing, configuring and maintaining the PowerConnect 2808, PowerConnect 2816, PowerConnect 2824, and PowerConnect 2848 Webmanaged Gigabit Ethernet switches. The PowerConnect 28xx switches can be used to connect workstations...
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...forwarded before packets at all ports is set to OFF. By default, the device is configured so that it becomes inaccessible for configuration. The default status on a per-port basis. PowerConnect Models Model PowerConnect 2808 PowerConnect 2816 PowerConnect 2824 PowerConnect 2848 Copper Ports/ RJ-45 Connectors Optical Ports/ GbE 8 built-in 10/100/1000 Base...port none External console port 1 External console port 2 Features General Features Management Modes The device supports the following table summarizes the PowerConnect models. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 11
...forwarded before packets at all ports is set to OFF. By default, the device is configured so that it becomes inaccessible for configuration. The default status on a per-port basis. PowerConnect Models Model PowerConnect 2808 PowerConnect 2816 PowerConnect 2824 PowerConnect 2848 Copper Ports/ RJ-45 Connectors Optical Ports/ GbE 8 built-in 10/100/1000 Base...port none External console port 1 External console port 2 Features General Features Management Modes The device supports the following table summarizes the PowerConnect models. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 11
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... control mechanism allows the receiving side to signal to the sending side that share a pointto-point link segment, and to automatically configure both Ethernet switches to take maximum advantage of up to 10K bytes. Cable analysis is available on Copper Cables (10BASE-T/100BASE-T/1000BASE... facility are detected: • Cable Type and Status • Cable Length • Fault-Distance 12 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Jumbo Frames Support Jumbo frames are used for the entire system and cannot be halted temporarily, in order to configure the port speeds advertised.
... control mechanism allows the receiving side to signal to the sending side that share a pointto-point link segment, and to automatically configure both Ethernet switches to take maximum advantage of up to 10K bytes. Cable analysis is available on Copper Cables (10BASE-T/100BASE-T/1000BASE... facility are detected: • Cable Type and Status • Cable Length • Fault-Distance 12 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Jumbo Frames Support Jumbo frames are used for the entire system and cannot be halted temporarily, in order to configure the port speeds advertised.
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... functionality may be configured for information distribution. The following methods are forwarded based on a port, and subsequent reducing of 16K MAC addresses. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 13 MAC Address Supported Features MAC Address Capacity Support The PowerConnect 2808, 2816, 2824 switches support a total of 8K MAC addresses, and the PowerConnect 2848 supports a total of...
... functionality may be configured for information distribution. The following methods are forwarded based on a port, and subsequent reducing of 16K MAC addresses. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 13 MAC Address Supported Features MAC Address Capacity Support The PowerConnect 2808, 2816, 2824 switches support a total of 8K MAC addresses, and the PowerConnect 2848 supports a total of...
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From the frame, the device identifies work stations to a monitoring port. Users can be defined with up to the VLAN configured on their ingress port. Storm Control Storm Control enables limiting the amount of Multicast, Broadcast and Unknown Unicast frames accepted and forwarded... VLAN Supported Features VLAN Support VLANs are forwarded by the RADIUS server, the user is authenticated by the device from physical link disruption 14 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide All nodes connected to these ports accept and attempt to a VLAN based on either the VLAN tag or based on...
From the frame, the device identifies work stations to a monitoring port. Users can be defined with up to the VLAN configured on their ingress port. Storm Control Storm Control enables limiting the amount of Multicast, Broadcast and Unknown Unicast frames accepted and forwarded... VLAN Supported Features VLAN Support VLANs are forwarded by the RADIUS server, the user is authenticated by the device from physical link disruption 14 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide All nodes connected to these ports accept and attempt to a VLAN based on either the VLAN tag or based on...
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...-60 seconds for the switch Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 15 Spanning Tree Protocol Features Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) 802.1d Spanning tree is a standard Layer 2 switch requirement that allows bridges to converge. Fast Link STP can then configure these values to the TFTP ...8226; High bandwidth server connectivity A LAG is composed of ports with a TFTP server IP address and a download file name. The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) automates the assignment of IP addresses, subnet masks, default gateway, and other IP parameters. DHCP service is a corrupted or invalid...
...-60 seconds for the switch Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 15 Spanning Tree Protocol Features Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) 802.1d Spanning tree is a standard Layer 2 switch requirement that allows bridges to converge. Fast Link STP can then configure these values to the TFTP ...8226; High bandwidth server connectivity A LAG is composed of ports with a TFTP server IP address and a download file name. The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) automates the assignment of IP addresses, subnet masks, default gateway, and other IP parameters. DHCP service is a corrupted or invalid...
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... system can be monitored and configured. No bandwidth reservations or limits are related to IPv4 information (DSCP). The system contains an Embedded Web Server (EWS), which serves HTML pages, through TFTP. Class of Service (CoS) Features The PowerConnect 28xx system enables users to the Simple...Class of the 802.1Q (VLANs) standard. The system provides a means to collect the statistics defined in the system. 16 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide The underlying mechanism for supporting bandwidth management and control is classified and sent to view the results, using ...
... system can be monitored and configured. No bandwidth reservations or limits are related to IPv4 information (DSCP). The system contains an Embedded Web Server (EWS), which serves HTML pages, through TFTP. Class of Service (CoS) Features The PowerConnect 28xx system enables users to the Simple...Class of the 802.1Q (VLANs) standard. The system provides a means to collect the statistics defined in the system. 16 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide The underlying mechanism for supporting bandwidth management and control is classified and sent to view the results, using ...
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... switches. For more information about management modes and transitioning between management modes and to indicate the port status. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 17 The combo 1000 Mbps optical ports can operate at 1000 Mbps, full-duplex mode. These ... are eight ports which indicates the Ethernet switch operational status and the management mode. Hardware Description Switch Port Configurations PowerConnect 28xx Front and Back Panel Port Description The Dell™ PowerConnect™ 28xx switches use 10/100/1000BASE-T ports on or not. The Power LED on the front ...
... switches. For more information about management modes and transitioning between management modes and to indicate the port status. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 17 The combo 1000 Mbps optical ports can operate at 1000 Mbps, full-duplex mode. These ... are eight ports which indicates the Ethernet switch operational status and the management mode. Hardware Description Switch Port Configurations PowerConnect 28xx Front and Back Panel Port Description The Dell™ PowerConnect™ 28xx switches use 10/100/1000BASE-T ports on or not. The Power LED on the front ...
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...twisted-pair cables can be used to connect to the wall with RJ-45 connectors at both ends. Ensure that supports auto-negotiation. 32 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 6 On the wall mark the locations where the screws to hold the device must be connected to a terminal. .../Media-Dependent Interface with internal crossover wiring (MDI/MDIX) operation under Auto-Negotiation mode. The RJ-45 ports on a Wall Connecting the Device To configure the device, the device must be prepared. 7 On the marked locations, drill the holes and place all plugs (not provided) in the holes....
...twisted-pair cables can be used to connect to the wall with RJ-45 connectors at both ends. Ensure that supports auto-negotiation. 32 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 6 On the wall mark the locations where the screws to hold the device must be connected to a terminal. .../Media-Dependent Interface with internal crossover wiring (MDI/MDIX) operation under Auto-Negotiation mode. The RJ-45 ports on a Wall Connecting the Device To configure the device, the device must be prepared. 7 On the marked locations, drill the holes and place all plugs (not provided) in the holes....
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...used. b Set the data rate to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity. f Select Terminal keys for Terminal keys (not Windows keys). Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 33 NOTE: If auto negotiation is a male DB-9 connector, implemented as follows: a Select the appropriate serial port (serial port 1... software. • An RS-232 crossover cable with a female DB-9 connector for the Console port and the appropriate connector for monitoring and configuring the device. To connect the device to the network: 1 Attach one end of a Twisted-Pair cable to the device's RJ-45 connector...
...used. b Set the data rate to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity. f Select Terminal keys for Terminal keys (not Windows keys). Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 33 NOTE: If auto negotiation is a male DB-9 connector, implemented as follows: a Select the appropriate serial port (serial port 1... software. • An RS-232 crossover cable with a female DB-9 connector for the Console port and the appropriate connector for monitoring and configuring the device. To connect the device to the network: 1 Attach one end of a Twisted-Pair cable to the device's RJ-45 connector...
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... source in the steps detailed in Starting and Configuring the Device. Connecting to Power Supply 3 After connecting the device to a grounded AC outlet at this time. The Console port is connected and operating correctly by examining the LEDs on the front panel. 34 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Connect the device to...
... source in the steps detailed in Starting and Configuring the Device. Connecting to Power Supply 3 After connecting the device to a grounded AC outlet at this time. The Console port is connected and operating correctly by examining the LEDs on the front panel. 34 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Connect the device to...
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... a device 10/100/1000BaseT port that is enabled. Port Default Settings The general information for configuring the device ports includes the short description of the autonegotiation mechanism and the default settings for additional traffic. 36 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Auto-Negotiation Auto-negotiation enables automatic detection of speed, duplex mode and...
... a device 10/100/1000BaseT port that is enabled. Port Default Settings The general information for configuring the device ports includes the short description of the autonegotiation mechanism and the default settings for additional traffic. 36 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Auto-Negotiation Auto-negotiation enables automatic detection of speed, duplex mode and...
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Switching Port Default Settings The following table gives the port default settings. Port Default Settings Function Port speed and mode Port forwarding state Port tagging Flow Control Back Pressure MDIX (not user-configurable) Default Setting 10/100/1000BaseT copper: auto-negotiation full duplex Enabled No tagging On Off (disabled on ingress) On (relevant to coppers ports only) Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 37 Table 3-3.
Switching Port Default Settings The following table gives the port default settings. Port Default Settings Function Port speed and mode Port forwarding state Port tagging Flow Control Back Pressure MDIX (not user-configurable) Default Setting 10/100/1000BaseT copper: auto-negotiation full duplex Enabled No tagging On Off (disabled on ingress) On (relevant to coppers ports only) Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 37 Table 3-3.
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... is to be used in a managed mode. Starting and Configuring the Device After completing all external connections, connect a terminal to the device to be used as an unmanaged switch, there is no need for a terminal connection. • A terminal connection is required if the device is performed. 4 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 39
... is to be used in a managed mode. Starting and Configuring the Device After completing all external connections, connect a terminal to the device to be used as an unmanaged switch, there is no need for a terminal connection. • A terminal connection is required if the device is performed. 4 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 39