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MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 3 About This User's Guide About This User's Guide IMPORTANT! Note: It is intended for support documents. KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. ... the Switch. • Support Disc Refer to the included CD for people who want to configure the Switch. READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE. Intended Audience This manual is recommended you use the Command-Line Interface (CLI) and CLI commands to configure the Switch using the web configurator.
MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 3 About This User's Guide About This User's Guide IMPORTANT! Note: It is intended for support documents. KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. ... the Switch. • Support Disc Refer to the included CD for people who want to configure the Switch. READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE. Intended Audience This manual is recommended you use the Command-Line Interface (CLI) and CLI commands to configure the Switch using the web configurator.
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... nor manually entered a time and date in the General Setup screen. Chapter 4 The Web Configurator 3 The login screen appears. Figure 18 Web Configurator: Login 4 Click OK to view the first web configurator screen. 4.3 The Web Configurator Layout The Status screen is 1234. Figure 19 The Web Configurator Layout B C DE A 40 MES3500-24/24F...
... nor manually entered a time and date in the General Setup screen. Chapter 4 The Web Configurator 3 The login screen appears. Figure 18 Web Configurator: Login 4 Click OK to view the first web configurator screen. 4.3 The Web Configurator Layout The Status screen is 1234. Figure 19 The Web Configurator Layout B C DE A 40 MES3500-24/24F...
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... can copy attributes of MAC address it is. A static route defines how the Switch should forward traffic by configuring the TCP/IP parameters manually. MAC Table This link takes you to a screen where you can configure clustering management and view its status. ARP Table This link takes... L2PT (Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling Tunneling) settings on the Switch. The external servers can view the MAC address and VLAN ID of your network. MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 43 Layer 2 Protocol This link takes you to a screen where you can be either RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service...
... can copy attributes of MAC address it is. A static route defines how the Switch should forward traffic by configuring the TCP/IP parameters manually. MAC Table This link takes you to a screen where you can configure clustering management and view its status. ARP Table This link takes... L2PT (Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling Tunneling) settings on the Switch. The external servers can view the MAC address and VLAN ID of your network. MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 43 Layer 2 Protocol This link takes you to a screen where you can be either RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service...
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... information. The real time is then displayed in the Switch logs. Figure 28 Basic Setting > System Info MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 86 The General Setup screen allows you to set the system time manually or get the current time and date from an external server when you turn on the Switch and...
... information. The real time is then displayed in the Switch logs. Figure 28 Basic Setting > System Info MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 86 The General Setup screen allows you to set the system time manually or get the current time and date from an external server when you turn on the Switch and...
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... your geographical time zone. The Switch searches for the timeserver for up to find a protocol that you use this menu (or refresh the menu). 88 MES3500-24/24F User's Guide Please wait. spaces are allowed. You can use trial and error to 32 printable ASCII characters; When you may have to use... person in the navigation panel to display the screen as the system name and time. NTP (RFC-1305) is the default value. Enter the time manually. If you select the Daytime (RFC 867) format, the Switch displays the day, month, year and time with no time zone adjustment.
... your geographical time zone. The Switch searches for the timeserver for up to find a protocol that you use this menu (or refresh the menu). 88 MES3500-24/24F User's Guide Please wait. spaces are allowed. You can use trial and error to 32 printable ASCII characters; When you may have to use... person in the navigation panel to display the screen as the system name and time. NTP (RFC-1305) is the default value. Enter the time manually. If you select the Daytime (RFC 867) format, the Switch displays the day, month, year and time with no time zone adjustment.
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Declarations are the protocols used to untagged frames that do not have this port as a member. 98 MES3500-24/24F User's Guide This is a VLAN configured by issuing a Join message using GVRP. Chapter 9 VLAN 9.2 Automatic VLAN Registration GARP and... that defines a way for example, GVRP. 9.2.1.1 GARP Timers Switches join VLANs by making a declaration. A declaration is a static VLAN created manually. Please refer to the following table for VLANs that this function to register and de-register attribute values with registration forbidden are permanent VLAN members...
Declarations are the protocols used to untagged frames that do not have this port as a member. 98 MES3500-24/24F User's Guide This is a VLAN configured by issuing a Join message using GVRP. Chapter 9 VLAN 9.2 Automatic VLAN Registration GARP and... that defines a way for example, GVRP. 9.2.1.1 GARP Timers Switches join VLANs by making a declaration. A declaration is a static VLAN created manually. Please refer to the following table for VLANs that this function to register and de-register attribute values with registration forbidden are permanent VLAN members...
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... forwarding rules based on MAC addresses of devices on your network. 10.2 Configuring Static MAC Forwarding A static MAC address is an address that has been manually entered in the navigation panel to access the Switch. This may reduce the need for a port. Static MAC addresses do not age out. Click Advanced.... See Chapter 19 on page 164 for more information on a port to display the configuration screen as shown. Figure 46 Advanced Application > Static MAC Forwarding MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 114
... forwarding rules based on MAC addresses of devices on your network. 10.2 Configuring Static MAC Forwarding A static MAC address is an address that has been manually entered in the navigation panel to access the Switch. This may reduce the need for a port. Static MAC addresses do not age out. Click Advanced.... See Chapter 19 on page 164 for more information on a port to display the configuration screen as shown. Figure 46 Advanced Application > Static MAC Forwarding MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 114
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... member without the member having to join the group first. CHAPTER 11 Static Multicast Forward Setup Use these multicasts to port(s) MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 116 Static multicast addresses do not age out. You can forward these screens to configure static multicast address ...11.1 Static Multicast Forwarding Overview A multicast MAC address is a multicast MAC address that has been manually entered in the Advanced Application > Multicast > Multicast Setting screen (see Section 24.3 on page 188). Static multicast forwarding allows you can configure this in the multicast table. If ...
... member without the member having to join the group first. CHAPTER 11 Static Multicast Forward Setup Use these multicasts to port(s) MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 116 Static multicast addresses do not age out. You can forward these screens to configure static multicast address ...11.1 Static Multicast Forwarding Overview A multicast MAC address is a multicast MAC address that has been manually entered in the Advanced Application > Multicast > Multicast Setting screen (see Section 24.3 on page 188). Static multicast forwarding allows you can configure this in the multicast table. If ...
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...(such as content information distribution) based on the network). IGMP snooping generates no additional network traffic, allowing you having to manually configure them. IP addresses in the Class D range (224.0.0.0 to everybody on service plans and types of that group....traffic receiving group, not individual receiving devices. MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 186 Refer to RFC 1112, RFC 2236 and RFC 3376 for IP multicasting. CHAPTER 24 Multicast This chapter shows you how to configure various multicast features. 24.1 Multicast Overview Traditionally, IP packets are transmitted...
...(such as content information distribution) based on the network). IGMP snooping generates no additional network traffic, allowing you having to manually configure them. IP addresses in the Class D range (224.0.0.0 to everybody on service plans and types of that group....traffic receiving group, not individual receiving devices. MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 186 Refer to RFC 1112, RFC 2236 and RFC 3376 for IP multicasting. CHAPTER 24 Multicast This chapter shows you how to configure various multicast features. 24.1 Multicast Overview Traditionally, IP packets are transmitted...
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...subscriber VLAN to the list of MVR Ports In MVR, a source port is another subscriber device connected to this case, you must manually configure the forwarding settings on the Switch that matches the multicast stream to operate in either dynamic or compatible mode. In compatible mode... the Switch. When the subscriber selects a television channel, computer A sends an IGMP report to the Switch to the receiver ports. In this 194 MES3500-24/24F User's Guide The subscriber VLAN (1, 2 and 3) information is created in the forwarding table on the Switch. The Switch sends a query to...
...subscriber VLAN to the list of MVR Ports In MVR, a source port is another subscriber device connected to this case, you must manually configure the forwarding settings on the Switch that matches the multicast stream to operate in either dynamic or compatible mode. In compatible mode... the Switch. When the subscriber selects a television channel, computer A sends an IGMP report to the Switch to the receiver ports. In this 194 MES3500-24/24F User's Guide The subscriber VLAN (1, 2 and 3) information is created in the forwarding table on the Switch. The Switch sends a query to...
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... DHCP servers. 26.1.1.1 Trusted vs. This can receive each port (trusted or untrusted) can prevent clients from getting IP addresses from information provided manually by administrators (static bindings). MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 214 If you want to use dynamic bindings to filter unauthorized ARP packets (typical implementation), you have to enable DHCP...
... DHCP servers. 26.1.1.1 Trusted vs. This can receive each port (trusted or untrusted) can prevent clients from getting IP addresses from information provided manually by administrators (static bindings). MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 214 If you want to use dynamic bindings to filter unauthorized ARP packets (typical implementation), you have to enable DHCP...
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... was learned from information provided manually by administrators (static bindings). Bindings are uniquely identified by snooping DHCP packets. This field displays the IP address assigned to create a static binding with the same MAC address and VLAN 218 MES3500-24/24F User's Guide This field...screen, click Advanced Application > IP Source Guard. The Switch learns the bindings by snooping DHCP packets (dynamic bindings) and from information provided manually by DHCP snooping and ARP inspection to look at the current bindings for 2 days, 3 hours, 4 minutes and 5 seconds. Figure...
... was learned from information provided manually by administrators (static bindings). Bindings are uniquely identified by snooping DHCP packets. This field displays the IP address assigned to create a static binding with the same MAC address and VLAN 218 MES3500-24/24F User's Guide This field...screen, click Advanced Application > IP Source Guard. The Switch learns the bindings by snooping DHCP packets (dynamic bindings) and from information provided manually by DHCP snooping and ARP inspection to look at the current bindings for 2 days, 3 hours, 4 minutes and 5 seconds. Figure...
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...binding. This field displays the source MAC address in the binding. VLAN Port Delete Cancel static: This binding was learned from information provided manually by an administrator. Select this to create the specified static binding or to remove the specified entry. Table 76 IP Source Guard Static ... IP Address Lease Type DESCRIPTION Enter the source MAC address in the binding. Click this , and click Delete to update an existing one. MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 219 Click this field is valid. This field displays the source VLAN ID in this binding has one . If this...
...binding. This field displays the source MAC address in the binding. VLAN Port Delete Cancel static: This binding was learned from information provided manually by an administrator. Select this to create the specified static binding or to remove the specified entry. Table 76 IP Source Guard Static ... IP Address Lease Type DESCRIPTION Enter the source MAC address in the binding. Click this , and click Delete to update an existing one. MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 219 Click this field is valid. This field displays the source VLAN ID in this binding has one . If this...
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... lowest VLAN ID (Start VID) and the highest VLAN ID (End VID) you want to remove the selected entries. You can also delete the record manually (Delete). This field displays the reason the ARP packet was not valid. Click this screen, click Advanced Application > IP Source Guard > ARP Inspection > VLAN Status... to display the specified range of each VLAN. Apply Click this section to specify the VLANs you want to look at in the section below . MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 227
... lowest VLAN ID (Start VID) and the highest VLAN ID (End VID) you want to remove the selected entries. You can also delete the record manually (Delete). This field displays the reason the ARP packet was not valid. Click this screen, click Advanced Application > IP Source Guard > ARP Inspection > VLAN Status... to display the specified range of each VLAN. Apply Click this section to specify the VLANs you want to look at in the section below . MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 227
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... ID are separated from a PPPoE client which is connected to the Switch's port 7 and belong to PADI and PADR packets from PPPoE clients. 250 MES3500-24/24F User's Guide Table 96 PPPoE IA Circuit ID Sub-option Format: Using Identifier String and Variables SubOpt 0x01 (1 byte) Length N (1 byte) ... ID Sub-option if you do not specify any user-defined string. 31.1.2.1 Flexible Circuit ID Syntax with Identifier String and Variables If you manually configure for a VLAN on a specific port or for a specific port, the Switch adds the user-defined identifier string and variables into the...
... ID are separated from a PPPoE client which is connected to the Switch's port 7 and belong to PADI and PADR packets from PPPoE clients. 250 MES3500-24/24F User's Guide Table 96 PPPoE IA Circuit ID Sub-option Format: Using Identifier String and Variables SubOpt 0x01 (1 byte) Length N (1 byte) ... ID Sub-option if you do not specify any user-defined string. 31.1.2.1 Flexible Circuit ID Syntax with Identifier String and Variables If you manually configure for a VLAN on a specific port or for a specific port, the Switch adds the user-defined identifier string and variables into the...
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MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 257 The CPU protection feature allows you to limit the rate of control packets, such as ARP, BPDU or IGMP packets, which ... disable a port on which are received. 32.2 Error-Disable Recovery Overview Some features, such as loop guard or CPU protection, allow the packets on a port manually via the web configurator or the commands.
MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 257 The CPU protection feature allows you to limit the rate of control packets, such as ARP, BPDU or IGMP packets, which ... disable a port on which are received. 32.2 Error-Disable Recovery Overview Some features, such as loop guard or CPU protection, allow the packets on a port manually via the web configurator or the commands.
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...requests to the computer. 36.1.2 DHCP Configuration Options The DHCP configuration on the Switch is configured on your network. The Switch can be configured manually. 36.1.1 DHCP Modes If there is already a DHCP server on your network, then you can configure the Switch as a relay agent, ... a DHCP relay agent. If you configure the Switch as a DHCP server or a DHCP relay agent. Figure 159 IP Application > DHCP Status MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 276 CHAPTER 36 DHCP This chapter shows you how to configure the DHCP feature. 36.1 DHCP Overview DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration ...
...requests to the computer. 36.1.2 DHCP Configuration Options The DHCP configuration on the Switch is configured on your network. The Switch can be configured manually. 36.1.1 DHCP Modes If there is already a DHCP server on your network, then you can configure the Switch as a relay agent, ... a DHCP relay agent. If you configure the Switch as a DHCP server or a DHCP relay agent. Figure 159 IP Application > DHCP Status MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 276 CHAPTER 36 DHCP This chapter shows you how to configure the DHCP feature. 36.1 DHCP Overview DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration ...
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... forwarded to all ports. It shows what device MAC address, belonging to what VLAN group (if any) is dynamic (learned by the Switch) or static (manually entered in on which this source MAC address came in the Static MAC Forwarding screen). The Switch uses the MAC table to determine how to... screen (a MAC table is the same as a filtering database) shows how frames are forwarded or filtered across the Switch's ports. Figure 198 MAC Table Flowchart MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 322
... forwarded to all ports. It shows what device MAC address, belonging to what VLAN group (if any) is dynamic (learned by the Switch) or static (manually entered in on which this source MAC address came in the Static MAC Forwarding screen). The Switch uses the MAC table to determine how to... screen (a MAC table is the same as a filtering database) shows how frames are forwarded or filtered across the Switch's ports. Figure 198 MAC Table Flowchart MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 322
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...to only display the data which are forwarded on the Switch. Select All to the specified VLAN. Select Static to display the MAC entries manually configured on the specified port. Sort by Select Port and enter a port number in the field provided to display the MAC addresses which...summary table below. Figure 199 Management > MAC Table The following screen. Select PORT to display and arrange the data according to VLAN group. MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 323 Select MAC and enter a MAC address in the field provided to MAC address. Select MAC to display and arrange the...
...to only display the data which are forwarded on the Switch. Select All to the specified VLAN. Select Static to display the MAC entries manually configured on the specified port. Sort by Select Port and enter a port number in the field provided to display the MAC addresses which...summary table below. Figure 199 Management > MAC Table The following screen. Select PORT to display and arrange the data according to VLAN group. MES3500-24/24F User's Guide 323 Select MAC and enter a MAC address in the field provided to MAC address. Select MAC to display and arrange the...
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...in the Static MAC Forwarding screen. This is the port where the above MAC address is dynamic (learned by the Switch) or static (manually entered in the Filtering screen and the default filtering action is the MAC address of the device from which this incoming frame came. This ...filtering and click the Transfer button to which this frame belongs. These entries will then display only in the Static MAC Forwarding screen). 324 MES3500-24/24F User's Guide This is the incoming frame index number. They also display in the summary table below into static entries. This is the...
...in the Static MAC Forwarding screen. This is the port where the above MAC address is dynamic (learned by the Switch) or static (manually entered in the Filtering screen and the default filtering action is the MAC address of the device from which this incoming frame came. This ...filtering and click the Transfer button to which this frame belongs. These entries will then display only in the Static MAC Forwarding screen). 324 MES3500-24/24F User's Guide This is the incoming frame index number. They also display in the summary table below into static entries. This is the...