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.... 4 MES-3728 User's Guide Customer Support Should problems arise that you received your device. • Brief description of answers to use ZyXEL products and share your experiences as well. Learn from this link. Please have a specific question about ZyXEL products. • Forum This contains discussions on ZyXEL products. Read the Tech Doc Overview to find out how to efficiently use the User Guide, Quick Start Guide and Command Line Interface Reference Guide in which...
.... 4 MES-3728 User's Guide Customer Support Should problems arise that you received your device. • Brief description of answers to use ZyXEL products and share your experiences as well. Learn from this link. Please have a specific question about ZyXEL products. • Forum This contains discussions on ZyXEL products. Read the Tech Doc Overview to find out how to efficiently use the User Guide, Quick Start Guide and Command Line Interface Reference Guide in which...
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...41 3.2.1 External Backup Power Supply Connector 41 3.3 LEDs ...42 Part II: Basic Configuration 45 Chapter 4 The Web Configurator ...47 4.1 Introduction ...47 4.2 System Login ...47 4.3 The Status Screen ...48 4.3.1 Change Your Password 53 4.4 Saving Your Configuration 53 4.5 Switch Lockout ...54 4.6 Resetting the Switch ...54 4.6.1 Reload the Configuration File 54 4.7 Logging Out of the Web Configurator 56 4.8 Help ...56 Chapter 5 Initial Setup Example...57 5.1 Overview ...57 5.1.1 Creating a VLAN ...57 5.1.2 Setting Port VID ...59 5.2 Configuring Switch Management IP Address 60 Chapter...
...41 3.2.1 External Backup Power Supply Connector 41 3.3 LEDs ...42 Part II: Basic Configuration 45 Chapter 4 The Web Configurator ...47 4.1 Introduction ...47 4.2 System Login ...47 4.3 The Status Screen ...48 4.3.1 Change Your Password 53 4.4 Saving Your Configuration 53 4.5 Switch Lockout ...54 4.6 Resetting the Switch ...54 4.6.1 Reload the Configuration File 54 4.7 Logging Out of the Web Configurator 56 4.8 Help ...56 Chapter 5 Initial Setup Example...57 5.1 Overview ...57 5.1.1 Creating a VLAN ...57 5.1.2 Setting Port VID ...59 5.2 Configuring Switch Management IP Address 60 Chapter...
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..., an Ethernet switch or router. Figure 8 Front Panel: AC/DC Model LEDs Mini-GBIC slots Console Port Management Power Connection Ethernet Ports Signal slot Dual Personality Interfaces The following figure shows the front panel of the ports. 24 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet Ports Connect these slots for fiber-optic or copper connections to backbone Ethernet switches. Table 1 Front Panel Connections LABEL DESCRIPTION Power Connection Connect an appropriate power supply to this port. MES-3728 User's Guide 33 CHAPTER 3 Hardware Overview...
..., an Ethernet switch or router. Figure 8 Front Panel: AC/DC Model LEDs Mini-GBIC slots Console Port Management Power Connection Ethernet Ports Signal slot Dual Personality Interfaces The following figure shows the front panel of the ports. 24 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet Ports Connect these slots for fiber-optic or copper connections to backbone Ethernet switches. Table 1 Front Panel Connections LABEL DESCRIPTION Power Connection Connect an appropriate power supply to this port. MES-3728 User's Guide 33 CHAPTER 3 Hardware Overview...
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... on page 359, and make sure you are using an appropriate power source. MES-3728 User's Guide 37 3 Pull the transceiver out of the fans. Use the following procedures to connect the Switch to this port using the correct power source as shown on the power. Connect directly to a power source after you come to the procedure for local management. You can configure the Switch via Telnet or the web configurator.
... on page 359, and make sure you are using an appropriate power source. MES-3728 User's Guide 37 3 Pull the transceiver out of the fans. Use the following procedures to connect the Switch to this port using the correct power source as shown on the power. Connect directly to a power source after you come to the procedure for local management. You can configure the Switch via Telnet or the web configurator.
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... port 1 and click Apply to save your changes back to the run -time memory are forwarded to VLAN 2. Then click the VLAN Port Setting link. 2 Enter 2 in the run -time memory. Figure 23 Initial Setup Network Example: Port VID 1 Click Advanced Applications > VLAN in the navigation panel. In the example network, configure 2 as the port VID on port 1 so that any untagged frames received on that port so that the tag defines. MES-3728 User's Guide...
... port 1 and click Apply to save your changes back to the run -time memory are forwarded to VLAN 2. Then click the VLAN Port Setting link. 2 Enter 2 in the run -time memory. Figure 23 Initial Setup Network Example: Port VID 1 Click Advanced Applications > VLAN in the navigation panel. In the example network, configure 2 as the port VID on port 1 so that any untagged frames received on that port so that the tag defines. MES-3728 User's Guide...
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... default value. Time Server IP Address Enter the IP address of GMT or UTC (GMT+1). Daylight Saving Time Daylight saving is unreachable, then this option if you select a timeserver that is a period from the drop-down list box. MES-3728 User's Guide 83 The Switch searches for the timeserver for 60 seconds. The new time then appears in the evening. If you use trial and error...
... default value. Time Server IP Address Enter the IP address of GMT or UTC (GMT+1). Daylight Saving Time Daylight saving is unreachable, then this option if you select a timeserver that is a period from the drop-down list box. MES-3728 User's Guide 83 The Switch searches for the timeserver for 60 seconds. The new time then appears in the evening. If you use trial and error...
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... the port index number. * Settings in this row apply to all ports. This field displays 10/100M for Fast Ethernet connections and 10/100/ 1000M for data transmission to configure Switch port settings. Click Basic Setting > Port Setup in this screen. Select this check box to 64 alpha-numerical characters. You can enter up to enable a port. Table 12 Basic Setting > Port Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION Port This is enabled. Chapter 8 Basic Setting 8.7 Port Setup Use...
... the port index number. * Settings in this row apply to all ports. This field displays 10/100M for Fast Ethernet connections and 10/100/ 1000M for data transmission to configure Switch port settings. Click Basic Setting > Port Setup in this screen. Select this check box to 64 alpha-numerical characters. You can enter up to enable a port. Table 12 Basic Setting > Port Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION Port This is enabled. Chapter 8 Basic Setting 8.7 Port Setup Use...
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... Bridge Priority Set the priority of the Switch for each port here. VLAN Range Enter priority values between 0 and 255 and the default value is recommended to assign this row only if you make adjustments on the top navigation panel to set the common settings and then make them. This field displays the port number. The allowed range is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link...
... Bridge Priority Set the priority of the Switch for each port here. VLAN Range Enter priority values between 0 and 255 and the default value is recommended to assign this row only if you make adjustments on the top navigation panel to set the common settings and then make them. This field displays the port number. The allowed range is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link...
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If the Switch is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top navigation panel to save your changes to make sure port trunking can work properly. In this screen afresh. 160 MES-3728 User's Guide This field displays the port number. Apply Cancel Note: When you enable the port security feature on its IP address to the nonvolatile memory when you cannot include the port in an...
If the Switch is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top navigation panel to save your changes to make sure port trunking can work properly. In this screen afresh. 160 MES-3728 User's Guide This field displays the port number. Apply Cancel Note: When you enable the port security feature on its IP address to the nonvolatile memory when you cannot include the port in an...
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... Multicast Television Example VLAN 1 Multicast VLAN S A 214 MES-3728 User's Guide In dynamic mode, the Switch sends IGMP leave and join reports to leave the multicast group. Multiple subscriber devices can set your Switch to VLAN 1 on the receiver port (in this case, a DSL port on the Switch). When the subscriber changes the channel or turns off the computer, an IGMP leave message is sent to the Switch to the other multicast devices (such as multicast routers or servers...
... Multicast Television Example VLAN 1 Multicast VLAN S A 214 MES-3728 User's Guide In dynamic mode, the Switch sends IGMP leave and join reports to leave the multicast group. Multiple subscriber devices can set your Switch to VLAN 1 on the receiver port (in this case, a DSL port on the Switch). When the subscriber changes the channel or turns off the computer, an IGMP leave message is sent to the Switch to the other multicast devices (such as multicast routers or servers...
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... Server Setup MES-3728 User's Guide 223 Chapter 25 AAA Click Advanced Application > AAA in the AAA screen to view the screen as shown. Click on the Switch. See Section 25.1.2 on page 222 for more information on RADIUS servers and Section 25.3 on page 231 for RADIUS attributes utilized by the authentication and accounting features on the RADIUS Server Setup link...
... Server Setup MES-3728 User's Guide 223 Chapter 25 AAA Click Advanced Application > AAA in the AAA screen to view the screen as shown. Click on the Switch. See Section 25.1.2 on page 222 for more information on RADIUS servers and Section 25.3 on page 231 for RADIUS attributes utilized by the authentication and accounting features on the RADIUS Server Setup link...
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... network. This key is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top navigation panel to save your TACACS+ server settings. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. 25.2.2 TACACS+ Server Setup Use this box if you click Apply. Click on TACACS+ servers. Figure 118 Advanced Application > AAA > TACACS+ Server Setup MES-3728 User's Guide 225 Delete Check this screen to the nonvolatile memory...
... network. This key is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top navigation panel to save your TACACS+ server settings. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. 25.2.2 TACACS+ Server Setup Use this box if you click Apply. Click on TACACS+ servers. Figure 118 Advanced Application > AAA > TACACS+ Server Setup MES-3728 User's Guide 225 Delete Check this screen to the nonvolatile memory...
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... Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. 25.2.3 AAA Setup Use this box if you are done configuring. Delete Check this screen to configure authentication, authorization and accounting settings on the top navigation panel to save your changes to the nonvolatile memory when you want to remove an existing TACACS+ accounting server entry from the Switch. Click on the AAA Setup link in the AAA...
... Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. 25.2.3 AAA Setup Use this box if you are done configuring. Delete Check this screen to configure authentication, authorization and accounting settings on the top navigation panel to save your changes to the nonvolatile memory when you want to remove an existing TACACS+ accounting server entry from the Switch. Click on the AAA Setup link in the AAA...
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The Switch checks incoming traffic from 12 into 123 before forwarding them through the Gigabit uplink port. The Switch translates the VLAN ID from the switch ports (non-management ports) against the VLAN mapping table first, the MAC learning table and then the VLAN table before forwarding the packets. Figure 139 VLAN mapping example 12 10 123 Port 3 10 Service Provider Network MES-3728 User's Guide 265 Note: You can map the VLAN ID and...
The Switch checks incoming traffic from 12 into 123 before forwarding them through the Gigabit uplink port. The Switch translates the VLAN ID from the switch ports (non-management ports) against the VLAN mapping table first, the MAC learning table and then the VLAN table before forwarding the packets. Figure 139 VLAN mapping example 12 10 123 Port 3 10 Service Provider Network MES-3728 User's Guide 265 Note: You can map the VLAN ID and...
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... the top navigation panel to save your changes to begin configuring this screen afresh. 272 MES-3728 User's Guide If the service(s) is turned off or loses power, so use consistent VLAN configuration through the service provider's network. Select this option to have the Switch send LACP packets to a peer to determine the link's physical status and detect a unidirectional link. Chapter 29 Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling Table 89...
... the top navigation panel to save your changes to begin configuring this screen afresh. 272 MES-3728 User's Guide If the service(s) is turned off or loses power, so use consistent VLAN configuration through the service provider's network. Select this option to have the Switch send LACP packets to a peer to determine the link's physical status and detect a unidirectional link. Chapter 29 Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling Table 89...
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... CLI. Retype to four users. You cannot change the default administrator user name. Retype to confirm Retype your new system password for confirmation Edit Logins You may configure passwords for up to view the screen as shown next. These users have read /write access. Password Enter your new system password. User Name Set a user name (up to confirm Retype your new system password for confirmation 316 MES-3728 User's Guide...
... CLI. Retype to four users. You cannot change the default administrator user name. Retype to confirm Retype your new system password for confirmation Edit Logins You may configure passwords for up to view the screen as shown next. These users have read /write access. Password Enter your new system password. User Name Set a user name (up to confirm Retype your new system password for confirmation 316 MES-3728 User's Guide...
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... troubleshooting suggestions for I forgot the IP address for the Switch. 2 Check the hardware connections, and make sure the LEDs are routers between your computer is in the same subnet as the Switch. (If you changed the IP address, use the new IP address. • If you know that there are behaving as Telnet. I can access the Switch, check the remote management settings to find out why the Switch does not respond to HTTP. MES-3728 User's Guide...
... troubleshooting suggestions for I forgot the IP address for the Switch. 2 Check the hardware connections, and make sure the LEDs are routers between your computer is in the same subnet as the Switch. (If you changed the IP address, use the new IP address. • If you know that there are behaving as Telnet. I can access the Switch, check the remote management settings to find out why the Switch does not respond to HTTP. MES-3728 User's Guide...
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... bytes) 360 MES-3728 User's Guide Standard Wire Gauge: 20 ~ 28 AWG Wire strip length: 6 ~7 mm Table 125 Firmware Specifications FEATURE DESCRIPTION Default IP Address In band: 192.168.1.1 Default Subnet Mask Administrator User Name Default Password Number of Login Accounts Configurable on the Switch Maximum Frame Size Out of the input pin pairs (4,5) (6,7) (8,9) (10,11) to one device. • Input: connect any one of band (Management port): 192.168.0.1 255...
... bytes) 360 MES-3728 User's Guide Standard Wire Gauge: 20 ~ 28 AWG Wire strip length: 6 ~7 mm Table 125 Firmware Specifications FEATURE DESCRIPTION Default IP Address In band: 192.168.1.1 Default Subnet Mask Administrator User Name Default Password Number of Login Accounts Configurable on the Switch Maximum Frame Size Out of the input pin pairs (4,5) (6,7) (8,9) (10,11) to one device. • Input: connect any one of band (Management port): 192.168.0.1 255...
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... member firmware upgrade 336 network example 334 setup 338 specification 333 status 334 switch models 333 VID 339 web configurator 335 cluster manager 333 cluster member 333 Committed Information Rate (CIR) 147 Common and Internal Spanning Tree, See CIST 130 configuration 277 change running config 299 file names 301 configuration file 54 backup 301 restore 54, 300 saving 298 configuration, saving 53 console port 34 copying port settings, See port cloning 349 copyright 377 CPU management port 112...
... member firmware upgrade 336 network example 334 setup 338 specification 333 status 334 switch models 333 VID 339 web configurator 335 cluster manager 333 cluster member 333 Committed Information Rate (CIR) 147 Common and Internal Spanning Tree, See CIST 130 configuration 277 change running config 299 file names 301 configuration file 54 backup 301 restore 54, 300 saving 298 configuration, saving 53 console port 34 copying port settings, See port cloning 349 copyright 377 CPU management port 112...
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... setup 314 supported 308, 309, 311 Spanning Tree Protocol, See STP. 125 SPQ (Strict Priority Queuing) 194 SSH encryption methods 319 how it works 318 implementation 319 SSH (Secure Shell) Secure Shell, See SSH 317 SSL (Secure Socket Layer) 319 standby ports 156 static bindings 235 static link aggregation example 162 static MAC address 115 static MAC forwarding 106, 108, 115 static multicast address 119 static multicast forwarding 119 static routes 277 static trunking example 162 Static VLAN 101 static VLAN control 102 tagging 102 status...
... setup 314 supported 308, 309, 311 Spanning Tree Protocol, See STP. 125 SPQ (Strict Priority Queuing) 194 SSH encryption methods 319 how it works 318 implementation 319 SSH (Secure Shell) Secure Shell, See SSH 317 SSL (Secure Socket Layer) 319 standby ports 156 static bindings 235 static link aggregation example 162 static MAC address 115 static MAC forwarding 106, 108, 115 static multicast address 119 static multicast forwarding 119 static routes 277 static trunking example 162 Static VLAN 101 static VLAN control 102 tagging 102 status...