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1. Port Settings Port Enable Description 1 1 Y 100FX SC Multi 1 2 Y 100FX SC Multi 1 3 Y 100TX RJ45 Auto Disable w Auto 14 E 100TX RJ45 Auto Disable Y Auto 1 5 Y 100TX RJ45 Auto Disable Auto 16 D 100TX RJ45 Auto Disable v Auto 4 1 Y 1000TX RJ45 Auto Disable Auto 4 2 Y 1000TX RJ45 Auto v Disable Auto Y 43 E 1000TX RJ45 Auto vw Disable Auto 44 M 1000TX RJ45 Auto Disable Auto Enable Setting Description Factory Default Checked This allows data transmission through the port Enabled nable Unchecked This immediately shuts off port access A ATTENTION If a connected device or sub network is wreaking havoc on the rest of the network the Disable option under Advanced Settings Port gives the administrator a quick way to shut off access through this port immediately Description Setting Description Factory Default Media type This displays the media type for each module s N A port Name Setting Description Factory Default Max 63 characters This specifies an alias for the port to help None administrators differentiate between different ports Example PLC 1 3 5 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Speed Setting Description Factory Default Auto This allows the port to use the IEEE 802 3u protocol to negotiate with connected devices The port and conne
2. PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions NOTE End Date Setting Description Factory Default User specified date This specifies the date that Daylight Savings None Time ends Offset Setting Description Factory Default User specified hour This specifies the number of hours that the time None should be offset forward during Daylight Savings Time System Up Time This indicates how long the PT 7828 remained up since the last cold start The up time is indicated in seconds Time Zone Setting Description Factory Default Time zone This specifies the time zone which is used to GMT Greenwich determine the local time offset from GMT Mean Time Greenwich Mean Time Changing the time zone will automatically correct the current time Make sure to set the time zone before setting the time Time Server IP Name Setting Description Factory Default IP address or name of time This is the IP or domain address e g server 192 168 1 1 time stdtime gov tw or a e PT will try to locate the secondary iaa te or NTP server if the first NTP server fails to secondary time server connect Time Server Query Period Setting Description Factory Default Query period This parameter determines how frequently the 600 seconds time is updated from the NTP server 3 9 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions System File
3. There are three action buttons for setting up the IP Interface Table Add For adding an entry into the IP Interface Table Delete For removing the selected entries in the IP Interface Table Modify For modifying the content of a selected entry in the IP Interface Table The entries in the IP Interface Table will not be added into the PT 7828 s interface table until you click the Activate button 3 71 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions RIP The RIP page is used to set up the RIP parameters RIP Setting RIP Enable Choose if RIP will be enabled B RIP Version evi RIP Send Version Choose v2 V1 Compatibility RIP Distribution Redistributed Jee F Static RIP Enable Table Interface Name IP E Enable RIP Enable Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable This option is used to enable or disable the RIP Disabled function globally RIP Version You can specify which version the RIP should follow You can also select V1 Compatibility to make sure that Version 1 PIP packets can also be received RIP Distribution Setting Description Factory Default c ted The entries that are learned from the connected ports Unchecked E will be re distributed if this option is enabled disabled Stati The entries that are set in a static route will be Unchecked SS re distributed if this option is enabled disabled RIP Enable Table This is a table showin
4. 3 17 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions 1 Trap Community Setting Description Factory Default Max 30 characters This specifies the community string to use Public for authentication 2nd Trap Server IP Name Setting Description Factory Default This specifies the IP address or name of IP or name the secondary trap server used by your None network 2nd Trap Community Setting Description Factory Default Max 30 characters This specifies the community string to use Public for authentication Private MIB information Switch Object ID Setting Description Factory Default 8691 7 15 eet the PT 7828 s enterprise Fixed NOTE The Switch Object ID cannot be changed Using Communication Redundancy Communication redundancy on your network helps protect critical links against failure protects against network loops and keeps network downtime at a minimum Communication redundancy functions allow the user to set up redundant loops in the network to provide a backup data transmission route in the event that a cable is inadvertently disconnected or damaged This is a particularly important feature for industrial applications since it could take several minutes to locate the disconnected or severed cable For example if the PT 7828 is used as a key communications component of a production line several minutes of downtime can result in a big loss in production and revenu
5. 2 9 3 Featured Functions This chapter explains how to access PT 7828 s various configuration monitoring and administration functions These functions can be accessed by serial Telnet or web console The serial console can be used if you do not know PT 7828 s IP address and requires that you connect the PT 7828 to a PC COM port The Telnet and web consoles can be opened over an Ethernet LAN or the Internet The web console is the most user friendly way to configure PT 7828 In this chapter we use the web console interface to introduce the functions There are only a few differences between the web console serial console and Telnet console The following topics are covered in this chapter Configuring Basic Settings Using Port Trunking Configuring SNMP sing Communication Redundancy sing Traffic Prioritization sing Virtual LAN sing Multicast Filtering sing Bandwidth Management sing Port Access Control sing IP Filter sing Auto Warning sing Set Device IP sing Diagnosis sing Monitor sing the MAC Address Table sing Event Log sing Syslog sing HTTPS SSL sing Layer 3 Settings DOODODOODOODODOODODODODOOLD OO U U U U U U U U Using Line Swap Fast Recovery U U U U U U U U PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Configuring Basic Settings Basic Settings includes the most common settings required by administrators to maintain and control the PT 7828 System Identificatio
6. NOTE Current Status Items Now Active This shows which communication protocol is in use Turbo Ring Turbo Ring V2 RSTP or none Master Slave This indicates whether or not the PT 7828 is the master of the Turbo Ring This field appears only for Turbo Ring or Turbo Ring V2 The user does not need to assign the master to use Turbo Ring or Turbo Ring V2 If no master is assigned the Turbo Ring protocol will automatically assign master status to one of the PT series Ethernet switches in the ring The master is only used to determine which segment serves as the backup path Redundant Ports Status 1st Port 2nd Port Ring Coupling Ports Status Coupling Port Coupling Control Port The Ports Status indicators show Forwarding for normal transmission Blocking if the port is part of a backup path that is currently blocked and Link down if there is no connection Settings Items Redundancy Protocol Setting Description Factory Default Turbo Ring This selects the Turbo Ring protocol Turbo Ring V2 This selects the Turbo Ring V2 protocol N one RSTP IEEE 802 1w 1D This selects the RSTP protocol None This disables ring redundancy Set as Master Setting Description Factory Default Enabled The PT 7828 is manually selected as the master The Turbo Ring or Turbo Ring V2 Not checked Disabled protocol will automatically select the master Redundant Ports Setting Descri
7. All Routing Entry List Page 1 1 Next hop Interface Name KALB lestination 3 74 A MIB Groups The PT 7828 comes with built in SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol agent software that supports cold warm start trap line up down trap and RFC 1213 MIB II The standard MIB groups that the PT 7828 supports are as follows MIB II 1 System Group sysORTable MIB 11 2 Interfaces Group ifTable MIB 11 4 IP Group ipAddrTable ipNetToMediaTable IpGroup IpBasicStatsGroup IpStatsGroup MIB II 5 ICMP Group IcmpGroup IcmpInputStatus IcmpOutputStats MIB II 6 TCP Group tcpComnTable TcpGroup TcpStats MIB 11 7 UDP Group udpTable UdpStats PT 7828 User s Manual MIB Groups MIB 11 10 Transmission Group dot3 dot3StatsTable MIB 11 11 SNMP Group SnmpBasicGroup SnmpInputStats SnmpOutputStats MIB 11 17 dotidBridge Group dotldBase dotldBasePortTable dot1dStp dotldStpPortTable dotldTp dotldTpFdbTable dotldTpPortTable dotl dTpHCPortTable dotldTpPortOverflowTable pBridgeMIB dot dExtBase dotl dPriority dotldGarp qBridgeMIB dotlqBase dotlqTp dotlqFdbTable dotlqTpPortTable dotlqTpGroupTable dotlqForwardUnregisteredTable dotlqStatic dot1qStaticUnicastTable dotlqStaticMulticastTable dotlqVlan dotlqVlanCurrentTable dotlqVlanStaticTable dotlqPortVlanTable A 2 PT 7828 User s Manual MIB Groups The PT 7828 also provides a private MIB file located in the file Moxa PT7828
8. You may add or remove IP addresses to limit access to the PT 7828 When the accessible IP list is enabled only addresses on the list will be allowed access to the PT 7828 Each IP address and netmask entry can be tailored for different situations e Grant access to one host with a specific IP address For example enter IP address 192 168 1 1 with netmask 255 255 255 255 to allow access to 192 168 1 1 only e Grant access to any host on a specific subnetwork For example enter IP address 192 168 1 0 with netmask 255 255 255 0 to allow access to all IPs on the subnet defined by this IP address subnet mask combination e Grant acces to all hosts Make sure the accessible IP list is not enabled Remove the checkmark from Enable the accessible IP list The following table shows additional configuration examples Hosts That Need Access Input Format Any host Disable 192 168 1 120 192 168 1 120 255 255 255 255 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 254 192 168 1 0 255 255 255 0 192 168 0 1 to 192 168 255 254 192 168 0 0 255 255 0 0 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 126 192 168 1 0 255 255 255 128 192 168 1 129 to 192 168 1 254 192 168 1 128 255 255 255 128 3 4 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Port Port settings are included to give the user control over port access port transmission speed flow control and port type MDI or MDIX
9. 1 3 O o o 0 1 1 4 O o o 0 1 1 5 o o O 0 1 1 6 O o o 0 1 4 1 O o o 0 1 4 2 O o O 0 1 Event Types can be divided into two basic groups System Events and Port Events System Events are related to the overall function of the switch whereas Port Events are related to the activity of a specific port System Events Warning e mail is sent when Switch Cold Start Power is cut off and then reconnected Switch Warm Start PT 7828 is rebooted such as when network parameters are changed IP address subnet mask etc Power Transition On gt Off PT 7828 is powered down Power Transition Off gt On PT 7828 is powered up Configuration Change Activated Any configuration item has been changed Authentication Failure An incorrect password is entered Comm Redundancy Topology If any Spanning Tree Protocol switches have changed Changed their position applies only to the root of the tree If the Master of the Turbo Ring has changed or the backup path is activated Port Events Warning e mail is sent when Link ON The port is connected to another device The port s traffic surpasses the Traffic Threshold for di that port provided this item is Enabled Traffic Threshold Enter a nonzero number if the port s Traffic Overload item is Enabled A Traffic Overload warning is sent every Traffic Duration seconds if the average Traffic Threshold is surpassed during that time period Link OFF The port is disconnected e g th
10. GMRP Table The PT 7828 displays the current active GMRP groups that were detected GMRP Status Multicast Address STA ESE 1 01 00 5E 00 00 01 1 6 Setting Description Fixed Ports This multicast address is defined by static multicast Learned Ports This multicast address is learned by GMRP Using Bandwidth Management In general one host should not be allowed to occupy unlimited bandwidth particularly when the device malfunctions For example so called broadcast storms could be caused by an incorrectly configured topology or a malfunctioning device The PT 7828 not only prevents broadcast storms but can also be configured to a different ingress rate for all packets giving administrators full control of their limited bandwidth to prevent undesirable effects caused by unpredictable faults 3 51 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Configuring Bandwidth Management Broadcast Storm Protection Broadcast Storm Protection Y Broadcast Storm Protection O Include Multicast Packet Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable This enables or disables Broadcast Storm Protection for Enable unknown broadcast packet globally This enables or disables Broadcast Storm Protection for Disable unknown multicast packets globally Traffic Rate Limiting Settings Traffic Rate Limiting Settings ingress 1 1 Not Limited 1 2 Not Limited
11. With ring coupling established Switch A can activate the backup path as soon as it detects a problem with the main path coupler must assign separate ports for the two Turbo Ring ports and the coupling port You do not need to use the same PT series Ethernet switch for both ring coupling and ring master 3 22 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Dual Homing Configuration for Turbo Ring V2 Dual homing is only supported with Turbo Ring V2 and is used to connect two networks through a single Ethernet switch The primary path is the operating connection and the backup path is a back up connection that is activated in the event that the primary path connection fails Dual Homing for Turbo Ring V2 Master Primar gt y Master Configuring Turbo Ring and Turbo Ring V2 On the Communication Redundancy page select Turbo Ring or Turbo Ring V2 as the Redundancy Protocol Note that each protocol s configuration page is different Configuring Turbo Ring Communication Redundancy Current Status Now Active None Master Slave Redundant Ports Status 1st Port _ 2nd Port Ring Coupling Ports Status Coupling Port Coupling Control Port Settings Redundancy Protocol Turbo Ring iv O Set as Master Redundant Ports 1st Port 4 3 M 2nd Port Mi C Enable Ring Coupling Coupling Port 4 1 y Coupling Control Port 4 2 w 3 23 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions
12. 168 127 253 and PT 7828 s subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 for a Class C network This means that your PC s IP address must be set to 192 168 xxx xxx for a subnet mask of 255 255 0 0 or to 192 168 127 xxx with a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 NOTE To connect to the PT 7828 s Telnet or web console your PC host and the PT 7828 must be on the same logical subnet NOTE When connecting to the PT 7828 s Telnet or web console first connect one of PT 7828 s Ethernet ports to your Ethernet LAN or directly to your PC s Ethernet port You may use either a straight through or cross over Ethernet cable NOTE The PT 7828 s default IP address is 192 168 127 253 After making sure that the PT 7828 is connected to the same LAN and logical subnet as your PC open the PT 7828 s Telnet console as follows 1 Click Start gt Run from the Windows Start menu Telnet to the PT 7828 s IP address from the Windows Run window You may also issue the Telnet command from a DOS prompt Run 12 x p Type the name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it for you Open telnet 192 168 127 253 X Cancel Browse 2 Inthe terminal window the Telnet console will prompt you to select a terminal type Type 1 to choose ansi vt100 and then press Enter MOXA EtherDevice Switch PT 7828 onsole terminal type 1 ansi vtl00 2 vt52 PT 7828 User s Manual Getting Started 3 The Tel
13. 65535 Syslog Server 1 Setting Description Factory Default IP Address Enter the IP address of 1st Syslog server used by your None network Port Destination Enter the UDP port of Ist Syslog server 514 1 to 65535 3 67 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Syslog Server 2 Setting Description Factory Default IP Address Enter the IP address of 2nd Syslog server used by your None network Port Destination Enter the UDP port of 2nd Syslog server 514 1 to 65535 Syslog Server 3 Setting Description Factory Default IP Address Enter the IP address of 3rd Syslog server used by your None network Port Destination Enter the UDP port of 3rd Syslog server 514 1 to 65535 NOTE The following events will be recorded into the PT 7828 s Event Log table and will then be sent to the specified Syslog Server Cold start Warm start Configuration change activated Power 1 2 transition Off gt On Power 1 2 transition On gt Off Authentication fail Topology changed Master setting is mismatched Port traffic overload dotlx Auth Fail Port link off on Using HTTPS SSL To secure your HTTP access the PT 7828 supports HTTPS SSL to encrypt all HTTP traffic Perform the following steps to access the PT 7828 s web browser interface via HTTPS SSL 1 Open Internet Explorer and type https PT 7828 s IP address in the address field Press Enter to esta
14. 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions System File Update By Local Import Export Update System Files from Local PC Configuration File Log File Upgrade Firmware ax Upload Configure Data Configuration File Click Export to save the PT 7828 s configuration file to the local host Log File Click Export to save the PT 7828 s log file to the local host NOTE Some operating systems will open the configuration file and log file directly in the web page In such cases right click the Export button to save the file Upgrade Firmware To import a new firmware file onto the PT 7828 click Browse to select the firmware file that is saved on your computer The upgrade procedure will proceed automatically after clicking Import Upload Configure Data To import a configuration file onto the PT 7828 click Browse to select the configuration file already saved on your computer The upgrade procedure will proceed automatically after clicking Import System File Update By Backup Media User can use Moxa s Automatic Backup Configurator to save and load the configuration of PT 7828 managed switches through the switch s RS 232 console port ABC Auto Backup Configurator Configuration Auto load ABC s system configurations when system boots up Save the current configurations to ABC Load the ABC s configurations to Switch 3 11 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Restart This Restart function provides users with
15. Access Port PVD 2 Device G Device F VLAN 2 Untagged Devices VLAN 5 Untezzed Deri Device B LAN 5 Untagged Device VLAN 2 Untagged Device Device E d Device D oR iS s Device C vLAN3 Tagged Device VID3 VLAN 4 Tagged Denice VID 4 VLAN 2 Untagged Device 3 42 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions In this application Port 1 connects a single untagged device and assigns it to VLAN 5 it should be configured as Access Port with PVID 5 Port 2 connects a LAN with two untagged devices belonging to VLAN 2 One tagged device with VID 3 and one tagged device with VID 4 It should be configured as Trunk Port with PVID 2 for untagged device and Fixed VLAN Tagged with 3 and 4 for tagged device Since each port can only have one unique PVID all untagged devices on the same port can only belong to the same VLAN Port 3 connects with another switch It should be configured as Trunk Port GVRP protocol will be used through the Trunk Port Port 4 connects a single untagged device and assigns it to VLAN 2 it should be configured as Access Port with PVID 2 Port 5 connects a single untagged device and assigns it to VLAN 3 it should be configured as Access Port with PVID 3 Port 6 connect a single untagged device and assigns it to VLAN 5 it should be configured as Access Port with PVID 5 Port 7 connects a single untagged device and assigns it to VLAN 4 it should be configured as Access Port with PVID 4 After pro
16. Change password check box type the Old password type the New password retype the New password and then click Activate Max 45 characters Old password Type the current password when changing the password None New password Type new password when enabled to change password None Max 45 characters Retype password If you type a new password in the Password field you None 3 59 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions NOTE will be required to retype the password in the Retype new password field before updating the new password Email Address Setting Description Factory Default Max 30 You can set up to 4 email addresses to receive alarm None characters emails from PT 7828 Send Test Email After finishing with the email settings you should first click Activate to activate those settings and then press the Send Test Email button to verify that the settings are correct Auto warning e mail messages will be sent through an authentication protected SMTP server that supports the CRAM MDS LOGIN and PAIN methods of SASL Simple Authentication and Security Layer authentication mechanism We strongly recommend not entering your Account Name and Account Password if auto warning e mail messages can be delivered without using an authentication mechanism Configuring Relay Warning The Auto Relay Warning function uses relay output to alert the user when certain user configured events
17. W D IGMP snooping GMRP to filter multicast traffic from industrial Ethernet protocols IEEE 802 1Q VLAN GVRP for easier network planning QoS IEEE 802 1p 1Q and TOS DiffServ to increase determinism 802 3ad LACP for bandwidth optimization IEEE 802 1X and https SSL to enhance network security SNMP V1 V2c V3 for differential network management RMON for efficient proactive network monitoring Supports ABC 01 for system configuration backup Access restriction by MAC address Port mirroring for online debugging Automatic warnings by email relay output Automatic recovery of connected device s IP addresses Line swap fast recovery Configuration through web browser Telnet serial console Windows utility and ABC 01 1 2 2 Getting Started This chapter explains how the initial installation process for the PT 7828 There are three ways to access PT 7828 s configuration settings the serial console Telnet console and web console If you do not know the PT 7828 s IP address you can open the serial console by connecting the PT 7828 to a PC s COM port with a short serial cable You can open the Telnet or web console over an Ethernet LAN or over the Internet The following topics are covered a a a a Serial Console Configuration 115200 None 8 1 VT100 Configuration by Telnet Console Configuration by Web Browser Disabling Telnet and Browser Access PT 7828 User s Manual Getting Started Serial Consol
18. a static multicast MAC manually to filter multicast traffic automatically IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol Snooping Mode Snooping Mode allows your switch to forward multicast packets only to the appropriate ports The switch snoops on exchanges between hosts and an IGMP device such as a router to find those ports that want to join a multicast group and then configures its filters accordingly Query Mode Query mode allows the PT 7828 to work as the Querier if it has the lowest IP address on the subnetwork to which it belongs IGMP querying is enabled by default on the PT 7828 to help prevent interoperability issues with some multicast routers that may not follow the lowest IP address election method Enable query mode to run multicast sessions on a network that does not contain IGMP routers or queriers PT 7828 is compatible with any device that conforms to the IGMP v2 and IGMP v3 device protocol 3 47 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions IGMP Multicast Filtering IGMP is used by IP supporting network devices to register hosts with multicast groups It can be used on all LANs and VLANs that contain a multicast capable IP router and on other network devices that support multicast filtering IGMP works as follows 1 The IP router or querier periodically sends query packets to all end stations on the LANs or VLANs that are connected to it For networks with more than one IP router the router with the lowes
19. of its queue and is about to be transmitted the device determines whether or not the egress port is tagged for that VLAN If it is then the new 802 1p tag is used in the extended 802 1D header The PT 7828 will check a packet received at the ingress port for IEEE 802 1D traffic classification and then prioritize it based upon the IEEE 802 1p value service levels in that tag It is this 802 1p value that determines which traffic queue the packet is mapped to Traffic Queues The PT 7828 hardware has multiple traffic queues that allow packet prioritization to occur Higher priority traffic can pass through the PT 7828 without being delayed by lower priority traffic As each packet arrives in the PT 7828 it passes through any ingress processing which includes classification marking re marking and is then sorted into the appropriate queue The switch then forwards packets from each queue The PT 7828 supports two different queuing mechanisms e Weight Fair This method services all the traffic queues giving priority to the higher priority queues Under most circumstances this method gives high priority precedence over low priority but in the event that high priority traffic except the link capacity lower priority traffic is not blocked e Strict This method services high traffic queues first low priority queues are delayed until no more high priority data nePT to be sent This method always gives precedence to high priority over low p
20. range from 1 This field will be active only when selecting the Trunk None to 4094 port type Set the VLAN IDs that will not be supported by this trunk port Use commas to separate different VIDs VLAN Table VLAN Table VLAN Mode VLAN Mode 802 10 VLAN Management VLAN Management VLAN i Current 802 1Q VLAN List index VID Joined Access Port 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 1 1 In 802 1Q VLAN table you can review the VLAN groups that were created Joined Access Ports and Trunk Ports and in Port based VLAN table you can review the VLAN group and Joined port NOTE The physical network can have a maximum of 64 VLAN settings Using Multicast Filtering Multicast filtering improves the performance of networks that carry multicast traffic This section explains multicasts multicast filtering and how multicast filtering can be implemented on your PT 7828 The Concept of Multicast Filtering What is an IP Multicast A multicast is a packet sent by one host to multiple hosts Only those hosts that belong to a specific multicast group will receive the multicast If the network is set up correctly a multicast can only be sent to an end station or a subset of end stations on a LAN or VLAN that belong to the multicast group Multicast group members can be distributed across multiple subnets so that multicast transmissions can occur within a campus LAN or over a WAN In addition networks that support IP multicas
21. take place There are two basic steps required to set up the Relay Warning function 1 Configuring Relay Event Types Select the desired Event types from the Console or Web Browser Event type page a description of each event type is given later in the Relay Alarm Events setting subsection 2 Activate your settings After completing the configuration procedure you will need to activate your PT 7828 s Relay Event Types Event Setup Relay Warning Events Settings System Events Cl Override Relay 1 Warning Settings Power Input 1 failure On gt Off Disable v Power Input 2 failure On gt Of Disable Turbo Ring Break Disable v Port Events Pot a frac Overload Traffic Threshold Traffic Duration s 1 1 gnore Y Disable v 1 2 gnore Disable vw RE a 1 3 gnore Y Disable v z zz 1 4 gnore Disable vw UN aa 1 5 gnore Y Disable v A 1 6 gnore Disable v a it 4 1 gnore Y Disable v z Bs 4 2 gnore Y Disable v Ro A a Event Types can be divided into two basic groups System Events and Port Events System Events are related to the overall function of the switch whereas Port Events are related to the activity of a specific port 3 60 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions The PT 7828 supports two relay outputs You can configure which relay output is related to which events This helps administrators identify the importance of the different events System Events Warning Relay output is tri
22. the specified name for each port N A Speed This indicates the transmission speed for each port N A pee 100M Full 100M Half 10M Full or 10M Half FDX flow control This indicates if the FDX flow control of this port is N A enabled or disabled This is used to add selected ports into the trunk N A Up group from available ports This is used to remove selected ports from the trunk N A Down group Trunk Table es 1 1 Fail SE 1 2 Fail Static a Trunk Table Setting Description Trunk group Displays the trunk type and trunk group Member port Displays the member ports that belong to the trunk group Status Success means port trunking is working properly Fail means port trunking is not working properly Standby means port trunking is working as a standby port When there are more than eight ports trunked as a trunking group the 9 port will be the standby port 3 14 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Configuring SNMP The PT 7828 supports SNMP V1 V2c and V3 SNMP V1 and SNMP V2c use a community string match for authentication which means that SNMP servers access all objects with read only or read write permissions using the community strings public and private by default SNMP V3 requires that you select an authentication level of MD5 or SHA and is the most secure protocol You can also enable data encryption to enhance data security Supported SNMP security modes and lev
23. then re plugged into different ports The recovery time is on the order of a few milliseconds compare this with standard commercial switches for which the recovery time could be on the order of several minutes To disable the Line Swap Fast Recovery function or to re enable the function after it has already been disabled access either the Console utility s Line Swap recovery page or the Web Browser interface s Line Swap fast recovery page as shown below 3 61 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Configuring Line Swap Fast Recovery Line Swap Fast Recovery Enable All Ports Enable Line Swap Fast Recovery Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable Check mark the check box to enable the Enable Line Swap Fast Recovery function Using Set Device IP To reduce the effort required to set up IP addresses the PT 7828 comes equipped with DHCP BootP server and RARP protocol to set up IP addresses of Ethernet enabled devices automatically When enabled the Set device IP function allows PT 7828 to assign specific IP addresses automatically to connected devices that are equipped with DHCP Client or RARP protocol In effect PT 7828 acts as a DHCP server by assigning a connected device with a specific IP address stored in its internal memory Each time the connected device is switched on or rebooted PT 7828 sends the device the desired IP address Take the following steps to use the Set device IP f
24. 7828 s routing table RIP Routing Information Protocol RIP is a distance vector based routing protocol that can automatically build up a routing table in the PT 7828 The PT 7828 can efficiently update and maintain the routing table and optimize the routing with the smallest metric and most matched mask prefix Interface Setting The IP Interface Setting page is used to assign the interface IP Interface Setting IP Interface Entry Interface Name iri IP Address fooi o Subnet Mask 255 255 2550 VLAN ID 27 Proxy ARP T Enable IP Interface Table Interface Name IP Address Subnet Mask VLAN ID Proxy ARP O IF_1 100 10 1 1 255 255 255 0 2 Disabled 3 70 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions NOTE Interface Name Use this option to describe this interface Max of 30 characters IP Address Use this option to specify the IP address of this interface Subnet Mask Use this option to specify the subnet mask for this IP address VLAN ID Setting Description Factory Default ID numbers Display all available VLAN ID that you have set in None if no VLAN Virtual LAN To establish a interface you have to ID is available assign an available ID for this interface firstly If a VLAND ID is assigned twice a warning message will be shown Proxy ARP Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable This option is used to enable or disable the function Disabled of Proxy ARP
25. 92 168 127 238 admin Auth ok 23 49 0d0h51m16s Port 4 2 link off 24 49 0d14h58m47s Port 4 2 link on 25 49 0d14h59m17s Port 4 2 link off 26 49 0d14h59m19s Port 4 2 link on 27 49 0d15h7m35s 192 168 127 238 admin Auth ok 3 66 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Bootup This field shows how many times the PT 7828 has been rebooted or cold started Date The date is updated based on how the current date is set in the Basic Setting page Time The time is updated based on how the current time is set in the Basic Setting page System The system startup time related to this event Startup Time Events Events that have occurred NOTE The following events will be record into PT 7828 s Event Log Table Cold start Warm start Configuration change activated Power 1 2 transition Off gt On Power 1 2 transition On gt Off Authentication fail Topology changed Master setting is mismatched Port traffic overload dotlx Auth Fail Port link off on Using Syslog This function provides the event logs for the syslog server The function supports 3 configurable syslog servers and syslog server UDP port numbers When an event occurs the event will be sent as a syslog UDP packet to the specified syslog servers Syslog Settings Syslog Server 1 Port Destination 514 1 65535 Syslog Server 2 Port Destination 514 1 65535 Syslog Server 3 Port Destination 514 1
26. Console utility activate by first highlighting the Activate menu option and then press Enter You should receive the Set device IP settings are now active Press any key to continue message Configuring Set Device IP Automatic Set Device IP by DHCP BootP RARP Port Device s current IP 1 1 NA 12 NA 1 3 NA 1 4 NA 1 5 NA 1 6 NA 4 1 NA 4 2 NA 4 3 NA 4 4 NA Desired IP Address Setting Description Factory Default IP Address Set the desired IP of connected devices None Using Diagnosis The PT 7828 provides two important tools for administrators to diagnose network systems Mirror Port Mirror Port Settings Monitored port v Watch direction Bi directional y Mirror port y The Mirror port function can be used to monitor data being transmitted through a specific port This is done by setting up another port the mirror port to receive the same data being transmitted from or both to and from the port under observation This allows the network administrator to sniff the observed port and thus keep tabs on network activity Take the following steps to set up the Mirror Port function 3 63 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Ping STEP 1 Configure PT 7828 s Mirror Port function from either the Console utility or Web Browser interface You will need to configure three settings Monitored Port Select the port number of the port whose network activity will be monitored Mir
27. FAULT MASTER COUPLER Module LED Indicators LNK ACT FDX HDX RING PORT COUPLER PORT SPEED One relay output with current carrying capacity of 3A 24 VDC or 3A 240 VAC Alarm Contact Power Input Voltage 24 VDC 18 to 36 V or 48 VDC 36 to 72 V or 125 250 VDC 88 to 300 V and 110 240 VAC 85 to 264 V All ports are equipped with fiber Max 2 58A 24VDC Max 1 21A 48VC Max 0 53A 250VDC 240VAC Input Current B 2 PT 7828 User s Manual Specifications Connection 10 pin terminal block Overload Current Protection Present Reverse Polarity Protection Present Mechanical Casing IP30 protection Gaia 440 x 44 x 325 mm 17 32 x 1 73 x 12 80 in Installation 19 inch rack mounting Environmental Operating Temp 40 to 85 C 40 to 185 F Storage Temp Ambient Relative Humidity Warranty Cold start of min 100 VAC at 40 C 40 to 85 C 40 to 185 F 5 to 95 non condensing 5 years
28. MIB my on the PT 7828 utility CD ROM Public Traps e Cold Start e Link Up e Link Down e Authentication Failure e dotldBridge New Root e dotldBridge Topology Changed Private Traps e Configuration Changed e Power On e Power Off e Traffic Overloaded e Turbo Ring Topology Changed e Turbo Ring Coupling Port Changed e Turbo Ring Master Mismatch A 3 Technology Standards Flow control Protocols MIB Switch Properties Priority Queues Max Number of Available VLANs VLAN ID Range IGMP Groups Interface Fast Ethernet B Specifications IEEE 802 3 for 10BaseT IEEE 802 3u for 100BaseT X and 100BaseFX IEEE 802 3ab for 1000BaseT X IEEE 802 3z for 1000BaseSX LX LHX ZX IEEE 802 3x for Flow Control IEEE 802 1D for Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802 1w for Rapid STP IEEE 802 1Q for VLAN Tagging IEEE 802 1p for Class of Service IEEE 802 1X for Authentication IEEE 802 3ad for Port Trunk with LACP RFC 1058 RFC 2453 IEEE 802 3x flow control back pressure flow control IGMP V1 V2 V3 device GMRP GVRP SNMP V1 V2c V3 DHCP Server Client DHCP Option 82 BootP TFTP SNTP SMTP RARP RMON RIP V1 V2 MIB II Ethernet like MIB P BRIDGE MIB Q BRIDGE MIB Bridge MIB RSTP MIB RMON MIB Group 1 2 3 9 4 64 VID 1 to 4094 256 Slot 1 2 3 for any combination of 8 7 or 6 port PM 7200 Fast Ethernet modules with 10 100BaseT X or 100BaseFX SC ST connector PT 7828 User s Ma
29. Manual Featured Functions e If your PC and the IP address owner are on the same subnet the IP address owner will use a unicast packet which contains his MAC address to reply to your PC Henceforth your PC will use this MAC address to transmit to the IP address owner directly e If your PC and the IP address owner are not on the same subnet your PC will not receive a reply so it will ask for the MAC address of the Layer 3 switch gateway router To transmit data packets to IP address owner your PC packs the data packet with IP address and sends this packet to the Layer 3 switch gateway router with its MAC address The Layer 3 switch gateway router receives the data packet and then repacks and forwards it to the next hop based on the routing rules Static Routing and Dynamic Routing The PT 7828 supports both static and dynamic routing Dynamic routing can use either RIP V1 and or V2 You can either choose one of the routing methods or combine the two methods to establish your routing table A routing entry includes the following items the destination address the next hop address which is the next router along the path to the destination address and the metric that gives the cost we have to pay to access a different network Static Routing You can define the routes yourself by specifying the next hop or router that PT 7828 should forward data to for a specific subnet The Static Route settings will be stored in the PT
30. Moxa PowerTrans Switch PT 7828 User s Manual www moxa com product First Edition April 2008 Moxa Inc Tel 886 2 8919 1230 Fax 886 2 8919 1231 Web www moxa com Moxa Technical Support Worldwide support moxa com The Americas support usa moxa com Moxa PowerTrans Switch PT 7828 User s Manual The software described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that agreement Copyright Notice Copyright 2008 Moxa Inc All rights reserved Reproduction without permission is prohibited Trademarks MOXA is a registered trademark of Moxa Inc All other trademarks or registered marks in this manual belong to their respective manufacturers Disclaimer Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Moxa Moxa provides this document as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to its particular purpose Moxa reserves the right to make improvements and or changes to this manual or to the products and or the programs described in this manual at any time Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable However Moxa assumes no responsibility for its use or for any infringements on the rights of third parties that may result from its use This product might include unintentional technical or typographical e
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32. SI layer model for data switching Unlike Layer 2 switching for which the MAC address is used for exchanging data a Layer 3 switch uses the IP address to determine the destination of a data packet Layer 2 switching Layer 3 switching Layer 7 Layer 7 Layer 7 gt gt lt EDS 7828 gt lt EDS 7828 gt Layer 5 Layer 5 Layer 5 lt lt Layer 4 Layer 4 lt Layer 3 lt gt Layer 3 gt Layer 3 lt gt lt gt lt Layer 3 lt gt Layer 2 gt Layer 2 gt The Layer 3 Switching Concept IP Internet Protocol is a protocol defined on layer 3 of the OSI 7 layer model The IP address is used to address data packets on the Network Layer and is not tied to the hardware of a device or PC The IP address can be assigned by the system operator or network administrator Whereas a layer 2 switch uses the MAC address of a network card to determine the destination of data packets a layer 3 switch uses IP address currently assigned to the network card to transmit data packets Switches use ARP Address Resolution Protocol to establish the relationship between MAC addresses and IP addresses When a PC sends out an ARP request which is a broadcast packet requiring the IP address owner to send back his MAC address one of two situations could be encountered 3 69 PT 7828 User s
33. The PT 7828 supports adding unicast groups manually if required Add Static Unicast MAC Address MAC Address Port 4 1 Activate 3 53 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Setting Description Factory Default MAC Address Add the static unicast MAC address into the address None table Port Fix the static address with a dedicated port 1 1 Configuring IEEE 802 1X 802 1X Settings Database Option Local v Re Auth Enable v Radius Server Re Auth Period 3600 Server Port Shared Key 1 1 C Enable 1 2 Enable 1 3 Enable 14 Enable 1 5 Enable 1 6 Enable 44 Enable 4 2 Enable v Database Option Setting Description Factory Default Local Select this option when setting the Local User Database Local Max 32 users as the authentication database Radius Select this option to set an external RADIUS server as Local the authentication database The authentication mechanism is EAP MDS Radius Local Select this option to make using an external RADIUS Local server as the authentication database the first priority The authentication mechanism is EAP MD5 The first priority is to set the Local User Database as the authentication database Radius Server Setting Description Factory Default IP address or The IP address or domain name of the RADIUS server _ local host domain name Server Port Setting Description Fac
34. Time System Time Settings Current Time ex 04 00 04 Current Date I Il ex 2002 11 13 Daylight Saving Time Mont Veet a Start Date v v v v End Date v v v v Offset 0 hour s System Up Time 0d15h10m16s Time Zone GMT Greenwich Mean Time Dublin Edinburgh Lisbon London 1st Time Server IP Name time nist gov 2nd Time Server IP Name Time Server Query Period 600 sec The PT 7828 has a time calibration function based on information from an NTP server or user specified time and date Functions such as automatic warning emails can therefore include time and date stamp NOTE The PT 7828 does not have a real time clock The user must update the Current Time and Current Date to set the initial time for PT 7828 after each reboot especially when there is no NTP server on the LAN or Internet connection Current Time Setting Description Factory Default This allows configuration of the local time in 00h 00m 00s local 24 hour format User specified time Current Date Setting Description Factory Default This allows configuration of the local date in 1970 01 01 yyyy mm dd format User specified date Daylight Saving Time The Daylight Saving Time settings are used to automatically offset the PT 7828 s time forward according to national standards Start Date Setting Description Factory Default This specifies the date that Daylight Savings None Time begins User specified date
35. Update By Remote TFTP The PT 7828 supports saving your configuration or log file to a remote TFTP server or local host Other PT 7828 switches can also load the configuration at a later time The PT 7828 also supports loading firmware or configuration files from the TFTP server or a local host Update System Files by TFTP TFTP Server IP Name Configuration Files Path and Name Firmware Files Path and Name Log Files Path and Name TFTP Server IP Name Setting Description Factory Default IP address of TFTP This specifies the IP address or name of the remote None server TFTP server This must be specified before downloading or uploading files Configuration Files Path and Name Setting Description Factory Default Max 40 characters This specifies the path and file name of the None PT 7828 s configuration file on the TFTP server Firmware Files Path and Name Setting Description Factory Default Max 40 characters This specifies the path and file name of the None PT 7828 s firmware file Log Files Path and Name Setting Description Factory Default Max 40 characters This specifies the path and file name of the None PT 7828 s log file After setting the desired paths and file names click Activate to save the setting Click Download to download the prepared file from the remote TFTP server or click Upload to upload the desired file to the remote TFTP server 3 10 PT
36. a quick way to restart the system Restart This function will restart the system Factory Default Reset to Factory Default This function will reset all settings to their factory default values Be aware that previous settings will be lost This function provides users with a quick way of restoring the PT 7828 s configuration to factory defaults This function is available in the serial Telnet and web consoles NOTE After restoring the factory default configuration you will need to use the default network settings to re establish the web or Telnet console connection with the PT 7828 Using Port Trunking Link aggregation involves grouping links to into a link aggregation group A MAC client can treat link aggregation groups as if they were a single link The PT 7828 s port trunking feature allows devices to communicate by aggregating up to 4 trunk groups with a maximum of 8 ports for each group If one of the 8 ports fails the other seven ports will automatically provide backup and share the traffic Port trunking can be used to combine up to 8 ports between two PT 7828 switches If all ports on both switch units are configured as 100BaseTX and they are operating in full duplex the potential bandwidth of the connection will be 1600 Mbps The Port Trunking Concept Moxa has developed a proprietary port trunking protocol that provides the following benefits e More flexibility in setting up your network connections since
37. aken action to prevent loops from forming when it decides to enable a link to a neighboring bridge Adjacent bridges connected via point to point links will be able to enable a link without waiting to ensure that all other bridges in the network have had time to react to the change The main benefit of RSTP is that the configuration decision is made locally rather than network wide allowing RSTP can carry out automatic configuration and restore a link faster than STP STP Example The LAN shown below has three segments with adjacent segments connected using two possible links The various STP factors such as Cost Root Port Designated Bridge Port and Blocked Port are shown in the figure LAN Segment 1 Port 1 Root Port Bridge B Port 2 Designated Bridge Port Port 1 Root Port Cost 100 Bridge X Port 2 Blocked Port Port 1 Designated Bridge Port Bridge A Port 2 Root Bridge LAN Segment 2 Port 1 Port 1 Root Port Root Port ost 200 Bridge C Bridge Y Port 2 Port 2 Designated Blocked Port Bridge Port LAN Segment 3 3 31 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions e Bridge A has been selected as the Root Bridge since it was determined to have the lowest Bridge Identifier on the network e Since Bridge A is the Root Bridge it is also the Designated Bridge for LAN segment 1 Port 1 on Bridge A is selected as the Designated B
38. and 1 for Stop Bits fT 100 JS Local Echo 5 Inthe terminal window the PT 7828 will prompt you to select a terminal type Enter 1 to select ansi vt100 and press Enter OXA EtherDevice Switch PT 7828 onsole terminal type 1 ansi vtl00 2 vt52 1 2 3 PT 7828 User s Manual Getting Started 6 The serial console will prompt you to log in Press Enter and select admin or user Use the down arrow key on your keyboard to select the Password field and enter a password if desired This password will be required to access any of the consoles web serial Telnet If you do not wish to create a password leave the Password field blank and press Enter Model Name Location Firmware Version Serial No IP Account WAC Address Password PT 7828 Managed Redundant Switch 00000 Switch Location v1 1 00000 Ir aoe 00 50 18 Es 11 22 UA user The Main Menu of the PT 7828 s serial console should appear In PComm Terminal Emulator you can adjust the font by selecting Font in the Edit menu sic Settings ort Trunking IMP Settings omm Redundancy raffic Prioritization irtual LAN ulticast Filtering andwidth Management ort Access Control P Filter uto Warning ine Swap Set Device IP e Diagnosis f Moni tor g MAC Address Table h Layer 3 Settings i System log j Exit 2 Use the Hens a 30 ofaa PT 7828 series V1 1 Basic settings for network and system param
39. because this path has a greater bandwidth and is therefore more efficient LAN 1 Y What happens if a link failure is detected As shown in next figure the STP process reconfigures the network so that traffic from LAN segment 2 flows through Bridge B LAN 1 STP will determine which path between each bridged segment is most efficient and then assign a specific reference point on the network When the most efficient path has been identified the other paths are blocked In the above 3 figures STP first determined that the path through Bridge C was the most efficient and as a result blocked the path through Bridge B After the failure of Bridge C STP re evaluated the situation and opened the path through Bridge B 3 29 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions How STP Works When enabled STP determines the most appropriate path for traffic through a network The method is described below STP Requirements Before STP can configure the network the system must satisfy the following requirements e Communication must be established between all bridges This communication is carried out using Bridge Protocol Data Units BPDUs which are transmitted in packets with a known multicast address e Fach bridge must have a Bridge Identifier that specifies which bridge acts as the central reference point or Root Bridge for the STP system Bridges with a lower Bridge Identifier are more likely to be designa
40. blish the connection 3 https 2 192 168 127 253 home asp Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt gt Y A QSearch Ga Favorites Media lt 4 Ye GST 3 Address e https 192 168 127 253 home asp 2 Warning messages will pop out to warn the user that the security certificate was issued by a company they have not chosen to trust 3 68 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions 3 Select Yes to enter the PT 7828 s web browser interface and access the web browser interface secured via HTTPS SSL Security Alert x Information you exchange with this site cannot be viewed or Y changed by others However there is a problem with the site s security certificate A The security certificate was issued by a company you have not chosen to trust View the certificate to determine whether you want to trust the certifying authority The security certificate date is valid iv The security certificate has a valid name matching the name of the page you are trying to view Do you want to proceed View Certificate NOTE Moxa provides a Root CA certificate After installing this certificate into your PC or Notebook you can access the web browser interface directly and will not see any warning messages again You may download the certificate from the PT 7828A s CD ROM Using Layer 3 Settings The PT 7828 is a Layer 3 switch uses the Network Layer layer 3 of the ISO s O
41. ced in this VLAN and it is the only VLAN that allows you to access the management software of the PT 7828 over the network Communication Between VLANs If devices connected to a VLAN need to communicate to devices on a different VLAN a router or Layer 3 switching device with connections to both VLANs needs to be installed Communication between VLANs can only take place if they are all connected to a routing or Layer 3 switching device 3 41 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions VLANs Tagged and Untagged Membership The PT 7828 supports 802 1Q VLAN tagging a system that allows traffic for multiple VLANs to be carried on a single physical backbone trunk link When setting up VLANs you need to understand when to use untagged and tagged membership of VLANs Simply put if a port is on a single VLAN it can be an untagged member but if the port needs to be a member of multiple VLANs tagged membership must be defined A typical host e g clients will be untagged members of one VLAN defined as Access Port in PT 7828 while inter switch connections will be tagged members of all VLANs defined as Trunk Port in PT 7828 The IEEE Std 802 1Q 1998 defines how VLANs operate within an open packet switched network An 802 1Q compliant packet carries additional information that allows a switch to determine which VLAN the port belongs to If a frame is carrying the additional information it is known as a tagged frame To carry multip
42. character E No Auth passwords are the minimum requirement for authentication Authentication will be based on the SHA HMAC SHA algorithms 8 character wis No Auth passwords are the minimum requirement for authentication Admin Data Encryption Key for SNMP V1 V2c V3 and V3 only Setting Description Factory Default This enables data encryption using the Enable specified data encryption key between 8 No and 30 characters This specifies that data will not be Disable No encrypted User Auth Type for SNMP V1 V2c V3 and V3 only Setting Description Factory Default This allows the admin account and user No Auth account to access objects without No authentication Authentication will be based on the MD5 Auth HMAC MD5 algorithms 8 character No passwords are the minimum requirement for authentication Authentication will be based on the SHA Auth HMAC SHA algorithms 8 character No passwords are the minimum requirement for authentication User Data Encryption Key for SNMP V1 V2c V3 and V3 only Setting Description Factory Default This enables data encryption using the Enable specified data encryption key between 8 No and 30 characters Disable No data encryption No Trap Settings 1 Trap Server IP Name Setting Description Factory Default This specifies the IP address or name of IP or name the primary trap server used by your None network
43. cted devices will determine the best speed for that connection 100M Full Choose one of these fixed speed options if the Auto 100M Half connected Ethernet device has trouble JO M Full auto negotiating for line speed 10M Half FDX Flow Ctrl This setting enables or disables flow control for the port when the port s Speed is set to Auto The final result will be determined by the Auto process between the PT 7828 and connected devices Setting Description Factory Default Enable This enables flow control for this port when the por s Speed is set to Auto Disable Disable This disables flow control for this port when the port s Speed is set to Auto MDI MDIX Setting Description Factory Default Auto This allows the port to auto detect the port type of the connected Ethernet device and change the port type accordingly ioe MDI Choose MDI or MDIX if the connected Ethernet mo device has trouble auto negotiating for port type MDIX Network Network settings allow users to modify the usual TCP IP network parameters Network Parameters General Settings Auto IP Configuration Disable y Switch IP Address 192 168 127 253 Switch Subnet Mask 255 255 2550 Default Gateway A 1st DNS Server IP Address 2nd DNS Server IP Address 3 6 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Auto IP Configuration Setting Description Factory Default Disable Select this to set the PT 7828 s IP addres
44. d Forbidden VLAN 1 1 Access 1 1 2 Access 1 1 3 Access 1 1 4 Access 1 1 5 Access Y 1 1 6 Access 1 4 1 Access 1 4 2 Access 1 4 3 Access f 4 4 Access 1 Management VLAN ID Setting Description Factory Default VLAN ID from 1 This assigns the VLAN ID of this PT 7828 1 to 4094 Port Type Setting Description Factory Default Access This port type is used to connect single devices without tags Trunk Select Trunk port type to connect another 802 1Q Access VLAN aware switch or another LAN that combines tagged and or untagged devices and or other switches hubs A ATTENTION For communication redundancy in the VLAN environment set Redundant Port Coupling Port and Coupling Control Port as Trunk Port since these ports act as the backbone to transmit all packets of different VLANs to different PT 7828 units Port PVID Setting Description Factory Default VID range from 1 This sets the default VLAN ID for untagged devices that 1 to 4094 connect to the port 3 44 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Fixed VLAN List Tagged Setting Description Factory Default VID range from 1 This field will be active only when selecting the Trunk None to 4094 port type Set the other VLAN ID for tagged devices that connect to the Trunk port Use commas to separate different VIDs Forbidden VLAN List Setting Description Factory Default VID
45. ding 802 1D style BPDUs if packets with this format are received gt STP 802 1D and RSTP 802 1w can operate on different ports of the same PT 7828 This feature is particularly helpful when PT 7828 ports connect to older equipment such as legacy switches You get essentially the same functionality with RSTP and STP To see how the two systems different please refer to Differences between RSTP and STP later in this chapter NOTE The STP protocol is part of the IEEE Std 802 1D 1998 Edition bridge specification The explanation given below uses bridge instead of switch What is STP STP 802 1D is a bridge based system that is used to implement parallel paths for network traffic STP uses a loop detection process to e Locate and then disable less efficient paths i e paths that have a lower bandwidth e Enable one of the less efficient paths if the most efficient path fails The figure below shows a network made up of three LANs separated by three bridges Each segment uses at most two paths to communicate with the other segments Since this configuration can give rise to loops the network will overload if STP is not enabled LAN 1 3 28 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions If STP is enabled it will detect duplicate paths and prevent or block one of them from forwarding traffic In the following example STP determined that traffic from LAN segment 2 to LAN segment should flow through Bridges C and A
46. e The PT 7828 supports three different protocols for communication redundancy Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802 1w and Turbo Ring and Turbo Ring V2 When configuring a redundant ring all switches on the same ring must be configured using the same redundancy protocol You cannot mix the Turbo Ring Turbo Ring V2 and STP RSTP protocols within a ring The following table lists the key differences between each feature Use this information to evaluate each the benefits of each and then determine which features are most suitable for your network Turbo Ring V2 Turbo Ring STP RSTP Topology Ring Ring Ring Mesh Ring Mesh Recovery Time lt 20 ms lt 300 ms Up to 30 sec Up to 5 sec 3 18 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions NOTE Most managed switches by Moxa support two proprietary Turbo Ring protocols e Turbo Ring refers to the original version of Moxa s proprietary redundant ring protocol which has a recovery time of under 300 ms e Turbo Ring V2 refers to the new generation Turbo Ring which has a recovery time of under 20 ms The Turbo Ring Concept Moxa developed the proprietary Turbo Ring protocol to optimize communication redundancy and achieve a faster recovery time on the network The Turbo Ring and Turbo Ring V2 protocols designate one switch as the master of the network and then automatically block packets from traveling through any of the network s redundant loops I
47. e Configuration 115200 None 8 1 VT100 NOTE e You cannot connect to the serial and Telnet console at the same time e You can connect to the web console and another console serial or Telnet at the same time However it is strongly recommended that you do NOT do so Following this advice will allow you to maintain better control over the PT 7828 s configuration NOTE We recommend using PComm Terminal Emulator when opening the serial console This software can be downloaded free of charge from the Moxa website Before running PComm Terminal Emulator use an RJ45 to DB9 F or RJ45 to DB25 F cable to connect the PT 7828 s console port to your PC s COM port generally COM1 or COM2 depending on how your system is set up After installing PComm Terminal Emulator open the PT 7828 s serial console as follows 1 From the Windows desktop click Start gt Programs gt PComm Lite 1 3 gt Terminal Emulator Ea PComm Lite Ver1 3 gt 2 Library Programming Guide E PComm Terminal Emulator 2 Select Open under the Port Manager menu to open a new connection AN PComm Terminal Emulator Bigg Profile Port Manager Help e EE lt PT 7828 User s Manual Getting Started 3 The Property window should open On the Communication Parameter tab for Ports select the COM port that is being used for the console connection Set the other fields as follows 115200 for Baud Rate 8 for Data Bits None for Parity
48. e cable is pulled out or the opposing device shuts down Traffic Duration sec 3 58 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions NOTE NOTE The Traffic Overload Traffic Threshold and Traffic Duration sec Port Event items are related If you Enable the Traffic Overload event then be sure to enter a nonzero Traffic Threshold percentage as well as a Traffic Duration between and 300 seconds Warning e mail messages will have sender given in the form Moxa_PowerTrans_Switch_00010Switch_Location where Moxa_PowerTrans_Switch is the default Switch Name 0001 is PT 7828 s serial number and Switch_Location is the default Server Location Refer to the Basic Settings section to see how to modify Switch Name and Switch Location Email Setup Email Alarm Events Settings Mail Server IP Name Account Name Account Password O Change Account Password Old Password Retype Password New Password 1st email address 2nd email address 3rd email address 4th email address Mail Server IP Name Setting Description Factory Default IP address The IP Address of your email server None Account Name Setting Description Factory Default Max 45 Charters Your email account None Password Setting Setting Description Factory Default Disable Enable to To reset the password from the Web Browser interface Disable change password click the
49. e top of this page the user can check the Current Status of this function For RSTP you will see Now Active This field shows which communication protocol is being used Turbo Ring RSTP or neither Root Not Root This field appears only for RSTP mode It indicates whether or not this PT 7828 is the Root of the Spanning Tree the root is determined automatically At the bottom of this page the user can configure the Settings for the selected protocol For RSTP you can configure Protocol of Redundancy Setting Description Factory Default Turbo Ring This selects the Turbo Ring protocol None RSTP IEEE 802 1W 1D This selects the RSTP protocol None Bridge Priority Setting Description Factory Default Numerical value selected This specifies the PT 7828 s bridge priority A 32768 by user lower number means a higher priority which means a greater chance of being established as the root of the Spanning Tree topology 3 33 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions NOTE Forwarding Delay Setting Description Factory Default Numerical value input by This specifies the amount of time this device 15 sec user will wait before checking to see if it should change to a different state Hello Time sec Setting Description Factory Default Numerical value input by This specifies the time interval between hello 2 user messages broadcast by t
50. els are shown in the following table Select the security mode and level that will be used to communicate between the SNMP agent and manager Protocol UJ Setting Authentication Encryption Method Version Le Community No This uses a community string SNMP V1 Community string match for authentication V2c Vis WAS Community This uses a community string Write Read No ate string match for authentication Community No Auth No No This uses an account with admin or user to access objects This provides authentication based Authentication on HMAC MDS or HMAC SHA MDS or SHA based on MDS No algorithms 8 character passwords or SHA are the minimum requirement for SNMP V3 authentication This provides authentication based on HMAC MD5 or HMAC SHA Authentication Data algorithms and data encryption MDS or SHA based on MDS encryption key 8 character passwords and a or SHA key data encryption key are the minimum requirements for authentication and encryption These parameters are configured on the SNMP page A more detailed explanation of each parameter is given below the figure 3 15 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions SNMP SNMP Read Write Settings SNMP Versions vi v2 w W1 WV2c Read Community pubie Y1 V2c Write Read Community private Admin Auth Type Admin Data Encryption Key e User Auth Type User Data Encryption Key Trap Settings 1st Trap Server IP Name 1st Trap C
51. ems Redundancy Protocol Setting Description Factory Default Turbo Ring This selects the Turbo Ring protocol Turbo Ring V2 This selects the Turbo Ring V2 protocol None RSTP IEEE 802 1W 1D This selects the RSTP protocol None This disables ring redundancy Enable Ring 1 Setting Description Factory Default Enabled Thi les Ring 1 a a Not checked Disabled This disables Ring 1 Enable Ring 2 Setting Description Factory Default Enabl Thi les Ring 2 abet jj stable Ris Not checked Disabled This disables Ring 2 3 26 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Both Ring and Ring 2 must be enabled when using the dual ring architecture Set as Master Setting Description Factory Default Enabled The PT 7828 is manually selected as the master The Turbo Ring or Turbo Ring V2 Not checked Disabled protocol will automatically select the master Redundant Ports Setting Description Factory Default This specifies which port on the Ist Port PT 7828 will be used as the first None redundant port This specifies which port on the 2nd Port PT 7828 will be used as the second None redundant port Enable Ring Coupling Setting Description Factory Default This specifies that this PT 7828 Fabie will be a ring coupler B SSTP Not checked a This specifies that this PT 7828 is D
52. erving as the ring coupler The NOTE To configure the ring coupling for a Turbo Ring select two PT series Ethernet switches e g Switch A and B in the above figure in the ring and another two PT series Ethernet switches in the adjacent ring e g Switch C and D Select two ports on each switch to be used as coupling ports and link them together Next assign one switch e g Switch A to be the coupler and connect the coupler s coupling control port with Switch B for this example The coupler switch i e Switch A will monitor switch B through the coupling control port to determine whether or not the coupling port s backup path should be recovered Ring Coupling for Turbo Ring V2 Switch B Switch D Coupling Port Primary Main Path 2a A Backup Path m m Coupling Port Backup eis Switch A wig Note that the ring coupling settings for a Turbo Ring V2 are different from a Turbo Ring For Turbo Ring V2 ring coupling is enabled by configuring the Coupling Port Primary on Switch B and the Coupling Port Backup on Switch A only You do not need to set up a coupling control port so Turbo Ring V2 does not require a coupling control line The Coupling Port Backup on Switch A is used for the backup path and connects directly to a network port on Switch C The Coupling Port Primary on Switch B monitors the status of the main path and connects directly to an extra network port on Switch D
53. es have the same Root Path Cost the one with the lowest Bridge Identifier becomes the Designated Bridge Traffic transmitted in the direction of the Root Bridge will flow through the Designated Bridge The port on this bridge that connects to the segment is called the Designated Bridge Port STP Configuration After all the bridges on the network agree on the identity of the Root Bridge and all relevant parameters have been established each bridge is configured to forward traffic only between its Root Port and the Designated Bridge Ports for their respective network segments All other ports are blocked which means that they will not be allowed to receive or forward traffic 3 30 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions STP Reconfiguration Once the network topology has stabilized each bridge listens for Hello BPDUs that are transmitted from the Root Bridge at regular intervals If a bridge does not receive a Hello BPDU after a certain interval the Max Age time the bridge assumes that the Root Bridge or a link between itself and the Root Bridge has gone down This will trigger the bridge to reconfigure the network to account for the change If you have configured an SNMP trap destination the first bridge to detect a topology change in your network sends out an SNMP trap Differences between RSTP and STP RSTP is similar to STP but includes additional information in the BPDUs that allow each bridge to confirm that it has t
54. eseceseceseceaeceneceaecaeeeaeeeneeneeseneeeeeees 3 57 EVE TP A A A s 3 58 A tttvdeceten duces ideas dh adeubhetecee ad eb G a eaibbom sates 3 59 Configuring Relay Warning ccccccseessesscessceeeceecesecesecaeceaeceeecaeeeaeeeaeeneeeneeeeeeees 3 60 Event SetuP n a E a Mice ens 3 60 Warning Dist cave cass eh cescdied inten cdeguiedanclace idieseceieesatencdeestdeisesteest dunes seers 3 61 Using Line Swap Fast ReCovery ccccccsssesssesseeseeeseeseceecesecesecaecaecaecaaecaeeeaeeeseceeeeeeneeaes 3 61 Configuring Line Swap Fast ReCOVELY cc ccsccssseessceseceseceseceeeceeeaeeeseeseeeneeeerees 3 62 Using Set Device IP sive odie nan e bata hae hae ot 3 62 Configuring Set Device IP mini tdt 3 63 Usme Diagnosis dut dao ea dee dae E 3 63 Mirror Port AE AAA E id AAA 3 63 PO ee ed co 3 64 Usmg Montt dis 3 64 Monitor by Witt ia 3 64 Monitor by Potter ennnen yen n ide 3 65 Using the MAC Address Tables eneen nnana e e a a e a e i 3 66 Using Event Loa iii tea 3 66 USING SYSIOGA Settee E doo de Lauda de re a dad e a e cl 3 67 Using HTTO Sinai aia 3 68 Using Layer 3 Settings 25 A Aw ds 3 69 The Layer 3 Switching Concept cccccccesscesscssecesceeceseceeecnecseecaeeeseeeaeeeeeeneeeereees 3 69 Interface Setting ie cesses oe Aste dd do ete eit da RS 3 70 RP AA A A ea 3 72 Static ROULG co oo e AEE 3 73 Routing Tale ii A iaa 3 74 MIE GLOBOS 2 E A 1 Speciticadons inicia B 1 1 Introduction Welcome to the Po
55. eter Allows multiple ports to be aggregated as a link The settings for SNMP Establish Ethernet communication redundant path Prioritize Ethernet traffic to help determinism Set up a VLAN by IEEE802 1Q VLAN Enable the multicast filtering capability Restrict unpredictable network traffic Port access control by IEEE802 1X or Static Port Lock The settings for IP Filter Warning email and or relay output by events Fast recovery after moving devices to different ports Assign IP addresses to connected devices Test network integrity and mirroring port Monitor a port and network status The complete table of Ethernet MAC Address List Layer 3 settings for interfaces and routing protocols The setting for System log and Event log Exit up down arrow keys to select a category and then press Enter to select Use the following keys on your keyboard to navigate the PT 7828 s serial console Key Function Up down right left arrow keys Tab Move the onscreen cursor Enter Display and select options Space Toggle options Esc Previous menu 2 4 PT 7828 User s Manual Getting Started Configuration by Telnet Console You may open the PT 7828 s Telnet or web console over a network This requires that the PC host and PT 7828 are on the same logical subnet You may need to adjust your PC host s IP address and subnet mask By default the PT 7828 s IP address is 192
56. g multimedia 5 Video interactive media less than 100 milliseconds of latency and jitter 6 Voice interactive voice less than 10 milliseconds of latency and jitter 7 Network Control Reserved traffic Even though the IEEE 802 1D standard is the most widely used prioritization scheme in the LAN environment it still has some restrictions e It requires an additional 4 byte tag in the frame which is normally optional in Ethernet networks Without this tag the scheme cannot work e The tag is part of the IEEE 802 1Q header so to implement QoS at layer 2 the entire network must implement IEEE 802 1Q VLAN tagging It is only supported on a LAN and not across routed WAN links since the IEEE 802 1Q tags are removed when the packets pass through a router 3 36 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Differentiated Services DiffServ Traffic Marking DiffServ is a Layer 3 marking scheme that uses the DiffServ Code Point DSCP field in the IP header to store the packet priority information DSCP is an advanced intelligent method of traffic marking because you can choose how your network prioritizes different types of traffic DSCP uses 64 values that map to user defined service levels allowing you to establish more control over network traffic Advantages of DiffServ over IEEE 802 1D are e Configure how you want your switch to treat selected applications and types of traffic by assigning various grades of netw
57. g the entries learned from RIP NOTE The RIP settings will not function until you click the Activate button 3 72 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Static Route NOTE The Static Route page is used to set up the PT 7828 s static routing table Static Route Static Route Entry Destination Address ficoi011 Netmask 255 255 255 0 Next Hop 100 10 1 254 Metric 1 255 NO Static Routing Table Destination Address Netmask Next Hop Oo 100 10 1 1 255 255 255 0 100 10 1 254 10 Destination Address Use this option to specify the destination s IP address Subnet Mask se this option to specify the subnet mask for this IP address fen Next Hop Use this option to specify the next router along the path to the destination Metric Use this option to specify the cost you must pay to access the neighboring network Three action buttons are available for setting up the Static Routing Table Add Use this button to add an entry to the Static Routing Table Delete Use this button to remove the selected entries from the Static Routing Table Modify Use this option to modify the content of a selected entry in the Static Routing Table The entries in the Static Route Table will not be added into the PT 7828 s routing table until you click the Activate button 3 73 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Routing Table The Routing Table page shows all routing entries that the PT 7828 is using
58. ggered when Power Transition On gt Off PT 7828 is powered on Power Transition Off gt On PT 7828 is powered down Port Events Warning e mail is sent when Link ON The port is connected to another device Link OFF The port is disconnected e g the cable is pulled out or the opposing device shuts down The port s traffic surpasses the Traffic Threshold for Dame Overload that port provided this item is Enabled Traffic Threshold Enter a nonzero number if the port s Traffic Overload item is Enabled A Traffic Overload warning is sent every Traffic Duration seconds if the average e Traffic Threshold is surpassed during that time period NOTE The Traffic Overload Traffic Threshold and Traffic Duration sec Port Event items are related If you Enable the Traffic Overload event then be sure to enter a nonzero Traffic Threshold percentage as well as a Traffic Duration between and 300 seconds Override relay alarm settings Click the checkbox to override the relay warning setting temporarily Releasing the relay output will allow administrators to fix any problems with the warning condition Warning List Use this table to see if any relay alarms have been issued Current Warning List Using Line Swap Fast Recovery The Line Swap Fast Recovery function which is enabled by default allows PT 7828 to return to normal operation extremely quickly after devices are unplugged and
59. he root of the Spanning Tree topology The hello message is used to check if the topology is healthy Max Age sec Setting Description Factory Default Numerical value input by This specifies the amount of time to wait fora 20 user hello message from the root before the PT 7828 will reconfigure itself as a root When two or more devices on the network are recognized as a root the devices will renegotiate to set up a new Spanning Tree topology Enable STP per Port Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable This includes the selected port as a node on the Disabled Spanning Tree topology We suggest that you disable the Spanning Tree Protocol for ports that are connected directly to a device PLC RTU etc as opposed to network equipment This will prevent unnecessary negotiation Port Priority Setting Description Factory Default Numerical value selected This specifies the port s priority as a node on 128 by user the Spanning Tree topology Lower values correspond to higher priority Port Cost Setting Description Factory Default Numerical value input by This specifies the port cost Higher costs 200000 user correspond to lower suitability as a node for the Spanning Tree topology 3 34 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Port Status Indicates the current Spanning Tree status of this port Forwarding indicates normal transmission and Blocki
60. icast These industrial Ethernet protocols use publisher subscriber communications models by multicasting packets that could flood a network with heavy traffic IGMP Snooping is used to prune multicast traffic so that it travels only to those end destinations that require the traffic reducing the amount of traffic on the Ethernet LAN Multicast Filtering Multicast filtering ensures that only end stations that have joined certain groups receive multicast traffic With multicast filtering network devices only forward multicast traffic to the ports that are connected to registered end stations The following two figures illustrate how a network behaves without multicast filtering and with multicast filtering Network without multicast filtering Group 1 Multicast Stream Group 2 Multicast Stream IGMP Group2 IGMP Groupi IGMP Group2 IGMP Group1 All hosts receive the multicast traffic even if they don t need it 3 46 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Network with multicast filtering Group 1 Multicast Stream Group 2 Multicast Stream IGMP Group2 IGMP Groupi IGMP Group2 IGMP Groupi Hosts only receive dedicated traffic from other hosts belonging to the same group Multicast Filtering and Moxa PowerTrans Switch NOTE The PT 7828 has three ways to achieve multicast filtering IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol Snooping GMRP GARP Multicast Registration Protocol and adding
61. ing the need to keep adding bandwidth to the network How Traffic Prioritization Works Traffic prioritization uses the four traffic queues that are present in your PT 7828 to ensure that high priority traffic is forwarded on a different queue from lower priority traffic This is what provides Quality of Service QoS to your network The PT 7828 traffic prioritization depends on two industry standard methods e TIEFE 802 1D a layer 2 marking scheme e Differentiated Services DiffServ a layer 3 marking scheme IEEE 802 1D Traffic Marking The IEEE Std 802 1D 1998 Edition marking scheme which is an enhancement to IEEE Std 802 1D enables Quality of Service on the LAN Traffic service levels are defined in the IEEE 802 1Q 4 byte tag which is used to carry VLAN identification as well as IEEE 802 1p priority information The 4 byte tag immediately follows the destination MAC address and Source MAC address The IEEE Std 802 1D 1998 Edition priority marking scheme assigns an IEEE 802 1p priority level between 0 and 7 to each frame This determines the level of service that that type of traffic should receive Refer to the table below for an example of how different traffic types can be mapped to the eight IEEE 802 1p priority levels IEEE 802 1p Priority Level IEEE 802 1D Traffic Type 0 Best Effort default 1 Background 2 Standard spare 3 Excellent Effort business critical 4 Controlled Load streamin
62. ing protocols The setting for System log and Event log Exit Use the up down arrow keys to select a category and then press Enter to select 5 Inthe terminal window select Preferences from the Terminal menu on the menu bar 6 The Terminal Preferences window should appear Make sure that VT100 Arrows is checked Terminal Preferences x Emulation f YT 52 Terminal Options I Local Echo T Blinking Cursor M E VT 100 ANSI Cancel gt _ Hp 5 Help M Fonts Buffer Size 25 Background Color PT 7828 User s Manual Getting Started 7 Use the following keys on your keyboard to navigate the PT 7828 s Telnet console Key Function ight left k Up down right left arrow keys Move the onscreen cursor Display and select options Toggle options Previous menu NOTE The Telnet console looks and operates in precisely the same manner as the serial console Configuration by Web Browser The PT 7828 s web console is a convenient way to modify the configuration and access the built in monitoring and network administration functions You can open the PT 7828 s web console using a standard web browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape NOTE To connect to the PT 7828 s Telnet or web console your PC host and the PT 7828 must be on the same logical subnet NOTE If the PT 7828 is configured for other VLAN settings you m
63. isable not a ring coupler Coupling Mode Setting Description Factory Default This enables dual homing through Dual Homing the PT 7828 None This specifies that the PT 7828 will Ring Coupling q be used for a ring coupling backup None backup connection Ring Coupling This specifies that the PT 7828 will primary be used for a ring coupling primary None connection Primary Backup Port Setting Description Factory Default This specifies which port on the Primary Port PT 7828 will be used as primary None port This specifies which port on the Backup Port PT 7828 will be used as the backup None port 3 27 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions The STP RSTP Concept Spanning Tree Protocol STP was designed to help reduce link failures in a network and provide protection from loops Networks that have a complicated architecture are prone to broadcast storms caused by unintended loops in the network The PT 7828 s STP feature is disabled by default To be completely effective you must enable RSTP STP on every PT 7828 connected to your network Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSTP implements the Spanning Tree Algorithm and Protocol defined by IEEE Std 802 1w 2001 RSTP provides the following benefits e The topology of a bridged network will be determined much more quickly compared to STP e RSTP is backward compatible with STP making it relatively easy to deploy For example gt It defaults to sen
64. l subnet membership you only need to specify that the new port is on VLAN Marketing You do not need to carry out any re cabling VLANs provide extra security Devices within each VLAN can only communicate with other devices on the same VLAN If a device on VLAN Marketing nePT to communicate with devices on VLAN Finance the traffic must pass through a routing device or Layer 3 switch VLANs help control traffic With traditional networks congestion can be caused by broadcast traffic that is directed to all network devices regardless of whether or not they need it VLANs increase the efficiency of your network because each VLAN can be set up to contain only those devices that need to communicate with each other VLANs and the PowerTrans Your PT 7828 provides support for VLANs using IEEE Std 802 1Q 1998 This standard allows traffic from multiple VLANs to be carried across one physical link The IEEE Std 802 1Q 1998 standard allows each port on your PT 7828 to be placed as follows In a single VLAN defined on the PT 7828 In several VLANs simultaneously using 802 1Q tagging The standard requires that you define the 802 1Q VLAN ID about each VLAN on your PT 7828 before the switch can use it to forward traffic Managing a VLAN A new or initialized PT 7828 contains a single VLAN the Default VLAN This VLAN has the following definition VLAN Name Management VLAN 802 10 VLAN ID 1 if tagging is required All the ports are initially pla
65. lay output It also supports two digital inputs to integrate sensors into your system to automate alarms by email and relay output Configuring Email Warning The Auto Email Warning function uses e mail to alert the user when certain user configured events take place Three basic steps are required to set up the Auto Warning function 1 Configuring Email Event Types Select the desired Event types from the Console or Web Browser Event type page a description of each event type is given later in the Email Alarm Events setting subsection 2 Configuring Email Settings To configure PT 7828 s email setup from the serial Telnet or web console enter your Mail Server IP Name IP address or name Account Name Account Password Retype New Password and the email address to which warning messages will be sent 3 Activate your settings and if necessary test the email After configuring and activating your PT 7828 s Event Types and Email Setup you can use the Test Email function to see if your e mail addresses and mail server address have been properly configured 3 57 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Event Type Email Warning Events Settings System Events C Switch Cold Start Switch Warm Start Power Transition On gt Off Power Transition Off gt On Config Change Auth Failure Comm Redundancy Topology Changed Port Events 1 1 O O O 0 1 1 2 o o O 0 1
66. le VLANs across a single physical backbone trunk link each packet must be tagged with a VLAN identifier so that the switches can identify which packets belong in which VLAN To communicate between VLANs a router must be used The PT 7828 supports two types of VLAN port settings e Access Port The port connects to a single device that is not tagged The user must define the default port PVID that assigns which VLAN the device belongs to Once the ingress packet of this Access Port egresses to another Trunk Port the port nePT all packets to carry tag information PT 7828 will insert this PVID into this packet to help the next 802 1Q VLAN switch recognize it e Trunk Port The port connects to a LAN that consists of untagged devices tagged devices and or switches and hubs In general the traffic of the Trunk Port must have a Tag Users can also assign PVID to a Trunk Port The untagged packet on the Trunk Port will be assigned the port default PVID as its VID The following section illustrates how to use these ports to set up different applications Sample Applications of VLANs using PT 7828 Device z A VLAN 4 Untagged Device Device A y E Port 7 Access Port _ VLAN 5 Ustegged Devi E PVID 4 _ sd a on sil Switch A Switch B A eS Device H A Port 5 Access Port pee m PUD 3 VLAN 3 Untezged Device Port 3 Trunk Post PVID 1 Port 2 Trunk Port PVID 2 Fixed VLAN Tagzsd 3 4 Port 6 Access Port PVID 5 Port 4
67. me from PT 7828 s web console and serial console Monitor by Switch Access the Monitor by selecting System from the left selection bar Monitor by System allows the user to view a graph that shows the combined data transmission activity of all of PT 7828 s 18 ports Click one of the four options Total Packets TX Packets RX Packets or Error Packets to view transmission activity of specific types of packets Recall that TX Packets are packets sent out from PT 7828 RX Packets are packets received from connected devices and Error Packets are packets that did not pass TCP IP s error checking algorithm The Total Packets 3 64 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions option displays a graph that combines TX RX and TX Error RX Error Packets activity The graph displays data transmission activity by showing Packets s 1 e packets per second or pps versus sec seconds In fact three curves are displayed on the same graph Uni cast packets in red color Multi cast packets in green color and Broad cast packets in blue color The graph is updated every few seconds allowing the user to analyze data transmission activity in real time Monitor System Total Packets System v Total Packets Y Packetisec System Total Packets 0 0 0 0 0 0 S 142 284 426 568 Jnicast Multicast Broadcast Sec Utilized of switch bandwidth 0 Format Total Packets Packets in previous 5 sec interval update inte
68. n System Identification items are displayed at the top of the web console and will be included in alarm emails You can set the System Identification items to make it easier to identify different switches that are connected to your network System Identification Switch Name Managed Redundant Switch 00000 Switch Location Switch Location Switch Description Maintainer Contact Info Web Configuration http or https Switch Name Setting Description Factory Default Max 30 This option is useful for differentiating between Managed Redundant Switch characters the roles or applications of different units Serial no of this switch Example Factory Switch 1 Switch Location Setting Description Factory Default Max 80 This option is useful for differentiating between Switch Location characters the locations of different units Example production line 1 Switch Description Setting Description Factory Default Max 30 This option is useful for recording a more None characters detailed description of the unit Maintainer Contact Info Setting Description Factory Default Max 30 This option is useful for providing information None characters about who is responsible for maintaining this unit and how to contact this person PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Password The PT 7828 provides two levels of configuration access The admin account has read write acces
69. n the event that one branch of the ring gets disconnected from the rest of the network the protocol automatically readjusts the ring so that the part of the network that was disconnected can reestablish contact with the rest of the network Initial setup for Turbo Ring or Turbo Ring V2 1 For each switch in the ring select any two ports as the redundant ports 2 Connect redundant ports on neighboring switches to form the redundant ring The user does not need to manually assign the master with Turbo Ring or Turbo Ring V2 If no switch is assigned as the master the protocol automatically selects one of the switches to be the master The master is only used to identify which segment in the redundant ring acts as the backup path In the following subsections we explain how the redundant path is selected for rings configured for Turbo Ring and Turbo Ring V2 Determining the Redundant Path for Turbo Ring In this case the redundant segment i e the segment that will be blocked during normal operation is determined by the number of PT series Ethernet switches in the ring and by the location of the master switch 3 19 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Turbo Ring with even number of switches Master f If the number of Ethernet switches in the Turbo Ring is 2N an even number the backup segment is one of the two segments connected to the N 1 st switch i e the unit directly opposi
70. nd is automatically blocked because the other Switch to Switch connections have a port cost of 36 18 18 This means that both VLANs are now subdivided VLAN 1 on Switch units A and B cannot communicate with VLAN 1 on Switch C and VLAN 2 on Switch units A and C cannot communicate with VLAN 2 on Switch B 100BaseTX 100BaseTX full duplex Link full duplex Link only carries VLAN1 only carries VLAN2 path cost 18 path cost 18 Block 802 1Q tagged 10BaseTx half duplex Link camies VLAN1 2 path cost 100 To avoid subdividing VLANs all inter switch connections should be made members of all available 802 1Q VLANs This will ensure connectivity at all times For example the connections between Switches A and B and between Switches A and C should be 802 1Q tagged and carrying VLANs 1 and 2 to ensure connectivity See the Configuring Virtual LANs section for more information about VLAN Tagging 3 32 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Configuring STP RSTP The following figures indicate which Spanning Tree Protocol parameters can be configured A more detailed explanation of each parameter is given below the figure Communication Redundancy Current Status Root Not root Settings Redundancy Protocol RSTP IEEE 802 1W 1D x Bridge Priority 32768 x Hello Time 2 Forwarding Delay 15 Max Age 20 4 1 128 eos 4 2 128 20000 ee 4 3 128 200000 hs 4 4 128 200000 At th
71. net console will prompt you to log in Press Enter and select admin or user Use the down arrow key on your keyboard to select the Password field and enter a password if desired This password will be required to access any of the consoles web serial Telnet If you do not wish to create a password leave the Password field blank and press Enter Model PT 7828 Name Managed Redundant Switch 00000 Location Switch Location Firmware Version 1l 1 Serial No 00000 IP 192 168 127 253 MAC Address 00 90 18 E8 1 22 Account EGR user Password Basic settings for network and system parameter Allows multiple ports to be aggregated as a link SNMP Settings The settings for SNMP Comm Redundancy Establish Ethernet communication redundant path Traffic Prioritization Prioritize Ethernet traffic to help determinism irtual LAN Set up a VLAN by IEEE802 1Q VLAN Multicast Filtering Enable the multicast filtering capability Bandwidth Management Restrict unpredictable network traffic Port Access Control Port access control by IEEE802 1X or Static Port Lock P Filter The settings for IP Filter to Warning Warning email and or relay output by events Line Swap Fast recovery after moving devices to different ports Assign IP addresses to connected devices Test network integrity and mirroring port Monitor a port and network status The complete table of Ethernet MAC Address List Layer 3 settings for interfaces and rout
72. ng Settings Trunk Group Trk1 Y Trunk Type Static Member Ports Available Ports 1 1 Yes 100FX SC Multi 100M Full Disable a 1 2 Yes 100FX SC Multi 100M Full Disable 1 3 Yes 100TX RJ45 Auto Disable 1 4 Yes 100TX RJ45 Auto Disable 3 Step 1 Select the desired Trunk Group Trk1 Trk2 Trk3 Trk4 Step 2 Select the Trunk Type Static or LACP Step 3 Select the desired ports under Available Ports and click Up to add to the Trunk Group Step 4 Select the desired ports under Member Ports and click Down to remove from the group 3 13 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Trunk Group Maximum of 4 trunk groups Setting Description Factory Default Trk1 Trk2 Trk3 Trk4 This specifies the current trunk group Trk1 Trunk Type Setting Description Factory Default Static This selects Moxa s proprietary trunking protocol Static This selects LACP IEEE 802 3ad Link Static AER Aggregation Control Protocol Available Ports Member Ports Setting Description Factory Default Member available ports This lists the ports in the current trunk group and the N A ports that are available to be added Check box This selects the port to be added or removed from Unchecked the group Port This is how each port is identified N A Port description This displays the media type for each port N A Name This displays
73. ng data delivery more reliable You can prioritize traffic on your network to ensure that high priority data is transmitted with minimum delay Traffic can be controlled by a set of rules to obtain the required Quality of Service for your network The rules define different types of traffic and specify how each type should be treated as it passes through the switch The PT 7828 can inspect both IEEE 802 1p 1Q layer 2 CoS tags and even layer 3 TOS information to provide consistent classification of the entire network The PT 7828 s QoS capability improves the performance and determinism of industrial networks for mission critical applications The Traffic Prioritization Concept What is Traffic Prioritization Traffic prioritization allows you to prioritize data so that time sensitive and system critical data can be transferred smoothly and with minimal delay over a network The benefits of using traffic prioritization are e Improve network performance by controlling a wide variety of traffic and managing congestion e Assign priorities to different categories of traffic For example set higher priorities for time critical or business critical applications 3 35 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions e Provide predictable throughput for multimedia applications such as video conferencing or voice over IP and minimize traffic delay and jitter e Improve network performance as the amount of traffic grows This will save cost by reduc
74. ng indicates blocked transmission Configuration Limits of RSTP STP The Spanning Tree Algorithm places limits on three of the configuration items Eq 1 1 sec lt Hello Time lt 10 sec Eq 2 6 sec lt Max Age lt 40 sec Eq 3 4 sec lt Forwarding Delay lt 30 sec These three variables are further restricted by the following two inequalities Eq 4 2 Hello Time 1 sec lt Max Age lt 2 Forwarding Delay 1 sec The PT 7828 s firmware will alert you immediately if any of these restrictions are violated For example suppose Hello Time 5 sec Max Age 20 sec and Forwarding Delay 4 sec This does not violate Eqs 1 through 3 but it violates Eq 4 2 Hello Time 1 sec 12 sec and 2 Forwarding Delay 1 sec 6 sec You can remedy the situation in any number of ways One solution is simply to increase the Forwarding Delay value to at least 11 seconds HINT Take the following steps to avoid guessing Step 1 Assign a value to Hello Time and then calculate the left most part of Eq 4 to get the lower limit of Max Age Step 2 Assign a value to Forwarding Delay and then calculate the right most part of Eq 4 to get the upper limit for Max Age Step 3 Assign a value to Forwarding Delay that satisfies the conditions in Eq 3 and Eq 4 Using Traffic Prioritization The PT 7828 s traffic prioritization capability provides Quality of Service QoS to your network by maki
75. ng multicast groups manually Static Multicast MAC Address Current Static Multicast MAC Address List COMTE MAC Address Join Port Add New Static Multicast MAC Address to the List MAC Address L E Ss b Join Port Om O12 013 Om O15 oie O41 O42 O43 Osa Add New Static Multicast Address to the List Setting Description Factory Default MAC Address Input the multicast MAC address of this host None MAC Address Setting Description Factory Default Integer Input the number of the VLAN that the host with this None MAC address belongs to Join Port Setting Description Factory Default Select Deselect Checkmark the appropriate check boxes to select the None join ports for this multicast group 3 50 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Configuring GMRP GMRP is a MAC based multicast management protocol whereas IGMP is IP based GMRP provides a mechanism that allows bridges and end stations to register or un register Group membership information dynamically GMRP Settings 1 1 Enable 1 2 Enable 1 3 Enable 14 Enable 1 5 C Enable 1 6 Enable 4 1 Enable 4 2 _ Enable 4 3 Enable 4 4 C Enable GMRP enable Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable This enables or disables the GMRP function for the port Disable listed in the Port column
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77. nual Specifications Optical Fiber 100BaseFX 100BaseFX Multi Mode Single Mode Single Mode 80 km Wavelength 1300 nm 1310 nm 1550 nm Max TX 10 dBm 0 dBm 0 dBm Min TX 20 dBm 5 dBm 5 dBm RX Sensitivity 32 dBm 34 dBm 34 dBm Link Budget 12 dB 29 dB 29 dB Typical Distance 5 km 40 km 80 km 4 km Saturation 6 dBm 3 dBm 3 dBm a 50 125 um 800 MHz km fiber optic cable b 62 5 125 um 500 MHz km fiber optic cable c 9 125 um 3 5 PS nm km fiber optic cable d 9 125 um 19 PS nm km fiber optic cable Gigabit Ethernet Slot 4 for 4 or 2 port PM 7200 Gigabit Ethernet combo module with 10 100 1000BaseT X and 1000BaseSX LX LHX ZX SFP slot LC connector Gigabit Ethernet SFP SX SFP LX SFP LHX SFP ZX Wavelength 850 nm 1310 nm 1310 nm 1310 nm Max TX 4 dBm 3 dBm 1 dBm 5 dBm Min TX 9 5 dBm 9 5 dBm 4 dBm 0 dBm RX Sensitivity 18 dBm 20 dBm 24 dBm 24 dBm Link Budget 8 5 dB 10 5 dB 20 dB 24 dB Typical 550 m 1100 m 40 km 80 km Distance 275 m 550 m 10 km Saturation 0 dBm 3 dBm 3 dBm 3 dBm a 50 125 um 400 MHz km fiber optic cable b 62 5 125 um 200 MHz km fiber optic cable c 50 125 um 800 MHz km fiber optic cable d 62 5 125 um 500 MHz km fiber optic cable e 9 125 um 3 5 PS nm km fiber optic cable f 9 125 um 19 PS nm km fiber optic cable Console RS 232 RJ45 System LED Indicators STAT PWR1 PWR2
78. of devices that can be located anywhere on a network but which communicate as if they are on the same physical segment With VLANs you can segment your network without being restricted by physical connections a limitation of traditional network design As an example with VLANs you can segment your network according to e Departmental groups You could have one VLAN for the marketing department another for the finance department and another for the product development department e Hierarchical groups Y ou could have one VLAN for directors another for managers and another for general staff e Usage groups Y ou could have one VLAN for email users and another for multimedia users Switch A 1 2 3 5 6 l i Sackbone connects multiple switches Switch B 3 4 3 E i 8 ELEIT VLAN 3 3 40 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Benefits of VLANs The main benefit of VLANs is that they provide a network segmentation system that is far more flexible than traditional networks Using VLANs also provides you with three other benefits VLANs ease the relocation of devices on networks With traditional networks network administrators spend much of their time dealing with moves and changes If users move to a different subnetwork the addresses of each host must be updated manually With a VLAN setup if a host on VLAN Marketing for example is moved to a port in another part of the network and retains its origina
79. olders in the left navigation panel to navigate between different pages of configuration options IP 192 53 Serial No SC Traffic Prioritization SE Virtual LAN Multicast Filtering C Bandwidth Management G Port Access Control IP Filter El Auto Waming Communication Redundancy Traffic Prioritization Virtual LAN Multicast Filtering Bandwidth Management Port Access Control IP Filter z Auto Warnin C Set Device IP ae Ed a ag z PAE wap de ecovery et Device Monitor Diagnosis Monitor EC Layer 3 Setti eae MAC Address Table Y System Log K Layer 3 Settings WEBSERVER Event Log Table WEBSERVER ral Bast viewed with IE 5 above at resolution 1024 x 768 PowerTrans PT 7828 Series gt PWR2 COUPLER SI MiM Welcome to the Web Console CO Overview HC Basic Settings See below for a brief description of each function groups and then click on the item in the left pane to access the item Port Trunking a Basic Settings SNMP Port Trunking 2 Communication Redundancy SNMP Basic settings for network management parameters and system configurations Allows multiple ports to be aggregated as a link The settings for SNMP Establish Ethernet communication redundant path Prioritize Ethernet traffic to increase determinism Set up a VLAN by IEEE 802 10 VLAN Enable the multicast filtering capability Restrict unpredictable network traffic Port based access c
80. ommunity public R 2nd Trap Server IP Name 2nd Trap Community public Private MIB information Switch Object ID enterprise 8691 7 15 SNMP Read Write Settings SNMP Versions Setting Description Factory Default ey T This specifies the SNMP protocol version V1 V2c or A V1 V2c used to manage the switch V3 only V1 V2c Read Community Setting Description Factory Default This specifies the community string to authenticate the SNMP agent for read only Max 30 characters access The SNMP agent will access all Public objects with read only permissions using this community string V1 V2c Write Read Community Setting Description Factory Default This specifies the community string to authenticate the SNMP agent for Max 30 characters read write access The SNMP server will Private access all objects with read write permissions using this community string For SNMP V3 there are two levels of privilege for different accounts to access the PT 7828 Admin privilege provides access and authorization to read and write the MIB file User privilege allows reading of the MIB file only 3 16 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Admin Auth Type for SNMP V1 V2c V3 and V3 only Setting Description Factory Default This allows the admin account to access No Auth i f O No objects without authentication Authentication will be based on the MD5 HMAC MDS algorithms 8
81. ontrol by IEEE 802 1X or Static Port Lock The settings for IP Filter Automatically send warning email and or trigger relay output by event Fast recovery after moving devices to different ports Assign IP addresses to connected devices Use Ping command to test network integrity and mirroring port for online data monit Monitor port and network status The complete list of Ethernet MAC Addresses Layer 3 settings for interfaces and routing protocols The complete list of alarm events Send event notification messages to syslog server PT 7828 User s Manual Getting Started Disabling Telnet and Browser Access If you are connecting the PT 7828 to a public network but do not intend to manage it over the network we suggest disabling both the Telnet and web consoles This is done through the serial console by navigating to System Identification under Basic Settings Disable or enable the Telnet Console and Web Configuration as shown below MOXA EtherDevice Switch PT 7328 Basic Settings SER Password Accessible IP Port Network Time Backup Media t Factory default Upgrade Activate Main menu Identification ous menu Enter Select Space bar Toggle itch Name Managed Redundant Switch 00000 itch Location Switch Location itch Description i ner Contact Info tal NO 00000 ware Version v1 1 Address 00 90 18 E8 11 22 net Console Enable Web Configuration http or https
82. ork service to them e No extra tags are required in the packet e DSCP uses the IP header of a packet and therefore priority is preserved across the Internet e DSCP is backward compatible with IPV4 TOS which allows operation with existing devices that use a layer 3 TOS enabled prioritization scheme Traffic Prioritization The PT 7828 classifies traffic based on layer 2 of the OSI 7 layer model and the switch prioritizes received traffic according to the priority information defined in the received packet Incoming traffic is classified based upon the IEEE 802 1D frame and is assigned to the appropriate priority queue based on the IEEE 802 1p service level value defined in that packet Service level markings values are defined in the IEEE 802 1Q 4 byte tag and consequently traffic will only contain 802 1p priority markings if the network is configured with VLANs and VLAN tagging The traffic flow through the switch is as follows e A packet received by the PT 7828 may or may not have an 802 1p tag associated with it If it does not then it is given a default 802 1p tag which is usually 0 Alternatively the packet may be marked with a new 802 1p value which will result in all knowledge of the old 802 1p tag being lost e Because the 802 1p priority levels are fixed to the traffic queues the packet will be placed in the appropriate priority queue ready for transmission through the appropriate egress port When the packet reaches the head
83. per configuration Packets from Device A will travel through Trunk Port 3 with tagged VID 5 Switch B will recognize its VLAN pass it to port 6 and then remove tags received successfully by Device G and vice versa Packets from Devices B and C will travel through Trunk Port 3 with tagged VID 2 Switch B recognizes its VLAN passes it to port 4 and then removes tags received successfully by Device F and vice versa Packets from Device D will travel through Trunk Port 3 with tagged VID 3 Switch B will recognize its VLAN pass to port 5 and then remove tags received successfully by Device H Packets from Device H will travel through Trunk Port 3 with PVID 3 Switch A will recognize its VLAN and pass it to port 2 but will not remove tags received successfully by Device D Packets from Device E will travel through Trunk Port 3 with tagged VID 4 Switch B will recognize its VLAN pass it to port 7 and then remove tags received successfully by Device I Packets from Device I will travel through Trunk Port 3 with tagged VID 4 Switch A will recognize its VLAN and pass it to port 2 but will not remove tags received successfully by Device E 3 43 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Configuring Virtual LAN VLAN Settings To configure 802 1Q VLAN on the PT 7828 use the VLAN Setting page to configure the ports VLAN Port Setting Management VLAN ID 1 Fixed VLAN Tagge
84. port until that priority s queue is empty and then the next lower priority queue s frames egress This approach can cause the lower priorities to be starved of opportunity for transmitting any frames but ensures all high priority frames to egress the switch as soon as possible Weight Fair Inspect TOS Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable This enables or disables the PT 7828 to inspect the Type of Service TOS bits in IPV4 frame to determine the priority of each frame Enable 3 38 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Inspect COS Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable This enables or disables the PT 7828 to inspect the Enable 802 1p COS tag in the MAC frame to determine the priority of each frame CoS Mapping Mapping Table of CoS Value and Priority Queues Cos Priority Queue 0 Low v 1 Low x 2 Normal y 3 Normal 4 Medium 5 Medium 6 High iv 7 High y Setting Description Factory Low Normal This maps different CoS values to 4 different egress 0 Low Medium High queues 1 Low 2 Normal 3 Normal 4 Medium 5 Medium 6 High 7 High TOS DiffServ Mapping Mapping Table of ToS DSCP Value and Priority Queues A ee a E T 0x00 1 O Low Ox04 2 O Low 0x08 3 O Low Ox0C 4 O Low m 0x10 5 O Low x 0x14 6 O Low m 0x18 7 O Low oxic Oow m 0x20 9 1 Lo
85. ption Factory Default This specifies which port on the Ist Port PT 7828 will be used as the first None redundant port This specifies which port on the 2nd Port PT 7828 will be used as the second None redundant port 3 24 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Enable Ring Coupling Setting Description Factory Default This specifies that this PT 7828 will be a ring coupler This specifies that this PT 7828 is not a ring coupler Enable Disable Not checked Coupling Port Setting Description Factory Default This specifies which port on the PT 7828 will be used as the coupling port Coupling Port None Coupling Control Port Setting Description Factory Default This specifies which port on the PT 7828 will be used as the coupling control port Coupling Control Port None Configuring Turbo Ring V2 Communication Redundancy Current Status Now Active Ring 1 Status Master Slave 1st Ring Port Status 2nd Ring Port Status Coupling Mode Coupling Port status None Ring 2 Status Master Slave 1st Ring Port Status 2nd Ring Port Status Primary Port Backup Port Settings Redundancy Protocol Turbo Ring V2 Enable Ring 1 C Set as Master Redundant Ports 1st Port 4 3 2nd Port 44 iw C Enable Ring Coupling Coupling Mode Dual Homing Primary Port 4 1 Backup Port 4 1 NOTE 2 The sta
86. query interval of the Querier function globally Valid settings are from 20 to 600 seconds 125 seconds IGMP Snooping Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable This enables or disables the IGMP Snooping function Enabled if IGMP per VLAN Snooping Enabled Globally Querier Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable This enables or disables the PT 7828 s querier function Enabled if IGMP Snooping is Enabled Globally Static Multicast Router Port Setting Description Factory Default Select Deselect This selects the ports that will connect to the multicast Disabled routers It is active only when IGMP Snooping is enabled At least one switch must be designated the Querier or enable IGMP snooping and GMRP when enabling Turbo Ring and IGMP snooping simultaneously 3 49 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions IGMP Table The PT 7828 displays the current active IGMP groups that were detected Current Active IGMP Groups Auto Learned Static Querier Petes Active IGMP Groups VID Multicast Multicast Connected cas Querier Port Querer Port Por 1 1 4 Yes 239 255 255 250 01 00 5E 7F FF FA 44 The information includes VID Auto learned Multicast Router Port Static Multicast Router Port Querier Connected Port and the IP and MAC addresses of active IGMP groups Add Static Multicast MAC If required the PT 7828 also supports addi
87. raffic IP of connected device 4 4 16 Tx Enable On 100M Full MDIX 0 NA 3 65 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Using the MAC Address Table This section explains the information provided by PT 7828 s MAC address table All MAC Address List All Y Page 1 1 1 00 a0 0c c1 05 36 ucast 1 4 2 The MAC Address table can be configured to display the following PT 7828 MAC address groups ALL Select this item to show all PT 7828 MAC addresses ALL Learned Select this item to show all PT 7828 Learned MAC addresses ALL Static Lock Select this item to show all PT 7828 Static Lock MAC addresses ALL Static Select this item to show all PT 7828 Static Static Lock Static Multicast MAC addresses ALL Static Select this item to show all PT 7828 Static Multicast MAC Multicast addresses Port x Select this item to show all MAC addresses of dedicated ports The table will display the following information MAC This field shows the MAC address Type This field shows the type of this MAC address Port This field shows the port that this MAC address belongs to Using Event Log Event Log Table Page 2 2 v 16 49 0d0h0m21s Port 4 2 link on 17 49 0d0h11m52s Port 4 2 link off 18 49 0d0h14m14s Port 4 2 link on 19 49 0d0h14m44s Port 4 2 link off 20 49 0d0h14m46s Port 4 2 link on 21 49 0d0h19m46s 192 168 127 238 admin Auth ok 22 49 0d0h32m34s 1
88. ridge Port for LAN Segment 1 e Ports 1 of Bridges B C X and Y are all Root Ports sine they are nearest to the Root Bridge and therefore have the most efficient path e Bridges B and X offer the same Root Path Cost for LAN segment 2 However Bridge B was selected as the Designated Bridge for that segment since it has a lower Bridge Identifier Port 2 on Bridge B is selected as the Designated Bridge Port for LAN Segment 2 e Bridge C is the Designated Bridge for LAN segment 3 because it has the lowest Root Path Cost for LAN Segment 3 e The route through Bridges C and B costs 200 C to B 100 B to A 100 e The route through Bridges Y and B costs 300 Y to B 200 B to A 100 e The Designated Bridge Port for LAN Segment 3 is Port 2 on Bridge C Using STP on a Network with Multiple VLANs IEEE Std 802 1D 1998 Edition does not take into account VLANs when calculating STP information the calculations only depend on the physical connections Consequently some network configurations will result in VLANs being subdivided into a number of isolated sections by the STP system You must ensure that every VLAN configuration on your network takes into account the expected STP topology and alternative topologies that may result from link failures The following figure shows an example of a network that contains VLANs 1 and 2 The VLANs are connected using the 802 1 Q tagged link between Switch B and Switch C By default this link has a port cost of 100 a
89. riority 3 37 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Configuring Traffic Prioritization Quality of Service QoS provides a traffic prioritization capability to ensure that important data is delivered consistently and predictably The PT 7828 can inspect IEEE 802 1p 1Q layer 2 CoS tags and even layer 3 TOS information to provide a consistent classification of the entire network The PT 7828 QoS capability improves your industrial network s performance and determinism for mission critical applications QoS Classification QoS Classification Queuing Mechanism Weight Fair B 4 2 1 v Group1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 E Group3 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 E Pot EE Cos Default Port Priority 1 1 Y 3 Normal 1 2 v Normal 1 3 Y 3 Normal 1 4 Y 3 Normal Y 1 5 Y Normal No 1 6 Y 3 Normal The PT 7828 supports inspection of layer 3 TOS and or layer 2 CoS tag information to determine how to classify traffic packets Queuing Mechanism Setting Description Factory Default Weight Fair PT 7828 has 4 priority queues In the weight fair scheme an 8 4 2 1 weighting is applied to the four priorities This approach prevents the lower priority frames from being starved of opportunity for transmission with only a slight delay to the higher priority frames Strict In the Strict priority scheme all top priority frames egress a
90. ror Port Select the port number of the port that will be used to monitor the activity of the monitored port Watch Direction Select one of the following two watch direction options e Output data stream Select this option to monitor only those data packets being sent out through PT 7828 s port e Bi directional Select this option to monitor data packets both coming into and being sent out through PT 7828 s port STEP 2 Be sure to activate your settings before exiting e When using the Web Browser interface activate by clicking on the Activate button e When using the Console utility activate by first highlighting the Activate menu option and then press Enter You should receive the Mirror port settings are now active Press any key to continue message Use Ping Command to test Network Integrity IP address Name The Ping function uses the ping command to give users a simple but powerful tool for troubleshooting network problems The function s most unique feature is that even though the ping command is entered from the user s PC keyboard the actual ping command originates from PT 7828 itself In this way the user can essentially sit on top of PT 7828 and send ping commands out through its ports To use the Ping function type in the desired IP address and then press Enter from the Console utility or click Ping when using the Web Browser interface Using Monitor You can monitor statistics in real ti
91. rrors Changes are periodically made to the information herein to correct such errors and these changes are incorporated into new editions of the publication Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Table of Contents INFoOdUCHO Nr 1 1 OVA A A eae eal Ral 1 2 Package Checklist Se E a estad 1 2 Software Features a 2 se cseceuy Avena E E niet bese E E E EEE E heals 1 2 A A SBSH o taiea aaao irai enas addii BBE Ee 2 1 Serial Console Configuration 115200 None 8 1 VT100 0ooooonccniocnoonconnconcconcconccnnccnnonnos 2 2 Configuration by Telnet Console ccecccssccsseesseescesseeseeeseeesceseceseceseenaeceaecseecaeeeseeeeeeeeeeereeas 2 5 Configuration by Web Browser ccsccssesesesssecsseeseeeseeseesecesecnseceseeaeceaecaeecaeeeaecaeeeaeeeseeaes 2 7 Disabling Telnet and Browser ACCESS ccescceceesseesseeseeeseeseceseensecsecascnsecaecnaecaecaeeeaeeeaeeses 2 9 Featured FUNCIONS ui to 3 1 Configuring Basic da 3 2 NATI A 3 2 PassWord A a Tae 3 3 ACCESS Pi E att leas tee ee Ostia escitas 3 4 O NN NE 3 5 NetWork e ind di a ado 3 6 A OA aes 3 8 Daylight Saving Time ecien enie easan pea o eii seria otasan 3 8 System File Update By Remote TFTP ccecccesccssecsseeseeeseeseecseeeseeeeeeeeeeerenseens 3 10 System File Update By Local Import Export oooooconocinocinonooonoonnonnonnonnnconocnncnnnns 3 11 System File Update By Backup Media ooooconoccnocononocononnnoonnonnonnonnnono noo nnco nono nccnnoos 3 11 A A
92. rval of 5 sec 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Monitor by Port Access the Monitor by Port function by selecting ALL 10 100M or 1G Ports or Port i in which i 1 2 G2 from the left pull down list The Port i options are identical to the Monitor by System function discussed above in that users can view graphs that show All Packets TX Packets RX Packets or Error Packets activity but in this case only for an individual port The All Ports option is essentially a graphical display of the individual port activity that can be viewed with the Console Monitor function discussed above The All Ports option shows three vertical bars for each port The height of the bar represents Packets s for the type of packet at the instant the bar is being viewed That is as time progresses the height of the bar moves up or down so that the user can view the change in the rate of packet transmission The blue colored bar shows Uni cast packets the red colored bar shows Multi cast packets and the orange colored bar shows Broad cast packets The graph is updated every few seconds allowing the user to analyze data transmission activity in real time Monitor Port 4 4 Total Packets Port 4 4 Total Packets v Packetisec Port 4 4 Total Packets 45 36 aT 18 9 0 142 284 426 568 Unicast Multicast Broadcast Sec Port Interface Lineswap Link Speed MDX T
93. s manually By DHCP The PT 7828 s IP address will be assigned Disable automatically by the network s DHOP server By BootP The PT 7828 s IP address will be assigned automatically by the network s BootP server Switch IP Address Setting Description Factory Default IP address for the PT 7828 This assigns the PT 7828 s IP address on a TCP IP network 192 168 127 253 PT 7828 will use the secondary DNS server if the first DNS server fails to connect Switch Subnet Mask Setting Description Factory Default Subnet mask for the This identifies the type of network to which the 255 255 255 0 PT 7828 PT 7828 is connected e g 255 255 0 0 for a Class B network or 255 255 255 0 for a Class C network Default Gateway Setting Description Factory Default IP address for gateway This specifies the IP address of the router that None connects the LAN to an outside network DNS IP Address Setting Description Factory Default IP address for DNS server This specifies the IP address of the DNS server None used by your network After specifying the DNS server s IP address you can use the PT 7828 s URL e g www PT company com to open the web console instead of entering the IP address IP address for 2nd DNS This specifies the IP address of the secondary None server DNS server used by your network The 3 7 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions
94. s of all configuration parameters and the user account has read access only The user account can only view the configuration but will not be able to make modifications Password Setting Account Name admin Old Password Type Old Password New Password Retype Password A ATTENTION By default no password is assigned to the PT 7828 s web Telnet and serial consoles If a password is assigned you will be required to enter the password when you open the serial console Telnet console or Web console Account Setting Description Factory Default Admin This account can modify the PT 7828 s configuration admin User This account can only view the PT 7828 s configurations Password Setting Description Factory Default Old password Enter the current password None max 16 characters New password Enter the desired new password Leave it blank if None Max 16 characters you want to remove the password Retype password Enter the desired new password again Leave it None Max 16 characters blank if you want to remove the password 3 3 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Accessible IP The PT 7828 uses an IP address based filtering method to control access Accessible IP List l Enable the accessible IP list Disable will allow all IP s connection o AA AA 2 pp era ao A HA a Se s fd a 6 e 2 IU SO a s A SS e
95. t IP address is the querier A switch with IP address lower than the IP address of any other IGMP queriers connected to the LAN or VLAN can become the IGMP querier 2 When an IP host receives a query packet it sends a report packet back that identifies the multicast group that the end station would like to join 3 When the report packet arrives at a port on a switch with IGMP Snooping enabled the switch knows that the port should forward traffic for the multicast group and then proceeds to forward the packet to the router 4 When the router receives the report packet it registers that the LAN or VLAN requires traffic for the multicast groups 5 When the router forwards traffic for the multicast group to the LAN or VLAN the switches only forward the traffic to ports that received a report packet GMRP GARP Multicast Registration Protocol The PT 7828 supports IEEE 802 1D 1998 GMRP GARP Multicast Registration Protocol which differs from IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol GMRP is a MAC based multicast management protocol whereas IGMP is IP based GMRP provides a mechanism that allows bridges and end stations to register or de register Group membership information dynamically GMRP functions similarly to GVRP except that GMRP registers multicast addresses on ports When a port receives a GMRP join message it will register the multicast address to its database if the multicast address is not registered and all the multicast packe
96. t send only one copy of the desired information across the network until the delivery path that reaches group members diverges To make more efficient use of network bandwidth it is only at these points that multicast packets are duplicated and forwarded A multicast packet has a multicast group address in the destination address field of the packet s IP header 3 45 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Benefits of Multicast The benefits of using IP multicast are that it e Uses the most efficient sensible method to deliver the same information to many receivers with only one transmission e Reduces the load on the source for example a server since it will not need to produce several copies of the same data e Makes efficient use of network bandwidth and scales well as the number of multicast group members increases e Works with other IP protocols and services such as Quality of Service QoS Multicast transmission makes more sense and is more efficient than unicast transmission for some applications For example multicasts are often used for video conferencing since high volumes of traffic must be sent to several end stations at the same time but where broadcasting the traffic to all end stations would cause a substantial reduction in network performance Furthermore several industrial automation protocols such as Allen Bradley EtherNet IP Siemens Profibus and Foundation Fieldbus HSE High Speed Ethernet use mult
97. tabase Setup Current Local Database User Name Remove Select Add New User User Name Password Description 3 55 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Local User Database Setup Setting Description Factory Default User Name User Name for Local User Database None Max 30 characters Password Password for Local User Database None Max 16 characters Description Description for Local User Database None Max 30 characters NOTE The user name for the Local User Database is case insensitive Port Access Control Table Port Access Control Table Port 1 1 v Remove Select The port status will show authorized or unauthorized 3 56 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Using IP Filter IP filtering lets users control which IP addresses are allowed to access the port IP Filter Using Auto Warning Since industrial Ethernet devices are often located at the endpoints of a system these devices will not always know what is happening elsewhere on the network This means that an industrial Ethernet switch that connects to these devices must provide system maintainers with real time alarm messages Even when control engineers are out of the control room for an extended period of time they can still be informed of the status of devices almost instantaneously when exceptions occur The PT 7828 supports different approaches to warn engineers automatically such as email and re
98. te the master Master Y Segment N 1 Turbo Ring with odd number switches If the number of Ethernet switches in the Turbo Ring is 2N 1 an odd number the backup segment is the N 1 st segment counting counterclockwise For the example shown here N 1 so that N 1 2 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Determining the Redundant Path for Turbo Ring V2 Master For Turbo Ring V2 the backup segment is the segment connected to the 2nd redundant port on the master Please refer to Configuring Turbo Ring V2 later in this chapter Ring Coupling Configuration For some systems it may not be convenient to connect all devices in the system in a single redundant ring since some devices could be located in a remote area For these systems Ring Coupling can be used to group devices into smaller redundant rings that communicate with each other A ATTENTION In a VLAN environment the user must set Redundant Port Coupling Port and Coupling Control Port to join all VLANs since these ports act as the backbone to transmit all packets of different VLANs to the different PT series Ethernet switches Ring Coupling for Turbo Ring Switch B Main Path Switch D Coupling E Control Port Coupling Port Switch A Coupler Switch C 3 21 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions A ATTENTION Ring coupling only needs to be enabled on one of the switches s
99. ted as the Root Bridge The Bridge Identifier is calculated using the MAC address of the bridge and a priority defined for the bridge The default priority of PT 7828 is 32768 e Fach port has a cost that specifies the efficiency of each link The efficiency cost is usually determined by the bandwidth of the link with less efficient links assigned a higher cost The following table shows the default port costs for a switch Port Speed Path Cost 802 1D Path Cost 1998 Edition 802 1w 2001 10 Mbps 100 2 000 000 100 Mbps 19 200 000 1000 Mbps 4 20 000 STP Calculation The first step of the STP process is to perform calculations During this stage each bridge on the network transmits BPDUs The following items will then be calculated e The bridge that will act as the Root Bridge The Root Bridge is the central reference point from which the network is configured e The Root Path Costs for each bridge This is the cost of the paths from each bridge to the Root Bridge e The identity of each bridge s Root Port The Root Port is the port on the bridge that connects to the Root Bridge via the most efficient path In other words this port connects to the Root Bridge via the path with the lowest Root Path Cost The Root Bridge itself does not have a Root Port e The identity of the Designated Bridge for each LAN segment The Designated Bridge is the bridge with the lowest Root Path Cost from that segment If several bridg
100. the bandwidth of a link can be doubled tripled or quadrupled e Redundancy if one link is broken the remaining trunked ports share the traffic within this trunk group 3 12 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions e Load sharing MAC client traffic may be distributed across multiple links To avoid broadcast storms or loops in your network while configuring a trunk first disable or disconnect all ports that you want to add to the trunk or remove from the trunk After you finish configuring the trunk enable or re connect the ports If all ports on both switch units are configured as 100BaseTX and they are operating in full duplex mode the potential bandwidth of the connection will be up to 1 6 Gbps This means that users can double triple or quadruple the bandwidth of the connection by port trunking between two PT series switches Each PT 7828 can set a maximum of 4 port trunking groups When you activate port trunking certain settings on each port will be reset to factory default values or disabled e Communication redundancy will be reset e 802 1Q VLAN will be reset e Multicast Filtering will be reset e Port Lock will be reset and disabled e Set Device IP will be reset e Mirror will be reset After port trunking has been activated you may configure these items again for each trunking ports Configuring Port Trunking The Port Trunking Settings page is where ports are assigned to a trunk group Port Trunki
101. tication Server and Authenticator Supplicant The end station that requests access to the LAN and switch services and responds to the requests from the switch Authentication server The server that performs the actual authentication of the supplicant Authenticator Edge switch or wireless access point that acts as a proxy between the supplicant and the authentication server requesting identity information from the supplicant verifying the information with the authentication server and relaying a response to the supplicant The PT 7828 acts as an authenticator in the 802 1 X environment A supplicant and an authenticator exchange EAPOL Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN frames with each other We can either use an external RADIUS server as the authentication server or implement the authentication server in PT 7828 by using a Local User Database as the authentication look up table When we use an external RADIUS server as the authentication server the authenticator and the authentication server exchange EAP frames between each other Authentication can be initiated either by the supplicant or the authenticator When the supplicant initiates the authentication process it sends an EAPOL Start frame to the authenticator When the authenticator initiates the authentication process or when it receives an EAPOL Start frame it sends an EAP Request Identity frame to ask for the username of the supplicant Configuring Static Port Lock
102. tory Default Numerical The UDP port of the RADIUS server 1812 Shared Key Setting Description Factory Default alphanumeric A key to be shared between the external RADIUS server None Max 40 and PT 7828 Both ends must be configured to use the characters same key 3 54 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Re Auth Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable Select to require re authentication of the client after a Disable preset time period of no activity has elapsed Re Auth Period Setting Description Factory Default Numerical Specify how frequently the end stations need to reenter 3600 60 to 65535 sec usernames and passwords in order to stay connected 802 1X Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable Click the checkbox under the 802 1X column to enable Disable IEEE 802 1X for one or more ports All end stations must enter usernames and passwords before access to these ports is allowed 802 1X Re Authentication The PT 7828 can force connected devices to be re authorized manually 802 1X Re Authentication 4 1 C Re Authenticate 4 2 CI Re Authenticate 802 1X Re Authentication Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable This enables or disables 802 1X Re Authentication Disable Local User Database Setup When setting the Local User Database as the authentication database set the database first Local User Da
103. ts with that multicast address are able to be forwarded from this port When a port receives a GMRP leave message it will de register the multicast address from its database and all the multicast packets with this multicast address are not able to be forwarded from this port Static Multicast MAC Some devices may only support multicast packets but not support either IGMP Snooping or GMRP The PT 7828 supports adding multicast groups manually to enable multicast filtering Enabling Multicast Filtering Use the serial console or Web interface to enable or disable IGMP Snooping and IGMP querying If IGMP Snooping is not enabled then IP multicast traffic is always forwarded flooding the network Configuring IGMP Snooping IGMP Snooping provides the ability to prune multicast traffic so that it travels only to those end destinations that require that traffic thereby reducing the amount of traffic on the Ethernet LAN 3 48 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions IGMP Snooping Settings NOTE IGMP Snooping Setting Current VLAN List IGMP Snooping Enable 1 1 Enable Query Interval s Enable 1 1 1 2 1 3 14 1 5 1 6 4 1 4 2 43 44 IGMP Snooping Enable Setting Description Factory Default Enable Disable Click the checkbox to enable the IGMP Snooping Disabled function globally Query Interval Setting Description Factory Default Numerical value input by user This sets the
104. tus of both rings will appear under Current Status 3 25 When using a dual ring architecture users must complete configuration for both Ring 1 and Ring O Enable Ring 2 Set as Master Redundant Ports 1st Pot 4 1 2nd Port 4 2 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions NOTE Current Status Items Now Active This shows which communication protocol is in use Turbo Ring Turbo Ring V2 RSTP or none Ring 1 2 Status This shows Healthy if the ring is operating normally and shows Break if the ring s backup link is active Ring 1 2 Master Slave This indicates whether or not the PT 7828 is the master of the Turbo Ring This field appears only when selected to operate in Turbo Ring or Turbo Ring V2 mode The user does not need to assign the master to use Turbo Ring or Turbo Ring V2 If no master is assigned the Turbo Ring protocol will automatically assign master status to one of the PT series Ethernet switches in the ring The master is only used to determine which segment serves as the backup path Ring 1 2 1st Ring Port Status Ring 1 2 2nd Ring Port Status The Ports Status indicators show Forwarding for normal transmission Blocking if this port is connected to a backup path and the path is blocked and Link down if there is no connection Coupling Mode This indicates either None Dual Homing or Ring Coupling Coupling Coupling Port status This indicates either Primary or Backup Settings It
105. unction STEP 1 Set up the connected devices TCP IP Properties HEI Set up those Ethernet enabled devices connected to L SANS q l onfiguration Gateway onfiguration NESS PT 7828 for which you would like IP addresses to be i i An IP address can be automatically assigned to this computer assigned automatically The devices must be ais mad ear eda dicen DA configured to obtain their IP address automatically eee ee tae andiren ipaa The devices configuration utility should include a setup page that allows you to choose an option similar to Obtain an IP address automatically For example Windows TCP IP Properties window is shown at the right Although your device s configuration utility may look quite a bit different this figure should give you some idea of what to look for You also need to decide which of PT 7828 s ports your Ethernet enabled devices will be connected to You will need to set up each of these ports separately as described in the following step STEP 2 Configure PT 7828 s Set device IP function either from the Console utility or from the Web Browser interface In either case you simply need to enter the Desired IP for each port that needs to be configured STEP 3 Be sure to activate your settings before exiting e When using the Web Browser interface activate by clicking on the Activate button 3 62 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions e When using the
106. ust make sure your PC host is on the management VLAN NOTE When connecting to the PT 7828 s Telnet or web console first connect one of PT 7828 s Ethernet ports to your Ethernet LAN or directly to your PC s Ethernet port You may use either a straight through or cross over Ethernet cable NOTE The PT 7828 s default IP address is 192 168 127 253 After making sure that the PT 7828 is connected to the same LAN and logical subnet as your PC open the PT 7828 s web console as follows 1 Point your web browser to the PT 7828 s IP address by entering it in the Address or URL field A A File Edit View Favorites Tools Help p z4 r f B A 2 Bach Forward Stop Refresh Home Search e Address 192 169 127 253 y Po IB 2 7 PT 7828 User s Manual Getting Started NOTE 2 The PT 7828 s web console will open and you will be prompted to log in Select the login account admin or user and enter the Password This password will be required to access any of the consoles web serial Telnet If you do not wish to create a password leave the Password field blank and press Enter Serial Nc PowerTrans PT 782 E2 Rind 8 11 22 1 PWR2 COUPLER is Account admin Password By default no password is assigned to the PT 7828 s web serial and Telnet consoles 3 After logging in you may need to wait a few moments for the web console to appear Use the f
107. v p E Not Limited v 1 4 Not Limited 1 5 Not Limited v 1 6 Not Limited v 4 1 Not Limited 42 Not Limited 4 3 Not Limited v 4 4 Not Limited Y Ingress Setting Description Factory Default Ingress rate Select the ingress rate for all packets from the following N A options not limited 3 5 10 15 25 35 50 65 85 3 52 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Using Port Access Control The PT 7828 provides two kinds of Port Base Access Control One is Static Port Lock and the other is IEEE 802 1X Static Port Lock The PT 7828 can also be configured to protect static MAC addresses for a specific port With the Port Lock function these locked ports will not learn any additional addresses but only allow traffic from preset static MAC addresses helping to block hackers and careless usage IEEE 802 1X The IEEE 802 1X standard defines a protocol for client server based access control and authentication The protocol restricts unauthorized clients from connecting to a LAN through ports that are open to the Internet and which otherwise would be readily accessible The purpose of the authentication server is to check each client that requests access to the port The client is only allowed access to the port if the client s permission is authenticated The IEEE 802 1X Concept Three components are used to create an authentication mechanism based on 802 1X standards Client Supplicant Authen
108. w 0x24 10 4 Low 0x28 11 4 Low Ox2C 12 1 Low m 0x30 13 t Low Ox34 14 1 Low 0x38 15 1 Low Ox3C 16 t Low 0x40 17 2 Normal 0x44 18 2 Normal 0x48 19 2 Normal 0x4C 20 2 Normal 0x50 21 2 Normal 0x54 22 Ex vi 0x58 23 2 Normal 0x5C 24 2 Normal 0x60 25 3 Normal 0x64 26 3 Normal 0x68 27 3 Normal 0x6C 28 3 Normal 0x70 29 3 Normal 0x74 30 um 0x78 31 3 Normal 0x7C 32 3 Normal 0x80 33 4 Medium 0x84 34 4 Medium 0x88 35 4 Medium x 0x8C 36 4 Medium 0x90 37 4 Medium 0x94 38 4 Medium x 0x98 39 4 Medium Y 0x9C 40 4 Medium 0xA0 41 5 Medium 0xA4 42 5 Medium Y 0xA8 43 5 Medium y OxAC 44 5 Medium vw 0xB0 45 5 Medium 0xB4 46 5 Medium 0xB8 47 5 Medium 0xBC 48 5 Medium 2 A AER lt E ye 3 39 PT 7828 User s Manual Featured Functions Setting Description Factory Default Low Normal This maps different TOS values to 4 different egress 1 to 16 Low Medium High queues 17 to 32 Normal 33 to 48 Medium 49 to 64 High Using Virtual LAN Setting up Virtual LANs VLANs on your PT 7828 increases the efficiency of your network by dividing the LAN into logical segments as opposed to physical segments In general VLANs are easier to manage The Virtual LAN VLAN Concept What is a VLAN A VLAN is a group
109. werTrans PT 7828 a managed redundant Gigabit Ethernet switch designed especially for connecting Ethernet enabled devices for industrial field applications The following topics are covered in this chapter O Overview OU Package Checklist O Software Features PT 7828 User s Manual Introduction Overview The PowerTrans PT 7828 is certified for use in power substation automation systems IEC 61850 3 IEEE 1613 traffic control systems NEMA TS 2 and railway applications EN50121 4 It can be used for Gigabit or Fast Ethernet backbones and supports redundant ring topologies It also supports dual power inputs 24 48 VDC or 110 220 VDC VAC to increase the reliability of communication The PT 7828 has a modular design that makes network planning easy and allows greater flexibility You can install up to 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports and 24 Fast Ethernet ports Optional front or rear wiring makes the PT 7828 suitable for different applications Package Checklist The PowerTrans PT 7828 is shipped with the following items If any of these items is missing or damaged please contact your customer service representative for assistance 1 PowerTrans PT 7828 Hardware installation guide CD ROM with user s manual and SNMP MIB file Warranty statement RJ45 to DB9 console port cable Protective caps for unused ports 2 rackmount attachments Software Features Static routing and RIP V1 V2 supported Turbo Ring and RSTP STP IEEE 802 1

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