SmartShare® User Manual
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1. SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SPI Stateful Packet Inspection TOS Type Of Service ULB User Load Balancing VoIP Voice over IP WAN Wide Area Network 26 Licensing Information This product is licensed under the following licensing terms 26 1 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT EULA CAREFULLY BEFORE DOWNLOADING INSTALLING OR USING THE SOFTWARE BY CLICKING ON THE ACCEPT BUTTON INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE OR USING THE EQUIPMENT THAT CONTAINS SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS SOFTWARE YOU ARE CONSENTING TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT CLICK THE DO NOT ACCEPT BUTTON AND THE INSTALLATION PROCESS WILL NOT CONTINUE OR DO NOT DOWNLOAD OR INSTALL SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS SOFTWARE End user license grant Subject to the terms and conditions of this EULA SmartShare Systems A S SmartShare Systems grants to the owner and user Customer of any SmartShare Systems equipment Equipment a non exclusive and non transferable license to use the SmartShare Systems software and documentation Software in connection with the use of the Equipment Any use of the Software is limited to use solely i as embedded in the Equipment ii with the Equipment or iii as subsequently provided by SmartShare Systems for use in or with the Equipment The Software may be used solely in the format provided Software includes i th2. 12 1 Download Firmware The StraightShaper firmware can be upgraded from the firmware server at SmartShare Systems or any other firmware server Firmware upgrade is a two step process First enter the URL of the firmware to be downloaded and click the Download Firmware button Second when the firmware has been downloaded checked for validity and is ready for installation you can choose to cancel the upgrade or to proceed with the installation of the downloaded firmware 12 2 Install Activation Code Features and capacity of the StraightShaper can be changed by installing different activation codes Enter the activation code and click the Install Activation Code button After the activation code has been validated the StraightShaper must be rebooted to activate the new feature set 12 3 Trial Mode If a trial license is installed the StraightShaper can operate in a trial mode where the model type and optional features can be changed This can be used for evaluation purposes An ongoing trial can be stopped at any time and the StraightShaper will revert to normal operation The trial time stop watch only runs while the StraightShaper operates in a trial mode As long as trial time remains new trials can be started When the trial expires the StraightShaper will reboot and revert to normal operation The available trial time is controlled by the installed license and additional trial time can be installed with additional activation c
3. 3 11 1 User Capacity This shows how many users the StraightShaper is licensed to manage Refer to User Identification If the number of users exceeds this number the Quality of Experience for some users will be severely degraded and the StraightShaper should be upgraded to a larger model 3 11 2 Managed Users This shows how many users are managed by the StraightShaper 3 11 3 Normal Users This shows how many of the managed users have a long duration of activity and are normally being managed by the StraightShaper 3 11 4 Aging Users This shows how many of the managed users have been idle for more than eight hours The User Manager may discard statistical information about aging users to make room for new users 3 11 5 New Users This shows how many new users have been detected as candidates for being managed by the StraightShaper New users have only transmitted but not received traffic 3 11 6 Peak Users This shows how many users have been active If this number exceeds the capacity of the StraightShaper the Quality of Experience for some users will be severely degraded and the StraightShaper should be upgraded to a larger model 3 11 7 Required Minimum User Capacity This shows how many users have been active taking into account that statistical information about aging users can be discarded to make room for new users In other words this shows the absolute minimum user capacity required to manage the users when d
4. Server Location Round Trip Time Confidence e Connection usage statistics Number of Downloaded and Uploaded bytes Number of Flows Processed e Optimization and Health statistics Download and Upload Optimizer Active Time Extra Shaper Active Time Number of Current and Past Problems detected by the Health Monitor e User activity and experience statistics Number of Active Users Active User Time measured in user seconds Average and Minimum Download and Upload Bandwidth Available per User User Experience Improved Time measured in user seconds e User Manager statistics User Capacity Number of Managed Users Number of New and Aging Users Peak Number of Users Required Minimum User Capacity 19 3 Privacy Considerations The information sent identifies the specific StraightShaper by its unique Hardware ID so the information can be analyzed in a historical perspective Page 22 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS The information sent does not identify individual users and it does not contain any information about individual users 20 Troubleshooting and FAQ Q How to verify that the StraightShaper is active A Test the Download Optimizer by downloading from a very fast server on the internet from two PCs simultaneously Go to the Status page and check that the Download Optimizer status changes from READY to ACTIVE while the download connection is saturated Test the Upload Optimizer by
5. packets are forwarded to from each user in turn so each and every user is guaranteed the largest possible share of the available bandwidth 2 1 1 User Identification The StraightShaper identifies individual users by their IP address presented to the LAN interface on the StraightShaper This also means that if a group of users in an apartment shares the apartment s network connection through a NAT router in the apartment they will be treated as one single user because that NAT router only presents one IP address to the StraightShaper The StraightShaper automatically detects which IP addresses are in use so unused IP addresses e g in a structured IP address plan do not count In VLAN tagged networks the StraightShaper looks at the IP addresses beyond the VLAN tag Advanced administrators can use the User Groups to specify which IP address ranges are managed by the StraightShaper When specifying an address range you have the option of choosing to identify all IP addresses from a 24 subnet as one user 2 1 2 Excess Users Additional IP addresses beyond the capacity of the specific StraightShaper model are considered excess users and will be bundled together and treated as a single virtual user by the StraightShaper This means that the excess users can access the internet but the entire group of excess users will only get the bandwidth share of one single user There is no optimization within the group of excess users A single heavy
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7. Bandwidth Optimizer is disabled A rogue DHCP server i e a DHCP server that should not be there is detected on the network A cable is not connected A port is connected to equipment without Auto Negotiation This may be OK but usually indicates a configuration error in the other equipment Page 8 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS 3 4 Anti Terror Logger firmware option 3 4 1 Log Servers This shows the overall status of the FTP servers where the StraightShaper stores the ATL log files The status can be Initializing OK Warning or Error 3 4 2 SNMP Agents This shows the overall status of the SNMP agents in the switches and routers on the local network The status can be Initializing OK or Error 3 4 3 Buffer Usage The StraightShaper temporarily stores the ATL log files in a buffer until they are transferred to the FTP server Buffer Usage shows the usage of this buffer 3 4 4 Flows Logged This shows how many flows have been logged by the StraightShaper since the last time the StraightShaper was powered on or rebooted 3 5 WAN This shows the status of the connection to the internet router and when the status changed i e when the connection was established or lost The link speed and number of packets received into and transmitted out of the port is shown 3 6 LAN This shows the status of the connection to the local network and when the status changed i e when the cable
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10. any of the connection s bandwidth By entering the internet router s IP address as a local location the StraightShaper will exclude this traffic when determining the connection s bandwidth Likewise if a local web server is addressed by the internet router s public IP address this address should be entered as local When a StraightShaper 1000 Series is used in a network with a DMZ enter the LAN IP address range as local and the DMZ IP address range as local Refer to Using the Ext1 Ext2 Ports for a DMZ for further details 7 Detailed Status page This shows the list of managed users and their individual status The list can be downloaded as a text file to the PC The following information about each user is shown IP Address Status The management status of the user Download Rate The current 10 second sliding average download rate in kbit s Upload Rate The current 10 second sliding average upload rate in kbit s Flows Number of concurrent flows Peak Flows Peak number of concurrent flows Flow Rate Rate of new flows established per second Downloaded The total number of bytes downloaded Uploaded The total number of bytes uploaded Flows Processed The total number of flows processed including currently established flows Please note If the connection type is set the download and upload rates and the bytes downloaded and uploaded show the gross values including framing overhead otherwise they show the net va
11. can be manipulated by peer to peer applications or malicious users Dynamic QoS is an integral part of the StraightShaper bandwidth optimization system so it does not require any configuration or allocation of bandwidth The StraightShaper typically recognizes and assigns high priority to a timing critical flow within one second Page 7 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS 2 4 Extra Shaping of Users with Many Flows Optional Advanced administrators can use the User Groups to enable extra shaping of users with many flows When extra shaping is enabled the bandwidth is reduced for users having more flows than allowed The parameters are configurable In networks where the users have wireless access reducing the bandwidth available to users with many flows may improve the general performance of the wireless network In networks where the use of peer to peer applications is unwanted or prohibited a significant reduction of the bandwidth available to users with many flows may help limit the use of peer to peer applications 2 5 Flow Manager The StraightShaper contains a table where each flow is registered while established Each entry in the flow table contains the public IP addresses and TCP UDP port numbers of the flow and the corresponding IP address and TCP UDP port number of the computer on the LAN The StraightShaper flow table is large enough to handle the many flows that can be expected when
12. construed in accordance with and be governed by the laws of Denmark not including Danish international private law rules which point to a choice of law other than Danish law If a dispute is not resolved by prior negotiation between SmartShare Systems and Customer either party may upon notice submit any dispute to resolution by the relevant city court at SmartShare System s venue in Danish SmartShare Systems hjemting whether proceedings are commenced by Customer or SmartShare Systems If any portion of this EULA is found to be void or unenforceable the remaining provisions of this EULA shall remain in full force and effect Entire agreement This EULA constitutes the entire EULA between the parties with respect to the use of the Software 26 2 Third Party Software Components The third party software components that may be included in the Software are individually licensed according to the following license agreements e GNU General Public License v 2 0 GNU Library GPL version 2 0 GNU Lesser GPL version 2 1 COPYING file dated 2004 for lighttpd revised BSD license PHP License version 3 01 Zend Engine License version 2 00 The content of these individual licenses can be found at SmartShare Systems website http smartsharesystems com en support licenses 26 2 1 Acknowledgements for third party software components The following acknowledgements pertain to third party software components that may be included in the Software Thi
13. many users are active In addition to having a very large flow table the Flow Manager handles excessive flows without crashing or freezing Just like the Download and Upload Optimizers prevent heavy users from eating up all the available internet bandwidth at the expense of other users the StraightShaper Flow Manager prevents heavy users from eating up all the available flows in the flow table at the expense of other users 3 Status page This page shows the current status of the internet connection 3 1 System This shows system status such as the name location and contact information current time time zone the duration since the last time the StraightShaper was powered on or rebooted when the counters were last cleared the current memory usage and the current 10 second sliding average processor usage 3 2 System Management When the StraightShaper has valid IP information either manually configured or assigned using DHCP the IP information for in band management is shown The system s permanent MAC address is shown 3 3 Health Monitor This shows details about the current problems found by the Health Monitor and the total number of problems found in the past by the Health Monitor The Health Monitor reports if any of the following problems are present e The number of users exceeds the capacity of the StraightShaper model If this happens upgrading to a larger model is recommended The connection speed is unknown or the
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15. number of concurrent flows for this duration without being restricted by the extra shaper e Maximum Download and Upload Rates The maximum bandwidth allowed for each user being restricted by the extra shaper e Release Delay When a user is restricted by the extra shaper and has not exceeded the allowed number of concurrent flows for this duration the user is released from extra shaping 6 11 User Groups User Groups can be used to configure specific IP address ranges to be managed differently by the StraightShaper Maximum download and upload rates per user the weight per user and extra shaping of users with many flows can be set for each user group A user group can also be set to have no WAN access or set to be considered excess users The following can be set for each user group e IP address range defining the group e Group Type Choose One IP Address per User for normal user identification where each IP address identifies one user Choose One 24 Subnet per User if you want all IP addresses within a 24 subnet to be identified as one single user This can be used in routed networks where each apartment or office is assigned a 24 subnet Choose Excess Users for users that are considered excess Choose No Access to WAN for users that should be denied access to Page 15 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS the WAN Attempts by those users to connect to the WAN will be rejected by th
16. s link to other device established LINK ACT On 10 100 On 100 Mbit s link to other device established LINK ACT Blink Link is active with transmissions The POWER LED indicates as follows POWER Off Power is off POWER On Power is on The STATUS LED indicates as follows STATUS Green Light The StraightShaper is booting STATUS Green Blink Slow Connection is established Download and Upload Optimizers are ready STATUS Green Blink Fast Connection is established Download and or Upload Optimizer is active STATUS Red Blink Slow Bandwidth Optimizer is disabled or connection is broken or not established yet STATUS Red Blink Fast Error requiring manual intervention STATUS Red and Green Defect requiring factory repair 22 Power Consumption 300 Series 1000 Series 5000 Series Page 23 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS Typical 12 Watt 24 Watt 24 Watt Maximum 15 Watt 35 Watt 35 Watt Typical annual power consumption 105 kWh 210 kWh 210 kWh The table above shows the power consumption at the primary side of the power supply i e at the 110 240V plug The annual cost of electricity for the StraightShaper can be estimated by multiplying the price of electricity per kWh with the typical annual power consumption of the installed StraightShaper 23 Environmen
17. subscription this should be disabled Not applicable for Trial models The default configuration is Automatic 6 5 Remote Logging All system events are logged in the system log which is shown on the Log page Additionally they can be sent directly to a SYSLOG server or an email address 6 5 1 SYSLOG If you have a SYSLOG server you can set these fields and the StraightShaper will send the events to your SYSLOG server too Two independent SYSLOG servers can be set 6 5 2 Email If you want the events sent to your email address the following fields must be set e To Email Address Your email address e g bob example com e From Email Address The email address you want the StraightShaper to insert as sender e g smartshare example com e SMTP Server Either your own SMTP server which can receive emails to your email address or the ISP s SMTP server which can forward emails from the StraightShaper 6 6 System Information System contact and location can be set This is not used by the system itself It is shown on the status web page is available via SNMP and is included in event log emails sent by the StraightShaper Page 14 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS 6 7 Extension Ports Please note Not applicable for StraightShaper 300 series If the StraightShaper is installed in a network with a DMZ the Exti Ext2 ports must be enabled for this purpose Refer to Using the Ext1
18. user in the group of excess users can consume all the bandwidth available for the entire group of excess users and thus block the connection for the other excess users 2 2 Download Optimizer and Upload Optimizer The StraightShaper monitors the download and upload bandwidth and while there is sufficient bandwidth and low latency all users can use all the bandwidth they wish When the download bandwidth becomes scarce or delays are detected the StraightShaper activates the Download Optimizer When the upload bandwidth becomes scarce or delays are detected the StraightShaper activates the Upload Optimizer The Download and Upload Optimizers are designed to ensure that all users experience the lowest possible latency and the highest possible bandwidth At minimum each of N users is guaranteed 1 N of the available bandwidth Advanced administrators can use the User Groups to specify maximum download and upload rates per user in each group of users Additionally a weight per user can be specified allowing some users to get a relatively larger share of the bandwidth 2 3 Dynamic Quality of Service The StraightShaper always prioritizes timing critical traffic flows such as IP telephony and online gaming over ordinary traffic flows The priority assignment is based on traffic pattern analysis of each flow It is not based on the TCP UDP port number TOS precedence DSCP or similar fields in the packet because those properties
19. C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS SmartShare StraightShaper User Manual 300 1000 and 5000 Series Firmware 1 20 Copyright SmartShare Systems June 2010 All rights reserved SmartShare Systems A S Tobaksvejen 25 DK 2860 Sgborg Denmark C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS Revision History Revision Date Comments 1 15 2009 01 29 First document release using this template 1 16 2009 04 16 Updates for firmware release 1 16 2009 05 13 Licensing Information style changed to normal Added WEEE instructions for Danish End Customers 1 17 2009 07 20 Updates for firmware release 1 17 1 18 2009 11 09 Updates for firmware release 1 18 1 19 2010 04 21 Updates for firmware release 1 19 1 20 2010 06 21 Updates for firmware release 1 20 SmartShare Systems A S Tobaksvejen 25 DK 2860 S borg Denmark Support Tel 45 89 93 50 39 support smartsharesystems com www smartsharesystems com Tel 45 70 20 00 93 Fax 45 70 23 92 93 info smartsharesystems com www smartsharesystems com Developed in Denmark Made in Taiwan Portions of SmartShare System s products are protected under SmartShare Systems patents as well as patents pending SmartShare StraightShaper FairRouter MultilinkBalancer User Load Balancing Dynamic QoS Flow Manager Download Optimizer Upload Optimizer Network Overclocking and Health Monitor are trademark
20. Ext2 Ports for a DMZ 6 8 Fallback for Equipment without Auto Negotiation The Ethernet standard IEEE 802 3 uses a protocol called Auto Negotiation to ensure that network ports automatically use the correct speed and duplex when the network cable is plugged in Some old network equipment does not support this protocol If the StraightShaper is connected to a network port without Auto Negotiation it can sense the speed 10 or 100 Mbit s but the duplex must be set 6 9 DHCP Server Detector The StraightShaper can detect rogue DHCP servers on the local network If the IP address and or MAC address of the authorized DHCP servers are entered no false warnings are shown when these are detected 6 10 Extra Shaping of Users with Many Flows Extra Shaping can be used to reduce the bandwidth for users with many flows Extra Shaping can be enabled per User Group Refer to User Groups In networks where the users have wireless access reducing the bandwidth available to users with many flows may improve the general performance of the wireless network In networks where the use of peer to peer applications is unwanted or prohibited a significant reduction of the bandwidth available to users with many flows may help limit the popularity of peer to peer applications The following can be set for the extra shaper e Threshold Flows Each user is allowed to have this many concurrent flows e Threshold Duration A user may exceed the allowed
21. age e Concurrent flows e Current 10 second sliding average download rate e Current 10 second sliding average upload rate Each pie chart shows a slice for each of the top 10 users a slice for the sum of other users and a slice for the unused capacity The charts automatically update every 5 seconds Please note If the connection type is set the bandwidth usage and download and upload rates show the gross values including framing overhead otherwise they show the net values excluding framing overhead Please note The web browser must support Java Standard Edition version 1 3 1 or later 9 1 Manipulating the Pie Charts Use the following actions to manipulate the pie charts e Click the Unused legend to exclude or include it in the data shown by the pie chart When excluded the legend is grayed out 10 Log page This shows the list of system events and time of occurrence The list can be downloaded as a text file to the PC 11 Save page 11 1 Saved Running and New Configuration The configuration stored in the built in flash memory and loaded at power on or reboot is called the Saved configuration Page 18 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS The current configuration of the StraightShaper is called the Running configuration The configuration being built up using the Web GUI is called the New configuration until it is activated Then it becomes the Running config
22. ange e Manager Level This determines how much the manager has access to do The following Manager Levels are available e Blocked No access e User Access to the Status page only e Installer Full access The factory default administrator user name is admin and password admin The factory default community is empty 14 Logout page Log out and return to the login page 15 Using the Serial Port The serial port can be used with any terminal emulator such as Hyperterm or Tera Term Pro as a fallback solution if the LAN connection has been lost The speed is 115200 8N1 115200 baud 8 bits No parity 1 stop bit The following commands are available e Show help e info Show configuration information Page 20 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS stop trial Stop the ongoing trial reboot Reboot the StraightShaper restore Restore configuration to factory default license Show hardware MAC and license ID activation xxxxx Install activation code password bypass Enable factory default administrator user name admin and password admin for 5 minutes The serial port is not password protected 16 Using the Ext2 Port for Management The Ext2 port can be used for accessing the Web GUI It contains a DHCP server so a PC can be easily connected Use a web browser on a PC connected via a crossed Ethernet cable to the Ext2 port to access the Web GUI in the Strai
23. are Page 25 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS Systems Customer agrees to implement reasonable security measures to protect such trade secrets and copyrighted material Limited warranty and liability The Software is provided AS IS In no event does SmartShare Systems warrant that the Software is error free or that Customer will be able to operate the Software without problems or interruptions This limited warranty does not apply if the Software or Equipment a has been altered except by SmartShare Systems b has not been installed operated repaired or maintained in accordance with instructions supplied by SmartShare Systems c has been subjected to abnormal physical or electrical stress misuse negligence or accident or d is used in hazardous activities or environments If a third party rightfully claims that any use of the Software whether embedded in the Equipment or otherwise infringes the intellectual property rights of such third party SmartShare Systems shall in its sole discretion be entitled to i obtain a continued license for use of the Software ii stop the infringement by modifying the Software or replacing the Software with software with similar functionalities as the Software or iii rescind the purchase without notice and without liability of any kind and refund the purchase price received from the Customer less a reasonable amount for use damage or obsolescence
24. arty software COMPONENKS ccccceeceeeeeee eset eeeeeeeeeeeeeaees 27 26 2 2 Open Source Software Components ccceecce cece ee ee nnnm 27 27 Safety Instructions ies sev ener Miele eet ied ye en UM A IP rM Vr Dalee ee alet 27 27 1 CM aEnIDng AS 28 27 2 Product Disposal i ee rtr he v E eR inkaen YARN RETE dk V PART TE CNEE KS 28 Page 5 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS 1 Installation Guide 1 1 Connect the StraightShaper to the network Disconnect the Ethernet cable between the internet router s LAN port and the local network switch Connect the internet router s LAN port to the WAN port on the StraightShaper using a straight Ethernet patch cable Connect the LAN port on the StraightShaper to any port on the local network switch preferably use the port where the cable to the internet router was previously disconnected using a straight Ethernet patch cable 1 2 Turn on the StraightShaper Connect the StraightShaper to power and turn it on Verify that the POWER LED on the StraightShaper is on Verify that the LINK ACT LEDs for both the WAN and LAN ports are on or blinking If one of the LINK ACT LEDs stays off use a crossed Ethernet cable on that port instead Wait 2 5 minutes while the StraightShaper auto configures If the STATUS LED is not blinking green after 15 minutes you must configure the connection manually You are now ready to enjoy the improved Quality of Experien
25. can disturb the LAN traffic so the bandwidth is not managed correctly 18 Security Considerations 18 1 Physical Access The StraightShaper should be installed in a locked patch panel Anyone with physical access to the StraightShaper can power it off disconnect it or change the configuration via the Serial and Ext2 ports 18 2 Password Protection The StraightShaper Web GUI is password protected Keep your password safe The StraightShaper is delivered with a default password which is very common and easy to guess The password should be changed during installation Page 21 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS 18 3 SNMP Community Access to the StraightShaper SNMP agent is protected by a community which is the SNMP equivalent of a password The StraightShaper is delivered with a default SNMP community which is very common and easy to guess The SNMP community should be changed during installation 18 4 Protecting Local Users from Each Other When installing and configuring the local network infrastructure i e switches and wireless access points it should be considered if the local network should be open where all local users can connect to each other and share files etc or protected where all local users are separated from each other and each user only has access to the internet and local servers User separation has different names depending on equipment and vendor In switches lo
26. ce provided by the SmartShare StraightShaper 1 3 Optional Using the Web GUI to configure the connection manually Connect your PC to the Ext2 port on the StraightShaper using a crossed Ethernet cable The red cable in the box is a crossed Ethernet cable The StraightShaper will assign an IP address in the 192 0 2 0 subnet to your PC using DHCP If your PC does not get an IP address in this subnet reboot your PC Use a web browser to access the Web GUI in the StraightShaper The Web GUI address is http 192 0 2 1 The default administrator user name is admin e Password admin Please note that the Ext2 port only provides access to the StraightShaper Your PC can not access the internet through the Ext2 port Go to the Connection page and configure the IP address and connection speed Click Confirm Changes then go to the Save page and save and activate the new configuration 2 The StraightShaper WAN Optimization System This section describes the StraightShaper WAN optimization system in details and is written for network experts only 2 1 User Load Balancing Conventional routers and switches simply forward all packets to from users in the same order the packets are sent to from the users so the users with a lot of packets get a larger share of the available bandwidth than the users with fewer packets Page 6 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS With User Load Balancing
27. e StraightShaper e Maximum Download and Upload Rate per User optional This can be used to set the maximum bandwidth allowed for each user in the user group If left blank there will be no specific bandwidth limits the users will participate normally in the management of all the available bandwidth e Weight per User optional This can be used to give users in the user group a larger share of the bandwidth than other users E g users with a weight of 3 get three shares of the bandwidth each time another user gets one share of the bandwidth e Extra Shaping This can be used to enable extra shaping of users in the user group with many flows Refer to Extra Shaping of Users with Many Flows e Description This can be used to store an informative description of the user group The default configuration is Disabled 6 12 Network Topology Normally entering the network topology is not required but in a complex network configuration the user experience may be improved if the network topology is entered Traffic flowing into the WAN port is per default considered coming from a remote location and traffic flowing into the LAN port is per default considered going to a remote location Exceptions are entered here The most common exception is the internet router If a local user manages the internet router the StraightShaper sees traffic flowing through and it can not determine that the traffic stops at the router and thus doesn t use
28. e last FTP transfer 5 2 Local Network SNMP Agents The StraightShaper uses the SNMP agents in the switches and routers on the local network to locate where each MAC address and IP address is connected and thus identifies the users If ATL is enabled it is possible to configure which SNMP agents are present on the local network Information about each switch and router on the LAN should be set so the StraightShaper is able to poll them for the required information to identify the users IP Address and Community are required fields The Status field shows the result of the last SNMP poll of the device 5 2 1 ATL Compatibility Requirements for the Local Network Equipment The local network equipment must support specific SNMP features in order to be ATL compatible Layer 2 switches used in the network must support all of the following features e SNMP v2c RFC3416 or RFC1905 or SNMP vi RFC1157 e dotidTpFdbTable of the Bridge MIB RFC4188 or RFC1493 e dotidBasePortTable of the Bridge MIB RFC4188 or RFC1493 e ifTable of the Interfaces MIB RFC2863 RFC2233 RFC1573 or RFC1213 They may additionally support the following features but it is not required e ifXTable of the Interfaces MIB RFC2863 RFC2233 or RFC1573 Layer 3 routers used in the network must additionally support all of the following features e ipNetToMediaTable of the Internet Protocol MIB RFC4293 RFC2011 or RFC1213 6 Advanced configuration page 6 1 Remote Mana
29. e software provided in or with the applicable Equipment and ii any upgrades updates bug fixes modified versions or backup copies of the Software supplied by SmartShare Systems or an authorized reseller provided that Customer already holds a valid license to the original software and have paid any applicable fee for the upgrade ALL RIGHTS TO THE SOFTWARE NOT EXPRESSLY GRANTED ARE RESERVED BY SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS OR ITS SUPPLIERS AS MAY BE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RIGHT TO CREATE COPIES PERFORM MODIFICATION ERROR CORRECTION REVERSE ENGINEERING DE COMPLIATION REVERSE ASSEMBLE RENT LEASE DISTRIBUTION CREATION OF DEREVIATIVE WORKS ETC EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY MANDATORY LAW OR PROVIDED BY THE THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE COMPONENTS LICENSES INCLUDED BELOW Full title including copyright to Software embedded or otherwise and any copies thereof as well as any future versions thereof shall remain solely with SmartShare Systems or any of its suppliers as may be except as provided by the third party software components licenses included below Trade secrets Customer agrees that aspects of the licensed materials including the specific design and structure of individual programs constitute trade secrets and or copyrighted material of SmartShare Systems Customer agrees not to disclose provide or otherwise make available such trade secrets or copyrighted material in any form to any third party without the prior written consent of SmartSh
30. erage upload rate in the sampling interval Page 17 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS e Peak Upload Rate The 1 second peak upload rate in the sampling interval e Download Optimizer Active How often was the Download Optimizer active during the sampling interval e Upload Optimizer Active How often was the Upload Optimizer active during the sampling interval Please note If the connection type is set the download and upload rates show the gross values including framing overhead otherwise they show the net values excluding framing overhead 8 4 Flows Overview This shows the following e Flows Average number of concurrent flows in the sampling interval e Flow Rate Average rate of new flows established per second in the sampling interval 8 5 User Overview This shows the following e Managed Users Number of users managed by the StraightShaper in the sampling interval e Active Users Number of users active i e using bandwidth in the sampling interval Please note It is a natural phenomenon that the number of active users grows when the sampling interval grows E g in a network with 10 users it is likely that very few use bandwidth in one particular second while it is likely that many use bandwidth throughout one entire day 9 Top Users page This shows live pie charts of the currently most active users by different criteria e Current 10 second sliding average bandwidth us
31. gement The built in Web GUI can be changed to a different port The built in SNMP agent can be changed to a different port The default Web GUI port is 80 The default SNMP agent port is 161 Page 13 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS 6 2 Special Features 6 2 1 VoIP Extra Priority Enabling VoIP Extra Priority has the following effects e VoIP will always have highest priority even if it takes excessive bandwidth from the other users When using IP telephony through the WAN connection enabling VoIP Extra Priority is recommended The default setting for VoIP Extra Priority is Disabled 6 3 System Time 6 3 1 Time Zone The StraightShaper can show the time according to the local time zone and automatically adjust for Daylight Saving Time The default time zone is UTC 6 3 2 Preferred NTP Server The system time should be synchronized with an external NTP server so the time is always correct If the preferred NTP server is not set the StraightShaper will use the NTP server assigned by DHCP if available and if using a DHCP assigned IP address The default configuration is ntp smartsharesystems com 6 4 Provisioning The StraightShaper can periodically report statistical usage information to a central provisioning server For further information refer to Usage Information sent to SmartShare Systems If the WAN internet connection is charged for traffic i e it is not a flat rate
32. ghtShaper The Web GUI address is http 192 0 2 1 The default administrator user name is admin and password admin Please note No traffic is routed to from the Ext2 port so the PC must be connected directly to the Ext2 port using a crossed Ethernet cable or via a switch 17 Using the Ext1 Ext2 Ports for a DMZ Segment Please note Not applicable for StraightShaper 300 series In networks with a DMZ the StraightShaper must be connected to the internet router and the LAN and DMZ switches as follows e Connect the LAN port to the LAN switch s uplink port and the WAN port to the internet router s LAN port This is similar to not using a DMZ e Connect the Ext1 port to the DMZ switch s uplink port and the Ext2 port to the internet router s DMZ port e Inthe Advanced page enable Ext1 Ext2 Ports for DMZ Segment e In the Advanced page s Network Topology box enter the IP address ranges used in the LAN and DMZ Segments as local Traffic between the LAN and the DMZ segment flows via the internet router Setting the network topology tells the StraightShaper that this traffic does not affect the internet connection s bandwidth Please note If the network uses a separate DMZ port on the internet router and the StraightShaper is only connected between the internet router s LAN port and the LAN switch s uplink port traffic to from the DMZ is not included when managing the bandwidth of the internet connection This means that DMZ traffic
33. iscarding statistical information about the individual users is acceptable If this number exceeds the capacity of the StraightShaper the Quality of Experience for some users will be severely degraded and the StraightShaper should be upgraded to a larger model 4 Connection configuration page The StraightShaper can be accessed via its IP address which is configured here 4 1 IP Address The connection can be configured for 2 different IP address types e DHCP Assigned e Static Configuration The default configuration is DHCP Assigned 4 1 1 DHCP Assigned This type of connection is fully automatic If the DHCP Server requires a hostname in the DHCP request it can be set here Page 11 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS 4 1 2 Static Configuration The following information is required IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Router Primary DNS Server The following information is optional e Secondary DNS Server 4 2 Management VLAN optional The StraightShaper can be installed on a VLAN trunk connection without requiring any VLAN configuration When optimizing the traffic passing through it simply looks at the IP addresses beyond the VLAN tags However if the management network is VLAN tagged the IP address used for in band management of the StraightShaper must also be VLAN tagged the VLAN ID of the management VLAN must be set 4 3 Connection Speed The connection speed
34. lues excluding framing overhead Page 16 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS 8 Charts page This shows the following live charts e User Bandwidth Overview Bandwidth available per user e Connection Bandwidth Overview Bandwidth usage and status of the Download and Upload Optimizers e Flows Overview Concurrent flows and flow rate e User Overview Number of managed and active users The visible duration and the sampling interval are shown below the X axis E g 5 minutes in 1 second intervals means that the chart shows 5 minutes worth of samples where each sample is measured in an interval of 1 second The most recent and the average value of the visible duration are shown below each legend The value in parentheses is the average value of the visible duration High resolution data 1 second sampling interval are available for the last 5 minutes low resolution data 1 day sampling interval are available for the last year The resolutions in between vary according to the sampling period Please note The web browser must support Java Standard Edition version 1 3 1 or later 8 1 Manipulating the Charts Use the following actions to manipulate the charts e Drag the chart area right or left to show older or newer data When looking at older data the chart stops automatically scrolling when new data are sampled e Drag the chart area all the way to the left to make it continuously
35. must be set correctly or the Quality of Experience for the users will be degraded For the best results use the built in connection speed test If the connection speed advertised by the internet service provider ISP contains two numbers for example 1024 256 the download speed is normally the larger of the numbers and the upload speed is the lesser Please note that an advertised speed of 1 M usually means 1024 and 2 M usually means 2048 but 10 M usually means 10000 and 100 M always means 100000 Many ISPs advertise the raw connection speed which does not account for framing overhead so the users will experience speeds slightly below the advertised speed This is normal The amount of framing overhead depends on the connection type In the worst case a DSL connection has 165 overhead on small TCP ACK packets because it requires 2 ATM cells of 53 bytes to carry a TCP ACK packet of only 40 bytes The StraightShaper compensates for framing overhead if the connection type has been set or measured by the automatic test 4 3 1 Automatic Test If Connection Speed is set to Automatic Test the StraightShaper automatically tests the connection speed when powered on and sets the connection speed and type accordingly Click the Test Now button to start a new connection speed test Please note that normal user traffic is temporarily blocked while the StraightShaper is testing the connection speed 4 3 2 Static Configuration The following i
36. n 13 Page 3 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 CO SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS 5 1 Log Fil Storag eniri rer et ix anal tate ura AG Pa RR E TR RET YER E EK 13 5 2 Local Network SNMP Agents iR a E CH a e ERR cree ee 13 5 2 1 ATL Compatibility Requirements for the Local Network Equipment esseeesee 13 6 Advanced config ration page eer er teer rta cence FARA VERE ents tU evecare reader 13 6 1 Remote Managemient uiis ATEM ARIES 13 6 2 Special Feat tkes s e o e epe ere edlere daa 14 6 2 1 VOIP Extra Priority ziii eite cete de xenon ARR GER D d a p RR i aa o UR UR 14 6 3 System Time arab eet eta ee ta de ERE Eureka e RE RET 14 6 3 1 TIME ZONE eek edxt eee a ina er anda 14 6 3 2 Preferred NTP SEVE yi icis cce tux seen a ve Tay renewed av vis RIVER RERO ERN TUR EET TUNER 14 6 4 PROVISIONING m 14 6 5 Remote LoggINgG HS TRE lash nants LEM EA t EpL std Ai LAE uud 14 6 5 1 SY SLO Girard ae E 14 6 5 2 ule c M ES 14 6 6 System Information ex e ev ERI Gade vastus velista ane 14 6 7 Extension POTES isore M 15 6 8 Fallback for Equipment without Auto Negotiation cesses menm nnn 15 6 9 DHCP Server Detector sess xd uet ies ec ex dev RRA SRA dg dia ur Pd E eee aa INR MER RE 15 6 10 Extra Shaping of Users with Many Flows sssssseeeeeen nemen meme nnns 15 6 l1 PeerGrouP secet tex E Pav ee eta EUER
37. nformation is required e Download Rate in kbit s e Upload Rate in kbit s e Connection Type The WAN optimization can be disabled by leaving the Download and Upload Rate fields empty Click the Test Now button in the Automatic Test area to start the built in connection speed test Please note that normal user traffic is temporarily blocked while the StraightShaper is testing the connection speed Page 12 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS 4 4 Network Name The hostname must be set Optionally a domain name can be set The default hostname is straightshaper The default domain name is local 5 ATL Anti Terror Logging configuration page firmware option Please note The ATL firmware option includes separate log file analysis tools for Linux and Windows and the UM0005 Anti Terror Logging User Manual with detailed descriptions of how to use the ATL feature 5 1 Log File Storage The StraightShaper stores the ATL log files on an external FTP server If ATL is enabled it is possible to configure up to two FTP servers for storing the ATL log files When the StraightShaper is ready to store an ATL log file it will use the primary FTP server Every time the primary FTP server fails to receive an ATL log file the StraightShaper will store it on the secondary FTP server instead FTP Server User Name and Password are required fields Directory Path is optional The Status field shows the result of th
38. ns shall apply even if the above stated warranty fails of its essential purpose No warranty including the above warranty shall apply to any beta software any software made available for testing or demonstration purposes any temporary software modules or any subsequently provided software including new releases versions etc for which SmartShare Systems does not receive a license fee All such software is provided AS IS without any warranty whatsoever Transfer This EULA and the rights granted herein may not be sublicensed and is not transferable except to a person or entity to whom Customer transfers ownership of the complete Equipment containing the Software provided that all rights under this EULA is permanently transferred that Customer do not retain any full or partial copies of the Software and the recipient agrees to the terms of this EULA Termination Page 26 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS This EULA is effective until terminated Customer may terminate this EULA at any time by returning the Equipment and destroying all copies of Software including any documentation This EULA will terminate immediately without notice from SmartShare Systems if Customer fails to comply with any provision of this EULA Upon termination Customer must destroy all copies of the Software Choice of law This EULA as well as the rights and obligations of SmartShare Systems and Customer herein shall be
39. odes Page 19 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS 12 4 Set System Date and Time Enter the Date and Time and click the Set Date and Time button to set the system clock 12 5 Download Configuration to PC The running configuration can be downloaded to a file on your PC The downloaded configuration file can be restored to the StraightShaper later or even installed on another StraightShaper 12 6 Upload Configuration from PC You can prepare a new configuration for the StraightShaper by uploading a previously downloaded configuration file from your PC When the new configuration has been uploaded you can modify it in the Web GUI before you go to the Save page to activate it 12 7 Restore Factory Defaults Click this button if you wish to restore the factory default configuration 12 8 Reboot System Click this button if you wish to reboot the StraightShaper Rebooting the system does not clear the configuration 13 Managers configuration page Multiple users can manage and configure the StraightShaper The following can be set for each manager e User Name required e Password Password for access to the Web GUI e Community SNMP Community for access to the SNMP agent If not set access to the SNMP agent will not be allowed e Allow from First and Last IP Address optional If set the manager is only allowed management access if he connects from a PC within the specified IP address r
40. ok for source port filters HP ProCurve terminology Private VLANs Cisco terminology or similar In wireless access points look for AP isolation client isolation or similar User separation does not affect the StraightShaper and the StraightShaper works equally well with both open and protected networks 19 Usage Information sent to SmartShare Systems When provisioning is set to Automatic statistical usage information is periodically reported to a central provisioning server hosted by SmartShare Systems Please note that provisioning can not be disabled in Trial mode 19 1 Bandwidth Usage The central provisioning server is contacted approximately once per hour and ca 100 KB is transferred each time 19 2 Information Sent The information sent identifies the StraightShaper and contains statistical data about its environment and utilization The following information is sent e Product identification Hardware ID MAC Address License ID Product model Firmware version Trial information Trial models only Trial model Remaining trial time General system information Uptime Time Time Zone System performance statistics Memory and Processor usage Feature usage information Which configuration parameters are changed the values are not sent only whether each parameter has its default value or not e Connection Speed and Speed Test information Download and Upload Speed Connection Type Test Server used
41. out approval of the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense 27 2 Product Disposal Electrical and electronic products accessories and batteries should not be disposed of with normal household waste Please consult your local municipality or your national SmartShare Systems distributor for advice on how to dispose of these items Page 28 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04
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43. rage available for any user The amount of bandwidth available for any user is calculated every second and the value shown here is the average of these calculated values for the last 10 seconds 3 9 5 Active Users This shows how many users are currently within the last 10 seconds active i e using bandwidth 3 9 6 Download and Upload Optimizer Active Time These show how many seconds the Download and Upload Optimizers have been active 3 9 7 Downloaded and Uploaded These show the total number of bytes transferred in each direction Please note If the connection type has been set these include the calculated framing overhead The same applies to the Virtual WAN interface MIB available via SNMP 3 10 Flow Manager 3 10 1 Flows When analyzing the utilization of the internet connection it is not only interesting to know the bandwidth usage but also how many concurrent flows are established Flows are sometimes called sessions or connections A high number of concurrent flows means that the computers on the local net are connected to many servers on the internet but it does not necessarily mean that packets are flowing and bandwidth is being used 3 10 2 Flow Rate This shows the rate of new flows established per second 3 10 3 Flows Processed This shows the total number of flows processed including currently established flows Page 10 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS 3 11 User Manager
44. reflecting depreciation on a straight line basis over three 3 years from the date of delivery If the Software becomes subject to an infringement claim because of the modification by Customer of the Software or any modification made by SmartShare Systems in compliance with Customer s request the foregoing indemnification regulation shall not be applicable and Customer shall indemnify and hold SmartShare Systems harmless against all damages losses costs and expenses arising out of such infringement claim to the extent such modification is the cause of the claim EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED ABOVE ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE NONINFRINGEMENT OR ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING USAGE OR TRADE PRACTICE ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW IN NO EVENT WILL SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST REVENUE PROFIT OR DATA OR FOR SPECIAL INDIRECT CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES HOWEVER CAUSED AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE EVEN IF SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES In no event shall SmartShare Systems liability to Customer whether in contract tort including negligence or otherwise exceed the price paid by Customer The foregoing limitatio
45. s or registered trademarks of SmartShare Systems All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Page 2 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS Table of Contents Le Installation Guide Lore repetere Salts Sei pee inest suae e et ee euet ies 1 1 Connect the StraightShaper to the network sssssssssssesssssse senem mense 1 2 Turn on the StraightShap6er c o eei te een it rede AREN rex Fa NECARE REN ERR kB E YE d 1 3 Optional Using the Web GUI to configure the connection manually eese 2 The StraightShaper WAN Optimization System rauuvannvnnnennvernrennnnnnnnnnennnernrenrnnnrennnnnnnnrnnnnnennr 2 1 User Load Balancing rae teie pret Fax ere EX FERRY TUR IER FECE RU FAY FECIT Feed PD S ER ERE E FUR 2 2 1 1 User Identification z cs eiie prec t ys cane hulu aute ante rri vector vx ed FT ENTER 2 1 2 EXCESS USersua EE 2 2 Download Optimizer and Upload Optimizer sssssssssssssseseeee nennen enn nns 2 3 Dynamic Quality of Service eao aama aai e renee eene nean nennen musa sena sess a ses ase ae nnn 2 4 Extra Shaping of Users with Many Flows Optional seseeeeeeenen nmm nnns 2 5 FIOW ETT EE Bim Status Pa e Dm TE 3 1 SYSLEM acit cot rt bre rt ce Dic Y e P atl e c ew c en n A P CPP Aca CD D CR D PRA CR e E 3 2 SYSTEM MANAGEMEN Cais aired etic emere Exe rrr aaa RR Ix Fe pere i eA EE Ue ERE SIE ERU Ee EE EE FER EE
46. s product includes PHP software freely available from http www php net software This product includes the Zend Engine freely available at http www zend com 26 2 2 Open Source Software Components The Software may contain Open Source Software Components i e software components licensed with the requirement that its source code can be obtained from the distributor of the software component The source code for Open Source Software Components that may be included in the Software can be obtained directly from SmartShare Systems http smartsharesystems com en support licenses Please note that only the source code for the Open Source Software Components is provided Although all SmartShare Systems modifications of the Open Source Software Components are included in the source code as required by their respective licenses the Open Source Software Components are only a small part of the Software 27 Safety Instructions The StraightShaper is intended for use in a computer network to improve the overall network performance for the users of the network Page 27 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS In case your product is equipped with a detachable power cord beware of the following e For 1000 and 5000 Series models Do not attempt to modify or use a supplied AC power cord if it is not the exact type required If a power cord supplied with the device is not compatible with the AC wall ou
47. same applies to the Virtual WAN interface MIB available via SNMP Page 9 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 C SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS 3 9 2 Peak Download and Upload Rates These show the 1 second peak within the last 10 seconds bandwidth usage in kbit s 3 9 3 Download and Upload Optimizer Status The StraightShaper monitors the download bandwidth and while there is plenty of bandwidth and no delays all users can use all the bandwidth they like In this situation the Download Optimizer status is shown as READY When the download bandwidth becomes scarce or delays are detected the StraightShaper starts optimizing the download bandwidth to ensure the lowest possible latency and the highest possible bandwidth for each individual user In this situation the Download Optimizer status is shown as ACTIVE The StraightShaper monitors the upload bandwidth and while there is plenty of bandwidth and no delays all users can use all the bandwidth they like In this situation the Upload Optimizer status is shown as READY When the upload bandwidth becomes scarce or delays are detected the StraightShaper starts optimizing the upload bandwidth to ensure the lowest possible latency and the highest possible bandwidth for each individual user In this situation the Upload Optimizer status is shown as ACTIVE 3 9 4 Download and Upload Available per User These show how much download and upload bandwidth is currently 10 second sliding ave
48. scroll when new data are sampled e Left click inside the chart area to zoom in i e change to a shorter sampling interval around the point clicked e Right click inside the chart area to zoom out i e change to a longer sampling interval around the point clicked e Click the arrow on any Y axis to lock or unlock the Y axis range When locked the arrow is colored red e Click any legend to hide or show its values on the graph When hidden the legend is grayed out 8 2 User Bandwidth Overview This shows the following e Average Download Available per User How much download bandwidth was available for any user in the sampling interval e Minimum Download Available per User What was the minimum download bandwidth available for any user in the sampling interval e Average Upload Available per User How much upload bandwidth was available for any user in the sampling interval e Minimum Upload Available per User What was the minimum upload bandwidth available for any user in the sampling interval Please note If the connection type is set the download and upload rates show the gross values including framing overhead otherwise they show the net values excluding framing overhead 8 3 Connection Bandwidth Overview This shows the following e Average Download Rate The average download rate in the sampling interval e Peak Download Rate The 1 second peak download rate in the sampling interval e Average Upload Rate The av
49. tal Requirements Power 100 240 V 50 60 Hz Temperature 0 40 C Humidity 5 95 96RH non condensing 24 Compliance Statement The product complies with directive 2006 95 EC LVD and 2004 108 EC EMC The product complies with the following requirements Electrical Safety UL 60950 CSA 60950 EN 60950 IEC 60950 EMC Emission FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A IC ICES 003 Class A EN 55022 Class A CISPR 22 Class A EMC Susceptibility EN 55024 CISPR 24 CE Mark Yes 24 1 Model Type Labels 300 Series products are labeled model DT 1000 Series 2000 Series 3000 Series and 5000 Series products are labeled model RM 25 Glossary ATL Anti Terror Logger or Anti Terror Logging DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DNS Domain Name System DQoS Dynamic Quality of Service DSCP Differentiated Services Code Point FTP File Transfer Protocol GUI Graphical User Interface IP Internet Protocol ISP Internet Service Provider LAN Local Area Network LED Light Emitting Diode MIB Management Information Base MTU Maximum Transmission Unit NAT Network Address Translation NAPT Network Address and Port Translation NTP Network Time Protocol QoE Quality of Experience QoS Quality of Service SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Page 24 of 28 www smartsharesystems com UM0002 01 04 SMARTSHARE SYSTEMS
50. tlet in your region get one that meets the following criteria The cord must be rated for the available AC voltage and have a current rating that is at least 125 of the current rating of the device The connector that plugs into the wall outlet must be a grounding type male plug designed for your region It must have the certification marks showing certification by an agency acceptable in your region The connector that plugs into the AC receptacle on the device must be an IEC 60320 C13 type female connector e For 300 Series models Do not attempt to modify or use a supplied AC power cord if it is not the exact type required If a power cord supplied with the device is not compatible with the AC wall outlet in your region get one that meets the following criteria The cord must be rated for the available AC voltage and have a current rating that is at least 125 of the current rating of the device The connector that plugs into the wall outlet must be a male plug designed for your region It must have the certification marks showing certification by an agency acceptable in your region The connector that plugs into the AC receptacle on the device must be an IEC 60320 C6 C8 type female connector 27 1 Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures The user is cautioned that changes and modifications made to the equipment with
51. uploading to a very fast server on the internet from two PCs simultaneously while monitoring the Upload Optimizer status Q The StraightShaper does not have any effect on the user experience A Verify that the StraightShaper is installed correctly especially that the connection speed is configured according to the actual connection bandwidth Q The administrator password for the StraightShaper is lost A Use the Ext2 port to change the password Refer to Using the Ext2 Port for Management Alternatively use the Serial port to enable the default username and password for 5 minutes then login via the Web GUI and set a new password Refer to Using the Serial Port Q The StraightShaper can not be accessed any more A Use the Serial port to restore the factory default settings Refer to Using the Serial Port Q Some of the computers on the local network can not access the internet A If a device with a DHCP server is wrongly connected to the LAN the computers on the LAN may get an incorrect configuration from the unauthorized DHCP server Most routers and wireless access points have a DHCP server on their LAN ports Use the Rogue DHCP Server Detector to determine if any rogue DHCP servers are connected to the LAN Locate the device and disconnect it from the LAN 21 LED Indicators The two LEDs for each LAN WAN Ext1 Ext2 Ethernet port indicate as follows LINK ACT Off No connection LINK ACT On 10 100 Off 10 Mbit
52. uration 11 2 Modifying the Configuration Depending on configuration changes made the Save page provides the following choices e Activate New Configuration Replaces the Running configuration with the New configuration i e effectuates the configuration changes immediately e Activate and Save New Configuration Replaces both the Running configuration and the Saved configuration with the New configuration i e effectuates the configuration changes immediately and saves the configuration to the flash memory so it will be loaded every time the StraightShaper is powered on or rebooted e Save New Configuration and Reboot Replaces the Saved configuration with the New configuration and reboots i e saves the configuration changes to the built in flash memory so it will be loaded every time the StraightShaper is powered on or rebooted and then reboots e Revert to Running Configuration Replaces the New configuration with the Running configuration i e discards the configuration changes e Save Running Configuration Replaces the Saved configuration with the Running configuration i e saves the current configuration to the built in flash memory so it will be loaded every time the StraightShaper is powered on or rebooted The following configuration changes require a reboot of the StraightShaper e Any modification of Management VLAN ID Please note To restore the factory default configuration go to the System page 12 System page
53. was connected or disconnected The link speed and number of packets received into and transmitted out of the port is shown 3 7 Ext1 optionally Ext1 DMZ LAN Please note Not applicable for StraightShaper 300 series If the Ext1 Ext2 ports have been enabled for a DMZ segment this shows the status of the connection to the DMZ network and when the status changed i e when the cable was connected or disconnected The link speed and number of packets received into and transmitted out of the port is shown Refer to Using the Ext1 Ext2 Ports for a DMZ 3 8 Ext2 optionally Ext2 DMZ WAN If the Ext1 Ext2 ports have been enabled for a DMZ segment this shows the status of the connection to the DMZ port of the internet router and when the status changed i e when the cable was connected or disconnected Not applicable for StraightShaper 300 Series Refer to Using the Ext1 Ext2 Ports for a DMZ The permanent IP address of the Ext2 port for direct management is shown The port s permanent MAC address as well as the link speed and number of packets received into and transmitted out of the port is shown 3 9 Bandwidth Optimizer 3 9 1 Download and Upload Rates These show the current 10 second sliding average bandwidth usage in kbit s Please note If the connection type has been set these show the gross bandwidth usage including framing overhead otherwise they show the net bandwidth usage excluding framing overhead The
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