Asante FriendlyNET GX5-2400W User manual

FriendlyNET®GX5-2400W
24-Port Smart Gigabit Ethernet Switch
User’s Manual

FriendlyNET®GX5-2400W 24-Port Smart Gigabit Ethernet Switch
User’s Manual
Asante Technologies, Inc.
2223 Oakland Road
San Jose, CA 95131
USA
SALES
800-662-9686 Home/Office Solutions
800-303-9121 Enterprise Solutions
408-435-8388
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
1. 801-566-8991: Worldwide
2. 801-566-3787: Fax
3. www.asante.com/support
4. [email protected]
Switch DEFAULTS
IP address: 192.168.1.1
User Name: admin
Password: (no password)
Copyright © 2005 Asante Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this document,
or any associated artwork, product design, or design concept may be copied or reproduced in
whole or in part by any means without the express written consent of Asante Technologies, Inc.
Asante and FriendlyNET are registered trademarks and the Asante logo, AsanteCare,
Auto-Uplink, IntraCare, and IntraAir are trademarks of Asante Technologies, Inc. All other
brand names or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
holders. All features and specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
Rev. D 101405

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Table of Contents
1Introduction.................................................................................1
1.1 L2 smart managed features 1
1.2 Conventions used in this document 2
1.2.1 Notations...........................................................2
1.2.2 Typography.......................................................2
1.2.3 Symbols ............................................................2
2Getting to know the Smart Switch ..............................................3
2.1 Package contents 3
2.2 Front Panel 4
2.3 Rear Panel 5
2.4 Technical specifications 6
3Quick start guide.........................................................................7
3.1 Part 1 — Installing the hardware 7
3.1.1 Installing the switch on a flat surface................7
3.1.2 Mounting the switch on a rack..........................7
3.2 Part 2 — Setting up the switch 7
3.2.1 Connect the console port..................................8
3.2.2 Connect to the computers or a LAN .................8
3.2.3 Attach the power adapter..................................8
3.3 Part 3 — Basic switch setting for management 8
3.3.1 Setting up through the console port..................9
3.3.2 Setting up through the Web interface.............10
4Management with the Web Interface........................................12
4.1 Log into Web user interface 12
4.2 Functional layout 14
4.2.1 Menu navigation tips.......................................15
4.2.2 Commonly used buttons and icons.................17
4.3 System Pages 17
4.3.1 Management...................................................17
4.3.2 IP Setup ..........................................................19

4.3.3 Administration.................................................20
4.3.4 Reboot ............................................................21
4.3.5 Firmware Upgrade..........................................21
4.4 Physical Interface 23
4.5 Bridge 25
4.5.1 Link Aggregation.............................................25
4.5.2 Mirroring..........................................................27
4.5.3 Traffic Control.................................................28
4.5.4 Dynamic Addresses........................................29
4.5.5 Static Addresses.............................................30
4.5.6 Tagged VLAN.................................................31
4.5.7 Default Port VLAN and CoS ...........................33
4.5.8 CoS Queue Mapping......................................34
4.6 Security 34
4.6.1 Port Access Control........................................35
4.6.2 Dial-In User.....................................................36
4.6.3 RADIUS..........................................................37
4.7 Cable Diagnosis 39
4.8 Statistics Chart 40
4.8.1 Traffic Comparison .........................................40
4.8.2 Error Group.....................................................41
4.9 Save Configuration 43
5Console Interface .....................................................................44
6Configuration Backup & Restore through FTP.........................45
7Troubleshooting........................................................................46
7.1 Diagnosing problems using IP utilities 46
7.1.1 ping.................................................................46
7.1.2 nslookup .........................................................48
7.2 Simple fixes 49
8Glossary ...................................................................................51
9Index.........................................................................................60
Appendix A: ........................................................................................63
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A.1 FCC Compliance Statement....................................63
A.2 Important Safety Instructions...................................63
A.3 Online Warranty Registration...................................66

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List of Figures
Figure 1. Rear panel........................................................................5
Figure 2. Login Screen..................................................................10
Figure 3. IP Setup..........................................................................11
Figure 4. Configuration manager login screen..............................12
Figure 5. Home page.....................................................................13
Figure 6. Top frame.......................................................................14
Figure 7. Expanded Menu List ......................................................15
Figure 8. Management..................................................................18
Figure 9. IP Setup..........................................................................19
Figure 10. Administration ................................................................20
Figure 11. Firmware Upgrade .........................................................22
Figure 12. Physical Interface...........................................................24
Figure 13. Link aggregation.............................................................26
Figure 14. Mirroring page................................................................28
Figure 15. Traffic Control.................................................................28
Figure 16. Dynamic Address...........................................................29
Figure 17. Static Address................................................................30
Figure 18. Tagged VLAN.................................................................32
Figure 19. Default Port VLAN and CoS...........................................33
Figure 20. CoS Queue Mapping......................................................34
Figure 21. Port Access Control .......................................................36
Figure 22. Dial-In user.....................................................................37
Figure 23. RADIUS 38
Figure 24. Cable Diagnosis.............................................................39
Figure 25. Traffic comparison..........................................................41
Figure 26. Error group.....................................................................42
Figure 27. Save Configuration.........................................................43

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Figure 28. Using the ping utility.......................................................47
Figure 29. Using the nslookup utility................................................48

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List of Tables
Table 1. Front panel labels and LEDs............................................4
Table 2. Rear panel labels.............................................................5
Table 3. Technical specifications...................................................6
Table 4. Port color description .....................................................14
Table 5. Commonly used buttons and icons................................17
Table 6. Troubleshooting .............................................................49