Asus GX1026i User manual

User Manual
Smart Ethernet Switch
GX1026i

E3816
First Edition
May 2008
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Table of Contents
Package contents .................................................................................. 4
Hardware overview ................................................................................ 5
Product features................................................................................ 5
Front panel........................................................................................ 6
Rear panel......................................................................................... 6
Connecting network devices................................................................ 7
SmartSwitch Web-Base Controller ...................................................... 8
Conguring your LAN........................................................................ 8
Logging on to SmartSwitch ............................................................... 9
SmartSwitch Conguration ................................................................ 10
Administrator................................................................................... 10
Port Management............................................................................ 13
VLAN Setting................................................................................... 16
Per Port Counter ............................................................................. 18
Trunk Setting................................................................................... 19
QoS Setting..................................................................................... 20
Security ......................................................................................... 23
Conguration................................................................................... 24
Miscellaneous ................................................................................. 25
ASUS Contact information.................................................................. 26

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Package contents
Before installing the GX1026i switch, check your package for the following items.
• ASUS GX1026i switch x 1
• AC power cable x 1
• Installation CD x 1 (User Manual included)
If any item is damaged or missing, contact your retailer immediately.

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Hardware overview
Product features
•Supports 24 ports 10/100Mbps Half/Full duplex and 2 ports 1000Mbps Full
duplex, ow control and auto-negotiation
• Supports IEEE 802.3x ow control for Full Duplex mode and back pressure for
Half Duplex mode
•Supports automatic address learning and address aging
• Supports Store-and-Forward architecture
• Supports auto MDI/MDI-X function
•Supports up to 4K MAC Address Table
•Web management interface
• Supports System log, IP setting through Web management utility, rmware
upgrade
• Supports Port-based VLAN, Tag-based VLAN, Trunk, Port Mirroring, QoS, and
CoS
• Supports SNMP, IGMP Snooping.
• Supports Port-based Rate Limit control
• Supports Storm Control
• Support Port Counter (Transmit, Receive Drop, CRC error packets)
• Supports backup and restore current conguration

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Rear panel
The rear panel of GX1026i contains the power connector.
Front panel
The front panel of GX1026i includes 24 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet ports, 2
10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ports, and LED indicators that show the
working conditions of the switch.
LED indicators
LED Color Status Description
SYSTEM Green ON The power is ON
10/100M LINK
/ ACT Green ON A link of 100Mbps is established.
Blinking A link of 10Mbps is established.
10/100/1000M
LINK / ACT Green
ON A link of 1000Mbps is established
Blinking A link of 10/100 Mbps is
established.
STATUS Green
ON System is linking.
Blinking Data is being transmitted or
received.
Power connector

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Connecting network devices
GX1026i has an auto-MDI/MDIX crossover detection function and provides
plug-and-play capability. Just simply connect your computer and other network
devices to enjoy the switch’s features.
To connect network devices to the GX1026i switch:
1. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to an Ethernet port on the switch front
panel. Connect the other end to the Ethernet port of the network device. Repeat
this step to connect additional network devices.
2. Plug one end of the power cable to the power connector on the switch rear
panel, then plug the other end to a power outlet.
3. The Power LED and LAN LED indicators for active Ethernet ports light up when
the switch is powered on and active nodes are connected to the LAN ports.
Refer to the front panel illustration and LED table in page 6 for details.
• We recommend the use of Category 5 Ethernet straight-through
cables to ensure proper connections between the switch and other
network devices.
• You can use either cross-over or straight-through cables to connect
other network devices such as bridges, switches, hubs, and
repeaters.
1 2
Desktop Router
Printer
Server
Wireless AP
Switch / Hub
NAS
Notebook
Server

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SmartSwitch Web-Base Controller
The GX1026i contains the SmartSwitch Web-Base Controller, a web-based
preinstalled software, which makes it easier for you to manage and monitor the
switch and the network devices connected to it.
Conguring your LAN
Before running SmartSwitch, you need to congure the Local Area Network (LAN)
settings of your computer. By default, GX1026i IP address is 192.168.2.1, and the
Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.
Windows®98/98 SE
1. From your Windows®desktop, click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Network icon, and select the Conguration tab.
3. Select TCI/IP, then key in the IP address for the switch. The IP address must
be 192.168.2.X. (X can be any number between 2 and 254 that is not used by
another device.)
4. Set the Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0. Click OK when nished.
Windows ®2000/XP platform
1. From your Windows®desktop, click Start > Control Panel > Network and
Internet Connection > Network Connections.
2. Right-click the Local Area Connection icon, then select Properties.
3. Double-click the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) item to display the Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window.
4. Select the Use the following IP address option, then key in the IP address
for the switch. The IP address must be 192.168.2.X. (X can be any number
between 2 and 254 that is not used by another device.)
5. Set the Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0. Click OK when nished.
Windows ®Vista platform
1. From your Windows®desktop, click Start > Control Panel > Network and
Sharing Center > Manage Network Connections.
2. Right-click the Local Area Connection icon, then select Properties.
3. Select Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4), then click Properties.
4. Select the Use the following IP address option, then key in the IP address
for the switch. The IP address must be 192.168.2.X. (X can be any number
between 2 and 254 that is not used by another device.)
5. Set the Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0. Click OK when nished.

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Logging on to SmartSwitch
To log on to SmartSwitch:
1. In your web browser, enter this IP address: http://192.168.2.1.
2. Enter the default username: admin and password: system. The GX1026i
home page appears. The home page displays quick links to help you easily
congure the features in the switch.
You can change the username and password in Administrator >
Authenticatication Conguration on SmartSwitch.

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SmartSwitch Conguration
Using the preinstalled SmartSwitch Web-Base Controller, you can easily access
the quick links and make the necessary congurations. This will make it easy for
you to manage and monitor the switch and the network devices connected to it.
Administrator
Authentication Conguration
This page enables you to change the username and password.
To change the username and password:
1. Click Administrator > Authentication Conguration.
2. Key in a maximum of 15 alphanumeric characters for both the new username
and password. Key in the new password again to conrm.
Both the username and password are case sensitve, so take note of
the character case (lowercase or uppercase) that you entered for these
items.
3. Click Update to save the changes.

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System IP Conguration
This page allows you to set the IP address and subnet mask for the switch. You
can also optionally congure the Gateway IP address; and set the IP address as
static or dynamic IP address.
To access this feature, click Administrator > System IP Conguration, make the
necessary congurations, then click Update to save the changes.
System Status
To view the rmware version and the system settings, click Administrator >
System Status. You can also view the system name from the Comment eld.
To change the system name, simply key in the new system name, then click
Update to save the changes.
Changing the system name will not affect the behavior of the switch.

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Load Default Setting
This page enables you to restore the switch’s default settings, except the IP
address, username and password.
To recover the system’s default settings, click Administrator > Load Default
Setting, then click Load.
Firmware Update
This page enables you to update the switch’s rmware version.
To update the rmware:
1. Click Administrator > Firmware Update.
2. Key in the password, then key in again to conrm.
3. Click Update, then select the rmware binary le. The uploading process will be
completed in about 40 seconds.

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Reboot Device
To reboot the switch, click Administrator > Reboot Device, then click Conrm.
Port Management
Port Conguration
This page allows you to simultaneously set the operating mode for multiple ports.
To do this, click Port Management > Port Conguration, then click Update. Each
port’s operating mode and settings are displayed in the list.

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Port Mirroring
This page enables you to monitor network trafc through setting the destination port
and the source port. To set the destination/source ports, click Port Management >
Port Mirroring.
The source port is the port where all the incoming/outcoming packets are copied
from. The destination port is the port where all the packets will be sent from the
source port.
There are four Port Mirroring methods:
• Disable: Disable port mirroring
• Rx: The incoming packet of the source port is copied to the destination port.
• Tx: The outgoing packet of the source port is copied to the destination port.
• Tx & Rx: Packets at both directions is copied to the destination port.
Port Mirroring is bandwidth consuming.
To save the settings made on this page, click Update.

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Bandwidth Control
This page enables you to calculate the actual bandwidth usage for each port.
To calculate a port’s bandwidth:
1. Click Port Management > Bandwidth Control.
2. Key in the numeric values for Tx Rate and Rx Rate.
3. From the dropdown list, select either Low or High for the speed rate.
4. Click Update to save the settings. To delete all settings and restore the switch to
its factory default settings, click Load Default.

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Broadcast Storm Control
This page allows you to control your network’s broadcast or multicast traffic. It
allows you set the threshold for the number of broadcast packets allowed to enter
in each port in one time unit. To save the settings in this page, click Update.
VLAN Setting
This page allows you to congure the settings for the Virtual Lan Network (VLAN).
In this page, you can read (or load), add, modify, and remove a VLAN setting.
To load a VLAN setting:
1. Click VLAN Setting.
2. From the dropdown list, select the VLAN entry that you want to load.
3. Click Read to load the VLAN setting.

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To add a VLAN setting:
1. Click VLAN Setting.
2. From the Mode eld, select either Port or Tag to set the mode if it is a port-
based or tag-based VLAN. If it is a tag-based VLAN, key in the VLAN ID.
3. From the VLAN Port eld, select the VLAN members.
4. Click Add to add the VLAN setting.
To modify a VLAN setting:
1. Click VLAN Setting.
2. From the dropdown list, select the VLAN entry that you want to modify.
3. Make the necessary changes, then click Modify to overwrite the settings in the
VLAN entry.
To remove a VLAN setting:
1. Click VLAN Setting.
2. From the dropdown list, select the VLAN entry that you want to delete.
3. Click Remove to delete the VLAN entry.

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Per Port Counter
There are four kinds of counter for each port:
• Transmit Packet & Receive Packet
• Collision Count & Transmit Packet
• Drop packet & Receive Packet
• CRC error packet & Receive Packet
You can select one out four counters. After clicking the counter mode, the previous
counter value for each port will be ushed. Click Clear to clear the counter to 0 (zero).
Click Refresh to update the counter value.

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Trunk Setting
This page allows you to congure the trunk settings.
To congure the trunk settings:
1. Select one from these four hash algorithms for trafc distribution: Port ID, SA,
DA, and SA & DA. Port ID is the default hash algorithm.
2. Select one or more ports for any of these three trunks: Trunk1, Trunk2, and
Trunk3.
3. Click Update to save the settings.

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QoS Setting
Priority Mode
This page allows you to set the priority for incoming and outgoing packets. You can
set three priority modes for the packets:
• First-In-First-Out: The switch gives equal priority to all packets, and forwards
the packets as soon as they are received.
• All-high-before-low: The switch rst forwards all the packets in high-priority
queue, then forwards those packets in low-priority queue.
• Weight-and-round-Robin: The switch forward a specied number of high
priority packets and then a specied number of low priority packets. The switch
repeats this cycle continuously. The “Low weight” and “High weight” stands for
the “number of packets in low priority queue” and “number of packets in high
priority queue” respectively. The number is only meaningful for weight-and-
round-robin mode.
“0” is treated as “8” for both weight numbers.