LevelOne GEP-5070 User manual

GEP-5070
48 GE PoE-Plus + 2 GE SFP L2 Managed Switch
User Manual
V1.0

U SER M ANUAL
GEP-5070
Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch
with 48 10/100/1000BASE-T PoE-Plus Ports (RJ-45)
and 2 Gigabit Ethernet SFP Ports
GEP-5070
E042013/ST-R01

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ABOUT THIS GUIDE
PURPOSE This guide gives specific information on how to operate and use the
management functions of the switch.
AUDIENCE The guide is intended for use by network administrators who are
responsible for operating and maintaining network equipment;
consequently, it assumes a basic working knowledge of general switch
functions, the Internet Protocol (IP), and Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP).
CONVENTIONS The following conventions are used throughout this guide to show
information:
N OTE : Emphasizes important information or calls your attention to related
features or instructions.
C AUTION : Alerts you to a potential hazard that could cause loss of data, or
damage the system or equipment.
W ARNING : Alerts you to a potential hazard that could cause personal injury.
RELATED PUBLICATIONS The following publication details the hardware features of the switch,
including the physical and performance-related characteristics, and how to
install the switch:
The Installation Guide
Also, as part of the switch’s software, there is an online web-based help
that describes all management related features.
REVISION HISTORY This section summarizes the changes in each revision of this guide.
APRIL 2012 REVISION
This is the first version of this guide. This guide is valid for software release
v1.0.0.4.

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CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS GUIDE 5
CONTENTS 7
FIGURES 13
TABLES 19
SECTION I GETTING STARTED 21
1INTRODUCTION 23
Key Features 23
Description of Software Features 24
System Defaults 28
2INITIAL SWITCH CONFIGURATION 31
SECTION II WEB CONFIGURATION 33
3USING THE WEB INTERFACE 35
Navigating the Web Browser Interface 35
Home Page 35
Configuration Options 36
Panel Display 36
Main Menu 36
4CONFIGURING THE SWITCH 45
Configuring System Information 45
Setting an IP Address 46
Setting an IPv4 Address 46
Setting an IPv6 Address 48
Configuring NTP Service 50
Configuring the Time Zone and Daylight Savings Time 51
Configuring Remote Log Messages 53

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Configuring Power Reduction 54
Reducing Power to Idle Queue Circuits 54
Configuring Port Connections 55
Configuring Security 57
Configuring User Accounts 58
Configuring User Privilege Levels 60
Configuring The Authentication Method For Management Access 61
Configuring SSH 64
Configuring HTTPS 65
Filtering IP Addresses for Management Access 66
Using Simple Network Management Protocol 67
Remote Monitoring 77
Configuring Port Limit Controls 83
Configuring Authentication Through Network Access Servers 85
Filtering Traffic with Access Control Lists 96
Configuring DHCP Snooping 107
Configuring DHCP Relay and Option 82 Information 109
Configuring IP Source Guard 111
Configuring ARP Inspection 114
Specifying Authentication Servers 117
Creating Trunk Groups 119
Configuring Static Trunks 120
Configuring LACP 123
Configuring Loop Protection 125
Configuring the Spanning Tree Algorithm 127
Configuring Global Settings for STA 129
Configuring Multiple Spanning Trees 132
Configuring Spanning Tree Bridge Priorities 134
Configuring
STP/RSTP/CIST Interfaces 135
Configuring MIST Interfaces 138
Multicast VLAN Registration 140
Configuring General MVR Settings 140
Configuring MVR Channel Settings 143
IGMP Snooping 145
Configuring Global and Port-Related Settings for IGMP Snooping 145
Configuring VLAN Settings for IGMP Snooping and Query 149

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Configuring IGMP Filtering 151
MLD Snooping 152
Configuring Global and Port-Related Settings for MLD Snooping 152
Configuring VLAN Settings for MLD Snooping and Query 155
Configuring MLD Filtering 158
Link Layer Discovery Protocol 158
Configuring LLDP Timing and TLVs 159
Configuring LLDP-MED TLVs 162
Power over Ethernet 167
Configuring the MAC Address Table 170
IEEE 802.1Q VLANs 172
Assigning Ports to VLANs 173
Configuring VLAN Attributes for Port Members 174
Using Port Isolation 177
Configuring MAC-based VLANs 177
Protocol VLANs 179
Configuring Protocol VLAN Groups 179
Mapping Protocol Groups to Ports 181
Configuring IP Subnet-based VLANs 182
Managing VoIP Traffic 183
Configuring VoIP Traffic 184
Configuring Telephony OUI 186
Quality of Service 187
Configuring Port Classification 188
Configuring Port Policiers 188
Configuring Egress Port Scheduler 189
Configuring Egress Port Shaper 192
Configuring Port Remarking Mode 193
Configuring Port DSCP Translation and Rewriting 195
Configuring DSCP-based QoS Ingress Classification 196
Configuring DSCP Translation 198
Configuring DSCP Classification 199
Configuring QoS Control Lists 199
Configuring Storm Control 204
Configuring WRED 205
Configuring Congestion Management 206

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Configuring Local Port Mirroring 207
Configuring Remote Port Mirroring 208
Configuring UPnP 213
Configuring sFlow 214
5MONITORING THE SWITCH 219
Displaying Basic Information About the System 219
Displaying System Information 219
Displaying CPU Utilization 220
Displaying Log Messages 221
Displaying Log Details 223
Displaying Information About Ports 223
Displaying Port Status On the Front Panel 223
Displaying an Overview of Port Statistics 224
Displaying QoS Statistics 224
Displaying QCL Status 225
Displaying Detailed Port Statistics 226
Displaying Information About Security Settings 229
Displaying Access Management Statistics 229
Displaying Information About Switch Settings for Port Security 230
Displaying Information About Learned MAC Addresses 231
Displaying Port Status for Authentication Services 232
Displaying Port Statistics for 802.1X or Remote Authentication
Service 233
Displaying ACL Status 237
Displaying Statistics for DHCP Snooping 239
Displaying DHCP Relay Statistics 240
Displaying MAC Address Bindings for ARP Packets 241
Displaying Entries in the IP Source Guard Table 242
Displaying Information on Authentication Servers 243
Displaying a List of Authentication Servers 243
Displaying Statistics for Configured Authentication Servers 244
Displaying Information on RMON 247
Displaying RMON Statistics 247
Displaying RMON Historical Samples 249
Displaying RMON Alarm Settings 250
Displaying RMON Event Settings 251