NETGEAR ProSafe GSM7212P User manual

350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
November, 2011
202-10967-01
v1.0
ProSafe® Managed Switch
Web Management User Manual
Version 9.0.2
GSM5212P
GSM7212F
GSM7212P
GSM7224P

2
Web Management User Guide
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Revision History
Publication Part Number Version Publish Date Comments
202-10967-01 v1.0 November, 2011 First publication

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Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Switch Management Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Web Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Understanding the User Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using the Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Interface Naming Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 2 Configuring System Information
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Switch Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
System CPU Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Loopback Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Network Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
SDM Template Preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
DHCP Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
DHCP Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
DHCP L2 Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
UDP Relay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
PoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Advanced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
SNMPV1/V2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
SNMP V3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
LLDP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
LLDP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
LLDP-MED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
ISDP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Advanced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Timer Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Timer Global Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Timer Schedule Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

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Chapter 3 Configuring Switching Information
VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Spanning Tree Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Multicast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
MFDB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
IGMP Snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
MLD Snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
MVR Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Address Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Port Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Port Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Link Aggregation Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
LAG Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
LAG Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Chapter 4 Routing
Routing Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
VLAN Routing Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
VLAN Routing Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
ARP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Router Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Chapter 5 Configuring Quality of Service
Class of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
Differentiated Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
DiffServ Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

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Auto VoIP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Chapter 6 Managing Device Security
Management Security Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
Local User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
Enable Password Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Line Password Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
RADIUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Configuring TACACS+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Authentication List Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Login Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Configuring Management Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
HTTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
HTTPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
SSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Telnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249
Console Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Denial of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
Port Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
Traffic Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262
MAC Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263
Port Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Private Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270
Protected Ports Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272
Storm Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
DHCP Snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
IP Source Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Dynamic ARP Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Configuring Access Control Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288
ACL Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288
Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294
Chapter 7 Monitoring the System
Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
Port Detailed Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
EAP Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Cable Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Buffered Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

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Command Log Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324
Console Log Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324
SysLog Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325
Trap Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326
Event Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328
Persistent Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329
Port Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330
Multiple Port Mirroring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330
sFlow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332
Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332
Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333
Chapter 8 Maintenance
Save Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336
Save Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336
Auto Install Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337
Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337
Device Reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338
Factory Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338
Password Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339
Upload File From Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339
File Upload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .340
HTTP File Upload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341
USB File Upload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .342
Download File To Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .342
File Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
HTTP File Download. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344
USB File Download. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346
File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347
Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347
Dual Image Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .348
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .349
Ping IPv4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .349
Ping IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .350
Traceroute IPv4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351
Traceroute IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352
Chapter 9 Help
Online Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .354
Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .354
User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .355
Appendix A Default Settings
Appendix B Configuration Examples

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Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361
VLAN Example Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Access Control Lists (ACLs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
MAC ACL Example Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Standard IP ACL Example Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Differentiated Services (DiffServ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Class. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .366
DiffServ Traffic Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Creating Policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367
DiffServ Example Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .368
802.1X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
802.1X Example Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
MSTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
MSTP Example Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Appendix C Notification of Compliance
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1. Getting Started
This chapter provides an overview of starting your NETGEAR ProSafe® Managed Switches and
accessing the user interface. This chapter contains the following sections:
• Switch Management Interface on page 8
• Web Access on page 8
• Understanding the User Interfaces on page 9
• Interface Naming Convention on page 14
Switch Management Interface
NETGEAR ProSafe® Managed Switches contain an embedded Web server and
management software for managing and monitoring switch functions. ProSafe® Managed
Switches function as simple switches without the management software. However, you can
use the management software to configure more advanced features that can improve switch
efficiency and overall network performance.
Web-based management lets you monitor, configure, and control your switch remotely using
a standard Web browser instead of using expensive and complicated SNMP software
products. From your Web browser, you can monitor the performance of your switch and
optimize its configuration for your network. You can configure all switch features, such as
VLANs, QoS, and ACLs by using the Web-based management interface.
Web Access
To access the ProSafe® Managed Switches management interface:
• Open a Web browser and enter the IP address of the switch in the address field.
You must be able to ping the IP address of the ProSafe® Managed Switches management
interface from your administrative system for Web access to be available. If you did not
change the IP address of the switch from the default value, enter 169.254.100.100 into the
address field.
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Understanding the User Interfaces
ProSafe® Managed Switches software includes a set of comprehensive management
functions for configuring and monitoring the system by using one of the following methods:
• Web user interface
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
• Command Line Interface (CLI)
Each of the standards-based management methods allows you to configure and monitor the
components of the ProSafe® Managed Switches software. The method you use to manage
the system depends on your network size and requirements, and on your preference.
The ProSafe® Managed Switch Web Management User Manual describes how to use the
Web-based interface to manage and monitor the system.
Using the Web Interface
To access the switch by using a Web browser, the browser must meet the following software
requirements:
• HTML version 4.0, or later
• HTTP version 1.1, or later
• Java Runtime Environment 1.6 or later
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1. Open a Web browser and enter the IP address of the switch in the Web browser
address field.
2. The default username is admin, default password is none (no password). Type the
username into the field on the login screen and then click Login. Usernames and passwords
are case sensitive.
3. After the system authenticates you, the System Information page displays.
The figure below shows the layout of the Managed Switch Web interface.
Page Menu
Configuration Status and Options
Help Link
Help Page LOGOUT
Button
Navigation Tab Feature Link
Navigation Tabs, Feature Links, and Page Menu
The navigation tabs along the top of the Web interface give you quick access to the various
switch functions. The tabs are always available and remain constant, regardless of which
feature you configure.
When you select a tab, the features for that tab appear as links directly under the tabs. The
feature links in the blue bar change according to the navigation tab that is selected.
The configuration pages for each feature are available as links in the page menu on the left
side of the page. Some items in the menu expand to reveal multiple configuration pages, as
the following figure shows. When you click a menu item that includes multiple configuration
pages, the item becomes preceded by a down arrow symbol and expands to display the
additional pages.

Page Link
Configuration
Pages
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Configuration and Monitoring Options
The area directly under the feature links and to the right of the page menu displays the
configuration information or status for the page you select. On pages that contain
configuration options, you can input information into fields or select options from drop-down
menus.
Each page contains access to the HTML-based help that explains the fields and
configuration options for the page. Each page also contains command buttons.
Table 1 shows the command buttons that are used throughout the pages in the Web
interface:
Table 1. Command Buttons
Button Function
ADD Clicking ADD adds the new item configured in the heading row of a table.
APPLY Clicking the APPLY button sends the updated configuration to the switch. Configuration
changes take effect immediately.
CANCEL Clicking CANCEL cancels the configuration on the screen and resets the data on the
screen to the latest value of the switch.
DELETE Clicking DELETE removes the selected item.
REFRESH Clicking the REFRESH button refreshes the page with the latest information from the
device.
LOGOUT Clicking the LOGOUT button ends the session.

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Device View
The Device View is a Java®applet that displays the ports on the switch. This graphic provides
an alternate way to navigate to configuration and monitoring options. The graphic also
provides information about device ports, current configuration and status, table information,
and feature components.
The Device View is available from the SystemDevice View page.
The port coloring indicates whether a port is currently active. Green indicates that the port is
enabled, red indicates that an error has occurred on the port, or red indicates that the link is
disabled.
The Device View of the switch is shown below.
Click the port you want to view or configure to see a menu that displays statistics and
configuration options. Click the menu option to access the page that contains the
configuration or monitoring options.
If you click the graphic, but do not click a specific port, the main menu appears. This menu
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Help Page Access
Every page contains a link to the online help , which contains information to assist in
configuring and managing the switch. The online help pages are context sensitive. For
example, if the IP Addressing page is open, the help topic for that page displays if you click
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User-Defined Fields
User-defined fields can contain 1 to 159 characters, unless otherwise noted on the
configuration Web page. All characters may be used except for the following (unless
specifically noted in for that feature):
\ <
/ >|
* |
?
Using SNMP
The ProSafe® Managed Switches software supports the configuration of SNMP groups and
users that can manage traps that the SNMP agent generates.
ProSafe® Managed Switches use both standard public MIBs for standard functionality and
private MIBs that support additional switch functionality. All private MIBs begin with a “-”
prefix. The main object for interface configuration is in -SWITCHING-MIB, which is a private
MIB. Some interface configurations also involve objects in the public MIB, IF-MIB.
SNMP is enabled by default. The System Management System Information Web page,
which is the page that displays after a successful login, displays the information you need to
configure an SNMP manager to access the switch.
Any user can connect to the switch using the SNMPv3 protocol, but for authentication and
encryption, the switch supports only one user which is admin; therefore there is only one
profile that can be created or modified.
To configure authentication and encryption settings for the SNMPv3 admin profile by using
the Web interface:
1. Navigate to the System SNMP SNMPv3 User Configuration page.
2. To enable authentication, select an Authentication Protocol option, which is either MD5 or
SHA.
3. To enable encryption, select the DES option in the Encryption Protocol field. Then, enter
an encryption code of eight or more alphanumeric characters in the Encryption Key field.
4. Click APPLY.
To access configuration information for SNMPv1 or SNMPv2, click System SNMP 
SNMPv1/v2 and click the page that contains the information to configure.
Interface Naming Convention
The ProSafe® Managed Switches support physical and logical interfaces. Interfaces are
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are numbered on the front panel. You configure the logical interfaces by using the software.
Table 2 describes the naming convention for all interfaces available on the switch.
Table 2. Naming Conventions for Interfaces
Interface Description Example
Physical The physical ports are gigabit
Ethernet interfaces and are
numbered sequentially starting
from one.
0/1, 0/2, 0/3, and so on
Link Aggregation Group (LAG) LAG interfaces are logical
interfaces that are only used for
bridging functions.
lag 1, lag 2, lag 3, and so on
CPU Management Interface This is the internal switch interface
responsible for the switch base
MAC address. This interface is not
configurable and is always listed in
the MAC Address Table.
5/1
Routing VLAN Interfaces This is an interface used for routing
functionality.
Vlan 1, Vlan 2, Vlan 3, and so on

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2. Configuring System Information
Use the features in the System tab to define the switch’s relationship to its environment. The
System tab contains links to the following features:
• Management on page 16
• Device View (See Device View on page 12)
• Services on page 42
• PoE on page 57
• SNMP on page 64
• LLDP on page 71
• ISDP on page 87
• Timer Schedule on page 93
Management
This section describes how to display the switch status and specify some basic switch
information, such as the management interface IP address, system clock settings, and DNS
information. From the Management link, you can access the following pages:
• System Information on page 16
• Switch Statistics on page 21
• System CPU Status on page 24
• Loopback Interface on page 26
• Network Interface on page 27
• Time on page 31
• DNS on page 38
• SDM Template Preference on page 40
System Information
After a successful login, the System Information page displays. Use this page to configure
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To display the System Information page, click System Management System Information.
A screen similar to the following displays.

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The System Information provides various statuses:
Switch Status
To define system information:
1. Open the System Information page.
2. Define the following fields:
a. System Name - Enter the name you want to use to identify this switch. You may use
up to 255 alphanumeric characters. The factory default is blank.
b. System Location - Enter the location of this switch. You may use up to 255
alphanumeric characters. The factory default is blank.
c. System Contact - Enter the contact person for this switch. You may use up to 25
alphanumeric characters. The factory default is blank.
d. Login Timeout - Specify how many minutes of inactivity should occur on a serial port
connection before the switch closes the connection. Enter a number between 0 and
160: the factory default is 5. Entering 0 disables the timeout.
3. Click APPLY to send the updated screen to the switch and cause the changes to take effect
on the switch. These changes will not be retained across a power cycle unless a save is
performed.
The following table describes the status information the System Page displays.
Field Description
Product Name The product name of this switch.
IPv4 Network Interface The IPv4 address and mask assigned to the network
interface.
IPv6 Network Interface The IPv6 prefix and prefix length assigned to the
network interface.
IPv4 Loopback Interface The IPv4 address and mask assigned to the
loopback interface.
IPv6 Loopback Interface The IPv6 prefix and prefix length assigned to the
loopback interface.
System Date The current date.
System Up time The time in days, hours and minutes since the last
switch reboot.
System SNMP OID The base object ID for the switch's enterprise MIB.
System Mac Address Universally assigned network address.
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FAN Status
The screen shows the status of the fans in all units. These fans remove the heat generated
by the power, CPU and other chipsets, make chipsets work normally. Fan status has three
possible values: OK, Failure, Not Applicable (NA).
The following table describes the Fan Status information.
Field Description
UNIT ID The unit identifier is assigned to the switch which the
fan belongs to.
FAN The working status of the fan in each unit.
Click REFRESH to refresh the system information of the switch.
Temperature Status
The screen shows the current temperature of the CPU and MACs. The temperature is instant
and can be refreshed when the REFRESH button is pressed. The maximum temperature of
CPU and MACs depends on the actual hardware.
The following table describes the Temperature Status information.
Field Description
CPU The current temperature of the CPU in the switch.
MAC The current temperature of the MACs in the switch.
Click REFRESH to refresh the system information of the switch.
Device Status
The screen shows the software version of each device.
The following table describes the Device Status information.
Field Description
Firmware Version The release.version.maintenance.build number of
the code currently running on the switch. For
example, if the release was 8, the version was 0, the
maintenance number was 3, and the build number
was 11, the format would be ‘8.0.3.11’.
Boot Version The version of the boot code which is in the flash
memory to load the firmware into the memory.
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Click REFRESH to refresh the system information of the switch.
Serial Number The serial number of this switch.
RPS Indicates the status of the RPS. The status has three
possible values:
• Not Present: RPS bank not connected
• OK: RPS bank connected.
• FAIL: RPS is present, but power is failed.
Power Module Indicates the status of the internal power module.
PoE Version Version of the PoE controller FW image.
MAX PoE Indicates the status of maximum PoE power
available on the switch as follows:
• ON: Indicates less than 7W of PoE power available
for another device.
• OFF: Indicates at least 7W of PoE power available
for another device.
• N/A: Indicates that PoE is not supported by the
unit.
Field Description