Planet VC-412 User manual

Intelligent Ethernet over VDSL
Switch
VC-412
User’s Manual

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Trademarks
Copyright PLANET Technology Corp. 2002.
Contents subject to revision without prior notice.
PLANET is a registered trademark of PLANET Technology Corp. All
other trademarks belong to their respective owners.
FCC Warning
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.
CE Mark 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.
Revision
PLANET Intelligent Ethernet over VDSL Switch User's Manual
For Model: VC-412
Part No.: EM-VC412V1

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1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 FEATURE............................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 VC-412 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................... 2
1.3 PACKAGE CONTENTS & HARDWARE DESCRIPTION............................................................................... 3
1.4 LED INDICATORS AND BUTTON DEFINITION........................................................................................ 4
2. INSTALLATION....................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 CONNECTING VC-412...................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 CONSOLE PORT SETUP................................................................................................................... 7
2.3 TELNET SETUP................................................................................................................................. 9
3. WEB CONFIGURATION...................................................................................................................... 10
3.1 WEB CONFIGURATION SETUP .............................................................................................................. 10
3.2 MONITOR CONFIGURATION................................................................................................................. 12
3.2.1 Unit Information ........................................................................................................................ 12
3.2.2 Port Information ........................................................................................................................ 12
3.2.2.1 VDSL PORT Information ................................................................................................................... 12
3.2.2.2 TRUNK PORT INFORMATION........................................................................................................ 13
3.3 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION.................................................................................................................... 13
3.3.1 System Configuration................................................................................................................. 13
3.3.2 Reset To Default......................................................................................................................... 14
3.3.3 Reboot System............................................................................................................................ 15
3.4 NETWORK CONFIGURATION................................................................................................................ 15
3.4.1 Protocol Control ........................................................................................................................ 15
3.4.2 SNMP Access Table.................................................................................................................... 16
3.4.3 SNMP Trap Receiver Table........................................................................................................ 17
4. COMMANDS FOR CONSOLE AND TELNET................................................................................. 19
4.1 MAIN MENU SELECTIONS................................................................................................................ 19
4.2 MANAGEMENT CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................................ 19
4.2.1 System Configuration................................................................................................................. 20
4.2.2 Network Configuration .............................................................................................................. 22
4.2.3 System MIB Configuration......................................................................................................... 24
4.3 SNMP ACCESS TABLE/SNMP TRAP RECEIVE CONTROL TABLE........................................................ 25
4.4 VDSL UNIT CONTROL ....................................................................................................................... 26
4.4.1 Pass-Through ICD Command to Unit........................................................................................ 26

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4.4.2 Set Each VDSL Port Name of Unit ............................................................................................ 26
4.4.3 Display All Ports Status of Unit................................................................................................. 27
4.4.4 Display All Trunks Status of Unit............................................................................................... 28
4.5 RESET TO DEFAULT ............................................................................................................................ 29
4.6 REBOOT SYSTEM ................................................................................................................................29
4.7 LOGOUT.............................................................................................................................................. 30
5. ICD COMMANDS FOR TELNET AND CONSOLE......................................................................... 31
5.1 ENTER ICD COMMAND LINE INTERFACE............................................................................................. 31
5.2 ICD COMMAND INDEX TABLE ............................................................................................................ 32
5.3 SETTING VLAN FUNCTIONALITY....................................................................................................... 34
5.4 VDSL COMMAND .............................................................................................................................. 36
5.5 PORT COMMAND ................................................................................................................................37
APPENDIX A – VC-412 FACTORY DEFAULT..................................................................................... 39
APPENDIX B – UPDATE VC-101S FIRMWARE TO R4.5 REMOTELY THROUGH VC-412....... 40

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1. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing the VC-412 VDSL Managerial Switch for your MDU Solution.
PLANET has been on the forefront of VDSL (Very High Bit-Rate Digital Subscriber Line)
technologies since their inception, and will always strive to create quality, cost-effective
solutions for VDSL users and installers.
Fiber all the way to the home (FTTH) is very expensive therefore another alternative is a
combination of fiber cables to Optical Network Units (ONUs) or otherwise called the Fiber
to the Neighborhood (FTTN) as the connection point between fiber and existing or new
copper wire. One of the enabling technologies for FTTN is Very high rate Digital
Subscriber Line, or VDSL. In simple terms, VDSL transmits high speed data over short
reaches of twisted-pair copper telephone lines, with a range of speeds depending upon
actual line length.
By choosing the VC-412 VDSL Managerial Switch, you have enabled your network to
have the superb speed and manageability. VC-412 offers 12 VDSL ports, 12 POTS/ISDN
ports and 4 Ethernet ports for your VDSL solutions.
1.1 Feature
Some VC-412 highlights include:
 Twelve (12) VDSL ports
 Twelve (12) POTS/ISDN ports
 Four (4) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports
 One (1) Local management Console port
 Supports security with port based VLAN function
 Virtual LAN (VLAN) Grouping
 Frequency division multiplexing for uninterrupted simultaneous voice/data
transmission
 Layer 2 Switching.
 Support Telnet, Web-Based, Console and SNMP Interfaces
 Ethernet ports status monitoring
 Management Information Base (MIB) Settings
 Store-and-Forward mechanism

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 Back Pressure and IEEE 802.3x compliant flow control
 Supports 8K MAC addresses entries
 1 MB Buffer Memory
 Back Pressure flow control for half-duplex
 PAUSE Frame flow control for full-duplex (802.3x)
1.2 VC-412 Technical Specifications
 Management Features
 SNMP/MIB-II/RFC1213
 In-Band/Out-Band management
 Firmware upgradeable through TFTP
 Telnet/Console/Web-Based/SNMP interfaces management support
 Supports four languages (English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese,
Japanese)
 SNMP Management
 Standard based SNMP, MIB-II and proprietary MIBs
 Supports TCP/IP, SNMP, HTTP, TFTP, DHCP, BOOTP, Telnet protocols.
 Twelve (12) VDSL Ports and Twelve (12) POTS/ISDN Ports
 LED: Sync, Activity, Error
 Maximum Distance – 1.5 km
 Four (4) Ethernet Ports
 10/100 Mbps, Auto-Negotiation
 IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3x
 LED: Link/Activity, 10/100, Full Duplex/Collision
 One (1) Console Port
 Baud Rate: 19200 bps, 8 Data Bits, 1 Stop Bit, No Parity, No Flow Control
 For VC-412 Local Console management
 Physical Specifications:
 AC Input: 100 - 250 VAC, 47 - 63 Hz, Internal Universal Power Supply
 Power Consumption: 60W Max / 205 BTU Max.

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 Operating Temperature: 32 to 122°F (0 to 50°C)
 Storage Temperature: -13 to 158°F (-25 to 70°C)
 Humidity: 10% - 90% Non-Condensing
 Certification: FCC, VCCI, CE
 Net Weight: 4.16 kg
 Dimensions: 446 × 300 × 44 mm
1.3 Package Contents & Hardware Description
Upon opening your package you should have the following items:
• (1) Power Cord
• (1) VC-412 Intelligent VDSL Switch
• (1) RS232 Male Console Cable (DB9 to DB9)
• (1) Setup and Installation Manual CD
• (1) Quick Installation Guide
If any of these items are missing, please contact your vendor immediately before
continuing. For additional manuals please contact your vendor.
Before removing the switch from the package please ensure to remove all static devices
and static electricity from your body by touching an available metal plate or grounding
point.
Your new VC-412 has 12 VDSL ports, 12 POTS/ISDN ports, 4 Ethernet ports and 1 Local
Console (RS232) port.

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1.4 LED Indicators And Button Definition
LED Function Color Status Description
System Status
On System is turned on
POWER Power indication Green Off System is off
On VLAN or VLAN
grouping is on
VLAN VLAN status Green
Off VLAN off
ALARM Reserved -- -- --
Ethernet Port On Link no data transmit
Blinking Link and transmitting
data (active)
LNK/ACT Ethernet port
Link/Active Green
Off No Ethernet link
On The speed is 100Mbps
100 Ethernet port transmit
and receive speed Green Off The speed is 10Mbps
On Full Duplex
Off Half duplex no collision
FDX/COL Ethernet port duplex
mode Yellow
Blinking Half duplex and transmission collisions
have occurred
VDSL Ports
On VDSL link is
established
SYNC VDSL link Green
Off No VDSL link
On Transmitting data
ACT VDSL active Green
Off Not transmitting data
On Errors occurred on the
line
ERR Errors on line Yellow Off No error

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Button Function
Reset Push to reboot the switch
Normal / Uplink Normal: When connect port Dto PC or other end nodes.
Uplink: When connect port Dto other switch or hub.

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2. INSTALLATION
2.1 Connecting VC-412
The VC-412 has the ability to provide up to 12 remote VDSL connections. The VC-412
serves as a VDSL Managerial Switch, it can connect up to 12 sets of PLANET remote
VDSL modems such as the VC-101S.
The VC-412 connects to the PBX through the POTS/ISDN ports to provide telephone
services to the remote ends. The VC-412 VDSL ports then connect to the remote VDSL
modems via telephone wires with a maximum distance up to 1.5 km.
The VC-412 takes approximately 15 seconds to start, therefore when connecting the
VC-412 to a remote modem such as the VC-101S, it will take 15 seconds for link to be
established.
VC-412 Ethernet Port-D can serve as an uplink or a regular Ethernet port on, when the
Uplink button is pressed down it serve as an uplink port, when the Uplink button is
released it serve as a regular Ethernet port. Hence when connecting the VC-412 to
WAN via regular Cat. 5 cable on Port-D press down the Uplink button.

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2.2 Console Port Setup

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The VC-412 contains a powerful management interface accessible through the Console
Port. This section will discuss connecting to the switch through Console Port or Telnet.
For connection to the VC-412 via the console port, you must use the included DB-9 to
DB-9 cable.
Once out of the box and powered on, you must use the Console Port to setup the switch
core settings. Some of the basic settings include:
• Switch Management Module IP Address
• Gateway Address
• Subnet Mask
• Password Settings
To setup Console connection, use the DB9-to-DB9 cable to connect the VC-412 Console
port to PC COM port.
Once the VC-412 Console port is connected to the PC COM port, start any terminal
application. Subsequently, configure the terminal application settings with following
variables:
Baud Rate Data Bits Parity Stop Bits
F
low Control
19200bps 8 None 1 None
Once connected, password authentication is required. The default password is admin.
Console and Telnet share similar interfaces, the main difference between them is that
Console connects to the Switch directly through a cable. Telnet connects to the switch
remotely via an IP Address. Therefore, to use Telnet to access to the Switch, you will first
need to assign a valid IP address to the Switch through the Console. Otherwise use the
factory default IP address listed in the Appendix A. Web-Based interfaces also required
the same Switch IP, however the interfaces are different from Console and Telnet. (This
will be discussed in the Chapter 3.)
To assign an IP address to the Switch:
1. Select Management Configuration option from the Main Menu.
2. Select System Configuration option from the Submenu.
3. Select IP Address option.
4. Enter valid IP address.
5. When setting up Gateway Address and Subnet Mask repeat Step 2 and select
the appropriate option in the menu. Refer to your network administrator for your
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Once you have assigned a valid IP address to the Switch, proceed to chapter 4 for an
explanation of the menu systems and commands.
2.3 Telnet Setup
Once you have setup the switch IP address via the Console Port, you are ready to access
the management functions from any station on your network via Telnet. To connect,
simply start your telnet client and enter the address you configured into the switch
(Device IP Address). Below you can see an example of using the standard Windows®
Telnet client. Before using Telnet, you must first know your Switch device IP address. The
IP should have been set earlier in the Console setup section. If the IP address has not yet
been set, refer to the quick installation guide.
For Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP:
A. Press on Start Menu, then on RUN, type in telnet and the device IP address. For
example, if the IP address is 192.168.0.1, type “telnet 192.168.0.1” and hit enter.
B. Connection will initiate and you will be prompt to enter password.
C. The default password is admin, unless it has been changed previously.
Once you have logged into the switch, proceed to the next section for an explanation on
issuing ICD commands.

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3. WEB CONFIGURATION
3.1 Web configuration setup
Configuration through Web browser interface is a fast and convenient way. Although
this is an easy method, you do not have the full flexibility and control granted as you
would under Telnet or Console. The HTTP interface allows basic functions, such as Reset
Unit Counters. However, we recommend users to perform modifications through Console
or Telnet interfaces. The Web browser interface also allows VDSL ports and Ethernet
(trunk) ports monitoring, providing feedback on network statuses.
To log on to the VC-412 via HTTP you must first provide the IP address to the VC-412.
The IP address should have been set earlier in the Console setup section. If your IP has
not been set, please refer to the Console port section or the Defaults section in the
Appendix A.
Note: Please use MS Internet Explorer 5.5 or above to access to the VDSL Web page.
A. Launch your Web browser.
B. Enter the corresponding VDSL Managerial Switch IP Address in the address
field and press Enter.
C. You will be able to select your language preferences in the upper-right corner.
Selections are: English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and
Japanese respectively.
D. Press the Become Administrator button if you want to access to administrator
options.

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E. A password dialog will appear prompting for username and password. The
default username is VDSL and password is admin, unless it has been
changed previously in the preliminary setup.
Important: Username and password are both case sensitive.
Note: Browsing is available without becoming an administrator by default. However, the
administrator can turn off the browse option (this will be discussed in later). Set
Value option is not available without entering the correct username and password.
Administrators will need to close browser to log out of administrator page.

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3.2 Monitor Configuration
3.2.1 Unit Information
After the correct username and password are entered, you will be redirected to an
administrator page. On this particular screen you will be able to see the Virtual LAN
status. This window also contains the serial number information of the units. However, the
only adjustable value this panel is the Reset Unit Counter option. This option will reset the
Receive, Send and Collision counters for the unit. Select the check box and press the Set
Value button will reset the unit counter.
3.2.2 Port Information
3.2.2.1 VDSL PORT Information
Under the VDSL Port Information, you will find a representation of the switch LED to
indicate activity, collision, link etc. Administrator is also able to enable or disable port by
selecting or deselecting the check box under Enable option. Administrator may also
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3.2.2.2 TRUNK PORT INFORMATION
Under this section you will be able to monitor the Ethernet Link, Active and Collision
LEDs. A green signal in the LED columns represents active status in the corresponding
port and column.
3.3 System configuration
3.3.1 System Configuration
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settings of the switch such as refresh time (the rate at which the monitoring screen
refreshes itself to report back statuses) and IP Address. The System Configuration
screen is illustrated below; the settings are self-explanatory.
3.3.2 Reset To Default
Also available under the System Link is the Reset to Default. Reset to Default option will
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3.3.3 Reboot System
Reboot System option reboots the VC-412 when it seems to be malfunctioning. It will not
reset or change any settings. Select the option from the drop-down menu and press the
Set Value button.
3.4 Network Configuration
3.4.1 Protocol Control
Selecting on the Network link will allow you to set access methods and set the capability
of future firmware updates. In the Protocol Control section you are presented with the
selections shown below.
HTTP Login Username: Set username for Web interface access to the VC-412.
(Note: The password for the Http interface is the same as the console password.)
HTTP Security: When disabled you will allow users on your network to view
settings and statuses of the VC-412, however modifications are prohibited unless
users login through “Become Administrator” option. When enabled, viewing is
forbidden unless users provide a correct password to login.
BOOTP/DHCP: Obtain IP address from DHCP server.
Telnet Control: Permit or forbid users to login via Telnet.
TFTP Upgrade: Permit or forbid users to upgrade SNMP firmware via TFTP.

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3.4.2 SNMP Access Table
Under SNMP Access Table and SNMP Trap Receiver Table options, you can set IP
addresses that will be enter into SNMP database relating to the functionality and status of
the VC-412. You can grant or deny accesses to a single PC or an entire subnet by entering
the appropriate IP address. To utilize this feature, you must have a workstation with
SNMP client access and protocols installed. The VC-412 has been tested with HP
OpenView® and Windows NT® SNMP client services, and should be also compatible
with most other SNMP client software. However, we do not recommend users to use
Silvercreek SNMP client, it has been found that it sometimes causes problem to the
firmware.
The SNMP Access Table specifies addresses In-Band or Out-of-Band of your network
that will have the ability to issue SNMP commands to the VC-412. Setting these IP
addresses and passwords will ensure only authorized SNMP clients can issue
commands to the VC-412.