ReadyLinks GL Series User manual

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GL-x Switch Series
Version 1.3
May 31, 2019
ReadyLinks Inc.

Revision History
Revision
Date
Reason for change
V 1.1
April 21, 2018
Initial release
V 1.2
Sep 28, 2018
Added GL-4XCH product
V 1.3
May 31, 2019
Added GL-8xT, GL-8xMTv2, GL-4xTH

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Table of Contents
1 Overview.................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Features............................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Port Configuration.........................................................................................................................2
1.3 Default Configuration....................................................................................................................2
2 Hardware Descriptions.......................................................................................................4
2.1 GL-8xC (Headend) .........................................................................................................................4
2.1.1 Panel......................................................................................................................................4
2.1.2 Physical and Environmental............................................................................................6
2.2 GL-8xT (Headend)..........................................................................................................................6
2.2.1 Panel......................................................................................................................................6
2.2.2 Physical and Environmental............................................................................................8
2.3 GL-8xMTv2 (Headend)..................................................................................................................8
2.3.1 Panel......................................................................................................................................8
2.3.2 Physical and Environmental..........................................................................................10
2.4 GL-4xTH (Outdoor Hardened Headend).................................................................................10
2.4.1 Panel....................................................................................................................................10
2.4.2 Physical and Environmental..........................................................................................12
2.5 GL-4xCH (Local device)..............................................................................................................12
2.5.1 Panel....................................................................................................................................12
2.5.2 Physical and Environmental..........................................................................................14
3 GL-x Web-based Management .......................................................................................15
3.1 System Information.....................................................................................................................15
3.1.1 Basic Information.............................................................................................................16
3.1.2 Node Summary..................................................................................................................16
3.1.3 Interface Information .......................................................................................................17
3.1.4 Node Details.......................................................................................................................17
3.2 Configuration................................................................................................................................18
3.2.1 Spectrum Filtering............................................................................................................18
3.2.2 Node Configuration..........................................................................................................18
3.2.3 Remote Node Configuration..........................................................................................19
3.2.4 Port Configuration............................................................................................................22
3.2.5 Aggregate Groups............................................................................................................23
3.2.6 Aggregation........................................................................................................................23
3.3 VLAN Management......................................................................................................................26
3.3.1 Advanced............................................................................................................................26
3.3.2 802.1Q VLAN......................................................................................................................26
3.3.3 VLAN List............................................................................................................................28
3.3.4 VLAN VPN...........................................................................................................................28
3.3.5 VLAN Mapping...................................................................................................................30
3.3.6 VLAN Interface ..................................................................................................................30

3.4 QoS Configurations.....................................................................................................................31
3.4.1 Rate Limit............................................................................................................................31
3.4.2 Port Configuration............................................................................................................32
3.4.3 Scheduling Mechanism...................................................................................................33
3.4.4 Transmit Queues...............................................................................................................34
3.4.5 DSCP Map...........................................................................................................................34
3.4.6 Band Limit ..........................................................................................................................35
3.5 Forwarding.....................................................................................................................................35
3.5.1 Unicast Control.................................................................................................................35
3.5.2 Multicast Control ..............................................................................................................36
3.6 Security ..........................................................................................................................................42
3.6.1 Management.......................................................................................................................42
3.6.2 Port Authentication..........................................................................................................44
3.6.3 MAC Authentication.........................................................................................................47
3.6.4 IP Binding...........................................................................................................................48
3.6.5 IP Source Guard................................................................................................................48
3.6.6 DHCP Snooping................................................................................................................49
3.6.7 DHCP Limit.........................................................................................................................52
3.6.8 Dynamic ARP Inspection................................................................................................53
3.6.9 ARP Limit............................................................................................................................54
3.6.10 Storm Control..................................................................................................................55
3.6.11 Port Security....................................................................................................................56
3.6.12 ACL Configuration..........................................................................................................57
3.6.13 Egress Limit.....................................................................................................................61
3.6.14 LBD.....................................................................................................................................62
3.7 Spanning Tree...............................................................................................................................62
3. 7.1 Global Configuration......................................................................................................63
3.7.2 STP&RSTP..........................................................................................................................64
3.7.3 MSTP Region .....................................................................................................................67
3.7.4 MSTP Ports.........................................................................................................................69
3.7.5 MSTP Information.............................................................................................................70
3.8 Monitoring......................................................................................................................................70
3.8.1 Port Statistics ....................................................................................................................70
3.8.2 Monitoring Rate.................................................................................................................71
3.8.3 Port Mirroring ....................................................................................................................72
3.8.4 Port SFP Information.......................................................................................................73
3.8.5 Port Cable Diag.................................................................................................................73
3.8.6 Ghn snr................................................................................................................................73
3.9 SNMP Manager.............................................................................................................................74
3.9.1 SNMP Community ............................................................................................................75
3.9.2 SNMP User..........................................................................................................................76
3.9.3 SNMP Trap..........................................................................................................................77
3.10 RMON............................................................................................................................................78
3.10.1 Statistic .............................................................................................................................78
3.10.2 History...............................................................................................................................80

3.10.3 Alarm..................................................................................................................................81
3.10.4 Event..................................................................................................................................82
3.11 LLDP..............................................................................................................................................83
3.11.1 Configuration...................................................................................................................83
3.11.2 Neighbor ...........................................................................................................................84
3.11.3 Statistics ...........................................................................................................................84
3.12 Administration............................................................................................................................85
3.12.1 DHCP Server....................................................................................................................85
3.12.2 SNTP..................................................................................................................................85
3.12.3 Ping Diagnosis................................................................................................................86
3.12.4 Traceroute Diagnosis....................................................................................................86
3.12.5 Account.............................................................................................................................87
3.12.6 Firmware Upgrade..........................................................................................................88
3.12.7 Reboot & Reset...............................................................................................................88
3.12.8 Configuration Management.........................................................................................90
3.12.9 Save Configuration........................................................................................................90
3.12.10 System Logs..................................................................................................................90
3.13 Logout ..........................................................................................................................................91

1 Overview
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1 Overview
The GL-x system contains two devices, the Headend Switch GL-8XC/GL-4XCH and the
Client device. It enables IP-based Video, Data and VoIP applications over existing coax
cabling or telephone lines. It is the industry leading solution solving the secure delivery of IP
Multiservice in a high density copper environment.
In a Fiber to the Building (FTTB) network solution, this device can deliver high-speed
networking over legacy wires with significantly lower installation and operating costs, the
legacy wires are those using coaxial cables, telephone lines or power lines. With scalability
of up to 64 units the GL-x solution can scale to serve several hundred of end users
connected on a copper network, GL-x is the Ideal Solution for FTTH MDU Deployments.
1.1 Features
Key Highlights:
•Egress /Ingress rate management control and broadcast storm control
•IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLAN, port based VLAN
•Various QoS capability (IEEE 802.1p / port / Diffserv)
•SFF 8472, Digital Diagnostic Monitor
•Support port mirroring and port isolate
•Support SNMP trap and SNMP client
•MIB Counter
•Upgrade firmware, backup configuration, restore configuration
•Firmware upgrade via TFTP
•IGMP snooping for filtering multicast traffic
•Perfect network management through web browser, CLI, Telnet /serial console
•Support SNMP v1/v2c/v3 for different levels of network management
•Support three level user for manage
•Supports 1Gbps PHY bit rate over single medium
•State-of-the-Art LDPC forward error correction (FEC)
•Remote configuration management integrated on-chip
•Remote one-step firmware upgrade

1 Overview
•Upload configuration files, notches management
•Reliable HD IPTV and internet distribution
•Unique solution for Last Mile, MDU & Campus
•Up to 1 Km Bi-Directional solution with no need to upgrade/change the existing
infrastructure
•Up to 900 Mbps of actual throughput over twisted pair
Applications:
•Fiber to the Building (FTTB) network
•Small and medium enterprises network
•Condos and Townhomes
•Mid-rise Apartments
•Garden-Style Apartments
1.2 Port Configuration
Model
G.hn Port
Console
Port
Ethernet Port
Monitor Port
Power
Supply
GL-8XC
8xCoax
1xRS-232
RJ45
2x10G BaseX SFP
2x10/100/1000Base
T RJ45
1
x10/100/1000BaseT
RJ45
2x100-240VAC
GL-8xT
8xTwisted Pair
1xRS-232
RJ45
2x10G BaseX SFP
2x10/100/1000Base
T RJ45
1
x10/100/1000BaseT
RJ45
2x100-240VAC
GL-8XMTv2
8xTwisted Pair
RJ45/MTA Combo
Ports
1xRS-232
RJ45
2x10G BaseX SFP
2x10/100/1000Base
T RJ45
1
x10/100/1000BaseT
RJ45
2x100-240VAC
GL-4xTH
4xTwisted Pair
1xRS-232
RJ45
2x10G BaseX SFP
1x10/100/1000Base
T RJ45
1
x10/100/1000BaseT
RJ45
1x90-240VAC or
100-240VDC
GL-4xCH
4xCoax
1xRS-232
RJ45
2x10G BaseX SFP
1x10/100/1000Base
T RJ45
1
x10/100/1000BaseT
RJ45
1x90-240VAC or
100-240VDC
1.3 Default Configuration
IP address : 192.168.0.252
IP netmask : 255.255.255.0
IP gateway : 192.168.0.1

1 Overview
Second IP:
IP address : 192.168.10.251
IP netmask : 255.255.255.0
IP gateway :
Account:
Access Level
User Name
Password
Rights
Administrator
superuser
123
All operations on the switch
User
manager
123
All operations except the following
•Create or delete accounts
•Reset
•Software upgrade, backup and
restoration through TFTP
Visitor
guest
123
Networking utility such as “ping” and “show”,
but the following are not allowed to be used:
“show user”, “show snmp community”, “show
snmp traps-host”, and “show snmp user”.
Note: Visitor can only access the switch
through a serial port.

2 Hardware Descriptions
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2 Hardware Descriptions
The system contains two devices, local device and remote device, as show in the following
drawings.
GL-8xC
GL-4xTH
GL-8xT
GL-4xCH
GL-8xMTv2
2.1 GL-8xC (Headend)
GL-8xC is the device of multiplexer system, as shown in the following drawings. It supports 2
x10G SFP ports, 2 x 10/100/1000BT ports, 8 x coax g.hn Ports, one gigabit monitor port.
2.1.1 Panel
The front panel is shown below:

The following table shows the port descriptions.
Label
Description
Console
Console port: A RS-232 connector for connection to a computer
for console control/administration. The RS-232 console port can
be used for accessing the device CLI (command line interface) for
out-of-band management.
MON
Monitor port, 1 x 1GE local system provision/monitoring port
G1/G2
2 x 1GE Ethernet ports for uplink aggregation
XG1/XG2
2 x 10GE SFP Ethernet ports for uplink aggregation
G.hn
G.hn ports for data signal and CATV signal
The following table shows the LED descriptions.
Label
Type
Color
State
Description
PWR A/B
Power status
Yellow
On
The power is on and supplying the
current to the system
Off
The power is off or it is not supplying the
current to the system
SYS
System status
Green
On
System is started
Off
System has not started
G.hn
G.hn link status
Green
On
The corresponding port connection
normal
Off
The link condition is poor or there is no
connection to this port
Yellow
On
The corresponding port connection
abnormal and link quality is poor
Off
The link condition is normal or there is no
connection to this port
XG1/XG2
Ethernet link
status
Green
On
The corresponding port connection
normal
Off
there is no connection to this port
G.hn
G.hn port status
Green
On
The corresponding port is selected.
Off
The corresponding port is not selected.
Slot
Slot status
On
The corresponding slot is selected.
Off
The corresponding slot is not selected.
G1/G2/MON
Ethernet link
Green
On
Connection Rate 1000Mbps

status
Off
Connection Rate 10/100 Mbps
Yellow
On
The corresponding port connection
normal
Off
There is no connection to this port
Blink
The G1/G2/ MON port is up and this port
is working.
2.1.2 Physical and Environmental
•Dimension: 19-inch rack-mount width, 1.0U height.
•Case: Aluminum, degree of protection IP30
•Weight: 3.2Kg
•Operating temperature: 0℃~ 60℃
•Storage temperature: -25℃~ 70℃
•Humidity: 10% ~ 90% RH Non-condensing
•Maximum power consumption: ~32W
2.2 GL-8xT (Headend)
GL-8xT is the device of multiplexer system, as shown in the following drawings. It supports 2
x10G SFP ports, 2 x 10/100/1000BT ports, 8 x twisted pair g.hn Ports, one gigabit monitor
port.
2.2.1 Panel
The front panel is shown below:
The following table shows the port descriptions.

Label
Description
Console
Console port: A RS-232 connector for connection to a computer
for console control/administration. The RS-232 console port can
be used for accessing the device CLI (command line interface) for
out-of-band management.
MON
Monitor port, 1 x 1GE local system provision/monitoring port
G1/G2
2 x 1GE Ethernet ports for uplink aggregation
XG1/XG2
2 x 10GE SFP Ethernet ports for uplink aggregation
G.hn
G.hn ports for data signl
The following table shows the LED descriptions.
Label
Type
Color
State
Description
PWR A/B
Power status
Yellow
On
The power is on and supplying the
current to the system
Off
The power is off or it is not supplying the
current to the system
SYS
System status
Green
On
System is started
Off
System has not started
G.hn
G.hn link status
Green
On
The corresponding port connection
normal
Off
The link condition is poor or there is no
connection to this port
Yellow
On
The corresponding port connection
abnormal and link quality is poor
Off
The link condition is normal or there is no
connection to this port
XG1/XG2
Ethernet link status
Green
On
The corresponding port connection
normal
Off
there is no connection to this port
G.hn
G.hn port status
Green
On
The corresponding port is selected.
Off
The corresponding port is not selected.
Slot
Slot status
On
The corresponding slot is selected.
Off
The corresponding slot is not selected.
G1/G2/
MON
Ethernet link status
Green
On
Connection Rate 1000Mbps
Off
Connection Rate 10/100 Mbps

Yellow
On
The corresponding port connection
normal
Off
There is no connection to this port
Blink
The G1/G2/ MON port is up and this port
is working.
2.2.2 Physical and Environmental
•Dimension: 19-inch rack-mount width, 1.0U height.
•Case: Aluminum, degree of protection IP30
•Weight: 3.2Kg
•Operating temperature: 0℃~ 60℃
•Storage temperature: -25℃~ 70℃
•Humidity: 10% ~ 90% RH Non-condensing
•Maximum power consumption: ~32W
2.3 GL-8xMTv2 (Headend)
GL-8xMTv2 is the device of multiplexer system, as shown in the following drawings. It
supports 2 x10G SFP ports, 2 x 10/100/1000BT ports, 8 x twisted pair g.hn Ports, one gigabit
monitor port.
2.3.1 Panel
The front panel is shown below:
The following table shows the port descriptions.
Label
Description

Console
Console port: A RS-232 connector for connection to a computer
for console control/administration. The RS-232 console port can
be used for accessing the device CLI (command line interface) for
out-of-band management.
MON
Monitor port, 1 x 1GE local system provision/monitoring port
G1/G2
2 x 1GE Ethernet ports for uplink aggregation
XG1/XG2
2 x 10GE SFP Ethernet ports for uplink aggregation
G.hn
G.hn ports for data signal
The following table shows the LED descriptions.
Label
Type
Color
State
Description
PWRA/B
Power status
Yellow
On
The power is on and supplying the
current to the system
Off
The power is off or it is not supplying the
current to the system
SYS
System status
Green
On
System is started
Off
System has not started
G.hn
G.hn link status
Green
On
The corresponding port connection
normal
Off
The link condition is poor or there is no
connection to this port
Yellow
On
The corresponding port connection
abnormal and link quality is poor
Off
The link condition is normal or there is no
connection to this port
XG1/XG2
Ethernet link status
Green
On
The corresponding port connection
normal
Off
there is no connection to this port
G.hn
G.hn port status
Green
On
The corresponding port is selected.
Off
The corresponding port is not selected.
Slot
Slot status
On
The corresponding slot is selected.
Off
The corresponding slot is not selected.
G1/G2/
MON
Ethernet link status
Green
On
Connection Rate 1000Mbps
Off
Connection Rate 10/100 Mbps
Yellow
On
The corresponding port connection
normal

Off
There is no connection to this port
Blink
The G1/G2/ MON port is up and this port
is working.
2.3.2 Physical and Environmental
•Dimension: 19-inch rack-mount width, 1.0U height.
•Case: Aluminum, degree of protection IP30
•Weight: 3.2Kg
•Operating temperature: 0℃~ 60℃
•Storage temperature: -25℃~ 70℃
•Humidity: 10% ~ 90% RH Non-condensing
•Maximum power consumption: ~32W
2.4 GL-4xTH (Outdoor Hardened Headend)
GL-4xTH is the device of multiplexer system, as shown in the following drawings. It supports
2 XGE/10G SFP ports, 1 x 10/100/1000BT ports, 4 x twisted pair g.hn Ports, one gigabit
monitor port.
2.4.1 Panel
The front panel is shown below:

The following table shows the port descriptions.
Label
Description
Console
Console port: A RS-232 connector for connection to a
computer for console control/administration. The
RS-232 console port can be used for accessing the
device CLI (command line interface) for out-of-band
management.
MGMT
Monitor port, 1 x 1GE local system
provision/monitoring port
Eth1/Eth2
2x GE/10GE SFP Ethernet ports for uplink
aggregation
G.hn1/G.hn2/G.hn3/G.hn4
G.hn ports for data signal
The following table shows the LED descriptions.
Label
Type
Color
State
Description
PWR A
Power status
Yellow
On
The power is on and supplying the
current to the system
Off
The power is off or it is not supplying the
current to the system
SYS
System status
Green
On
System is started
Off
System has not started
G.hn1/
G.hn2/
G.hn3/
G.hn4/
G.hn link status
Green
On
The corresponding port connection
normal
Off
The link condition is poor or there is no
connection to this port
Yellow
On
The corresponding port connection
abnormal and link quality is poor
Off
The link condition is normal or there is no
connection to this port
Eth1/Eth2
Ethernet link status
Green
On
The corresponding port connection
normal
Off
there is no connection to this port
G.hn
G.hn port status
Green
On
The corresponding port is selected.
Off
The corresponding port is not selected.
Off
The corresponding slot is not selected.
MON
Ethernet link status
Green
On
Connection Rate 1000Mbps
Off
Connection Rate 10/100 Mbps

Yellow
On
The corresponding port connection
normal
Off
There is no connection to this port
Blink
The G1/G2/ MON port is up and this port
is working.
2.4.2 Physical and Environmental
•Dimension: 19-inch rack-mount width, 1.0U height.
•Case: Aluminum, degree of protection IP30
•Weight: 4.5Kg
•Operating temperature: 0℃~ 60℃
•Storage temperature: -25℃~ 70℃
•Humidity: 10% ~ 90% RH Non-condensing
•Maximum power consumption: ~32W
2.5 GL-4xCH (Local device)
GL-4xCH is the device of multiplexer system, as shown in the following drawings. It supports
2 XGE/10G SFP ports, 1 x 10/100/1000BT ports, 4 x coax g.hn Ports, one gigabit monitor
port.
2.5.1 Panel
The front panel is shown below:

The following table shows the port descriptions.
Label
Description
Console
Console port: A RS-232 connector for connection to a
computer for console control/administration. The
RS-232 console port can be used for accessing the
device CLI (command line interface) for out-of-band
management.
MGMT
Monitor port, 1 x 1GE local system
provision/monitoring port
Eth1/Eth2
2x GE/10GE SFP Ethernet ports for uplink
aggregation
G.hn1/G.hn2/G.hn3/G.hn4
G.hn ports for data signal and CATV signal
The following table shows the LED descriptions.
Label
Type
Color
State
Description
PWR A
Power status
Yellow
On
The power is on and supplying the
current to the system
Off
The power is off or it is not supplying the
current to the system
SYS
System status
Green
On
System is started
Off
System has not started
G.hn1/
G.hn2/
G.hn3/
G.hn4/
G.hn link status
Green
On
The corresponding port connection
normal
Off
The link condition is poor or there is no
connection to this port
Yellow
On
The corresponding port connection
abnormal and link quality is poor
Off
The link condition is normal or there is no
connection to this port
Eth1/Eth2
Ethernet link status
Green
On
The corresponding port connection
normal
Off
there is no connection to this port
G.hn
G.hn port status
Green
On
The corresponding port is selected.
Off
The corresponding port is not selected.
Off
The corresponding slot is not selected.
MON
Ethernet link status
Green
On
Connection Rate 1000Mbps
Off
Connection Rate 10/100 Mbps

Yellow
On
The corresponding port connection
normal
Off
There is no connection to this port
Blink
The G1/G2/ MON port is up and this port
is working.
2.5.2 Physical and Environmental
•Dimension: 19-inch rack-mount width, 1.0U height.
•Case: Aluminum, degree of protection IP30
•Weight: 4.5Kg
•Operating temperature: 0℃~ 60℃
•Storage temperature: -25℃~ 70℃
•Humidity: 10% ~ 90% RH Non-condensing
•Maximum power consumption: ~32W

3 Web-based Management
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3 GL-x Web-based Management
The Web-based management interface is one of many tools specifically designed to assist
the network manager in creating complex standalone or network configurations. The GL-x
series provides the default network settings for the Web browsers as section Default
Configuration, It offers three different login privileges: superuser, manager and guest.
You can browse http://192.168.0.252, type user name and password as section Default
Configuration, if you have not made any change to the network setting.
3.1 System Information
After login, the system Information page is shown, displaying the basic information of the
switch as below.