SMC Networks SMC8024L2 Programming manual

TigerSwitch 10/100/1000
Managed Ethernet Switch
◆24 auto-MDI/MDI-X 10/100/1000BASE-T ports
◆4 ports shared with 4 SFP transceiver slots
◆Non-blocking switching architecture
◆Spanning Tree Protocol
◆Up to eight LACP or static 8-port trunks
◆Layer 2/3/4 CoS support through four priority queues
◆Full support for VLANs
◆IGMP multicast filtering and snooping
◆Support for jumbo frames up to 9 KB
◆Manageable via console, Web, SNMP/RMON
Management Guide
SMC8024L2

38 Tesla
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: [phone]
TigerSwitch 10/100/1000
Installation Guide
From SMC’s Tiger line of feature-rich workgroup LAN solutions
April 2006
Pub. # 150000022900H

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Initial Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Configuring the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using the Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Navigating the Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Panel Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Web Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Displaying Status Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Showing Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Displaying System Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Setting the Switch’s IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Configuring the Logon Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Register Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Static MAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Counter Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Configuring Rate Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Storm Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Port Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Cable Diagnostic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Trunks Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Trunk Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Trunk Rate Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
LACP Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
LACP Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
VLAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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QOS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
RSTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
802.1X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
IGMP Snoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Diagnosing Switch Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Changing a PC’s IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Software Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Management Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Management Information Bases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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I NTRODUCTION
The Tiger Switch SMC8024L2 is a high performance managed switch that
delivers performance and control to your network. It provides 24
full-duplex 1000BASE-T ports that significantly improve network
performance and boost throughput using features configured through the
web interface. With 48 Gigabits of throughput bandwidth, these switches
provide the quickest solution to meeting the growing demands on your
network.
Features and Benefits
• User friendly web-management interface
• Supports Qos, Spanning Tree, IGMP, VLANs and trunk configuration
• Store-and-forward switching ensures error-free transmission
• Half- and full-duplex flow control prevents packets from being dropped
under heavy loading
• Plug-and-play—optional configuration using web interface
• “At-a-glance” LEDs for port and system status monitoring
• Desktop or rack installation

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To make use of the management features of your Tiger Switch, you must
first configure it with an IP address that is compatible with the network it
is being installed in. For simplicity, this should be done before you
permanently install the switch in the network.
The following procedure is recommended:
1. Place your Tiger Switch close to the PC that you will use to configure
it. It will help if you can see the front panel of the switch while
working on your PC.
2. Connect the Ethernet port of your PC to any port on the front panel
of your Tiger Switch. Connect power to the switch and verify that you
have a link by checking the front-panel LEDs. (See the Hardware
Description on page 2 for more information on the LEDs.)
3. The default IP address of the switch is 192.168.2.10 and the subnet
mask is 255.255.255.0. If your PC has a different IP address from the
switch but is on the same subnet (i.e. the PC and switch both have
addresses that start 192.168.2.x ) you can skip directly to step 4.
Otherwise, you must set your PC’s IP address manually. If you are
unfamiliar with this process, see “Changing a PC’s IP Address” on
page 7.
4. Open your web browser and enter the address http://192.168.2.10. If
your PC is properly configured, you will see the login page of your
Tiger Switch. If you do not see the login page, please check your IP
address and repeat step 3.
5. Enter the default password "smcadmin" and click on the Login
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6. From the menu, click on SYSTEM, then click on LAN Settings. On
the LAN Settings page, enter the new IP address, Subnet Mask and
Gateway IP Address for the switch, then click on the APPLY button.
No other configuration changes are required at this stage, but it is
recommended that you change the administrator’s password before
logging out. To change the password, click SYSTEM, Password, and then
fill in all the fields on the Password Settings page before clicking on the
APPLY button.

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Using the Web Interface
This switch provides an embedded HTTP web agent. Using a web browser
you can configure the switch and view statistics to monitor network
activity. The web agent can be accessed by any computer on the network
using a standard web browser (Internet Explorer 5.5 or above, or Mozilla
Firefox 1.0 or above).
Prior to accessing the switch from a web browser, be sure you have first
performed the following tasks:
1. Configure the switch with a valid IP address, subnet mask, and default
gateway. (Default: 192.168.2.10/255.255.255.0/0.0.0.0)
(See “Initial Configuration” on page 2.)
2. Set a new password using the web interface. (Default: “smcadmin”).
Access to the web interface is controlled by the password.
(See “Configuring the Logon Password” on page 18.)
Note: If, at any point, you cannot remember the switch's IP address,
you can restore the original settings by following the procedure
described in the "Troubleshooting" section.

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Navigating the Web Browser Interface
To access the web-browser interface you must first enter a password. The
user has Read/Write access to all configuration parameters and statistics.
The default password for the switch is “smcadmin.” If user input is not
detected within five minutes, the current session will be terminated.
Home Page
When your web browser connects with the switch’s web agent, the home
page is displayed as shown below. The home page displays the Main Menu
on the left side of the screen and System Information on the right side.
The Main Menu links are used to navigate to other menus, and display
configuration parameters and statistics.
Figure 1 Home Page

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Configuration Options
Configurable parameters have a dialog box or a drop-down list. Once a
configuration change has been made on a page, be sure to click on the
Apply button to confirm the new setting. The following table summarizes
the web page configuration buttons.
Notes: To ensure proper screen refresh, be sure that Internet Explorer
is configured as follows: Under the menu “Tools / Internet
Options / General / Temporary Internet Files / Settings,” the
setting for item “Check for newer versions of stored pages”
should be “Every visit to the page.”
Panel Display
The web agent displays an image of the switch’s ports. The port will turn
green when the corresponding front-panel port is in connection with
another device. To show the port number, place mouse pointer onto the
intended port.
Figure 2 Front Panel Indicators
Table 1 Web Page Configuration Buttons
Button Action
Apply Sets specified values to the system.
Cancel Discards all changes and restores current values.
Help Links directly to web help.

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Main Menu
Using the onboard web agent, you can define system parameters, manage
and control the switch, and all its ports, or monitor network conditions.
The following table briefly describes the selections available from this
program.
Table 2 Switch Main Menu
Menu Description Page
STATUS 9
Overview Provides basic system description, including
system information, address information, port
information, trunk information, and VLAN
information.
9
Statistics Shows statistics for port, interface, and
RMON.
13
SYSTEM 16
Name Shows the name of the switch. 16
LAN Settings Sets LAN IP address, subnet mask, and
gateway IP address.
17
Password Changes password. 18
Tools 19
Restore to Factory
Defaults
Force the Switch to perform a power reset
and restore the original factory settings.
19
Upgrade Firmware Upgrade the Switch system firmware using a
file provided by SMC.
20
Restart Restarts the switch. 21
Register Product Registers the switch online. 22
Static MAC Creates Static MAC addresses. 22
Counter Config Selects which statistics to count and show. 23
PORTS 24
Settings Configure the speed and duplex mode of the
port.
24

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Rate Limiting Sets the rate limiting parameters for each port
on the Switch
25
Storm Control Sets the broadcast storm control parameters
for every port on the Switch.
23
Port Mirroring Sets up the port mirroring features of the
switch to enable traffic monitoring.
28
Cable Diagnostic Diagnoses cable faults. 29
TRUNKS 30
Membership Specifies ports to group into static trunks 31
Settings Configures trunk connection settings 31
Rate Limiting Sets the rate limiting parameters for each
Trunk configured on the Switch.
32
LACP Setup Sets link aggregation. 33
LACP Status Shows the LACP groups status. 34
VLANS 33
VLAN Membership Sets VLAN group. 35
VLAN Port Config Configures the VLANs on the switch for both
Ports and Trunks.
33
QOS 38
Settings Sets the priority of packets within the switch. 38
RSTP 40
Settings Sets up RSTP configuration. 41
Status Shows RSTP bridge and port status. 42
802.1X 43
Settings Sets up 802.1X configuration. 44
Statistics Displays the 802.1x statistics collected by the
switch.
46
Security 47
IP Filter Setus up IP filter. 47
Table 2 Switch Main Menu (Continued)
Menu Description Page

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Web Configuration
Displaying Status Overview
You can easily identify the system by displaying the device name, location
and contact information.
Field Attributes
System Information
•System Name – Name assigned to the switch system.
•Number of Ports – Number of built-in ports.
•Hardware Version – Hardware version of the main board.
•Code Version – Version number of the code.
•Serial Number – The serial number of the switch.
Address Information
•Management VLAN – ID of the configured VLAN (this is set to 1 and
cannot be changed) all ports on the unit are members of VLAN 1. The
management station must always be attached to a port on VLAN 1.
• IP Address – Address of the VLAN to which the management station
Port Security Sets security policy for port. 49
ACL Sets up management access filter. 51
IGMP Snoop 52
Settings Sets up IGMP Snooping configuration 54
Status Shows IGMPSNOOP instances and port
states.
54
SNMP 55
Settings Sets up SNMP agent. 55
LOGOUT Quits to the Login page.
Table 2 Switch Main Menu (Continued)
Menu Description Page

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is attached. (Note that the management station must always be on VLAN
1) Valid IP addresses consist of four numbers, 0 to 255, separated by
periods.
• Subnet Mask – This mask identifies the host address bits used for
routing to specific subnets. (Default: 255.255.255.0)
• Gateway IP Address – IP address of the gateway router between the
stack and management stations that exist on other network segments.
(Default: 0.0.0.0)
•MACAddress– The physical layer address.
Port Information
•Type– Indicates the port type.
•LinkStatus– Indicates if the link is Up or Down.
• Speed/Duplex Status – Shows the current speed and duplex mode.
Displays a number, the speed in Mbps, followed by either "fdx" for
full-duplex or "hdx" for half-duplex.
• Flow Control Status – Indicates whether flow control is enabled or
disabled.
• Autonegotiation – Shows if auto-negotiation is enabled or disabled.
• Frame Type – Either "Tagged" or "All". "Tagged" means that the port
will only send and receive VLAN-tagged packets. When set to "All", the
port will also send and receive untagged packets.
•PVID– VLAN ID assigned to untagged frames received on the
interface. (Default: 1)
Trunk Information
• Trunk – The trunk label. "T1" through "T8" are used as trunk labels.
•Type– All trunks and ports on this switch are 10/100/1000M
• Trunk Status – An indication of the speed and duplex setting of the
trunk. This is a number, the speed in Mbps, followed by either “Full” for
full-duplex or “Half” for half-duplex. This can be changed on the
TRUNKS > Settings page.
•Ports– The ports that are members of the trunk.

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VLAN Inoformation
•VLANID– A number in the range 1 - 4094 which identifies the VLAN.
• VLAN Member – A list of the ports that are members of the VLAN.
By default, all ports are members of VLAN 1.

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Web – Click STATUS, Overview.
Figure 3 Switch Information