ZyXEL Communications Dimension ES-3124 User manual

Dimension
ES-3124
Ethernet Switch
December 2004
Version 3.50(TP.0)
User’s Guide

Dimension ES-3124 Ethernet Switch
ii Copyright
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ZyXEL Limited Warranty iii
ZyXEL Limited Warranty
ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or
workmanship for a period of up to two (2) years from the date of purchase. During the warranty period and upon
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iv Interference Statements and Warnings
Interference Statements and Warnings
FCC Interference Statement
This switch complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This switch may not cause harmful interference.
(2) This switch must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operations.
FCC Warning
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital switch, pursuant to Part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference 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.
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Customer Support v
Customer Support
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Contacting Customer Support
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Table of Contents vii
Table of Contents
Copyright....................................................................................................................................................................................... ii
ZyXEL Limited Warranty ............................................................................................................................................................. iii
Interference Statements and Warnings ..................................................................................................................................... iv
Customer Support ........................................................................................................................................................................ v
Preface...................................................................................................................................................................................... xviii
Chapter 1 Getting to Know the ES-3124 ..............................................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Features .................................................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1.1 Hardware Features............................................................................................................................. 1-1
1.1.2 Firmware Features............................................................................................................................. 1-2
1.2 Applications ............................................................................................................................................... 1-3
1.2.1 Backbone Application ....................................................................................................................... 1-3
1.2.2 Bridging Example ............................................................................................................................. 1-4
1.2.3 High Performance Switched Workgroup Example ........................................................................... 1-5
1.2.4 IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Application Examples..................................................................................... 1-5
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...........................................................................................................................................2-1
2.1 Installation Scenarios ................................................................................................................................ 2-1
2.1.1 Desktop Installation Procedure ......................................................................................................... 2-1
2.1.2 Rack-Mounted Installation................................................................................................................ 2-2
Chapter 3 Hardware Connections ........................................................................................................................................3-1
3.1 Safety Warnings ........................................................................................................................................ 3-1
3.2 Front Panel ................................................................................................................................................ 3-1
3.2.1 Console Port ...................................................................................................................................... 3-2
3.2.2 Ethernet Ports .................................................................................................................................... 3-2
3.2.3 Gigabit Ports...................................................................................................................................... 3-2
3.2.4 Mini GBIC Slots ............................................................................................................................... 3-3
3.2.5 Management Port .............................................................................................................................. 3-5
3.3 Rear Panel................................................................................................................................................. 3-5
3.3.1 Power Connector............................................................................................................................... 3-6
3.3.2 External Backup Power Supply Connector....................................................................................... 3-6
3.4 Front Panel LEDs ...................................................................................................................................... 3-6
3.5 Stacking Scenario Examples..................................................................................................................... 3-8
3.6 Uplink Scenario Example .......................................................................................................................... 3-9
3.7 Configuring the ES-3124 ......................................................................................................................... 3-10
Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configurator......................................................................................................................4-1
4.1 Introduction................................................................................................................................................ 4-1
4.2 System Login............................................................................................................................................. 4-1
4.3 Status Screen ............................................................................................................................................ 4-2
4.3.1 Change Your Password ..................................................................................................................... 4-5
4.4 Switch Lockout .......................................................................................................................................... 4-6
4.5 Resetting the Switch.................................................................................................................................. 4-6
4.5.1 Reload the Configuration file............................................................................................................ 4-7
4.5.2 Reset to the Factory Defaults ............................................................................................................ 4-8
4.5.3 Logging Out of the Web Configurator.............................................................................................. 4-8

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4.5.4 Help ...................................................................................................................................................4-9
Chapter 5 System Status and Port Details.......................................................................................................................... 5-1
5.1 About System Statistics and Information................................................................................................... 5-1
5.2 Port Status Summary................................................................................................................................. 5-1
5.2.1 Port Details ........................................................................................................................................5-2
Chapter 6 Basic Setting........................................................................................................................................................ 6-1
6.1 Introducing The Basic Setting Screens ..................................................................................................... 6-1
6.2 System Information.................................................................................................................................... 6-1
6.3 General Setup............................................................................................................................................ 6-3
6.4 Introduction to VLANs................................................................................................................................ 6-6
6.5 IGMP Snooping ......................................................................................................................................... 6-6
6.6 Switch Setup Screen ................................................................................................................................. 6-6
6.7 IP Setup ..................................................................................................................................................... 6-9
6.8 Port Setup................................................................................................................................................ 6-10
Chapter 7 VLAN..................................................................................................................................................................... 7-1
7.1 Introduction to IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN............................................................................................... 7-1
7.1.1 Forwarding Tagged and Untagged Frames .......................................................................................7-1
7.1.2 Automatic VLAN Registration..........................................................................................................7-1
7.1.3 Port VLAN Trunking ........................................................................................................................7-3
7.2 802.1Q VLAN............................................................................................................................................. 7-3
7.2.1 802.1Q VLAN Port Settings..............................................................................................................7-5
7.2.2 802.1Q Static VLAN......................................................................................................................... 7-6
7.2.3 Viewing and Editing VLAN Settings................................................................................................7-8
7.3 Introduction to Port-based VLANs ........................................................................................................... 7-10
7.3.1 Configuring a Port-based VLAN.....................................................................................................7-10
Chapter 8 Static MAC Forward Setup.................................................................................................................................. 8-1
8.1 Introduction to Static MAC Forward Setup ................................................................................................ 8-1
8.2 Configuring Static MAC Forwarding .......................................................................................................... 8-1
8.3 Viewing and Editing Static MAC Forwarding Rules................................................................................... 8-2
Chapter 9 Filtering ................................................................................................................................................................ 9-1
9.1 Introduction to Filtering .............................................................................................................................. 9-1
9.2 Configuring a Filtering Rule ....................................................................................................................... 9-1
9.3 Viewing and Editing Filter Rules................................................................................................................ 9-2
Chapter 10 Spanning Tree Protocol................................................................................................................................ 10-1
10.1 Introduction to Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)......................................................................................... 10-1
10.1.1 STP Terminology ............................................................................................................................10-1
10.1.2 How STP Works..............................................................................................................................10-1
10.1.3 STP Port States................................................................................................................................10-2
10.2 STP Status............................................................................................................................................... 10-2
10.2.1 Configuring STP..............................................................................................................................10-4
Chapter 11 Bandwidth Control ........................................................................................................................................ 11-1
11.1 Introduction to Bandwidth Control ........................................................................................................... 11-1
Chapter 12 Broadcast Storm Control.............................................................................................................................. 12-1
12.1 Introducing Broadcast Storm Control....................................................................................................... 12-1
12.2 Configuring Broadcast Storm Control ...................................................................................................... 12-1

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Chapter 13 Mirroring.........................................................................................................................................................13-1
13.1 Introduction to Port Mirroring................................................................................................................... 13-1
13.2 Port Mirroring Configuration .................................................................................................................... 13-1
Chapter 14 Link Aggregation ...........................................................................................................................................14-1
14.1 Introduction to Link Aggregation.............................................................................................................. 14-1
14.1.1 Dynamic Link Aggregation............................................................................................................. 14-1
14.1.2 Link Aggregation ID ....................................................................................................................... 14-1
14.2 Link Aggregation Protocol Status ............................................................................................................ 14-2
14.3 Link Aggregation Setup ........................................................................................................................... 14-3
Chapter 15 Port Authentication .......................................................................................................................................15-1
15.1 Introduction to Authentication .................................................................................................................. 15-1
15.1.1 RADIUS.......................................................................................................................................... 15-1
15.2 Configuring Port Authentication............................................................................................................... 15-1
15.2.1 Configuring RADIUS Server Settings ............................................................................................ 15-2
15.2.2 Configuring IEEE802.1x................................................................................................................. 15-2
Chapter 16 Port Security ..................................................................................................................................................16-1
16.1 About Port Security ................................................................................................................................. 16-1
16.2 Port Security Setup.................................................................................................................................. 16-1
Chapter 17 Access Control ..............................................................................................................................................17-1
17.1 About Access Control .............................................................................................................................. 17-1
17.2 Access Control Overview ........................................................................................................................ 17-1
17.3 About SNMP............................................................................................................................................ 17-2
17.3.1 Supported MIBs .............................................................................................................................. 17-3
17.3.2 SNMP Traps.................................................................................................................................... 17-3
17.3.3 Configuring SNMP ......................................................................................................................... 17-3
17.3.4 Setting Up Login Accounts............................................................................................................. 17-4
17.4 Service Access Control ........................................................................................................................... 17-6
17.5 Remote Management.............................................................................................................................. 17-6
Chapter 18 Queuing Method ............................................................................................................................................18-1
18.1 Introduction to Queuing ........................................................................................................................... 18-1
18.1.1 Strictly Priority................................................................................................................................ 18-1
18.1.2 Weighted Fair Scheduling............................................................................................................... 18-1
18.2 Configuring Queuing ............................................................................................................................... 18-1
Chapter 19 Classifier ........................................................................................................................................................19-1
19.1 About the Classifier and QoS .................................................................................................................. 19-1
19.2 Configuring the Classifier ........................................................................................................................ 19-1
19.3 Viewing and Editing Classifier Configuration........................................................................................... 19-4
19.4 Classifier Example................................................................................................................................... 19-5
Chapter 20 Policy Rule .....................................................................................................................................................20-1
20.1 About Policy Rules .................................................................................................................................. 20-1
20.1.1 DiffServ........................................................................................................................................... 20-1
20.1.2 DSCP and Per-Hop Behavior.......................................................................................................... 20-1
20.2 Configuring Policy Rules ......................................................................................................................... 20-1
20.3 Viewing and Editing Policy Configuration................................................................................................ 20-4
20.4 Policy Example ........................................................................................................................................ 20-5

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Chapter 21 VLAN Stacking............................................................................................................................................... 21-1
21.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 21-1
21.1.1 VLAN Stacking Example................................................................................................................21-1
21.2 VLAN Stacking Roles............................................................................................................................... 21-2
21.3 VLAN Tag Format .................................................................................................................................... 21-2
21.3.1 Frame Format ..................................................................................................................................21-3
21.4 Configuring VLAN Stacking ..................................................................................................................... 21-3
Chapter 22 Routing Protocol ........................................................................................................................................... 22-1
22.1 Static Route ............................................................................................................................................. 22-1
Chapter 23 Maintenance................................................................................................................................................... 23-1
23.1 Maintenance ............................................................................................................................................ 23-1
23.2 Firmware Upgrade................................................................................................................................... 23-1
23.3 Restore a Configuration File.................................................................................................................... 23-2
23.4 Backing Up a Configuration File .............................................................................................................. 23-2
23.5 Load Factory Defaults.............................................................................................................................. 23-3
23.6 Reboot System ........................................................................................................................................ 23-3
23.7 Command Line FTP................................................................................................................................. 23-4
23.7.1 Filename Conventions.....................................................................................................................23-4
23.7.2 FTP Command Line Procedure .......................................................................................................23-4
23.7.3 GUI-based FTP Clients ...................................................................................................................23-5
23.7.4 FTP over WAN Restrictions ...........................................................................................................23-5
Chapter 24 Diagnostic...................................................................................................................................................... 24-1
24.1 Diagnostic ................................................................................................................................................ 24-1
Chapter 25 Cluster Management ..................................................................................................................................... 25-1
25.1 Introduction to Cluster Management ....................................................................................................... 25-1
25.2 Cluster Management Status .................................................................................................................... 25-2
25.2.1 Cluster Member Switch Management .............................................................................................25-3
25.3 Configuring Cluster Management............................................................................................................ 25-4
Chapter 26 MAC Table...................................................................................................................................................... 26-1
26.1 Introduction to MAC Table ....................................................................................................................... 26-1
26.2 Viewing MAC Table.................................................................................................................................. 26-2
Chapter 27 ARP Table ...................................................................................................................................................... 27-1
27.1 Introduction to ARP Table ........................................................................................................................ 27-1
27.1.1 How ARP Works............................................................................................................................. 27-1
27.2 Viewing ARP Table................................................................................................................................... 27-1
Chapter 28 Introduction to CLI ........................................................................................................................................ 28-1
28.1 Command Line Interface Overview ......................................................................................................... 28-1
28.1.1 Accessing the Command Line Interface..........................................................................................28-1
28.1.2 Command Conventions ...................................................................................................................28-1
28.1.3 Command Syntax Conventions .......................................................................................................28-2
28.1.4 Getting Help ....................................................................................................................................28-2
28.2 Command Summary................................................................................................................................ 28-2
28.2.1 sys Commands.................................................................................................................................28-2
28.2.2 sys sw Commands ...........................................................................................................................28-6
28.2.3 exit Command ...............................................................................................................................28-14