ZyXEL Communications GS2210 Series User manual

Quick Start Guide
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GS2210 Series
Intelligent Layer 2 GbE Switch
Version 4.10
Edition 2, 03/2014
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READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE.
KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
This is a User’s Guide for a series of products. Not all products support all firmware features.
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your product firmware or your computer operating system. Every effort has been made to ensure
that the information in this manual is accurate.
Related Documentation
• CLI Reference Guide
The CLI Reference Guide explains how to use the Command-Line Interface (CLI) to configure the
Switch.
Note: It is recommended you use the Web Configurator to configure the Switch.

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Contents Overview
User’s Guide .......................................................................................................................................17
Getting to Know Your Switch ...................................................................................................................19
Hardware Installation and Connection ....................................................................................................24
Hardware Panels .....................................................................................................................................27
Technical Reference ..........................................................................................................................32
The Web Configurator .............................................................................................................................34
Initial Setup Example ..............................................................................................................................42
Tutorials ..................................................................................................................................................46
System Status and Port Status ................................................................................................................55
Basic Setting ..........................................................................................................................................60
VLAN .......................................................................................................................................................86
Static MAC Forward Setup ....................................................................................................................103
Static Multicast Forward Setup ..............................................................................................................105
Filtering ..............................................................................................................................................108
Spanning Tree Protocol ......................................................................................................................... 110
Bandwidth Control .................................................................................................................................129
Broadcast Storm Control .......................................................................................................................131
Mirroring ................................................................................................................................................133
Link Aggregation ...................................................................................................................................135
Port Authentication ................................................................................................................................143
Port Security ..........................................................................................................................................149
Classifier ...............................................................................................................................................152
Policy Rule ...........................................................................................................................................157
Queuing Method ....................................................................................................................................161
Multicast ................................................................................................................................................164
AAA .......................................................................................................................................................178
IP Source Guard ...................................................................................................................................189
Loop Guard ...........................................................................................................................................212
Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling ...................................................................................................................216
PPPoE ...................................................................................................................................................220
Error Disable .........................................................................................................................................229
Green Ethernet ......................................................................................................................................235
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) ..................................................................................................237
Static Route ..........................................................................................................................................262
Differentiated Services .......................................................................................................................265
DHCP ...................................................................................................................................................269
ARP Setup ............................................................................................................................................283

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Maintenance ..........................................................................................................................................287
Access Control ......................................................................................................................................296
Diagnostic .............................................................................................................................................318
Syslog ...................................................................................................................................................320
Cluster Management .............................................................................................................................323
MAC Table .............................................................................................................................................329
ARP Table .............................................................................................................................................332
Path MTU Table ....................................................................................................................................334
Configure Clone ....................................................................................................................................335
Neighbor Table ......................................................................................................................................338
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................................340

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Table of Contents
Contents Overview ...............................................................................................................................3
Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................5
Part I: User’s Guide .........................................................................................17
Chapter 1
Getting to Know Your Switch.............................................................................................................19
1.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................19
1.1.1 Backbone Application ..............................................................................................................20
1.1.2 Bridging Example ....................................................................................................................20
1.1.3 High Performance Switching Example ....................................................................................21
1.1.4 IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Application Examples ..............................................................................21
1.2 Ways to Manage the Switch ..............................................................................................................22
1.3 Good Habits for Managing the Switch ...............................................................................................22
Chapter 2
Hardware Installation and Connection .............................................................................................24
2.1 Installation Scenarios ........................................................................................................................24
2.2 Desktop Installation Procedure ........................................................................................................24
2.3 Mounting the Switch on a Rack ........................................................................................................24
2.3.1 Rack-mounted Installation Requirements ................................................................................24
2.3.2 Attaching the Mounting Brackets to the Switch .......................................................................25
2.3.3 Mounting the Switch on a Rack ...............................................................................................25
Chapter 3
Hardware Panels.................................................................................................................................27
3.1 Front Panel ........................................................................................................................................27
3.1.1 Gigabit Ethernet Ports ............................................................................................................27
3.1.2 Mini-GBIC Slots .......................................................................................................................28
3.1.3 LED Mode (only available for GS2210-48HP) .........................................................................30
3.2 Rear Panel ........................................................................................................................................30
3.2.1 Console Port ............................................................................................................................30
3.2.2 Power Connector .....................................................................................................................30
3.3 LEDs ...............................................................................................................................................31
Part II: Technical Reference............................................................................32

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Chapter 4
The Web Configurator........................................................................................................................34
4.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................34
4.2 System Login .................................................................................................................................34
4.3 The Status Screen ........................................................................................................................35
4.3.1 Change Your Password ........................................................................................................38
4.4 Saving Your Configuration ................................................................................................................39
4.5 Switch Lockout ................................................................................................................................39
4.6 Resetting the Switch ......................................................................................................................40
4.6.1 Reload the Configuration File .................................................................................................40
4.7 Logging Out of the Web Configurator ..............................................................................................40
4.8 Help ..................................................................................................................................................41
Chapter 5
Initial Setup Example..........................................................................................................................42
5.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................42
5.1.1 Creating a VLAN ......................................................................................................................42
5.1.2 Setting Port VID .......................................................................................................................43
5.2 Configuring Switch Management IP Address ....................................................................................44
Chapter 6
Tutorials...............................................................................................................................................46
6.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................46
6.2 How to Use DHCP Snooping on the Switch ......................................................................................46
6.3 How to Use DHCP Relay on the Switch ............................................................................................49
6.3.1 DHCP Relay Tutorial Introduction ............................................................................................50
6.3.2 Creating a VLAN ......................................................................................................................50
6.3.3 Configuring DHCP Relay .........................................................................................................53
6.3.4 Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................54
Chapter 7
System Status and Port Status..........................................................................................................55
7.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................55
7.1.1 What You Can Do ....................................................................................................................55
7.2 Port Status Summary ...................................................................................................................55
7.2.1 Status: Port Details .............................................................................................................56
Chapter 8
Basic Setting ......................................................................................................................................60
8.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................60
8.1.1 What You Can Do ....................................................................................................................60
8.2 System Information ........................................................................................................................60
8.3 General Setup ...............................................................................................................................62

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8.4 Introduction to VLANs ......................................................................................................................64
8.5 Switch Setup Screen ......................................................................................................................64
8.6 IP Setup ...........................................................................................................................................66
8.6.1 Management IP Addresses .....................................................................................................66
8.7 Port Setup ........................................................................................................................................68
8.8 PoE Status .......................................................................................................................................70
8.8.1 PoE Setup ..............................................................................................................................72
8.9 Interface Setup ..................................................................................................................................73
8.10 IPv6 .................................................................................................................................................74
8.10.1 IPv6 Interface Status .............................................................................................................75
8.10.2 IPv6 Configuration .................................................................................................................78
8.10.3 IPv6 Global Setup ..................................................................................................................78
8.10.4 IPv6 Interface Setup ..............................................................................................................79
8.10.5 IPv6 Link-Local Address Setup .............................................................................................80
8.10.6 IPv6 Global Address Setup ...................................................................................................81
8.10.7 IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Setup .............................................................................................82
8.10.8 IPv6 Neighbor Setup .............................................................................................................83
8.10.9 DHCPv6 Client Setup ............................................................................................................84
Chapter 9
VLAN....................................................................................................................................................86
9.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................86
9.1.1 What You Can Do ....................................................................................................................86
9.1.2 What You Need to Know ..........................................................................................................86
9.2 VLAN Status .....................................................................................................................................89
9.2.1 VLAN Details ..........................................................................................................................90
9.3 Configure a Static VLAN ...............................................................................................................90
9.4 Configure VLAN Port Settings .......................................................................................................92
9.5 Subnet Based VLANs ......................................................................................................................93
9.5.1 Configuring Subnet Based VLAN ..........................................................................................94
9.6 Protocol Based VLANs .....................................................................................................................96
9.6.1 Configuring Protocol Based VLAN ........................................................................................96
9.7 Port-based VLAN Setup ...............................................................................................................98
9.7.1 Configure a Port-based VLAN ................................................................................................98
9.8 Technical Reference ........................................................................................................................101
9.8.1 Create an IP-based VLAN Example ......................................................................................101
Chapter 10
Static MAC Forward Setup...............................................................................................................103
10.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................103
10.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................103
10.2 Configuring Static MAC Forwarding .........................................................................................103

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Chapter 11
Static Multicast Forward Setup .......................................................................................................105
11.1 Static Multicast Forward Setup Overview .....................................................................................105
11.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................105
11.1.2 What You Need To Know .....................................................................................................105
11.2 Configuring Static Multicast Forwarding ........................................................................................106
Chapter 12
Filtering...........................................................................................................................................108
12.1 Filtering Overview ........................................................................................................................108
12.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................108
12.2 Configure a Filtering Rule ............................................................................................................108
Chapter 13
Spanning Tree Protocol....................................................................................................................110
13.1 Spanning Tree Protocol Overview ................................................................................................. 110
13.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................ 110
13.1.2 What You Need to Know ...................................................................................................... 110
13.2 Spanning Tree Protocol Status Screen ......................................................................................... 113
13.3 Spanning Tree Configuration ....................................................................................................... 113
13.4 Configure Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol ................................................................................... 114
13.5 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Status ..................................................................................... 116
13.6 Configure Multiple Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol ..................................................................... 117
13.7 Multiple Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Status ........................................................................119
13.8 Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol ................................................................................120
13.9 Multiple Spanning Tree Port Configuration ...................................................................................123
13.10 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol Status ................................................................................124
13.11 Technical Reference ....................................................................................................................126
13.11.1 MSTP Network Example ....................................................................................................126
13.11.2 MST Region .......................................................................................................................127
13.11.3 MST Instance .....................................................................................................................128
13.11.4 Common and Internal Spanning Tree (CIST) ....................................................................128
Chapter 14
Bandwidth Control............................................................................................................................129
14.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................129
14.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................129
14.2 Bandwidth Control Setup ..............................................................................................................129
Chapter 15
Broadcast Storm Control.................................................................................................................131
15.1 Broadcast Storm Control Overview ..............................................................................................131
15.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................131

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15.2 Broadcast Storm Control Setup .....................................................................................................131
Chapter 16
Mirroring............................................................................................................................................133
16.1 Mirroring Overview .......................................................................................................................133
16.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................133
16.2 Port Mirroring Setup ......................................................................................................................133
Chapter 17
Link Aggregation ..............................................................................................................................135
17.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................135
17.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................135
17.1.2 What You Need to Know ......................................................................................................135
17.2 Link Aggregation Status ................................................................................................................136
17.3 Link Aggregation Setting .............................................................................................................137
17.4 Link Aggregation Control Protocol .............................................................................................139
17.5 Technical Reference ......................................................................................................................141
17.5.1 Static Trunking Example ......................................................................................................141
Chapter 18
Port Authentication ..........................................................................................................................143
18.1 Port Authentication Overview .......................................................................................................143
18.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................143
18.1.2 What You Need to Know ......................................................................................................143
18.2 Port Authentication Configuration .................................................................................................144
18.3 Activate IEEE 802.1x Security ..................................................................................................144
18.3.1 Guest VLAN ........................................................................................................................146
Chapter 19
Port Security .....................................................................................................................................149
19.1 Port Security Overview .................................................................................................................149
19.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................149
19.2 Port Security Setup .......................................................................................................................149
Chapter 20
Classifier............................................................................................................................................152
20.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................152
20.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................152
20.1.2 What You Need to Know ......................................................................................................152
20.2 Configuring the Classifier .............................................................................................................152
20.2.1 Viewing and Editing Classifier Configuration ......................................................................154
20.3 Classifier Example ........................................................................................................................156

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Chapter 21
Policy Rule .......................................................................................................................................157
21.1 Policy Rules Overview .................................................................................................................157
21.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................157
21.2 Configuring Policy Rules ...............................................................................................................157
21.2.1 Viewing and Editing Policy Configuration ...........................................................................160
21.3 Policy Example ..............................................................................................................................160
Chapter 22
Queuing Method ...............................................................................................................................161
22.1 Queuing Method Overview ............................................................................................................161
22.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................161
22.1.2 What You Need to Know ......................................................................................................161
22.2 Configuring Queuing .....................................................................................................................162
Chapter 23
Multicast ............................................................................................................................................164
23.1 Multicast Overview ........................................................................................................................164
23.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................164
23.1.2 What You Need to Know ......................................................................................................164
23.2 Multicast Setup ..............................................................................................................................166
23.3 IPv4 Multicast Status ....................................................................................................................167
23.3.1 IGMP Snooping ..................................................................................................................167
23.4 IGMP Snooping VLAN .................................................................................................................170
23.4.1 IGMP Filtering Profile .........................................................................................................171
23.5 General MVR Configuration .........................................................................................................173
23.5.1 MVR Group Configuration ..................................................................................................174
23.5.2 MVR Configuration Example ...............................................................................................176
Chapter 24
AAA....................................................................................................................................................178
24.1 AAA Overview ...............................................................................................................................178
24.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................178
24.1.2 What You Need to Know ......................................................................................................178
24.2 AAA Screens .................................................................................................................................179
24.3 RADIUS Server Setup ...............................................................................................................179
24.4 TACACS+ Server Setup ............................................................................................................181
24.5 AAA Setup ....................................................................................................................................183
24.6 Technical Reference ......................................................................................................................186
24.6.1 Vendor Specific Attribute .....................................................................................................186
24.6.2 Supported RADIUS Attributes .............................................................................................187
24.6.3 Attributes Used for Authentication .......................................................................................188

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Chapter 25
IP Source Guard................................................................................................................................189
25.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................189
25.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................189
25.1.2 What You Need to Know ......................................................................................................190
25.2 IP Source Guard ..........................................................................................................................190
25.3 IP Source Guard Static Binding ....................................................................................................191
25.4 DHCP Snooping ...........................................................................................................................192
25.5 DHCP Snooping Configure ..........................................................................................................195
25.5.1 DHCP Snooping Port Configure .........................................................................................197
25.5.2 DHCP Snooping VLAN Configure ......................................................................................199
25.5.3 DHCP Snooping VLAN Port Configure ................................................................................199
25.6 ARP Inspection Status .................................................................................................................201
25.7 ARP Inspection VLAN Status ........................................................................................................202
25.8 ARP Inspection Log Status ...........................................................................................................202
25.9 ARP Inspection Configure .............................................................................................................204
25.9.1 ARP Inspection Port Configure ............................................................................................205
25.9.2 ARP Inspection VLAN Configure .........................................................................................207
25.10 Technical Reference ....................................................................................................................208
25.10.1 DHCP Snooping Overview ................................................................................................208
25.10.2 ARP Inspection Overview ..................................................................................................210
Chapter 26
Loop Guard .......................................................................................................................................212
26.1 Loop Guard Overview ..................................................................................................................212
26.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................212
26.1.2 What You Need to Know ......................................................................................................212
26.2 Loop Guard Setup .........................................................................................................................214
Chapter 27
Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling..............................................................................................................216
27.1 Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling Overview ..........................................................................................216
27.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................216
27.1.2 What You Need to Know ......................................................................................................216
27.2 Configuring Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling ........................................................................................217
Chapter 28
PPPoE................................................................................................................................................220
28.1 PPPoE Intermediate Agent Overview ...........................................................................................220
28.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................220
28.1.2 What You Need to Know ......................................................................................................220
28.2 The PPPoE Screen .......................................................................................................................222
28.3 PPPoE Intermediate Agent ..........................................................................................................223

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28.3.1 PPPoE IA Per-Port .............................................................................................................224
28.3.2 PPPoE IA Per-Port Per-VLAN ............................................................................................225
28.3.3 PPPoE IA for VLAN ............................................................................................................227
Chapter 29
Error Disable .....................................................................................................................................229
29.1 Error Disable Overview .................................................................................................................229
29.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................229
29.2 Error-Disable Status .....................................................................................................................229
29.3 CPU Protection Configuration ......................................................................................................231
29.4 Error-Disable Detect Configuration ..............................................................................................232
29.5 Error-Disable Recovery Configuration .........................................................................................233
Chapter 30
Green Ethernet..................................................................................................................................235
30.1 Green Ethernet Overview .............................................................................................................235
30.2 Configuring Green Ethernet ..........................................................................................................235
Chapter 31
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)...........................................................................................237
31.1 LLDP Overview .............................................................................................................................237
31.2 LLDP-MED Overview ....................................................................................................................238
31.3 LLDP Screens ...............................................................................................................................239
31.4 LLDP Local Status ........................................................................................................................240
31.4.1 LLDP Local Port Status Detail ............................................................................................241
31.5 LLDP Remote Status ....................................................................................................................245
31.5.1 LLDP Remote Port Status Detail ........................................................................................246
31.6 LLDP Configuration ......................................................................................................................252
31.6.1 LLDP Configuration Basic TLV Setting ...............................................................................254
31.6.2 LLDP Configuraion Basic Org-specific TLV Setting ............................................................255
31.7 LLDP-MED Configuration .............................................................................................................256
31.8 LLDP-MED Network Policy .........................................................................................................257
31.9 LLDP-MED Location ...................................................................................................................258
Chapter 32
Static Route......................................................................................................................................262
32.1 Static Route Overview ..................................................................................................................262
32.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................262
32.2 Static Routing ................................................................................................................................263
32.3 Configuring Static Routing ..........................................................................................................263
Chapter 33
Differentiated Services..................................................................................................................265

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33.1 Differentiated Services Overview .................................................................................................265
33.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................265
33.1.2 What You Need to Know ......................................................................................................265
33.2 Activating DiffServ ........................................................................................................................266
33.3 DSCP-to-IEEE 802.1p Priority Settings ......................................................................................267
33.3.1 Configuring DSCP Settings .................................................................................................268
Chapter 34
DHCP.................................................................................................................................................269
34.1 DHCP Overview ............................................................................................................................269
34.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................269
34.1.2 What You Need to Know ......................................................................................................269
34.2 DHCP Configuration ......................................................................................................................270
34.3 DHCPv4 Status ............................................................................................................................271
34.4 DHCPv4 Relay .............................................................................................................................271
34.4.1 DHCPv4 Relay Agent Information .......................................................................................271
34.4.2 DHCPv4 Option 82 Profile ...................................................................................................272
34.4.3 Configuring DHCPv4 Global Relay ......................................................................................274
34.4.4 DHCPv4 Global Relay Port Configure ................................................................................275
34.4.5 Global DHCP Relay Configuration Example .......................................................................276
34.5 Configuring DHCPv4 VLAN Settings .........................................................................................277
34.5.1 DHCPv4 VLAN Port Configure ...........................................................................................279
34.5.2 Example: DHCP Relay for Two VLANs ...............................................................................280
34.6 DHCPv6 Relay ..............................................................................................................................281
Chapter 35
ARP Setup .........................................................................................................................................283
35.1 ARP Overview ..............................................................................................................................283
35.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................283
35.1.2 What You Need to Know ......................................................................................................283
35.2 ARP Setup ....................................................................................................................................285
35.2.1 ARP Learning .....................................................................................................................285
Chapter 36
Maintenance......................................................................................................................................287
36.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................287
36.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................287
36.2 The Maintenance Screen ............................................................................................................287
36.2.1 Load Factory Default ..........................................................................................................288
36.2.2 Save Configuration ..............................................................................................................288
36.2.3 Reboot System ....................................................................................................................289
36.3 Firmware Upgrade .....................................................................................................................289
36.4 Restore a Configuration File ......................................................................................................291

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36.5 Backup a Configuration File .......................................................................................................291
36.6 Tech-Support ................................................................................................................................292
36.7 Technical Reference ......................................................................................................................293
36.7.1 FTP Command Line ............................................................................................................293
36.7.2 Filename Conventions ........................................................................................................293
36.7.3 FTP Command Line Procedure ..........................................................................................294
36.7.4 GUI-based FTP Clients ........................................................................................................294
36.7.5 FTP Restrictions .................................................................................................................295
Chapter 37
Access Control .................................................................................................................................296
37.1 Access Control Overview ............................................................................................................296
37.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................296
37.2 The Access Control Main Screen ..................................................................................................296
37.3 Configuring SNMP ....................................................................................................................297
37.3.1 Configuring SNMP Trap Group .........................................................................................298
37.3.2 Enabling/Disabling Sending of SNMP Traps on a Port ........................................................299
37.3.3 Configuring SNMP User ...................................................................................................300
37.4 Setting Up Login Accounts ..........................................................................................................302
37.5 Service Port Access Control .......................................................................................................303
37.6 Remote Management ..............................................................................................................304
37.7 Technical Reference ......................................................................................................................305
37.7.1 About SNMP ......................................................................................................................305
37.7.2 SSH Overview ..................................................................................................................... 311
37.7.3 Introduction to HTTPS .........................................................................................................313
Chapter 38
Diagnostic .........................................................................................................................................318
38.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................318
38.2 Diagnostic ....................................................................................................................................318
Chapter 39
Syslog................................................................................................................................................320
39.1 Syslog Overview ...........................................................................................................................320
39.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................320
39.2 Syslog Setup .................................................................................................................................320
39.3 Syslog Server Setup ....................................................................................................................321
Chapter 40
Cluster Management ........................................................................................................................323
40.1 Cluster Management Overview ....................................................................................................323
40.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................324
40.2 Cluster Management Status ..........................................................................................................324

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40.3 Clustering Management Configuration ........................................................................................325
40.4 Technical Reference ......................................................................................................................327
40.4.1 Cluster Member Switch Management ................................................................................327
Chapter 41
MAC Table .........................................................................................................................................329
41.1 MAC Table Overview ....................................................................................................................329
41.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................329
41.1.2 What You Need to Know ......................................................................................................329
41.2 Viewing the MAC Table ................................................................................................................330
Chapter 42
ARP Table..........................................................................................................................................332
42.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................332
42.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................332
42.1.2 What You Need to Know ......................................................................................................332
42.2 Viewing the ARP Table ..................................................................................................................332
Chapter 43
Path MTU Table.................................................................................................................................334
43.1 Path MTU Overview .....................................................................................................................334
43.2 Viewing the Path MTU Table .........................................................................................................334
Chapter 44
Configure Clone................................................................................................................................335
44.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................335
44.2 Configure Clone ...........................................................................................................................335
Chapter 45
Neighbor Table..................................................................................................................................338
45.1 IPv6 Neighbor Table Overview .....................................................................................................338
45.2 Viewing the IPv6 Neighbor Table ..................................................................................................338
Chapter 46
Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................340
46.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs ....................................................................................340
46.2 Switch Access and Login ..............................................................................................................341
46.3 Switch Configuration .....................................................................................................................343
Appendix A Customer Support ........................................................................................................344
Appendix B Common Services ........................................................................................................350
Appendix C IPv6 ..............................................................................................................................353

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Appendix D Legal Information .........................................................................................................361
Index ..................................................................................................................................................364

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CHAPTER 1
Getting to Know Your Switch
1.1 Introduction
This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the Switch. The GS2210 Series
consist of the four following models:
• GS2210-24
• GS2210-24HP
• GS2210-48
• GS2210-48HP
Referring to PoE model(s) in this User's Guide only applies for GS2210-24HP and GS2210-48HP.
The Switch is a layer-2 standalone Ethernet switch with additional layer-2, layer-3, and layer-4
features suitable for Ethernets.
With its built-in web configurator, managing and configuring the Switch is easy. In addition, the
Switch can also be managed via Telnet, any terminal emulator program on the console port, or
third-party SNMP management.
The following table describes the port features of the Switch by model.
The GS2210-24HP and GS2210-48HP comes with a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) feature. The
GS2210-24HP and 48HP supports the IEEE 802.3at High Power over Ethernet (PoE) standard and
IEEE 802.3af PoE standard.
Key feature differences between Switch models are as follows. Other features are common to all
models
Table 1 Models and Port Features
SWITCH MODEL PORT FEATURES
GS2210-24 and GS2210-
24HP • 20 100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports
• 4 GbE dual personality interfaces
•4mini-GBICslots
• 4 100/1000 Mbos RJ-45 ports
• 4 SFP interfaces
GS2210-48 and GS2210-
48HP • 44 100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports
• 4 GbE dual personality interfaces
•4mini-GBICslots
• 4 100/1000 Mbos RJ-45 ports
• 4 SFP interfaces

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The following table describes the PoE features of the Switch by model.
This section shows a few examples of using the Switch in various network environments.
1.1.1 Backbone Application
The Switch is an ideal solution for small networks where rapid growth can be expected in the near
future. The Switch can be used standalone for a group of heavy traffic users. You can connect
computers and servers directly to the Switch’s port or connect other switches to the Switch.
In this example, all computers can share high-speed applications on the server. To expand the
network, simply add more networking devices such as switches, routers, computers, print servers
etc.
Figure 1 Backbone Application
1.1.2 Bridging Example
In this example, the Switch connects different company departments (RD and Sales) to the
corporate backbone. It can alleviate bandwidth contention and eliminate server and network
bottlenecks. All users that need high bandwidth can connect to high-speed department servers via
the Switch. You can provide a super-fast uplink connection by using a Gigabit Ethernet/mini-GBIC
port on the Switch.
Moreover, the Switch eases supervision and maintenance by allowing network managers to
centralize multiple servers at a single location.
Table 2 Models and PoE Features
SWITCH MODEL POE FEATURES
GS2210-24HP and
GS2210-48HP IEEE 802.3af PoE
GS2210-24HP and
GS2210-48HP IEEE 802.3 at High Power over Ethernet (PoE)
GS2210-24HP and
GS2210-48HP Power management mode - Classification
GS2210-24HP and
GS2210-48HP Power management mode - Consumption