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  • Page 1 Layer 2 Smart Plus Switch GigaX1116i+ GigaX1124i+ User Manual...
  • Page 2 ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS provides this manual “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
  • Page 3 Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 4 Support Fax: +1-502-933-8713 General Support: +1-502-995-0883 Notebook Support: +1-510-739-3777 x5110 Support Email: tsd@asus.com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) Address: Harkort Str. 25, D-40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany General Fax: +49-2102-9599-31 General Email: sales@asuscom.de (for marketing requests only) Technical Support Support Hotlines:...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Table of contents 1 Introduction ................1 1.1 L2 managed features ..............1 1.2 Conventions used in this document ........... 2 1.2.1 Notations ..................2 1.2.2 Typography ..................2 1.2.3 Symbols ..................2 2 Getting to know GigaX1116i+/ GigaX1124i+ ......... 3 2.1 Package contents ...............
  • Page 6 GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual 4.3.1 System ..................13 4.3.2 Ports ....................14 4.3.3 PortBased VLAN Configuration ...........15 4.3.4 802.1Q VLANs Configuration ............17 4.3.5 Advanced 802.1Q VLAN ............18 4.3.6 Mirror ..................19 4.3.7 MACs ..................20 4.3.8 Aggregation .................22 4.3.9 RSTP ..................23 4.3.10 802.1X ..................25 4.3.11 Quality of Service ...............27 4.3.12 Filter ....................29...
  • Page 7 GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual 5.2.3 Port Commands ................38 5.2.4 MAC Commands .................40 5.2.5 Vlan Commands ................41 5.2.6 Aggr Commands ................43 5.2.7 Rstp Commands ................44 5.2.8 User Group Commands ...............46 5.2.9 QoS Commands ................47 5.2.10 Mirror Commands ................48 5.2.11 IP Commands ................49 5.2.12 Dot1x Commands ................49 5.2.13 Filter Commands .................51...
  • Page 8 GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Introduction Congratulations on becoming the owner of the ASUS GigaX1116i+/ GigaX1124i+ L2 smart plus switch! You may now manage your LAN (local area network) through a friendly and powerful user interface. This user guide tells you how to set up the GigaX1116i+/ GigaX1124i+ smart switch, and how to customize its configuration to get the most out of this product.

  • Page 10: Conventions Used In This Document

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Conventions used in this document 1.2.1 Notations • Acronyms are defined the first time they appear in text and in the glossary. • For brevity, the GigaX1116i+/ GigaX1124i+ switch is referred to as “the switch.” •...

  • Page 11: Getting To Know Gigax1116I+/ Gigax1124I

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Getting to know GigaX1116i+/ GigaX1124i+ Package contents The GigaX1116i+/ GigaX1124i+ switch package comes with the following items: • GigaX1116i+ (16-port), or GigaX1124i+ (24-port) L2 smart plus switch • AC Power cord • Null modem cable for console interface (DB9) •...

  • Page 12: Front Panel

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Front Panel The front panel includes LED indicators that show the system, RPS, fan, and port status. GigaX 1116i+: GigaX 1124i+: Table 1. Front panel labels and LEDs Label Color Status Description SYSTEM Green The switch is power-up and operating...

  • Page 13: Technical Specifications

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Table 2. Rear panel labels Label Description Power Connector Connects to the supplied power cord System fan Technical specifications Table 3. Technical specifications Physical 43.5mm(H) x 444mm(W) x 265mm(D) Dimensions Input Consumption Power 100-240V AC/2.5A <90 watts...

  • Page 14: Quick Start Guide

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Quick start guide This section provides the basic instructions to set up the GigaX1116i+/ GigaX1124i+ environment. Refer also to the GigaX1116i+/ GigaX1124i+ Installation Guide. Part 1 shows you how to install the switch on a flat surface or on a rack. Part 2 provides instructions to set up the hardware.

  • Page 15: Connect The Console Port

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual 3.2.1 Connect the console port For console management, use an RS232 (DB9) to connect the switch. If you want to use WEB interface, connect your PC to the switch using the Ethernet cable.

  • Page 16: Part 3 - Basic Switch Setting For Management

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Table 4. LED Indicators Description Solid green indicates that the device is turned on. If this light is off, make sure the power cord is SYSTEM attached to the Switch and plugged into a power source.
  • Page 17 GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual 1. At any PC connected to the network that the switch can access , open your Web browser (Internet Explorer), and type the following URL in the address/ location box, and press <Enter>: http://192.168.1.1 This is the factory default IP address of the switch.

  • Page 18: Management With The Web Interface

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Management with the Web Interface The switch provides Web pages that allow switch management through the Internet. The program is designed to work best with Microsoft Internet Explorer® 5.5, or later versions. NOTE: Netscape is not supported. The following sections show only one screen image (GigaX1124i+ model) since GigaX1116i+ and GigaX1124i+ have the same configuration mechanism.

  • Page 19: Functional Layout

    Click on the Help. The help window is shown as Figure 9. The error codes in the web page are listed. Click the item in the left menu, the individual help page for this item will be shown. The about page will lead you to the ASUS official Web site http://www.asus.com Figure 8.

  • Page 20: Commonly Used Buttons And Icons

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual The left frame, a menu frame as shown in Figure 10, contains all the features available for switch configuration. Figure 10. Expanded Menu List The right frame displays configuration pages or graphics for the statistics. See section 4.3 for details.

  • Page 21: Configuration

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Table 5. Commonly used buttons and icons Button/Icon Function Stores any changes you have made on the current page. Re-displays the current page with updated statistics or settings. Adds the existing configuration to the system, e.g. portBased VLAN, 802.1Q VLAN, MAC address ,etc.

  • Page 22: Ports

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Figure 11. System Configuration 4.3.2 Ports On this page, users know the ethernet port status in real time. On the other hand, users can configure the port in the following fields: On this page, users know the ethernet port status in real time. On the other hand, users can configure the port in the following fields: •...

  • Page 23: Portbased Vlan Configuration

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Figure 12. Port Configuration 4.3.3 Port-Based VLAN Configuration Port-Based VLANs provide another way than VLAN for making port grouping. With port-based VLAN, it is possible to share a port between more groups. Users can configure the group in the following ways: •...
  • Page 24 GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual • Delete a group: Select the group that needs to be deleted and then click on the “Delete” button. Click on the Apply button to make the configuration effective, or the Refresh button to refresh the setting to current value as shown in Figure 14.

  • Page 25: 802.1Q Vlans Configuration

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual 4.3.4 802.1Q VLANs Configuration There are up to 16 VLAN groups to be configured. Users can configure the group in the following ways: • Add a new VLAN: Fill in the new VLAN ID and then click on the “Add” button. On the next page, select the ports or trunks that need to be assigned to this VLAN.

  • Page 26: Advanced 802.1Q Vlan

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Figure 16. Add a 802.1Q VLAN 4.3.5 Advanced 802.1Q VLAN Users can configure the advanced attributes of each port related to 802.1Q VLAN in the following fields: • Aware-- Ingress: Keep tag value for tagged packets received. For untagged packets received, insert tag with PVID on the incoming packets.

  • Page 27: Mirror

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Figure 17. Advanced 802.1Q VLANs 4.3.6 Mirror Users can enable mirroring of frames received on selected ports by configuring the monitored and monitoring ports in the following fields: • Monitoring Port: Receive the copies of all the traffics in the selected mirrored port. •...

  • Page 28: Macs

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual The monitor port cannot belong to any link aggregation group. The monitor port cannot operate as a normal switch port. It does Note not switch packets or do address learning. If there is no monitored port selected, it means the function port mirroring is disabled.
  • Page 29 GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Figure 19. MAC Address Configuration Figure 20. Add/Modify a MAC Address Entry...

  • Page 30: Aggregation

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual 4.3.8 Aggregation Configure or show the aggregation groups. Users can selcect the group members in each aggregation group. Click on the Apply button to make the configuration effective, or the Refresh button to refresh the setting to current value as shown in Figure 21. If all the trunk members are in the same speed and full duplex mode, then the trunk group is set up successfully.

  • Page 31: Rstp

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual 4.3.9 RSTP Users can change the RSTP system configuration in the following fields: • System Priority: Set or show the RSTP System Priority. Number between 0 - 61440 in increments of 4096. This provides for 16 distinct values: 0, 4096, 8192, 12288, 16384, 20480, 24576, 28672, 32768, 36864, 40960, 45056, 49152, 53248, 57344 and 61440.
  • Page 32 GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Figure 22. RSTP Configuration...

  • Page 33: 802.1X

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual 4.3.10 802.1X Users can change the 802.1X configuration in the following fields: • Mode: Enable or disable 802.1X process for the switch. • RADIUS IP: Set or show RADIUS server IP address. •...
  • Page 34 GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Figure 23. 802.1X Configuration Figure 24. 802.1X Statistics...

  • Page 35: Quality Of Service

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Figure 25. 802.1X Parameter 4.3.11 Quality of Service Users can change the QoS configuration in the following fields: • Mode: Set or show the QoS mode for the port. In Tag mode, it will retrieve the priority in tagged packet as the priority.
  • Page 36 GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Figure 26. QoS Configuration Figure 27. QoS Priority Mapping...

  • Page 37: Filter

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual 4.3.12 Filter The function filters source IP only. Users can change the source IP filter configuration in the following fields: • Mode: Select “Disabled” to allow all IP addresses. Select “Manually” to allow only the configured IP addresses.

  • Page 38: Rate Limit

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual 4.3.13 Rate Limit Users can change the rate limit configuration in the following fields: • ICMP Rate: Select the limited rate of ICMP frames. • Broadcast Rate: Select the limited rate of broadcast frames. •...

  • Page 39: Monitoring

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Monitoring The Monitoring page group contains Statistics Overview, Detail Statistics, RSTP Status, VeriPHY, HW Monitor. 4.4.1 Statistics Overview This page shows Tx Bytes, Tx Frames, Rx Bytes, Rx Frames, Tx Errors, and Rx Errors of each port.

  • Page 40: Rstp Status

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Figure 31. Detailed Statistics 4.4.3 RSTP Status This page shows RSTP VLAN bridge overview and RSTP port status Click on the Refresh button to refresh the setting to current value as shown in Figure 32.

  • Page 41: Veriphy

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual 4.4.4 VeriPHy Users can perform cable diagnostics by determining the parameters in the following fields: • Port: Select the port to be performed cable diagnostics. • Mode: Type of diagnostics, default is Full. Full comprises cable length and full anomaly check.

  • Page 42: Maintenance

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Maintenance The Maintenance page group contains Warm Restart, Factory Default, Software Upload and Config file transfer. 4.5.1 Warm Restart • Click on the Yes button to perform a warm restart as shown in Figure 35. Figure 35.

  • Page 43: Config File Transfer

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual 4.5.4 Config File Transfer Backup and restore the configuration file. Click on the Download button to collect the current configuration as a configuration file to local disk or select a configuration file from local disk and click on the Upload button to restore the configuration file as shown in Figure 38.

  • Page 44: Console Interface

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Console Interface This chapter describes how to use console interface to configure the switch. The switch provides RS232 connectors to connect your PC. Use a terminal emulator on your PC such as HyperTerminal and command line interpreter to configure the switch.

  • Page 45: Console Commands

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual [System Restore Default] Restore factory default configuration. [keepIP]: Preserve IP configuration (default: Not preserved). CLI command : System Restore Default [keepIP] [System Name] Set or show the system name. [<name>]: String of up to 16 characters (default: Show system name). CLI command : System Name [<name>] [System Reboot] Reboot the switch.

  • Page 46: Port Commands

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual [Console Password] Set or show the console password. The empty string (“”) disables the password check. [<password>]: Password string of up to 16 characters.. CLI command : Console Password [<password>] [Console Timeout] Set or show the console inactivity timeout in seconds.
  • Page 47 GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual 100fdx : 100 Mbit/s, full duplex. 1000fdx: 1 Gbit/s, full duplex. auto : Auto negotiation of speed and duplex. CLI command : Port Mode [<portlist>] [<mode>] [Port Flow Control] Set or show flow control mode for the port. [<portlist>] : Port list (default: All ports).

  • Page 48: Mac Commands

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual [Port Excessive Collisions Drop] Enable or disable drop of frames when excessive collisions occur in half duplex mode. [enable|disable]: Enable/disable frame drop (default: Show Excessive Collisions Drop mode).. CLI command : Port Excessive Collisions Drop [enable|disable] [VeriPHY] Perform VeriPHY cable diagnostics on the specified port(s).

  • Page 49: Vlan Commands

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual [<vid>] : VLAN ID (default: All). CLI command : MAC Delete <macaddress> [<vid>] [MAC Lookup] Lookup MAC address and VLAN ID. <macaddress>: MAC address, 12 digit hex string, optionally separated with dashes or colons (e.g. 010203ABCDEF or 01-02-03-AB-CD-EF or 01:02:03: AB:CD:EF).
  • Page 50 GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual [VLAN Add] Add VLAN entry and include ports in member set. <vidlist> : VLAN ID list. [<portlist>]: Port list (default: All ports).. CLI command : VLAN Add <vidlist> [<portlist>] [VLAN Delete] Delete VLAN entry (all ports excluded from member set). <vidlist>...

  • Page 51: Aggr Commands

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual [VLAN Frame Type] Set or show the accepted frame type for the port. [<portlist>]: Port list (default: All ports). [all|tagged]: Accept all or only tagged (default: Show frame type). CLI command : VLAN Frame Type [<portlist>] [all|tagged]t> [VLAN Member Check] Set or show the member check for the port.

  • Page 52: Rstp Commands

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual [Aggr Mode] Set or show link aggregation traffic distribution mode. [smac|dmac|xor]: Aggregation mode, SMAC, DMAC or XOR (default: Show mode). CLI command : Aggr Mode [smac|dmac|xor] 5.2.7 Rstp Commands [Rstp Configuration] Show RSTP configuration. [<portlist>]: Port list (Default: All ports).
  • Page 53 GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual [Rstp Version]] Set or show the RSTP protocol version to use. [<version>]: normal - use RSTP, compat - compatible with old STP CLI command : Rstp version [normal|compat] [Rstp Mode] Enable or disable the rstp protocol on ports <portlist>. [<portlist>]: Port list (Default: All ports).

  • Page 54: User Group Commands

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual [Rstp Status] Show RSTP bridge instances and port states. CLI command : Rstp Status [Rstp Statistics] Show RSTP bridge instance and port statistics. CLI command : Rstp Statistics 5.2.8 User Group Commands [User Group Configuration] Show the user groups.

  • Page 55: Qos Commands

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual 5.2.9 QoS Commands [QoS Configuration] Show the configured QoS mode, VLAN user priority mapping, default class, default VLAN user priority for the port. [<portlist>]: Port list (default: All ports). CLI command : QoS Configuration [<portlist>] [QoS Mode] Set or show the QoS mode for the port.

  • Page 56: Mirror Commands

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual [QoS Shaper] Set or show the shaper configuration. [<portlist>] : Port list (default: All ports). [disable | <rate>] : Disable or set leaky bucket rate in Kbit/s [0-3968k] (default: Show shaper rate). CLI command : QoS Shaper [<portlist>] [disable | <rate>] [QoS Policer] Set or show the policer configuration.

  • Page 57: Ip Commands

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual [Mirror Source] Set or show the source port mirror mode. [<portlist>]: Source port list (default: All ports). [enable|disable]: Enable/disable mirroring of frames received on port (default: Show mirror mode). CLI command : Mirror Source [<portlist>] [enable|disable] 5.2.11 IP Commands [IP Configuration] Show IP configured IP address, mask, gateway, VLAN ID and mode.
  • Page 58 GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual [Dot1x Mode] Enable or disable 802.1X process for the switch. [enable|disable]: new mode (default: Show current configuration). CLI command : Dot1x Mode [enable|disable] [Dot1x State] Set or show the 802.1X state for the port. [<portlist>]: Port list (default: All ports).

  • Page 59: Filter Commands

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual [Dot1x Reauthenticate] Refresh (restart) 802.1X authentication process for the port by setting reAuthenticate TRUE. [<portlist>]: Port list (default: All ports). [now]: if specified, force re-authentication immediately. CLI command : Dot1x Reauthenticate [<portlist>] [now] [Dot1x Parameters] Set up advanced 802.1X parameters.
  • Page 60 GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual [Debug Write Register] Write value to register address. <block>: Block identifier, 0-7 or 0x0-0x7. <subblock>: Sub block identifier: 0-15 or 0x0-0xf. <address>: Register address within block, 0-255 or 0x00-0xff. <value>: Register value, 0-4294967295 or 0x00000000-0xffffffff. CLI command: Debug Write Register <block>...

  • Page 61: Ip Addresses, Network Masks, And Subnets

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual IP Addresses, Network Masks, and Subnets IP Addresses This section pertains only to IP addresses for IPv4 (version 4 of the Internet Protocol). IPv6 addresses are not covered. Note This section assumes basic knowledge of binary numbers, bits, and bytes. For details on this subject, see Appendix 6.

  • Page 62: Network Classes

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Table 6. IP address structure Field1 Field2 Field3 Field4 Class A Network ID Host ID Class B Network ID Host ID Class C Network ID Host ID Following are examples of valid IP addresses: Class A: 10.30.6.125 (network = 10, host = 30.6.125) Class B: 129.88.16.49 (network = 129.88, host = 16.49) Class C: 192.60.201.11 (network = 192.60.201, host = 11)

  • Page 63: Subnet Masks

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Subnet masks A mask looks like a regular IP address, but contains a pattern of bits that tells what parts of an IP address are the network ID and Definition what parts are the host ID: bits set to 1 mean “this bit is part of the network ID”...

  • Page 64: Troubleshooting

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Troubleshooting This section gives instructions for using several IP utilities to diagnose problems. A list of possible problems with suggestion actions is also provided. All the known bugs are listed in the release note. Read the release note before you set up the switch.

  • Page 65: Nslookup

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Using the ping command, you can test whether the path to the switch is working (using the pre-configured default LAN IP address 192.168.1.1) or another address you assigned. You can also test whether access to the Internet is working by typing an external address, such as that for www.yahoo.com (216.115.108.243).

  • Page 66: Simple Fixes

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Simple fixes The following table lists some common problems that you may encounter when installing or using the switch, and the suggested actions to solve the problems. Table 7. Troubleshooting Problem Suggested Action LEDs SYSTEM LED does Verify if the power cord is securely connected to the switch...
  • Page 67 GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Problem Suggested Action Some pages do not 1.Verify that you are using Internet Explorer v5.5 or later. display completely Netscape is not supported. 2.Ping the switch IP address to see if the link is stable. If some ping packets fail, check your network setup to make sure a valid setting.

  • Page 68: Glossary

    GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Glossary 10BASE-T A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet networks with a data rate of 10 Mbps. Also known as Category 3 (CAT 3) wiring. See also data rate, Ethernet. 100BASE-T A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet networks with a data rate of 100 Mbps.
  • Page 69 GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual File Transfer Protocol A program used to transfer files between computers connected to the Internet. Common uses include uploading new or updated files to a web server, and downloading files from a web server. host A device (usually a computer) connected to a network.
  • Page 70 GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual MAC address Media Access Control address The permanent hardware address of a device, assigned by its manufacturer. MAC addresses are expressed as six pairs of characters. mask See network mask. Multicast To send data to a group of network devices. Mbps Abbreviation for Megabits per second, or one million bits per second.
  • Page 71 GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual protocol A set of rules governing the transmission of data. In order for a data transmission to work, both ends of the connection have to follow the rules of the protocol. remote In a physically separate location.
  • Page 72 GigaX Series L2 Smart Plus Switch User Manual Trunk Two or more ports are combined as one virtual port, also called as Link Aggregation. Time To Live A field in an IP packet that limits the life span of that packet. Originally meant as a time duration, the TTL is usually represented instead as a maximum hop count;...

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