Allied-telesis AT-S82 User Manual

613-000375 Rev. AManagementSoftwareAT-S82User’s GuideFor the AT-GS950/8 Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet WebSmart SwitchVersion 1.0.0

Preface10

11Chapter 1Getting StartedThis chapter provides information and instructions on how to access the AT-S82 management software by starting a web browser

Chapter 1: Getting Started12Starting a Management SessionYou establish a local management session with the AT-GS950/8 switch by connecting an Ethernet

AT-S83 Management Software User’s Guide13The main page, which by default displays the Basic Switch Information page, is shown in Figure 2.Figure 2. Ma

Chapter 1: Getting Started14Saving ChangesThe management software applies the changes you make when you click the Apply button on any web page. Howeve

AT-S83 Management Software User’s Guide15Quitting a Management SessionTo quit a management session, close the web browser.

Chapter 1: Getting Started16

17Chapter 2Basic Switch ParametersThis chapter contains the following sections: “Configuring the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway Address, and BOOTP

Chapter 2: Basic Switch Parameters18Configuring the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway Address, and BOOTP or DHCPThis procedure explains how to assign a

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide19BOOTP - Enables BOOTP so that the switch gets its IP address from a BOOTP server. When you choose this select

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Chapter 2: Basic Switch Parameters20Disabling or Enabling Ping BlockingYou can allow the switch to respond to ping requests by setting the Ping Blocki

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide21Enabling or Disabling 802.1X Forwarding ControlThis procedure describes how to enable or disable 802.1x forwa

Chapter 2: Basic Switch Parameters22Changing the Administrator’s PasswordTo reset the administrator’s password, perform the following procedure:1. Fro

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide23Rebooting the SwitchThis procedure reboots the switch and reloads the AT-S82 management software from flash m

Chapter 2: Basic Switch Parameters24Resetting the Switch and Retaining the IP AddressThere are two options for resetting the switch: resetting all the

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide25Returning the AT-S82 Management Software to the Factory Default ValuesThis procedure returns all AT-S82 manag

Chapter 2: Basic Switch Parameters26Downloading New FirmwareTo download new firmware onto the switch, perform the following procedure:1. From the main

Section I: Using the Menus Interface 27Chapter 3Port ConfigurationThis chapter contains the following section: “Configuring Port Parameters” on page

Chapter 3: Port Configuration28Configuring Port ParametersThis procedure explains how to configure the following port parameters: State Speed and du

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide29NoteAuto Speed/Duplex is disabled when you manually configure a port’s Speed/Duplex. In this situation, you m

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Chapter 3: Port Configuration30 10M/Half - 10Mbps, half duplex 10M/Full - 10Mbps, full duplex 100M/Half - 100Mbps, half duplex 100M/Full - 100Mbps

Section I: Using the Menus Interface 31Chapter 4TrunkingThis chapter contains the following sections: “Trunking Overview” on page 32 “Configuring th

Chapter 4: Trunking32Trunking OverviewA port trunk is an economical way for you to increase the bandwidth between the Ethernet switch and another netw

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide33distribution methods: MAC-SA - source MAC address MAC-DA - destination MAC address DAxorSA - destination M

Chapter 4: Trunking34Configuring the Trunking AlgorithmTo configure the trunk load method, perform the following procedure:1. From the main menu, sele

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide35Setting up the TrunkTo set up the trunk, perform the following procedure:1. From the main menu, select Port T

Chapter 4: Trunking363. For the Group ID, choose a trunk group ID from the list. IDs from 1 through 4 are available. Note that when you choose a group

Section I: Using the Menus Interface 37Chapter 5VLANsThis chapter contains the following sections: “VLAN Features” on page 38 “VLAN Overview” on pag

Chapter 5: VLANs38VLAN FeaturesA Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) is a logical grouping of devices on different physical LAN segments that allows use

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide39VLANs can be used to control the flow of data in your network, since the traffic generated by an end-node in

Contents4Guidelines for Creating a VLAN ...

Chapter 5: VLANs40VLAN OverviewThis VLAN overview contains the following sections: “VLAN Name,” next “VLAN Identifier” on page 40 “VLAN Port Membe

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide41Tagged Port MembersA port is a tagged member of a specific VLAN when it is a member of more than one VLAN. If

Chapter 5: VLANs42member of the VLAN). These frames are untagged after transmission from the switch.Guidelines forCreating a VLANThe following are gui

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide43Working with VLANsThis section contains the following procedures for working with VLANs: “Creating a VLAN,”

Chapter 5: VLANs443. In the VID field, supply a number for the VLAN ID, from 2 to 4094.4. In the VLAN Name field, enter a unique name for the VLAN. No

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide45The list of current VLANs is shown in Figure 17.Figure 17. Current VLANs PageModifying aVLANTo modify the por

Chapter 5: VLANs46Protected Ports VLANYou use the protected ports VLAN feature when you want to prevent ports from communicating with one another, but

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide471. From the main menu, select Protected Port.The Protected Port page is shown in Figure 20.Figure 20. Protect

Chapter 5: VLANs48

Section I: Using the Menus Interface 49Chapter 6Class of ServiceThis chapter contains the following sections: “Class of Service Overview” on page 50

5Figure 1. Login Dialog Box ...

Chapter 6: Class of Service50Class of Service OverviewWhen the egress queues on a port in an Ethernet switch contains more packets than the port can h

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide51Table 1 lists the mappings between the eight CoS priority levels and the four egress queues of a switch port.

Chapter 6: Class of Service52example.In this example, the port transmits a maximum of 25 packets from Q3, then 15 packets from Q2, and so forth.Table

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide53Mapping Priorities to QueuesTo map priorities to queues, perform the following procedure:1. From the main men

Chapter 6: Class of Service54Setting Up the ScheduleTo configure map ports to priority queues, perform the following procedure:1. From the main menu,

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide55Assigning Priority to PortsTo assign a priority to a specific port, perform the following procedure:1. From t

Chapter 6: Class of Service56

Section I: Using the Menus Interface 57Chapter 7Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)This chapter contains the following sections: “Spanning Tree Overview” on

Chapter 7: Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)58Spanning Tree OverviewThe performance of a Ethernet network can be negatively impacted by the formation of a

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide59You can change the bridge priority number in the AT-S82 management software. You can designate which switch o

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Chapter 7: Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)60a bridge participating in STP has a cost associated with it. The cost of a port on a bridge is typically base

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide61trunk.You cannot set the port cost manually.Port PriorityIf two paths have the same port cost, the bridges mu

Chapter 7: Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)62change has occurred, especially if it is a large network. If a topology change is made before all bridges hav

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide63Point-to-Point and Edge PortsNoteThis section applies only to RSTP.Part of the task of configuring RSTP is de

Chapter 7: Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)64Figure 25. Edge PortA port can be both a point-to-point and an edge port at the same time. It operates in ful

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide65If you decide to activate spanning tree on the switch, there is no reason not to activate RSTP on an AT-GS950

Chapter 7: Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)66information on tagged and untagged ports, refer to Chapter 5, “VLANs” on page 37.)

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide67Configuring Spanning TreeTo define the spanning tree settings at the switch level, perform the following proc

Chapter 7: Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)68When you select a value for maximum age, observe the following rules:MaxAge must be greater than (2 x (HelloT

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide69packets but forwards them to adjacent switches. This is the default setting.DisabledThe switch processes the

7PrefaceThis guide contains instructions on how to use the AT-S82 management software to manage the AT-GS950/8 Smart Switch switch. This preface conta

Chapter 7: Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)70Configuring STP Port SettingsTo configure the STP settings, perform the following procedure:1. From the main

AT-S82 Management Software User’s Guide71This parameter is used as a tie breaker when two or more ports are determined to have equal costs to the root

Chapter 7: Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)72

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AT-S84 Management Software User’s Guide9Contacting Allied Telesis This section provides Allied Telesis contact information for technical support as we