LevelOne GEP-0950 User Manual

i GEP-0950 8 GE PoE-Plus + 1 GE SFP Web Smart Switch User Manual V1.0

4 2. Installation 2-1. Installing the Switch This section will give users a quick start for: - Hardware and Cable Installation - Managem

4. Repeat the above steps, as needed, for each module to be installed into slot(s) 5. Hav

6 2-1-2. Cabling Requirements To help ensure a successful installation and keep the network performance good, please take a care on the ca

Case2a: Port-based VLAN 1. The same VLAN members could not be in different switches. 2. Every VLAN members could not access VLAN members each

8 Case3a: The same VLAN members can be at different switches with the same VID.

2-1-3. Configuring the Management Agent of GEP-0950 In the way of web, user is allowed to startup the switch management function. Users can use any o

10 identifier (address) and host identifier (address). The former indicates the network where the addressed host resides, and the latter indicat

Class D is a class with first 4 MSB (Most significance bit) set to 1-1-1-0 and is used for IP Multicast. See also RFC 1112. Class E is a class with fi

12 Prefix Length No. of IP matched No. of Addressable IP /32 1 - /31 2 - /30 4 2 /29 8 6 /28 16 14 /27 32 30 /26 64 62 /25 1

First, IP Address: as shown in the figure above, enter “192.168.1.1”, for instance. For sure, an IP address such as 192.168.1.x must be set

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14 3. Basic Concept and Management This chapter will tell you the basic concept of features to manage this switch and how they work. 3-1. What’s

This above diagram shows the Ethernet architecture, LLC sub-layer and MAC sub-layer, which are responded to the Data Link la

16 SSAP, Control and Information. The DSAP address field identifies the one or more service access points, in which the I/G bit indicates it is indiv

3-3. Media Access Control (MAC) 3-3-1. MAC Addressing Because LAN is composed of many nodes, for the data exchanged among these nodes, each nod

18 PRE SFD DA SA Type/Length Data Pad bit if any FCS 7 7 6 6 2 46-1500 4 - Preamble (PRE) —The PRE is 7-byte long with alternating pattern of on

- It is created by the sending MAC and recalculated by the receiving MAC to check if the packet is damaged or not. How does a MAC work? The MAC

20 Ethernet MAC transmits frames in half-duplex and full-duplex ways. In half-duplex operation mode, the MAC can either transmit or receive frame

Parameter value/LAN 10Base 100Base 1000Base Max. collision domain DTE to DTE 100 meters 100 meters for UTP 412 meters for fiber 100 m

22 3-4. Flow Control Flow control is a mechanism to tell the source device stopping sending frame for a specified period of time designated by

Frame Reception In essence, the frame reception is the same in both operations of half duplex and full duplex, except that full-duplex operation

4-4-2. Factory Default ...78 4-4-3. Software Upgrade ...

24 the following table. Bits 15-13 User Priority 7-0, 0 is lowest priority Bit 12 CFI (Canonical Format Indicator) 1: RIF field is present

3-5. How does a switch work? The switch is a layer 2 Ethernet Switch equipped with 8 Gigabit Ethernet ports and 1 optional module which s

26 3-6. Virtual LAN What is a VLAN? It is a subset of a LAN. Before we discuss VLAN, we must understand what LAN is. In general, a LAN is comp

Now we apply VLAN technology to configure the system shown as the figure above. We can partition the users into the different logical networks whic

28 Other VLAN technologies not mentioned above are MAC-based VLAN, IP-based VLAN and so on. Terminology Tagged Frame: A frame, carrying a tag field

Port VLAN Identifier: VLAN identifier of a port. It also can be referred to as PVID. When an untagged frame or a priority-tagged fram

30 Independent VLAN Learning (IVL): It specifies the mode how to learn MAC address. For a specified VLAN, it will use an independent filtering da

Name VID Port Members Marketing 2 1,2 Service 3 4,6,7 Sales 4 3,5 Administration 1 8,9 Next, assigns IP address to each VLAN. Us

32 3-7. Link Aggregation Basically, Link Aggregation is to aggregate the bandwidth of more than one port to an assigned logical link. This highly i

Terminology Link Aggregation: It is a method to have multiple physical links with the same media and speed bundled to be a logical link forming a Li

iv Caution Circuit devices are sensitive to static electricity, which can damage their delicate electronics. Dry weather conditions or walking acro

34 4. Operation of Web-based Management This chapter would introduce how to manage your Web Smart Switch and how to configure the 10/10

4-1. Web Management Home Overview After login, System Information would be displayed as below. This page lists default values and shows you the basic

36 4-2. Configuration Configuration includes the following functions: System Configuration, System Time, Ports Configuration, VLAN Mode Configurat

Function name: System Configuration Function description: Show system description, firmware version, hardware version, MAC address, serial number, act

38 Fallback IP Address: Users can configure the IP settings and fill in new values. Then, click <Apply> button to update. Default: 192.168.1.1

Default: admin Inactivity Timeout(secs): Set the auto-logout timer. The valid value is 0 ~ 60 in the unit of minute and a decimal point is not allowed

40 4-2-2. System Time Function name: System Time Function description: Allows users to sync system time with NTP Server.

4-2-3. Port Configuration Function name: Port Configuration Function description: Port Configuration is applied for the settings of the ports on the

42 the Enable / Disable Default: disable Link: Show link status of this port. Mode: Set the speed and duplex of the port. If the media is 1Gbp

4-2-4. VLAN Mode Configuration GEP-0950 supports Port-based VLAN and Tag-based VLAN (802.1q). Its VLAN mode supports 9 active VLANs an

Warning:  Self-demolition on Product is strictly prohibited. Damage caused by self-demolition will be charged for repairing fees.  Do not place p

44 4-2-5. VLAN Group Configuration Function name: Tag-Based VLAN Configuration (Tag based VLAN mode) Function description: The VLAN membership config

Parameter description: VID: VLAN identifier. Each tag-based VLAN group has a unique VID. It appears only in tag-based mode. Member: In modify functi

46 Function name: Port-Based VLAN Configuration (Port-based VLAN mode) Function description: It shows the information of VLAN Groups, and al

Parameter description: ID (Group ID): When you want to edit a VLAN group, you must select the Group ID field. Then, you will enter Tag Base VLAN Grou

48 4-2-6. VLAN Port Isolation Configuration Function name: Port Isolation Configuration Function description: Port Isolation provides for an apparat

4-2-7. PoE Power Over Ethernet (PoE) technology allows IP telephones, wireless LAN access points, and other powered devices (PDs) to receive po

50 The Delay time is using for set the time period for PD PoE enable time delay period. It is a solution to avoid rush current to cause shorter PD. T

4-2-8. PoE Status Function name: PoE State Function description: Display the information about the PoE status. Parameter description: Power Reserva

52 Port Status The Port Status shows the port's status. PoE turned OFF - PoE disabled : PoE is disabled by user. PoE turned OFF - Power budget

4-2-9. PoE Auto Checking Function name: PoE Auto Checking Function description: The function is using for PD auto checking. It can allow user to cont

54 4-2-10. PoE Scheduling Function name: PoE Scheduling Function description: This function allows the user to make a perfect schedule of PoE power

Schedule mode: Enable / Disable PoE Scheduling. Port: Local port number. Scheduling: Click the desired day and time of when to activate PoE. is e

56 4-2-11. Aggregation The Aggregation (Port Trunking) Configuration is used to configure the settings of Link Aggregation. You can bundl

4-2-12. IGMP Snooping Function name: IGMP Snooping Configuration Function description: IGMP Snooping lets administrators configure a switch

58 4-2-13. Mirroring Configuration Function name: Mirror Configuration Function description: Mirror Configuration is provided to monitor the

4-2-14. QoS(Quality of Service) Configuration The switch offers powerful QoS function. This function supports VLAN-tagged priority that can make prece

60 Function name: DSCP QoS Mode Function description: In the late 1990s, the IETF redefined the meaning of the 8-bit SERVICE TYPE field to accom

62 4-2-15. Loop Detection Function name: Loop Detection Configuration Function description: The loop detection is used to detect the presenc

When Port No is chosen and enable port' s Loop detection, the port can detect loop happens and port will be Locked. If Loop did not happen, port

1 1. Introduction 1-1. Product Overview The LevelOne GEP-0950 is an intelligent Web Smart Switch, equipped with 8 x 10/100/1000Base-T PoE-Plus port

64 4-2-16. Broadcast Strom Protection Function name: Broadcast Strom Protection configuration Function description: When the broadcast packets rece

Parameter description: Mode: Controls whether Broadcast Strom Protection is enabled (as a whole). Packet Per Second: It is a threshold. When the broad

66 4-2-17. SNMP Any Network Management System (NMS) running the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) can manage the Managed devic

Parameters description: SNMP enable: The term SNMP enable here is used for the activation or de-activation of SNMP. Default is “Disable”. Get/Set/Trap

68 4-3. Monitoring There are four functions contained in the monitoring function: Statistics Overview, Detailed, Statistics, IGMP Status and

4-3-2. Detailed Statistics Function name: Detailed Statistics Function description: Display the detailed counting number of each port’s traffic. In

70 Rx Broad- and Multicast: Show the counting number of the received broadcast with multicast packet. Rx Error Packets: Show the counting nu

Number of 65 ~ 126-byte frames in good and bad packets transmitted. Tx 128-255 Bytes: Number of 127 ~ 255-byte frames in good and bad packets transmit

72 4-3-3. IGMP Status Function name: IGMP Status Function description: Display IGMP status. Parameter description: VLAN Id: Show VLAN Id for each

When a host receives a group membership query, it identifies the groups associated with the query and determines to which groups it belongs.

2 • Management • Supports concisely the status of port and easily port configuration • Supports per port traffic monitoring counters • Supports 80

74 4-3-4. Ping Status Function name: Ping Status Function description: To set up target IP address for ping function and display ping status. Param

Status: Show the result of the ping status. Received replies: Show the received replies number of times.

76 4-4. Maintenance There are five functions contained in the maintenance function. Warm Restart Factory Default Maintenance Softw

4-4-1. Warm Restart Web Smart Switch offers many approaches to reboot your switch, such as: power up, hardware reset and software reset. You can

78 4-4-2. Factory Default Function name: Factory Default Function description: Factory Default provides the function to retrieve default se

4-4-3. Software Upgrade Function name: Software Upgrade Function description: You can just click Browse button to retrieve the file you want in you

80 4-4-4. Configuration File Transfer Function name: Configuration File Transfer Function description: You can backup your switch’s configuration

1-4. Connectors and LEDs 1-4-1. User Interfaces on the Front Panel (Button, LEDs and Plugs) There are 8 Gigabit Ethernet PoE ports and 1 SFP