Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SmartGST-2402M UNICOM Electric
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UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 1 Introduction Unicom’s new 24 Port SmartGST-2402M is a high-speed, professional-grade managed Fast Ethernet switch that provides wire-speed, a Fast Ethernet switching technology that allows high-performance, low-cost connections up to Full-Duplex, 100Mbps Fast Ethernet networks.
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www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 2 ■ Full wire speed forwarding rate ■ 6K-entry MAC address table ■ 3Mbits for shared packet buffer ■ LED-indicators: Per unit: Power Per UTP Port: 100M, LK/ACT, Full/.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 3 IGMP IGMP Snooping for Multi-Media application, IGMP group supports 256 groups Port Security MAC address filter for ingress an egress packet Static MAC address Lock for Source address. Port Mirror Global System support 3 mirroring type RX, TX and both packet.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 4 Ethernet Switching Technology Ethernet Switching Technology dramatically boosted the total bandwidth of a network, eliminated congestion problems inherent with Carrier Sense multiple access with Collision Detection ( CSMA/CD ) protocol, and greatly reduced unnecessary transmissions.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 5 2 4 6 8 1 3 5 7 10 12 14 16 9 11 13 15 18 19 22 24 17 19 21 23 Console Port LED Indicators 10/100Base-TX RJ-45 ports Module slot Figure 2-1. The Front panel of SmartGST-2402M RJ-45 Ports ( Auto MDI/MDIX ): Twenty-four 10/100 N-way auto-sensing connections for 10Base- T or 100Base- TX.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 6 Off No device attached or in half-duplex mode. Table 2-1. The Description of LED Indicators Rear Panel The 3-pronged power plug and ventilation fan are located at the rear Panel of the SmartGST-2402M as shown in Figure 2-2.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 7 Rack-mounted Installation The SmartGST-2402M comes with a rack-mounting kit and can be mounted in an EIA standard sized, 19-inch Rack. The Switch can be placed in a wiring closet with other equipment. Perform the following steps to rack mount the switch: A.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 8 Power On Connect the power cord to the power socket on the rear panel of the Switch. The other side of power cord connects to the power outlet. The internal power supply in the Switch works with AC in the voltage range 100-240V AC, frequency 50~60Hz.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 9 Figure 3-1. Small Workg roup Application Segment Bridge In enterprise networks where large data broadcasts are constantly processed, this switch is perfect for department users connecting to the corporate backbone.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 10 Connecting to the Switch The Console port is a male DB-9 connector that enables connection of a PC or terminal for monitoring and configuring the Switch. Use the supplied RS-232 cable to connect a terminal or PC to the Console port.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 11 Main Menu Login 1. When the Login screen appears, press Enter 2. You can type user name and password to login. The default user name is “root” and the default password is “root ”. 4-1 Main Menu There are five options available: Status and Counters: Shows the status of the switch.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 12 You can press the Tab or Backspace key to choose an item and then the Enter key to select an item. 4-2-1. Port Status This page displays the status of every port Actions-> You can press the Tab or Backspace key to choose an item and the Enter key to select an item.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 13 Actions-> You can press the Tab or Backspace key to choose an item and then the Enter key to select an item. <Quit>: Exit the page of port status and return to previous menu. <Refresh>: Set all counts to 0. <Previous Page>: Display previous page.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 14 4-3. Switch Static Configuration You can press the Tab or Backspace key to choose an item and then the Enter key to select an item.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 15 4-3-1-1. Device Information This page provides configuration of the device information. Actions-> <Edit>: Configure all items. When finished with configuration press Backspace to go back to action menu line. <Save>: Save all configured values.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 16 4-3-1-2. IP Configuration Configuration of the IP setting. Actions-> <Edit>: Configure all items. When finished with configuration press ESC to go back to action menu line. <Save>: Save all configured values.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 17 4-3-1-4. Change Password Use this page to change Web Management user password. 4-3-2. Port Configuration This page can change all port statuses and configure the trunk group. Press the TA B key to select an item to configure and press SPACE to make a change.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 18 Actions-> <Quit>: Exit the port configuration page and return to previous menu. <Edit>: Configure all items. When finished with configuration press ESC to go back to action menu line. <Save>: Save all configured values.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 19 <Edit>: Configure all items. When finished with configuration press ESC to go back to action menu line. <Save>: Save all configured values. Before you leave this session, please execute this command or you will lose all changes.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 20 4-3-5. V LAN Configuration This is where you can configure the VLAN mode as port-based VLAN, 802.1Q VLAN, or disabled VLAN. NOTE: After changing the VLAN mode, you must reset the switch before changes will take effect. 4-3-5-1.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 21 4-3-4-2. Create a V LAN Group _Create Port-Based V LAN Create a port-based V LAN and add member/nonmember ports to it. Select <Edit>. V LAN Name: Type a name for the new V LAN. Group ID: Type the V LAN group ID. The group ID range is 1 ~ 4096.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 22 _ Create 802.1Q V LAN Create an 802.1Q V LAN and add tagged /untagged member ports to it. 1. Select <Edit> . 2. V LAN Name: Type a name for the new V LAN. 3. V LAN ID: Type a VID (between 1~4096). The default is 1. There are 256 V LAN groups available.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 23 NOTE: If a trunk group exists, you can see it (ex: T RK1, T RK.) after port 26 and configure it whether it is a member of the V LAN or not. Actions-> <Quit>: Exit this page and return to previous menu. <Edit>: Configure all items.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 24 4-3-4-4. Groups Sorted Mode In this page, users can select the V LAN groups sorting mode: (1) sorted by name or (2) sorted by VID. In the Edit/Delete a V LAN group , this page will be displayed. In the Edit/Delete a V LAN Group page, the result of sorted by VID.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 25 4-3-5. Priority Configuration There are 0~7 priority levels that can be set to high or low priority. 1. Select <Edit> . 2. Press the Space key to select the priority level mapping to high or low queue. 3. High/Low Queue Service Ration: User can select the ratio of high and low priority packets.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 26 4-3-6-1. Static MAC Address When you add a static MAC address, it remains in the switch's address table, regardless of whether the device is physically connected to the switch or not.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 27 4-3-6-2. Filtering MAC Address Edit Filtering MAC address 1. Press <Edit> to modify a static Filtering address. 2. Choose the MAC address that you want to modify and then press Enter . 3. Press <Edit> key to modify all the items.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 28 4-3-7-1. MAC Address Aging Time Type the number of seconds that an inactive MAC address remains in the switch’s address table. The valid range is 0 or 300~765 seconds. Default is 300 seconds. Actions-> <Edit>: Configure all items.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 29 4-3-7-4. Collision Retry Forever Collisions Retry Forever: Disable – In half duplex, collision will retry 48 times and then drop frame. Enable – In half duplex, collision will retry indefinitely. 4-3-7-5. Hash Algorithm This Hash Algorithm is for hardware maintenance with MAC table calculations.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 30 4-4-1-1. STP Enable This page enables or disables the Spanning Tree function. Press the Space key to select enable or disable. 4-4-1-2. System Configuration 1. You can view spanning tree information about the Root Bridge on the left.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 31 4-4-1-3. Perport Configuration 1. State: Display spanning tree status for the switch: whether each port is forwarding or blocking. 2. Select <Edit> . 3. PathCost: Specifies the path cost of the port that the switch uses to determine which ports are the forwarding ports.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 32 4-4-2. SNMP Use this page to define management stations as trap managers and to enter SNMP community strings. User can also define a name, location, and contact person for the switch. 4-4-2-1. SNMP System Options 1. Press <Edit> .
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 33 4-4-2-2.Community Strings Use this page to enter SNMP community strings. 1. Community Name: Type the name of the current strings. 2. Write Access: Enable privileges as read only or read/write. a. Read only : Enables requests accompanied by this string to display MIB-object information.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 34 _Delete Community Name 1. Press <Delete> key. 2. Choose the community name that you want to delete and then press Enter .
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 35 Actions-> <Add>: Create a trap manager. <Edit>: Modify all items. Press ESC when finished with configuration to go back to the action menu line. <Delete>: Delete a trap manager. After deleting an item, press <Save> to complete the operation.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 36 4-4-3. LACP This page can configure and view the LACP status. 4-4-3-1.Working Ports Setting 1. Group ID: There are seven configurable Trunking groups. Choose the “Group ID” and click “Get”. 2. LACP: Press Space key to enable or disable LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol) support.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 37 Actions-> <Edit>: Configure all items. When finished with configuration, press ESC to go back to action menu line. <Save>: Save all configured values. <Quit>: Exit this page and return to previous menu. 4-4-3-2.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 38 Actions-> <Edit>: Configure all items. Finished configure press “ESC” to go back action menu line. <Save>: Save all configure value. <Quit>: Exit this page and return to previous menu. 4-4-3-3.LACP Status When you setting up a trunking group, you can see relationship information here.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 39 4-4-5-1. 802.1X Enable Press “ Space ” to Enable/Disable Actions-> <Quit>: Exit this page and return to previous menu. <Previous Page>: Return to previous page to view. <Next page>: Go to next page to view.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 40 4-4-5-1. System Configuration When enabling the IEEE 802.1X function, all parameters can be configured. 1. Radius Server IP: Set the Radius Server IP address. 2. Shared Key: Set an encryption key to use during authentication sessions with the specified radius server.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 41 4-4-5-2. Per Port Configuration State provides Disable, Accept, Reject and Authorize options. Press the Space key to change state. 4-4-5-3. Misc ellaneous Configuration 1. Quiet period: Set the period during which the port doesn’t try to acquire a supplicant.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 42 authentication request. 5. Reauthorize Maximum: Sets the number of authentication attempts that must time- out before authentication fails and the authentication session ends. 6. Reauthorize period: Sets the period of time after which clients connected must be re-authenticated.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 43 4-5-3. TFTP Update Firmware This page provides the updating of firmware, restoration of the EEPROM value, or the uploading of the current EEPROM value. 4-5-3-1. TFTP Update Firmware How to update TFTP firmware. 1. Start the TFTP server and copy firmware update version image file to TFTP server.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 44 8. Restart switch. 4-5-3-2. Restore TFTP Configuration This page shows how to restore the EEPROM value and save an image file from a TFTP server. 1. Start the TFTP server. 2. Press <Edit> on this page. 3. TFTP Server IP: Type the IP of TFTP server.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 45 4-5-3-3. TFTP Backup Configuration Here you can save the current EEPROM value to an image file. Then go to the update configuration page to restore the EEPROM value. 1. Start the TFTP server. 2. Press <Edit> on this page.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 46 3. Select “ send file " under the " tran sfer " menu from the menu bar. 4. Press the " browse " button to select the path. 5. Select " 1K Xmodem " for protocol and press the " Send " button.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 47 The Web-Based Management supports Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows. It is based on Java Applets with an aim to reduce network bandwidth consumption, enhance access speed, and presents easy navigation. Note: By default, IE5.0 or later version does not allow Java Applets to open sockets.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 48 5-1. Web Management Overview 5-2. Port status This page displays all port status. 1. State: Displays port status, disable or enable. Unlink will be treated as disabled. 2. Link Status: Down is “No Link”, UP is “Link”.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 49 10. Config: Displays the state of the user setting. 11. Actual: Displays the negotiation result. User can see a single port counter as follows.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 50 5-3. Port Statistics The following information provides a view of the current status of the unit. Press “ Reset ” button to clear all counts.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 51 5-4-2. Switch Setting 5-4-2-1.Basic Description: Displays the name of device type. MAC Address: The unique hardware address assigned by the manufacturer (default) Firmware Version: Displays the switch’s firmware version. ASIC Version: Displays the switch’s Hardware version.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 52 Default is 300 seconds. Max bridge transmit delay bound control: Limits the packet queuing time in the switch. If enabled, any packets exceeding queue will be dropped. The valid values are 1sec, 2 sec, 4 sec, and off. Enable Low Queue Delay Bound: Limits the low priority packet queuing time in the switch.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 53 high-priority queue. These options represent the number of high priority packets sent before one low priority packet is sent. For example, 5 High: 2 Low means that the switch sends 5 high priority packets before sending 2 low priority packets.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 54 IGMP should be enabled when the router’s IP address is not smaller than other switches in the subnet. This switch supports IGMP protocol but IGMP must be enabled and the Router must be the Querier. The following topology must be set when the IP address of the switch is not the smallest in the subnet.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 55 Note: It is suggested that the VOD server switch have the smallest IP address. 5-4-3. Console Port Information 1. Console is a standard UART interface to communicate with the Serial Port. User can use the Windows Hyper Terminal program to link to the switch.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 56 6. Flow Control: User can set flow control function to ON or OFF in Full Duplex mode. 7. Back Pressure: User can set backpressure to ON or OFF in Half Duplex mode. 8. Band Width: Ports 1 ~ 24 support per-port ingress and egress rate control.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 57 5-4-5-1. Aggregator setting System Priority: A value used to identify the active LACP. The switch with the lowest value has the highest priority and is selected as the active LACP. 1. Group ID: There are seven configurable trunk groups.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 58 5-4-5-3. State Activity Active (selection) : The port automatically sends LACP protocol packets. Passive (no selection) : The port does not automatically send LACP protocol packets and responds only if it receives LACP protocol packets from the opposite device.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 59 5-4-6-1. IGMP Snooping The SmartGST-2401 supports IP multicast. Users can enable IGMP protocol on the Web Management’s Advanced page. It displays the IGMP snooping information where you can view the difference between the multicast group VID and the member port.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 60 1. From the main menu, click administrator Filter Database Static MAC Address. 2. In the MAC address box, enter the MAC address to and from which the port should permanently forward traffic, regardless of the device’s network activity.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 61 5-4-6-3. MAC filtering MAC address filtering allows the switch to drop unwanted traffic. Traffic is filtered based on the destination addresses. 1. In the MAC Address box, enter the MAC address that you want to filter. 2. If tag-based (802.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 62 In the default configuration, V LAN support is disabled. NOTE: Restart the Switch after making changes to the V LAN mode. Support Port-based V LAN Packets are only passed among members of the same V LAN group. Note : All unselected ports are treated as belonging to another single V LAN.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 63 5-4-7-1. Port Based V LAN 1. Click Add to create a new V LAN group. 2. Enter the V LAN name, group ID and select the members for the new V LAN. 3. Click Apply . 4. If there are many groups that exceed the limit of a single page, you can click the “ NextPage ” to view other V LAN groups.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 64 5-4-7-2. 802.1Q (802.1Q V LAN) In this page, users can create Tag-based V LAN and enable or disable GV RP protocol. There are 256 V LAN groups to available. If 802.1Q V LAN is enabled, all ports on the switch belong to the default V LAN, called VID # 1.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 65 _ Basic Create a V LAN and add tagged member ports to it. 1. . From the main menu, click administrator V LAN configuration, click Add as below. 2. Type a name for the new V LAN. 3. Type a V LAN ID (between 2-4094). The default is 1.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 66 7. Use this page to set the outgoing frames as V LAN- Tagged frames. Click Apply . Tag: outgoing frames are V LAN- Tagged. Untag: outgoing frames are not V LAN- Tagged. _ Port VID Configure port VID settings From the main 802.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 67 V LAN ID Set the port V LAN ID that will be assigned to untagged traffic on a given port. This feature is useful for accommodating devices that you want to include in the V LAN but don’t support tagging. The switch allows users to set one V LAN ID for each port.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 68 1. You can view spanning tree information about the Root Bridge. 2. You can view spanning tree status about the switch. 3. You can set the new value for the STP parameter. Click Apply to modify. 4. The following parameter can be configured on each port.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 69 5-4-10. SNMP Any Network Management Program running the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) can manage this switch, provided the Management Information Base (MIB) is installed correctly on the management station. The SNMP is a Protocol that governs the transfer of information between management and agent.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 70 2. Community strings serve as passwords and can be entered as one of the following: RO: Read only. Enables requests accompanied by this string to display MIB-object information. RW: Read write. Enables requests accompanied by this string to display MIB-object information and to set MIB objects.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 71 5-4-12. 802.1X When enabling the IEEE 802.1X function, you can configure the parameters of this function. 5-4-12-1. System Configuration 1. Radius Server IP: Sets the Radius Server IP address. 2. Server Port: Sets the UDP destination port for authentication requests to the specified Radius Server.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 72 5-4-12-2. Per port Configuration There are four configuration states for each port: Reject: The specified port is required to be held in the Unauthorized state. Accept: The specified port is required to be held in the Authorized state.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 73 5-4-12-3. Miscellaneous Configuration ■ Quiet period: Sets the period during which the port doesn’t try to acquire a supplicant. ■ Tx period: Sets the period the port waits to retransmit next EAPOL PDU during an authentication session.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 74 5-4-13-2. TFTP Backup Configuration Use this page to set TFTP server IP address. You can save the current EEPROM value here and then go to the TFTP restore configuration page to restore the EEPROM value. 5-4-14. Factory Default Reset Switch to default configuration.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 75 Console -- 1K Xmodem Firmware Update We provide the ability to update the 1k Xmodem firmware through the console. 1K Xmodem only works in 57,600bps mode so in order to download the firmware update, you must change the baud rate to 57,600bps.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 76 2. Once connected, you will see “CCCC…”displayed on the console. Select Transfer Send File. 3. Select 1K Xmodem in the Protocol item and denote a destination for the image file folder.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 77 4. Start download image file. 5. Once download is complete, the switch system will update the firmware automatically. 6. Once updated, the switch will reboot automatically.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 78 Troubleshooting This section is intended to help you solve the most common problems on the SmartGST-2402M. Incorrect connections ■ Courtesy of Auto MDI/MDIX, The SmartGST-2402M can automatically detect straight or crossover cables when you link to another Ethernet device.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 79 STP ) cable for RJ-45 connections: Category 5e cable for 10/100Mbps connections. Also be sure that the length of any twisted-pair connection does not exceed 100 meters ( 328 feet ). Gigabit ports should use Category 5e or 6 cable for 1000Mbps connections.
www.unicomlink.com UNICOM 80 Technical Specification This section below provides the specifications of the SmartGST-2402M. Specifications Standard IEEE802.3 10BASE- T IEEE802.3u 100BASE- TX/100BASE-FX IEEE802.3z Gigabit SX/LX IEE802.3ab Gigabit 1000T IEEE802.
UNICOM SmartGST-2402M 81 Power Supply 100-240V AC, 50-60Hz EMI FCC Class A, CE Mark Safety UL, cUL.
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