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Instant EtherFast Series
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EtherFast Managed 24-Port
with Dual Gigabit Switch
Use this guide to install:
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Linksys EtherFast Managed 24-Port
with Dual Gigabit Switch (EF24G2M)
User Guide
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COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. EtherFast is a registered trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective proprietors. LIMITED WARRANTY ® Linksys guarantees that every EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch is free from physical defects in material and workmanship under normal use for FIVE years from th
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® ® EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Table of Contents Introduction Introduction 1 ® The Linksys EtherFast Managed 24-Port Package Contents 2 with Dual Gigabit Switch Getting to Know the Switch 3 ® Migrate your network to Gigabit speed with the EtherFast Managed 24-Port with LEDs 3 Dual Gigabit Switch. Perfect for today’s network computing demands, this new The RJ-45 Ports 5 Managed 24-Port Switch from Linksys delivers Layer 3 switching and blazing The Gigabit
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® ® EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Getting to Know the Switch LEDs Power (Green) The LED will illuminate when the switch is powered on. SNMP (Green) The LED will illuminate when the switch is being managed via SNMP. Package Contents Console (Green) The LED will illuminate when the switch is being managed via the local console. ® • One EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch • One Power Cord Fan Failure (Green) The LED will illuminate when a fa
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® ® EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch MODE The RJ-45 Ports COL (Amber) The LED will illuminate when collisions are ® The EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch is equipped with detected. twenty-four 10/100 RJ-45 ports. These RJ-45 ports support network speeds of ACT (Amber) The LED will illuminate when there are active either 10-100Mbps in half-duplex mode, or 20-200Mbps in full-duplex mode. ports. Auto-sensing technology enables each port to aut
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® ® EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Rack-Mounting the Switch Installing the Switch ® The EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch can be used as a Pre-Installation Considerations free-standing unit, or installed in any standard 19-inch rack. Fast Ethernet Considerations Use the following instructions to rack-mount the Switch: If you will be using the Switch for Fast Ethernet (100Mbps) or Gigabit Before you begin, disconnect all cables from the Swit
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® ® EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch 2. The following screen will appear. Enter a Name for this connection. In Switch Management the example below, the name of the connection is EF24G2M. Click the OK button. Overview ® The Linksys EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch offers an easy-to-use, menu-driven configuration program. This program can be accessed by a console interface, a Web browser, a telnet connection, or SNMP/RMON. Using this config
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® ® EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch 4. When the following screen appears, make sure that the Switch’s serial port Telnet Management settings are as follows: Telnet management is available after the Switch has been configured with a BAUD RATE: 19200 valid IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway (for Layer 2 mode) via the DATA BITS: 8 console interface. Use telnet from any computer attached to the network. PARITY: None STOP BITS: 1 SNMP/RMON Management FL
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® ® EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Main Menu Configuring the Switch After you log on to the Switch, the Main Menu screen will appear. Overview The Switch’s menu-driven configuration program may be configured using the local console, a Web browser, telnet, or SNMP/RMON. The remote man- agement methods can be used once the IP parameters have been set via the local console. Logging On to the Switch When logging on to the Switch, you will receive the following s
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® ® EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch • Network Monitor Menu - Provides access to port statistics, RMON statis- System Information tics, address tables, VLAN registration and forwarding information, multi- cast groups, and subnet addresses. The System Information screen displays descriptive information about the Switch or system. • System Restart Menu - Resets the management agent. • Exit - Exits the program and terminates communications with the Switch for the
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® ® EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Switch Information Management Setup Menu The Switch Information screen displays hardware and firmware version num- The Management Setup Menu screen allows you to adjust the communication bers for the main board, as well as the power status. parameters, ensuring a reliable connection. The new administrator password is set through this menu. The IP parameters for Web, telnet, or SNMP/RMON management are set here as well. • Ha
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® ® EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Network Configuration IP Configuration The Network Configuration menu allows you to set the Switch’s IP address, The IP Configuration menu allows you to configure the IP parameters. configure the IP parameters, or enable the on-board Web management. (Only displayed in Layer 2 mode) • Interface Type - Indicates IP over Ethernet. • IP Configuration* - Sets the bootup option or configure the Switch’s IP parameters. • IP Addres
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® ® EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch IP Connectivity Test (Ping) HTTP Configuration The HTTP Configuration screen allows you to enable or disable Web man- The IP Connectivity Test is used to see if another site or node on the net- agement. work can be reached. Note: Port 80 is used for HTTP service. • IP Address - IP address of the device you want to ping. Select Apply to make changes. Select OK to return to the previous panel. Select Cancel to cancel any cha
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® ® EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Serial Port Configuration SNMP Configuration The Serial Port Configuration screen allows you to access the communication The SNMP Configuration screen displays parameters for the Simple Network parameters for the Switch’s serial port. Management Protocol (SNMP). • Baud Rate - The rate at which data is sent between devices. Default is 19200. Options are 9600, 19200, and 38400 baud. • Send Authentication Fail Traps - Issue a
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® ® EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch SNMP Communities IP Trap Managers The SNMP Communities screen allows you to configure the community The IP Trap Managers screen specifies management stations that will strings authorized for management access. Up to five community names receive authentication failure messages or other trap messages from the may be entered. Switch. Up to five trap managers may be entered. • Community Name - A community entry authorized for m
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® ® EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch User Configuration Add User The User Configuration screen to restrict management access based on speci- The Add User screen allows you to add a user. fied user names and passwords. There are two user types, Administrator and Guest. Only the Administrator has write access for parameters governing the SNMP agent. • User Name - Specifies user authorized management access to the Switch via the console, telnet, or the Web. • U
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® ® EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch TFTP Download Configuration File The TFTP Download screen lets you load software updates to permanent The Configuration File screen allows you to load a configuration file on any flash ROM in the Switch. After downloading the new software, the agent will Switch on the network. automatically restart itself. • Station IP - IP address of the Switch you want the configuration file to • Download Server IP - IP address of a TFTP
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® ® EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Device Control Menu The Device Control Menu is used to control a broad range of functions, including port mode, port mirroring, port trunking, Spanning Tree, VLANs, IP subnets, multicast filtering, and routing protocols. Note: This screen shots shows the Device Control Menu displayed by a Layer 2 switch. • IGMP Snooping Configuration - Configures IGMP multicast filtering. (Only displayed for Layer 2 mode. When the Switch i
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® ® EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch System Mode Layer 2 Menu The System Mode screen lets you set the Switch to operate as a Layer 2 The Layer 2 Menu contains options for port configuration, port mirroring, switch or as a multilayer routing switch. As a Layer 2 switch, the Switch and port trunking. makes all filtering and forwarding decisions based strictly on MAC address- es. As a multilayer routing switch, it switches packets for all non-IP protocols based o
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® ® EtherFast Series EtherFast Managed 24-Port with Dual Gigabit Switch Port Configuration connected directly to the Switch when its buffers fill. When enabled, back pressure is used for half duplex and IEEE 802.3x for full duplex. The Port Configuration screen lets you display or set communication parameters for any port or module on the Switch, including administrative Note: Flow control should not be used if a port is connected to a hub. status, auto-negotiation, default communication speed
