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MAGNUM 6K FAMILY OF SWITCHES
Managed Network Software (MNS)
MNS-6K-SECURE 14.1.4 and MNS-6K 4.1.4
CLI User Guide
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Preface This guide describes how to use the Command Line Interface (CLI) for the Magnum 6K family of switches. For the Web Management Interface please refer to the Web Management Guide. Some simple guidelines which will be useful for configuring and using the Magnum 6K family of switches - If you need information on a specific command in the CLI, type the command name after you type the word “help” (help ) or just type [Enter]. If you need information on a spec
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Trademarks GarrettCom Inc. reserves the right to change specifications, performance characteristics and/or model offerings without notice. GarrettCom, Magnum, S-Ring, Link-Loss-Learn, Converter Switch, Convenient Switch and Personal Switch are trademarks and Personal Hub is a registered trademark of GarrettCom, Inc. NEBS is a registered trademark of Telcordia Technologies. UL is a registered trademark of Underwriters Laboratories. Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corporat
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Table of Contents 1 – Conventions Followed ............................................................... 19 Flow of the User Guide .......................................................... 21 2 – Getting Started ............................................................................ 23 Before starting .......................................................................... 23 MNS-6K Software Updates ....................................................... 24 Console connection .
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Upgrading to MNS-6K-SECURE ......................................... 36 List of commands in this chapter .......................................... 37 3 – IP Address and System Information ..................................... 39 IP Addressing ............................................................................... 39 Importance of an IP address .................................................. 39 DHCP and bootp .....................................................................
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Configuring IPv6 ...................................................................... 74 List of commands in this chapter .......................................... 75 5 – DHCP Server .................................................................. 77 Modes of Operation ................................................................ 78 Technical Details ...................................................................... 79 DHCP Discovery ...........................................
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8 – Access Using RADIUS ................................................. 106 RADIUS ..................................................................................... 106 802.1x ....................................................................................... 106 Configuring 802.1x ................................................................. 109 List of commands in this chapter ........................................ 114 9 – Access Using TACACS+ ...........................
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Using STP ................................................................................ 148 List of commands in this chapter ........................................ 158 13 – Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) ...................... 159 RSTP concepts ........................................................................... 159 Transition from STP to RSTP ............................................. 160 Configuring RSTP ...............................................................
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Configuring QoS .................................................................... 208 List of commands in this chapter ........................................ 213 18 – IGMP ........................................................................... 214 IGMP concepts .......................................................................... 214 IGMP-L2 ................................................................................. 218 Configuring IGMP ................................
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System Events ......................................................................... 272 MAC Address Table .............................................................. 277 List of commands in this chapter ........................................ 278 APPENDIX 1 - Command listing by Chapter .................. 281 Chapter 2 – Getting Started .................................................. 281 Chapter 3 – IP Address and System Information ............. 282 Chapter 4 – IPv6 .........
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Using Mozilla Firefox (ver. 3.x) ........................................... 329 Using Internet Explorer (ver 7.x) ........................................ 333 Using Other Browsers ........................................................... 334 APPENDIX 5 – Updating MNS-6K Software .................... 335 1. Getting Started ...................................................... 336 Selecting the proper version ..................................... 337 Downloading the MNS-6K software ...
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List of Figures FIGURE 1 - HyperTerminal screen showing the serial settings ................................................................. 25 FIGURE 2 - Prompt indicating the switch model number as well as mode of operation – note the commands to switch between the levels is not shown here. ............................................................. 26 FIGURE 3 – As the switch tries to determine its mode of operation and its IP address, it may assign and release the IP address a n
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FIGURE 24 - Changing telnet access – note in this case, the enable command was repeated without any effect to the switch ................................................................................................................ 42 FIGURE 25 - Reviewing the console parameters – note telnet is enabled .................................................. 43 FIGURE 26 - Example of a telnet session ...........................................................................................
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FIGURE 46 – displaying configuration for different modules. Note – multiple modules can be specified on the command line ..................................................................................................... 64 FIGURE 47 – Hide or display system passwords .................................................................................... 65 FIGURE 48 – Erasing configuration without erasing the IP address ....................................................... 66 FIGURE 49 –
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FIGURE 70 – securing the network using port access ............................................................................ 113 FIGURE 71 – Flow chart describing the interaction between local users and TACACS authorization .......................................................................................................................... 117 FIGURE 72 – TACACS packet format ............................................................................................. 118 FIGURE 73
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FIGURE 94 – More than one S-Ring pair can be selected and more than one S-Ring can be defined per switch. Note – the mP62 as well as the ES42 switches support LLL and can participate in S-Ring as an access switch .................................................................................. 180 FIGURE 95 – Activating S-Ring on the switch .................................................................................... 182 FIGURE 96 – S-Ring configuration commands for root switch ...
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FIGURE 112 – The network for the ‘show lacp’ command listed below .................................................. 203 FIGURE 113 – LACP information over a network ............................................................................. 204 FIGURE 114 – ToS and DSCP ......................................................................................................... 206 FIGURE 115 - IP Precedence ToS Field in an IP Packet Header....................................................
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FIGURE 136 – Predefined conditions for the relay ................................................................................ 257 FIGURE 137 – Setting up the external electrical relay and alerts .......................................................... 260 FIGURE 138 – setting SMTP to receive SNMP trap information via email ......................................... 265 FIGURE 139 – Optimizing serial connection (shown for Hyper Terminal on Windows XP). The highlighted fields are the on
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FIGURE 163 – Make sure to select the Xmodem protocol and the proper directory where the configuration is saved. Click on Receive. This starts the file transfer. ......................................... 345 FIGURE 164 – Status window for Xmodem (using HyperTerminal under Windows XP) .................... 346 FIGURE 165 – Message which shows the completion of the file transfer (from ‘saveconf’ command) ........ 346 FIGURE 166 – Example of saveconf command for tftp ...........................
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Chapter 1 1 – Conventions Followed Conventions followed in the manual… o best use this document, please review some of the conventions followed in the manual, including screen captures, interactions and commands with the switch, etc. T Box shows interaction with the switch command line or screen captures from the switch or computer for clarity Commands typed by a user will be shown in a different color and this font Switch prompt – shown in Bold font, with a “# or >” at the en
