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D-Link TM DES-6500 User Manual - Device Status

Manual is about: Modular Layer 3 Chassis Ethernet Switch

Summary of TM DES-6500

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    User manual product model: tm des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch release 3.5.

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual _________________________________________________________________________________ information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2006 d-link corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoeve...

  • Page 3: Table of Contents

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual table of contents preface..............................................................................................................................................................Xi intended readers.................................

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual snmp-based management...........................................................................................................................................................................13 command line console interface throug...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual vlans......................................................................................................................................................................................... 55 understanding ieee 802.1p priority.......

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual client .....................................................................................................................................................................................................112 authentication process ....

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual register and register suppression messages ........................................................................................................................................167 assert messages.....................................

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual snmp settings............................................................................................................................................................................................204 snmp trap settings ...........

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual dvmrp monitoring ...................................................................................................................................................................................253 browse dvmrp routing table ........

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual firmware downgrade procedure ...........................................................................................................................................................287 appendix c.....................................

  • Page 11: Preface

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual preface the xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual is divided into sections that describe the system installation and operating instructions with examples. Section 1, introduction - describes the switch ...

  • Page 12: Intended Readers

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual intended readers the xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual contains information for setup and management of the switch. This manual is intended for network managers familiar with network management conc...

  • Page 13: Safety Instructions

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual safety instructions use the following safety guidelines to ensure your own personal safety and to help protect your system from potential damage. Throughout this safety section, the caution icon ( ) is used to indicate cautions and ...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual • • • • • • • • • observe extension cable and power strip ratings. Make sure that the total ampere rating of all products plugged into the extension cable or power strip does not exceed 80 percent of the ampere ratings limit for the...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual note: a qualified electrician must perform all connections to dc power and to safety grounds. All electrical wiring must comply with applicable local or national codes and practices. Caution : never defeat the ground conductor or op...

  • Page 16: Section 1

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual section 1 introduction ethernet technology switch description features ports front-panel components side panel description rear panel description gigabit combo ports ethernet technology fast ethernet technology switch description th...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual high performance switching engine performs forwarding and filtering at full wire speed up to 160gbps. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • full- and half-duplex for all gigabit ports. Full duplex allows the swit...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual the xstack des-6500 layer 3 modular chassis ethernet switch contains 9 slots to install the following available modules: des-6501 backplane chassis • • • • • • • • • • • des-6502 management module des-6506 patch panel for 24 port rj...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual des-6508 16-port 10base-t/100base-tx fast ethernet switch module des-6509 12-port mini gbic (sfp) switch module des-6510 rj21 connectors provide 24-port 10base-t/100base-tx fast ethernet switch module des-6511 power supply modules d...

  • Page 20: Ethernet Technology

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual ethernet technology fast ethernet the growing importance of lans and the increasing complexity of desktop computing applications are fueling the need for high performance networks. A number of high-speed lan technologies are propose...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual front-panel components and led indicators the front panel of the switch consists of led indicators for power, system, reset and alarm off. Also on the front panel resides a rs-232 communication port. Figure 1- 1. Des-6500 front pane...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual section 2 installation package contents before you connect to the network installing the switch without the rack rack installation power on the optional module redundant power system package contents open the shipping carton of the ...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual installing the switch without the rack when installing the switch on a desktop or shelf, the rubber feet included with the switch should first be attached. Attach these cushioning feet on the bottom at each corner of the device. All...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual mounting the switch in a standard 19" rack xstack figure 2- 3. Installing switch in a rack power on plug one end of the ac power cord into the power connector of the switch and the other end into the local power source outlet. After...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual section 3 connecting the switch switch to end node switch to hub or switch connecting to network backbone or server note: all high-performance n-way ethernet ports can support both mdi- ii and mdi-x connections. Switch to end node e...

  • Page 26: Switch to Hub Or Switch

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual switch to hub or switch these connections can be accomplished in a number of ways using a normal cable. A 10base-t hub or switch can be connected to the switch via a twisted-pair category 3, 4 or 5 utp/stp cable. • • • • a 100base-t...

  • Page 27: As A Network Backbone

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual using the xstack des-6500 layer 3 modular chassis ethernet switch as a network backbone the xstack des-6500 chassis switch can be employed as a network backbone for offices or buildings that require many ethernet connections within ...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual section 4 introduction to switch management management options web-based management interface snmp-based management managing user accounts command line console interface through the serial port connecting the console port (rs-232 dc...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual 2. Connect the other end of the cable to a terminal or to the serial connector of a computer running terminal emulation software. Set the terminal emulation software as follows: 3. Select the appropriate serial port (com port 1 or c...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual first time connecting to the switch the switch supports user-based security that can allow you to prevent unauthorized users from accessing the switch or changing its settings. This section tells how to log onto the switch. Note: th...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 4- 3. Command prompt note : the first user automatically gets administrator level privileges. It is recommended to create at least one admin-level user account for the switch. 16.

  • Page 32: Password Protection

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual password protection the xstack des-6500 chassis switch does not have a default user name and password. One of the first tasks when settings up the switch is to create user accounts. If logging in using a predefined administrator-lev...

  • Page 33: Snmp Settings

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual snmp settings simple network management protocol (snmp) is an osi layer 7 (application layer) designed specifically for managing and monitoring network devices. Snmp enables network management stations to read and modify the setting...

  • Page 34: Ip Address Assignment

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual ip address assignment each switch must be assigned its own ip address, which is used for communication with an snmp network manager or other tcp/ip application (for example bootp, tftp). The switch's default ip address is 10.90.90.9...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 4- 5. Assigning the switch an ip address in the above example, the switch was assigned an ip address of 10.53.13.144 with a subnet mask of 255.0.0.0. The system message success indicates that the command was executed successf...

  • Page 36: Section 5

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual section 5 introduction to web-based switch configuration introduction logging on to the web manager web-based user interface basic setup reboot basic switch setup network management switch utilities network monitoring igmp snooping ...

  • Page 37: Web-Based User Interface

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 5- 2. Enter network password window leave both the user name field and the password field blank and click ok. This will open the web-based user interface. The switch management features available in the web-based manager are ...

  • Page 38: Web Pages

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual web pages when you connect to the management mode of the switch with a web browser, a login screen is displayed. Enter a user name and password to access the switch's management mode. Below is a list and description of the main fold...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual section 6 configuring the switch switch information switch ip settings advanced settings port configuration port mirroring configuration link aggregation igmp snooping spanning tree forward & filtering vlan traffic control port secu...

  • Page 40: Switch Information

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual switch information the subsections below describe how to change some of the basic settings for the switch such as changing ip settings and assigning user names and passwords for management access privileges, as well as how to save t...

  • Page 41: Switch Ip Settings

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual switch ip settings the ip address may initially be set using the console interface prior to connecting to it through the ethernet. If the switch ip address has not yet been changed, read the introduction of the xstack des-6500 modul...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual manual allows the entry of an ip address, subnet mask, and a default gateway for the switch. These fields should be of the form xxx.Xxx.Xxx.Xxx , where each xxx is a number (represented in decimal form) between 0 and 255. This addre...

  • Page 43: Advanced Settings

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual advanced settings the advanced settings window contains the main settings for all major functions for the switch. To view the advanced settings window, click its link in the configuration folder. This will enable the following windo...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual gvrp status use this pull-down menu to enable or disable gvrp on the switch. Telnet status telnet configuration is enabled by default. If you do not want to allow configuration of the system through telnet, choose disabled . Telnet ...

  • Page 45: Port Configuration

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual port configuration this section contains information for configuring various attributes and properties for individual physical ports, including port speed and address learning. Clicking on port configurations in the configuration me...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual flow control displays the flow control scheme used for the various port configurations. Ports configured for full-duplex use 802.3x flow control, half-duplex ports use backpressure flow control, and auto ports use an automatic selec...

  • Page 47: Port Mirroring Configuration

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual port mirroring configuration the switch allows you to copy frames transmitted and received on a port and redirect the copies to another port. You can attach a monitoring device to the mirrored port, such as a sniffer or an rmon prob...

  • Page 48: Link Aggregation

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual link aggregation understanding port trunk groups port trunk groups are used to combine a number of ports together to make a single high-bandwidth data pipeline. The xstack des-6500 chassis switch supports up to 32 port trunk groups ...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual the switch treats all ports in a trunk group as a single port. Data transmitted to a specific host (destination address) will always be transmitted over the same port in a trunk group. This allows packets in a data stream to arrive ...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 6- 8. Link aggregation group configuration window – add figure 6- 9. Link aggregation group configuration window - modify the user-changeable parameters are as follows: parameter description group id select an id number for t...

  • Page 51: Lacp Port Settings

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual unit choose the unit of the switch in the chassis to be configured. Choose member ports choose the members of a trunked group. 2 to 8 ports can be assigned to an individual group. Active port shows the port that is currently forward...

  • Page 52: Igmp Snooping

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual igmp snooping internet group management protocol (igmp) snooping allows the switch to recognize igmp queries and reports sent between network stations or devices and an igmp host. When enabled for igmp snooping, the switch can open ...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual vlan name this is the vlan name that, along with the vlan id , identifies the vlan for which to modify the igmp snooping settings . Query interval the query interval field is used to set the time (in seconds) between transmitting ig...

  • Page 54: Static Router Port Settings

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual static router port settings a static router port is a port that has a multicast router attached to it. Generally, this router would have a connection to a wan or to the internet. Establishing a router port will allow multicast packe...

  • Page 55: Spanning Tree

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual spanning tree this switch supports three versions of the spanning tree protocol; 802.1d stp, 802.1w rapid stp and 802.1s mstp. 802.1d stp will be familiar to most networking professionals. However, since 802.1w rstp and 802.1s mstp ...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual port transition states an essential difference between the three protocols is in the way ports transition to a forwarding state and in the way this transition relates to the role of the port (forwarding or not forwarding) in the top...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual stp loopback detection when connected to other switches, stp is an important configuration in consistency for delivering packets to ports and can greatly improve the throughput of your switch. Yet, even this function can malfunction...

  • Page 58: Stp Bridge Global Settings

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual stp bridge global settings to open the following window, open the spanning tree folder in the configuration menu and click the stp bridge global settings link. Figure 6- 15. Stp bridge global settings – stp compatible and rstp (defa...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual max age the max age may be set to ensure that old information does not endlessly circulate through redundant paths in the network, preventing the effective propagation of the new information. Set by the root bridge, this value will ...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual mst configuration identification the following screens in the mst configuration table window allow the user to configure a msti instance on the switch. These settings will uniquely identify a multiple spanning tree instance set on t...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual parameter description msti id enter a number between 1 and 15 to set a new msti on the switch. Type create is selected to create a new msti. No other choices are available for this field when creating a new msti. Vid list (1-4094) t...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual parameter description msti id displays the msti id previously set by the user. Type this field allows the user to choose a desired method for altering the msti settings. The user has 2 choices. • • add vid - select this parameter to...

  • Page 63: Mstp Port Information

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual mstp port information this window displays the current msti configuration settings and can be used to update the port configuration for an msti id. If a loop occurs, the mstp function will use the port priority to select an interfac...

  • Page 64: Stp Instance Settings

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual stp instance settings the following window displays mstis currently set on the switch. To view the following table, click configuration > spanning tree > stp instance settings : figure 6- 23. Stp instance settings the following info...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual the following parameters may be viewed in the stp instance operational status windows: parameter description designated root bridge this field will show the priority and mac address of the root bridge. External root cost this define...

  • Page 66: Stp Port Settings

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual stp port settings stp can be set up on a port per port basis. To view the following window click configuration > spanning tree > stp port settings : figure 6- 26. Stp port settings and table window in addition to setting spanning tr...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual migration setting this parameter as " yes " will set the ports to send out bpdu packets to other bridges, requesting information on their stp setting if the switch is configured for rstp, the port will be capable to migrate from 802...

  • Page 68: Forwarding & Filtering

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual forwarding & filtering unicast forwarding open the forwarding & filtering folder in the configuration menu and click on the unicast forwarding link. This will open the setup static unicast forwarding table , as shown below: figure 6...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 6- 29. Setup static multicast forwarding table the following parameters can be set: parameter description unit choose the switch id number of the switch in the switch stack to be modified. Vid the vlan id of the vlan to which...

  • Page 70: Vlans

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual vlans understanding ieee 802.1p priority priority tagging is a function defined by the ieee 802.1p standard designed to provide a means of managing traffic on a network where many different types of data may be transmitted simultane...

  • Page 71: Ieee 802.1Q Vlans

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual ieee 802.1q vlans some relevant terms: tagging - the act of putting 802.1q vlan information into the header of a packet. Untagging - the act of stripping 802.1q vlan information out of the packet header. Ingress port - a port on a s...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual 802.1q vlan tags the figure below shows the 802.1q vlan tag. There are four additional octets inserted after the source mac address. Their presence is indicated by a value of 0x8100 in the ethertype field. When a packet's ethertype ...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual port vlan id packets that are tagged (are carrying the 802.1q vid information) can be transmitted from one 802.1q compliant network device to another with the vlan information intact. This allows 802.1q vlans to span network devices...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual this process is referred to as ingress filtering and is used to conserve bandwidth within the switch by dropping packets that are not on the same vlan as the ingress port at the point of reception. This eliminates the subsequent pro...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual vlan and trunk groups the members of a trunk group have the same vlan setting. Any vlan setting on the members of a trunk group will apply to the other member ports. Note: in order to use vlan segmentation in conjunction with port t...

  • Page 76: Vlan Entry

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual vlan entry in the configuration folder, open the vlan folder and click the vlan entry link to open the following window: figure 6- 33. Current 802.1q static vlans entries window the 802.1q static vlans menu lists all previously conf...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual parameter description unit choose the switch id number of the line card in the chassis to be modified. Vid (vlan id) allows the entry of a vlan id in the add dialog box, or displays the vlan id of an existing vlan in the modify dial...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual vines - using this parameter will instruct the switch to forward packets to this vlan if the tag in the packet header is concurrent with this protocol. This packet header information is defined by the banyan virtual integrated netwo...

  • Page 79: Gvrp Settings

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual gvrp settings in the configuration menu, open the vlans folder and click gvrp settings . The gvrp settings dialog box, shown below, allows users to determine whether the switch will share its vlan configuration information with othe...

  • Page 80: Traffic Control

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual traffic control on a computer network, packets such as multicast packets and broadcast packets continually flood the network as normal procedure. At times, this traffic may increase do to a malicious endstation on the network or a m...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual parameter description storm control recover unit select the unit of the line card in the chassis where the shutdown port resides. From… to select the ports to be manually recovered from the shutdown state. Storm trap configuration s...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual interval the interval will set the time between multicast and broadcast packet counts sent from the switch’s chip to the traffic control function. These packet counts are the determining factor in deciding when incoming packets exce...

  • Page 83: Port Security

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual port security a given ports’ (or a range of ports') dynamic mac address learning can be locked such that the current source mac addresses entered into the mac address forwarding table can not be changed once the port lock is enabled...

  • Page 84: Port Lock Entries

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual port lock entries the port lock entry delete window is used to remove an entry from the port security entries learned by the switch and entered into the forwarding database. To view the following window, click configuration > port l...

  • Page 85: Qos

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual qos the xstack des-6500 chassis switch supports 802.1p priority queuing quality of service. The following section discusses the implementation of qos (quality of service) and the benefits of using 802.1p priority queuing. The advant...

  • Page 86: Understanding Qos

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual understanding qos the switch has eight priority classes of service, one of which is internal and not configurable. These priority classes of service are labeled as 6, the high class to 0, the lowest class. The eight priority tags, s...

  • Page 87: Bandwidth Control

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual bandwidth control the bandwidth control settings are used to place a ceiling on the transmitting and receiving data rates for any selected port. In the configuration folder, click qos > bandwidth control , to view the screen shown b...

  • Page 88: Qos Scheduling Mechanism

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual qos scheduling mechanism this drop-down menu allows a selection between a weight fair and a strict mechanism for emptying the priority classes. In the configuration menu open the qos folder and click qos scheduling mechanism , to vi...

  • Page 89: Qos Output Scheduling

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual qos output scheduling qos can be customized by changing the output scheduling used for the hardware classes of service in the switch. As with any changes to qos implementation, careful consideration should be given to how network tr...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual configuring the combination queue utilizing the qos output scheduling configuration window shown above, the xstack des-6500 chassis switch can implement a combination queue for forwarding packets. This combination queue allows for a...

  • Page 91: 802.1P Default Priority

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual 802.1p default priority the switch allows the assignment of a default 802.1p priority to each port on the switch. In the configuration folder open the qos folder and click 802.1p default priority , to view the screen shown below. Fi...

  • Page 92: Traffic Segmentation

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual traffic segmentation traffic segmentation is used to limit traffic flow from a single port to a group of ports on either a single switch (in standalone mode) or a group of ports on another switch in a switch stack. This method of se...

  • Page 93

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual the unit drop-down menu under the setup forwarding ports heading allows users to select a line card from the chassis using that line card’s unit id. The forward port click boxes allow users to select which of the ports on the select...

  • Page 94: System Log Server

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual system log server the switch can send syslog messages to up to four designated servers using the system log host window. In the configuration folder, click system log server , to view the screen shown below. Figure 6- 49. System log...

  • Page 95

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual 8 uucp subsystem 9 clock daemon 10 security/authorization messages 11 ftp daemon 12 ntp subsystem 13 log audit 14 log alert 15 clock daemon 16 local use 0 (local0) 17 local use 1 (local1) 18 local use 2 (local2) 19 local use 3 (loca...

  • Page 96: System Severity Log

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual system severity log the system severity log allows users to configure where and when events occurring on the switch will be recorded. These events are classified by the switch into the following three categories: • information – eve...

  • Page 97: Sntp Settings

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual sntp settings time settings to configure the time settings for the switch, open the configuration folder, then the sntp folder and click on the time settings link, revealing the following screen for the user to configure. Figure 6- ...

  • Page 98

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual time zone and dst the following are screens used to configure time zones and daylight savings time settings for sntp. Open the configuration folder, then the sntp folder and click on the time zone and dst link, revealing the followi...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual from: month enter the month dst will start on. From: time in hh:mm enter the time of day that dst will start on. To: which day enter the week of the month the dst will end. To: day of week enter the day of the week that dst will end...

  • Page 100: Access Profile Table

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual access profile table access profiles allow users to establish criteria to determine whether the switch will forward packets based on the information contained in each packet's header. These criteria can be specified on a basis of vl...

  • Page 101

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual due to a backward compatibility issue, when a user upgrades to r3 firmware (3.00-b33), all settings previously configured for any acl function (cpu acl included) on the switch will be lost. We recommend that the user save a configur...

  • Page 102

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual • • • • select ethernet to instruct the switch to examine the layer 2 part of each packet header. Select ip to instruct the switch to examine the ip address in each frame's header. Select packet content mask to specify a mask to hid...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual • select ipv6 to instruct the switch to examine the ipv6 part of each packet header. Vlan selecting this option instructs the switch to examine the vlan part of each packet header and use this as the, or part of the criterion for fo...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 6- 57. Access profile configuration window (packet content mask) this screen will aid the user in configuring the switch to mask packet headers beginning with the offset value specified. The following fields are used to confi...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 6- 58. Access profile configuration window (ipv6) the following parameters can be set, for ip : parameter description profile id (1-8) type in a unique identifier number for this profile set. This value can be set from 1 - 8....

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 6- 59. Access rule table to remove a previously created rule, select it and click the button. To add a new access rule, click the add button: figure 6- 60. Access rule configuration window - ethernet. To set the access rule f...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual cos queue specified previously by the user. Replace priority − click the corresponding box to re-write the 802.1p default priority of a packet to the value entered in the priority field, which meets the criteria specified previously...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 6- 62. Access rule table window – ip to create a new rule set for an access profile click the add button. A new window is displayed. To remove a previously created rule, click the corresponding button. Figure 6- 63. Access ru...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual queue specified previously by the user. Replace priority with − click the corresponding box to re-write the 802.1p default priority of a packet to the value entered in the priority field, which meets the criteria specified previousl...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 6- 65. Access rule table (packet content mask) to remove a previously created rule, select it and click the button. To add a new access rule, click the add button: figure 6- 66. Access rule configuration - packet content mask...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual priority this parameter can be specified to re-write the 802.1p default priority previously set in the switch, which is used to determine the cos queue to which packets are forwarded. Once this field is specified, packets accepted b...

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    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual to configure the access rule for ipv6 , open the access profile table and click modify for an ipv6 entry. This will open the following screen: figure 6- 68. Access rule table click add to open the next screen to configure the ipv6 e...

  • Page 113

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual priority this parameter is specified to re-write the 802.1p default priority previously set in the switch, which is used to determine the cos queue to which packets are forwarded. Once this field is specified, packets accepted by th...

  • Page 114: Cpu Interface Filtering

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual cpu interface filtering due to a chipset limitation and needed extra switch security, the xstack des-6500 chassis switch incorporates cpu interface filtering. This added feature increases the running security of the switch by enabli...

  • Page 115

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 6- 73. Cpu interface filtering configuration window – ethernet parameter description profile id (1-5) type in a unique identifier number for this profile set. This value can be set from 1 - 5. Type select profile based on eth...

  • Page 116

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 6- 74. Cpu interface filtering configuration window- ip parameter description profile id (1-5) type in a unique identifier number for this profile set. This value can be set from 1 - 5. Type select profile based on ethernet (...

  • Page 117

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual the page shown below is the packet content mask configuration window. Figure 6- 75. Cpu interface filtering configuration window- packet content this screen will aid the user in configuring the switch to mask packet headers beginnin...

  • Page 118

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual to establish the rule for a previously created cpu access profile: in the configuration folder, click the cpu interface filtering > cpu interface filtering state to open the cpu interface filtering table . Figure 6- 76. Cpu interfac...

  • Page 119

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual parameters description profile id this is the identifier number for this profile set. Mode select permit to specify that the packets that match the access profile are forwarded by the switch, according to any additional rule added (...

  • Page 120

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual the following window is the cpu interface filtering rule table for ip. Figure 6- 80. Cpu interface filtering rule table – ip to create a new rule set for an access profile click the add button. A new window is displayed. To remove a...

  • Page 121

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual vlan name allows the entry of a name for a previously configured vlan. Source ip source ip address - enter an ip address mask for the source ip address. Destination ip destination ip address- enter an ip address mask for the destina...

  • Page 122

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 6- 84. Cpu interface filtering rule configuration - packet content to set the access rule for ethernet, adjust the following parameters and click apply . Parameters description profile id this is the identifier number for thi...

  • Page 123

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 6- 85. Cpu interface filtering rule display – packet content 108.

  • Page 124: Safeguard Engine

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual safeguard engine developed by d-link, the safeguard engine is a robust and innovative technology which will automatically reduce the negative impact of repeated packet flooding to the switch's cpu. As a result, d-link switches will ...

  • Page 125

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 6- 86. Safeguard engine settings window to configure, set the following parameters and click apply. Parameter description safeguard engine settings state use the pull-down menu to globally enable or disable the safeguard engi...

  • Page 126: Port Access Entity (802.1X)

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual port access entity (802.1x) 802.1x port-based and mac-based access control the ieee 802.1x standard is a security measure for authorizing and authenticating users to gain access to various wired or wireless devices on a specified lo...

  • Page 127

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual authentication server the authentication server is a remote device that is connected to the same network as the client and authenticator, must be running a radius server program and must be configured properly on the authenticator (...

  • Page 128

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 6- 91. The client authentication process utilizing the three roles stated above, the 802.1x protocol provides a stable and secure way of authorizing and authenticating users attempting to access the network. Only eapol traffi...

  • Page 129: Control

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual understanding 802.1x port-based and mac-based network access control the original intent behind the development of 802.1x was to leverage the characteristics of point-to-point in lans. As any single lan segment in such infrastructur...

  • Page 130

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual mac-based network access control 802.1x client network access controlled port network access uncontrolled port radius server ethernet switch 802.1x client 802.1x client 802.1x client 802.1x client 802.1x client 802.1x client 802.1x ...

  • Page 131: 802.1X Auth Mode Settings

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual 802.1x auth mode settings the following window is used to set the type of authentication mode used in employing the 802.1x security settings. Simply use the pull down menu to select port-based or mac-based 802.1x and click the apply...

  • Page 132

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 6- 97. 802.1x authenticator settings – modify window this screen allows you to set the following features: parameter description unit choose the switch id number of the line card in the chassis to be modified. From [ ] to [ ]...

  • Page 133

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual quietperiod this allows the user to set the number of seconds that the switch remains in the quiet state following a failed authentication exchange with the client. The default setting is 60 seconds. Supptimeout this value determine...

  • Page 134: Pae System Control

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual pae system control existing 802.1x port and mac settings are displayed and can be configured using the windows below. Port capability click port access entity > pae system control > 802.1x capability settings to view the following w...

  • Page 135

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual initializing ports for port based 802.1x existing 802.1x port and mac settings are displayed and can be configured using the window below. Click port access entity > pae system control > initialize port(s) to open the following wind...

  • Page 136

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual initializing ports for mac based 802.1x to initialize ports for the mac side of 802.1x, the user must first enable 802.1x by mac address in the advanced settings window. Click configuration > port access entity > pae system control ...

  • Page 137

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual parameter description unit choose the switch id number of the line card in the chassis to be modified. Port the port number of the reauthenticated port. Mac address displays the physical address of the switch where the port resides....

  • Page 138: Radius Server

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual radius server the radius feature of the switch allows you to facilitate centralized user administration as well as providing protection against a sniffing, active hacker. The web manager offers three windows. Click configuration > p...

  • Page 139: Layer 3 Ip Networking

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual layer 3 ip networking layer 3 global advanced settings the l3 global advanced settings window allows the user to enable and disable layer 3 settings and functions from a single window. The full settings and descriptions for these fu...

  • Page 140: Ip Multinetting

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual ip multinetting ip multinetting is a function that allows multiple ip interfaces to be assigned to the same vlan. This is beneficial to the administrator when the number of ips on the original interface is insufficient and the netwo...

  • Page 141

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual any ip address from the allowed range of ip addresses for each subnet can be chosen as an ip address for an ip interface on the switch. For this example, we have chosen the next ip address above the network address for the ip interf...

  • Page 142

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual fields. Pull the state pull-down menu to enabled and click apply to enter to make the ip interface effective. To view entries in the ip interface table , click the show all ip interface entries hyperlink. Use the save changes dialog...

  • Page 143: Md5 Key Configuration

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual md5 key configuration the md5 key configuration menu allows the entry of a sixteen-character message digest − version 5 (md5) key which can be used to authenticate every packet exchanged between ospf routers. It is used as a securit...

  • Page 144

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual route redistribution settings route redistribution allows routers on the network, which are running different routing protocols to exchange routing information. This is accomplished by comparing the routes stored in the various rout...

  • Page 145

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual static/default route settings entries into the switch’s forwarding table can be made using both mac addresses and ip addresses. Static ip forwarding is accomplished by the entry of an ip address into the switch’s static ip routing t...

  • Page 146

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual parameter description backup state allows the user to configure the type of ip route entries on the switch. Default – choosing this parameter will allow the user to configure the default gateway for the next hop router only. Static ...

  • Page 147: Static Arp Table

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual static arp table the address resolution protocol ( arp ) is a tcp/ip protocol that converts ip addresses into physical addresses. This table allows network managers to view, define, modify and delete arp information for specific dev...

  • Page 148: Rip

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual rip the routing information protocol is a distance-vector routing protocol. There are two types of network devices running rip - active and passive. Active devices advertise their routes to others through rip messages, while passive...

  • Page 149

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual rip 1 message rip is not limited to tcp/ip. Its address format can support up to 14 octets (when using ip, the remaining 10 octets must be zeros). Other network protocol suites can be specified in the family of source network field ...

  • Page 150

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual rip settings rip settings are configured for each ip interface on the switch. Click the rip interface settings link in the rip folder. The menu appears in table form listing settings for ip interfaces currently on the switch. To con...

  • Page 151: Ospf

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual ospf the open shortest path first (ospf) routing protocol uses a link-state algorithm to determine routes to network destinations. A “link” is an interface on a router and the “state” is a description of that interface and its relat...

  • Page 152

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 6- 118. Constructing a shortest path tree router a router b router c router d 128.213.0.0 192.213.11.0 222.211.10.0 0 10 10 5 5 10 10 figure 6- 119. Constructing a shortest path tree the diagram above shows the network from t...

  • Page 153

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual router a router b router c 128.213.0.0 192.213.11.0 222.211.10.0 0 10 10 5 10 figure 6- 120. Constructing a shortest path tree - completed note that this shortest path tree is only from the viewpoint of router a. The cost of the lin...

  • Page 154

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual external link-state updates carry routing information to networks outside the autonomous system. The autonomous system border router is responsible for generating and distributing these updates. Ospf authentication ospf packets can ...

  • Page 155

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual • authentication − ospf allows for the configuration of a password for a specific area. Two routers on the same segment and belonging to the same area must also have the same ospf password before they can become neighbors. • hello a...

  • Page 156

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual link-state request packet • • • link-state update packet link-state acknowledgment packet ospf packet header every ospf packet is preceded by a common 24-byte header. This header contains the information necessary for a receiving ro...

  • Page 157

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual hello packet 1 packet length router id area id version no. Checksum authentication type authentication authentication network mask hello interval options router priority router dead interval designated router backup designated route...

  • Page 158

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual database description packet version no. 2 packet length router id area id authentication type authentication authentication checksum options dd sequence no. Reserved reserved link-state advertisement header ... I m ms figure 6- 123....

  • Page 159

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual link-state request packet link-state request packets are ospf packet type 3. After exchanging database description packets with a neighboring router, a router may find that parts of its topological database are out of date. The link...

  • Page 160

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual link-state update packet link-state update packets are ospf packet type 4. These packets implement the flooding of link-state advertisements. Each link-state update packet carries a collection of link-state advertisements one hop fu...

  • Page 161

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual link-state advertisement formats there are five distinct types of link-state advertisements. Each link-state advertisement begins with a standard 20-byte link-state advertisement header. Succeeding sections then diagram the separate...

  • Page 162

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual link state advertisement header all link state advertisements begin with a common 20-byte header. This header contains enough information to uniquely identify the advertisements (link state type, link state id, and advertising route...

  • Page 163

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual router links advertisements router links advertisements are type 1 link state advertisements. Each router in an area originates a routers links advertisement. The advertisement describes the state and cost of the router’s links to t...

  • Page 164

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual field description type a quick classification of the router link. One of the following: type description point-to-point connection to another router. Connection to a transit network. Connection to a stub network. Virtual link. Link ...

  • Page 165

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual network links advertisements network links advertisements are type 2 link state advertisements. A network links advertisement is originated for each transit network in the area. A transit network is a multi-access network that has m...

  • Page 166

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual summary link advertisements summary link advertisements are type 3 and 4 link state advertisements. These advertisements are originated by area border routers. A separate summary link advertisement is made for each destination known...

  • Page 167

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual autonomous systems external link advertisements autonomous systems (as) link advertisements are type 5 link state advertisements. These advertisements are originated by as boundary routers. A separate advertisement is made for each ...

  • Page 168

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual ospf general settings the ospf general settings menu allows ospf to be enabled or disabled on the switch − without changing the switch’s ospf configuration. To view the following window, click configuration > layer 3 ip networking >...

  • Page 169

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 6- 134. Ospf area settings example window see the parameter descriptions below for information on the ospf area id settings . The area id settings are as follows: parameter description area id a 32-bit number in the form of a...

  • Page 170

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 6- 136. Ospf interface settings - edit window configure each ip interface individually using the ospf interface settings - edit menu. Click the apply button when settings have been entered. The new configuration appears liste...

  • Page 171

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual auth type this field can be toggled between none , simple , and md5 using the space bar. This allows a choice of authorization schemes for ospf packets that may be exchanged over the ospf routing domain. • • • none specifies no auth...

  • Page 172

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual ospf virtual interface settings click the ospf virtual interface setting s link to view the current ospf virtual interface settings . There are not virtual interface settings configured by default, so the first time this table is vi...

  • Page 173

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual password/auth. Key id enter a case-sensitive password for simple authorization or enter the md5 key you set in the md5 key settings menu. Transmit delay the number of seconds required to transmit a link state update over this virtua...

  • Page 174

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual ospf area aggregation settings area aggregation allows all of the routing information that may be contained within an area to be aggregated into a summary lsdb advertisement of just the network address and subnet mask. This allows f...

  • Page 175

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual ospf host route settings ospf host routes work in a way analogous to rip, only this is used to share ospf information with other ospf routers. This is used to work around problems that might prevent ospf information sharing between ...

  • Page 176

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual ip multicast routing protocol the functions supporting ip multicasting are added under the ip multicast routing protocol folder, from the layer 3 ip networking folder. Igmp , dvmrp , and pim can be enabled or disabled on the switch ...

  • Page 177

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual igmp version 2 introduces some enhancements such as a method to elect a multicast querier for each lan, an explicit leave message, and query messages that are specific to a given group. The states a computer will go through to join ...

  • Page 178

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual part of a report packet. If the filter mode is exclude, traffic is being denied from at least one specific source, yet other hosts may be accepting traffic from the multicast group. If the group timer expires for the multicast group...

  • Page 179

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual igmp interface configuration the internet group multicasting protocol (igmp) can be configured on the switch on a per-ip interface basis. To view the igmp interface table , open the ip multicast routing protocol folder under configu...

  • Page 180

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual max response time sets the maximum amount of time allowed before sending an igmp response report. A value between 1 and 25 seconds can be entered, with a default of 10 seconds. Robustness variable a tuning variable to allow for subn...

  • Page 181

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 6- 148. Dvmrp interface settings window figure 6- 149. Dvmrp interface settings – edit window the following fields can be set: parameter description interface name displays the name of the ip interface for which dvmrp is to b...

  • Page 182: Pim Protocol

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual pim protocol pim or protocol independent multicast is a method of forwarding traffic to multicast groups over the network using any pre- existing unicast routing protocol, such as rip or ospf, set on routers within a multicast netwo...

  • Page 183: Pim Global Settings

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual assert messages at times on the pim-sm enabled network, parallel paths are created from source to receiver, meaning some receivers will receive the same multicast packets twice. To improve this situation, assert messages are sent fr...

  • Page 184

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 6- 152. Pim interface settings – edit window the following fields can be set: parameter description interface name this read-only field denotes the ip interface selected to be configured for pim. Ip address this read-only fie...

  • Page 185: Pim Candidate Bsr Settings

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual pim candidate bsr settings the following windows are used to configure the candidate boot strap router (c-bsr) settings for the switch and the priority of the selected ip interface to become the boot strap router (bsr) for the pim e...

  • Page 186: Pim Parameter Settings

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual pim parameter settings the following window will configure the parameter settings for the pim distribution tree. To view this window, click configuration > layer 3 ip networking > ip multicast routing protocol > pim protocol > pim p...

  • Page 187: Pim Candidate Rp Settings

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual pim candidate rp global settings the following window is used to set the parameters for this switch to become the rp of its distribution tree. To view this window, click configuration > layer 3 ip networking > ip multicast routing p...

  • Page 188

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 6- 158. Pim candidate rp settings – add window the following fields can be viewed or set: parameter description group address enter the multicast group address for this crp. This address must be a class d address. Group mask ...

  • Page 189: Pim Static Rp Settings

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual pim static rp settings this window is used to view the static rp settings for this router. To view this window, click configuration > layer 3 ip networking > ip multicast routing protocol > pim protocol > pim static rp settings. Fig...

  • Page 190: Dns Relay

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual dns relay computer users usually prefer to use text names for computers for which they may want to open a connection. Computers themselves, require 32 bit ip addresses. Somewhere, a database of network devices’ text names and their ...

  • Page 191

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual dnsr cache status this can be toggled between disabled and enabled. This determines if a dns cache will be enabled on the switch. Dnsr static table state this field can be toggled using the pull-down menu between disabled and enable...

  • Page 192: Dhcp / Bootp Relay

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual dhcp / bootp relay the bootp hops count limit allows the maximum number of hops (routers) that the bootp messages can be relayed through to be set. If a packet’s hop count is more than the hop count limit, the packet is dropped. The...

  • Page 193

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual dhcp/bootp relay settings the dhcp/ bootp relay settings allow the user to set up a server, by ip address, for relaying dhcp / bootp information to the switch. The user may enter a previously configured ip interface on the switch th...

  • Page 194

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual parameter description dhcp relay option state this field can be toggled between enabled and disabled using the pull-down menu. It is used to enable or disable the dhcp agent information option on the switch. The default is disabled....

  • Page 195: Vrrp

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual vrrp vrrp or virtual routing redundancy protocol is a function on the switch that dynamically assigns responsibility for a virtual router to one of the vrrp routers on a lan. The vrrp router that controls the ip address associated w...

  • Page 196

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual vrrp virtual router settings the following window will allow the user to view the parameters for the vrrp function on the switch. To view this window, click configuration > layer 3 ip networking > vrrp > vrrp virtual router settings...

  • Page 197

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual interface name enter the name of a previously configured ip interface for which to create a vrrp entry. This ip interface must be assigned to a vlan on the switch. Ip address enter the ip address that will be assigned to the vrrp ro...

  • Page 198

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual parameter description vrid displays the virtual router id set by the user. This will uniquely identify the vrrp interface on the network. Interface name an ip interface name that has been enabled for vrrp. This entry must have been ...

  • Page 199

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual vrrp authentication settings the vrrp authentication settings window is used to set the authentication for each interface configured for vrrp. This authentication is used to identify incoming message packets received by a router. If...

  • Page 200: Section 7

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual section 7 security management security ip user accounts access authentication control (tacacs) secure sockets layer (ssl) secure shell (ssh) the following section will aid the user in configuring security functions for the switch. T...

  • Page 201

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 7- 3. User accounts modify table - add add a new user by typing in a user name , and new password and retype the same password in the confirm new password . Choose the level of privilege ( admin or user) from the access right...

  • Page 202: Secure Shell (Ssh)

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual secure shell (ssh) ssh is an abbreviation of secure shell , which is a program allowing secure remote login and secure network services over an insecure network. It allows a secure login to remote host computers, a safe method of ex...

  • Page 203: Ssh Algorithm

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual parameter description ssh server status use the pull-down menu to enable or disable ssh on the switch. The default is disabled . Max session (1-8) enter a value between 1 and 8 to set the number of users that may simultaneously acce...

  • Page 204

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual the following algorithms may be set: parameter description encryption algorithm 3des-cbc use the pull-down to enable or disable the triple data encryption standard encryption algorithm with cipher block chaining. The default is enab...

  • Page 205: Ssh User Authentication Mode

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual ssh user authentication mode the following windows are used to configure parameters for users attempting to access the switch through ssh. To access the following window, click security management > secure shell > ssh user authentic...

  • Page 206

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual access authentication control the tacacs / xtacacs / tacacs+ / radius commands allows secure access to the switch using the tacacs / xtacacs / tacacs+ / radius protocols. When a user logs in to the switch or tries to access the admi...

  • Page 207

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual authentication policy & parameters this command will enable an administrator-defined authentication policy for users trying to access the switch. When enabled, the device will check the login method list and choose a technique for u...

  • Page 208

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual application's authentication settings this window is used to configure switch configuration applications (console, telnet, ssh, web) for login at the user level and at the administration level ( enable admin) utilizing a previously ...

  • Page 209: Authentication Server Group

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual authentication server group this window will allow users to set up authentication server groups on the switch. A server group is a technique used to group tacacs/xtacacs/tacacs+/radius server hosts into user-defined categories for a...

  • Page 210: Authentication Server Host

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual authentication server host this window will set user-defined authentication server hosts for the tacacs / xtacacs / tacacs+ / radius security protocols on the switch. When a user attempts to access the switch with authentication pol...

  • Page 211: Login Method Lists

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual click apply to add the server host. Login method lists this command will configure a user-defined or default login method list of authentication techniques for users logging on to the switch. The sequence of techniques implemented i...

  • Page 212: Enable Method Lists

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual parameter description method list name enter a method list name defined by the user of up to 15 characters. Method 1, 2, 3, 4 the user may add one, or a combination of up to four (4) of the following authentication methods to this m...

  • Page 213

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual to delete an enable method list defined by the user, click the under the delete heading corresponding to the entry desired to be deleted. To modify an enable method list, click on its hyperlinked method list name . To configure a me...

  • Page 214: Local Enable Password

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual local enable password this window will configure the locally enabled password for the enable admin command. When a user chooses the "local_enable" method to promote user level privileges to administrator privileges, he or she will b...

  • Page 215

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 7- 2 . Enter network password window 4 200

  • Page 216: Secure Socket Layer (Ssl)

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual secure socket layer (ssl) secure sockets layer or ssl is a security feature that will provide a secure communication path between a host and client through the use of authentication, digital signatures and encryption. These security...

  • Page 217: Configuration

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual certificate file name enter the path and the filename of the certificate file to download. This file must have a .Der extension. (ex. C:/cert.Der) key file name enter the path and the filename of the key file to download. This file ...

  • Page 218

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual configuration ssl status use the pull down menu to enable or disable the ssl status on the switch. The default is disabled . Cache timeout (60- 86400) this field will set the time between a new key exchange between a client and a ho...

  • Page 219: Section 8

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual section 8 snmp manager snmp settings simple network management protocol (snmp) is an osi layer 7 (application layer) designed specifically for managing and monitoring network devices. Snmp enables network management stations to read...

  • Page 220: Snmp Trap Settings

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual snmp settings are configured using the menus located on the snmp v3 folder of the web manager. Workstations on the network that are allowed snmp privileged access to the switch can be restricted with the management station ip addres...

  • Page 221

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual snmp version v1 - indicates that snmp version 1 is in use. V2 - indicates that snmp version 2 is in use. V3 - indicates that snmp version 3 is in use. Auth-protocol none - indicates that no authorization protocol is in use. Md5 - in...

  • Page 222: Snmp View Table

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual auth-protocol md5 - specifies that the hmac-md5-96 authentication level will be used. This field is only operable when v3 is selected in the snmp version field and the encryption field has been checked. This field will require the u...

  • Page 223: Snmp Group Table

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual the following parameters can set: parameter description view name type an alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters. This is used to identify the new snmp view being created. Subtree oid type the object identifier (oid) subtree for...

  • Page 224

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 8 - 9. Snmp group table configuration – add window the following parameters can set: parameter description group name type an alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters. This is used to identify the new snmp group of snmp use...

  • Page 225: Snmp Community Table

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual snmp community table use this table to create an snmp community string to define the relationship between the snmp manager and an agent. The community string acts like a password to permit access to the agent on the switch. One or m...

  • Page 226: Snmp Host Table

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual snmp host table use the snmp host table to set up snmp trap recipients. Open the snmp manager folder and click on the snmp host table link. This will open the snmp host table page, as shown below. To delete an existing snmp host tab...

  • Page 227: Snmp Engine Id

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual snmp engine id the engine id is a unique identifier used for snmp v3 implementations. This is an alphanumeric string used to identify the snmp engine on the switch. To display the switch's snmp engine id, open the snmp manger folder...

  • Page 228: Section 9

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual section 9 monitoring cpu utilization port utilization packets errors size stacking information device status mac address switch history log igmp snooping group igmp snooping forward browse router port port access control layer 3 fea...

  • Page 229: Cpu Utilization

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual cpu utilization the cpu utilization displays the percentage of the cpu being used, expressed as an integer percentage and calculated as a simple average by time interval. To view the cpu utilization window, open the monitoring folde...

  • Page 230: Port Utilization

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual port utilization the port utilization page displays the percentage of the total available bandwidth being used on the port. To view the port utilization, open the monitoring folder and then the port utilization link: figure 9- 2. Po...

  • Page 231: Packets

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual packets the web manager allows various packet statistics to be viewed as either a line graph or a table. Six windows are offered. Received (rx) click the received (rx) link in the packets folder of the monitoring menu to view the fo...

  • Page 232

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 9- 4. Rx packets analysis table the following fields may be set or viewed: parameter description time interval [1s] select the desired setting between 1s and 60s, where "s" stands for seconds. The default value is one second....

  • Page 233: Umb Cast (Rx)

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual umb cast (rx) click the umb cast (rx) link in the packets folder of the monitoring menu to view the following graph of umb cast packets received on the switch. To select a port to view these statistics for, first select the switch i...

  • Page 234

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 9- 6. Rx packets analysis window (table for unicast, multicast, and broadcast packets) the following fields may be set or viewed: parameter description time interval [1s] select the desired setting between 1s and 60s, where "...

  • Page 235: Transmitted (Tx)

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual transmitted (tx) click the transmitted (tx) link in the packets folder of the monitoring menu to view the following graph of packets transmitted from the switch. To select a port to view these statistics for, first select the switch...

  • Page 236

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 9- 8. Tx packets analysis window (table for bytes and packets) the following fields may be set or viewed: parameter description time interval [1s] select the desired setting between 1s and 60s, where "s" stands for seconds. T...

  • Page 237: Errors

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual errors the web manager allows port error statistics compiled by the switch's management agent to be viewed as either a line graph or a table. Four windows are offered. Received (rx) click the received (rx) link in the error folder o...

  • Page 238

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 7- 2 . Rx error analysis window (table) 7 the following fields can be set: parameter description time interval [1s] select the desired setting between 1s and 60s, where "s" stands for seconds. The default value is one second....

  • Page 239: Transmitted (Tx)

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual transmitted (tx) click the transmitted (tx) link in the error folder of the monitoring menu to view the following graph of error packets received on the switch. To select a port to view these statistics for, first select the switch ...

  • Page 240

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 7- 2 . Tx error analysis window (table) 9 the following fields may be set or viewed: parameter description time interval [1s ] select the desired setting between 1s and 60s, where "s" stands for seconds. The default value is ...

  • Page 241: Size

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual size the web manager allows packets received by the switch, arranged in six groups and classed by size, to be viewed as either a line graph or a table. Two windows are offered. To select a port to view these statistics for, first se...

  • Page 242

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual parameter description time interval [1s] select the desired setting between 1s and 60s, where "s" stands for seconds. The default value is one second. Record number [200] select number of times the switch will be polled between 20 a...

  • Page 243: Stacking Information

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual stacking information the following window displays detailed information about the stacking of the line cards set in the chassis. The xstack des-6500 may incorporate up to eight hot-swappable line cards for varying port counts of up ...

  • Page 244: Device Status

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual device status the device status window can be found in the monitoring menu by clicking the device status link. This window shows the status of the physical attributes of the switch, including power sources and fans. Figure 9- 1 . De...

  • Page 245: Mac Address

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual mac address figure 9- 12. Mac address table the following fields can be viewed or set: parameter description vlan name enter a vlan name for the forwarding table to be browsed by. Mac address enter a mac address for the forwarding t...

  • Page 246: Switch History Log

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual switch history log the web manager allows the switch's history log, as compiled by the switch's management agent, to be viewed. To view the switch history log, open the maintenance folder and click the switch history log link. Figur...

  • Page 247: Igmp Snooping Group

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual igmp snooping group this window allows the switch’s igmp snooping group table to be viewed. Igmp snooping allows the switch to read the multicast group ip address and the corresponding mac address from igmp packets that pass through...

  • Page 248: Igmp Snooping Forwarding

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual igmp snooping forwarding this window will display the current igmp snooping forwarding table entries currently configured on the switch. To view the following screen, open the monitoring folder and click the igmp snooping forwarding...

  • Page 249: Browse Router Port

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual browse router port this displays which of the switch’s ports are currently configured as router ports. A router port configured by a user (using the console or web-based management interfaces) is displayed as a static router port, d...

  • Page 250: Port Access Control

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual port access control the following screens are used to monitor 802.1x statistics of the switch, on a per port basis. To view the port access control screens, open the monitoring folder and click the port access control folder. There ...

  • Page 251

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 9- 1 . Authenticator state window – mac-based 802.1x 8 this window displays the authenticator state for individual ports on a selected device. To select unit within the switch stack, use the pull-down menu at the top of the w...

  • Page 252: Authenticator Diagnostics

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual authenticator diagnostics figure 9- 19. Authenticator diagnostics window the following fields can be viewed: parameter description mac address the identification number assigned to the port by the system in which the port resides. T...

  • Page 253

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual reauthswhileauthenticating counts the number of times that the state machine transitions from authenticating to aborting, as a result of a reauthentication request (reauthenticate = true). Eapstartswhileauthenticating counts the num...

  • Page 254

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual authenticator session statistics this table contains the session statistics objects for the authenticator pae associated with each port. To view the authenticator session statistics , click monitoring > port access control > authent...

  • Page 255

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual sessionauthenticmethod the authentication method used to establish the session. Valid authentic methods include: (1) remote authentic server - the authentication server is external to the authenticator’s system. (2) local authentic ...

  • Page 256: Authenticator Statistics

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual authenticator statistics this table contains the statistics objects for the authenticator pae associated with each port. An entry appears in this table for each port that supports the authenticator function. To view the authenticato...

  • Page 257

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual eapollogoffframesrx the number of eapol logoff frames that have been received by this authenticator. Eapolreqframestx the number of eap request frames (other than rq/id frames) that have been transmitted by this authenticator. Eapol...

  • Page 258: Radius Account Client

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual radius account client this window shows managed objects used for managing radius accounting clients, and the current statistics associated with them. To view the radius accounting , click monitoring > port access control > radius ac...

  • Page 259

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual clientretransmissions the number of radius accounting-request packets retransmitted to this radius accounting server. Retransmissions include retries where the identifier and acct- delay have been updated, as well as those in which ...

  • Page 260: Radius Auth Client

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual radius auth client this table contains information concerning the activity of the radius authentication client on the client side of the radius authentication protocol. To view the radius authentication , click monitoring > port acc...

  • Page 261

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual clientserverportnumber the udp port the client is using to send requests to this server. Clientroundtriptime the time interval (in hundredths of a second) between the most recent access- reply/access-challenge and the access-request...

  • Page 262: Layer 3 Feature

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual layer 3 feature this folder in the monitoring section will display information concerning settings configured in layer 3 ip networking of the configuration folder. These settings and parameters have been previously described in sect...

  • Page 263: Browse Routing Table

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual browse routing table the browse routing table window may be found in the monitoring menu in the layer 3 feature folder. This screen shows the current ip routing table of the switch. To find a specific ip route, enter an ip address i...

  • Page 264: Browse Igmp Group Table

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual browse ip multicast forwarding table the browse ip multicast forwarding table window may be found in the monitoring menu in the layer 3 feature folder. This window will show current ip multicasting information on the switch. To sear...

  • Page 265: Ospf Monitor

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual ospf monitor this section offers windows regarding ospf (open shortest path first) information on the switch, including the ospf lsdb table , ospf neighbor table and the ospf virtual neighbor table . To view these tables, open the m...

  • Page 266

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual parameter description area id allows the entry of an ospf area id. This area id will then be used to search the table, and display an entry − if there is one. Lsdb type displays which one of eight types of link advertisements by whi...

  • Page 267

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual ospf virtual neighbor this table can be found in the ospf monitoring folder by clicking on the browse ospf virtual neighbor table link. This table displays a list of virtual ospf neighbors of the switch. The user may choose specific...

  • Page 268: Dvmrp Monitoring

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual dvmrp monitoring this menu allows the dvmrp (distance-vector multicast routing protocol) to be monitored for each ip interface defined on the switch. This folder, found in the monitoring folder, offers 3 screens for monitoring; brow...

  • Page 269

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual browse dvmrp neighbor table this table, found in the monitoring menu under dvmrp monitor > browse dvmrp neighbor table contains information about dvmrp neighbors of the switch. To search this table, enter either an interface name or...

  • Page 270: Pim Monitoring

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual pim monitoring multicast routers use protocol independent multicast (pim) to determine which other multicast routers should receive multicast packets. To find out more information concerning pim and its configuration on the switch, ...

  • Page 271: Browse Pim Rp Set Table

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual browse pim rp set table the following window is used to assess information regarding the rendezvous point (rp) set on the switch. This screen may be found by clicking monitoring > layer 3 feature > pim monitor > browse pim rp set ta...

  • Page 272: Section 10

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual section 10 switch maintenance tftp services ping test traceroute save configuration reset reboot services logout tftp services trivial file transfer protocol (tftp) services allow the switch’s firmware to be upgraded by transferring...

  • Page 273: Download Configuration

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual due to a backward compatability issue, when a user upgrades to r3 firmware (3.00-b33), all settings previously configured for any acl function (cpu acl included) on the switch will be lost. We recommend that the user save a configur...

  • Page 274: Ping Test

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual ping test figure 10- 5. Ping test traceroute the following window will aid the user in back tracing the route taken by a packet before arriving at the switch. When initiated, the traceroute program will display the ip addresses of t...

  • Page 275: Save Configuration

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual save configuration the xstack des-6500 chassis switch has two levels of memory, normal ram and non-volatile or nv-ram. Configuration changes are made effective clicking the apply button . When this is done, the settings will be imme...

  • Page 276: Logout

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual clicking the yes click-box will instruct the switch to save the current configuration to non-volatile ram before restarting the switch. Clicking the no click-box instructs the switch not to save the current configuration before rest...

  • Page 277: Section 11

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual section 11 d-link single ip management single ip management (sim) overview topology firmware upgrade configuration backup/restore single ip management (sim) overview simply put, d-link single ip management is a concept that will sta...

  • Page 278: Sim Using The Web Interface

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual ms of a sim group. A switch configured as a cas is not a member of a sim group and will take on the following characteristics: • • • • • • • • • the cas can be configured through the cs to become a ms. It is not a cs or ms of anothe...

  • Page 279

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 11- 2. Sim settings window (enabled) the following parameters can be set: parameters description sim state use the pull down menu to either enable or disable the sim state on the switch. Disabled will render all sim functions...

  • Page 280: Topology

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual topology the topology window will be used to configure and manage the switch within the sim group and requires java script to function properly on your computer. The java runtime environment on your server should initiate and lead y...

  • Page 281

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 11- 4. Topology view this screen will display how the devices within the single ip management group are connected to other groups and devices. Possible icons in this screen are as follows: icon description group layer 2 comma...

  • Page 282: Tool Tips

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual tool tips in the topology view window, the mouse plays an important role in configuration and in viewing device information. Setting the mouse cursor over a specific device in the topology window (tool tip) will display the same inf...

  • Page 283

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual group icon figure 11- 7. Right clicking a group icon the following options may appear for the user to configure: • • • property - to pop up a window to display the group information. Collapse - to collapse the group that will be rep...

  • Page 284

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual figure 11- 1 . Property window 0 member switch icon figure 11- 1 . Right clicking a member icon 1 • • • • • the following options may appear for the user to configure: collapse - to collapse the group that will be represented by a s...

  • Page 285

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual candidate switch icon figure 11- 1 . Right clicking a candidate icon 3 • • • the following options may appear for the user to configure: collapse - to collapse the group that will be represented by a single icon. Expand - to expand ...

  • Page 286: Menu Bar

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual remote port no. Displays the number of the physical port on the ms or cas that the cs is connected to. The cs will have no entry in this field. Local port no. Displays the number of the physical port on the cs that the ms or cas is ...

  • Page 287

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual note: upon this firmware release, some functions of the sim can only be configured through the command line interface. See the xstack des- 6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user cli for more information on sim and its con...

  • Page 288: Firmware Upgrade

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual firmware upgrade this screen is used to upgrade firmware from the commander switch to the member switch. To access the following window, click single ip management > firmware upgrade . Member switches will be listed in the table and...

  • Page 289: Appendix A

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual appendix a general standards ieee 802.3u 100base-tx fast ethernet ieee 802.3ab 1000base-t gigabit ethernet ieee 802.1d spanning tree ieee 802.1w rapid spanning tree ieee 802.1s multiple spanning tree ieee 802.1 p/q vlan ieee 802.1p ...

  • Page 290

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual physical and environment ac inputs & external redundant power supply 100 - 240 vac, 50/60 hz (internal universal power supply) power consumption 296w maximum des-6504: 30w maximum des-6505: 20w maximum des-6507: 30w maximum des-6508...

  • Page 291: Appendix B

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual appendix b upgrading instructions for release 3 firmware (r3.00-b33) for firmware release r3.00-b33, certain guidelines must be followed for proper installation of line cards and their appropriate firmware. Failing to follow these r...

  • Page 292

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual upgrading to r3.00-b33 for this firmware version, some procedures and implementations have changed since the previous firmware release. Failure to follow these rules may lead to compatibility problems and inoperability of the switch...

  • Page 293

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual des-6500:4#show switch command: show switch device type : des-6500 chassis ethernet switch mac address : da-10-21-00-00-01 ip address : 10.41.44.22 (manual) vlan name : default subnet mask : 255.0.0.0 default gateway : 0.0.0.0 boot ...

  • Page 294

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual des-6500:4#show stack_information command: show stack_information box prio- prom runtime h/w id type exist rity version version version --- ----------- ----- ----- -------- -------- -------- 1 des-6505 exist 16 0.00-b16 2.00-b20 0a1...

  • Page 295

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual step 5 once the line cards have rebooted, check the “ show stack_information ” command in the cli to verify all line cards are now holding the same firmware version as the cpu. If there is a discrepancy in any line card, the user mu...

  • Page 296

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual step 7 once the whole system has been upgraded to r3.00-b33 with prom code r2.00-b20, the user may verify all downloads have been successful by checking the “ show switch ” and “ show stack_information ” commands in the cli one fina...

  • Page 297

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual des-6500:4#show switch command: show switch device type : des-6500 chassis ethernet switch mac address : da-10-21-00-00-01 ip address : 10.41.44.22 (manual) vlan name : default subnet mask : 255.0.0.0 default gateway : 0.0.0.0 boot ...

  • Page 298

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual adding runtime r1.01 des-6505/des-6507/des-6509 line cards to the runtime r1.3/1.4/2.0/2.5/3.0 chassis for owners of the xstack des-6500 chassis switch, certain software incongruencies have surfaced with the adding and removing new ...

  • Page 299

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual step 2 remove all des-6504/des-6508/des-6510/des-6512 line cards from the slots in the chassis switch. Next enter the “ reset system ” command and the whole system should reboot with stacking in tact. Enter the “ show stack_informat...

  • Page 300

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual step 3 after removing the des-6504/des-6508/des-6510/des-6512 line cards from the switch, enter the new des-6505/des- 6507/des-6509 into the chassis. Check the “ show stack_information ” command again to see if the new line card(s) ...

  • Page 301

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual step 5 check the upgrade result with the “s how stack_information ” command. Des-6500:4#show stack_information command: show stack_information box prio- prom runtime h/w id type exist rity version version version --- ----------- ---...

  • Page 302

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual firmware downgrade procedure for users wishing to downgrade their firmware versions for the chassis cpu and corresponding line cards, there are certain guidelines and steps that need to be followed to ensure optimum functionality of...

  • Page 303

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual step1 power on the chassis and once it has booted completely, enter the “ show switch ” command into the cli interface to view the firmware version of the cpu runtime code currently employed in the chassis. Des-6500:4#show switch co...

  • Page 304

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual step 2 next enter the “ show stack_information ” command into the cli to display the runtime version code of the line cards currently set in the chassis. Des-6500:4#show stack_information command: show stack_information box prio- pr...

  • Page 305

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual des-6500:4#reset system command: reset system are you sure you want to proceed with the system reset?(y/n) (reset all, save, reboot) y reboot & load factory default configuration… saving all configurations to nv-ram…….. Done des-650...

  • Page 306

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual step 5 after the chassis reboots and returns to normal operation and stacking configuration, download runtime code version r1.20-b09 to the chassis cpu. Des-6500:4#download firmware_fromtftp 10.48.74.121 c:/6500ru_1.20-b09.Had unit ...

  • Page 307

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual des-6500:4#show switch command: show switch device type : des-6500 chassis ethernet switch mac address : da-10-21-00-00-01 ip address : 10.41.44.22 (manual) vlan name : default subnet mask : 255.0.0.0 default gateway : 0.0.0.0 boot ...

  • Page 308: Appendix C

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual appendix c cables and connectors when connecting the switch to another switch, a bridge or hub, a normal cable is necessary. Please review these products for matching cable pin assignment. The following diagrams and tables show the ...

  • Page 309: Appendix D

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual appendix d cable lengths use the following table to as a guide for the maximum cable lengths. Standard media type maximum distance mini-gbic 1000base-lx, single-mode fiber module 1000base-sx, multi-mode fiber module 1000base-lhx, si...

  • Page 310: Glossary

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual glossary 1000base-lx: a short laser wavelength on multimode fiber optic cable for a maximum length of 550 meters 1000base-sx: a long wavelength for a "long haul" fiber optic cable for a maximum length of 10 kilometers 100base-fx : 1...

  • Page 311

    Xstack des-6500 modular layer 3 chassis ethernet switch user manual lan - local area network: a network of connected computing resources (such as pcs, printers, servers) covering a relatively small geographic area (usually not larger than a floor or building). Characterized by high data rates and lo...

  • Page 312: Warranties and Registration

    Warranties and registration limited warranty d-link provides this limited warranty for its product only to the person or entity who originally purchased the product from d- link or its authorized reseller or distributor. D-link would fulfill the warranty obligation according to the local warranty po...

  • Page 313

    Submitting a claim. Any claim under this limited warranty must be submitted in writing before the end of the warranty period to an authorized d-link service office. The claim must include a written description of the hardware defect or software nonconformance in sufficient detail to allow d-link to ...

  • Page 314: Fcc Warning

    Some states do not allow exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the foregoing limitations and exclusions may not apply. This limited warranty provides specific legal rights and the product owner may also have other rig...

  • Page 315

    Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, d-link systems, inc. (“d-link”) provides this limited warranty: • only to the person or entity that originally purchased the product from d-link or its authorized reseller or distributor, and • only for products purchased and delivered within the...

  • Page 316

    To d-link. The repaired or replaced packages will be shipped to the customer via ups ground or any common carrier selected by d-link. Return shipping charges shall be prepaid by d-link if you use an address in the united states, otherwise we will ship the product to you freight collect. Expedited sh...

  • Page 317

    For detailed warranty information applicable to products purchased outside the united states, please contact the corresponding local d-link office. Product registration register your d-link product online at http://support.Dlink.Com/register product registration is entirely voluntary and failure to ...

  • Page 318

    D-link europe limited product warranty general terms the limited product warranty set forth below is given by d-link (europe) ltd. (herein referred to as "d-link"). This limited product warranty is only effective upon presentation of the proof of purchase. Upon further request by d-link, this warran...

  • Page 319

    D-link europe limited produktgarantie allgemeine bedingungen die hierin beschriebene eingeschränkte garantie wird durch d-link (europe) ltd. Gewährt (im folgenden: „d-link“). Diese eingeschränkte garantie setzt voraus, dass der kauf des produkts nachgewiesen wird. Auf verlangen von d-link muss auch ...

  • Page 320

    D-link europe a limité la garantie des produits conditions générales la garantie produit limitée énoncée ci-dessous émane de d-link (europe) ltd. (ci-après « d-link »). Cette garantie produit limitée n’est valable que sur présentation de la preuve d’achat. D-link peut également exiger la présentatio...

  • Page 321

    Garantía limitada del producto d-link europa condiciones generales esta garantía la ofrece d-link (europe) ltd. (en este documento, "d-link"). La garantía limitada del producto sólo es válida si se acompaña del comprobante de la compra. También deberá presentarse la tarjeta de garantía si d-link lo ...

  • Page 322

    D-link europe termini di garanzia dei prodotti generalità la presente garanzia viene fornita da d-link (europe) ltd. (di seguito denominata "d-link"). Essa viene riconosciuta solo se accompagnata dalla prova di acquisto. D-link può richiedere anche l’esibizione della presente cartolina di garanzia. ...

  • Page 323: Tech Support

    Tech support technical support you can find software updates and user documentation on the d- link website. Tech support for customers within australia: d-link technical support over the telephone: 1300-766-868 monday to friday 8:00am to 8:00pm est saturday 9:00am to 1:00pm est d-link technical supp...

  • Page 324: Technical Support

    Technical support you can find software updates and user documentation on the d-link website. Tech support for customers within south eastern asia and korea: d-link south eastern asia and korea technical support over the telephone: +65-6895-5355 monday to friday 9:00am to 12:30pm, 2:00pm-6:00pm sing...

  • Page 325: Technical Support

    Technical support you can find software updates and user documentation on the d-link website. Tech support for customers within india d-link technical support over the telephone: +91-22-26526741 +91-22-26526696 –ext 161 to 167 monday to friday 9:30am to 7:00pm d-link technical support over the inter...

  • Page 326: Technical Support

    Technical support you can find software updates and user documentation on the d-link website. D-link provides free technical support for customers for the duration of the warranty period on this product. Customers can contact d-link technical support through our web site or by phone. Tech support fo...

  • Page 327: Technical Support

    Technical support you can find software updates and user documentation on the d-link website. Tech support for customers within the u.A.E & north africa: d-link technical support over the telephone: (971) 4-391-6480 (u.A.E) sunday to wednesday 9:00am to 6:00pm gmt+4 thursday 9:00am to 1:00pm gmt+4 d...

  • Page 328: Technical Support

    Technical support you can find software updates and user documentation on the d- link website. Tech support for customers within south africa and sub sahara region: d-link south africa and sub sahara technical support over the telephone: +27-12-665-2165 08600 dlink ( for south africa only ) monday t...

  • Page 329: Technical Support

    Technical support you can find updates and user documentation on the d-link website tech support for latin america customers: d-link technical support over the followings telephones: argentina: 0-800 122 35 465 monday to friday 09:00am to 22:00pm chile: 800 835 465 monday to friday 08:00am to 21:00p...

  • Page 330: Техническая

    Техническая поддержка Обновления программного обеспечения и документация доступны на Интернет - сайте d-link. D-link предоставляет бесплатную поддержку для клиентов в течение гарантийного срока . Клиенты могут обратиться в группу технической поддержки d-link по телефону или через Интернет . Техничес...

  • Page 331: Asistencia Técnica

    Asistencia técnica d-link latin américa pone a disposición de sus clientes, especificaciones, documentación y software mas reciente a través de nuestro sitio web www.Dlinklatinamerica.Com el servicio de soporte técnico tiene presencia en numerosos países de la región latino américa, y presta asisten...

  • Page 332: Suporte Técnico

    Suporte técnico voc ê pode encontrar atualiza çõ es de software e documenta çã o de usu á rio no site da d-link brasil www.Dlinkbrasil.Com.Br. A d-link fornece suporte t é cnico gratuito para clientes no brasil durante o per í odo de vig ê ncia da garantia deste produto. Suporte t é cnico para clien...

  • Page 334: Technical Support

    Technical support you can find software updates and user documentation on the d- link website. D-link provides free technical support for customers within the united states and within canada for the duration of the warranty period on this product. U.S. And canadian customers can contact d-link techn...

  • Page 335: Technical Support

    Technical support you can find software updates and user documentation on the d-link websites. D-link provides free technical support for customers within canada, the united kingdom, and ireland. Customers can contact d-link technical support through our websites, or by phone. For customers within t...

  • Page 336: Technische Unterstützung

    Technische unterstützung aktualisierte versionen von software und benutzerhandbuch finden sie auf der website von d-link. D-link bietet kostenfreie technische unterstützung für kunden innerhalb deutschlands, Österreichs, der schweiz und osteuropas. Unsere kunden können technische unterstützung über ...

  • Page 337: Assistance Technique

    Assistance technique vous trouverez la documentation et les logiciels les plus récents sur le site web d-link. Ceux-ci peuvent contacter le service technique de d-link par notre site internet ou par téléphone. Support technique destiné aux clients établis en france: assistance technique d-link par t...

  • Page 338: Asistencia Técnica

    Asistencia técnica puede encontrar el software más reciente y documentación para el usuario en el sitio web de d-link . D-link ofrece asistencia técnica gratuita para clientes dentro de españa durante el periodo de garantía del producto. Los clientes españoles pueden ponerse en contacto con la asist...

  • Page 339: Supporto Tecnico

    Supporto tecnico gli ultimi aggiornamenti e la documentazione sono disponibili sul sito d-link. Supporto tecnico per i clienti residenti in italia d-link mediterraneo s.R.L. Via n. Bonnet 6/b 20154 milano supporto tecnico dal lunedì al venerdì dalle ore 9.00 alle ore 19.00 con orario continuato tele...

  • Page 340: Technical Support

    Technical support you can find software updates and user documentation on the d-link website. D-link provides free technical support for customers within benelux for the duration of the warranty period on this product. Benelux customers can contact d-link technical support through our website, or by...

  • Page 341: Pomoc Techniczna

    Pomoc techniczna najnowsze wersje oprogramowania i dokumentacji u ż ytkownika mo ż na znale źć w serwisie internetowym firmy d-link. D-link zapewnia bezp ł atn ą pomoc techniczn ą klientom w polsce w okresie gwarancyjnym produktu. Klienci z polski mog ą si ę kontaktowa ć z dzia ł em pomocy techniczn...

  • Page 342: Technická Podpora

    Technická podpora aktualizované verze software a uživatelských p ř íru č ek najdete na webové stránce firmy d-link. D-link poskytuje svým zákazník ů m bezplatnou technickou podporu zákazníci mohou kontaktovat odd ě lení technické podpory p ř es webové stránky, mailem nebo telefonicky web: http://www...

  • Page 343: Technikai Támogatás

    Technikai támogatás meghajtó programokat és frissítéseket a d-link magyarország weblapjáról tölthet le. Telefonon technikai segítséget munkanapokon hétf ő t ő l- csütörtökig 9.00 – 16.00 óráig és pénteken 9.00 – 14.00 óráig kérhet a (1) 461-3001 telefonszámon vagy a support@dlink.Hu emailcímen. Magy...

  • Page 344: Teknisk Support

    Teknisk support du kan finne programvare oppdateringer og bruker dokumentasjon på d-links web sider. D-link tilbyr sine kunder gratis teknisk support under produktets garantitid. Kunder kan kontakte d-links teknisk support via våre hjemmesider, eller på tlf. Teknisk support: d-link teknisk telefon s...

  • Page 345: Teknisk Support

    Teknisk support du finder software opdateringer og bruger- dokumentation på d-link’s hjemmeside. D-link tilbyder gratis teknisk support til kunder i danmark i hele produktets garantiperiode. Danske kunder kan kontakte d-link’s tekniske support via vores hjemmeside eller telefonisk. D-link teknisk su...

  • Page 346: Teknistä Tukea Asiakkaille

    Teknistä tukea asiakkaille suomessa: d-link tarjoaa teknistä tukea asiakkailleen. Tuotteen takuun voimassaoloajan. Tekninen tuki palvelee seuraavasti: arkisin klo. 9 - 21 numerosta 0800-114 677 internetin kautta ajurit ja lisätietoja tuotteista. Http://www.Dlink.Fi sähköpostin kautta voit myös tehdä...

  • Page 347: Teknisk Support

    Teknisk support på vår hemsida kan du hitta mer information om mjukvaru uppdateringar och annan användarinformation. D-link tillhandahåller teknisk support till kunder i sverige under hela garantitiden för denna produkt. Teknisk support för kunder i sverige: d-link teknisk support via telefon: 0770-...

  • Page 348: Assistência Técnica:

    Suporte técnico você pode encontrar atualizações de software e documentação de utilizador no site de d-link portugal http://www.Dlink.Pt . A d-link fornece suporte técnico gratuito para clientes no portugal durante o período de vigência de garantia deste produto. Suporte técnico para clientes no por...

  • Page 349: Τεχνική

    Τεχνική Υποστήριξη Μπορείτε να βρείτε software updates και πληροφορίες για τη χρήση των προϊόντων στις ιστοσελίδες της d-link Η d-link προσφέρει στους πελάτες της δωρεάν υποστήριξη στον Ελλαδικό χώρο Μπορείτε να επικοινωνείτε µ ε το τ µ ή µ α τεχνικής υποστήριξης µ έσω της ιστοσελίδας ή µ έσω τηλεφώ...

  • Page 351

    International offices u.S.A 17595 mt. Herrmann street fountain valley, ca 92708, usa tel: 1-800-326-1688 url: www.Dlink.Com canada 2180 winston park drive oakville, ontario, l6h 5w1, canada tel: 1-905-8295033 fax: 1-905-8295223 url: www.Dlink.Ca european hq & uk&i d-link house, abbey road, park roya...

  • Page 352

    Registration card (all countries and regions excluding usa) print, type or use block letters. Your name: mr./ms _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ organization: ________________________________________________ dept. _____________...

  • Page 353

    9. Would you recommend your d-link product to a friend? Yes no don't know yet 10.Your comments on this product?.