Document Outline

• About this User Guide
  • Applicable Firmware Revision
  • Who Should Use This User Guide
  • How To Use This User Guide
  • Document Conventions
  • Quick Start Recommendations
  • For Users Migrating From Revisions ROS 1.2 and Earlier..
• Table Of Contents
• Chapter 1– Setting Up And Administering The Switch
  • Introduction
  • The RuggedSwitch User Interface
    • Using the RS232 Port to Access the User Interface
    • The Structure of the User Interface
    • Making Configuration Changes
    • Updates Occur In Real Time
    • Alarm Indications Are Provided
    • The CLI Shell
  • Administration Menu
  • Configure IP Services
    • IP Address Type
    • IP Address
    • Subnet
    • Gateway
    • Inactivity Timeout
    • Telnet Sessions
    • TFTP Server
    • SNMP Get Community
  • Configuring System Identification
  • Configure Passwords
  • Configure Time and Date
    • Time
    • Date
    • Time Zone
    • NTP Server Address
    • NTP Update Period
  • Configure SNMP Management Stations
    • Community String
    • Address
    • Set Access
    • Send Traps
  • Troubleshooting
    • Problem One
• Chapter 2 - Configuring MAC Address Management
  • Introduction
    • MAC Address Management Features
  • MAC Address Management Configuration
    • MAC Address Management Parameter Ranges & Default Settings
    • MAC Address Tables Management Menu
    • Viewing MAC Addresses
      • MAC Address
      • VID
      • Port
      • Type
      • CoS
    • Purge MAC Address Table
    • Configure MAC Address Learning Options
      • Aging Time
    • Configure Static MAC Address Table
      • MAC Address
      • VID
      • Port
      • CoS (Class of Service)
• Chapter 3 – Configuring the Ports
  • Introduction
    • Port Features
      • 10BaseT/100Base Interfaces
      • 10BaseFL Interfaces
      • 100BaseFX Interfaces
      • All Interfaces
  • Port Applications
    • Port Security
    • Broadcast Rate Limiting
    • Controller Protection Through Loss-of-Link Management
  • Using Port Mirroring
    • Introduction
    • Configuring Port Mirroring
  • Port Configuration And Status
    • Port Parameter Ranges & Default Settings
    • Port Configuration Menu
      • Name
      • Status
      • Media Type
      • Flow Control
      • FEFI
      • Link Alarms
    • Port Rate Limiting Menu
      • Broadcasts
    • Port Security Menu
      • Security
      • Autolearn
      • Shutdown Time
      • Status
    • Port Mirroring Menu
      • Port Mirroring
      • Source Port
      • Target Port
    • Viewing Port Status
    • Resetting Ports
  • Troubleshooting
    • Problem One
      • Problem Two
        • Problem Three
• Chapter 4 – Configuring VLANs
  • Introduction
    • VLAN Features
  • VLAN Concepts And Issues
    • VLANs and Tags
    • Tagged vs. Untagged Frames
    • Native VLAN
    • Management VLAN
    • Edge And Trunk Port Types
    • Forbidden Port Lists
    • VLAN Based Services
      • IGMP Snooping
  • VLAN Applications
    • Traffic Domain Isolation
    • Administrative Convenience
    • Reduced Hardware
    • Service Differentiation
  • VLAN Configuration
    • VLAN Parameter Ranges & Default Settings
    • Virtual LANs Menu
    • Static VLANs Menu
      • VID
      • VLAN Name
      • Forbidden Ports
      • IGMP
    • Port VLAN Parameters Menu
      • Type
        • Edge Type
        • Trunk Type
      • PVID (Native VLAN)
      • PVID Format
    • VLAN Summary Menu
  • Troubleshooting
    • Problem One
      • Problem Two
• Chapter 5 – Configuring Class of Service
  • Introduction to CoS
    • CoS Features
  • CoS Concepts And Issues
    • CoS Operation
      • Inspection Phase
      • Forwarding Phase
  • CoS Configuration
    • CoS Parameter Ranges & Default Settings
    • Classes Of Service Menu
    • Global CoS Parameters Menu
      • CoS Weighting
    • Port CoS Parameters Menu
      • Default CoS
      • Inspect TOS
    • Priority to CoS Mapping Menu
      • CoS
    • DSCP to CoS Mapping Menu
      • CoS
    • CoS Access Priorities Menu
      • Normal Access Priority
      • High Access Priority
• Chapter 6 – Configuring Rapid Spanning Tree
  • Introduction
    • RSTP Features
  • RSTP Concepts And Issues
    • RSTP Operation
      • RSTP States And Roles
        • State
        • Role
      • Edge Ports
      • Point To Point and Multipoint Links
      • Path And Port Costs
        • How Port Costs Are Generated
        • IEEE 802.1d vs. IEEE 802.1w Costs
      • Bridge Diameter
  • RSTP Applications
    • RSTP in Structured Wiring Configurations
      • Design Considerations for RSTP in Structured Wiring Configur
      • RSTP in Ring Backbone Configurations
      • Design Considerations For RSTP in Ring Backbone Configuratio
      • RSTP Port Redundancy
  • RSTP Configuration
    • Bridge and Port Parameter Ranges & Default Settings
      • Bridge Parameters
      • Port Parameters
    • Spanning Tree Menu
    • Bridge RSTP Parameters Menu
      • State
      • Version Support
      • Bridge Priority
      • Hello Time
      • Max Age Time
      • Transmit Count
      • Forward Delay
      • Cost Style
    • Port RSTP Parameters Menu
      • Enabled
      • Priority
      • STP Cost
      • RSTP Cost
      • Edge Port
      • Point To Point
  • RSTP Statistics
    • Bridge RSTP Statistics Menu
      • Bridge Status
      • Bridge ID
      • Designated Root ID
      • Designated Root Port
      • Root Path Cost
      • Configured Hello Time
      • Learned Hello Time
      • Configured Forward Delay
      • Learned Forward Delay
      • Configured Max Age
      • Learned Max Age
      • Total Topology Changes
    • Port RSTP Statistics Menu
      • Status
        • Disabled
        • Link Down
        • Discarding
        • Learning
        • Forwarding
      • Role
        • Designated
        • Root
        • Backup
        • Alternate
      • Cost
      • RX RSTs
      • TX RSTs
      • RX Configs
      • TX Configs
      • RX Tcns
      • TX Tcns
      • Designated Root ID
  • Troubleshooting
    • Problem One
      • Problem Two
        • Problem Three
        • Problem Four
        • Problem Five
        • Problem Six
        • Problem Seven
        • Problem Eight
        • Problem Nine
• Chapter 7 – Configuring Multicast Filtering
  • Introduction to Multicast Filtering
    • IGMP Features
  • IGMP Concepts And Issues
    • Router IGMP Operation
    • Switch IGMP Active and Passive Operation
      • Active Mode
      • Passive Mode
    • Combined Router And Switch IGMP Operation
      • Starting Up
      • Processing Joins
      • Processing Leaves
      • Multicast Sources
      • IGMP And RSTP
  • Multicast Filtering Configuration
    • Multicast Filtering Parameter Ranges & Default Settings
    • Multicast Filtering Menu
    • IGMP Parameters Menu
      • Mode
      • Query Interval
      • Router Ports
  • Multicast Filtering Statistics
    • IP Multicast Groups Menu
      • VID
      • IP Address
      • Source Port
      • Joined Ports
      • Router Ports
      • MAC Address
  • Troubleshooting
    • Problem One
      • Problem Two
        • Problem Three
        • Problem Four
        • Problem Five
        • Problem Six
• Chapter 8 – Diagnostics
  • Introduction
  • Using The Alarm System
    • Alarm Concepts And Issues
      • Types Of Alarms
        • Active Alarms
        • Passive Alarms
      • Format of Alarms
        • Alarm Time
        • Alarm Level
        • Alarm Description
      • Alarms And The Critical Failure Relay
  • Viewing And Clearing Alarms
    • Viewing Alarms
    • Clearing Alarms
  • Viewing CPU Diagnostics
    • Running Time
      • Total Powered Time
      • CPU Usage
      • RAM Total
      • RAM Available
      • Temperature
  • Viewing and Clearing the System Log
  • Viewing Product Identification
  • Load Factory Default Configuration
  • Resetting The Unit
• Chapter 9 – Using Ethernet And RMON Statistics
  • Introduction
  • View Ethernet Statistics
  • View Ethernet Port Statistics
    • Cumulative Statistics of Packet/Byte Counts
      • Cumulative Error Statistics
      • Packet Count By Size of Packet
  • Remote Monitoring (RMON)
  • RMON Historical Statistics Concepts And Issues
    • Configure RMON History Control Table Menu
      • Index
      • Port
      • BucketsReq
      • BucketsGranted
      • Interval
      • Owner
    • RMON History Samples Table Menu
  • RMON Alarms And Events Concepts And Issues
  • The Alarm Process
  • Alarm Generation And Hysteresis
  • Delta vs. Absolute Values
  • Configure RMON Alarms
    • Index
      • Variable
      • Rising Threshold
      • Falling Threshold
      • Value
      • Type
      • Interval
      • Startup Alarm
      • Rising Event
      • Falling Event
      • Owner
  • Configure RMON Events
    • Index
      • Type
      • Community
      • Last Time Sent
      • Description
      • Owner
  • RMON Event Logs
    • Log
      • Log Time
      • Log Description
  • Troubleshooting
    • Problem One
• Chapter 10 - Using The CLI Shell
  • Introduction
  • Entering And Leaving The Shell
  • Summary Of Commands
  • Viewing Files
    • Dir command
    • Viewing And Clearing Log Files
  • Running Loopback Tests
  • Pinging A Remote Device
  • Tracing Events
    • Enabling Tracing
    • Starting The Trace
  • Viewing DHCP Learned Information Using Ipconfig
  • Executing Commands Remotely Through RSH
  • Resetting The Switch
• Chapter 11 – Upgrading Firmware And Managing Configurations
  • Introduction
  • Upgrading Firmware
    • Upgrading Firmware With Xmodem
    • Upgrading Firmware Using A TFTP Client On Your Workstation
      • Checking The Status OF The Download.
    • Upgrading Firmware Using The TFTP Client On Your RuggedSwitc
  • Capturing Configurations
    • Capturing Configurations With XModem
    • Capturing Configurations With TFTP
  • Using SQL Commands
    • Getting Started
    • Finding The Correct Table
    • Retrieving Information
      • Retrieving A Table
      • Retrieving A Parameter From A Table
      • Retrieving A Table With The Where Clause
    • Changing Values In A Table
    • Defaulting A Table
    • Using RSH And SQL
• Appendix A - Menu Tree
• Appendix B - SNMP MIB Support
• Appendix C – SNMP Trap Summary
• Appendix D – RMON Acceptable MIB Parameters
  • SNMPv2-MIB
• Index