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MIBs

Management and counter information are stored by the switch in the Management

Information Base (MIB). The Switch uses the standard MIB-II Management Information Base

module. Consequently, values for MIB objects can be retrieved from any SNMP-based

network management software. In addition to the standard MIB-II, the Switch also supports

its own proprietary enterprise MIB as an extended Management Information Base. The

proprietary MIB may also be retrieved by specifying the MIB Object Identifier. MIB values

can be either read-only or read-write.

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 10.90.90.90. You can change the default Switch IP address to

meet the specification of your networking address scheme.

The switch is also assigned a unique MAC address by the factory. This MAC address cannot

be changed, and can be found from the initial boot console screen – shown below.

Figure 2 - 3.

Boot Screen

The switch’s MAC address can also be found from the Web management program on the

Switch Information (Basic Settings) window on the Configuration menu.

The IP address for the switch must be set before it can be managed with the Web-based

manager. The switch IP address can be automatically set using BOOTP or DHCP protocols, in

which case the actual address assigned to the switch must be known.

The IP address may be set using the Command Line Interface (CLI) over the console serial

port as follows:

1.

Starting at the command line prompt, enter the commands

config ipif System

ipaddress xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy

. Where the

x

’s represent the IP address

to be assigned to the IP interface named

System

and the

y

’s represent the

corresponding subnet mask.

2. Alternatively, you can enter

config ipif System ipaddress xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/z

. Where

the

x

’s represent the IP address to be assigned to the IP interface named

System

and

the

z

represents the corresponding number of subnets in CIDR notation.

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The IP interface named

System

on the switch can be assigned an IP address and subnet mask

which can then be used to connect a management station to the switch’s Telnet or Web-based

management agent.

Figure 2 - 4.

Assigning the Switch an IP Address

In the above example, the switch was assigned an IP address of 10.52.19.13 with a subnet

mask of 255.0.0.0. The system message

Success

indicates that the command was executed

successfully. The switch can now be configured and managed via Telnet and the CLI or via

the Web-based management.

Connecting Devices to the Switch

After assigning IP addresses to the switch, you can connect devices to the switch.

To connect a device to an SFP transceiver port:

1.

Use your cabling requirements to select an appropriate SFP transceiver type.

2.

Insert the SFP transceiver (sold separately) into the SFP transceiver slot.

3.

Use the appropriate network cabling to connect a device to the connectors on the SFP

transceiver.

NOTICE:

When the SFP transceiver acquires a link, the

associated integrated 10/100/1000BASE-T port is disabled.

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Section 3

Introduction to Switch Management

Login to Web Manager

Web-based User Interface

Basic Setup

Switch Information

IP Address

User Accounts

Saving Changes

Factory Reset

Restart System

Introduction

All software functions of the DES-6500 can be managed, configured and monitored via the

embedded web-based (HTML) interface. The switch can be managed from remote stations

anywhere on the network through a standard browser such as Netscape

Navigator/Communicator or Microsoft Internet Explorer. The browser acts as a universal

access tool and can communicate directly with the Switch using the HTTP protocol.

The Web-based management module and the Console program (and Telnet) are different ways

to access the same internal switching software and configure it. Thus, all settings encountered

in web-based management are the same as those found in the console program.

Login to Web Manager

To begin managing your Switch simply run the browser you have installed on your computer

and point it to the IP address you have defined for the device. The URL in the address bar

should read something like: http://123.123.123.123, where the numbers 123 represent the IP

address of the switch.

NOTE:

The Factory default IP address for the switch is

10.90.90.90.

In the page that opens, click on the

Login to make a setup

button at the top of the window:

Figure 3-1.

Login Page

This opens the management module’s main page.

The switch management features available in the web-based manager are explained below.

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This opens the management module’s user authentication window, as shown below.

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 explained below.

Web-based User Interface

The user interface provides access to various switch configuration and management screens,

allows you to view performance statistics, and permits you to graphically monitor the system

status.

Areas of the User Interface

The figure below shows the user interface.

The user interface is divided into 3 distinct areas

as described in the table.

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Area 1

Area 2

Area 3

Figure 3-2.

Main Web-Manager Screen

Area

Function

1

Presents a graphical near real-time image of the front panel of the switch.

This area

displays the switch’s ports and expansion modules, showing port activity, duplex

mode, or flow control, depending on the specified mode. To the right of the Switch’s

front panel is the current stacking configuration.

Various areas of the graphic can be selected for performing management functions,

including port configuration.

2

Select the menu or window to be displayed. The folder icons can be opened to

display the hyperlinked menu buttons and subfolders contained within them. Click

the D-Link logo to go to the D-Link website.

3

Presents switch information based on your selection and the entry of configuration

data.

NOTICE:

Any changes made to the switch configuration

during the current session must be saved in the

Save

Changes

web menu (explained below) or use the command

line interface (CLI) command

save

.

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