Connexium Managed Switches

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Connexium Managed Switches

• Management tools

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Connexium Managed Switch
Management Tools

• The Connexium Managed Switch offer includes a
  range of tools enabling Engineering and
  Maintenance Personnel to configure, diagnose, and
  monitor switches
• Additional management tools provide the ability
  to store and retrieve switch configuration files
  for backup and the ability to upload the
  configuration file to the switch.
• The Web based switch configurator allows the
  selection of the diagnostic capabilities that
  best suit the application and facility
  requirements.
• Switch Configurator software, which is included
  with the switch, discovers switches and allows
  configuration of the IP, subnet and gateway
  addresses.

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Connexium Managed Switch
Management Tools

• Command Line Interface (CLI) - Script file based
  tool to configure switch functions via a local
  serial connection to the V24 serial port or
  remote connection via telnet.
• Telnet Server - Allows users to configure the
  switch using CLI over an Ethernet connection
• Web-based Interface - Allows users to configure
  and diagnose the switch via web pages accessed
  with a standard browser.
• Remote Monitoring (RMON) - A standard network
  management protocol that allows monitoring and
  protocol analysis of a local area network
  gathered at a single workstation.
• Backup Storage of secondary Switch
  configuration file on a memory adapter (EAM), to
  a server via TFTP, or to a PC.
• DHCP Option 82 - Allows a DHCP server that
  supports option 82 to assign the same IP address
  to any device connected to a particular switch
  port.

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Connexium Managed Switch
Command Line Interface (CLI)

• A Script File based tool to configure switch
  functions
• Uses a local serial connection to the V24 serial
  port or remote connection via a telnet
  connection.
• Allows switches to be configured or partially
  configured
• Enables the comparison of 2 configurations by
  comparing the script files.
• Typical local configuration

Model no. 490NTRJ11 Switch Configuration cable
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Connexium Managed Switch
Telnet Server

• Allows users to configure the switch using the
  Command Line Interface (CLI) over an Ethernet
  connection.
• Enables switches to be configured remotely

Cat 5E or 6 Ethernet cable
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Connexium Managed Switch
Web-based Interface

• Web based interface to configure and access
  switch diagnostic data.
• Uses a standard web browser such as Internet
  Explorer or Firefox.
• Allows access to the switch locally or from any
  location in the network.
• Web browser applet which communicates with the
  device via the Simple Network Management Protocol
  (SNMP)
• Managed switches support both SNMP and Web-based
  management and can thus offer
• Extensive diagnostic and configuration functions
  for fast startup
• Extensive network and device information

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Connexium Managed Switch
Web-based Interface

• Login web page that includes the Login Name and
  Password as shown below

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Connexium Managed Switch
Web-based Interface

• Network web page used to configure switch IP
  address

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Connexium Managed Switch
Remote Monitoring (RMON)

• A standard network management protocol that
  allows monitoring and protocol analysis of a
  local area network from a single workstation
• Defines MIBs that provide data (current and
  historical) that illustrate the performance of
  the network.)
• An example of data provided, including packets
  sent, bytes sent, and packets dropped

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Connexium Managed Switch
Switch Configuration Backup

• Connexium Switches offer options for backup and
  loading of switch configuration data.
• The options to load a configuration file include
• Load a configuration saved on the switch
• Load a configuration stored on a PC
• Load a configuration stored as a specific URL
• Load a configuration stored on a specific URL and
  saved on the switch
• The options to save a configuration file,
  include
• Save to the switch
• Save to a specific URL, in either binary or
  script format
• Save to a PC, in either binary or script format
• Select URL address for stored configuration file
• Save /Load Configuration file to EAM (memory
  backup adapter)

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Connexium Managed Switch
Switch Configuration Backup

• Below is the web page for saving and loading
  switch configurations

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Connexium Managed Switch
Memory Backup Adapter

• The switch configuration data can be stored on an
  EAM (model number TCSEAM0100) for recovery and
  security.
• EAM enables a very simple configuration data
  transfer to a substitute switch of the same type

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Connexium Managed Switch
TFTP Back-Up Configuration File

• The switch configuration can be stored on a
  central server
• The replacement configuration file can be
  forwarded to new device via TFTP

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Connexium Managed Switch
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP),
Option 82

• DHCP server can configure a switch (IP address
  etc.) based on system name
• During startup operation, a switch receives its
  configuration data and the IP address is assigned
  based on the switchs system name
• DHCP Option 82 allows a switch to assign the same
  IP address to a device that is connected to a
  particular port.

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