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Intelligent Ethernet over VDSL Switch VC-412 User’s Manual.
VC-412 User ’ s Manual 1 T rademarks Copyright PLANET Technology Corp. 2002. Contents subject to revisi on without prior notice. PLANET is a registered trademark of PLANET Technology Corp.
VC-412 User ’ s Manual 2 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 F EA TURE ..........................................................
VC-412 User ’s Manual 3 4.4.2 Set Each VDSL Port Name of Unit .......................................................................................... .. 26 4.4.3 Display All Port s Stat us of Unit .................................................
VC-412 User ’s Manual 1 1. INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the VC-412 VDSL Managerial Switch for your MDU Solution. PLANET has been on the forefront of VDSL (V ery High Bit-Rate Digital Subscriber Line) technologies since their inception, and will alwa ys strive to create quality , cost-effective solutions for VDSL users and installers.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 2 Back Pressure and IEEE 802.3x compliant flow control Supports 8K MAC addresses entries 1 MB Buffer Memory Back Pressure flow control for half-duplex P AUSE Frame flow control for full-duplex (802.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 3 Operating T emperature: 32 to 122 ° F (0 to 50 ° C) Storage T emperature: -13 to 158 ° F (-25 to 70 ° C) Humidity: 10% - 90% Non-Condensing Certification: FCC, VCCI, CE Net Weight: 4.16 kg Dimensions: 446 × 300 × 44 mm 1.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 4 1.4 LED Indicators And Button Definition LED Function Color Status Description System Status On System is turned on POWER Power indication Green Off System is off On VLAN or .
VC-412 User ’s Manual 5 Button Function Reset Push to reboot the switch Normal / Uplink Normal: When connect port D to PC or other end nodes. Uplink: When connect port D to other switch or hub.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 6 2. INSTALLATION 2.1 C onnecting VC-412 The VC-412 has the ability to provide up to 12 remote VDSL connections. The VC-412 serves as a VDSL Managerial Switch, it can connect up to 12 sets of PLANET remote VDSL modems such as the VC-101S.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 7 2.2 C onsole Port Setup.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 8 The VC-412 contains a powerful management in terface accessible through the Console Port. This section will discuss connecting to the switch through Console Port or T elnet. For connection to the VC-412 via the console port, you must use the included DB-9 to DB-9 cable.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 9 . Once you have assigned a valid IP address to the Switch, proceed to chapter 4 fo r an explanation of the menu systems and commands. 2.3 T elnet Setup Once you have setup the switch IP address vi a the Console Port, you are ready to access the management functions from any station on your network via T elnet.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 10 3. WEB CONFIGURATION 3.1 Web configuration setup Configuration through Web browser interface is a fast and convenient way . Although this is an easy method, you do not have t he full flexibility and control granted as you would under T elnet or Console.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 11 E. A password dialog will appear prompting for username and password. The default username is VDSL and password is admin , unless it has been changed previously in the preliminary setup. Important: Username and password are both case sensitive.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 12 3.2 Monitor Configuration 3.2.1 Unit Information After the correct username and password are entered, you will be redirected to an administrator page. On this particular screen you will be able to see the Virtual LAN status.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 13 3.2.2.2 TRUNK PORT INFORMA TION Under this section you will be able to monitor the Ethernet Link, Active and Collision LEDs. A green signal in the LED columns represents active status in the corresponding port and column. 3.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 14 settings of the switch such as refresh time (the rate at which the monitoring screen refreshes itself to report back statuses) and I P Address. The System Configuration screen is illustrated below; the setting s are self-explanatory .
VC-412 User ’s Manual 15 3.3.3 Reboot System Reboot System option reboots the VC-412 when it seems to be malfunctioning. It will not reset or change any settings. Select the option from the drop-down menu and press the Set V alue button. 3.4 Network Configuration 3.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 16 3.4.2 SNMP Access T able Under SNMP Access T able and SNMP Trap Receiver T able options, you can set IP addresses that will be enter into SNMP database relating to the functionality and stat us of the VC-412 . Y ou can grant or deny accesses to a single PC or an entire subnet by entering the appropriate IP address.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 17 3.4.3 SNMP T rap Receiver T able The SNMP T rap Receiver T able is a set of user-defined addresses that belonged to the SNMP T rap server . When enabled (entered addresses, 4 receivers maximum) the VC-412 will send out SNMP information to the trap clie nts.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 18 Note: Be sure to press the Set V alu e button at the bottom of the screen to administer the new settings, failure to do so will result in lost of settings at refresh tim e.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 19 4. COMMANDS FOR CONSOLE AND TELNET Once successfully logged into the VC-412, adm inistrator is ready to issu e commands to the VC-412. This chapter will cover option menus and their structures, giving details to each option and setting.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 20 4.2.1 System Configuration Choosing System Configuration will allow you to change the basic settings such as IP Address, Subnet, Gateway etc., as well as date and time and login password. I. Select the number you wished to edit and press “Enter” key .
VC-412 User ’s Manual 21 Figure 24 II. T o change password select option 7 and press “Enter” key . T ype in the new password and press Enter . III.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 22 Important: There is only one set of password; therefore the password will apply to Console connection, T elnet, HTTP , and SNMP client. 4.2.2 Network Configuration Choosing the Network Configuration will allow you to set the access methods for administering the VC-412 as well as some future product enhancements.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 23 the VC-412. Note: The password for HTTP is the same as the password in Console, but you will need to specify username for HTTP access. HTTP Security Control: When enabled, anyone who tries to access the VC-412 via HTTP is required to enter a password and username before able to see any settings or information.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 24 Enter key , otherwise press Enter key without entering any information to cancel operation. 4.2.3 System MIB Configuration Choosing the System MIB Configuration will allow you to set your Management Information Base fields.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 25 4.3 SNMP Access T able/SNMP T rap Receive Control T able Choosing option 2 in the Main menu (SNMP Access T able/SNMP Trap Receive Control T able) enables the administrator to se t Community and SNMP Access properties.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 26 4.4 VDSL Unit Control T o monitor and issue commands to the VC-412: Select option 3 - VDSL Unit Control from the Main menu. 4.4.1 Pass-Through ICD Command to Unit Option 1 will be discussed in “Using the ICD Command Interface” section.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 27 4.4.3 Display All Ports Status of Unit This option displays the statuses of all twelve VDSL ports. The three counter columns to the right of the status indicators report the amount of packets have received, sent, and collided.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 28 The E/S/A/Er Column represents the current operating status of the ports. E - Enabled S - Sync A - Activity Er - Error 4.4.4 Display All T runks Status of Unit This option will display the statu ses of all four trunk ports.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 29 Note: Packet throughput is polled every 6 seconds. 4.5 Reset T o Default At the Main menu, you have the options to reset the VC-412 to its factory default settings.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 30 4.7 Logout After finished issuing commands to the VC-412 , it is recommended that you log out of the interface. Logging out will ultimately end the session and require to re-enter password to re-login. Note: Make sure to save all changes before logging out.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 31 5. ICD COMMANDS FOR TELNET AND CONSOLE NOTE: DO NOT A TTE MPT TO ISSUE COMM ANDS TO THE SWITCH VIA THE ICD COMMAND LINE INTERF ACE UNLESS YOU HA VE READ THIS SECTION. This section will discuss accessing the command line i nterface within the switch, and the commands available in this mode.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 32 The above line indicates “U00-ICD>”. The unit is now ready to be administered through ICD commands. 5.2 ICD command Index T able Please find the following table for available commands.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 33 VDSL port Enable Speed Mode = Auto Speed X T o exit ICD command prompt VLAN Command V Show the current VLAN settings VO Set VLAN to ON *1 VF Set VLAN to OFF VG <group>-<port>, ..., < port> Select the <port( s)> to belong to <group> The available VLAN group number is fro m 1 to 16.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 34 P Show the status of all ports. Legend: RS Err = Reed Solomon Error AUT = Auto PRE = Preset MAN = Manual P/A = Preset/Actual * = Don't Care PE <port> enable <port> PD <port> Disable <port> Note: There are three VLAN modes: ON , OFF and USER DEFINED .
VC-412 User ’s Manual 35 non-communicative to the other ports on the VC-412 in regards to local traffic. Deactivating VLAN allows the switch to act as a normal E thernet VC-412, by passing along multicast and broadcast traffic to each port.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 36 VG 1-1,2,A Add port-4, port-8 and port-D to group 1 from previous example VG 1-1,2,4,8,A,D Delete port-2 and port-8, port-A of group 1 from previous example VG 1-1,4,D Empty.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 37 connected port of the VC-412 to the same speed. The reason you need to set the speed on the remote modem first is when you adjusts the speed on the remote modem, connection with end since speeds on both sides will be dif ferent.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 38 The “PC” command displays all ports T ransmit, Receive and Collision statuses..
VC-412 User ’s Manual 39 APPENDIX A – VC-412 FACTORY DEFAULT Virtual LAN – On Ethernet Speed – 100 Full/Half Duplex VDSL Port Line Rate – Downstream at 4 Mbps Upstream at 1 Mbps IP Address – 192.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 40 APPENDIX B – UPDATE VC-101S FIRMWARE TO R4.5 REMOTELY THROUGH VC-412 The purpose of this appendix is to upgrade older versions of VC-101 (R2 or R4) into the newest version (R4.5) remotely through VC-412. The new version will contain auto-speed function which can seek the maximum transmission speed automatically .
VC-412 User ’s Manual 41 can not be saved. Thus, you have to continue the following command to update the VC-101S firmware. Refer to the table below for speed versions Speed VC-101S V ersion P R2 (12.5/12.5) Q R4 (18/16) A L WD (4/1) 4. Now set the remote modem’s speed to A which is the L WD mode.
VC-412 User ’s Manual 42 For more detailed ICD command description please refer to the Chapter 5..
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