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Moxa EtherDevice™ Switch EDS-510A Series User ’ s Manual www .moxa.com/product First Edition, October 2006 Moxa Networki ng C o., Ltd. Tel: +886-2-2910-1230 Fax: +886-2-2910-1231 Web: www.moxa.com Moxa Technical Support World wide: support@moxanet.
Moxa EtherDevice™ Switch EDS-510A Series User’s Manual The software d escribed in t his manual is furnished u nder a license a greement and m ay be used only in accordance with the term s of that agreement. Copyright Notice Copyright © 2006 Moxa Networking Co.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................................... 1-1 Overview .....................................................................................................
Sample Applications of VL ANs using M oxa EDS-510A ....................................... 3-39 Configuring Vi rtual LAN ........................................................................................ 3- 40 Using Multicas t Filtering ........
1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome to M oxa EtherDe vice Switch E DS-510A Seri es, the Giga bit Manage d Redunda nt Ethernet Swit ch designed spe cially for c onnecting Et hernet-enabled de vices in i ndustrial fiel d applications.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Introduction 1-2 Overview As the world ’s network a nd inform ation technol ogy becom es more mature, the trend is t o use Ethernet as the major c ommunications inte rface in many industri al communications and automati on applications.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Introduction 1-3 y Bandwidt h management to prevent u npredictabl e network s tatus y Lock port for allowing access to authorized MAC addresses only y Port mirroring fo.
2 2 Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter explains how t o access the EDS-510A for the first time. There are three ways to access the switch: serial console, Tel net console, and web browser.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Getting Started 2-2 RS-232 Console Configuration (115200, None, 8, 1, VT100) NOTE Conne ction Caut ion! 1. You cannot connect to the EDS -510A sim ultaneously by seri al console and Telnet. 2. You can connect t o the EDS-510A si multaneousl y by web br owser and serial console, or by web browser an d Telnet.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Getting Started 2-3 3. The Communication P arameter page of the Property window ope ns. Select the appropriate COM port for Cons ole Connection , 115200 for Ba u d R a te , 8 fo r Data Bits , None for Parity , and 1 for Stop Bits .
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Getting Started 2-4 6. The Console login screen will appear. Press Enter to open the Accoun t pop-up selector and then select either admin or user .
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Getting Started 2-5 Configuration using a Telnet Console You may use Telnet to access the EDS-510A’s c onsole utility over a network.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Getting Started 2-6 4. When the Main Menu of the EDS-510A’s cons ole utility op ens, click Terminal Æ p references… from the menu at t he top of th e window. 5. When the Ter minal Preferences window opens, make sure that the VT100 Arrows option is selected.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Getting Started 2-7 Perform the following steps to access th e E DS-510A’s web browser interfa ce. 1. Open Int ernet Explore r and type E DS-510A’s IP a ddress in t he Address field. Press Enter to establish the conn ection.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Getting Started 2-8 Disabling Telnet and Browser Access If you are connecting the EDS-510A to a public networ k, but do not inte nd to use i ts managem ent functions ov.
3 3 Chapter 3 Featured Functions In this chapter, we explai n how to access the EDS-510A’s configuration options, perform monitoring, and use administrati on functions. There are t hree ways to access these functi ons: RS-232 consol e, Telnet consol e, and web brow ser.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-2 Configuring Basic Settings The Basic Settings group includes the most commonly used settings required by administrators to maintain and con trol EDS-5 10A. System Identification The system identification items are displayed at the top of the web page, and will be included in alarm emails.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-3 Password The EDS-510A provides two levels of access privilege: admin privilege gives read/write access to all EDS-510A configuration parameters, and user privilege prov ides read access on ly. You will be able to view the configuration, but will not be able to make modifications.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-4 Accessible IP The EDS-510A uses an IP address -based filte ring method to control access to the EDS-510A units. Accessible IP Settings allows you t o add or r emove “Legal” rem ote host IP addresses to prevent unauthorized access.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-5 Port Port settings a re included t o give the user control over Port Access, Port Transm ission Speed, Flow Control, and Port Type (M DI or MDIX). An explanation of each confi guration item follows: Enable Setting Description Factory Defaul t checked Allows data transmissi on through t he port.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-6 Speed Setting Description Factory Defaul t Auto Allows the port to use th e IEEE 802.3u protoc o l to negotiate with connect ed devices. The port and connected devices will determine the best speed for that co nnection.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-7 Auto IP Configuration Setting Description Factory Default Disable Set up the EDS-510A’ s IP address manually. By DHCP The EDS-510A’s IP address will be assigned automatically by th e network’s DHCP server.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-8 Time The EDS-510 A has a tim e calibration f unction base d on inform ation from an NTP serve r or user specified Tim e and Date info rmation. Funct ions such as Auto wa rning “Email” can add real-time information to the message.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-9 NOTE Changing the time zone will automatically c o rrect the current time. You should configure the time zone before setting the time . Time Server IP/Name Setting Description Factory Default 1st Time Serve r IP/Name IP or Dom ain address (e.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-10 EDS-510A Series DIP Switches 12 ------ MASTER COUPLER TURBO RING 34 The default setti ng fo r eac h D IP Sw itch is OFF. The following table explains the effect of setting th e DIP Switch to the ON position.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-11 NOTE The Turbo Ring Ports and Coupling Ports will be added to all VLANs if you enab le the “Tu rbo Ring DIP S witch” and set Turbo Rin g DIP Swit ch from OFF to ON .
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-12 After setting up the desired path and file name, click Activate to save the sett ing, and then cl ick Downloa d to download the prepared file from the remote TFTP server, or click Upload t o upload the desired file to the remote TFTP server.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-13 Auto load system configura tions when system boots up Setting Description Factory Defaul t Enable Enables Auto load system configuratio ns when .
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-14 the other seven ports will provide back up and share the traffic automatically. Port trunking can be used to co mbin e up to 8 ports between two ED S- 51 0 A swi t ches.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-15 Configuring Port Trunking The Port Trunking Settings page is use d to assign po rts to a Trunk Group. Step 1: Select Trk1, Trk2, Trk3, or Trk 4 from the Trunk Group drop- down box. Step 2: Select Static, or LACP from the Trunk Type drop-down box.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-16 Available Ports/Member Port Setting Description Factory Defaul t Member/Available Ports Use Up / Down buttons t o add/rem ove specific ports from avail able ports to/ from trun k group. N/A Check box Check to designate which ports to ad d or remove.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-17 Protocol Version UI Setting Au thentication Type Data Encryption Method V1, V2c Read Community Community string No Use a com munity string match.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-18 only allows reading the MIB file, but do es not have authorization to write. Admin Auth. Type (for SNMP V1, V 2c, V3, and V3 only) Setting Description Factory Defaul t No-Auth Use admin. account to access objects.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-19 1 st Trap Community Setting Description Factory Defaul t character string Use a comm unity string m atch for authenticati on (maxim um of 30 characters).
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-20 Ring, if any segment of the network gets disco nn ected, your automation system will be back to normal in less than 300 ms. NOTE Port trunking and Turb o Ring can be enabled simultaneo usly to form a backbon e.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-21 When the number of EDS-510A units in the Turbo Ring is even. Master If there are 2N EDS-510 A units (an even number) in t he Turbo Ri ng, then the backup segment is one of the two segments connected to the (N+1)s t ED S-510A (i.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-22 Ring Coupling Switch A: " Coupler " Switch B Switch C Switch D Main Path Coupling Port Backup Path Coupling Control Port To support the Ring Coupling fu nction, select two EDS-510A (e.g.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-23 Configuring Turbo Ring Use the Communication Redund ancy page t o configure Turbo Ri ng. Now Active This field s hows which c ommunicati on protocol is i n use: Turb o Ring, RSTP, or neither. Master/Slave This field a ppears only when Turbo R ing mode is selected fo r Redundanc y Protocol .
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-24 Redundancy P rotocol Setting Description Factory Defau l t Turbo Ring Select this item to change to the Turbo Ring configur ation page. None RSTP (IEEE 802.1W/ 1D) Select this item to change to the RSTP config uration page .
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-25 NOTE The STP proto col is part of the IEEE Std 802.1D, 1998 Edit ion bridge specification. T he following explanation uses bridge instead of switch. What is STP? STP (802.1D) is a bridge -based system that is us ed to implement parallel paths for network traffic.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-26 What happe ns if a lin k failure is det ected? As s hown in next figure, the STP process reconfigures the network s o that traffic f rom LAN segm ent 2 flows t hrough Bri dge B.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-27 y Which bri dge shoul d be the Root Bridge. Th e Root Brid ge is the cent ral reference point from which the network i s confi gured. y The Root Path Costs for eac h bridge. T his is the cost of the paths from each bridge to t he Root Bridge.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-28 Bridge A LAN Segment 3 LAN Segment 2 LAN Segment 1 Port 2 (Root Bridge) Port 1 (Designated Bridge Port) Bridge B Port 2 (Designated Bridge Port).
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-29 Block Switch A Switch B Switch C VLAN1 VLAN2 802.1Q tagged, 10BaseTx half-duplex Link carries VLAN1, 2 (path cost = 100) 100BaseTX full-duplex L.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-30 At the bottom of this page, the user can co nfigur e the “Settings” of this function. For RSTP, you can configure: Protocol of Redun d ancy Setting Description Factory Default Turbo Ring Select this item to change to the Tu rbo Ring configuratio n p age.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-31 NOTE We suggest not enabling the Spanning Tree Protocol once the port i s connected to a device (PLC , RTU, etc.) as opposed to network equipment. The reason is that it will cause unn ecessary negotiation.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-32 Using Traffic Prioritization EDS-510A’s traffic prioritization capability provides Qu ality of Service (QoS ) to your network by making data delivery more reliable. You can prioritize traffic on your netwo rk to ensure that high priority data is transmitted with minimum delay.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-33 IEEE 802.1p Priority Level IEEE 802.1D Traffic Type 0 Best Effort (default) 1 Background 2 Standard (spare ) 3 Excellent Effort (business critic.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-34 2. As the 802.1p pri ority levels are fixed to the traffic queues, the packet will be placed in the appropriate priority queue, read y for transmission through the appropriate egress port.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-35 Moxa EDS- 510A sup ports inspecti on of lay er 3 TOS a nd/or lay er 2 CoS t ag inform ation to determine how to classify traffic pac kets. Queuing Mec hanism Setting Description Factory Defaul t Weighted Fair EDS-510A ha s 4 pri or ity queues.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-36 CoS Mapping Setting Description Factory Low/Normal/ Medium /High Set the mappin g table of di fferent CoS values to 4 different egres s queues.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-37 Using Virtual LAN Setting up Virtual LAN s (VLANs) on your EDS-510 A increases the efficiency of you r network by dividing t he LAN into l ogical segment s, as opposed t o physical segm ents. In gene ral, VLANs are easier to manage.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-38 y VLANs provide extra secur ity: Devices within each VLAN can only c ommunicate with other devices on the sam e VLAN. If a device o n VLAN Marketing needs to communicate with devices on VLAN Financ e, the traffi c must pass thr ough a rout ing device or Laye r 3 switch.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-39 y Access Port: The port connects to a si ngle device that is not tagged. The user must define the default port PVID that determines to whic h VLAN the device belongs.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-40 y Port 6 connect a single untag ged device an d assigns it t o VLAN 5; i t should be con figured as “Access Port” with PVID 5. y Port 7 connect s a single unta gged devi ce and assigns it t o VLAN 4; it should be configured as “Access Port” with PVID 4.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-41 VLAN Mode Setting Description Factory Defaul t 802.1Q VL AN Set VLAN m ode to 802.1Q VL AN Port-based VLAN Set VLAN mode to Port-based VLAN 802.1Q VL AN Management VLAN ID Setting Description Factory Defaul t VLAN ID ranges from 1 to 4094 Set the management VLAN of this EDS-510A .
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-42 To configure the ED S-510A’s Port-based VLAN , use the VLAN Setting p age to configure the ports. VLAN Mode Setting Description Factory Defaul t 802.1Q VL AN Set VLAN m ode to 802.1Q VL AN Port-based VLAN Set VLAN mode to Port-based VLAN 802.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-43 NOTE The physical network can have a maximum of 64 VLAN settings. Using Multicast Filtering Multicast filtering improves the performance of networks that carry multicast traffic.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-44 Network with out multicast filtering 12345678 Serial ports Console LAN 9 1 01 11 21 31 41 51 6 IGMP Group2 Group 1 Multicast Stream Group 2 Multicast Stream IGMP Group1 IGMP Group2 IGMP Group1 All hosts receive the multicast traffi c, eve n if they don’t need it.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-45 Query Mode Query mode allows the EDS-510A to work as the Querier if it has the lowest IP address on the subnetwork to wh ich it belongs.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-46 Configuring IGMP Snooping IGMP Snooping provides the ability to p rune multicast traffic so that it travels only to those end destinations that req uire that traffic, the reby reducing t he amount of t raffic on the Et hernet LAN.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-47 NOTE At least one swi tch must be de signated the Querier or e nable IGMP s nooping and GMRP when enabling Turbo Ring and IGMP snooping simultaneously. IGMP Table The EDS-510A displays the current activ e IGMP groups that were detected.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-48 Configuring GMRP GMRP is a M AC-based m ulticast manageme nt protocol , whereas IGMP i s IP-based. GMRP provides a m echanism that allows bri dges and end stations to register or un -register Gr oup membership i nformati on dynam ically.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-49 Traffic Rate Limiting Settings Ingress Setting Description Factory Defaul t Ingress rate Select the ingress rate for all packets from the follow.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-50 The EDS-510A acts as an auth enticator in the 802. 1X envi ronment. A s upplicant a nd an authenticator e xchange EAP OL (Extensibl e Authenti cation Protoc ol over L AN) frames wi th each other.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-51 5. The suppli cant responds t o the “EAP R equest/M D5-Challenge” by sending a n “EAP Response/MD5-Challenge ” frame th at encapsulates the user ’ s password using the MD5 hash algorithm.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-52 Database Option Setting Description Factory Defaul t Local (Max. 32 us er s) Select this option when setting th e Lo cal User Database as the authenticatio n database. Local Radius Select this option to set an external RADIUS server as the authentication d atabase.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-53 802.1X Re-Authentication The EDS-510 A can force co nnected device s to be re-aut horized ma nually. 802.1X Re -Authenticati on Setting Description Factory Defaul t Enable/Disable Select the optio n to enable 802.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-54 Description (Max. 30 characte r s) Description for Local User Database None NOTE The user name for the Local User Database is case-insensitive. Port Access Control Table The port status will indicate whether the access is authorized or unau thorized.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-55 Event Type Event Types c an be divi ded into t wo basic gro ups: System Events an d Port Events . System Events are related to the overall functio n of the switch, whereas Port Even ts are related to the activity of a specific port.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-56 that port (provided this item is Enab led). Traffic-Threshold (% ) Enter a non-zero number if the port’s Traffic-Overload item is Enabled.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-57 change Password click the Change passwor d check-box, ty pe the Old Password, type the New Pa ssword, retype the Ne w password, and then click Activate; Max.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-58 Event Types c an be divi ded into t wo basic gro ups: System Events an d Port Events . System Events are related to the overall functio n of the switch, whereas Port Even ts are related to the activity of a specific port.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-59 NOTE The Traffic-Overload , Traffic-Threshold (%) , and Traffic-Duration (se c) Port Event items are related. If you Enable the Traffic-Overload event, then be sure to enter a non -zero Traffic-Thresh old pe rcentage, as well as a Traffic- D urat i on bet wee n 1 and 300 seconds.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-60 effect, the EDS-510A acts as a DHCP server by assigning a connected de vice with a specific IP address stored in its internal me mory. Each time the conne cted device i s switched on or rebooted, the EDS-510A sends the device the desired IP address.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-61 Desired IP Address Setting Description Factory Defaul t IP Address Set the desired IP of connected devices. None Using Diagnosis The EDS-51 0A provides t wo im portant to ols for adm inistrators to diagnose network sy stems.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-62 Ping The Ping function uses the pi ng comm and to give use rs a sim ple but po werful to ol for troubleshooting network problems.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-63 Monitor by Port Access the Moni tor by Port f unction by sel ecting ALL 10/1 00 M or 1G P o rts or Port i , in which i = 1, 2, …, G 2 , from the left pull-down list.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-64 The table will display the follo wing information: MAC This field shows the MAC a ddress Type This field s hows the type of this MAC a ddress Po.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-65 Using Syslog This function provid es the even t logs for the syslog server. The function supports 3 configurable syslog servers and syslog server UDP port numbers. When an event occu rs, the event will be sen t as a syslog UDP packet to the specified sysl og servers.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions 3-66 3. Select Yes to enter the EDS-510A’s web browse r interface and access the web browser interface secured via HTTPS/SSL.
4 4 Chapter 4 EDS Configurator GUI EDS Confi gurator is a com prehens ive Windows-based GUI that is used to configure and maintain multiple EDS-510A switches.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual EDS Configurator GUI 4-2 Starting EDS Configurator To start EDS Configurator, locate an d then run the executable file edscfgui.exe . NOTE You may do wnload the EDS Config urator soft ware from Moxa’s we bsite at www .
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual EDS Configurator GUI 4-3 Once the search is complete, the Configurator window will display a list of all switches that were located. Search by IP address This utility is used to search for EDS-510A switches one at a time.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual EDS Configurator GUI 4-4 Upgrade Firmware Keep your EDS-510A up to date with the latest firmware from Moxa. Perform the following steps to upgrade the firmware: 1. Downloa d the updat ed firmware ( *.rom ) file from the Moxa we bsite (ww w.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual EDS Configurator GUI 4-5 Export Configuration The Export Co nf igurat ion utility is u sed to save the entire configuration of a particu lar EDS-510A to a text file. Take the follo wing steps to export a conf igu ration: 1.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual EDS Configurator GUI 4-6 3. You ma y use a standard text editor, such as Notepad under Windows, to view and modify the newly created configuration file. Import Configuration The Import Conf iguratio n function is u sed to import an entire co nfiguration from a text file to the EDS-510A.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual EDS Configurator GUI 4-7 3. The Setup Configuration wi ndow will be displayed, with a special note attached at th e bottom. Parameters that have been changed will be activated with a checkmark . You may make more cha nges if necessa ry, and then cli ck OK to accept the change s.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual EDS Configurator GUI 4-8 y Fixed The EDS-510A is not p assword pr otected, and “Search by IP addres s” was used to locate it manually.
A A Appendix A MIB Groups The EDS-510A comes with built-in SNMP (S imple Network Management Protocol) agen t software that suppor ts co ld/warm start trap, line up/down trap, and RFC 1213 MIB-I I . The standard MIB group s that the ED S-510A series support ar e: MIB II.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual MIB Groups A-2 MIB II.10 – T ransmission Group dot 3 dot 3StatsTable MIB II.11 – SNMP Gr ou p Snm pBasicGroup Snm pInputStats Snm pOutputStats MIB II.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual MIB Groups A-3 The EDS-510 A also provi des a private M IB file, located in the file “M oxa-EDS510A -MIB.m y” on the EDS-510A Series utility CD-ROM. Public Traps: 1. Cold Start 2. Link Up 3. Link Down 4. Authentication Failure 5.
B B Appendix B Specifications Technology Standards IEEE802.3, 802. 3u, 802.3 x, 802.1D, 8 02.1w, 80 2.1Q, 802. 1p Protocols IGMP V1/V 2/V3 devi ce, GVRP, S NMP V1/ V2c/V3, DHC P Server/Client, BOOTP, .
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Specifications B-2 Power Input Volt age 24 VDC(1 2 to 45 VDC ), redunda nt input s Input Current (@2 4V) 0.47A: (EDS-510A -3GT) 0.
C C Appendix C Service Information This appen dix shows y ou how to co ntact Moxa for info rmation abo ut this and other pro ducts, and how to repo rt problems.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Service Information C-2 Moxa Internet Services Customer satisfaction is our primary concern. To ensure that custo mers receive the full benefit of our products , Moxa I nternet Services ha s been set u p to provide t echnical support, driver updates , product inf ormation, a nd user’s m anual updat es.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Service Information C-3 Problem Report Form Moxa EDS-510A Series Customer name: Comp any: T el: Fax: Email: Date: Serial Number: ___________ ____ __ Problem Desc ription: Please describe the sym ptoms of the problem as clearly as possible, incl uding any error messages you see.
EDS-510A Series User’s Manual Service Information C-4 Product Return Procedure For product repair, exc hange, o r refund, the customer m ust: Provide e vidence of origi nal purchase. Obtain a Product Return Agreement (PRA) from the sales representative or dealer.
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