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Connexium Managed Switches Management tools 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. Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 2 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. Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 3 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 Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 4 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 Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 5 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 Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 6 Connexium Managed Switch Web-based Interface ● Login web page that includes the Login Name and Password as shown below: Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 7 Connexium Managed Switch Web-based Interface ● Network web page used to configure switch IP address Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 8 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: Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 9 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) Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 10 Connexium Managed Switch Switch Configuration Backup ● Below is the web page for saving and loading switch configurations Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 11 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 Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 12 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 TFT server 149.218.5.3 149.218.5.4 149.218.4.7 149.218.4.5 Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 149.218.4.6 13 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 switch’s 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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