Power over Ethernet Power View Pro User Guide Remote Web Managers Notice The information contained herein is believed to be accurate and reliable at the time of printing. However, due to ongoing product improvements and revisions, PowerDsine cannot accept responsibility for inadvertent errors, inaccuracies, subsequent changes or omissions of printed material. PowerDsine Ltd. reserves the right to make changes to products and to their specifications as described in this document, at any time, without prior notice. No rights to any PowerDsine Ltd. Intellectual property are licensed to any third party, either directly, by implication or by any other method. © 2006 PowerDsine Ltd. All rights reserved. This document is subject to change without notice. Acknowledgements All other products or trademarks are property of their respective owners. The product described by this manual is a licensed product of PowerDsine. Abbreviations and Terminology Abbreviations are spelled out in full when first used. Only industrystandard terms are used throughout this manual. Note: Covered under U.S patent S/N 6,473,608. Other Patents pending PowerDsine 2 Power over Ethernet Solutions Remote Web Managers Table of Contents 1 A b o ut t h is Gu id e .............................................................................. 6 1.1 Objectives .....................................................................................6 1.2 Audience.......................................................................................6 1.3 Organization .................................................................................7 1.4 Conventions..................................................................................8 1.5 Related Documentation ................................................................8 1.6 Abbreviations ................................................................................8 2 Intro ducing the Po wer V iew Pro ....................................................... 9 2.1 Overview.......................................................................................9 2.2 Features........................................................................................9 2.3 System Capabilities ................................................................... 10 2.3.1 Configuration options..................................................................10 2.4 Security & User Authentication.................................................. 11 2.4.1 Web Configuration......................................................................11 2.4.2 SNMP .........................................................................................11 2.4.3 Telnet Configuration ...................................................................12 3.1 Installation.................................................................................. 13 3.1.1 Configuration Options.................................................................13 3.2 System Requirements ............................................................... 14 3.3 Hardware Setup......................................................................... 15 3.4 Installation Procedure ................................................................ 16 3.4.1 Web Browsing ............................................................................16 3.4.2 Telnet Browsing..........................................................................16 3.4.3 RS232 Configuration using Hyper Terminal Application ............16 3.4.4 Configuring the System via the HyperTerminal..........................19 3.4.5 Using the View Menu..................................................................20 3.4.6 Using the Configuration & Maintenance Menu...........................20 3.4.7 Using the Ping Remote Host Menu ............................................22 3.5 TFTP Server Configuration........................................................ 23 4 GU I D escriptio n ............................................................................. 24 4.1 Overview.................................................................................... 24 4.2 Opening Screen......................................................................... 24 4.3 View Screen............................................................................... 25 4.3.1 View Status Screen ....................................................................26 4.3.2 View ­ Network & Security Configuration Screen ......................33 4.3.3 View - Product Information .........................................................38 4.4 System Configuration Screen.................................................... 39 4.4.1 System Configuration Network Screen ......................................39 PowerDsine 3 Power over Ethernet Solutions Remote Web Managers 4.4.2 System Configuration SNMP......................................................43 4.4.3 System Configuration SNMPv3..................................................47 4.4.4 System Configuration Security ...................................................50 4.4.5 System Configuration Product Parameters................................53 4.4.6 System Configuration Maintenance ...........................................55 4.5 Port Configuration Screen ......................................................... 57 4.5.1 Port Configuration Enable/Disable .............................................58 4.5.2 Port Configuration Detailed ........................................................60 5 S N M P M on it o rin g a nd Con f ig u ra t ion GU I ..................................... 6 3 5.1 General ...................................................................................... 63 5.2 SNMP MIB's............................................................................... 63 5.3 RFC3621 PoE MIB .................................................................... 64 5.4 Private MIB ................................................................................ 65 6 Operation ...................................................................................... 66 6.1 General ...................................................................................... 66 6.2 Logging in .................................................................................. 67 6.3 Viewing System Status .............................................................. 68 6.4 Viewing Network & Security Configuration Status..................... 69 6.5 Viewing Product Information...................................................... 70 6.6 Configuring System - Network................................................... 70 6.7 Configuring System SNMP........................................................ 73 6.8 Configuring System SNMPv3 .................................................... 74 6.9 Configuring System Security ..................................................... 75 6.9.1 Protecting View by Password.....................................................77 6.9.2 Modifying Remote Access..........................................................77 6.10 Configuring Product Parameters ............................................... 80 6.11 Configuring System Maintenance.............................................. 81 6.12 Configuring the Ports ................................................................. 82 6.13 Configuring Additional Port Settings.......................................... 84 6.13.1 Specific Ports Settings................................................................85 6.13.2 All Ports Settings ........................................................................85 7 Tro ublesho o ting ............................................................................. 86 7.1 General ...................................................................................... 86 8 S o f t wa re U pd a t e ............................................................................ 9 0 8.1 Architecture................................................................................ 90 8.2 Software Upgrade...................................................................... 91 8.2.1 General.......................................................................................91 8.2.2 Upgrade Process........................................................................92 8.2.3 Software update from version 1.xx to 2.xx .................................94 PowerDsine 4 Power over Ethernet Solutions Remote Web Managers List of Figures Figure 2-1: Management Deployment............................................................. 10 Figure 2-2: Connecting the PoE Unit............................................................... 15 Figure 4-1: Opening Screen ............................................................................ 25 Figure 4-2: View Menu .................................................................................... 25 Figure 4-3: View Status Screen....................................................................... 26 Figure 4-4: Ports Status Panel ........................................................................ 27 Figure 4-5: View - Product Information Screen ............................................... 38 Figure 4-6: System Configuration Screen ....................................................... 39 Figure 4-7: System Configuration Network Screen ......................................... 40 Figure 4-8: System Configuration SNMPv3 Screen ........................................ 47 Figure 4-9: System Configuration Security Screen ......................................... 50 Figure 4-10: System Configuration Product Parameters Screen .................... 53 Figure 4-11: System Configuration Maintenance Screen ............................... 55 Figure 4-12: Port Configuration Screen........................................................... 57 Figure 4-13: Port Configuration Enable/Disable Screen ................................. 58 Figure 4-14: Port Configuration Detailed Screen (60xxG, 65xx family) .......... 60 Figure 4-15: Port Configuration Detailed Screen (80xx Midspan family) ........ 61 Figure 5-1: MIB Tree Structure........................................................................ 64 Figure 5-2: MIB's Management Funtionalities................................................. 65 Figure 6-1: Network Management Tool........................................................... 66 Figure 8-1: System Software Architecture....................................................... 90 List of Tables Table 1-1: Conventions Used .......................................................................... 8 Table 4-1: Main Status Indications .................................................................. 27 Table 4-2: 60xxG Gigabit Midspan Port Status Indications............................. 28 Table 7-1: Troubleshooting Steps ................................................................... 86 PowerDsine 5 Power over Ethernet Solutions Remote Web Managers 1 1.1 Objectives About this Guide This User Guide introduces PowerDsine's Power View Pro Remote Web Managers used for managing PowerDsine's Power over Ethernet (PoE) product line of Midspan devices including: PD ­ 6506/AC/M ­ 6 ports 10/100Mbit Midspan PD ­ 6512/AC/M ­ 12 ports 10/100Mbit Midspan PD ­ 6524/AC/M ­ 24 ports 10/100Mbit Midspan PD ­ 6524/AC/M/F ­ 24 ports 10/100Mbit full power Midspan PD ­ 6548/AC/M ­ 48 ports 10/100Mbit Midspan PD ­ 8006/AC/M ­ 6 ports 10/100Mbit High Power Midspan PD ­ 8012/AC/M ­ 12 ports 10/100Mbit High Power Midspan PD - 6006G/AC/M ­ 6 ports 1Gigabit Midspan PD - 6012G/AC/M ­ 12 ports 1Gigabit Midspan PD - 6024G/AC/M ­ 24 ports 1Gigabit Midspan 1.2 Audience This Guide is intended for network administrators, supervisors and installation technicians who have a background in: Basic concepts and terminology of networking Network topology Protocols Microsoft Windows environment PowerDsine 6 Power over Ethernet Solutions Remote Web Managers 1.3 Organization This Guide is divided into several Sections, as follows: Section 1 - Defines the overall concepts used in this Guide, conventions used and associated documentation. Section 2 - Describes the Power View Pro features and capabilities. Section 3 ­ Provides a complete system installation procedure. Section 4 - Provides the GUI detailed description. Section 5 - Explains how to use the PowerView Pro GUI. Section 6 ­ Provides a troubleshooting guide Section 7 ­ Explains the process for upgrading Midspan software. PowerDsine 7 Power over Ethernet Solutions Remote Web Managers 1.4 Conventions The various conventions used in defining commands and examples are given in Table 1-1. Table 1-1: Conventions Used CONVENTION bold italics screen Bold screen Notes DEFINITION Keywords & commands Represents a GUI item Displayed Information Information to be enter ...