METRObility Optical Systems 8100 User Manual

Network Management GuideLancast®CenturyStack®8100 Managed Hub10/100Mbps

10 CenturyStack 8100 Managed Hubperiod, and other parameters. Once samples are taken, the data is stored asan entry in a media-specific table. Each en

Introduction 11be issued.Managed CenturyStack RMON Management enables users to set up EventGroups. The Event Group Implementation of the Event Gro

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Getting Started 13Chapter 1Getting StartedWeb-based Management RequirementsWeb-based Management allows comprehensive monitoring and configur-ing o

14 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubThe CenturyStack Home Page is loaded into the Web browser applicationas shown below.Home PageNOTE: If the CenturyStack

Getting Started 15Trap WindowA Trap Window is loaded when a web connection is made to aCenturyStack hub. The Trap Window is used to indicate any t

16 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubThe following traps are sent to the Trap Frame window:ColdStart: The system is re-initialized and may be altered froma

Getting Started 17Device PanelA device panel that emulates the front panel of the CenturyStack managedhub is loaded in the Device Panel window in

18 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubSystem InformationThe System Information Menu displays information about the systemsoftware. You can view the system s

Management Setup 19Chapter 2Management SetupNetwork ConfigurationThe Network Configuration Menu enables users to configure connectionsto the Centu

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20 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubSlip MenuThe Slip Menu displays current Slip configurations and allows users tomake new slip configuration settings, I

Management Setup 21Serial Port ConfigurationThe Serial Port Configuration enables users to monitor and configure Out-of-Band serial connections th

22 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubOut-of-Band MenuThe Out-of-Band Menu allows setting up for connections to CenturyStackusing a modem. Users can configu

Management Setup 23SNMP CommunityThe SNMP Community Setup Menu allows setting up a maximum of sixCommunity Names, setting Access Right and Status.

24 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubTrap ReceiverThe Trap Receiver Setup Menu allows setting up a maximum of six trapreceivers. Users can setup trap recei

Controlling CenturyStack Hubs 25Chapter 3Controlling CenturyStack HubsUsers can control Managed CenturyStack Hubs by selecting DeviceControl from

26 CenturyStack® 8100 Managed HubGroup ControlThe Repeater Group Control/Status Menu displays status information forgroups and allows enabling or disa

Controlling CenturyStack Hubs 27Repeater Group Control – 2To configure the Repeater Group Control, first select a group (1 – 6) andclick the Submi

28 CenturyStack® 8100 Managed HubPort ControlThe Repeater Port Control/Status Menu displays status information foreach port of each linked repeater. T

Controlling CenturyStack Hubs 29Repeater Port Control-2To configure repeater ports, first select the group (1 – 6) and selectSubmit to load the co

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30 CenturyStack® 8100 Managed HubSwitch Module ControlSwitch Modules are slide-in units that can be inserted into managedCenturyStack Hubs to gain add

Controlling CenturyStack Hubs 31To configure the 3-Port Bridge Module, first select the group (1 – 6)where a module exists and select Submit. If a

32 CenturyStack® 8100 Managed HubRedundant Link ControlThe Redundant Link Control Menu allows configuring of up to 24 pairs ofredundant links within a

Controlling CenturyStack Hubs 336. Enable the Link Switch Over Notify. (Optional)7. Enable the Status.8. Select Save to update the new Linked Pair

34 CenturyStack® 8100 Managed HubIntrusion ControlThe Security Intrusion Control/Status Menu allows setting up securityfeatures. Intrusion control is

Controlling CenturyStack Hubs 35Security Intrusion-2To configure Security Intrusion:1. Select a port number from the Port Number drop down list.2.

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Monitoring the Network 37Chapter 4Monitoring the NetworkCenturyStack network management enables users to monitor networkstatistics counters. Count

38 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubTo view the Repeater Group Statistics counter, select a group (1 – 6) fromthe Group Number drop down list. Next select

Monitoring the Network 39Port Statistics Information Menu – 2To view port statistic information, select a group (1 – 6) from the GroupNumber drop

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40 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubPort Statistics InformationGroup Number Number of the group in the stack (1 – 6)Port Number Port number of selected gr

Monitoring the Network 41Address TrackingThe Address Tracking Information Menu provides per port based, nodetracking capability (MAC address based

42 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubAddress Tracking InformationGroup Number Repeater Group (1 – 6)Port Number Port number of selected group(1 – 12/24)Sou

Monitoring the Network 43Address Search InformationCenturyStack network management provides source (MAC address)search capability. This active add

44 CenturyStack 8100 Managed Hub3. Execute the Save command to get the owner of this entry.If the entry is free and available, the Address Search Lock

Monitoring the Network 45Broadcast Storm ProtectionThe CenturyStack Hub periodically monitors the broadcast counters ofeach hub port to detect a b

46 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubSegment Rate Threshold: the number of broadcast packetsreceived on a given segment per secondPort Rate Threshold: the

Monitoring the Network 47Broadcast Storm DetectedCenturyStack network management provides broadcast storm detection.If a broadcast storm is detect

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Remote Network Monitoring 49Chapter 5Remote Network MonitoringThe CenturyStack Hub fully supports RMON Management Group 1, 2, 3,and 9. Users can s

56Event Group Configuration ... 61Statistics Information ...

50 CenturyStack 8100 Managed Hub• Problem Detection and ReportingThe monitor can be configured to recognize conditions, mostnotably error conditions,

Remote Network Monitoring 51Statistic Group ConfigurationThe Statistic Group Configuration enables configuring statistic groups.Indexes can be edi

52 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubDeleting a Statistics EntryTo delete a statistics entry, enter the index number. Then, select Delete toremove the in

Remote Network Monitoring 53History Group ConfigurationThe History Group Menu provides a means of collecting the data gatheredby the statistics gr

54 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubDeleting a RMON History GroupTo delete a History Group, enter the index number. Then, select Delete toremove the inde

Remote Network Monitoring 55threshold until the opposite threshold is crossed.The Hub provides the threshold control function to support the RMONA

56 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubTo configure an Alarm Group:1. Enter the number in the Alarm Group Index (for Creation)field.2. Select Add. After sele

Remote Network Monitoring 57Alarm Group ConfigurationAlarm Group Index• creation Create a new alarm group (number).• modification & deletion S

58 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubEvent Group Configuration Menu-3The Counter Ids, as shown below, are explained as follows:EtherStats DropEvents: The n

Remote Network Monitoring 59EtherStats CRC Align Errors: The total number of packetsreceived that had a length (excluding framing bits, but includ

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60 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubEtherStats Pkts 65 to 127 Octets: The total number of packets(including bad packets) received that were between 65 and

Remote Network Monitoring 61Event Group ConfigurationThe Event group controls the generation and notification of events from theCenturyStack. Each

62 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubTo configure the Event Group:1. Enter an index number in the Event Group Index field.2. Enter a description.3. Select

Remote Network Monitoring 63Statistics InformationThe RMON Statistics Information Menu displays statistics counters inAbsolute or Relative values,

64 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubStatistics InformationIndex 1 (10M segment)/2 (100M segment)Display Mode Absolute/RelativeData Source 10M segment/100M

Remote Network Monitoring 65History InformationThe History Information Menu enables users to view history informationas configured in the History

66 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubRMON History Information-2

Remote Network Monitoring 67History InformationHistory Control Data Source 10M segment/100M segmentHistory Control Owner Name assigned as the Owne

68 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubEvent LogThe RMON Event Log Menu displays information based on validconfigurations made in the RMON Event Group Config

Remote Network Monitoring 69Event LogEvent Index Valid index items configured in the RMON EventConfiguration MenuLog Index Number of the event log

Introduction 7IntroductionOverview of Managed CenturyStack 8100 HubThe Managed CenturyStack 8100 Hub is a series of auto sensing dualspeed, manage

70 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubSystem UtilityThe System Utility Menu provides the function System Restart. Thesystem can be restarted at any time wit

Additional Information 71Chapter 6Additional InformationAgency ComplianceProduct Safety and Compliance Statements:This equipment complies with the

72 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubStandards Compliance• IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T, 10BASE-5 Ethernet• IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Ethernet• RFC 1213 MIB IIRFC 1516

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8 CenturyStack 8100 Managed HubNetwork ManagementThe Managed CenturyStack Hubs offer extensive management functionsincluding local console, remote tel

Introduction 9RMON SupportRMON is a major step forward in internetwork management. It defines aremote monitoring MIB that supplements MIB-II and p