Download RRCP_UserGuide

The Total Networking Solutions
Remote Management Switches
Ether-FSH2400R/RS
Remote Management Application
User Guide
Page 1 of 19
The Total Networking Solutions
Remote Management Switches
1. Introduction
The Remote Control Protocol (RCP) is a simple control protocol proposed to
enhance the functionalities of OvisLink’s dumb Layer 2 switches by software. The
Remote Management Application, is a Window-based software package that
implements RCP functions at the management host side. The Remote Management
Application gives network administrators the ability to configure and monitor dumb
layer 2 switches like intelligent switches.
2. Getting start with Remote Management Application
2.1. Minimum system requirements
To use Remote Management Application, it is necessary that your system include the
following components:
Hardware
Pentium class processor
32 MB RAM
Software
Windows® 98 (Second Edition for nonEnglish operating systems), ME, NT 4.0
Service Pack 6, 2000, XP
WinPCap 3.0
2.2. Starting Management Application
After you install Management Application on your computer, an application folder is placed
on the desktop.
Page 2 of 19
The Total Networking Solutions
Remote Management Switches
To start Management Application, do the following:

Double-click the
program.
icon on the desktop to start the Remote Management
3. Management Software Overview
3.1. Select an adapter
You can select one network adapter. The adapters are displayed in the combo box.
Page 3 of 19
The Total Networking Solutions
Remote Management Switches
3.2. Show switch status
The Management Application shows one switch’s information at one time. So, you
must select a switch using the combo-box witch displayed switches discovered in the
network.
3.2.1. Overview

Discovered device information:
List all switches founded in the network. You can named the switches by
double-click the item in the list box.

Network topology link vector:
Show the link status of the switches.
Page 4 of 19
The Total Networking Solutions

Remote Management Switches
Update button
If you want to know the newest switch’s information of the network, press
the Update button.

Switch database button
You can view the switch database. The database dialog box displays
switch’s name, mac address and authentication Key.
3.2.2. MIB Counter
You can view the MIB counter about the RX, TX and Diagnostic Counter. Click
the Diagnostic Counter column header, there are three object you can select, such
as Drop count, CRC error count and Collision count.

Byte Count Button
You can set the unit of the RX and TC counter to Byte count.

Packet Count Button
Page 5 of 19
The Total Networking Solutions
Remote Management Switches
You can set the unit of the RX and TC counter to Packet count.

Bandwidth Utilization Button
Displayed the per-port traffic utilization. It will set the TX, RX and
Diagnostic Counter
to utilization mode.

About Polling
You can start counter by click the Start button, and click the Stop Button to
stop. Clear Counter button is use to clear all MIB counters, it will reset the
counters to 0.
Polling interval button is used to set the time interval for the frequency of
queried.
Page 6 of 19
The Total Networking Solutions
Remote Management Switches
3.2.3. Port Status
You can view the port status of the switch that you select. The list box will show
the status of port1, port2…,and port26. The port status includes port type, enabled
status, link status, speed duplex, flow control, Tx bandwidth control, Rx bandwidth
control, and trunk setting status.
Page 7 of 19
The Total Networking Solutions
Remote Management Switches
3.3. Configuration
Page 8 of 19
The Total Networking Solutions
Remote Management Switches
3.3.1. Port Configuration
Press the Config button, and you will see a dialog like follows. Put the check in
the item you want to configure.
Page 9 of 19
The Total Networking Solutions
Remote Management Switches
3.3.2. Global Configuration
Global Configuration is used to configure the global port control registers. Press
the Refresh button to read the status of the registers. Press the Update button to set the
registers as shown in this frame.
Page 10 of 19
The Total Networking Solutions
Remote Management Switches
3.3.3. Qos Configuration
Qos Configuration is used to configure the Qos control registers. Press the
Refresh button to read the status of the registers. Press the Update button to set the
registers.
Page 11 of 19
The Total Networking Solutions
Remote Management Switches
3.3.4. Vlan Configuration
This page is used to configure the vlan table registers.

Refresh button
Read the vlan table registers.

Config button
Setting a vlan.
Select one valn in the list box or double-click the vlan you want to config, it
will pop up a dialog like follows:
Page 12 of 19
The Total Networking Solutions

Remote Management Switches
Port Tagging Control button
Press this button you will see a dialog like follows. To configure a port,
please double-click the port you want to configure.
Page 13 of 19
The Total Networking Solutions
Remote Management Switches
3.3.5. Vlan Control
Setting VLAN Control Registers.
Press the Refresh button to read the vlan control registers. Press the Update
button to set the registers, and it will set all vlan control registers to the selection.
Page 14 of 19
The Total Networking Solutions
Remote Management Switches
3.3.6. Device Feature
Setting IGMP Snooping Control register and IP Multicast Router Port Discovery
register. Router port report will show the IP multicast Router port list. Press the
Refresh button to read the register. Press the Update button to set the registers,
and it will set the register to the selection.
Page 15 of 19
The Total Networking Solutions
Remote Management Switches
3.4. Security
This page displays the authentication key of the switch, and the RCP
Management Security Mask Configuration. The authentication key is readable in this
version. You can press the Refresh button to read the register, and press the Update
button to set the registers, and it will set the register to your selection.
Page 16 of 19
The Total Networking Solutions
Remote Management Switches
3.5. Diagnostic
3.5.1. Fault Information
Show some information likes Trunk Port Fault, Network Loop Fault Test, and
Gigabit PHY existence report for Gigabit Port G1G2 (only Ether-FSH2402GT provide
with G1G2 Gigabit Ports).
Page 17 of 19
The Total Networking Solutions
Remote Management Switches
3.5.2. Device Reset
The software reset will reset the system to the initial state. The MAC table and
VLAN table data will be kept. All the current user configured values of internal
registers will be kept. The EEPROM download will NOT be done again. But the system
will restart the process of Auto Negotiation . The hardware reset will reset all the system
at a initial state like the process of power on hardware reset.
Page 18 of 19
The Total Networking Solutions
Remote Management Switches
4. System menu
4.1. Save and Load Configuration
You can save or load the configuration to a file. T
To save a file, do one of the following:

In the Browser, click System | Save Configuration .
To load a file, do one of the following:

In the Browser, click System | Load Configuration .
1. In the Open File dialog box, select a “.rrcp” file and click Load.
2. In the Setting Active Switch dialog box, select a switch you want to set, and click
OK.
4.2. Options
You can set some system options.

Hello polling
The Management Application send hello packet to switches in the network, and this
function is used to set the generation interval of hello control frame. To reduce
unnecessary control frame traffic, a value of 2 seconds is recommended.

Counter polling
The Management Application send packet to read the counter registers, and this
function is used to set the generation interval of these packets. To reduce
unnecessary control frame traffic, a value of 6 seconds is recommended.
Page 19 of 19