Assessments - 3, GPA: 3.7
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(The above figure displays that Port 1, Port 5 & Port 9 are included in one VLAN Group.) b. Device (manages the HomePNA Switch) .. Device Name Specifies the full name of the switch. The default device name for this switch is untitled. It is changeable. ..IP Address Specifies the unique IP address of your LAN. Default: 192.168.168.168. It is changeable. ..Subnet Mask Specifies the Subnet Mask. Default: 255.255.255.0. It is changeable. ..Gateway Specifies the Gateway. Default: 0.0.0.0. It is changeable. ..Firmware Version Specifies the version of the firmware being used on the switch. Read only. ..Adapter Address Displays the hardware address of the switch. Read only. ..Change Administrator’s Password Enter the user’s password in this field. Passwords are case sensitive. Please record the passport and keep it in safety. The default values have no password for the switch. Once you setup the administrator’s password and click apply all and reboot switch, you will jump back to the initial screen. Every time you want to manage or configure the switch, the following screen may pop up and ask you to enter your password. After all settings are done, press the Apply All and Reboot Switch button to take effect. c. Configure (configures the parameters for each HomePNA port) .. Label Displays the name of each port. It is changeable. .. Power The default power level is 5. It is adjustable. For the best transmitting quality, you can move the arrow up or down to select the optimal level. ..Threshold The default threshold level is 4. It is adjustable. For the best receiving quality, you can move the arrow up or down to select the optimal level. After all settings are done, press the Exit button to go back to the HomePNA Management Utility window. d. Statistics (displays the real-time status for each HomePNA port) .. Uplink Displays packets that the upper Fast Ethernet (Uplink) port counts from other cascade switches. .. Management Displays the real-time data transmitting status for the HomePNA Switch. Firmware Upgrade Follow the steps below to upload new firmware: 1. Download the latest firmware from your distributor and save it to the hard drive of your PC or the floppy disk drive. 2. Connect the HomePNA Switch and the PC with the RJ-45 Ethernet Cable through the Uplink (management) port. 3. Open the HomePNA Switch Management Utility window. 4. Highlight the HomePNA switch and select the Upgrade button. 5. When the Upgrade window opens, there are two options provided for your choice. ..Default File Replace the older firmware with the latest one in the default location (the default path followed by the file name is C:\FIRMWARE.BIN.) ..Specify File Replace the older firmware with the latest one in the specified location. Select the appropriate location where the latest firmware (i.e. firmware.bin) is stored, and press Start to transfer the firmware. Do not interrupt or power off the switch during the upgrade process. 6. When the firmware transfer is complete, you will see the Programming…Done message displayed on the screen. Click finish. Local Console Management Local Console Management is done through the RS-232 Console port. Managing the switch in this mode requires a direct connection between a PC and the switch. This type of management is very useful when the network is not working and the switch cannot be reached by any other means. Using Local Console Management to log into the switch for the first time, you do not need to know the IP address. After you log in, you can configure the switch, set the IP address and perform other management functions. The management session will timeout after five minutes if you have not taken any action. You will have to log in again after a timeout. Perform the following steps to begin a management session using Local Console Management: RS-232 DB-9, female connector 1. Connect the male end of the DB-9 RS-232 serial cable to the console port located at the front of the switch. 2. Connect the female end to the COM port of your PC. 3. Go to Start..Program..Accessories..Communications..HyperTerminal. 4. When the HyperTerminal window appears, double-click Hypertrm to start a new session. 5. Name the new connection and select an icon for this session. 6. In the Connect To dialog box, select the COM port that you used to connect to this switch. 7. When the following dialog box appears, set the Bits per second rate as 38400, and Flow control at None. Click OK to complete the setting. 8. Once the connection is successfully made via HyperTerminal, press Enter to enter the configuration mode. The screen prompts you for the following command. command> 9. Type help for a list of all commands. 10. Refer to the Telnet command for detailed description of each command. Web Management Web Management provides you an easy access to set up your switch. Open the web browser, enter the IP address to the Switch (default: 192.168.168.168), and click “Go” to run the Web Management. In the home page, the left n...