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Configuring the Catalyst 1800 Switch

Configuring the Catalyst 1800 Switch

This chapter describes how to configure the software on the Cisco Catalyst 1800 Token Ring switch. It contains the following sections:

Note Most command examples in this chapter use the shorthand notation described in the section "Abbreviated Text Recognition" in the chapter "Getting Started."

Accessing the Configuration Menu

The Configuration menu allows you to define the nonsecurity functions available on the Catalyst 1800 switch. Normally, the default for each parameter is listed on the corresponding menu.

To use the Configuration menu, type Configure from the Main menu and press Return.

The Configuration menu appears (see Figure 3-1), listing the options you can access.


Figure 3-1: Configuration Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

Select From

Bridge

IP

Logical Segments

NetBIOS

Physical Ports

Port Priority

Prompt

Serial Port

SNMP

STP Ports

System

TFTP

Catalyst 1800> Configure

When this menu appears, the system displays the following message:

Enter Next Configuration Menu Selection

From this menu you can access the submenus that allow you to change various configuration parameters. To access the Bridge menu, type c b, then press Return.

The following table describes the parameters on the Configuration menu and points to where you can find procedures describing their use.


Table  3-1: Configuration Menu Selections
Parameter Allows you to . . . For more information, see:
Bridge Configure all of the bridge Spanning-Tree parameters and bridge port pairs "Configuring Bridge Parameters" and
"Configuring Bridge Port Pairs"
IP Configure the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway used by the SNMP agent "Configuring IP Parameters"
Logical Segments Define the operational mode of the Catalyst 1800 switch (for example, single ring, multiring, bridged, and so on.). It also allows you to configure ring numbers, bridge types (SR and SRT), and MTUs. "Configuring Logical Segments"
NetBIOS Enable or disable NetBIOS name caching on a per port basis "Configuring NetBIOS"
Physical Ports Define the 802.5/FDDI port configuration of the Catalyst 1800 switch (for example, ring speed, active monitor, and so on.) For 802.5 ports: "Configuring Physical Ports"

For FDDI ports: the chapter entitled "Configuring FDDI Software."

Port Priority/
Port Mirroring 		Assign priority levels to each port and configure port mirroring "Configuring Ports"
Prompt Change the prompt on the console interface "Changing the System Prompt"
Serial Port Configure the speed for the serial port "Configuring the Serial Port"
SNMP Define the community names (up to 8), access privileges, and trap IP address "Configuring SNMP"
STP Ports Set spanning-tree port parameters "Configuring Spanning-Tree Protocol Port Parameters"
System Set and display general system information about the Catalyst 1800 switch (for example, description, date, time, H/W and S/W revs, and so on.) "Configuring System Information"
TFTP Download an operational software image over any Token Ring port to the flash memory of the Catalyst 1800 switch "Using TFTP to Download a System Software Image"

Configuring Bridge Parameters

The Bridge menu allows you to configure multiring bridging and Spanning-Tree parameters. To access the Bridge Configuration menu, follow these steps.

Step 1 Type this command from the Main menu:

The Bridge Configuration menu appears (see Figure 3-2).


Note From this menu, you can select any parameter to display the Bridge Configuration menu. You can also use the display command.

Figure 3-2: Bridge Configuration Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

Select From

Bridge Address

Forward Time

Hello Time

MAC Address Age

Maximum Age

Pairs

Priority

Protocol Span

Spanning Tree

Display

Catalyst 1800> Configure Bridge

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 To change a parameter on this menu, use this syntax:

The Bridge Configuration menu appears (Figure 3-3) and the system prompts you to type the appropriate value.



Figure 3-3: Display of Bridge Configuration Menu (802.1d)

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

Bridge Configuration

MAC Address Aging Time : 5

Spanning Tree State : Disabled

Spanning Tree Protocol : 802.1d

Bridge Group Address : 0xC00000000100

STP Priority : 0x8000

STP Bridge Max Age : 20

STP Bridge Hello Time : 2

STP Bridge Forward Time : 15

Catalyst 1800> c b Bridge

The following table describes the parameters on the Bridge Configuration menu. Note that each parameter's default value is listed on this screen.


Table  3-2: Bridge Configuration Menu Parameters
Parameter Description
MAC Address Aging Time The amount of time to wait before aging out unused MAC addresses from the forwarding database
Spanning-Tree State The enabled/disabled status of the Spanning-Tree Protocol
Spanning-Tree Protocol The type of Spanning-Tree Protocol to use (802.1d or IBM)
Bridge Group Address The multicast address used in the spanning-tree frames generated by this node
STP Priority The value of the writable portion of the bridge ID, expressed in the first two octets of the eight-octet bridge ID
STP Bridge Max Age The value that all bridges use for the spanning-tree max age value when this node is acting as the root
STP Bridge Hello Time The value that all bridges use for the spanning-tree hello time value when this node is acting as the root
STP Bridge Forward Time The value that all bridges use for the spanning-tree forward delay value when this node is acting as the root

MAC Address Aging Time

Step 1 To change the MAC Address Aging Time parameter, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Enter the value and press Return.

The new parameter value appears on the menu.


Spanning-Tree State

Step 1 To change the Spanning-Tree State parameter, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type Enable or Disable and press Return.

The new parameter value appears on the menu.


Spanning-Tree Protocol

Step 1 To change the Spanning-Tree Protocol parameter, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type 802.1d or IBM and press Return.

The new parameter value appears on the menu.


If you type IBM, the STP Bridge Max Age, STP Bridge Hello Time, and STP Bridge Forward Time parameters change their default values, as displayed on the following screen.



Figure 3-4: Display of Bridge Configuration Menu (IBM)

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

Bridge Configuration

MAC Address Aging Time : 5

Spanning Tree State : Disabled

Spanning Tree Protocol : IBM

Bridge Group Address : 0xC00000000100

STP Priority : 0x8000

STP Bridge Max Age : 6

STP Bridge Hello Time : 2

STP Bridge Forward Time : 4

Catalyst 1800> c b pro


Note If you modified one of these three parameters (STP Bridge Max Age, STP Bridge Hello Time, STP Bridge Forward Time) from its default value, it is not reset to its default value when you change the Spanning-Tree Protocol status. For example, if the system is using the 802.1d Spanning-Tree Protocol, and you change the STP Bridge Max Age paramter, this parameter does not revert to its IBM default if you change the Spanning-Tree Protocol to IBM.

Bridge Group Address

Step 1 To change the Bridge Group Address parameter, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type Function or GroupMSG and press Return.

The new parameter value appears on the menu.


STP Priority

Step 1 To change the STP Priority parameter, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Enter the hexadecimal value and press Return.

The new parameter value appears on the menu.


STP Bridge Max Age

Step 1 To change the STP Bridge Max Age parameter, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Enter the value and press Return.

The new parameter value appears on the menu.


STP Bridge Hello Time

Step 1 To change the STP Bridge Hello Time parameter, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Enter the value and press Return. The new parameter value appears on the menu.

STP Bridge Forward Time

Step 1 To change the STP Bridge Forward Time parameter, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Enter the value and press Return. The new parameter value appears on the menu.

Configuring Bridge Port Pairs

The Bridge Pairs menu allows you to configure multiring bridging parameters. In order to use this configuration, you must first configure logical segments. (See the section "Configuring Logical Segments.") This menu provides the means to configure the bridge number and the state for each bridge port pair.

To access the Bridging Port Pairs menu, follow these steps:

Step 1 Type this command from the Main menu:

The Bridge Port Pairs menu appears (see Figure 3-5).



Figure 3-5: Bridge Port Pairs Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

Select From

Number

State

Display

Catalyst 1800>con bri pa

Number

Step 1 To change the bridge number for a bridge port pair, type this commands:

The Bridge Port Pair Configuration menu appears (see Figure 3-6) and the system displays this message:


Step 2 Enter the value (for example, 65).

The system displays the following message:


Step 3 Enter the value ( for example, 66).

The system displays the following message:


Step 4 Enter the value ( for example, 1).

The new values appear on the Bridge Port Pair Configuration menu (see Figure 3-6).



Figure 3-6: Bridge Port Pair Configuration Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

Bridge Port Pair Configuration, 2 Segments

Segment# Segment# State Brdg#

----------------------------------------------------------

101 (x065) 102 (x066) Enabled 1

Catalyst 1800>c b pa nu 65 66 1

The following table describes the parameters on this screen. Note that each parameter's default value is listed on this screen.


Table  3-3: Bridge Port Pair Configuration Menu Parameters
Parameter Description
Segment# The segment (ring) number associated with the bridge port
State Allows you to enable or disable bridging between any two segments
Brdg# Allows you to configure the bridge number for any bridge port pairs

State

Step 1 To change the state of Bridge Port Pairs, type this command:

The Bridge Port Pair Configuration menu appears and the system displays the following message:


Step 2 Enter the value ( for example, 65).

The system displays the following message:


Step 3 Enter the value ( for example, 66).

The system displays the following message:


Step 4 Type Enable or Disable. The new parameter value appears on the menu (see Figure 3-6).

Configuring IP Parameters

The IP Parameters menu allows you to configure these three IP parameters:

Step 1 Type this command from the Main menu:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Enter the port number or 0 and press Return.

The Configuring IP Parameters menu appears (see Figure 3-7).



Figure 3-7: Configuring IP Parameters Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

Select From

Address

Default Gateway

Subnet Mask

Display

Catalyst 1800> c i 0

Step 3 To change a parameter on this menu, use this syntax:

The IP Parameters Display menu appears (see Figure 3-8) and the system prompts you to type the appropriate value.



Figure 3-8: IP Parameters Display Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

IP Address Information for port 0

IP Address:0.0.0.0

Subnet Mask:0.0.0.0

Default Gateway:0.0.0.0

Catalyst 1800> c i 0 Addr

The following table describes the parameters on the IP Parameters Display menu.



Table  3-4: IP Parameters
Parameter Description
IP Address The IP address used by UDP for SNMP purposes. All accesses to the Catalyst 1800 switch, in both the 8 port and 16 port models, use a single address.
Subnet Mask The IP subnet mask associated with the IP address.
Default Gateway The default IP gateway address to be used by SNMP/UDP when attempting to traverse routed IP networks. For example, when the Catalyst 1800 switch powers up, it sends a trap to the trap receiver defined within the SNMP configuration screen. If that trap receiver contains a base IP address that differs from the IP address configured (for example, the IP = 192.177.0.9, trap receiver = 192.8.0.55), UDP sends the SNMP packet to the default gateway address for appropriate routing.

IP Address

Step 1 To change the IP Address parameter for all ports, type 0 a from the Configuring IP Parameters menu.

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the IP address and press Return.

The new IP address appears on the menu.


Subnet Mask

Step 1 To change the Subnet Mask parameter for all ports, type 0 s from the Configuring IP Parameters menu.

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the subnet mask address and press Return. The new subnet mask address appears on the menu.

Default Gateway

Step 1 To change the Default Gateway parameter for all ports, type 0 def from the Configuring IP Parameters menu.

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the default gateway address and press Return. The new default gateway address appears on the menu.

Configuring Logical Segments

The Configuring Logical Segments menu allows you to configure information about the port, such as segment number and port behavior.

Step 1 Type this command from the Main menu:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Enter the port number or 0 and press Return.

The Configuring Logical Segments menu appears (see Figure 3-9).



Figure 3-9: Configuring Logical Segments Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

Select From

Best Path

Frame Size

Max Hops

Port Type

Ring Number

STEMode

Display

Catalyst 1800>Configure Logical 1

Step 3 To change a parameter on this menu, use this syntax:

The Logical Segment Configuration menu appears (see Figure 3-10) for all ports and the system prompts you to type the appropriate value.



Figure 3-10: Logical Segment Configuration Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

Logical Segment Configuration

Port# Type Segment# MaxHops MaxFrame STEMode BestPath

1 SRT 101(x065) 7 4865 Forced Enabled

2 SRT 101(x065) 7 4865 Forced Enabled

3 SRT 101(x065) 7 4865 Forced Enabled

4 SRT 101(x065) 7 4865 Forced Enabled

5 SRT 101(x065) 7 4865 Forced Enabled

6 SRT 101(x065) 7 4865 Forced Enabled

7 SRT 101(x065) 7 4865 Forced Enabled

8 SRT 101(x065) 7 4865 Forced Enabled

Catalyst 1800> c l 0 display

If you are using FDDI, the following version of the Logical Segment Configuration menu appears (see Figure 3-11).



Figure 3-11: Logical Segment Configuration Menu (FDDI)

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

Logical Segment Configuration

Port# Type Segment# FrameSeq MaxHops MaxFrame STEMode BestPath

1 SRT 101(x065) NA 7 4865 Forced Enabled

2 SRT 101(x065) NA 7 4865 Forced Enabled

3 SRT 101(x065) NA 7 4865 Forced Enabled

4 SRT 101(x065) NA 7 4865 Forced Enabled

5 SRTB 102(x066) TB,SR 7 4865 Forced Enabled

Catalyst 1800> c l 0 display

The following table describes the parameters on the Logical Segments Display menu. Except for Port#, each parameter's default value is listed on the screen.


Table  3-5: Logical Segments Parameters
Parameter Description
Port# The port number that uniquely identifies this port. Valid values are 0 through 16. (Zero represents all ports.)
Type For a Token Ring port, this value identifies whether this is an SR or an SRT port.

For an FDDI port, this value identifies whether this is an SR, SRT, TB, or SR/TLB port.

Segment# The segment (ring) number that uniquely identifies this ring. Valid values are 0 through 4095 (xFFF).

For the FDDI port , if the Port Type is set to SR/TLB, this segment number is used as the virtual ring number.

FrameSeq For SR/TLB ports, this value identifies the sequence for transmitting unknown DAs or broadcast frames when received on the SR/TLB port. The TB,SR option indicates that a transparent frame is sent first and a source routed frame sent next. The SR,TB option sends a source routed frame, then a transparent frame.

Valid values are TB,SR and SR,TB.

MaxHops The maximum number of source routing descriptors to be allowed in explorer packets. This limits the maximum number of hops an SR explorer will be allowed to traverse. A single hop is incurred between any two ports.

Valid values are 1 through 7.

MaxFrame The maximum size of the INFO field (LLC and above) that this port can send/receive. It does not include any MAC level (framing) octets. The value of this object is used by the Catalyst 1800 switch to determine whether a modification of the LargestFrame field of the Routing Control field of the Routing Information Field is necessary. Valid values are rounded up to one of the 64 permissible values based on user input.

MaxFrame requires a system reboot to take effect.

(The 64 valid values are defined by the IEEE 802.5M SRT Addendum.)

STEMode Determines how this port behaves when presented with a spanning-tree explorer (STE) frame. The disabled value indicates that the port does not accept or send spanning-tree Explorer packets. Therefore, received STE packets are silently discarded. The Forced value indicates the port always accepts and propagates spanning-tree explorer frames. This allows you to manually configure the spanning-tree for this class of packet. However, unlike transparent forwarding, if there are loops this condition is not catastrophic to the network. The Auto value can only be returned by a switch that both implements the spanning-tree protocol and has use of the protocol enabled on the port. The behavior of the port for spanning-tree explorer frames is determined by the state of the SNMP variable dot1dStpPortState. If the port is in the forwarding state, the frame is not accepted or propagated.
BestPath Refers to end-system traffic directed at the Catalyst 1800 switch rather than transit, or switched SR traffic. When this parameter is enabled, the system sends an ARE reply to STE frames destined for the Catalyst 1800 switch. When disabled, the system sends an SRF reply to STE frames destined for the Catalyst 1800 switch. This conforms to the SRT specification.

Port Type

Step 1 To change the Port Type parameter for all ports, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the port type and press Return. The new port type appears on the menu.

Segment# (Ring Number)

Step 1 To change the Segment Number (ring number) parameter for all ports, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the segment number in hexadecimal notation and press Return. The new segment number appears on the menu.

FrameSeq

This selection applies to FDU systems only.

Step 1 To change the FrameSeq parameter for the FDDI port, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the frame sequence value and press Return. The new frame sequence appears on the menu.

Max Hops

Step 1 To change the Max Hops parameter (that is, the maximum number of hops for bridged SR traffic), type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the number of hops and press Return. The new number appears on the menu.

MaxFrame (Frame Size)

Step 1 To change the MaxFrame parameter (that is, the maximum frame size of the packet), type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the frame size and press Return.

The new size appears on the menu.


STEMode

Step 1 To change the STEMode paramter (that is, how the port reacts to spanning-tree explorer packets), type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the value and press Return. The new value appears on the menu.

Best Path

Step 1 To change the Best Path parameter (that is, how the system replies to STE frames), type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the value and press Return. The new value appears on the menu.

Configuring NetBIOS

The NetBIOS menu allows you to enable or disable NetBIOS name caching for each switch port.

Step 1 Type this command from the Main menu:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Enter the port number or 0 and press Return.

The Configuring NetBIOS menu appears (see Figure 3-12).


The system displays:



Figure 3-12: Configuring NetBIOS Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

NetBIOS Broadcast Reduction Configuration

Port# State

1 Disabled

2 Disabled

3 Disabled

4 Disabled

5 Disabled

6 Disabled

7 Disabled

8 Disabled

Catalyst 1800> Configure NetBIOS

Step 3 To change a parameter on this menu, use this syntax:

The NetBIOS name caching status appears on the menu. The default is Disabled.

Configuring Physical Ports

This section explains how to configure various parameters relating to physical ports, such as the ring speed, direct attach, and 802.5 active monitor selection. It also lets you lets you specify the state of a port (that is, connect or disconnect it).

Step 1 Type this command from the Main menu:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Enter the port number or 0 and press Return. The Configuring Physical Ports menu appears. (See Figure 3-13; if you are using FDDI, see Figure 3-14 .)


Figure 3-13: Configuring Physical Ports Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

Select From

Active Monitor

Address

Early Release

Ring Speed

State

Display

Catalyst> 1800 con phy 0


Figure 3-14: Configuring Physical Ports Menu (FDDI)

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

Select From

Active Monitor

Address

Direct Attach

Early Release

MAC (FDDI)

Path (FDDI)

Port (FDDI)

Ring Speed

SMT (FDDI)

State

Display

Catalyst 1800>con phy 0

Step 3 To change a parameter on this menu, use this syntax:

The Physical Ports Display menu appears (see Figure 3-15) and the system prompts you to type the appropriate value.


Note In subsequent examples, 0 is chosen to change all ports. However, each port can be modified separately by specifying the port number by itself, when the system prompts you.

Figure 3-15: Physical Ports Display Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

Mac Address(MSB): 00-05-77-00-05-89

Single Segment Number: 101

Port# State Speed ActiveMon EarlyRelease Direct Attach

1 Enabled 16 Mb Enabled Enabled Disabled

2 Enabled 16 Mb Enabled Enabled Disabled

3 Enabled 16 Mb Enabled Enabled Disabled

4 Enabled 16 Mb Enabled Enabled Disabled

Catalyst 1800> c ph 0

Note For instructions on configuring FDDI ports, refer to the chapter "Configuring FDDI Software."

The following table describes the parameters on the Physical Ports Display menu. Except for Port#, each parameter's default value is listed on this screen.


Table  3-6: Physical Ports Display Menu Parameters
Parameter Description
MAC Address (MSB) If 0 (all ports are chosen), the displayed MAC address is the base MAC address of all ports. If you choose a specific non-zero port , the displayed MAC address is the MAC address of the associated port in noncanonical MSB format.
Single Segment Number The number of the segment to which the ports are attached
Port# The port number that uniquely identifies this port. Valid values are 1 through 16 for all ports.
State The state of the physical port. The port may be enabled or disabled. When disabled, the port is disconnected from the ring, all frames are discarded and no learning or forwarding is performed.
Speed The ring speed of the physical port. Valid values are 4 Mbps, 16 Mbps, or Unknown. If you select a specific speed (4 Mbps or 16 Mbps), the port attempts to enter the ring at this speed. If it fails to enter the ring, the port will periodically attempt to open at this speed as long as it is enabled.

If you set the speed to Unknown (Auto config), the port detects the current ring speed and inserts itself at that speed. If the port is the first to insert into a ring, it inserts at the last speed detected, or at 16 Mbps if no speed was previously detected.

ActiveMon Active monitor participation for the physical port. Participation may be Enabled or Disabled. When enabled the port may participate in an 802.5 active monitor selection process initiated by another node on the attached ring.
EarlyRelease Early token release mode on the physical port. Early token release may be enabled or disabled. Early token release can only be enabled if the speed of the port is 16 Mbps. Early token release is an 802.5 defined function for 16 Mbps rings that slightly improves latency between stations on the ring. This does not affect the latency internal to the Catalyst 1800 switch. Many NIC cards are shipped in 16 Mbps mode with early token release enabled. Stations may coexist in both modes on a 16 Mbps ring.
Direct Attach
(FDU systems only) 		Setting this option to enabled permits the Token Ring port to be directly attached to a Token Ring NIC. A setting of disabled requires that the Token Ring Port be attached to a MAU.

Direct Attach is only available for Token Ring ports on the FDU board.

Valid values are Enabled and Disabled (default).

MAC Address (MSB)

Step 1 To change the MAC Address (that is, the base MAC address) for all ports, type this command:

Note To change the MAC Address parameter of a particular port number, specify the designated port in the command above by replacing 0 with a number from 1 to 8.

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Enter a MAC address in non-cannonical format (MSB) and press Return.

The new base MAC address appears on the menu.


State

Step 1 To change the State paramter (that is, the state of the physical port) for all ports, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Enter Enable or Disable and press Return. The new port state appears on the menu.

Speed

Step 1 To change the Speed parameter (that is, the ring speed) of the physical port for all ports, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Enter the parameter value and press Return. The new ring speed appears on the menu.

ActiveMon

Step 1 To change the ActiveMon parameter (that is, the active monitor participation) for all physical ports, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Enter Enable or Disable and press Return. The new monitor participation state appears on the menu.

EarlyRelease

Step 1 To change the EarlyRelease parameter (that is, the early token release mode) for all physical ports, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Enter Enable or Disable and press Return. The new early token release mode appears on the menu.

Direct Attach

Step 1 To change the Direct Attach parameter for all Token Ring ports, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Enter Enable or Disable and press Return. The new Direct Attach mode appears on the menu.

Note Direct Attach is only available for FDDI uplink (FDU) boards and requires the direct attach cable. For more information, see the appendix "Direct Attach Cable for the FDU."

Configuring Ports

The Configuring Ports menu allows you to choose between configuring port priority or selecting a port with which to use the switched port analyzer (SPAN). This procedure is also known as port mirroring.

To use the Port Configuration menu, type the following from the Main menu:

con port

The Port Configuration menu appears (see Figure 3-16), listing the options you can access.


Figure 3-16: Port Configuration Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

Select From

Priority

SPAN Port

Catalyst 1800> con port

From this menu you can configure SPAN ports and set port priority. Refer to the subsequent sections.

Configuring a Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN)

You can configure a SPAN port that reflects the LLC (Logical Link Control) traffic found on another switched port. This feature is useful if you want to monitor the traffic on a specific port. The mirror port is called the SPAN port, while the port being mirrored is the port to monitor. Any one of the 16 switch ports can be designated as either port.

For example, a company wants to monitor the traffic coming over port 4, so they designate port 8 as the SPAN port for port 4. They attach a network analyzer to port 8 allowing any traffic that comes over port 4 to be reflected in the network analyzer.

The following three conditions apply to SPAN:

The following sections show how to configure and delete a SPAN port.

Configuring a SPAN Port

Step 1 To configure a SPAN port, type this command:

The SPAN Port Configuration screen appears (see Figure 3-17) and the following message appears:



Figure 3-17: SPAN Port Configuration Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

SPAN Port Configuration

Port to Monitor SPAN Port

-------------- ---------

4 8

Catalyst 1800>con port span

Step 2 Enter the number of the port you want to mirror and press Return.

The system displays the following message:


Step 3 Enter the number of the port that you want to be the SPAN port and press Return. The SPAN port now mirrors the LLC traffic on the port being monitored.

Deleting a SPAN Port

You may want to delete a SPAN port to free up the destination port so that it can accept switched traffic. Perform this procedure.

Step 1 Type this command:

The SPAN Port Configuration menu appears (see Figure 3-17) and the system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type 0.

Step 3 Type 0 press Return. The SPAN port is now deleted. No port numbers appear in the Port to Monitor and the SPAN Port fields.

Configuring Port Priority

The Port Priority menu allows you to configure priority levels for each port. Port prioritizing is based on a scale from 1 to 100. Ports assigned higher values receive higher priority.

Step 1 Type this command from the Main menu:

The Port Priority Configuration menu appears (see Figure 3-18).



Figure 3-18: Port Priority Configuration Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

Port Priority Configuration

Port# Percentage of CPU

1 12

2 12

3 12

4 12

5 12

6 12

7 12

8 12

Catalyst 1800> Configure Port Priority

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Enter the port number or 0 and press Return.

The system displays the following message:


Step 3 Type the port priority for the particularly port. For example if you want to assign 20% of the CPU processing time to port 2, type the following:

The Port Priority Configuration menu display changes the reflect the new value. The following table describes the parameters on the Port Priority Configuration menu.


Table  3-7: Port Priority Configuration Menu Parameters
Parameter Description
Port# The port number that uniquely identifies this port. Valid values are 0 through 16 (0 represents all ports).
Percentage of CPU The amount of CPU resources allocated per port. The higher the value, the more CPU resources are allocated.

Valid values are 1 through 100.

Changing the System Prompt

You can change the system prompt on the console interface to any value.

Step 1 Type this command from the Main menu:

The Configuration menu appears (see Figure 3-1)


The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the new prompt and press Return. If you want to use spaces or special characters, put the entire character string between double quotes.

Configuring the Serial Port

The Serial Port menu allows you to configure serial port parameters for the switch console port, such as port speed and parity.

Note Serial port configuration requires a system reboot to take effect.

Step 1 Type this command from the Main menu:

The Configuring Serial Port menu appears (see Figure 3-19).



Figure 3-19: Configuring Serial Port Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

Select From

BPC

Graphics

Parity

Speed

Stop Bits

25th Line

Display

Catalyst 1800> Configure Serial

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 To change a parameter on this menu, use this syntax:

The Serial Port Configuration menu appears (see Figure 3-20) and the system prompts you to type the appropriate value.



Figure 3-20: Serial Port Configuration Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

Serial Port Configuration

Type : Console Graphics Mode : Enabled

Speed : 9600 Parity : None

Bits Per Char: 8 Stop Bits : 1

25th Line : OFF

Catalyst 1800> C se

The following table describes the parameters on the Serial Port Configuration menu. The defaults are listed on the menu.


Table  3-8: Serial Port Configuration Parameters
Parameter Description
Type The type of terminal emulation on the current system, such as ANSI
Speed The serial port speed for console operation
Bits Per Char Bits per character on the serial port for console operation. Options are: 7 or 8.
25th Line Turns the 25 line on or off. This feature is designed for users of screens that only display 24 lines.
Graphics Mode Allows you to enable or disable the ANSI graphics option. If this option is disabled, the borders shown on the screens in this manual will not be visible as lines on your console screen. The borders could be a variety of random characters or no borders at all, depending on the terminal emulation program being used.
Parity The parity for console operation. Options are none, even, or odd.
Stop Bits The number of stop bits for console operation. Options are 1,2, or 1.5.

Speed

Step 1 To change the Speed parameter of the console port, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the speed and press Return. The new speed parameter value appears on the menu.

Bits Per Char

Step 1 To change the Bits Per Char parameter (that is, the character size), type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the character value and press Return. The new character value appears on the menu.

Parity

Step 1 To change the Parity parameter of the console port, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the parity and press Return. The new parity value appears on the menu.

Stop Bits

Step 1 To change the value of the Stop Bits parameter, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the stop bit value and press Return. The new stop bit value appears on the menu.

Graphics Mode

Step 1 To change the Graphics Mode parameter for the console port, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type Enable or Disable and press Return. The new graphics mode designation appears on the menu.

25th Line

Step 1 To change the 25th Line parameter (for example, if your terminal supports only 24 lines), type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type Enable or Disable and press Return. The new 25th line value appears on the menu.

Configuring SNMP

The SNMP menu allows you to configure read-only and read-write privileges and to establish trap addresses that report information to the SNMP manager.

Step 1 Type this command from the Main menu:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 By default, the first community table number is provided and its name is public. If you want to add an additional community table, type its number and press Return.

The Configuring SNMP menu appears (see Figure 3-21).



Figure 3-21: Configuring SNMP Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

Select From

Access

Community Name

Trap Address

Display

Catalyst 1800> c sn

Step 3 To change a parameter on this menu, use this syntax:

The SNMP Community Configuration menu appears (see Figure 3-22) for the community table and the system prompts you to type the appropriate value.



Figure 3-22: SNMP Community Configuration Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

SNMP Community Configuration

Entry Community Name Access Trap IP Address

1 public Read-Only 0.0.0.0

Catalyst 1800> c sn 1

The following table describes the parameters on the SNMP Community Configuration menu.


Table  3-9: SNMP Community Configuration Parameters
Parameter Description
Community Name The SNMP community name. Up to 8 SNMP community names are permitted. Community names are used to gain read-only or read/write access to the Catalyst 1800 switch, as defined by the SMI definition of SNMP.

If more than one community name with read/write access exists, all of those names will be valid passwords for the switch. If a read/write community name has been entered, read-only community names are no longer be accepted as the password.

Access The access mode for any SNMP manager using the associated community name. Valid values are RO (read-only) and RW (read-write). If a community name is given RW access, it will also be a valid switch password.
Trap IP Address When the Catalyst 1800 switch encounters an event that must be reported to an SNMP manager, this address is used to send that event (trap). If this address is configured to 0.0.0.0, the Catalyst 1800 switch discards a notification about all traps.

Community Name

Step 1 To specify an SNMP community name, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the community name and press Return. The new community name appears on the menu.

Access

Step 1 To change the Access parameter (that is, the SNMP access mode), type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the access mode and press Return. The new access mode appears on the menu.

Trap IP Address

Step 1 To change the Trap IP Address parameter (that is, the SNMP trap IP address for event traps), type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the address and press Return. The new address appears on the menu.

Configuring Spanning-Tree Protocol Port Parameters

The Spanning-Tree Ports menu allows you to configure segment numbers, physical ports, priority, and path cost. You can also enable or disable the bridge state parameter.

Step 1 Type this command from the Main menu:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Enter the segment number in hexadecimal notation and press Return.

The Configuring Spanning-Tree Protocol Port Parameter menu appears (see Figure 3-23).



Figure 3-23: Configuring Spanning-Tree Protocol Port Parameter Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

Select From

Path Cost

Priority

State

Display

Catalyst 1800> c st

Step 3 To change a parameter on this menu, use this syntax:

The Bridge Ports Configuration screen appears (see Figure 3-24) and the system prompts you to type the appropriate value.



Figure 3-24: Bridge Ports Configuration Screen

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

Bridge Ports Configuration

Segment Physical Ports Priority Path State

(Ring Number) In Segment Cost

20 1 - 4 0x8000 63 Enabled

21 5 - 8 0x8001 63 Enabled

Catalyst 1800>c st

The following table describes the parameters on the Bridge Ports Configuration screen.


Table  3-10: Bridge Ports Configuration Parameters
Parameter Description
Segment (Ring) Number The segment number associated with this bridge port
Physical Ports in Segment A list of physical ports associated with this segment, listed as a range
Priority The value of the priority field that is contained in the first octet of the two octet long port ID. This octet is the first octet shown on the screen. The second octet is bridge port number and is not configurable.

Valid values are between 0 and 0xFF (hex).

Path Cost The contribution of this port to the path cost of paths towards the spanning-tree root that includes this port. The spanning-tree specification recommends that this value be inversely proportional to the speed of the attached LAN.

Valid values are between 1 and 65535.

State The enabled/disabled state of this bridge port.

The default is Enable.

Priority

Step 1 To change the Priority parameter for the STP bridge port, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the priority value and press Return. The new priority value appears on the menu.

Path Cost

Step 1 To change the Path Cost parameter for the STP bridge port, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the path cost value and press Return. The new path cost value appears on the menu.

State

Step 1 To change the State parameter of the STP bridge port, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type Enable or Disable and press Return. The new state appears on the menu.

Configuring System Information

The System menu stores general information about the Catalyst 1800 switch, such as whom to contact for service.

Step 1 Type this command from the Main menu:

The Configure System Information menu appears (see Figure 3-25).



Figure 3-25: Configure System Information Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

Select From

Contact

Date

Descriptor

Location

Name

Time

Display

Catalyst 1800> Configure System

Step 2 To change a parameter on this menu, use this syntax:

The System Information menu appears (see Figure 3-26) and the system prompts you to type the appropriate value.



Figure 3-26: System Information Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

System Information

Description : Cisco Catalyst 1800

Admin. Contact : Technical Support

Name : Cisco1800.com

Location :

Date : Thursday, September 21, 1995 DST

Time : 11 : 50:21

UpTime : 10 days 6:44:45

Temperature : 51°C

Power Config : A

HW Rev : K00 S/N :25510121 Part #: MOD-0044-00

SW Rev : TRX.2.1.6

HW Image Rev : TRX A34

Boot ROM Rev : TRX MP01.x1-TRX LB0.2x1

Catalyst 1800> configure system display

The following table describes the parameters on the System Information menu.


Table  3-11: System Information Parameters
Parameter Description
Configurable parameters:
Description You can define any system description for the Catalyst 1800 switch up to 64 characters. If you want blank spaces as part of the text, place the text between double quotes when typing on the console, and end with a Return.

(ex. "Catalyst 1800 switch")

Admin. Contact You can define any name, up to 64 characters, for the system contact person(s) to be contacted for changes to the switch. If you want blank spaces as part of the text, place the text between double quotes when typing on the console, and end with a Return.
Name You can define any system name for the Catalyst 1800 switch up to 64 characters. If you want blank spaces as part of the text, place the text between double quotes when typing on the console, and end with a Return.
Location You can define any system location for the Catalyst 1800 switch up to 64 characters. If you want blank spaces as part of the text, place the text between double quotes when typing on the console, and end with a Return.
Date The current date
Time The system time, entered in 24-hour format
Nonconfigurable parameters:
UpTime The time in number of days, hours, minutes and seconds that the Catalyst 1800 switch has been working since last the time the system power was turned on
Temperature Displays the temperature (in degrees Celsius) on the Cisco Systems Catalyst Token Ring PCA This is not the internal ambient chassis temperature or the external ambient room temperature. If there are 2 boards in the chassis, the temperature reflects the board currently in use.
Power Config Displays which power supply is in use (A, B, or A & B)
HW Rev Displays the current Hardware Revision of the Catalyst 1800 PCA. This value is read from the ID PROM on the PCA.
SW Rev Displays the Software Revision of the operational code of the Catalyst 1800 PCA. This value is revised when new software is downloaded.
HW Image Rev Displays the revision of the FPGA code residing on the Catalyst 1800 PCA. This value is revised when a new FPGA image is downloaded.
Boot ROM Rev Displays the revision of the boot ROM code residing on the Catalyst 1800 PCA. This value is revised when a new monitor or loader image is downloaded.

Description

Step 1 To specify the value of the Description parameter, type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the description value and press Return. The new description appears on the menu.

Admin. Contact

Step 1 To specify the value of the Admin. Contact parameter (that is, the name of the administrative contact), type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the administrative contact name and press Return.

The new name appears on the menu. For more information, refer to Table 3-11.


Name

Step 1 To specify the value of the Name parameter (that is, the system name of the Catalyst 1800 switch), type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the system name and press Return. The new name appears on the menu. For more information, refer to Table 3-11.

Location

Step 1 To specify the value of the Location parameter (that is, the system location for the Catalyst 1800 switch), type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Type the system location and press Return. The new location appears on the menu.

Date

Step 1 To specify the value of the Date parameter (that is, the system date for the Catalyst 1800 switch), type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Specify the day and press Return. The system displays the following message:

Step 3 Specify the date and press Return. The system displays the following message:

Step 4 Specify the month and press Return. The system displays the following message:

Step 5 Specify the year and press Return. The system displays the following message:

Step 6 Specify EN or DI and press Return. The new date appears on the menu.

Time

Step 1 To specify the value of the Time parameter (that is, the system time for the Catalyst 1800 switch), type this command:

The system displays the following message:


Step 2 Specify the hour and press Return. The system displays the following message:

Step 3 Specify the minutes and press Return. The new time appears on the menu.

UpTime

To reset the UpTime parameter (that is, the amount of time the Catalyst 1800 switch has been working since the system power has been on), perform either of the following:

Using TFTP to Download a System Software Image

The Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a simple file transfer protocol used to download an operational software image file from a TFTP server to the Catalyst 1800 switch.

Since the FDDI uplink module and the Token Ring modules require different images to be loaded, the Catalyst 1800 software provides different image files for each. The following procedure assumes you have two boards installed. If you have only one board installed, the software prompts you for only one filename.

In the previous release, it was necessary to upload the image through the serial port on the switch. This procedure is still available for offline downloading. For more information, refer to the section "Upgrading to New Software Releases through the Serial Port" in the appendix "Installation and Maintenance."

Note If you want to display the currently selected values on the TFTP Configuration screen, type c t display.

Step 1 Type this command from the Main menu:

The TFTP Configuration menu appears (see Figure 3-27).



Figure 3-27: TFTP Configuration Menu

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

TFTP Configuration

Select From

Filename

Server IP

Start

Display

Catalyst 1800>co TFTP

Step 2 Type c t server and the TFTP Configuration screen appears (see Figure 3-28).

The system displays the following message:



Figure 3-28: TFTP Configuration Screen

Cisco Systems Catalyst 1800 Token Ring Switch

TFTP Configuration

TFTP Server IP:0.0.0.0

(Lower) B1:SW Image Filename :trxopsw.img

(Upper) B2:SW Image Filename :trxopsw.img

B1: Download Results:None

B2: Download Results:None

Catalyst 1800>c t server

The following table describes the parameters on the TFTP Configuration screen.


Table  3-12: TFTP Configuration Screen Parameters
Parameter Description
TFTP Server The IP address of the TFTP server containing the image file(s), expressed in standard IP address format (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)
(Lower) B1 SW Image Filename The software image filename residing on the TFTP server. Ordinarily, this image file is used for the FDU board in the Catalyst 1800 switch.

In 16 port Token Ring systems, both B1 and B2 use the same TR filename.

(Upper) B2 SW Image Filename The software image filename residing on the TFTP server. Ordinarily, this image file is used for the Token Ring board in the Catalyst 1800 switch.
Download Results The results of the latest software image download session for a module. This field can be one of the following:

  • None. No download is taking place.

  • In Progress. The download is currently taking place. Typically, a download takes about 15 seconds.

  • Successful. The most recent download was successful.

  • Fail. The download failed. Verify your Server IP address, TFTP base directory and its contents. Also, verify the error message that may be reported by your TFTP server. If these remedies provide no help, contact technical support.

Step 3 Enter the IP address of your TFTP server that contains the image files you want to download and press Return.

Step 4 Type c t filename and The system displays the following message:

Note This system prompt always appears, whether you have one or two boards on your system.

Step 5 Enter the software image filename for the lower board in the Catalyst 1800 chassis and press Return. Typically, this is the FDDI module.

If the file is not on the root directory of the TFTP server, enter the whole pathname, with a maximum of 16 characters. If you type more than 16 characters, the system does not perform the procedure.


The system displays the following message:


Step 6 Enter the software image filename for the upper board in the Catalyst 1800 chassis and press Return. Typically, this is the Token Ring module.

If the file is not on the root directory of the TFTP server, enter the whole pathname, with a maximum of 16 characters.


Step 7 Type c t start board# Yes, press Return and the download begins.

After about 15 seconds, the Download Results field should display the word Successful.


Step 8 Reboot the Catalyst 1800 switch, using the system reboot command.

The new image is now loaded into the Catalyst 1800 flash memory.


Note Both the serial downloadable image and the TFTP downloadable image are available. The serial image uses the file extension .COF and the TFTP downloadable image file uses the extension .IMG. For more information, call Cisco Systems Technical Assistance Center (TAC).

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