HP Procurve E2620 and 8212 Switches Basic Operation Manual

STEP 1 : Starting a Web Browser Session The E2620 and 8212 Switches can be managed through a graphical interface that you can access from any PC or workstation on the network by running your web browser. Type in the switchs IP address as the URL (see Picture 1.0). Remark : No additional software installation is required to make this interface available; It is included in the switchs onboard software.

For example 10.10.10.254 as the URL.

Picture 1.0 User Login Page Enter the Username and the Password for the switch to login. After login, you will the home page of the web session where it will direct you to the Home > Status window of the web (see Picture 1.1).

Picture 1.1 Home > Status The Home > Status window displays the some information about the device. The System Name, Location, Contact in Switch Status pane and also Management Server in Unit Information pane can be changed by clicking the Change button in the top right of respective pane. The VLAN pane lists the primary VLAN and all management VLANs used by the switch and their basic parameters. Double click a VLAN to open the VLAN Mgmt window where VLANs can be added or removed and parameters for the selected VLAN can be changed. The total number of VLANs configured on the switch is shown at the top of this pane. Note that this is the total number of VLANs on the switch and may not be the same number of primary and management VLANs listed. Click VLAN in the navigation tree to access additional VLAN functions. The Alert Log pane lists network occurrences (alerts) detected by the switch. Typical causes of alerts are broadcast storms (excessive number of broadcasts) and problem cables. By default, the most recent alert is listed at the top of the log. When troubleshooting the sources of alerts, it may be helpful to check the Port Status window, Port Counter window, and the Event Log in the console interface. The Alert Log also can display virus throttling messages. However, before virus throttling events can be displayed, you must enable virus throttling on the switch using the CLI commands virus-throttle and filter connection-rate. You can see all the details and description for each pane by clicking the ? button in the top right of each pane.

STEP 2 : Basic Switch Configuration (Name, IP and gateway) Click the Quick Setup under the home folder (see Picture 2.0) at Navigation pane of the window to go to Switch Quick Setup Parameters Window (see Picture 2.1). To modify the editable information (System Name, Location, Contact, Location, IP Mode, and Gateway), click Change located at the top right of the panel (see Picture 2.2). To reboot the switch, click Reboot. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. All the description of the editable information can be seen by clicking the ? button.

Picture 2.0 Navigation Pane

Picture 2.1 Quick Setup Parameters Window

Picture 2.2 Example on how to change the parameters of the Switch.

STEP 3 : Vlan Configuration. Click the VLAN Mgmt under VLAN folder (see Picture 3.0) )at the Navigation pane of the window to go to VLAN Management Window (see Picture 3.1). The VLAN Information pane of the VLAN window shows the VLAN capabilities and configuration for the switch. You can change the Maximum VLANs and enable/disable GVRP and QinQ by clicking the Change button. See description by clicking the ? button. The VLAN Table pane in the VLAN Management window lists all VLANs defined on the switch and their properties. The pane is also used to add and delete VLANs. To display specific types of ports: (see Picture 3.2) Use the Filter By drop-down list at the top of the VLAN Table pane to select the type of data to display. You can filter the display by data contained in the ID, Name, IP Address, Status, or IP Config columns. In the field to the right, type the text to match.

Picture 3.2 Vlan Table Filter

 To add a VLAN: Click the Add VLAN button in the top right of the VLAN Table pane (see Picture 3.3.0). In the ID field of the VLAN Properties pane, type the number you want to use to identify the VLAN. In the Name field, type a name for the new VLAN (see Picture 3.3.1 for example). To set the VLAN as the primary VLAN, check the Primary VLAN check box. The primary VLAN is the VLAN the switch uses to run and manage features and data. In the factory default configuration, the switch designates the default VLAN (DEFAULT_VLAN) as the primary VLAN. However, to provide more control in your network, you can designate another VLAN as primary. To set the VLAN as the management VLAN, check the Management VLAN check box. Because certain features and management functions run on only one VLAN in the switch, and because DHCP and BootP can run per VLAN, a dedicated management VLAN is needed to ensure that multiple instances of DHCP or BootP on different VLANs do not result in conflicting configuration values for the switch. Click Save. The VLAN and its properties will now be listed in the VLAN Table pane (See Pitcure 3.3.2).

Picture 3.3.0 Adding Vlan

For example: creating VLAN 222 named EXAMPLE_VLAN

Picture 3.3.1 Configuration VLAN 222

Picture 3.3.2 the configuration VLAN 222

To delete a VLAN: In the VLAN Table pane, select the VLAN you want to delete. Click Delete VLAN at the top right of the pane (see Picture 3.3.3).

Picture 3.3.3 Selecting VLAN 222 To change VLAN properties: In the VLAN Table pane, select the VLAN you want to modify. In the VLAN Properties pane, click Change at top right of the pane (see Picture 3.3.4). Make the desired changes as explained above (see Picture 3.3.1). Click Save.

Picture 3.3.4 VLAN Properties

 To assign port for VLAN: In the VLAN Table Pane, Select the VLAN you want to modify the port assign (see Picture 3.3.3). In the VLAN Ports Pane, click Change at the top right of the pane (see Picture 3.3.5). Press ctrl + right click to select multiple port at the right port and select the mode of the port whether to be tagged, untagged or forbid. The NO mode is to reset the assigned port (see Picture 3.3.6). Click Save. The assigned port will be listed in Ports pane (see Pitcure 3.3.7). To add, reset or change the mode of the port just click Change at top right of the Ports Pane.

Picture 3.3.5Vlan Ports Pane

Picture 3.3.6 Assigning mode for ports

Picture 3.3.7 Assigned Ports.

STEP 4 : Setting Manual IPv4 Address for the Created VLAN. In the VLAN Table Pane, Select the VLAN you want to modify the IPv4 address of the VLAN (see Picture 3.3.3). In the VLAN IPv4 Pane, click Change at the top right of the pane (see Picture 4.0). Select Manual at for the IP configuration dropdown button to manually set the IP address for the selected VLAN (see Picture 4.1). Fill in the IP address and the subnet mask (see Picture 4.1). Click Save. The saved IP address will be showed at the VLAN Table Pane for the IP address column (see Picture 4.2).

Picture 4.0 IPv4 Pane.

Picture 4.1 IPv4 manual Configuration.

Picture 4.2 VLAN with IP Address.