User Manual

Stratix 6000 Ethernet Managed Switch

Catalog Numbers 1783-EMS04T, 1783-EMS08T
Important User Information
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and also because of the wide variety of uses for solid-state equipment, all persons responsible for applying this equipment
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 Summary of Changes

This manual contains new and updated information. Changes throughout this
revision are marked by change bars, as shown to the right of this paragraph.

New and Updated Information has been updated for these firmware revisions.
Information Switch Cat. No. Firmware Revision
1783-EMS04T 0.11
1783-EMS08T 0.53

The table below lists the changes made to firmware revisions 0.11 and 0.53. For
more information about the features supported in your firmware revision, refer to
the firmware release notes, publication 1783-RN003.

IMPORTANT The virtual local-area network (VLAN) feature used in earlier firmware
revisions has been renamed port segmenting. As of firmware revisions
0.11 and 0.53, a new VLAN feature is provided for only the 1783-EMS08T
switch.

Topic Page
SNMP 13
IGMP Querier 18
Device Utilization 34
RSTP Report 34
STP/RSTP 39
VLAN Configuration 43
Port Configuration 45
Port Segmenting 49

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Notes:

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 Preface

This manual is intended for users of the switch. We assume you are familiar with
the procedures in the Stratix 6000 Ethernet Managed Switch Installation
Instructions, publication 1783-IN004.

Read and understand this manual before using the described products. Consult
your Rockwell Automation representative if you have any questions or comments.

The content reflects changes made to these firmware revisions.

Switch Cat. No. Firmware Revision

1783-EMS04T 0.11
1783-EMS08T 0.53

For more information about the features supported in your firmware revision,
refer to the firmware release notes, publication 1783-RN003.

IMPORTANT Due to file size limitations, this manual contains limited screen shots.
However, you can access the same manual with additional screen shots
at http://www.rockwellautomation.com/literature/.

Terminology Refer to this table for terms used in this publication.

Term Description
1783-EMS All references to 1783-EMS in this manual refer to catalog numbers 1783-EMS04T and 1783-EMS08T.
Auto-MDIX Automatic Medium-dependent Interface Crossover.
Allows the switch to detect the required cable type (straight-through or crossover) for copper Ethernet connections and
configures the interfaces accordingly.
BOOTP Commonly used with Allen-Bradley Ethernet products, the BOOTP protocol is used by a client machine to locate its IP address
and network mask.
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
Commonly used on office networks, scarce IP address space is efficiently used because IP addresses are leased to clients for a
limited time.
This lease concept facilitates the recycling of addresses, which is the heart of DHCP.
DNS Domain Name Server.
Translates domain names into IP addresses, for example, www.example.com can translate to 192.168.100.100.
Domain A group of computers and devices on a network that are controlled as a unit with common rules and procedures.
IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol.
A protocol that manages how adapters and other components join and leave multicast groups. IGMP snooping is a feature of
IGMP that allows Ethernet switches to look (snoop) inside packets to determine which destinations really need to receive the
data.
QoS Quality of service.
A method of managing network resources through the classification of Ethernet traffic into high and low priority queues.
SMS Short Message Service.
A communication service that allows text messaging between mobile phones.

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Term Description
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol.
A protocol that exchanges messages with devices on a network for the purpose of monitoring the devices.SNMP enables a
switch to be remotely managed through other network management software.
Spanning Tree Refers to Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) or Spanning Tree Protocol (STP).
Used with network topologies that provide more than one physical path between two devices, spanning tree protocol manages
path redundancies while preventing undesirables loops in the network. If a fault should occur on an active port, the switch will
begin transmitting out one of the blocked ports.
TCP Transmission Control Protocol.
TCP enables two hosts to establish a connection and exchange streams of data.
TCP guarantees delivery of data and also guarantees that packets are delivered in the same order in which they were sent.
UDP User Datagram Protocol.
This protocol offers a minimal transport service. UDP is used by applications that do not require the level of service of TCP or
use communication services (for example, multicast or broadcast delivery) not available from TCP.
An application program running over UDP must deal directly with end-to-end communication anomalies that a connection-
oriented protocol would have handled - for example, retransmission for reliable delivery, packetization and reassembly, flow
control, and congestion avoidance, when these are required.
This is commonly seen with I/O type devices that send out information at an RPI rate.
VLAN Virtual local-area network.
A logical segment of network users and resources grouped by function, team, or application. This segmentation is without
regard to the physical location of the users and resources.

Additional Resources These documents contain additional information concerning related Rockwell
Automation products.

Resource Description
Stratix 6000 Ethernet Managed Switch Installation Instructions, Provides detailed specifications and information related to installation of the
publication 1783-IN004 switch.
Industrial Automation Wiring and Grounding Guidelines, publication Provides general guidelines for installing a Rockwell Automation industrial
1770-4.1 system.
Product Certifications website, http://www.ab.com Provides declarations of conformity, certificates, and other certification details.
Internet Engineering Task Force website, http://www.ietf.org Provides access to documents such as the RFC (request for comment), public
documents on networking topics and protocols, Internet standards documents,
best current-practices information, and related informational documents.

You can view or download publications at http://www.rockwellautomation.com/

literature/. To order paper copies of technical documentation, contact your local
Rockwell Automation distributor or sales representative.

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 Chapter 1

Basic Configuration

This chapter covers how to access the switch’s web interface home page. It also
includes information about how to set an IP address and security, work with
miscellaneous options, and understand status indicators.

Access the Home Page Use these steps to access the web interface home page for the switch.

IMPORTANT Before connecting to the network, set the IP address of the switch as
described in Set the IP Address.

1. Connect the switch to your computer’s LAN card.

This connection is required before you can access the home page. For
information about how to establish this connection, see the Stratix 6000
Ethernet Managed Switch Installation Instructions, publication 1783-
IN004.
2. Open your web browser once the connection is established.
3. In the address bar of your web browser, type your switch's IP address.
For example, to use the default IP address, type http://192.168.1.1.
4. From the user name and password dialog box, leave the user name empty
and type the following case-sensitive password: PASSWORD
If the web browser does not open, verify this information:
• The IP address of the switch. The default IP address is 192.168.1.1.
• Your connection setup. Refer to the Stratix 6000 Ethernet Managed
Switch Installation Instructions, publication 1783-IN004, for further
guidance.
• Whether the switch has power. The green power-status indicator
should be on.
• Whether the cable is connected. A green or yellow status indicator
should be lit on the Ethernet port.
• A proxy server is not preventing you from accessing the switch.
5. When the home page appears, refer to Table 1 for information about the
items on the page.

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Table 1 - Items on the Home Page

Value Description
Device Name You provide this entry to identify the switch. See page 11 for instructions on entering the switch’s name.
Spanning Tree Indicates the current Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) mode of the switch. Possible values are Enabled (RSTP),
Enabled (STP Compatibility), or Disabled. For more about setting the RSTP mode, see page 41.
VLAN 802.1Q Indicates whether the virtual local-area network (VLAN) feature is enabled on the switch, as described on page 43.
Note that the VLAN feature used in earlier firmware revisions has been renamed port segmenting. As of firmware
revisions 0.11 and 0.53, a new VLAN feature is provided for only the 1783-EMS08T switch.
IGMP Snooping Filtering mechanism for multicast traffic should be used when I/O is running on the Ethernet network. For more
about IGMP snooping, see page 17.
Port Mirroring Allows traffic on one port to be copied and sent (mirrored) to another port so that an Ethernet protocol analyzer can
capture it. For more about port mirroring, see page 47.
QoS When enabled, the switch can prioritize packet delivery to a certain port or MAC address. For more about QoS, see
page 50.
MAC ID Management Determines if a MAC ID is authorized on the network by checking the allowed MAC IDs and notifies the switch’s
controller when an unauthorized node appears on the network. For more about MAC ID management, see page 48.
Product Type Shows the part number of the switch.
Serial Number Unique to every switch.
MAC Address Indicates the Ethernet address of the switch.
Firmware Revision Check our website to make sure you are up to date.
This file updates product firmware. The web interface must be updated separately.
Web Revision Check our website to make sure you are up to date.
This file updates your web interface. For related information, see Appendix A.
Uptime This setting indicates the switch’s running time. This timer is reset when the switch is powered up.
Link (Port Status) Possible values are ON and OFF.
ON is if a device is connected to the port and has power. ON corresponds to the Link State Status indicator on the
switch port being either solid or flashing green.
VLAN (Port Status) If virtual local-area network (VLAN) is enabled on the switch, the VLAN column indicates the VLAN ID assigned to
each port. If the port is assigned the role of a switch or router, the VLAN column displays the word ‘trunk’.
For more about VLAN configuration, see page 43.
Speed (Port Status) Possible values are 10 or 100 signifying a 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps connection.
This corresponds to the Data Rate status indicator on the switch port being off (10 Mbps) or solid amber (100
Mbps).
Duplex (Port Status) Possible values are Full and Half.
Gigabit Port Information This is offered as an option to the 1783-EMS08T switch and requires a pluggable SFP MSA-compliant transceiver
that you must purchase separately.
A fiber optic transceiver can be used to connect to a fiber optic network.
Information about the transceiver used and the connection speed are found on the home page.
Resources Provides links to our website and this manual (you have to be connected to the Internet to reach our website).
The manual link in this section does not require an Internet connection because it is embedded in the product.
For convenience, we have also embedded the EDS file for this device under the EDS file link in this section.
Download and install it with the EDS hardware installation tool (one of the RSLinx tools).
Contacts Displays contact information entered on the Miscellaneous tab, as described on page 11.
This lets you enter a name or phone number and email address of the appropriate contact person.

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Access Basic Configuration From the home page, click the Basic Configuration folder to expand the menu
bar in the left pane to show these tabs:
Options
• Network Configuration
• Set Security
• Miscellaneous

Set the IP Address You normally need to change your IP address to install the switch into your
Ethernet network.

Use these steps to change the IP address.

1. Find an available IP address on your subnet.

2. Connect the switch to your computer’s LAN card.
For additional information, refer to the Stratix 6000 Ethernet Managed
Switch Installation Instructions, publication 1783-IN004.
3. From the navigation pane, expand the Basic Configuration folder and
select Network Configuration to display the Network Configuration tab.
4. Type your new IP address.
5. Change the subnet mask and default gateway, if needed.
6. Turn off BOOTP Client to prevent dynamic IP address assignment.
If using host names on the network, Name Resolution must be turned on
and the DNS server addresses must be configured (usually required if using
the email function).
7. Click Apply Changes to change the IP and subnet.

IMPORTANT The switch does not load the new IP and subnet address until
power is cycled.

8. Cycle power.
Once the IP and subnet are changed, you must cycle power to load the new
address. Power can be cycled remotely through the management interface
by expanding the Diagnostics folder and clicking Controller Restart. This
restarts the 1783-EMS switch and does not restart the controller. All
communication through the switch is interrupted.

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Set the IP Address with The 1783-EMS switch ships with the BOOTP client enabled by default. To
assign an address, use this procedure.
BOOTP
1. Put the switch on a network with a BOOTP server.
2. Cycle power to the switch.
The 1783-EMS switch attempts to obtain an IP address several times from
the server before timing out and defaulting to the factory preset address of
192.168.1.1.

IMPORTANT The MAC address of the switch is on the home page.

192.168.1.1 could interfere with another device on the
network.

Set Security We recommend changing the administrator and read-only password before you
place the switch in service.

The administrator password is used for the management interface (HTTP

session), Telnet, and the FTP interface (used to upgrade the firmware). The user
name is verified for the FTP session only. The user name for the HTTP session is
not checked (therefore can be anything). The read-only password is used for read-
only access to the management interface (HTTP session).

Use these steps to change your administrative or read-only user name and
password.

1. From the navigation pane, expand the Basic Configuration folder and
select Set Security to display the Set Security tab.
2. Change the user name and password.
See Appendix B for recommendations.
3. Click Apply Changes.
4. Cycle power to the switch to load the new user name and password.
The administrative password applies to Telnet, FTP, and the web browser
interface.

IMPORTANT The 1783-EMS switch does not load the new settings until
power is cycled.

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Work with Miscellaneous Use these steps to configure miscellaneous switch settings.
Settings 1. From the navigation pane, expand the Basic Configuration folder and
select Miscellaneous to display the Miscellaneous tab.
2. Use the information in Table 2 to configure the settings.
3. Click Apply Changes.
Table 2 - Miscellaneous Switch Settings
Setting Description
Box Name Lets you give your 1783-EMS switch a name that describes its location or connected devices. This feature is useful
when multiple 1783-EMS switches are installed. The switch reports this name on the home page. To change this
setting, complete this procedure.
1. Click Basic Configuration.
2. Click Miscellaneous.
3. Type the new name in the text box and click Apply Changes.
The new name does not show in the home page until you click Refresh on the browser.
Minutes of User Inactivity Lets you change the length of time the management interface (HTTP session) remains open while inactive. Choose
from 0…99 min. Select 0 = Feature Disabled for the interface to remain open until it is closed. The default is 3 min.
Seconds Between Refresh Controls the refresh rate of the management interface.
• Valid values are 0…99 seconds
• 0 = Feature disabled for no refresh
• Default value is 5 seconds
Contact Info, Contact Email Use to identify the responsible service personnel.

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Status Indicators The figures and table show the status indicators.
1783-EMS04T 1783-EMS08T

3 3
4
4 5

1 1
2 2

Item Indicator State Description

1 Link state(1) Solid green Ethernet link exists.
Flashing green Valid link is present and transmitting data.
2 Data rate(1) Solid amber 100 Mbit link is present.
Off 10 Mbit link is present.
3 PWR Solid green Power to the switch is present.
4 STA Flashing green This heartbeat indicator normally flashes at a
slow rate.
It flashes at a faster rate when the switch is being
upgraded or set back to factory default settings by
using the button on the back of the switch.
5 UPL Solid green Fiber transceiver present.
Flashing green Flashing indicates data is being transmitted over
the gigabit link on the 1783-EMS08T switch that
has a gigabit fiber transceiver on the bottom of
the switch.
(1) Appears on all copper Ethernet ports.

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 Chapter 2

Network Services Setup

This chapter covers information related to network services setup using the
switch’s web interface, including how to configure these protocols:
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
• Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

For information about how to access the web interface for the switch, refer to
Chapter 1.

SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) specifies the diagnostic data
that a host computer must maintain for network management software. Hosts
typically keep statistics on the status of their network interfaces, incoming and
outgoing traffic, dropped datagrams, and error messages generated. Network
management protocols let network management software access these statistics.

SNMP is based on three concepts:

• SNMP managers, also known as client software or SNMP browsers
• SNMP agents, also known as network devices or SNMP servers
• Management Information Base (MIB)

The SNMP manager runs SNMP management software. Network devices to be

managed, such as bridges, routers, servers, and workstations, have an agent
software module. The agent provides access to a local MIB of objects that reflects
the resources and activity of the device. The agent also responds to manager
commands to retrieve values from the MIB. The agent and the MIB are on the
switch. To configure SNMP on the switch, you define the relationship between
the manager and the agent.

The Stratix 6000 switch supports SNMP versions 1 and 2.

• SNMP versions 1 and 2 are generally used for network monitoring
without network control.
• The supported versions use a community-based form of security. SNMP
managers can access the agent MIB through passwords referred to as
community names.
• The Stratix 6000 switch automatically recognizes the SNMP version from
an incoming request, but you must manually set the version for SNMP
trap destinations, as described on page 16.

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Supported MIBs

The Stratix 6000 switch supports the MIBs listed below.

• MIB-II—The published definition of MIB-II has been modified for the

Stratix 6000 switch, as described in MIB-II Modifications below. For a
detailed definition of MIB-II, refer to RFC 1213 at http://www.ietf.org/
rfc/rfc1213.txt.

• ETHERLIKE-MIB—For a detailed definition, refer to RFC 1643 at

http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1643.

• RMON-MIB—The Stratix 6000 supports only the Ethernet Statistics

Group in the RMON-MIB. For a detailed definition, refer to RFC 2819 at
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2819.

MIB-II Modifications

Standard read-write access has been changed to read-only access for the MIB-II
variables listed below.

interface.if Table.ifEntry.ifAdminStatus
(Fixed value—device is UP)

at.atTable.atEntry.atIfIndex
at.atTable.atEntry.atPhysAddress
at.atTable.atEntry.atNetAddress
(The ARP cache table cannot be modified)

ip.ipForwarding (Fixed value, not-forwarding, not acting as a gateway)

ip.ipDefaultTTL (Fixed value IP_DTTL - 60s)

ip.ipRouteTable.ipRouteEntry.ipRouteDest
ip.ipRouteTable.ipRouteEntry.ipRouteIfIndex
ip.ipRouteTable.ipRouteEntry.ipRouteMetric1
ip.ipRouteTable.ipRouteEntry.ipRouteMetric2
ip.ipRouteTable.ipRouteEntry.ipRouteMetric3
ip.ipRouteTable.ipRouteEntry.ipRouteMetric4
ip.ipRouteTable.ipRouteEntry.ipRouteNextHop
ip.ipRouteTable.ipRouteEntry.ipRouteType
ip.ipRouteTable.ipRouteEntry.ipRouteAge
ip.ipRouteTable.ipRouteEntry.ipRouteMask
ip.ipRouteTable.ipRouteEntry.ipRouteMetric5
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ip.ipNetToMediaTable.ipNetToMediaEntry.ipNetToMediaIfIndex
ip.ipNetToMediaTable.ipNetToMediaEntry.ipNetToMediaPhysAddress
ip.ipNetToMediaTable.ipNetToMediaEntry.ipNetToMediaIpAddress
ip.ipNetToMediaTable.ipNetToMediaEntry.ipNetToMediaType
(A static entry cannot be added into the ARP cache table)

tcp.tcpConnTable.tcpConnEntry.tcpConnState
(An established or pending TCP connection cannot be reset)

SNMP Configuration
Enable SNMP if you want to run SNMP on your network. SNMP is disabled by
default.

Before configuring SNMP settings, understand these concepts:

• Community names—Community names are passwords to the switch

Management Information Base (MIB) that allow a remote manager read-
only or read-write access to the switch. The Stratix 6000 switch supports
one read-only community name and one read-write community name.
You can change the default names.

• SNMP traps—SNMP traps are unsoliticited messages sent to a remote

manager from an agent. Traps are an efficient way to inform managers that
are connected to a large number of devices with many objects. By providing
unsolicited messaging, traps can reduce SNMP polling by a manager. The
Stratix 6000 switch supports two destination traps that can be enabled or
disabled. By default, both traps are disabled.

Use these steps to configure SNMP.

1. From the navigation pane, expand the Network Services Setup folder and
select SNMP Configuration.

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2. From the SNMP Enabled pull-down menu, choose Enabled to use SNMP.
3. Change the deault case-sensitive community names if desired.
• The read-only community enables the switch to validate Get (read-
only) requests from a network management station. If you set the
SNMP read community, users can access MIB objects, but cannot
change them.
• The read-write community enables the switch to validate Set (read-
write) requests from a network management station.
4. In the System Info area, provide optional information about the switch for
informational purposes only.
a. In the Location field, type the physical location of the switch, such as
the building where the switch is locatd.
b. In the Contact field, type the switch name or network administrator.
5. Identify up to two trap destinations by completing the fields below.

Trap Destination Field Description

Enabled Check to enable trap messages to be sent.
IP Address Type the IP address of the SNMP trap recipient.
Port Type the UDP port number to which traps will be sent.
The default port number is 162.
Community Type the read-only or read-write SNMP community name to
be used in traps sent to the destination.
Community names are case-sensitive.
SNMP Version Choose the SNMP version to use.

6. Click Apply Changes.

The changes will take effect immediately without requiring you to cycle
power to the switch.

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IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping sorts multicasting

devices into groups. This limits the multicast packets received by hosts that do
not need the information and makes the network more efficient and
deterministic.

Option Description
Broadcast Without IGMP snooping, an I/O module acts like a broadcasting
device and all devices on the subnet are flooded with I/O traffic.
Multicast IGMP snooping filters the I/O traffic from devices that are not in the
intended multicast group.
Unicast A message instruction from one Logix controller to another would
be an example of unicast; it contains one source and one
destination address.

By default, IGMP is disabled. Enable IGMP snooping when I/O is running on

your network. IGMP helps to isolate this UDP traffic to ports that need to
receive it. When it is not used, other devices may be slowed down by the
continuous flow of UDP packets.

IGMP Product Support

Rockwell Automation products support IGMP, version 2.

When using RSLogix 5000 software for configuration of your switch, consider
the following:
• Settings on the IGMP page in the profile overwrite settings made on the
web management interface.
• If you are scanning the 1783-EMS switch with Logix software, use the
IGMP page in the Add-on Profile to configure IGMP to avoid confusion.
See Appendix E for more information.

The switch manages a report of IGMP information, including multicast groups,

querier information, and IGMP states per virtual local-area network (VLAN).
The report is available through the web interface. For more information about
this report, refer to IGMP Report on page 34.

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IGMP Querier

The IGMP querier function can be enabled to query your network for group
information at a specified time interval. The configuration options available for
IGMP querier depend on whether VLANs are enabled on your network.
• If you plan to use VLANs on your network, the IGMP querier function
can be enabled for only one VLAN per switch. The IP address of the
querier may be different on each VLAN.
You can choose to assign the querier to the management VLAN or a
custom VLAN. The querier is assigned to the management VLAN by
default.
– If the querier is assigned to the management VLAN, the querier IP
address is the IP address defined on the Network Configuration tab, as
described in Set the IP Address on page 9.
– If you want to assign the querier to a custom VLAN, you must first set
up the custom VLAN on the VLAN Configuration tab, as described in
VLAN Configuration on page 43. Assigning the querier to a custom
VLAN requires you to know which IP address you want to assign to the
querier.
• If you do not plan to use VLANs on your network, you can enable or
disable a single querier instance on the network. The querier function is
enabled by default. If more than one querier instance is detected on the
network, only the querier with the lowest IP address is active. All other
queriers are silent.

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IGMP Configuration

Use these steps to configure IGMP.

1. From the navigation pane, expand the Network Services Setup folder and
select IGMP Configuration.
2. From the IGMP Snooping pull-down menu, choose Enabled to use IGMP
snooping.
When you enable IGMP snooping, additional configuration options
appear on the screen.

3. From the IGMP Version menu, choose version 1 or 2.

Version 2 is the default when IGMP snooping is enabled and is the
recommended setting. Per the IGMP definition, hosts and routers
implementing differing IGMP versions will interoperate correctly on the
network.

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4. If VLAN is not enabled on the switch, choose to enable or disable the

IGMP querier function from the Querier Mode pull-down menu.
or
If VLAN is enabled on the switch, choose one of these options from the
Querier Mode pull-down menu:
• Disabled—The IGMP querier function is disabled on all VLANs.
• Enabled on Management VLAN—The IGMP querier function is
enabled and assigned to the management VLAN only. This is the
default setting. For more information about setting up the management
VLAN, refer to VLAN Configuration on page 43.
• Enabled on Custom VLAN—The IGMP querier function is enabled
and assigned to a custom VLAN. If you choose this option, you must
also specify the querier VLAN and IP address as described in step 6.
5. In the Querier Period field, specify a time interval in minutes, 1…60, to
determine how often your network is queried for group information.
The default querier period is 2 minutes.

IMPORTANT Specify the same number of minutes on all switches in the

network. The querier period must be specified even if the querier
function is disabled.

6. If you chose the Enabled on Custom VLAN querier mode, complete the
fields described below.
• Querier VLAN—Choose the custom VLAN to which to assign the
querier.
• Querier IP Address—Type the IP address of the querier running on the
custom VLAN.

Additional fields appear when

you choose the Enabled on
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7. In the Router Ports Configuration area, choose the methods to use for
detecting when a multicast router is connected to a switch port.
When a multicast router, including IGMP querier, is connected to a switch
port, all multicast packets and IGMP reports are forwarded on that port.
This behavior is important for the proper functioning of IGMP snooping.
You can enable one or both of the following options:
• Autodetect—Accept the default setting of Enabled if you want the
switch to automatically determine whether an end station or multicast
router is connected to its ports. To determine which type of device is
connected to a port, the switch uses Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
or Multicast Router Discovery (MRD).
• Manual—Enable this setting if you need to connect a switch from a
different vendor that does not support CDP or MRD protocols. When
you enable the Manual setting, a series of checkboxes appears, so you
can specify which ports will be connected to a router that does not
support CDP or MRD protocols.
8. From the Multicast Packets Forwarding pull-down menu, choose where to
forward multicast packets.
• To Listeners Only—The switch forwards multicast packets to ports in
the Listening state only.
• To Listeners and Uplink Port—The switch forwards multicast packets
to ports in the Listening state and the uplink port. This is the default
setting.
TIP This setting is useful if you need to route multicast packets
between two networks.

• To Listeners and All Snooper Ports (Standard)—The switch forwards

multicast packets to ports in the Listening state and to all multicast
routers, or snoopers. Use this setting if you want multicast traffic to be
filtered only on ports where end stations are connected and not
between switches.
9. From the Uplink Port pull-down menu, choose Autodetect (Querier) if
you want the Stratix 6000 switch to automatically determine the uplink
port. Otherwise, set the uplink port manually by choosing a specific port.
10. Click Apply Changes.
The changes will take effect immediately without requiring you to cycle
power to the switch.

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DHCP The 1783-EMS switch can function as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) or BOOTP server.

IMPORTANT Do not confuse this with the BOOTP/DHCP client, which lets the 1783-
EMS switch receive an address from a DHCP/BOOTP server.

Dynamic IP Address Assignment by IP Address Pool

IMPORTANT Keep this feature shut off if this device is on a larger IT-controlled
network. Company networks typically have DHCP servers in place to
service the computers on the network with IP addresses. This device
can conflict with the existing DHCP servers on the network and
prevent them from assigning addresses.

The 1783-EMS switch has the ability to assign IP addresses to 32 nodes. Use
these steps to configure DHCP settings.

1. Establish a connection with the 1783-EMS switch.

2. From the navigation pane, expand the Network Services Setup folder and
select DHCP Configuration.
3. From the DHCP Server pull-down menu, choose On—Assigned from
Pool.
This setting enables DHCP server functionality. By default, this setting is
off.
4. Type your subnet and gateway addresses for the network.
5. Type the primary and secondary DNS server addresses.
6. Type the domain name, if applicable.
7. Use DHCP Pool From and DHCP Pool To to assign a range of addresses.
The switch assigns an address within the specified range.
8. Enable Dynamic BOOTP to answer BOOTP requests.
9. Type the number of days to specify the default lease time for DHCP
requests.
The default value is 7 days.
10. Click Apply Changes and cycle power for the changes to take effect.

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Dynamic IP Address Assignment by Port

The 1783-EMS switch has the ability to assign IP addresses based on the port
where the device is connected. When used properly, this feature provides for easy
replacement of Ethernet equipment on the factory floor.

IMPORTANT If multiple devices are connected to a port with an uplink to another

switch, the IP address is sent to the first device to request it from the
port. If a field is set to an address of 0.0.0.0, a DHCP request on the port
is ignored.
Most applications with programmable controllers do not require changes
to the DNS, domain name, and lease time fields. If these functions do not
apply to your network, leave these fields at their default value.

Use these steps to set up dynamic IP address assignment by port.

1. Establish a connection with the 1783-EMS switch.

2. Click Network Services Setup and DHCP Configuration.
3. From the DHCP Server pull-down menu, choose On - Assigned by Port.
By default, this setting is off.
4. Type your subnet and gateway addresses for the network.
5. Type the primary and secondary DNS server addresses.
The domain name is automatically populated if the 1783-EMS switch
resides on a domain.
6. Type an IP addresses for each port.
7. Click Apply Changes and cycle power for the changes to take effect.

DHCP Address Table The DHCP Address table is populated when the server is set to assign an IP
address from a pool. This table details which IP address is assigned to a device.

MAC Address Labels MAC address labels let you associate a user-friendly label to a MAC ID within
the 1783-EMS user interface. When a label is associated with a MAC ID, it is
reflected in the MAC ID table and the MAC ID management interface. This
feature eases troubleshooting a network. The labels are reflected in the MAC
Address Report and the MAC ID Management Configuration page.

To access the MAC Address Label tab, from the navigation pane, expand the
Network Services Setup folder and select MAC Address Labels.

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Email Configuration The 1783-EMS switch includes an embedded email client that uses an email relay
server or gateway message server to send email and text messages to a mail
recipient, mobile telephone, or portable wireless device.

The network gateway address and DNS information must be entered on the
Network Configuration tab. This setup is required once and is stored in 1783-
EMS nonvolatile memory. See Set the IP Address for help setting up the network
addresses. For help locating these IP addresses, see your network administrator.

IMPORTANT If you do not intend to use symbolic names, for example,

smtp@yahoo.com, but rather only IP addresses to access your mail
server, you can leave the DNS configuration empty.

Use these steps to set up SMTP server parameters.

1. From the navigation pane, expand the Network Services Setup folder and
select Email Configuration.
2. In the IP or Hostname field, type your SMTP server name or IP address.
3. If authentication is used, as required by most ISPs, check SMTP
Authentication and type your user name and password.
Basic authentication, compatible with POP servers, is supported, and the
name and password entered here are those associated with your outgoing
email account.
4. Test sending an email message from the Send an Email web page making
sure that the 1783-EMS switch is connected to a network that has access to
your email server, which may require access to the Internet.

IMPORTANT A status message providing the result of this operation is

displayed at the bottom of the page. Detailed error descriptions
let you identify a potential anomaly.

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SMS Configuration

If you intend to use a Short Message Service (SMS) gateway service to send text
messages to a mobile telephone or portable wireless device, use this procedure.

1. From the navigation pane, expand the Network Services Setup folder and
select SMS Configuration.
2. In the SMS GW Server field, type the email address of your SMS gateway
provider.
3. Type your account ID.
4. Type your user name and password.

IMPORTANT Most newer cell phones accept email directly. If your phone
accepts email, you do not need to use an SMS gateway service to
get text messages from the 1783-EMS switch. See your cell
phone provider website to get the email address of your cell
phone.

5. Test this setup by using the Send an Email page, making the To: field the
phone number of the device to receive the message.

Send Email via a Logix Controller-initiated Message Instruction

A Logix controller can send a generic CIP message to the 1783-EMS switch
instructing it to send an email message to an SMTP email server. This is useful to
communicate Logix controller data, network alerts, and application conditions to
appropriate personnel. You need two controller-scoped string tags.

One tag contains the email text and the other contains the status of the email
transmission (the result code). These tags contain as many as 520 characters. You
must first create a user-defined STRING data type. The default STRING data
type in RSLogix 5000 software is not large enough for most email text.

For example, create a STRING data type named EmailString. Next, create one
controller-scoped tag of this new data type to contain the email text named
EMS_EMAIL. Create a second controller-scoped tag of this new data type to
contain the transmission status named EmailDstStr.

Both of these tags are of the type EmailString.

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Use these steps to send an email via a Logix controller-initiated message

instruction.

1. Open your RSLogix 5000 program.

2. From the Controller Organizer, expand Data Types and Strings.
3. Create an EmailString type and note the initial LEN field.
When you edit this tag, its length is inserted by the RSLogix editor.
When you send email with MSG instructions, the length of the LEN field
must be added to the string length, as shown in the program example.

EMS_Email

4. Open tags and click the Edit tab.

5. Insert EMS_EMAIL and EmailDstStr.
Both tags are of the type EmailString. These tags can be created later when
the MSG instruction is inserted. The text of the email does not have to be
static. You can program a Logix controller project to collect specific data to
be sent in an email. For more information on using ladder logic to
manipulate string data, see the Logix5000 Controllers Common
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6. Create a tag of the type MESSAGE.

The example uses a tag named SendEmail_EDM.
7. Set the message type to generic CIP, service code object class 32f, instance
1, attribute 0.
Note that the source length is the length of the string in the EMS_EMAIL
tag + 4.

IMPORTANT Be sure to enter the correct communication path. Click the

Communication tab and then Browse. Select the name associated
with your 1783-EMS switch from the I/O tree and click Apply.
In this example, the name is Stratix6K. For more information on
configuring the path of a MSG instruction, see the Logix
Controllers General Instructions Reference Manual, publication
1756-RM003.

If an error occurs, you see the Error Code (Extended Error Code). The
result code from the SMTP server is stored in the EmailDstStr tag. See
page 30 for a table of status codes.

8. Open your routine window (for example, MainRoutine) and insert an

MSG instruction.
9. Select the SendEmail MESSAGE tag.
10. Double-click the MSG block and choose source (EMS_EMAIL) and
destination (EmailDstStr) tags.
In our example, we have GetAttributeValue and SetAttributeValue tags and
GetAttribute/SetAttribute MESSAGE tags for individual attribute
handling.
Message sending is triggered by the trigger_send BOOL tag. The message
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The figure shows an example of a program that sends an email when any
unauthorized MAC is detected by the 1783-EMS switch.

Enter the Text of the Email Message

Use the string browser to enter the text of the email. In the example, you enter the
email text into the EWEB_EMAIL tag. To include To, From, and Subject fields
in the email, use <CR><LF> symbols to separate each of these fields. The To and
From fields are required. The Subject field is optional. Use a second set of
<CR><LF> symbols after the last one of these fields you enter.

EXAMPLE To: email address of recipient $r$l

From: email address of sender$r$l
Subject: subject of message $r$l$r$l
body of email message

The maximum length of an email message is 520 characters. An additional 4-byte

string-length value is added to the tag. As a result, the maximum source length is
524 characters.

TIP <CR><LF> characters are coded as $r$l.

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Send an SMS from the Logix Controller

Text messages are sent in the same way as a normal email message. The only
difference is the recipient in the To: field is a telephone number instead of an
email address.

The email format for sending text messages by using a SMS gateway service is as
follows:
• api_id:nnnnnnn$r$l
• user:xxxxx$r$l
• password:ppppp$r$l
• to:cell_phone#$r$l
• text:Simple text$r$l
• text:on all$r$l
• text:3 lines. $r$l
• text:Sms signature - 1234567890123456$r$l

Modify the SMTP Server Setup in a Logix Controller Program

You can modify the SMTP server you use to send email by setting class 32f,
attribute #5.

IMPORTANT Set Attribute Single uses service code 10.

Set Attribute Single

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Email and SMS Error Codes

Examine the destination element of the email MSG to see if the email was
successfully delivered to the mail relay server.

This indicates that the mail relay server placed the email message in a queue for
delivery. It does not mean the intended recipient successfully received the email
message.

This table shows possible codes that could be in this destination element.

Table 3 - Error Codes

Error Code (hex) Extended-error Description
Code (hex)
0x00 None Delivery successful to the mail relay server.
0x02 Resource unavailable. The email object was unable
to obtain memory resources to initiate the SMTP
session.
0x08 Unsupported Service Request.
Make sure the service code is 0x4B and the class is
0x32F.
0x11 Reply data too large. The Destination string must
reserve space for the SMTP server reply message.
The reply can be 470 bytes max.
0x13 Configuration data size too short. The Source Length
is less than the Source Element string size plus the
4-byte length.
The Source Length must equal the Source Element
string size + 4.
0x15 Configuration data size too large. The Source Length
is greater than the Source Element string size plus
the 4-byte length.
The Source Length must equal the Source Element
string size + 4.
0x19 Data write failure.
An error occurred when attempting to write the
SMTP server address (attribute 4) to nonvolatile
memory.
0xFF 0x0100 Error returned by email server; check the
Destination string for reason. The email message
was not queued for delivery.
0x0101 SMTP mail server not configured. Attribute 5 was
not set with a SMTP server address.
0x0102 To: address not specified.
Attribute 1 was not set with a To: address with no
To: field header in the email body.
0x0103 0x0103 From: address not specified. Attribute 2 was
not set with a From: address and no From: field
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Table 3 - Error Codes

Error Code (hex) Extended-error Description
Code (hex)
0xFF 0x0104 Unable to connect to SMTP mail server set in
Attribute 5. If the mail server address is a hostname,
make sure that the device supports DNS and a
Name Server is configured.
If the hostname is not fully qualified, for example,
mailhost and not mailhost.xx.yy.com, then the
domain must be configured as xx.yy.com.
Try ping <mail server address> to be sure the mail
server is reachable from your network.
Also try telnet <mail server address> 25 to attempt
to initiate a SMTP session with the mail server via
telnet over port 25. If you connect, enter 'QUIT'.
0x0105 Communication error with SMTP mail server. An
error occurred after the initial connection with the
SMTP mail server.
See the ASCII text following the error code for more
details on the type of error.
0x0106 SMTP mail server hostname DNS query did not
complete. A previous send service request with a
hostname as the SMTP mail server address did not
yet complete.
Note that a timeout for a DNS lookup with an
invalid hostname can take up to 3 min.
Long timeouts can also occur if a domain name or
name server is not configured correctly.
0x0107 No DNS entry.
0x0108 DNS not configured.
0x0109 GW not configured.
0x0110 System fail (socket error).

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Diagnostics

This chapter provides information about these switch diagnostic features

available through the web interface:
• Device utilitization
• Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) report
• Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) report
• MAC address report
• Alarm setup
• PLC configuration
• Automatic email alerts
• Email queue status
• Switch controller restart
• Display switch counters

For information about how to access the web interface for the switch, refer to
Chapter 1.

To upgrade firmware for the 1783-EMS switch, refer to Appendix A.

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Device Utilization The Device Utilization tab provides a way to download these files that may be
useful to send to Technical Support for diagnostic purposes:
• Device utilization file—Includes various performance metrics about how
the memory and processor is affected by your network.
• Device configuration file—Includes all the switch’s configuration settings.

To download device files to your computer, use these steps.

1. From the navigation pane, expand the Diagnostics folder and click Device
Utilization to display the Utilization tab.
2. To download the device utilization file, click Save Device Utilization and
then browse to the location on your computer where you want to
download the file.
3. To download the switch’s configuration file, click Save Device
Configuration and then browse to the location on your computer where
you want to download the file.

RSTP Report If Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) mode is set to Enabled or STP
Compatible on the RSTP Configuration tab, the STP/RSTP status for all switch
ports appears on the RSTP Report tab.

To access the RSTP Report tab, from the navigation pane, expand the
Diagnostics folder and click RSTP Report. The Clear Statistics button lets you
reset the data on the page without having to cycle power after testing.

For more information about configuring STP/RSTP, refer to STP/RSTP on

page 39.

IGMP Report Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) manages membership in IP

multicast groups. Only hosts in that group receive the packet. IGMP prevents a
multicast packet from behaving like a broadcast (transmitted to all network
hosts).

The switch manages a report of IGMP groups and hosts belonging to those
groups, along with querier information, IGMP states per VLAN, and
neighboring routers.

To access the report, from the navigation pane, expand the Diagnostics folder and
click IGMP Report.

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MAC Address Report All Ethernet equipment has a MAC address (hardware address). To access a list of
these addresses, from the navigation pane, expand the Diagnostics folder and
click MAC Address Report.

A pool of MAC addresses is assigned to each Ethernet product manufacturer. For

example, Allen-Bradley Ethernet equipment MAC addresses usually begin with
00:00:BC.

Alarm Setup The Alarm Setup tab displays the bandwidth on each port. To access the Alarm
Setup tab, from the navigation pane, expand the Diagnostics folder and click
Alarm Setup.

The bar turns red when the bandwidth is out of range. The Alarm Setup tab also
displays these items:

• Refresh—Used to refresh your screen with the latest information, the

screen automatically refreshes at the rate configured under Basic
Configuration and Refresh Rate.

• Save Traffic Reference—Used as a benchmark for the system network.

Click this button when the network is running as it should in production.
The switch calculates the difference between the reference point and the
current levels of traffic for each port. If it varies to an alarm state, it sends
an input to the switch’s controller indicating the port number. See
Appendix D for the complete I/O table for the 1783-EMS switch.

• Bandwidth Alarm—Disabled by default, when enabled calculates the

difference between the reference point of the network and the current rate
of traffic. If a variation exceeding the allowed traffic difference occurs, it
sends an input to the switch’s controller indicating the port number where
the bandwidth shortage is occurring.

• Scaling Factor—Most applications have such a small amount of traffic that

the bandwidth is only a fraction of a percent. The scaling factor provides a
more visual representation of the traffic on each port. See the detailed
information link on the Alarm Setup page for more information on how
the bandwidth is calculated.

• Time Factor—The length of time packets are counted to determine the

bandwidth percentage for each port. See the detailed information link on
the Alarm Setup page for more information on how the bandwidth is
calculated.

• Allowed Traffic Difference—The percentage that the current traffic level

can vary in either direction, from the stored reference value, before an
input is sent to the switch’s controller.

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PLC Configuration The PLC Configuration tab display read-only information about the 1783-EMS
switch relating to the PLC connection. Information includes the EDS file name,
multicast address used by the 1783-EMS switch, and status information on the
1783-EMS switch.

To access the PLC Configuration tab, from the navigation pane, expand the
Diagnostics folder and click PLC Configuration.

Automatic Email Alerts The 1783-EMS switch can be configured to automatically send system alert
messages via the email client to a recipient’s email address, mobile telephone, or
portable wireless device.

This can be useful in a critical control network to alert network personnel of an

anomaly in the network as it occurs.

Events in the network like unauthorized MAC ID’s, bandwidth utilization

alarms, or port down can be communicated automatically to the responsible
supervisor.

To enable this capability, use this procedure.

1. From the navigation pane, expand the Diagnostics folder and select
Automatic Alerts.
2. From the Automatic Alerts pull-down menu, choose Enabled.
3. Specify the recipients for the alerts by typing up to six email addresses or
mobile telephone numbers.
4. Specify which alerts you want to automatically trigger a message by
checking the checkbox next to each alert.
You can select any number of automatic alerts from the list.
5. Click Apply Changes.

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Email Queue Status Use the Email Queue Status tab to view these email statuses:
• Number of emails sent successfully
• Any dropped messages
• Pending messages

To access the Email Queue Status tab, from the navigation pane, expand the
Diagnostics folder and click Email Queue Status.

Switch Restart You can restart 1783-EMS switch on the Controller Restart tab. Restarting the
switch is useful when making configuration changes. The switch must be
restarted for some changes to take effect.

To restart the switch, from the navigation pane, expand the Diagnostics folder
and click Restart Controller. When a message prompts you to confirm, click OK.

Display Switch Counters To access various counts, from the navigation pane, expand the Diagnostics
folder, and then expand the Switch Counters - Single Port or Switch Counters -
All Ports folder. Navigate to the menu item for the counters you want to view.

Counters are displayed in hex where an octet equals 8 bits. Table 4 lists Transmit
(Tx) counters.

Table 4 - Tx Counters
Counter Description
Tx Octet Count Total of transmitted good octets from the
selected port.
Tx Drop Pkts Count Packet is not acknowledged by the receiving
host.
Tx BroadcastPkts Count Number of good packets sent with destination of
everyone. Receivers are unspecified.
Tx MulticastPkts Count Packets sent to members of multicast group. One
terminal to many hosts.
Tx UnicastPkts Count In contrast with multicast, consists of one
terminal transmitting to one host.
Tx Collisions Count Two terminals transmit packets at the same time
causing them to collide. Collision Count should
be very low. Collisions could indicate a faulty
device on the network.
Tx SingleCollision Count Packet collides with one other terminal’s
transmitted packet.
Tx MultipleCollision Count Packet collides with more than one terminal’s
transmitted packets.
Tx DeferredTransmit Count Number of packets delayed because the network
is busy. The higher the number, the less
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Table 4 - Tx Counters
Counter Description
Tx LateCollision Count Collision is detected later than the 512 bits into
the packet transmission.
Tx ExcessiveCollision Count Network device is not acting in compliance with
a flow control request.
Tx PausePkts Count Pause frames sent by this port.

Table 5 lists Receive (Rx) counters.

Table 5 - Rx Counters
Counter Description
Rx Octets Total good octets received on selected port.
Rx Undersize Pkts Good packets that are under 64 octets long.
Rx Pause Pkts Pause packets received by this port.
Pkts64 Octets Data packets = 512 bits.
Pkts65to127 Octets Data packets = 520…1016 bits.
Pkts128to255 Octet Data packets = 1024…2040 bits.
Pkts256to511 Octet Data packets = 2048…4088 bits.
Pkts512to1023 Octet Data packets = 4096…8184 bits.
Pkts1024to1522 Octet Data packets = 8192…12,176 bits.
RxOversize Pkts Packets over 12,176 bits or 1523…1536 octets.
RxJabbers Pkts Packets longer than 1522 octets and have an
error, usually caused by a faulty device.
RxAlignment Errors Packets between 64 and 1522 octets and have
an error.
RxFCS Errors Packets received (between 645 and 1522 octets)
with FCS (frame check sequence) not matching.
RXGoodPkts Octets received with no errors.
RXDrop Pkts Packets dropped due to lack of resources, such
as bandwidth or input buffer.
RxUnicast Pkts Unicast packet received (only one receiving
host).
RxMulticast Pkts Multicast packets received (many receiving
hosts).
RxBroadcast Pkts Received by all hosts on the network.
RxSAChanges Number of times the Source address of a good
packet has changed value.
A count greater than 1 indicates a repeater
based network.
RxFragments Packets received less than 64 octets.
RxExcessSizeDisc Packets received greater than 1536 octets and
discarded due to excessive length.
RxSymbolError Invalid data symbol detected.

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Switch Management

This chapter provides information about switch management options provided

through the switch’s web interface. The web interface provides these management
options:
• STP/RSTP configuration
• VLAN configuration
• Port configuration
• Mirror configuration
• MAC ID management
• Port segmenting
• QoS setup

For information about how to access the web interface for the switch, refer to
Chapter 1.

STP/RSTP The switch supports these network protocols to prevent loops in redundant
network topologies:
• Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), as defined in IEEE 802.1D
• Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), as defined in IEEE 802.1w

By default, STP and RSTP are disabled.

To view the STP/RSTP status for all switch ports, use the RSTP report as
described on page 34.

Spanning Tree Protocol

Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is a Layer 2 link management protocol that

provides path redundancy while preventing loops in the network. For a Layer 2
Ethernet network to function properly, only one active path can exist between
any two stations. Multiple active paths among end stations cause loops in the
network. If a loop exists in the network, end stations might receive duplicate
messages. Switches might also learn end-station MAC addresses on multiple
Layer 2 interfaces. These conditions result in an unstable network. Spanning-tree
operation is transparent to end stations, which cannot detect whether they are
connected to a single LAN segment or a switched LAN of multiple segments.

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STP uses a spanning-tree algorithm to select one switch of a redundantly

connected network as the root of the spanning tree. The algorithm calculates the
best loop-free path through a switched Layer 2 network by assigning a role to
each port based on the role of the port in the active topology:
• Root—A forwarding port elected for the spanning-tree topology
• Designated—A forwarding port elected for every switched LAN segment
• Alternate—A blocked port providing an alternate path to the root bridge
in the spanning tree
• Backup—A blocked port in a loopback configuration

The switch that has all of its ports as the designated role or as the backup role is
the root switch. The switch that has at least one of its ports in the designated role
is called the designated switch.

Spanning tree forces redundant data paths into a standby (blocked) state. If a
network segment in the spanning tree fails and a redundant path exists, the
spanning-tree algorithm recalculates the spanning-tree topology and activates the
standby path. Switches send and receive spanning-tree frames, called bridge
protocol data units (BPDUs), at regular intervals. The switches do not forward
these frames but use them to construct a loop-free path. BPDUs contain
information about the sending switch and its ports, including switch and MAC
addresses, switch priority, port priority, and path cost. Spanning tree uses this
information to select the root switch and root port for the switched network and
the root port and designated port for each switched segment.

Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol

Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) is an enhanced version of STP that uses
point-to-point wiring and provides rapid convergence of the spanning tree.
When a point-to-point connection fails, the alternate connection transitions to
the forwarding state.

RSTP is implemented on the switch in these ways:

• You can enable RSTP or STP mode on the RSTP Configuration tab. By
default, both RSTP and STP are disabled.
• A single instance of RSTP exists for the entire network, regardless of the
number of VLANs. This implementation is known as Common Spanning
Tree (CST).
• RSTP parameters are port-dependent, or used for determining a specific
port’s behavior.
• If port mirroring is configured on a port, or a port becomes disabled via the
switch’s web interface, RSTP becomes disabled on the port.

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STP/RSTP Configuration

To configure the switch for STP or RSTP, use the following procedure.

1. From the navigation pane, expand the Switch Configuration folder and
select RSTP Configuration to display the RSTP Configuration tab.

2. Configure bridge parameters as described in the table below.

Bridge Parameter Description

RSTP Mode Choose one of the following network modes:
• Disabled—The switch does not run RSTP or STP. This is the default
mode.
• Enabled (RSTP)—The switch runs RSTP.
• Enabled (STP Compatibility)—Enables the switch to be manually
configured to run STP.
Bridge Priority (hex) Type a hex value from 0000…F000 to determine which switch on the
network is assigned the role of root bridge.
The default value is 8000.
The spanning tree algorithm uses the following rules to determine the root
bridge:
• The switch with the lowest priority becomes the root bridge.
• If two switches have the same priority, then the switch with the lowest
MAC address becomes the root bridge.
Max Age (sec) Type a value in seconds from 6…40 to specify the maximum time that a
BPDU is saved before expiring.
The default value is 40.
Forward Delay (sec) Type a value in seconds from 4…30 to specify the time spent in the
Listening and Learning states.
The default value is 15.
Transmit Hold Count (-) Type a value from 1…10 to configure the number of BPDUs that can be
transmitted within the Hello Time interval.
The default value is 6.
Hello Time (sec) Displays the hello time interval in seconds. A switch running RSTP
generates configuration messages once every hello time interval.If the
switch does not receive a configuration message after an interval of three
hello times, it determines that communication is lost.

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3. Configure port parameters as described in the table below.

Port Parameter Description

Priority Type a hex value from 00h…F0h to specify the port priority. The port priority
is used in conjunction with the path cost to determine which redundant port
on the network will be blocked.
The default value for each port is 80.
Auto Cost Check this box to automatically configure the path cost according to the port
speed. The port speed can be 10 MB/s, 100 MB/s, or 1 GB/s depending on
the connected device.
Auto Cost is the default configuration setting.
Manual Cost If you cleared the Auto Cost checkbox, type a value from 1…200,000,000 to
manually configure the path cost.
The default value is 200,000,000.
Edge Port Click the method for determining whether the port identifies itself as an edge
port. Because edge ports cannot create bridging loops in the network, they
transition directly to the forwarding state and function much faster than a
normal spanning tree port.
• OFF—The port functions as a normal spanning tree port. When an end
station is connected to the port, the port begins forwarding after the Max
Age + Forward Delay = 20 + 15 = 35 seconds.
• Auto—The switch automatically identifies whether the port is connected
to an end station or switch. This is the default setting.
– If an end station is connected to the port, the port is identified as an
edge port after 3 seconds and begins forwarding BPDUs.
– If a switch is connected to the port and a BPTU is received, the port
immediately loses edge port status and becomes a normal spanning
tree port. When BPTUs are no longer received after 3 seconds, the port
regains edge port status.
• ON—The switch automatically identifies whether the port is connected to
an end station or switch. If an end station is connected to the port, the
port is immediately identified as an edge port.
IMPORTANT: Only use the ON mode for ports connected to a single host.
Connecting hubs, concentrators, switches, or bridges to a port in ON mode
can cause temporary bridging loops. Use this setting with caution.

4. Click Apply Changes.

The changes will take effect immediately without requiring you to cycle
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VLAN Configuration IMPORTANT The virtual local-area network (VLAN) feature used in earlier firmware
revisions has been renamed port segmenting. As of firmware revisions
0.11 and 0.53, a new VLAN feature is provided for only the 1783-EMS08T
switch. For more information about port segmenting, refer to Port
Segmenting on page 49.

A VLAN is a logical segment of network users and resources grouped by

function, team, or application. This segmentation is without regard to the
physical location of the users and resources. For example, VLANs can be based on
the departments in your company or by sets of users who communicate mostly
with each other.

VLAN can be configured to span multiple switches, so devices on separate

switches can communicate as though they are on the same subnet. A port that is
configured as a trunk port provides traffic for all VLANs across the port. VLAN
trunking is defined in IEEE 802.1Q.

VLAN is implemented on the 1783-EMS08T switch in these ways:

• VLAN is disabled by default. If VLAN is disabled, the following is true:
– Packets are filtered faster by the switch control processor.
– There is no need to internally configure VLAN after powerup.
– There is no need to reconfigure VLAN after a configuration change.
– You cannot set up a querier on a custom VLAN.
– No VLAN infomation is provided in the IGMP report.
• Each of the switch’s nine ports can be assigned the role of an access port
(end station) or a trunk port (switch/router).
• One VLAN can be specified as the management VLAN to provide
administrative access to the switch.
• The management VLAN is the only VLAN that can run IP services. IP
services include the following:
– Address Conflict Detection (ACD)
– BOOTP
– DHCP server
– SNMP
– CIP interface
• IGMP is supported on all VLANs. However, the IGMP querier function is
limited to only one VLAN. The querier function is assigned to the
management VLAN by default, but you can assign the querier to a custom
VLAN instead of the management VLAN, as described on page 18.
• The number of VLANs you can have is determined by the number of
devices, as defined by this formula:
devices per VLAN = 4000\number of VLANs
For instance, if you have 4,000 devices, you can have 500 VLANs with
eight devices on each VLAN (4000/500 = 8).

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To configure a VLAN, use this procedure.

1. From the navigation pane, expand the Switch Configuration folder and
select VLAN Configuration.
2. From the VLAN Enabled pull-down menu, choose Enabled.

3. To create a custom VLAN, perform these steps:

a. Click Add New VLAN.
b. From the Add New VLAN dialog box, type a VLAN ID from 1…4094,
type a descriptive name to identify the VLAN, and then click Add
VLAN.
The new VLAN appears in the VLAN ID Definitions area below the
default VLAN.
4. From the Management VLAN pull-down menu, choose a custom VLAN
or accept the default VLAN as the management VLAN.
The management VLAN ensures administrative access to the switch. You
cannot access the switch and its services through any other VLAN.
5. In the VLAN Port Assignment area, assign one of these roles to each port:
• End Station—The port receives network traffic from the Access VLAN
only. Network traffic from other VLANs is not forwarded to the port.
By default, all ports are end stations.
• Switch/Router—The port is a trunk port that provides traffic for all
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6. If you assigned the End Station role to a port, choose the VLAN to which
the port belongs from the Access VLAN pull-down menu.
By default, end stations are assigned to an access VLAN of Default - 1.
or
If you assigned the Switch/Router role to a port, choose the VLAN to use
as the native VLAN from the Native VLAN pull-down menu.
The trunk port uses the specified Native VLAN if a received packet is
missing the tag used to identify its VLAN.

IMPORTANT The same Native VLAN must be configured on both ends of a

trunk link.
The Native VLAN must always be manually configured. The
switch does not provide a default Native VLAN.

7. Click Apply Changes.

The Stratix 6000 switch verifies the requested VLAN configuration and
issues a warning if the configuration eliminates your access to the switch.
For example, you cannot change the management VLAN without
assigning it to a port through which you are also accessing the switch.
If accepted, the changes will take effect immediately without requiring you
to cycle power to the switch.

Port Configuration The switch autonegotiates most of its settings to ease the configuration process.
Settings for ports 1…8 can be manually configured on the Port Configuration
tab. Refer to Table 6 on page 46 for information about configuring ports 1…8.

IMPORTANT Port G is reserved for 1G fiber, small form-factor pluggable (SFP) modules
only, and its settings are preconfigured at the values shown on the
screen. The preconfigured settings cannot be modified.
For more information about using SFP modules with the EMS08T switch,
refer to Available SFP Modules and Cables on page 69.

To access the Port Configuration tab, from the navigation pane, expand the
Switch Configuration folder and click Port Configuration.

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Table 6 - Configuration Options for Ports 1…8

Configuration Option Description
Transmit & Receive Controls port communication.
Values:
• Both (default)
• Tx
• Rx
• None
Negotiation Indicates whether the port configuration settings are
autonegotiated. Select None to manually configure the port.
Values:
• None
• Auto (default)
Rate Autonegotiates 10 or 100 mbit/s depending on the connected
device. The speed must be manually selected if the negotiation
parameter is None.
Values:
• 10
• 100
Duplex Mode Autonegotiates half-duplex or full-duplex mode based on the
connected device. The duplex mode must be manually selected
if the negotiation parameter is changed to None.
Values:
• Half—The switch can either send or receive data, but cannot
do both simultaneously.
• Full—The switch can simultaneously send and receive data.
Flow Control Prevents buffers from over filling.
Values:
• OFF
• ON (default)

TIP Ports set for autonegotiation default to half-duplex mode if the connected
devices are not configured to autonegotiate.
Turning off autonegotiation disables the auto-MDIX feature. In this case,
crossover cables may be needed to establish communication to the
connected device.

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Mirror Configuration Use the Mirror Configuration tab to configure the rules or filters for port
mirroring. Optional filters can be configured to capture packets from certain
devices (MAC addresses). You can also configure filters to capture packets with a
specified destination address. Port mirroring is disabled by default.

IMPORTANT Port mirrroring is a diagnostic tool. Disable this feature while running in a
production environment.

IMPORTANT For the 4-port switch, port mirroring and IGMP snooping are mutually
exclusive. When port mirroring is enabled, IGMP snooping is disabled.
For the 8-port switch, port mirroring and IGMP can be used
simultaneously in the 8-port switch. However, filtering is not available.

Once the mirror configuration is complete, you can look at the packets with
Ethernet protocol analyzer software.

To configure port mirroring, use this procedure.

1. From the navigation pane, expand the Switch Configuration folder and
select Mirror Configuration to display the Mirror Configuration tab.
2. From the Mirroring Configuration pull-down menu, choose Enabled.
3. In the Mirror From column, specify the traffic to capture and send to a
destination port for analysis.
• To monitor incoming traffic for a port, check the In checkbox next to
the port number.
• To monitor outgoing traffic for a port, check the Out checkbox next to
the port number.
• To monitor both incoming and outgoing for a port, check the In and
Out checkboxes next to the port number.
• If you do not want to monitor traffic for a port, leave both checkboxes
cleared. This is the default configuration.
4. In the Capture To column, click the option button next to the port
number to which to send captured traffic.
5. Configure optional input and output mirror filters.
Options include the following:
• All transmitted
• All transmitted frames with the destination address specified in the
MAC field
• All received frames with the source address specified in the MAC field

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6. Specify input and output dividers for further filtering.

EXAMPLE Port 4 is set up to capture incoming frames from port 3. The input filter is
set up to capture traffic with source address 00:00:BC:03:4E:08. The
input divider is set to 2 to capture every other frame coming to port 3
with a source address of 00:00:BC:03:4E:08. This MAC address belongs
to IP address 100.100.101.2.

7. Click Apply Changes.

MAC ID Management Use the MAC ID Management feature to authorize or deauthorize MAC
addresses. The MAC ID Management tab displays the following:
• Learned MAC Addresses area—Lists MAC addresses detected on the
network by the 1783-EMS switch. The port number and MAC ID are
shown for each device detected on the network. This list is built
automatically by the 1783-EMS switch.
• Authorized MAC Addresses area—This list indicates which MAC
addresses are allowed on the network. You must create this list.
Whenever a new device comes online, this list is checked to determine
if the device is authorized. If the device is not authorized, an input is
sent to the switch’s controller. See Appendix D for the I/O table of the
switch.

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To authorize or deauthorize MAC addresses, use this procedure.

1. From the navigation pane, expand the Switch Configuration folder and
click MAC ID Management.
2. From the MAC ID Management pull-down menu, choose Enabled.
3. Click Apply Changes.
4. To authorize MAC addresses, use one of these methods:
• To authorize the entire list of learned MAC addresses on the left, click
Authorize All. Once authorized, the MAC addresses appear in the list
of authorized MAC addresses on the right.
• To manually enter and authorize a MAC address, type the address in the
field next to the Authorize MAC button, and then click Authorize
MAC. Once authorized, the MAC address appears in the list of
authorized MAC addresses on the right.
5. To deauthorize MAC addresses, use one of these methods:
• To deauthorize all MAC addresses in the list of authorized addresses on
the left, click Remove All.
• To deauthorize individual MAC addresses, check the Remove checkbox
next to each address to remove and click Remove Selected.

Port Segmenting IMPORTANT The virtual local-area network (VLAN) feature used in earlier firmware
revisions has been renamed port segmenting. As of firmware revisions
0.11 and 0.53, a new VLAN feature is provided for only the 1783-EMS08T
switch. For more information about VLAN, refer to VLAN Configuration on
page 43.

When network bandwidth becomes critical, port segmenting is used to eliminate

traffic caused by multicast and broadcast Ethernet traffic. With this feature, you
can partition the switch ports into different private virtual networks.

To access the Port Segmenting tab, from the navigation pane, expand the Switch
Configuration folder and click Port Segmenting.

For each received packet, the switch resolves the destination address and
determines the appropriate port. The port segmenting configuration is then
checked to see if the destination address is configured to receive traffic from the
source port.

EXAMPLE A FLEX I/O module is connected to port 2 on the 1783-EMS08T switch,

and the I/O module is communicating with a ControlLogix module on port
3. You want the ControlLogix module on port 3 to receive traffic from the
FLEX I/O module on port 2. You can use port segmenting to prevent other
devices on the network from receiving packets from the FLEX I/O module.

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QoS Setup QoS (quality of service) provides for the classification of Ethernet traffic into
high and low priority queues. High priority packets are forwarded to their
destination address before a low priority packet.

WARNING: I/O devices do not support the QoS protocol.

Packets can be classified as high or low by MAC address, 802.1p priority tag,
and/or port ID.

To access QoS setup, from the navigation pane, expand the Switch Configuration
folder and click QoS Setup.

Note these options:

• Port-based Priority—When changed to High, the incoming traffic for that
port is considered high priority.
• High/Low Quality Weight—Establishes the algorithm for switching
between high and low priority queues. The default value of 15/1 sends 15
packets of high priority traffic, then sends 1 packet of low priority traffic.
• MAC-based Priority—Incoming packets are cross referenced with the
MAC based QoS list and put into the high priority queue if the
destination address is on the list.
• 802.1p Priority—Each incoming packet is examined for a valid 802.1p
priority tag. If present, the packet is put in the high priority queue if the
priority tag exceeds the QoS Priority Threshold.

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Upgrade Firmware

This appendix provides information about how to upgrade 1783-EMS firmware.

WARNING: The 1783-EMS switch cycles power automatically at

the end of the upgrade procedure. Any switching activity is
temporarily interrupted.

Upgrade with the Web Use this procedure to upgrade the 1783-EMS switch by using the web interface.
For information about how to access the web interface for the switch, refer to
Management Interface Chapter 1.

1. From the navigation pane, expand the Diagnostics folder and click
Firmware Upgrade.
2. Click Browse and select the firmware (boot.img) file.
3. Click Upgrade.
4. Enter the user name and password.
By default, the user name is 'uploader' (lowercase) and the password is
'PASSWORD' (all caps). Change the user name and password by selecting
Basic Configuration and Set Security from the web interface of the 1783-
EMS switch.
5. Check the firmware revision when the upgrade is complete to make sure
the upgrade was successful.
6. Repeat this procedure to upgrade the web browser (webdata.img) and the
embedded manual (qsdata.img) files.

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Notes:

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User Name and Password Rules

This appendix provides information about user name and password characters
and rules.

User Name and Password Use these characters for user name and password:
Characters • Uppercase letters A…Z
• Lowercase letters a…z
• Numbers 0…9
• Spaces, hyphens (-), periods (.), or single quotes (‘)

Other Rules Follow these rules concerning the user name and password:
• User name: from 0…20 characters long, spaces count as a character
• Password: from 0…20 characters long, spaces count as a character

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Notes:

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Factory Reset

This appendix provides information about how to accomplish a factory reset,

setting the 1783-EMS switch to the factory default settings. You have two levels
of reset as described in this appendix. To complete the reset, you need the
following:
• Small screwdriver
• Means to turn off the power to the switch

Access the Reset Button Complete the reset by using a small button on the back of the switch.

To access the button, carefully remove the plastic DIN-rail clip by gently lifting
the tab in the center with a screwdriver and sliding the clip upward.

The button is inside the left slot, opened by the removal of the plastic DIN-rail
clip.

The figure on the left shows the DIN-rail clip that you remove to access the reset
button. The figure on the right shows placement of the screwdriver on the reset
button inside the slot.

Figure 1 - Reset Button

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Reset IP Address To reset only the IP address, use this procedure.

1. With power applied, push the reset button with a small screwdriver.
2. Hold the button in for 30 seconds.
3. Cycle power to complete the IP reset.
Your IP address defaults to 192.168.1.1.

Change Settings to Default To change all settings back to default, use this procedure.

1. Remove power.
2. Push the reset button with a small screwdriver.
3. Apply power while continuing to hold the reset button.
4. Hold the button in for 30 seconds.
5. Cycle power to complete the reset.

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Data Layout

This appendix provides information about the data layout for DINT input and
output bits.

DINT Input These tables show the data layout.

Bit Bit
0 Unauthorized MAC ID on Network
1 Unauthorized MAC ID on Port 1
2 Unauthorized MAC ID on Port 2
3 Unauthorized MAC ID on Port 3
4 Unauthorized MAC ID on Port 4
5 Unauthorized MAC ID on Port 5
6 Unauthorized MAC ID on Port 6
7 Unauthorized MAC ID on Port 7
8 Unauthorized MAC ID on Port 8
9 Device Connected to Port 1(Link Active)
10 Device Connected to Port 2
11 Device Connected to Port 3
12 Device Connected to Port 4
13 Device Connected to Port 5
14 Device Connected to Port 6
15 device Connected to Port 7
16 Device Connected to Port 8
17 Bandwidth Alarm on Port 1
18 Bandwidth Alarm on Port 2
19 Bandwidth Alarm on Port 3
20 Bandwidth Alarm on Port 4
21 Bandwidth Alarm on Port 5
22 Bandwidth Alarm on Port 6
23 Bandwidth Alarm on Port 7
24 Bandwidth Alarm on Port 8
25 Port Shut Off by PLC
26 IGMP Status
27…31 Reserved

Word Description
Word 1 Multicast Connections Active
Word 2 TCP Connections Active
Word 3 Bandwidth Used Port 1 (%)
Word 4 Bandwidth Used Port 2 (%)
Word 5 Bandwidth Used Port 3 (%)
Word 6 Bandwidth Used Port 4 (%)
Word 7 Bandwidth Used Port 5 (%)
Word 8 Bandwidth Used Port 6 (%)
Word 9 Bandwidth Used Port 7 (%)
Word 10 Bandwidth Used Port 8 (%)
Word 11 Bandwidth Scaling Factor

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DINT Output This table shows the data layout.

Bit Bit
0 Shut down All Ports (disables all comms)
1 Shut down Port 1
2 Shut down Port 2
3 Shut down Port 3
4 Shut down Port 4
5 Shut down Port 5
6 Shut down Port 6
7 Shut down Port 7
8 Shut down Port 8
9…31 Reserved

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Add the Switch to RSLogix 5000 Software

The method for adding the switch to RSLogix 5000 software depends on the
version of RSLogix 5000 software.

RSLogix 5000 Software Method

Version 13 or earlier Generic profile, as described in RSLogix 5000 Software,
Version 13 or Earlier on page 59
Version 15 or later Add-on profile, as described in RSLogix 5000 Software,
Version 15 or Later on page 60

RSLogix 5000 Software, Use the switch with the Logix platform only. To add the switch to your RSLogix
5000 software, version 13 or earlier, by using the generic profile, follow this
Version 13 or Earlier procedure.

1. Right-click your Logix Ethernet card under the I/O configuration section
of your program and choose New Module.
2. From the list, choose Generic Ethernet Module.
3. From the General tab of the Module Properties dialog box, complete this
procedure.
a. Type a name for the 1783-EMS switch.
b. Type the IP address of the 1783-EMS switch.
c. Enter the Assembly instance and size for Input, Output, and
Configuration.
d. Click OK.
4. From the Connection tab of the Module Properties dialog box, enter an
RPI of 100…700 ms, (we recommend 700 ms), and click OK.
The 1783-EMS switch appears under your I/O configuration.
You can now use the 1783-EMS switch in your program. See Appendix D
for the data layout.

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5. Set up the 1783-EMS switch to ignore configuration tags in Logix

software by using this procedure.
a. Telnet into your 1783-EMS switch by clicking Start and Run and
typing telnet followed by the IP address.
b. Type the password, which is 'PASSWORD' by default.
c. Use keyboard arrows to scroll to Network Services Setup and press
Enter.
d. Scroll to CIP configuration and press Enter.
e. Select NoCfg and press Enter.
f. Press ESC twice to get back to the main menu.
g. Scroll to Diagnostics and press Enter.
h. Highlight Controller Restart and press Enter.
This power cycles your 1783-EMS switch and all traffic going through the
switch is interrupted.

RSLogix 5000 Software, To add the switch to your RSLogix 5000 software, version 15 or later, and to your
application by using the Add-on Profile (AOP), follow this procedure.
Version 15 or Later
1. Locate the module AOP at http://www.rockwellautomation.com/
support/controlflash/LogixProfiler.

IMPORTANT You need a Rockwell Automation MySupport account to

download the AOP. If you do not have one, follow the steps on the
MySupport website to obtain an account.

2. Check the installation documentation included with the Add-on Profile to

determine the necessary firmware revision for the 1783-EMS switch.
• If you do not have the minimum revision of 1783-EMS firmware,
upgrade your switch before proceeding. Refer to Appendix A for more
information about the upgrade procedure for the 1783-EMS switch.
• To obtain the latest firmware, check the 1783-EMS website or contact
Technical Support.
3. Install the Add-on Profile to the computer that you will use to program
with RSLogix 5000 software.

IMPORTANT You must install the Add-on Profile for the switch before using the
switch in the Logix programming environment.

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4. Add the 1783-EMS switch into your RSLogix program using this
procedure.
a. Right-click your Logix Ethernet card under the I/O configuration
section of your program and choose New Module.
b. Click the Communications tab.
c. Choose the 1783-EMS switch from the list.
d. Give the switch a name in your program and enter its IP address.
e. Click OK to add the switch to your program.

Enter General Information

From the Module Properties dialog box, click the General tab. The General tab is
available offline and includes these fields:
• Name—Required field gives the module a descriptive name in your Logix
program.
• Description—Optional field used for descriptive text.
• Module Definition—Do not change the default values.
• IP Address or Host Name—Required field must be populated with the IP
address of the 1783-EMS switch. The RSLogix software cannot talk to the
switch unless the 1783-EMS switch is set for the IP address in this field.

Enter Connection Information

TIP While the fields on the General tab are available offline, many of the
fields on the subsequent tabs require an online connection to the switch
through RSLogix 5000 software.

From the Module Properties dialog box, click the Connection tab to display these
fields:

• Requested Packet Interval (RPI)—Default value is 700 ms and supports

RPI from 50…750 ms. Because this is a multicasting device and does not
need a fast RPI to fulfill its purpose, we recommend a slow RPI to
minimize network impact. Available online and offline.

• Inhibit Module—1783-EMS switch is not scanned by the Logix controller

when this is checked. Available online and offline.

• Major Fault On Controller If Connection Fails While in Run Mode—

When checked, a communication failure with the 1783-EMS switch
generates a major fault in the Logix controller. When unchecked, a
communication failure generates a minor fault. Available online and
offline.

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View Identification and Status Information

From Module Properties dialog box, click the Module Info tab. The Module Info
tab displays identification and status information for the 1783-EMS switch. The
information appears when the Logix controller is in Run mode only.

• To refresh the identification and status on the tab, click Refresh.

• To reset the 1783-EMS switch (communication to the module will be

interrupted), click Reset Module.

Configure Network and Port Settings

From the Module Properties dialog box, click the Port Configuration tab.

Use these fields in the Network Configuration area to configure the network:

• Box Name—Descriptive name for the switch.

• IP Address—IP address of the 1783-EMS switch must match the IP

address on the General tab.

• Subnet Mask—The subnet mask is used to determine where the network

number in an IP address ends and the node number in an IP address
begins.

• Gateway Address—Address of router on the network (if one exists, if not

leave this at 0.0.0.0).

• Enable BOOTP Client—Enables the 1783-EMS IP address be assigned by

a BOOTP server.

• Enable DNS—If using hostnames on the network, DNS must be enabled

in the 1783-EMS switch.

Use these fields in the Port Configuration area to configure port settings:

• Select Port Number—Choose the port to configure. Only ports 1…8 are
configurable.

IMPORTANT Port G is reserved for 1G fiber SPF modules only, and its settings
are preconfigured. The preconfigured settings cannot be
modified.
For more information about using SPF modules with the EMS08T
switch, refer to Available SFP Modules and Cables on page 69.

• Auto-negotiate Port Speed and Duplex—Clear the checkbox to manually

configure the port speed and duplex mode for the selected port.

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• Current Link, Port Speed, Duplex—Displays the current settings for the
selected port.

• Select Port Speed—Available only when the Auto-negotiate Port Speed

and Duplex checkbox is cleared. Choose 10 or 100 mbp/s.

• Select Duplex—Available only when the Auto-negotiate Port Speed and

Duplex checkbox is cleared. Choose Full or Half.

• Set—Click to load settings from this tab.

• Refresh—Click to reload settings from the 1783-EMS switch.

View Port Diagnostic Information

From Module Properties dialog box, click the Port Diagnostic tab to display data
for a specified port.

• To display data for a port, choose the port number from the Select Port
Number pull-down menu.

• To clear the counters, click Clear Counters.

Configure IGMP
From the Module Properties dialog box, click the IGMP tab to configure Internet
Group Management Protocol (IGMP) using these fields:

• Enable IGMP—Enables the IGMP feature in the 1783-EMS switch. See

Chapter 2 of this manual for additional information.

• Version—Select from version 1 or version 2. See Chapter 2 of this manual

for additional information.

• Query Period—Select the interval rate that the network is queried for
IGMP information.

IMPORTANT Settings made on the IGMP tab in RSLogix 5000 software overwrite
settings made on the web interface. If you are scanning the 1783-
EMS switch with Logix software, use the IGMP tab to configure IGMP
to avoid confusion.

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Configure DHCP

From the Module Properties dialog box, click the DHCP tab to configure
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) using these fields:

• Mode—Select from Assigned by Port, Assigned by Pool, Off.

• Subnet Mask—Subnet Mask given to all devices assigned IP addresses with

the 1783-EMS switch.

• Default Gateway—Leave blank if no gateway exists on the network.

• DNS Primary—Leave blank if no DNS server is present on the network.

• DNS Secondary—Leave blank if no DNS server is present on the network.

• Default Lease Time—7 days by default.

• DHCP Pool Configuration—Used when Assigned by Pool mode is

selected. Assigns the next available IP address from this range of addresses.

• Port Based IP assignment—Associates an IP address with a given port. Any

request coming over that port for an IP address is given the address
associated with the port. Leaving the port blank instructs the 1783-EMS
switch to ignore DHCP requests coming from that port.

IMPORTANT Settings made on the DHCP tab overwrite settings made on the HTML
management interface. If you are scanning the 1783-EMS switch with
Logix software, use the DHCP tab to configure IGMP to avoid
confusion.

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Configure Bandwidth and MAC ID Management Alarming

From the Module Properties dialog box, click the Alarms tab to display this
information:
• Bandwidth Alarm area
– Used to configure bandwidth alarming and displays a graph of current
network traffic. The bars are red if the port is in alarm and green if it is
not.
– The bandwidth alarm requires a point of comparison. This must be set
in the HTML interface.

IMPORTANT Unlike IGMP, bandwidth alarming can be enabled from here or

from the HTML interface.

• MAC ID Management
– Used to configure MAC ID management alarming and displays the
alarm status on each port.

IMPORTANT Unlike IGMP, MAC ID management alarming can be enabled from

here or from the HTML interface.

– Click Set to load settings from this tab into the 1783-EMS switch.
– Click Refresh to populates this tab with settings from the 1783-EMS
switch.

Configure Port Behavior for Fault and Idle States

From the Module Properties dialog box, click the Fault/Idle State tab to
configure port behavior when the switch loses communication with the Logix
controller or when the Logix controller goes into Program mode. Use this feature
to disable ports while the Logix controller is in Run mode and enable them when
the Logix controller is offline. The Fault/Idle State tab includes these fields:
• Communication Fault Behavior
– The default value is Enable All Ports.
– Enables all ports when the 1783-EMS switch loses communication with
the Logix controller. If the controller is disabling a port, it is enabled if
communication with the controller is lost.
– Holds last state when the 1783-EMS switch loses communication with
the Logix controller. If a port is disabled by the controller, it continues
to be disabled when communication with the controller is lost. To re-
enable all of the ports, the 1783-EMS switch requires a power cycle.
– Applies safe state values to ports when communication with the Logix
controller is lost. Port status can be changed when communication to
the controller is lost.

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• Program Mode Behavior

– The default value is Enable All Ports.
– Enables all ports when the Logix controller is in Program mode. If the
Logix controller is disabling a port, it is enabled if the Logix controller
is in Program mode.
– Holds last state when the Logix controller is in Program mode. If a port
is disabled by the controller, it continues to be disabled when the
controller is put in Program mode. To re-enable all of the ports, the
1783-EMS switch requires a power cycle.
– Applies safe state values to ports when the Logix controller is in
Program mode. Program mode lets you change port statuses.

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Download or Upload a Configuration

This appendix provides information about downloading and uploading switch

configurations. The 1783-EMS switch can accept its configuration from a file
stored on a personal computer.

This is useful if the same configuration must be used in multiple switches. This
file can be retrieved from a switch and downloaded to another switch.

You can also download the configuration file from the Utilization tab, as
described in Device Utilization on page 34.

Upload Configuration To upload the configuration from the switch and save it on your computer, follow
this procedure.

1. Open the Command Prompt window by choosing Start>All

Programs>Accessories>Command Prompt.
2. From the Command Prompt window, type 'FTP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx' where x
represents the switch’s IP address and defaults are as follows:
• Username is 'uploader'.
• Password is 'PASSWORD'.
3. Type the following to store Switch_Config_file.img on your hard disk
drive:
get c:\storage_location_on_my_PC\Switch_Config_file.img

Download Configuration To download the configuration from your computer to the switch, follow this
procedure.

1. Open the Command Prompt window by choosing Start>All

Programs>Accessories>Command Prompt.
2. From the Command Prompt window, type 'FTP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx' where x
represents the IP address of the unit and defaults are as follows:
• Username is 'uploader'.
• Password is 'PASSWORD'.
3. Type the following to download the file into the switch:
'put c:\storage_location_on_my_PC\Switch_Config_file.img config.img'

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Notes:

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 Appendix G

Available SFP Modules and Cables

This appendix provides information about the small form-factor pluggable (SFP)
module and cabling used with the 1783-EMS08T switch.

For instructions on installing, removing, and connecting an SFP module, refer to

the Stratix 6000 Ethernet Managed Switches Installation Instructions,
publication 1783-IN004.

Available SFP Modules Available SFP modules include the following:

• 1783-SFP1GSX - 1000BASE-SX multi-mode fiber transceiver
• 1783-SFP1GLX - 1000BASE-LX single-mode fiber transceiver

IMPORTANT The 1783-EMS08T switch supports only 1G fiber SFP modules.

SFP Module Cable The table lists the cable specifications for the fiber-optic SFP module
connections.
Specifications
Each port must match the wave-length specifications on the other end of the
cable. For reliable communication, the cable must not exceed the rated maximum
cable length.

SFP Module Type Cat. No. Wave-length (mm) Fiber Type Core Size/ Modal Band- Cable Distance
Cladding Size width (MHz/km)(1)
(micron)
1000BASE-SX 1783-SFP1GSX 850 MMF 62.5/125 160 220 m (722 ft)
62.5/125 200 275 m (902 ft)

50/125 400 500 m (1640 ft)

50/125 500 550 m (1804 ft)
1000BASE-LX/LH 1783-SFP1GLX 1310 SMF G.652 - 10 km (32,810 ft)
(1) Modal bandwidth applies only to multimode fiber.

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