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This is in no case an exhaustive configuration procedure, It's a simple guide on how to configure these switches to use them with Ravenna/AES67 networks. |
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Access CBS350 switch Administration page
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- Plug a network cable from the switch and to your computer.
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The switch will need to initialize, this will take a few minutes before being accessible. Set your computer to use an IP in the 192.168.1.x address pool.
Expand title How to manually setup an IP address on Windows Go in Windows Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center, then click on Change Adapter settings (left)
Right click on the adapter that you have to configure and select Properties.
Select the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP), then click on the Properties button.
Set it to "Use the following IP addresses", then enter the IP address. It must be in the same range as the Cisco switch connected on it, for example : adapter IP is 192.168.1.1
The Subnet mask is mandatory; Windows can set it automatically, simply click in the Subnet mask field.
You may need to also change the attached network device(s) IP address, consult their documentation for details.
Expand title How to manually setup an IP address on MacOS Go in the System Preferences and select Network.
Select the adapter that needs to be configured, and click on the arrow next to Configure IPv4.
Select Manually in the drop down list, and enter the required IP address.
It must be in the same range as the Cisco switch connected on it, for example : adapter IP is 192.168.1.1
The Subnet mask is mandatory; MacOS can set it automatically, simply click in the Subnet mask field.
Open a navigator page to navigate to http://192.168.1.254 (Cisco switches default IP address)
Default user name: cisco
Default password: cisco
After the login prompt, you will be asked to set your own password.
Please note the minimum character numbers and password complexity required.
If you wish to change the password later, you will have to go in the Administration > User Accounts page.
Resetting the switch to "factory defaults" will also require to do this step again.- Set the switch in Advanced mode on the top right corner.
For ease of use, please also activate the side bar by clicking on the blue icon on the top left corner.
- By default, the switch will ask you to renew the password every 6 months.
While this behavior enhances the security, you may disable it in Security > Password Strength, by removing the Password Aging option.
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- Browse to IPv4 Configuration > IPv4 Interface
Click on the + button to add a static address
- Set the IP Address type to Static IP Address.
Enter 169.254.1.254 in the IP Address field.
For the Mask setting, select Prefix Length and enter 16.
That will make your switch administration page respond to that IP address.
- Click on Apply to save the changes.
The switch will ask you to confirm the change. - The switch will now change its IP address to 169.254.1.254, therefore the 192.168.1.254 page you are actually using will stop responding.
To be able to access the switch now, please set your computer to use an IP in the 169.254.x.x address pool.
Refer to the "How to manually setup an IP address" above, but this time, set your network adapter to automatically obtain an IP address (Windows) - Using DHCP (MacOS)- Enter 169.254.1.254 in your browser, and enter your credentials.
Make sure the switch administration page is in Advanced mode (top right corner) - Please browse to Multicast > Properties.
Set the Bridge Multicast Filtering Status to Enable
Set both Forwarding method for IPv6 and IPv4 to IP Group address.
Click on Apply once done.
- Now go in Multicast > IPV4 Multicast Configuration > IGMP Snooping.
Enable both the IGMP Snooping Status and IGMP Querier Status checkboxes.
Then click on on Apply.
- On the IGMP Snooping Table, click on the radio button to select and then click on the Edit icon.
Configure the IGMP Snooping Settings as on the picture below, and click Apply once done.
Info title SSM - IGMP v3 If you plan to use SSM (Source-Specific Multicast - see Merging devices Advanced pages),please activate IGMP v3.
- Go in Multicast > IPV4 Multicast Configuration > IGMP VLAN Settings
Click on the radio button to select and then click on the Edit icon.
Please set the Router IGMP Version to v2
And the Query Interval to 30
Click on Apply
Info title SSM - IGMP v3 If you plan to use SSM (Source-Specific Multicast - see Merging devices Advanced pages),please activate IGMP v3.
- Browse now to Multicast > Unregistered Multicast
Set all ports to Filtering
Click on Apply
By default, Green Ethernet settings are applied, this needs to be disabled.
Please browse to Port Management > Green Ethernet > Properties
Untick both Energy Detect Mode and Short Reach, and untick 802.3 Energy Efficient Ethernet (IEEE) as well.
Click on Apply once done.
Browse now to Quality of Service > General > QoS Properties.
Set QoS Mode to Basic.
Click on Apply
- Go now in Quality of Service > QoS Basic Mode > Global settings.
Set Trust Mode to DSCP
Click on Apply.
- Go back to Quality of Service > General > DSCP to Queue.
Change the DSCP to Queue Settings as shown in the following picture and click Apply once done.
Note : Queue 34 : RTP AES67 / Queue 46 : PTP AES67 / RTP Ravenna / Queue 48 : PTP Ravenna / Queue 56 : PTP Dante Now is a good time to save the configuration.
Go in Administration > File Management > File Operations.
Select Duplicate as Operation Type.
Source File Name : Running Configuration
Destination File Name : Startup Configuration
Click on Apply
This will apply the current settings to the start up configuration.
In other terms that makes the configuration to be permanent (unless a reset of the device is done).You must now restart the switch for the changes to apply.
Click Administration > Reboot
Select Immediate and click on Reboot button.
Note that the device might take some time to reboot.
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- Go in VLAN Management > VLAN Settings
Click on the + button at the bottom of the VLAN Table.
- Set the VLAN ID: 2 and enter a VLAN NAME (can be anything you want, please do not use special characters).
Make sure VLAN Interface Status and Link Status SNMP Traps are both active.
Click on Apply once done.
- Go to VLAN Management > Port to VLAN,
In the Filter section, set the VLAN ID to 2, and Interface Type to Port.
Click on Go.
- Now you can see that all ports for VLAN 2 are excluded, you need to assign the required ports to this RAVENNA/AES67 VLAN.
Set the required ports from Excluded to Untagged (in the picture below, ports 5 to 8 and port 10 are assigned to VLAN 2.
Click on Apply once done.
- You may now check your VLAN1 config.
In the Filter section, set the VLAN ID to 1, and Interface Type to Port.
Click on Go.
You can see that the ports you have added to VLAN 2 are excluded from VLAN 1. - Browse to IPv4 Configuration > IPv4 Interface
Click on the + button to add a static address - Make sure VLAN is set to 2
Set the IP Address type to Static IP Address.
Enter 169.254.1.254 in the IP Address field.
For the Mask setting, select Prefix Length and enter 16. - Click on Apply to save the changes.
The switch will ask you to confirm the change. - The switch will now change its IP address to 169.254.1.254, therefore the 192.168.1.254 page you are actually using will stop responding.
To be able to access the switch now, please set your computer to use an IP in the 169.254.x.x address pool.
Refer to the "How to manually setup an IP address" above, but this time, set your network adapter to automatically obtain an IP address (Windows) - Using DHCP (MacOS)- Please make sure you are physically connected to a port assign to VLAN2 (in our example, port 6)
Note : you can do the same operation for VLAN1, to be able to access the Management interface for both VLANs.
But you have to use another IP address (192.168.1.254 for example)
Enter 169.254.1.254 in your browser, and enter your credentials.
Make sure the switch administration page is in Advanced mode (top right corner) - Please browse to Multicast > Properties.
First set the VLAN ID to 2
Set the Bridge Multicast Filtering Status to Enable
Set both Forwarding method for IPv6 and IPv4 to IP Group address.
Click on Apply once done.
- Now go in Multicast > IPV4 Multicast Configuration > IGMP Snooping.
Enable both the IGMP Snooping Status and IGMP Querier Status checkboxes.
Then click on on Apply. - On the IGMP Snooping Table, click on the radio button on the VLAN ID2 line to select and then click on the Edit icon.
Configure the IGMP Snooping Settings as on the picture below, and click Apply once done.
Info title SSM - IGMP v3 If you plan to use SSM (Source-Specific Multicast - see Merging devices Advanced pages),please activate IGMP v3.
- Go in Multicast > IPV4 Multicast Configuration > IGMP VLAN Settings
Click on the radio button on the VLAN 2 line to select and then click on the Edit icon.
Please set the Router IGMP Version to v2
And the Query Interval to 30
Click on Apply
Info title SSM - IGMP v3 If you plan to use SSM (Source-Specific Multicast - see Merging devices Advanced pages),please activate IGMP v3.
- Browse now to Multicast > Unregistered Multicast
Set the ports you have assigned to VLAN 2 to Filtering (in our example, ports 5 to 8 and 10)
Click on Apply
By default, Green Ethernet settings are applied, this needs to be disabled.
Please browse to Port Management > Green Ethernet > Properties
Untick both Energy Detect Mode and Short Reach, and untick 802.3 Energy Efficient Ethernet (IEEE) as well.
Click on Apply once done.Browse now to Quality of Service > General > QoS Properties.
Set QoS Mode to Basic.
Click on Apply- Go now in Quality of Service > QoS Basic Mode > Global settings.
Set Trust Mode to DSCP
Click on Apply. - Go back to Quality of Service > General > DSCP to Queue.
Change the DSCP to Queue Settings as shown in the following picture and click Apply once done.
Note : Queue 34 : RTP AES67 / Queue 46 : PTP AES67 / RTP Ravenna / Queue 48 : PTP Ravenna / Queue 56 : PTP Dante Now is a good time to save the configuration.
Go in Administration > File Management > File Operations.
Select Duplicate as Operation Type.
Source File Name : Running Configuration
Destination File Name : Startup Configuration
Click on Apply
This will apply the current settings to the start up configuration.
In other terms that makes the configuration to be permanent (unless a reset of the device is done).You must now restart the switch for the changes to apply.
Click Administration > Reboot
Select Immediate and click on Reboot button.
Note that the device might take some time to reboot.
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