Overview

The Overview tab of the switch details page contains the following sections:

• Identification
• Hardware
• Uplink
• Uplink
• Power over Ethernet (PoE)
• Restart Device
• Remove Device
• Replace Device
• Switch to Local Management
• Advanced Options

To view the details of the switch, follow these steps:

1. Click the Devices () tile on the Instant On web application home page or click Devices from the navigation pane on the left. The Device Overview page is displayed.
2. Use one of the following methods to view the switch details:
   1. Clicking on the switch name.
   2. Hover the cursor to the end of the row, click the button, and select View Details from the drop-down list.

Identification

The Identification section provides the basic details of the selected switch, which includes the switch name, status, and health.

The Overview > Identification section displays the following details:

• Name—Denotes the device name specified by the administrator or the Serial Number of the device. The maximum number of characters supported is 32.

  To reset the device name to its default name, click the reset icon and then click Update to save the change. The reset icon is displayed only when a custom device name is assigned.

• Health—Displays the health status of the device:
  • Good—Indicates that the health of the device is good.
  • Fair—Indicates the health of the device is fair.
  • Poor—Indicates the health of the device is poor.
• State—Denotes if the device is Online, Offline, Synchronizing, Rebooting, and Updating.
• Online Since—Denotes the time duration for which the device has been online.

• Locator Light—Used to locate your device when there are many devices in the site. Slide the Locator Light toggle switch to right () to turn on the locator light in the device. The locator light will be active for 30 minutes after you turn on the toggle switch. The light is turned off by default.
• View in topology—Used to view the device in the topology view. To view the topology view, click the link.

Hardware

The hardware section displays the following details:

• Model—The model number of the device.
• MAC Address—The MAC address of the device.
• Serial Number (S/N)—The Serial number of the device.
• Part Number—The part number assigned to the device.
• Software—The Instant On software version.

Uplink

The uplink section displays the following information:

• Device— The name of the uplink device. You can click on the link to view the device details page.
• Uplink Device IP Address—The IP address of the uplink device.

Connectivity

Configure the IP assignment for the Instant On switch. You can configure either one of the following options:

• Automatic (default) — The Instant On switch will inherit the IP address assigned by the DHCP in the network.
• Static —Specify a static IP address for the Instant On switch by entering the following network parameters:
  • IP Address—Enter the IP address for the switch.
  • Subnet mask—Enter the subnet mask.
  • Default Gateway—Enter the IP address of the default gateway.
  • Primary DNS server—Enter the IP address of the DNS server.
  • Secondary DNS Server—Enter the IP address of the DNS server.

Power over Ethernet (PoE)

The Power over Ethernet section provides the following information:

• Total budget—The total power in watts that can be provided by the switch.
• Ports Consumption—The amount of power in watts currently being consumed by the connected PoE devices.

802.1X Authentication

Allows you to select the RADIUS profile for the device.

In the RADIUS Profile drop-down list, select either none, an existing RADIUS profile, or create a new RADIUS profile. For more information on creating a radius profile, see Creating a RADIUS Profile.

On assigning a RADIUS profile, View RADIUS Profile is displayed. Click View RADIUS Profile, opens the RADIUS profile detail panel on the left.

Click View Details, to view and edit an existing RADIUS profile.

Restart Device

Instant On allows you to restart the device (AP, Gateway or Switch) if you suspect any problem with it.

To restart your device, follow these steps:

1. Click the Devices () tile on the Instant On web application home page or click Devices from the navigation pane on the left. The Device Overview page is displayed.
2. Use one of the following methods to select and restart the device:
   1. Clicking on the device name.
   2. Hover the cursor to the end of the row, click the button, and select Restart from the dropdown list.
3. Under Overview > Restart Device, click the Restart button.
4. Click Restart Device in the popup window that appears on the screen.

Remove Device

Follow these steps to remove an Instant On device (AP or Switch) which is still online:

1. Click the Devices () tile on the Instant On web application home page or click Devices from the navigation pane on the left. The Device Overview page is displayed.
2. Select the device you want to remove from the device inventory by one of the following methods:
   1. Clicking on the device name.
   2. Hover the cursor to the end of the row, click the button, and select Remove from the dropdown list.
3. Under Overview > Remove Device, click the Remove button.
4. Click Remove Device in the popup window that appears on the screen.

Replace Device

Follow these steps to replace a failed Instant On switch with another Instant On switch, while maintaining the specific device configurations:

1. Click the Devices () tile on the Instant On web application home page or click Devices from the navigation pane on the left. The Device Overview page is displayed.
2. Select the offline switch you want to replace from the device inventory by one of the following methods:
   1. Clicking on the device name.
   2. Hover the cursor to the end of the row, click the button, and select Replace from the dropdown list.
3. Under Overview > Replace Device, click Replace.
4. Unplug the switch you want to replace and plug in your new switch to the network. When your device’s lights are alternating between green and amber, click Next.
5. Enter the serial number located on your new Instant On switch and click Discover.
6. Once your switch is detected, select Replace Device.
7. Click Finish when your new switch is added to your network.

Switch to Local Management

The Local management option allows you to change the switch management from cloud to local mode. When this option is selected, the switch will be removed from the site and the existing configuration will be stored on the switch.

Follow these steps to enable Local Management for Switches:

1. Click the Devices () tile on the Instant On web application home page or click Devices from the navigation pane on the left. The Device Overview page is displayed.
2. Use one of the following methods to view the switch details:
   1. Clicking on the switch name.
   2. Hover the cursor to the end of the row, click the button, and select View Details from the dropdown list.
3. Under Overview > Local Management, click Switch.
4. Click Local Management in the popup window. The switch is removed from the site and restarted in the local management mode.

For more information, see Local Management for Switches.

Device Options

The Device Lights section allows you to turn on or off the device status lights. The lights are turned on by default to provide a clear visual indicator of the device’s status at a glance.

Follow these steps to modify the status of the switch lights:

1. Click the Devices () tile on the Instant On web application home page or click Devices from the navigation pane on the left. The Device Overview page is displayed.
2. Use one of the following methods to view the switch details:
   1. Clicking on the device name.
   2. Hover the cursor to the end of the row, click the button, and select View Details from the drop down list.
3. Under Overview > Device Options > Device Lights, select one of the following options:
   1. Normal—Use this option to turn on the status lights. This option is selected by default.
   2. Quiet—Use this option to turn off the status lights. When this option is selected, the device lightsare turned off during normal operation.
4. Click Update.

Advanced Options

The following selections are available under advanced options:

• Allow Routing Between Networks
• Allow Jumbo Frames

Routing

Configure routing on the Instant On switch. Routing is disabled by default. This feature is currently available only for Instant On 1930 Series and 1960 Series switches. To configure routing for the switch perform the following steps:

1. Click the Devices () tile on the Instant On web application home page or click Devices from the navigation pane on the left. The Device Overview page is displayed.
2. Use one of the following methods to view the switch details:
   1. Clicking on the switch name.
   2. Hover the cursor to the end of the row, click the button, and select View Details from the dropdown list.
3. To enable routing on a switch or stack, under Overview > Device Options > Advanced Options, select the Allow routing between networks checkbox. To disable routing, deselect the checkbox.
4. When Allow routing between networks is selected, icon is displayed in the device details page under Routes, next to networks that can be routed. If the icon is not visible, it implies that routing is turned off for the network. Hover the cursor to the end of row, click the button, and select Enable Routing.
5. To configure routing for a network, under Routes, hover the cursor to the end of the row, click the button, and select Change IP addressing from the drop-down list:
   1. Configure either of the following options to assign an IP for the network:
      • Automatic (default) — The network will receive IP address from a DHCP server.
      • Static — Define the IP address assignment for the network by entering the following network parameters:
        • Network IP address — Enter the IP address for the network.
        • Subnet mask — Select a subnet mask from the drop-down list.
   2. Click the Change IP addressing to apply configuration changes. The routing configuration is applied after the Instant On switch reboots.
   • A minimum of two wired networks must be configured in the site to perform routing.
   • The Instant On switch must be online to configure routing.
   • Routing can be performed by only one Instant On switch in a site.
   • For a 1960 Series stack, the routing is defined at the stack level. If the conductor switch goes offline, then the backup switch takes over the routing service for the stack.

Jumbo Frames

Jumbo frames improve data transmission efficiency by reducing the number of frames and overheads for switches to process. Configuring jumbo frames is supported on all Instant On switches and can be enabled on each switch individually.

The following procedure allows you to configure jumbo frames on an Instant On switch:

1. Under Overview > Advanced Options, select the Allow Jumbo frames checkbox.
2. Click Update.

   The Instant On switch reboots automatically to apply the changes.

Reserving an IP Address for a Device

In addition to reserving an IP address from the network’s IP Assignment tab, you can also reserve or remove a device IP address directly from the device's page for both online and offline devices.

Follow these steps to reserve reserving an IP address from the device list:

1. Click the Devices () tile on the Instant On web application home page or click , or click Inventory from the navigation pane on the left.
2. Hover the cursor to the end of the row, click the button, and select Add IP Address Reservation. To remove it, select Remove IP Address Reservation.

Follow these steps to reserve reserving an IP address from the device details:

1. Select the device from the list.
2. Under Add IP Address Reservation, click Add.
3. To remove the device IP address directly from the details, select Remove.