Switch Details

The Switch Details page provides details of the selected switch. To view the Switch Details page, follow these steps:

  1. Tap the Devices() tile on the Instant On home page.
  2. Tap any of the switches listed in the Devices list. The Switch Details page is displayed with details. View the switch details such as the switch name, IP address of the switch, MAC address, Serial number, SKU, switch model, and ports.

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

The Switch Details page has the following sections:

Connectivity

This section displays details of the uplink connection and LAN IP information of the switch. You can either configure Instant On switches to automatically receive an IP address from an external DHCP server running on the LAN or manually configure a Static IP address.

  1. Under the Connectivity section of the Switch Details screen, tap Advanced LAN parameters.
  2. Choose one of the following:
    • Automatic (default): This is the default setting for all APs . The Instant On device will request an IP address from a DHCP service running on the LAN. This option is visible only in the mobile app.
    • Static: To specify a fixed IP address on the LAN for your Instant On device, select the Static radio button in the mobile app and configure the following parameters:
      • LAN IP—Enter a Static IP address.
      • 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 Primary DNS server.
      • Secondary DNS server—Enter the IP address of the Secondary DNS server.
  3. Tap DONE to save the settings.

Power over Ethernet (PoE)

The Power over Ethernet section in the switch details page provides the following information:

  • Total budget—The total power in watts that can be provided by the switch.
  • Port 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, or an existing RADIUS profile.

If 802.1X Authentication on a port is set to either Port-based or Client-based, the None option is not available.

For more information on creating a radius profile, see Creating a RADIUS Profile.

Ports

The Ports section in the Switch Details page visually displays the physical ports for the switch and provides additional statistics and configuration specific to a port. The Instant On mobile app provides a segmented view of the following options, selecting each of which will change the view of the ports accordingly:

To view the Ports section of the Switch Details page, follow these steps:

  1. Tap the Devices() tile on the Instant On home page.
  2. Tap any of the switches listed in the Devices list. The Switch Details screen is displayed with details.

The Ports section of the Switch Details page provides the following options:

Status

The Status tab view under Ports is selected by default when you arrive on the Switch Details page. The ports are visually represented on the page in the same manner as the actual physical ports on the device. Each port is numbered according to the port number on the switch and displays its current status. Port 1 is always selected by default and acts as the default uplink port for the switch. Tap on any of the switch ports to view the following details:

  • Port number—The physical port number of the switch.
  • Port name—The port name is displayed when a custom name is provided.
  • Port status—The speed of the trunk is displayed if the port is the member of a trunk.
  • Upstream and Downstream throughput—The upstream and downstream throughput of the trunk is displayed when the port is the member of a trunk.
  • Member of <port membership name>—The name of the trunk is displayed, if the port is the member of a trunk.
  • Port details—A hyperlink that redirects you to the Port Details page for configuration options.

Networks

After creating your network, you have the option to map the network to a VLAN port which, either allows traffic from all networks or only for a specific network. Each port in the Instant On switch can be assigned a separate VLAN ID and configured to manage the network traffic. The following procedure describes how to map a network to a VLAN port:

  1. Tap any of the switches listed in the Devices inventory. The Switch Details page is displayed.
  2. Select the Networks tab, under Ports to view the ports on the switch.
  3. From the Selected network drop-down list, choose the network you want to map to a specific port.
  4. Tap the port to which you want to assign the selected network.
  5. Tap the Port details link.
  6. Select the following options, under Included networks:
    • Untagged—This is the default setting. The port will receive and send traffic from the default network without using a VLAN tag. To custom map the port to an untagged VLAN, tap the Untagged network drop-down list and select a network from the list. Only one untagged network can be assigned to a port at a given time.
    • Tagged networks assignment—The port receives and sends traffic from the default network using the management VLAN tag. Select one of the options:
      • All Wired Networks—Select this option to include all tagged networks. When this option is selected, then the list of tagged networks is not displayed.
      • Selected Wired Networks—Select this option to manually select the tagged VLAN networks. When this option is selected, the Tagged Networks list is displayed. To custom map the port profile to a tagged VLAN, select the check boxes against the networks listed under Tagged Networks. A maximum of 22 tagged networks can be mapped to a port at a time.
  7. Tap Done to finish mapping the network to the port.

Aggregation

Link aggregation configuration depends on the number of ports available on the switch. Instant On currently supports switches with the following number of ports:

Table 1: Switch Ports Aggregation

Number of Ports per Switch

Number of LAG Supported

Number of LAG members supported

8 ports

4 trunks

4 trunk members

24 ports

8 trunks

4 trunk members

48 ports

16 trunks

8 trunk members

The following procedure describes how to add a link aggregation group on the switch:

  1. Tap any of the switches listed in the Devices inventory. The Switch Details page is displayed.
  2. Under the Ports section, select the Aggregation tab.
  3. Tap the Add link aggregation link.
  4. The Link Aggregation Details page provides the following configuration options:
    • Provide a custom name for the Link aggregation in the text box.
    • Enable link aggregation ()—This option is enabled by default. It indicates that the port members of the link aggregation are available for devices to connect. Slide the toggle switch to Inactive () if you choose to disable this setting.
    • Port membership—Tap on the respective ports you want to add as members for the link aggregation. The selected port members are displayed below separated by commas.
    • Port Profile—Assign a port profile the selected list of port members, to enable the Use Port Profile option slide the toggle switch to enable. From the Port Profile drop-down list, select an existing port profile.

      For more information on creating a port profile, see Creating a Port Profile.

      After a port profile is assigning, the View Port Profile is displayed. Tap the View Port Profile to view the Port Profile Details screen.

      If a port profile is selected, then Security section is not displayed. . These parameters are configured in the port profile.

    • Aggregation mode—Select one of the following aggregation modes:
      • Static (default)—This option is selected by default. It indicates simple aggregation of ports with no active link detection or failover.
      • LACP—Selecting this option indicates dynamic detection and automatic failover when connected to other LACP (802.3ad) capable switches. This mode will allow only one user defined network through the aggregated link. This option will pass the management VLAN network as untagged and all other networks as tagged.
    • Security—This section includes the following configuration settings:
      • DHCP and ARP protections (untrusted port)—Under Security, enable this option to protect DHCP and ARP. This must be enabled on at least one wired network to take effect. This option is enabled by default.
      • Port isolation (protected port)—Under Security, enable this option to provide Layer 2 isolation between interfaces (Ethernet ports and LAGs) that belong to the same broadcast domain (VLAN). This ensures that the specific ports can be isolated from others within the same VLAN. When this option is enabled, the port can only send traffic to unprotected ports. Any packets received on a protected port are filtered at the egress of other protected ports, preventing communication between them. This option is disabled by default. Protected ports are not supported on Instant On 1830 switches.
      • Spanning tree protections—Under Security, enable this option to protect spanning tree configurations from interference. BPDU protection is a security feature designed to protect the active MSTP topology by preventing spoofed BPDU packets from entering the MSTP domain. The options listed under Spanning tree protections are:
        • No spanning tree protections (default)—The default spanning tree protection settings without the BPDU option.
        • Filter spanning tree protocol (BPDU filter)—Filters incoming and outgoing BPDUs on the port.
        • Block spanning tree protocol (BPDU guard)—Stops the incoming and outgoing BPDUs received on the port.
        • Root bridge protection (Root guard)—Protects the designated root bridge by preventing unauthorized ports from becoming a root bridge.
    • Included networks—This section includes the following configuration settings:
      • Untagged—This is the default setting. The port will receive and send traffic from the default network without using a VLAN tag. To custom map the port to an untagged VLAN, tap the Untagged network drop-down list and select a network from the list. Only one untagged network can be assigned to a port at a given time.
      • Tagged networks assignment—The port receives and sends traffic from the default network using the management VLAN tag. Select one of the options:
        • All Wired Networks—Select this option to include all tagged networks. When this option is selected, then the list of tagged networks is not displayed.
        • Selected Wired Networks—Select this option to manually select the tagged VLAN networks. When this option is selected, the Tagged Networks list is displayed. To custom map the port profile to a tagged VLAN, select the check boxes against the networks listed under Tagged Networks. A maximum of 22 tagged networks can be mapped to a port at a time.
    • Port options—Select the Limit Broadcast and Multicast Storms checkbox to limit excessive broadcast and multicast traffic.
  5. Click Done.

A Link aggregation details link is displayed in the Switch Details page which allows you to modify the settings for the recently added link aggregation.

To delete a link aggregation, tap the advanced menu () icon in the Link Aggregation Details page and tap Delete this link aggregation.

Transceiver Details

Instant On switches are capable of detecting an SFP transceiver. When a transceiver is connected to a switch, the details of the transceiver are displayed under the Ports section in the Switch Details page. The details of the transceiver may not always be displayed completely, if the transceiver used is unsupported or provided by a third-party. It is possible that the transceiver details are displayed even if the port state is up, down, loop detected, or link flapping.

Follow these steps to view the details of the transceiver connected to the Instant On switch:

  1. Tap any of the switches listed in the Devices inventory. The Switch Details page is displayed.
  2. Under the Ports section, tap the port to which the transceiver is connected. The transceiver details are displayed:

    Line No

    Transceiver Details

    Line 1

    Denotes the transceiver compatibility in the following categories:

    • Supported transceiver—Official transceiver models recommended by HPE Networking and appearing on the switch datasheet.
    • Unsupported transceiver—Third party transceiver models that are compatible with the switch.
    • Incompatible or faulty—Third party transceiver models that are unsupported and incompatible with the switch. The transceiver information is unavailable in this case.

    Line 2

    Name of the Vendor

    Line 3

    Type of transceiver

    Line 4

    Serial number of the transceiver.

    Line 5

    Model number of the transceiver.

  • If the switch port to which the transceiver is connected is offline, an informative message is displayed stating The link is down, or the transceiver is not functioning.

  • Instant On supported transceivers are recommended for optimal performance. Please refer to the Instant On product datasheets for supported transceiver list and HPE Networking Instant On Transceiver Guide for additional detail. Unsupported transceivers are not guaranteed for proper operation and may experience function limitation. Information displayed for unsupported transceivers may be limited and inaccurate.

Port Details

The Port Details page consists of the following settings:

  • Name of the port in read and write mode.
  • The Enable port toggle switch allows you to enable the port status. This field is set to enabled by default. Clients and devices are allowed to draw power and connect to the port when it is set to enabled. This setting is available for PoE ports with or without connected site devices.
  • Port profile—Allows the administrator to assign a port profile.
    • Use port profile—Enable the Use port profile to view the Port profile drop-down list.
    • Port profile—To assign a port profile to the select port, select a port profile from the drop-down list and tab Ok. After assigning a port profile, tab on View port profile to view and update the port profile configuration.

The following section describes the different behaviors of the switch ports.

Figure 1  Switch Ports

Color of the Ports

The color of the port is based on the number of error packets seen on the port over the total number of packets that pass on the port

The color of the port will be:

  • Green, if the error rate is less than 0.1% and the port is in full-duplex mode
  • Yellow, if the error rate is greater than 0.1% and the port is in full-duplex mode
  • Green, if the error rate is less than 2% and the port is in half-duplex mode
  • Yellow, if the error rate is greater than 2% and the port is in half-duplex mode

Port Icons

The following table lists some of the key icons that are displayed on the switch ports.

Table 2: Port Icons

Symbol

Definition

Powered by PoE.

PoE denied, indicating that the port is disconnected.

PoE fault

Transceiver issue.

Link flapping

Loop detected

Security

The Security section is displayed only when a port profile is not assigned to the selected port.

The Security section consists of the following options:

  • DHCP and ARP protections (untrusted port)—Enable this option to protect DHCP and ARP. This must be enabled on at least one wired network to take effect. This option is enabled by default.
  • Port isolation (protected port)—Enable this option to provide Layer 2 isolation between interfaces (Ethernet ports and LAGs) that belong to the same broadcast domain (VLAN). This ensures that the specific ports can be isolated from others within the same VLAN. When this option is enabled, the port can only send traffic to unprotected ports. Any packets received on a protected port are filtered at the egress of other protected ports, preventing communication between them. This option is disabled by default. Protected ports are not supported on Instant On 1830 switches.
  • Spanning tree protections—Under Security, enable this option to protect spanning tree configurations from interference. BPDU protection is a security feature designed to protect the active MSTP topology by preventing spoofed BPDU packets from entering the MSTP domain. The options listed under Spanning tree protections are:
    • No spanning tree protections (default)—The default spanning tree protection settings without the BPDU option.
    • Filter spanning tree protocol (BPDU filter)—Filters incoming and outgoing BPDUs on the port.
    • Block spanning tree protocol (BPDU guard)—Stops the incoming and outgoing BPDUs received on the port.
    • Root bridge protection (Root guard)—Protects the designated root bridge by preventing unauthorized ports from becoming a root bridge.

Authentication

The authentication option is available only when Use Port Profile is disabled. By default, No Authentication is selected. To select Port-based or Client-based authentication, you must select a RADIUS profile listed under 802.1X Authentication. The RADIUS server configuration is part of the RADIUS profile. From the Overview page, you can assign a RADIUS profile to the device.

The 802.1X Authentication section consists of the following options:

These settings are available only for ports that do not have devices connected to it. However, the authentication mode can be updated regardless of the connected clients.

  • No authenticationInstant On devices and clients can connect to the port without authenticating. This is the default setting.
  • Port-based—All Instant On devices and clients connected to the port are authorized after the initial 802.1x RADIUS authentication is successful.
  • Client-based—Requires each Instant On device or client connecting to the port to separately authenticate to the 802.1x RADIUS server to gain access.

    This is an optional setting. When Client-based is selected as the 802.1X Authentication type, an additional Authentication Options section is displayed. You can select one of the following options:

    • 802.1X + MAC Authentication—Enables a secondary attempt at MAC-based authentication if the initial 802.1X request times out. If 802.1X is explicitly refused by the server (for example, during an invalid credentials), MAC authentication is not attempted.
    • Unauthenticated User Guest Access—Enables a fallback to a wired guest network for clients that fail 802.1X authentication. This requires a wired Guest Network to be configured on the Instant On site. On enabling this option the guest network is displayed as Untagged guest network under the Network Assignment > Included Networks section of the port configuration.

The Port-based and Client-based authentication methods, require configuration a RADIUS profile to determine how authentication behaves across all access controlled ports.

Port Option

The Port Option option displays the link speed and how the port handles the traffic in both directions (Half or Full-Duplex). The data volume is displayed in Mbps.
The configurations displayed under Speed/Duplex are:

  • Auto Negotiated(default)—displays the recommended setting for almost all devices.
  • Manual—displays the port to a specific speed and duplex values by selecting Manual Speed / Duplex Options from the drop-down list. (e.g., 100 Mbps Half-Duplex, 100 Mbps Full-Duplex, 1 G Full-Duplex, 2.5 G Full-Duplex).

Select the Limit Broadcast and Multicast Storms checkbox to limit excessive broadcast and multicast traffic.

Tap on Power Management to configure the power settings.

Power Management

Power management options allow you to configure PoE supply to devices connected to the switch. These options are unavailable for ports that are part of LACP.

  • Power Allocation — Select either one of the following options to configure a power supply policy for the port:
    • No Power over Ethernet—No power is allocated to the port.
    • Usage(default) — The power allocated to the port is based on usage and is unrestricted.
    • Class — The power allocated to the port is based on the PoE standard of the device. The power class of devices are categorized as follows:

      Table 3: Power Class of Devices

      Class

      Maximum Power from PSE

      Class 0

      15.4 Watts

      Class 1

      4 Watts

      Class 2

      7 Watts

      Class 3

      15.4 Watts

      Class 4

      30 Watts

  • Port priority — Assigns a priority level to the ports. When there is a budget constraint for delivering PoE power at the gateway, power is delivered to the connected devices based on the port priority. The power is delivered in the following order: Critical > High > Low. Under Port priority, assign any one of the following priority level to the port:
    • Low (default) — Configures the port as a low priority port.
    • High — Configures the port as a high priority port.
    • Critical — Configures the port as a critical priority port.
    • When two ports belonging to the same priority are demanding power, the port with the least port number is given priority. Example: When port 2 and 3 are assigned Critical class and the gateway has a power budget constraint, device on port 2 will receive full power and the remaining power budget will be allocated to the device on port 3.
    • PoE priority cannot be configured for Instant On devices. By default, Instant On devices are configured with Usage mode and Critical for Port Priority.
  • Schedule — Toggle this switch beside Use site power schedule to either enable () or disable () power schedule on the port. If enabled, the PoE supply to the port will be determined by the power schedule defined. To change the power schedule, tap on View power schedule. For more information on configuring Power Schedule, see Power Schedule.

Clients and Devices

The Clients and devices connected on this port link displays the list of clients and infrastructure devices connected to the port. By default, the clients and devices for All Networks applicable to the port are displayed. To filter the clients and devices connected to a specific network, tap the drop-down arrow () and select one of the networks.

Clients and infrastructure devices directly connected to the port are displayed as a link to the client details page. For indirectly connected clients, only their MAC address is displayed.

Allowed Clients and Devices

This setting allows users to select clients from the connected clients list and add them to the Allowed clients and devices list. Only the clients that appear in the list will be able to access the network when connected through that port. Disabling this feature will allow any wired client to connect to the port.

The following procedure describes how to add clients and devices to the allowed list, for a specific port on an Instant On switch:

  1. Tap the Devices() tile on the Instant On home page.
  2. Tap any of the switches listed in the Devices inventory. The Switch Details screen is displayed with details.
  3. Under Ports, tap the Clients and devices on this port link.
  4. Tap the advanced menu () in the Clients and Devices page and tap Allowed clients and devices.
  5. Set the Specific clients toggle switch to enabled ().
  6. Tap Allowed clients and devices list.
  7. Tap the add icon () at the bottom of the Allowed Clients and Devices screen.
  8. Tap on the Search for new clients and devices button and connect new clients and devices to the port to be discovered.
  9. Once the search is complete, select the checkbox next to the clients and devices you want to add to the Allowed list and tap the Add clients and devices button.
  10. Tap < Back to return to the previous screen. The changes are automatically saved.
  • The Allowed selected clients and devices setting can be enabled on a maximum of 10 ports on the switch, and you can add only up to 10 allowed clients to one port.
  • This setting is not supported for Instant On 1830 switches and cannot be enabled for Uplink ports or ports to which Instant On devices are connected.

Network tools

The Network tools section in the Switch Details page contains different diagnostics tools and include items related to the device port and shall give access to a dedicated page. On a switch, Network Tools is used to send a copy of network packets from one port, several ports, or a network (VLAN) to another switch port. This is used to inspect and analyze traffic.

The Network tools option provides the following diagnostics tools:

Port Mirroring

The Instant On switches have the ability to trace the packets sent and received from a port, by mirroring the data and sending it to a destination port.  This feature is useful to troubleshoot network issues. Only one port mirroring session can be configured for each Instant On switch. If a site has multiple switches, there can be multiple port mirroring sessions active at the same time on different devices. When a port mirroring session is active, a destination port cannot be selected as a member of a Link aggregation group.

When configuring port mirroring, avoid oversubscribing the destination port to prevent the loss of mirrored data.

To configure a port mirroring session on a port, follow these steps:

  1. Tap the Devices() tile on the Instant On home page.
  2. Tap on the switch listed in the Devices inventory. The Switch Details screen is displayed with details
  3. Tap on the Network tools accordion on the Switch Details screen to view the tools available.
  4. Tap on Port mirroring from the drop-down list.
  5. In the Port Mirroring screen, select a switch port from the drop-down list, to which the traffic should be mirrored. This setting is configured as the destination port. The destination can be any port on the switch, except for the following:
    • The uplink port
    • A port where the Instant On device is connected.
    • A port that is configured as part of a trunk.
    • A port that uses 802.1x
  6. Under Source, select one of the following options:
    1. Network—Select one of the available networks from the drop-down list.
    2. Ports—Select the port(s) to be used as the source port(s).

    You can select up to eight ports as a source port.

  1. Select one of the following as the Traffic direction:
    1. Transmit and receive
    2. Transmit
    3. Receive
  2. Tap Start mirroring to initiate the mirroring of the packets sent from the source to the destination.

    To stop the mirroring, tap Stop mirroring at anytime.

Connectivity Test

The Test Connectivity option is used to test the reachability of an Instant On device. To perform a network test, you need to enter a Network Destination to be reached.

To run a network test on an Instant On switch, follow these steps:

  1. Tap the Devices() tile on the Instant On home page.
  2. Tap on the switch listed in the Devices inventory. The Switch Details screen is displayed with details.
  3. Tap on the Network tools accordion on the Switch Details screen to view the tools available.
  4. Tap on Test connectivity from the drop-down menu. Displays the Connectivity screen.
  5. Under Source, select an Instant On device from the drop-down list.

    Only active devices of a site can be selected in this field. It could be a Switch or an AP.

  6. Under Destination, enter the hostname or IP address of the device to which the source device should connect.
  7. Tap Start connection test.

The table below shows the possible test results from the network tests:

Table 4: Possible Test Results

Connectivity Rating

Roundtrip Time

Test Results Format

Good

All network tests passed with a latency of less than 150 milliseconds.

 

Line 1: Network Destination < hostname / IP address>.

Line 2: DNS Server.

Line 3: Hostname resolved to <IP address>

Line 4: Fast connectivity to destination.

Line 5: Roundtrip Time: Minimum, Maximum, Average <time in milliseconds>

Line 6: Connection Path Analysis <logs>

Fair

Some network tests passed with a latency between 150 and 400 milliseconds.

Line 1: Network Destination < hostname / IP address>.

Line 2: DNS Server.

Line 3: Slow connectivity to <host / IP address>

Line 4: <hostname / IP address>

Line 5: Connection Path Analysis <logs>

Poor

Ping network passed with a latency greater than 400 milliseconds.

Line 1: Network Destination < hostname / IP address>.

Line 2: Reachability > Unable to reach IP address

Line 3: Connection Path Analysis <logs>

Test Cable

The Test Cable diagnostics on a switch detects potential cable issues on the copper links. To run the Test Cable wizard on a switch, you must select the port to run the test.

  • On starting the cable test, the selected port is temporarily shut down and other ports on the device stop receiving requests until the cable test finishes.

  • For accurate results, you must perform the cable test on a cable longer than 3 meters.

To run a cable test on an Instant On switch, follow the steps below:

  1. Tap the Devices() tile on the Instant On home page.
  2. Tap on the switch listed in the Devices inventory. The Switch Details screen is displayed with details.
  3. Tap on the Network tools accordion in the Switch Details screen to view the tools available.
  4. Tap on the Test Cable.
  5. In Select Port to Test page, select the port on which you want to run the cable test.
  6. Tap on the Start cable test. Initiates the cable test for the selected port.

The table below shows the possible test results from the cable test:

Table 5: Possible Cable Test Results

Category

Icon

Result

Diagnostic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spinner

Cable test in progress.

Green circle

Good cable.

Amber triangle

Two-pairs 10/100 Mbps cable.

Red rhombus

Bad cable.

Red rhombus

Electrical short in cable.

Red rhombus

Impedance mismatch in cable.

Red rhombus

Open cable.

Gray square

Cable test failed.

Message—Cable test could not start on the selected device. Try again later.

Gray square

No cable detected.

Distance to Fault

None

In case of a cable fault, it displays the distance to the fault.

Cable Length

None

Displays the cable length only in case of a successful cable test.

The minimum cable length is 50 meters and is provided within a 30 meter range. The cable length falls into one of the following categories: less than 50 meters, 50 and 80 meters,  80 and 110 meters, or greater than 110 meters.

NOTE: Cable length is not available for ports with traffic rates below 1 Gbps.

Switch Lights

The Device Lights section allows you to turn on or off the Switch status and radio lights. The device 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 access point lights:

  1. Tap the Devices tile on the Aruba Instant On home page.
  2. Select a Switch from the devices inventory.
  3. In the Device Details screen, choose one of the following options:
    • Normal mode (default)— Use this option to turn on the status and radio lights. This option is selected by default.
    • Quiet light mode—Use this option to turn off the status and radio lights. When this option is selected, the device lights are turned off during normal operation.

Switch Lights supports only Instant On 1840, 1940, and 1970 series switches.

Advanced Menu

The advanced menu () in the Switch Details screen provides the following configuration options:

Locate

The Locate option helps you to locate your device when there are many devices in the site. The locator light will be active for 30 minutes after you turn on the toggle switch. The light is turned off by default.

To locate your Instant On switch, follow these steps:

  1. Tap the advanced menu () icon in the title bar of the Switch Details screen.
  2. Tap Locate.
  3. Slide the Activate lights toggle switch to the right (). The locator light is activated on the switch.

Restart

To restart the device:

  1. Tap the advanced menu () icon in the title bar of the Switch Details screen.
  2. Select Restart from the drop-down menu. The appropriate assistant page is displayed.
  3. Click Restart.

Routing

Configure routing on the Instant On switch. Routing is disabled by default. To configure routing for the switch perform the following steps:

  1. Tap the advanced menu () icon in the title bar of the Switch Details screen.
  2. Select Routing from the drop-down list. The Routing page is displayed.
  3. To enable routing on a switch, toggle the Allow routing between networks switch to enable.
  4. When Allow routing between networks is selected, icon is displayed next to networks that can be routed. If the icon is not visible, it implies that routing is turned off for the network.
  5. To configure routing for a network, select the network to view the routing options:
    1. Toggle the Allow routing switch to enable.
    2. 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 — Enter the subnet mask for the network.
  6. Tap on Done 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.

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. Tap the advanced menu () icon in the title bar of the Switch Details page.
  2. Tap on Jumbo frames from the drop-down list. The Jumbo Frames screen is displayed.
  3. Slide the toggle switch next to Jumbo frames to the right () to enable the setting and allow transmission of large data through the switch.
  4. Tap Done.

    The Instant On switch reboots automatically to apply the changes.

Switching to Local Management

The Switch to 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. For more information, see Local Management for Switches.

To change switch management to local mode, follow these steps:

  1. Tap the advanced menu () icon in the title bar of the Switch Details page.
  2. Tap Switch to local management. The appropriate assistant page is displayed to change the switch management to local mode.

Replace Device

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

  • This option is visible only when the Instant On switch is offline.
  • When a higher-model switch is replaced with a lower-model switch, certain configurations may not be carried over to the newly replaced switch.
  • It is recommended to replace the failed switch with a working switch of the exact same model to ensure all device configurations are successfully transferred to the replaced switch.
  1. In the devices inventory, tap the failed Instant On switch. The Switch Details screen is displayed.
  2. Tap the advanced menu () icon in the title bar of the Switch Details screen.
  3. Tap Replace device.
  4. In the Replace Device screen, tap Search when the device lights are alternating between green and amber.
  5. Enter the Serial Number of the device which you choose to add to the inventory, or select one of the following options:
    • Search for devices—Initiates the LLDP automatic search. It usually takes around 4-5 minutes for the Instant On devices to be detected.
    • Scan barcode or QR code—Use the barcode or QR code scan method to add your devices. For more information, see Discovering Available Devices.
  6. Tap the Instant On switch to replace with the failed switch in the inventory.
  7. Tap Replace.
  8. Tap Finish.

Remove from Inventory

To remove the switch when it is still online:

  1. Tap the advanced menu () icon in the title bar of the Switch Details screen.
  2. Select Remove from inventory from the drop-down menu. The appropriate assistant page is displayed.
  3. Click Remove.

The Instant On switch can be removed from the inventory when it goes offline. On the Switch Details page, a rectangular bar appears below the device name when an alert is triggered. The color of the rectangular alert bar will appear according to the alert type.

  1. Click the Alerts link. You will be directed to the Alert Details page which provides more information about the unusual activity.
  2. To remove the switch from the inventory, follow these steps:
    1. If the Instant On switch is removed from the network, you can choose to remove the switch from the inventory by clicking Remove from inventory by tapping the advanced menu () icon in the Switch Details page.
    1. Click Remove to delete the switch from the inventory.