Reference Guide

© Westermo Teleindustri AB
6641-3201

Viper

Managed 8-port
Ethernet Switch,

www.westermo.com
Accessing and Using the Web Interface
To access to all possible settings, the Viper switch should be configured via the onboard
web based configuration tool. This application note describes the web interface on the
Viper 108/408 and how to use it. It is important that the unit has the latest firmware,
which can be downloaded from Westermo website.

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Accessing the Viper Web Interface
The Viper can easily be configured via the onboard Web based configuration interface or
by using the Westermo IP Configuration utility.
From the IP Configuration utility a web browser can automatically be launched onto any
desired switch in the same subnet, and a login box similar to figure 3 will be displayed.

Figure 3

Enter the following login details:

•  User name: admin 
•  Password: westermo
Note! This is the default login, but once logged in the administrator password can be
changed. Default login will not work if the admin password has been changed.

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Viper Web Interface Structure
The administrator start page will be displayed and show a brief summary of the unit. It
will be similar to figure 4. The menu bar is divided into a main menu, which is the top
row tab, and a sub-menu, which is directly under the main menu, figure 5. The main menu
tabs are used to select a group of pages, and the sub-menu is used to select a page within
that group. Directly under the menu bar the content of the page will be displayed.

Figure 4

Viper 408

Figure 5 Main menu

Sub-menu

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Configuration

Network (IP)

Viper 408

The Viper switch IP-address can individually be changed via the Web Interface, another
option is DHCP. These settings can be configured in the Network (IP) Settings.
MAC The Viper switch MAC-address (can not be changed)
IP If it is desired to change the Viper switch IP address, enter the new
IP address and netmask. Once the changes have been applied, the IP
address of the Viper switch will change. The unit does not need to
reboot after changes to the Network (IP) Settings.
Netmask The subnet netmask of the network.
Gateway The address of the gateway in the network.
Enable DHCP Enables DHCP protocol on the Viper switch

Click the "Apply" button to confirm changes made to the Network (IP) Settings.

Note! If you are not sure about the settings – consult your network administrator.

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Identity

Viper 408

The Viper switch identity can be changed via the Web Interface.  
These settings can be configured in the Identity Settings.
Available options are:
Hostname Set desired hostname for the Viper switch. Accepted characters are 0-9,
a-z, A-Z, _ (underscore) and - (minus).
Location Set desired location for the Viper switch. Accepted characters are 0-9, a-z,
A-Z, _ (underscore) and - (minus).

Click the "Apply" button to confirm changes made to the Identity Settings.

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Redundancy protocol – FRNT

Viper 408

The Viper switch (Viper 408 only) supports the redundancy protocol FRNT (Fast
Re-configuration of Network Topology, FRNT version 0).
For more information on FRNT, please read the Whitepaper found on the enclosed Viper CD or
at the Westermo website.
Available options are:
Focal point If this unit should be the Focal Point, tick the check box.
If this unit should act as a member in the ring, leave the check box
unticked.
FRNT port 1 Selection of redundant port for FRNT
FRNT port 2 Selection of redundant port for FRNT
Disable FRNT This option disables FRNT.

Click the "Apply" button to confirm changes made to the Redundancy Protocol settings.  
The unit needs to be restarted before changes can take affect.

Note! Only one unit in a redundant ring using FRNT can be set as Focal Point.

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Redundancy protocol – RSTP

Viper 408

The Viper switch (Viper 408 only) support the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
(Viper 408 only)according to IEEE802.1w with fallback to the Spanning Tree Protocol
(STP - IEEE802.1 D). The STP fallback feature means that the Viper switches can be used
together with switches that only have support for STP.
For more information on RSTP, please read the Whitepaper found on the enclosed Viper CD
or at the Westermo website.
Available options are:
Bridge Prio The switch with the lowest priority will become the root switch.
Number of nodes Should be equivalent to total number of units in the ring.
Dynamic Dynamic trunking is enabled when RSTP is used in a VLAN to
eliminate failure
Trunking due to an incorrectly configured VLAN. If every unit in the ring has
enabled Dynamic trunking, all VLANs will be granted access on the
ring.
Edge Ports Selection of edge ports for RSTP.
Disable RSTP This option disables RSTP.

Click the "Apply" button to confirm changes made to the Redundancy Protocol settings.  
The unit needs to be restarted before changes can take affect.

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IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol)

Viper 408

The Viper switch (Viper 408 only) supports IGMP (Internet Group Management
Protocol) snooping based on IGMP v1,IGMPv2 and IGMPv3. To enable IGMP snooping,
click Enable IGMP.
For more information on IGMP, please read the Whitepaper found on the enclosed Viper CD
or at the Westermo website.
Available options are:
Disable/Enable IGMP This option disables/enables IGMP.
Enable Multicast Stopfilter Enable this option if the switch should deny unwant-
ed Multicast broadcasts.
Enable IGMP Automode Options according to possible combinations below:

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Enable IGMP Querier Auto mode enabled + Querier disabled:
This unit will always act as a member in the ring.
Auto mode disabled + Querier enabled:
This unit will always act as Querier in the ring.  
(IGMP focal point)
Auto mode enabled + Querier enabled:
This unit can act as a Querier in the ring. If more
than one unit in the ring is configured with this set-
ting, the unit with the lowest IP-address will auto-
matically be selected as Querier. If that unit should
fail, the unit with the second lowest IP-address
becomes the Querier, then the third lowest and so
on.
Querier interval (seconds) Indicates the interval between two IGMP query
packets. Four intervals are possible. 12, 30, 70 or 150
seconds.
Enable IGMP Fast Reconnect The IP multicast filter implementation is integrated
with the Fast Re-configuration of Network Topology
(FRNT) protocol. This means that the multicast
filters will be updated as fast the FRNT implementa-
tion handles a topology change, i.e. approx. 20 ms.
Trunk Ports The IGMP Queriers will be forwarded on selected
ports.

Click the "Apply" button to confirm changes made to the IGMP settings.  
The unit needs to be restarted before changes can take affect.

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SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)

Viper 408

The Viper has support for SNMP v2c with a range of MIBs, which are listed and explained
in the Viper White paper.
The Viper MIB's are divided into groups allowing the SNMP manager to poll the SNMP
agents for information.
For more information on SNMP and MIB's, please read the Whitepaper found on the enclosed
Viper CD or at the Westermo web page.

Available options are:

Disable/Enable SNMP This option disables/enables SNMP.
Read SNMP password to be able to read SNMP values.
Write SNMP password to be able to write SNMP values.

Click the "Apply" button to confirm changes made to the SNMP settings. The unit needs
to be restarted before changes can take affect.

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Port Configuration

Viper 408

All ports can be configured individually in the Port Configuration. To confirm changes made
to the Port Configuration click the Apply button. The unit needs to be restarted before
changes can take affect.

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 Parameter Options Description
Port Number N/A Port number correspond to the port
number on the actual switch
Link Status LINK Indicates Link status
Current Config Disabled  Current port settings
Auto 
10M HDX 
10M FDX 
100M HDX 
100M FDX
New Config Configuration of new setting
Disabled Port disabled
Auto Port automatically set to same  
capacity as receiver
10M HDX 10 Mbit half duplex
10M FDX 10 Mbit full duplex
100M HDX 100 Mbit half duplex
100M FDX 100 Mbit full duplex
Special Mode None Normal mode
Mirror A port set to mirror mode will
receive data from ports set to sniff
mode.
Sniff Data sent on a port set to sniff mode
can be received from ports set to
mirror mode.
Ingress Limit 1) 0-8192 Bandwidth limit into the port
Egress Limit 0-8192 Bandwidth limit out of the port
Port Alarm ActivatedNot Activated Port alarm activatedPort alarm deac-
tivated
 
Note 1. Works only for UDP packets, not TCP/IP

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VLAN

Viper 408

The Viper (Viper 408 only) has support for VLAN, and each trunk port can be individually
granted different levels of access. In the VLAN Configuration each VLAN ID is named as
a different colour. The colour White is static and set as management VLAN with VLAN ID
1, this can not be changed.
All other predefined VLANs are fully manageable, and necessary settings are made in the
VLAN Configuration.
For more information on VLAN, please read the Whitepaper found on the enclosed Viper CD or
at the Westermo web page.

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 Parameter Options Description
Name White White is set as management VLAN. VLAN ID 1
Red  Red-Pink VLAN are 6 predefined VLAN that can be
Blue  managed.
Green 
Yellow 
Brown 
Pink
Port Nr 1-8 Configure which VLAN colour should be allowed
on each port
Drop down menu Defines colour (VLAN ID) port Nr should have
Check box VLAN allowed on this port
Vlan Id 1-4094 VLAN id for each VLAN
Pri 0-7 Priority for traffic on each VLAN. 0 equals lowest
priority. 7 equals highest priority.

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MAC Filter

Viper 408

If the MAC filter is enabled, only approved MAC addresses will be granted access through
the switch. To approve MAC addresses, add them according to the methods below.
Note that this function should be used with care. An incorrect configuration
could result in total denied access, and a factory reset of the unit would then
be needed.
MAC addresses can be added to the MAC filter by different methods:
1) One by one by adding a single MAC address in the small input-box.  
The MAC address should be typed in the standard format - e.g. 00:07:7c:12:34:56
2) As a range of addresses using an asterisk, *, as a wild card. E.g. 00:07:7c:12:34:** 
This will allow addresses between 00:07:7c:12:34:00 to 00:07:7c:12:34:ff.
3) As a sequence of single MAC addresses divided by a semi colon. 
Example: 00:07:7c:00:00:00;00:07:7c:00:01:00;00:07:7c:00:0*:**;00:07:7c:00:00:02;
MAC addresses can be added according to method 1 and method 2 in the sequence.
Available options are:

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Input-box small Input-box if a MAC address is added according to method 1) or 2)
Input-box large Input-box if a MAC address is added according to method 3) 

Click the "Apply" button to confirm changes made to the MAC filter settings. The unit
needs to be restarted before changes can take affect.
Note! Once the MAC filter has been enabled on a unit, the units own MAC address
must be added to the MAC filter.

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Administration
Password

Viper 408

The Viper switch administrator password can be changed via the Web Interface.  
These settings can be made in the User Configuration.

Available options are:

User Password Insert new password. Once the changes have been applied, the
administrator password of the Viper switch will change.  

Click the "Apply" button to confirm changes made to the User Configuration.

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Backup & Restore

Viper 408

The configuration of the Viper switch can be saved as a file to a PC. The file can then
be used to restore the configuration later on, or used to configure another switch with
identical configuration.

Available options are:

Backup To save current configuration, click Backup and save file
to a suitable location.
Upload To load a saved configuration, insert path and filename
into File path table or click Browse to browse the loca-
tion of the saved file. When file path is valid, click Upload. 

The unit needs to be restarted before loaded settings can take affect.

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Firmware Upgrade

Viper 408

Viper switches firmware can be updated via the Web Interface. To accomplish a firmware
update a TFTP or FTP server must be available on the network.
For more information on updating the Viper switch, please read the release note on upgrading
Viper before proceeding,
Firmware release note on upgrading the Viper is found at:
www.westermo.com Choose download / firmware
Available options are:
Imagename Insert file name to the new Firmware
(T)FTP Server Insert IP address to the TFTP/FTP
Use TFTP Tick check box if a TFTP server should be used, otherwise leave
the check box unmarked. 

Click the "Upgrade" button to confirm changes made to the FW Upgrade. The unit needs
to be restarted before a firmware update can take affect.

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Statistic
Port statistics

Viper 408

A overview of the Viper port statistics

Available options are:
Details Get a more detailed specification on a specific port
Refresh Refresh statistics
Clear all Clear all statistics 

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 Parameter Options Description
Port Number N/A Port number correspond
to the port number on
the actual switch
Link Status LINK (White)LINK Indicates established
(Green)LINK (Red) linkIndicates established
redundant linkIndicates
failed redundant link
Speed / Duplex N/A Current port settings
Total Bytes in N/A Total Bytes received on
port
Total Bytes out N/A Total Bytes sent from port
In Bytes/ s N/A Bytes received each sec-
ond on port
Out Bytes/ s N/A Bytes transmitted each
second on port
FCS Errors N/A Total frames received with
a CRC error not counted
in InFragments, InJabber or
InRxErr.

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Port Statistics – Details

Viper 408

A detailed overview of a specific port.

Available options are:
Previous port Display detailed specifics of previous port
Refresh Refresh statistics
Clear all Clear all statistics
Next port Display detailed specifics of next port

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Parameter Description
Link Status Indicates link status
Inbound traffic Description Outbound traffic Description
Total bytes In Total Bytes received on Total bytes Out Total Bytes trans-
port mitted on port
Broadcasts In The number of good Broadcasts Out Total Broadcasts
framed received that have a received on port
Broadcast destination MAC
address.
Multicasts In The number of good Multicasts Out Total Multicasts
framed received that have a received on port
Multicast destination MAC
address.
Unicasts In The number of good Unicasts Out Total Unicasts
framed received that have received on port
a Unicast destination MAC
address.

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Errors Description Errors Description
Collisions The number of collision events Fragments Total frames received with a
seen by the MAC not includ- length of less than 64 octets
ing those counted in Single, and an invalid FCS
Multiple, Excessive or Late.  
This counter is applicable in
half-duplex.
Oversize Total frames received with a Undersize Total frames received with a
length of more than MaxSize length of less than 64 octets
octets but with an invalid FCS. but with a valid FCS.
Jabber Total frames received with a Late The number of times a
length of more than MaxSize collision is detected later
octets but with an invalid FCS. than 512 bits-times into the
transmission of a frame. This
counter is applicable in half-
duplex only.
Frame Total frames received with Frame The number of frames
checksum a CRC error not counted checksum transmitted with an invalid
errors in InFragments, InJabber or errors Out FCS. Whenever a frame is
InRxErr. modified during transmis-
sion (e.g., to add or remove
a tag) the frame's original
FCS is inspected before
a new FCS is added to a
modified frame. If the origi-
nal FCS is invalid, the new
FCS is made invalid too and
this counter is incremented.

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Traffic Size Description Traffic Size Description
Analysis Analysis
64 Octets Total frames received 256 -> 511 Octets Total frames
(and/or transmit- received (and/or
ted) with a length transmitted) with a
of exactly 64 octets, length of between
including those with 256 and 511 octets,
errors. including those with
errors.
65 -> 127 Octets Total frames received 512 -> 1023 Octets Total frames
(and/or transmit- received (and/or
ted) with a length transmitted) with a
of between 65 and length of between
127 octets, including 512 and 1023
those with errors. octets, including
those with errors.
128 -> 255 Octets Total frames received 1024 -> 1518 Octets Total frames
(and/or transmit- received (and/or
ted) with a length transmitted) with a
of between 128 and length of between
255 octets, including 1024 and 1518
those with errors. octets, including
those with errors.
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