Hirschmann RS20 User Manual

Protection from Unauthorized Access
Basic Configuration
Release 6.0 07/2010
6.5 HiDiscovery Access
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6.5 HiDiscovery Access
6.5.1 Description of the HiDiscovery Protocol
The HiDiscovery protocol allows you to allocate an IP address to the device
on the basis of its MAC address (see on page 36 “Entering the IP Parameters
via HiDiscovery“). HiDiscovery is a Layer 2 protocol.
Note: For security reasons, restrict the HiDiscovery function for the device or
disable it after you have assigned the IP parameters to the device.
6.5.2 Enabling/disabling the HiDiscovery Function
d
 Select the Basics:Network dialog.
 Disable the HiDiscovery function in the "HiDiscovery Protocol" frame
or limit the access to "read-only".
enable Switch to the Privileged EXEC mode.
network protocol hidiscovery
off
Disable HiDiscovery function.
network protocol hidiscovery
read-only
Enable HiDiscovery function with "read-only"
access
network protocol hidiscovery
read-write
Enable HiDiscovery function with "read-write"
access

Hirschmann RS20 Specifications

General

Mounting	DIN Rail
Operating Temperature	-40°C to +70°C
Protection Class	IP30
Switching Technology	Store-and-Forward
Product Type	Industrial Ethernet Switch
Port Details	10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports
Switching Capacity	3.2 Gbps
MAC Address Table	8k
Management	Web, SNMP
Redundancy	MRP
Ports	8 or 16