ACTi GS-4210-8P2T2S Installation guide

8-Port 10/100/1000T 802.3at PoE +

2-Port 10/100/1000T +

2-Port 100/1000X SFP Managed Switch

GS-4210-8P2T2S

Quick Installation Guide

Table of Contents

1. Package Contents ....................................................................................... 3

2. Requirements ............................................................................................. 4

3. Terminal Setup ........................................................................................... 5

4. Logon to the Console .................................................................................. 6

5. ConguringIPAddressviatheConsole ........................................................ 7

6. SavingtheCongurationviatheConsole ...................................................... 9

7. Starting Web Management .........................................................................10

8. SavingCongurationviatheWeb ...............................................................12

9. RecoveringBacktoDefaultConguration ..................................................... 13

10. Customer Support .....................................................................................14

1. Package Contents

Thank you for purchasing PLANET 8-Port 10/100/1000T 802.3at PoE + 2-Port

10/100/1000T + 2-Port 100/1000X SFP Managed Switch, GS-4210-8P2T2S.

“Managed Switch” mentionedinthisGuidereferstotheGS-4210-8P2T2S.

Open the box of the Managed Switch and carefully unpack it. The box should

containthefollowingitems:

z TheManagedSwitchx1

z QuickInstallationGuidex1

z RS-232toRJ45Cablex1

z RubberFeetx4

z TwoRack-mountingBracketswithAttachmentScrewsx1

z PowerCordx1

z SFPDustCapx2

If any item is found missing or damaged, please contact your local reseller for

replacement.

2. Requirements

z Workstations running Windows XP/2003/Vista/7/8/2008, MAC OS X or later,

Linux,UNIX,orotherplatformsarecompatiblewithTCP/IPprotocols.

z WorkstationsareinstalledwithEthernetNIC(NetworkInterfaceCard)

z Serial Port Connection(Terminal)

 The above Workstations come with COM Port (DB9) or USB-to-RS-232

converter.

 The above Workstations have been installed with terminal emulator, such as

HyperTerminalincludedinWindowsXP/2003.

 Serial cable -- one end is attached to the RS-232 serial port, while the other

endtotheconsoleportoftheManagedSwitch.

z Ethernet Port Connection

 Networkcables--Usestandardnetwork(UTP)cableswithRJ-45connectors.

 The above PC is installed with Web Browser and JAVA runtime environment

plug-in.

Note

It is recommended to use Internet Explore 8.0 or above to access

the Managed Switch. If the Web interface of the Managed Switch

is not accessible, please turn off the anti-virus software or firewall

andthentryitagain.

3. Terminal Setup

To congure the system, connect a serial cable to a COM port on a PC or

notebook computer and to the RJ45 type of the console port of the Managed

Switch.

Managed Switch

PC / Workstation

with

Terminal Emulation Software

Serial Port

RS-232 to RJ-45 Cable

Console Port

RJ-45

Figure 3-1: Managed Switch Console Connectivity

A terminal program is required to make the software connection to the Managed

Switch.

1. Run terminal program on the OS.

2.When the following screen appears, make sure that the COM port should be

conguredas:

zBaud :115200

zDatabits :8

zParity :None

zStopbits :1

zFlowcontrol :None

Figure 3-2: COM Port Conguration

4. Logon to the Console

Once the terminal is connected to the device, power on the Managed Switch, and

the terminal will display“running testingprocedures”. Then, the following message

asks to log-in user name and password. The factory default user name and

passwordareshownasfollows,andtheloginscreeninFigure4-1appears.

Username:admin

Password:admin

Figure 4-1: Managed Switch Console Login Screen

The usercan now enter commands to manage the Managed Switch.For a detailed

descriptionofthecommands,pleaserefertothefollowingchapters.

Note

1.For securityreason, please change and memorize the new pass-

wordafterthisfirstsetup.

2.Only accept command in lowercase letter under console inter-

face.

5.ConguringIPAddressviatheConsole

TheWGSWManagedSwitchisshippedwithdefaultIPaddressasfollows:

IPAddress:192.168.0.100

SubnetMask:255.255.255.0

To check the current IPaddress or modify a new IP address for the Switch, please

usetheproceduresasfollows:

 Show the current IP address

1.Atthe“GS-4210-8P2T2S#”prompt,enter“show ip”.

2.The screendisplaysthe currentIP address,Subnet Maskand Gatewayas shown

inFigure5-1.

Figure 5-1: IP Information Screen

 Conguring IP address

3.Atthe“GS-4210-8P2T2S#”prompt,enter“congure”.

4.At the “GS-4210-8P2T2S(cong)#” prompt, enter the following command

andpress<Enter>asshowninFigure5-2.

GS-4210-8P2T2S(cong)# ip address 192.168.1.100 mask 255.255.255.0

GS-4210-8P2T2S(cong)# ip default-gateway 192.168.1.254

ThepreviouscommandwouldapplythefollowingsettingsfortheSwitch.

IP Address: 192.168.1.100

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Gateway: 192.168.1.254

Figure 5-2: IP Address Screen

5.RepeatStep1tocheckiftheIPaddressischanged.

If the IP is successfully congured, the WGSW Managed Switch will apply the new

IP address setting immediately. You can access the Web interface of the WGSW

ManagedSwitchthroughthenewIPaddress.

Note

Ifyouarenotfamiliarwithconsolecommandortherelatedparam-

eter,enter“?”anytimeinconsoletogetthehelpdescription.

6.SavingtheCongurationviatheConsole

In the switch, the running conguration le stores in the RAM. In the current

version, the running conguration sequence running-cong can be saved from the

RAMtoFLASHbywritingthecommandorcopying the running-cong startup-

cong command, so that the runningconguration sequence becomes the startup

congurationle,whichiscalledcongurationsave.

1.At the “GS-4210-8P2T2S#” prompt, enter “copy running-cong startup-

cong” asshowninFigure6-1.

Figure 6-1: The Conguration Screen

7. Starting Web Management

The following shows how to start up the Web Management of the Managed

Switch. Note the Managed Switch is congured through an Ethernet connection.

Please make sure the manager PC must be set on the same IP subnet address.

For example, the default IP address of the Managed Switch is 192.168.0.100,

then the manager PC should be set at 192.168.0.x (where x is a number

between1and254,except100),andthedefaultsubnetmaskis255.255.255.0.

PC / Workstation

with Web Browser

192.168.0.x

Managed Switch

RJ-45/UTP Cable

IP Address:

192.168.0.100

Figure 7-1: IP Management Diagram

Logging in to the Managed Switch

1.Use Internet Explorer 8.0 or above Web browser and enter IP address

http://192.168.0.100toaccesstheWebinterface.

2.When the following dialog box appears, please enter the default user name and

password“admin”.TheloginscreeninFigure7-2appears.

DefaultUsername:admin

DefaultPassword:admin

Figure 7-2: Login Screen

3.Afterenteringthepassword,themainscreenappearsasFigure7-3shows.

Figure 7-3: Web Main Screen of Managed Switch

The Switch Menu on the left of the Web page lets you access all the commands

andstatisticstheManagedSwitchprovides.

Figure 7-4: Switch Menu

Now, you can use the Web management interface to continue the Switch

management.

Pleaserefertotheuser’smanualformore.

8.SavingCongurationviatheWeb

In the Managed Switch, the running conguration le stores in the RAM. In the

currentversion, therunning congurationsequence ofrunning-cong can be saved

from the RAM to FLASH by “Save Congurations to FLASH” function, so that

therunning conguration sequence becomes the startup congurationle, whichis

calledcongurationsave.

To save all applied changes and set the current conguration as a startup

conguration, the startup-conguration le will be loaded automatically across a

system reboot.

1. Click “Save > Save Congurations to FLASH”to login“CongurationManager”

Page.

2. Press the “Apply”buttontosaverunningcongurationtostartupconguration.

9.RecoveringBacktoDefaultConguration

 IP Address has been changed or admin password has been forgotten –

To reset the IP address to the default IP Address “192.168.0.100” or reset the

panel for about 10 seconds. After the device is rebooted, you can login the

managementWebinterfacewithinthesamesubnetof192.168.0.xx.

2 4 6 8

1SYS

PWR

3 5 7

10 12

9 11

ACTLNK

PoE In-Use

LNK

1000

RESET

PoE

Switch

Figure 9-1: GS-4210-8P2T2S Reset Button

10. Customer Support

Thank you for purchasing PLANET products. You can browse our online FAQ

resourceandUser’sManual onPLANETWebsiterst to checkifit couldsolveyour

issue.Ifyouneed moresupportinformation, pleasecontactPLANET switch support

team.

PLANETonlineFAQ:

http://www.planet.com.tw/en/support/faq.php?type=1

Switchsupportteammailaddress:

[email protected]

GS-4210-8P2T2SUser’sManual:

http://www.planet.com.tw/en/support/download.php?type1=1&model=48564&type=3#list

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