L2/L4 Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch GS-4210 Series Quick Installation Guide
Table of Contents 1. Introduction................................................................................................ 3 2. Package Contents........................................................................................ 4 3. Requirements.............................................................................................. 5 4. Starting Web Management........................................................................... 6 4.1 Logging in to the Managed Switch.................
1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing PLANET L2/L4 Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch. The following is the GS-4210 series: GS-4210-8P2S 8-Port 10/100/1000T 802.3at PoE + 2-Port 100/1000X SFP Managed Switch (120W) GS-4210-8P2T2S 8-Port 10/100/1000T 802.3at PoE + 2-Port 10/100/1000T + 2-Port 100/1000X SFP Managed Switch (240W) GS-4210-16P4C 16-Port 10/100/1000T 802.3at PoE + 4-Port Gigabit TP/SFP Combo Managed Switch (220W) GS-4210-24P4C 24-Port 10/100/1000T 802.
Open the box of the Managed Switch and carefully unpack it. The box should contain the following items: 2.
3. Requirements zz Workstations running Windows 10/XP/2003/Vista/7/8/2008, MAC OS X or later, Linux, UNIX, or other platforms are compatible with TCP/IP protocols. zz Workstations are installed with Ethernet NIC (Network Interface Card) zz 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 Tera Term, PuTTY or Hyper Terminal included in Windows XP/2003.
4. Starting Web Management The following shows how to start up the Web Management of the Managed Switch. Note the Managed Switch is configured through an Ethernet connection. Please make sure the manager PC must be set to 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 to 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.
Note The following web screen based on GS-4210-8P2S will be the same as that of GS-4210 series. 3. After entering the password, the main screen appears as Figure 4-3 shows. Figure 4-3: Web Main Screen of Managed Switch The Switch Menu on the top of the Web page lets you access all the commands and statistics the Managed Switch provides. The Switch Menu always contains one or more buttons, such as “System”, “Switching”, “QoS”, “Security”, “PoE” and “Maintenance”.
Figure 4-5: Switch Menu Now, you can use the Web management interface to continue the Switch management. Please refer to the user’s manual for more. 4.2 Saving Configuration via the Web To save all applied changes and set the current configuration as a startup configuration on the Web user interface, the startup-configuration file will be loaded automatically across a system reboot. 1. Click the Save icon on the top Switch Menu bar. Figure 4-6: Save Config -- Hot key 2.
5. Terminal Setup The GS-4210-8P2T2S, GS-4210-16P4C, GS-4210-24P4C and GS-4210-24PL4C are equipped with a console interface for local switch setup and maintenance. To configure 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.
5.1 Logging on to 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 5-3 appears. Username: admin Password: admin Figure 5-3: Managed Switch Console Login Screen The user can now enter commands to manage the Managed Switch.
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 Series#” prompt, enter “show ip”. 2. The screen displays the current IP address, subnet mask and gateway as shown in Figure 5-4. Figure 5-4: IP Information Screen Configuring IP address 3. At the “GS-4210 Series#” prompt, enter “configure”. 4.
5. Repeat Step 1 to check if the IP address is changed. If the IP is successfully configured, the Managed Switch will apply the new IP address setting immediately. You can access the Web interface of the GS-4210 Managed Switch Series through the new IP address. Note If you are not familiar with console command or the related parameter, enter “?” anytime in console to get the help description. 5.3 Saving the Configuration via the Console In the switch, the running configuration file is stored in the RAM.
6. Recovering Back to Default Configuration 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 login password to default value, press the hardware-based reset button on the front panel for about 10 seconds. After the device is rebooted, you can log in the management Web interface within the same subnet of 192.168.0.xx. 8-Port 10/100/1000T 802.
GS-4210-24PL4C Console 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 SYS 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 PoE Reset PWR 115200, N, 8, 1 LNK ACT PoE-in-Use Figure 6-4: GS-4210-24P(L)4C Series Reset Button 43 44 45 46 47 48 10/100 1000 LNK LNK ACT ACT 49 PWR 50 Reset 100X 1000X 49 LNK LNK 51 Console 52 ACT 115200, N, 8, 1 ACT 51 50 52 Figure 6-5: GS-4210-48T4S Reset Button 42 44 46 48 50 52 52 FAN2 51 FAN1 50 SYS 41 43 45 47 49 51 Figure 6-6: GS-4210-48P4S Reset
7. Customer Support Thank you for purchasing PLANET products. You can browse our online FAQ resource and User’s Manual on PLANET Web site first to check if it could solve your issue. If you need more support information, please contact PLANET switch support team. PLANET online FAQs: http://www.planet.com.tw/en/support/faq.php?type=1 Switch support team mail address: support@planet.com.tw GS-4210 Series User’s Manual: https://www.planet.com.
