L2+ Managed Gigabit Switch WGSW-20160HP/WGSW-24040 Series Quick Installation Guide
Table of Contents 1. Package Contents........................................................................................ 3 2. Requirements.............................................................................................. 4 3. Terminal Setup............................................................................................ 5 3.1 Logging on to the Console.................................................................... 6 3.2 Configuring IP Address.................................
1. Package Contents Thank you for purchasing PLANET WGSW Managed Gigabit Switch series. The descriptions of the series are shown below: Model TP Port Fiber Port Combo Port PoE Budget WGSW-20160HP 16 - 4 220W WGSW-24040 24 - 4 - WGSW-24040R 24 - 4 - WGSW-24040HP 24 - 4 220W WGSW-24040HP4 24 - 4 440W “Managed Switch” is used as an alternative name in this Quick Installation Guide. Open the box of the Managed Switch and carefully unpack it.
2. Requirements zz Workstations running Windows XP/2003/2008/2012/Vista/7/8/10, 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-RS232 converter. The above Workstations have been installed with terminal emulator, such as Tera Term, PuTTY or Hyper Terminal included in Windows XP/2003.
3. Terminal Setup To configure the system, connect a serial cable to a COM port on a PC or notebook computer and to DB9 type of serial port of the Managed Switch. PC / Workstation with Terminal Emulation Software Managed Switch RS232 to RJ45 Cable Serial Port RJ45 Console Port Figure 3-1: Managed Switch Console Connectivity A terminal program, such as Tera Term or PuTTY, is required to make the software connection to the Managed Switch. 1. Run terminal program on the OS. 2.
3.1 Logging on 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 3-3 appears. Username: admin Password: admin Figure 3-3: 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 Managed Switch, please use the procedures as follows: Show the current IP Address 1. At the “#” prompt, enter “show ip interface brief”. 2. The screen displays the current IP address as shown in Figure 3-4. Figure 3-4: IP Information Screen Configuring IP Address 3. At the “#” prompt, enter the following command and press as shown in Figure 3-5.
The previous command would apply the following settings for the Managed Switch. IP Address: 192.168.1.100 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 4. Repeat step 1 to check if the IP address has 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 Managed Switch through the new IP address. 3.
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.
Default IP Address: 192.168.0.100 Default Username: admin Default Password: admin Figure 4-2: Login Screen 3. After entering the password, the main screen appears as Figure 4-3 shows.
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 “Refresh”, “Save”, “Help” and “Logout”. Figure 4-4: Switch Menu Figure 4-5: Switch Menu – System Note If you are not familiar with Switch functions or the related parameter, press “Help icon” anytime on the Web page to get the help description.
4.2 Saving Configuration 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. 2. Press the “Save Configuration” button. 3. Or the other way to save the setting is to Click Maintenance, Save Startup Config.
5 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 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.xxx. 16G 802.
6. 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: https://www.planet.com.tw/en/support/faq Switch support team mail address: support@planet.com.tw WGSW-24040 Series and WGSW-20160HP User’s Manual: https://www.planet.com.
