Buffalo BSL-PS-G2108M User manual

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User Manual
Gigabit Managed Switch with PoE+
BSL-PS-G2108M
BSL-PS-G2116M

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Contents
Chapter 1 - Product Overview .........................................4
Features .................................................................................. 4
Diagram ................................................................................... 6
MAC Address Learning ........................................................... 9
PoE Plus ................................................................................. 10
Chapter 2 - Conguration ................................................11
Settings ................................................................................... 11
Accessing settings ......................................................................... 11
Home ............................................................................................. 13
Panel Display ................................................................................. 13
Main ........................................................................................ 14
System Info .................................................................................... 14
Basic ....................................................................................... 15
System ........................................................................................... 15
MAC Address Filtering ................................................................... 16
Flow Control Status ........................................................................ 17
Flow Control ................................................................................... 18
Admin Account ............................................................................... 19
Date and Time ................................................................................ 20
PoE Status ..................................................................................... 21
Port PoE Settings ........................................................................... 22
PoE Proles ................................................................................... 24
Turn Off LEDs ................................................................................ 28
Advanced ................................................................................ 29
VLANs ............................................................................................ 29
PVIDs ............................................................................................. 31
QoS Status ..................................................................................... 32
QoS Mapping ................................................................................. 33

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Authentication Servers ................................................................... 34
RADIUS ......................................................................................... 35
Port Authentication ......................................................................... 36
Password Authentication ................................................................ 38
Port Trunking .................................................................................. 40
Trafc Storm Control ...................................................................... 41
Mirrored Ports ................................................................................ 42
BPDU Forwarding .......................................................................... 43
Loop Prevention ............................................................................. 44
Management ........................................................................... 46
Update Firmware ........................................................................... 46
Save and Restore Settings ............................................................ 47
Reboot ........................................................................................... 48
Initialize .......................................................................................... 49
MAC Address Table (Port Order) ................................................... 49
MAC Address Table (MAC Address Order) .................................... 50
Statistics ......................................................................................... 51
Logs ............................................................................................... 53
Syslog Settings .............................................................................. 53
Restore from USB .......................................................................... 54
Ping ................................................................................................ 56
I’m here! ......................................................................................... 56
Support .................................................................................... 57
Support .......................................................................................... 57
Chapter 3 - Troubleshooting ............................................58
Power LED is not lit ................................................................. 58
Link LED is not lit .................................................................... 58
Can’t access via browser ........................................................ 58
Forgot password and cannot login .......................................... 58
Power Problems ...................................................................... 59
Access from the Network ........................................................ 59

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Appendix .....................................................................60
Default Conguration Settings ................................................ 60
Twisted Pair Cable and Port Specications ............................ 62

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Chapter 1 - Product Overview
Features
Models Available
BSL-PS-G2116M
• 16 1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX/10BASE-T ports.
• 2 SFP ports. (SFP ports are used exclusively with the ports 15A to 16A.)
BSL-PS-G2108M
• 8 1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX/10BASE-T ports.
Common Hardware Specications
• All ports support Auto-MDIX.
• System memory: 64 MB
• Internal buer: 512 kB (packet buer)
• Equipped with LED indicators
• Equipped with a USB port
• Equipped with a hardware reset switch
Layer 2 Switching
• Supports 802.3x ow control and back pressure
• Throughput 1000M: 1488095 pps, 100M: 148810 pps, 10M: 14880 pps
• VLAN support (VLAN groups: 256, VLAN ID: 1 to 4094). IEEE 802.1Q tag VLAN support
• Supports Privacy Separator (private VLAN)
• Supports trunking (Fixed or by LACP)
• Port mirroring support
• Up to 8,192 MAC addresses can be entered
• Trac Storm Control (Broadcast, Multicast, and DLF)
• HOL blocking prevention
• Supports jumbo frames (up to 2kB receipt and 9kB switching)
Administration
• SNMP V1, V2c support
• MIB-2 System, MIB-2 Interfaces, Bridge MIB (dot 1d Base and dot 1d Tp), Q-Bridge MIB support

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• RMON group 1, 2, 3 and 9 support (Statistics, History, Alarm, and Event)
• The device can be congured by Web (HTTP)
To display the settings screen for a LAN port, the VLAN to which the port belongs must be a
Management VLAN.
• Firmware upgrades by HTTP
• Firmware upgrades by USB
• Saving and restoring settings by HTTP
• Saving and restoring settings by USB
• Loading conguration from USB on startup
• Syslog and Syslog server support
• SNTP client support
• Support for Bualo Network Admin Tools
• Supports loop prevention functions (MAC address thrashing, LDF, reception rate system)
Security
• Username and password
• IEEE 802.1X port authentication support (EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS, and EAP-MS-PEAP)
• IEEE 802.1X MAC authentication support (EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS, and EAP-MS-PEAP)
• Password authentication support (PAP)
• MAC authentication support (PAP)
When performing IEEE 802.1X MAC authentication, EAPOL-Start must be issued from the
supplicant to start authentication.
When performing IEEE 802.1X MAC authentication, Web authentication, or MAC authentication,
authentication is possible for a maximum of 12 devices per port.
• RADIUS authentication (IEEE 802.1X and login user authentication)
A separate RADIUS server is required.
• Able to set Session-timeout and enable or disable Termination-Action
• Supports setup of management VLAN
• Static MAC address ltering support (specied MAC addresses only can pass through the switch)
• Dynamic MAC address ltering support (preset number of units only can pass through the switch)
QoS
• Port-based packet prioritization
• Packet prioritization based on IEEE 802.1p
• IP packet prioritization based on TOS
• Level 4 queue support
• Weighted round robin or strict queue scheduling

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Chapter 1 Product Overview
PoE (Power over Ethernet)
• Compliant with IEEE 802.3at and IEEE 802.3af
• Overcurrent protection function compliant with IEEE 802.3at and IEEE 802.3af
• Up to 30 W of power can be supplied at each port (proprietary Bualo function that is an extension
of the IEEE 802.3af standards, Supports IEEE 802.3at LLDP).
• If using the BSL-PS-G2116M, a maximum total of 180 W of power can be supplied to all devices.
• If using the BSL-PS-G2108M, a maximum total of 150 W of power can be supplied to all devices.
Power Saving
• Support for low-power idle operation (IEEE 802.3az)
• Power saving based on link status
• Power saving based on automatic determination of LAN cable length
• Proles for turning o LEDs
Diagram
BSL-PS-G2116M
Cooling fan
Power connector
Power cable
attachment band
1
2
3
4
5

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BSL-PS-G2108M
Cooling fan
Power connector
Power cable
attachment band
1
2
3
5
1. Indicators
Indicators are located on the front panel of the switch. The functions of each indicator are shown
below.
LED Status
Power (green) On: Power is on
O: Power is o
USB (green) On: USB device inserted
Blinking: Accessing the USB memory device
O: USB device removed
Diag (green or red) On (green): Normal
On (red): Hardware reset switch was activated during startup or
during self-diagnosis
Blinking (red): Loop was detected by loop detection function
Temp (red) On: Internal fan is stopped
O: Normal
Unplug the power cable when this indicator is lit to prevent
overheating.

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Chapter 1 Product Overview
LED Status
PoE (green or orange) On (green): PoE is being supplied
On (orange): The load exceeds the specied value or a short circuit
was detected
O: PoE is not being supplied
1000/100/10M (green or orange) On (green): 1000M link established
On (orange): 100M link established
O: 10M link established or no link established
LINK/ACT (green) On: Link established
Blinking: Data transmission is in progress
O: No link established
2. Reset switch
If this switch is held until the Diag indicator is lit (approx. 3 seconds), the switch settings can be
restored to their factory defaults.
The reset switch is enabled by default. If the reset switch is disabled via the WEB UI, it will cease
functioning.
3. 1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX/10BASE-T ports
Each port supports autonegotiation. The optimal duplex mode (full-duplex/ half-duplex) and
transfer speed (1000 / 100 / 10 Mbps) are selected automatically.
Each port also supports AUTO-MDIX. As the port type at the other end is determined automatically,
there is no need to make a selection of either a straight cable or a crossover cable.
However, the AUTO-MDIX function is disabled if the transfer speed and duplex mode are xed.
The shared ports and SFP ports only support Auto Negotiation.
Note: When using 1000BASE-T, use a IEEE802.3ab compliant cable that supports Category 5e or higher as the
connection cable.
4. SFP ports
These are ports for attaching 1000BASE-LX and 1000BASE-SX modules. Optional modules (BS-SFP-
GLR, BS-SFP-GSR) (sold separately) are required to use these ports. These support autonegotiation
and ow control, and operate in full-duplex mode with a transfer speed of 1 Gbps.
The shared ports cannot be used at the same time as SFP ports. When cables are connected to SFP
ports, shared ports are disabled.
5. USB port
This is a port for connecting USB devices. Only USB 1.1 and FAT32 are supported. The USB memory is
attached when the switch is shipped. (Formatted with the FAT32 le system)
Do not remove the USB memory during USB access or while the switch is starting.

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Cooling Fan
A fan for cooling the power supply is installed in the rear panel of the switch. If the fan stops, a
buzzer sounds and PoE functionality is disabled. Although switching still functions, turn o the unit
and disconnect power until the fan is xed. Prolonged usage in this state can result in a re due to
overheating.
MAC Address Learning
The switch uses IVL to learn MAC addresses.
IVL is a method that retains a MAC address table for each VLAN. It diers from SVL, which retains a
shared MAC address table for the entire device.
Be sure you understand how IVL works before you create a VLAN with the switch.
Dierences between Operation of IVL and SVL
VLAN 1,3 VLAN 2,3 VLAN 1,2,3 VLAN 3
VLAN 1 VLAN 2 VLAN 1 VLAN 2
PC 1 PC 2
PC3
Switch 1
Switch 2
SVL
When PC 1 and PC 3 communicate,
PC 3 is learned by Port 1 on Switch
2 so PC 2 and PC 3 cannot
communicate.
IVL
When PC 1 and PC 3 communicate,
PC 3 is learned by both VLAN 1 and
VLAN 2 so PC 2 and PC 3 can
communicate. However, frames
sent from PC 3 to PC 1 are also
delivered to PC 2.
Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4
Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4

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Chapter 1 Product Overview
PoE Plus
This switch supports 802.3at PoE Plus (Power over Ethernet Plus). PoE supplies power to network
devices over LAN cables. A single LAN cable can carry both data and power. Wireless access
points, switching hubs, IP phones, and other Ethernet-powered devices can be installed without
connecting power cables or worrying about power outlet locations.
PoE compatible wireless LAN
PoE compatible adapter +
Wireless LAN access point
BS Series
PoE compatible switch
PoE compatible IP phone
The maximum output power of each model is shown below.
BSL-PS-G2108M: 150 W (total for 8 ports)
BSL-PS-G2116M: 180 W (total for 16 ports)
If maximum current is exceeded and overcurrent protection is activated, normal power for smaller
port numbers is prioritized. Also, ports can be given a higher priority setting manually.

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Chapter 2 - Conguration
Settings
This chapter describes how to use the web-based conguration interface to congure the switch
and monitor the network.
Use a Web browser such as Internet Explorer 7.0 or later to display Settings.
Accessing settings
1Connect the administrator computer.
2Download the “Business Switch Conguration Tool” from Bualo’s website and install it.
3Start the “Business Switch Conguration Tool”.
4Click Next.
5Select the switch to congure and click Next.
6Click Settings.

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Chapter 2 Conguration
7Click OK.
If the IP Address screen appears, select “Get IP address from DHCP” or set the IP address
manually and click Next.
8Log in to the switch conguration interface.
Enter “admin” for the username and “password” for the password, then click OK.
9The admin interface is displayed.

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Home
When you connect to the switch with your Web browser, the home page is displayed. The menu tree
is displayed on the left of the screen and the system information is displayed on the right. Click the
links in the menu tree to move to other menus and display setup parameters and statistics.
Panel Display
The status of each port (link status, link speed, low-power idling) is displayed on the switch is
displayed in the Web setup interface. If you click the diagram of the port, the port setup screen will
be displayed.

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Chapter 2 Conguration
Main
System Info
You can verify settings and the status of the switch here.
---> System Info
Parameter Meaning
Product Name Product name.
System Name Name of the switch.
IP Address IP address, subnet mask and default gateway of the switch.
Firmware Firmware version of the switch.
Boot Code Boot code version of the switch.
Hardware Hardware version of the switch.
MAC Address MAC address of the switch.

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Basic
System
These settings specify information for identifying the switch.
---> Basic > System
Parameter Meaning
Name The name of the switch may contain up to 31 alphanumeric
characters, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).
IP Address Set an IP address of the switch.
Subnet Mask Set a subnet mask of the switch.
Default Gateway Set the default gateway IP address.
DHCP This enables or disables acquisition of IP addresses via DHCP.
Enabled: The IP address is obtained from a DHCP server.
Disabled: The function for obtaining the IP address from a DHCP
server is disabled.

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Chapter 2 Conguration
MAC Address Filtering
The ltering settings are made by MAC address.
---> Basic > MAC Address Filtering
Parameter Meaning
Type of Filtering This enables or disables the MAC ltering.
For Static MAC ltering
MAC address This sets the MAC address where the address lter will be added or
removed. (Input example: 00:11:22:aa:bb:cc)
To register, select the port to be registered, and click Register.
To remove, select the port where the MAC address is registered,
and click Delete.
Notes: · All frames can pass through ports where no MAC address is registered.
· In ports where a MAC address is registered, only frames that have the registered MAC address as the source
MAC address can pass through, and other frames are blocked.
· Frame ltering is performed during input to the port.
· Up to 16 MAC addresses can be registered per port.
· If a MAC lter is set, 802.1x authentication cannot be performed at the port.
For Dynamic MAC ltering
# of MAC This sets the number of devices (0 to 8191) where dynamic MAC
address learning is allowed for each port.
Notes: · Ports where the number of setting units is left blank are set to allow all MAC addresses.
· Each port can be set in the range from 0 to 8191, but the switch can learn a maximum of 8191 MAC
addresses only. If the number of addresses exceeds 8191, MAC addresses are discarded without learning
them.

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Flow Control Status
This displays the Flow Control Status.
---> Basic > Flow Control > Status
Parameter Meaning
Name Displays the port name.
Allow Displays whether the port is enabled or disabled.
Flow Control Displays whether ow control is enabled or disabled.
EEE Displays whether low-power idling (IEEE 802.3az) is enabled or
disabled.
Link Displays whether the link is up or down.
Mode Displays whether the communications mode is set to Auto or
Manual.
Jumbo Frames Displays whether jumbo frames are enabled or disabled.

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Chapter 2 Conguration
Flow Control
These settings are used to congure the ow control of each port.
---> Basic > Flow Control > Flow Control
Parameter Meaning
Name The port name may contain up to 16 alphanumeric characters,
hyphens (-), and underscores (_).
Allow Enable or disable the selected port.
Flow Control Enable or disable ow control.
EEE Enable or disable low-power idling (IEEE 802.3az).
Mode Specify the rate and duplex mode.
Jumbo Frames Enable or disable jumbo frames on the selected port.
• When low-power idling (IEEE 802.3az) is enabled, the power consumed when there is no
communication data being sent or received (idle status). However, the other end of the connection

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must also support the function for this to take eect.
• The Auto-MDI-X function is disabled if the rate and duplex mode are xed.
• When using gigabit communications, autonegotiation must be used.
• SFP ports and shared ports can only be set to autonegotiation.
• When using trunk conguration, the mode is xed to autonegotiation.
• When connecting to a device with a dierent rate that supports ow control, enable ow control
on the switch.
• QoS does not function while ow control is enabled.
Admin Account
These settings are used to congure the username and password used for logging in to the switch.
---> Basic > Admin Account
Parameter Meaning
Username The name of the Administrator account is “admin”.
Password This is the password for logging in to the switch. It may contain up
to 8 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), and underscores(_).
Conrm Password Enter the password again.
• The password eld is displayed as being blank even when a password has been set. If you click
Apply in this condition, the password will no longer be set.
• When you click Apply, the username and password input screen will be displayed. Input the new
password.
• You may be unable to access the conguration interface if you forget the password.
• If the reset switch is enabled, you can restore the factory default settings by pressing the reset
button. The reset switch is enabled by default.
• If the reset switch is disabled, you must send the device to Bualo Technical Support to restore the
factory defaults. In this event, please contact Bualo Technical Support.