EnGenius EGS2108P User manual

User Manual
Business Solutions
EGS Smart Switch Series
8-Port Gigabit Switches
EGS2108P | EGS2110P | EGS5110P
version 1.0

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IMPORTANT
To install your Switch please refer to the
Quick Installation Guide included in the product packaging.

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Chapter 1 Product Overview ........................................... 4
Introduction/Package Contents ......................................... 5
 Technical Specications ........................................................  6
Physical Interface ..................................................................... 7
Management Interface ........................................................... 9
Connecting the Switch to a Network .............................. 10
Web Access .................................................................................. 12
Chapter 2 Management ..................................................... 13
System ............................................................................................ 14
- IP Setting .................................................................................. 15
 - Port Settings ............................................................................ 16
- PoE Management ................................................................... 17
 - PoE Port Conguration ....................................................... 18
- Cable Diagnostics/Password .............................................. 20
 -ZeroConguration..................................................................21
L2 Feature .................................................................................... 22
- Port Trunking ........................................................................... 22
- IGMP Snooping/Multicast Group List ....................... 23
- Port Mirroring .......................................................................... 24
- Loopback Detection .............................................................. 25
 - Static MAC Address/Dynamic Address List ........ 26
VLAN ................................................................................................ 27
 - 802.1Q ........................................................................................ 27
- PVID .............................................................................................. 29
- Port-based VLAN ................................................................... 30
 QoS ................................................................................................... 32
 - 802.1p Default Priority ..................................................... 32
- CoS Priority Class .................................................................. 33
- Storm Control ........................................................................... 34
- Bandwidth Control ................................................................. 35
Chapter 3 Maintenance....................................................... 36
Maintenance ................................................................................ 37
 Upgrading/Resetting .......................................................... 38
Rebooting/Logging Out ..................................................... 39
Appendix ............................................................................... 40
FCC Interference Statement ................................................ 41
IC Interference Statement .................................................... 42
CE Interference Statement .................................................. 44
Table of Contents

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Chapter 1
Product Overview

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Maximum data rates are based on IEEE 802.3ab standards. Actual throughput and range may vary depending on distance between devices or trac and bandwidth load in the network.
Features and specications subject to change without notice. Trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. For United States of America: Copyright
©2013 EnGenius Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Compliant with FCC - This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment
in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his/her own expense.
The EGS Smart Switch Series are smart switch devices
specially designed to support Access Points and IP
Surveillance cameras, VOIP phones, and other PoE-Capable
. devices as well as other Ethernet-based networking
equipments or computers.The Smart Switch Series provide
simple, yet powerful PoE manageability with features
such as: IEEE 802.3af or IEEE 802.3at/af ports, PoE port
management, loopback detection, and IGMP snooping.
Package Contents
Your EGS Smart Switch package will contain the following
items*
• EnGenius Switch
• QuickInstallationGuide
• PowerAdapter(EGS2108P&EGS2110P)
• WallMountKit(EGS2108P&EGS2110P)
• GroundScrewKit(EGS2108P&EGS2110P)
Introduction
• PowerCord(EGS5110POnly)
• RackMountKit(EGS5110POnly)
*(allitemsmustbeinpackagetoissuearefund):

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Environment & Mechanical:
Temperature Range
Operating: 32 to 104°F / 0 to 40°C
 Storage:-40to158°F/-40to70°C
Humidity(non-condensing):5%-95%
L2 Features:
Loopback Detection
IGMP Snooping v1/v2
Port Trunking
Port Mirroring: One to one and many to one
Static MAC Address
Dynamic MAC List
Bandwidth Control
802.1QVLAN
Port-based VLAN
Storm Control
BootP/DHCP Client
Firmware Burn-Proof
Cable Diagnostic
CoS
PoE Management
Power on/off per port
 PowerClassConguration
Power feeding with priority
 User-denedpowerlimit
Standard:
Switching Capacity:
 20Gbps(EGS5110PandEGS2110P)
 16Gbps(EGS2108P)
Max.ForwardingRate(64kBytes):14.88Mpps
Forwarding Mode: Store and Forward
Packet Buffer Memory: 512K Bytes
Flash Memory: 4 MB
Port Functions:
810/100/1000MbpsPortsinthefrontpanel
21000MbpsSFPSlot(EGS5110PandEGS2110P)
PoE Capability:
PoEStandard:Port1~8SupportIEEE802.3at/af(EGS5110P)
PoE Capable Ports:
 Port1~8canoutputupto30W(EGS5110P)
 Port1~8canoutputupto15.4W(EGS2110P)
 Ports:Port1~4canoutputupto15.4W(EGS2108P)
PoE budget:
 130Watts(EGS5110P)
 61.6Watts(EGS2108PandEGS2110P)
LED Indicator
Device:
Power LED x1
Fault LED x1
PoE Max LED x1
LAN Mode LED x1
PoE Mode LED x1
SFPPorts:(EGS5110PandEGS2110P)
LAN/PoE Mode
Link/Act
Technical Specications

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Physical Interface
Dimensions and Weights
Desktop Design: EGS2108P & EGS2110P
Weight: 1.39 lb.
Width:9.45” Length:4.13” Height:1.06”
Dimensions and Weights
Rack Mountable Design: EGS5110P
Weight: 4.45 lb.
Width: 12.99” Length: 9.05” Height: 1.7”
EGS2108P - Front EGS5110P - Front
EGS2110P - Front
EGS 2108P/EGS2110P - Back
EGS5110P - Back
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8 RJ-45 LAN Ports: 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 LAN ports.
9 LAN Mode LED (Per Copper Port): Light off = No link is
established on the port; Solid Amber Light = A valid 10/100 Mpbs
link is established on the port; Solid Green Light = A valid 1000
Mbps link is established on the port.
10 Link/Act LED (Per Copper Port): Light off = No link is established
on the port; Solid Light = A valid link is established on the port;
Blinking Light = Packet transmission on the port.
11 SFP Ports: Small form factor pluggable ports.
12 Power Connector
13 Power Switch
1 Power LED: Light off = Power off; Solid Light = Power On.
2 Fault LED: Light off = Normal Behavior; Solid Light = Error.
3 PoE Max LED: Light off = Additional PoE device may still be added;
Solid Light = The PoE device’s output power has exceeded total
PoE limit. No additional devices can be powered on via PoE.
4 LAN Mode LED: Light off = LAN mode is not activated; Solid Light
= LAN mode is activated.
5 PoE Mode LED: Light off = PoE mode is not activated; Solid Light
= PoE mode is activated.
6 LED Mode Selector: Press to change between LAN and PoE mode.
7 Reset Button: Press to reset the device to factory default settings.

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Each EnGenius Gigabit PoE or PoE+ Smart Switch features an embedded web interface for the monitoring and
management of your device.
Management Interface

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Connecting the Switch to a Network
Discovery in a Network with a DHCP Server
Use this procedure to setup the Switch within a network
that uses DHCP.
1. ConnectthesuppliedPowerAdapter(cord)totheSwitch
and plug the other end into an electrical outlet. Turn the
Power Switch on the back of the device to the ON
  Position (for EGS2108P and EGS2110P). Verify the
Power LED indicator is lit on the Switch.
2. Wait for the Switch to complete boot up. It might take
a minute for the Switch to complete boot up.
3. ConnectoneendofaCategory5/6Ethernetcableinto
  theGigabit(10/100/1000)Ethernetportontheswitch
front panel and the other end to Ethernet port on the
computer. Verify that the LED on Ethernet ports of the
switch are green.
4. Once your computer is on, ensure that your TCP/IP is set
to On or Enabled. Open Network Connections and then
click Local Area Connecton. Select Internet Protocol
Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). If your computer is already on a
network,ensurethatyouhavesetittoaStaticIPAddress
  ontheInterface(Example:192.168.0.10andtheSubnet
  Maskaddressas255.255.255.0).
5. Open a web browser on your computer. In the address
 barofthewebbrowser,enter192.168.0.239andclick
Enter.
6. A login screen will appear. By default, the password is
password. Enter the current password of the Switch
and then click Login.
7. Once logged in, click IP Setting under and select DHCP.
8. Click Apply to save the settings.
9. ConnecttheSwitchtoyournetwork(DHCPenabled).
10.OntheDHCPserver,ndandwritedowntheIPaddress
allocated to the device. Use this IP address to access
the management interface.

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Discovery on a Network without a DHCP Server
This section describes how to set up an EnGenius Gigabit
PoE or PoE+ Smart Switch in a network without a DHCP
server. If your network has no DHCP service, you must
assign a static IP address to your Switch in order to log in
to the web-based switch management.
1. Connect the supplied Power Adapter (cord) to the
Switch and plug the other end into an electrical outlet.
Turn the Power Switch on the back of the device to
the ONPosition(forEGS2108PandEGS2110P).Verify
the Power LED indicator is lit on the Switch.
2. Wait for the Switch to complete boot up. It might take
a minute or so for the Switch to complete boot up.
3. ConnectoneendofaCategory5/6Ethernetcableinto
  theGigabit(10/100/1000)EthernetportontheSwitch
front panel and the other end to Ethernet port on the
computer. Verify that the LED on Ethernet ports of the
Switch are green.
If your Computer is already on a network, ensure that
you have set it to a Static IP Address on the interface
(Example:192.168.0.10andtheSubnetMaskaddressas
255.255.255.0.).
4. Once your computer is on, ensure that your TCP/IP is set
to On or Enabled. Open Network Connections and then
click Local Area Connecton. Select Internet Protocol
  Version4(TCP/IPv4).
5. If your computer is already on a network, ensure that
you have set it to a Static IP Address on the Interface
  (Example:192.168.0.10andtheSubnetMaskaddress
  as255.255.255.0).
6. Open a web browser on your computer. In the address
  barofthewebbrowser,enter192.168.0.239andclick
Enter.
7. A login screen will appear. By default, the password is
password. Enter the current password of the Switch
and then click Login.
8. Once logged in, click IP Setting under the System
Setting and select Static IPtoconguretheIPsettings
of the management interface.
9. Enter the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway
10. Click Apply to update the system.

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Use this procedure to access the management interface
throughaWebbrowserfordeviceconguration.
1. Open a Web browser on your computer and enter
thefollowingaddress(default):http://192.168.0.239.
2. On the login screen, use the following information:
Password: password
To make access to the web-based management interface
more secure, it’s highly reccomended that you change the
password to something more unique.
Web Access

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Chapter 2
Management

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The navigation pane at the left of the web browser interface
contains a System tab that enables you to manage your
EnGenius Smart Switch with features under the following
main menu options:
• “Summary”
• “IP Setting”
• “Port Setting”
• “PoE Management”
• “Cable Diagnostics”
• “Password”
• “ZeroConguration”
The description that follows in this chapter describes
conguringandmanagingsystemsettingsintheEnGenius
Smart Switch.
Summary
The Summary screen contains general device information
including the device name, Firmware version, MAC address,
IP address, Gateway, and System Up Time.
Device Name: Shows the model name of the Switch
FW version:ShowstheinstalledrmwareversionoftheSwitch
Serial Number: Shows the serial number of the Switch
Base MAC address: Shows the MAC address of the device
IP address: Shows the IP address assigned by DHCP server.
Gateway: Shows the Gateway of IP interface.
System up Time: Shows the amount of time since the most
recent device reset. The System Time is displayed in the
following format: days, hours, and minutes. For example,
thedisplaywillread:3days,6hours,10minutes.
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IP Setting
The IP Setting screen contains elds for assigning IP
addresses.IPaddressesareeitherdenedasstaticorare
retrieved using the Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol
(DHCP).TheDHCPassignsdynamicIPaddressestodevices
on a network. DHCP ensures that network devices can
have a different IP address every time the device connects
to the network.
NotethefollowingwhenconguringIPAddresses:
If the device fails to retrieve an IP address through
DHCP,thedefaultIPaddressis192.168.0.239.
To access the page, click IP Setting under the system menu.
Dynamic IP Address (DHCP): Enable the IP address to be
congured automatically by the DHCP server. Selecting this
elddisablestheIPAddress,Subnetmask,andGatewayelds.
Static IP Address: Species that the IP address, Subnet
mask,anddefaultGatewaymustbemanuallycongured.
IP Address: Enter the static IP address used to manage the
Switch.
Subnet Mask: Enter the IP address mask.
Gateway:UsethistoconguretheIPaddressofarouter
on the same subnet as the management interface that
connects to other subnets.
Apply: Click APPLY to update the System Settings.

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Port Settings
Use the Port Setting to congure the speed and duplex
settings of each port.
To access the page, click Port Setting under the system menu.
Port: Shows the port number.
Trunk: Port trunking allows you to assign physical links to
one logical link (trunk) that functions as a single, higher-
speed link providing dramatically increased bandwidth.
Shows which trunk the port belongs to.
Link: Indicates whether the link is up or down at the physical
layer.
Speed: Use the drop down menu to select the port’s speed
and duplex mode. If you select Auto, the duplex mode
and speed will be set by the auto-negotiation. The port’s
maximumcapability(fullduplexand1Gbps)andthefactory
default is Auto.
Apply: Click APPLY to update the System Settings.

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PoE Management
The PoE Management screen contains system PoE
information for monitoring the current power usage and
assign the total amount of power the Switch can provide
to all of its PoE ports. Ports 1~8 on the EGS5110P are
IEEE802.3at/af compliant ports. Each port is capable of
delivering up to 30W and a total PoE budget of 130W
for uninterrupted PoE use.To access the page, click PoE
Management under system menu.
Total Power Budget: Enter the amount of power the
Switch can provide to all ports.
Current Power Used: Shows the total amount of power
currently being delivered to all ports.
Apply: Click APPLY to apply the new settings to the system.

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PoE Port Conguration
The PoE Port Conguration screen contains system PoE
informationforenablingPoEonthedeviceandcongure
per port PoE settings.
To access the page, click PoE Port Conguration under
system menu.
Port: Shows the specic port for which PoE parameters
aredened.PoEparametersareassignedtothepowered
device that is connected to the selected port.
Priority: Select the port priority if the power supply is low.
Theelddefaultislow.Forexample,ifthepowersupplyis
runningat99%usage,andport1isprioritizedashigh,but
port6isprioritizedaslow,port1isprioritizedtoreceive
powerandport6maybedeniedpower.Thepossibleeld
values are: 4
• Low – Set the PoE priority level as low.
• Medium – Set the PoE priority level as medium.
• High – Set the PoE priority level as high.
• Critical – Set the PoE priority level as Critical.
Class(Auto):Showstheclassicationofthepowereddevice.
Theclassdenesthemaximumpowerthatcanbeprovided
tothepowereddevice.Thepossibleeldvaluesare:
• Class 0 – The maximum power level at the Power Sourcing
Equipment is 15.4 Watts.
• Class 1 – The maximum power level at the Power Sourcing
Equipment is 4.0 Watts.
• Class 2 – The maximum power level at the Power Sourcing
Equipment is 7.0 Watts.
• Class 3 – The maximum power level at the Power Sourcing
Equipment is 15.4 Watts.
• Class 4 – The maximum power level at the Power Sourcing
Equipment is 30 Watts.
Select this option to base the power limit on the detected
class value. When this value is selected, the user-
conguredvalueconguredinthePowerLimiteldis
ignored.
Class(User dened): Select this option to base the power
limitonthevalueconguredintheUserPowerLimiteld.

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User Power Limit: Set the maximum amount of power that
can be delivered by a port.
Note: The User Power Limit can only be implemented
whentheClassvalueissettoUser-Dened.
State:
• Enable – Enable the Device Discovery protocol and provides
power to the device using the PoE module. The Device Discovery
Protocol enables the device to discover Powered Devices attached to
thedeviceinterfacesandtolearntheirclassication.
• Disable – Disables the Device Discovery protocol and stops the
power supply to the device using the PoE module.
Status: Shows the port’s PoE status. The possible eld
values are:
• Delivering Power – The device is enabled to deliver power
via the port.
• Disabled – The device is disabled for delivering power via the port.
• Test Fail – The powered device test has failed. For example, a
port could not be enabled and cannot be used to deliver power to
the powered device.
• Testing – The powered device is being tested. For example, a
   powereddeviceistestedtoconrmitisreceivingpowerfromthe
power supply.
• Searching –The device is currently searching for a powered
device. Searching is the default PoE operational status.
• Fault – The device has detected a fault on the powered device
when the port is forced on. For example, the power supply
voltage is out of range, or there is a communication error with PoE
devices, a short occurs, or an unknown error occurs.
Apply: Click APPLY to update the system settings.

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Cable Diagnostics
The Cable Diagnostics setting provides information about
where connectivity may have failed on the Ethernet
cable. The tests use Time Domain Reectometry (TDR)
technology to test the quality of the Ethernet cable for any
disconnection or failure points.
To access the page, click Cable Diagnostics under system
menu
Port: Select the port to which the cable is connected.
Status: Shows the state of the cable.
Cable Length: Shows the approximate cable length.
Test: Click Test to perform the cable tests for the selected
port.
Password
Click Password from the System section. The password
screen appears. You can set a new password. You must
entertheoldandnewpasswordsandconrmthenewone.
Click Apply to enable the new password.
To access the page, click Password under system menu.
Password: Enter your password; the default password is
password.
New Password: Set the new password for the Switch
Conrm:Enterthenewpasswordagain
Apply: Click APPLY to update the system settings.