MicroNet SP6108WS User manual

USER’S MANUAL
8 Port Gigabit Web Smart Switch
Model No.: SP6108WS

FCC Certifications
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 when the equipment
is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instruction manual, 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 own expense.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received; including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
CE Mark Warning
This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic
compatibility, EN 55022 class A for ITE, the essential protection requirement of
Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member
States relating to electromagnetic compatibility.
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Table of Contents
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION .............................................................................4
1.1 KEY FEATURES............................................................................................ 5
1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS...................................................................................5
2. HARDWARE DESCRIPTION..........................................................................6
2.1 PHYSICAL DIMENSION .................................................................................. 6
2.2THE FRONT PANEL....................................................................................... 6
2.3 LED DEFINITION.......................................................................................... 7
2.4THE REAR PANEL ........................................................................................8
3. INSTALLATION...............................................................................................9
3.1 DESKTOP INSTALLATION ............................................................................... 9
3.2 RACK-MOUNT INSTALLATION ......................................................................... 9
3.3 INSTALLING NETWORK CABLES ................................................................... 10
3.4 NETWORK APPLICATION.............................................................................10
4. FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION......................................................................11
4.1 JUMBO FRAME ...........................................................................................11
4.2 FLOW CONTROLAND BACK PRESSURE.........................................................11
4.3 MIRROR.....................................................................................................11
4.4 VLAN........................................................................................................11
4.5TRUNK (AGGREGATION)..............................................................................11
4.6 QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) ...................................................................... 12
4.7 SNMP...................................................................................................... 12
5. WEB-BASED MANAGEMENT .....................................................................13
5.1 PREPARING FOR WEB MANAGEMENT........................................................... 13
5.2 SYSTEM LOGIN.......................................................................................... 13
5.3 HOMEPAGE ...............................................................................................14
5.4 SYSTEM.................................................................................................... 14
5.5 PORT........................................................................................................ 15
5.6 VLAN....................................................................................................... 16
5.7 PVID........................................................................................................ 17
5.8AGGREGATION/TRUNK CONFIGURATION...................................................... 18
5.9 QUALITY OF SERVICE.................................................................................19
5.10 MIRROR.................................................................................................. 22
5.11 STORM FILTER......................................................................................... 23
5.12 SNMP.................................................................................................... 23
5.13 DISCOVERY............................................................................................. 24
5.14 STATISTICS OVERVIEW............................................................................. 25
5.15 DETAILED STATISTICS............................................................................... 25
5.16 RESTART ................................................................................................26
5.17 FACTORY DEFAULT .................................................................................. 26
6. SPECIFICATION...........................................................................................27

1. General Description
Easily boosting your networking throughput, the Gigabit Web smart switch
SP6108WS provides you 8* 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit ports that lead you to
a real Gigabit connection. Users are now able to transfer high
bandwidth-demanded files faster and hence get a real efficiency
improvement with the user-friendly Web-based management interface.
The management functionalities provide efficient network usage. VLAN
reduces the collisions in network. Port Aggregation enlarges the bandwidth
of backbone connection. QoS is supported to secure the bandwidth for
some bandwidth-demanded services including VoIP or videoconference.
Flow control also contributes for ensuring the correctness of data
transmitting. The 802.3x and backpressure flow control mechanisms work
respectively for full and half duplex modes.
Sufficient compatibility enhances easy installation and maintenance. The
switch supports Nway auto-negotiation protocol, which detects the
networking speed (either 10/100/1000 Mbps) and the duplex modes (Full or
Half duplex mode) automatically and do an immediately adjustment to
advance the capability. Auto-MDI/MDI-X function alleviates the effort to use
crossover cables. Users need not to prepare crossover cables for
equipment connectivity. Also, rich diagnostic LEDs are provided for users to
get real-time information of the connection status that helps to do quick
response and correction.

1.1 Key Features
z8* fixed 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ports for easy network
connecting application.
zProvide Auto-discovery Function for easy Network management.
zProvide 8K MAC address entries and 8 groups VLAN table
zSupport up to 7 ports and 4 groups port aggregation.
zSupport QoS for better communication quality.
zSupport full duplex flow control and half duplex back pressure
zStore-and-forward forwarding scheme
zError packet filtering
zSupport Jumbo frame 9K bytes
zSupports 144K buffer Memory
zSupport Web-based management interface.
z100-240Vac/ 50-60Hz universal input
zFCC Class A, CE
1.2 Package Contents
Thank you for purchasing the 8-port Gigabit Ethernet Web Smart Switch.
Before you start, please verify that your package contains the following
items:
zOne 8-port Gigabit Ethernet Web Smart Switch
zOne power cord
zOne RS-232 Cable (optional)
zRack-mount brackets and screws (optional)
zUser’s Manual
zQuick Installation Guide

2. Hardware Description
This Section mainly describes the hardware of the 8-port Gigabit Ethernet
Web Smart Switch, and gives a physical and functional overview.
2.1 Physical Dimension
The 8-port Gigabit Ethernet Web Smart Switch physical dimension is:
266mm x 160mm x 44mm (W x D x H)
2.2 The Front Panel
The front panel consists of LED indicators, a restore default button and 8*
10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 ports.
Port Operation
There are 8 * 10/100/1000Mbps RJ-45 (copper) ports on the front panel.
The auto-negotiation feature of the switch allows each port on the device
running with one of the following operation modes:
Speed Duplex Mode
Full Duplex
10Mbps Half Duplex
Full Duplex
100Mbps Half Duplex
1000Mbps Full Duplex

2.3 LED Definition
LED for the device:
The switch provides a power LED for the device.
LED Status Operation
Steady Green The switch is powered on
Power Off The switch is powered off
LED for each port:
The switch provides one “1000M” LED and one “10/100M” LED for each
port.
1000M LED: Shows the current transmitting/receiving speed of the
port.
10/100M LED: Shows the link status and the activities on the port.
LED Status Operation
Green The port is connected at 1000 Mbps
Blinking
Green A valid link is established, and there is data transmitting/receiving.
1000M
Off No valid link on this port or the Port is
connected at 10/100 Mbps
Steady
Green A valid link is established, and there is no data transmitting/receiving.
Blinking
Green A valid link is established, and there is data transmitting/receiving.
10/100M
Off No valid link on this port or the port is
connected at 1000 Mbps
Restore Default Button
You can use this button to reset the switch or restore factory default settings.
To reset the switch, press the button once.
To restore factory default settings, press and hold the button for three
seconds.

2.4 The Rear Panel
The rear panel of the switch:
Power Receptacle
To be compatible with the electric service standards around the world, the
switch is designed to afford the power supply in the range from 100 to
240VAC, 50/60Hz. Please make sure that your outlet standard to be within
this range.
To power on the switch, please plug the female end of the power cord firmly
into the receptacle of the switch and the other end into an electric service
outlet. After the power cord installation, please check if the power LED is lit
for a normal power status.

3. Installation
This switch can be placed on your desktop directly, or mounted in a rack.
Please refer to the instructions for installation.
Before installing the switch, we recommend:
1. The switch is placed with appropriate ventilation environment. A
minimum 25mm space around the unit is recommended.
2. The switch and the relevant components are away from sources of
electrical noise such as radios, transmitters and broadband amplifiers
3. The switch is away from environments beyond recommend moisture
3.1 Desktop Installation
1. Install the switch on a level surface that can support the weight of the
unit and the relevant components.
2. Plug the switch with the female end of the provided power cord and plug
the male end to the power outlet.
3.2 Rack-mount Installation
The switch may be standalone, or mounted in a rack. Rack mounting
facilitate to an orderly installation when you are going to install series of
networking devices.
Procedures to Rack-mount the Switch:
1. Disconnect all the cables from the switch before continuing.
2. Place the unit the right way up on a hard, flat surface with the front
facing you.
3. Locate a mounting bracket over the mounting holes on one side of the
unit.
4. Insert the screws and fully tighten with a suitable screwdriver.
5. Repeat the two previous steps for the other side of the unit.
6. Insert the unit into the rack and secure with suitable screws (optional).
7. Reconnect all the cables.

3.3 Installing Network Cables
1. Crossover or straight-through cable: All the ports on the switch
support Auto-MDI/MDI-X functionality. Both straight-through or crossover
cables can be used as the media to connect the switch with PCs as well
as other devices like switches, hubs or router.
2. Category 3,4,5 or 5e UTP/STP cable: To make a valid connection and
obtain the optimal performance.An appropriate cable that corresponds
to different transmitting/receiving speed is required. To choose a suitable
cable, please refer to the following table.
Media Speed Wiring
10Mbps Category 3,4,5
UTP/STP
100Mbps Category 5 UTP/STP
10/100/1000Mbps
copper 1000Mbps Category 5,5e
UTP/STP
3.4 Network Application

4. Functional Description
4.1 Jumbo Frame
With Jumbo Frame supported, it is allowed for the switch to transport
identical data in fewer frames. Hence helps to ensure fewer overheads,
shorten processing time, and reduce interrupts.
Note: To enable Jumbo Frame, Flow Control should be enabled in advance.
4.2 Flow Control and Back Pressure
Flow control and Back Pressure both contributes for lower and higher speed
devices to communicate to each other hence ensures the correctness of
data transmitting. The 802.3x flow control and Back Pressure mechanisms
work respectively for full and half duplex modes. Flow control can be
enabled or disabled on a per-port basis.
4.3 Mirror
The Mirror function provides network administrator to monitor the traffic. By
forwarding a copy of the packets that transferred by the source port, the
monitoring port received all the packets and hence is able to monitor the
traffic of this specific port.
4.4 VLAN
With VLAN supported, the network can be segmented in groups to reduce
the collisions from widely broadcasting. The device supports 802.1Q tag
based VLAN, which add tags to the header of the packet to classify their
VLANs.
4.5 Trunk (Aggregation)
The Trunk functionality integrates several ports to enlarge the bandwidth
that helps to boost the backbone connectivity.

4.6 Quality of Service (QoS)
The QoS service classifies packets into different precedence. The packets
are transmitted and received by their classified priorities. This mechanism
helps high bandwidth demanded applications such as VoIP to get an
unobstructed connection.
4.7 SNMP
This device is SNMP(Simple Network Management Protocol)-management
supported. This allows this product to be monitored or inspected by a SNMP
management station.

5. Web-Based Management
5.1 Preparing for Web Management
Before using web management, install the switch on the network and make
sure that any one of the PCs on the network can connect with the switch
through the web browser. The switch default of IP, subnet mask, username
and password are as follows:
5.2 System Login
This section instructs you how to enter and proceed the advanced
management capability, which can be accessed by Telnet session / Internet
Browser over the network (in-band).
To access the Web-based management interface, you should configure the
management station with an IP address and subnet mask that compatible to
your switch.
The factory default value of the switch:
IP Address：192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask：255.255.255.0
Default Gateway：192.168.1.254
1. Running your Web Browser and enter the IP address “192.168.1.1” in the
Address field.
2. Key in the user name and password to pass the authentication. The factory
default value of User Name and Password is “admin”.

5.3 Homepage
After authentication procedure, the “SYSTEM Configuration” page shows
up as the Homepage. You may click the hyperlinks on the left side of each
page to get access to each management functions.
5.4 System
The System window provides the switch information and allows users to
configure the switch properties.
Items
F
unctions
MAC Address The MAC address of this device..
S/W Version The software version of this device.
IP Address Setup the IP address of the switch
Subnet Mask Setup the Subnet Mask of the switch
Gateway Setup the Gateway of the switch
Management VLAN The VLAN ID of one specific VLAN group
that is allowed to manage this switch via
WEB-based management interface.
Please fill the VLAN id of the VLAN that is
authorized to manage this switch.
User Name The Login name. (Default: admin)
Password The Login password. (Default: admin)
System Name The name of the device.

To save the configuration of the system, click “Apply” to save
Note:
After applying your configuration, a new login page will be started
automatically. Please login again to proceed other configurations.
5.5 Port
This Port Configuration page shows the link status of each port and allows
users to configure speed, flow control and Max frame size for each port.
Items Functions
Link Shows the link status of each port. The column
lights green with the link speed while there is
valid connection on this port.
Mode Select a speed for this port. “Auto Speed”
enables auto-negotiation. “Disable” stop the
port from functioning.
Flow Control Mark the checkbox to enable the FDX Flow
control, or unmark to disable.
Max Frame length To adjust the size of Jumbo Frame. The
length is 1518 bytes. The Maximum value can
be up to 9600 bytes.
To save the configuration of the system, click “Apply” to save. You can also
click the “Refresh” button to see the latest status of each port.

5.6 VLAN
VLAN divides the network members into groups to reduce packets collisions
and improve the network efficiency. The switch supports 802.1Q tag-based
VLAN. Please follow the instructions to configure.
To add new VLAN groups,
1. Fill in a VLAN id from 2 to 4094 in the “VLAN\Port” column.
2. Select the ports for each VLAN groups.
3. Click the “Apply” button to execute.
To delete a VLAN group
1. Clear the members of this VLAN group by clicking those marked
checkboxes.
2. Clear the VLAN id of the VLAN you want to remove in the
“VLAN\Port” column. (Don’t type N/A. Just leave it blank)
3. Click the “Apply” button to execute.
Note:
1. When a port is configured to a specific VLAN group, a PVID that
corresponding to the VLAN id will be assigned automatically to this
port. (Ex, when you make port 3 of a VLAN with VLAN id “2”, the
PVID “ 2 ” will be assigned automatically to port 3)
2. Settings in VLAN, Port aggregation, and Mirror are correlative.
Please make sure that the setting won’t influence each other.

5.7 PVID
When the VLAN-enabled switch receives a tagged packet, the packet will
be sent to the port’s default VLAN according to the PVID (port VLAN ID) of
the receiving port.
Items Functions
Port Port Number 1~8
Egress Select “tagged” in the drop list to enable the
PVID checking and tag inserting of one port, and
select “untagged” to cancel.
For example, if an Egress-tagged port receives
an untagged frame, it will be transmitted as a
PVID tagged frame. For the detail tagging status,
please refer to the following table.
Untagged Tagged
Packet
Frames In Packet Frames
Out
Packet
Frames In Packet Frames Out
Untagged Untagged Untagged Tagged
(PVID)
Tagged Untagged Tagged
(VID) Tagged (VID)
Pri-tagged Untagged Pri-tagged Tagged
(PVID)
PVID Port VLAN ID(1~4094)
Only
tagged Enable: block all un-tagged packets from
accessing this port.
Disable: All packets are allowed to access this
port.

5.8 Aggregation/ Trunk Configuration
To set up the Port trunk groups, put the ports number into the same
Aggregation group. There are eight groups to choose. Don’t forget to click
the “Apply” to save the setting.
There three aggregation modes for you to setup, SMAC (Source MAC),
DMAC (Destination MAC), and XOR.

5.9 Quality of Service
QoS enhances the communication quality by giving different precedence to
classified packets. This switch provides port-based, tag-based and DSCP
QoS modes:
Port-based mode QoS:
The port-based QoS allows users to configure certain ports as high or low
priority. To give priority level for each port:
1. Select “Port” in the “Mode” column for those ports that are going to
perform port-based QoS. Click the “Apply” button.
2. Click the “Port priority” button. The “Port Priority Setting” page
shows up.
3. Click on the drop list to specify priority levels.
4. Click “Apply” to execute.