Panasonic Switch-M8eGi Series Owner's manual

Page 1 of 13
Model
Name
Model
No.
Switch-M8eGi
PN28080i-ID Product Specification 401-28080i-ID-SP01
Panasonic Life Solutions Networks Co., Ltd.
Date revised
Date issued May. 26, 2020
1. Summary
Switch-M8eGi is an all Giga bit Ethernet Layer 2 Switching Hub with management function having 8 ports of
10/100/1000BASE-T and SFP extension slot.
2. Feature
（1） Has wire speed layer 2 switching functions.
（2） Ports 1 to 8 are auto negotiation-ready 10/100/1000BASE-T ports. Their speed and communication mode can be changed
by configuration. Port 9 can be exclusively used as an SFP extension slot.
（3） All twisted pair ports support straight/cross cable auto sensing function. Simply connect devices with straight cables,
whether it is a terminal or a network device.(This function does not work if the port communication configuration is set at
Fixed or Link Aggregation. Ports 1 to 8 are set at MDI-X. (default))
（4） Due to the loop detection/shutoff function, a port where loop has occurred can be automatically shut off to prevent loop
failures. When a port is shut off and recovered automatically, SNMP trap can be sent to notify the incident to the
administrator. Moreover, the port with a loop can be identified by loop notification on the LEDs on the main unit and referring
the history of loop on the setting screen.
（5） Has a loop detection history function, which notifies when a loop occurs with the corresponding LED and enables a network
administrator to identify the looped port after the loop is removed.
（6） Fanless design solves noise problem or fan failure.
（7） Power consumption can be suppressed by switching off the port LEDs (left) via the ECO mode LED functions.
（8） The IEEE802.1p compatible QoS function is supported.
（9） Has an Internet Mansion function, which ensures security between each door.
（10） Has a port grouping function, which groups ports that are allowed to communicate with one another to limit communications
between different groups.
（11） Equipped with energy efficient Ethernet （EEE） conforming to IEEE802.3az（LPI）. When there is no data transmission at link
up, the energy-saving state automatically starts so that power consumption can be reduced on each port.
Factory default : Disable
（12） Embedded power saving mode detects the connection status automatically and saves power consumption to minimum.
Factory default : Disable
（13） VLAN function allows free grouping of up to 256 VLANs.
（14） IEEE802.1Q VLAN tagging is supported, and a maximum of 256 VLANs can be registered.
（15） The IEEE802.1X compatible user authentication function （EAP-MD5/TLS/PEAP） is supported.
（16） Each single port supports IEEE 802.1X, Web, and MAC authentication protocols, eliminating the need for individually
setting the ports’ authentication parameters.
（17） Supports ZEQUO assist Plus. Processes from introduction to maintenance can be performed easily.

Page 2 of 13
Model
Name
Model
No.
Switch-M8eGi
PN28080i-ID Product Specification 401-28080i-ID-SP01
Panasonic Life Solutions Networks Co., Ltd.
Date revised
Date issued May. 26, 2020
3. Rated/Environmental Conditions
4－1. Form and materials/colors
4－2. Mass（Weight） 1,100g
4. Form
Dimensions ：44mm（Height）×210mm（Width）×130mm（Depth）
（Excluding protruding sections）
Case material ：SECC
Color : Main unit: Green 03, Front face: Black 03,
Face plate label: Black 04
3-1. Power supply AC100-240V, 50/60Hz, 0.5A （with a built-in power supply）
3-2. Power consumption
3-3. Operating environment Temperature: 0 - 60℃
Humidity: 20 - 80%RH （no condensation）
3-4. Storage environment Temperature: -20 - 70℃
Humidity: 10 - 90%RH （no condensation）
Normally, Max : 6.2W, Min : 2.4W
3-5. EMC compliance CISPR 22 Class A
EN 55022 Class A
AS/NZS CISPR22 Class A
VCCI Class A
EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3
CISPR 24
EN 55024
IEC 61000-4-2, IEC 61000-4-3, IEC 61000-4-4, IEC 61000-4-5,
IEC 61000-4-6, IEC 61000-4-8, IEC 61000-4-11
3-6. Safety compliance IEC 60950-1
EN 60950-1
RoHS compliant
3-7. Environment compliance

Page 3 of 13
Model
Name
Model
No.
Switch-M8eGi
PN28080i-ID Product Specification 401-28080i-ID-SP01
Panasonic Life Solutions Networks Co., Ltd.
Date revised
Date issued May. 26, 2020
5－1. Interface Twisted pair port 1-8 ：RJ45 connector （*1）
Transmitting and receiving network system：
IEEE802.3 10BASE-T
IEEE802.3u 100BASE-TX
IEEE802.3ab 1000BASE-T
Energy Efficient Ethernet （*2） :IEEE802.3az （LPI）
Transmission speed ：10/100Mbps, full/half duplex
：1000Mbps, full duplex
Compatible cable ：Twisted pair cable
（At least equivalent to EIA/TIA568 category 5e）
Maximum transmission distance ：100m
Auto-Negotiation ：Communication speed and full/half duplex
are automatically recognized.
The setting can be fixed to 10Mbps,
100Mbps, and full duplex or half duplex.
*1 Embedded power saving mode detects the connection status automatically
and saves power consumption to minimum.
Factory default : Disable
*2 Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) conforming to IEEE802.3az (LPI).
When there is no data transmission at link up, the energy-saving state
automatically starts so that power consumption can be reduced on each port.
Factory default : Disable
SFP extension slot 9
Transmitting and receiving network system：
:IEEE802.3z 1000BASE-SX/LX
SFF-8472（DMI：Diagnostic Monitoring Interface）
Optional Accessories :1000BASE-SX SFP Module（i） （PN54022-ID）
1000BASE-LX SFP Module（i） （PN54024-ID）
5. Hardware Specifications
Switching method ：Store and Forward
Switching capacity ：18Gbps
Packet transfer capability ：Non-blocking
Max 1,488,000pps/port（1000Mbps）
Max 148,800pps/port（100Mbps）
Max 14,880pps/port（10Mbps）
MAC Address table ：Max 8K entry/unit
Buffer memory ：512K Bytes/unit
Flow control ：half-duplex Back pressure
full-duplex IEEE802.3x
Aging timeout ：10 to 100,000 sec. （Default: 300 sec.）
Jumbo frame supported ：9KB
Transmittable frames ：EAP,BPDU
HOL Blocking Prevention ：Support
5－2. Switching mode
5－3. Terminal emulator
connection
Console port ：RJ45 connector 1 port
Transmission mode ：RS-232C（ITU-TS V.24）
Emulation mode ：VT100
Communication configuration ：9,600bps, 8bit, None Parity control,
Stop bit 1 bit

Page 4 of 13
Model
Name
Model
No.
Switch-M8eGi
PN28080i-ID Product Specification 401-28080i-ID-SP01
Panasonic Life Solutions Networks Co., Ltd.
Date revised
Date issued May. 26, 2020
（1）POWER（Power）LED
Green Light ：Power is ON
Off ：Power is OFF
（2）ANY COL.（Collision） LED
Orange Light : During half-duplex operation, packet collision is
occurring in either port.
（3）STATUS/ECO （Status/ECO made）LED
Green Light : Operating in status mode.
Green Blink : Operating in ECO mode.
All port LEDs（left） are turned off.
Orange Light : Starting
Orange Blink ： Malfunction（Contact the seller）
Off : Power is OFF.
（4）GIGA（GIGA mode）LED
Green Light : Operating in GIGA mode.
（5）100M（Speed mode）LED
Green Light : Operating in Speed mode.
（6）FULL （DUPLEX mode）LED
Green Light : Operating in DUPLEX mode.
（7）LOOP HISTORY（Loop History mode）LED
Green Light : Operating in Loop History mode.
Green Blink : Loop is occurring,
or occurred within the last 3days.
You can display the following items using the LED display change button.
Display for the connection with a connected terminal （Status mode）,Display for
the 1000 Mbps transmission rate （GIGA mode） , Display for the 100Mbps or 10 Mbps
transmission rate （Speed mode）, Display for the full-duplex or half-duplex
transmission system （DUPLEX mode）, Display for ports with a loop history （Loop
history mode） , All port LED lamps can be turned OFF （ECO mode）.
The mode at the start is called “Base mode”.
There are two types of Base modes : Status mode （factory default setting） and
ECO mode. You can change the Base mode by holding down the LED display change
button （for at least 3 sec）.
When the Base mode is changed normally, all STATUS/ECO , GIGA , 100M , and
FULL LED lamps light up at the same time. When you release the button, the Base
mode is changed to the selected mode.
If the mode is changed to the GIGA mode, Speed mode, DUPLEX mode, or
Loop History mode and the LED display switch button is not used for one minute or
longer, the mode automatically returns to a Base mode （Status mode or ECO mode）.
The Base mode is maintained even after the power is turned OFF.
5－4. LED display
5. Hardware Specifications
Display of each port
is refer to table 1
of No.5.
LED display change button

Page 5 of 13
Model
Name
Model
No.
Switch-M8eGi
PN28080i-ID Product Specification 401-28080i-ID-SP01
Panasonic Life Solutions Networks Co., Ltd.
Date revised
Date issued May. 26, 2020
5－4. LED display Switch two types of Base mode s and their LEDs in the following way:
Boot
Press “LED DISPLAY CHANGE BUTTON” manually.
Automatic
Automatically returns to Base mode after 1 minute.
Boot
When Base mode is Status mode （factory default setting）
When Base mode is ECO mode
Switch Base mode（keep pressing “LED DISPLAY
CHANGE BUTTON” over 3 seconds）
LED lamps for each mode and LED lamps for ports 1 to 9 correspond as the following.
（Table 1）
Press “LED DISPLAY CHANGE BUTTON” manually.
Automatic
Automatically returns to Base mode after 1 minute.
Table 1
Display mode Behavior Description
STATUS/ECO
GIGA
100M
Full
LOOP
HISTORY
Green Light
Green Blink
Off
Green Light
Off
Port
LED
Left
Right －
Port LED（Left）
Port LED（Right）
5. Hardware Specifications
Link is established
Transmitting and receiving data.
No device connected.
Link is established at 1000Mbps.
Link is established at 100Mbps or
10Mbps , or no device is connected.
Green Light
Off
Link is established at 100Mbps.
Link is established at 1000Mbps or
10Mbps , or no device is connected.
Green Light
Off
Link is established at full-duplex.
Link is established at half-duplex or
or no device is connected.
Green Light
Off
Loop has been detected within the
last 3 days.
No loop detection history.
Orange Light
Off
Shutting down by loop detection.
Not shutting down by loop detection.
Status mode
（Base mode） GIGA mode Speed mode DUPLEX
mode
Loop History
mode
GIGA
mode
Speed
mode
DUPLEX
mode
Status
mode
ECO mode
（Base mode）
Loop History
mode
5－6. Fan Fan-less
5－5. Cascade connections Port 1-8 corresponding to the Auto MDI / MDI-X
（Allowed change by the setting for the application）
Ports 1-7 are set to "Disable" at factory default setting.

Page 6 of 13
Model
Name
Model
No.
Switch-M8eGi
PN28080i-ID Product Specification 401-28080i-ID-SP01
Panasonic Life Solutions Networks Co., Ltd.
Date revised
Date issued May. 26, 2020
Control parameters can be set by the following procedures:
（1） Configuration from an asynchronous terminal connected to the console port.
（2） Configuration from a remote terminal connected via TELNET and SSH
（3） It can be set from a remote terminal according to the Web screen.
Management protocol ：SNMP v1/v2c/v3 （RFC1157,RFC1901,
RFC1908）
TELNET （RFC854）
SSH v2 （RFC4251,RFC4252,
RFC4253,RFC4254）
SNTP v3 （RFC1769）
Data transfer protocol ：TFTP （RFC783,RFC1350）
It is possible to check the control and operation of the Switching Hub by ZEQUO
assist Plus.
Switching Hub can be controlled by the following procedures:
（1） Control from an asynchronous terminal connected to the console port.
（2） Control from a remote terminal using SSH/TELNET and TCP/IP network
connection
（3） Control using SNMP Manager
The switching Hub operation status can be checked using the following functions.
（1） Function to display the CPU
（2） SFP module status checking function （DDM: Digital Diagnostic Monitoring）
6－3. Rebooting
6－2. Switching Hub Control
6－4. Supported Agent
The system can be reset from the software in the following three modes:
（1） Warm start
（2） Reset to factory default
（3） Reset items other than the IP address to factory default
The reboot timer function can also be used in each mode.
6－1. Configuration
6. Software Specifications
RFC1213-MIB（MIBⅡ） （RFC 1213） （*1）
BRIDGE-MIB （RFC 4188） （*2）
SNMPv2-MIB （RFC 1907）
RMON-MIB （RFC 2819） Only etherStatsTable
SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB （RFC 2571）
SNMP-MPD-MIB （RFC 2572）
SNMP-NOTIFICATION-MIB （RFC 2573N）
SNMP-TARGET-MIB （RFC 2573T）
SNMP-USER-BASED-SM-MIB （RFC 2574）
SNMP-VIEW-BASED-ACM-MIB （RFC 2575）
SNMP-COMMUNITY-MIB （RFC 2576）
IP-MIB （RFC 4293） （*3）
IF-MIB （RFC 2233） Excluding IfMIB
IEEE8021-PAE-MIB （IEEE802.1X） Excluding dot1xPaeSupplicant
*1 Excluding following item
At , ipRouteTable, icmp, egp
*2 Excluding following item
dot1dStp, dot1dSr, dot1dStatic
*3 Excluding following item
ipDefaultRouterTable, ipv6RouterAdvertTable
6－5. Supported MIB
6－6. System log Maximum number to be kept: 256
System log transfer （IPv4/IPv6）

Page 7 of 13
Model
Name
Model
No.
Switch-M8eGi
PN28080i-ID Product Specification 401-28080i-ID-SP01
Panasonic Life Solutions Networks Co., Ltd.
Date revised
Date issued May. 26, 2020
Turns on the port LED with a orange light when a loop occurs in the corresponding
port.
At this time, the relevant port automatically shuts down to prevent loop from occurring.
SNMP trap can be sent to notify the incident to the administrator.
During loop is occurring, or if loop has occurred within the latest 3 days,
LOOP HISTORY LED blinks to notify this.
• Loop detection port
Enabled: Ports 1 to 8 （factory default setting）
Disabled: Port 9 （factory default setting）
• Loop detection setting
Enabled （factory default setting）
Enabled/disabled can be switched by configuring a setting using
the console, or by pressing "LED DISPLAY CHANGE BUTTON"
for 10 seconds or more.
The setting is kept even when the power is turned OFF.
• Loop shutoff time
60 to 86,400 sec. （Factory default setting: 60 sec.）
The set time Port LED lights up orange and the port shuts off.
• Loop history retention time
3 days
The LOOP HISTORY LED lamp flashes for three days.
The Port LED lamp also remains lit for three days after
the loop is eliminated.
The Loop shutoff mode has the following 2 types of modes.
• Block mode （factory default setting）
When loops are detected, the ports are blocked, and just the loop
detection packets will be transmitted and received.
• Shutdown mode
When loops are detected, the ports are shut down, and none of
the packets including the loop detection packets will be
transmitted nor received. （*）
* Just the loop detection packets from 30 seconds before the set
restoration times will automatically be transmitted and received.
6－7. Loop detection
6. Software Specifications
Syslog Client （Transfers system logs to the Syslog server.）
TFTP Client （Upgrades the software and saves/loads configuration information.）
Login RADIUS （login authentication function by the RADIUS server）
6－8. Others

Page 8 of 13
Model
Name
Model
No.
Switch-M8eGi
PN28080i-ID Product Specification 401-28080i-ID-SP01
Panasonic Life Solutions Networks Co., Ltd.
Date revised
Date issued May. 26, 2020
7－1. Port grouping Members of the port group can communicate only among member ports in
the same group.
（Number of group registrations: 256）
IEEE802.1Q Tag VLAN Protocol
Port Base VLAN, Guest VLAN, Dynamic VLAN
Number of VLAN registrations: 256 （including default）
Internet Mansion function
7－2. VLAN
7－3. Trunking IEEE802.ad Link Aggregation function （STATIC）
Up to 4 groups can be created （up to 8 ports per group）.
7－4. Port Monitoring Traffic of the target port can be copied to the specified port and transmitted.
（Two or more target ports can be specified.）
7－5. QoS IEEE802.1p 4 levels of Priority Queue supported
（Strict priority queuing ）
7－6. Authentication Function IEEE802.1X Port-based authentication
（EAP-MD5/TLS/PEAP Authentication method）
Web-based authentication, Mac-based authentication using IEEE 802.1X
Web-based authentication, Dynamic VLAN function using IEEE 802.1X
Guest VLAN using IEEE 802.1X
Force Authorized MAC Address Configuration
EAP Packet Forwarding function
(Enable/disable EAP transmission can be specified for each port.)
MAC authentication
WEB authentication
Triple authentication※
※IEEE802.1X MAC-based/MAC/WEB authentication can be simultaneously
7. Layer 2 Switching Functions
7－7. Access control Access control can be controlled by the following parameters:
（1） IP address （Source or Destination）
（2） IPv6 address （Source or Destination）
（3） MAC address （Source or Destination）
（4） TCP/UDP port number （Source or Destination）
（5） VLAN ID
（6） IEEE 802.1p Priority
（7） DSCP
（8） Protocol
（9） ICMP type
（10）TCP SYN Flag
7－8. Time configuration SNTP-based time synchronization function
Manual mode setting
7－9. Others FDB
ARP table
NDP table
DDM（Digital Diagnostic Monitoring）
Reboot（Normal/Default/Default-exceptIP）
Statics
IPv4 Ping Execution
IPv6 Ping Execution
Watch Dog Timer

Page 9 of 13
Model
Name
Model
No.
Switch-M8eGi
PN28080i-ID Product Specification 401-28080i-ID-SP01
Panasonic Life Solutions Networks Co., Ltd.
Date revised
Date issued May. 26, 2020
（1） Mounting to wall
（2） Mounting to rack
9－1. Port 1 - 8
9－2. Console port
Status
MDI-X
MDI
Pin No.
Signal
Signal
12364 587
BI_DB+
BI_DA+
BI_DB-
BI_DA-
BI_DA+
BI_DB+
BI_DA- BI_DD+
BI_DB- BI_DC+
BI_DD-
BI_DC-
BI_DC+
BI_DD+
BI_DC-
BI_DD-
Pin No.
1
2
3
4
NC
NC
TXD
GND
5
6
7
8
GND
RXD
NC
NC
Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Signal Pin No. Signal
9. Connector Pin Arrangement
10. Installation Procedures and Accessories
10－1．Installation Procedures
（1） Installation Guide ：1
（2） CD-ROM （PDF version of Operating Instructions, ZEQUO assist Plus） ：1
（3） Rubber foot ：4
（4） Wall mount bracket ：2
（5） Screw (for fixing the wall mount brackets to the Switching Hub) ：8
（4） Rack mount bracket (for 19-inch rack） ：2
（5） Connection bracket(for connection two Switching Hubs) ：2
（6） Screw（for 19-inch rack） ：4
（7） Screw (for fixing the mount brackets to the Switching Hub) ：8
（8） Screw (for fixing the connection bracket) ：8
（9） Power cord (CEE7/7)（*） ：1
* The attached power cord is dedicated for AC 100 - 240 V use.
10－2．Accessories
8－2－2. Time setting SNTP setting, manual setting
8－3. Monitoring fiunction
8－3－1. Basic information
8－1. Software specification
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
8－1－1. Enabled browser
8－2. Setting function
8－2－1. Switching configration Administration config
IP config
Port config （basic, extend, Power saving）
System security
Syslog transmission config
ID/Password config
Static ARP table
VLAN seting
QoS setting
802.1X Access Control Configuration
Link aggregation config
Storm control config
Port monitoring config
Static multicast address config
Port group config
System log config
Exception handler
Watchdog Timer setting
Loop detection and shutoff config
DDM config
System information, Hardware information,
Management information[Host name （sysName）], System address information
8－3－2. Learning and recording
information
FDB table, ARP table, Statistics, System log
8－4. System management Software upgrade, Reboot, Save current config, Config file transfer, Ping execution
8. Web management function

Page 10 of 13
Model
Name
Model
No.
Switch-M8eGi
PN28080i-ID Product Specification 401-28080i-ID-SP01
Panasonic Life Solutions Networks Co., Ltd.
Date revised
Date issued May. 26, 2020
11. Optional Accessories
Fiber optic port connector type ：LC connector （Duplex）
Standards ：IEEE802.3ｚ 1000BASE-SX
Transmission speed ：1000Mbps, full duplex
Compatible cable ：Fiber cable
50/125μm Multi Mode Fiber
62.5/125μm Multi Mode Fiber
Maximum transmission distance ：550 m at 50/125 μm
220 m at 62.5/125 μm
11－1. 1000BASE-SX
SFP Module（i）
（Model No.：PN54022-ID）
11－2. 1000BASE-LX
SFP Module（i）
（Model No.：PN54024-ID）
Fiber optic port connector type ：LC connector （Duplex）
Standards ：IEEE802.3ｚ 1000BASE-LX
Transmission speed ：1000Mbps, full duplex
Compatible cable ：Fiber cable
10/125μm Single Mode Fiber
50/125μm Multi Mode Fiber
62.5/125μm Multi Mode Fiber
Maximum transmission distance ：10 km when Single Mode Fiber is used
550 m when Multi Mode Fiber is used