peplink SD User manual

Peplink SD Switch User Manual
Published on October 25th, 2018

Table of Contents
Switch Layout 3
Specifications 4
Hardware Overview 5
Quick Start Functions 6
Reset switch 6
Connect Ethernet 6
Connect SFP+ 6
Connect to Management Port 6
Connect to Console Port 7
InControl Configuration 7
Add switch to InControl 7
Enable InControl Cloud Management 9
Configuring VLANs 10
Define a new VLAN 12
Default VLAN settings 13
InControl Device Details 14
Port List 16
Port details and configuration 18
Port List 19
LACP - Link Aggregation 21
InControl Reports 22
InControl Clients 22
InControl Settings 23
Settings > Remote Web Admin 23
Settings > Firmware Management 23
Stand Alone Configuration 24
Standalone menu options > Dashboard 25
Standalone menu options > Configure > Network Settings 27
Standalone menu options > Configure > Interfaces > Switch Ports 28
LACP (802.3ad) configuration 30
Standalone menu options > System > Admin Security 31
Standalone menu options > System > Firmware 33

Standalone menu options > System > Time 34
Standalone menu options > System > Schedule 34
Establish a Scheduling Profile 34
Standalone menu options > System > Email Notification 36
Standalone menu options > System > Event Log 37
Standalone menu options > System > SNMP 37
Standalone menu options > System > InControl 39
Standalone menu options > System > Configuration 40
Standalone menu options > System > Reboot 41
Standalone menu options > System > Tools 41
Ping 42
Traceroute 42
Wake-on-LAN 43
Standalone menu options > Status > Device 43
Standalone menu options > Status > Client List 44
Standalone menu options > Status > Event Log 45

Switch Layout

Specifications
SD Switch
LAN Interface
24x 10/100/1000 802.3at (PoE+) enabled
GbE ports, 2 x SFP+ ports
Switching Capacity
88 Gbps
Max. Packet Forwarding rate
66 Mbps
MAC Address Table Size
24K
VLAN Groups
Yes
Fiber Module
10 Gbps
Power Input
2 or 3x 100V - 240V AC Input (depending on
model) , with power redundancy
Power source
2 or 3x PSU
Power Consumption
50W System, 550W or 850W P0E+
PowerBudget
Dimensions
19.1 x 15.7 x 1.7 inches
485 x 400 x 45 mm
(L x W x H)
Weight
17.6 pounds
8.0 kg
Operating Temperature
32° - 104° F
0° - 40° C
Humidity
15% - 95% (non-condensing)
Warranty
1-Year limited Warranty

Hardware Overview
Front Panel Port LED
Port
LED
State
Status
PSU
No PoE
MGMT
IEEE 802.3a?
Port
LED
State
Status
Console
RJ45 1-24
poe /speed/link/act
off/green/orange
Link established
(flashing indicates
network activity)
SFP+ 1-2

Quick Start Functions
Reset Switch
With a paperclip, press and hold the reset button for at least 10+ seconds, until all the lights light
up.
(If you press and hold the reset button for only 5-10 seconds, instead of a factory reset, the
admin user password will be reset to ‘admin’ and access will be reset to HTTP)
Connect Ethernet
Connect an RJ45 cable from an Internet-enabled router to any RJ45 port on the Peplink SD
Switch.
Connect an RJ45 cable from any client device to port 1-24 of the Peplink SD Switch.
Connect SFP+
Remove the protective plastic cover from the SFP+ port.
Plug a compatible fiber module into the SFP port.
Compatible SFP+ modules are: QUESTION!
Connect to Management Port
The management port is designed for Out-of-Band management.
The SD-Switch can be managed via this port only by default.
The management Port IP address is 192.168.1.254/24
Connect a RJ45 to the management port and a client device.
Configure the client device with an IP address in the 192.168.1.0/24 range.
Open a web browser and enter the default IP address of the management port in the address
field of the web browser ( http:\\192.168.1.254) to access the web interface of the Peplink
Switch.

Login with the default credentials:
Username: admin
Password: admin
(This is the default admin user login of the Peplink Balance. The admin and read-only user
password can be changed at System>Admin Security.)
Connect to Console Port
Access the SD-Switch via this port with CLI to get the status and info of the switch.
This is currently under development.
InControl 2 Configuration
There are two ways to configure the Peplink Switch.
Through InControl 2, Peplink’s cloud-based device management and monitoring application, or
through the web admin interface.
This section describes an overview of the InControl 2 settings and information specific to the
Peplink Switch.
For a complete overview of InControl 2 options, please refer to our InControl 2 documentation.
Add Switch to InControl 2
1: Logon to InControl 2 and create a separate group for your Peplink switch.
Add the switch serial number and follow the onscreen instructions.

2: Connect an active ethernet connection to one of the numbered switch ports 1 to 24.
3: The Switch will show online in InControl 2 (the marker on the map will change from red to
green).

Enable InControl 2 Cloud Management
InControl 2 management needs to be enabled to allow the Peplink Switch to be configured
through InControl 2.
This setting is enabled by default.
The settings can be changed in the local web interface of the Switch.
In Incontrol 2, browse to the Device Details page.
Select: Settings > Remote Web Admin to connect to the Switch local web interface.

Navigate to System > InControl, and then click the “Allow InControl Management” button
Click the “Apply Changes” text on the top-right corner to save your changes.
Configuring VLANs
From the available InControl Group settings, the Network Settings > VLAN Networks has
several Switch-specific settings and behaviors.
VLANs defined on a device but not on InControl are "device managed", which means that
InControl will not manage them.
VLANs defined on both a device and InControl are "InControl managed", which means that:
InControl will control their Name and Captive Portal settings.

Their IP and DHCP settings will be kept intact.
When a VLAN is removed from InControl, it will be removed from the device as well.
If a VLAN gets defined on InControl, but not yet on the device, it will be defined on the device as
well.
Its IP address will follow the Default IP Address setting. DHCP server will be enabled with
default settings.
When a Switch is added to a group in InControl, a Management Port and Management VLAN
are imported from the local Switch to InControl.
Important: The Peplink switch is a Layer 2 switch. Any routing options that are shown in the
VLAN settings (like Inter-VLAN routing) do NOT apply to the switch. These settings are only
applied to Peplink Balance and Pepwave Max routers in the same InControl group supporting
that option.
By default, this VLAN is applied on any device that is added to this group.
Each VLAN can be applied to a selection of devices in the group by using tags.
Tags can be configured in the device details.
Detailed management VLAN network settings:

Define a new VLAN
To add a new VLAN click on the “Add VLAN Network” button in the Network settings > VLAN
Networks section of InControl.

Enter the desired parameters and click “Save” to apply the settings.
Default VLAN Settings

This setting is only applicable to all Peplink SD Switches' trunk ports which are configured with the
“Accept Frame Type” option set to "All".
When any untagged frames or frames tagged as this VLAN enter into those trunk ports, they will be
assigned to this VLAN. Any frames on this VLAN leaving from those trunk ports will be untagged.
By default, the default VLAN ID is set to 1.
When any untagged frames or frames tagged as 1 enter into any Peplink SD Switch's trunk ports which
are configured with Accept Frame Type option set to "All", the frames will be assigned to VLAN 1.
Any frames on VLAN 1 leaving from those ports will be untagged.
After review, this setting needs to be saved once to confirm.
Tip 1: If you want untagged frames to be forwarded between trunk ports only and do not want them to
leave from any access port, you could create an extra VLAN and set it as the default VLAN.
Tip 2: If you do not want to accept any untagged frames, change all trunk ports' Accept Frame Type
option to "VLAN tagged only".
InControl Device Details
The Device Details page shows the following detailed information about the the SD-Switch:
Device Name
Firmware
Clients
Serial Number
Warranty Expiry Date
Power Consumption
Model
Management port IP
Fan Speed
Tags
Management VLAN IP
Temperature
Uptime
Connected GE ports
AC source
Online
Connected SFP+ ports
Location
First Appeared
InControl Detected IP
Port List
History (event log)
Usage

Device name, tags, location, and notes can be changed through the “Edit” link:
Select the Save button on the bottom of this page to save the settings and return to the device
details page.
Or Cancel to discard changes and return to the Device Settings page.
Port List
The Port List shows the available switch ports and their status.
When hovering over an individual port additional information is shown for that particular port.
Port 1 through 24 are RJ45 ports (ethernet)
Port 25 and 26 are SFP+ ports (fibre)

Port Icons Glossary
port down
port up - PoE not drawing power
port up -PoE drawing power
port up - link to InControl2

Port Details and Configuration
Additional port details appear when clicking on an individual port from the device details page.
Single or multiple ports can be selected and edited.
Configurable options (port 1 - 24)
Enable / disable
Enable or disable the switch port
PoE enable / disable
Enable or disable PoE on the port

Speed
Select ports speeds 10 or 100 Mbps half or
full Duplex or 1 Gbps full Duplex.
Port Type
Trunk or Access port
VLAN
All or CUSTOM (select 1 or more existing
VLANs)
Accept Frame Type
Frame Types the port accepts (VLAN tagged
only, or All)
RSTP
Enable or disable RSTP (Rapid Spanning
Tree Protocol)
Notes
Add additional notes
LACP
Link Aggregation
Configurable options on port 25 and 26 (fibre) are similar as above; but configurable port
speeds are between 100 Mbps Full Duplex up to 10 Gbps Full Duplex.
Port List
The port list can be shown or hidden by clicking on the show/hide button under the ports.