Planet WGSW-404 User manual

Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet
Stackable / Routing Switch
24 10/100 Mbps Ports + 2 modules slot
WGSW-2402A
4-port Gigabit Ethernet + 4-slot
WGSW-404
User Manual

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FCC Warning
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.
CE Mark Warning
This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio
interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
Revision
PLANET Intelligent Stackable/Routing Switch User's Manual
FOR MODEL: WGSW-2402A, WGSW-404
REVISION: 1.1
Part No.: EM-WG24A

Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................ 1
1.1 PACKAGE CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 FEATURES....................................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 SPECIFICATION ................................................................................................................................3
1.4 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL .............................................................................................................. 4
CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................. 6
2.1 WGSW-2402A HARDWARE DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................... 6
2.1.1 Front Panel of WGSW-2402A................................................................................................6
2.1.2 LEDs of WGSW-2402A ......................................................................................................... 7
2.1.3 Rear Panel of WGSW-2402A................................................................................................ 8
2.2 WGSW-404 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION............................................................................................ 8
2.2.1 Front Panel of WGSW-404.................................................................................................... 8
2.2.2 LEDs of WGSW-404.............................................................................................................. 9
2.2.3 Rear Panel of WGSW-404...................................................................................................10
2.3 MODULE HARDWARE DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................ 10
2.3.1 Gigabit Expansion Module................................................................................................... 10
2.3.2 100Base-FX Expansion Module...........................................................................................11
2.4 INSTALLING THE SWITCH ................................................................................................................ 12
2.4.1 Pre-Installation Considerations............................................................................................ 13
2.4.2 Desktop or Shelf Mounting .................................................................................................. 13
2.4.3 Rack-Mounting..................................................................................................................... 14
CHAPTER 3 CONFIGURATION........................................................................................................... 15
3.1 MANAGEMENT ACCESS OVERVIEW ................................................................................................. 15
3.1.1 Administration Console........................................................................................................ 16
3.1.2 Direct Access....................................................................................................................... 16
3.1.3 Modem Port Access............................................................................................................. 17
3.2 WEB MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................................................... 17
3.3 SNMP-BASED NETWORK MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................ 18
3.4 PROTOCOLS.................................................................................................................................. 18
3.4.1 Virtual Terminal Protocols.................................................................................................... 18
3.4.2 SNMP Protocol .................................................................................................................... 18
3.4.3 Management Architecture.................................................................................................... 19
CHAPTER 4 MENU-DRIVEN CONSOLE MANAGEMENT ................................................................. 20

4.1 LOGGING ON TO THE SWITCH ......................................................................................................... 20
4.2 NAVIGATING THROUGH THE CONSOLE INTERFACE ........................................................................... 21
4.3 PERFORMING BASIC MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ............................................................................... 21
4.3.1 General Management Configuration ................................................................................... 22
4.3.1.1 Changing the System Name........................................................................................................ 23
4.3.1.2 Changing the Contact and Location............................................................................................ 24
4.3.1.3 Changing the Administration Password....................................................................................... 25
4.3.1.4 Changing the Guest Password.................................................................................................... 27
4.3.1.5 Statistic Collection....................................................................................................................... 28
4.3.1.6 Reboot-On-Error.......................................................................................................................... 29
4.3.1.7 Telnet Logins............................................................................................................................... 30
4.3.1.8 Remote Http Login ...................................................................................................................... 31
4.3.1.9 Returning to the Basic Management Screen............................................................................... 32
4.3.2 LAN Port Configuration........................................................................................................ 32
4.3.2.1 Changing the Speed and Flow Control........................................................................................ 33
4.3.2.2 Hiding or Displaying the Port Column.......................................................................................... 36
4.3.2.3 Displaying a Physical Port Address............................................................................................. 37
4.3.2.4 Returning to the Basic Management Screen............................................................................... 38
4.3.3 Console Port Configuration.................................................................................................. 38
4.3.3.1 Changing the Console Baud Rate............................................................................................... 39
4.3.3.2 Selecting a Flow Control Method................................................................................................. 40
4.3.3.3 Enabling or Disabling Modem Control Options............................................................................ 41
4.3.3.4 Specifying a Modem Setup String............................................................................................... 42
4.3.3.5 Enabling or Disabling SLIP.......................................................................................................... 43
4.3.3.6 Specifying a SLIP Address.......................................................................................................... 45
4.3.3.7 Specifying a SLIP Subnet Mask.................................................................................................. 46
4.3.3.8 Returning to the Basic Management Screen............................................................................... 47
CHAPTER 5 PERFORMING ADVANCED MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES........................................... 48
5.1 SWITCHING DATABASE CONFIGURATION.......................................................................................... 49
5.2 VLAN & PVID PERSPECTIVE ........................................................................................................ 50
5.2.1 Default VLAN....................................................................................................................... 51
5.2.2 Obtaining a VLAN Perspective............................................................................................ 51
5.2.2.1 Creating a New VLAN ................................................................................................................. 52
5.2.2.2 Adding New Switch Ports............................................................................................................ 55
5.2.2.3 Deleting a VLAN ID..................................................................................................................... 60
5.2.2.4 Viewing VLAN Activities .............................................................................................................. 61
5.2.2.5 Viewing VLAN Settings................................................................................................................ 63
5.2.2.6 Adding Ports................................................................................................................................64

5.2.2.7 Deleting Ports.............................................................................................................................. 67
5.2.3 Configuring PVID................................................................................................................. 67
5.3 IP MULTICAST GROUP PERSPECTIVE.............................................................................................. 69
5.4 MAC ADDRESS PERSPECTIVE ....................................................................................................... 73
5.5 PORT PERSPECTIVE ...................................................................................................................... 74
5.5.1 Per Port VLAN Activities...................................................................................................... 75
5.5.2 Scrolling Through MAC Addresses ..................................................................................... 77
5.5.3 Hiding or Displaying the Port Column.................................................................................. 77
5.5.4 Per Port Statistics ................................................................................................................ 78
5.5.5 Per Port Mac Limit............................................................................................................... 81
5.5.6 Returning to the Advanced Management Screen................................................................ 82
5.6 IP NETWORKING............................................................................................................................ 82
5.6.1 IP and RIP Settings ............................................................................................................. 83
5.6.2 ARP Table Setting................................................................................................................ 87
5.6.2.1 Adding Static ARP Table Entries................................................................................................. 87
5.6.2.2 Deleting Static ARP Table Entries............................................................................................... 90
5.6.2.3 Searching for ARP Table Entries................................................................................................. 90
5.6.3 Routing Table....................................................................................................................... 91
5.6.3.1 Adding Routing Table Entries...................................................................................................... 93
5.6.3.2 Deleting Routing Table Entries.................................................................................................... 95
5.6.3.3 Searching for Routing Table Entries............................................................................................ 95
5.6.4 DHCP Gateway Settings .....................................................................................................96
5.6.5 Ping Settings......................................................................................................................100
5.7 BRIDGING.................................................................................................................................... 104
5.8 STATIC FILTERING ........................................................................................................................ 107
5.8.1 Source MAC Address and Destination MAC Address Out-Filters..................................... 107
5.8.2 MAC Address In-Filters......................................................................................................109
5.9 SPANNING TREE FUNCTIONS .........................................................................................................110
5.9.1 Spanning Tree Protocol Configurations..............................................................................111
5.9.2 Spanning Tree Port States..................................................................................................116
5.9.3 Spanning Tree Path Costs..................................................................................................118
5.9.4 Spanning Tree Port Priorities............................................................................................. 120
5.10 SNMP FUNCTIONS.................................................................................................................... 121
5.11 STACKING .................................................................................................................................. 132
5.11.1 Stacking Basic Setting .....................................................................................................132
5.11.2 Stack IP Setting................................................................................................................137
5.11.3 Stack Port Mapping..........................................................................................................140
5.12 OTHER PROTOCOLS .................................................................................................................. 140
5.13 PORT TRUNKING........................................................................................................................ 143

5.14 PORT MIRRORING...................................................................................................................... 146
5.15 SETTING QUALITY OF SERVICE PARAMETERS .............................................................................. 150
5.15.1 Basic concept ..................................................................................................................150
5.15.1.1 QoS model .............................................................................................................................. 150
5.15.1.2 Four QoS Profile...................................................................................................................... 152
5.15.1.3 Delay Bound............................................................................................................................ 153
5.15.1.4 Strict Priority and Best Effort ................................................................................................... 153
5.15.1.5 Weighted Fair Queuing............................................................................................................ 154
5.15.1.6 Shaper and DiffServ Expedited Forwarding ............................................................................ 154
5.15.1.7 Rate Control............................................................................................................................ 154
5.15.1.8 WRED Drop Threshold Management Support ........................................................................ 155
5.15.1.9 QoS Flow Control.................................................................................................................... 155
5.15.1.10 Mapping to IETF Diffserv Classes......................................................................................... 156
5.15.2 Configure QoS parameter................................................................................................ 157
5.15.2.1 Setting Global Settings............................................................................................................ 158
5.15.2.2 Specifying TCP/UDP Logical Port Settings ............................................................................. 163
5.15.2.2.1 User-Defined Port............................................................................................................ 164
5.15.2.2.2 Well-Known Port.............................................................................................................. 168
5.15.2.2.3 Range Port ...................................................................................................................... 169
5.15.2.3 Specifying the QoS VLAN Priority ........................................................................................... 173
5.15.2.4 Specifying the ToS Priority ...................................................................................................... 175
5.15.2.5 Selecting a QoS Profile ........................................................................................................... 177
5.15.2.5.1 Megabit Profile................................................................................................................. 178
5.15.2.5.2 Gigabit Profiles ................................................................................................................ 182
5.15.2.6 Specifying the Port Configuration............................................................................................ 184
5.15.2.7 Selecting Rate Control Parameters......................................................................................... 186
5.16 SENDING AND RECEIVING FILES ................................................................................................. 190
5.16.1 Receiving Files via TFTP................................................................................................. 191
5.16.2 Sending Files via TFTP ...................................................................................................193
5.16.3 Receiving Files via Kermit ...............................................................................................195
5.16.4 Sending Files via Kermit..................................................................................................196
CHAPTER 6 WEB-BASED BROWSER MANAGEMENT.................................................................. 199
6.1 LOGGING ON TO THE SWITCH ....................................................................................................... 199
6.2 UNDERSTANDING THE BROWSER INTERFACE................................................................................. 200
6.3 PERFORMING FILE ACTIVITIES ...................................................................................................... 201
6.3.1 Receiving Files via TFTP................................................................................................... 202
6.4 PERFORMING BASIC SETUP ACTIVITIES ........................................................................................ 203
6.4.1 General Management Configuration ................................................................................. 203

6.4.2 Configuring LAN Ports.......................................................................................................205
6.4.3 Console Port Configuration................................................................................................209
CHAPTER 7 PERFORMING ADVANCED SETUP ACTIVITIES..................................................... 213
7.1 MAC ADDRESS MANAGEMENT..................................................................................................... 214
7.1.1 Per VLAN View..................................................................................................................215
7.1.2 Per Port View.....................................................................................................................216
7.1.3 Individual MAC View.......................................................................................................... 218
7.2 IP NETWORKING.......................................................................................................................... 219
7.2.1 IP and RIP Settings ...........................................................................................................220
7.2.2 Default Gateway Settings.................................................................................................. 224
7.2.3 ARP Table Settings............................................................................................................225
7.2.4 DHCP Gateway Settings ...................................................................................................225
7.3 PER PORT STATISTICS ................................................................................................................. 227
7.4 BRIDGING.................................................................................................................................... 228
7.5 STATIC MAC FILTERS .................................................................................................................. 229
7.5.1 Adding Source MAC Address Out-Filters..........................................................................230
7.5.2 Deleting Source MAC Address Out-Filters........................................................................232
7.5.3 Adding Destination MAC Address Out-Filters ................................................................... 233
7.5.4 Deleting Destination MAC Address Out-Filters ................................................................. 234
7.6 IP MULTICAST GROUP ................................................................................................................. 235
7.7 VLAN & PVID PERSPECTIVE ...................................................................................................... 237
7.7.1 VLAN Configuration........................................................................................................... 238
7.7.1.1 Adding a VLAN.......................................................................................................................... 238
7.7.1.2 Updating VLAN Information....................................................................................................... 241
7.7.1.3 Deleting a VLAN........................................................................................................................ 242
7.7.2 PVID Setting ......................................................................................................................243
7.8 SPANNING TREE PERSPECTIVE .................................................................................................... 244
7.8.1 Configurations.................................................................................................................... 245
7.8.2 Port Setting........................................................................................................................247
7.9 VIEWING AND/OR CHANGING SNMP PARAMETERS........................................................................ 249
7.10 CONFIGURING GVRP AND IGMP ............................................................................................... 251
7.11 PORT TRUNKING ........................................................................................................................ 252
7.12 PORT MIRRORING...................................................................................................................... 254
7.13 SELECTING STACKING SETTINGS ................................................................................................ 257
CHAPTER 8 SNMP AND RMON MANAGEMENT.......................................................................... 259
8.1 OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................. 259
8.2 SNMP AGENT AND MIB-2 (RFC1213) ........................................................................................ 260
8.3 RMON MIB (RFC 1757) AND BRIDGE MIB (RFC 1493) ............................................................. 260

8.3.1 RMON Groups Supported ................................................................................................. 261
8.3.2 Bridge Groups Supported..................................................................................................261
8.4 PLANET PRIVATE MIB................................................................................................................ 262
APPENDIX A CABLE SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................... 263
APPENDIX B EXAMPLE OF STACKING SWITCHES.................................................................... 265
APPENDIX C VLAN ......................................................................................................................... 267
C.1 ASSIGNING PORTS TO VLANS..................................................................................................... 268
C.1.1 VLAN Classification...........................................................................................................268
C.1.2 Port Overlapping...............................................................................................................268
C.1.3 Port-based VLANs ............................................................................................................268
C.1.4 Automatic VLAN Registration (GVRP)..............................................................................268
C.2 FORWARDING TAGGED/UNTAGGED FRAMES ................................................................................. 269
C.3 CONNECTING VLAN GROUPS ..................................................................................................... 270
APPENDIX D VLAN OVERLAPPING.............................................................................................. 272
APPENDIX E CONSOLE PORT PIN ASSIGNMENT...................................................................... 275
B.1 DB9 PORT PIN ASSIGNMENTS ..................................................................................................... 275
B.2 CONNECTION FROM SWITCH'S SERIAL PORT TO PC'S 9-PIN COM PORT ....................................... 276
B.3 CONNECTION FROM SWITCH'S SERIAL PORT TO MODEM'S 25-PIN DCE PORT ............................... 276
B.4 CONNECTION FROM SWITCH'S SERIAL PORT TO PC'S 25-PIN DTE PORT ...................................... 277

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
WGSW-404 and WGSW-2402A are ultra-fast high-performance switches with non-blocking switch
fabric of 16Gbps and 12.8Gbps. WGSW-404 is a backbone switch with 4-port 10/100/1000Mbps
RJ-45 and 4-slot for media expansion. WGSW-2402A is designed to be a workgroup switch with
24-port 10/100Mbps RJ-45 and 2-slot for media expansion. Their expansion slots support
1000Base-T, 1000Base-SX and 100Base-FX modules that provide great flexibility on enterprise and
FTTB application. In the following section, the short term “WGSW” will be used to represent both
WGSW-2402A and WGSW-404
The WGSW switch can be stacked up to 8 units together through Ethernet interface and managed by
single IP. You can stack 8 WGSW-2402A to get up to 192 100Base-TX ports plus 2 Gigabit port or 8
WGSW-404 to get 50 Gigabit ports in single stack. Mix them in a single stack is also possible to get
maximum flexibility. Most stacked switches are limited by the length of a proprietary stack cable,
WGSW switch, however, the maximum distance between two stacked switches can be up to 2
kilometers using Ethernet stack connectivity.
Designed as the Layer 2 switch but with layer 3 software routing function, the WGSW can easily fit in
your network configuration and can be executed for its management functions through the console
telnet and the web. SNMP MIBII, Bridge MIB, RMON groups 1,2,3,9 and enterprise private MIB are
also supported to get the maximum management functionality.
The standard IEEE 802.1Q with VLAN tagging feature makes logically separating nodes easier, with up
to 128 VLAN groups allowed on the WGSW switch. IGMP snooping is provided to prevent flooding of IP
multicast traffic. Port security and MAC addresses filtering are also included as a standard feature to
enhance overall network access security.
8 priority queues on Gigabit port and 4 on 10/100port are provided with versatile scheduling methods
including delay bound, strict priority, WFQ and best effort. This ensures critical applications get the
bandwidth and priority they need. Rate control is also supported to allow bandwidth allocation based
on ports.
Throughout this user’s manual, the Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch, WGSW-404 and WGSW-2402A
will be referred to as the Managed Switch or the Switch or WGSW.
1.1 Package Contents
The package contains the following:

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 One Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch
 One Power Cord
 Rack Mounting Brackets
 One Serial/Console Cable
 User’s manual CD
 Quick Installation Guide
If any of these pieces are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer immediately, if possible,
retain the carton including the original packing material, and use them against to repack the product in
case there is a need to return it to us for repair.
1.2 Features
 Complies with IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3z and 802.3ab Ethernet Standards, IEEE 802.3x flow
control, 802.1D Spanning Tree, 802.1p QoS and 802.1Q VLAN.
 Features Store-and-Forward mode with wire-speed filtering and forwarding rates
 Support 16k MAC addresses
 IEEE 802.3x full duplex PAUSE frame, half duplex back pressure flow control
 Runt and CRC filtering eliminates erroneous packets to optimize network bandwidth
 LED indicators for simple diagnostics and management
 Auto-MDI/MDI-X on each 100Base-TX and 1000Base-T port
 Software routing function with RIP, RIP-2, DHCP relay and proxy ARP support
 Can be configured up to 128 groups of 802.1Q VLANs with GARP/GVRP supports
 Support port trunking for maximum 4 ports per trunk
 Support IP Multicast with IGMP snooping
 Up to 8 units can be stacked by Ethernet connection and managed by single IP
 Provide 4 priority queues on 10/100 ports and 8 priority queues on Gigabit ports
 Queuing is based on IEEE 802.1p tag or ToS of IP layer
 Configurable frame scheduling methods including delay bound, strict priority, weighted fair
queuing and best effort
 Rate control is supported on 10/100Mbps ports to provide 10 levels of rate (10Mbps to 100Mbps)
 Support SNMP MIB II, Ethernet MIB, VLAN MIB, RMON group 1, 2, 3, 9 and enterprise private
MIB
 Support Port mirroring on WGSW-2402A

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1.3 Specification
Product WGSW-2402A WGSW-404
Hardware Specification
Ports 24 10/ 100Base-TX RJ-45
Auto-MDI/MDI-X ports
4 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45
Auto-MDI/MDI-X ports
Module Slot for
1000Base-SX/T and
100Base-FX modules
2 4
Stack Interface Through Ethernet interface. Up to 8 units can be managed by
single IP
Switch Fabric 12.8Gbps 16Gbps
Switch Processing Scheme Store-and-forward
Throughput (packet per
second)
6.547Mpps 11.904Mbps
Address Table 16K entries
Queue Buffer 2Mbytes 4Mbytes
Flow Control Back pressure for half duplex, IEEE 802.3x Pause Frame for full
duplex
Dimensions 430 x 350 x 44.5 mm, 1U high
Weight 4.4 kg 4.2 kg
Power Requirement 100~240 VAC, 50-60 Hz
Power Consumption 50 Watts maximum 60 Watts maximum
Heat Dissipation 170 BTU/hr maximum 205 BTU/hr maximum
Temperature Operating: 0~50ºC, Storage -40~70ºC
Humidity Operating and Storage: 10% to 95%(Non-condensing)
Network Management
System Configuration Console port, Telnet, Web browser, SNMP/RMON
Management Agent MIB II, Ethernet MIB, RMON MIB, VLAN MIB and enterprise
private MIB
RMON Groups 1, 2, 3, 9 (Statistics, History, Alarm and Event)
Spanning Tree Algorithm IEEE 802.1D
VLAN 802.1Q VLAN with GARP/GVRP, up to 128 VLANs supported
Routing RIP, RIP-2, DHCP Relay, proxy ARP and ICMP Router
Discovery Message
Static Address Filtering Source and destination MAC addresses filtering
IGMP Multicast Filtering Support IP multicast with IGMP snooping up to 64k groups
Port trunking Up to 4 ports in a trunk. 3
trunk groups support
Up to 4 ports in a trunk. 4
trunk groups support
Port Mirroring 2 mirroring port supports
QoS Based on IEEE 802.1p tag or ToS of IP layer
Priority Queue 4 priority queues on 10/100 ports and 8 priority queues on
Gigabit ports

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Gigabit ports
QoS Scheduling Supports delay bound, strict priority, WFQ (Weighted Fair
Queuing) and best effort service disciplines
Congestion Avoidance Supports WRED (Weighted Random Early Detection) drop
threshold management
Rate Control 10 levels of rate (10 to 100%)
configurable on 10/100Mbps
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Standards Conformance
Regulation Compliance FCC Part 15 Class A, CE
Standards Compliance IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet)
IEEE 802.3u (Fast Ethernet),
IEEE 802.3z (1000Base-SX/LX),
IEEE 802.3ab(1000Base-T),
IEEE 802.1D (STP),
IEEE 802.3x (full-duplex flow control),
IEEE 802.1p (QoS),
IEEE 802.1Q (VLANs)
RFC 768 UDP
RFC 783 TFTP
RFC 791 IP
RFC 792 ICMP
RFC 826 ARP
RFC 854 Telnet
RFC 1058 RIP
RFC 1122 Host Requirements
RFC 1157 SNMP v1/v2
RFC 1256 ICMP Router Discover Protocol
RFC 1213 MIB II
RFC 1493 Bridge MIB
RFC 1757 RMON 4 groups, statistics, history, alarms and events
RFC 1812 IP Router Requirement
RFC 2131 DHCP Relay
RFC 2068 HTTP
RFC 2236 IGMPv2
RFC 2674 VLAN MIB
1.4 How to Use this Manual
This user’s manual is structured as follows:
 Chapter 2, Installation explains the hardware functions of the Switch and how to physically install
it.
 Chapter 3, Configuration explains how to set up and modify the configuration of the Switch.
 Chapter 4, Menu-Driven Console Management and Chapter 5 Performing Advanced
Management Activities explains how to configure either locally through its RS-232 port or
remotely via a Telnet session.
 Chapter 6 Web-Based Configuration and Chapter 7 Performing Advanced Setup Activities allows
you to access the Switch using the Web browser of your choice.

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 Chapter 8, SNMP and RMON Management allows you to access the Switch using SNMP
management feature.
 Appendix provides cable specification and more information regarding to stack and VLAN.

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CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION
This Chapter describes the hardware function of the Switches and shows how to install it on the
desktop or shelf. Basic knowledge of networking is assumed. Read this chapter completely before
continuing.
2.1 WGSW-2402A Hardware Description
2.1.1 Front Panel of WGSW-2402A
The front panel of the Switch has 24 RJ-45 ports for 10/100 Mbps in the middle. The port status LEDs
are indicated at the left. The expansion modules are situated at the right. Figure 2-1 shows a front
panel of the Switch. Table 2-1 shows the port function of the Switch. The functionality of the LEDs will
be explained in 2.1.4 LEDs.
FIGURE 2-1 FRONT PANEL
LEDs
Status LEDs 10/100 RJ-45 Ports Expansion Modules
TABLE 2-1 PORT FUNCTION
Ports # of Ports Description
10/100 24 These RJ-45 ports support network speeds of either 10Mbps or
100 Mbps, and can operate in half- or full-duplex modes.
Expansion
Ports 2
These ports provide for the installation of one or two expansion
modules that establish a Fast or Gigabit Ethernet connection.
Note: You may install an 1000Base-SX, 1000Base-T or
100Base-FX expansion module and use fiber optic or category
5 cabling

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2.1.2 LEDs of WGSW-2402A
The LEDs indicate the status of 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports, Over Heat, Fan Failure and Power. Figure
2-2 shows the LED panel of the Switch. Table 2-2 shows the functions of power and status LEDs. Table
2-3 shows the functions of the port status LEDs.
FIGURE 2-2 LEDS PANEL
Status LED 10/100 Port Status LEDs
PowerLED
The LEDs are explained in the following tables.
TABLE 2-2 POWER AND STATUS LEDS
LED Color Function
PWR Green Lights to indicate that the Switch has power.
Over Heat Red Lights to indicate that the Switch exceeds its operational
temperature.
Fan Failure Red Lights to indicate that the fans are not active.
TABLE 2-3 PORT STATUS LEDS
LED Color Function
Link/Act Green
Lights to indicate that the Switch is successfully
connecting to the network.
Blinks to indicate the Switch is actively receiving or
sending the data over the port.
100/10 Green Lights to indicate that the port is operating at 100 Mbps.
Off to indicate that the port is operating at 10 Mbps while
the port’s Link is on.

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FDX/COL Yellow
Lights to indicate that the port is operating in full-duplex
mode.
Blinks periodically to indicate that the connection is
experiencing collisions.
2.1.3 Rear Panel of WGSW-2402A
The rear panel of WGSW-2402A has a power connector, a Buzzer button and a console port. Figure
2-3 shows a rear panel of the Switch. Table 2-5 explains the function of the ports shown in the Figure
2-4.
FIGURE 2-3 REAR PANEL OF WGSW-2402A
Console Buzzer Button Power
TABLE 2-4 PORT FUNCTION OF THE REAR PANEL
Port Function
Power This is where you will connect the AC power cord. 100~240VAC is
allowed.
Console This is where you will connect to the RS-232 serial port on your PC
for configuring the management function, discussed in Chapter 3.
Note: To depress the Buzzer button will change the reaction of the buzzer. If the button is set to on,
the buzzer will ring as the system is under the status of overheat. Set to off, the buzzer will not
work even if the system overheats.
2.2 WGSW-404 Hardware Description
2.2.1 Front Panel of WGSW-404
The front panel of the WGSW-404 has 4 RJ-45 ports for 10/100/1000 Mbps in the middle. The port
status LEDs are indicated at the left. The expansion modules are situated at the right. Figure 2-3 shows
the Switch’s front panel. Table 2-4 shows the port function of the Switch. The functionality of the LEDs
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FIGURE 2-4 FRONT PANEL OF WGSW-404
Console
Status LEDs
10/100/1000 Mbps ports Expansion Ports
Table 2-5 Port Function
TABLE 2-5 PORT FUNCTION
Ports # of Ports Description
Console 1 This is where you can connect to the RS-232 serial port on
your PC for configuring the management function.
10/100/1000 4 These RJ-45 ports support network speeds of 10, 100 or 1000
Mbps, and can operate in full-duplex modes.
Expansion
Ports 4
These ports provide for the installation of one or two
expansion modules that establish a Fast or Gigabit Ethernet
connection.
Note: You may install an 1000Base-SX, 1000Base-T or
100Base-FX expansion module and use fiber optic or
category 5 cabling.
2.2.2 LEDs of WGSW-404
The LEDs indicate the status of 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports, Over Heat, Fan Failure and Power.
The LEDs are explained in the following tables.
TABLE 2-6 POWER AND STATUS LEDS
LED Color Function
Power Green Lights to indicate that the Switch has power.
Over Heat Red Lights to indicate that the Switch exceeds its operational
temperature.
Fan Failure Red Lights to indicate that the fans are not active.
TABLE 2-7 PORT STATUS LEDS
LED Color Function
Act Green Lights to indicate the Switch is actively receiving or
sending the data over the port.
FDX/COL Yellow
Lights green to indicate that the port is operating in
full-duplex mode.
Blinks orange periodically to indicate that the connection
is experiencing collisions.
1000 Green Lights to indicate that the Switch is sending or receiving
data at 1000 Mbps.
100 Green Lights to indicate that the Switch is sending or receiving
data at 100 Mbps.
10 Yellow Lights to indicate that the Switch is sending or receiving
data at 10 Mbps.

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2.2.3 Rear Panel of WGSW-404
The rear panel of WGSW-404 has a power connector, a Buzzer button and a console port. Figure 2-3
shows a rear panel of the Switch. Table 2-5 explains the function of the ports shown in the Figure 2-4.
FIGURE 2-5 REAR PANEL OF WGSW-404
Buzzer Button Power
TABLE 2-8 PORT FUNCTION OF THE REAR PANEL
Port Function
Power This is where you will connect the AC power cord.
Note: To depress the Buzzer button will change the reaction of the buzzer. If the button is set to on,
the buzzer will ring as the system is under the status of overheat. Set to off, the buzzer will not
work even if the system overheats.
2.3 Module Hardware Description
2.3.1 Gigabit Expansion Module
Figure 2-6 show that front panel of gigabit expansion module. Table 2-9 and Table 2-10 show that
modules status LEDs.

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FIGURE 2-6 GIGABIT EXPANSION MODULE
WGSW-C1GT Module Status LEDs WGSW-C1SX Module Status LEDs
TABLE 2-9 WGSW-C1GT/SX STATUS LEDS
WGSW-C1GT
LED Color Function
1000 Green Lights to indicate that the Switch is sending or receiving
data at 1000 Mbps.
100 Green Lights to indicate that the Switch is sending or receiving
data at 100 Mbps.
10 Yellow Lights to indicate that the Switch is sending or receiving
data at 10 Mbps.
FDX/COL Yellow
Lights green to indicate that the port is operating in
full-duplex mode.
Blinks orange periodically to indicate that the connection
is experiencing collisions.
Act Green Lights to indicate that the connection is acting.
TABLE 2-10 WGSW-C1SX STATUS LEDS
WGSW-C1SX
LED Color Function
1000 Green Lights to indicate that receiver of fibre port is in
normal optical input levels.
Act Green Lights to indicate that the connection is acting.
FDX/COL Yellow Lights to indicate that the port is operating at
full duplex. This port does not support half
duplex.
2.3.2 100Base-FX Expansion Module
Figure 2-5 show that front panel of 100Base-FX expansion module. Table 2-7 show that modules
status LEDs.

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FIGURE 2-7 100BASE-FX EXPANSION MODULE
WGSW-C1ST Module Status LEDs WGSW-C1SC Module Status LEDs
TABLE 2-11 100BASE-FX MODULE STATUS LEDS
WGSW-C1SC / WGSW-C1ST
LED Color Function
100 Green Lights to indicate that receiver of fibre port is in normal
optical input levels.
Act Green Lights to indicate that the connection is acting.
FDX/COL Yellow Lights to indicate that the port is operating at full duplex.
Blinks orange periodically to indicate that the connection
is experiencing collisions.
2.4 Installing the Switch
The Switch is designed for office use, where it can be free standing, desktop-mounted, or mounted in
most standard 19-inch equipment racks. If you prefer, you can rack-mount the Switch in a wiring closet
or equipment room using two mounting brackets and six screws.
When choosing a location for the Switch, observe the following guidelines:
 Make sure the Switch is accessible and that the cables can be connected easily.
 Keep cabling away from sources of electrical noise such as radios, transmitters, and broadband
amplifiers as well as power lines and fluorescent lighting fixtures.
 Prevent water or moisture from entering the Switch case.
 Make sure there are no obstructions to restrict airflow around the Switch. We recommend that you
provide a minimum of 25 millimeter (1-inch) clearance.
 Do not place liquids or other objects on top of the Switch.
 If the Switches are freestanding, do not stack more than four switches on top of one another.