Planet WGSW-5242 User manual

48-Port 10/100Mbps + 4 Gigabit TP / 2 SFP
Managed Switch
WGSW-5242
Quick Installation Guide

Table of Contents
1. Package Content.......................................................................................... 3
2. Requirements .............................................................................................. 4
3. Terminal Setup ............................................................................................ 5
4. Logon to the Console ................................................................................... 6
5. Congure IP Address ................................................................................... 7
6. Start Web Management ................................................................................ 9
Customer Support .........................................................................................12

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1. Package Content
Thank you for purchasing PLANET Layer 2 Managed Switch, WGSW-5242. Terms of
“Managed Switch” in following section of this quick installation guide means the
WGSW-5242.
Open the box of the Managed Switch and carefully unpack it. The box should
contain the following items:
The WGSW Managed Switch x 1l
User’s Manual CD x 1l
Quick Installation Guide x 1l
RS-232 Cable x 1l
Rubber Feet x 4l
Two Rack-mounting Brackets with Attachment Screws x 1l
Power Cord x 1l
If any item is found missing or damaged, please contact your local reseller for
replacement.

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2. Requirements
Workstations of subscribers running Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7, MAC OS9 or later, l
Linux, UNIX or other platform compatible with TCP/IP protocols.
Workstation installed with Ethernet NIC (Network Card)l
Serial Port connectl (Terminal)
 Above PC with COM Port (DB-9)
Ethernet Port connectl
Network cables - Use standard network (UTP) cables with RJ45 connectors.
 Above PC installed with WEB Browser and JAVA runtime environment Plug-in
Note
It is recommended to use Internet Explore 7.0 or above to access
WGSW Managed Switch.

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3. Terminal Setup
To congure the system, connect a serial cable to a COM port on a PC or
notebook computer and to serial (console) port of the WGSW Managed Switch. The
console port of the Managed Switch is DCE already, so that you can connect the
console port directly through PC without the need of Null Modem.
PC / Workstation
with
Terminal emulation software
RS-232
Serial Port
Serial Port
38400,8,n,1
WGSW Managed Switch
A terminal program is required to make the software connection to the WGSW
Managed Switch. Windows’ Hyper Terminal program may be a good choice. The
Hyper Terminal can be accessed from the Start menu.
1. Click START, then Programs, Accessories and then Hyper Terminal.
2. When the following screen appears, make sure that the COM port should be
congured as:
 Baud : 38400
 Parity : None
 Data bits : 8
 Stop bits : 1
 Flow control : None

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4. Logon to the Console
Once the terminal has connected to the device, power on the WGSW Managed
Switch, the terminal will display that it is running testing procedures.
Then, the following message asks the login user name and password. The factory
default user name and password as following and the login screen in Figure 4-1
appears.
Login: admin
Password: admin
To have access to the full suite of commands, the operator must enter the
Privileged Mode. Enter “enable” to into the Privileged Mode and it requires
password authentication. From Privileged Mode, the operator can issue any Exec
command to enter the Global Conguration mode.
Command> enable
User name: admin
Password: admin
Figure 4-1: WGSW Managed Switch Console Login Screen
Note
1. For security reason, please change and memorize the new pass-
word after this first setup.
2. Only accept command in lowercase letter under console inter-
face.

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5. Congure IP Address
The WGSW Managed Switch is shipped with default IP address as following.
IP Address: 192.168.0.100
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
To check the current IP address or modify a new IP address for the Managed
Switch, please use the procedures as follow:
Show the current IP address
1. On “Switch#” prompt, enter “show network”.
2. The screen displays the current IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway. As show
in Figure 5-1.
Figure 5-1: Show IP Information Screen
 Congure IP address
3. On “Switch#” prompt, type “conguration” to enter into global conguration
mode.
4. On “Switch(Cong)#” prompt, enter the following command and press
<Enter>. As show in Figure 5-2.
Switch(Cong)# network parms 192.168.1.100
255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1

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The previous command would apply the follow settings for the Managed Switch.
IP: 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.1.1
Figure 5-2: Set IP Address Screen
5. Repeat Step 1 to check if the IP address is changed.
6. On “Switch#” prompt, type “Save” to save the current conguration.
If the IP is successfully congured, the Managed Switch will apply the new IP
address setting immediately. You can access the Web interface of WGSW Managed
Switch through the new IP address.
Note
If you do not familiar with console command or the related param-
eter, enter “?” anytime in console to get the help description.

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6. Start Web Management
The following shows how to startup the Web Management of the WGSW Managed
Switch. Note the Managed Switch is congured through an Ethernet connection,
please make sure the manager PC must be set on the same IP subnet address.
For example, the default IP address of the WGSW Managed Switch is
192.168.0.100, then the manager PC should be set at 192.168.0.x (where
x is a number between 1 and 254, except 100), and the default subnet mask
is 255.255.255.0.
WGSW Managed Switch
RJ-45/UTP-Cable
PC / Workstation
with
IE Browser
IP Address:
192.168.0.x
IP Address:
192.168.0.100
Figure 6-1: IP Management Diagram

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Login the Managed Switch
1. Use Internet Explorer 7.0 or above Web browser, enter IP address
http://192.168.0.100 (the factory-default IP address or that you have just
changed in console) to access the Web interface.
2. When the following dialog box appears, please enter the default username
“admin” and password “admin” (or the password you have changed via
console). The login screen in Figure 6-2 appears.
User name: admin
Password: admin
Figure 6-2: Web Login Screen
3. After entering the password, the main screen appears as Figure 6-3.
Figure 6-3: Web Main Screen of WGSW Managed Switch

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4. The Switch Menu on the left of the Web page let you access all the commands
and statistics that Switch provides.
Figure 6-4: Switch Menu
Note
If you do not familiar with Switch functions or the related param-
eter, press “Help” button anytime in left menu of the Web page
to get the help description.
Now, you can use the Web management interface to continue the Switch
management or manage the Switch by console interface.
Please refer to the user manual for more.
While IP Address be changed or forgotten admin password –
To reset the IP address to the default IP address “192.168.0.100” or reset the
login password to default value. Press the hardware reset button at the front panel
about 10 seconds. After the device is rebooted, you can login the management
WEB interface within the same subnet of 192.168.0.xx.
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Customer Support
Thank you for purchase PLANET products. You can browse our online FAQ resource
at the PLANET website rst to check if it could solve you issue. If you need more
support information, please contact PLANET switch support team.
PLANET online FAQ :
http://www.planet.com.tw/en/support/faq.php
Switch support team mail address :
[email protected]w