ZyXEL Communications GS1900 Series User manual

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User’s Guide
GS1900 Series
GbE Smart Managed Switch
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Version 2.70 Edition 1, 11/2021

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IMPORTANT!
READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE.
KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
Screenshots and graphics in this book may differ slightly from your product due to differences in your
product firmware or your computer operating system. Every effort has been made to ensure that the
information in this manual is accurate.
Note: This guide is a reference for a series of products. Therefore some features or options in
this guide may not be available in your product.
Note: It is recommended you use the Web Configurator to configure the Switch.
Related Documentation
• Online Help
Click the help link for a description of the fields in the Switch menus.
•MoreInformation
Go to https://businessforum.zyxel.com for product discussions.
•Gotosupport.zyxel.com to find other information on the Switch.

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Document Conventions
Warnings and Notes
These are how warnings and notes are shown in this guide.
Warnings tell you about things that could harm you or your device.
Note: Notes tell you other important information (for example, other things you may need to
configure or helpful tips) or recommendations.
Syntax Conventions
• All models may be referred to as the “Switch” in this guide.
• Product labels, screen names, field labels and field choices are all in bold font.
• A right angle bracket ( > ) within a screen name denotes a mouse click. For example, Configuration >
System > Information means you first click Configuration in the navigation panel, then the System sub
menu and finally the Information tab to get to that screen.
Icons Used in Figures
Figures in this user guide may use the following generic icons. The Switch icon is not an exact
representation of your device.
Switch Generic Switch Generic Router
IP Camera Firewall Cell Tower
Printer Server

Contents Overview
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Contents Overview
User’s Guide ......................................................................................................................................16
Getting to Know Your Switch .............................................................................................................. 17
Hardware Installation and Connection ............................................................................................. 23
Hardware Overview ............................................................................................................................. 30
ZON Utility ............................................................................................................................................... 43
Web Configurator ................................................................................................................................. 48
Getting Started ..................................................................................................................................... 59
Technical Reference ........................................................................................................................71
Monitor: System ..................................................................................................................................... 72
Monitor: Port .......................................................................................................................................... 75
Monitor: VLAN ....................................................................................................................................... 84
Monitor: MAC Table ............................................................................................................................. 90
Monitor: Link Aggregation ................................................................................................................... 93
Monitor: Loop Guard ........................................................................................................................... 95
Monitor: Multicast ................................................................................................................................. 98
Monitor: Spanning Tree ...................................................................................................................... 102
Monitor: LLDP ....................................................................................................................................... 108
Monitor: Security ................................................................................................................................. 112
Monitor: Management ...................................................................................................................... 115
Configuration: System ........................................................................................................................ 118
Configuration: Port ............................................................................................................................. 123
Configuration: VLAN .......................................................................................................................... 136
Configuration: MAC Table ................................................................................................................ 147
Configuration: Link Aggregation ...................................................................................................... 151
Configuration: Loop Guard ............................................................................................................... 157
Configuration: Mirror .......................................................................................................................... 160
Configuration: Time Range Group ................................................................................................... 163
Configuration: Multicast .................................................................................................................... 168
Configuration: Spanning Tree ........................................................................................................... 176
Configuration: LLDP ............................................................................................................................ 185
Configuration: QoS ............................................................................................................................. 197
Configuration: Security ...................................................................................................................... 206
Configuration: AAA ............................................................................................................................ 215
Configuration: Management ............................................................................................................ 220
Maintenance ...................................................................................................................................... 237
Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................. 249

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Table of Contents
Document Conventions ......................................................................................................................3
Contents Overview .............................................................................................................................4
Table of Contents.................................................................................................................................5
Part I: User’s Guide..........................................................................................16
Chapter 1
Getting to Know Your Switch ............................................................................................................17
1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 17
1.2 Example Applications .................................................................................................................... 18
1.2.1 PoE Example Application ..................................................................................................... 18
1.2.2 Backbone Example Application ......................................................................................... 18
1.2.3 Bridging or Fiber-optic Uplink Example Application .......................................................... 19
1.2.4 Gigabit Ethernet to the Desktop ......................................................................................... 20
1.2.5 IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Application Example ............................................................................. 20
1.2.6 IPv6 Support ........................................................................................................................... 21
1.3 Ways to Manage the Switch ......................................................................................................... 21
1.4 Good Habits for Managing the Switch ........................................................................................21
Chapter 2
Hardware Installation and Connection ...........................................................................................23
2.1 Safety Precautions .......................................................................................................................... 23
2.2 Installation Scenarios ...................................................................................................................... 23
2.3 Desktop Installation Procedure ..................................................................................................... 24
2.4 Wall Mounting ................................................................................................................................. 25
2.4.1 Wall-mounted Installation Requirement ............................................................................. 25
2.5 Rack Mounting ................................................................................................................................ 26
2.5.1 Rack-mounted Installation Requirement ........................................................................... 26
2.5.2 Attaching the Mounting Brackets to the Switch ............................................................... 27
2.5.3 Mounting the Switch on a Rack .......................................................................................... 27
Chapter 3
Hardware Overview...........................................................................................................................30
3.1 Front Panel Connections ............................................................................................................... 30
3.1.1 Ethernet Ports ......................................................................................................................... 32
3.1.2 SFP Slots .................................................................................................................................. 32

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3.1.3 PoE Mode (GS1900-48HP and GS1900-48HPv2 only) ........................................................ 34
3.2 Rear Panel ....................................................................................................................................... 35
3.2.1 Grounding .............................................................................................................................. 37
3.2.2 Power Connection ................................................................................................................ 39
3.3 LEDs .................................................................................................................................................. 40
3.4 Resetting the Switch (all models except GS1900-24EP / GS1900-24HPv2 / GS1900-48HPv2) 41
3.5 Resetting the Switch (GS1900-24 Revision B1 / GS1900-24EP / GS1900-24HPv2 / GS1900-48
Revision B1 / GS1900-48HPv2 only) ............................................................................................... 42
3.5.1 Restore Button ....................................................................................................................... 42
3.5.2 Reboot the Switch ................................................................................................................ 42
Chapter 4
ZON Utility ...........................................................................................................................................43
4.1 Zyxel One Network (ZON) Utility .................................................................................................... 43
4.1.1 Requirements ......................................................................................................................... 43
4.1.2 Run the ZON Utility ................................................................................................................. 44
Chapter 5
Web Configurator...............................................................................................................................48
5.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 48
5.2 Access .............................................................................................................................................. 48
5.3 Navigating the Web Configurator ............................................................................................... 50
5.3.1 Title Bar ................................................................................................................................... 50
5.3.2 Navigation Panel .................................................................................................................. 51
Chapter 6
Getting Started...................................................................................................................................59
6.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 59
6.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ....................................................................................... 59
6.2 Getting Started ............................................................................................................................... 59
6.2.1 Wizard ..................................................................................................................................... 60
Part II: Technical Reference...........................................................................71
Chapter 7
Monitor: System..................................................................................................................................72
7.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 72
7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ....................................................................................... 72
7.2 IP Settings ......................................................................................................................................... 72
7.2.1 IPv4 Settings ........................................................................................................................... 72
7.2.2 IPv6 Settings ........................................................................................................................... 73
7.3 Information ...................................................................................................................................... 73

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Chapter 8
Monitor: Port .......................................................................................................................................75
8.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 75
8.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ....................................................................................... 75
8.2 Port Settings ..................................................................................................................................... 75
8.2.1 Status ...................................................................................................................................... 75
8.2.2 Port Counters ......................................................................................................................... 76
8.2.3 Bandwidth Utilization ............................................................................................................ 78
8.3 PoE Settings ..................................................................................................................................... 79
8.4 Bandwidth Management .............................................................................................................. 81
8.4.1 Bandwidth Control ................................................................................................................ 81
8.5 Storm Control .................................................................................................................................. 82
Chapter 9
Monitor: VLAN.....................................................................................................................................84
9.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 84
9.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ....................................................................................... 84
9.2 VLAN Settings .................................................................................................................................. 84
9.2.1 VLAN ....................................................................................................................................... 84
9.2.2 Port .......................................................................................................................................... 85
9.2.3 VLAN Port ............................................................................................................................... 86
9.3 Guest VLAN ..................................................................................................................................... 87
9.4 Voice VLAN ..................................................................................................................................... 88
Chapter 10
Monitor: MAC Table...........................................................................................................................90
10.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 90
10.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ..................................................................................... 91
10.2 MAC Table ..................................................................................................................................... 91
Chapter 11
Monitor: Link Aggregation ................................................................................................................93
11.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 93
11.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ..................................................................................... 93
11.2 Link Aggregation .......................................................................................................................... 93
Chapter 12
Monitor: Loop Guard .........................................................................................................................95
12.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 95
12.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ..................................................................................... 96
12.2 Loop Guard ................................................................................................................................... 96

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Chapter 13
Monitor: Multicast...............................................................................................................................98
13.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 98
13.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ..................................................................................... 98
13.2 IGMP Settings ................................................................................................................................ 98
13.2.1 VLAN ..................................................................................................................................... 98
13.2.2 Statistics ................................................................................................................................ 99
13.2.3 Group ................................................................................................................................. 100
13.2.4 Router ................................................................................................................................. 101
Chapter 14
Monitor: Spanning Tree....................................................................................................................102
14.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 102
14.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 102
14.2 Spanning Tree ............................................................................................................................. 102
14.2.1 CIST Settings ....................................................................................................................... 102
14.2.2 CIST Port .............................................................................................................................. 103
14.2.3 MST Settings ....................................................................................................................... 104
14.2.4 MST Port .............................................................................................................................. 105
14.2.5 STP Statistics ........................................................................................................................ 106
Chapter 15
Monitor: LLDP ....................................................................................................................................108
15.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 108
15.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 108
15.2 LLDP Settings ............................................................................................................................... 108
15.2.1 Statistics Settings ................................................................................................................ 108
15.2.2 Remote Information .......................................................................................................... 109
15.2.3 Overloading ....................................................................................................................... 110
Chapter 16
Monitor: Security ..............................................................................................................................112
16.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 112
16.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 112
16.2 Port Security ................................................................................................................................. 112
16.3 802.1X Security Settings .............................................................................................................. 113
16.3.1 Port Settings ....................................................................................................................... 113
16.3.2 Authenticated Hosts ......................................................................................................... 114
Chapter 17
Monitor: Management ....................................................................................................................115
17.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 115
17.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 115

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17.2 Syslog ........................................................................................................................................... 115
17.3 Error Disable ................................................................................................................................. 116
Chapter 18
Configuration: System .....................................................................................................................118
18.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 118
18.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 118
18.2 IP Settings ..................................................................................................................................... 118
18.2.1 IPv4 Settings ....................................................................................................................... 118
18.2.2 IPv6 Settings ....................................................................................................................... 119
18.3 Time .............................................................................................................................................. 120
18.3.1 System Time Settings ......................................................................................................... 120
18.3.2 SNTP Server Settings .......................................................................................................... 121
18.4 Information .................................................................................................................................. 121
18.4.1 System Information Settings .............................................................................................121
Chapter 19
Configuration: Port...........................................................................................................................123
19.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 123
19.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 123
19.2 Port Settings ................................................................................................................................. 123
19.2.1 Port ...................................................................................................................................... 123
19.2.2 Port Edit .............................................................................................................................. 124
19.3 EEE Settings .................................................................................................................................. 125
19.3.1 EEE ....................................................................................................................................... 125
19.3.2 EEE Edit ............................................................................................................................... 126
19.4 PoE Settings ................................................................................................................................. 127
19.4.1 Global Settings .................................................................................................................. 127
19.4.2 Port Settings ....................................................................................................................... 127
19.4.3 PoE Edit ............................................................................................................................... 129
19.5 Bandwidth Management .......................................................................................................... 132
19.5.1 Bandwidth Control ............................................................................................................ 132
19.5.2 Port Rate Edit ..................................................................................................................... 133
19.6 Storm Control .............................................................................................................................. 133
19.6.1 Port Settings ....................................................................................................................... 134
19.6.2 Port Edit .............................................................................................................................. 134
Chapter 20
Configuration: VLAN........................................................................................................................136
20.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 136
20.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 136
20.2 VLAN Settings .............................................................................................................................. 137
20.2.1 VLAN ................................................................................................................................... 137

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20.2.2 VLAN Add .......................................................................................................................... 137
20.2.3 Port Settings ....................................................................................................................... 138
20.2.4 Port Edit .............................................................................................................................. 139
20.2.5 VLAN Port ........................................................................................................................... 139
20.3 Guest VLAN ................................................................................................................................. 141
20.3.1 Global Settings .................................................................................................................. 141
20.3.2 Port Settings ....................................................................................................................... 142
20.3.3 Port Edit .............................................................................................................................. 142
20.4 Voice VLAN ................................................................................................................................. 143
20.4.1 Global Settings .................................................................................................................. 143
20.4.2 OUI Settings ........................................................................................................................ 144
20.4.3 OUI Add or Edit .................................................................................................................. 145
20.4.4 Port Settings ....................................................................................................................... 145
20.4.5 Port Edit .............................................................................................................................. 146
Chapter 21
Configuration: MAC Table...............................................................................................................147
21.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 147
21.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 147
21.2 MAC Table ................................................................................................................................... 147
21.2.1 Static MAC ......................................................................................................................... 147
21.2.2 Static MAC Add ................................................................................................................ 148
21.2.3 Filtering MAC ..................................................................................................................... 148
21.2.4 Filtering MAC Add ............................................................................................................. 149
21.2.5 Dynamic Age .................................................................................................................... 149
Chapter 22
Configuration: Link Aggregation....................................................................................................151
22.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 151
22.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 151
22.2 Link Aggregation ........................................................................................................................ 151
22.2.1 Global Settings .................................................................................................................. 151
22.2.2 LAG Management ............................................................................................................ 152
22.2.3 LAG Add ............................................................................................................................ 153
22.2.4 LAG Port ............................................................................................................................. 154
22.2.5 LAG Port Edit ...................................................................................................................... 154
22.2.6 LACP Port ........................................................................................................................... 155
22.2.7 LACP Port Edit .................................................................................................................... 156
Chapter 23
Configuration: Loop Guard.............................................................................................................157
23.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 157
23.2 Loop Guard ................................................................................................................................. 157