1. Package Content Thank you for purchasing PLANET Layer 2 Managed Metro Ethernet Switch, MGSD- 10080F. “Managed Switch” will also be mentioned as an alternative to the MGSD-10080F in this Quick Installation Guide. Open the box of the Managed Switch and carefully unpack it. The box should...
2. Requirements Workstations of subscribers running Windows XP/2003/Vista/7/2008, MAC OS9 or later, Linux, UNIX or other platform compatible with TCP/IP protocols. Workstation installed with Ethernet NIC (Network Interface Card) Serial Port connect (Terminal) The above PC with COM Port (DB9) Ethernet Port connect Network cables - Use standard network (UTP) cables with RJ-45 connectors. The above PC installed with WEB Browser and JAVA runtime environment Plug- It is recommended to use Internet Explore 7.0 or above to access the Managed Switch. Note...
3. Wiring DC Power Inputs The 6-contact terminal block connector on the rear panel of MGSD-10080F is used for two DC redundant powers input. Please follow the steps below to insert the power wire. 1. Insert positive / negative DC power wires into the contacts 1 and 2 for DC POWER 1, or 5 and 6 for DC POWER 2.
PC / Workstation with Terminal emulation software PLANET Metro Managed Switch Serial Port RJ-45 to DB9 RS-232 Cable A terminal program is required to make the software connection to the Managed Switch. Windows' Hyper Terminal program may be a good choice. The Hyper Terminal can be accessed from the Start menu.
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2. When the following screen appears, make sure that the COM port should be configured as: : 115200 Baud Data bits : None Parity Stop bits Flow Contro : None...
"admin" as the login screen in Figure 5-1 appears. Username: admin Password: admin Figure 5-1: MGSD-10080F Managed Switch Console Login Screen 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- Note face.
6. Configure IP Address The Managed Switch is shipped with default IP address as shown below. IP Address: 192.168.0.100 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 To check the current IP address or create a new IP address for the Switch, please use the procedures as follows: Show the current IP address 1. On “Switch/>” prompt, enter “show ip”. 2. The screen displays the current IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway, as shown in Figure 6-1. Figure 6-1: Display of IP Information...
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Configure IP address 3. On “Switch/>” prompt, enter the following command and press <Enter> as shown in Figure 6-2. Switch/> ip setup 192.168.1.100 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1 The previous command would apply the following settings for the Switch. IP Address: 192.168.1.100 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168.1.1 Figure 6-2: Setting IP Address 4. Repeat Step 1 to check if the IP address is changed. If the IP is successfully configured, the Managed Switch will apply the new IP address setting immediately. You can access the Web interface of the Managed Switch through the new IP address.
For example, the default IP address of the 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. PC / Workstation with Terminal emulation software PLANET Metro Managed Switch IP Address : 192.168.0.x RJ-45 / UTP Cable Figure 7-1: IP Management Diagram Login the Managed Switch 1. Use Internet Explorer 7.0 or above Web browser. Enter IP address...
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2. When the following dialog box appears, please enter the default username and password “admin” (or the password you have changed via console). The login screen in Figure 7-2 appears. Default Username: admin Default Password: admin Figure 7-2: Login Screen 3. After entering the password, the main screen appears as Figure 7-3 shows. Figure 7-3: Web Main Screen of the 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 the Switch provides. Figure 7-4: S witch Menu If you are not familiar with Switch functions or the related param- eter, press “Help” button anytime at left of the Web page to get the help description.
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Changing IP Address or forgetting 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 over 5 seconds. After the device is rebooted, you can login to the management Web interface within the same subnet of 192.168.0.xx.