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  • Page 2 PLANET is a registered trademark of PLANET Technology Corp. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners. Disclaimer PLANET Technology does not warrant that the hardware will work properly in all environments and applications, and makes no warranty and representation, either implied or expressed, with respect to the quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose.
  • Page 3 Revision PLANET NOVASwitch User's Manual FOR MODELS: GSW-1200S Part No.: EM-GSW12V1 Before Starting In this User's Manual, "Switch" is used for GSW-1200S, where “switch” represent the third party switch. GSW-1200S User's Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    2.1 P ............5 RODUCT ESCRIPTION 2.1.1 Product Overview.............. 5 2.1.2 Product Features .............. 6 2.1.3 GSW-1200S Front Panel ..........7 2.1.4 LED Indicators ..............7 2.1.5 GSW-1200S Rear Panel ..........8 2.2 I GSW-1200S..........8 NSTALLING A 2.2.1 Desktop or Shelf Mounting ..........9 2.2.2 Rack Mounting..............
  • Page 5 4.4 S ...........29 TORE ORWARD 4.5 A ............30 EGOTIATION 5. TROUBLESHOOTING..........31 APPENDIX A SWITCH‘S RJ-45 PIN ASSIGNMENTS .33 A.1 1000M ,1000B T ..........33 A.2 10/100M , 10/100B -TX ........33 GSW-1200S User's Manual...
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  • Page 7: Introduction

    1.2 How to Use This Manual This GSW-1200S User Manual is structured as follows: § Chapter 2, Installation It explains the functions of GSW-1200S and how to physically install the GSW-1200S. § Chapter 3, Configuration It contains information about the smart function of GSW-1200S.

  • Page 8: Product Specifications

    Support 9K Bytes packet size Buffer Memory 1M-byte packet memory MAC Address Dimensions 430mm x240 mm x 44mm (WxDxH) Weight 3 kg System 1 Console port, RS-232 for out of band management Configuration AC Power 100~240VAC, 50W, 50~60Hz, 1A PLANET GSW-1200S...
  • Page 9 Operating temperature: 0℃ to 50℃ ( 32℉ to 122℉ ) Requirements Storage temperature: -40℃ to 70℃ ( -40℉ to 158℉ ) Operating humidity: 5% to 95% relative humidity, non-condensing Storage humidity: 5% to 95% relative humidity, non-condensing EMC Certification FCC, CE GSW-1200S User's Manual...
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  • Page 11: Installation

    It provides 12 Ethernet ports and is capable of smart functions, such as VLAN, Port Trunking and Prot Mirroring. GSW-1200S can be configured by out-of-band channel via the console port (RS232) directly. Each port supports 10Mbps, 100Mbps, and 1000Mbps as well as half/full mode and can be easily connected to corporate backbones and servers.

  • Page 12: Product Features

    Head of Line (HOL) blocking prevention. § Broadcast storm protection. § Auto MDI/MDI-X detection. § Up to 12 Port-based VLAN support. § Up to 6 groups of Trunk. § Port mirroring support. § QoS support with 4-level priority for switching. PLANET GSW-1200S...

  • Page 13: Gsw-1200S Front Panel

    2.1.3 GSW-1200S Front Panel Figure 2-1 shows a front panel of GSW-1200S. Figure 2-1 PLANET GSW-1200S Front Panel 2.1.4 LED Indicators Color Function Green Lit: Power on Over Heat Lit: indicate over limiting the operation temperature Fan Failure Lit: indicate the two fans at rear panel not...

  • Page 14: Gsw-1200S Rear Panel

    Fan Failure LED will light on. 2.1.5 GSW-1200S Rear Panel The rear panel of the GSW-1200S has a Power Connector and two Fans at the rear of the switch. Besides, a Buzzer ON/OFF button is placed between. The power port is where you will connect the AC power cord.

  • Page 15: Desktop Or Shelf Mounting

    Step1: Attach the rubber feet to the recessed areas on the bottom of the switch. Step2: Place the GSW-1200S on a desktop or shelf near an AC power source. Step3: Keep enough ventilation space between the switch and the...
  • Page 16 Figure 2-3 Attaching the brackets to the GSW-1200S Caution: You must use the screws supplied with the mounting brackets. Damage caused to the parts by using incorrect screws would invalidate your warranty. Step3: Secure the brackets tightly. Step4: Follow the same steps to attach the second bracket to the opposite side.

  • Page 17: Configuration

    When you are ready to configure the smart functions of the switch, make sure you had connected the supplied RS-232 serial cable to the RS-232 port at the front panel of your GSW-1200S switch and your PC. 3.1.2 Terminal Emulation Setup Program In Windows 95/98/2000/XP,launch “HyperTerminal”, create a new...

  • Page 18: Power-Up Self-Test Status

    3.1.3 Power-up Self-test Status As the switch powers on, it goes through a self-test process to ensure proper operations of the GSW-1200S hardware. A series of messages will be displayed to show the test progress and result. When the test completes successfully, the system will display a log-in message.

  • Page 19: Log-In

    The factory default user name and password is "admin". You may change password in the System Menu. To access to the Main Menu, please always enter the correct password. (See Figure 3-3) Figure 3-3 Log-in Message GSW-1200S User's Manual...

  • Page 20: Getting Started

    3.2 Getting Started 3.2.1 General Guidelines GSW-1200S allows users to configure the machine via menu-driven screens. To work within the menu, please follow the guidelines shown in Table 3-1. Description tems OBJECTS Objects are strings of characters on the screen. Each object represents a distinct function.

  • Page 21: Main Menu Screen

    Table 3-1 General Guideline within the Menu 3.2.2 Main Menu Screen The main menu enables you to view and manage the GSW-1200S settings. Use the "Arrow" keys to move the highlight over a selection. Press the "Return" key to select and "Esc" key to return to the previous selection.
  • Page 22 Priority Configuration Menu Displays the options available for assigning varying degree of priority to each port. Restart Menu Displays options for restarting the switch. Exit Highlighting this selection and pressing the “Enter” key will take you out of the configuration. PLANET GSW-1200S...

  • Page 23: System Configuration

    Record your new password in a safe place. There is NO method of recovery if you forget or lost your password but return to us for firmware code refresh. Table 3-2 describes the objects that shown in the system configuration menu screen. Figure 3-5 System Configuration Menu Screen GSW-1200S User's Manual...
  • Page 24 0 for no timeout. Range: ( 0~99 minutes) Auto Refresh How often the Switch will refresh the values on any screens in the menu. Time Range: ( 0~99 seconds) Table 3-2 Descriptions of the System Configuration Menu Objects PLANET GSW-1200S...

  • Page 25: Port Configuration

    "Arrow" keys to move the highlight to the selection and press the "Space Bar" key to toggle back and forth between the options. Pressing "Enter" key to confirm your option. Table 3-3 describes the status and configuration objects for Gigabit Ethernet ports. Figure 3-6 Port Configuration Menu Screen GSW-1200S User's Manual...

  • Page 26: Port Trunking Configuration

    Table 3-3 Status and Configuration of Gigabit Ethernet Port 3.2.5 Port Trunking Configuration The Port Trunking Configuration menu controls the port trunking or the so-called “Link Aggregation” function. Several ports in the GSW-1200S Gigabit Ethernet Switch can be bundled together to form a higher-bandwidth trunk.
  • Page 27 Figure 3-8 shows the example of the defined trunking ports. Figure 3-8 Add Trunking Port Screen The following shows the Trunking Configuration screen after trunking ports are defined. GSW-1200S User's Manual...

  • Page 28: Mirror Port Configuration

    3.2.6 Mirror Port Configuration To verify whether all the data is being transmitted and received properly, GSW-1200S supports the mirror port configuration allowing users to assign two different ports to carry the same data stream. Figure 3-10 shows the menu of Mirror Port Configuration. Table 3-5 shows the descriptions of the Mirror Port Configuration Menu Objects.

  • Page 29: Vlan Configuration

    Users can use this configuration to segment their own networks into a smaller subgroup and making this group as its own network. The GSW-1200S supports 12 Port-based VLANs. It supports VLAN overlapping which means one port can belong to multiple VLANs.
  • Page 30 "Enter" key. The ADD VLAN screen will display. Please see Figure 3-12. To add a new VLAN, enter and edit the member set of the VLAN. The <OK> functions take you back to the VLAN Configuration Menu screen. Figure 3-12 Add VLAN screen PLANET GSW-1200S...

  • Page 31: Priority Configuration

    The priority configuration sets the port-based priority function of the system. PLANET GSW-1200S has 4 priority queues. Each frame can be sent via higher or lower priority queue depending on the priority setting of it with strict mode (see the Figure 3-14) or weighted round-robin (see the Figure 3-15).
  • Page 32 Figure 3-14 Port Priority Strict Mode Configuration Menu Screen Figure 3-15 Port Priority Weight Round Robin Configuration Menu Screen PLANET GSW-1200S...

  • Page 33: Restart

    <Factory default> and press the "Enter" key. Then you will clear all the configuration data and put the Switch back to factory default state. The switch then restarted. If you choose the <Restart> function, you will perform a reset of the switch. GSW-1200S User's Manual...

  • Page 34: Exit

    Figure 3-16 System Restart Main Screen 3.2.10 Exit The Exit function would bring you out of the configuration of GSW-1200S. Figure 3-17 Exit of User Interface screen PLANET GSW-1200S...

  • Page 35: Switch Operation

    Thereby increasing the network throughput and availability 4.4 Store-and-Forward Store-and-Forward is one type of packet-forwarding techniques. A Store-and Forward Ethernet Switching stores the incoming GSW-1200S User's Manual...

  • Page 36: Auto-Negotiation

    Power On or Reset). This is done by detect the modes and speeds at the second of both device is connected and capable of, Both 10Base-T and 100Base-TX devices can connect with the port in either Half- or Full-Duplex mode. 1000Base-T can be only connected in Full-duplex mode. PLANET GSW-1200S...

  • Page 37: Troubleshooting

    Please also check VLAN configuration. Performance is bad Solution: Check the full duplex status of the Ethernet Switch. If the Ethernet Switch is set to full duplex and the partner is set to half duplex, then the performance will be poor. GSW-1200S User's Manual...
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  • Page 39: Appendix A Switch's Rj-45 Pin Assignments

    BI_DB- BI_DA- BI_DD+ BI_DC+ BI_DD- BI_DC- Implicit implementation of the crossover function within a twisted-pair cable, or at a wiring panel, while not expressly forbidden, is beyond the scope of this standard. A.2 10/100Mbps, 10/100Base-TX Contact MDI-X GSW-1200S User's Manual...
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