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8-port web managed gigabit switch with 2-port 2.5g/2-port sfp+
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XGS1210-12
8-Port Web Managed Gigabit Switch with 2-Port 2.5G/2-Port SFP+
Default Login Details
Management IP Address
Password
Copyright © 2019 Zyxel Communications Corporation
http://192.168.1.3
1234
Version 1.00 Edition 1, 12/2019

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  • Page 1 User’s Guide XGS1210-12 8-Port Web Managed Gigabit Switch with 2-Port 2.5G/2-Port SFP+ Default Login Details Version 1.00 Edition 1, 12/2019 Management IP Address http://192.168.1.3 Password 1234 Copyright © 2019 Zyxel Communications Corporation...
  • Page 2 Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide shows how to connect the Switch and access the Web Configurator. • More Information Go to support.zyxel.com to find other information on the Switch XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 3: Document Conventions

    Syntax Conventions • The XGS1210-12 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, QoS > Port- Based QoS means you first click QoS in the navigation panel, then the Port-Based QoS sub menu to get to that screen.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Initial Setup Example ..........................23 Tutorials ..............................28 Technical Reference ........................32 System ..............................33 Port ................................. 36 VLAN ..............................39 Link Aggregation ..........................42 Mirroring ..............................44 QoS ................................. 46 IGMP Snooping ............................. 50 Management ............................52 Troubleshooting ............................ 56 XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 5 3.2 Rear Panel ............................15 3.2.1 Power Connector ......................... 15 3.3 LEDs ..............................16 Chapter 4 Web Configurator..........................17 4.1 Overview ............................17 4.2 System Login ............................ 17 4.3 Web Configurator Layout ......................18 4.3.1 Change Your Password ......................20 XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 9 VLAN..............................39 9.1 Overview ............................39 9.1.1 What You Need to Know ..................... 39 9.2 VLAN Settings ..........................40 Chapter 10 Link Aggregation ..........................42 10.1 Overview ............................42 10.2 Link Aggregation .......................... 42 Chapter 11 Mirroring..............................44 XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 7 Chapter 15 Troubleshooting..........................56 15.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs ................. 56 15.2 Switch Access and Login ......................57 15.3 Switch Configuration ........................58 Appendix A Customer Support ....................... 59 Appendix B Legal Information ......................65 Index ..............................69 XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 8: User's Guide

    User’s Guide...

  • Page 9: Getting To Know Your Switch

    2.5 Gbps Ethernet port, you must use Cat 5e Ethernet cables to achieve 2.5 Gbps speeds. The Multi-Gigabit Ethernet ports on the Switch automatically allow connections up to the speed of the connected network device (100 Mbps, 1 Gbps, or 2.5 Gbps), and only require a Cat 5e Ethernet cable. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 10: Backbone Application

    Switch’s port or connect other switches to the Switch. In this example, all computers can share high-speed applications on the server. To expand the network, simply add more networking devices such as switches, routers, computers, print servers, and so on. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 11: Bridging Application

    Stations on a logical network belong to one or more groups. With VLAN, a station cannot directly talk to or hear from stations that are not in the same group(s) unless such traffic first goes through a router. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 12: Way To Manage The Switch

    Switch to its factory default settings. If you backed up an earlier configuration file, you would not have to totally re-configure the Switch. You could simply restore your last configuration. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 13: Hardware Installation

    Table 1 on page 10 for more information. Figure 5 Attach Rubber Feet 2.1.2 Wall Mounting Table 2 Wall Mounting Distance DISTANCE ‘D’ BETWEEN MOUNTING HOLES 180 mm / 7.09 in Do the following to mount your Switch on a wall. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 14 Place the Switch so the wall mount holes line up with the screws. Slide the Switch down gently to fix it into place. Wall-mount the Switch with the Ethernet ports facing down and the ventilation holes on the side. Figure 6 Wall Mounting Figure 7 Screw Specifications XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 15: Hardware Panels

    To connect power to the Switch, insert the female end of the power cord to the AC power receptacle on the rear panel. Connect the other end of the supplied power cord to a power outlet. Make sure that no objects obstruct the airflow. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 16: Leds

    Blinking The Switch is transmitting data through the port. Green The port has a successful 1000 Mbps connection. Port 12 Blinking The Switch is transmitting data through the port. (Right LED) The port is disconnected or disabled. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 17: Web Configurator

    The following screen displays if you log into the Switch for the first time. Enter a new password using the keyboard characters ("a-z", "A-Z", "0-9", ~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]:;<>./\). The password must be 8 to 15 characters long. Retype it to confirm and click Apply to view the first Web Configurator screen. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 18: Web Configurator Layout

    The Web Configurator automatically logs out after 5 minutes of inactivity. 4.3 Web Configurator Layout The System screen is the first screen that displays when you access the Web Configurator. The following figure shows the navigating components of the Web Configurator screen. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 19 Chapter 4 Web Configurator Figure 12 Web Configurator Layout A - Click the menu items to open the screen in the main window. B - Click this link to log out of the Web Configurator. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 20: Change Your Password

    After you log in for the first time, you must enter a new password using the keyboard characters ("a-z", "A-Z", "0-9", ~!@#$%^&*()_+`-={}[]:;<>./\). The password must be 8 to 15 characters long. To change it, click Management to display the next screen to change your login password. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 21: Switch Lockout/Resetting The Switch

    To set the device back to the factory default settings, press the Reset button for more than 6 seconds or until the PWR/SYS LED begins to blink and then release it. When the PWR/SYS LED begins to blink, the defaults have been restored and the device restarts. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 22: Logging Out Of The Web Configurator

    Web Configurator. You have to log in with your password again after you log out. This is recommended after you finish a management session for security reasons. Note: You are automatically logged out of the Web Configurator after 5 minutes of inactivity. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 23: Initial Setup Example

    Switch. The IP address makes it accessible from an outside network. It is used by the Switch to communicate with other devices in other networks. In this example, you want to change the IP address to 192.168.1.5. Click Management in the navigation panel to open the following screen. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 24 The following screen appears. Click OK to save the setting. Connection to the Web Configurator will be lost. Figure 15 Lost Connection Warning On your web browser, go to http://192.168.1.5. A Log in screen appears. Enter the existing password and click SIGN IN to log in via the new IP address. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 25: Changing The Password

    1234. If you wish to change the password again, perform the following steps: Click Management in the navigation panel to open the following screen. Figure 16 Change the Password Enter the existing password in the Old Password field. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 26 Enter the new password again to in the Confirm Password field for confirmation. Click Apply. You will automatically be logged out of the Web Configurator. A Log in screen appears. Enter the new password and click SIGN IN to log in using the new password. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 27: Tutorials

    VLAN group with fixed port members to do this. In this example, you want to configure port 1 as a member of VLAN 2. Figure 17 Initial Setup Network Example: VLAN Click VLAN in the navigation panel and click Create New VLAN. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 28 VLAN. To ensure that VLAN-unaware devices (such as computers and hubs) can receive frames properly, set the port’s box color to green to set the Switch to remove VLAN tags before sending. Change the box color of other ports to gray. Click Apply to save the settings. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 29: Setting Port Vid

    VLAN 2. Figure 18 Initial Setup Network Example: Port VID Click VLAN in the navigation panel. Enter 2 in the PVID field for port 2 and click Apply to save your changes back to the Switch. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 30 Chapter 6 Tutorials XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 31: Technical Reference

    Technical Reference...

  • Page 32: System

    This chapter describes the screens for system status, and port details. 7.2 System Settings The System screen displays when you log into the Switch or click System at the top of the Web Configurator. The System screen displays the Switch’s general device information, and the port statistics. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 33 Chapter 7 System Figure 19 System The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 5 System LABEL DESCRIPTION System Information Model Name This field displays the model name of this Switch. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 34 It displays Loop when the Switch detects a loop on the port. Otherwise, it displays Normal. Refresh Click this button to update the information in this screen. Clear Counters Click this button to clear the statistics in the TX(Pkts) and RX(Pkts) fields. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 35: Port

    LEDs. 8.1.1.2 Broadcast Storm Control Broadcast storm control limits the number of broadcast packets the Switch receives per second on the ports. When the maximum number of allowable broadcast packets is reached per second, the XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 36: Port Settings

    Enable this feature to reduce broadcast packets in your network. You can specify limits on each port. 8.2 Port Settings Click Port in the navigation panel to open the following screen. See Section 1.2.1 on page 9 information on Multi-Gigabit. Figure 23 Port XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 37 (mimicking a state of packet collision) causing the sending port to temporarily stop sending signals and resend later. Select the check box to enable it. Apply Click this button to save your changes to the Switch. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 38: Vlan

    802.1Q VLAN-aware switch, the Switch first decides where to forward the frame, and then inserts a VLAN tag reflecting the ingress port's default VID. The default PVID is VLAN 1 for all ports, but this can be changed. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 39: Vlan Settings

    A PVID (Port VLAN ID) is a tag that adds to incoming untagged frames received on a port so that the frames are forwarded to the VLAN group that the tag defines. Enter a number between 1 and 4094 as the port VLAN ID. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 40 (tagging). Set the port’s box color to gray if the port is not a member of the VLAN group. Clicking the port’s check box loops between untagging, non-member, and tagging. Click Apply to save your changes. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 41: Link Aggregation

    10.2 Link Aggregation Use this screen to configure static link aggregation. Figure 25 Link Aggregation XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 42 7 and 8, and the other contains ports 9 and 10. Note: Make sure the ports in a link aggregation group have the same PVID and VLAN ID. Apply Click this button to save your changes to the Switch. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 43: Mirroring

    11.2 Mirroring Settings Use this screen to select a monitor port and specify the traffic flow to be copied to the monitor port. Note: A port cannot be the monitor port and the mirrored port at the same time. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 44 Note: Select one monitor port. Mirrored Port Select this option to mirror the traffic on a port. Note: Select one or multiple mirrored ports. Apply Click this button to save your changes to the Switch. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 45: Qos

    (from 0 to 7) to define up to 8 traffic types. That is, each priority level defines a class of service. The table below shows the IEEE recommendations for traffic types, these may vary or be XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 46: Port-Based Qos

    Figure 27 WRR Application Example 12.3 Port-Based QoS The Switch’s default settings for Port-Based QoS are shown in the next figure. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 47: Port-Based Qos

    Both Port-Based QoS and IEEE 802.1p QoS use the same priority queuing levels. Remember the difference amongst both features relies on how the priority queuing is assigned. Let us recap, Port-Based QoS assigns priority queuing by port, whereas IEEE 802.1p QoS assigns queuing by PCP priority tags. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 48: Ieee 802.1P Qos

    Section 12.2.3 on page Bandwidth is divided across the different traffic queues according to their weights. Queues with larger weights get more service than queues with smaller weights. Apply Click Apply to save your changes to the Switch. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 49: Igmp Snooping

    IGMP snooping generates no additional network traffic, allowing you to significantly reduce multicast traffic passing through your Switch. 13.2 IGMP Snooping Settings Click IGMP Snooping in the navigation panel to display the screen as shown next. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 50 The Switch forwards IGMP join or leave packets to an IGMP router port. Note: If link aggregation is enabled, the ports in a link aggregation group will not be available in this field. Apply Click Apply to save your changes to the Switch. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 51: Management

    An administrator is someone who can both view and configure Switch changes. The default administrator password is 1234. Note: It is highly recommended that you change the default administrator password (1234). Click Management in the navigation panel to open the following screen. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 52 Type the IP address of the default outgoing gateway in dotted decimal notation, for example, 192.168.1.254. Apply Click this button to save your changes to the Switch. IEEE 802.3az EEE Select Enable to activate Energy Efficient Ethernet globally. Otherwise, select Disable. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 53: Firmware Upgrade

    Type the path and file name of the firmware file you wish to upload to the Switch in the text box or click Path to locate it. After you select the firmware file, click the Upgrade button to load the new firmware. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 54 Chapter 14 Management Figure 33 Firmware Upgrade Confirmation Figure 34 Firmware Uploading After a successful upload, the system will reboot, and you will need to log into the Switch again. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 55: Troubleshooting

    Inspect your cables for damage. Contact the vendor to replace any damaged cables. Disconnect and re-connect the power adapter or cord to the Switch. If the problem continues, contact the vendor. A loop is detected. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 56: Switch Access And Login

    Switch, skip this step.) Reset the device to its factory defaults, and try to access the Switch with the default IP address. See Section 4.4 on page If the problem continues, contact the vendor. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 57: Switch Configuration

    Select the firmware file that you tried to upload to the Switch before and try upgrading the firmware again in the Firmware Upgrade screen. Wait for the firmware upgrade process to complete. After a successful upload, the system will reboot, and you will need to log into the Switch again. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 58: Appendix A Customer Support

    • Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it. Corporate Headquarters (Worldwide) Taiwan • Zyxel Communications Corporation • http://www.zyxel.com Asia China • Zyxel Communications (Shanghai) Corp. Zyxel Communications (Beijing) Corp. Zyxel Communications (Tianjin) Corp. • https://www.zyxel.com/cn/zh/ India • Zyxel Technology India Pvt Ltd • https://www.zyxel.com/in/en/ Kazakhstan •...
  • Page 59 • Zyxel Singapore Pte Ltd. • http://www.zyxel.com.sg Taiwan • Zyxel Communications Corporation • https://www.zyxel.com/tw/zh/ Thailand • Zyxel Thailand Co., Ltd • https://www.zyxel.com/th/th/ Vietnam • Zyxel Communications Corporation-Vietnam Office • https://www.zyxel.com/vn/vi Europe Belarus • Zyxel BY • https://www.zyxel.by Belgium • Zyxel Communications B.V. • https://www.zyxel.com/be/nl/...
  • Page 60 Appendix A Customer Support • https://www.zyxel.com/be/fr/ Bulgaria • Zyxel България • https://www.zyxel.com/bg/bg/ Czech Republic • Zyxel Communications Czech s.r.o • https://www.zyxel.com/cz/cs/ Denmark • Zyxel Communications A/S • https://www.zyxel.com/dk/da/ Estonia • Zyxel Estonia • https://www.zyxel.com/ee/et/ Finland • Zyxel Communications • https://www.zyxel.com/fi/fi/ France •...
  • Page 61 • Zyxel Communications Poland • https://www.zyxel.com/pl/pl/ Romania • Zyxel Romania • https://www.zyxel.com/ro/ro Russia • Zyxel Russia • https://www.zyxel.com/ru/ru/ Slovakia • Zyxel Communications Czech s.r.o. organizacna zlozka • https://www.zyxel.com/sk/sk/ Spain • Zyxel Communications ES Ltd. • https://www.zyxel.com/es/es/ Sweden • Zyxel Communications • https://www.zyxel.com/se/sv/ Switzerland •...
  • Page 62 Appendix A Customer Support Turkey • Zyxel Turkey A.S. • https://www.zyxel.com/tr/tr/ • Zyxel Communications UK Ltd. • https://www.zyxel.com/uk/en/ Ukraine • Zyxel Ukraine • http://www.ua.zyxel.com South America Argentina • Zyxel Communications Corporation • https://www.zyxel.com/co/es/ Brazil • Zyxel Communications Brasil Ltda. • https://www.zyxel.com/br/pt/ Colombia •...
  • Page 63 Appendix A Customer Support Middle East • Zyxel Communications Corporation • https://www.zyxel.com/me/en/ North America • Zyxel Communications, Inc. - North America Headquarters • https://www.zyxel.com/us/en/ Oceania Australia • Zyxel Communications Corporation • https://www.zyxel.com/au/en/ Africa South Africa • Nology (Pty) Ltd. • https://www.zyxel.com/za/en/...

  • Page 64: Appendix B Legal Information

    The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Zyxel Communications Corporation. Published by Zyxel Communications Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • Page 65 (Energy-related Products directive) as well as ecodesign requirement laid down in applicable implementing measures, power consumption has satisfied regulation requirements which are: • Network standby power consumption < 8W, and/or • Off mode power consumption < 0.5W, and/or • Standby mode power consumption < 0.5W. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 66 Various symbols are used in this product to ensure correct usage, to prevent danger to the user and others, and to prevent property damage. The meaning of these symbols are described below. It is important that you read these descriptions thoroughly and fully understand the contents. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 67 You can download the latest firmware at www.zyxel.com. If you cannot find it there, contact your vendor or Zyxel Technical Support at support@zyxel.com.tw. To obtain the source code covered under those Licenses, please contact your vendor or Zyxel Technical Support at support@zyxel.com. XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

  • Page 68: Index

    ErP (Energy-related Products) button Ethernet cable Reset type cable types FCC EMC statement certifications firmware upgrade viewing process CFI (Canonical Format Indicator) firmware version changing the password flow control clear counters frames collision signal XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 69 IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) link aggregation 42, 51 IGMP join packet algorithm IGMP leave packet group IGMP query port link status IGMP snooping login overview password settings login account IGMP static router port administrator XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 70 IEEE 802.1p Multi-Gigabit port-based Multi-Gigabit Application QoS (Quality of Service) QoS screen queue weight network applications network flooded rear panel rear panel connections reboot the Switch open source licenses recycling information registration XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 71 TCI (Tag Control Information) login TPID (Tag Protocol IDentifier) logout trademarks main window traffic distribution overview Traffic Type Mapping Weighted Round Robin Scheduling (WRR) transmission speed WRR application cable types example Troubleshooting WRR scheduling XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...
  • Page 72 Index Zyxel corporate headquarters Zyxel limited warranty XGS1210-12 User’s Guide...

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