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  • Page 1 GS-5208PLG V2 User Manual 05-2021 / v1.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents I. Product Information ..........1 I-1. Package Content ..............2 I-2. Hardware Overview ............. 2 I-3. LED Status................3 II. Installation .............. 4 II-1. Mounting the Switch ............4 II-1-1. Placement Tips ............4 II-1-2. Rack Mounting ............5 III.
  • Page 3 IV-7. Mirror ................. 17 IV-8. QoS ..................18 IV-8-1. Disable QoS: ............18 IV-8-2. Port-Based QoS: ..........19 IV-8-3. IEEE 802.1p QoS: ..........20 IV-9. Broadcast Storm Control ............ 21 IV-10. Rate Limiting ..............22 IV-11. Loop Detect/Prevent ............. 23 IV-12.

  • Page 4: Product Information

    I. Product Information The Edimax Pro GS-5208PLG V2 is a web-smart switch with 8 Gigabit PoE+ and 2 Gigabit SFP slots. Designed for medium to small network environments, its standard 19-inch 1U rack-mount brackets allow for integration with the most widely used mounting systems on the market.

  • Page 5: I-1. Package Content

    I-1. Package Content Before start using this product, please check if there is anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer to claim the missing item(s): Rack-Mount Kit & Screws GS-5208PLG V2 Power Cord I-2. Hardware Overview Descriptions LED (PoE Alert, PWR)

  • Page 6: I-3. Led Status

    I-3. LED Status Function Status Description On (Green) Power on Power off Blinking System boot up Total PoE power consumed On ( Green is under PoE power budget PoE Alert Total PoE power consumed is under PoE power budget On (Green) Link at 1000M Blinking (Green) Sending or receiving data...

  • Page 7: Ii. Installation

    II. Installation This chapter describes how to install and connect your Edimax Switch. Read the following topics and perform the procedures in the correct order. Incorrect installation may cause damage to the product. II-1. Mounting the Switch There are two ways to physically set up the switch.

  • Page 8: Ii-1-2. Rack Mounting

    Figure 4 - Desktop Installation II-1-2. Rack Mounting You can mount the switch in any standard size, 19-inch (about 48 cm) wide rack. The switch requires 1 Rack Unit (1U) of space, which is 1.75 inches (44.45 mm) high. For stability, load the rack from the bottom to the top, with the heaviest devices on the bottom.
  • Page 9 Align the mounting brackets with the mounting holes on the switch’s side panels and secure the brackets with the screws provided. Figure 5 – Bracket Installation Secure the switch on the equipment rack with the screws provided. Figure 6 - Rack Installation...

  • Page 10: Iii. Getting Started

    III. Getting Started This section provides an introduction to the web-based configuration utility, covers the following topics:  Powering on the device  Connecting to the network  Power over Ethernet (PoE) considerations  Starting the web-based configuration utility III-1. Connecting to Power Power down and disconnect the power cord before servicing or wiring a switch.

  • Page 11: Iii-2. Connecting To Network

    III-2. Connecting to Network To connect the switch to the network: Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port of a computer Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to Port 1-8 of the switch. The LED of the port lights if the device connected is active. Connect the switch to end nodes using a standard Cat5e Ethernet cable to connect the switch to end nodes as shown in the illustration below.
  • Page 12  If you have multiple IPv6 interfaces on your management station, use the IPv6 global address instead of the IPv6 link local address to access the device from your browser. Launching the Configuration Utility To open the web-based configuration utility: Open a Web browser.

  • Page 13: Web-Based Switch Configuration

    This chapter describes how to use the web-based management interface (Web UI) to configure the switch’s features. For the purposes of this manual of GS-5208PLG v2, the user interface is separated into fifteen sections, as shown in the following figure: IV-1.

  • Page 14: Iv-2. Management

    Item Description Model Name Model name of the switch. System name of the switch. This name will also use Device Name as CLI prefix of each line. (“Switch>” or “Switch#”). Firmware Current running firmware image version. Version MAC Address Base MAC address of the switch. IPv4 Address Current system IPv4 address.

  • Page 15: Iv-3. Port

    Management Reset: You can reset the switch to default by pressing the “Reset “button. Item Description Backup: Backup the configurations from this GS-5208PLG V2. Configuration Restore/Backup Restore: Restore the configurations choosing configuration file from PC or NB. Item Description Firmware...
  • Page 16 Item Description Port Port number Port speed capabilities. Auto: Auto speed with all capabilities. 10M Half: Speed with 10Mbps Speed 10M Full: Speed with 20Mbps 100M Half: Speed with 100Mbps 100M Full: Speed with 200Mbps Down: Displays port is not in use. Connection Or link speed if it is in use.

  • Page 17: Iv-4. Long Range Mode

    IV-4. Long Range Mode This page shows port current status. Select Enable or Disable to enable or disable Long Range Mode. NOTE: Enable long range mode will double the cabling distance but reduce the speed to 10Mbps.

  • Page 18: Iv-5. Vlan

    IV-5. VLAN This page allows user to configure each port of selected VLANs. Item Description Apply Click “Apply” to save the values. Port Designated port number. PVID Enter a Port VLAN ID for each port. Click “Create New VLAN” to enter new Create New VLAN VLAN settings.

  • Page 19: Iv-6. Trunking

    IV-6. Trunking Link aggregation (trunking) is the grouping of physical ports into one logical higher-capacity link. You may want to trunk ports if, for example, it is cheaper to use multiple lower-speed links than to under-utilize a high-speed, but more costly, single-port link.

  • Page 20: Iv-7. Mirror

    Item Description LACP Global Select “Enable “or “Disable” to enable or disable State Link Aggregation Control Protocol. Select the outgoing traffic distribution type. Packets from the same source and/or to the same destination are sent over the same link within the trunk.

  • Page 21: Iv-8. Qos

    Item Description Enable Mirror Enable/disable port mirroring. Select the mirror direction:  Both( Ingress and Egress) Mirror Direction  Ingress  Egress Monitor Port Select the mirror destination port. Mirrored Port List Choose the destination of the mirrored port. Apply Click Apply to save the changes.

  • Page 22: Iv-8-2. Port-Based Qos

    IV-8-2. Port-Based QoS: Queue0 Low Priority Queue1 Normal Priority Queue2 Medium Priority Queue3 High Priority Item Description WFQ(Weighted Fair Queue) Schedule Method Strict Priority WFQ weight options: Weight (WFQ Method ONLY) Apply Click Apply to save the changes.

  • Page 23: Iv-8-3. Ieee 802.1P Qos

    IV-8-3. IEEE 802.1p QoS: If QoS type is set to 802.1p, the priority is based on the incoming PCP field of the traffic. The current queue for each PCP is configured as below. PCP value Priority Acronym Traffic types 0 (lowest) Background 1 (default) Best effort...

  • Page 24: Iv-9. Broadcast Storm Control

    Item Description Schedule Method WFQ(Weighted Fair Queue) Strict Priority Weight WFQ weight options: (WFQ Method ONLY) Apply Click Apply to save the changes. IV-9. Broadcast Storm Control A traffic storm occurs when packets flood the network ports, creating traffic and impacting network performance in a negative way. The broadcast storm control feature prevents network ports from being disrupted by a broadcast, multicast, or DLF (Destination Lookup Failure) traffic storm.

  • Page 25: Iv-10. Rate Limiting

    IV-10. Rate Limiting When the Rate Control feature is enabled, GS-5208PLG V2 provides Ingress/Egress traffic Rate Control per port for broadcast traffic type. Enable this feature to reduce broadcast packets in your network. Click on a port number to enter the configuration page as shown below:...

  • Page 26: Iv-11. Loop Detect/Prevent

    Click the drop down menus to change the Ingress/Egress rate, and click “Apply” to apply the setting. IV-11. Loop Detect/Prevent GS-5208PLG V2 provides a Loop Protection feature for unmanaged environments. There are two kinds of mechanism are available, which are Loop Detection and Loop Prevention. Users can choose to enable Loop Detection or Loop Prevention.

  • Page 27: Iv-12. Igmp Snooping

    “Loop Prevention” and click “Apply” to apply the settings. IV-12. IGMP Snooping When the IGMP Snooping is enabled, the GS-5208PLG V2 will process IGMP control packets for multicast traffic forwarding. The switch will record information of IGMP v2 packets and maintain database for multicast traffic.
  • Page 28 NOTE: When “Enable IGMP Snooping” is selected, IGMP Static Router Port can be selected using the drop down menu. Click “Apply” to apply the settings.

  • Page 29: Iv-13. Poe

    IV-13. PoE Click on a port number and the options are shown below: Click the drop down menu to select whether to turn on or off PoE function. Click “Apply” to apply the settings.

  • Page 30: Iv-14. Password

    IV-14. Password In this page you can change the user name and password. Click the “Confirm” button to save the changes. IV-15. Logout Click the virtual Logout button to exit the Web UI of GS-5208PLG V2.
  • Page 31 COPYRIGHT Copyright  Edimax Technology Co., Ltd. all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission from Edimax Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Page 32 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 33 EU Declaration of Conformity English: This equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 2014/30/EU. Français: Cet équipement est conforme aux exigences essentielles et autres dispositions de la directive 2014/30/EU. Čeština: Toto zařízení je v souladu se základními požadavky a ostatními příslušnými ustanoveními směrnic 2014/30/EU.
  • Page 34 Declaration of Conformity We, Edimax Technology Co., Ltd., declare under our sole responsibility, that the equipment described below complies with the requirements of the European R&TTE directives. Equipment: 8-Port Gigabit, 8-Port Long range PoE Switch Model No.: GS-5208PLG V2 The following European standards for essential requirements have been followed:...

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