1. Package Contents Thank you for purchasing PLANET L3 46-Port 100/1000BASE-X SFP + 2-Port Gigabit TP/SFP + 4-Port 10G SFP+ Managed Switch, the GS-6320-46S2C4XR. “L3 Managed Switch” mentioned in this quick installation guide refers to the GS- 6320-46S2C4XR. Open the box of the L3 Managed Switch and carefully unpack it. The box should contain the following items: Model Name GS-6320-46S2C4XR...
2. Requirements z Workstations running Windows XP/2003/2008/Vista/7/8/10, MAC OS X or later, Linux, UNIX, or other platforms are compatible with TCP/IP protocols. z Workstations are installed with Ethernet NIC (Network Interface Card). z Serial Port Connection (Terminal) The above workstations come with COM port (DB9) or USB-to-RS232 converter. The above workstations have been installed with terminal emulator, such as Tera Term, PuTTY or Hyper Terminal included in Windows XP/2003. Serial cable -- one end is attached to the RS232 serial port, while the other end to the console port of the L3 Managed Switch.
3. Wiring the Power Inputs The rear panel of the L3 Managed Switch has an AC power socket, one DC power on/off switch and one DC inlet terminal block within 2 screws. DC POWER 100-240V , 1.2A max. CAUTION Ensure the power switch in the “OFF” position before connect the DC wire. 50/60Hz 10G/1G 10G/1G...
4. Terminal Setup To configure the system, connect a serial cable to a COM port on a PC or notebook computer and to the DB9 type of RJ45 serial port of the L3 Managed Switch. PC / Workstation with Terminal Emulation Software Managed Switch RS232 to RJ45 Cable Serial Port RJ45 Console Port Figure 4-1: L3 Managed Switch Console Connectivity A terminal program, such as Tera Term or PuTTY, is required to make the software connection to the L3 Managed Switch.
4.1 Logging on to Console Once the terminal is connected to the device, power on the L3 Managed Switch, and the terminal will display “running testing procedures”. Then, the following message asks to log in user name and password. The factory default user name and password are shown as follows and the login screen in Figure 4-3 appears.
4.2 Configuring IP Address The L3 Managed Switch is shipped with default IP address shown below. IP Address: 192.168.0.100 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 To check the current IP address or modify a new IP address for the Switch, please use the procedures as follows: Showing the Current IP Address 1. At the “#” prompt, enter “show ip interface brief”. 2. The screen displays the current IP address as shown in Figure 4-4. Figure 4-4: IP Information Screen...
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Configuring IP Address 3. At the “#” prompt, enter the following command and press <Enter> as shown in Figure 4-5. GS-6320-46S2C4XR # configure terminal GS-6320-46S2C4XR (config)# interface vlan 1 GS-6320-46S2C4XR (config-if-vlan)# ip address 192.168.1.100 255.255.255.0 Figure 4-5: Configuring IP Address Screen The previous command would apply the following settings for the L3 Managed Switch. IP Address: 192.168.1.100 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 4. Repeat step 1 to check if the IP address is changed.
4.3 Storing Current Switch Configuration In the L3 Managed Switch, the running configuration sequence running-config can be saved from the RAM to FLASH by “copy” command, so that the running configuration sequence becomes the start-up configuration file, which is called configuration save. At the “#” prompt, enter the following command and press <Enter>. # copy running-config startup-config Figure 4-6: Saving Current Configuration Command Screen If you are not familiar with the console command or the related parameter, enter “help”...
5. Starting Web Management The following shows how to start up the Web Management of the L3 Managed Switch. Note the L3 Managed Switch is configured through an Ethernet connection. Please make sure the manager PC must be set to the same IP subnet address. For example, the default IP address of the L3 Managed Switch is 192.168.0.100, then the manager PC should be set to 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.
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2. When the following dialog box appears, please enter the default user name and password “admin” (or the password you have changed via console). The login screen in Figure 5-2 appears. Default IP Address: 192.168.0.100 Default Username: admin Default Password: admin Figure 5-2: Login Screen 3. After entering the password, the main screen appears as Figure 5-3 shows. Figure 5-3: Web Main Screen of Managed Switch...
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The Switch Menu on the top of the Web page lets you access all the commands and statistics the L3 Managed Switch provides. The Switch Menu always contains one or more buttons, such as “Refresh”, “Save”, “Help” and “Logout”. Figure 5-4: Switch Menu Figure 5-5: Switch Menu If you are not familiar with Switch functions or the related param- eter, press “Help icon”...
5.2 Saving Configuration To save all applied changes and set the current configuration as a startup configuration on the Web user interface, the startup-configuration file will be loaded automatically across a system reboot. 1. Click the Save icon on the top Switch Menu bar. 2. Press the “Save Configuration” button. 3.
10 seconds. After the device is rebooted, you can log in the management Web interface within the same subnet of 192.168.0.xxx. GS-6320-46S2C4XR Console FAN2 FAN1 Ring R.O. Reset 115200, N, 8, 1 Reset Reset Figure 6-1: GS-6320-46S2C4XR Reset Button...