Table of Content Getting to Know Your Switch ................ 3 About the IES-2042PA Lite-Managed Industrial Switch ..........3 Software Features ......................3 Hardware Features ......................3 Hardware Installation ..................4 Installing Switch on DIN-Rail ..................... 4 ...
The IES-2042PA switch is cost-effect and powerful industrial switch with many features. The switch can work under wide temperature and dusty environment and humid condition. The IES-2042PA switch can be managed by WEB and a useful Windows Utility we called Open-Vision. Open-Vision is powerful network management software. With its friendly and powerful interface, you can easily configure multiple switches at the same time, and monitor switches’...
Each switch has a DIN-Rail kit on rear panel. The DIN-Rail kit helps switch to fix on the DIN-Rail. It is easy to install the switch on the DIN-Rail: 2.1.1 Mount IES-2042PA on DIN-Rail DIN-Rail Size ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
IES-2042PA User’s Manual Wall Mounting Installation Each switch has another installation method for users to fix the switch. A wall mount panel can be found in the package. The following steps show how to mount the switch on the wall: Wall-Mounting size ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
IES-2042PA User’s Manual ardware Overview Front Panel The following table describes the labels that stick on the IES-2042PA. Port Description 10/100Base-T(X) RJ-45 fast Ethernet ports support 10/100 RJ-45 fast auto-negotiation. Ethernet ports Default Setting : Speed: auto Duplex: auto Flow control : disable Push reset button 2 to 3 seconds to reset the switch.
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IES-2042PA User’s Manual IES-2042PA 1. Model name 2. LED for PWR1&PWR2 When the PWR links, the green led will be light on 3. LED for Fault Relay. When the fault occurs, the amber LED will be light on. 4. LED for Ring. When the led light on, it means the O-Ring is activated.
Port link up Green LINK / ACT Blinking Data transmitted Bottom Panel The bottom panel components of IES-2042PA is showed as below: Terminal block includes: PWR1, PWR2 (12-48V DC) and Relay output (1A@24VDC). IES-2042PA power connection ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
Ethernet Cables The IES-2042PA switch has standard Ethernet ports. According to the link type, the switches use CAT 3, 4, 5,5e UTP cables to connect to any other network device (PCs, servers, switches, routers, or hubs). Please refer to the following table for cable specifications.
IES-2042PA User’s Manual The IES-2042PA switch support auto MDI/MDI-X operation. You can use a straight-through cable to connect PC and switch. The following table below shows the 10BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX MDI and MDI-X port pin outs. MDI/MDI-X pins assignment Pin Number...
IES-2042PA User’s Manual EB Management Configuration by Web Browser This section introduces the configuration by Web browser. 5.1.1 About Web-based Management An embedded HTML web site resides in flash memory on the CPU board. It contains advanced management features and allows you to manage the switch from anywhere on the network through a standard web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer.
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IES-2042PA User’s Manual 3. The login screen appears. 4. Key in the username and password. The default username and password is “admin”. 5. Click “Enter” or “OK” button, then the main interface of the Web-based management appears. Login screen Main interface...
IES-2042PA User’s Manual 5.1.2 Basic Setting 5.1.2.1 Switch setting Switch setting interface The following table describes the labels in this screen. Label Description Assign the name of switch. The maximum length is 64 bytes System Name Display the description of switch.
IES-2042PA User’s Manual The following table describes the labels in this screen. Label Description Key in the new username (The default is “admin”) User name Key in the new password (The default is “admin”) New Password Re-type the new password.
IES-2042PA User’s Manual 192.168.10.1 Assign the subnet mask for the IP address. If DHCP client Subnet Mask function is enabling, you do not need to assign the subnet mask. Assign the network gateway for the switch. The default gateway Gateway is 192.168.10.254...
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IES-2042PA User’s Manual Local Time Zone Conversion from UTC Time at 12:00 UTC November Time Zone - 1 hour 11 am Oscar Time Zone -2 hours 10 am ADT - Atlantic Daylight -3 hours 9 am AST - Atlantic Standard...
IES-2042PA User’s Manual The following table describes the labels in this screen. Label Description “Enable” or “Disable” LLDP function. LLDP Protocol The interval of resend LLDP (by default at 30 seconds) LLDP Interval Click “Apply” to activate the configurations. Apply Show help file.
IES-2042PA User’s Manual Backup & Restore interface The following table describes the labels in this screen. Label Description Fill in the TFTP server IP TFTP Server IP Address Fill the file name. Restore File Name Click “restore” to restore the configurations.
The Fast Recovery Mode can be set to connect multiple ports to one or more switches. The IES-2042PA with its fast recovery mode will provide redundant links. Fast Recovery mode supports 6 priorities, only the first priority will be the act port, the other ports configured with other priority will be the backup ports.
IES-2042PA User’s Manual 5.1.3.2 O-Ring O-Ring is one of the most powerful Redundant Ring technologies in the world. The recovery time of O-Ring is less than 10ms over 250 units of connections. It can reduce unexpected malfunction caused by network topology change. O-Ring technology supports three Ring topologies for network redundancy: O-Ring, Coupling Ring and Dual Homing.
IES-2042PA User’s Manual Set a port as coupling port. The coupled four ports of four switches will be run at active/backup mode. Link to Control Port of the switch of the same ring. Control Port Control Port used to transmit control signals.
RM LED Light. 5.1.3.4 Open-Ring Open-Ring technology can be applied for other vendor’s proprietary ring. Thus, you can add switches of ORing into the network constructed by other ring technology and enable Open-Ring to co-operate with other vendor’s managed switch. Open-Ring interface...
IES-2042PA User’s Manual The application of Open-Ring is shown as below. Open-Ring connection 5.1.3.5 RSTP The Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) is an evolution of the Spanning Tree Protocol. It provides faster spanning tree convergence after a topology change. The system also supports STP and the system will auto detect the connected device that is running STP or RSTP protocol.
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IES-2042PA User’s Manual RSTP Setting interface The following table describes the labels in this screen. Label Description You must enable or disable RSTP function before configuring the RSTP mode related parameters. A value used to identify the root bridge. The bridge with the Priority (0-61440) lowest value has the highest priority and is selected as the root.
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IES-2042PA User’s Manual RSTP current status. Enter a value between 1 through 10. The number of seconds a port waits before changing from its Forwarding Delay Rapid Spanning-Tree Protocol learning and listening states to the Time (4-30) forwarding state. Enter a value between 4 through 30.
IES-2042PA User’s Manual RSTP Information interface 5.1.4 Port Configuration 5.1.4.1 Port Control By this function, you can set the state, speed/duplex, flow control, and security of the port. Port Control interface ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
IES-2042PA User’s Manual The following table describes the labels in this screen. Label Description Port number for setting. Port NO. Enable/Disable the port. State You can set Auto-negotiation, 100 full,100 half,10 full,10 half Speed/Duplex mode. Support symmetric and asymmetric mode to avoid packet loss Flow Control when congestion occurred.
IES-2042PA User’s Manual 5.1.5 VLAN A Virtual LAN (VLAN) is a logical network grouping that limits the broadcast domain, which allows you to isolate network traffic. Only the members of the VLAN will receive traffic from the same members of VLAN. Basically, creating a VLAN from a switch is logically equivalent of reconnecting a group of network devices to another Layer 2 switch.
IES-2042PA User’s Manual 5.1.6 SNMP Configuration Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is the protocol developed to manage nodes (servers, workstations, routers, switches and hubs etc.) on an IP network. SNMP enables network administrators to manage network performance, find and solve network problems, and plan for network growth.
IES-2042PA User’s Manual 5.1.6.2 SNMP –Trap Setting A trap manager is a management station that receives traps, the system alerts generated by the switch. If no trap manager is defined, no traps will issue. Create a trap manager by entering the IP address of the station and a community string. To define management stations as trap manager and enter SNMP community strings and selects the SNMP version.
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IES-2042PA User’s Manual The following table describes the labels in this screen Label Description Configure SNMP v3 context table. Assign the context name of Context Table context table. Click "Apply" to change context name User Table 1. Configure SNMP v3 user table.
IES-2042PA User’s Manual 5.1.7 System Warning Warning function is very important for managing switch. You can manage switch by SYSLOG, E-MAIL, and Fault Relay. It helps you to monitor the switch status on remote site. When events occurred, the warning message will send to your appointed server, E-MAIL, or relay fault to switch panel.
IES-2042PA User’s Manual 5.1.7.2 System Event Log If system log client is enabled, the system event logs will show in this table. System event log interface The following table describes the labels in this screen. Label Description Select LOG page.
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IES-2042PA User’s Manual System Warning – SMTP Setting interface The following table describes the labels in this screen. Label Description Enable/Disable transmission system warning events by e-mail. E-mail Alarm The SMTP server IP address Sender E-mail Address The Subject of the mail Mail Subject Username: the authentication username.
IES-2042PA User’s Manual 5.1.7.4 Event Selection SYSLOG and SMTP are the two warning methods that supported by the system. Check the corresponding box to enable system event warning method you wish to choose. Please note that the checkbox cannot be checked when SYSLOG or SMTP is disabled.
IES-2042PA User’s Manual 5.1.7.5 Fault Relay Alarm When any selected fault event is happened, the Fault LED in switch panel will light up and the electric relay will signal at the same time. Fault alarm interface 5.1.8 Save Configuration If any configuration changed, “Save Configuration” should be clicked to save current configuration data into the permanent flash memory.
IES-2042PA User’s Manual 5.1.9 Factory Default Factory Default interface Reset switch to default configuration. Click Reset to reset all configurations to the default value. You can select “Keep current IP address setting” and “Keep current username & password” to prevent IP and username & password from default.
IES-2042PA User’s Manual echnical Specifications ORing Switch Model IES-2042PA Physical Ports 10/100 Base-T(X) Ports in RJ45 Auto MDI/MDIX 100Base-FX SFP Ports Technology IEEE 802.3 for 10Base-T IEEE 802.3u for 100Base-TX and 100Base-FX IEEE 802.3x for Flow control Ethernet Standards IEEE 802.1D for STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) IEEE 802.1w for RSTP (Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol)
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IES-2042PA User’s Manual Reverse Polarity Protection Present Physical Characteristic Enclosure IP-30 Dimension (W x D x H) 26.1 mm (W) x 95 mm(D) x 144.3(H) mm Weight (g) 395 g Environmental Storage Temperature -40 to 85 C (-40 to 185...
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