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PLANET Layer3 Managed Switch WGS3-2820 / WGS3-5220 WGS3-24000 / WGS3-24240 Quick Installation Guide
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Table of Contents 1. Package Content .......................................................................................... 3 2. Requirements .............................................................................................. 4 3. Terminal Setup ............................................................................................ 5 4. Logon to the Console ................................................................................... 6 5. Configure IP address ..........
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1. Package Content Thank you for purchasing PLANET Layer 3 Managed Switch, WGS3-2820/WGS3- 5220/WGS3-24000/WGS3-24240. Terms of “WGS3 Layer 3 Switch” means the Switches mentioned titled in the cover page of this Quick installation guide, i.e. WGS3-2820, WGS3-5220 and WGS3-24000. Open the box of the Layer 3 Switch and carefully unpack it. The box should contain the following items: The WGS3 Layer 3 Switch x 1 User’s manual CD x 1 Quick installation guide x 1 RS232 cable x 1 Rubber fe
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2. Requirements Workstations of subscribers running Windows 98/ME, NT4.0, 2000/XP, MAC OS9 or later, Linux, UNIX or other platform compatible with TCP/IP protocols. Workstation installed with Ethernet NIC (Network Card) Serial Port connect (Terminal) Above PC with COM Port (DB-9) Ethernet Port connect Network cables - Use standard network (UTP) cables with RJ45 connectors. Above PC installed with WEB Browser and JAVA runtime environment Plug-in It is recommended to use Intern
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3. Terminal Setup To configure the system, connect a serial cable to a COM port on a PC or notebook computer and to serial (console) port of the WGS3 Layer 3 Switch. The console port of the WGS3 Layer 3 Switch is DCE already, so that you can connect the console port directly through PC without the need of Null Modem. A terminal program is required to make the software connection to the WGS3 Layer 3 Switch. Windows’ Hyper Terminal program may be a good choice. The Hyper Terminal can be acces
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4. Logon to the Console Once the terminal has connected to the device, power on the WGS3 Layer 3 Switch, the terminal will display that it is running testing procedures. Then, the following message asks the login user name and password. The factory default user name and password as following, and the login screen in figure 4-1 appears. User name: admin Password: admin Figure 4-1 WGS3 Layer 3 Switch Console Login screen 1. For security reason, please change and memorize the new password a
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5. Configure IP address The WGS3 Layer 3 Switch is shipped with default IP address as following. IP Address : 192.168.1.254 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 follow: Show the current IP address 1. On “Routing>” prompt, enter “show network”. 2. The screen displays the current IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway. As show in Figure 5-1. Figure 5-1 Show IP information screen Configure IP addr
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IP: 192.168.1.100 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Figure 5-2 Set IP address screen 6. Repeat Step 1 to check if the IP address is changed. If the IP is successfully configured, the Switch will apply the new IP address setting immediately. You can access the Web interface of WGS3 Layer 3 Switch through the new IP address. If you do not familiar with console command or the related parameter, enter “help” anytime in console to get the help description. Note 8
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6. Start Web Management The following shows how to startup the Web Management of the WGS3 Layer 3 Switch. Note the WGS3 Layer 3 Switch is configured through an Ethernet connection, please make sure the manager PC must be set on the same IP subnet address. For example, the default IP address of the WGS3 Layer 3 Switch is 192.168.1.254, then the manager PC should be set at 192.168.1.x (where x is a number between 1 and 253 and the default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. Login the Managed Swit
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2. When the Login page is shown, press the button. The screen appears as Figure 6-1. Figure 6-1 Web Login Page screen 3. When the following dialog box appears, please enter the default user name “admin” and password “admin” (or the username/password you have changed via console). The login screen in Figure 6-2 appears. Figure 6-2 Login screen 10
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4. After entering the username and password, the main screen appears as Figure 6-3. Figure 6-3 Web Main Screen of WGS3 Layer 3 Switch 5. Now, you can use the Web management interface to continue the Switch management. The Switch Menu on the left of the Web page let you access all the commands and statistics the Switch provides. Please refer to the user manual for more. Figure 6-4 Switch Menu If you do not familiar with Switch functions or the related parameter, press “Help icon” anytime
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Customer Support Thank you for purchase PLANET products. You can browse our online FAQ resource at the PLANET Web site first to check if it could solve you issue. If you need more support information, please contact PLANET switch support team. PLANET online FAQ: http://www.planet.com.tw/en/support/faq.php?type=1 Switch support team mail address: support_switch@planet.com.tw 12
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