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ZyXEL Communications XGS2210-52 User Manual

ZyXEL Communications XGS2210-52
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User’s Guide
XGS2210 Series
Intelligent Layer 2 GbE Switch
Copyright © 2017 Zyxel Communications Corporation
LAN IP Address http://DHCP-assigned
IP or 192.168.1.1
User Name admin
Password 1234
Version 4.50 Edition 1, 08/2017

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ZyXEL Communications XGS2210-52 Specifications

General IconGeneral
BrandZyXEL Communications
ModelXGS2210-52
CategorySwitch
LanguageEnglish

Summary

The Web Configurator

System Login Procedure

Guides users on how to start the web browser, access the switch IP address, and log in with default credentials.

Changing Administrator Password

Recommends changing the default administrator password for enhanced security and provides steps to do so.

Saving Configuration Changes

Explains how to save configuration changes to run-time memory and non-volatile memory using Apply and Save links.

Resetting the Switch to Factory Defaults

Explains how to reload the factory-default configuration file or reset the switch to factory defaults if locked out.

Initial Setup Example

Configuring Management IP Address

Shows how to configure a different management IP address in a different subnet for management purposes, illustrating an example.

Tutorials for Switch Configuration

Configuring DHCPv4 Snooping

Provides a tutorial on configuring DHCPv4 snooping, including VLAN creation and port trusted states.

Configuring DHCPv4 Relay

Guides users on configuring the switch to forward DHCP client requests to a specific DHCP server, including VLAN setup.

Basic Setting Configuration

IP Setup Configuration

Explains configuring the Switch IP address, default gateway, and management VLAN ID for network access.

Stacking Configuration and Status

Explains configuring stacking for multiple switches, managing cluster members, and viewing stacking status and slot information.

VLAN Configuration Management

Configure a Static VLAN

Explains how to configure static VLANs for the switch, including setting port VLAN IDs and controlling frame tagging.

Static MAC Forward Setup

Configuring Static MAC Forwarding

Explains setting up static MAC address rules for ports, which can enhance security by limiting access to known MAC addresses.

Filtering Configuration

Configure a Filtering Rule

Details how to create rules for traffic filtering based on MAC addresses, VLAN IDs, and actions like discarding source or destination.

Spanning Tree Protocol Configuration

Spanning Tree Configuration

Explains how to activate STP modes (RSTP, MRSTP, MSTP) on the switch via the Spanning Tree Configuration screen.

Configure Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)

Details how to configure RSTP settings, including bridge priority, hello time, and port states.

Configure Multiple Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (MRSTP)

Guides on configuring MRSTP settings, including bridge priority, hello time, and port configurations for each STP tree.

Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)

Explains how to configure MSTP settings, including region configuration, revision number, and instance settings.

Bandwidth Control Setup

Bandwidth Control Setup Procedure

Guides on limiting bandwidth for traffic through the switch by configuring ingress and egress rates per port.

Broadcast Storm Control

Broadcast Storm Control Setup

Details how to limit broadcast, multicast, and DLF packets per second on ports by specifying limits.

Mirroring Configuration

Port Mirroring Setup Procedure

Guides on selecting a monitor port and specifying traffic flow to be copied for analysis.

Link Aggregation Configuration

Link Aggregation Setting

Guides on configuring static link aggregation and selecting traffic distribution algorithms.

Port Authentication Configuration

Activating IEEE 802.1x Security

Guides on activating IEEE 802.1x security, including port authentication and configuration.

Activate MAC Authentication

Details how to activate MAC authentication, using source MAC address and password for client validation.

Port Security Setup

Port Security Setup Procedure

Guides on enabling port security and disabling MAC address learning, or enabling the feature on specific ports.

Time Range Configuration

Configuring Time Range Schedules

Guides on defining schedules for time-oriented features, including absolute and periodic time ranges.

Classifier Configuration

Classifier Configuration Steps

Guides on defining classifiers, specifying actions (policy), and viewing configuration summaries.

Policy Rule Configuration

Configuring Policy Rules

Guides on configuring policy rules after defining classifiers, specifying actions like forwarding, priority, or metering.

Queuing Method Configuration

Configuring Queuing Priorities and Weights

Details setting priorities for switch queues to distribute bandwidth, configure methods (SPQ, WFQ, WRR) and weights.

Multicast Configuration

IPv4 Multicast Setup and IGMP Snooping

Guides on configuring IGMP snooping and filtering for IPv4 multicast traffic, and managing multicast groups.

IPv6 Multicast Setup and MLD Snooping-proxy

Details configuring MLD snooping-proxy and filtering for IPv6 multicast traffic, and managing MLD snooping-proxy VLAN settings.

AAA Configuration

RADIUS Server Setup

Guides on configuring RADIUS server settings for authentication and accounting, including modes and timeouts.

TACACS+ Server Setup

Details configuring TACACS+ server settings for authentication and accounting, including modes and timeouts.

AAA Setup Configuration

Explains how to configure authentication, authorization, and accounting methods and priorities on the switch.

IP Source Guard Configuration

IPv4 Source Guard Setup Details

Details viewing current bindings for DHCP snooping and ARP inspection, distinguishing authorized and unauthorized packets.

IPv4 Source Guard Static Binding

Explains managing static bindings by MAC address and VLAN ID for DHCP snooping and ARP inspection.

DHCP Snooping Status and Configuration

Guides on viewing DHCP snooping statistics, enabling snooping, and configuring the database and trusted ports.

ARP Inspection Configuration

Guides on enabling ARP inspection, configuring trusted/untrusted ports, and setting packet rates.

IPv6 Static Binding Setup

Guides on manually creating IPv6 source guard binding table entries and managing static bindings.

IPv6 Source Guard Policy Setup

Explains setting policies to forward valid IPv6 addresses/prefixes and allow or block traffic from link-local addresses.

Loop Guard Configuration

Loop Guard Setup Procedure

Guides on enabling loop guard on the Switch and specific ports, noting it cannot be enabled with STP active.

Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling Configuration

Configuring Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling

Guides on enabling layer 2 protocol tunneling and specifying MAC addresses for packet encapsulation.

sFlow Configuration

sFlow Port Configuration

Guides on configuring sFlow for the Switch to monitor traffic and send information to an sFlow collector.

PPPoE Intermediate Agent Configuration

PPPoE Intermediate Agent Setup

Guides on configuring the PPPoE Intermediate Agent globally and specifying access-node identifiers and circuit/remote IDs.

PPPoE IA Per-Port Configuration

Details specifying trusted/untrusted ports and adding extra information to PPPoE discovery packets on a per-port basis.

PPPoE IA Per-Port Per-VLAN Configuration

Explains configuring PPPoE IA settings that apply to a specific VLAN on a port, including Circuit ID and Remote ID.

Error Disable Configuration

CPU Protection Configuration

Details limiting control packet rates on ports and configuring actions when limits are exceeded.

Error-Disable Detect Configuration

Explains how to detect control packet rate limits and configure actions when limits are exceeded.

Error-Disable Recovery Configuration

Guides on configuring the switch to automatically undo actions after errors are resolved, specifying timer intervals.

MAC Pinning Configuration

MAC Pinning Configuration Steps

Guides on enabling MAC pinning on the switch and specific ports.

Private VLAN Configuration

Configuring Private VLAN

Guides on configuring private VLAN rules, specifying promiscuous and isolated ports.

Green Ethernet Configuration

Configuring Green Ethernet Settings

Details configuring EEE, Auto Power Down, and Short Reach features globally and per port for power saving.

Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) Configuration

LLDP Configuration Settings

Details configuring global LLDP settings like transmit interval, hold, delay, and admin status per port.

LLDP-MED Configuration

Details configuring LLDP-MED parameters for media endpoint devices, including network policy and location.

LLDP-MED Network Policy Configuration

Guides on setting LLDP-MED network policy for applications like voice, video, and softphones.

Anti-Arpscan Configuration

Anti-Arpscan Trust Host Configuration

Explains how to create or remove trusted hosts identified by IP address and subnet mask, for which Anti-arpscan is not performed.

Anti-Arpscan Configuration Settings

Details enabling Anti-Arpscan, setting port and host thresholds, and configuring ports as trusted or untrusted.

BPDU Guard Configuration

BPDU Guard Configuration

Guides on turning on the BPDU guard feature on the Switch and specific ports.

OAM Configuration

OAM Configuration Settings

Guides on enabling Ethernet OAM on the Switch and ports, and configuring mode and remote loopback settings.

OAM Remote Loopback Testing

Details how to perform remote-loopback tests on ports to verify link status and troubleshoot connection problems.

ZULD Configuration

ZULD Configuration Settings

Guides on enabling ZULD on ports, configuring mode (Normal/Aggressive), and setting probe time.

Static Routing Configuration

Static Routing Setup

Guides on accessing screens to create IPv4 and IPv6 static routing rules.

IPv4 Static Route Configuration

Details how to configure and enable IPv4 static routes, specifying destination IP address, subnet mask, and gateway.

IPv6 Static Route Configuration

Explains how to configure and enable IPv6 static routes, specifying destination IPv6 address, prefix length, and next hop.

Differentiated Services (DiffServ) Configuration

Activating DiffServ

Guides on activating DiffServ to apply marking rules or IEEE 802.1p priority mapping on the Switch.

DSCP Settings Configuration

Details how to configure DSCP to IEEE 802.1p mapping to prioritize traffic based on DSCP values.

DHCP Configuration

DHCPv4 Relay Configuration

Guides on configuring the switch as a DHCP relay agent, adding Relay Agent Information (Option 82) to DHCP requests.

Configuring DHCPv4 Global Relay

Explains how to configure global DHCPv4 relay, specifying DHCP servers and Option 82 profiles.

DHCPv6 Relay Configuration

Explains configuring DHCPv6 relay agents for forwarding messages between DHCPv6 servers and clients.

ARP Setup Configuration

ARP Learning Mode Configuration

Guides on configuring ARP learning modes (ARP-Reply, Gratuitous-ARP, ARP-Request) for each port.

Static ARP Entry Creation

Explains how to create static ARP entries in the ARP table that will not age out.

Maintenance Operations

Erase Running Configuration

Guides on removing the running configuration and clearing all configured information, without resetting factory defaults.

Save Configuration Settings

Explains how to save current configuration settings to Configuration 1, Configuration 2, or a custom default file.

Reboot System Options

Details restarting the switch and loading various configurations (Config 1, Config 2, Stacking, Custom, Factory Default).

Firmware Upgrade Procedure

Guides on upgrading the switch firmware using the Firmware Upgrade screen, specifying firmware images and loading.

Restore Configuration File

Explains how to restore a previously saved configuration file from a computer to the switch.

Backup Configuration Management

Details saving and storing current device settings to create configuration snapshots for later restoration.

Access Control Management

Configuring SNMP Settings

Details configuring SNMP settings, including version, community strings, and trap destinations.

Configuring SNMP Users

Guides on creating SNMP users for authentication with managers using SNMP v3 and associating them to SNMP groups.

Login Account Management

Details managing login accounts (administrator and non-administrators), including setting usernames, passwords, and privilege levels.

Service Access Control Settings

Explains deciding what services (Telnet, SSH, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, ICMP, SNMP) may be used to access the switch.

Remote Management Configuration

Guides on specifying trusted computers for managing the switch via various services.

Diagnostic Tools

Diagnostic Tool Usage

Guides on using the Diagnostic screen to ping IP addresses, run traceroute, perform port tests, and show switch location.

System Log Management

System Log Viewing and Management

Guides on checking current system logs, refreshing, clearing, and downloading logs.

Syslog Setup Configuration

Syslog Setup Procedure

Guides on configuring system logging settings and setting up a list of external syslog servers.

Cluster Management Configuration

Clustering Management Configuration

Guides on configuring clustering management, including setting up the cluster manager and adding cluster members.

MAC Table Viewing

Viewing the MAC Table Data

Guides on checking MAC address status (dynamic or static) and sorting data by IP address, VLAN, or port.

IP Table Viewing

Viewing the IP Table Data

Guides on viewing IP address information, sorting data by IP, VLAN, or port, and checking IP address type (dynamic/static).

Port Status Monitoring

Troubleshooting Common Issues

Switch Access and Login Troubleshooting

Addresses common login problems like forgetting IP addresses or passwords, and accessing the web configurator.

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