This manual serves the following
ComNet Model Numbers:
CNGE12FX4TX8MS/TS
CNGE12FX4TX8MSPOE/TS
The ComNet CNGE12FX4TX8MS[POE]/TS is a twelve port, managed Ethernet switch.
The switch is mechanically designed to fit into the input file of a NEMA TS2 traffic
detector rack and derives power and ground from the backplane. The small form factor
allows the user to take advantage of existing rack space already dedicated within an
already space limited traffic cabinet making installation clean and easy. The four SFP
ports are 100/1000Mbps capable, allowing single-mode or multimode optical fiber
transmission with the use of optional SFPs. The density of the SFP ports allows for
an optical drop-and-repeat, ring or star (north-south-east-west) topology to address
the majority of traffic applications. The remaining eight RJ-45 ports allow for highthroughput 10/100/1000TX Gigabit connectivity on the local copper Ethernet access
ports. The CNGE12FX4TX8MSPOE/TS features IEEE 802.3at (30W) PoE on all eight
RJ-45 Ethernet ports for PoE-compliant devices such as wireless radios or IP cameras.
The ideal solution when footprint within the traffic cabinet is limited.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL CNGE12FX4TX8MS[POE]/TS
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About This Guide
This guide is intended for different users such as engineers, integrators, developers, IT managers,
and technicians.
It assumes that users have some PC competence and are familiar with Microsoft Windows
operating systems and web browsers such as Windows Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, as
well as have knowledge of the following:
» Installation of electronic equipment
» Electrical regulations and guidelines
» Knowledge of Local Area Network technology
Related Documentation
The following documentation is also available:
» CNGE12FX4TX8MS[POE]TS Data sheet
» SFP Modules Data sheet
About ComNet
ComNet develops and markets the next generation of video solutions for the CCTV, defense, and
homeland security markets. At the core of ComNet’s solutions are a variety of high-end video
servers and the ComNet IVS software, which provide the industry with a standard platform for
analytics and security management systems enabling leading performance, compact and cost
effective solutions.
ComNet’s products are available in commercial and rugged form.
Website
For information on ComNet’s entire product line, please visit the ComNet website at
http://www.comnet.net
Support
For any questions or technical assistance, please contact your sales person (sales@comnet.net) or
the customer service support center (techsupport@comnet.net)
Safety
» Only ComNet service personnel can service the equipment. Please contact ComNet Technical
Support.
» The equipment should be installed in locations with controlled access, or other means of
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL CNGE12FX4TX8MS[POE]/TS
Overview
Introduction
The ComNet CNGE12FX4TX8MS[POE]/TS is a twelve port, managed Ethernet switch. The switch
is mechanically designed to fit into the input file of a NEMA TS2 traffic detector rack and derives
power and ground from the backplane. The small form factor allows the user to take advantage
of existing rack space already dedicated within an already space limited traffic cabinet making
installation clean and easy. The four SFP ports are 100/1000Mbps capable, allowing singlemode or multimode optical fiber transmission with the use of optional SFPs. The density of the
SFP ports allows for an optical drop-and-repeat, ring or star (north-south-east-west) topology
to address the majority of traffic applications. The remaining eight RJ-45 ports allow for highthroughput 10/100/1000TX Gigabit connectivity on the local copper Ethernet access ports. The
CNGE12FX4TX8MSPOE/TS features IEEE 802.3at (30W) PoE on all eight RJ-45 Ethernet ports for
PoE-compliant devices such as wireless radios or IP cameras. The ideal solution when footprint
within the traffic cabinet is limited.
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Ethernet Cables
The CNGE12FX4TX8MS[POE]/TS series switches have 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.
Cable Types and Specifications
CableTypeMax. LengthConnector
10BASE-TCat. 3, 4, 5 100-ohmUTP 100 m (328 ft)RJ-45
100BASE-TXCat. 5 100-ohm UTPUTP 100 m (328 ft)RJ-45
1000BASE-TXCat. 5/Cat. 5e 100-ohm UTPUTP 100 m (328ft)RJ-45
1000/100BASE-TX/10BASE-T Pin Assignments
With 1000/100BASE-TX/10BASE-T cable, pins 1 and 2 are used for transmitting data, and pins 3
and 6 are used for receiving data.
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1000Base-T PSE RJ-45 port
Pin
Number
Assignment
#1BI_DA+ with PoE Power input +
#2BI_DA – with PoE Power input +
#3BI_DB+ with PoE Power input –
#4BI_ DC+
#5BI_DC-
#6BI_DB – with PoE Power input –
#7BI_DD+
#8BI_DD-
1000 Base-T RJ-45 Pin Assignments
Pin
Number
Assignment
1BI_DA+
2BI_DA-
3BI_DB+
4BI _ DC+
5BI_DC-
6BI_DB-
7BI_DD+
8BI_DD-
The CNGE12FX4TX8MS[POE]/TS series switches support auto MDI/MDI-X operation. You can use
a straight-through cable to connect PC to switch. The following table below shows the 10BASE-T/
100BASE-TX MDI and MDI-X port pin outs.
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1000 Base-T MDI/MDI-X pins assignment
Pin
Number
MDI portMDI-X port
1BI_DA+BI_DB+
2BI_DA-BI_DB-
3BI_DB+BI _DA+
4BI _ DC+BI_DD+
5BI_DC-BI_DD-
6BI_DB-BI_DA-
7BI_DD+BI _ DC+
8BI_DD-BI_DC-
Note: “+” and “-” signs represent the polarity of the wires that make up each wire pair.
SFP
The Switch has fiber optical ports with SFP connectors. The fiber optical ports are in multi-mode
(0 to 550M, 850 nm with 50/125 µm, 62.5/125 µm fiber) and single-mode with LC connector. Please
remember that the TX port of Switch A should be connected to the RX port of Switch B.
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Console Cable
CNGE12FX4TX8MS[POE]/TS series switches can be managed via a console port located on the
front of the switch. The RJ-45 to DB-9 cable can be found in the package. You can connect them
to PC via a RS-232 cable with DB-9 female connector and the other end (RJ-45 male connector)
connects to console port of switch.
1
6
PC pin out (male)
assignment
Pin #2 RDPin #2 TDPin #2
Pin #3 TDPin #3 RDPin #3
Pin #5 GDPin #5 GDPin #5
PinMale ConnectorFemale Connector
5
9
DB-9 Male DB-9 Female
RS-232 with DB-9
female connector
5
9
DB9 to RJ 45
1
6
1Received Line Signal Detect (Received by DTE
Device)
2Received Data (Received by DTE Device)Transmitted Data (Transmitted from DCE
3Transmitted Data (Transmitted from DTE Device)Received Data (Received by DCE Device)
4DTE Ready (Transmitted from DTE Device)DTE Ready (Received by DCE Device)
5Signal GroundSignal Ground
6DCE Ready (Received by DTE Device)DCE Ready (Transmitted from DCE Device)
7Request to Send (Transmitted from DTE Device)Clear to Send (Received by DCE Device)
8Clear to Send (Received by DTE Device)Request to Send (Transmitted from DCE
9Ring Indicator (Received by DTE Device)Ring Indicator (Transmitted from DCE
TECH SUPPORT: 1.888.678.9427
Received Line Signal Detect (Transmitted
from DCE Device)
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WEB Management
Attention: While installing and upgrading firmware, please remove physical loop connection first.
DO NOT power off equipment while the firmware is upgrading!
Configuration by Web Browser
This section introduces the configuration by Web browser.
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.
The Web-Based Management function supports Internet Explorer 5.0 or later.
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Basic Setting
System Information
The switch system information is provided here.
System Information interface
LabelDescription
System NameAn administratively assigned name for this managed node. By convention, this is the
node’s fully-qualified domain name. A domain name is a text string drawn from the
alphabet (A-Za-z), digits (0-9), minus sign (-). No space characters are permitted as
part of a name. The first character must be an alpha character. And the first or last
character must not be a minus sign. The allowed string length is 0 to 255.
System DescriptionThe device Description.
System LocationThe physical location of this node(e.g., telephone closet, 3rd floor). The allowed
string length is 0 to 255, and the allowed content is the ASCII characters from 32 to
126.
System ContactThe textual identification of the contact person for this managed node, together
with information on how to contact this person. The allowed string length is 0 to
255, and the allowed content is the ASCII characters from 32 to 126.
SaveClick to save changes.
ResetClick to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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Auth Method
This page allows you to configure how a user is authenticated when he logs into the switch via one
of the management client interfaces.
LabelDescription
ClientThe management client for which the configuration below applies.
Authentication
Method
Authentication Method can be set to one of the following values:
none: authentication is disabled and login is not possible.
local: use the local user database on the switch for authentication.
radius: use a remote RADIUS server for authentication.
FallbackEnable fallback to local authentication by checking this box.
If none of the configured authentication servers are alive, the local user database is
used for authentication.
This is only possible if the Authentication Method is set to a value other than ‘none’ or
‘local’.
SaveClick to save changes.
ResetClick to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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IPv6 Setting
Configure the switch-management IPv6 information on this page.
LabelDescription
Auto
Configuration
Enable IPv6 auto-configuration by checking this box. If the system cannot obtain the
stateless address in time, the configured IPv6 settings will be used. The router may
delay responding to a router solicitation for a few seconds, the total time needed to
complete auto-configuration can be significantly longer.
AddressProvide the IPv6 address of this switch. IPv6 address is in 128-bit records represented
as eight fields of up to four hexadecimal digits with a colon separating each field (:). For
example, ‘fe80::215:c5ff:fe03:4dc7’. The symbol ‘::’ is a special syntax that can be used
as a shorthand way of representing multiple 16-bit groups of contiguous zeros; but it
can appear only once. It can also represent a legally valid IPv4 address. For example,
‘::192.1.2.34’.
PrefixProvide the IPv6 Prefix of this switch. The allowed range is 1 to 128.
RouterProvide the IPv6 gateway address of this switch. IPv6 address is in 128-bit records
represented as eight fields of up to four hexadecimal digits with a colon separating
each field (:). For example, ‘fe80::215:c5ff:fe03:4dc7’. The symbol ‘::’ is a special
syntax that can be used as a shorthand way of representing multiple 16-bit groups of
contiguous zeros; but it can appear only once. It can also represent a legally valid IPv4
address. For example, ‘::192.1.2.34’.
SaveClick to save changes.
ResetClick to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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IP Setting
Configure the switch-managed IP information on this page.
LabelDescription
DHCP ClientEnable the DHCP client by checking this box. If DHCP fails and the configured IP
address is zero, DHCP will retry. If DHCP fails and the configured IP address is nonzero, DHCP will stop and the configured IP settings will be used. The DHCP client will
announce the configured System Name as hostname to provide DNS lookup.
IP AddressAssign the IP address that the network is using. If DHCP client function is enabling,
you do not need to assign the IP address. The network DHCP server will assign the IP
address for the switch and it will be display in this column. The default IP is 192.168.10.1
IP MaskAssign the subnet mask of the IP address. If DHCP client function is enabling, you do
not need to assign the subnet mask
IP RouterAssign the network gateway for the switch. The default gateway is 192.168.10.254
VLAN IDProvide the managed VLAN ID. The allowed range is 1 through 4095.
SNTP ServerProvide the IP address of the SNTP Server in dotted decimal notation.
SaveClick to save changes.
ResetClick to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
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LLDP
LLDP Configuration
This page allows the user to inspect and configure the current LLDP port settings.
LabelDescription
PortThe switch port number of the logical LLDP port.
ModeSelect LLDP mode.
Disabled The switch will not send out LLDP information, and will drop LLDP information
received from neighbors.
Enabled The switch will send out LLDP information, and will analyze LLDP information
received from neighbors.
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LLDP Neighbor Information
This page provides a status overview for all LLDP neighbors. The displayed table contains a row
for each port on which an LLDP neighbor is detected. The columns hold the following information:
LLDP Neighbor Information
LabelDescription
Local PortThe port on which the LLDP frame was received.
Chassis IDThe Chassis ID is the identification of the neighbor’s LLDP frames.
Remote Port IDThe Remote Port ID is the identification of the neighbor port.
System NameSystem Name is the name advertised by the neighbor unit.
Port DescriptionPort Description is the port description advertised by the neighbor unit.
System
Capabilities
System Capabilities describes the neighbor unit’s capabilities. The possible capabilities
are:
1. Other
2. Repeater
3. Bridge
4. WLAN Access Point
5. Router
6. Telephone
7. DOCSIS cable device
8. Station only
9. Reserved
When a capability is enabled, the capability is followed by (+). If the capability is
disabled, the capability is followed by (-).
Management
Address
Management Address is the neighbor unit’s address that is used for higher layer
entities to assist the discovery by the network management. This could for instance
hold the neighbor’s IP address.
RefreshClick to refresh the page immediately.
Auto-RefreshCheck this box to enable an automatic refresh of the page at regular intervals.
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LLDP Neighbor Information
This page provides an overview of all LLDP traffic.
Two types of counters are shown. Global counters are counters that refer to the whole stack,
switch, while local counters refer to counters for the currently selected switch.
Port Statistics
Global Counters
LabelDescription
Neighbor entries were last
changed at
Shows the time for when the last entry was last deleted or added. It is
also shows the time elapsed since last change was detected.
Total Neighbors Entries AddedShows the number of new entries added since switch reboot.
Total Neighbors Entries DeletedShows the number of new entries deleted since switch reboot.
Total Neighbors Entries DroppedShows the number of LLDP frames dropped due to that the entry
table was full.
Total Neighbors Entries Aged OutShows the number of entries deleted due to Time-To-Live expiring.
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Local Counters
LabelDescription
Local PortThe port on which LLDP frames are received or transmitted.
Tx FramesThe number of LLDP frames transmitted on the port.
Rx FramesThe number of LLDP frames received on the port.
Rx ErrorsThe number of received LLDP frames containing some kind of error.
Frames
Discarded
If an LLDP frame is received on a port, and the switch’s internal table has run full, the
LLDP frame is counted and discarded. This situation is known as “Too Many Neighbors”
in the LLDP standard. LLDP frames require a new entry in the table when the Chassis ID
or Remote Port ID is not already contained within the table. Entries are removed from
the table when a given port links down, an LLDP shutdown frame is received, or when
the entry ages out.
TLVs DiscardedEach LLDP frame can contain multiple pieces of information, known as TLVs (TLV is
short for “Type Length Value”). If a TLV is malformed, it is counted and discarded.
TLVs
The number of well-formed TLVs, but with an unknown type value.
Unrecognized
Org. DiscardedThe number of organizationally TLVs received.
Age-OutsEach LLDP frame contains information about how long time the LLDP information is
valid (age-out time). If no new LLDP frame is received within the age out time, the LLDP
information is removed, and the Age-Out counter is incremental.
RefreshClick to refresh the page immediately.
ClearClears the local counters. All counters (including global counters) are cleared upon
reboot.
Auto-RefreshCheck this box to enable an automatic refresh of the page at regular intervals.
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DHCP Dynamic Client List
When the DHCP server function is activated, the system will collect the DHCP client information
and display in here.
DHCP Client List
You can assign the specific IP address which is in the assigned dynamic IP range to the specific
port. When the device is connecting to the port and asks for dynamic IP assigning, the system will
assign the IP address that has been assigned before in the connected device.
DHCP Relay Agent
DHCP Relay is used to forward and to transfer DHCP messages between the clients and the server
when they are not on the same subnet domain.
Relay
LabelDescription
Relay Mode Indicates the DHCP relay mode operation. Possible modes are:
Enabled: Enable DHCP relay mode operation. When DHCP relay mode operation is
enabled, the agent forwards and transfers DHCP messages between the clients and
the server when they are not in the same subnet domain. And the DHCP broadcast
message won’t be flooded for security considerations.
Disabled: Disable DHCP relay mode operation.
Relay ServerIndicates the DHCP relay server IP address. A DHCP relay agent is used to forward
and to transfer DHCP messages between the clients and the server when they are not
in the same subnet domain.
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LabelDescription
Relay Information
Mode
Relay Information
Policy
Indicates the DHCP relay information mode option operation. The option 82 circuit
ID format as “[vlan_id][module_id][port_no]”. The first four characters represent the
VLAN ID, the fifth and sixth characters are the module ID(in standalone device it
always equal 0, in stackable device it means switch ID). ), and the last two characters
are the port number. For example, “00030108” means the DHCP message receive
form VLAN ID 3, switch ID 1, port No 8. And the option 82 remote ID value is equal
the switch MAC address.
Possible modes are:
Enabled: Enable DHCP relay information mode operation. When DHCP relay
information mode operation is enabled, the agent inserts specific information (option
82) into a DHCP message when forwarding to DHCP server and removes it from a
DHCP message when transferring to DHCP client. It only works when DHCP relay
operation mode is enabled.
Disabled: Disable DHCP relay information mode operation.
Indicates the DHCP relay information option policy. When DHCP relay information
mode operation is enabled, if agent receives a DHCP message that already contains
relay agent information it will enforce the policy. The ‘Replace’ option is invalid when
relay information mode is disabled. Possible policies are:
Replace: Replace the original relay information when a DHCP message that already
contains it is received.
Keep: Keep the original relay information when a DHCP message that already
contains it is received.
Drop: Drop the package when a DHCP message that already contains relay
information is received.
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Port Setting
Port Control
This page displays current port configurations. Ports can also be configured here.
LabelDescription
PortThis is the logical port number for this row.
LinkThe current link state is displayed graphically. Green indicates the link is up and red
that it is down.
Current Link
Provides the current link speed of the port.
Speed
Configured Link
Speed
Selects any available link speed for the given switch port. Only speeds supported by
the specific port is shown. Possible speeds are:
Disabled – Disables the switch port operation.
Auto – Cu port auto negotiating speed with the link partner and selects the highest
speed that is compatible with the link partner.
10Mbps HDX – Force the Cu port to 10Mbps half duplex mode.
10Mbps FDX – Force the Cu port to 10Mbps full duplex mode.
100Mbps HDX – Force the Cu port to 100Mbps half duplex mode.
100Mbps FDX – Force the Cu port to 100Mbps full duplex mode.
1Gbps FDX – Force the Cu port to 1Gbps full duplex mode.
Flow ControlWhen Auto Speed is selected for a port, this section indicates the flow control
capability that is advertised to the link partner.
When a fixed-speed setting is selected, that is what is used. The Current Rx column
indicates whether pause frames on the port are obeyed, and the Current Tx column
indicates whether pause frames on the port are transmitted. The Rx and Tx settings are
determined by the result of the last Auto-Negotiation.
Check the configured column to use flow control. This setting is related to the setting
for Configured Link Speed.
Maximum Frame Enter the maximum frame size allowed for the switch port, including FCS. The allowed