EtherWAN 72128A, 72129A Installation Manual

72128A, 72129A Hardened Managed Ethernet Switch

This quick installation guide describes how to install and use the 72128A and 72129A hardened Managed
Gigabit Ethernet Switch. This is the switch of choice for harsh environments constrained by space.

Physical Description

The Port Status LEDs and Power Inputs

LED State Indication

10/100Base-TX, 100Base-FX

Steady A valid network connection established.

Link/ACT

Flashing

Transmitting or receiving data.
ACT stands for ACTIVITY.

Steady Communication speed is 100Mbps.

10/100

Off Communication speed is 10Mbps.

10/100/1000Base-TX, 1000Base-SX/LX

Steady A valid network connection established.

Link/ACT

Flashing

Transmitting or receiving data.
ACT stands for ACTIVITY.

Steady Communication speed is 1000Mbps.

1000

Off Communication speed is 10/100Mbps.

Power Input Assignment

＋

24VDC

Power

－

Power
Ground

Earth Ground

Terminal
Block

Functional Description

• Meets NEMA TS1/TS2 Environmental requirements such as temperature, shock, and vibration fo r
traffic control equipment.

• Meets EN61000-6-2 EMC Generic Standard Immunity for industrial environment.

• Manageable via SNMP, Web-based, Telnet, and RS-232 console port.

• Support 802.3/802.3u/802.3ab/802.3z/802.3x. Auto-negotiation: 10/100/1000Mbps, full/half-duplex;

Auto MDI/MDIX.

• 1000BaseSX/LX: Multi mode or Single mode SC type; WDM Single mode SC type.

• Support 8192 MAC addresses. Provides 256K Bytes memory buffer.

• Operating voltage and Max. current consumption: 0.625A @ 24VDC. Power consumption: 15W

Max.

• Power Supply: DC Terminal Block power input.

• -40 to 75 (℃℃-40℉ to 167℉) operating temperature range.

Tested for functional operation @ -40 to ℃ 85 (℃ -40℉ to 185℉).

• Supports Din-Rail, Panel, or Rack Mounting installation.

Console Configuration

• Connect to the switch console:

Connect the DB9 null-modem or cross over cable to the RS-232 serial port of the device and the
RS-232 serial port of the terminal or computer running the terminal emulation application. Direct
access to the administration console is achieved by directly connecting a terminal or a PC equipped
with a terminal-emulation program (such as HyperTerminal) to the switch console port.

• Configuration settings of the terminal-emulation program:

Baud rate: 115,200bps
Data bits: 8
Parity: none
Stop bit: 1
Flow control: none.

• Press the “Enter” key. The Command Line Interface (CLI) screen should appear as below:

• Logon to Exec Mode (View Mode):

At the “switch_a login:” prompt just type in “root” and press <Enter> to logon to Exec Mode (or View
Mode). And the “switch_a>” prompt will show on the screen.

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72128A, 72129A Hardened Managed Ethernet Switch

• Logon to Privileged Exec Mode (Enable Mode):
At the “switch_a>” prompt just type in “enable” and press <Enter> to logon to Privileged Exec Mode
(or Enable Mode). And the “switch_a#” prompt will show on the screen.

• Logon to Configure Mode (Configure Terminal Mode):
At the “switch_a#” prompt just type in “configure terminal” and press <Enter> to logon to Configure
Mode (or Configure Terminal Mode). And the “switch_a(config)#” prompt will show on the screen.

Web Configuration

• Login the switch:
Specify the default IP address (169.254.1.1) of the switch in the web browser. A login window will be
shown as below:

• Enter the factory default login ID: root.
Enter the factory default password (no password).
Then click on the “Login” button to log on to the switch.

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