Planet Technology M12 Managed Switch Installation Guide

Planet Technology M12 Managed Switch

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Thank you for purchasing PLANET L2+ Industrial Managed Ethernet Switch, ITS-5216 series.

• The descriptions of these models are as follows:

In this guide, the term “Industrial Managed Switch” refers specifically to the above models.
Open the box of the Industrial Managed Switch and carefully unpack it. The box should contain the following items for each model:

• The Industrial Managed Switch x 1
• Quick Installation Guide Sheet x 1
• Wall-mounted Kit x 1
• 2m 8-pin X-coded M12-to-RJ45 UTP Cable x 1

If any item is found missing or damaged, please contact your local reseller for replacement.

NOTE

1.  For security reason, please change and memorize the new password after this first setup.
2. Only accept command in lowercase letter under console interface.
3. The box does not contain the 5-Pin K-coded M12 Female to bare end power cable.
4. Please contact your local reseller to purchase CB-M2K5FF-150 from PLANET.

Recommended Optional Accessories

Connector Pin Assignment

M12 K-coded DC Power Connector Pin Assignment
The front panel of the ITS-5216 Series features a M12 5-pin K-coded male connector for DC power input. The pin assignment for the M12 DC power connector is illustrated below:

 M12 K-coded DC Power Cable Pin Assignment
To supply DC power, please use a M12 5-pin K-coded female connector power cable (available as an optional accessory). The pin assignment for the M12 DC power cable is illustrated below:

NOTE

1. The box does not contain the 5-Pin K-coded M12 Female to bare end power cable.
2. Please contact your local reseller to purchase CB-M2K5FF-150 from PLANET.

5-pin M12 K-coded male Power Connector Pin Assignment

Make sure you connect the correct power pin to your DC power source.

NOTE

1. The wire gauge for the power cable should be in the range of 12 ~ 20 AWG.
2. The DC power input range is 24 ~ 110V DC (WV Series).

M12 X-coded Ethernet Port Connector Pin Assignment
The front panel of the ITS-5216 Series features 1000BASE-T Ethernet ports that utilize M12 8-pin X-coded female connectors. These ports are designed for connecting Ethernet equipment via Cat5/5e/6A UTP cables. The pinout for the M12 8-pin X-coded input interface is illustrated below:

8-pin M12 X-coded Female 1000BASE-T Connector Pin Assignment

NOTE
As each Ethernet port of the Industrial Managed Switch is running in auto negotiation mode, make sure the Ethernet ports of the corresponding Ethernet devices are also running in auto negotiation mode; otherwise, the Ethernet performance will be poor.

M12 (8-pin, X-coded Male) to RJ45 (8-pin) Straight-through UTP Cabling

M12 A-coded USB Console Port Connector Pin Assignment
The front panel of the ITS-5216 Series features a USB console port that utilizes an M12 5-pin A-coded Female connector. Users can connect to the workstation using either an adapter or the CB-M12A5MUSB-100 cable. The pinout for the M12 5-pin A-coded input interface is illustrated below:

5-pin M12 A-coded Female Connector Pin Assignment – USB Console Port

 M12 A-coded Alarm & DI/DO Connector Pin Assignment
The front panel of the ITS-5216 Series includes alarm and digital input/output functions that utilize an M12 5-pin A-coded Female connector. Users can connect to the workstation using either an adapter or the CB-M12A5MF-120 cables. The pinout for the M12 5-pin A-coded input interface is illustrated below:

5-pin M12 A-coded Female Connector Pin Assignment – Alarm & DI/DO

NOTE
The CB-M12A5MUSB-100 cable is not included in the package. If needed, please contact your local reseller to purchase the cable from PLANET.

Requirements

• Workstations running Windows 10/11, MAC OS 10.15 or later, Linux, UNIX, or other platforms are compatible with TCP/IP protocols.
• Workstations are installed with Ethernet NIC (Network Interface Card).

 Ethernet Port Connection

• Network cables – Use network (UTP) cables with M12 (X-coded) and RJ45 connectors.
• The above Workstations are installed with Web browser.
• NOTE It is recommended to use Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or FireFox to access the Industrial Managed Switch. If the Web interface of the Indus-trial Managed Switch is not accessible, please turn off the anti-virus soft-ware or firewall and then try it again.

 Serial Port Connection (Terminal)

• The above Workstations come with USB ports
• The above Workstations have been installed with terminal emulator, such as Tera Term or PuTTY.
• USB cable (P/N: CB-M12A5MUSB-100) – One end is attached to the USB port on the computer and the other end is connected to the USB M12 console port of the Industrial Managed Switch.

Hardware Installation

Wall Mount Installation
To install the Industrial Managed Switch on the Wall, simply follow the following steps:

1.  Step 1: Four holes with an 8mm diameter are required in the wall. The distances between the four holes are shown below.
2. Step 2: Install a conductor pipe inside the board hole and flush the edge of the conductor pipe with the wall surface.
3. Step 3: Screw the bolts into the conductor pipe. The Industrial Managed Switch is between bolts and conductor pipe, as shown below.

 Wall Hanging Installation
To hang the Industrial Managed Switch on the wall, simply follow the following steps:

1. Step 1: Four holes with an 8mm diameter are required in the wall. The distances between the four holes are shown below.
2. Step 2: Place four anchors inside the board hole by hammering them. Then screw  the four screws leaving a space of 2mm apart as shown in the circled diagram below.
3. Step 3: The Industrial Managed Switch, shown in the picture below, can now be hung on the wall.

Grounding the Device
The device MUST come with grounding wire. Otherwise, a sudden lightning could cause fatal damage to the device.

Figure 5-1: ITS-5216 Series Earth Grounding

 Starting Web Management

The following shows how to start up the Web Management of the Industrial Managed Switch. Note the Industrial Managed Switch is configured through an Ethernet connection. Please make sure the manager PC must be set to the same IP subnet address as shown in Figure 6-1.
For example, the default IP address of the Industrial Managed Switch is 192.168.0.100, then the manager PC should be set to 192.168.0.x (where x is a number between 1 and 254, except 100), and the default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.

Logging in to the Industrial Managed Switch

1. Use your preferred web browser such as Chrome, Edge, Firefox, etc. and enter IP address https://192.168.0.100 (the factory default IP address) to access the Web interface.
2. When the following dialog box appears, please enter the default username and password. The factory default user name and password are shown as follows. Default IP Address: 192.168.0.100
   • Default Username: admin
   • Default Password: sw + the last 6 characters of the MAC ID in lowercase
     Find the MAC ID on your device label. The default password is “sw” followed by the last six lowercase characters of the MAC ID.
     The login screen in Figure 6-3 appears.
     NOTE
     If you have already changed the password via console or web login, please use this new password to log in.
3. After logging in, you will be prompted to change the initial password to a permanent one.
4. Once the password change is complete, re-enter the web interface using your new password and the main screen appears as Figure 6-5 shows.

The Switch Menu on the top of the Web page lets you access all the commands and statistics the Industrial Managed Switch provides. The Switch Menu always contains one or more buttons, such as “System”, “Switching”, “Routing”, “QoS”, “Security”, “PoE”, “Ring”, “ONVIF” and “Maintenance”.

Now, you can use the Web management interface to continue the Switch management. Please refer to the user manual for more.

NOTE
If you are not familiar with Switch functions or the related parameter, press “Help icon” anytime on the Web page to get the help description.

Saving Configuration via Web
To save all applied changes and set the current configuration as a startup configuration, the startup-configuration file will be loaded automatically across a system reboot.

1.  Click the Save icon on the top Switch Menu bar.
2. Press the “Save Configuration” button.
3. Or the other way to save the setting is to Click Maintenance, Save Startup Config.

Terminal Setup

To configure the system, connect one end of a USB data cable to a USB Port on a PC or notebook computer and the other end to the USB M12 console port of the Industrial Managed Switch as shown in Figure 7-1. A terminal program is required to make the software connection to the Industrial Managed Switch. Tera Term program may be a good choice.

1. Run terminal program on the OS
2. When the following screen appears, make sure that the COM port should be configured as:
   • Baud: 115200
   • Data bits: 8
   • Parity: None
   • Stop bits: 1
   • Flow control: None

 Logging on to the Console
Once the terminal has been connected to the device, power on the Industrial Managed Switch and the terminal will display “running testing procedures”.

Note

1. The following console screen is based on the ITS-5216-8P2TB-WV.
2. The display of the ITS-5216 series is the same as that of the ITS-5216-8P2TB-WV.

Then, the following message asks for the login user name and password. The factory default user name and password are shown as follows.

• Username: admin
• Password: sw + the last 6 characters of the MAC ID in lowercase

Find the MAC ID on your device label. The default password is “sw” followed by the last six lowercase characters of the MAC ID.

Enter the default username and password, then set a new password according to the rule-based prompt and confirm it. Upon success, press any key to return to the login prompt. Log in with “admin” and the “new password” to access CLI.

You can now enter commands to manage the Switch. For a detailed description of the commands, please refer to the following chapters.

NOTE

1. For security reason, please change and memorize the new pass-word after this first setup.
2. Only accept command in lowercase letter under console interface.

Configuring IP Address via Console
Once the terminal has been connected to the device, power on the Industrial Managed Switch and the terminal will display “running testing procedures”.
The Industrial Managed Switch is shipped with default IP address shown below:
IP Address: 192.168.0.100 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

To check the current IP address or modify a new IP address for the Industrial Managed Switch, please use the procedures as follows:

Display of Current IP Address

1.  At the “#” prompt, enter “show IP interface brief”.
   ITS-5126-Series# show IP interface brief
2. The screen displays the current IP address shown in Figure 4-5.Configuration of the IP address
3. At the “#” prompt, enter the following command and press <Enter> as shown in Figure 7-6.
   • ITS-5216-Series# configure terminal
   • ITS-5216-Series (config)# interface VLAN 1
   • ITS-5216-Series (config-if-vlan)# ip address 192.168.1.100 255.255.255.0
   • The previous command would apply the following settings for the Industrial Managed Switch.
   • IP Address: 192.168.1.100
   • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
4. Repeat the previous steps to check if the IP address has changed.
   If the IP is successfully configured, the Industrial Managed Switch will apply the new IP address setting immediately. You can access the Web interface of Industrial Managed Switch through the new IP address.
   Storing Current Switch Configuration
5. At the “#” prompt, enter the following command and press <Enter>.

Note
If you are not familiar with console command or the related parameter, enter “help” anytime in console to get the help description.

Recovering Back to Default Configuration

NOTE
The following recovery process is based on the ITS-5216-8P2TB-WV, and it applies to other models in the ITS-5216 series as well.

IP address has been changed or admin password has been forgotten
To reset the IP address to the default IP Address “192.168.0.100” and restore the user password to its factory default (the default password is sw + the last 6 characters of the MAC ID in lowercase), remove the grounding screw and press the reset button located on the bottom of the case for approximately 5 seconds. Once the device has rebooted, you can log in to the web interface management within the same subnet of 192.168.0.xx and must re-secure the grounding screw to ensure system safety.

Customer Support

Thank you for purchasing PLANET products. You can browse our online FAQ resource on PLANET Web site first to check if it could solve your issue. If you need more support information, please contact PLANET support team.

• PLANET online FAQs: https://www.planet.com.tw/en/support/faq
• Support team mail address: support@planet.com.tw
• ITS-5216 Series User’s Manual https://www.planet.com.tw/en/support/downloads?&method=keyword&keyword=ITS-5216&view=3#list

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