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=Overview=

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The GS1900-8 is a fanless 8 port gigabit managed switch. It has a web interface to set it up, and is ideal as a small VLAN capable switch.

There is also a Power over Ethernet version available, the GS1900-8HP, which has a larger PSU and supports PoE.

=Configuration=

https is enabled by default, albeit with a certificate that will give browser warnings

'''When you make a change to the configuration you must click Save from the top/right corner of the web interface'''

==Factory Reset==

Hold in the reset button on the front for 10 seconds, release, and all the port lights will light up and the switch will reboot.

==Accessing the switch==

*Set your computer to be on an IP in the subnet that the switch is in, e.g., 192.168.1.100/255.255.255.0

*In your browser, go to http://192.168.1.1

*Login with the default credentials as above

=VLAN Configuration for Bonding Multiple lines with a FireBrick=

When using with a FireBrick for bonding multiple lines we can use VLANS for each of the PPP sessions.

We have created a config file and have also outlined the construction in configuring the switch for the VLANS.

==VLAN config==

We'll configure the switch as:

*Port 1 - VLAN 101, for ADSL line 1

*Port 2 - VLAN 102, for ADSL line 2

*Port 3 - VLAN 103, for ADSL line 3

*Port 4 - VLAN 104, for ADSL line 4

*Port 8 is for the FireBrick

The modems are not VLAN-aware, or even if they are we don't need them to be. We'll set ports 1-4 to tag incoming packets with the correct VLAN, and to send packets to the modems as untagged.

Ports 5, 6 and 7 will be unused, these could be used to access the switch config if you wanted.

==Pre-prepared config file for FireBrick bonding==

We have created a config file for the above config, it has the default admin password so that should be changed. To apply the config:

*Download the config: [[File:ZyXELGS1900-8-FireBrickVLANs.cfg.zip]]

*Unzip the 'ZyXELGS1900-8-FireBrickVLANs.cfg' file and save it to your computer.

*Plug computer in to port 7

*Set computer to IP: 192.168.1.2 mask: 255.255.255.0

*Log in to the switch via http://192.168.1.1 with username: admin and password: 1234

*From the front page, click the Maintenance icon on the left

**Click Configuration, then Restore

**Select HTTP, and then Choose the file then click Apply (the file will be ZyXELGS1900-8-FireBrickVLANs.cfg)

*Wait a moment for the switch to load and reboot - about 20 seconds

*Plug the modems on to ports 1-4 and the FireBrick to port 8.

*Log back in to the switch and set the admin password!

==Manually Creating the VLANs==

[[File:GS1900-VLANs.png|thumbnail|VLAN Port Configuration]]

*From the front page, Click VLAN

**Create a new VLAN, enter in 101, then Click Next

***Drag Port01 to the Untagged area

***Drag Port08 to the tagged area

***Click Next, then click Finish

*Click Save from the top/right corner of the web interface

This process repeats for VLAN 102, 103, 104 but you use Port02 for VLAN 102, Port03 for VLAN 103, Port04 for VLAN 104... so:

*From the front page, Click VLAN

**Create a new VLAN, enter in 102, then Click Next

***Drag Port02 to the Untagged area

***Drag Port08 to the tagged area

***Click Next, then click Finish

*Click Save from the top/right corner of the web interface

*From the front page, Click VLAN

**Create a new VLAN, enter in 103, then Click Next

***Drag Port03 to the Untagged area

***Drag Port08 to the tagged area

***Click Next, then click Finish

*Click Save from the top/right corner of the web interface

*From the front page, Click VLAN

**Create a new VLAN, enter in 104, then Click Next

***Drag Port04 to the Untagged area

***Drag Port08 to the tagged area

***Click Next, then click Finish

*Click Save from the top/right corner of the web interface

*Set the PVID for ports 1-4. this makes the switch tag the packets from the Modems with the corresponding VLAN ID.

**From the front page left menu, Click VLAN then VLAN

**Click the Port Tab

**Tick Port 1, then click Edit

**Set PVID to 101.

*Repeat the above Port settings for ports 2, 3 and 4 using PVID 102, 103 and 104.

==Change admin password==

*From the front page, click the settings/Cog icon on the left

*Click Management, then Users

**Click the Modify icon next to the admin user

**Enter in your new password and click Apply.

*Click Save from the top/right corner of the web interface

==Further, Optional settings==

===Name the switch===

*From the front page, click the settings/Cog icon on the left

**Click System, then Information

**Enter in Name, Location, Contact details as you wish

**Click Apply

*Click Save from the top/right corner of the web interface

===Set Names for your VLANs===

*From the front page, click the settings/Cog icon on the left

*Click VLAN, then VLAN

**Click the modify icon to the right of VLAN 101

**Change the name from VLAN0101 to, say, PPP101

**Click Apply

*Repeat for the other VLANs

*Click Save from the top/right corner of the web interface

===Name the Ethernet ports===

*From the front page, click the settings/Cog icon on the left

*Click Port, then Port

**Tick the bot next to Port 1, Click Edit

**Set the name to, say, Modem1

*Repeat the above for ports 2, 3, and 4. For port 8, name that FireBrick.

*Click Save from the top/right corner of the web interface

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