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Phihong Midspan 

User Manual 

Rev. 3.2 

PES11996 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Summary of Contents for Midspan

Page 1: ...Phihong Midspan User Manual Rev 3 2 PES11996 ...

Page 2: ...used on the Midspan The information is held to be accurate and reliable from time of print Please be advised that product development and revisions are still in course of action Phihong cannot be held responsible for involuntary error exclusions inaccuracies or following changes of printed material Phihong reserves the right to make changes to products and to their specifications as described in t...

Page 3: ...0 2 6 LED Indicators 10 11 2 7 Rack Mounting Installation 11 2 8 Technical Specifications 12 13 3 Phihong GUI and USB Driver Installation 3 1 PC to Midspan Connection via USB RS232 14 3 2 Device Manager To View Port Properties 15 16 3 3 USB block diagram 17 4 Midspan GUI 4 1 GUI Main Window 18 19 4 2 GUI System Control 20 4 3 GUI System Information 21 22 4 4 GUI Port Description 23 24 4 5 GUI Para...

Page 4: ...ed through Data Power line 9 Figure 8 NIC Cable 9 Figure 9 USB Cable 9 Figure 10 USB Cable Connected 9 Figure 11 AC Power Cord 9 Figure 12 Rack Mounted Midspan 11 Figure 13 Rack mounting bracket and screws 11 Figure 14 GUI Main Window 17 Figure 15 System Setup Control 18 Figure 16 System Information and Port Commands 19 Figure 17 Port Description 20 Figure 18 LED Key Port Status 21 Figure 19 Port ...

Page 5: ...d instruction s can be found in the Midspan User Manual To download a copy of the Manual visit www Phihong com 3 To prevent the Midspan from overheating do not operate the product in an area that exceeds the maximum recommended ambient temperature of 40 ºC Allow at least 3 to 4 inches of clearance around all ventilation openings 4 In order to support the Midspan weight do not stack the chassis on ...

Page 6: ...rderlichen Anschlussleitungen die Setup Anleitung für Ihre Midspan Hardware in Kapitel 2 genau durch Dieses Verfahren wird zusammen mit allen weiteren Vorgängen und Anweisungen im Benutzerhandbuch für das Midspan Device beschrieben Sie können das Benutzerhandbuch unter www Phihong com herunterladen 3 Um das Midspan Device vor Überhitzung zu schützen benutzen Sie das Produkt nicht in Räumen die die...

Page 7: ...0 2289 www Phihong com 8 Trennen Sie das Produkt immer erst von der Stromquelle bevor Sie Wartungs oder Reparaturarbeiten daran durchführen 9 Entsorgen Sie dieses Produkt gemäß aller geltenden Gesetze und Vorschriften Ihres Landes und der EU falls Sie sich in einem Land der EU befinden or www Midspans com 6 ...

Page 8: ...s not connected or www Midspans com 7 Rear Side of Midspan Optional Components please see Appendix A and Appendix B Fig 6 AC Power Connector AC in IEC320 inlet 3 pin Fig 4 Rear Side of Midspan Fig 5 DC Power connector DC in Molex 6 pin p n 39 30 0060 or equivalent DC in mate Molex 39 01 2065 pin p n 39 00 0077 NIC Connector AC LED USB Connector RPS LED Fig 3 Connectors and Indicator Fig 2 Data Pow...

Page 9: ...1 Denmark The supply plug must comply with section 107 2 D1 standard DK2 1a or DK2 5a United Kingdom The Midspan is covered by General Approval section 16 16 060 NS G 12345 J100003 for indirect connection to a public telecommunication system France and Peru IT equipments cannot power this device In the case of an IT powered device the unit needs to be powered by 230 V through an isolation transfor...

Page 10: ...nected to the USB connector located in the front side of the Midspan and a USB port on your PC labtop Fig 9 USB Cable Fig 10 USB Cable Connected AC power cord The AC power cable is connected to the AC power connector located in the rear side of the Midspan and the power outlet Fig 11 AC Power Cord Ethernet and USB cables are not included AC Power Cord may be order separately Fig 8 NIC Cable Connec...

Page 11: ... turns green Æ remains on b NIC LED turns green Æ red Æ green Æ turns off Æ red Æ turns off unless connected c 24 Ports with ports connected LED turns orange Æ green Æ orange Æ green Æ turns off LED turns green individually Æ ports 1 9 17 Æ ports 2 10 18 Æ ports 3 11 19 Æ ports 4 12 20 Æ ports 5 13 21 Æ ports 6 14 22 Æ ports 7 15 23 Æ ports 8 16 24 Æ All 24 Ports are connected LED remains green d ...

Page 12: ...NIC LED Indicates NIC is disconnected from Network N A Indicates NIC is connected to Network N A AC LED Indicates Midspan is not powered Indicates Midspan is powered N A N A 2 7 Rack Mounting Installation Fig 12 Rack Mounted Midspan front Fig 13 Rack mounting bracket and screws side rear Position the Midspan on the rack Arrange the mounting bracket to the corresponding screw holes on the Midspan K...

Page 13: ...chnical Specifications Mechanical Specifications Dimensions 17 25 inch 438 mm length 8 98 inch 228 mm width 1 75 inch 44 5 mm height Environmental Specifications Temperature Relative Humidity Operating 0 C to 40 C Operating 5 to 90 Non Operating 25 C to 65 C Non Operating 5 to 90 Please contact sales for more info or www Midspans com 12 ...

Page 14: ...equency 47Hz to 63Hz Max In rush current 30A for 115VAC at Max load 60A for 230VAC at Max load DC Input voltage range R option 47VDC to 57VDC DC Input current 8 7A max POE370U POE576U 480 560 560 AC Output voltage 50VDC 56VDC 56VDC Max load current 0 32A 0 275A 0 65A Output Power per port POE370U 15 4W not to exceed total output power POE576U 36W not to exceed total output power No of ports Total ...

Page 15: ...idspans com Please follow the Installation Wizard to install the Phihong GUI for your model and the USB to Serial Comm Port driver The USB to Serial Comm Port driver is necessary for communicating between the Midspan via a Communication Port on the PC Note Please refer to the Phihong website to insure you are installing the latest version of the Phihong GUI Example shown is using the POE370U GUI 3...

Page 16: ...n please connect the proper end of the USB to Serial cable to your Midspan and the other to an available USB port on your PC If you installed the USB driver described above your PC will locate the new hardware To view which Serial COM Port your Midspan is installed please follow the instructions Æ Æ Æ Please click the following window will open Locate and expand Ports COM LPT or www Midspans com 1...

Page 17: ...or www Midspans com 16 Double click In this example the USB to Serial Comm Port is installed on COM1 The COM Port will vary upon user Click Assure Port Settings is as shown Click Click the pull down menu to select the COM Port Number or stay with default Æ Click to save all changes Note The Midspan GUI only supports COM1 to COM16 ...

Page 18: ... Connects USB Port PC to device Midspan via USB cable The PC automatically detects the newly installed hardware This function is called Plug Play available with a USB connection Internal USB device Midspan sends a signal to your PC creating a Virtual COM Port A Virtual COM Port corresponds to a serial communication port The PC quickly identifies the connection as Serial Com Windows will automatica...

Page 19: ...ich is used to configure and manage the PoE midspan system If you have successfully installed the Phihong GUI and USB driver Please locate the Phihong POE GUI x x exe x x is revision no on your desktop or from your Start menu Examples shown below are using the POE370U Midspan OR Step 1 Choose Connection Type Step 2 Select Auto Scan If the Phihong Midspan Device is found click Linking or www Midspa...

Page 20: ...e Suite 102 Bohemia NY 11716 Tel 631 610 2289 www Phihong com 4 1 GUI Main Window Figure 14 GUI Main Window Note All features except for the Download and Comm Port commands are supported for the Optional NIC Interface option N found in Appendix B or www Midspans com 19 ...

Page 21: ...ol The system level parameters that can be configured are System Reset This is a function that allows the GUI to reset the software on the µP If System Reset is set and the GUI does not respond user must click Reset GUI Reset GUI This resets the GUI Ports in System This automatically selects the number of ports in the system The Update System button will send all configuration information for both...

Page 22: ...eters to flash memory so that they can be used by the firmware across reboots of the µP The Restore Factory Defaults button will reset the defaults in the firmware and clear any stored data in the flash memory the device will reset automatically After the device has successfully reset the System Status will read 0 Click Reset GUI if necessary To make the factory defaults permanent the user must cl...

Page 23: ...ww Phihong com The Download or ENTR feature is used to download new application firmware code onto the µP Please refer to the Phihong website www midspans com for the latest firmware POE Firmware During the Download In Progress the GUI function buttons will be temporarily disabled Example file or www Midspans com 22 ...

Page 24: ...the GUI screen If you click Cancel the previous description will be set for that particular port Click Send Port Control to send the descriptions to the system To make this permanent the user must click Save Parameters to Flash Enable This check box can administratively enable or disable the selected port If Enable Disable All Port checkbox is selected all ports will be enabled Initially the check...

Page 25: ...Tel 631 610 2289 www Phihong com The different colored LEDs show the status of the individual ports Yellow LED shows the port is detecting or ready to be connected Red LED shows the port as Disable Error Green LED shows that the port is connected Figure 18 LED Key Port Status or www Midspans com 24 ...

Page 26: ...ry R ohms This value represents the discovered resistance R of the port in ohms Current mA This value represents the current I of the port in milliamps Voltage V This value represents the voltage V of the port Power mW This value represents the power of the port in milliwatts Class Current mA This value represents the class current of the port in milliamps Determined Class This value represents th...

Page 27: ...ord and reconnect Observe Port LEDs to verify proper power up DC LED not lit Verify Midspan is properly connected to an AC power source Port LED do not light green 1 Port maybe disabled and needs to be enabled using the GUI Ensure Ports are enabled then Save Flash Parameters 2 Assure Ports are connected to a Network The GUI window does not update port status System Status reads No Connection Click...

Page 28: ...ation Engineering Group for more information Parameters Specifications DC Input voltage range R option 47VDC to 57VDC DC Input current 8 7A max Output Power per port No of ports Min Output Power supported 8 16 24 POE370U 125W min 250W min 370W min Fig 5 DC Power connector DC in Molex 6 pin p n 39 30 0060 or equivalent DC in mate Molex 39 01 2065 pin p n 39 00 0077 or www Midspans com 27 ...

Page 29: ... your own SNMP console please rename the SNMP MIB text file to the file extension that matches your SNMP Console Follow the instructions for your SNMP Console to install the MIB file Please check the Phihong website www Midspans com occasionally for the latest updates for the MIB and the SNMP Firmware Example of a SNMP Firmware file please check our website for updates 2 Visit www Midspans com to ...

Page 30: ...TE Your IP Address may be different from the example shown below 3 Execute etm exe Ethernet Manager tool 4 Assuming the connection path between your PC and the Midspan is adequate the Ethernet Manager tool will detect your SNMP device 5 If your device is not found check the connection and click View Æ Refresh or www Midspans com 29 ...

Page 31: ... Advance Setup Configuration click Config Æ Device Settings OR type the IP address in your Internet Browser Your Internet Browser will open with the following window The default Password administrator NOTE If you forget your login password please contact our Application Engineering Group for further instructions or www Midspans com 30 ...

Page 32: ...st Engineering Center 630 Johnson Ave Suite 102 Bohemia NY 11716 Tel 631 610 2289 www Phihong com 7 Controller Setup NOTE If you change the Setup password please write it down in a safe place for your reference or www Midspans com 31 ...

Page 33: ...ser defined DHCP mode Disabled Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Four groups of numbers assigned by the Network server DHCP mode enabled or user defined DHCP mode disabled Gateway address 192 168 0 1 Four groups of numbers assigned by the Network server DHCP mode enabled or user defined DHCP mode disabled Network link speed Auto Auto 10 full duplex 100 full duplex 10 half duplex 100 half duplex DHCP clien...

Page 34: ... If the Access control is Enable only the IP addresses listed in the Accessible addresses will be able to access the SNMP commands Accessible address is the IP addresses that are allowed to read and write SNMP commands to the NIC Interface Midspan You can set the IP addresses in the Controller Setup or HyperTerminal SNMP agent Enable Enable or Disable the SNMP agent Read community public Option to...

Page 35: ...31 610 2289 www Phihong com 8 If you wish to run your SNMP device in Static mode you can also configure your IP address and Subnet Mask through the Ethernet Manager tool etm exe Click Config Æ IP Address NOTE From the Controller Setup menu your DHCP client setting must be Disable or www Midspans com 34 ...

Page 36: ...n Double click Internet Protocol TCP IP to view the properties If the DHCP client is Disable it is in Static mode The user has the option to manually set the IP Address Subnet mask and Gateway Address for your PC If the DHCP client is Enable it is in Dynamic mode Obtain an IP address automatically The Network will automatically set the IP Address Subnet mask and Gateway Address for your PC or www ...

Page 37: ...nu Step 1 Choose Connection Type SNMP LAN WAN Æ select AutoScan IP address Set Auto Scan will search for the IP address of Phihong PoE370 device starting from the IP address of circled by 1 and ending the search at 2 NOTE Please take in account that each IP address will require 10 seconds to detect For faster detection please use the Ethernet Manager tool etm exe to detect the IP address The Ether...

Page 38: ... Select Auto Scan If Phihong PoE370 Device is found click Linking NOTE The IP address set will be saved internally for the next use All features except for the Download and Modify Port commands are supported Please refer to section 4 Midspan GUI of this document for the full description of the Phihong GUI features or www Midspans com 37 ...

Page 39: ...nter 630 Johnson Ave Suite 102 Bohemia NY 11716 Tel 631 610 2289 www Phihong com How to setup the SNMP Read Set Community Open the Ethernet Manager tool etm exe Enter Device Settings and login to the Advance Setup Configuration or www Midspans com 38 ...

Page 40: ... 2289 www Phihong com NOTE Example shown below is using the POE370U Midspan GUI Open the POE GUI For full Read Write Access Assure that the POE GUI SNMP Community Settings match the Controller Setup in the Internet Explorer If the Set Community is empty the user is only has READ access or www Midspans com 39 ...

Page 41: ... please check www Midspans com for current updates 1 Please refer to Step 1 of the NIC Interface Setup section Use the Ethernet Manager tool etm exe to detect the IP address 2 Visit www Midspans com to download the SNMP firmware and Upload program The eUpg32 exe is a Firmware Update Utility that runs under the Windows 32 bit environment In this example eUpg32 exe and the SNMP Firmware bin file are...

Page 42: ...t Engineering Center 630 Johnson Ave Suite 102 Bohemia NY 11716 Tel 631 610 2289 www Phihong com 4 Assign corresponding IP Address of the NIC Interface Midspan found with ETM exe 5 Load the SNMP firmware file bin or www Midspans com 41 ...

Page 43: ... Engineering Center 630 Johnson Ave Suite 102 Bohemia NY 11716 Tel 631 610 2289 www Phihong com 6 Click Program to update the SNMP firmware Verify that the SNMP firmware successfully updated and close the program or www Midspans com 42 ...

Page 44: ...used to retrieve general information about your NIC Interface Midspan Please use the Ethernet Manager Tool etm exe to verify the IP address of your NIC Interface Midspan Point to the Æ Æ Æ Click NOTE Assure the connection path between your PC and the Midspan Your IP Address and Midspan Setup Password may be different from the example shown below Please assure you are using the last password stored...

Page 45: ...t Engineering Center 630 Johnson Ave Suite 102 Bohemia NY 11716 Tel 631 610 2289 www Phihong com Select TCP IP Winsock for a TCP IP connection method Setup the Host Address IP address of the NIC Interface Midspan or www Midspans com 44 ...

Page 46: ... the same password from the Controller Setup login The default password is administrator If you entered the correct password you will be connected Type to enter the Help Menu NOTE If you are Idle for a few minutes you will be disconnected Please reconnect by clicking on the Call icon Please reenter the login password or www Midspans com 45 ...

Page 47: ...t 255 255 255 0 set accctrl on off set accctrl on Allow access for up to four IP address set accctrl off default setting all access allowed Set acclist n x x x x Accessible address is the IP addresses that are allowed to read and write SNMP commands to the NIC Interface Midspan You can set the IP addresses in the Controller Setup or HyperTerminal set acclist 1 192 168 1 102 set acclist 2 192 168 1...

Page 48: ...ulate Trap numbers defined 1 poePortHWFailTrap 2 poePortPeakOverCurrentTrap 3 poePortOverloadTrap 4 poePortDiscoveryFailTrap 5 poePortClassificationFailTrap 6 poePortDisconnectTrap 7 PoePortVoltageFailTrap help After a specific change the NIC Interface Midspan will automatically reboot The IP address of the NIC Interface Midspan may change depending on your controller settings DHCP client Enabled ...

Page 49: ...Verify the System firmware and SNMP Firmware is the latest Step 3 Type reboot Verify that the Midspan is rebooting all LEDs will flash Step 4 Click on the disconnect icon Step 5 If you wish to reconnect use the Ethernet Manager Tool etm exe to verify the IP address of the NIC Interface Midspan Note Your IP Address and Midspan Setup Password may be different from the example shown above Please chec...

Page 50: ... detection mechanism for all port Setting this object at a value disable 1 disables detection mechanism for all port 1 3 6 1 4 1 24852 2 2 6 0 poeSystemHWVersion DisplayString Read only System hardware version for the Main board 1 3 6 1 4 1 24852 2 2 7 0 poeSystemNumberOfChannel INTEGER Read only Number of ports available in the system 1 3 6 1 4 1 24852 2 2 8 0 poeSystemProductPartNumber INTEGER R...

Page 51: ...nable INTEGER disable 1 enable 2 Setting this object at a value enable 2 enables the detection mechanism for this port Setting this object at a value disable 1 disables the detection mechanism for this port 1 3 6 1 4 1 24852 2 3 1 3 1 24 poePortControlMaxPower INTEGER Read Write This command specifies the max power in watts to the port 1 3 6 1 4 1 24852 2 3 1 4 0 poePortCurrentStatus INTEGER under...

Page 52: ...rtStatus During Read operation this value will be off 1 1 3 6 1 4 1 24852 2 3 1 6 1 24 poePortDescription DisplayString SIZE 0 10 Read Write Describes the Port Description for the port 1 3 6 1 4 1 24852 2 3 1 7 1 24 poePortDetectionStatus INTEGER Read only Off 0 DiscR 1 DiscC 2 Class 3 RampUp 4 RampDown 5 SampleI 8 SampleV 9 1 3 6 1 4 1 24852 2 3 1 8 1 24 poePortPowerClassifications INTEGER Read o...

Page 53: ...2 5 1 poePortHWFailTrap NOTIFICATION Hardware Failure Trap 1 3 6 1 4 1 24852 2 5 2 poePortPeakOverCurrentTrap NOTIFICATION Peak Over Current Trap 1 3 6 1 4 1 24852 2 5 3 poePortOverloadTrap NOTIFICATION Overload Trap 1 3 6 1 4 1 24852 2 5 4 poePortDiscoveryFailTrap NOTIFICATION Discovery Failure Trap 1 3 6 1 4 1 24852 2 5 5 poePortClassificationFailTrap NOTIFICATION Classification Fail Trap 1 3 6 ...

Page 54: ...isabled Allowing all access Connection within the same Network Domain Please refer to thee diagram above for Building 1 For instance The NIC Interface Midspan is connected to the Network Domain of 192 168 1 xxx located on the 1st floor All Computers connected to the Network Domain of 192 168 1 xxx can communicate with the NIC Interface Midspan The NIC Interface Midspan remains connected on the Net...

Page 55: ...ce Midspan is connected to the Network Domain of Building 1 192 168 1 xxx Building 2 254 168 2 xxx would like to communicate with the NIC Interface Midspan from Building 1 Building 1 must configure the main Network Server to allow access from an outside source in this case Building 2 Building 1 must be able to support UDP port 161 for SNMP Once the access is allowed Building 2 can communicate with...

Page 56: ...current share pin is an option which could be used to have the power supply inside the midspan current share with the rectifiers There are no protocols or procedures associated with it other than it s designed only to work with our rectifier system and even then its not perfect sharing due to the inrush limiting components inside the midspan located on the DC input Q What type of Display Propertie...

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