Comtrol ES8508 Series User Guide User Manual

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RocketLinx ES8508 Series User Guide: 2000575 Rev. A

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Table of Contents

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 7

Hardware Installation ........................................................................................................................ 9

Connect the Power and Ground................................................................................................................. 9
Connect the Digital Input and Relay Outputs...................................................................................... 10
Mount the ES8508 ........................................................................................................................................ 11
Connect the Ethernet Ports ...................................................................................................................... 12
Connect the Fiber Port (ES8508F)........................................................................................................... 13
LED Descriptions......................................................................................................................................... 14
Panel Layout................................................................................................................................................. 15
Reset Button ................................................................................................................................................. 16

Using PortVision DX ......................................................................................................................... 17

NetVision ....................................................................................................................................................... 17
PortVision DX Overview ............................................................................................................................ 18
PortVision DX Requirements.................................................................................................................... 18
Installing PortVision DX............................................................................................................................ 19
Configuring the Network Settings .......................................................................................................... 21
Checking the Firmware Version .............................................................................................................. 24
Uploading the Latest Firmware or Bootloader .................................................................................... 25
Configuring Multiple RocketLinx Switches Network Addresses .................................................... 26
Uploading Firmware to Multiple ES8508 Switches ............................................................................. 27
Adding a New Device in PortVision DX ................................................................................................. 28
Using Configuration Files ......................................................................................................................... 29

Saving a Configuration File ..................................................................................................................... 29
Loading a Configuration File ................................................................................................................... 29

Using the LED Tracker............................................................................................................................... 30
Customizing PortVision DX ...................................................................................................................... 31
Accessing RocketLinx Documentation from PortVision DX ............................................................. 32

How to Download Documentation ........................................................................................................... 32
How to Open Previously Downloaded Documents .................................................................................. 33

Configuration Using the Web User Interface.............................................................................. 35

Configuration Overview ............................................................................................................................ 35

Web User Interface ................................................................................................................................... 36
Secure Web User Interface....................................................................................................................... 38

Feature Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 40
Basic Settings ............................................................................................................................................... 49

Switch Setting........................................................................................................................................... 49
Admin Password ....................................................................................................................................... 50
IP Configuration ....................................................................................................................................... 51
Time Setting.............................................................................................................................................. 53
DHCP Server Configuration .................................................................................................................... 56
DHCP Leased Entries .............................................................................................................................. 58
DHCP Relay Agent ................................................................................................................................... 59

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