The XGS2220 PoE Switches support both PoE+ and PoE++ (60W) options to meet a variety of WiFi 6/6E AP adoptions and PTZ cameras with high-power consumption. The 10G Multi-Gig PoE ports also pave the way for future WiFi 7 technology. To maximize the utilization of the system power budget, XGS2220 is ready to work with a wide range of Zyxel WiFi 6/6E AP for every network. 

Glance & Manage Rich Feature Sets Thru User-Friendly Web Interface

The refreshed Web Interface provides real-time Switch status with graphic views.

The Powerful Migration

XGS2220 Series is the successor of the XGS2210 Series (and NSW200 Series), which has more power budget and advanced system features.

* In the future firmware release

XGS2220-30HP Comparison Matrix for Major Competitors

* In the future firmware release

First Login/Wizard

To connect to the web interface of the switch, you need to know the IP address of the device. 

If you use a DHCP server. 
The switch will obtain an IP address automatically. You can find out the IP address either with our ZON utility or by checking with your DHCP server. 


If you do not use a DHCP server. 

Connect the link between Switch-1 and PC (we recommended using port 1 on the switch).

Set the PC’s IP address on to the same subnet as the switches. For example, set the PC IP address as 192.168.1.100

Open a browser (IE, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, etc….). Go to the website http://192.168.1.1 (default management IP address). Key in “username: admin; password: 1234” and log in.

• Wizard

  The Setup Wizard contains the following parts:

1. Basic - to configure the Switch IP address, DNS server, system password, SNMP community and link aggregation (trunking).
2. Protection - to enable loop guard and broadcast storm control on the Switch and its ports.
3. VLAN - to create a static VLAN, assign ports to the VLAN and set the ports to tag or untag outgoing frames.
4. QoS - to determine a part's IEEE 802.1p priority level for QoS.

Basic configuration

Set up IP/DNS, set up your password, SNMP community, link aggregation, and view finished results.

In order to set up your IP/DNS.

Click Wizard > Basic > Step 1 IP to access this screen. 
We recommend that you either reserve an IP address on your DHCP server or specify the IP address manually. Otherwise, the IP address of your gateway may change.

After clicking Next, the Password screen appears

Password - to ensure security, we recommend setting a strong password (Note: The input string of any field in this screen should not contain [ ? ], [ | J. ('].["]. or (,). In the Password fields, [ space ] is also not allowed.)

SNMP - Select Enabled to let the Switch act as an SNMP agent. Which allows a manager station to manage and monitor the Switch through the network. Select Disabled to turn this feature off. The SNMP version on the Switch must match the version on the SNMP manager (Note: SNMP version 2c is backward compatible with SNMP version 1.).

After clicking Next, the Link Aggregation screen appears
If there is a need to merge multiple Aggregation-enabled switches, make the following settings. Otherwise, click "Next".

1. Specify the ports you want to use for Link Aggregation.

2. Select a placement group T1-T5.

3. Select LACP if the ports are configured to join a trunk group through LACP

Don't forget to click on "Apply and Save" for your changes to be saved and applied

The basic configuration for the XGS2220 is complete, click "Finish"

Protection

Go to the "Setup Wizard" section and select "Protection". We will configure the basic security settings for our device.

Loop Guard

A loop happens when two ports on a switch are accidentally connected with the same cable. This causes a broadcast storm, where broadcast messages continuously loop back to the switch and are repeatedly broadcasted. If a switch that is not in a loop state is connected to a switch that is in a loop state, the switch in the loop state will affect the other switch. To address this issue at the edge of your network, you can use Loop Guard. Loop Guard enables your switch to disable a port if it detects that packets sent out on that port are looping back to the switch. While Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) can prevent loops in the core of your network, it cannot prevent loops that occur at the edge of your network.

Note: Loop guard is commonly utilized in situations when there is a switch-related network problem. Enabling
loop guard can assist in troubleshooting and preventing excessive network flooding

Broadcast Storm Control

Broadcast Storm Control is a feature that prevents excessive flooding of the network caused by broadcast messages sent by devices in the network. These broadcast messages can include DHCP requests, "alive" messages and other notifications that keep devices in the network informed about the sender. If you are experiencing high latency and packet loss in your network, enabling Broadcast Storm Control can help by limiting the number of broadcast packets that the switch will accept and forward. This prevents the switch from becoming overwhelmed with too many packets at once, which can lead to dropped broadcast packets and improved network performance. To configure Broadcast Storm Control, you can select the specific ports where you want to enable it. You can also set a limit on the number of broadcast packets allowed per second. It is recommended to either disable it or use a limit of 150 broadcast packets per second in a small to medium-sized network. Once you have made your selections, click "Next" to proceed.

Configure VLAN

Select the ports you want to assign to the first VLAN member group and assign a VLAN ID to that member group.

• Click on the ports to mark them as "selected"
• Use the right arrow to move them to VLAN member group "x"
• Use the "VLAN10" drop-down list above the gray arrows to select other trunk groups (VLAN "x" 5-10)
• Select the ports that will be members of trunk-tagged ports for all VLANs. A trunk port is a switch port that can carry tagged traffic from one or more VLANs.
  

Note: Remember, you have the flexibility to assign multiple tagged members to a port, but only one untagged member (default VLAN) per port. If you're interested in learning more about VLANs, you can refer to  this article.

QoS Setting

low priority. For business environments, ports for guests might want to have low priority for the traffic, where the business servers and other vital IT equipment might want high priority.