Accton Technology Workgroup-3726M manual

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    Cheet ahSwitc h Workgroup -3726M Quick Installation Guide[...]

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    Quic k Installation Guide Cheet ahSwitch Workgroup-3726M Intelli gent/Stac kable Fast Et hernet Sw itch with 24 1 0BASE-T / 100BAS E-TX (RJ-45) Ports , and Option al Media Expan sion and Stack Modul es[...]

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    Accton is a tradema rk of Accto n T echnol ogy Corpo ration. Other tra demarks or brand na mes men tioned herein are trad emarks or registered tradema rks of thei r respect ive companie s. Internation al Headquarter s No. 1 Creatio n Road III, Science-based Industr ial Park Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, R.O.C. Phone: +886- 3-5770- 270 Fax: +886-3-5 770-267 [...]

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    Limited Wa rranty Accton T echnology Corporation Limited W arranty: Accton war rants all is produc ts to be free of manuf acturin g defects in workm ans hip and mat eri als , un der nor mal us e and ser vic e, for th e appl i cabl e w arra nty term. All Accton prod ucts carry a standar d 90-day limit ed warran ty from the da te of purcha se from Ac[...]

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    Limited Wa rranty LIABLE UNDER THIS W ARRANTY IF ITS TESTING AND EXAMINA TION DISCLOSE THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT DOES NOT EXIST OR W AS CAUSED BY CUS T OMER'S OR ANY THIRD PER SON'S MISUSE, NEGLECT , IMPROPER INST ALLA TION OR TESTING , UNAUTHORIZED A TTEMP TS TO REP AIR, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYOND THE R ANGE OF THE INTENDED USE, O[...]

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    i Contents Introduction 1 Installing the Switch 2 Package Contents 2 Descripti on of Hardware 2 Mountin g the Switch 3 Stackin g Switches on a Flat Surface 3 Mountin g Switches in a Ra ck 4 Installi ng a Manage ment Module 4 Installi ng Optional Media and St acking Module s 4 Connectin g to the Stack’s Backplan e 5 Connectin g the Switch Syste m [...]

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    Contents ii Canad a Departmen t of Communicati ons - Class A 16 BSMI Class A (Taiwan) 16 VCCI Cl ass A C omplianc e (Japan) 16 CE Mark Dec laration of Co nformance for EMI and Safety (EEC ) 17 Safety Compli ance 18 Warning: Fiber Optic Port Safet y 18 Avertiss ment: Ports pour f ibres optiques - sécurité sur le plan optique 18 Warnhinw eis: Fa se[...]

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    1 Introduction The Ch eetah Switch W orkgr oup-372 6M is perfec t for movi ng workgr oups f rom convent ional 10 Mbps E thernet to m ultiple-segm ent 100 Mb ps Fast Etherne t, and for consol idating your network equipment in to a single, cle an, efficient, an d super-fa st switch stac k. This switch system delivers dedi cated 10 0 Mbps links to eac[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 2 Installing the Switch Before ins talling the switch ve rify that you have all the items listed under “Packa ge Contents.” If any of the item s are missin g or damaged , contact your local Accton distribut or . Also be s ure you hav e all the nece ssary tools an d cabling be fore installing the s witch. Note that this [...]

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    Installing the Switch 3 The follow ing figure sho ws the c omponents of this switch sy stem: Mounting t he Switch This switc h can be pla ced directly on your deskt op, or moun ted in a rack. Before yo u start installing the switch , make sure yo u can provi de the right oper ating enviro nment, includ ing power requirem ents, sufficient phys ical [...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 4 Mounting Sw itches in a Rack Please co mply with th e following inst ructions t o ensure that your switch is securely mount ed in the rack. 1. Use a standard EI A 19-inch ra ck. 2. Use the br ackets and sc rews suppli ed in the rac k mo un ting ki t. 3. Use a c ross-head scre wdriver to atta ch the brackets to the side of[...]

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    Installing the Switch 5 Y ou can i nstall a module as de scribe d below: 1. Disconn ect powe r to the switc h (the modu les ar e not hot-swappabl e). 2. Remove t he face plat e on the appropr iate slot by rem oving the t wo screws w ith a flat-hea d screw driver . 3. Before open ing the package that contains the module, touc h the bag to the switch[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 6 Connectin g the Swi tch System The Chee tahSwitch Workgro up-3726 M provides 24 RJ-45 ports on the base unit. Each of thes e ports suppo rts a connection to 10 Mbps Ether net or 100 Mb ps Fast Etherne t, and suppo rts full or half-dup lex operati on. The transm ission spe ed for each por t is aut omatica lly set by the sw[...]

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    Installing the Switch 7 switch es break up the path for connec ted devi ces into separat e collision domains, you s hould not incl ude th e switch or connected cabling in your calculations for cascade length involving other devi ces. Connecting t o a 100BASE-FX Port If you conne ct fiber ca ble to the 100BAS E-FX modul e, be sure you use an SC-type[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 8 1000BASE- SX and 1000B ASE-LX fiber optic ca ble depends on th e core size and the rating of the cable, as shown in the f ollowing tables. Powering On t he Switch 1. Plug the powe r cord i nto the powe r sock et on th e rear of the switch, and the other en d into a power outlet. (If you hav e purchas ed a redund ant power[...]

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    Installing the Switch 9 Verifying Por t Status Check e ach connec tion by vie wing the port indicator s on the base unit front panel. Their staus is sho wn in the fol lowing table. Verifying Syste m Operation V erify that th e stack has at least one Ma nageme nt Modu le cor rectly in stalled and operat ing. The “Mgm t” LED on the s witch that c[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 10 • See if you r cable is func tioning prop erly by using i t for another port and attach ed device tha t displays valid indica tions wh en connect ed to the net work. • Be su re no tw isted-pai r cable e xceeds 1 00 met ers (328 feet). 100 Mb ps fiber c able should be under 2 kilom eters (1.24 m iles). The m aximum le[...]

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    Produc t Specificat ions 11 Product Specifications Base Unit Physical C harac teristics Access Method CSMA/CD S tandard s Conforma nce IEEE 802. 3, IEEE 802.3 u Commu nication Rate 10/100 Mbps Commu nication Mode Full or half d uplex Media S upported 10BASE-T - 100 -ohm Category 3,4,5 twisted- pair cable 100BAS E-TX - 100-ohm Ca tegory 5 twist ed-p[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 12 T e mperature Operating : 0~50 ° C / 32~122 °F S tor age: -40 ~70 °C / -4 0~158 ° F Humidit y 5% to 95% ( nonconde nsing) Certifica tion CE Mark Emissions FCC Class A, VCCI Class A, CISPR Cla s s A, EN 61000 -3-2/3 Immuni ty IEC 610 00-4-2/3/4 /5/6/1 1 Safety CSA/NRTL, TÜV/GS Switching Criteria Net work Bridg ing Fu[...]

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    Troubleshoo ting 13 1000BASE-SX M odule (EM458 2-SX-SC) Access Method CSMA/CD S tandard s Conforma nce IEEE 802.3z Commu nication Rate 1000 M bps Commu nication Mode Full or half d uplex Media S uppor ted 50 /125 m icron o r 62.5 /125 mi cron mu ltimode fiber Output Power Minimu m: -9.5 dBm, Maximum: -4 dBm Receiver Sensitivit y Minimu m : -20 dBm,[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 14 Power and Cooling Problems If the power indicato r does not turn on when the pow er cord is plugged in, you may have a prob lem with the power outlet , power cor d, or internal po wer suppl y as explaine d in the previou s secti on. However, if the unit power s off after running for a while, ch eck for loose power con ne[...]

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    Port and Ca ble Assign ments 15 Port and Cable Assignments RJ-45 Por t Descrip tion RJ-4 5 sta tion port s (MDI-X) can be at tach ed to any dev ices th at use a standa rd netw ork interface ( e.g., a work station, serv er , bridge or router). RJ-45 daisy-c hain po rts (MDI) can be cascade d to a station po rt on similar network ing devic es (e.g. ,[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 16 EMI C ertifi cation FCC Class A Cer tification (USA) W arning: This equ ipmen t gene rates, use s, and can r adiate r adio freq uency energy and, if not in stalled and used i n accorda nce with the instructio n manual, may cause int erf erence t o radio com municat ions. It has been tes ted and fo und to com ply wit h th[...]

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    EMI Certification 17 CE Mark Declaration of Conformance for EMI and Safe ty (EEC) This information technology equipment com plies with the requirements of the Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the Approximation of the laws of the Member S tates relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility and 73/23/EEC for electrical equipment used within certain voltag[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 18 Safety Compliance Warning: Fiber Opt ic Port S a fety When u sing a fiber op tic medi a expansion modul e, never look at the trans mit laser while it is powered o n. Also , never look directly at the fiber TX port and fiber cable ends w hen they are p owered on. Avertissment: Ports pour fibres optiques - sécurité sur l[...]

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    Safety Compliance 19 Wichtig e Sicherheit shinweis e (Germany) 1. Bitte lesen Sie diese Hinweise sorgfältig durc h. 2. Heben Sie diese Anlei tung für d en späteren Gebra uch auf. 3. V or jedem Reinigen ist da s Gerät vom S tromnetz z u trenn en. V erwenden S i e ke ine Flüss i gode r Ae rosolre iniger . Am besten e ignet sich ein angefeuchtet [...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 20 Optional Hardware Modules AC-ES3726 M-AGENT : SN MP/RMO N Manageme nt Module w ith RS-232 Port EM3582-FX -SC: Media M odule with 2 100BASE- FX (SC-type ) Ports EM4582 -SX-SC: Media Modu le with 1 1000BAS E-SX (SC -type) Port EM4 582-LX- SC: M edia Module with 1 1000B ASE-LX (SC- type) Port EM3580 -ST A CK: S tacki ng Mod[...]

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    AC-ES3726M E012002-R 01 F2.476 15020000 8100A[...]