Alloy Computer Products NS-16T01FS manual

NS-16T01FS 16-Port 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Smart Switch User’s Guide[...]

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FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the regulations for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate ra[...]

UL Warning a) Elevated Operating Ambient Temperature- If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of th e rack environment may be greater than room ambient. Therefore, considerati on sh ould be given to installing the equipment in an environm ent compatible with the manufacturer's maximum rated ambie[...]

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1 A BOUT T HIS G UIDE Congratulations on your purchase of your Alloy 16-Port 10/100Mbps Fas t Ethernet Sm art Switch. This device integrates 100Mbps Fast Ethernet and 10Mbps Ethernet network capabilities in a highly flexible package. Purpose This guide discuss es how to install your 16-Port 10/10 0Mbps Fast Ethernet Smart S witch. Terms/Usage In th[...]

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3 I NTRODUCTION This chapter describes the features of the 16-Po rt 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Smart S witch and some background inf ormation about Ethernet/Fast Eth ernet and Switching technolog y. Fast Ethernet Technology The growing importance of LANs and the increasing complexity of desktop co mputing ap plicat ions are fuel ing the need for high[...]

4 Switching Technology Another approach to pus hing beyond the limits of Ethernet technology is the development of switchin g technology. A switch bridges Ethernet packets at the MAC address level of the Ethernet protocol transmitting amon g connected Ethernet or Fast Ethernet LAN segments. Switching is a cost-eff ective way of increasing the total[...]

5 VLAN (Virtual Lo cal Area Networ k) A VLAN is a group of end-stations that are not constrained by their physical location and can communicate as if in a common broadcast domain, a LAN. The primary utility of using VLAN is to reduce latency a nd need for routers, using fas ter switching instead. Other VLAN features include: ¾ Security Security is[...]

6 Features ¾ 16×10/100Mbps Au to-negotiation Eth ernet ports ¾ All ports support a uto MDI/MDIX , so ther e is no ne ed to use cr oss-over cables or an up-l ink port ¾ Full/half duplex tran sfer mode for each port ¾ Wire speed reception an d transmission ¾ Store-and-F orw ard sw itching sche me w ith capa bility t o support rate ad aptation a[...]

7 U NPACKING AND I NSTALLATION This chapter provides unpacking and setup information for the Switch. Unpacking Open the shipping carton of the Switch and carefully unpack its contents. The carton sho uld contain the following items: ¾ One 16-Port 10/100Mbp s Fast Ethernet Sma rt Switch ¾ One AC power cord, suitable for your area’s electrical po[...]

8 Installation The site where you install the hub stack may greatly affect its performance. When installing, con sider the following pointers: ¾ Install the Switch in a fairly cool and dry place. See Technical Specifications for the a cceptable temperature and humidi ty op erati ng rang es. ¾ Install th e Switch in a site free from strong electro[...]

9 Rack Mounting The switch can be mounted in an EI A standard-size, 19-inch rack, which can be placed in a wiring closet with other equipment. Attach th e mounting bracke ts at the switch’s fron t panel (one each side), and s ecure them with the screws provided. 1 6 - P o r t 1 0 / 1 0 0 M b p s E t h e r n e t S m a r t S w i t c h S Y S T E M F[...]

10 Connect ing Network Ca ble The Switch supports 10Mbps Ethernet or 100Mbps Fast Ethernet and it runs both in half and full duplex modes. The Switch ports are Auto-MDI types. The Switch can automatically change all ports between MDI-II & MDI-X ty pes alleviating any worry about using standard or crossover type cables. AC Power The Switch can b[...]

11 I DENTIFYING E XTERNAL C OMPONENT S This chapter describes the fro nt panel, rear panel, and LED indicators of the Switch. Front Panel The figure below sho ws the front panels of the Switch . Figure 3. Front panel of 16-port 10/100Mbps Fast E thernet Switch ¾ LED Indicator Comprehensive LED ind icators display the status of the switch and the n[...]

12 Rear Panel AC Power Connector Figur e 4. Rear pa nel of the Swi tch ¾ AC Powe r Connector This is a th ree-pronged (IEC) connector that supports the power cord. Plug the female connector of the provided power cord into this connector, and the male into a power outlet. Supported input voltages range from 100~240 V AC at 50~60Hz.[...]

13 U NDERSTANDING LED I NDICATORS The front panel LEDs pro vide instant status feedback, and help monitor and troubleshoot when needed. 1 POWER SYSTEM 23456 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 16-Port 1 0/100Mbps E thernet Sm art Switch Link/ACT FDX FX Figure 5. LED indicators of the Switch Power and System LEDs ¾ POWER : Power Indicator On : W hen [...]

14 Ports 1~16 Status LEDs ¾ Link/ACT On : When the Li nk/ACT LED lights on, the respective port is successfully connected to an Ethernet network. Blinking : When the Link/ACT LED is blinking, the port is transm itting or receiving data on the Ethernet network. Off : N o link. ¾ 100Mbps On : When the 100Mbps LED lights on, the respective port is c[...]

15 C ONFIGURATION This Switch is an unmanaged, but “ smart” Switch because programmable administration parame ters make it operate more effectively than regular unmanaged (dumb) switches. Th is chapter describes ho w to configure the Switch. Consol e Port (RS -232 DCE) The console config uration requires connectin g a terminal, such as a Workst[...]

16 Figure 6. Start Hyper Term inal function Step 2. Enter a nam e in the blank to set up a new connection, and then press OK . Figure 7. Connection Desc ription[...]

17 Step 3. The Connect To screen will appear as below. Pull down the Connect using and choose the COM port that the Switch has been connected to, then press OK . Figure 8. Conn ect To Step 4 . Make sure the Switch serial por t parameters have been set as per the factory default settings (Figure 9). Click OK to configure the Switch. Figure 9. Port S[...]

18 Configurin g the Switc h The 16-Port 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Smart Switch has a menu-driven cons ole interface for smart switch configuration. The Switch can be configured through the serial port. A netwo rk administrator can manage, control and monitor the switch from the console program. This section indicates how to configure the Switch to e[...]

19 Login First execute the termin al emulation program on the remote workstation, and turn on the S witch. When logging into the Switch, the following screen (Figu re 10) prompt appears: Password: Figure 10. Login Insert the passwo rd into the blank space and then press Enter to log in to the Main Menu. If y ou are managing the Switch for the first[...]

20 Main Me nu The main menu appears, as s hown in Figure 11. Note the console keys in th e lower part of the display. Move to highligh t a de sired option by using Up Arrow , Down Arrow and Tab keys, and then press the Enter key to confirm. There are four options: Setup, System, File, and Statistics, s hown in the Main Menu screen. Figu re 11. Mai [...]

21 Confi guring Setu p Menu Note that there are two items, Port Configuratio n and VLAN, in Setup menu as shown in F igure 12. Figure 12. Setup Menu ¾ Port Configuration In the Port Configu ration menu (Figure 13), each port’s (inc. port 17: Fibre port) Speed, Flow Control, and QoS can be controlled. Link Status is au tomatically determined by t[...]

22 Figure 13. Port Configuration (1) Speed There ar e five m odes— Auto , 100M Full , 100M Half , 10M Full , and 10M Half —for speed selections. To change the speed s etting, highlight Port and ente r the port number t o select the desired port, next hi ghlight Speed, click Enter , and use S pace Bar to swit ch between the five differe nt opti [...]

23 High and Low . The default setting for QoS on all ports is High . To change the QoS setting, h ighlight Port and enter the port number to select the desired port. Set QoS as required to determine which ports will alway s transfer their data first. (4) Link Status This value is automatically determined by the Switch and can’t be changed. If the[...]

24 For example, th ere are five co mputers (PC1~PC5) connected to the Switch’s port 1~5. They had been divide d into two VLAN groups: VLAN1 (PC1~PC4) and VLAN2 ( PC2~PC5). There is no way to connect PC1 and PC5, as shown in Figure 15. If PC1 has to connect to PC5, it should with it in the sa me VLAN. 1 2 3 4 VLAN 1 5 2 3 4 VLAN2 X Figure 15. Ther[...]

25 Configuring System Setting The System Configuration Me nu screen (shown in Figure 17) indicates the following inform ation: ¾ Factory Reset : Press to revert to factory settings if the configuration becomes corrupt. ¾ Change Passw ord : Change the input password. ¾ Confirm Password : Confirm the new input pass word. ¾ Refre sh Time : Set the[...]

26 Configuring File Setting The Switch can have its conf iguration files uploaded or downloaded by using the File screen shown in Figure 18. ¾ Upload Configuration : Select this for uploading the configuration file to the device. ¾ Download Configuration : Select this for backing up the current configuration to another device. Figure 18. File ins[...]

27 Statistics ¾ Statistics M enu In the Statistics menu screen, shown in Figure 19, the transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) status s ummaries can be viewed. Figure 19. Statistics ¾ Statistics De tail[...]

28 Highlight Port and enter port numbe r to view the sta tisti cs detai ls (see Figure 20). Figure 20. Statistics Detail[...]

29 T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS General Standard s IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 100 BASE-TX, 100BASE-FX Fast Ethernet Prot ocol CSMA/CD Data Transfer Rate Ethernet: 10Mbps (half duplex), 20Mbps (full duplex) Fast Ethernet: 100Mbps (half duplex), 200Mbps (full duplex) Topology Star Network Media 10BASE-T: 2-pair UTP/STP Cat. 3, 4, 5/5e; up[...]

30 Physical and En vironmental AC input: 100~240V AC, 50/60 Hz internal universal power supply Power Consumpti on: 12 watts. (m ax.) Temperatur e: Operating : 0 ° ~40 ° C, Storage: -10 ° ~70 ° C Humidity: Operating: 10%~ 90% RH, Storage: 5%~90% RH Dimensions: 440 x 140 x 44 m m (W x H x D) Weight: 2.0kg Emissions: C-Tick, FCC Class A, CE Mark C[...]

31 Alloy Com puter Products Aust. Pty. Ltd. Postal Address: PO Box 15, Mulgrave, Vic, 3170 Unit 4, 585 Blackburn Road, Notting Hill, Victoria, 3168, Australia Phone: 03 9574 9891 , Fax: 03 9561 7412, World Wide Web: www.alloy. com. au[...]