Alloy Computer Products NS-24T01FS manual

NS-24T01FS 24-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 24-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 24-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 24-Po rt 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Smart S witch and some background inf ormation about Ethernet/Fast Ethernet s witching technology. 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 perf[...]

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 add ress 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 tota[...]

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 ut ility include: ¾ Security Security is[...]

6 Features ¾ 24×10/100Mbps Au to-negotiation Eth ernet ports ¾ All ports support a uto MDI/MDIX , so ther e is no ne ed to use c ross-o ver c ables or an up-li nk port ¾ Full/half duplex tran sfer mode for each port ¾ Wire speed reception an d transmission ¾ Store-and- Forward switching scheme capability to support r ate ada ptatio n and ensu[...]

7 ¾ Standard 19 ” Rack-mount siz e U NPACKING AND I NSTALLATION This chapter provides unpacking and setup information for the Switch. Unpacking Open the shipping cartons of the Switch and carefully unpacks its contents. The carton sho uld contain the following items: ¾ One 24-Port 10/100Mbp s Fast Ethernet Sma rt Switch ¾ One AC power cord, su[...]

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 th e acceptable temperature and h umidity operating ra nges. ¾ Install th e Switch in a site free from strong electroma[...]

9 Rack Mounti ng 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. Attac h the mounti ng bracke ts at t he switch ’s front panel (one on each side), and s e cure them with the provided screws. 2 4 - 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 [...]

10 2 4 - 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 D X P O W E R L i n k / A C T F X Figure 2. Mount th e Switch in the rack Connect ing Network Ca ble The Switch supports 10Mbps Ethernet or 100Mbps Fast Ethernet and it runs both in half and full duplex modes. These ports are Auto-MDI type port. The Switch can [...]

11 automatically and may be turned on without having any or all LAN segment cables connected. 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 24-p ort 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Switc[...]

12 Comprehensive LED ind icators display the status of the switch and the network (see the LED Indicators chapter belo w). ¾ 10/100BASE-T Twisted-Pair Ports These ports support network s peeds of either 10Mbps or 100Mbps, and can operate in half- and full- du plex transfer modes. These ports also supports automatic MDI/MDIX crossover detection fun[...]

13 U NDERSTANDING LED I NDICATORS The front panel LEDs provides instant status f eedback, and, helps monitor and troubleshoot when needed. 1 POWER SYSTEM 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 11 21 31 41 51 6 24-Por t 10/100Mbps Ethernet Smart Switch Link/ACT FDX 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 FX Figure 5. LED indicators of th e Switch Power and System LEDs ¾ POWER: Pow[...]

14 Off : When the Power turns off or the power cord has improper connection. ¾ SYSTEM: M anage ment Ind icato r Blin king : Whe n the CPU is wor king, the Sy stem LED is bl inking . On/Off : The CPU is not working. Ports 1~24 Stat us LEDs ¾ Link/ACT: Link/Activity On : When the Li nk/ACT LED lights on, the respective port is successfully connecte[...]

15 On : When the fibre module is installe d and connected to an Ethernet network, the FX Link/ACT LED lights on. Blinking : When the FX Link/ACT LED i s blinking, the fibre module is transm itting or receiving data on an Ethernet network. Off : No link. ¾ FDX: Full Duplex On : When the FDX L ED lights on, the fibre port is in full duplex mode. Off[...]

16  Parity: none  Stop bits: 1  Flow control: None Make sure the terminal or PC you are using to make this connection is configured to match these settings . For example, run the Hyperterminal program packaged with Windows 98/ME/2000/XP , the process will procede as follow: Step 1. Click Start  Acce ssori es  Communications  Hyper[...]

17 Figure 7. Connection Description Step 3. The Connect To screen will appear as be low. Pull down the Connect using and choose the COM port that the Switch has been connected to, then press OK . Figure 8. Connect To Step 4. Make sure the Sw itch serial port parameters have been set as per the factory default settings (Figure 9). Click OK to config[...]

18 Figure 9. Port Set tings Configurin g the Switc h The 24-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 [...]

19 In the System screen, Factory Reset, Change P assword, Confirm Password, Refresh Time, and Login Timeout, can be viewed and changed. System Uptime can’t be altered and governed by the Switch. ¾ File The Switch can be uploaded or downlo aded its configuration file by using Upload Configuration or Download Configuration in the File sett ing scr[...]

20 Figure 10. Login Input the password in the blank, and then press Enter to login Main Menu. If you manage the Switch for the first time, you should input the factory default password “ admin ” to login to the Switch. To change the passwo rd, first highlight System  Change Password to input your new password, and then highlight Confirm P as[...]

21 Figu re 11. Main Menu Configuring Setup Setting Note that there are two items, Port Config uration and VLAN in Setup menu, shown as Figure 12 .[...]

22 Figure 12. Setup Menu ¾ Port Configuration In Port Configuration menu (F igure 13), each port’s (port 25: Fibre Port) Speed, Flow Control, and QoS can be controlled. Link Status is au tomatically determined by the Switch and can’t be shifted. Figure 13. Port Configuration[...]

23 (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 ons. (2) Flow Contr ol This se[...]

24 Grouping of individual ports into a small “virtual” netwo rk of their own being independent of all other ports . To change the VLAN, locate the port that needs to be set, select “V” for joining the VLAN group and “-” for not joining. The default setting of VLAN is shown as Figure 14. Figure 14. VLAN Configura tion For examp le, there[...]

25 1 2 3 4 VLAN1 5 2 3 4 VLAN 2 X Figure 15. There is no connection between PC1 and PC5 Using VLAN, it can divide the Switch into many independent small switches. F or example, in Figure 16, the Switch has been divide d into four VLAN groups. All VLAN groups are independent and there’s no link between each VLAN group. The Switch can be regarded a[...]

26 Configuring System Setting The System Configuration Me nu screen (shown in Figure 17) indicates the following inform ation: ¾ Factory Reset: Press to turn back to fac tory sett ing once the setting in blur. ¾ Change Passw ord: To change the input path password. ¾ Confirm Password: To confirm the new input passwo rd. ¾ Refre sh Time : To set [...]

27 Configuring File Setting The Switch can have its configuration files uplo aded or downloaded by using the File screen shown in Figure 18. ¾ Upload Configuration: Select this for uploading the configuration file to th e device. ¾ Download Configurat ion: Select this for copying or backup the current st atus. Figure 18. File installation[...]

28 Statistics ¾ Statistics M enu In the Statistics m enu screen (shown Figure 19) , all ports’ transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) status summaries can be viewed. Figure 19. Statis tics[...]

29 ¾ Statistics De tail Highlight Port and enter port numbe r to view the sta tisti cs detai ls (see Figure 20). Figure 20. Statistics Detail[...]

30 T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS General Standa rds IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 100 BAS E-TX, 100BASE-FX Fast Ethernet Protocol CSMA/CD Data Transfer Rate Ethernet: 10Mbps (half duplex), 20Mbps (full duplex) Fast Ethernet: 100Mbps (h alf duplex), 200Mbps (full duplex) Topology Star Network Media 10BASET: 2-pair UTP /STP Cat. 3, 4, 5/5e; u[...]

31 Physical and Environmental AC inputs : 100~240V AC, 50/60 Hz internal universal power supply Power Consum ption: 14 watts. (max.) Temperature: Operating: 0 ° ~40 ° C, Storage: -10 ° ~70 ° C Humidity: Operating: 10%~90% RH, Storage: 5%~9 0% RH Dimensions: 440 x140 x 44 mm (W x H x D) Weight: 2.1kg Emissions: C-tick, FCC Class A, CE Mark Class[...]

32 Packe t Filtering/Forwardin g Rate: 10Mbps Ethernet: 14,880/pps 100Mbps Fast Ethernet: 148,800/pps MAC Address Learning: Automatic update[...]

33 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[...]