D-Link DGS-1224T manual

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    Before Your Begin This Quick Installation Guide gives step - by - step instructions for setting up the D - Link DGS1224T Gigabit Smart Switch . The model you have purchased may a p pear slightly different from those shown in the illustrations. For more d etailed information about the switch , its components, making network connections and technical[...]

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    2 Setup The DGS - 1224T Gigabit Smart Switch The setup of the Switch can be performed using the following steps: A. Install the DGS - 1224T in a fairly cool and dry place. See Technical Specification for the accepta ble operation temperature and humidity ranges. B. Install the DGS - 1224T in a site free from strong electromagnetic field generators [...]

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    3 Mount the Switch in the rack Connecting Network Cable The DGS - 1224T supports 10 / 100 /1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet. It runs full/half duplex transfer mode for 10/100Mbps and full duplex transfer mode for 1000Mbps. Each port on the DGS - 1224T supports Auto - MDI/MDI - X. Auto - MDI/MDI - X is a feature that eliminates the need for worrying about[...]

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    4 n 1000BASE - T Twisted Pair Ports ( Por t 1 ~ 24) The DGS - 1224T is equipped with two Gigabit twisted pair ports that are auto negotiable 10/100/1000Mbps and also support auto MDI/MDIX crossover detection. These two ports can operate in half - and full - duplex modes. n Mini GBIC Ports (Option Port 23 ~ 24 ) The Switch is equipped with two M ini[...]

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    5 n Ports 1 & 16 Status LEDs L ink /A ct On When the Link/A ct LED lights on, the respectiv e port is successfully connected to an Ethernet network. Blinking When the Link/A ct LED is blinking, the port is transmitting or receiving data on the Ethernet network. Off No link. 100 0 M bps On When the 100 0 Mbps LED lights on, the respective port i[...]

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    6 I nstalling the Web Management Utility Through the Web Browser you can configure the Switch such as VLAN, Trunking, QoS … etc . The following instruction guid es you to install the Web Management utility. 1. Insert t he Utility CD in the CD - Rom Drive. 2. From the Start menu on the Windows desktop, choose Run . 3. In the Run dialog box, type D[...]

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    7 PC must be set on the same IP network . For example, when the default network address of the default IP address of the Web Smart Switch is 192.168.0.1 , then the manager PC should be set at 192.168. 0 .x (where x is a number between 2 and 254), and the default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. Enter IP address http://192.168. 0 .1 (the factory - defa[...]

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    8 Setup Menu When t he m ain page appe ars , f ind the Setup menu in the left side of the screen (Figure 5) . Click on the setup item that you want to configure . The re are eleven options: Port Settings, VLAN Settings, Trunk Setting, Mirror Setting, Device Status, System Settings, Trap Setting, Password Setting, Backup Setting and Reset Setting as[...]