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    202-10304-01 December 2007 v1.0 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA GS700TR Series Hardware Inst allation Guide[...]

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    ii v1.0, December 2007 © 2007 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved.. T rademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, and Auto Uplink are trad emarks or register ed trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Microsoft, W indows, and W indows NT ar e registered trad emarks of Microsof t Corporation. Other brand and pr oduct names are regist ere d trademarks or trad emarks [...]

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    Contents iii v1.0, December 2007 Content s GS700TR Series Hardware Inst allation Guide About This Manual Conventions, Formats and Scope ................ ................ ................... ................ .................. v How to Use This Manual ................. ................ ................... ................ ................ ..........[...]

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    iv Contents v1.0, Decemb er 2007 S tep 2: Installing the Switch ................... ................ ................ .................... ................ ... 4-14 Installing the Switch on a Flat Surface ... ......... ................ ................. ................ ...... 4-14 Installing the Switch in a Rack .................. ......... ......[...]

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    v v1.0, December 2007 About This Manual The NETGEAR ® GS700TR Series Har dware Installation Guide describes how to install, configure and trou bleshoot the GS70 0TR Series Smar t Switch. T he information in this manual is intended for readers with intermedia te computer and Internet skills. Conventions, Format s and Scope The conventions, formats,[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide vi About This Manual v1.0, Decemb er 2007 • Scope. This manual is written for the GS700TR Series Smart Switch according to these specifications: How to Use This Manual The HTML version of this ma nual includes the following: • Buttons, and , for browsing forwards or backwards through the manual one pag[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide About This Manual vii v1.0, December 2007 – Click the PDF of This Chapter link at the top right of any pa ge in the chapter you want to print. The PDF version of the chap ter you were viewing open s in a browser window . – Y our computer must have the free Adobe Acro bat reader installed in order to vi[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide viii About This Manual v1.0, Decemb er 2007[...]

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    1-1 v1.0, December 2007 Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of the NETGEAR Smart Switch. The NE TGEAR Smart Switch is a state-of-the-art, high-perform ance, IEEE-comp liant network solution desi gned for users who require a large number of ports and want th e power of Gigabit connectivity to eliminate bottlenecks, boost performan[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide 1-2 Introduction v1.0, Decemb er 2007 Class of Service (CoS) for traf fic prioritization. Th ese features provide better understanding and control of the network. Initial discovery of th e switch on the network requires the Smart W izard Discovery program, a utility that runs on a PC. The GS700TR Series Sm[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide Introduction 1-3 v1.0, December 2007 • Auto Uplink ™ on all ports to make the right connection. • Automatic address learning functio n to build the packet-forwar ding information table. The table contains up to 4K Media Access Control (MAC) addresses. • Full- and Half-duplex functions for all 10/10[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide 1-4 Introduction v1.0, Decemb er 2007 • Rubber footpads for tabletop installation • Power cord • Rack-mount kit for installing the switch in a 19-inch rack • Installation guide • Smart Switch Resource CD with Smart W izard Discovery and User ’ s manual • W arranty/Support Information Card If [...]

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    2-5 v1.0, December 2007 Chapter 2 Physical Description This chapter describes the NETGEAR Smart Switch hardware fe atures. T opics include: • GS724TR Front and Back Panel Configuration • GS748TR Front and Back Panel Configuration • LED Designations • Device Hardware Interfaces GS724TR Front and Back Panel Configuration The GS724TR is a 2 4-[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide 2-6 Physical Description v1.0, Decemb er 2007 • System LEDs Figure 2-2 illustrates the NETGEAR GS72 4TR Smart Switch back panel: The back panel c ontains the following: • A 100-240V AC/50 -60 Hz universal input, wh ich is a standard AC power receptacle for accommodating the supplied power cord. GS748TR[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide Physical Description 2-7 v1.0, December 2007 • System LEDs Figure 2-4 illustrates the NETGEAR GS74 8TR Smart Switch back panel: The back panel c ontains the following: • A 100-240V AC/50 -60 Hz universal input, wh ich is a standard AC power receptacle for accommodating the supplied power cord. LED Desi[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide 2-8 Physical Description v1.0, Decemb er 2007 System LEDs The following table describes th e system LED designations. Device Hardware Interfaces RJ-45 Port s RJ-45ports are auto-sensing ports. When inse rting a cable into an RJ-45 port, the switch automatically ascerta i ns th e maximum speed (10, 10 0 or [...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide Physical Description 2-9 v1.0, December 2007 • Determines whether the link to the attached de vice requires a “norma l” connection (such as when connecting the port to a PC) or an “u plink” connection (such as when connecting the port to a router , switch, or hub). • Configures the RJ-45 port t[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide 2-10 Physical Description v1.0, Decemb er 2007[...]

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    3-11 v1.0, December 2007 Chapter 3 Applications Y our NETGEAR Smart Switch is designed to prov ide flexibility in configuring your network connections. It can be used as a stand-alone device or with 10 Mbps , 100 Mbps, and 10 00 Mbps hubs and switches. Desktop Switching The NETGEAR Smart Switch can be used as a desktop switch to build a small netwo[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide 3-12 Applications v1.0, Decemb er 2007[...]

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    4-13 v1.0, December 2007 Chapter 4 Inst allation This chapter describes the installation proced ures for your NETGEAR Smart Switch. Switch installation involves the following steps: Step 1: Preparing the Site Step 2: Installing the Switch Step 3: Checking the Installation Step 4: Connecting Devices to the Switc h Step 5: Installing an SFP GBIC Modu[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide 4-14 Installation v1.0, Decemb er 2007 S tep 2: Inst alling the Switch The NETGEAR Smart Switch can be installed on a flat surface or in a standard 19-inch rack. Inst alling the Switch on a Flat Surface The switch ships with four self-adh esive rubber footpads. S tick one rubb er foo tpad on each of the fo[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide Installation 4-15 v1.0, December 2007 5. T ighten the screws with a #2 Phillips screwdriver to secu re the switch in the rack. S tep 3: Checking the Inst allation Before applying power perform the following: • Inspect the equipme nt thoroughly . • V erify that all cables are installed correctly . • C[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide 4-16 Installation v1.0, Decemb er 2007 S tep 4: Connecting Devices to the Switch The following procedure describes how to conn ect PCs to the switch’ s RJ-45 ports. The NETGEAR Smart Switch contains Auto Uplink™ technology , which allo ws the attaching of devices using either straight -through or cross[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide Installation 4-17 v1.0, December 2007 Insert the SFP module into the SFP module bay . Press firmly to ensure the module seats into the connector . S tep 6: Applying AC Power NETGEAR Smart Switch does not ha ve an ON/OFF switch. The method of applying or removing AC power is by connecting or disconnecting t[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide 4-18 Installation v1.0, Decemb er 2007 S tep 7: Managing the Switch using a W eb Browser or the PC Utility The NETGEAR Smart Switch contains software for viewing, changing, and monito ring the way it works. This management software is not required for the switch to work. The ports can be used without using[...]

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    Troubleshooting A-19 v1.0, December 2007 Appendix A T roubleshooting This chapter provides information about trou bleshooting the NETGEAR Smart S witch. T opics include the following: • T roublesho oting Chart • Additional T roubles hooting Suggestions T roubleshooting Chart The following table lists symptoms, cau ses, and solutions of possible[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide A-20 Troubleshooting v1.0, Decemb er 2007 Additional T roublesh ooting Suggestions If the suggestions in T roublesh ooting Chart do not resolve the problem, refer to t he troubleshooting suggestions in this section. Network Adapter Cards Ensure the network adapter cards installed in the PCs are in wo rking[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide Troubleshooting A-21 v1.0, December 2007 Auto-Negotiation The RJ-45 ports negot iate the correct duplex mode and speed if the device at th e other end of the link supports auto negotiation. If the device do es not support auto nego tiation, the switch only determines the speed correctly and the du plex mod[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide A-22 Troubleshooting v1.0, Decemb er 2007[...]

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    Technical Specifications B-23 v1.0, December 2007 Appendix B T echnical Specifications Network Protocol and St andards Compatib ility IEEE 802.3i 10Base-T IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX,FX IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-T IEEE 802.3z 1000Base-X IEEE 802.3x flow control Management W ind ows 2000 + XP; Microsoft Explorer 6.0 IEEE 802.1p Class of Service (CoS) SNTP (S[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide B-24 Technical Specifications v1.0, Decemb er 2007 Power Supply Power Consumption : 36.8W for GS 724TR, 71.2W for GS748TR 100-240V AC/50 -60 Hz universal input Physical Spe cifications Dimensions (H x W x D): GS724TR: 1.7 x 17 .32 x 8.1/43 x 440 x 205 (in/mm); GS748TR: 1.7 x 17 .32 x 10.1 /43 x 440 x 257 ([...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide Technical Specifications B-25 v1.0, December 2007 Modules AGM731F 1000BASE-SX SFP GB IC for multimode fiber AGM732F 1000BASE-LX SFP GBIC for single mode fiber AGM733 1000BASE-LZ GBIC for long haul single mode fiber[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide B-26 Technical Specifications v1.0, Decemb er 2007[...]

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    Index-27 v1.0, December 2007 Index Numerics 1000Base-LX 1-2 1000Base-SX 1-2 1000BASE-T 1-2 1000BASE-X 1-2 100-240V AC/50-60 2-6 100BASE-TX 1-2 10BASE-T 1-2 1U 1-3 8-pin 2-8 A AC Power 2-6 , 2-7 AGM731F 2-9 AGM732F 2-9 AGM733 2-9 Applying AC Power 4-17 Attaching Switch to a Rack 4-15 Auto Sensing 1-2 Auto Uplink 2-8 , 2-9 Auto-negotiating 1-2 Auto-s[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide Index-28 v1.0, Decemb er 2007 Hz 2-6 , 2-7 I IEEE 802.3ab 1-2 IEEE 802.3i 1-2 IEEE 802.3u 1-2 IEEE 802.3x 1-2 , 1-3 IEEE 802.3z 1-2 IEEE Standards 1-2 IEEE-compliant 1-2 Installation Guide 1-4 Installing an SFP GBIC Module 4-16 Installing the Switch 4-14 L LED Designations 2-7 Link/ACT LE D 2-7 Low Latency[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide Index-29 v1.0, December 2007 V V entilation 4-14 VLAN 1-1 W Wa r r a n t y 1-4 W eb-based Graphical User Interface 1-1[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide Index-30 v1.0, Decemb er 2007[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide Index-31 v1.0, December 2007[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide Index-32 v1.0, Decemb er 2007[...]

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    GS700TR Series Hardware Installation Guide Index-33 v1.0, December 2007[...]