Planet Technology FSD-504PE manual

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    5-Port 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Switch with 802.3af splitter built-in FSD-504PE User ’ s Manual[...]

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    Trademarks Copyright © PLANET Technology Corp. 2005. Contents subject to revision without prior notice. PLANET is a registered trademar k of PLANET Technology Corp. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners. Disclaimer PLANET Technology does not warrant that the hardware will work properly in al l environments and applications, and ma[...]

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    Table of Contents T able of Contents ............................................................................................................................. 3 ABOUT THIS GUIDE ....................................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION .......................[...]

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    ABOUT THIS GUIDE Thank you for purchasing t he FSD-504PE, 5-Port 10/100Mbp s Fast Ethernet Switch with 802.3af splitter built-in. This device integrates 100M bps Fa st Ethernet and 10Mbp s Ethernet network capabilities in a highly flexible de skto p p ackage and also offers d ual power system , DC power and IEEE802.3af in-line power over Ethernet. [...]

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    Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION This chapter describes the features of the Swit ch a nd some background information about Fast Ethernet switching technol ogy . Fast Ethernet Technology The growing import an ce of LANs and the incre asi ng complexity of desktop com puting applications are fueling the need for high perfo rman ce networks. A number of high-spe[...]

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    collision domains, ma king it possible to exp and your Fast Ethernet netwo rk beyond the 205-meter network diameter limit for 100Ba se-TX network s. Switches suppo rting both traditional 10Mbps Ethernet and 100Mbp s Fast Ethernet are also ideal for bridging between the existing 10Mbp s networks and the new 100 Mbps networks. Switching LAN technolo [...]

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    10Mbps or 100Mbps workgroups. With the highest bandwidth 200Mbps (100Mbps full-duplex mode), any port can provide workst ations with a congestion-free data pipe for simultaneous access to the server.  The Switch is expandable by cascading two or mo re switches together. As all ports support 200Mbps, the Switch can be cascaded from any port and t[...]

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    Chapter 2 UNPACKING AND SETUP This chapter provides un p acking and setup information for the Switch. Unpacking Open the shipping cartons of the Switch and care fully unpacks it s contents. The carton should contain the fo llowing item s:  One 5-Port 10/100Mbps Ethernet Switch  One External power adapter (optional, vary on model)  This Use[...]

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    Chapter 3 IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS This section identifies all the major external co mponent s of the Switch. Both the front and rear panels are shown follo wed by a description of each panel’s feature. Panel The figures below show the p a nels of the swit ch. Panels of FSD-504PE Please refer to the LED panel section for det ail ed informa[...]

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    DC Power Jack: Power is supplied through an extern al AC po wer ad a pter. Check t he techni cal specification section for informatio n abo ut the AC power input voltage. Since the switch does not incl ude a power swit ch, plug ging its power adapter into a power outlet will immediately power it on. POE The Switch supports two p ower system s, 12VD[...]

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    Chapter 4 CONNECTING THE SWITCH This chapter describe s how to connect t he Switch to your Fast Ethernet netwo rk. PC to Switch A PC can be connected to the Switch via a two-pair Categ ory 3, 4, 5 UTP/ STP straight cable. The PC (equipped with a RJ-45 10/100Mb ps phone jack) sho uld be connected to any of the 5 numbered port. The LED indicators for[...]

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    Powered from POE hub / switch Port#1 of the Switch support IEEE802.3af power ov er Ethernet, you can direct connect the Switch to the 802.3af in-line power devices li ke 802.3af POE hub, Ethernet Switch es that with 802.3af POE Ethernet port. A Category 5 UTP cable with 4-pair wire is re quired from POE hub to your FSD-504PE. Once the Switch connec[...]

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    will require four-pair Cat 5/ 5e UTP/STP cable. When using straight or crossover cabl e, this is done from the any (MDI/MDIX) port of the Switch (Switch A) to any of the 10Mbp s or 100Mbp s (MDI-X ) port of the other switch (switch B) or other devices. The LNK/ACT , 100 LED indicators light green for hookup to 100Mbp s speed or on ly LNK/ACT light [...]

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    Chapter 5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Model FSD-504PE Standards IEEE802.3 10B ase-T Ethernet IEEE802.3u 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet IEEE802.3af Power over Ethernet Protocol CSMA/CD Data Transfer Rate Ethernet: 10Mbps (half duplex), 20Mbps (full duplex); Fast Ethernet: 100Mbps (half dupl ex), 200Mbp s (full duplex) Topology Star Network Cables EIA/TIA- 56[...]

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    APPENDIX A RJ-45 PIN SPECIFICATION When connecting your FS D-series 10/100Mbp s Et hernet Switch to another swi tch, a bridge or a hub, a straight or cro ssover cable is necessary . Each port of the Switch support s auto-MDI/MDI-X detection. That means you can di rectly connect t he S witch to any Ethernet devices without makin g a crossover cable.[...]

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    There are 8 wires on a st andard UTP/STP cable and each wire is color-coded. The following shows the pin allocation an d colo r of stra ight cable and crossover cable connection: Figure A-1: S traight-Through and Cro sso ver Cabl e Please make sure your connected cable are with same pin a ssign ment and col or a s above picture before deploying the[...]

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    APPENDIX B SWITCH OPERATION Address Table The Switch is implemented with an address table. This address table compo sed of many entries. Each entry is used to store the address info rmation of some node in network, including MAC address, port no, etc. The i nfo rmation comes from the learning process of Ethern et Switch. Learning When one pa cket c[...]

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    Due to the learning function of the Ethernet switch, the source addre ss and corresp onding port number of each incomi ng and outgoing p acket are st ored in a routing table. This informatio n is subsequently used to filter p ackets who se dest ination addres s is on the same segment as the source address. Thi s confines n etwork traf fic to its re[...]

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    Appendix C Troubleshooting 1. Power LED does not turns on? Ans: The Switch supports two power so urces, 12VDC and 802.3af, please check which kind of power system deployed. a) Powered from POE: please check with netwo rk administrator if the POE injector device is complied with 802.3af st andard and well connect ed to port#1 of the Switch with 4-pa[...]