Planet Technology GSD-803 manual

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    10/100/1000Mbp s Gigabit Ethernet Switch GSD-503/GSD-504 GSD-803/GSD-804 User's Manual[...]

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    T rademarks Copyright © PLANET T echnology Corp. 2005. Content subjects to revision without prior notice. PLANET is a registered trademark of PLANET T echnology Corp. All other trademarks belong to their respecti ve owners. Disclaimer PLANET T echnology does not warrant that the hardware will work properly in all environments and applicat ions, an[...]

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    FCC W arning This equipment has bee n tested an d found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interferenc e when the equipment is operated in a commercial envi ronment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate r [...]

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Package Content s Check the conten ts of your package for following part s: 。 Gigabit Ethernet Switch x1 。 User's manual x1 。 Power adap ter x1 If any of these are missing or damaged, please contact your deal er immediately , if possible, retain the carton including the or iginal packing material, and use them against[...]

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    1.3 Product Features 。 Complies with IEEE802.3, 10Base-T , IEEE802.3u, 100Base-TX and IEEE802.3ab, 1000B ase-T 。 IEE802.3x, full-duplex flo w control compliant; back-press ure, half-duplex flow control 。 10/100/1000Mbps 5/8-port Gigabit Switch (RJ-45) 。 8K MAC address table auto-ageing, 1 12K(GSD-503/GSD-504) / 144K(GSD-803/GSD-80 4) b ytes[...]

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    1.4 Product Specifications Model GSD-503/GSD-504 GSD-803/GSD-804 Hardware Specification Network Ports 5 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 MDI/MDI-X ports 8 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 MDI/MDI-X ports 155 x 86 x 26 mm (503) 155 x 86 x 26 m m (803) Dimensions (W x D x H) 170 x 87 x 32mm (504) 170 x 87 x 32 mm (804) Weight (KG) 0.42(503) 0.22(504) 0.43(803) 0.24(80[...]

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    2. INSTALLATION This section describes the functi onalities of the Gigabit Ethernet Switch’s components and guides how to install it on the desktop. Basic knowledge of net working is assumed. Please read this chapter completely before continui ng. 2.1 Product Description The PLANET GSD-503/GSD-504 and GSD-803/GSD-804 are 5/8 ports 10/100/1000Mbps[...]

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    This product also supports store-and-for ward forwarding scheme to ensure low latency and hig h d ata integrit y , eliminates unnecessar y traffic and relieves congestion on critical network paths. With an intelligent address recog nition algor ithm, the s witches could recognize up to 4K different MAC address and enables filtering and forwardi ng [...]

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    Figure 2-5 & 2-6 show the front panel and rear panel of GSD-803 Figure 2-5 GSD-803 front panel Figure 2-6 GSD-803 rear panel Figure 2-7 & 2-8 show the front panel and rear panel of GSD-804 Figure 2-7 GSD-804 front panel Figure 2-8 GSD-804 rear panel 2.1.3 LED Indicators LED Color Function PWR Green Lit: Pow er on 1000 Green Lit: indicate th[...]

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    receiving data over that port. 10 Green rating at 10Mbps. r Lit: indicate that the port is ope Blink: indicate that the switch is actively sending o receiving data over that port. ower Notice: 1. The device is a power-required device, it means, it will not work 2. In some area, installing a surge suppressi on dev ice may also 2.2 Inst ur Gigabit Et[...]

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    Note: When choosing a location, pleas e keep in mind the environmental restrictions discu ssed in Chapter 1, Section 1.4 Product S pecification. Step4: Connect your switch to net work devices. A. Co nn ect one end of a standard network cable to the 10/100/1000 RJ-45 ports on the Back of the switch. B. Connect the other end of the cable to the net w[...]

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    3. SWITCH OPERATION 3.1 Address T able The Switch is implemented with an address table. This address table composed of many entries. Each entry is used to store the addr ess information of some node in network, including MAC address, port no, etc. This information comes from the learning process of Ethernet Swi tch. 3.2 Learning When one packet com[...]

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    3.4 Store-and-Forward S tore-and-Forward is one t ype of packet-forwarding techniques. A S tore-and-Forward Ethernet S witchi ng stores the incoming frame in an internal buffer , do the complete error checking before transmissi on. Therefore, no error packets occurrenc e, it is the best choice when a network needs efficiency and stability . The Eth[...]

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    connection is established with another net work device (usually at Power On or Reset). This is done by detect the modes and speeds at the second of both device is connected a nd capable of, both 10Base-T and 100Base-TX devices can connect with the port in either Half- or Full-Duplex mode. 1000Bas e-T can be only connected in Full-duplex mode.[...]

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    4. TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter contains information to help you solve pro blems. If Giga Switch is not functioning properly , make sure the Ethernet S witch was set up according to instru ctions in this manual. Some st ations cannot ta lk to other stat ions located on the other port Solution: The address table may contain older information than of[...]

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    Appendix A A.1 Switch's RJ-45 Pin Assignment s 1000Mbps, 1000Base T Cont act MDI MDI-X 1 BI_DA+ BI_DB+ 2 BI_DA- BI_DB- 3 BI_DB+ BI_DA+ 4 BI_DC+ BI_DD+ 5 BI_DC- BI_DD- 6 BI_DB- BI_DA- 7 BI_DD+ BI_DC+ 8 BI_DD- BI_DC- Implicit implementation of the crosso ver function within a twisted-pair cable, or at a wiring panel, while not expressly forbidde[...]

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    RJ-45 Connector pi n assignment Contact MDI Media Dependant Interface MDI-X Media Dependant Interface - Cross 1 Tx + (transmit) RX + (receive) 2 Tx - (transmit) RX - (receive) 3 Rx + (receive) TX + (transmit) 4, 5 Not used 6 RX – (receive) TX – (transmit) 7, 8 Not used The standard cable, RJ-45 pin assignment The st andard RJ-45 recept acle/.co[...]

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    2010-A331 10-000[...]