SMC Networks SMC8516T manual

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    38 T esla Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (9 49) 679-8000 EZ Switch 10/100/1000 User Guide From SMC’ s EZ line of low-cost wo r kgroup LAN solutions December 2003 Pub. # 15000000940 0H R01[...]

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    Infor mation furnished by SMC Netw orks, Inc . (SMC) is believ ed to be accurate and r eliable. Howev er, no res ponsibility is assumed by SMC for it s use, nor f or any infringements of patents or other right s of third parties which may result from its use. No li cense is g ranted by implication or ot herw ise under any pat ent or patent rights o[...]

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    i L IMITED W ARRANTY Limite d W arranty Sta tement: SMC Network s, Inc. (“SMC”) war ra nts its pr oduc ts to be fre e from defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and ser vice, for the applicable warranty ter m. All SMC products carr y a standard 90-day limited w a rr anty from the date of purchase from SMC or its A uthorized Re [...]

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    L IMIT ED W AR RANTY ii W A RRANTIES EX CLUSIVE: IF AN SMC PR OD UCT DOES NOT OPERA TE AS W ARRANTED ABO VE, CUSTOMER’ S SOLE REMED Y SHALL BE REP AIR OR REPLA CEMENT OF THE PR OD UCT IN QUES TION, A T SMC’S OPTION . THE FOREGOING W ARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER W ARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS , EXPRESS OR IMPLIED [...]

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    iii C OMPLIANCES FCC - Clas s A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limi ts for a C lass A digi tal device , pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules . These limits are designed to provid e reasonable protection against harm ful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates , uses and ca n radiate rad io [...]

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    C OMPLIANCES iv Industr y Canada - Class A This digital appar atus does not ex ceed the Class A l i mits for radio noise emissions from digi tal app aratus as set out in the interference- causing eq uipmen t stan dard en titl ed “Dig ital Apparatus, ” ICES-003 of the Department of Communications . Cet app areil numéri que resp ecte l es limit [...]

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    C OMPLIANCES v Safety Compliance Underwriter s Laboratories Compliance Statemen t Important! Before mak ing conne ctions, make sure you have the corr ect co rd set. Check it (rea d the label on th e cabl e) aga inst t he foll owing: The uni t aut omatical ly matches the con nected i nput voltag e. The refore, no addit ional ad justment s are nec es[...]

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    C OMPLIANCES vi Wic htige Sicherheits hinweise (G er many ) 1. Bitte l e sen Sie dies e Hinweise sorgfäl tig durc h. 2. He be n Sie d ies e Anl ei tung f ür den sp äte ren G ebr auch auf. 3. V or jedem Re i nigen ist das Gerät vom Stromnetz zu trennen. V erwenden Sie k eine Flüssi- goder Aerosolreiniger . Am besten eignet sich ei n angefeuchte[...]

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    vii T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features a nd Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Front Panel RJ-45 P orts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Front Pan el LEDs[...]

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    T ABLE OF C ONTENTS viii[...]

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    1 I NTRODUCTION The EZ Switch™ 10/100/1000, SMC8516T , is a high-perfor mance Giga bit Ethe r net swit ch design ed for de livering Gig abit connec tivity to th e desktop . It provides 16 full-duplex 1000B ASE-T por ts th at significantly improve network perf or manc e and boost throug hput for high -bandw idth applications. With 32 Gigabits of a[...]

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    I NTR ODU C TI ON 2 Front Panel R J-45 Ports The EZ Switch 10/100/1000 features 16 1000B ASE-T port s with RJ-45 connec tors locate d on the front p anel of the s w itc h. Because al l por ts suppo r t automa tic MDI/M DI-X op eratio n, you c an use straigh t-through cable s for all ne twork conn ection s to PCs or ser vers , or to othe r sw itches[...]

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    R EAR P ANEL 3 SMC8516T Rear Pan el The AC po wer rece ptacle is lo cated on the rear panel of the sw itch. 5 678 91 0 1 1 1 2 EZ Switch 10/100/1000 8516T Link/Act Link/Act 1000/100M 1000/100M Power 2 14 3 5 78 6 10 9 12 11 13 15 16 14 1234 13 14 15 16 ~ 100-240V 50-60Hz 2A[...]

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    4 I NSTALLING THE S WITCH Before installing the switch, verify that you ha ve all the items lis ted under “P ackage Contents. ” Note that the s witch can be installed on any suitabl y large flat surface or in a standard EIA 19-inch r ack. Package Co nten ts The EZ Switch 10/100/1000 includes: Selecting a Site Be sure to follow the site selectio[...]

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    I NSTRUCTIONS 5 • There should be adequate space (approximate ly two in ches) on all sides for prope r air fl ow. • Make sure twisted -pair cab le is always rou t ed away fr om power lines , fluoresce nt lighting fi xtures and ot her sources o f electrical i nterfer ence such as radios, trans mitters, etc. • Make sure that a prope rly grounde[...]

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    I NS TAL LI NG THE S WITCH 6 4. Cascading Switc hes and Other Netw ork Devices: All the por ts on the switch sup por t automa tic MDI/MD I-X config uration for cable connec tions . T his allow s y ou to us e straight-thro ugh cable to connect to ot her swit ches or hubs from any port on the s witch. No crosso ver cables or other device settings are[...]

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    7 A PPLICATION E XAMPLE A typical applicatio n for the SMC8516T is illustrated below . EZ Switch 10/100/1000 SMC8516T Server SMC-EZ109DT Workstations LAN 1 PWR WLAN WA N 2 3 Link Activity Notebook Internet Notebook with SMC2835W Wireless PC Card SMC2804WBR Wireless Broadband Router Workstations With SMC9452TX Gigabit PCI Cards 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2[...]

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    8 T ROUBLESHOOTING Diagnosing Switch Indicators 1. Symptom P ower LED d oes not lig ht afte r power on. Probable Causes • AC power c ord may be defec t ive. P os sible Solution s • Check for loo s e connect ions. • Check the power o utlet by using it for another device. • Repla ce the A C power cord. 2. Symptom Link LE D does not l ight a f[...]

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    9 C ABLES Cable Specifications 10BASE-T/100BASE- TX Pin Assignments Caution: DO NOT plug a phon e jack conn ect or into a ny RJ-4 5 por t. Use only twisted-pair cab les with RJ-45 con n ectors t h at confor m with FCC standar ds . Use unshielde d twisted-pair (UTP) or shielded twis ted-pair (STP) cab le for RJ-45 connections: 100-ohm Catego r y 3 o[...]

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    C ABL ES 10 The table below shows the 10B ASE-T/100BASE-TX MDI-X and MDI por t pino uts. 100 0BAS E-T Pin Assign men ts The table below shows the 1000B ASE-T MD I and MDI-X port pinouts. Th ese po rt s requ ire th at all four pa irs of wires be co nnec ted. No te tha t for 1000B ASE-T operation, all four pairs of wires are used for both transmit an[...]

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    1000 B ASE- T C ABL E R EQUIREMENTS 11 1000BASE -T Cable Req uirements All Catego ry 5 UTP cables that are used for 100B ASE-TX connections should also wo rk for 1000BASE-T , providing that all four wire pairs are connected. However , it is re commended that for all critic al connectio ns , or any new ca ble install ations , 4-pair Ca tegor y 5e (e[...]

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    12 P RODUCT S PECIFI CATIO NS EZ Switch 10/100 /1000 Stan dards C onfo r ma nce IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3u IEEE 802.3x IEEE 802.3ab Communication Rate 10, 100, and 1000 Mbps Communication Mo de Full or half duplex at 10/100 Mbps Full duplex at 1000 Mbps Media Suppor ted 10B ASE-T : 100-o hm Categ ory 3 or better twisted-pair 100B ASE-TX: 100-ohm 2-pair[...]

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    13 P RO DU CT S PECIFICATIONS We i g h t 2.494 kg (5.05 lbs) MAC Addre ss Table 8 K entries Memor y Buffer 400 Kbits on-chip frame buf fer P ower C onsu mptio n 38 W att s Heat Dissipation 130 BTU/hr maximum P ower R equirement Input V oltage: 100 - 240 V A C@50/60 Hz Te m p e r a t u r e Operating: 0 ~ 40 ºC / 32 ~ 98 ºF Storage: -40 ~ 70 ºC / [...]

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    38 T esl a Ir vine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 679- 8000 Model Nu mber: SMC8 516T Pub. Number: 15000 000940 0H E1220 03-R01 FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT , CALL: F rom U.S.A. a nd Canada (2 4 hours a day , 7 days a week) (800) SMC-4-YOU; Phn: (949) 679-8000; F a x: (949) 679-1481 F rom Europe : Contact details can be found on www .smc-europe.com or www .smc.com[...]