LevelOne FSW-1609TFX manual

LevelOne FSW-1609TFX FSW-2409TFX 16/2 4- Po rt Fast Eth ern et Swi t ch w/ fiber module slot User Manual Versi on 1. 1-06 09[...]

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FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the regu lations for a Clas s B digit al device, purs uant to Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. Th ese li mits ar e desi gned to provi de reasonab le prot ection aga inst harmful int erference when the equip ment is operat ed in a c ommer cial en viron ment. T his equipm ent gen erates, u[...]

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1 A BOUT T HIS G UIDE Congratulations on yo ur purchase of the LevelOne FSW- 1609/2409TFX 16/24-Port 10/100 Mbps Fast Eth ernet Switch. This device integrat es 100Mb p s Fas t Ethern et and 10Mb ps Ether net net work ca pabil ities in a hig hly flexible package. Purpose This guide d iscusses how to instal l your Leve lOne 16/24P ort 10/100M bps Fas[...]

2 The functionality of three uni ts is identical, except for the number o f ports . Where appr opriat e, differ ences be tween the two units are noted. Overview of this User’s Guide Chapter 1, Introd uction . Describes the Switc h and its features. Chapter 2, Unpacking and Installation . Helps you get started with th e basic in stal lati on of th[...]

3 I NTRODUCTION This chapt er describes th e features of the Swi tch and som e background informati on abou t Ethernet/ Fast Ethernet switching technology. Fast Ethernet Technology The gr owin g importanc e of LANs and th e increasing complexity of de sktop computing applic ations are fueling the need for high perfor mance netw orks. A number of hi[...]

4 Switching Technology Anot her app roach t o pushing b eyond the li mits of Eth ernet technology is the devel opment of s witching t echnology. A switch bridge Ethernet packet s at the MAC address le vel of the Ethern et protoc ol trans mitting am ong connected Ethernet or Fast Ethernet LAN segments. Switching is a cost-effective way of increas in[...]

5 Switching LAN technology is a mar ked improv ement over the previous genera tion of netw ork bridges, which wer e characterized by higher latencie s. Routers have also b een used to segm ent local ar ea networks , but the cost of a rout er, the setup and m ainten ance r equired make r outer s relati vely impract ica l. Tod ay switc hes are an id [...]

6 upgrade to Fast Eth ernet in the futur e. Ethern et workgroups can conn ect to the Switc hes now, and change adapters and hubs anytime later without needing to change the Switch es or reconf igur e the netw ork. The Sw itches co mbine dyna mic memo ry allo cation wi th store-and-forward s witching t o ensu re that the buffer is effecti vely alloc[...]

7 is only available in ha lf duplex mode. Data forwar ding rate p er po rt is at wire-speed for 100Mbp s speed. Data forwar ding rate p er po rt is at wire-speed for 10Mbps speed. Data fil terin g rate elimin ates all err or p ackets, runts, etc., pe r port at wire-speed f or 100Mbps speed . Data fil terin g rate elimin ates all err or p ackets, ru[...]

8 U NP ACKING AND I NST ALLA TION This chapter pr ovides unpac ki ng and setup informat ion for the Switch es. Unpacking Open the s hippin g cart ons of the Switch and carefully unpacks its contents. The ca rt on s hould co ntain the foll owing ite ms:  LevelOne F SW-1609/2409TF X 16/24-Port 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Switch  One AC po wer cord[...]

9 Installation The s ite whe re you ins tal l the hub s tack ma y grea tly aff ect its perf orma nce. Wh en ins tall ing, co nsider th e fol lowing pointers: Install the S witch i n a fai rly cool and dry pl ace. See Appen dix B f or the acc ept able te mper atur e and humidity op erat ing ranges . Install the Switch i n a site fr ee from st rong e[...]

10 100Base-FX Module Installation The ins tal lation proc edu re for each modul e is the sa me. Addition al in formati on about each module is provid ed below. To install any of th e modules: (Includes SC o r ST type connectors) 1. Locate the module slot in the switch’s rear panel. 2. Using a screwdriver, undo the two screws and remove the dust c[...]

11 We reco mmend that you reta in t he dust cover in case you need to r emove the module for an extended period sometim e in the futur e. In FSW-1609/240 9TFX, the last p ort (Port 16/24) and the 100BASE-FX port is re ally the same port. Do not use both Port 16 /24 and the 10 0BASE-FX po rt at the sam e time. Rack Mounting The switc h can be mounte[...]

12 Then, use sc rews prov ide d with t he eq uipm ent rack to mount each switch in the rack.[...]

13 Identifying External Components This section identi fies all the major e xtern al com ponents of the switch . Both the front an d rear panels are shown, foll owed b y a desc ripti on of ea ch panel featur e. The indica tor panel is d escrib ed in detail in th e next chapter. Front Panel The fi gure below shows th e fron t pan els of the swit che[...]

14 With the Auto-MDI/ MDIX func tion, you just n eed to plug-in the netw ork cable to th e hub direct ly and no need to car e if the en d node is NIC (N etwork Int erfac e Card) or switches and hubs. Rear Panel LevelOne 16/24-P ort 10/100Mbps Fast Ethern et Switch Module Slots : Used to install modu le opt ions for 100BAS E-FX connection. AC Po wer[...]

15 LED Indicators Power Indi c ator (PWR) This LED lig hts green when the switc h is receivin g current; if not, powe r is off. 100M Link/Activity, 10M Link/Activity (100M LINK /ACT (gree n) , 10LINK/ACT (yellow) ) This indic ato r light green when the port is connec ted to a 100Mbp s Fast Ethernet station, if the indicator bli nking g r e e n w i [...]

16 C ONNECTING T HE S WITCH This chapter describes how to connect the Switch to your Fast Eth erne t network. PC to Switch A PC can be connect ed to the Switch via a two- pair Cat egory 3, 4, 5 U TP/STP straight cabl e. The PC (e quipp ed with a R J- 45 10/100 Mbps pho ne jack) sho uld be connecte d to any o f the 16 ports (1x - 16x) f or the 16-Po[...]

17 Hub to Switch A hub (10 or 100BASE-TX) can be connecte d to the Switch via a two-pair Cate gory 3, 4, 5 UTP/STP cable. The connection is accomplis hed fr om the hub uplink (MDI -II) port to any port of the Switch (MDI-X) po rts. A. 10BASE-T Hub For a 10BASE-T hub, the Switch LED indicators should light up as the follo wing: “10/100M FDX, 10/10[...]

18 Switch to Switch (other devices) The Switch can be connected to ano ther switch or oth er device s (routers, b ridges, e tc.) vi a a two-pair Categ ory 3, 4, 5 UTP/STP straight or crossover cable. A. Using straight cable When using straight cable, th is is done from the uplink (MDI-I I) por t of oth er Switc h to a ny of th e 10Mb ps or 100Mbps [...]

19 Port Speed & Duplex Mode After plugging the selecte d ca ble t o a spec ific port, t he system uses auto-neg otia tion to determine the tra nsmission mode f or any new twi sted-pair co nnection : If t he attached device doe s not support auto-negot iation or has auto -negotiation disabled , an auto-sens ing process is initiat ed to s elect t[...]

20 T ECHNICAL S PECIFICA TIONS General Standards IEEE 802.3 10Base-T Eth ernet IEEE 802.3u 100 Bas e-TX Fast Ethernet ANSI/IEEE 802. 3 NWay auto-neg otiation Prot ocol CS MA/CD Data Transfer Rate Ethernet: 10 Mbps (half dupl ex) 20Mbps (ful l dupl ex) Fast Ethernet: 1 00Mbps (half duplex) 200Mbps (full dupl ex) Topology Star Netw ork Cables 10BASET[...]

21 Phys ical and Enviro n ment al AC input s 100 to 240 VAC, 50 or 60 Hz i nternal universal power supply Power Consumption FSW-1609TFX 10 watts. (max.) FSW-2409TFX 20 watts. (max.) Tempera ture Operating : 0 ° ~ 50 ° C, St orage: -10 ° ~ 70 ° C Humidity Operating: 10 % ~ 90%, Storage: 5% ~ 90% Dimensions 440 x 200 x 44 mm ( W x H x D) EMI: FCC[...]

22 RJ-45 P IN S PECIFICA TION When co nnecting your Le vel One 16 /24-Port 10/100Mb ps Fast Ethernet Switch t o anothe r switch, a bridge or a hub, a modified crossover cable is ne ce ssary. Please review these products for matching ca ble pin assi gnment. The fo llow ing dia gram a nd tabl es show the standard RJ-45 receptacle/connector and thei r[...]

23 The standard RJ-45 receptacle/connector The foll owing s hows straight c able and crossov er cable connection: Stra ight ca ble for Swit ch (upl ink MDI-II port) to switch/Hub or other de vices co nnection Crossover cable for Switch (MDI-X port) to swi tch/hub or other netwo rk devices (MDI-X port) connection[...]