SMC Networks SMC TigerStack III SMC6826MPE manual

T igerStack III 10/100 24- Po r t Fa s t E t h e rn e t S w i tch ◆ 24 au to-MDI/MDI-X 1 0B ASE-T/100B ASE-TX ports ◆ 10B AS E-T/10 0B AS E-TX ports sup port PoE ca pabilit ies ◆ 2 Gigabi t combo ports ( RJ-45/ SFP) ◆ 8.8 Gbp s of aggreg ate ba ndwidth ◆ Stacks up t o 8 units ◆ Non-blo cking switching archi tecture ◆ Spanning T ree Pr[...]

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38 T esla Irvi ne, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 679-80 00 T igerStack III 10/100 Installation Guide From SMC’ s T iger line of feature-rich w o rkgro up LAN solutions Jun e 2005 Pub. # 15020 0037700A[...]

Infor mation fur nished by SMC Networks , In c . (SMC) is believed to be accurate and reliable . H o w eve r , no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, no r for any infrin geme nts of p atents or othe r righ ts of third par ties which may result from its use. No license is g rante d by implicatio n or othe rwise u nder an y pate nt or pat e[...]

i L IMITED W ARRANTY Limited W ar ranty Statement: SMC Ne tworks , Inc. (“S MC”) war r ants its p roduc ts to be fre e from defects i n wor kmanship and materials , under nor mal use and ser vice , for the applicable warranty ter m. All SMC products carr y a standard 90-da y limited warranty from the date of purchase from SMC or its A uthorize [...]

L IM IT ED W AR RANTY ii WARRA NTI ES E X C LUSIV E: IF AN SMC PR ODUCT DOES NOT OPERA TE AS W ARRANTED ABO VE, CUSTOMER’ S SOLE REM ED Y SHALL BE R EP AIR OR REPLA CEMENT OF THE PR OD UCT I N QUES TION , A T SMC’S OPTION . THE FOREG OING W ARRANTIES AND R EMEDI ES AR E EX C L USIV E AND A RE I N LI EU OF ALL OTHER W ARRANTIES OR CONDITION S , [...]

i C OMPLIANCES FCC - C lass A This equi pment generate s , us es , and can rad iate rad io fre quency en erg y and, if not inst alled and used i n accor dance with t he instr ucti on man ual, may cause int erferenc e to ra dio comm u- nications . It has been te ste d and found t o co mply with t he limits fo r a Class A compu ting device pursuant t[...]

C OMPLIANCES ii CE Mark Declaratio n of Confor mance for EMI and Safety (EEC ) This inform ation te chnolo g y equipment compli es with th e requirements of the Council Directi ve 8 9/336/EEC on the Appro x imation of the la w s of t he Member St ates relating to Elect romagneti c Com patibilit y and 73/23 /EEC f or elect rical equipm ent used with[...]

C OMPLIANCES iii Australia A S/NZS 3548 (1995) - Clas s A SMC contact for products in A ustralia is: SMC Communic ations Pty . Lt d. Suit e 1 8, 1 2 Tryo n Roa d, Lindfield NSW2 070, Phone: 61-2-94160437 F ax: 61-2-9416 0474 Safety Compliance W a rn i n g : F i b e r O p t i c P o rt S a f e t y Avertissment: Ports pour fibres optiques - sécuri t?[...]

C OMPLIANCES iv • The socket outlet must be near to the unit and easily accessibl e. You can only remove power from the unit by di sconnecting the power cor d from the ou tlet. • This unit oper ates under SE LV (Safety Extra Low Voltage ) conditions according to IEC 60950. The conditions are onl y maintained i f the equipment to which it is con[...]

C OMPLIANCES v • Le coupleu r d’appareil (le connect eur du gr oupe et non pas la pri se murale) doit respecter une configurat ion qui perme t un branchement sur une entr ée d’appareil EN 6032 0/IEC 320. • La prise secteur doit se trouver à proximité de l’appareil et son accès doit ê tre facile. Vous ne pouvez mettre l’apparei l ho[...]

C OMPLIANCES vi • Die Ne tzsteck dose mu ß in der Nähe des Geräts und leicht zu gänglic h sein. Die Strom versorgu ng de s Geräts kann nur du rch He rausziehe n des Geräte netzkabel s aus d er Netzste ckdose u nterbr ochen w erden. • Der Bet rieb d ieses Geräts er folgt unter den SELV-Bed ingungen (Sicherheitskl einstspannung) gemäß IE[...]

C OMPLIANCES vii Wa r n i n g s (in Ge r man) En vironmental Statement The manufact urer of t his product en deavours to susta in an environmen tally- friend ly policy throughout the ent ire pr oduction pr ocess. This is achieved tho ugh the fol lowing mean s: • Adherence to national legis lation and regulations on environmental production standa[...]

C OMPLIANCES viii Audie nce This guide is for system administrators with a w orking knowledge of network management. Y o u shou ld be familia r wit h swit ching and net w o rking conce pts. Zielgr uppe Dies er Anlei tung i st fuer S ys temadmi nistr atoren mi t Erfahrung i m Netzwer k- mangement. Sie sollte n mit Sw itch - und N etzw erkk onzepten [...]

ix T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 1 About the TigerStack III 10/100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Switch Architectu re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Power-o ver-Etherne t Capability . . [...]

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS x Mountin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Rack Mou nting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Deskt op or Shel f Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 Installing an SFP[...]

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS xi A PPEN DICES : A Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 Diagnos ing Switch Ind icators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 Diagnos ing Power Pro blems with the LED Indic ators . . . . . . . . . A-2 Power and Cooling Prob lems . . . . . . . . . . [...]

xii T ABLES Table 1-1 Port Statu s LED In dicato rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Table 1-2 Syste m Status LED In dicato rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7 Table 3-1 Serial C able Wirin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13 Table 4-1 Maximum 1000BASE-T Gigab it Ethernet [...]

xiii F IGUR ES Figure 1-1 Front and Rear Panel s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Figur e 1-2 Port L ED Indica tors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Figure 1-3 System L ED Indica tors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7 Figur e 1-4 Stack Ma ster Butto n . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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1-1 C HAPTER 1 A BO UT THE T IGER S TACK III 10/100 Overvi ew SMC’ s Tig erStack III 10/100 SMC6826MPE is a 24-P or t F ast Ether net P oE Switch with 24 10B ASE-T/100B ASE -TX RJ-45 ports and two combination por ts — 10/100/1000B ASE -T ports that operate in combin ati on with Smal l F or m Fact or Plug gable (SFP) tra nscei v er sl ots * . An[...]

A BOUT THE T IGE R S TAC K III 10 /100 1-2 Figure 1-1 Front and Rear Panels. Switch Architecture Th e swit c h em plo ys a wir e-speed , non-block ing sw itching fabr ic . Th is per mits simultaneous wire-spee d tran s por t of multiple packets at low latency on all por ts . T he switch also features full-duplex capability on all ports , whic h eff[...]

O VER VI EW 1-3 from the switc h o ver th e Ethernet cab le wit hout requirin g its o wn separa te po w er source . This cap ab ili ty gi v es netw ork admini st rator s c entra lized po w er con trol f or devices s uch as I P phon es an d wi reless access poi nts , which translate s into g reater n etw o rk av ailability . F or each attac hed 802.[...]

A BOUT THE T IGE R S TAC K III 10 /100 1-4 Description of Hard ware 10/10 0BASE -T Port s The P oE switch base unit contains 24 10B ASE-T/100B ASE-TX RJ-45 ports . Al l ports s upport aut omat ic MDI/ MDI- X op eratio n, s o y o u can us e straigh t-thr ough cab les fo r all network conn ection s to PCs or ser vers, or to other switches or hubs . ([...]

D ESCRIPTION OF H ARD W ARE 1-5 Port and System Stat us LED Indicat ors Th e switc h base unit also includes a display panel for key syste m and port indic ations tha t simplify installa tion and ne tw ork trou bles hooting . Th e LED ind icators , which are locat ed on th e front pa nel for easy viewing, are shown below a nd des cribed in th e fol[...]

A BOUT THE T IGE R S TAC K III 10 /100 1-6 1~24 (PoE Mode) On Green Powered device is conne cted, but not dra wing power. Flashing G reen Powered d evice is receivi ng power. Flashing Amber Port has de tected a power ove r load or short circuit and sh ut down the por t’s powe r. On Am ber The power bu dget for the switch has bee n exceede d and t[...]

D ESCRIPTION OF H ARD W ARE 1-7 Figure 1-3 System LED Indicators Table 1-2 System Status LED Indicators LED Co ndition Status PWR On Green Unit’s int ernal power supp ly is operating normally. Off Unit has no powe r connected. Diag On Green Syst em diagnosti c test successfu lly completed. Flashing Green S ystem diag nostic test is in progress. O[...]

A BOUT THE T IGE R S TAC K III 10 /100 1-8 Stack Master Button Th e unit a lso incl udes a Sta c k Ma ster butt on shown in the fo llo wing diag ra m. Figure 1-4 Stack Master Button Th e Stack Mast er but ton ena bles one switch in the stack to be se lected as the mas ter . Stacking On Green This switch is acting as the mas ter unit in the stac k. [...]

D ESCRIPTION OF H ARD W ARE 1-9 Mode PoE/Li nk Button Th e Mod e P o E/Li nk butt on is loca ted on the fro nt pane l. Figure 1-5 Mode Selection Th e Mod e P o E/L ink bu tton is used t o tog g le betwee n the tw o por t stat us LED display modes (see “P o rt Status LED Indicators ” on pag e 1-5). Pres sing this button chang es fr om one d ispl[...]

A BOUT THE T IGE R S TAC K III 10 /100 1-10 togethe r using stac king cables (one s tac king c able is in cluded w ith eac h optio nal sta c ki ng tran sceiver). T he pu sh butt on on the sw itch’ s fron t pane l ena bles one swit ch in the stack to be sel ected as th e mast er . ( See “S tack Mast er Butt on” on pa ge 1- 8.) Power Supply Soc[...]

F EATURES AND B ENEFITS 1-11 • Uns hielded (U TP) cable support ed on all RJ-45 ports: Ca tegory 3 or better for 10 Mbps connections, Category 5 or b etter for 100 Mbps connections, and Category 5, 5e o r 6 for 1000 Mbps connections • IEEE 802.3-2002 Ethernet, Fast E thernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and flow control c ompliance ensures comp atibility[...]

A BOUT THE T IGE R S TAC K III 10 /100 1-12 Management • “At -a-glance ” LED i ndicat ors for ea sy trouble shoo ting • Network manageme nt agent: - Manages swit ch (or entire stac k) in-band o r out- of-band - Supports console, Telnet, SSH, SNMP v1/v2c/v3, 4 RMON group s and we b-base d inter face[...]

2-1 C HAPTER 2 N ETWORK P LANNING Introd ucti on to Switchi ng A network swit c h allows s im ultaneous tran smission of multiple packets via non-cr ossbar switching . This means that it can par tition a network more effi cientl y th an br idges o r rout ers . The sw itc h has , the refo re, been recog nized as o ne of th e most i mpor tant bu ildi[...]

N ETWORK P LANNING 2-2 Applicat ion Examp les Th e swit c h is no t only de signed to segm ent your network, but al so to provide a wide rang e of opt ions in se tting up net w ork con nectio ns . So me typical app lications are described below . Supplying PoE Th e switch is an ex cellent choice for supplying po wer to connect ed P o E devices suc [...]

A PPL IC AT IO N E XAM PL ES 2-3 Collapsed Backbone The switc h is an ex cellent c h oi ce for m ix ed E thernet, F ast Ethe r net, and Gig abit Ethe rn et installations in which significant g rowth is expecte d in the near future . Y o u can easily build on th is basic configuration, adding direct full- dupl ex con nect ions t o w orkstatio ns or [...]

N ETWORK P LANNING 2-4 Network Aggregation Plan With 24 parallel brid ging por ts (i.e., 24 distinct collisio n domains) , the switch can collapse a co mplex network down into a single effic ient bridg ed node, in crea sing overall ban dwidth a nd thro ugh put. When up to e igh t sw itc h u nit s are s tac ked t ogether , th ey form a sin gle “vi[...]

A PPL IC AT IO N E XAM PL ES 2-5 Remote Connections with Fiber Cable Fiber optic t echnolo g y allows for lo ng er cabli ng than any o ther me dia type. Using a 1000B A SE-SX m u ltimode fiber (MMF) SFP tran sceiv er, you ca n r un a link up to 550 m, a 1000B ASE-LX single-mode fiber (SMF) link can r un up to 5 km, and a 1000B ASE-LH single-mode fi[...]

N ETWORK P LANNING 2-6 Makin g VL AN Co nnectio ns This s wit ch supports VL ANs whi ch can b e used t o organiz e a ny group o f network no des into sepa rate broa dcas t domains. VLANs co nfine broad cast traffic to the or iginating g r oup , and ca n elim inat e broad cast stor ms in la rge networks . Thi s provides a more sec ure an d clea ner [...]

A PP LICA T IO N N OTES 2-7 Applic ation N otes 1. Ful l-duplex operation on ly applies to point -to-point access (such as when a switc h is attac hed t o a w orkstation, ser v er or another switc h ). When the switc h is co nnec ted t o a hub , both device s m ust opera te i n half-duplex mo de . 2. A void usin g fl ow control o n a por t conne ct[...]

N ETWORK P LANNING 2-8[...]

3-1 C HAPTER 3 I NSTALLI NG THE S WITC H Selecting a Site Switch units ca n be moun ted in a standard 19-inch equipment rack or on a flat s urface . Be sure to follow the guidelin es below when choosing a locatio n. •T h e s i t e s h o u l d : - be at the cent er of all the d evices you want to l ink and ne ar a pow er outl et. - be able to main[...]

I NS TA LLI NG THE S WITCH 3-2 • As with any equipment, usin g a filter or surge suppress or is reco mmende d. Ethe rnet Ca bling T o ens ure proper operation when installing the switch into a network, mak e sur e tha t the current cables are suit able fo r 10B ASE-T or 100B ASE-TX operation. Chec k the follo wing criteria against the cur rent in[...]

E QUIPMEN T C HECKLIST 3-3 Equi pmen t Chec klist Aft er unp ack ing t his s witc h, ch eck t he co nten ts t o be that sure y ou hav e recei ved all the c omp onent s . Then, before begi nni ng t he in stal lat ion , be sure t hat you have all ot her ne cessa r y inst allat ion equ ipm ent. Package Contents • 2 4 - Po r t Fa s t E t h e r n e t [...]

I NS TA LLI NG THE S WITCH 3-4 Mount ing This s witc h can be mount ed in a stand ard 19-in ch equi pmen t rac k or on a desk top o r shelf . M ount ing inst r ucti ons for e ac h ty pe of sit e fo llo w . Rack Mounting Bef ore rack mou nti ng t he switch, pay par ticular attention to the following factors : • Temp erature: Since the tem peratur [...]

M OUNTING 3-5 Figure 3-2 Attaching the Brackets 2. Mount th e device in the rack, using four r ack-mounting s crews (no t provide d). Figure 3-3 Installi ng the Switch in a Rack 3. If in stalling a single switch only , tur n to “Connect ing to a P ow er Sour ce” at t he en d of thi s chapte r . 4. If in stalling multiple switches , mount them i[...]

I NS TA LLI NG THE S WITCH 3-6 Mont age (Rack Mounti ng In str u ctions - Ge r ma n) Switch- Einheiten k önnen an ein standardmäßig es 19-Z oll Einric htungsrac k, einen Arbeitstisc h oder ein R egal montiert werden. F olgend finden Sie die Montageanweisungen für jeden P ositio nsty p . Rack -Mon t a ge Beach ten Sie die folgenden F akt oren, b[...]

M OUNTING 3-7 Desktop or Sh elf Mounting 1. Attach the fou r adhesive feet to th e bottom of the first s witch. Figure 3-4 Attaching the Adhesive Feet 2. Set the device on a flat surfac e near an A C pow er s ource , making sure ther e are at leas t two inches of space on all s ides fo r prop er air f l ow . 3. If ins talling a single sw itch only [...]

I NS TA LLI NG THE S WITCH 3-8 Inst alling an SFP Transceiver Figure 3-5 Install ing an SFP Transceiver The SFP s lot s su pport th e fo llo wi ng o ption al SFP t ra nscei v ers: • 1000BASE-SX • 1000BASE-LX • 1000BASE-LH T o in stall an SFP transceiv e r , pe rfor m the following ste ps: 1. Con sider your netw ork and cabling requirement s t[...]

S TAC KIN G S WI TC HE S 3-9 Stacking Switches Th e swit c h su ppor ts s tacking up t o eight units throug h an optio nal SF P stac king t rans cei v e r . Eac h stac king conn ecti on pro vid es a 2 Gb ps high -speed link u sin g USB st acki ng cables . The stac king transc eive r must be ins talled in the por t 2 5 SFP slo t. Each stacking tran [...]

I NS TA LLI NG THE S WITCH 3-10 Connecting Switches in a Stack Figure 3-7 Connecting Switches in a Stack Note: The stacking tran sceiver must on ly be installed in the port 25 SFP slot. T o connect up t o eigh t sw itc h es i n a s tac k, pe rfor m th e foll ow ing s teps: 1. Install S FP stacking tr ansceiv ers in to the po rt 25 sl ot for e ach s[...]

S TAC KIN G S WI TC HE S 3-11 5. Complete th e sta ck co nnect ions by plu g ging one e nd of a stack cabl e into th e Tx por t on the bott om unit and the other e nd into th e Rx por t on the top unit . 6. Select the Mast er unit in th e sta ck b y pressing the p ush but ton i n on only one o f the swi tc hes . Only on e swit ch in the s tac k can[...]

I NS TA LLI NG THE S WITCH 3-12 Connect ing to a Pow er Source T o connect a switc h to a po w er sou rce: 1. Insert the p ow er cable plu g di rectly into t he A C sock et locate d at the back of the swit ch. Figure 3-8 Power Socket 2. Plug the ot her e nd of the cable in to a g r ounded , 3-pin soc k et, A C po w er source . Note: For inte rnati [...]

C ONNECTING TO THE C ONSOLE P ORT 3-13 Conne ctin g to the Co nsol e Port The DB-9 seria l po r t o n the s witc h’ s fron t panel i s used t o co nnect to th e switch for out- of-ban d conso le conf igura tion. T he comma nd-line config urati on prog r am can be accesse d from a te r minal or a PC r u nning a ter minal e mulatio n prog ra m. Th [...]

I NS TA LLI NG THE S WITCH 3-14 •S t o p b i t — O n e • Data bits—8 • Flow control—n one[...]

4-1 C HAPTER 4 M AKING N ETWORK C ONNECTI ONS Conne ctin g Network Device s The swit c h is designed to be connected to 10 or 100 Mbp s netwo rk cards in PCs an d ser ve rs , as well as to other switc h es an d hubs . It may also be connected to remote devices using the optional 1000B ASE -X, or 100B ASE-FX SFP transcei ve rs . If 802.3af-compliant[...]

M AKI NG N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-2 Power-over-Ethernet Connections The P oE switch automatically detects an 802.3af-compliant device b y its auth enti cate d P oE s ign ature and se nses its req uir ed l oad be fore t urning o n DC power to the por t. T his detection mechanism prevents damag e to other netw ork equipment that is not 802.3af complia[...]

T WISTED -P AI R D EV IC ES 4-3 Cabling Guidelines Th e RJ-45 por ts on the switch supp ort aut omatic MD I/MDI- X pinout config urati on, s o you c an u se st andar d str aight-th rough twist ed-pa ir ca bles to co nnect to any o ther net w ork d evice (PCs , s er ve rs , switc hes , r outer s , or hub s). See Appen dix B for further infor mation [...]

M AKI NG N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-4 3. If the devi ce i s a ne tw ork card an d the s witc h i s in t he wiri ng cl oset , attach t he othe r end of th e cab le se gment to a modu lar wall ou tlet th at is co nnect ed to the wirin g clos et. (See t he s ection “Netw ork Wiri ng Conn ectio ns” on page 4- 4) O ther wis e, atta c h th e ot her en d[...]

T WISTED -P AI R D EV IC ES 4-5 Figure 4-2 Network Wiring Connections Equipment Rack (side view) Switch Patch Panel Punch-Down Block Wa l l 12 3 4 56 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 Console 25 1 2 11 12 13 14 23 24 Link/Act PoE 25 26 Pwr Diag Stack Mode PoE/Link RPS[...]

M AKI NG N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-6 Fiber Optic Devices An optional slide-in 1000B ASE-SX, 1000B ASE-LX, 1000BASE -LH, or 100B ASE-FX SFP transcei v er ma y be used for bac kbone o r remote conn ection s , or for conne cting t o a high-sp eed se r ver . Each single-mode fiber o ptic port requires 9/125 micro n single-mode fibe r optic cabling w ith [...]

C ONNEC TI VITY R ULES 4-7 3. Connect o ne en d of t he cab le t o the LC p ort on the swi tc h and the other end t o th e port on th e other device. Since LC conn ec tors are ke yed, the cabl e ca n be a ttac hed in on ly one o rien tati on. Figure 4-3 Making Fiber Port Connections 4. As a conn ection is made , chec k the g reen Lin k LED o n the [...]

M AKI NG N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-8 1000BASE-T Cable R equirements All Categ or y 5 UTP cab les that are used for 100B A SE-TX connections should also w ork for 1000B A SE-T , providing that all four wire pairs a re conne cted. Howev er , it is recomme nded that for all critical con nections, or any new cabl e inst allat ions , Categor y 5e (enh anc[...]

C AB LE L ABELIN G AND C ONNECTION R ECO RDS 4-9 Table 4-4 Maximum 1000BASE-LH Gigabit Ethernet Cable Length 100 Mbps Fast Ether net Collision Domain Table 4-5 Maximum Fast Ethernet Cable Lengths 10 Mbps Ethern et Collision Domain Table 4-6 Maximum Ethernet Cable Length Cable L abeli ng and Conne ctio n Recor ds Whe n planning a netw ork ins tallat[...]

M AKI NG N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-10 T o best man age th e ph ysical im pl ement ati ons of y our netw or k, fol lo w these g uidelines: • Cle arly lab el th e opp osing ends of each ca ble. • Using your buil ding ’s flo or pl ans, draw a map of th e lo cation of al l netwo rk-conn ected e quipm ent. F or ea ch piece of eq uipmen t, ide nti fy[...]

A-1 A PPENDI X A T ROUBLESHOOTING Diagnosi ng Switc h Indica tors Table A-1 Tr oubleshooting Chart Symptom Action PWR LED is Off • Intern al power s upply may be di sconnected . Check c onnections between t he swit ch, the power cor d and t he wall outlet . Diag LED i s Amber • The sy stem has d etecte d a faul t. Power cycl e the sw itch to t [...]

T R OUBLESHOOTING A-2 Diagnosing Power Problems with th e LED Indicators Th e P ower and RPU LED indicators work in combination to indicate pow er status as follows . Table A-2 Power/RPU LED Indicators Power and Coolin g Problems If the power ind icator does not tu r n on when the power cord is pl ug ge d in, y ou ma y hav e a prob lem w ith th e p[...]

I NSTALLATION A-3 Inst allatio n V erify that all syst em co mponen ts ha v e been pr operly ins talled. If on e or more c ompon ents ap pear to be m alfunct ioni ng (such a s the power c ord or netw ork cabl ing) , tes t th em in an alt ernate en vi r onment wher e y ou are sure tha t al l the o ther components ar e funct ion ing p roperl y . In-B[...]

T R OUBLESHOOTING A-4 Stack Tr oubleshooting If a stack fails to initialize or fun ction, first check the following items : • Check that all s tacking cables are pr operly conne cted. • Check if any stac king cab les app ear damaged . • Check that only o ne Mas ter S elect butto n is p resse d in . • Chec k that all switc hes in the stack a[...]

B-1 A PPEND IX B C ABLES Twi sted-Pai r Cable and Pin Assi gnments F or 10/100 B A SE-TX c onnec tions, the twiste d-pair cabl e must have tw o pairs of wires . F or 1000B A SE-T connections the twisted-pair cable m ust hav e fou r pairs of wir es . E ach wire pa ir is ident ified b y tw o different col ors . F or exam ple, on e wir e mig ht be g r[...]

C AB LES B-2 10/100BASE-TX P in Assign ments Use unshield ed twisted-pair (UTP) or shielded t wisted-pair (STP) ca ble for RJ-45 connections: 100-ohm Categ or y 3 or better cable for 10 Mbps connectio ns , or 100-o hm Categ or y 5 or be tter cabl e for 100 Mbps conn ection s . Al so be s ure that the len g th of any twist ed-p air conn ection does [...]

T WISTED -P AI R C AB LE AND P IN A SSIGNMENTS B-3 Straight-Thr ough Wiring If the twis ted-pair cable is to join two port s and only o ne of the por ts has an inter nal crossover (MDI-X ), the two pairs of wires mus t be st raight -th roug h. ( Whe n auto -negoti atio n is en abl ed for a ny RJ-45 port on this swit ch, you can use ei the r str aig[...]

C AB LES B-4 Cros sover Wirin g If the twisted-p air cable is to jo in tw o por ts and either both p ort s are labeled with an “X” (MDI-X) or neit her por t is labeled with an “X” (MDI), a cros so ver must be imple mente d in the wi ring . (When au to- nego tia tion is ena ble d for a ny RJ -45 port on t his s witch, you c an use eith er st[...]

T WISTED -P AI R C AB LE AND P IN A SSIGNMENTS B-5 1000BASE-T Pin As signments All 1000B A SE-T ports suppor t automatic MDI/MDI-X operatio n, so y ou can use st raig ht-t hr ough cabl es for all netw ork conn ection s to PCs or ser v ers , or to ot he r swit ch es or hub s . The table below shows the 1000B ASE-T MD I-X and MDI port pinouts . Th es[...]

C AB LES B-6 Table B-2 1000BASE-T M DI-X and MDI Port Pinouts Cable Testing for Existing Category 5 Cable Installed Categ or y 5 cabling must pass tes ts for Attenuation, Near-End Cros stalk (NEXT), and F ar-En d Crosstalk ( FEXT). This cable testing infor mation is spe cified in the AN SI/TIA/E IA- TSB-67 st andard. Ca bles must also pa ss test pa[...]

F IBER S TAN DAR DS B-7 Adjusting Exi sting Category 5 Cabling to Run 1000BASE-T If y our existing Cat egor y 5 inst allat ion does not meet one o f the test parameters for 1000B ASE-T , there are basically three measures that can be applied to tr y to c or rect the problem: 1. R eplace any Categor y 5 patch cable s with hi gh -perf or mance Catego[...]

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C-1 A PPENDIX C S PECIFICATIONS Physical Chara c teristi cs Po r t s 24 10/100B ASE-TX, with auto-neg otiation 2 1000B ASE-T/SFP combination por ts Network Interface P or ts 1-24: RJ-45 connector , auto MDI/X 10B ASE-T : RJ-45 (100-ohm, UTP cable; Categ ories 3 or b etter) 100B ASE-TX: RJ-45 (100-ohm, UTP cable; Categ or y 5 or better) P or ts 25, [...]

S PE CIF IC AT I O NS C-2 P ow er Consumption 48 W a tts (Sw itching syst em) 375 W att s (P ower -ove r-Ethern et) Maximum C ur rent 6.8 A @ 100 V A C 3.2 A @ 240 V A C LED Indicators System: PWR, Diag, RPS , Stacking Po r t s : Link/Act, P oE We i g h t 5.76 kg (12.70 lbs) Size 44.0 x 41.0 x 4.3 cm (17.32 x 16.14 x 1.69 in.) Te m p e r a t u r e [...]

M ANAG EMEN T F EAT UR E S C-3 Manage ment Feat ures In-Band Managem ent W eb , T elnet, SSH, or SNMP manager Out-of-Band Mana gement RS-232 DB-9 console port Software Load ing TFTP i n- band, o r XM odem out-of -band Standards IEEE 802.3-2002 Ethe rnet, F ast E thernet, Gigabi t Et hernet, Full-d uplex f low control IEEE 802.3af P ower -o v er-Eth[...]

S PE CIF IC AT I O NS C-4 Compliance s CE Mark Emissi ons Indu str y Cana da Cla ss A EN55022 (CISPR 22) Class A FCC Clas s A Indu str y Cana da Cla ss A EN55022 (CISPR 22) Class A EN 61000-3-2/3 V CCI Class A C-Tick - AS/NZS 3548 (199 5) Class A Immunity EN 61000-4-2/3/4/5/6/8/11 Safety CSA/CUS (CSA60950-1 & UL60950-1) TÜV/GS (EN60950-1) CB ([...]

D-1 A PPEND IX D O RDERING I NFORMATION Table D-1 Tiger Stack III 10 /100 Products and Accessories Product Numb er Description SMC6826MPE 24-port 10/100 stackable PoE swi tch with 2 Gigabit combination 1000BASE- T/SFP ports SMC6824S-P Tig erStack III 10 /100 Stack ing Kit (in cludes 1 m stacking cable ) SMCBGSLCX1 1-p ort 1000BASE-SX Small Form Plu[...]

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Glossary-1 G LOSSARY 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethern et o v er tw o pairs of Categ or y 3, 4, or 5 UTP cable . 100BASE-FX IEEE 802.3u specification for F a st Ethernet ov er tw o strands o f 50/125, 62.5/125 or 9/125 micron co re fiber cable . 100BASE-TX IEEE 802.3u specification for 100 Mbps Ethern et o v er tw o pairs of Cate[...]

G LOSSAR Y Glossary-2 Auto-Negot iation Sign alling meth od allowing each nod e to select its opti mu m ope ratio nal mode (e.g ., spe ed and duplex mod e) based on the capabilit ies of the nod e to whic h it is connect ed. Bandwidth The differ ence b etween t he h igh est a nd l ow est frequ encie s a vaila ble for network sign als . A lso sy nony[...]

G LOSSAR Y Glossary-3 Fast Ethernet A 100 Mbps network c ommunication system based o n Ether net and the CSMA/CD access method. Gigabit Ethernet A 1000 Mbps network c ommunication system based on Ethernet and the CSMA/CD access method. Full Duplex T ransmi ssion meth od that al lows tw o network device s to tra nsmit and recei ve c oncurrently , ef[...]

G LOSSAR Y Glossary-4 IEEE 802.3x Defi nes Ethe r net fr ame sta rt/sto p r equest s a nd ti mer s u sed f or flo w control on full-duplex links . (Now incorporated in IEEE 802.3-2002.) IEEE 802.3z Defin es CSMA/ CD acce ss met hod a nd ph ysical l ayer specificat ions fo r 1000B ASE Gigabit Ether net ov er fiber cabling . (Now inco rporated in IEE[...]

G LOSSAR Y Glossary-5 Network Diameter Wire distan ce between tw o end stations in the same col lision domain. Redundant Power Supply (RPS) A backup pow e r supply unit that automat ically takes o ver in case th e primar y power supply should fail. RJ-45 Connector A co nnect or fo r twi ste d-pa ir wi r ing . Switched Ports P or ts th at are on sep[...]

G LOSSAR Y Glossary-6[...]

Index-1 Numeri cs 10 Mbps conne ctivity rules 4-6 100 Mbps conn ectivity rules 4-6 1000 Mbps conn ectivity rules 4-5 100BASE cable leng ths 4-6 100BASE-TX p orts 1-3 10BASE cabl e lengths 4- 6 10BASE-T ports 1-3 A adhesi ve feet, attachin g 3-6 air flow requirements 3 -1 applica tions central wiring cl oset 2- 3 collapse d backbone 2-2 remote conne[...]

I ND EX Index-2 I IEEE 802.3x flow control 1- 3 indicators , LED 1-3 installatio n connecting devices to the switch 4-2 network wiring conn ections 4-3 port connect ions 4-1 power requirements 3-1 problems A-2 rack mounting 3-3 SFP transceivers 3-7 site requirements 3-1 L laser safe ty 4-4 LED indicators Diag 1-5 Power 1-5 problems A-1 Stack 1-5 lo[...]

I NDEX Index-3 stan dards compliance C-2 IEEE C- 3 status L EDs 1- 3 surge supp ressor, using 3-1 switch a rchitecture 1-2 switching introduc tion to 2-1 method 1 -2 T Telnet A-3 te mp era tu r e w it hi n a rac k 3-3 trouble shooting in-ba nd access A -3 power and cooling proble ms A-2 switch ind icators A-1 twisted- pair connections 4-1 W web-ba [...]

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