SMC Networks SMC6724AL2 manual

T igerSwitch 10/100 24-P ort F ast Ether net Switch ◆ 24 10B ASE-T/100B ASE-T X ports ◆ Optional 1000B ASE-X or 100B ASE-FX modules ◆ 8.8 Gbps of agg re gate b andwidth ◆ Non-blocking switching architecture ◆ Spanning T ree Protocol ◆ Up to four port trunks ◆ RADIUS and T A CA CS+ authenti cation ◆ Rate li miting fo r bandwi dth man[...]

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38 T esla Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (9 49) 679-8000 T igerSwitch 10/100 Installation Guide From SM C’ s T iger line of feat ure-rich workgro up LAN solutio ns October 2003 Pub. # 15 0200037800A[...]

Infor mation furnished b y SMC Netw orks, Inc . (SMC) is believ ed to be accurate and reliable . Howev er, no r e sponsibility i s assumed by SMC for its u se, nor for any infringements of patents or other right s of third parties which may result from its use. No license is g ranted by implication or ot herwise under any patent or patent rights of[...]

i L IMITED W ARRANTY Limite d W arranty S tatement: S MC Network s, Inc. (“SMC”) war rants its produ cts to be free from d efects in w orkmanship and materials , under nor mal use and ser vice, for the applicable warranty term . All SMC products carry a standard 90-day limited warranty from the date of purc hase from SMC or its Author i zed R e[...]

ii W ARRANTIES EXCL USIVE: IF AN SMC PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERA TE AS W ARRANTED ABO VE, CUSTOM ER’S SOLE REMED Y SHALL BE R EP AIR OR REPLA CEMENT OF THE PR OD UCT IN Q UESTION , AT SM C’S OPTI ON. THE FOREGOING W ARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AN D ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER W ARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS , EXPRESS OR IMPLI E D , EITHER IN F A CT [...]

iii C OMPLIANCES FCC - Class A This eq uipment generat es, uses , and can radiate radio f requency en erg y and, if not installed an d used in acco rdance wit h the instr uct ion manual, may cause in terference to radio communica tions. It has been tes ted and found to comply with the limits f or a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpar t B of[...]

C OMPLIANCES iv EC Confor mance Declaration - Class A SMC contact f or these prod ucts in Eu rope is: SMC Networks Europe, Edifici o Conata II, Ca lle Fructu ós Gela bert 6-8, 2 o , 4 a , 08970 - Sant Joan Despí, Ba rcelona , Spain. This i nfor mation techno log y equipment compl ies with the requireme nts of the Counci l Directive 89/336 /EEC on[...]

C OMPLIANCES v Ja p a n VCC I C l a s s A T aiwan BSMI Class A Australia AS/NZS 3548 (1995) - Class A SMC contact f or product s in Australi a is: SM C Comm unication s Pty . Ltd. Suite 18, 12 T ryon R oad, Lindf ield NSW20 70, Phon e: 61-2-941 60437 F ax: 61-2-941 60474[...]

C OMPLIANCES vi Safety Compliance W arn in g: Fi be r O pt ic P o rt S af et y A vertissment: P orts pour fib res optiques - sécuri té sur le plan optique W arnhinweis: Fasero ptikanschl üsse - Optis che Sicher heit Underwriter s Laboratories Compliance Sta t ement Important! Before makin g connectio ns, m a ke sure you have the corr ect cord se[...]

C OMPLIANCES vii Wic htige Sicherhe i tshi nweise (Germany) 1. Bitte le sen Sie die se Hinweise sorg fältig du rch. 2. Heben Sie diese Anleit ung für den sp äteren Gebra uch auf. 3. V or jedem Reinige n ist das Gerä t vom Stromnetz zu tre nnen. V erwenden Si e keine Flüssig oder Aerosolrei niger. Am besten ei gnet sich ein an gefeuchte tes T u[...]

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ix T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 1 About the TigerSwitch 10/100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Switch Ar chitecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Managem ent Options . . . . . . . . . . [...]

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS x Rack Mount ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Desktop o r Shelf Mount ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 Installi ng an Optional Mo dule into the Sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 Connecting to a Power Sour ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS xi A PPENDICES : A Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 Diagnosing Sw itch Indicat ors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 Power and C ooling Proble ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Installat ion . . . . . .[...]

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS xii D Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1 Glossary Index[...]

1-1 C HAPTER 1 A BOUT THE T IGER S WITCH 10/100 Overview SMC’ s Tige rSwitc h ™ 10/100 (SMC6724AL2) contains 24 10B ASE-T / 100BASE-TX (RJ-45) ports plus two slots on the front panel for slide-in modules (100B ASE-FX or 1000BASE-X/T). There is also an SNMP-based management agent e m bed d ed on the main bo ard. This agent supports both in-b and[...]

A BOUT THE T IGE R S WITCH 10/1 00 1-2 Switch Architecture Th e switch employs a wir e-speed , non-blockin g switching f abric. This per mits simultaneous w ire-speed tran sport o f multiple packets at low latency on all port s . Th is switch also features full-duplex capability on all ports , whic h effectiv ely doubl es the bandw idth of eac h co[...]

D ESCRIPTION OF H ARDW ARE 1-3 Description of Hardware RJ-45 Ports The switch base unit contains 24 10B ASE-T / 100BASE-TX RJ-45 ports . All of these ports sup p ort automa tic MDI/MDI -X operation, so you can use st raight-throug h cables for a ll netw ork conne ctions to PCs or ser ver s, or to other switches or hubs . (See “10BASE-T/100B ASE-T[...]

A BOUT THE T IGE R S WITCH 10/1 00 1-4 Status LEDs The LEDs , whic h are locat ed on the fron t panel for e asy viewing, are shown below and describ ed in the fo llowing table. Figu re 1-2. Po rt LEDs Table 1-1. Port Status LEDs Port Status LEDs LED Condition Status Base Unit Ports 1~24 (Link/Act) On/ Flashing Amber Port has established a valid 10 [...]

D ESCRIPTION OF H ARDW ARE 1-5 Fig u re 1-3. S ystem LE Ds Table 1-2. Syst em Status LEDs System Status LEDs LED Condition Status PWR On Green The unit’s intern al power supply is operat ing normally. Off The uni t has no power connecte d. Diag On Green The syste m diagnostic test has com pleted succ essfull y. Flashing Gree n The syste m diagnos[...]

A BOUT THE T IGE R S WITCH 10/1 00 1-6 Optional Media Extender Modules Optional 10/100/1000BA SE-T Module (SMC6824GT) Figure 1-4. Single-Por t 1000BASE-T Gigabit Module Using Categor y 5, 5e, or 6 twiste d-pair cable y ou can connect to another device up to 100 m (328 ft) aw ay . Th e 1000B ASE-T module operates at 10/100/1000 Mbps . At 1000 Mbps i[...]

D ESCRIPTION OF H ARDW ARE 1-7 Optional 100BASE-FX Module (SMC682 4FMSC) Figure 1-6. Single-Port 100BASE -FX Multimode Module Using multimode fiber optic cable, th e 100BASE-FX port can be connected to a remote s ite up to 2 km (1.24 miles) aw ay . T he 100B ASE -FX module is f i x ed to operate at 100 Mbps full duplex, and suppor ts auto-neg otiat[...]

A BOUT THE T IGE R S WITCH 10/1 00 1-8 connection. This port can be connected to a site up t o 5 km (16404 ft) away with sing le-mode fiber ca ble. 1000B ASE -ZX GBIC transcei vers provide one long-wa velength (1550 nm) Gig abit port that can be used for a long-haul connection to a remote lo cation. This port can b e connected to a site up to 100 k[...]

F EATURES AND B ENEFITS 1-9 Features and Benefits Connectivity ◆ 24 dual-speed ports for 10 or 100 Mbps Ethernet connectio n s ◆ Auto-neg otiation enables each RJ-45 port t o automaticall y select the optimum communic ation mode (half or full duplex) if th is feature is suppo rted by the attach ed device; otherw ise the port can be conf igured [...]

A BOUT THE T IGE R S WITCH 10/1 00 1-10 ◆ Filtering and forwarding at line speed ◆ Desktop o r rack-moun table Management ◆ “At-a-gl ance” LEDs for ea sy troubles hooting ◆ Manag ement age nt: • Suppo rts Telnet , SNMP and Web-base d interf ace • Manages switch in-band or out-of-band[...]

2-1 C HAPTER 2 N ETWORK P LANNING Introduction to Switching A network switch allows s imultaneous transmission of multiple packets via non-cros sbar switching . T his means that it can p artition a netw o rk more effici ently than br idg es o r routers . The switc h has , therefore , been recogniz ed as one of the most impor tant build ing blocks f[...]

N ETWORK P LANNING 2-2 Application Examples The Tig erSwitch 10/100 is not only designed to segment your netw ork, but also to provide a w ide rang e of o ptions in se tting up network connect ions . S ome typic al applicatio ns are descr ibed below . Collapsed Backbone The T igerSwitch 10/100 is an ex cellent choice for mixed Ethernet and Fa s t E[...]

A PPL I C ATION E XAM PLES 2-3 Network Aggregation Plan With 26 parallel bridgin g ports (i.e., 26 distin ct collision domains) , this switch can co llapse a complex n etw o rk down into a single efficient bridged node, incr easing ov er all bandw idth and through put. In the figure below , the 10B ASE -T/100B ASE-TX por ts on the switch are provid[...]

N ETWORK P LANNING 2-4 Remote Connection with Fiber Cable Fiber op tic techn olog y allows for long er c abling than any o ther med ia type. A 100 Mbps multimode fiber (MMF) link can ru n up to 2 km, and a 100 Mbps sing le-mode fiber (SMF) link c an r un as far as 20 km. This allows the s witch to se r ve as a c ollaps ed backb one, provid ing dir [...]

A PPL I C ATION E XAM PLES 2-5 Making VLAN Connections VLANs ca n be base d on por t g roup s , or each data frame can be explic itly tag ge d to identify the VLAN gr oup to which it belongs. When using port-based VLANs , ports can eith er be assigned to one speci fic g roup or to all g roups . Port-based VLANs are suitable for small networks . A s[...]

N ETWORK P LANNING 2-6 Application Notes 1. Full-duplex operation on ly applies to point- to-point access (such as when a switc h is attached t o a workstatio n, ser ver or a n other s witc h ). When the switch i s con nected to a hub , both devi ces must operate in half-duplex mode. 2. A void using f low control o n a por t connecte d to a hub unl[...]

3-1 C HAPTER 3 I NSTALLING THE S WITCH Selecting a Site TigerSwitch 10/100 units can be mounted in a standard 19-inc h equipment rack or on a flat surface. Be sure to follo w the guidelines below when c hoosing a lo cation. ◆ The site should: • be at t he center of all t he devices you wa nt to link and n ear a power outlet. • be able to main[...]

I NS TALL I NG THE S WITCH 3-2 Ethernet Cabling T o ensure prop er operation wh en installing the switch into a netw o rk, make sure that the current cables are suitab l e for 10B ASE-T or 100B ASE -TX operation. Chec k the following criteria against the cur rent installatio n of your ne twork: • Cable type: Uns hielded twist ed pair (UTP) or shi[...]

E QUIPMENT C HECKLIST 3-3 Equipment Checkli st After unpacking the TigerSwitch 10/100, chec k the contents to be sure you h av e receiv ed all the c omponents . Then, before beginni ng the installation, be sure you hav e all other necessar y installation equipment. Package Contents ◆ TigerSwitch 10/100 unit, SMC6724AL2 ◆ Four adhes ive fo ot pa[...]

I NS TALL I NG THE S WITCH 3-4 Mounting A TigerSwitch 10/100 unit can be mounted in a standard 1 9-inch equipmen t rack or on a deskto p or shelf . Mounting i nstr uctions for each type of si te follow . Installin g Optional Module s : Befo re mounting th e switch, b e sure you install any optio nal modules . If you have purc has ed optional slide-[...]

M OUNTING 3-5 T o r ack-mount de vices: 1. Attac h the brac kets t o the device u sing the screw s provide d in the Bracket Mounting K it. Figure 3-2. Attaching the B rackets 2. Mount the device in the ra ck, using four rack-mount ing screws (no t provided ). Figure 3-3. In stalling the Swit ch in a Rack 3. If installing a single switch only , turn[...]

I NS TALL I NG THE S WITCH 3-6 Desktop or Shelf Mountin g 1. Attach the fou r adhesive feet to the b ottom of the first switch. Figure 3-4. Att aching the Ad hesive Feet 2. Set the device on a flat surfac e near an A C po wer source , making sure there are at lea st two inches of space on all si des for proper air f low . 3. If installing a single [...]

M OUNTING 3-7 Installing an Optional Module into the Switch Figure 3-5. Installing an Optional Module Caution: DO NOT install slide- in modules with the switch powered on. Be sure you power off the switch be fore installing any module. T o install an o ptional module into t he switch, do the following: 1. Dis connect po wer to th e switch . 2. Re m[...]

I NS TALL I NG THE S WITCH 3-8 Connecting to a Power Source T o connect a device to a po wer sourc e: 1. Insert th e power cable plug direc tly into the re ce ptac le located at the back of th e dev ice. Figure 3-6. Po wer Receptacle 2. Plug t he other end of the cable in to a g roun ded, 3-pin soc ket. Note: For Internati onal use, you may need to[...]

C ONNECTING TO THE C ONSOLE P ORT 3-9 Connecting to the Console Port The DB-9 seria l po r t on the s w itc h’ s front panel i s used to conn ect to the switch for out-of-b and co nsole co nfigur ation. The on -board me nu-driven config uration p rog ram can be accessed f rom a ter m inal or a PC r unn ing a ter mina l emulatio n prog ram. T he p[...]

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4-1 C HAPTER 4 M AKING N ETWORK C ONNECTI ONS Connecting Network Devices The Tig erSwitch 10/100 may b e connected to 10 or 100 Mbps network cards in PCs and ser ver s, as well as to othe r switches an d hubs. It may also be conne cted to remo te devices u sing the optio nal fiber optic modules. Twisted-Pair De vices Each device requires a s hielde[...]

M AKIN G N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-2 hav e an MDI port, so that th ey can conn ect to another switch’ s/h ub’ s MDI-X port usi ng straigh t-through cable. T o co nnect bet ween tw o switc hes/hubs that only ha ve fix ed MDI-X ports, the wiri ng crossov er mus t be implemen ted in the c able - known as a crossov er cable . The RJ- 45 ports on the [...]

T WISTED -P AIR D EVIC ES 4-3 is conn ected to the wiri ng close t (see “Wiring C loset C onnec tion s” on page 4-3 on the next p ag e). Ot herwise, attach t he other end t o an available por t on th e switch. 3. Make sure each twisted pair cabl e does not ex ceed 100 meters (328 ft) in length . Note: When connec ted to a shared collision domai[...]

M AKIN G N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-4 3. La bel the cabl es to simpl ify future troubles hooting . Figure 4-2 . Wiri ng Closet Connect ions Fiber Optic Devi ces An optional slide-in 100B ASE-FX module can be used for bac kbone and long di stance conn ections . Each m ult imode fiber optic port requires 50/125 or 62.5/125 micron multimo de fib er opti [...]

F IBE R O PTIC D EVIC ES 4-5 Warning : This switch us es lasers to transm it signa ls over fi ber optic cable. The lasers ar e compliant with t he requirements of a Class 1 Laser Product and are inh erently eye safe in normal opera tion. How ever, you should ne ver look directly at a transmit port wh en it is powered on . 1. Remove and keep the SC [...]

M AKIN G N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-6 4. As a c onnection is made, c heck the Activity L ED on the swi tch’ s front panel for the correspond i ng module to be sure that the co nnection is valid. Note: If you use th e optional SC-ST Conve rter, be sure to connect the conv erter’s Tx (Rx) port to the Rx (T x) port on the ot her devi ce. The 100BASE-[...]

C ONNECTIVITY R ULES 4-7 1000B ASE -T is a simple test of the cable installation to be sure that it complies with the IEEE 802.3ab standards . 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Collision Domain 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Collision Domain Maximum Cable Distance for 1000BASE- T Type Connect or Maximum Cable Leng th Cat. 5, 5e, or 6 100-ohm UTP RJ-45 100 m (328 f [...]

M AKIN G N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-8 Cable Labeling and Connection Records When plannin g a netw o rk installation, it is esse ntial to label the opposing ends of cables and to record where each cable is connected. Doin g so will enable y ou to easil y locate inter -connecte d devices , isolate faul ts and chan g e yo ur topolog y wit hout need for u[...]

A-1 A PPENDIX A T ROUBLESHOOTING Diagnosing Switch Indicators Troubles hooting Cha rt Symptom Action Power LED is Off • Inte rnal power supply has faile d or is disconnect ed. • Check connection s between the switch, the power cord, the wall outlet. • Contact SMC Technic al Support. Link LED is Off • V erify that the switch and attache d de[...]

T R OUBLESHOOTING A-2 Power and Cooling Problems If the power indi cator does not tur n on when the power cord is pl ug ge d in, you m ay ha ve a prob lem with the p ower outlet, p ower cord , or internal power supply . However , if the unit p ow ers o ff after runn ing for a while, check for lo ose power co nnect ions, power losses or surg es at t[...]

B-1 A PPENDIX B C ABLES Specificati ons Note: If you need t o connect to a de vice with 62.5/125 micr on cable that has ST- type connec tors, S MC pro vides an optio nal SC -ST Converter (Part Number: 99-012034-091). Cable Types and Specificatio ns Cable Type Max. Len gth Connec tor 10BASE-T Cat. 3 or better 100-ohm UTP 100 m (328 ft) RJ-45 100BASE[...]

C ABL ES B-2 Twisted-Pair Cable and Pin Assignments Caution: DO N OT plug a phon e jack conn ector into any RJ-45 port. Use only twisted-pair cables with RJ-45 connectors that conf orm with FCC standards. F or 100BASE-TX/10B ASE-T co nnections , a tw isted-pair cable must hav e two pairs of wires . Each wire pair is identified b y two diff e rent c[...]

T WISTED -P AIR C ABL E AND P IN A SSIGNMENTS B-3 The RJ- 45 ports on the switch base unit support automat ic MDI/MDI- X opera tion, you c an use stra ight-thr ough c ables for all network conne ctions to PCs or ser vers , or to oth er switch es or hubs . In straight -through ca ble, pins 1, 2, 3, and 6, at on e end of the cab le, are conn ected st[...]

C ABL ES B-4 Crossove r Wiring If the t wisted-pa ir cable is to jo in two port s and eithe r both por ts a re labeled with an “X” (M DI-X) or neithe r port is labele d with an “X” (MDI), a crossover must be impleme nted in the wiring. (When auto -negotia tion is enabled f or any RJ -45 port on this switch, you can use either s traight-thro[...]

T WISTED -P AIR C ABL E AND P IN A SSIGNMENTS B-5 1000BASE-T Cable Requirements 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 pair s are connected. Howev er, it is recomme nded that for all c ritical connectio ns , o r any new cable installat ions, Categ ory 5e ([...]

C ABL ES B-6 Adjusting Exis ting Category 5 Cabling If y our existing Categ ory 5 install ation does no t meet one o f the test parameters for 1000B ASE-T , there are basically three measures that can be applied to tr y to cor rect the problem: 1. R eplace any Categor y 5 patc h cables with hig h-perfor mance Cat eg or y 5e or 6 cables . 2. R educe[...]

C ONSOLE P ORT P IN A SSIGNMENTS B-7 Console Port Pin Assignments The DB-9 seria l po r t on the s w itc h’ s front panel i s used to conn ect to the switch for out-of-b and co nsole co nfigur ation. The on -board me nu-driven config uration p rog ram can be accessed f rom a ter m inal or a PC r unn ing a ter mina l emulatio n prog ram. T he pin [...]

C ABL ES B-8 Console Port to 25-Pin D TE Port on PC Switch ’s 9-Pin Se - rial P ort Null M odem PC’s 25-P in DTE Por t 2 RXD <--- ------TX D -------- ---- 2 TXD 3 TX D ----- ------R XD ---- ------> 3 RXD 5 SG ND ----- ------SG ND ------ ---- 7 SGN D No other pins are u sed.[...]

C-1 A PPENDIX C S PECIFI CATIONS Physical Characteristics Base Uni t Po r t s 24 10B ASE-T/100 B ASE-TX, wit h auto-negotiation Media Slot 2 slots for optional 100BASE-FX, 1000B A SE-T , or 1000BASE-X (GBIC) modules Network Interface 10B ASE- T : RJ-45 (100-ohm, UTP cable; Categories 3 or better) 100B ASE -TX: RJ-45 (100-ohm, UTP cable; Categ ory 5[...]

S PECI FICAT IONS C-2 LEDs System: PWR (P ow e r), Diag (Diagnostic s) Po r t s : L i n k/ A ct i v it y We i g h t 3.08 kg ( 6 lb . 13 oz.) Size 44 x 32.4 x 4.3 cm (17.32 x 12.8 x 1.69 in.) Te m p e r a t u r e Operating: 0 to 50 ° C (32 to 122 ° F) Storage: -4 0 to 70 ° C (-40 to 158 ° F) Humidit y Operating: 10% to 90% Pow e r S u p p l y In[...]

M ANAGEM ENT F EAT UR ES C-3 Flow Co ntrol Full Duplex: IEEE 802.3x Half Duplex: Ba ck pressure Management Features In-Ban d Manag eme nt T elnet, W eb- based HTTP , or SN MP manager (EliteView Network Manageme nt software provided free) Out-of-Ba nd Ma nage ment RS-232 DB-9 console port Software Lo ading TFTP or W eb (HTTP ) in-band, or XModem out[...]

S PECI FICAT IONS C-4 Compliances CE Mark Emis sion s FCC Class A Indus tr y Can ada Cla ss A EN55022 (CISPR 22) Class A EN 61000-3-2/3 V CCI Class A C-Tick - AS/NZS 3548 (1995) Class A Immunit y EN 61000-4-2/3/4/5/6/8/11 Safety CSA/NRTL (CSA 22.2.950 & UL 1950) EN60950 (TÜV/GS) Warranty Limited Lifetime[...]

S LID E - IN M ODULES C-5 Slide-in Modu les 100BASE-FX Extender Modules Model s SMC6824FSSC, SMC6824FMSC Po r t s 1 100B ASE-FX Network Interface SMC6824FSSC: 9/125 micron s i ng le-mode fibe r cable SMC6824FMSC 50/125 or 62.5/125 micron m ult imode fiber cab le Standards IEEE 802.3u F a st Ethernet ISO/IEC 8802-3 We i g h t 50 gm (1.8 oz) Size 6.0[...]

S PECI FICAT IONS C-6 We i g h t 55 gm (1.98 oz) Size 6.0 x 9.1 cm ( 2.37 x 2.56 in.) 1000BASE-X GBIC Module Model SMC6824GB Po r t s 1 slot for GBI C transceivers Communication Spe ed 1000 Mbps Communication Mo de Full Duplex Standards IEEE 802.3z Gig abit Ethern et[...]

D-1 A PPENDIX D O RDERING I NFORMATION TigerSwitch 10/1 00 Products and Acc essories Product Number Description SMC6724AL2 24-port Fast Ethernet switch with two media expansion slot s SMC6824GT Gigabit module wi th one 1000BASE-T port (RJ-45 connector) SMC6824FSSC Extender module with one 100BASE -FX single-mode fiber port (SC-type conne ctor) SMC6[...]

O RDERING I NFOR MATION D-2[...]

Glossary-1 G LOSSA RY 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet ov er two pairs of Category 3 or be tter UTP ca ble. 100BASE-TX IEEE 802.3u specification for 100 Mbps F ast Ether net ov er two pairs of Category 5 or be tter UTP ca ble. 100BASE-FX IEEE 802.3u specification for 100 Mbps F ast Ether net ov er two strands of 50/125 or 62.5[...]

Glossary-2 Collision Domain Single CSMA/CD LAN segment. CSMA/CD Carrie r Sense Multiple Access/Collisio n Detect is the communication method employed by Ether ne t and Fast Et hern et. End S tati on A w orkstation, server , or other device t hat does not act as a network intercon nectio n. Ethe rnet A network communication syst em developed and sta[...]

Glossary-3 IEEE 802.3 Defines car rier sen se multiple access with co llision detection (CSMA/CD) access method and physical layer specifications. IEEE 802.3 ab Defines CSMA/CD access met hod and ph ysical la yer specificat i ons fo r 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ether net. IEEE 802.3 u Defines CSMA/CD access met hod and ph ysical la yer specificat i ons fo [...]

Glossary-4 Media Acces s Control (MAC ) A portio n of the ne twor king prot ocol that g ov er ns a ccess to the transmission medium, facilitating the exch an ge of data between net w ork nodes. MIB An acrony m for Management Information Base. It is a set of da t abas e obje cts that cont ains in for ma tion a bout th e devi ce. MII Media In de pend[...]

Index-1 Numerics 10/100 Mbps connec tivity rules 4-7 10/100/1000BASE -T modules 1-6 1000 Mbps connectivity rules 4-7 1000BASE-T cable lengths 4-7 1000BASE-X modules 1-7 100BASE-FX connections 4-4 fiber cable le ngths 4-7 modules 1-6 , 1-7 100BASE-TX cable lengths 4-7 ports 1-3 10BASE-T cable lengths 4-7 ports 1-3 A accessories, ordering D-1 adhesiv[...]

I NDE X Index-2 G Gigabit Et hernet cable lengths 4-7 grounding f or racks 3-4 I indicators, LED 1-4 installation connecting devi ces to the switch 4-2 desktop or she lf mounting 3-6 installing optiona l modules 3-4 port connections 4-4 power requirements 3- 1 problems A-2 rack mounting 3-4 site requirements 3-1 wiring close t connecti ons 4-3 L la[...]

I NDEX Index-3 rear panel recept acles 1-8 RJ-45 port 1-3 pinouts B-5 rubber foot pads, at taching 3-6 S sample appl ications 2- 2 SC port connection s 4-4 screws for rack mounting 3-3 SC-ST Conve rter 4-4 , 4- 6 , D-1 site selelctio n 3-1 SNMP agent 1-2 specificat ions 1000BASE-X GBIC module C-6 compliances C-4 environmental C-2 physical C- 1 powe[...]

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