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www .zyxel.com ES-1 124 Ethernet Switch User ’ s Guide V ersion 1.00 10/2006 Edition 2[...]

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About This User's Guide ES-1124 User’s Guide 3 About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to install the switch on their network. Y ou should have at least a basic knowledge of TCP/IP networking co ncepts and topology . Related Document ation • Quick Start Guide The Quick S tart Guide is desi[...]

Document Conventions ES-1124 User’s Guide 4 Document Conventions W arnings and Notes These are how warnings and notes are shown in this User ’ s Guide. 1 W arnings tell you about things that could harm you or your device. " Notes tell you other import ant information (for example, other things yo u may need to configure or help ful tip s) [...]

Safety Warnings ES-1124 User’s Guide 5 Safety Warnings 1 For your safety , be sure to read and follow all warni ng notices and instructions. • Do NOT use this product near water , for example, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. • Do NOT expose your device to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids. • Do NOT store thin gs on the device. [...]

Safety Warnings ES-1124 User’s Guide 6 This product is recyclable . Dispose of it properly .[...]

Table of Contents ES-1124 User’s Guide 7 Table of Contents About This User's Guide ........................................... ............................................................. .. 3 Document Conventions.................................................................. ......................................... .4 Safety Warnings .[...]

Table of Contents ES-1124 User’s Guide 8 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting .............................................................................. .................................. ...... 25 Part II: Appendices and In dex ............................. .................................. 27 Appendix A Product S pecifications ......................[...]

List of Figures ES-1124 User’s Guide 9 List of Figures Figure 1 Backbone Application ....................... ................ ................ ................ ................ ......... .............. 15 Figure 2 Bridging Application ......... ......... .... ............ ................. ............. ................ ............... ....... ..[...]

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List of Tables ES-1124 User’s Guide 11 List of Tables T able 1 Panel Connections ................ ............. ................ ................ ................ ................ ....... ................ 21 T able 2 LEDs .............. ................ ............. ................ ................. ............. ................ ........ .....[...]

List of Tables ES-1124 User’s Guide 12[...]

13 P ART I Introduction, Hardware Inst allation and T roubleshooting This part contains the following: Getting to Know Y our Switch (15) Hardware Installation and Connectio n (17) Hardware Overview (21) T roubleshooting (25)[...]

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ES-1124 User’s Guide 15 C HAPTER 1 Getting to Know Your Switch This chapter introduces the main feat ures and applications of the switch. 1.1 Introduction The ES-1 124 is an Ethernet switch with 24 10/100Mbps ports and 2 GbE dual personality interfaces for uplink. A dual pe rsonality interface includes one Gi gabit port and one slot for a mini-GB[...]

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Switch ES-1124 User’s Guide 16 Moreover , the switch eases supervision and main tenance by allowing network managers to centralize multiple servers at a single location. Figure 2 Bridging Application[...]

ES-1124 User’s Guide 17 C HAPTER 2 Hardware Installation and Connection This chapter shows you how to in stall and connect the switch. 2.1 Freestanding Installation 1 Make sure the switch is clean and dry . 2 Set the switch on a smooth, level surface st rong enough to support the weight of the switch and the connected cables. Make sure there is a[...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Connection ES-1124 User’s Guide 18 " Do NOT block the ventilation holes. Leave sp ace between devices when st acking. For proper ventilation, allow at least 4 inches (10 cm) of clearan ce at the front and 3.4 inches (8 cm) at the b ack of t he switch. This is especially important for enclosed rack installa[...]

Chapter 2 Hard ware Installation an d Connection ES-1124 User’s Guide 19 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to install the second mounting br acket on the other side of the switch. 4 Y ou may now mount the switch on a rack. Proceed to the next section. 2.2.3 Mounting th e Switch on a Rack 1 Position a mounting bracket (that is already a ttached to the switch[...]

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ES-1124 User’s Guide 21 C HAPTER 3 Hardware Overview This chapter describes the front panel a nd rear pa nel of the switch and shows you how to make the hardware conn ections. 3.1 Panel Connections The figure below shows the fro nt panel of the switch. Figure 6 Front Panel The following table describes the ports on the panels. 3.1.1 Ethernet Port[...]

Chapter 3 Hard ware Overview ES-1124 User’s Guide 22 An auto-negoti ating port can detect and adjust to the optimum Ethernet speed (100/ 1000Mpbs) and duplex mode (full duplex or half duplex) of the conn ected device. An auto-crossover (auto-MDI/MDI-X) port automa tically works with a st raight-through or crossover Ethernet cable. 3.1.1.1 Default[...]

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview ES-1124 User’s Guide 23 Figure 7 T ran sceiver Installation Ex ample 2 Press the transceiver firmly until it clicks into place. 3 The switch automatically detects the installed transceiver . Check the LEDs to verify that it is functioning properly . Figure 8 Installed T ransceiver 3.1.3.2 T ransceiver Removal Use the f[...]

Chapter 3 Hard ware Overview ES-1124 User’s Guide 24 3.2 Rear Panel The following figure shows th e rear panel of the switche. Figure 1 1 Rear Panel 3.2.1 Power Connector Make sure you are using the correct power source as shown on the panel. T o connect the power to the ES- 1 124 AC unit, insert the fema le end of power cord to the power recepta[...]

ES-1124 User’s Guide 25 C HAPTER 4 Troubleshooting This chapter offers some suggestions to solve problems you might encounter . V The switch does not turn on. None of the LEDs turn on. 1 Make sure you are using the power adap tor or cord included with the switch. 2 Make sure the power adaptor or cord is co nnected to the switch an d plugged in to[...]

Chapter 4 Troub leshooting ES-1124 User’s Guide 26[...]

27 P ART II Appendices and Index This part contains the following: Product Specification s (29) IP Addresses and Subnetting (31) Legal Information (39) Index (47)[...]

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ES-1124 User’s Guide 29 A PPENDIX A Product S pecifications The following tables summarize the switch’ s hardware and firmware features. T able 3 Hardware Specifications LEDs PWR Per Gigabit port: 1000, LNK/ACT Per mini-GBIC port: LNK, ACT Per Ethernet port: LNK, ACT Dimensions (W x D x H) 441 x 130 x 44 mm 19” rack mountable Power Supply 100[...]

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ES-1124 User’s Guide 31 A PPENDIX B IP Addresses and Subnetting This appendix introduces IP addresses and subnet masks. IP addresses identify ind ividual devices on a network. Every networking device (includin g computers, servers, routers, printe rs, etc.) ne eds an IP address to communicate across the network. These networking devices a re also[...]

Appendix B IP Addre sses and Subnetting ES-1124 User’s Guide 32 Figure 12 Network Num ber and H ost ID How much of the IP address is the network number and how much is the host ID varies according to the s ubnet mask. Subnet Masks A subnet mask is used to dete rmine which bits are part of th e network number , and which bits are part of the host [...]

Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting ES-1124 User’s Guide 33 Subnet masks are expressed in dotted decimal no tation just like IP addresses. The follow ing examples show the binary and decimal not ation for 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit an d 29-bit subnet masks. Network Size The size of the network number determines the maximum number of po ssible hosts[...]

Appendix B IP Addre sses and Subnetting ES-1124 User’s Guide 34 Subnetting Y ou can use subnetting to divide one network int o multiple sub-networks. In the following example a network administrator creates two sub-networks to isolate a group of servers from the rest of the c ompany network for security reasons. In this example, the company netwo[...]

Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting ES-1124 User’s Guide 35 Figure 14 Subnetting Example: After Subnetting In a 25-bit subnet the host ID has 7 bits , so each sub-network has a maximum of 2 7 – 2 or 126 possible hosts (a host ID of all zeroes is the subnet’ s address itself, all ones is the subnet’ s broadcast address). 192.168.1.0 with [...]

Appendix B IP Addre sses and Subnetting ES-1124 User’s Guide 36 Example: Eight Subnet s Similarly , use a 27-bit mask to create eight subnets (000, 00 1, 010, 01 1, 100, 101, 1 10 and 111 ) . The following table shows IP address last octet values for each subnet. T able 10 Subnet 2 IP/SUBNET MASK NETWORK NUMBER LAST OCTET BI T VA L U E IP Address[...]

Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting ES-1124 User’s Guide 37 Subnet Planning The following table is a summary for su bnet planning on a network with a 24-bit network number . The following table is a summary for su bnet planning on a network with a 16-bit network number . 5 128 129 158 159 6 160 161 190 191 7 192 193 222 223 8 224 225 254 255 T[...]

Appendix B IP Addre sses and Subnetting ES-1124 User’s Guide 38 Configuring IP Addresses Where you obtain your netwo rk number depends on your particular situation. If the ISP or your network administrator assigns yo u a bloc k of registered IP addresses, follow their instructions in selecting the IP addresses and the subnet mask. If the ISP did [...]

ES-1124 User’s Guide 39 A PPENDIX C Legal Information Copyright Copyright © 2006 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this publication may not be reprod uced in any part or as a whole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, tran slated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, el ectronic, mechanical , ma[...]

Appendix C Legal Info rmation ES-1124 User’s Guide 40 FCC W arning This device has been tested and foun d to comply with the limits for a Class A digital switch, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Thes e limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a co mmercial environment. Thi s device generates, uses,[...]

Appendix C Legal Infor mation ES-1124 User’s Guide 41 condition. Any replacement will consist of a ne w or re-manufactured f unctionally equivalent product of equal or higher value, and will be so lely at the discretion of ZyXEL. This warranty shall not apply if the product has been modified, misused, tamp ered with, damaged by an act of God, or [...]

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ES-1124 User’s Guide 43 A PPENDIX D Customer Support Please have the following information r eady when you contact customer support. Required Information • Product model and serial number . • W arranty Information. • Date that you received your de vice. • Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solv e it. Corporate Head[...]

Appendix D Custo mer Support ES-1124 User’s Guide 44 Denmark • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.dk • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.dk • T elephone: +45-39-55-07-00 • Fax: +45-39-55-07-07 • W eb Site: www .zyxel.dk • Re g u l ar M ai l : ZyXEL Communications A/ S, Columbusvej, 2860 Soebo rg, Denmark Finland • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.f[...]

Appendix D Customer Support ES-1124 User’s Guide 45 • T elephone: +7-3272-590-698 • Fax: +7-327 2-590-689 • W eb Site: www .zyxel.kz • Re g u l a r M a i l: ZyXEL Kazakhstan, 43, Dostyk ave.,Office 414, Dost yk Business Centre, 050010, Almaty , Republic of Kazakhstan North America • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.com • Sales E-mail: sa[...]

Appendix D Custo mer Support ES-1124 User’s Guide 46 • W eb Site: www .zyxel.es • Re g ul a r Ma i l: ZyXEL Communications, Art e , 21 5ª planta, 28033 Madrid, Spain Sweden • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.se • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.se • T elephone: +46-31-744-7700 • Fax: +46-31-744-7701 • W eb Site : www .zyxel.se • Re g ul a[...]

Index ES-1124 User’s Guide 47 Index A alternative subnet mask notation 33 applications backbone 15 bridging 15 C certifications 39 , 40 notices 40 viewing 40 contact information 43 copyright 39 customer support 43 D dimensions 29 disclaimer 39 E Ethernet ports 21 default settings 22 F FCC interf erence statemen t 39 front panel 21 H hardware inst[...]

Index ES-1124 User’s Guide 48 P power specification 29 product registration 41 R registration product 41 related documentation 3 rubber feet 17 S safety warnings 5 status LED 24 subnet 31 subnet mask 32 subnetting 34 syntax conventions 4 T temperature, operating 29 trademarks 39 transceiver installation 22 removal 23 V ventilation holes 18 W warr[...]