ZyXEL Communications GS1100-16 manual

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About This User's Guide GS1100 Series User’s Guide 3 About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who w ant to configure the Switc h using the web configurator . Documentation Feedback Send your comments, questions or su g gestions to: techwriters@zyxel.com.tw Thank you! The T echnical W riting T eam, Z y[...]

About This User's Guide GS1100 Series User’s Guide 4 Customer Support Should problems arise that cannot be solved by the methods listed above, you shou ld cont act you r vendo r . If you ca nnot co ntac t your ve n dor , th e n conta ct a Z yXEL office for the region in which you bought the device. See http://www .zyxel.com/web /contact_us.p[...]

Document Conventions GS1100 Series User’s Guide 5 Document Conventions W arnings and Notes These are how warnings and notes are shown in this User’ s Guide. W arnings tell you about things that could harm you or your device. Note: Notes tell you other import ant informat ion (for example, other things you ma y need to configure or help ful tips[...]

Safety Warnings GS1100 Series User’s Guide 6 Safety Warnings • Do NO T use this product near water , for exam ple, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. • Do NO T expose your device to dampness, dust or corrosive liqu ids. • Do NO T store things on the device. • Do NOT install, use, or service this device during a thunderstorm. There[...]

Table of Contents GS1100 Series User’s Guide 7 Table of Contents T able of Content s ............................................ ..................................................... ........... .. ........ 7 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Y our Switch ................................................................... ...............................[...]

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GS1100 Series User’s Guide 9 C HAPTER 1 Getting to Know Your Switch 1.1 Introduction This chapter describes the k ey features, be nefits and applications of your Switch. The Switch is a 10/100/1000 Mbps multi-port switch t hat can be used to build high-perform ance switch ed workgroup networks. T h e Swit c h is a store-and - forward devi ce that[...]

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Switch GS1100 Series User’s Guide 10 • Auto-negotiating 10/ 100/1000 Mbps Ethernet RJ-45 ports. • Auto-sensing crossov er for all 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet RJ-45 ports. • Supports N- Wa y protocol for speed (10/100/10 00 Mbps) and duplex mode (Half/Full) auto-detection. • Supports store-and-forw ard switchin[...]

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Switch GS1100 Series User’s Guide 11 1.3.2 Bridging With its large address table and high performance, the S witch is an ideal s olution for department networks to connect to the corpor ate backbone or for connecting network seg m en ts. The following figure depicts a typical segm ent bridg e application of the Swit[...]

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GS1100 Series User’s Guide 13 C HAPTER 2 Hardware Description and Connection 2.1 Rear Panel The three-pronged power recept acle is lo cated on the rear panel of the Switch. Refer t o the Product Specifications on page 25 for power specification. Figure 4 Rear Panel 2.1.1 Rear Panel Power Connection Connect one end of the supplied power cor d to t[...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Description and Co nnection GS1100 Series User’s Guide 14 2.2.1 RJ-45 Auto-negotiating Port s The 10 Base- T /100 Base- TX/1000 Base- T RJ -45 ports are auto-negotiating and auto-crossover . An auto-negotiating port can detect an d adjust to the optimum Ethernet speed (10/100/1000 Mpbs) and duplex mode (ful l duplex or half dup[...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Description and Connection GS1100 Series User’s Guide 15 5 Connect the fiber optic cables to the transc ei ver . Figure 5 T ransceiver Inst allation Example Figure 6 Connecting the Fiber Optic Cables 2.2.2.2 T ransceiver Removal Use the following steps to remove a mini-GBIC transceiver (SFP mod u le ). 1 Re move the fiber opti [...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Description and Co nnection GS1100 Series User’s Guide 16 2.2.3 Front Panel Connections Y ou can use unshielded twist ed pair (UTP) or shielded t wisted-pair (S TP) Ethernet cables for RJ-45 ports. T he following table describes the ty pes of network cable used for the different connection speeds. . Y ou can use either crossov [...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Description and Connection GS1100 Series User’s Guide 17 The following table describes t he LEDs. 2.3 Hardware Inst allation For GS1 100-16, you can place the Switch directl y on top of your desk or hav e it rack -mounted. F or GS110-24, the size is suitable for rack -mounting and you can refer to Section 2.3.2 on page 18 for i[...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Description and Co nnection GS1100 Series User’s Guide 18 2 Align the holes on the back of the Switch with the screws on the wall. Hang the Switch on the screws. The Switch should be wall-mounted horizont ally . The Switch's side p a nels with ventilation slot s sh ould not be facing up or down as this position is less saf[...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Description and Connection GS1100 Series User’s Guide 19 Att aching the Mo unting Bracket s to the Switch 1 P osition a mounting br acket on one side of the Switc h, lining up the four screw holes on the brack et with the screw ho les on the side of the Swit ch. Figure 1 1 Att aching the Mounting Brackets (GS1 100-16) Figure 12[...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Description and Co nnection GS1100 Series User’s Guide 20 2.3.3 Mounting the Switch on a Rack 1 P osition a mounting br acket (that is already att ached to the Switch) on one s ide of the rack, lini ng up th e two screw holes on the br ack et with the screw holes on the side of the rack. Figure 13 Mounting the Switch on a Rack [...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Description and Connection GS1100 Series User’s Guide 21 Figure 14 Mounting the Switch on a Rack (GS1 100-24) 2 Using a #2 Philips s crewdriver , install the M5 flat head screws through the mounting br acket holes into t he rack. 3 Re peat steps 1 and 2 to attach the second mounting br acket on the other side of the rack.[...]

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GS1100 Series User’s Guide 23 C HAPTER 3 Troubleshooting This section describes common problems y ou may encounter with the Switch and possible solutions. T roubleshoot the S witch using the LEDs to detect probl ems. The PWR LED on the front pa nel does not light up. • Check the connections from your S w itch to the power source. Make sure you [...]

Chapter 3 Tr oub l es ho ot ing GS1100 Series User’s Guide 24 3.1 Improper Network Cabling and T opology Improper network cabling or topology setup is a common cause of poor network performance or even netw ork failure. Figure 15 T roubleshooting Improper Network Cabling and T opology PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION F aulty cables Using faulty network [...]

GS1100 Series User’s Guide 25 C HAPTER 4 Product Specifications These are the product specifications. T able 3 Product Specifications Dimension GS1100-16: 215 mm (W) x 133 mm (D) x 42 mm (H) GS1100-24: 441 mm (W) x 131 mm (D) x 44 mm (H) W eight GS1100-16: 1 kg GS1100-24: 2 kg Standard IEEE802.3 10 BASE- T IEEE802.3u 100 BASE- TX IEEE802.3ab 1000[...]

Chapter 4 Pro du ct Spec ifications GS1100 Series User’s Guide 26 Jumbo Fr ame 9K bytes Operating Te m p e r a t u r e 0 ~ 50 o C Storage Te m p e r a t u r e -40 ~ 70 o C Operating Humidity 10 % - 95 % (non-condensing) Power Supply Power r ating: 100-24 0 V ~50/60 Hz 0.5 A Max Po wer consumption: GS1100-16: 6.4 W GS1100-24: 16.2 W Safety EN 6095[...]

GS1100 Series User’s Guide 27 A PPENDIX A Legal Information Copyright Copyright © 2010 by Z yXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this publication ma y not be reproduced in any p art or as a whole, transcrib ed, stored in a retriev al syst em, t ransl ated into any l anguage, or transmitted in an y form or by any me ans, electronic, m[...]

Appendix A Leg al In fo rm at ion GS1100 Series User’s Guide 28 environment. This device generates, uses , and can r adiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in acco rdance with the instructi on manual, may cause harmful interference to radio commun ications. O peration of this de vice in a residential area is lik ely to cause[...]

Appendix A Legal Information GS1100 Series User’s Guide 29 purpose. Z yXEL shall in no event be held liable for indirect or consequential damages of any ki nd to the purchaser . T o obtain the services of this w arr ant y , co ntac t your vendo r . Y ou m ay also refe r to the warrant y policy for the region in wh ich you bought th e devic e at h[...]

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Index GS1100 Series User’s Guide 31 Index Numerics 10/100/1000 Mbps 9 A Applications 10 Segment Bridge 11 auto-negotiating ports 14 C Cabling Length 24 certifications 27 notices 28 viewing 28 copyright 27 D Data path loop 24 disclaimer 27 E EEE 9 F Fa u l t y c a b l e s 24 FCC interference statement 27 Front Panel 13 Front Panel Connections 16 I[...]

Index GS1100 Series User’s Guide 32 registration product 29 S safety warnings 6 Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) 14 Standalone W orkgroup 10 syntax conv entions 5 T transceiver MultiSource Agreement (MSA) 14 transceivers 14 installation 14 remov al 15 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Improper Network Cabling and T opology 24 W wall mounting 17 warra[...]