Alcatel OmniStack LS 6248 manual

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    Part No. 060203-10, Rev. C January 2007 OmniS tack® LS 6200 Series Getting S tarted Guide Installationsanleitung www .alcatel.com[...]

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    An Alcatel service agreement brings your comp any the assurance o f 7x24 no-excuses technical support. You’ll also receive regul ar softw are updates to maintain and maximize your Alcatel product’s featu res and functionality and on-site hardware replacement thro ugh our global network of highly qu alified ser vice deliver y partners. Ad dition[...]

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    reasonable protection agai nst harmful interfere nce w hen the equipmen t is oper ated in a commercial environment. Th is equipment generates, uses, and can r adiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accord anc e with the instructions in this guide, may ca use interference to radio commun ications. Operation of this equipm en[...]

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    v Compliances and Safety Warnings FCC - Class A This equipment generates, uses, and can r adi ate radio frequency ene rgy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the inst ruction manual, ma y cause interference t o radio communications. It has been tested and fo und to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Su b[...]

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    vi Cauti on: Do not plug a phone jack connector in th e RJ-45 port. This may damage this device. Attention: Les raccordeur s ne sont pas utilisé pour le système téléphonique! Immunity: • Product family standard according to EN55024:1998 • Electrosta tic Discharge according t o EN61000-4-2:1995 (ContactDischarge: ±4 kV, Air Disch arge: ±8 [...]

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    vii Safety Comp liance W arning: Fiber Optic Port Safety Avertissment: Port s pour fibres optiques - sécurité sur le plan optique W arnhinweis: Fa seroptikan schlüsse - Optische Sicherheit Underwriters Labor atories Compliance Statement Important! Before making connections, make sure you ha ve the correct cord set. Check it (read the label on th[...]

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    viii • The unit must be connected to an earthed (grounded) ou tlet to comply with international safety standards. • Do not connect the unit to an A.C. outlet (power supply) without an earth (ground) connection. • The appliance coupler (the conne ctor to the unit and not the wall plug) must have a configuration for mating with an EN 60320/IEC [...]

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    ix personnel qualifié. • Ne branchez pas votre appar eil sur une prise se cteur (alimentatio n électrique) lorsqu'il n'y a pas de connexion de mise à la terre (mise à la masse). • Vous devez raccorder ce groupe à une sortie mise à la terre ( mise à la masse) afin de respecter les normes internationales de sécurité. • Le cou[...]

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    x erfolgen. • Das Gerät sollte nicht an eine ungeerdet e Wechselstromsteckdose ang eschlossen werden.•Das Gerät muß an eine geerdete Steckdose angeschlossen werden, welche die internationalen Sicherheitsnorme n erfüllt. • Der Gerätestecker (der Anschluß an das Gerät, nicht der Wandsteckdosen stecker) muß einen gemäß EN 60320/IEC 3 2[...]

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    xi Warnings and Cautiona ry Messages Wa r n i n g : This product does not co ntain any serviceable user parts. Wa r n i n g : Inst alla tion and removal of the unit must be carried out by qualified personnel o nly . Wa r n i n g : When connecting this device to a power outlet, connect the field ground lead on the tri-pole power plug to a valid ea r[...]

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    xii Wichtige Sicher heitshinweise (Germany) 1. Bitte lesen Sie dies e Hi nweise sorg fältig durch. 2. Heben Sie di ese Anleit ung für den spätere n Ge brauch a uf. 3. V o r jedem Reini gen ist da s Gerät vom S tr omn etz zu tren nen. V erwe nde n Sie keine Flüssigo der Aero sol reinige r . Am besten ei gnet sich ein angefeu chtet es Tuch zur R[...]

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    xiii • Continual monitoring of safety standards. End of Product Life S pan This product is manufactured in such a way as to allow for the recovery and disposal of all included electrical components once the pr oduct has reached the end of its life. Manufacturing Materi als There are no hazardous nor ozon e-depl eting materials in this product. Do[...]

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    xv Contents Chapte r 1: Intr oduction 1- 5 Overview 1-5 Switch Architectu re 1-6 Network Management Options 1-6 Description of Hardware 1-6 10/100/1000BASE-T Ports 1-6 SFP Slots 1-7 Status LEDs 1-8 Setting the Working Mo des 1-10 Optional Backu p Power Suppl y 1-11 Power Supply Receptacles 1-11 Features and Benefits 1-12 Connectivity 1-12 Expandabi[...]

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    Contents xvi 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Collision Domain 3-24 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Coll ision Domain 3-25 10 Mbps Ethe rnet Collisi on Domain 3-25 Cable Labeling and Co nnection Records 3-26 Appendix A: Trou bleshooti ng 4-27 Diagnosing Switch Indicators 4-27 Power and Cooling Problems 4-27 Install ation 4-27 In-Band Access 4-27 Appendix B: Cable[...]

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    1 Figures Front Panel ...... .................... ................. ................. ................. ................ ............... 1-6 Port LEDs ... ................. ................. ................ ................. .................... ................. ... 1-8 Combo Port LEDs ................... ................. ................... ...[...]

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    2 Figures[...]

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    3 Tables Port Status LEDs ........... ................. ................. ................. .................... ................ . 1-8 System Stat us LEDs ......... ................. ................. ................. ................... ............... 1-9 Maximum 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethe rnet Cabl e Length ......... ......................... ...[...]

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    4 Ta b l e s[...]

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    1-5 Chapter 1: Introduction Overview The OmniS tack® 6200 series has nin e platforms: • OS-LS-6212 – Ethernet base d switch wi th 12 RJ-45 10/100Base-TX ports, two Gigabit combo u plink ports (wi th SFP or 10/100/ 1000Base-TX interf aces) and two ports full-dupl ex Gigabit stacking • OS-LS-6212P – Ethernet based switch wit h 12 RJ-45 10/10[...]

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    Introduction 1-6 1 Switch Architecture The Fast Ethernet Swi tch employs a wire-s peed, non-block ing swi tching f abric. This permit s simult aneous wire-speed transport of multiple packet s at low latency on all ports. This switch also features ful l-du plex capabilit y on all ports, which ef fectively doubles th e bandwidth o f each connection. [...]

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    Description of Hardware 1-7 1 Each port also support s auto-negotiation of flow cont rol, so the switch can automatical ly prevent port buffers fr om becoming saturated. On the LS-OS-6224U, there are two RJ-45 por t s, which are shared with two of the SFP transceiver sl ots. SFP Slots On all devices except the LS-OS-6224U, the Small Form Factor Plu[...]

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    Introduction 1-8 1 Status LEDs The LEDs, which are locat ed on the front panel f or easy viewing, are shown below and described in the following t able. Figure 1-2. P ort LEDs Figure 1-3. Co mbo Port LEDs Table 1-1. P ort Sta tus LED s Port Status LEDs LED Condition St atus RJ-45 Ports Non-POE On Green A port has established a valid network connect[...]

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    Description of Hardware 1-9 1 Figure 1-4. System LEDs Table 1-2. System Status LEDs Green Stack in normal operating state (Master Unit) Green Blinking Master Unit is initiating stack (Master Unit) Amber Stack in normal operating state (Stack Member Unit) Amber Flashing Master Unit is init iating stack (Stack Member Unit) System Stat us LEDs LED Con[...]

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    Introduction 1-10 1 Setting Stacking/St andalone Modes The OS6200 switch provides S tacking and S tandalone working modes. T o Set the required mode by using th e Unit push button perform the foll owing procedures: T o work in a st acking mode : 1. Reboot the Alcatel OS6200 switch. 2. W ait until the LED colo r turns to green. 3. Hold the Unit butt[...]

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    Description of Hardware 1-11 1 Optional Backup Power Supply The switch support s an optional Backup Power Supply (BPS), that can supply po wer to the switch in t he event of failure of the internal power suppl y . The U24 device support three ki nd of BPS: • 100W — OS-LS-6 2BP-DC —OS LS-6200 modular DC backup power supply. Provides backup pow[...]

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    Introduction 1-12 1 Features and Bene fit s Connectivity • 12/24/48 dual-sp eed ports for e asy Fast Ethe rn et integra ti on and f or prot ectio n of your investment i n legacy LAN equipmen t. • Auto-negotiation enables each RJ-45 po rt to automati cally select th e optimum communication mode (half or full duplex) if this feature is supported [...]

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    2-13 Chapter 2: Installing the Switch Selecting a Site Switches can be mount ed in a st andard 19 -inch equipment rack or on a flat surface . Be sure to follow the guid elines below when choosing a loca tion. • The site should: • be at the center of all the devic es you want to li nk and near a power ou tlet. • be able to maintai n its temper[...]

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    2-14 Installing th e Switch 2 Figure 2-1. RJ-45 Connections Equipment Checklist After unp acking the switch, check the content s to be sure you have received all the component s. Then, befo re beginning the installat ion, be sure you have all other necessary inst allation equipment. Package Contents • Fast Ethern et Switch • Four adhesive foot [...]

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    2-15 Mounting 2 Mounting A switch unit can be mo unted i n a s t an dard 1 9-inc h equ ipme nt ra ck or on a des kto p or shelf. Mounti ng instructions for each type of site foll ow . Rack Mounting Before rack mountin g the switch, pay p articular attentio n to t he following factors: • Temperature: Since the temperature withi n a rack ass embly [...]

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    2-16 Installing th e Switch 2 2. Mount the device i n the rack, using rack-mounti ng screws (not provided). Figure 2-3. Installing the Switch i n a Ra ck 3. If inst alling a single switch only , turn to “Connecting to a Power Source” at the end of this chapt er . 4. If inst alling multiple switch es, mount them in the rack, one below the other [...]

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    2-17 Connecting to a Power Sou rce 2 are at least two inche s of spa ce on all sides for proper air flow . 3. If inst alling a single switch on ly , go to “Connecti ng to a Power Source” at the end of this chapt er . 4. If inst alling multi ple switches, at tach fo ur adhesive feet to each one . Place each device squarel y on to p of the one be[...]

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    2-18 Installing th e Switch 2 Figure 2-6. Power Receptacle 2. Plug the other end of th e c abl e into a grounded, 3-pin socket. Note: For Internationa l use, you may need to change the AC line cord. You must use a line cord set that has been approved for the receptacle type in your count ry. 3. Check the front -panel LEDs as the devi ce is powered [...]

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    2-19 Installati on Inst ructi ons in German 2 • Imstande sein, eine Temperatur zwischen 0 und 45 °C (32 und 113 °FF) un d eine Feuchtigkei t i nnerhalb von 5% bis 95% (nichtkondensierend) beizubeha lten; • In einem genügend we iten Abstand (ungefähr 5 cm oder zwei Zoll) von allen Seiten fur eine ausrei chen de Beluftung aufgestellt werden; [...]

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    2-20 Installing th e Switch 2 4. Wen n Sie mehrere Switches inst allieren möch ten, dann montieren Sie sie untere ina nder in einer beliebigen Reihenf olge.[...]

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    3-21 Chapter 3: Making Network Connections Connecting Network Devices This switch is designe d to interc onnect multiple segment s (or collision domains). It can be connected to network cards in PCs and servers, as wel l as to hubs, switches or routers. It may also be connect ed t o devices using optional SFP tran sceivers. Twisted-Pair Devices Eac[...]

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    3-22 Making Network Co nnections 3 2. If the device is a PC card and the switch is in th e wiring cl oset , att ach the other end of the c able segment to a modul ar wall outlet that is connected to the wiring closet. (See “Wiring Clo set Connections” on the next pag e. ) Otherwise, attach the other end to an avai la ble port on the switch. 3. [...]

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    3-23 Fiber Optic SFP Devices 3 Fiber Optic SFP Devices An optional Gigabit SFP trans ceiver (1 000BASE-SX, or 1000BA SE-LX) can be used for a backbo ne connection between s w itches, or for conne cting to a high-speed server . Each multimode fiber optic port req uires 50/125 or 62. 5/125 micron multimode fiber optic cablin g with an LC connector at[...]

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    3-24 Making Network Co nnections 3 Connectivity Rules When adding hubs (repeat ers) to your networ k, please foll ow the connectiv ity rules listed in the manua ls for these products. Ho wever , not e that because switches break up the p ath for connec ted devices into separate coll ision domains, you s hould not include the swit ch or conne cted c[...]

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    3-25 Connectivity Rul es 3 100 Mbps Fast Ethe rnet Collision Domain Table 3-4. Maximu m Fast Ethern et Cable Distan ce 10 Mbps Ethernet Collision Domain Table 3-5. Maximum Ethernet Cable Distance T ype Cable T ype Max. Cable Length Connector 100BASE-TX Category 5 or bette r 100-ohm UTP or STP 100 m (328 ft) RJ-45 Cable T ype Maximum Length Connecto[...]

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    3-26 Making Network Co nnections 3 Cable Labeling and Connection Records When planning a network inst allation, it is essential to label the opp osing ends of cables a nd to record where each cable is connected . Doing so will enabl e you to easily locat e inter-connect ed devices, isolate fault s and change your topology without need for unn ecess[...]

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    A-27 Appendix A: Troubleshooting Diagnosing Switch Indicators Table A-1. Trou bleshooting Chart Power and Cooling Problems If the power indicato r does not turn on when the power cord is plugged in, you may have a problem with the power outlet, power cord, or internal power supply . However , if the unit powers of f after running for a while, check[...]

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    A-28 T roub leshooting A subnet mask, and def ault gateway . If you have tro ubl e est a blishing a link to the management agent , check to see if you have a valid network connect ion. Then verify tha t you entered the correct IP address. Also, be sure the port t hrough which you are c onnecting to the switch has not been disabled. If it has not be[...]

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    B-29 Appendix B: Cables Twisted-Pair Cable and Pin Assignments Cauti on: DO NOT plug a phone jack connector into any RJ-45 port. Use only twisted-pair cables with RJ-45 connectors that conform with FCC standards. For 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX connections, a twisted-pa ir cable must have two pairs of wires. Each wire p a ir is identified by two dif ferent[...]

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    B-30 Cables B Table B-1. 10/ 100BASE-TX MDI and MDI- X Po rt Pinouts 1000BASE-T Pin Assignme nts All 1000BASE-T port s support automati c MDI/MDI-X operation, so you can use straight-through cabl es for all network connections to PCs or servers, or to other switches or hubs. The table below shows t he 1000 BASE-T MD I and MDI-X port pinouts. These [...]

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    B-31 Fiber Standards B test s are specified in the ANSI/TIA/EIA-TSB-95 Bulletin, “Th e Additional T ransmission Performan ce Guidelines for 100 Ohm 4-Pair Category 5 Cabling.” Note that when test ing your cable installa tion, be sure to include all p atch cables between s w itches and end devices. Adjusting Existing Category 5 Cablin g to Run 1[...]

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    B-32 Cables B[...]

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    C-33 Appendix C: Specifications Physical Characteristics Port s OS-LS-6212 – Ethernet base d switch wi th 12 RJ-45 10/100Base-TX ports, two Gigabit combo uplink po rts (with SFP or 10/100/1000Base-TX in terfaces) and two port s full-duple x G igabit st acking OS-LS-6212P – Ethernet based switch wit h 12 RJ-45 10/100Base-TX port s providing st a[...]

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    C-34 Specification s C Port: Link/Act (Activity ), FDX (Duplex/half duplex), S tacking (Activ ity) Wei g ht Non PoE Devi ces OS-LS-6212 – 3.0 Kg OS-LS-6224 – 3.0 Kg OS-LS-6224U – 3.5 Kg OS-LS-6248 – 4.1Kg PoE Devices OS-LS-6212P – 3.5 Kg OS-LS-6224P – 4.5Kg OS-LS-6248P – 5.5Kg DC Devices OS-LS-6224-DC – 3.0 Kg OS-LS-6248 -DC – 4.1[...]

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    C-35 Compliances C PoE Device OS-LS-6212P – 135W 100-240V AC 12V/4.5A OS-LS-6224P – 225W 100-240V AC -50V/3.6A, 12V/4A OS-LS-6248P – 465W 100-240V AC 12V/7.5A,-50V/7.5A The maximum power sup pl y for PoE devices is 345. Backup Power Suppl y OS-LS-62BP — 126W , 100-240V AC 2-1A. OS-LS-62BP-P — 510W, 100-240V AC 10 - 5A. OS-LS-62BP-DC — 1[...]

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    C-36 Specification s C[...]

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    Glossary-37 Glossary 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethe rnet over two p airs of Categ ory 3, 4, or 5 UTP cable. 1000BASE-LX IEEE 802.3z speci f ication for Gigabit Ethernet over two strands of 50/125, 62.5/125 or 9/125 micron core fiber cab le. 1000BASE-SX IEEE 802.3z specification for Gigabit Ethe rnet over two strands of 50/125 or[...]

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    Glossar y Glossary-38 Ethernet A network communic ation system devel oped and stan dardized by DEC, Intel, and Xerox, using baseband t r ansmission, CSMA/CD access, logical bus topology , and coaxial cable. The successor IEEE 802.3 stand ard provi des for integration into the OSI model and extends the physical layer and media wit h repeaters and im[...]

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    Glossary-39 Glossar y LED Light emittin g diode used for monit ori ng a device or network condition. Local Area Network (LAN) A group of i nterconnected computer and support devices. Media Access Control (MAC) A portion of the networking prot ocol that governs access to the transmiss ion medium, facil itating the exchan ge of data between network n[...]

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    Index-41 Numerics 10 Mbps connectivity rules 3-25 100 Mbps connectivity rules 3-2 4 , 3-25 1000 Mbps connectivity rules 3-24 1000BASE-T pin Assignments 5-30 1000BASE-T ports 1-6 100BASE-TX ports 1-6 10BASE-T ports 1-6 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX pin Assignments 5-29 A adhesive feet, attaching 2-16 air flow requirements 2-13 B Backup Power Supply 6-36 backu[...]

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    Index-42 Index location requirements 2-13 M management agent 1-6 features 1-12 , 6-36 out-of-band 1-6 SNMP 1-6 Web-based 1-6 mounting the switch in a rack 2-15 on a desktop or shelf 2-16 multimode fiber optic cables 3- 23 N network connections 3-21 O optional backup power supply 1- 11 out-of-band management 1- 6 P package contents 2- 14 pin assignm[...]

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