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  • Page 1

    F riendlyNET ™ Plug-and-Play Networking Solutions U ser’ s Manual Fr iendl yNET GX4 Gigabit Ethernet Swit ch Visit Asanté at www .asante.com Main Corporat e T elephone Numbers 800-662-9686 Home/Office Solutions 800-303-9121 Enterprise Solutions 408-435-8388 T echnical Suppor t – W orldwide 801-566-8991 T echnical Suppor t F ax 801-566-3787 T[...]

  • Page 2

    User’s Manual – 1 – Introduction Thank you for pur chasing the Asanté FriendlyNET GX4 Gigabit Ethernet swit ch.The GX4 switch is simply the most affordable , powerful Gigabit Ethernet solution for connecting desktops, high-per formance servers and workstations. Fea tures The GX4 switch has the follo wing key features: • Gigabit Ethernet ov[...]

  • Page 3

    Asanté FriendlyNET GX4 Gigabit Switch – 2 – Front Panel Inf ormation During normal network activity , these LEDs are on: P ower , LNK/SPD, DPX/ACT , 100M Link, or 1G Link. Figure 1. FriendlyNET GX4 Model 400 Figure 2. FriendlyNET GX4 Model 408 Figure 3. FriendlyNET GX4 Model 224 T able 1. P ower LED LED Indicator Color Activity Description P o[...]

  • Page 4

    User’s Manual – 3 – T able 2. Activity LEDs LED Indicator Color Activity Description A. Gigabit Ports 100M Link Green ON A valid 100 Mbps link is established . Blinking P ossible data error , see T roubleshooting section (AsantéQ). 1G Link Green ON A valid 100 Mbps link is established . Blinking P ossible data error , see T roubleshooting se[...]

  • Page 5

    Asanté FriendlyNET GX4 Gigabit Switch – 4 – Connecting to Network Devices If you ar e connec ting several w orkstations and a ser ver , you can build the network using the GX4 switch as shown in Figur e 4. Figure 4. A simple network topology[...]

  • Page 6

    User’s Manual – 5 – Connecting to a Switch or a Hub When making switch-to-swit ch connections, connect any Gigabit por t of the GX4 switch with a Gigabit cable to the Gigabit por t on the other switch. Figure 5. Multiple switch network For 1000BaseT , 100BaseTX, and 10BaseT networks, the maximum cable length is 100 meters.[...]

  • Page 7

    Asanté FriendlyNET GX4 Gigabit Switch – 6 – Optional: Placing or Rack Mounting the Switch The GX4 switch c omes with four rubber feet for placement on a flat sur face. Placing the GX4 on a flat surface: 1. Apply the four rubber feet to the bottom of the unit 2. Put the unit on the flat surface Mounting the GX4 in a Rack (Optional): 1. Place[...]

  • Page 8

    User’s Manual – 7 – T roubleshooting T able 3. T roubleshooting Product S pecifications Standards Compliance Network Gigabit Ethernet ov er UTP Category 5 copper , IEEE 802.3ab (1000BaseT ) F ast Ethernet over UTP C ategory 5 copper , IEEE 802.3u (100BaseT X) Ethernet ov er UTP Category 3 copper , IEEE 802.3 (10BaseT ) Safet y UL, CSA, TUV/G[...]

  • Page 9

    Asanté FriendlyNET GX4 Gigabit Switch – 8 – Product S pecifications (Continued) Weight Model 400 6 pounds (2.7 Kg) Model 408 7 pounds (3.2 Kg) Model 224 8 pounds (3.6 Kg) Dimensions Model 400 14" (355 mm) X 9” (229 mm) X 1.7" (43 mm), 1 RU high Model 408 14" (355 mm) X 9” (229 mm) X 1.7" (43 mm), 1 RU high Model 224 14[...]

  • Page 10

    F riendlyNET ™ Plug-and-Play Networking Solutions U ser’ s Manual Fr iendl yNET GX4 Gigabit Ethernet Swit ch Visit Asanté at www .asante.com Main Corporat e T elephone Numbers 800-662-9686 Home/Office Solutions 800-303-9121 Enterprise Solutions 408-435-8388 T echnic al Suppor t – Worldwide 801-566-8991 T echnic al Suppor t F ax 801-566-3787 [...]