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D-Link DES-1024D manual

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    D -Link DES-1024D 24-Port 10/100 Ethernet Switch Manual Rev . 080702 Building Netw orks for Pe ople[...]

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    ii T ABLE OF C ONTENTS About This Guide ......................................................... 1 P URPOSE ..........................................................................................1 T ERMS /U SAGE .................................................................................1 O VERVIEW OF THIS M ANUAL .........................[...]

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    1 A BOUT T HIS G UIDE Congratulations on your purchase of the DES-1024D 24-port 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Switch. This device integrates 100Mbps Fast Ethernet and 10Mbps Ethernet network capabilities into one highly flexible solution. Purpose This guide disc usses how to install your DE S-1024D. Terms/Usage In this guide, the term “ Switch ” (fi[...]

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    2 I NTRODUCTION This chapter describe s the features of the DES-1024D and some background informati on about Ethernet/ Fast Ethernet s witching tec hnology. Fast Ethernet Technology Ethernet, along with its speedier coun terpart Fast Ethernet, is the most popular netw orking standa rd in use today. 100BaseT Fast Et hernet is an extension of the 10B[...]

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    3 Switching Technology Switching is a cost-effective way of i ncreasing the total network capacity available to users on a L AN. If an Et hernet netw ork begins t o display symptom s of congestio n, low thr oughput, sl ow response t imes, and high rate s of collision, installing a switch to a network can preserve much or all of the existing network[...]

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    4 Switching L AN technolo gy is a marked im provement ove r the pre vious generation of netw ork hubs and bridges, w hich were characteri zed by higher latencies. Rout ers have also been used to se gment local area netw orks, but the cost of a router, the setup and maint enance re quired, ma ke routers relatively impractical. Today switches are an [...]

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    5 U NP ACKING AND S ETUP Unpacking Open the shippin g cartons of the DES-1024D and carefu lly unpack its contents. The carton should contain the following items:  One DES-1024D 24-port 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Switch  One AC power cord  Four rubber feet to be used for shock cushioning  Screws and two mounting brackets  This manual If[...]

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    6 included with the device should be attached fir st, to minimize scratching or scarring of the surface on which th e Switch is place d. Attach these cushioning feet on the bottom at each corner of the device. Allow enough ventilation space b etween the device and the objects aro und it. Fast Ethernet Switch installed on a Desktop or Shelf Rack Mou[...]

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    7 wiring closet wi th other equipm ent. Attach the mounting brackets on each side of the Switch’s front panel (as shown in the illustration below), and secure them with the screws provided. Attaching the mo unting brackets to the Switch Installing the Switch in an equipme nt rack[...]

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    8 I DENTIFYING E XTERNAL C OMPONENTS Front Panel The figure below shows the front pa nels of the switch. 24-port 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Switch LED Indicator Panel Refer to the next chapter for detailed information about each of the switch’s LED indicators .  Power (PWR) This green LED indicator illuminates wh en the switch is receiving power[...]

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    9  100Mbps (green) This green LED indicator illuminates when the p ort is connected to a 100Mbps F ast Ethernet station. The LED does no t illuminate when the port is conn ected to 10Mbps Ethernet sta tion. Twisted-Pair Ports These ports support aut omatic MDI/MDI X crossover detection fu nction providing true ‘plug and play’ con nectivity, [...]

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    10 T ECHNICAL S PECIFICA TIONS General Standards IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T E thernet IEEE 802.3u 100BASE -TX Fast Ethernet Protocol CSMA/CD Data Transfer Rate Ethernet: 10Mbps (half duplex), 20Mbps ( full-duplex) Fast Ethernet: 100Mbps (half duplex), 200Mbps (full- duplex) Topology Star Network Cables 10BASET: 2-pair UTP Cat. 3,4,5, EIA/TIA- 568 100-ohm [...]

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    11 T ECHNICAL S PECIFICA TIONS Performance Transmits Method: Store-and-forward RAM Buffer: 2.5MBits per device Filtering Address Table: 8K entries per device Packet Filtering/ Forwarding Rate: 10Mbps Ethernet: 14,880/pps 100Mbps Fast Ethernet: 148,800/pps MAC Address Learning: Automatic update[...]

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    12 W ARRANTY AND R EGISTRA TION Subject to the terms and conditions set forth he rein, D-Link Sy stems, Inc. (“D-Link”) provides this Limited warranty for its product only to the person or entity that originally purchased the product from: • D-Link or its authorized reseller or distributor and • Products purchased and delivered within th e [...]

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    13 for the non-conform ing Software will be refunde d by D-L ink; provided that the non-conform ing Software (and all copies thereof) is first return ed to D-Link. The license granted respecting any Software for which a refund is given automatically terminates. Non-Applicability of W arranty: The Limited W arranty provided hereunder for hardware an[...]

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    14 other products or services provided by anyone other than D-Link; Products that have been purchased from inventory cleara nce or liquidati on sales or other sales in which D-Link, the sellers, or the liquidators expressly disclaim thei r warranty obligation pertaining to the product. Repair by anyone other than D-Link or an Authorized D-Link Serv[...]

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    15 as stipulated by the United States Copyright Act of 1976. Contents are subject to change without prior notice. Copyright © 2002 by D-Link Corporation/ D-Link Systems, Inc. All rights r eserved. CE Mark W arning: This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product m ay cause radio interference, in which case the user may be requir[...]