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D-Link DES-1024D manual

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  • Page 1

    D-Link ™ DES-1024D 24-Port 10/100/1000Mbp s Ethernet Switch Manual Building Networks for People RECYCLABLE (November 2005) P/N: 2907D1024D16008[...]

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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 U SER ’ S G UIDE ..............[...]

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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 DES -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 backgrou nd informati on about Ethernet/F ast Ethernet swit ching technol ogy. Fast Ethernet Technology Ethernet, along with its spe edier counterpart Fast Ethernet, is the most popular networking standard in use today. 100BaseT Fast Ethernet is an extension o f the 10Ba[...]

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    3 Switching Technology Switching is a cost-effective way of increasing the total network capacity available to us ers on a LAN. If a n Ethernet netw ork begins to display symptoms of congestion, low throughpu t, slow response times, and high rates of collision, installing a switch to an network can preserve much or all of the existing network'[...]

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    4 latencies. Rout ers have also been used to segment local area networks, but the cost of a router, the setup an d maintenance re quired make routers relatively impractical. Today switches are an ideal solu tion to most kinds of local area network c ongestion problem s. Features The DES-1024D is a high-performan ce swi tch designed specifi cally fo[...]

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    5 The implementation of QoS (Quality of Service) and benefits of using 802.1p priority q ueuing are described here. Advantages of QoS QoS is an implementation of the IEEE 802.1p standard that allows netwo rk administ rators a method of reserving ba ndwidth for import ant functions that require a large band width or have a high priority, such as VoI[...]

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    6 Mapping QoS on the Switch The picture above shows the default pr iority setting for the Switch . Class-1 has higher prior ity than Class-0 on th e Switch. In order to im plement QoS, the user is required to instruct the Switch to examine the he ader of a packet to see if it has the proper identifying tag tagg ed. Then the user may forward these t[...]

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    7 first. U NP ACKING AND S ETUP Unpacking Open the shippin g cartons of the DES-1024D and carefully unpack its contents. The carton should contain the following items: 9 One DES-1024D 24-port 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Switch 9 One AC power cord 9 Four rubber feet to be used for shock cushioning 9 Screws and two mounting brackets 9 Quick Installation[...]

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    8 Desktop Installation When install ing the DES-1024D on a desktop or shelf, the rubbe r feet 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 devi[...]

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    9 Attaching the mo unting brackets to the Sw itch Installing the Switch in an equipme nt rack[...]

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    10 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 powe[...]

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    11  100Mbps (green) This green LED indicator illuminates wh en the port is connected to a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet station. The LED does not illuminate when the port is connected to 10Mbps Ethernet station. Twisted-Pair Ports These ports support aut omatic MDI/MDIX crosso ver detection functio n providing true ‘plug and play’ con nectivity, whi[...]

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    12 T ECHNICAL S PECIFICA TIONS General Standards IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T E thernet IEEE 802.3u 100BASE -TX Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.1p Compliance 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[...]

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    13 T ECHNICAL S PECIFICA TIONS Performance Transmits Method: Store-and-forward RAM Buffer: 1.25 MBits 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[...]