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    U ser Guide Gatewa y Unmanaged Ethernet Switch[...]

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    i Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Gigabit Ethernet technol ogy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Switching technol ogy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    ii B Safety, R egulatory, and Legal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9[...]

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    1 1 Intr oduction This chapter provid es you with an introduction to several Gateway unmanaged switches. Read this chapter to learn about: ■ Gigabit Ethernet technology ■ Switching technology ■ Swit ch d escri ptio ns ■ Features ■ Front panel com ponents ■ LED in dicators ■ Rear panel descriptions ■ Side panel descr iption s[...]

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    2 Chapter 1: Introduction www .gate wa y .com Gigabit Ethernet tec hnolog y Gigabit Ethernet is an extension of IEEE 802.3 Ethernet. It uses the same packet structure, format, and su pport for CSMA/CD prot ocol, full duplex, and flow control, but with a tenfold i nc rease i n theoretical throughput over 100-Mbps Fast Ethernet and a hundredfold incr[...]

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    3 Swit ch descri ptions www .gate wa y .com For Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet networks, a switch is a n effectiv e way of eliminating problems of c ha ining h ubs beyond the “two-repeater limit.” A switch can be used to split parts of the network into different collision domains, for example, making it possible to expa nd your Fast Ethernet[...]

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    4 Chapter 1: Introduction www .gate wa y .com ■ Supports 2M bits d ata buffer per device. ■ Front-pan el indicator LEDs. Front-panel compon ents The front pan e ls o f the switches consist of LED indicators and fast Et hernet or gigabit Ethernet ports. The number of LEDs, and the number and speed of the ports, depends on the switch model select[...]

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    5 Swit ch descri ptions www .gate wa y .com Gateway 7201 -24.2 fa st Ether net/g igabit Ethern et switch Gateway 7401-05 (shown ) and 7401- 08 gigabit Ethernet switches Speed LEDs Link/ Act LEDs Po w e r LED P or ts 1-8 P or ts 9 -16 F ast Ethe r net Po r t s 1 7 - 2 4 P or t 25 and LE Ds P or t 26 an d LED s Gigabit Ethernet Spee d LEDs Link/Act L[...]

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    6 Chapter 1: Introduction www .gate wa y .com Gateway 7401-24 gigabi t Ethernet switch LED Indicator s The LED indicators on the switches include Powe r , Link/Act, and Speed. The Gateway 7401- 05 and 7401-08 also ha ve a Duplex LED. The following shows the LED indicators for the various switches, and the table pro vides an exp lanati on of wh at e[...]

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    7 Swit ch descri ptions www .gate wa y .com Gate way 720 1-16, 7201-2 4 (shown), 7 201-24.2, and 7401 -24 swi tches Rear panel description The rear panels o f the switches consists of the power c o nnector only , and are not shown. The AC po wer conne ctor (Gateway 7201 -16, 7201-24, 7201-24.2, and 7401-24) is a standard three-pr onged connector th[...]

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    8 Chapter 1: Introduction www .gate wa y .com Side pa nel descr iption The sides of the system prov ide heat vents that help to d issipate heat. Do not block these openings, and le ave at least 6 inches (152.3 mm) of space at the rear and sides of the switch for correct ventilation . Wa r n in g With out cor rect he at diss ipatio n and ai r ci rcu[...]

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    2 9 Installation This chapter provides you with i nformation on how to install your Gateway switch. R e ad this chapter to learn about: ■ Package contents ■ Preparing to connec t to the network ■ Install ing the 5- and 8-port switches ■ Install ing the 16- and 24-po rt switches[...]

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    10 Chapter 2: Installat ion www .gate wa y .com Bef ore y ou connect to the netw ork The site where you install the switch may grea tly affect its p e rformance. Please follow these guidelines for setting up the switch: ■ Install the switch on a sturdy , level surface that c a n supp or t at least 6.6 l b s . ( 3 k g ) o f w e i g h t . D o n o t[...]

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    11 Installi ng the 5- and 8- port swi tches www .gate wa y .com Installing the 5- and 8-por t s witc hes P ac ka g e contents Open the shipping carton and carefully unpack its c o nten ts. The carton should contain the following items: ■ One Gateway 7401-05 5-port, or 740 1-08 8-Port 10/100 /1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet switch ■ Four rubber feet[...]

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    12 Chapter 2: Installat ion www .gate wa y .com After the switch is turn e d on, the LED indic ators will momen ta rily blink, showing a reset of the system. P ower failure If a power failure occurs, unplug the sw itch. When power is resumed, plug the switch back in.[...]

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    13 Install ing the 16- and 24-port swi tches www .gate wa y .com Installing the 16- and 24-por t s witc hes P ac ka g e contents Open the shi pping carton of the switch and care fully unpa ck its contents . The carton should contain the following items : ■ One Gateway 7201-16, 16-port or 72 01-24, 24-port 10/100B ASE-T Fast Ethernet switc h, or 7[...]

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    14 Chapter 2: Installat ion www .gate wa y .com Installing the 16- and 2 4-por t switches in a rack The switch can be mounted in a standard 19” rack. Use the following illustrations to gu id e you. T o inst all the switch in a rack: 1 Make sure that the switch is turned o ff and all c ables and cords are unplugged. 2 Attach the rack mountin g bra[...]

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    15 Install ing the 16- and 24-port swi tches www .gate wa y .com 3 W ith the assistance of another person, hold the switch in place in the rack and secure with two screws and nuts on eac h side (provide d. 4 Install the cables and po wer cord. Po w e r o n P l u g o n e e n d o f t h e A C p o w e r c o r d i n t o t h e p o w e r c o n n e c t o r[...]

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    16 Chapter 2: Installat ion www .gate wa y .com[...]

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    3 17 Connecting the Switc h This chapter provides you with information on connecting Gateway unmanaged switches. Read this chapter to learn about: ■ Connecting to an end node ■ Connecting to a hub or switch ■ Connecting to a network b ackbone or ser ver[...]

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    18 Chapter 3: Connectin g the Switch www .gate wa y .com Connecting to an end node For the Ga te way 7201 -16 and 7201-24 switc hes, end nodes includ e computers with 10, 100, or 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 Ethe rnet/Fast Ethernet Network Interface Cards (NIC). For the Gateway 7401-05, 7401-08 , 7401-24, and 7201-24. 2 switches, end no des include compu ters[...]

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    19 Connectin g to a hub or s witch www .gate wa y .com Connecting to a hub or s witch These co nnection s can b e accompl ished in a n umber of ways using a standard Ethernet cable. ■ A 10BASE-T hub or sw itch can be c onnected to the switch through a twisted-pair Category 3, 4, 5, or 5e UTP/STP cable. Either straight-through or cr ossover cab le[...]

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    20 Chapter 3: Connectin g the Switch www .gate wa y .com Connecting to a netw ork bac kbone or ser ver On all of the switches, a ny of the ports are satisfactory for uplinking to a network backb one or network server . On the Gateway 7201- 24.2 switch, use one of the two G igabit ports for optimum pe rformance. These port s operate at 1000 Mbps in [...]

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    A 21 Specifications This chapter provides you with t he specifications for Gateways’ unmanaged switches.[...]

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    22 Appendi x A: Sp ecificatio ns www .gate wa y .com Gatewa y 7401-24 (24-por t), gigabit Etherne t sw it ch General Standards: IEEE 802.3ab 1 000BASE-T Gigabit Ethe r net IEEE 802.3u 10 0BASE-TX F ast Ethernet IEEE 802.3 10BASE -T Ether net IEEE 802.3 NW a y Au to-negotiation IEEE 802.3x Flo w Control Pro tocol s: CSMA /CD Data T ransf er Rates: E[...]

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    23 www .gate wa y .com Stora ge T emperature : 14 to 158 F ahrenheit (-10 to 70 deg rees Celsius) Humidity : Oper ating: 5% to 95% RH, non-c ondensing Stora ge: 0% to 95% RH, non-condensing Dimens ions: 17.36 x 8.1 5 x 1.73 in ches (440 mm x 210 mm x 4 4 mm) 1U , 19 inch ra ck-mou nt width We ight: 6.6 lbs . (3 Kg) Perform ance T ransm ission Metho[...]

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    24 Appendi x A: Sp ecificatio ns www .gate wa y .com Gatewa y 7401-05 (5-por t), and 7401-08 (8-por t) gigabit Et hernet s witches General Standards: IEEE 802.3ab 1 000BASE-T Gigabit Ethe r net IEEE 802.3u 10 0BASE-TX F ast Ethernet IEEE 802.3 10BASE -T Ether net IEEE 802.3x Flo w Control Pro tocol s: CSMA /CD Data T ransf er Rates: Ethernet: 10Mbp[...]

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    25 www .gate wa y .com Stora ge T emperature : 14 to 158 F ahrenheit (-10 to 70 deg rees Celsius) Humidity : Oper ating: 5% to 95% RH, non-c ondensing Stora ge: 0% to 95% RH, non-condensing Dimensio ns: 9.25 × 6.3 7 × 1.4 inch es (235 mm × 161.9 mm × 35 .6 mm) We ight: 6.6 lbs . (3 Kg) Perform ance T ransm ission Metho d: Store-and-f orw ard RA[...]

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    26 Appendi x A: Sp ecificatio ns www .gate wa y .com Gatewa y 720 1-16 (16-por t), and 7201-24 (24-por t), fast Ethernet switc h es General Standards: IEEE 802.3u 10 0BASE-TX F ast Ethernet IEEE 802.3 10BASE -T Ether net IEEE 802.3x Flo w Control Pro tocol s: CSMA /CD Data T ransf er Rates: Ethernet: 10Mbps (Ha lf-duple x) 20Mbps (F ull-duple x) Fa[...]

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    27 www .gate wa y .com We ight: 6.6 lbs . (3Kg) Perform ance T ransm ission Metho d: Store-and-f orw ard RAM Buff er : 1M Bytes per de vice Filtering Add ress Ta b l e : 4K MA C address per d evice Packet Filtering/ Forwa rd ing Rate : Full wire speed MA C Address Learning: Self-learning, auto-aging Physical & Environmental[...]

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    28 Appendi x A: Sp ecificatio ns www .gate wa y .com Gatewa y 720 1-24.2 (24- por t), fast Ethernet sw it ch + 2G T P swi t ch General Standards: IEEE 802.3ab 1 000BASE-T Gigabit Ethe r net IEEE 802.3u 10 0BASE-TX F ast Ethernet IEEE 802.3 10BASE -T Ether net IEEE 802.3x Flo w Control Pro tocol s: CSMA /CD Data T ransf er Rates: Ethernet: 10Mbps (H[...]

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    29 www .gate wa y .com Stora ge T emperature : 14 to 158 F ahrenheit (-10 to 70 deg rees Celsius) Humidity : Oper ating: 5% to 95% RH, non-c ondensing Stora ge: 0% to 95% RH, non-condensing Dimensio ns: 5.55 × 8. 15 × 1.69 in ches (44 1 mm × 207 m m × 43 mm) We ight: 6.6 lbs . (3Kg) Perform ance T ransm ission Metho d: Store-and-f orw ard RAM B[...]

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    30 Appendi x A: Sp ecificatio ns www .gate wa y .com[...]

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    B 31 Saf ety , Regulator y , and Legal Inf ormation Impor tant safety inf ormation Y our Gateway switch is designed an d tested to meet the latest s tandards for safety of in formation technolog y equipment. However, to ensure safe use of th is pro duc t, it is i mpor tant that the safe ty ins truc tio ns ma rked on the product and in the documenta[...]

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    32 Appendi x B: Safety , Regulatory , and Legal I nformatio n www .gate wa y .com Setting up y our switc h ■ Read and foll ow all instructions marked on the product and in the documentation before you operate your switch. Retain all safety and operating instr uctions for future use. ■ D o n o t u s e t h i s p r o d u c t n e a r w a t e r o r [...]

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    33 Important safety in formation www .gate wa y .com Do not st ep on o r stand on an y comp onent wh en servicin g other component s in a rack . Preventing st atic electricity d ischarge The components inside your computer are extremely sensitive to static electri city , also known as electrostatic disch arge (ESD). Before opening the computer case[...]

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    34 Appendi x B: Safety , Regulatory , and Legal I nformatio n www .gate wa y .com ■ T ouch a bare metal surface on the back of the computer . ■ Unplug the p ower cord and th e modem and netw ork cables. Before working with computer components, follow these guideli nes: ■ A vo id static-causing surfaces such as carpeted floors, plastic, and pa[...]

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    35 Regu latory comp liance stat ements www .gate wa y .com Regulator y compliance statements United States of Americ a Federal Communicati ons Commission (FCC) Unintentional emitter per FCC Part 15 This device ha s been tested and fou nd to com ply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are [...]

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    36 Appendi x B: Safety , Regulatory , and Legal I nformatio n www .gate wa y .com This device complies wit h Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of thi s product is subject to the following two condit ions: (1) this device may not cause harmf ul interference, a nd (2) thi s device must accept a ny interference receiv ed , in cluding interference th[...]

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    37 Notices www .gate wa y .com Notices Copy r ight © 2004 Gatewa y , Inc. All Rights Reserved 14303 Gatewa y Place P owa y , CA 92064 USA All Rights Reser ved This publication is protected b y copyright and all rights are reser ved. No part of it may be reproduced or transmitted b y an y means or in an y form, without pr ior consent in writing fro[...]

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    38 Appendi x B: Safety , Regulatory , and Legal I nformatio n www .gate wa y .com[...]

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    39 Index Numerics 16-port switc h installing 13 installing in rack 14 installing without rack 13 power on 15 24-port switc h installing 13 installing in rack 14 installing without rack 13 power on 15 5-port switch installing 11 power on 11 8-port switch installing 11 power on 11 A accessories safety precautions 34 B backbone or serve r connection 2[...]

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    40 T technology gigabit 2 switching 2[...]

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    MAN UNMNGD ETH SWITCH GDE R0 1/04[...]