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    ¸ Release 1.0 LINKSYS SGE2000/SGE2000P GIGABIT ETHERNET SWITCH Linksys SGE2000/SGE2000P Gigabit Ethernet Switch Administration Guide[...]

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    © 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Linksys, the Cisco Systems logo, the Link sys Logo, and the Linksy s One logo are registered trad emarks of Cisco Systems , Inc. Al l other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.[...]

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    i Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Contents Chapter 1: Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 What’s in this User Guide? 1 Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Swit ch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 Overview 3 The Front Panel 3 Front Pane l LEDs 3 LAN Port LEDs 4 Uplink Port LEDs 4 Stack ID LEDs 5 Reset Switch 5 [...]

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    ii Linksys One Ready Co mmunications Solut ion Connecting to the Switch using Telnet or SSH 16 Configuring the Switch through the Console or Telnet Interface 16 Switch Main Menu 17 Chapter 5: Web Utility Conf iguration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31 Overview 31 Accessing the Web-based Utility 31 Viewing Online Help 31 Appendix A: Linksys Cont[...]

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    1 Chapter 1: Introduction What’s in this User Guide? Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Chapter 1 Introduction We l c o m e Thank you for choosing a Linksys Ethernet switch . This Ethernet switch allows you to quickly and easily expand your Linksys One system. It delivers non-blocking , wire speed switching for your network clients, plus m[...]

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    Chapter 1 2 Chapter 1: Introduction What’s in this User Guide? Linksys One Ready Communications Solution This user guide contains the followin g chapters: Chapter 1, "Introduc tion" This chapter describes the Ethernet switch a ppli cations and provides an overview of the content of this administration guide. Chapter 2, "Getting to [...]

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    3 Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Switch Overview Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Chapter 2 Getting to Know the Switch Over view The SGE2000 and SGE2000P models are 2 4-port, layer-2 Ethernet switches that expand the capability of the Linksys system. These two ve rsions are functionally identical except the SGE2000P model of fers Power-ove[...]

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    Chapter 2 4 Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Switch The Front Panel Linksys One Ready Communications Solution System Status LEDs LAN Por t LE Ds Uplink Por t LEDs Stack ID LEDs PWR A green PWR LED lights to indicate that the Ethernet switch is powered by internal p ower supplies . If the Ethernet switch is powered by a remote power supply (RP S ), th[...]

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    5 Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Switch The Front Panel Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Chapter 2 Reset Switch The Ethernet switch can be reset by inser ting a pin or paper clip into the RESET opening. If the reset switch is held for 10 seconds or longer , the Ether net switch will be reset to its default settings. When a unit is reset to[...]

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    Chapter 2 6 Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Switch The Back Panel Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Uplink Por ts The Switch is equipped with 4 mini-GBIC uplink por ts. The Back Panel The power port is located on the back panel of the Ethernet switch. Power Por t The 100-240 V AC power cord is connected to th e Power port. GBIC1-4 The Switch[...]

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    7 Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Switch The Back Panel Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Chapter 2 Console Por t The Console port is where you connect a serial cabl e to a PC’ s serial port for configuration using your PC’ s HyperT erminal program. Refer to ”Configuri ng the HyperT erminal Application,” on page 14 for more informati[...]

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    Chapter 3 8 Chapter 3: Connecting the Switch Overview Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Connecting the Switch Over view This chapter will explain how to connect network devices to the Ethernet switch. For an example of a possible network configuration, see the application diagrams shown below . Before Y ou Install the Switch... When you cho[...]

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    9 Chapter 3: Connecting the Switch Placement Options Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Chapter 3 units to be logically stacke d together . It i s recommended that m ultiple Ethernet sw itches be mounted in a rack when installed in this manner . Ethernet switches can be physically placed at dif ferent locati ons; they do not have to be stack[...]

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    Chapter 3 10 Chapter 3: Connecting the Switch Placement Options Linksys One Ready Communications Solution 3. Place a rack mount bracket next to the spacer and reinstall the four screw s (removed in step 1). 4. Repeat steps 2 through 3 for the other side of the Ether net switch. 5. Attach the Ethernet switch to the rack using the supplied screws. W [...]

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    11 Chapter 3: Connecting the Switch Connecting the Cables Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Chapter 3 Connecting the Cables T o connect network devices to the Ether net switch, follow these instructions: 1. For 10/100Mbps devices, con nect a Categor y 5 Ethernet network cable to one of the numbered ports on the Ether net switch. For a 1000M[...]

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    Chapter 3 12 Chapter 3: Connecting the Switch Stacking Multiple Switches Linksys One Ready Communications Solution If you will use the console inter face to config ure the Ether net switch, proceed to ” Console Configuration” section on page 14 for directions. If you use the W eb-based Utility to configure the Ethernet switch, proceed to ”W e[...]

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    13 Chapter 3: Connecting the Switch Stacking Multiple Switches Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Chapter 3 By default, the Ethernet switch is in stacki ng mode. Using the console inter face or the web interface, you can change the mode to standalone mode. When the device is in standalone mode, the stacking ports can be used as regular ports[...]

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    Chapter 4 14 Chapter 4: Console Configuration Overview Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Console Configuration Over view The Ethernet switch features a menu-based console interface for basic configuration of the Ethernet switch and management of your netw ork. The Ethernet switch can be configured using a menu-based interface through the co[...]

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    15 Chapter 4: Console Configuration Configuring the HyperTerminal Application Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Chapter 4 6. On the Connect T o scree n, select a port to commu nicate with the Ethernet switch. 7. Set the serial por t settings as follows: • Bits per second: 115200 • Data bits: 8 •P a r i t y : N o n e • Stop bits: 1 ?[...]

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    Chapter 4 16 Chapter 4: Console Configuration Connecting to the Switch using Telnet or SSH Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Connecting to the Switch using T elnet or SSH If you know the IP address of your Ethernet switch (obtained from your DHCP ser v er or the console interface), you can connect to the switch through a T elnet session. 1.[...]

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    17 Chapter 4: Console Configuration Configuring the Switch through the Console or Telnet Interface Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Chapter 4 Switch Main Menu The System Main Menu screen displays these choices: 1. System Configuration Menu 2. Port Status 3. Por t Configuration 4. System Mode (Layer 2 / La yer 3) Selection 5. Help System Co[...]

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    Chapter 4 18 Chapter 4: Console Configuration Configuring the Switch through the Console or Telnet Interface Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Ve r s i o n s Use the V ersions screen to display the boot , software, and hardware firmware versions of the Ethernet switch. In stacking mode, This information is displayed for the stack master . G[...]

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    19 Chapter 4: Console Configuration Configuring the Switch through the Console or Telnet Interface Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Chapter 4 Serial Port Configuration Use the Serial Por t Configuration screen to di splay the baud rate of th e Ethernet switch. T o change th e baud rate of the serial port: a. Select Edit to make changes. b.[...]

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    Chapter 4 20 Chapter 4: Console Configuration Configuring the Switch through the Console or Telnet Interface Linksys One Ready Communications Solution SSH Configuration Use the SSH Configuration screen to configur e and display SSH settings. SSH Ser ve r Configuration: U se the SSH Ser ver Configuration screen to enable or disable the SSH ser ver ,[...]

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    21 Chapter 4: Console Configuration Configuring the Switch through the Console or Telnet Interface Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Chapter 4 SSH Keys Fingerprints: Use the SS H Keys Fing e rprints screen to view the RSA and SSA fingerprints. User & Password Settings The User & Password Settings sc reen lets you specify user names [...]

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    Chapter 4 22 Chapter 4: Console Configuration Configuring the Switch through the Console or Telnet Interface Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Security Settings The Security Settings screen enables you to conf igure security settings on the Ether net switch, as well as generate and display the cer tificate. Use the SSL Cer tificate Generati[...]

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    23 Chapter 4: Console Configuration Configuring the Switch through the Console or Telnet Interface Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Chapter 4 T o change SSL Certificate Generation settings: a. Select Edit to make changes. b. When your changes are complete, press the Esc key to return to the Action menu. c. Select Save to save your changes.[...]

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    Chapter 4 24 Chapter 4: Console Configuration Configuring the Switch through the Console or Telnet Interface Linksys One Ready Communications Solution IP Configuration The IP Configuration screen displays these ch oices: th e IP Address Settings, HTTP , HTTPS Configuration, and Network Configuration of the Ethernet switch. IP Address Configuratio n[...]

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    25 Chapter 4: Console Configuration Configuring the Switch through the Console or Telnet Interface Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Chapter 4 T o change IP address configuration settings: a. Select Edit to make changes. b. When your changes are complete, press the Esc key to return to the Action menu. c. Select Save to save your changes. I[...]

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    Chapter 4 26 Chapter 4: Console Configuration Configuring the Switch through the Console or Telnet Interface Linksys One Ready Communications Solution c. Select Save to save your changes. Network Configuration The Network Configuration screen offers a ch oice of two tests, Ping and T raceRoute. Ping The Ping screen displays the IP addre ss of the l[...]

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    27 Chapter 4: Console Configuration Configuring the Switch through the Console or Telnet Interface Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Chapter 4 Select Edit to make changes. When your changes are complete, press th e Esc key to return to the Action menu, and se lect Save to save your changes. File Management The File Management screen allows [...]

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    Chapter 4 28 Chapter 4: Console Configuration Configuring the Switch through the Console or Telnet Interface Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Restore System Default Se ttings T o set the Ether net switch back to the factor y default settings, select Restore System Default Settings and pres s the Enter k ey . Y ou w i l l b e a sk e d i f y[...]

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    29 Chapter 4: Console Configuration Configuring the Switch through the Console or Telnet Interface Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Chapter 4 2. Press the Enter key . The Por t Status screen displays the por t numbers, their status, Link status, speed and duplex mode, and status of flow control, which is the flow of packet transmissions. I[...]

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    Chapter 4 30 Chapter 4: Console Configuration Configuring the Switch through the Console or Telnet Interface Linksys One Ready Communications Solution 3. T o edit these modes, sele ct Edit to make changes. When your changes are complete , press the Esc key to return to the Action menu. 4. Select Save to save your changes. 5. Reboot the Ethernet swi[...]

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    31 Chapter 5: Web Utility Configuration Overview Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Chapter 5 W eb Utility Configuration Over view The Linksys Switch pr ovides a complete web-based u tility to configure the Ether net switch. This utility is accessible through your web browser . Use the navigation window , locate d on the left side of the web[...]

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    Appendix A 32 Appendix A: Linksys Contact Information Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Linksys Contact Infor mation Need to contact Linksys? Visit us online for information on the latest pr oducts a nd updates to yo ur existing products at: http://www .linksys.com/international If you experience problems with any Li nksys product, you can [...]

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    33 Appendix A: Linksys Contact Information Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Appendix A Russia support.ru@linksys.com Spain support.es@linksys.com Sweden support.se @linksys.com Switzerland support.ch@lin ksys.com United Kingdom support.u k@linksys.com Outside of Europe E-mail Address Asia Pacific asiasuppor t@linksys.com (English only) Lat[...]

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    Appendix B 34 Appendix B: Customer Site Survey Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Customer Site Sur vey Use this Customer Site Sur vey to gather cust omer contact infor mation and other information about the customer site that will be needed fo r the implementation and installation of the Linksys Solution. Customer Site Sur vey Site Name/Bus[...]

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    35 Appendix B: Customer Site Survey Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Appendix B Pager # E-mail After Hours Contact Phone Number Is this Site owned and maintained by the customer?  Ye s  No If this site is not custom er- o wned, who is the owner an d maintainer of the site? Is this a manned site?  Ye s  No Hours of Operation Spe[...]

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    Appendix B 36 Appendix B: Customer Site Survey Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Security/Safety Procedures Specify any special security/ safety procedur es, such as the need for safety glasses, saf ety shoes, and the location(s) of hardhat area s. Site Coordinator Specify the name and phone number of the site coordinator responsible for en[...]

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    37 Appendix C: Limited Warranty Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Appendix C Limited W arranty Linksys warrants to the original end user purc haser of the Linksys Product (“Y ou”) that for a period of five (5 ) years for th e Linksys Product’ s Ha rdware and for a period of one (1) year for the Linksys Product’ s fan and power suppl[...]

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    Appendix C 38 Appendix C: Limited Warranty Linksys One Ready Communications Solution (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), ARISING OUT OF OR RELA TED TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT (INCLUDING ANY SOFTW ARE), LINK SYS SGE2000 OR SGE2000P GIGABIT ETHERNET SWITCH EVEN IF LINKSYS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAM AGES. IN NO EV ENT WILL [...]

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    39 Appendix D: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Appendix D Federal Communication Commission Inter ference Statement This Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to par t 15 of the FCC Ru les. These limits are designed to pro[...]

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    Appendix E 40 Appendix E: Specifications Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Specifications Models • SGE2000 — 24-port 1 0/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Switch • SGE2000P — 24-por t 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Switch with PoE Standards 802.3 10BASE-T Ether net, 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ether net, 802.3ab 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet, 802 .3[...]

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    41 Appendix E: Specifications Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Appendix E Layer 2 options • MAC table size - 8K • Number of VLANs - 256 active VLANs (4096 range) •V L A N - Port-based and 802.1Q T ag-based VLANs - Protocol-based VLAN, Management VLAN - Private VLAN Edge (PVE) - GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) • Head of line [...]

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    Appendix E 42 Appendix E: Specifications Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Other Management • T raceroute • Single IP Management • Secure Socket Layer (SSL) security for W eb UI • Secure Shell (SSH) •R A D I U S • Port Mirroring •T F T P u p g r a d e •D H C P C l i e n t • BootP •S N T P • Xmodem upgrade • Cable Dia[...]

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    43 Appendix E: Specifications Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Appendix E DOS prevention DOS Attack prevention Spanning Tr e e IEEE 802.1D Spanning T ree, IEEE 80 2.1w Rapid Spanning T ree, IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning T ree, Fast Linkover IGMP Snooping IGMP (v1/v2) snooping li mits bandwidt h-inten sive video traffic to only the requesto[...]

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    Appendix E 44 Appendix E: Specifications Linksys One Ready Communications Solution EMC FCC Part 15 (CFR 47) Class A ICES-003 Class A EN 55022 Class A CISPR22 Class A EN 55024, EN 50082-1, EN 6100 0-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, EN 61000-6-1 Dimensions 440 x 375 x 44 mm, 17.32 x 14.70 x 1.73 inch (W x D x H) Unit W eight • SGE2000 — 6.39 kg, 14.09 lbs • [...]

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    45 Appendix E: Specifications Linksys One Ready Communications Solution Appendix E[...]

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    ©2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. Al l rights reser ved. Linksys is a registe red trademark and the Linksys One logo is a trademark of Cis co Sy stems, Inc. Release 1.0 ¸[...]