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    USER GUIDE BUSINESS SERIES 24-P or t or 48-P or t 10/100 + 4-P or t 10/100/1000 Gigabit Resilient C lustering S mar t S witch with 2 C omb o SFP s Model: SLM224G4S (G5), SLM248G4S (G5)[...]

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    i About This Guide 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs About T his Guide Icon Descriptions While reading through the User Guide you may see various icons that call attention to specific items. Below is a description of these icons: NO TE: This check mark indicates that there is a not e of interest[...]

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    i T able of Contents 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Chapter 2: Product O verview 2 SLM224G4S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 F ront P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    ii T able of Contents 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Setup > Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Setup > Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Setup > Stack Management[...]

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    iii T able of Contents 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs SNMP > Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 SNMP > Notication F ilter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 SNMP > Notication R[...]

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    iv T able of Contents 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Appendix D: Specic ations 62 SLM224G4S/SLM248G4S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Appendix E: W arranty Informa tion 64 Limited W arranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    1 Introduc tion Chapter 1 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Chapter 1: Introduction Thank you for choosing the Linksys 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Smart Switch with Resilient Clustering T echnology and 2 Combo SFP s. These switches allow you to expand your network securely . Configuration[...]

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    2 Produc t Over view Chapter 2 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Chapter 2: Pr oduc t O v er view SLM224G4S Front P anel The Switch ’ s LEDs and por ts are located on the front panel. Fr ont Panel of the SLM224G4S Sy stem (Gr een/Amber) Lights up g reen t o indicate that the Swit ch is powered[...]

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    3 Produc t Over view Chapter 2 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs SLM248G4S Front P anel The Switch ’ s LEDs and ports are located on the front panel. Fr ont Panel of the SLM248G4S Sy stem (Gr een/Amber) Lights up g reen t o indicate that the Swit ch is powered on. Lights up amber while the S w[...]

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    4 Installation Chapter 3 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Chapter 3: Installation Over view This chapter will explain how to connec t network devices to the Switch. The following diagram shows a typical network configuration. Internet Cable/DSL Modem Router Wir eless Access P oint Ser ver Uplin[...]

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    5 Installation Chapter 3 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Desktop Placement Attach the rubber feet to the recessed areas on the bottom of the Switch. Place the Switch on a deskt op near an AC pow er source . Keep enough ventilation space for the switch and check the envir onmental restrictions [...]

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    6 Installation Chapter 3 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs F or a 1000 Mbps device: Connect a Category 5e Ethernet network cable to port G1, G2, G3, or G4 on the Switch. Connect the other end of the network cable to a PC or other network device. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to connect additional devices[...]

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    7 Installation Chapter 3 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Connect the cable’ s other end to port G2 on Unit 6. Connect one end of a Category 5e Ethernet network cable to port G1 on Unit 6. Connect the cable’ s other end to port G2 on Unit 1. F or a stack with less than 6 switches , the step[...]

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    8 Installation Chapter 4 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Chapter 4: C onfigur ation U sing the C onsole Inter face Over view The Switch featur es a menu-driven console interface that lets you per form basic switch configuration and easily manage your network. T o use the console interface, you[...]

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    9 Installation Chapter 4 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs How t o Use the Console Int er face The Console Inter face consists of a hierarchical series of menu screens and settings screens. Each menu displays a list of options. Selecting an option brings up a settings screen where y ou can confi[...]

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    10 Installation Chapter 4 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs System Inf ormation F rom the System Information screen you can check current firmware v ersions and other general switch information. System Information V ersions The V ersions screen displays version-rela ted information for each swit[...]

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    11 Installation Chapter 4 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs ( When you create your first user account, it will appear as though you are editing the admin account; however , you are only replacing the admin account with the new account. The admin account is not o verwritten or deleted.) Once you [...]

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    12 Installation Chapter 4 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs HT TP HTTP S erver Enable or disable the Switch ’ s HT TP server function. HTTP Server port Set the TCP port that HT TP packets are sent and receiv ed from. Network C onfiguration The Network Configuration screen offers a choice of tw[...]

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    13 Installation Chapter 4 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Select Edit to change the settings. When your changes are complete , press Esc to r eturn to the Action menu, and select Ex ecute to upload or download the designated file. If you are downloading a new boot image , please follow these s[...]

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    14 Installation Chapter 4 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Soft ware The version number of the software that runs the switch. Uplink The ID number of the switch that has an uplink connection to this switch. Downlink The ID number of the switch that has a downlink connection from this switch. St[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 15 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Chapter 5: C onfigur ation U sing the W eb -based Utilit y This chapter describes the f eatures included in the W eb-based Utilit y . All features shown in this chapter , unless specifically identified, a[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 16 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs DNS Ser ver The IP address of your ISP ’ s ser ver that translates the names of websites into IP addresses. This setting can be configured from the Setup tab ’ s Network Settings screen. Default G ate[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 17 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs The Network Settings screen allows you to edit the following inf ormation. Identification Sy stem Name Specifies the name of the Switch. Enter the name into the text field provided. By default, the system[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 18 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs T o Enter the ending date for daylight saving time using the format DD/MM/YY . Recurring If daylight saving time has fixed star t and end dates, check this bo x and fill in these fields: Fr om Specify the[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 19 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Unit No. The unit (switch) that you are managing. The default is the Master unit ’ s number . T o manage a differ ent unit, select its number from the drop-down menu. Port The por t number (preceded by [...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 20 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs 10 Half The por t advertises 10 Mbps half- duplex operation. 10 Full The por t adver tises 10 Mbps full- duplex operation. 100 Half The port adv er tises 100 Mbps half-duplex operation. 100 F ull The por [...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 21 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Port Management > Link Aggregation > Detail LAG The LAG number ( 1 - 8 ). T o display or edit another LAG, select the number from the drop-down menu. Description The user- defined LAG descr iption o[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 22 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Admin Key (R ead-only) A channel will only be formed between ports with the same admin key . This only applies to ports located on the same switch. When you are finished entering the settings abov e, clic[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 23 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Ac ceptable F rame T ype This specifies the type of frames that the por t will accept. I f All (default) is selec ted, the port will accept all frame t ypes, including tagged or untagged frames. If T agge[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 24 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs VLAN Management > VLAN to Port > Join VLAN to Port Select VLAN This c ontains two fields. The field on the left lists the IDs of all av ailable VLANs to which the port can belong; the field on the r[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 25 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Collisions Displays the number of collisions rec eived on the interface since the device was last refreshed . Fr ames of xx Bytes Number of xx-byte frames received on the interface since the device was la[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 26 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Broadcast Pack ets Displays the number of good Broadcast packets received on the inter face since the device was last refr eshed. This number does not include Multicast packets. Multicast Pack ets Display[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 27 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Interval Defines the alarm interval time in seconds. Owner Displays the device or user that defined the alarm. Click Add to List t o add an entr y to the Alarm T able. Alarm T able The Alarm T able lists [...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 28 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs The Interface Statistics screen is used to display statistics for the Ethernet port or LAG that you specify . Y ou can also specify the rate at which the displa y will be refreshed. Interface T o display [...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 29 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Enable Periodic Reauthentication Selec t the check box to permit periodic por t reauthentication. Setting Timer Click this button to open the Setting Timer screen to configur e ports for 802.1x func tiona[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 30 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Disabled por ts can be reactivated from the Port Settings screen of the P ort M anagement tab . Interface Select Unit No. or LA G , then select the desired interface from the appropriate drop-down menu. L[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 31 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Sec urity > Storm Control The Storm Contr ol screen is used to configure broadcast and multicast storm control . Security > Storm Control Storm Control enables limiting the amount of Multicast and B[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 32 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Usage T ype This is the RADIUS ser ver authentication type. The possible values ar e: Login (Default value) I ndicates that the RADIUS ser ver is used for authenticating user name and passw ords. 802.1X I[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 33 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs QoS > Queue S ettings The Queue Settings screen is used to define the QoS queue forwarding types. QoS > Queue Settings Strict Priority Indicates that traffic scheduling for the selected queue is bas[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 34 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Committed Information R ate (CIR) Defines CIR as the queue shaping type. The allow ed values are 64 to 62500 Kbps for the 10/100 ports and 64 to 1000000 K bps for the Gigabit ports. Committed Burst Size ([...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 35 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs T opolo gy Changes Counts The total amount of STP state changes that hav e occurred. Last T opolo gy Change The elapsed time since the bridge was initialized or reset, and the last topogr aphic change occ[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 36 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Port F ast I ndicates if F ast Link is enabled on the port. If F ast Link mode is enabled f or a port, the P ort State is automatically placed in the F or warding state when the por t link is up. F ast Li[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 37 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Auto Learn Select this option to enable Auto Learn on the device. If Auto Learn is enabled, the device automatically learns where other Multicast groups are located . The default is enabled (option is sel[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 38 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs The Bridge Multicast Forward All screen contains the following fields: VLAN ID Displays the VLAN for which Multicast parameters are displa yed. Interface Inter faces with the following configuration optio[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 39 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs V iew Name Displays the user-defined views. The options are as follo ws: Default Displays the default SNMP view for read and read/write views . DefaultSuper Displays the default SNMP view for administrato[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 40 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Authentica tion Method Use this to enable or disable Authentication bet ween the SNMP Agent on the Switch and the SNMP Manager . None Disables authentication between the SNMP Agent on the Swit ch and the [...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 41 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Base T able Management Station Displays the management station IP address for which the basic SNMP c ommunity is defined . Community String Displays the password used to authenticate the management statio[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 42 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs SNMPv3 Enables SNMPv3 as the Notification Recipient. Either SNMPv1,2 or SNMPv3 can be enabled at any one time, but not both at the same time. If SNMPv3is enabled, the User Name and Securit y Level fields [...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 43 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Confirm P assword F ield. Then click Update to sav e the changes to the Local U sers T able. Change a user name Highlight the user name in the Local Users T able. The User Name , Passw ord , and Confirm P[...]

  • Page 50

    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 44 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Quer y Interface Use this to quer y the table f or a specific por t or LAG. Select Port or L AG and selec t the inter face from the drop-down menu. MA C Address Use this to quer y the table for a specific[...]

  • Page 51

    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 45 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Admin > Cable T est - Gigabit Ports Advanc ed ( Gigabit por ts only) Click the Advanced button to open the Copper Cable Ex tended Feature screen. The Copper C able Extended F eature screen c ontains th[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 46 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Admin > Firm ware Upgrade Admin > F irmware Upgrade The Firmw are Upgrade screen allows you to download firmware upgrade files from a TFTP ser ver , or from your computer via the HT TP interface. V [...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 47 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs T o restore the factor y defaults, click Reset Default , then click OK to confirm. Then restar t the Swit ch by going to the Admin > Reboot screen; once there, select the master unit number (if applica[...]

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    Chapter 5 Configuration U sing the W eb -based Utility 48 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Severity Displays the log severity . Description Displays the log message te xt. Admin > Memory Logs Admin > Flash Logs The Flash Log screen contains information about log entries saved to the Log F[...]

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    49 About Gigabit Ethernet and Fiber Optic Cabling Appendix A 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Appendix A: About Gigabit Ethernet and F iber Optic Cabling Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet runs at speeds of 1Gbps ( Gigabit per second), ten times faster than 100Mbps F ast Ethernet, but it still i[...]

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    50 About Switch Stacking Appendix B 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Appendix B: About S witch Stacking A switch may operate in one of two modes: Stack or Standalone . Y ou can selec t either mode dur ing sof tware boot or using the web-based utility ’ s Setup > Summar y screen, with the n[...]

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    51 About Switch Stacking Appendix B 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs the Console por t, T elnet or Web-based Utility) and reset the units to make this assignment permanent. The unit that is assigned number 1 will ac t as the Master; this is indicat ed by the S tack Master LED on its front panel[...]

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    52 About Switch Stacking Appendix B 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Stack Units Star tup Process Whenever a unit in stack mode is initialized (powered up or rebooted) it goes through the same exact process, consisting of the follo wing three steps: Master Discovery/Election. Unit ID allocation[...]

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    53 About Switch Stacking Appendix B 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs If both duplicat e units are in auto (self ordering) mode, then the unit ID will be decided by the Mac address. The unit with the lower Mac will keep its unit ID . The other will be reassigned a new unit ID . If one of the dup[...]

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    54 About Switch Stacking Appendix B 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs If the incoming unit did not have an assigned Unit ID (that is, it was in factory default mode), it will be assigned the lowest a vailable Unit ID by the Master . I t is strongly rec ommended that automatic assigned unit ID mo[...]

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    55 About Switch Stacking Appendix B 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs If the incoming unit already has an assigned Unit ID , and that Unit ID is unused in the current stack, the incoming unit will keep its assigned Unit ID and the Master will apply to it any c onfiguration relevant to tha t Unit[...]

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    56 About Switch Stacking Appendix B 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs before the split. Since the Backup Master was not acting as a master prior to the split, it will initiate a topology database and por t-learning process. T raffic might be halted for a shor t period of time until synchronizati[...]

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    57 About Switch Stacking Appendix B 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs It should be emphasized that when t wo stacks are combined, all of the configuration information for one of the stacks will be lost. Only the surviving master (after the discovery/election process completes) will maintain its [...]

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    58 Glossar y Appendix C 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Appendix C: Glossar y This glossar y contains some basic networking terms you may come across when using this pr oduct. WEB: F or additional terms, please visit the glossary at w w w .linksy s.com/glossary Ac cess Mode Specifies the metho[...]

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    59 Glossar y Appendix C 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs CoS (Class of Ser vice) The 802.1p priority scheme. CoS provides a method for tagging packets with priority information. A CoS value between 0-7 is added to the Layer II header of packets, wher e zero is the low est priority and seven is [...]

  • Page 66

    60 Glossar y Appendix C 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs MA C (Media Ac cess Contr ol) Address The unique address that a manufacturer assigns to each networking device. Mask A filter that includes or excludes certain values, for example parts of an IP address. Mbps (M egaBits Per S econd) One m[...]

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    61 Glossar y Appendix C 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs T CP (T ransmission Contr ol Prot ocol) A network protocol for transmitting data that requir es ack nowledgement from the recipient of da ta sent. T CP/IP ( T ransmission Control Pr otocol/Internet Protoc ol) A set of instructions PCs use[...]

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    62 Specific ations Appendix D 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Appendix D: Specifications SLM224G4S/SLM248G4S Specications Ports 24 or 48 RJ-45 connectors for 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T with 2 shared SFP slots and 2 Gigabit ports Buttons None Cabling Type UTP CAT 5 or better for 10[...]

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    63 Specific ations Appendix D 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Layer 2 VLAN Port-based and 802.1q-based VLANs HOL Blocking Head of line blocking prevention Jumbo frame Supports up to 9K byte frames Standards 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet, 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet, 802.3ab 1000BASE-T Gigabit Et[...]

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    64 Appendix E Warranty Inf ormation 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs free of vulnerability t o intrusion or attack. The pr oduct may include or be bundled with third part y sof tware or ser vice offerings. This limited warranty shall not apply to such third par t y sof tware or ser vice offerin[...]

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    65 Appendix E Warranty Inf ormation 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs product to Linksys at your cost and risk . Y ou must include the RMA number and a copy of your dated proof of original purchase when returning your product. Products receiv ed without a RMA number and dated proof of original p[...]

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    66 Regula tor y Informa tion Appendix F 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Appendix F : Regulat or y Information FCC Sta tement This equipment has been tested and complies with the specifications f or a Class A digital devic e, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the f[...]

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    67 Regula tor y Informa tion Appendix F 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs User Inf ormation for C onsumer Products Cov ered b y EU Direc tive 2002/96/EC on W aste Electric and Elec tronic Equipment ( WEEE) This document contains impor tant information for users with regards to the proper disposa[...]

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    68 Regula tor y Informa tion Appendix F 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Eesti (E stonian) - Keskkonnaalane informatsioon Euroopa Liidus asuva tele klientidele Euroopa Liidu direktiivi 2002/96/EÜ nõuete kohaselt on seadmeid, millel on tootel või pakendil k äesolev sümbol , keelatud kõr va[...]

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    69 Regula tor y Informa tion Appendix F 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Lietuvškai (Lithuanian) - Aplinkosaugos informacija, skir ta Europos Sąjungos vartotojams Europos dir ektyva 2002/96/EC numato , kad įrangos, kuri ir kurios pakuotė yra pažymėta šiuo simboliu (įvesk ite simbolį), [...]

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    70 Regula tor y Informa tion Appendix F 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Português (P ortuguese) - Informação ambiental para clientes da União Eur opeia A Directiva Europeia 2002/96/CE exige que o equipamento que exibe este símbolo no produto e/ou na sua embalagem não seja eliminado junto[...]

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    71 Contac t Informa tion Appendix G 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Appendix G: C ontact Information If you experience problems with any Linksys product, you can contact suppor t by visiting the appropriate w ebsite: Region W eb Addr ess Algeria (Arabic) www .linksys.c om/DZar/suppor t Algeria[...]

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    72 Contac t Informa tion Appendix G 24/48-Port 10/100 + 4-Port Gigabit Resilient Clustering Smart Switch with 2 C ombo SFPs Region W eb Addr ess Malaysia ww w .linksy s.com/MY/support Mauritius w ww .linksys.c om/MU/suppor t Mexico ww w .linksys .com/MX/support Morocco ( Arabic) w w w .linksys .com/MAar/support Morocco (English) w w w .linksy s.com[...]