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    350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95 134 USA May 201 1 202-10864-01 v1.0 G S 752 T X S S m a r t S w i t c h Har dw ar e Installation G uide[...]

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    2 | GS752TXS Smart Switch Hard ware Installation Guide ©201 1 NET GEAR , In c. All rig hts reserv ed No p art of this publica tion may be reprodu ced, tr ansmitted, tra nscribed, stored i n a retriev al syste m, or translat ed into any language in any form or b y any me ans withou t the wri tten permi ssion of NETGEAR, In c. T echnical S upport Th[...]

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    Con tent s | 3 Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Chapter 1 Introduct ion Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    GS752TXS Smart Switch Hard ware Installation Guide 4 | Contents Network Ada pter Card s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 8 Configur ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Switch In tegrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    GS752TXS Smart Switch Hard ware Installation Guide Con tents | 5[...]

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    C hapter 1. Introduction | 6 1 1. Intr oduc tion Congratulat ions on t he purchase of your NETGEAR ® ProSafe TM GS752TXS Smart Swi tch! Y our GS752TXS Smart Switch is a st ate-of-the-a r t, hig h-performance, IEEE-compliant network solution designed f or users who require a large number of port s and want the power of Gigabit connectivi ty to eli [...]

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    Ch apter 1. Introduction | 7 GS752TXS Smart Switch Hard ware Inst allation Guide Overview The NETGEAR GS752TXS Smart Switch provides 48 twisted- pair port s that support nonst op 10/100/1000M net works. The switch al so has four built-i n Enhanced Small For m Factor Pluggable ( SFP+) GBIC sl ots that support 1000M and 10G optical modules or up to t[...]

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    8 | Chapter 1. Int roduction GS752TXS Smart Switch Hardware Installation Guide • IEEE 802.3z (10 00BASE-x) • IEEE802.aq (10GBASE-LRM) • IEEE802.3ae (10GBASE Eth ernet) • IEEE802.3az (Ener gy Effi cient Ethe rnet) • IEEE 802.3x (Full -duplex f low control) • Autosensing and auto-negot iating cap abiliti es for all port s. • Auto Uplink[...]

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    Ch apter 1. Introduction | 9 GS752TXS Smart Switch Hard ware Inst allation Guide A stac k unit c an operate i n one of the following Modes : • S tandalone unit runs as a genera l switch. The standalon e unit does not run the st acking applicati on until it is connected to a st ack. • The Mast er unit manages the entire st ack, and i s responsi [...]

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    10 | Chapter 1. Introduction GS752TXS Smart Switch Hardware Installation Guide • Power cord • Instal lation g uide • Smart Switch Resource CD with NETGEAR Smart Control Center and User ’s Manual If any item is missing or damaged, cont act the place of purchase immediate ly .[...]

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    Cha pter 1. Intr oduc tion | 11 GS752TXS Smart Switch Hard ware Inst allation Guide[...]

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    Chapter 2. Physic al Description | 12 2 2. P h y s ic a l D e script io n This chapter descr ibes the GS752TXS Smart Switch hardware features . T opics include: • GS752TXS Front-Panel and Back-Panel Configur ation • LED Designatio ns • Device Har dware Inter faces GS752TXS Front -P anel an d Back -P anel Config uration The GS752TXS Smart Swit[...]

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    Ch apter 2. Physical Description | 13 GS752TXS Smart Switch Hard ware Inst allation Guide • Four dedi cated 1000 Mbps/10Gbp s S FP+ Gigabit Eth ernet switchi ng ports. Up to two of these p orts (port s 51 and 52) can alt ernatively b e used as stack ing port s. • Reset but ton to rest art the device • Recessed def ault reset butt on to restor[...]

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    14 | Chapter 2. Physical Description GS752TXS Smart Switch Hardware Installation Guide System LEDs The following table describes the system LED designa tions. LED Designatio n Power • Solid Gre en — Device is pow ered on, run- time code is up and ru nning. • Solid Y ellow — Dev ice is boo ting up. • Off — Power is not sup plied to the d[...]

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    Ch apter 2. Physical Description | 15 GS752TXS Smart Switch Hard ware Inst allation Guide Device Hardwa re Interfac es RJ -45 P o rts RJ-45 port s are autosensing port s. When inserti ng a cable into an RJ-45 port, the switch automatically ascert ains the maximum speed (10, 100, or 1000 Mbps ) and duplex mode (half-dup lex or full-duplex) of the at[...]

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    16 | Chapter 2. Physical Description GS752TXS Smart Switch Hardware Installation Guide Re set Button The Smart Switch has a Reset button on the front p anel to allow you to manually reboot the switch. This actio n is equivalent to powering the unit of f and back on. The last saved configurat ion is loaded into the switch as it reset s. T o operate [...]

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    Ch apter 2. Physical Description | 17 GS752TXS Smart Switch Hard ware Inst allation Guide[...]

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    Ch apter 3. Applications | 18 3 3. A p p l ic a t io n s Y our GS752TXS Smart Switc h is designed to provide fle xibility i n configuring your networ k connections. It can be used as your only network traf fic-distribut ion device or with 10 Mbp s, 100 Mbps , 1000 Mbps, and 10 Gbp s hubs and swit ches. Deskto p Swit ching The GS752TXS Smart Switch [...]

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    Chap ter 3. Applicatio ns | 19 GS752TXS Smart Switch Hard ware Inst allation Guide Backbone S witching Y ou can us e the GS752TXS Smart Switc h as a backbone swi tch in a small network tha t gives users high -speed acc ess to ser vers and ot her network devices. Figure 5. Backbone Switching Green=Link at 1G Yellow=Link at 10/ 100M Power Reset ID Fa[...]

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    C hapter 4. Inst allatio n | 20 4 4. Inst allati on This chapter descr ibes the inst allation procedures for your GS752TXS Smart Switch. Switch inst allation i nvolves t he following steps: S tep 1: Prepar ing the Si te S tep 2: Inst alling the Switch S tep 3: Checkin g the Inst allation S tep 4: Connecting Devi ces to the Switch S tep 5: Inst alli[...]

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    Ch apter 4. Inst allatio n | 21 GS752TXS Smart Switch Hard ware Inst allation Guide Step 1: Preparing the S ite Before you inst all the switch, ensure the operati ng environment meets the si te requirement s in the foll owing t able. Step 2: Installing the Swit ch The GS752TXS Smart Switch can be used on a flat surface or mount ed in a standar d ne[...]

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    22 | Chapter 4. Installation GS752TXS Smart Switch Hardware Installation Guide 4. Align the mounting holes in the brackets with the holes i n the rack, and insert two pan-head screws with nylon washers through each bracket and into the rack. 5. T ighten the screws with a #2 Phillips screwdri v er to secure mounting brackets to the rack. Figure 6. R[...]

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    Ch apter 4. Inst allatio n | 23 GS752TXS Smart Switch Hard ware Inst allation Guide Figure 7. Conne cting Devi ces to the Switch Connect each PC to an RJ-45 network port on the Switch front panel ( Figure 7 ). Us e Category 5 (Cat5 ) Unshielded T wisted-Pair (UTP) ca ble terminated with an RJ-45 conne ctor to make these connection s. Note: Ethernet[...]

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    24 | Chapter 4. Installation GS752TXS Smart Switch Hardware Installation Guide Figure 8. Installing and SFP T ra nsceiver Module Step 6: Insta lling Device as Stand-alon e or Stack Master A master-backup unit runs as a slave unit as described above. In addition, it continuously monitors t he existenc e and operation of the st ack master . If the m [...]

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    Ch apter 4. Inst allatio n | 25 GS752TXS Smart Switch Hard ware Inst allation Guide Figure 9. St acking T opologies The device is “Plug and Play ” in terms of stacki ng configurat ion. Before powering up the device, connect the devices into the requir ed stacki ng topology . Then power up the devices. By default, the switch is configured to all[...]

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    26 | Chapter 4. Installation GS752TXS Smart Switch Hardware Installation Guide Step 8 : Managing t he Switch usi ng a W eb Bro wser or t he PC Utility The GS752TXS Smart Switch contains sof tware for viewing, changing, and monit oring the way it works. This management so ftware is not requ ired for the switch t o work. The por ts can be used with o[...]

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    Ap pendix : T rou bleshooting | 27 A A. T r oubles hoot i ng This chapte r provides informati on about t rou bleshooti ng the NETGEAR Smart Switch. T opics inclu de the foll owing: • T roubleshooting Char t • Additio nal T roubleshooting Suggest ions T ro ubleshootin g Chart The foll owing t able list s symptoms, causes, a nd soluti ons of poss[...]

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    28 | Appendix : T roub leshooting GS752TXS Smart Switch Hardware Installation Guide Additional T roubleshooti ng Suggestions If the s uggestions in Troubl eshooting Chart do not resolve t he problem, refer t o the troubleshoot ing suggesti ons in t his sect ion. Network Adapter Cards Ensure the ne twork adapter cards inst alled i n the PCs ar e in [...]

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    Appen dix : T echnical Specifications | 29 B B. T e ch n ic a l Spe c i fica t io n s Network P rotocol and Standards Compatibility IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-X IEEE802.3aq (10GBASE-LRM) IEEE802.3ae (10GBASE Ethernet) IEEE 802.3x full-dupl ex flow control IEEE802.3az (Energy Ef ficient Et[...]

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    30 | Appendix : T ech nical Specifications GS752TXS Smart Switch Hardware Installation Guide SNTP (Simple Network T ime Protocol) 3 servers. Disabled by default. Jumbo Frame Support (9K) IPv6 Management, Multic ast, and QoS S tatic Routi ng MLD Snooping DHCP Snooping Protocol and MAC based VLAN DoS and Auto DoS prevention ACLs (MAC, IPv4, IPv6 and [...]

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    Appendix : T echnical Specifications | 31 GS752TXS Smart Switch Hard ware Inst allation Guide Physical Specifications Dimensions (H x W x D): 1.7 x 17.3 x10.1/43 x 440 x 257 (in/mm) Wei ght: 4.50 kg (9.92 lb s) Environmental Specifi cations Operating tempera ture: 0°C to 50°C (32°F to 104°F) Operating hu midity: 10% to 95% maximum r elative hum[...]

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    32 | Appendix : T ech nical Specifications GS752TXS Smart Switch Hardware Installation Guide[...]

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    Appendix : Notification of Compliance | 33 C C. No tif i cati on o f Com pli ance NET GEAR Wir ed Pr oducts Regulatory Comp liance Informa tion This secti on includes user requirements for operating t his product in accordance with National laws f or usage of radio s pectrum and oper ation of radio devic es. Failure of the end-user to comply with t[...]

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    34 | Appendix : Notification of Comp liance GS752TXS Smart Switch Hardware Installation Guide FCC Radio Frequency Interference W ar nings & Instructions This equipment has been t ested and f ound to compl y with t he limit s for a Class B di gital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limit s are designed to provide reasonable pr [...]

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    Index | 35 Inde x Nume rics 1U 8 8-pin 15 A Applying A C Power 25 Auto Uplink 15 Auto-neg otiating 8 Autosensing 15 B Backpressure 8 C Category 5 U nshiel ded T wisted-Pai r 7 Checki ng the Instal lation 22 Clas s of Ser vice 7 compl iance 33 Connect ing Devic es to the S w itch 22 , 23 Cros sover 15 D Default Rese t Button 13 Devi ce Hard ware Int[...]

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    36 | Index GS752TXS Smart Switch Hardware Installation Guide T tech nical s upport 2 T emper atur e 21 trade marks 2 Traffic Co nt rol 7 T roubleshootin g Chart 27 U User Inte rvention 15 User’s Manu al 10 UTP 23 V V entila tion 21 VLAN 7 W Web -based Graphic al User Interface 7[...]