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    Page 1 of 24 © 2003 by NETGEAR, I nc. A l l ri ght s reserved. Trademarks © 2003 NETGEAR, I nc. NETGE AR ® , the Net gear Logo, the Gear Guy, and Everybody’ s connect i ng are t radem arks or regi s tered trade mark o f Netgear, Inc . in the Uni t ed S tates and/ or other count ri es . Microsof t, W indows, and t he W indows logo are tradem ar[...]

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    Page 2 of 24 W ar ning: T his is a Class A product. I n a domestic envir onment , this product m ay cause radio interf erence, in which case the user may be required t o take appropr iate measures. Canadian Department of Communicat ions Radio Interf erence Regulations This digit al apparatus (NE T GE A R Model GSM7324 Managed Gigabit Switch) do not[...]

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    Page of 24 3 CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 5 Overview .....................................................................................................................................................................5 Feature[...]

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    Page 4 of 24 Figures FIGURE 1-1. PAC KAGE CONT ENT S ................................................................................................... .............................................. 7 FIGURE 2-1. FRO NT PANEL OF TH E GSM7324 MANAGED LAY ER 3 GIGABIT ETH ER NET S W ITCH ......................................... 9 FIGURE 2-2. BACK P[...]

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    Page 5 of 24 CHA PTER 1: INTRODUCTIO N Congrat ulat ions on your pur chase of a NETG EAR Model GSM7324 Managed Layer 3 Gigabit Ether net Switch! Your NETG EAR Switch is a stat e-of - t he-art, hig h-perf ormance, IEEE-compliant net work solution designed f or users who want ease of use along with powerful m anag ement f eatures you can use to elimi[...]

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    Page 6 of 24 Features The f ollowing list identif ies the key f eatures of the NET G EAR Model GSM7324 Managed Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Switch. • Twenty-four 10/ 100/ 1000 Mbps auto sensing Gigabit Et hernet T P port s • Four SFP modules combo ( shar ed with TP) with GT P for a variety of fiber connect ions • Full compatibility with IEEE stan[...]

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    Page 7 of 24 o SNMP-based Network Management Sof tware (NMS) • Automatic har dware conf igurat ion on all Et hernet RJ-45 por t s o Auto-sensing and aut o- negotiat ing speed o Auto Uplink™ on all por t s to autom at ically mak e the rig ht connection (MDI/MDI-X ) o Full- and half - duplex f unctions • Automatic addr ess lear ning funct ion t[...]

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    Page 8 of 24 Verify that y our package contains th e follow ing: GSM7324 M anaged Layer 3 G ig abit Ethernet Switch Rubber f oot pads f or t ablet op inst allat ion Rubber caps f or t he 4 SFP sock ets Pow er cord Null-modem console cable Rack-m ount k it f or installing t he switch in a 19-inch rack This In stalla tion Gui de CD ROM Support Inf or[...]

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    Page 9 of 24 CHA PTER 2: PHYSICA L DESCRIPTION This chapter descr ibes t he har dware features of the NET GEAR Model GSM7324 M anaged Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Switch. T opics include: Front and back panels 10/100/1000 Mbps auto-sensing RJ- 45 por t s SFP module bay LED descriptions Console port Front and Back Panels Figures 2- 1 and 2- 2 show the k[...]

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    Page 10 of 24 • Aft er ascer taining t his inf ormat ion, the switch automat ically conf igures t he RJ- 45 port to enable communications with the att ached device, without r eq uiring user int er vention. I n this way, the Auto Uplink t echnolog y eliminates the need f or sett ing uplink connections or being concerned about whether to use crosso[...]

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    Page 11 of 24 LED Descriptions The f ront panel of the NETG EAR Model GSM 7324 Managed Layer 3 Gigabit Et hernet Switch has LEDs that provide a quick and accurate display of port speed, act ivity, and link st at e. The G ig abit Ethernet SFP ports also have LEDs that show link and act ivity status. T able 2-1 summar izes the LEDs on the switch and [...]

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    Page 12 of 24 For more inf ormat ion about console- por t connections, see “Connecting t o the Console Port” in Chapt er 3 Installation. For m ore inf or m at ion about managing the switch, see the User Manual located on the CD- ROM.[...]

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    Page 13 of 24 CHA PTER 3: INSTA LLA TION This chapter descr ibes t he inst allation procedures f or your NETG EAR Model GSM7324 Managed Layer 3 Gigabit Et her net Switch. Switch installation involves the f ollowing st eps: Step 1: Prepar ing the site Step 2: Inst alling the switch Step 3: Check ing the installat ion Step 4: Applying AC power Step 5[...]

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    Page 14 of 24 Step 2: Installing the Switch You can install your NETG EAR Model GSM7324 Managed Layer 3 Gigabit Ether net Switch on a f lat surf ace or in a st andar d 19- inch r ack . Install i ng the Sw itch on a Fl at Surf ace The switch ships with four self -adhesive rubber f ootpads. St ick one rubber f ootpad on each of t he four concave spac[...]

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    Page 15 of 24 1. Connect the f emale end of t he supplied AC power adapter cable to the power recept acle on the back of the switch. 2. Connect the 3-pr ong ed end of t he AC power adapter cable to a g r ounded 3- pr ong ed AC outlet. W hen you apply power, the Pow er LED on t he switch’s f ront panel will be Yellow, as it conducts a Power On Sel[...]

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    Page 16 of 24 To install addit ional G ig abit Ethernet module, repeat t his procedure Figure 3-3. Installing a Gigabit Ethernet fiber M odule into an GSM7324 Step 7: Connecting to t he Cons ole Port to Manage the Swit ch (initial configuration) To learn the I P address, you must f irst access the Com m and Line m anag ement via the console interf [...]

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    Page 17 of 24 Figure 3-4. System Information. 5. The log in name is “admin”. And t here is no password assigned. W e strong ly recommend you enable password f or admin access to secure access to the sw itch management function. After successful login, the screen should show (GSM7324) > prompt. E nter “ show sysinfo ”, and it will display[...]

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    Page 18 of 24 Sysinfo page. To use your web browser, simply type the IP address in t he URL address bar and hit ent er . If you want to use an SNMP management application, you w ill need to note the IP address and t o config ure the SNMP settings in your switch so that it will respond to SNMP request s. This conf igur at ion can be done throug h ei[...]

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    Page 19 of 24 A PPENDIX A : TECHNICA L SPECIFI CATIONS This appendix provides technical specif icat ions for t he NET GEAR Model GSM7324 M anaged Layer 3 Gigabit Et her net Switch. Network Proto col and S tandards Compatibility IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-T X IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-SX IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T IEEE 802.3x f low control Lay [...]

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    Page 20 of 24 Interface 24 RJ-45 connectors f or 10BASE-T , 100BASE-T X, and 1000BASE- T (Auto Uplink ™ on all ports) 4 Gigabit I nt erf ace Converte r ( SFP) slot s f or SFP m odules RS-232 Console Port LEDs Per port ( 10/ 100/ 1000 for T P and Gigabit f or f iber): Link , Speed, and Act ivity. Per device: Power, fan, and st atus. Performance Sp[...]

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    Page 21 of 24 Safety CE mark, comme rcial CSA certif ied (CSA 22.2 #950) TUV licensed (EN 60 950) UL listed (UL 1950)/ cUL I EC950/EN60950[...]

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    Page 22 of 24 A PPENDIX B: TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter pr ovides inf ormation about t r oubleshoot ing the NET GEAR Model GSM7324 M anaged Layer 3 Gigabit Et her net Switch. Topics include: Troubleshoot ing chart Additional troubleshoot ing sugg est ions Troubleshooting Chart Table B-1 list s sympt om s, causes, and solutions of possible problems.[...]

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    Page 23 of 24 Configurati on If pr oblem s occur af ter alt er ing the network conf igur at ion, restore t he or ig inal connections and determ ine the problem by implement ing the new changes, one step at a time. Make sure t hat cable dist ances, repeater lim it s, and other physical aspects of the installat ion do not exceed the Ethernet lim it a[...]

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    Page 24 of 24 A PPENDIX C: Default Setti ngs This appendix provides the def ault set tings f or the NET GEAR Model GSM7324 M anaged Layer 3 Gig abit Ethernet Switch. Feature GSM7324 Default Setting Port Speed Auto-negotiation Port Duplex Auto-negotiation Flow Control (half duplex ) Enabled Flow Control (full duplex ) Disabled Broadcast Stor m Contr[...]

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