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    350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA March 2013 202-1 1253-01 v1.0 XS712T Smart S w it c h Har dw ar e Inst allati on Guid e[...]

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    2 XS712T Smart Switch Support Thank you for selecting NETGEAR products. After installing your device, locate the serial number on the labe l of your product and use it to register your product at https://my .n etgear .com . Y ou must register yo ur product befor e you can use NETGEAR telephon e support. NETGEAR recommends registering your product t[...]

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    Content s | 3 Content s Chapter 1 Introduction Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    4 XS712T Smart Switch Switch Integrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Autonegotiation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Appendix B Technical Specifications Network Protocol and Standards Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    5 1 1. Intr oduc ti on Congratulations on the purcha se of your NETGEAR ® ProSafe TM XS712T Smart Switch! Y our XS712T Smart Switch is a state-of-the-art , hi gh-performance, IEEE-comp liant network solution designed for users who require many port s and want the power of Gigabit connectivity to eliminate bottlenecks, boost pe rformance, and incr [...]

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    6 XS712T Smart Switch Overview The NETGEAR XS712T Smart Switch provides 12 tw isted-pair port s that support nonsto p 100M/1000M/10G networks. The switch also has two built-in enh anced small form factor pluggable (SFP+) GBIC combo slot s that support 1000M and 10 G optical modules. Using these Gigabit slot s, you can create high- speed connections[...]

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    7 XS712T Smart Switch - IEEE802.3ae (10GBASE Ethernet) - I EEE802.3az (Energy Efficien t Ethernet) - I EEE 802.3x (full-duplex flow control) • Aut oSensing and autonegotiating ca pabilities for all port s. • Aut o Uplink™ on all port s to make the right connection. • Aut omatic address learning fun ction to build the packet-forwarding infor[...]

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    8 XS712T Smart Switch • Rubber footpads for t abletop installation • Rack-mounting kit s • Power cord • Installation guide • Smart switch resource CD with NETGEAR Smart Control Center and user’s manual If any item is missing or damaged, cont ac t the place of purchase immedia tely .[...]

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    9 2 2. Ph y si cal Des c r i pti on This chapter describes the XS712T Smart Switch h ardware features. T opics include: • Front Panel and Back Panel Configuration • LED Designations • Device Hardware Interfaces[...]

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    10 XS712T Smart Switch F ront P anel and Back P anel Configuration The smart switch has 12 100M/1000M/10G copper port s and two combo 1000 Mbps/10 Gbp s SFP+ fiber ports. Ea ch port is capable of sensing the line speed and negotiating the duplex mode with the link p artner automatically . The following figure illustrates the front panel of the smar[...]

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    11 XS712T Smart Switch Po r t L E D s The following ta ble describes the RJ-45 and co mbo SFP+ port LED design ations. Each RJ-45 port has two LEDs. Each SFP+ port has it s own indicat ion LEDs. T able 1. Port LE Ds LED Designation Link/S pee d/ACT LED mode for copper ports 1 to 12 • Off . No link established. • Sol id green (lef t side) . A va[...]

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    12 XS712T Smart Switch RJ-45 P orts RJ-45 ports are AutoSensing ports. When yo u insert a cable into an RJ-45 port, the switch automatically ascertains the maximum speed (10 0 Mbps, 100 0 Mbps, or 10 Gbps) and duplex mode (half-duplex or full-d uplex) of the attached de vice. All ports supp ort only an unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) ca ble terminate[...]

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    13 3 3. Applic ation s Y our XS712T Smart Switch is designed to provid e flexibilit y in configuring your network connections. It can be used a s your only networ k traf fic-distribution device or with 1 00 Mbps, 1000 Mbps, and 10 Gbp s hubs and switches. • Desktop Switching • Backbone Switching[...]

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    14 XS712T Smart Switch Desktop Switching The smart switch can be used as a desktop switch to bu ild a small network that enables users to have 1000-Mbp s access to a file serv er . With full duplex enabled, th e switch port connected to the server o r computer can provide 2000 Mbp s throughput. If a 10 -Gbps module is used to connect the switch to [...]

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    16 4 4. Inst alla ti on This chapter describes the inst allation procedures for your XS712T Smart Switch. Switch installation involves the step s described in the following section s: S tep 1: Prepare the Site S tep 2: Inst all the Switch S tep 3: Check the Installat ion S tep 4: Connect Devices to the Switch S tep 5: Inst all an SFP T ransceiver M[...]

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    17 XS712T Smart Switch Step 1: P repare the Site Before you inst all the switch, ensure that the operating environ ment meets the site requirement s in the following tab le. T a ble 3. Site requirements Charac teristics Requirements Mounting • Desktop installations. Provide a flat table o r shelf surface. • Rack-mount installations. Use a 1 9 i[...]

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    18 XS712T Smart Switch Install the Switch in a R ack T o install the switch in a rack, you need the 19 inch rack-mount kit supplie d with the switch.  T o install the switch i n a rack: 1. Att ach the supp lied mounting bracket s to the side of the switch. 2. In sert the screws provided in the rack-mount kit thro ugh each bracket and into the br[...]

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    *UHHQ /LQNDW * <HOORZ /LQNDW  0 3RZHU 5HVH W ,' )DQ 6WDFN 0DVWHU )DFWRU 'HIDXOWV                                    ?[...]

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    21 XS712T Smart Switch managing the switch, see the so ftware adminis tration manual on th e smart switch resource CD. Note: The switch is configured with a default IP address of 192.1 68.0.239 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255 .0.[...]

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    22 A A. Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g This appendix provides infor mation about trou bleshooting the NETGEAR Smart Switch. T opics include the following: • T roubleshooting Chart • Additional T roubleshooting Suggestions[...]

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    23 XS712T Smart Switch T roubleshooting Chart The following t able lists sympto ms, caus es, and solutions of possible problems. T able 4. T roubleshootin g chart Symptom Cause Solution Power LED is off. No power is received. Check the power cord connections and the connected device . Ensure that all cables used are correct and comply with Ethernet[...]

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    24 XS712T Smart Switch that cable distances, rep eater limits, and other physical a spects of the inst allation do not exceed the Ethernet limitat ions. Switch Integrity If necessary , verify the integrity of the switch by resetting the switch. T o reset the switch, remove the AC power from the switch and then r eapply AC power . If the problem con[...]

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    25 B B. T echni cal S pec if ica ti ons This appendix lists the specifications for t he NETGEAR Smart Switch. T opics include the following: • Network Protocol and S tandards Compatibility • Management • Interface • LEDs • Performance Specifications • Power Supply • Physical Specifications • Environmental Specifications • Electrom[...]

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    26 XS712T Smart Switch Network P rotocol and Standards Compatibility • IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX • IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T • IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-X • IEEE 802.3an (10GBASE-T) • IEEE 802.3 Clause 49 (10GBASE-LR and 10GBASE-SR) • IEEE802.3aq (10GBASE-LRM) • IEEE802.3ae (10GBASE Ethernet) • IEEE 802.3x full-duplex flow control • IEEE802[...]

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    27 XS712T Smart Switch Interface • 12 RJ-45 connectors for 100BASE-TX, 1 000BASE-T , and 10GBASE-T (Auto Uplink™ on all ports) • T wo 10-Gbps combo SFP+ slot s (ports 1 1–12) to support 10-Gbps optical mo dule and 1G optical module. LEDs • Per RJ-45 port: S peed/Link/ACT • Per SFP+ port: S peed/Link/ACT • Per device: Powe r , Fan P er[...]

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    28 XS712T Smart Switch • FCC Part 15 Class A • VCCI Class A • C-T i ck Safety • UL/cUL • CE EN 60950-1 • CB • CCC[...]

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    29 C C. Notif i cati on of C om pli ance NET GEAR W ir ed Pr oduc ts Regulatory Compliance Information This section includes user requirement s for oper ating this p roduct in acco rdance with National laws for usage of radio spectrum and ope ration of radio devices. Failure of the end-user to comply with the applicable re quirements may resu lt in[...]

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    30 XS712T Smart Switch FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be in stalled and operat ed with minimum dist ance of 20 cm between the radiator and your body . This transmitter must not be co-located or op erating in conjunction wit[...]