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Planet Technology SW-501 manual

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    T rademarks Copyright  PLANET T echnology Corp. 2002. Contents subject to revision without prior notice. PLANET is a registered trademark of PLANET T echnology Corp. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners. Disclaimer PLANET T echnology does not warrant that the hardware will work prop- erly in all environments and applications, a[...]

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    - 2 - user ’ s guide, may cause harmful in terference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a re sidential area is likely to cause harm- ful interference, in which case the us er will be required to correct the in- terference at his own expense. CE Mark W arning In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interferenc[...]

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    Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 IN TRODUCTION ................................................... 1 F AST E THERNET T ECHNOLOGY .................................................................. 1 S WITCHING T ECHNOLOGY ......................................................................... 1 F EA TURES ...............................................[...]

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    About This Manual Congratulations on your purchasing of SW-501/SW -801, 5/8-port 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Switch. This device integrates 100Mbps Fas t Ethernet and 10Mbps Ethernet net w ork capabilities in a highly flexible desktop package. Purpose This manual discusses how to install your SW-501/SW-801, 5/8-port 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Switch. Te[...]

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    Overview of this User ’ s Manual Chapter 1, Introduction . Describes the Switch and its features. Chapter 2, Unpacking and Setup . Helps you get started with the basic installation of the Switch. Chapter 3, Identifying External Components . Describes the front panel rear panel and LED indicators of the Switch. Chapter 4, Connecting The Switch . T[...]

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    - 1 - Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter describes the features of the Switch and some background information about Ethernet/Fast Ethernet switching technology . Fast Ethernet Technology The growing importance of LANs and the increasing complexity of desktop computing applications are fueling the need for high performance networks. A number of hig[...]

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    - 2 - segments. The switch, without interfering w ith any other segments, auto- matically forwards traffic that needs to go from one segment to another . By doing this the total network capacity is multiplied, w hile still maintaining the same network cabling and adapter cards. For Fast Ethernet networks, a switch is an effective w ay of eliminatin[...]

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    - 3 - As all ports support 200Mbps, the Sw itches can be cascaded from an y port and to any number of switches. The Switches are a perfect choice for site planning to upgrade to Fast Ethernet in the future. Ethernet workgroups can connect to the Switches now , and change adapters and hubs anytime later without needing to change the Switches or reco[...]

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    - 4 - Chapter 2 Unpacking and Setup This chapter provides unpacking and se tup information for the Switches. Unpacking Open the shipping cartons of the Switch and carefully unpacks its contents. The carton should contain the following items:  One 5/8-port 10/100Mbps Ethernet Switch  One external power adapter  This User ’ s manual If any[...]

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    - 5 - Chapter 3 Identifying External Components This section identifies all the majo r external components of the hub. Both the front and rear panels are shown followed by a description of each panel feature. The indicator panel is described in detail in the next chapter . Front Panel The figure below shows the front panels of the switches. Front P[...]

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    - 6 - DC Power Jack: Power is supplied through an external AC pow er adapter . Check the printing on the adapter for informa t ion about the AC power in- put voltage. Sin ce the switch does not includ e a power switch, plugging its power adapter into a pow er outlet will immediately power it on. Numbered MDI/MDI-X Jacks: Use these jacks to connect [...]

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    - 7 - Chapter 4 Connecting The Switch This chapter describes how to connect the Switch to your Fast Ethernet network. PC to Switch A PC can be connected to the Switch via a two-pair Catego ry 3, 4, 5 UTP/STP straight cable. The PC (equipped with a RJ-45 10/1 00Mbps phone jack) should be connected to any of the 5/8 numbered port. The LED indicators [...]

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    - 8 - Switch to switches (other devices) The Switch can be connected to another switch or other devices (routers, bridges, etc.) via a two-pair Category 3, 4, 5 UTP/STP straight or crossover cable. When using straight or crossover cable, this is done from the any (MDI/MDIX) port of the S w itch to any of the 10M bps or 100Mbps, MDI or MDI-X port of[...]

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    - 9 - Chapter 5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Standards IEEE 802.3 10Ba se-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 100 Base-TX Fast Ether net Protocol CSMA/CD Data T ransfe r Rate Ethernet: 10Mbps (half duplex ), 20Mbps (full dup lex) Fast Ethernet: 100Mbps (hal f duplex), 200Mbps ( full duplex) T opology Star Network Cables 10BASET : 2-pair UTP Cat. 3,4,5 (100 m), E I [...]

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    - 10 - Appendix A RJ-45 PIN Specification When connecting your 10/100Mbps Ethernet Switch to another switch, a bridge or a hub, a straight or crossover cable is necessary . Each port of the Switch supports auto-MDI/MDI-X detecti on. That means you can directly connect the Switch to any Ethernet devices without making a crossover cable. The followin[...]

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    - 1 1 - There are 8 wires on a standard UTP/S TP cable and each wire is color-coded. The following shows the pin allocation and color of str aight cable and crossover cable connection: Figure A-1: Straight-Through and Crossover Cabl e Please make sure your connected c ables are with same pin assignment and color as above picture before deploying th[...]

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    - 12 - Appendix B SWITCH OPERATION Address Table The Switch is implemented with an address table. This address table composed of many entries. Each entry is used to store the address infor- mation of some node in network, including MAC address, port no, etc. The information comes from the learning process of Ethernet Switch. Learning When one packe[...]

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    - 13 - packet header , searches the rout ing t able provided for the incoming port and forwards the packet, only if required . The fast forwarding makes the switch attractive for connecting servers directly to the network, thereby increasing throughput and availability . Ho wever , the switch is most com- monly used to segment existing hubs, which [...]

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