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-1- Industrial 5-Port Fa st Ethernet Switche s with SFP Slot a nd option al 4 PoE PSE Ports Ba sic Model: KSD-541 PoE Model: KSD-541-P In stallation Guide DOC.080104[...]
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-2- (C) 2008 KTI Networks Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any directive work (such as translation or transformation) without permission from KTI Networks Inc. KTI Networks Inc. reserves the right to revise this documentation and to make changes in content from tim[...]
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-3- The information contained in this document is subject to change without prior notice. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved. TRADEMARKS Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corp. W ARNING: This equi pment ha s been tested a nd found to comply with the li mits for a Cla ss A digital device, pursua nt to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limit[...]
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-4- T a ble of Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................. 5 1.1 Features .................................................................................................................. .6 1.2 Product Pa nels ..........................................................[...]
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-5- 1. Introduction The switches are 5-port Fa st Ethernet switches which are f eatured with four copper ports a nd one combo port. The combo port comes with one RJ-45 a nd one SFP slot. The SFP slot ca n be mounted with a fiber tra nsceiver optionally to support a fiber connection. For more coming PoE (Power Over Ethernet) a pplications, the PoE s[...]
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-6- 1.1 Fe ature s Provides 5 10/100Mbps RJ-45 a nd one 100Mbps SFP slot All copper ports support auto-negoti ation a nd auto-MDI/MDI-X detection Provides full wire speed forwarding Supports IEEE 802.3x flow control for full-duplex a nd ba ckpressure for half-duplex Provides SFP slot for optional optical fiber connection Pro[...]
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-7- 1.4 Specif ication s Copper Ports w/h PSE (P2-P5) Compli a nce IEEE 802.3 10Ba se-T , IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX Connectors Shielded RJ-45 ja cks Pin a ssignments Auto MDI/MDI-X detection Configuration Auto-negoti ation T ra nsmission rate 10Mbps, 100Mbps Duplex support Full/Half duplex Network ca ble Cat.5 UTP Power over Ethernet IEEE 802.3af-comp[...]
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-8- Power over Ethernet Function (PoE Model) PSE Pin 4,5 Positive of power voltage (T ypical 48V DC) PSE Pin 7,8 Negative of power voltage (T ypical 48V DC) Discovery PD resista nce 15K ~ 33K PD Cla ssification Cla ss 0 ~ 4 Power delivery 15.4W max. (per port) Protection Under voltage protection Over voltage protection Over current detection DC IN [...]
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-9- 2. In stallation 2.1 Un pa cking The product pa ckage contains: • The switch unit • One product CD-ROM 2.2 Safety Cautions T o reduce the risk of bodily injury , electrical shock, fire, a nd da mage to the product, observe the following precautions. • Do not service any product except as explained in your system documentation. • Opening[...]
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-10- 2.4 Din-Rail Mounting The steps to mount the switch on a Din-rail are: One Din-rail mounting bra cket is provided in the product pa ckage a s shown below: Install the bra cket on the bottom of the switch unit. Mount the device on a Din-rail.[...]
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-11- 2.5 Pa nel Mounting One pa nel mounting bra cket is provided in the product pa ckage a s shown below: Install the bra cket on the bottom of the switch unit. The final di mension after pa nel bra cket is installed is shown below: 2.6 Applying Power The switch provides two types of power interfa ces, terminal block a nd DC power jack f or rece i[...]
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-12- Using T erminal Blocks Three terminal conta cts are provided: V dc Positive ( + ) termin al V dc Negative ( - ) termin al Cha ssis ground * Working V dc for general a pplication: +6V ~ +60V DC * Working V dc for PoE a pplication : +43V ~ +54V DC (T yp. 48V) One 3P terminal plugs are provided together with the switch. The plug is shown below: P[...]
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-13- 3. M a king Connection s 3.1 Ma king UTP Conne ction s The copper ports support the following connection type s a nd dista nce s: Network Cables 10BASE-T : 2-pair UTP Cat. 3,4,5 , EIA/TIA-568B 100-ohm 100BASE-TX: 2-pair / 4-pair UTP Cat. 5, EIA/TIA-568B 100-ohm Link dista nce: Up to 100 meters Auto MDI/MDI-X Function This function allows the p[...]
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-14- 3.3 Ma king PoE Connection s This section describes how to make a connection between a PSE port a nd a PoE PD device. For the PoE switch model, Port 2, Port 3, Port 4 a nd Port 5 are equi pped with PoE PSE function. The ports are ena bled to deliver power together with network signal to a connected powered device vi a Cat.5 ca ble. T o make a [...]
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-15- 3.4 LED Indication L ED Function State Interpretation POWER Power status O N The power is supplied to the switch. OFF The power is not supplied to the switch. LIN K/ACT Por t l ink status O N A port link is e sta blished. (No traf fic) BLIN K Port link is up a nd there is traffic. OFF Port link is down. 100M/10M Port speed status O N Speed 100[...]
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-16- 4. Application s 4.1 Application s with Ba sic Switch Model The following figure illustrates a ba sic switch model connects five computers vi a Cat.5 ca ble s. The following figure illustrates a ba sic switch model connects four computers vi a Cat.5 ca bles a nd uplink to a fiber ba ckbone network.[...]
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-17- 4.2 Applications with PoE Switch Model The figure below illustrates a PoE switch connects f our PoE IP camera s via Cat.5 ca ble s a nd uplinks to a fiber ba ckbone: The figure below illustrates a PoE switch connects f our PoE WLAN a ccess points vi a Cat.5 ca bles a nd uplinks to a ba ckbone:[...]
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-18- The figure below illustrates a PoE switch powered by a 48V DC power a da pter connects four PoE medi a converters vi a Cat.5 ca bles a nd uplinks to a fiber ba ckbone:[...]