NETGEAR GS748T manual

350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95 134 USA August 2012 202-10725-02 v2.0 G S7 48T G i g ab it Smart Sw i t c h Har dw a r e In stallation Guide[...]

2 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch ©2012 b y NETGEAR, Inc. All right s reserved No p art of this publica tion may be reprodu ced, tr ansmitted, tra nscribed, store d in a retri eval syste m, or trans lated into any language in an y form or b y any means wi thout the written permiss ion of NE TGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR, t he NETGEAR logo, and Connect w ith Inn[...]

3 Conte nts Cha pter 1 Introduction Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

4 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch Switch In tegrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Auto-Nego tiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Appendix B Tec hnical Speci fications Appendix C Notification of Compliance Ind ex[...]

5 1 1. Intr oduc tion Congratulat ions on t he purchase of y our NETGEAR ® ProSafe TM GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch! Y our GS748T switch is a state- of-the-art, high-perfor mance, IEEE-compli ant network solution designed f or users who require a large number of port s and want the power of Gigabit connect ivity to elimi nate bottlenec ks, boost per[...]

6 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch Overvi ew The NETGEAR GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch provi des 48 twisted- pair ports with four buil t-in Small Form Factor (SFP) GBIC slot s that support nonstop 1000M fiber networks . Using these Gigabit slot s, you ca n create high- speed connecti ons to a server or network backbone. For example, you can: • Connect s[...]

7 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch Features The foll owing lis t identifi es the key feat ures of t he GS748T: • Forty-ei ght 10/100/1000 Mbp s auto-sensing Gigabit -Ethernet swit ching ports. • T wo SFP combo ports. • T wo dedicated 1000M SFP fiber port s. • Full NETGEAR Smart Switch function ality . • Full compat ibility with IEEE standards:[...]

8 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch P ackage Con tents Figure 1 shows the package content s of the GS748T Gigabi t Smart Swi tch. Figur e 1. Package Co ntents V erify that the package cont ains the following: • GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch • Rubber fo otpads f or t abletop in stall ation • Rackmounting kit s • Powe r cord • Quick Inst allation g[...]

9 2 2. P h ys ica l D esc r i pt ion This chapter descr ibes the GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch hardwar e features. T opics incl ude: • GS748T Front-Panel and Back- Panel Configurat ion • LED Designati ons • Dev ice Ha rdwa re Inte rfac es[...]

10 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch GS748T F ront -P anel and Back -P anel Conf igur atio n The GS748T has 48 10/100/ 1000 Mbps copper ports, two 10 00 M bp s SFP combo ports, and two dedicate d 1000 Mbp s SFP fiber ports. The SFP combo port s are s hared with copper ports 47 and 48. If the SFP combo ports are in use, copper por ts 47 and 48 are inactiv[...]

11 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch LED Designations Po r t L E D s The foll owing t able descr ibes the RJ -45, combo, and dedicated SFP port LED designat ions. There are two LEDs for each RJ-45 port. Each SFP port has its own indi cation LED. System LED The foll owing t able descr ibes the s ystem LED desi gnations. LED Desig nation Link/S peed /ACT L[...]

12 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch Device Hardware Interfaces RJ -45 P orts RJ-45 ports are autos ensing port s. When inserting a cable into an RJ-45 port , the switch automaticall y ascert ains the maximum speed (10, 100, or 1000 Mbps) and duplex mode (half-dupl ex or full-d uplex) of the att ached device. All ports suppor t only unshielded or shielde[...]

13 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch R eset Button The Smart Switch has a Reset button on the front p anel to allow you to manuall y reboot the switch. This acti on is equi valent to po w ering t he unit off and back on. The last saved configurat ion is loaded i nto the switch as it reset s. T o operate t he Reset but ton, ins ert a device such as a p ap[...]

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15 3 3. A pp l ic a t io n s Y our GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch is desig ned to provide fl exibility in conf iguring your network connect ions. It can be used as your only network t raffi c-distribut ion device or with 10 Mbps , 100 Mbps, and 1000 Mbps hubs and swit ches.[...]

16 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch Desktop Sw itching The GS748T can be used as a desktop switch to build a small networ k that enables users t o have 1000 Mbps access to a file server . With full -duplex enabled, the swit ch port connected to the server or c omputer can provide 2000 Mbps throughput . Figure 4. Desktop Switching LED Link/Act Mode Green[...]

17 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch Backbone S witching Y ou can use the GS748T Gigabit Smart Swit ch as a backbone switch in a small network that gives users high-speed acc ess to servers and other network devices. Figure 5. Backbone Switching LED Link/Act Mode Green=Link at 1000M Yellow=Link at 100/10M Blink=ACT Power Reset Factor y Default 1 2 3 4 5 [...]

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19 4 4. Inst allati on This chapter descr ibes the inst allation procedures for your GS748T Gigabit Smart Switc h. Switch inst allation involves t he following step s: S tep 1: Prepar e the Sit e S tep 2: Inst all the Switch S tep 3: Check the Installation S tep 4: Connect Devices to the Switch S tep 5: Inst all an SFP T ransceiver Modul e S tep 6:[...]

20 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch Step 1 : P re pare the S ite Before you i nstall the s witch, ensure the operating envi ronment me ets the site requirement s in the followi ng table. Character istics Requiremen ts Mountin g • Desktop inst allations - Provi de a f l at t able or shelf surface. • Rackmoun t inst allations - Use a 19-inc h (48.3-ce[...]

21 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch Step 2: Install the S witch The GS748T can be used on a flat surface or mounted in a st andard network equipment rack. Install the S witch on a Flat Surfa ce The switch shi ps wit h four self -adhesive rubber footpads. S t ick on e rubber foot pad on each of the four conca ve spaces on the bottom of the switch. T he r[...]

22 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch Step 3: Check t he Installation Before ap plying power to the switch, p erform the followin g steps : • Inspect th e equipment thoroughly . • V erify that all cables are installed corre ctly . • Check cable routing t o make sure cables are not damaged or creating a safet y hazard. • Ensure all equipment is mou[...]

23 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch Step 4: Connect Devi ces to the Switch The following pr ocedure describes how to conn ect computers to the switch’ s RJ-45 port s. The GS748T co ntains Auto Uplin k technolog y , which all ows the att aching of dev ices using either stra ight-through or cr ossover cables. Figure 7. Conne ct Devices to the Switch Con[...]

24 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch Step 5: Install an SFP T ransceiver Mo dule The followi ng procedure descr ibes how to inst all an optiona l SFP transceiver module into one of the SFP ports of t he switch. Not e: Conta c t your NETGEAR sales offi ce to buy thes e modules. If you do not want to inst all an SFP module, skip this procedur e. T o instal[...]

25 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch Step 6: Apply A C P ower The GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch does not have an ON/OFF switch. Powe r must be controll ed by the power cord connection. Before connecti ng the power cord, select an AC outlet that is not contro lled by a wall switch, which can t urn of f power to the switch. After sel ecting a n appropria te [...]

26 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch Step 7: M anage the Switch usi ng a W eb Browser or the Smart Control Center The GS748T contai ns software for viewing, changin g, and monitoring the way it wo rks. This management sof tware is not required f or the switch t o work. The ports c an be used without using the management sof t ware. However , the manage m[...]

27 A A. T r oubl es hoot ing This chapte r prov ides info rmation about troubles hooting the NETGEAR Smart Switch. T opics include the foll owing: • T roubleshooting Chart • Additional T roubleshooting Sugges tions[...]

28 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch T roubleshooting Chart The following table lists symptoms, causes, and solut ions of possi ble problems. Symptom Ca use Solu tion Power LED is off. No power i s receiv ed. Chec k the pow er cord c onnectio ns and the connec ted devic e. Ensure all ca bles used are correct and co mply with Ethe rnet spec ification s . [...]

29 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch Additional T roublesho oting Suggestions If the suggesti ons in T roubleshooting Chart do not resolve the problem, refer to the troubleshoot ing suggestio ns in thi s section. Network Adapter Cards Ensure the networ k adapter cards inst alled in the computers ar e in working conditi on and the soft ware driver has bee[...]

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31 B B. T e ch n ica l Sp e cific at io ns 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 IEEE 802.3az ( Energy Ef ficient Eth ernet) IEEE 802.3x full-dupl ex flow control Management Windows 2000 + XP , V ist a; Windows 7, Microsof t Explor er 7.0 or above IEEE[...]

32 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch S tatic LAGs Broadcast S torm Recovery RMON 1,2,3,9 S tati c L2 Multicast Fi ltering V oice VLAN Protected Por ts DHCP Filtering Cable T est Syslog (RFC 316 4) Persistent l og supported Port Loc king Denial of Service Protecti on (contro l plane) Denial of Service Protecti on (data pla ne) T ACACS+ RADIUS EAPol Forwar[...]

33 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch S tandard L2 MIB s su pport User ID con f igura tion Authenticat ion logi n list s IPv4 and I Pv6 DiffServ MAC, IPv4 and IPv6 ACL Dual Image Suppo rt Interface 48 RJ-45 connectors for 10BASE-T , 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T (Auto Uplink™ on all ports) T wo SFP combo ports for SFP modules T wo dedicated SFP port s for [...]

34 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch S torage temperature: –20°C to 70°C (–4° F to 158°F) S torage humidity: 5% to 95% maximum relat ive humidity , noncondensing Electromagnetic Emis sions CE Class A, including EN 55022 (CISPR 22), EN 55024, and EN 50082-1 FCC Part 15 Class A VCCI Class A C-T i ck KC Safety UL/ cUL CE EN 60950-1[...]

35 C C. No tif i cati on o f Com pli ance NET GEAR Wir ed Pr oducts Regulatory Comp liance Informati on This secti on includes user requirement s for op erating 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 the applicabl e requirement s may resul[...]

GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch 36 • This device must ac cept any interference recei ved, inclu ding interference th at may cause undesired oper ation. 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 Rul[...]

37 Inde x Nume rics 1U 7 8-pin 12 A Applying A C Pow er 25 Auto Uplink 12 Auto-neg otiating 7 Autosensing 12 B Backpressure 7 C Category 5 U nshiel ded T wisted-Pai r 6 Checki ng the Instal lation 22 Clas s of Ser vice 6 compl iance 35 Connect ing Devic es to the S w itc h 23 , 24 Cros sover 12 D Default Rese t Button 10 Devi ce Hard ware Inter fac[...]

38 GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch System LED s 11 T tech nical s upport 2 T emper ature 20 trade marks 2 Traffic Co nt rol 6 T roublesho oting Chart 28 U User Inte rvention 12 User’s Manu al 8 UTP 23 V V entila tion 20 VLAN 6 , 26 W Web -based Graph ical User Interface 6[...]