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INSTALLATION GUIDE

EZ Switch

TM

 10/100/1000 

Web Smart 26-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch

SMCGS26C-Smart

Summary of Contents for ECS2000-18P

Page 1: ...INSTALLATION GUIDE EZ SwitchTM 10 100 1000 Web Smart 26 Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch SMCGS26C Smart...

Page 2: ...on Road III Hsinchu Science Park 30077 Taiwan R O C TEL 886 3 5770270 Fax 886 3 5780764 EZ SwitchTM 10 100 1000 Installation Guide From SMC s EZ line of low cost workgroup LAN solutions April 2012 SMC...

Page 3: ...plication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC SMC reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice Copyright 2012 by SMC Networks No 1 Creation Road III Hsinchu...

Page 4: ...4 WARRANTY AND PRODUCT REGISTRATION To register SMC products and to review the detailed warranty statement please refer to the Support Section of the SMC Website at http www smc com...

Page 5: ...ruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required...

Page 6: ...onic current emission according to EN 61000 3 2 2006 Class A Limitation of voltage fluctuation and flicker in low voltage supply system according to EN 61000 3 3 2005 Immunity Product family standard...

Page 7: ...tly at the fiber TX port and fiber cable ends when they are powered on Ne regardez jamais le laser tant qu il est sous tension Ne regardez jamais directement le port TX Transmission fibres optiques et...

Page 8: ...he socket outlet must be near to the unit and easily accessible You can only remove power from the unit by disconnecting the power cord from the outlet This unit operates under SELV Safety Extra Low V...

Page 9: ...rd Set U S A and Canada The cord set must be UL approved and CSA certified The minimum specifications for the flexible cord are No 18 AWG not longer than 2 meters or 16 AWG Type SV or SJ 3 conductor T...

Page 10: ...ortant l appellation Neutre et avec raccordement direct la terre masse Cordon lectrique Il doit tre agr dans le pays d utilisation Etats Unis et Canada Le cordon doit avoir re u l homologation des UL...

Page 11: ...teeingang haben Die Netzsteckdose mu in der N he des Ger ts und leicht zug nglich sein Die Stromversorgung des Ger ts kann nur durch Herausziehen des Ger tenetzkabels aus der Netzsteckdose unterbroch...

Page 12: ...erviceable user parts WARNING Installation and removal of the unit must be carried out by qualified personnel only WARNING When connecting this device to a power outlet connect the field ground lead o...

Page 13: ...cluded electrical components once the product has reached the end of its life MANUFACTURING MATERIALS There are no hazardous nor ozone depleting materials in this product DOCUMENTATION All printed doc...

Page 14: ...COMPLIANCES AND SAFETY STATEMENTS 14...

Page 15: ...knowledge of LANs Local Area Networks CONVENTIONS The following conventions are used throughout this guide to show information REVISION HISTORY This section summarizes the changes in each revision of...

Page 16: ...ABOUT THIS GUIDE 16...

Page 17: ...2 Switch Architecture 23 Network Management Options 23 Description of Hardware 23 2 NETWORK PLANNING 28 Introduction to Switching 28 Application Examples 28 Collapsed Backbone 28 Network Aggregation P...

Page 18: ...ptic SFP Devices 45 Connectivity Rules 47 1000BASE T Cable Requirements 47 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Collision Domain 47 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Collision Domain 48 10 Mbps Ethernet Collision Domain 4...

Page 19: ...e Length 47 Table 5 Maximum 1000BASE SX Gigabit Ethernet Cable Lengths 47 Table 6 Maximum 1000BASE LX Gigabit Ethernet Cable Length 48 Table 7 Maximum 1000BASE LH Gigabit Ethernet Cable Length 48 Tabl...

Page 20: ...TABLES 20...

Page 21: ...nections with Fiber Cable 31 Figure 9 Making VLAN Connections 32 Figure 10 RJ 45 Connections 35 Figure 11 Attaching the Brackets 38 Figure 12 Installing the Switch in a Rack 38 Figure 13 Attaching the...

Page 22: ...switch The switch provides a broad range of powerful features for Layer 2 switching delivering reliability and consistent performance for your network traffic It brings order to poorly performing netw...

Page 23: ...led description of the management features refer to the Management Guide DESCRIPTION OF HARDWARE 10 100 1000BASE T PORTS The switch contains 24 RJ 45 ports that operate at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps half or...

Page 24: ...h are located on the front panel for easy viewing are shown below and described in the following tables Figure 3 Port and System LEDs Table 1 Supported SFP Transceivers Media Standard Fiber Diameter m...

Page 25: ...tivity Off There is no valid link on the port SFP Gigabit Ethernet Ports Ports 25 26 LINK ACT On Flashing Amber Port has established a valid 100 Mbps network connection Flashing indicates activity On...

Page 26: ...ter any switch malfunctions such as a hang or non recoverable error you might want to reset the switch to its default configuration by pressing and holding the reset button for six seconds The reset b...

Page 27: ...CHAPTER 1 Introduction Overview 27...

Page 28: ...throughput When networks are based on repeater hub technology the distance between end stations is limited by a maximum hop count However a switch turns the hop count back to zero So subdividing the n...

Page 29: ...the figure below the switch is operating as a collapsed backbone for a small LAN It is providing dedicated 100 Mbps full duplex connections to workstations and 1000 Mbps full duplex connections to pow...

Page 30: ...ther media type A 1000BASE SX MMF link can connect to a site up to 550 meters away a 1000BASE LX SMF link up to 10 km a 1000BASE LH link up to 80 km and a 100BASE FX SMF link up to 20 km This allows t...

Page 31: ...st traffic to the originating group and can eliminate broadcast storms in large networks This provides a more secure and cleaner network environment VLANs can be based on untagged port groups or traff...

Page 32: ...lex mode 2 Avoid using flow control on a port connected to a hub unless it is actually required to solve a problem Otherwise back pressure jamming signals may degrade overall performance for the segme...

Page 33: ...n Notes 33 1000BASE LH 80 km 50 miles for single mode fiber 100BASE FX 20 km 12 miles for single mode fiber However power budget constraints must also be considered when calculating the maximum cable...

Page 34: ...r air flow be accessible for installing cabling and maintaining the devices allow the status LEDs to be clearly visible Make sure twisted pair cable is always routed away from power lines fluorescent...

Page 35: ...k Cable type Unshielded twisted pair UTP or shielded twisted pair STP cables with RJ 45 connectors Category 3 or better for 10BASE T Category 5 or better for 100BASE TX and Category 5 5e or 6 for 1000...

Page 36: ...r adhesive foot pads Grounding screw Bracket Mounting Kit containing two brackets and eight screws for attaching the brackets to the switch Power Cord This Installation Guide Documentation CD includes...

Page 37: ...cular attention to the following factors Temperature Since the temperature within a rack assembly may be higher than the ambient room temperature check that the rack environment temperature is within...

Page 38: ...unt the device in the rack using four rack mounting screws not provided Be sure to secure the lower rack mounting screws first to prevent the brackets being bent by the weight of the switch Figure 12...

Page 39: ...Feet 2 Set the device on a flat surface near an AC power source making sure there are at least two inches of space on all sides for proper air flow 3 If installing a single switch only go to Connecti...

Page 40: ...gure 14 Power Inlet 2 Plug the other end of the cable into a grounded 3 pin AC power source 3 Check the front panel LEDs as the device is powered on to be sure the Power LED is on green If not check t...

Page 41: ...iate SFP transceiver type 2 Insert the transceiver with the optical connector facing outward and the slot connector facing down Note that SFP transceivers are keyed so they can only be installed in on...

Page 42: ...better for 100BASE TX connections and Category 3 or better for 10BASE T connections CABLING GUIDELINES The RJ 45 ports on the switch support automatic MDI MDI X pinout configuration so you can use sta...

Page 43: ...to the wiring closet See the section Network Wiring Connections on page 44 Otherwise attach the other end to an available port on the switch Make sure each twisted pair cable does not exceed 100 meter...

Page 44: ...oset with this type of equipment follows 1 Attach one end of a patch cable to an available port on the switch and the other end to the patch panel 2 If not already in place attach one end of a cable s...

Page 45: ...clean tissue or cotton ball moistened with a little ethanol Dirty fiber terminators on fiber optic cables will impair the quality of the light transmitted through the cable and lead to degraded perfor...

Page 46: ...o the port to be sure that the connection is valid The 1000BASE SX LX LH fiber optic ports operate at 1 Gbps full duplex The 100BASE FX fiber optic ports operate at 100 Mbps full duplex The maximum le...

Page 47: ...tallations Category 5e enhanced Category 5 or Category 6 cable should be used The Category 5e and 6 specifications include test parameters that are only recommendations for Category 5 Therefore the fi...

Page 48: ...m Cable Length Connector 9 125 micron single mode fiber N A 2 m 70 km 7 ft 43 5 miles LC Table 8 Maximum 100BASE FX Cable Length Type Cable Type Max Cable Length Connector 100BASE FX 9 125 micron sing...

Page 49: ...e guidelines Clearly label the opposing ends of each cable Using your building s floor plans draw a map of the location of all network connected equipment For each piece of equipment identify the devi...

Page 50: ...ctions between the switch the power cord and the wall outlet Contact your dealer for assistance Diag LED is Flashing Amber Power cycle the switch to try and clear the condition If the condition does n...

Page 51: ...software tools However you must first configure the switch with a valid IP address subnet mask and default gateway If you have trouble establishing a link to the management agent check to see if you...

Page 52: ...able Category 5 or better 1000BASE T RJ 45 100 ohm UTP cable Category 5 5e or better Maximum Cable Length 100 m 328 ft Ports 25 26 SFP transceiver slots 100BASE FX 1000BASE SX 1000BASE LX 1000BASE LH...

Page 53: ...3 x4 45 cm 17 32 x 6 81 x 1 75 in TEMPERATURE Operating 0 C to 50 C 32 F to 122 F Storage 40 C to 70 C 40 F to 158 F HUMIDITY Operating 10 to 90 non condensing AC INPUT AC 100 240V 50 60Hz 0 7 A POWE...

Page 54: ...HPUT Wire speed FLOW CONTROL Full Duplex IEEE 802 3x Half Duplex Back pressure MANAGEMENT FEATURES IN BAND MANAGEMENT Web or SNMP manager STANDARDS IEEE 802 3 2005 Ethernet Fast Ethernet Gigabit Ether...

Page 55: ...pecifications Compliances 55 COMPLIANCES CE MARK EMISSIONS FCC Class A EN55022 CISPR 22 AS NZS CISPR22 VCCI Class A IMMUNITY EN55024 CISPR 24 SAFETY UL C UL CSA 22 2 No 60950 1 UL 60950 1 CB IEC 60950...

Page 56: ...specification for Gigabit Ethernet over two strands of 50 125 62 5 125 or 9 125 micron core fiber cable 1000BASE SX IEEE 802 3z specification for Gigabit Ethernet over two strands of 50 125 or 62 5 12...

Page 57: ...ystem developed and standardized by DEC Intel and Xerox using baseband transmission CSMA CD access logical bus topology and coaxial cable The successor IEEE 802 3 standard provides for integration int...

Page 58: ...and physical layer specifications for 100BASE TX Fast Ethernet Now incorporated in IEEE 802 3 2005 IEEE 802 3X Defines Ethernet frame start stop requests and timers used for flow control on full duple...

Page 59: ...MHz per km which indicates the amount of bandwidth supported by the fiber for a one km distance NETWORK DIAMETER Wire distance between two end stations in the same collision domain RJ 45 CONNECTOR A c...

Page 60: ...oo slow or just unnecessary UTP Unshielded twisted pair cable VIRTUAL LAN VLAN A Virtual LAN is a collection of network nodes that share the same collision domain regardless of their physical location...

Page 61: ...GLOSSARY 61...

Page 62: ...ps 48 100 Mbps 48 1000 Mbps 47 E Ethernet connectivity rules 48 F Fast Ethernet connectivity rules 48 fiber cables 45 G Gigabit Ethernet cable lengths 47 I installation connecting devices to the switc...

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