Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DGS-1008G D-Link
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ENGLISH 2 P r eface D-Link res er ves the righ t to revis e this publicat ion and to make chang es in the conte nt hereo f without obliga tion to notif y any person or or ganizat ion of such revisions or changes .
ENGLISH 3 T able of C on ten ts Prefac e ............................................................................................. 2 Manual Revisions .......................................................................................... 2 T rademarks .
ENGLISH 4 T o reduce the risk of bodily injury , electr ical shock, re, and damage t o the equipment, obser ve the f ollowing precautions. Obser ve and follo w service mark ings. Do not ser vice any product except as explained in your system documentation.
ENGLISH 5 • T ohelp avoiddamaging yoursystem,be sure thevoltage selection switch(if provided)on the pow er supply isset to matcht.
ENGLISH 6 Static electricit y can harm delicate components inside your system. T o preven t static damage, discharge static electricit y from your body before you touch any of the electronic components , such as the microprocessor . Y ou can do so by per iodically touching an unpainted metal sur face on the chassis.
ENGLISH 7 P r oduc t O v er view Setup The setup of the DGS-1008G can be per formed using the f ollowing steps: • Thepow eroutletshouldbewithin1.
ENGLISH 8 F ast Ethernet T echnology The gro wing impor tance of LANs and the increasing complexity of desktop computing applications are fueling the need for high per formance networks.
ENGLISH 9 Swit ching T echnology Switches provide full-line speed and dedicated bandw idth for all connections. This is in contrast to hubs, which use the t raditional shared networking topology , where the connected nodes cont end for the same network bandwidth.
ENGLISH 10 F eatures The DGS-1008G 8-por t 10/100/1000BASE- T Gigabit Ethernet Switch was designed for easy installation and high per formance in an environmen t where trac on the network and the number of users incr ease continuously .
ENGLISH 11 Hardw are Over view T op P anel (LEDs) The LED indica tors of the Switch incl ude Po wer and Link/A ct/Speed. The follo wing show s the LED indic ators fo r the Sw itch along with an explana tion of each indicator (ref er to the next page).
ENGLISH 12 P ower Indicator This gr een indicator illuminates when the Swit ch is receiving pow er . Link/Act/Speed This indicator illuminates steadily when a por t is connected to a device successfully and has a good link. The indicator will blink to indicate that a por t is transmitting or rec eiving data on the network .
ENGLISH 13 Auto MDI/MDI- X P or ts: Eight (8) Gigabit Ethernet, Auto-Negotiating ports (10/100/1000Mbps) Compr ehensive LED indicators display the conditions of the Switch and status of the network. P ower Jack: P ower is supplied through an e x ternal pow er adapter .
ENGLISH 14 Installation This section will explain how to connect Ethernet devices to y our new D -Link switch and how t o mount the switch. Befor e Y ou Connect to the Network Thesitewher eyouinstalltheSwitchma ygreatlyaectitsper formanc e.
ENGLISH 15 Mounting the S witch on the W all The DGS-1008G can also be mounted on a wall. T wo mounting slots are provided on the bottom of the switch for this purpose. Please make sure that the front panel is e xposed in order to view the LEDs. Please r efer to the illustra tion below : Mounting on a cement w all 1.
ENGLISH 16 C onnec ting the S witch DGS-1008G to End Node End nodes include PCs outtted with a 10, 100, or 1000Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet Net work I nterface Card (NIC ) and most routers . An end node can be connected to the Switch via a twisted-pair Category 3, 4, 5, or 5e UTP/STP cable.
ENGLISH 17 T roubleshooting 1. Wh y can´t I share my Int ernet connection to multiple computers when using m y D -Link DGS-1008G switch? Ifyou are connectingdirectlyto aC able.
ENGLISH 18 Networking B asics Check y our IP address After you install your new D -Link adapter or if you already have an Ethernet adapter installed on your computer , by default, the T CP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address fr om a DHCP ser ver (i.
ENGLISH 19 Statically A ssign an IP address If you are not using a DHCP capable gatew ay/router , or you need to assig n a static IP address, please f ollow the steps below: Step 1 W indows® 7 - Click on S tar t > Con trol Panel > Netw ork and Internet > Network and S haring Center > C hange Adapter Setting .
ENGLISH 20 Glossar y 1000BASE-LX A shor t laser wav elength on multimode ber optic cable for a maximum length of 550 meters . 1000BASE-SX Alongwav elengthfora “ longhaul” beropticcableforamaximumlengthof10kilometers.
ENGLISH 21 Bandwidth Information capacit y , measured in bits per second, that a channel can transmit. The bandwidth of Ethernet is 10Mbps, the bandwidth of F ast Ethernet is 100Mbps. Baud Rate The switching speed of a line . Also k nown as line speed .
ENGLISH 22 F ast Ethernet 100Mbps technology based on the Ethernet/CD network access method . Flo w Contr ol – (IEEE 802.3x) A means of holding packets back at the transmit port of the connec ted end station. P reven ts packet loss at a congested switch port.
ENGLISH 23 MDI-X Medium Dependent Inter face Cross-over . An Ethernet por t connection where the internal transmit and r eceive lines are cr ossed. MIB Management I nf ormation Base .
ENGLISH 24 Spanning T ree Prot ocol – (STP) A br idge -based system for pro viding fault tolerance on networks. STP works by allowing you to implement parallel paths for net work trac, and to ensure that r edundant paths are disabled when the main paths ar e operational and enabled if the main paths fail.
ENGLISH 25 Standards • IEEE802.310BASE- TEthernet • IEEE802.3u100BASE- T XF astEthernet • IEEE802.3ab1000BASE- TGigabitEthernet • IEEE802.
ENGLISH 26 RJ-45 Pin Specica tions The follo wing table shows the standard RJ-45 r eceptacle/connector and their pin assignments. RJ-45 Connector pin assignment Contact Media Direct Inter face Sign.
ENGLISH 27 C on tac ting T echnical Suppor t U .S. and Canadian customers can contact D-Link technical suppor t through our web sit e or by phone. Before y ou contact technical suppor t, please hav e the following ready: • Modelnumberoftheproduct(e.
ENGLISH 28 Pr oduc t reg istration is entirely v oluntar y and failure to complet e or return this form will not diminish your warr anty r ights . Registr ation V ersion 1.
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