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202-10248-01 March 2007 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA GS108T Smart Switch Hardware Inst allation Guide.
ii v1.0, March 2007 © 2007 by Netgear Inc. All Rights reserved T rademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, Auto Uplink, an d ProSafe are trademarks or registered tr ademarks of Net gear , Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft, W indows, and W indows NT are register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
v1.0, March 2007 iii • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit di f ferent from that which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experien ced radio /TV tec hnician for help.
v1.0, March 20 07 iv FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure This equipment complies with FCC radiat ion exposure limits set forth for an unc on trolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a mi nimum d istance of 20 cm between the radiator and your body .
v v2.0, August 2005 Content s About This Manual Conventions, Formats, and Scope ............... ................ ................ ................ ................ ....vii How to Use This Manual ............. ................. ................ .......
vi v2.0, Augus t 2005 Appendix A T roubleshooting T roubleshooting Chart ........... ................. ................ ............. ................ ................ .... A -1 Additional T roubleshooting Suggestions ...... ... ... ... ... .... ... .
vii v1.0, March 2007 About This Manual The NETGEAR ® GS108T Smart Switch™ Har dware Installation Guide describes how to install, configure, and troub l esh oot the GS108T Gigab it Sm art Switch. The information in this manual is intended for readers with intermedia te computer and Internet skills.
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide viii v1.0, March 2007 • Scope. This manual is written for the GS108T Smar t Switch according to these specifications: . How to Use This Manual The HTML version of this ma nual includes the following: • Buttons and for browsing forwards or backward s through the manual one pa ge at a time.
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1-1 v1.0, March 2007 Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch! Y our NETGEAR Switch is a state-of-the-art, high-p erformance, IEEE-compliant n.
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide 1-2 Introduction 1.0, March 2007 • Link to high-speed servers • Provide 10/100/1000 copper connectivity Y our GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch also provides the benefit of administrative management with a complete package of features fo r the observation, con figuration, and contro l of your network.
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide Introduction 1-3 v1.0, March 2007 • Embedded HTTP server for W eb-based management • Supports port-setting function, enabling user to enable/di sab.
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide 1-4 Introduction 1.0, March 2007 Package Content s Figure 1-1 shows the package contents of th e NETGEAR GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch. Figure 1-1Package Cont ents V erify that your packag e contains the following: • GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch.
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide Introduction 1-5 v1.0, March 2007 • Smart Switch Resource CD. This includes the Smart W izard Discovery Utility and Hardware manual. The CD also provides a link to the Software Admin manual (the GS108T Smart Switch Softwar e User Manua l ).
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide 1-6 Introduction 1.0, March 2007.
2-1 v1.0, March 2007 Chapter 2 Physical Description This chapter describes the hardware features of the NETGEAR GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch. T opics include: • Front and b ack panels • 10/100/1000.
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide 2-2 Physical Description v1.0, March 2007 10/100/1000 Mbp s RJ-45 Port s The 8 10/100/1000 Mb ps, auto-sensin g RJ-45 ports of the GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch are seen in Figure 2-1 .
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide Physical Description 2-3 v1.0, March 2007 Reset Button The Reset button of the GS108T trigge rs a hardware reset of the switch. Figure 2-3 shows its location on the front panel. This action is equivalent to sw itchin g the unit power off and back on.
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide 2-4 Physical Description v1.0, March 2007 Figure 2-3 Reset Button of the GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch Restore Factory Default s Button The Restore Factor y Default button of the GS10 8T Smart Switch enables you to clear the current settings and return the switch to its factory defau lt configuration.
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide Physical Description 2-5 v1.0, March 2007 Figure 2-4 Restore Fact ory Default s Button of the GS108T Gigabit Smart Switc h.
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide 2-6 Physical Description v1.0, March 2007.
3-1 v1.0, March 2007 Chapter 3 Applications Y our NETGEAR GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch is designed to provide flexibility in configuring your network conn ec tions. It can be used as your only network traf fic-distribution device or with added 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, 10/100 Mbps, and 1000 Mbps hubs and switches.
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide 3-2 Applications v1.0, March 2007.
4-1 v1.0, March 2007 Chapter 4 Inst allation This chapter describes the installation proced ures for your NETGEAR GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch. Switch installation involves the following steps: 1. Preparing the site 2. Applying foo tpads and wall mounting 3.
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide 4-2 Installation v1.0, March 2007 S tep 2: Applying Foot p ads and W all Mounting 1. Attach one rubber foot pad into each of the fo ur concave depressions on the base of the sw itch. (The switch ships wit h four self-adhesive rubber footpads.
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide Installation 4-3 v1.0, March 2007 Figure 4-1 Connecting Dev ices to the Switch Connect each device to an RJ-4 5 network po rt on the switch’ s front panel (see Figure 4-1 ) using a Category 5 (Cat5) unshielded twisted-pa ir (UTP) cable with RJ-45 connectors.
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide 4-4 Installation v1.0, March 2007 . S tep 6: Switching Manageme nt Through a Web Browser or Utility Program (Initial Configuration) Y our NETGEAR GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch has embedded management so ftware for viewing, changing, and monitoring its activity and config uration.
Troubleshooting A-1 v1.0, March 2007 Appendix A T roubleshooting This chapter provides information about trou bleshooting the NETGEAR GS 108T Gigabit Smart Switch.
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide A-2 Troubleshooting v1.0, March 2007 Additional T roublesh ooting Suggestions If the suggestions in Ta b l e A-1 do not resolve your p roblem, refer to the troubleshooting suggestions in this section.
Technical Specifications B-1 v1.0, March 2007 Appendix B T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides tech nical specifications for the NETGEAR GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch. Network Protocol and S tanda rds Comp atibility IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T IEEE 802.
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide B-2 Technical Specifications v1.0, March 2007 LEDs Per port (Gigabit): Speed/Link/Act Per device: Power Performance S pecifications Forwarding modes: S.
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide Technical Specifications B-3 v1.0, March 2007 FCC Part 15 Class A VCCI Class A C-T ick Electromagnetic Immuni ty EN 55022 (CISPR 22), Class A Safety CE.
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide B-4 Technical Specifications v1.0, March 2007.
Glossary C-1 v1.0, March 2007 Appendix C Glossary Ta b l e C-1. Glossary 10BASE-T The IEEE specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over Category 3, 4, or 5 twisted-pair cable. 100BASE-FX The IEEE specification for 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet over fiber-optic cable.
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide C-2 Glossary v1.0, March 2007 Ethernet A LAN specification developed joi ntly by Xerox, Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation. Ethernet netwo rks transm it packets at a rate of 10 Mbps. Fast Ethernet An Ethernet system that is de signed to operate at 100 Mbps.
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide Glossary C-3 v1.0, March 2007 Loop An event that occurs when two netwo rk devices are connected by more than one pa th, thereby causing packets to r epeatedly cycle around the network and not reac h their destination.
GS108T Smart Switch Hardwa re Installation Guide C-4 Glossary v1.0, March 2007.
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