Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GS524T NETGEAR
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R Copper Gigabit Switch Inst allation Guide 24 PORT 10/1 00/1 000 Mbps GS 524 T MODEL.
ii © 2002 by N ETGEAR, Inc. All rights rese r ved. T rademarks N ETGEAR ® is a reg istered trademar k of NETG EAR, Inc. in the Un ited States and other Countries. All other tr ademarks and reg is tered trademarks are the pr operty of their perspec tive owners.
iii F ederal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notice: Radio F requency Notice T his device compl ies with par t 15 of the FCC Rules. Oper ation is subject to the follo wing two conditi ons: • T his device may not cause harmful i nterference.
iv Customer Support F or assis tance with installing and conf ig urin g your N ETGEAR system or with questions or pr oblems follo wing i ns tallation: • Check the N ETGEAR Web page at http://www .NETG EAR.com. • Call T echnical Support at the phone number listed on the Support Informati on Card that shipped with your switch.
contents v CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Introduction Features 1-1 P ackage Contents 1-2 CHAPTER 2 Physical Description F ront P anel 2-1 RJ-45 2-2 A u to-upl ink TM 2-2 LEDs 2-4 Rear P ane l 2-4 CHAPTER 3 Appli.
contents vi APPENDIX A T echnical Specif ications A-1 APPENDIX B Connector Pin Assignments RJ-45 Plug and RJ-45 Connector B-1 APPENDIX C Cab ling Guidelines Usin g 1000BASE-T Gig abit Ethernet o ver C.
contents vii FIGURES Fi gure 1-1. Model GS524T Switch P ackage Contents 1-2 Fi gure 2-1. F ront P anel of the Model GS524T Switch 2-1 Fi gure 2-2. Rear P ane l of the Mod el GS524T Switch 2-2 Fi gure 2-3. W arn ing! Creati ng loops disab les your networ k (Example 1) 2-3 Fi gure 2-4.
contents viii T ABLES T ab le 2-1. LED Descripti ons 2-4 T ab le 4-1. Oper ating En vir onment Requirements 4-1 T ab le 5-1. T r oubleshootin g Infor mation 5-1 T ab le B-1. 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 Plug and RJ-45 Connector Pin Assi gnments B-2 T ab le C-1.
intr oduc tion 1-1 CHAPTER 1: INTR ODUCTION T he N ETGEAR Mode l GS524T 24-P or t Copper Gig abit Switch pro vi des you with a low-cost, hi gh-perf ormance network soluti on and is d esigned to anchor and i ntercon- nect 10/100/1000 megabits per second (Mbps) wor kgroups usi ng copper Gi gabit l inks.
intr oduc tion 1-2 Package Contents Fi gure 1-1 i llustrates the Model GS524T switch package contents. Figure 1-1. Model GS524T Switch Package Contents V er ify that your package contai ns the follo w.
physical descripti on 2-1 CHAPTER 2: PHYSIC AL DESCRIPTION T his chapte r d escribes the hardware features of the N ETGEAR Mode l GS524T Copper Gi gabit Switch.
physical descripti on 2-2 RJ-45 P orts T he Model GS524T switch has 24 auto-s ensing 10/100/1000 Mbps UTP ports. Each por t can operate at 1000 Mbps full-duple x mod e, 100 Mbps full/half duple x mode, or 10Mbps full/half duple x mode, and pro vi de a s tandard UTP for Categ or y 5 or Category 5e cable.
physical descripti on 2-3 Note: Usin g Auto Upl ink to create multiple active paths between any two network devices can cause undesirab le loops in the network, resultin g in an endless broadcast traff ic that disab les your networ k. Loops occur when there are alte rnate r ou tes between two network dev ices.
physical descripti on 2-4 100-240 VAC 50-60 Hz AC po wer Receptacle F ans LEDs T ab le 2-1 d escribes the activity of the LEDs. T able 2-1. LED Descriptions Label Color Activity Descripti on P owe r Green On P owe r is supplied to the switch. Off P owe r is disconnected.
applicati ons 3-1 CHAPTER 3: APPLICA TIONS T his chapte r pres ents an ove r view of the topolog ies possible by i ncorporati ng the N ETG EAR Mod el GS524T Copper Gi gabit Switch i nto y our network.
applicati ons 3-2 Segment Switching and Bridging from 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps to 1000 Mbps T he Model GS524T switch, as illustrated i n Fi gure 3-2, connec ts multiple power workg roups and servers usi ng hi gh-speed g i gabit l inks. Each power wor kgr oup is anchored by a N ETG EAR Mod el FS518T switch.
installation 4-1 CHAPTER 4: INSTALLA TION T his chapte r d escribes the installati on procedures f or the N ETGEAR Mode l GS524T Copper Gi gabit Switch.
installation 4-2 • T he Ins tallation Gui d e • Suppor t Infor mation Card Installing the Switch on a Flat Surface T o i ns tall the switch on a f lat surface, be sure to attach the rubber f ootpads to the bottom of the switch. Installing the Switch in a Rack Refer to F ig ure 4-1 w hen installi ng the switch in a r ack.
installation 4-3 Refer to F ig ure 4-2 w hen connec ting the switch. Figure 4-2. Connecting to the Model GS524T Switch V erifying Installation When powe r has been applied to the switch, ver ify that: • T he green po wer LED on the front pane l is on.
CHAPTER 5: TR OUBLESHOOTING T his chapte r pro vides i nfor mation about troub leshooting the N ETG EAR Model GS524T Copper Gi gabit Switch. T able 5-1 l is ts symptoms, causes, and solu tions of possible pr oblems. T able 5-1. T roub leshooting Information Symptom Cause Solution P owe r LED is off .
troub leshooting 5-2 Network Adapter Cards Make sure the networ k adapter cards i ns talled in the PCs are i n workin g conditi on and the software dri ver has been i ns talled.
technical spec ificati ons A-1 APPENDIX A: TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS T his append ix pro vides techn ical specif icati ons for the N ETG EAR Model GS524T Copper Gi gabit Switch. Network Protocol and Standards Compatibility IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T IEEE 802.
technical spec ificati ons A-2 Interface RJ-45 Connector s for 10BASE-T Ethe rnet, 100BASE-TX F as t Ethernet, and 1000BASE-T Gi gabit Ether net P ower Consumption 75 W Heat Radiation: 34.9812 Btu/hr Acoustic Noise: 50.2dB Input V oltage (Po wer Adapter) 100 – 240 V AC Physical Specif ications Di mensions: 13.
technical spec ificati ons A-3 Safety Agency Appro vals UL Listed (UL 1950), cUL TUV Licensed (EN 60 950).
connector pin assignments B-1 APPENDIX B: CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS T his append ix pro vides i nfor mation about the RJ-45 plug and the RJ-45 connector used for the N ETG EAR Model GS524T Coppe r Gig abit Switch. RJ-45 Plug and RJ-45 Connector It is i mpor tant that all 1000 BASE-T cer tified Categ or y 5 or Category 5e cabl ing use RJ-45 plugs.
connector pin assignments B-2 T able B-1 l is ts the pin assignments f or the 10/100/1000Mbps RJ-45 plug and the RJ-45 connector . T able B-1. 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 Plug and RJ-45 Connector Pin Assig.
cabl ing g uidel ines C-1 APPENDIX C: CABLING GUIDELINES T his append ix pro vides spec ificati ons f or cables used with the N ETGEAR Mode l GS524T Copper Gi gabit Switch.
cabl ing g uidel ines C-2 Return Loss Return loss measures the amount of ref lected signal ene rgy resulti ng from i mpedance changes i n the cabl ing l ink. T he nature of 1000BASE-T rend ers this measurement very i mpor tant; if too much energ y is ref lec ted back on to the receive r , the device wi ll not perf orm opti mally .
cabl ing g uidel ines C-3 Patch Cab les When install ing y our equipment, replace ol d patch panel cab les that do not meet Category 5e specif icati ons. As po inted out in the N EXT sec tion, this near end piece of cable is cr itical for successful ope rati on.
cabl ing g uidel ines C-4 Categ ory 5 Cable Category 5 distributed cable that meets ANSI/EIA/TIA-568-A bui ld ing wir ing standards can be a max imum of 328 feet (ft) or 100 mete r s (m) in length, d .
cabl ing g uidel ines C-5 Tx Rx 1 2 3 6 Tx Rx 1 2 3 6 A B B B 1 2 3 6 1 2 3 6 Tx Rx Tx Rx T wisted Pair Cables f or 100 BASE-TX F or two devices to commun icate, the transm itter of each device must be connec ted to the receive r of the other device.
cabl ing g uidel ines C-6 Patch Panels and Cab les If y ou are using patch pane ls, make sure that they meet the 100BASE-TX require- ments. NETG EAR recommends Categ or y 5e UTP cable f or all patch cables and work area cab les to ensure that your UTP patch cab le rati ng meets or e xceeds the distributi on cable rati ng.
cabl ing g uidel ines C-7.
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