Allied Telesis AT-GS900/8E User Manual

Gigabit Ethernet Switches

AT-GS900/8

AT-GS900/8E

Installation Guide

613-000140 Rev. A

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Electrical Safety and Emissions Standards

This product meets the following standards.

U.S. Federal Communications Commission

Declaration of Conformity

Manufacturer Name: Allied Telesyn, Inc. Declares that the product: Gigabit Ethernet Switches Model Numbers: AT-GS900/8, AT-GS900/8E This product complies with FCC Part 15B, Class B Limits: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device

must not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Radiated Energy

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on. The user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Changes and modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer or registrant of this equipment can void your

authority to operate this equipment under Federal Communications Commission rules.

Industry Canada

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

RFI Emissions FCC Class B, EN55022 Class B, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3,

VCCI Class B, C-TICK, CE

Immunity EN55024

Electrical Safety EN60950 (TUV), UL 60950 (

CULUS

)

Translated Safety Statements

Important: Appendix B contains translated safety statements for installing this equipment. When you see the , go to Appendix B for the translated safety statement in your language.

Wichtig: Anhang B enthält übersetzte Sicherheitshinweise für die Installation dieses Geräts. Wenn Sie  sehen, schlagen Sie in Anhang B den übersetzten Sicherheitshinweis in Ihrer Sprache nach.

Importante: El Apéndice B contiene mensajes de seguridad traducidos para la instalación de este equipo. Cuando vea el símbolo , vaya al Apéndice B para ver el mensaje de seguridad traducido a su idioma.

Important : L'annexe B contient les instructions de sécurité relatives à l'installation de cet équipement. Lorsque vous voyez le symbole , reportez-vous à l'annexe B pour consulter la traduction de ces instructions dans votre langue.

Importante: l’Appendice B contiene avvisi di sicurezza tradotti per l’installazione di questa apparecchiatura. Il simbolo , indica di consultare l’Appendice B per l’avviso di sicurezza nella propria lingua.

Важно: Приложение B содержит переведенную инструкцию по безопасности при установке данного устройства. Если Вы встретите , перейдите к Приложению B для получения переведенной инструкции по безопасности.

Preface ................................................................................................................................................................................11

Safety Symbols Used in this Document................................................................................................................................12

Where to Find Web-based Guides .......................................................................................................................................13

Contacting Allied Telesyn .....................................................................................................................................................14

Online Support ..............................................................................................................................................................14

Email and Telephone Support.......................................................................................................................................14

Returning Products........................................................................................................................................................14

Sales or Corporate Information .....................................................................................................................................14

Management Software Updates....................................................................................................................................14

Chapter 1: Overview ..........................................................................................................................................................15

Features ...............................................................................................................................................................................16

Front and Back Panels .........................................................................................................................................................17

Ports .....................................................................................................................................................................................18

LEDs.....................................................................................................................................................................................19

Power Supplies.....................................................................................................................................................................21

Ethernet Switching Basics ....................................................................................................................................................22

MAC Address Table ......................................................................................................................................................22

Duplex Mode .................................................................................................................................................................22

Store and Forward.........................................................................................................................................................23

Back Pressure and Flow Control...................................................................................................................................24

Network Topologies..............................................................................................................................................................25

Power Workgroup Topology ..........................................................................................................................................25

Collapsed Backbone .....................................................................................................................................................26

Chapter 2: Installation .......................................................................................................................................................27

Reviewing Safety Precautions..............................................................................................................................................28

Selecting a Site for the Switch..............................................................................................................................................30

Cabling .................................................................................................................................................................................31

Unpacking the Switch ...........................................................................................................

Using a Switch on a Desktop................................................................................................................................................34

Installing the Power Cord Retaining Clip on the AT-GS900/8L Switch.................................................................................35

Mounting a Switch on the Wall .............................................................................................................................................37

Installing a Switch in a Rack .................................................................................................................................................39

Wiring the Switch..................................................................................................................................................................41

Powering On a Switch ..........................................................................................................................................................42

Powering On an AT-GS900/8 Switch............................................................................................................................42

Powering On an AT-GS900/8E Switch..........................................................................................................................43

Warranty Registration...........................................................................................................................................................44

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................................................................45

Appendix A: Technical Specifications .............................................................................................................................47

Physical Specifications .........................................................................................................................................................47

Environmental Specifications................................................................................................................................................47

Power Specifications ............................................................................................................................................................47

Safety and Electromagnetic Emissions Certifications...........................................................................................................47

Connectors and Port Pinouts................................................................................................................................................48

Appendix B: Translated Safety Statements ....................................................................................................................51

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Contents

Figures

Figure 1. AT-GS900/8 and AT-GS900/8E Front Panels......................................................................................................17

Figure 2. AT-GS900/8 and AT-GS900/8E Back Panels ......................................................................................................17

Figure 3. AT-GS900/8 and AT-GS900/8E System and Port LEDs......................................................................................19

Figure 4. External Power Adapter for the AT-GS900/8E Model..........................................................................................21

Figure 5. Power Workgroup Topology.................................................................................................................................25

Figure 6. Collapsed Backbone - Hub Topology...................................................................................................................26

Figure 7. Attaching the Rubber Feet ...................................................................................................................................34

Figure 8. Power Cord Retaining Clip ...................................................................................................................................35

Figure 9. Power Cord Retaining Bracket .............................................................................................................................35

Figure 10. Inserting the Retaining Clip into the Retaining Bracket ......................................................................................36

Figure 11. Retaining Clip Installed in the Retaining Bracket................................................................................................36

Figure 12. Aligning an AT-GS900/8E Switch for Mounting on the Wall...............................................................................37

Figure 13. Mounting an AT-GS900/8E Switch on the Wall..................................................................................................38

Figure 14. Attaching the Rack-Mount Bracket.....................................................................................................................39

Figure 15. Connecting the Twisted Pair Data Cables..........................................................................................................41

Figure 16. Power Cord Retaining Clip in the Up Position....................................................................................................42

Figure 17. Plugging in the AC Power Cord..........................................................................................................................42

Figure 18. Securing the Power Cord with the Retaining Clip...............................................................................................43

Figure 19. Connecting the Power Adapter...........................................................................................................................43

Figure 20. RJ-45 Connector and Port Pin Layout................................................................................................................48

Figures

Tables

Table 1. Safety Symbols .....................................................................................................................................................12

Table 2. System and Port LED Descriptions ......................................................................................................................19

Table 3. Twisted Pair Cabling and Distances .....................................................................................................................31

Table 4. MDI Pin Signals (10Base-T or 100Base-TX) ........................................................................................................48

Table 5. MDI-X Pin Signals (10Base-T or 100Base-TX) ....................................................................................................48

Table 6. RJ-45 1000Base-T Connector Pinouts .................................................................................................................49

Tables

Preface

This guide contains instructions on how to configure and maintain the AT-GS900/8 and AT-GS900/8E switches. This preface contains the following sections:

 “Safety Symbols Used in this Document” on page 12  “Where to Find Web-based Guides” on page 13  “Contacting Allied Telesyn” on page 14

Preface

Safety Symbols Used in this Document

This document uses the safety symbols defined in Table 1.

Table 1. Safety Symbols

Symbol Meaning Description

Caution Performing or omitting a specific action may

result in equipment damage or loss of data.

Warning Performing or omitting a specific action may

result in electrical shock.

Where to Find Web-based Guides

The installation and user guides for all Allied Telesyn products are available in portable document format (PDF) on our web site at www.alliedtelesyn.com. You can view the documents online or download them onto a local workstation or server.

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Preface

Contacting Allied Telesyn

This section provides Allied Telesyn contact information for technical support as well as sales and corporate information.

Online Support You can request technical support online by accessing the Allied Telesyn

Knowledge Base: http://kb.alliedtelesyn.com. You can use the Knowledge Base to submit questions to our technical support staff and review answers to previously asked questions.

Email and Telephone

Support

Returning

Products

Sales or

Corporate

Information

Management

Software Updates

For Technical Support via email or telephone, refer to the Support & Services section of the Allied Telesyn web site: www.alliedtelesyn.com.

Products for return or repair must first be assigned a return materials authorization (RMA) number. A product sent to Allied Telesyn without an RMA number will be returned to the sender at the sender’s expense.

To obtain an RMA number, contact Allied Telesyn Technical Support through our web site: www.alliedtelesyn.com.

You can contact Allied Telesyn for sales or corporate information through our web site: www.alliedtelesyn.com. To find the contact information for your country, select Contact Us -> Worldwide Contacts.

New releases of management software for our managed products are available from either of the following Internet sites:

 Allied Telesyn web site: www.alliedtelesyn.com  Allied Telesyn FTP server: ftp://ftp.alliedtelesyn.com

If you prefer to download new software from the Allied Telesyn FTP server from your workstation’s command prompt, you will need FTP client software and you must log in to the server. Enter “anonymous” for the user name and your email address for the password.

Chapter 1 Overview

The AT-GS900/8 and AT-GS900/8E switches are unmanaged, Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet switches designed to simplify the task of creating or expanding an Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet network.

This chapter contains the follows sections:

 “Features” on page 16  “Front and Back Panels” on page 17  “Ports” on page 18  “LEDs” on page 19  “Power Supplies” on page 21  “Ethernet Switching Basics” on page 22  “Network Topologies” on page 25

Chapter 1: Overview

Features

The features of the AT-GS900/8 and AT-GS900/8E switches include:

 LEDs for unit and port status  Eight Auto-Negotiating 10/100/1000Base-T twisted pair ports with

RJ-45 connectors

 External power adapter (for AT-GS900/8LE model only)  Auto MDI/MDI-X on all ports  IEEE 802.3 and IEEE 802.3u compliant  IEEE 802.3x flow control in full-duplex operation; back pressure and

flow control in half-duplex operation

 Store and forward switching mode  MAC address table capacity of up to 4K addresses with automatic

aging

Front and Back Panels

Figure 1 illustrates the front panels of the AT-GS900/8 and AT-GS900/8E switches.

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Figure 2 illustrates the back panels of the AT-GS900/8 and AT-GS900/8E switches.

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Figure 2. AT-GS900/8 and AT-GS900/8E Back Panels

Chapter 1: Overview

Ports

The AT-GS900/8 and AT-GS900/8E switches feature eight twisted pair ports.

The twisted pair ports feature 8-pin RJ-45 connectors. (For the port pinouts, refer to “Connectors and Port Pinouts” on page 48.

The ports are 10Base-T, 100Base-TX, and 1000Base-T compliant and are capable of 10 megabits per second (Mbps), 100 Mbps, and 1000 Mbps speeds. The ports are IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation compliant. With Auto-Negotiation, the switch automatically matches the highest possible common speed between each switch port and each end node. For example, if an end node is capable of only 10 Mbps, the switch sets the port connected to the end node to 10 Mbps.

Each twisted pair port on the switch can operate in either half- or fullduplex mode. The twisted pair ports are IEEE 802.3u-compliant and will Auto-Negotiate the duplex mode setting.

Note

In order for the switch to set the duplex mode for each port correctly, the end nodes that you connect to the switch ports should also use Auto-Negotiation. Otherwise, a duplex mode mismatch can occur, affecting network performance. For further information, refer to “Duplex Mode” on page 22.

Each twisted pair port has a maximum operating distance of 100 m (328 feet).

For 10 Mbps operation, Category 3 or better 100 ohm shielded or unshielded twisted pair cabling is required. For 100 or 1000 Mbps operation, Category 5 and Enhanced Category 5 (5E) 100 ohm shielded or unshielded twisted pair cabling is required.

The twisted pair ports are auto-MDI. They automatically configure themselves as either MDI or MDI-X. This feature allows you to use either straight-through or crossover twisted pair cables to connect devices to the ports.

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The LEDs on the front panel display the system and port status information. Each port has four LEDs as shown in Figure 3.

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Figure 3. AT-GS900/8 and AT-GS900/8E System and Port LEDs

Table 2 describes the AT-GS900/8 and AT-GS900/8E system and port LEDs.

Table 2. System and Port LED Descriptions

LED State Description

POWER Off The switch is not receiving power.

On The switch is receiving power.

10M Solid Green The port is operating at 10 Mbps.

100M Solid Green The port is operating at 100 Mbps.

10M and

Solid Green The port is operating at 1000 Mbps.

100M

LINK/ACT Off The port has not established a link with an

end node.

Blinking

The port is transmitting or receiving data.

Green

Green A valid link has been established on the port.

Chapter 1: Overview

Table 2. System and Port LED Descriptions (Continued)

LED State Description

FDX Off The port is operating in half-duplex mode.

Green The port is operating in full-duplex mode.

Power Supplies

AT-GA900/8 and AT-GA900/8E Gigabit Ethernet Switches Installation Guide

The AT-GS900/8 switch has a single AC power supply socket on the back panel which features autoswitch AC inputs. To power the switch on or off, connect or disconnect the power cord provided with the switch.

The AT-GS900/8E switch uses an external AC/DC power adapter provided with the switch, as shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4. External Power Adapter for the AT-GS900/8E Model

Note

For the power requirements, refer to “Power Specifications” on page 47.

Chapter 1: Overview

Ethernet Switching Basics

An Ethernet switch interconnects network devices, such as workstations, printers, routers, and other Ethernet switches, so that they can communicate with each other by sending and receiving Ethernet frames.

MAC Address

Table

Every hardware device on your network has a unique MAC address. This address is assigned to the device by the device’s manufacturer. For example, when you install a Network Interface Card (NIC) in a computer so that you can connect it to the network, the NIC already has a MAC address assigned to it by its manufacturer.

The MAC address table in the AT-GS900/8 and AT-GS900/8E switches can store up to 4K MAC addresses. The switch uses the table to store the MAC addresses of the network end nodes connected to the ports, along with the port number on which each address was learned.

A switch learns the MAC addresses of the end nodes by examining the source address of each packet received on a port. It adds the address and port on which the packet was received to the MAC table if the address had not already been entered in the table. The result is a table that contains all the MAC addresses of the devices that are connected to the switch’s ports, and the port number where each address was learned.

When the switch receives a packet, it also examines the destination address and, by referring to its MAC address table, determines the port on which the destination end node is connected. It then forwards the packet to the appropriate port and on to the end node. This increases network bandwidth by limiting each frame to the appropriate port when the intended end node is located, freeing the other switch ports for receiving and transmitting data.

If the switch receives a packet with a destination address that is not in the MAC address table, it floods the packet to all the ports on the switch. If the ports have been grouped into virtual LANs, the switch floods the packet only to those ports which belong to the same VLAN as the port on which the packet was received. This prevents packets from being forwarded into inappropriate LAN segments, decreasing network security. When the destination end node responds, the switch adds its MAC address and port number to the table.

If the switch receives a packet with a destination address that is on the same port on which the packet was received, it discards the packet without forwarding it on to any port. Since both the source end node and the destination end node for the packet are located on the same port on the switch, there is no reason for the switch to forward the packet.

Duplex Mode Duplex mode refers to how an end node receives and transmits data. If an

AT-GA900/8 and AT-GA900/8E Gigabit Ethernet Switches Installation Guide

end node can receive or transmit data, but not both simultaneously, the end node is operating in what is referred to as half-duplex mode. If an end node can both receive and transmit data simultaneously, the end node is said to be operating in full-duplex mode. Naturally, an end node capable of operating in full-duplex can handle data much faster than an end node that can only operate in half-duplex mode.

The twisted pair ports on the AT-GS900/8 and AT-GS900/8E switches can operate in either half-or full-duplex mode. They are IEEE 802.3u-compliant and use Auto-Negotiation to set the duplex mode setting for you automatically.

For Auto-Negotiation to operate properly on a switch, the end nodes connected to the switch should also use Auto-Negotiation. If an end node does not have this feature and has a fixed duplex mode of full-duplex, the result will be a duplex mode mismatch between the end node and a switch port. A port on the Gigabit Ethernet switch connected to an end node with a fixed duplex mode of full-duplex will operate at only half-duplex. This results in the end node using full-duplex and the switch port using halfduplex. This can produce network performance problems. Should you encounter this situation, you must configure the port on the end node to use Auto-Negotiation or, if it lacks that feature, to half-duplex.

Store and

Forward

Note

Since the ports on the AT-GS900/8 and AT-GS900/8E switches operate in Auto-Negotiate mode only, the end nodes connected to the AT-GS900/8 or AT-GS900/8E switch must also be configured to operate in the Auto-Negotiate mode. If an end node is configured to a specific duplex in a manual mode, it will not respond to the AutoNegotiate protocol from the AT-GS900/8 or AT-GS900/8E switch. (The speed is determined from the link pulses, however, so the speed is always detected correctly.) As a result, the port setting on the AT-GS900/8 or AT-GS900/8E switch will end up at half-duplex. If the end node is manually configured to full-duplex, there will be a duplex mismatch and data will be lost. If the end node is manually configured to half-duplex, both ports will have the speed and duplex match up correctly.

The AT-GS900/8 and AT-GS900/8E switches use store and forward as the method for receiving and transmitting frames. When a Ethernet frame is received on a switch port, the switch does not retransmit the frame out the destination port until it has received the entire frame and stored the frame in a port buffer. It then examines the frame to determine if it is a valid frame. Invalid frames, such as fragments or runts, are discarded by the switch. This insures that only valid frames are transmitted out the switch ports and that damaged frames are not propagated on your network.

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