Allied Telesis AT-GS903SX User Manual

AT-GS903SX

Gigabit Switch

Installation Guide

PN 613-10842-00 Rev C

Copyright  2000 Allied Telesyn International, Corp.

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Electrical Safety and Emission Compliance Statement

Standards: This product meets the following standards.

U.S. Federal C ommunications Com mis s i on

RADIATED ENERGY
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits

for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with this instruction 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 to correct the interference at his own
expense.

Note: Modifications or changes not expressl y approved by the manufacturer
or the FCC can void your right to operate this equipment.

Canadian Department of Communications

This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian
Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du
Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

RFI Emission EN55022 Class A ! 1
WARNING: In a domestic envi ro nment this product may cause radio

interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate
measures. ! 2

Immunity EN50082-1 ! 3
Electrical Safety EN60950, UL 1950, CSA 950 ! 4

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Electrical Safety and Emission Compliance Statement

Important: Ap pendix A contains translated safety statements for installing
this equipment. When you see the !, go to Appendix A for the translated
safety statement in your language.

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

Vigtigt: Tillæg A indeholder oversatte sikkerhedsadvarsler, der vedrører
installation af dette udstyr. Når De ser symbolet !, skal De slå op i tillæg A
og finde de oversatte sikkerhedsa dva rsl er i Deres eget sprog.

Belangrijk: Appendix A bevat vertaalde veiligheidsopmer kingen voor het
installeren van deze apparatuur. Wanneer u de ! ziet, raadpleeg Appendix A
voor vertaalde veiligheidsinstructies in uw taal.

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

Tärkeää: Liite A sisältää tämän laitteen asentamiseen liittyvät käännetyt
turvaohjeet. Kun näet !-symbolin, katso käännettyä turvaohjetta liitteest
A.

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

Viktig: Tillegg A inneholder oversatt sikkerhetsinformasjon for installering
av dette utstyret. Når du ser !, åpner du til Tillegg A for å finne den oversatte
sikkerhetsinformasjonen på ønsket språk .

Importante: O Anexo A contém advertênci as de segurança traduzidas para
instalar este equipamento. Quando vir o símbolo !, leia a advertência de
segurança traduzida no seu idioma no Anexo A.

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

Obs! Bilaga A innehåller översatta säkerhetsmeddelanden avseende
installationen av denna utrustning. När du ser !, skall du gå till Bilaga A för
att läsa det översatta säkerhetsmeddelandet på ditt språk.

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Table of Contents

Electrical Safety and Emission Compliance Statement
Welcome to Allied Telesyn

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

Documentation Conventions............................................................................vii

Contacting Allied Teleysn...............................................................................viii

For Technical Support and Services................ ........................................viii

Technical Support E-mail Addresses......................................................viii

FTP Server.................................................................................................. ix

For Sales or Corporate Information ................................................................. ix

Tell Us What You Think .............. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .....................................................ix

Chapter 1
Product Description

Features.............................................................................................................. 1

Physical Description........................................................................................... 2

LEDs ............................................................................................................ 3

MDI Button.................. ................................................................................ 4

Media Type ........................ .......................................................................... 4

AC Power Connector ................................................................................... 5

Where to Go Next ........................ ....................................................................... 5

Chapter 2
Installation

Verifying Switch Package Contents .................................................................. 7

Preparing the Site .............................................................................................. 7

Installing the Switch on a Desktop ...................... .. ...........................................8

Installing the Switch on a Wall ......................................................................... 9

Installing the Switch in a Rack Mount ...........................................................10

Warranty Registration..................................................................................... 11

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Chapter 3
Troubleshooting

How the Switch Reports Problems.................................................................. 13

Network Cabling Problems.............................................................................. 13

Common Problems............................................................................................ 13

Link /Activity LED on Any Port is OFF...................................................14

Power LED is OFF .............. ...................................................................... 14

Calling Technical Support................................................................................ 15

........................................................................................... 13

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Appendix A
Translated Safety and Emission Information

.......................................17

Appendix B
Technical Specifications

............................................................................ 29

Physical Specifications................ .....................................................................29

Environmental Specifications.......................................................................... 29

Power Specifications.........................................................................................29

Agency Compliance...........................................................................................29

Appendix C
Technical Support Fax Order

...................................................................31

Incident Summary............................................................................................ 31

Appendix D
AT-GS903SX Installation Guide Feedback

.............................................33

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Welcome to Allied Telesyn

The guide provides the required information to install and configure the
AT-GS903SX Gigabit Ethernet Switch.

Where to Find Web-based Guides

Allied Telesyn wants our custom ers to be well informed b y prov iding t he most
up-to-date and most easily accessible way to find our guides and other
technical information.

Visit our website at
for related product information.

www.alliedtelesyn.com/support/lib_allproducts.htm

Documentation Conventions

Through out this guide, you will notice several conventions that you should
become familiar with fi rst bef ore installing the product.

Note

A note provides a d ditional information.

Caution

A caution indicates that performing or omitting a specific action may
result in equipm ent damage or loss of data.

Warning

A warning indicates that performing or omitting a specific action
may result in bodily injury.

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Welcome to Allied Telesyn

Contacting Allied Teleysn

There are several ways to contact Allied Telesyn technical support, online,
telephone, fax or by e-mail.

Online Support

You can request technical support online by filling out the Tech-Assistant
Form at

Telephone and Fax Support

www.alliedtelesyn.com/forms/feedtech.htm

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France

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E-mail Support

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Germany

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Israel
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Japan

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United Kingdom

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Sweden, Finland
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Latin America, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and Virgin Islands

[e-mail]

United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland

[e-mail]

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Returning Products

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

To obtain an RMA number contact Allied Telesyn’s Technical Support at one of
the following location:

North America

Tel: [phone], select option 4
Fax: [phone]

Latin America, the Caribbean,
Virgin Islands

Tel: international code + 425-481-3852
Fax: inter national code + 425-483-9458

European Cus to m er Su pp o rt Centre

10/11 Bridgemead Close
Westmead Industrial Estate
Swindon, Wiltshire SN5 7YT
England

Tel: [phone]
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Mexico and Puerto Rico

Tel: [phone], ext 3852 or

1-800-424-4284, ext 3852
Mexico only:95-800-424-5012, ext 3852
Fax: international code + 425-489-9191

FTP Server

If you know the name of a specific driver, you may connect directly to our FTP
server at:

At login, enter ‘anonymous’. Enter your e-mail address for the password as
requested by the server at login.

ftp://gateway.centre.com.

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Welcome to Allied Telesyn

For Sales or Corporate Information

Allied Telesyn International, Corp.

19800 North Creek Parkway, Suite 200
Bothell, WA 98011
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Allied Telesyn International, Corp.

960 Stewart Drive, Suite B
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Tel: [phone] (U S A and Canada
Fax: [phone]

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Tell Us What You Think

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the “AT-GS903SX Installation Guide Feedback” on page 33 and return the
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Chapter 1

Product Description

This chapter describes the features of the AT-GS903SX Gigabit Ethernet
Switch.

Features

The AT-GS903SX is an unmanaged, Gigabit Ethernet Switch that provides
familiar Eth ernet tech nolo gy with high -speed access. It is a high-p erform ance
switch that can be installed on the desktop, mounted on a wall, or installed in
a 19-inch rack. It pres ents an affo rdabl e, ideal s olution to the bo ttlenec ks that
can occur in networks where data-intensive applications and a proliferation of
new users is disr upting network throu ghput. The swit ch provides the following
features:

❑

Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity:
one 10/100Base-TX port with an RJ-45 connector, and three
1000Base-SX ports with SC connectors

❑

A small 1.0U high, 13-inch enclosure for desktop, wall, or 19-inch
rack-mount installation

❑

Half- or full-duplex operation and auton egotiation o n the 10/ 100Mbps
port, full-duplex operation on the gigabit ports

❑

Complies with IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, and IEEE 802.3z
specifications

❑

Store-and-forward switc h ing mode

❑

Supports extended frame lengths up to 1536 bytes

❑

12K MAC addresses with automatic learning and aging

❑

Eight MB SGRAM for the data buffer of each port

❑

LED indicators for Power, for port Link and Activity on the gigabit
ports, and for Full-duplex/Collision and Link/Activity on the
10/100Mbps port

❑

One media-dependent interface (MDI) b utton on Port 4 (10/1 00Mbps)
for hub or PC connection

❑

Internal autoranging power supply (100-120/200-240VAC)

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Product Description

Physical Description

Figure 1 shows the front panel of the switch.

Figure 1

Figure 2 shows the rear view of the switch showing the AC input and fan
locations.

Figure 2

Figure 3 shows the labels for the LEDs indicators for the two types of ports.

The AT-GS903SX Switch (Front)

Rear View of AT-GS903SX Switch

Figure 3

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LED Indicators Labels (Partial Front Panel)

AT-GS903SX Installation Guide

LEDs

Table 1 describes the switch LEDs. Refer to Figure 3 for the labels for the LEDs
for the two types of ports.

AT-GS903SX LED Indicators

Table 1

LED Color Indicates

Power Green On The switch is powered up and ready for use.

Off The switch is powered off.

Gigabit Ethernet Port Stat us LEDs

Link Green On Link is present; port is enabled; full-duplex operation.

Off Link is not present.

Activity Green Flashing Packets are being transmitted/received on this port.

Off No activity on this port.

10/100Mbps Port Status LEDs

Ful/Col Yellow On Full-duplex mode.

Off Half-duplex mode.
Yellow Flashing Two or more d evices attempted to transmit data at the same

time. (Typical under Ethernet CSMA/CD.)
Link/ Yellow On 100M Link is present; port is enabled.
Act Yellow Flashing 100M Packets are being transmitted/received on this port.

Green On 10M Link is present; port is enabled.
Green Flashing 100M Packets are being transmitted/received on this port.
Off Link is not present.

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Product Description

MDI Button

The MDI provides you with the flexibilit y for using a st raight-through cab le to
connect to a hub or another switch, or to any DTE such as an end station or a
server. The button is associated with Port 4. Table 2 describes the MDI button
positions.

MDI Positions

Table 2

Position Label Use

X

To PC

To connect a DTE to the port

Out

=

In

To Hub

To connect a hub or another switch to the port

Media Type

Table 3 describes the standard (connectors), media, and maximum distances
for each port type.

Media Types and Distances

Table 3

Standard Media Type

1000Base-SX (Short
Wave = 850 nm)

100Base-TX Category 5 UTP Cable (100 Mbps) 100 m (328 ft)

50/125um Multimode Fiber
Single-mode: not supported

62.5/125um Multimode Fiber
Single-mode: not supported

MHz/Km
Rating

500 550 m (1804 ft)

160 220 m (722 ft)

Maximum Distance

10Base-T Category 3 UTP Cable (10 Mbps) 100 m (328 ft)

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