GE DS-242-POE User Manual
GE
Security
GE-DS-242-PoE Managed
Ethernet Switch Installation
Sheet
Package Contents
Thank you for purchasing the GE Security GE-DS-242-PoE a 24-Port Fast
Ethernet + 2-Port Gigabit TP/SFP Combo Managed PoE Switch.
Open the box of the Managed Switch and carefully unpack it. The box should
contain the following items:
• The Managed Switch x1
• User's manual CD x1
• This Installation Sheet x1
• RS232 cable x1
• Rubber feet x 4
• Two rack-mounting brackets with attachment screws x1
• Power Cord x1
If any item is found missing or damaged, please contact your local reseller for
replacement.
System Requirements
Your switch is designed to operate with a variety of platforms, operating systems
and network cards. Actual performance will depend on a combination of these
components. Differences in performance can occur depending on the versions
and types of platforms, operating system and network cards used.
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The minimum system requirements are:
• Clients running Windows 98/ME, NT4.0, 2000/XP, Vista, MAC OS9 or later,
Linux, UNIX or other platform compatible with TCP/IP protocols.
• Workstation installed with Ethernet NIC (Network interface Card)
• Serial Port connection (Terminal)
• Above PC with COM Port (DB-9)
• Ethernet Port connection
• Network cables - Use standard network (UTP) cables with RJ45
connectors.
• Above PC installed with WEB Browser and JAVA runtime environment
Plug-in
Note: We recommend using Windows XP or Windows 7 with Internet Explorer 6.0
or above for access to the switch management setup.
Terminal Setup
There are three ways to access and setup your switch. They are:
• RS-232 console
• Telnet
• Web Browser
RS-232 console
To configure the system, connect a serial cable to a COM port on a PC or
notebook computer and to the serial (console) port of the GE-DS-242-PoE
Managed Switch. The console port of the Managed Switch is DCE already, so that
you can connect the console port directly through PC without the need of Null
Modem.
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Figure 1: Terminal setup diagram
A terminal program is required to make the software connection to the GE-DS242-PoE Managed Switch. Windows' Hyper Terminal program is a good choice.
The Hyper Terminal program can be accessed from the Start menu.
1. Click START, then Programs/Accessories and then Hyper Terminal.
2. When the following screen appears, make sure that the COM port is
configured as:
• Baud : 57600
• Parity : None
• Data bits : 8
• Stop bits : 1
• Flow Control : None
Figure 2: COM1 properties window
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