LevelOne GSW-4870TGX User Manual

LevelOne

GSW-4870TGX

52-Port 10/100/1000Mbps

Gigabit Ethernet Web Smart Switch

with

48×10/100BASE-TX ports, 2×1000BASE-T ports

and,

2 optional mini-GBIC ports

User’s Guide

FCC Warning

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the regulations 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 user’s guide, 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 or her own expense.

CE Mark Warning

This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

VCCI Warning

This is a product of VCCI Class A Compliance.

UL Warning

a) Elevated Operating Ambient Temperature- If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient. Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the manufacturer's maximum rated ambient temperature (Tmra).

b) Reduced Air Flow- Installation of the equipment in a rack should be such that the amount of air flow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised.

c) Mechanical Loading- mounting of the equipment in the rack should be such that a hazardous condition is not achieved due to uneven mechanical loading.

d) Circuit Overloading- Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the supply circuit and the effect that overloading of circuits might have on over current protection and supply wiring. Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this conce r n.

e) Reliable Earthing- Reliable earthing of rack-mounted equipment should be maintained. Particular attention should be given to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit (e.g., use of power strips).

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TABLE OF CONTENT

About This Guide.................................................................................1

Purpose ............................................................................................1

Terms/Usage.................................................................................... 1

Introduction..........................................................................................3

Gigabit Ethernet Technology...........................................................3

Fast Ethernet Technology................................................................4

Switching Technology.....................................................................5

VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network).............................................. 6

Features............................................................................................6

Unpacking and Installation..................................................................9

Unpacking........................................................................................9

Installation .......................................................................................9

Rack Mounting ..............................................................................10

Connecting Network Cable............................................................11

AC Power.......................................................................................11

Identifying External Components......................................................13

Front Panel.....................................................................................13

Rear Panel......................................................................................14

Understanding LED Indicators..........................................................15

Power and System LEDs ...............................................................15

Ports 1~48 10/100M Status LEDs..................................................16

Ports 49~50 Gigabit Status LEDs..................................................16

Ports 51~ mini-GBIC Status LEDs................................................17

Configuration..................................................................................... 18

Installing the Web Management Utility.........................................18

Discovery List................................................................................ 19

Monitor List...................................................................................20

Device Setting................................................................................22

Toolbar........................................................................................... 24

Configuring the Switch.................................................................. 25

Setup Menu.................................................................................... 27

Configuring Setup Setting..............................................................28

Port Settings...............................................................................28

VLAN Settings (Virtual Local Area Network).......................... 31

Trunk Setting .............................................................................32

Device Status .............................................................................33

Statistic.......................................................................................33

System Setting ...........................................................................34

Trap Setting................................................................................35

Set Password.............................................................................. 36

Backup Setting........................................................................... 37

Reset Setting .............................................................................. 37

Logout ............................................................................................ 38

Technical Specifications....................................................................39

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

Congratulations on your purchase of LevelOne GSW-4870TGX, 48+4G-Port 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Web Smart Switch. This device integrates 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet, 100Mbps Fast Ethernet and 10Mbps Ethernet network capabilities in a highly flexible package.

Purpose

This guide discusses how to install your 48+4G-Port 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Web Smart Switch.

Terms/Usage

In this guide, the term “Switch” (first letter upper case) refers to your GSW-4870TGX, 48+4G-Port 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Web Smart Switch, and “switch” (first letter lower case) refers to other Ethernet switches.

INTRODUCTION

This chapter describes the features of the GSW-4870TGX, 48+4GPort 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Web Smart Switch, and some background information about Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet switching technology.

Gigabit Ethernet Technology

Gigabit Ethernet is an extension of IEEE 802.3 Ethernet utilizing the same packet structure, format, and support for CSMA/CD protocol, full duplex, flow control, and management objects, but with a tenfold increase in theoretical throughput over 100-Mbps Fast Ethernet and a hundredfold increase over 10-Mbps Ethernet. Since it is compatible with all 10-Mbps and 100-Mbps Ethernet environments, Gigabit Ethernet provides a straightforward upgrade without wasting a company’s existing investment in hardware, software, and trained personnel.

The increased speed and extra bandwidth offered by Gigabit Ethernet are essential to coping with the network bottlenecks that frequently develop as computers and their busses get faster and more users use applications that generate more traffic. Upgrading key components, such as your backbone and servers to Gigabit Ethernet can greatly improve network response times as well as significantly speed up the traffic between your subnets.

Gigabit Ethernet enables fast optical fiber connections to support video conferencing, complex imaging, and similar data-intensive applications. Likewise, since data transfers occur 10 times faster than Fast Ethernet, servers outfitted with Gigabit Ethernet NIC’s are able to perform 10 times the number of operations in the same amount of time.

In addition, the phenomenal bandwidth delivered by Gigabit Ethernet is the most cost-effective method to take advantage of today and tomorrow’s rapidly improving switching and routing internetworking technologies. And with expected advances in the coming years in silicon technology and digital signal processing that will enable Gigabit Ethernet to eventually operate over unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cabling, outfitting your network with a powerful 1000-Mbpscapable backbone/server connection creates a flexible foundation for the next generation of network technology products.

Fast Ethernet Technology

The growing importance of LANs and the increasing complexity of desktop computing applications are fueling the need for high performance networks. A number of high-speed LAN technologies have been proposed to provide greater bandwidth and improve client/server response times. Among them, 100BASE-T (Fast Ethernet) provides a non-disruptive, smooth evolution from the current 10BASE-T technology. The non-disruptive and smooth evolution nature, and the dominating potential market base, virtually guarantees cost-effective and high performance Fast Ethernet solutions.

100Mbps Fast Ethernet is a standard specified by the IEEE 802.3 LAN committee. It is an extension of the 10Mbps Ethernet standard with the ability to transmit and receive data at 100Mbps, while maintaining the CSMA/CD Ethernet protocol. Since the 100Mbps Fast Ethernet is compatible with all other 10Mbps Ethernet environments, it provides a straightforward upgrade and takes advantage of the existing investment in hardware, software, and personnel training.

Switching Technology

Another approach to pushing beyond the limits of Ethernet technology is the development of switching technology. A switch bridges Ethernet packets at the MAC address level of the Ethernet protocol transmitting among connected Ethernet or Fast Ethernet LAN segments.

Switching is a cost-effective way of increasing the total network capacity available to users on a local area network. A switch increases capacity and decreases network loading by dividing a local area network into different segments, which don’t compete with each other for network transmission capacity.

The switch acts as a high-speed selective bridge between the individual segments. The switch, without interfering with any other segments, automatically forwards traffic that needs to go from one segment to another. By doing this the total network capacity is multiplied, while still maintaining the same network cabling and adapter cards.

Switching LAN technology is a marked improvement over the previous generation of network bridges, which were characterized by higher latencies. Routers have also been used to segment local area networks, but the cost of a router, the setup and maintenance required make routers relatively impractical. Today switches are an ideal solution to most kinds of local area network congestion problems.

VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network)

A VLAN is a group of end-stations that are not constrained by their physical location and can communicate as if a common broadcast domain, a LAN. The primary utility of using VLAN is to reduce latency and need for routers, using faster switching instead. Other VLAN utility includes:

Security, Security is increased with the reduction of opportunity in eavesdropping on a broadcast network because data will be switched to only those confidential users within the VLAN.

Cost Reduction, VLANs can be used to create multiple broadcast domains, thus eliminating the need of expensive routers.

Port-based (or port-group) VLAN is the common method of implementing a VLAN, and is the one supplied in the Switch.

Features

 48×10/100Mbps Auto-negotiation Fast Ethernet RJ45 ports  2×10/100/1000Mbps Auto-negotiation Gigabit RJ45 ports  2×mini-GBIC ports  All RJ45 ports support auto MDI/MDIX, so there is no need to

use cross-over cables or an up-link port

 Full/half duplex transfer mode for 10/100Mbps RJ45 port  Full duplex transfer mode for Gigabit port  Store-and-Forward switching scheme capability to support rate

adaptation and ensure data integrity

 Up to 4K unicast addresses entities per device, self-learning, and

table aging

 1536KBytes packet buffer  Supports IEEE 802.3x flow control for full-duplex mode ports  Supports Back-pressure flow control for half-d uplex mode ports  Supports port-base VLAN  Supports port-base QoS  Supports Trunki ng  Supports Port-setting for Speed/Disable, Flow control  Easy configuration via WEB Browser  Easy setting via Web Management Utility  Standard 19” Rack-mount size

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