RuggedCom Inc. I 30 Whitmore Road, Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada L4L 7Z4
Tel: (905) 856-5288 I Fax: (905) 856-1995 I Toll Free: (888) 264-0006
Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference
Statement
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 the 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.
CAUTION
This product contains a laser system and is classified as a “CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT”
CAUTION
Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein
may result in hazardous radiation exposure. This product contains no user serviceable parts.
Attempted service by unauthorized personnel shall render all warranties null and void.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by RuggedCom Inc. could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.
Should this device require service see the “Warranty and Service” section of this guide.
IMPORTANT
The RSG2100 family of products should be installed in a restricted access location where
access can only be gained by service personnel or users who have been instructed about the
reasons for the restrictions applied to the location and about any precautions that shall be
taken; and access is through the use of a tool or lock and key, or other means of security, and
is controlled by the authority responsible for the location.
Trademarks:
Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corporation
RuggedRated, ROS and eRSTP are trademarks of RuggedCom® Inc.
RuggedSwitch® is a registered trademark of RuggedCom® Inc.
The RuggedSwitch® RSG2100P is an industrially hardened, Power Over Ethernet (PoE) enabled,
fully managed, modular, Ethernet switch specifically designed to operate reliably in electrically
harsh and climatically demanding utility substation and industrial environments. The RSG2100P’s
superior ruggedized hardware design coupled with the RuggedSwitch® Operating System (ROS)
provides improved system reliability and advanced networking features making it ideally suited for
creating Ethernet networks for mission-critical, real-time, control applications.
The RSG2100P comes standard with 4 10/100BaseTX 802.3af compliant Ethernet ports (ports 17
– 20) and offers modular flexibility of up to 15 additional Ethernet ports including 10BaseFL
/100BaseFX/ 1000BaseX fiber and 10/100/1000BaseTX copper port combinations. The
RSG2100P is highly versatile and can support multiple fiber types and connectors (ST, MTRJ, LC,
SC) without loss of port density.
The RSG2100P is an ideal solution to power and connect several Ethernet devices (such as IP
phones, video cameras, and wireless access points) where AC power is not available or costprohibitive to provide locally.
3.2 Feature Highlights
Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
• 4 10/100BaseTx 802.3af compliant ports
• Data and power over a single Ethernet cable
• Powered from the internal 48VDC source
• No mid-span patch panel required
• Fully compatible with 802.3af powered devices
• Auto-sensing ports that provide power only to PoE end devices
• Power to port is turned off if cables are removed
Additional Ethernet Ports
• up to 3-Gigabit Ethernet ports - copper and/or fiber
• up to 12-Fast Ethernet ports - copper and/or fiber
The RSG2000 series products are equipped with a versatile display panel, shown in Figure 1,
which is designed to provide quick status information for each port, as well as the entire device to
allow for simple diagnostics and troubleshooting. It features:
• RS232 console port for ‘out of band’ console access and configuration
• Power supply and Alarm status indicators
• Convenient port status indicators conveying Link-Activity, Duplex, or Speed via push-
button control.
• System reset via push-button if held for 5 seconds
Figure 1: RSG2000 Series LED Display Panel
Device status LEDs exist to provide a quick visual indicator to operators for operational status of
the unit. Table 1 defines the possible LED colours and the corresponding description.
LED Colour Description
PS1 (Main) /
PS2 (PoE)
Alarm
Table 1: LED Display – Device status LED behavior definition
Green Power supply operating normal
Red Power supply failure
Red Alarm exist – login to console to determine alarm code
Off No alarms exist
The port-based LEDs can be cycled between three display modes: Status, Duplex, and Speed.
Pushing the mode button causes the display mode to be cycled. Table 2 defines the possible port
LED colours and the corresponding description.
Mode Colour Description
Green (Solid) Link
Status
Duplex
Speed
Table 2: LED Display - Port LED behavior definition
Green (Blinking) Activity
Off No link
Green (Solid) Full-Duplex operation
Orange (Solid) Half-Duplex operation
Off No link
Green (Blinking) 1000Mb/s
Green (Solid) 100Mb/s
Orange (Solid) 10Mb/s
Off No link
The RSG2000 series of products have been designed with maximum mounting and display
flexibility. Customers can order an RSG2000 series switch that can be mounted in a standard 19”
rack, 1” DIN Rail, or directly onto a panel. For rack mount installations, the RSG2000 series can
be ordered with connectors on the front of the unit, or located on the rear of the chassis to allow for
all data and power cabling to be installed and connected at the rear of the rack. See Figure 2 for
rack mount orientation examples.
Figure 2: RSG2000 Series Rack mount chassis orientation options – Front and rear mount.
The RSG2000 series family of products can be rack mounted using the included rack mount
adapter assemblies shown in Figure 3. Secure the one rack mount adapter to the front of each
side of the chassis using the included black PAN head Philips screws in the positions shown in
Figure 5. The entire chassis can then be mounted to a standard 19” rack. An additional two rack
mount adapters are included to optionally secure the rear of the chassis in high-vibration, or
seismically active locations.
NOTE: Since heat within the RSG2100P is channeled to the enclosure, it is recommended that 1
rack unit of space (1.75”) be kept unpopulated and free of equipment above each RSG2000 series
product to allow for a small amount of convectional airflow. Although forced airflow is not
necessary, any increase in airflow will result in a reduction of ambient temperature that will improve
long-term reliability of all equipment mounted within the rack space.