Trendnet TE100-S24V User Manual

TE100-S24V

24-Port 10/100Mbps

Fast Ethernet

Smart Switch

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/her own expense.

VCCI Warning

This is a product of VCCI Class A Compliance.

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.

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 concern.

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).

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT THIS GUIDE..............................................................1

PURPOSE...................................................................................1

TERMS/USAGE ..........................................................................1

INTRODUCTION.....................................................................3

FAST ETHERNET TECHNOLOGY .................................................3

SWITCHING TECHNOLOGY.........................................................4

VLAN (VIRTUAL LOCAL AREA NETWORK) ..............................4

FEATURES.................................................................................6

UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION ...................................7

UNPACKING ..............................................................................7

INSTALLATION ..........................................................................7

RACK MOUNTING .....................................................................8

CONNECTING NETWORK CABLE ................................................9

AC POWER .............................................................................10

IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS ...................10

FRONT PANEL .........................................................................10

REAR PANEL...........................................................................11

UNDERSTANDING LED INDICATORS ............................12

POWER AND SYSTEM LEDS.....................................................12

PORTS 1~24 STATUS LEDS.....................................................12

FIBER MODULE LEDS.............................................................13

CONFIGURATION................................................................14

CONSOLE PORT (RS-232 DCE) ..............................................14

CONFIGURING THE SWITCH .....................................................14

MAIN MENU ...........................................................................17

ONFIGURING SETUP SETTINGS ..............................................17

CONFIGURING SYSTEM SETTING .............................................22

CONFIGURING FILE SETTING ..................................................23

STATISTICS .............................................................................25

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ........................................27

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

Congratulations on your purchase of the 24-Port 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Smart Switch. This device integrates 100Mbps Fast Ethernet and 10Mbps Ethernet network capabilities in a highly flexible package.

Purpose

This guide discusses how to install your 24-Port 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Smart Switch.

Terms/Usage

In this guide, the term “Switch” (first letter upper case) refers to your 24-Port 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Smart Switch, and “switch” (first letter lower case) refers to other Ethernet switches.

INTRODUCTION

This chapter describes the features of the 24-Port 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Smart Switch and some background information about Ethernet/Fast Ethernet switching technology.

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 nondisruptive and smooth evolution nature, and the dominating potential market base, virtually guarantee 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 include:

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

VLAN 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. Each Switch port can belong from one to twenty four VLANs.

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