AFi SM10P User manual

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10-Port Gigabit Managed Switch
SM10p
Installation and Getting Started Guide

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INSTALLATION and GETTING STARTE GUIDE
SM10P Gigabit Managed Switch Installation and
Getting Started Guide
SM10P Switch

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ABOUT THIS GUIDE
PURPOSE This guide gives specific information on how to operate and
use the management functions of the switch.
AUDIENCE The guide is intended for use by network administrators who
are responsible for operating and maintaining network
equipment; consequently, it assumes a basic working
knowledge of general switch functions, the Internet Protocol
(IP), and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
CONVENTIONS
The following conventions are used throughout this guide to
show information:
WARRANTY See the Customer Support/ Warranty booklet included with
the product.
A copy of the specific warranty terms applicable to your
Manufacture products and replacement parts can be obtained
from your Manufacture Sales and Service Office pr authorized
dealer.
N OTE : Emphasizes important information or calls your
attention to related features or instructions.
WARNING: Alerts you to a potential hazard that could cause
personal injury.
CAUTION: Alerts you to a potential hazard that could cause loss
of data, or damage the system or equipment.
RELATED
PUBLICATIONS
The following publication gives specific information on how to
operate and use the management functions of the switch:
The User’s Manual
REVISION HISTORY

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This section summarizes the changes in each revision of this guide.
Date Revision
2012/03/20 A1

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Contents
ABOUT THIS GUIDE.......................................................................................................... ii
INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................1
OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................................... 1
DESCRIPTION OF HARDWARE ...................................................................................4
NETWORK PLANNING......................................................................................................7
INTRODUCTION TO SWITCHING..................................................................................... 7
APPLICATION EXAMPLES.................................................................................................... 7
INSTALLING THE SWITCH........................................................................................10
SELECTING A SITE................................................................................................................. 10
ETHERNET CABLING ............................................................................................................. 10
EQUIPMENT CHECKLIST ........................................................................................................11
PACKAGE CONTENTS.............................................................................................................11
MOUNTING..................................................................................................................................11
INSTALLING AN OPTIONAL SFP TRANSCEIVER................................................... 13
CONNECTING TO A POWER SOURCE..............................................................................15
CONNECTING TO THE CONSOLE PORT....................................................................... 15
Operation of Web-based Management...............................................................17
MAKING NETWORK CONNECTIONS ......................................................................19
CONNECTING NETWORK DEVICES..................................................................................19
TWISTED-PAIR DEVICES................................................................................................... 19
FIBER OPTIC SFP DEVICES..................................................................................................22
CABLE LABELING AND CONNECTION RECORDS.........................................25
TROUBLESHOOTING ....................................................................................................26
Basic Troubleshooting Tips.............................................................................................. 26
POWER AND COOLING PROBLEMS......................................................................28
Installation ................................................................................................................................28
IN-BAND ACCESS.................................................................................................................... 28

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CABLES.................................................................................................................................29
TWISTED-PAIR CABLE AND PIN ASSIGNMENTS ................................................. 29
STRAIGHT- THROUGH WIRING...................................................................................... 30
1000BASE-T PIN ASSIGNMENTS..................................................................................... 31
CABLE TESTING FOR EXISTING CATEGORY 5 CABLE ......................................... 31
FIBER STANDARDS................................................................................................................ 32
SPECIFICATIONS...........................................................................................................33
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.......................................................................................... 33
SWITCH FEATURES................................................................................................................ 34
MANAGEMENT FEATURES.................................................................................................. 34
STANDARDS............................................................................................................................... 34
COMPLIANCES.......................................................................................................................... 35
COMPLIANCES....................................................................................................................36

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INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW The SM10P Switch is an affordable managed switch that
provides a reliable infrastructure for your business network.
This switch delivers more intelligent features you need to
improve the availability of your critical business applications,
protect your sensitive information, and optimize your network
bandwidth to deliver information and applications more
effectively. Easy to set up and use, it provides the ideal
combination of affordability and capabilities for entry level
Networking includes Small Business or enterprise application
and helps you create a more efficient, better-connected
workforce.
The SM10P Switch is an easy-implement managed Ethernet
switches. It has 10 ports of Gigabit Ethernet connectivity,
providing ideal flexibility to design suitable network
infrastructure for business requirement. However, unlike
other entry-level switching solutions that provide advance
managed network capabilities only in the costliest models,
all the SM Series Switches support the advanced security
management capabilities and network features to support
data, voice, security, and wireless technologies. Besides,
these switches are easy to deploy and configure,
providing stable and quality performance network services
your business needs.

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Front of the Switches
Back of the Switches
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SWITCH
ARCHITECTURE The switch performs a wire-speed, non-blocking switching fabric.
This allows wire-speed transport of multiple packets at low
latency on all ports simultaneously. The switch also features
full-duplex capability on all ports, which effectively doubles the
bandwidth of each connection.
This switch uses store-and-forward technology to ensure
maximum data integrity. With this technology, the entire packet
must be received into a buffer and checked for validity before
being forwarded. This prevents errors from being propagated
throughout the network.
NETWORK
MANAGEMENT
OPTIONS
The switch can also be managed over the network with a web
browser or Telnet application. The switch includes a built-in
network management agent that allows it to be managed in-
band using SNMP or RMON (Groups 1, 2, 3, 9) protocols. It
also has an RJ45 console port connector on the front panel for
out-of-band management. A PC may be connected to this port
for configuration and monitoring out-of-band via a null-modem
serial cable. (See Appendix B for wiring options.)
N OTE : For a detailed description of the management features,
refer to the User’s manual.

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DESCRIPTION OF
HARDWARE
1000BASE-T
PORTS
The switch contains 10 1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports. All RJ-45 ports
support automatic MDI/MDI-X operation, auto-negotiation and
IEEE 802.3x auto-negotiation of flow control, so the optimum
data rate and transmission can be selected automatically.
SFP TRANSCEIVER SLOTS
SM10P supports the Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) transceiver. The slots are shared
with RJ-45 port 9 to 10. In the default configuration, if an SFP transceiver (purchased
separately) is installed in a slot and has a valid link on the port, the associated RJ-45 port
is disabled.
Please visit our web page for the detail of the optional SFP modules:
http://www.americanfibertek.com/product_info/ip_ethernet/SFP/SFP%20Series.pdf