D-Link 2x1000BASE-T User manual

Gigabit & Fast
Ethernet Switch
2×1000BASE-T
plus
8×10/100BASE-TX
User’s Guide

FCC Warning
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 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 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

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS GUIDE....................................................................................1
TERMS..........................................................................................................1
OVERVIEW OF THIS USER’S GUIDE.........................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................3
GIGABIT ETHERNET TECHNOLOGY........................................................3
FAST ETHERNET TECHNOLOGY..............................................................4
SWITCHING TECHNOLOGY.......................................................................5
FEATURES....................................................................................................6
Ports........................................................................................................6
Performance features............................................................................6
UNPACKING AND SETUP ..........................................................................7
UNPACKING.................................................................................................7
SETUP ..........................................................................................................7
DESKTOP INSTALLATION.........................................................................8
RACK INSTALLATION (OPTIONAL).........................................................9
CONNECTING NETWORK CABLE...........................................................10
POWER ON.................................................................................................10
IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS ........................................15
FRONT PANEL...........................................................................................15
REAR PANEL.............................................................................................16
LED INDICATORS......................................................................................16
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................19

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ABOUT THIS GUIDE
This user’s guide tells you how to install your 10-port
10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Switch, how to connect it to your
network.
Terms
For simplicity, this documentation uses the terms “Switch” (first letter
upper case) to refer to the 10-port 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet
Switch, and “switch” (first letter lower case) to refer to all Ethernet
switches, including the 10-port 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet
Switch.
Overview of this User’s Guide
♦Introduction.Describes the Switch and its features.
♦Unpacking and Setup.Helps you get started with the basic
installation of the Switch.
♦Identifying External Components.Describes the front panel,
rear panel, and LED indicators of the Switch.
♦Connecting the Switch. Tells how you can connect the Switch
to your Ethernet network.
♦Technical Specifications.Lists the technical specifications of
the 10-port 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Switch.

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INTRODUCTION
This section describes the features of the 10-port 10/100/1000Mbps
Gigabit Ethernet Switch, as well as giving some background
information about Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and 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
is 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

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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-Mbps-
capable backbone/server connection creates a flexible foundation for
the next generation of network technology products.
FastEthernet 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 guarantee cost effective
and high performance Fast Ethernet solutions in the years to come.
100Mbps Fast Ethernet is a new 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