Digitus DN-8006C1 User manual

User’s Guide
DN-8006C1

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS GUIDE ..................................................... 2
TERMS........................................................................... 2
OVERVIEW OF THIS USER’S GUIDE .................................. 2
INTRODUCTION ............................................................ 3
GIGABIT ETHERNET TECHNOLOGY .................................. 3
SWITCHING TECHNOLOGY............................................... 4
FEATURES ..................................................................... 5
UNPACKING AND SETUP ............................................ 6
UNPACKING ................................................................... 6
SETUP ........................................................................... 6
IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS.................. 7
FRONT PANEL ................................................................ 7
REAR PANEL.................................................................. 7
LED INDICATORS ........................................................... 8
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.................................... 9

ABOUT THIS GUIDE
This user’s guide tells you how to install your 8-Port
1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Switch, how to connect
it to your Gigabit Ethernet network.
Terms
For simplicity, this documentation uses the terms
“Switch” (first letter upper case) to refer to the 8-Port
1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Switch, and “switch”
(first letter lower case) to refer to all Ethernet
switches, including the 8-Port 1000BASE-T 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.
Technical Specifications. Lists all the technical
specifications of the Switch.
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INTRODUCTION
This section describes the features of the 8-Port
1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Switch, as well as
providing some background information about
Gigabit 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 supports video conferencing,
complex imaging, and similar data-intensive
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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.
Switching Technology
Another key development pushing the limits of
Ethernet technology is in the field 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 making it possible for
a local area network to be divided into different
segments which don’t compete with each other for
network transmission capacity, giving a decreased
load on each.
The switch acts as a high-speed selective bridge
between the individual segments. Traffic that needs
to go from one segment to another is automatically
forwarded by the switch, without interfering with any
other segments. This allows the total network
capacity to be 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,
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which were characterized by higher latencies.
Routers have also been used to segment local area
networks, but the cost of a router and the setup and
maintenance required make routers relatively
impractical. Today’s switches are an ideal solution to
most kinds of local area network congestion
problems.
Features
The 8-Port 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Switch was
designed for easy installation and high performance
in an environment where traffic on the network and
the number of users increase continuously.
 8 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet ports
 Supports Auto-Negotiation for 10/100/1000Mbps and
duplex mode
 Supports Auto-MDIX for each port
 Support Full/Half duplex transfer mode for 10 and
100Mbps
 Support Full duplex transfer mode for 1000Mbps
 Full wire speed reception and transmission
 Store-and-Forward switching method
 Supports 8K absolute MAC addresses
 Supports 144KBytes RAM for data buffering
 Extensive front-panel diagnostic LEDs
 IEEE 802.3x flow control for full-duplex
 Back pressure flow control for half-duplex
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UNPACKING AND SETUP
This chapter provides unpacking and setup information for
the Switch.
Unpacking
Open the shipping carton of the Switch and carefully
unpack its contents. The carton should contain the
following items:
 One 8-Port 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Switch
 Four rubber feet with adhesive backing
 One external power adapter
 This User’s Guide
If any item is found missing or damaged, please contact
your local reseller for replacement.
Setup
The setup of the Switch can be performed using the
following steps:
 Install the Switch in a fairly cool and dry place. See
Technical Specification for the acceptable operation
temerature and humidity ranges.
 Install the Switch in a site free from strong
electromagnetic source,vibration, dust,and direct
sunlight.
 Leave at least 10cm of space at the left and right hand
side of the Switch for ventilation.
 Visually inspect the DC power jack and make sure
that it is fully secured to the power adapter.
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IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS
This chapter describes the front panel, rear panel and LED
indicators of the Switch
Front Panel
The figure below shows the front panels of the
switch.
Front panel view of the Switch
LED Indicators
Comprehensive LED indicators display the conditions of
the Switch and status of the network. A description of
these LED indicators follows (see LED Indicators).
Rear Panel
The rear panel of the Switch consists of an DC power
connector. The following figure shows the rear panel of the
Switch.
Rear panel view of the Switch
DC Power Jack:
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Power is supplied through an external AC power adapter.
Check the technical specification section for information
about the AC power input voltage.
1000BASE-T Ports:
Eight Gigabit Ethernet ports of 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-
Negotiation interface.
LED Indicators
The LED indicators of the Switch include Power, Link/Act,
1000Mbps and 100Mbps. The following shows the LED
indicators for the Switch along with an explanation of each
indicator.
 POWER
This indicator lights green when the Switch is receiving
power, otherwise, it is off.
 Link/Act
These LED indicators are lighted up when there is a
secure connection (or link) to the desired port. The LED
indicators blinking whenever there is reception or
transmission (i.e. Activity—Act) of data occurring at a
port.
 100/1000Mbps
These LED indicators are lighted up in green when there
is a secure connection (or link) to 1000Mbps Gigabit
Ethernet device at the desired port. These LED indicators
are lighted up in amber when there is a secure
connection (or link) to 100Mbps Fast Ethernet device at
the desired port.
When the connection (or link) is 10Mbps, the 10/1000Mbps
LED indicator is off.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
General
Standards: IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T
IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX
IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T
IEEE 802.3x Flow Control
Protocol: CSMA/CD
Data
Transfer
Rate:
10Mbps (Half-duplex)Ethernet:
20Mbps (Full-duplex)
100Mbps (Half-duplex)Fast Ethernet:
200Mbps (Full-duplex)
Gigabit Ethernet: 2000Mbps (Full-duplex)
Topology: Star
Network
Cables:
Ethernet: 2-pair UTP Cat. 3,4,5, Unshield
Twisted Pair (UTP )Cable
Fast Ethernet: 2-pair UTP Cat. 5,
Unshield Twisted Pair (UTP )Cable
Gigabit Ethernet: 4-pair UTP Cat. 5,
Unshield Twisted Pair (UTP )Cable
Number of
Ports: Eight(8) 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet ports
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