Luminex GigaCore 12 User manual

Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switches
for the entertainment industry
GigaCore Range
Operating Manual
V 2.0.0
Rev 4
English

GigaCore Operating Manual
Document gigacore_full_manual_rev4
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Documentation last reviewed 29 August 2014 by Luminex LCE.
Printed in the EU.
Table of Content
■Safety Instructions 3
■Compliance information 4
■Warranty information 5
■Registration 5
■In the box 5
■Description 6
■Power (12,14R and 16Xt only) 8
■Power (16RFO only) 9
■Installing Mini GBIC (SFP) transceivers (14R and 16Xt only) 10
■Connecting the backup power supply (14R and 16xt only) 11
■Specications 12
■GigaCore features explained 14
■Front end display (16Xt and RFO only) 16
■Web interface 17
■Additional documentation 26

3
Safety Instructions
■Read Instructions - All the safety and operating
instructions should be read before the appliance is
operated.
■Retain Instructions - The safety and operating
instructions should be retained for future reference.
■Heed Warnings - All warnings on the appliance in the
operating instructions should be adhered to.
■Follow Instructions - All operating and user instructions
should be followed.
■Water and Moisture - The appliance should not be used
near water; for example, near a fountain, or submitted to
direct water exposure.
■The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or
splashing liquids and no objects lled with liquids, such
as bottles, shall be placed on the apparatus. Do not
touch the appliance with wet hands. Do not handle the
appliance or power cord with wet or damp hands. If water
or any other liquid enters the appliance cabinet, take it to
qualied service personnel for inspection.
■Cleaning - The appliance should be cleaned only as
recommended by the manufacturer. From time to time
you should wipe o the front and side panels and the
enclosure with a soft cloth. Do not use rough material,
thinners, alcohol or other chemical solvents or cloths since
this may damage the nish or remove the panel lettering.
■Ventilation - The appliance should be situated so that
its location or position does not interfere with its proper
ventilation. Place the unit in a well-ventilated location,
leaving at least 5 cm (2 inches) of clearance on front, side
and rear of unit for air ow. If ventilation is blocked, the
unit may overheat and malfunction.
■Heat - The appliance should be situated away from
heat sources such as radiators or heating systems.
■Power Cord Protection - Power supply cords should
be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or
pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying
particular attention to cords at plugs, receptacles, and the
point where they exit from the appliance.
■Power Sources - The appliance should be connected
to a power supply only of the type described in the
operating instructions or as marked on the appliance.
■Attachments / Options - Only use attachments/options
specied by the manufacturer.
■Object and Liquid Entry - Care should be taken so that
objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the
enclosure through the openings.
■Servicing - The user should not attempt to service
the appliance beyond that described in the operating
instructions. All other servicing should be referred to
qualied service personnel.
■Damage Requiring Service - The appliance should
be serviced by qualied service personnel when: A.
The power supply cord or the inlet has been damaged;
B. Objects have fallen, liquid has been spilled into the
appliance; C. The appliance has been exposed to rain; or
D. The appliance does not appear to operate normally;
or E. The appliance has been dropped or the enclosure is
damaged.
■The equipment shall be used at a maximum ambient
temperature of 50° C / 122° F.
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE
OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS
APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE
COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS
INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.
The lightning ash with arrowhead symbol,
within an equilateral triangle, is intended to
alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
“dangerous
voltage” within the product’s enclosure
that may be of sucient magnitude to
constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an
equilateral triangle is intended to alert
the user to the presence of important
operating and maintenance (servicing)
instructions in the literature
accompanying the appliance.

4
Compliance information
Disposal of Waste Equipment by users in the European Union
This symbol on the product or its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of
with other waste. Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it
over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment.
The separate collection
and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help conserve natural resources
and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment. For
more information about where you can drop o your waste equipment for recycling, please
contact your local city recycling oce or the dealer from whom you purchased the product.
EMC (Electromagnetic Compliance)
The models GigaCore 12, GigaCore 14R, GigaCore 16Xt and GigaCore 16RFO comply with the
following standards regulating interference and EMC:
• EN 55103-1, environment E2
• EN 55103-2, environment E2
CE Compliance (EMC and Safety)
Luminex is authorized to apply the CE mark on this compliant equipment thereby declaring
conformity to EMC Directive 2004/108/EC and Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC.

5
Warranty information
Limited warranty
Unless otherwise stated, your product is covered by a two (2) years parts and labor limited warranty. It is the owner’s
responsibility to furnish receipts or invoices for verication of purchase, date, and dealer or distributor. If purchase date
cannot be provided, date of manufacture will be used to determine warranty period.
Returning under warranty
Any Product unit or parts returned to Luminex LCE must be packaged in a suitable manner to ensure the protection
of such product unit or parts, and such package shall be clearly and prominently marked to indicate that the package
contains returned product units or parts. Accompany all returned product units or parts with a written explanation of
the alleged problem or malfunction.
In the box
1 x GigaCore Ethernet switch
1 x Quick Start Guide ( including warranty information and safety instructions).
2 x Neutrik PowerCon True1 female connector (GigaCore 16RFO only)
Registration
Use your favorite web browser, and visit http://www.luminex.be/support.php?show=registration
to register your product online.
By registering, you become eligible to receive the following:
■Technical support information
■Software update and upgrade notices
■Hardware warranty information
Freight
All shipping will be paid by the purchaser. Items under warranty shall have return shipping paid by the manufacturer
only in the European Union.
Under no circumstances will freight collect shipments be accepted. Prepaid shipping does not include rush expediting
such as air freight. Air freight can be sent customer collect in the European Union.
Warranty is void if the product is misused, damaged, modied in any way, or for unauthorized repairs or parts.

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Description
Front panel
■10 x 10/100/1000Mbps shielded Neutrik Ethercon connector
■4 x slots for D type rugged bre connectors (RFO only)
■4 x LED for switch status
■3 x LED per port for Ethercon front port status
■2 x LED per port for Ethercon rear port status
■1 x display (16Xt and RFO only)
■1 x Jog (16Xt and RFO only)
* : Available in a future rmware release
LED indication of switch status :
- OK LED
- PoE sourcing
- RlinkX*
- Power
Front port status :
- PoE
- RlinkX
- Link speed
Rear port status :
- RlinkX
- Link speed
Display + jog
(16Xt and RFO only)
10/100/1000Mbps
shielded Neutrik
Ethercon port
Rugged bre connector
(RFO only)
The GigaCore range oers several model. The following illustrations are used as reference only.

- Serial console port (14R and
16Xt only)
- Extension port (16Xt only)
7
- IEC inlet
- Fuse holder
(12,14R and
16Xt only)
10/100/1000Mbps
shielded Neutrik
Ethercon port with
RLinkX and Link/Speed
LED. (LEDs not available
on 16RFO)
Backup power inputs
(14R and 16Xt only):
- Main Power
- PoE Supply
Redundant fans: If one fan fails,
the other fan will switch to
100%, so one fan can manage
the cooling of the unit (14R,
16Xt and RFO only). Fans run at
a minimum of 30%
Rear panel
■2 x 10/100/1000Mbps shielded Neutrik Ethercon connector
■2 x LED per port for Ethercon port status
■2 x SFP cage for Mini-Gbic compliant transceiver (14R only)
■4 x SFP cage for Mini-Gbic compliant transceiver (16Xt only)
■1 x Serial console port on RJ45 (14R, 16Xt and 16RFO only)
■1 x I2C Extension port on RJ45 (16Xt only)
■1 x Mollex Micro-t 6 pin connector for backup power supply input (14R and 16Xt only)
■1 x Mollex Micro-t 6 pin connector for backup PoE supply input (14R and 16Xt only)
■2 x Redundant fan (14R, 16Xt and 16RFO only)
■1 x IEC inlet + Fuse holder (12,14R and 16Xt only)
■1 x Reset button (clip hole) (12,14R and 16Xt only)
Reset button
(Clip hole)
12,14R and
16Xt only)
SFP cages for
Mini-GBIC (SFP)
compliant transceiver
(14R and 16Xt only)

Switch LED Status Meaning
OK (General status LED) Green All OK
Red Error occurred
Red blink The unit is ashing new rmware
PoE LED O No PoE
Green Internal and external PoE supply OK
Orange Internal supply OK (no external supply available)
Red blink Error
RlinkX LED Available in a future release
Power LED O No Power
Green Internal and external power supply OK
Orange Internal power supply OK (no external supply available)
Red blink Error
Port LED Status Meaning
PoE LED On Sourcing
O Not sourcing
Blink Error
RlinkX LED SFP On Redundant link
Link SFP O No link
Green Gigabit connection
Orange 10/100 Mbps connection
Blink Activity
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Led indicators
The LED indicators of the GigaCore switch include status, Poe, RlinkX, power, link/speed.
The following shows the LED indicators for the GigaCore switch along with an explanation of each indicator.
Power (12,14R and 16Xt only)
The device operates with an AC voltage between 100V and 240VAC within a frequency range of 50Hz to 60Hz.
An IEC socket is located at the rear of the unit. Please use an IEC plug compliant cable to feed power to the unit.
Luminex recommends the use of a power cable, tted with a locking mechanism to ensure a reliable connection to the
device. Luminex also recommends to use power cable in accordance with the standards and the relevant authorities of
your country.
!!! WARNING: TO ENSURE A TOTAL PROTECTION, THIS EQUIPMENT MUST BE
EARTHED !!!
Connect the power cable to the device, and connect the other side of the cable to the mains. It will take around 20
seconds for the switch to boot up. You’ll then be able to use it.

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Power (16RFO only)
The device operates with an AC voltage between 100V and 240VAC within a frequency range of 50Hz to 60Hz.
Two Neutrik PowerCon TrueOne chassis are located at the rear of the unit. Please use the attached Neutrik Powercon
True1 female connectors to feed power to the unit.
Luminex recommends to use a power cable in accordance with the standards and the relevant authorities of your
country.
!!! WARNING: TO ENSURE A TOTAL PROTECTION, THIS EQUIPMENT MUST BE
EARTHED !!!
[0.32"]
8 mm
[0.787”]
20 mm
[0.9”]
PE 23 mm
Separate the
housing from the
bushing (cable
remain in bushing)
B
C
[0.32"]
8 mm
[0.787”]
20 mm
[0.9”]
PE 23 mm
V D E ( EN 60320-1/EN60320-2-2) U L ( UL 498 / CSAC22.2 No. 182.3)
20
250
PS
E
JET
20
250
PS
E
JET
AInsert cable into the
bushing and housing.
Note: “Apply cable
pulling lubricant to
cable jacket.”
40 - 50 mm
Place chuck over the
cable.
Prepare cable as
shown.
D
C
Slide the cable into the contacts and clamp with
the screw with Torx size T8.
Wi rin g V DE UL
Slide chuck onto insert (1) and then both into
housing (2).
Lbrown black
Nblue white
green/yellow green



Important: Align the chuck by positioning the
nose into keyway.
20
250
PS
E
JET
2.
3.
1.
Torque Value 0.7 Nm
Torx size
T8
Important:
Push and turn simultaneously.
E
F
Assembly instructions

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Installing Mini GBIC (SFP) transceivers (14R and 16Xt only)
The GigaCore 14R and 16Xt comes with up to four SFP cages at the rear of the unit. These cages accept mini GBIC
transceivers. Check our web site for more information about available transceivers.
Device shown with
dust cap and bail
wire delatch
Dust cap
Bail wire delatch
Bail wire delatch
Insert the transceiver into the SFP cage.
Once properly engaged,
the transceiver can’t be removed
1
Be aware of the insertion direction:
- Port 13 & 15 must have the bail wire
delatch on the top
- Port 14 & 16 must have the mini-GBIC
transceiver upside-down
2
Bail wire delatch
Bail wire delatch
Open the bail wire delatch to disengage
and remove the mini-GBIC transceiver.
3
For any other model of mini-GBIC transceiver, please refer to the transceiver manual.

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Connecting the backup power supply (14R and 16xt only)
The GigaCore 14R and 16Xt comes with two backup power inlets at the rear. These inputs are meant to connect external
power supply units for both mains and Power Over Ethernet. Thus providing redundancy on power level.
Each power supply requires specic output voltage and pinout. It is not recommended to use a dual output power
supply to feed the two backup power inputs, as both inputs require a separate isolation.
Please respect the following pinout to connect external power supplies to the GigaCore 16Xt. Use the Luminex cable to
connect the GigaCore 16Xt to external power supplies.
1 1
6 6 55 4 4
3 2 23
Pin 15VDC / 2A 48VDC / 2.1A
1Ground Ground
2N.C +48VDC
3+15VDC N.C
4Ground Ground
5N.C +48VDC
6+15VDC N.C

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Port Features
Status Report
■Port Sensing ■Auto negotiation ■Auto negotiation ■c■Auto negotiation
■Auto Crossover ■MDI / MDIX (allow to use
straight or cross wired cable)
■MDI / MDIX (allow to use
straight or cross wired cable)
■MDI / MDIX (allow to use
straight or cross wired cable)
■MDI / MDIX (allow to use
straight or cross wired cable)
■Auto Sensing ■Full or Half Duplex
(Gigabit is Full Duplex)
■Full or Half Duplex
(Gigabit is Full Duplex)
■Full or Half Duplex
(Gigabit is Full Duplex)
■Full or Half Duplex
(Gigabit is Full Duplex)
■Front End Display ■■O■■O■■■■
■Ethernet Port Connection ■PoE (Orange LED), RlinkX (Blue LED),
Link / Speed (Green/Orange LED)
■PoE (Orange LED), RlinkX (Blue LED),
Link / Speed (Green/Orange LED)
■PoE (Orange LED), RlinkX (Blue LED),
Link / Speed (Green/Orange LED)
■PoE (Orange LED), RlinkX (Blue LED),
Link / Speed (Green/Orange LED)
■Ethernet Port Speed ■100/1000Mbps LED ■100/1000Mbps LED ■100/1000Mbps LED ■100/1000Mbps LED
■Device ■Status LED (Green / Red LED) ■Status LED (Green / Red LED) ■Status LED (Green / Red LED) ■Status LED (Green / Red LED)
■Power ■Status LED (Green / Orange / Red LED) ■Status LED (Green / Orange / Red LED) ■Status LED (Green / Orange / Red LED) ■Status LED (Green / Orange / Red LED)
■PoE (Supply) ■Status LED (Green / Orange / Red LED) ■Status LED (Green / Orange / Red LED) ■Status LED (Green / Orange / Red LED) ■Status LED (Green / Orange / Red LED)
■RLinkX ■Status LED (Available
in a future release)
■Status LED (Available
in a future release)
■Status LED (Available
in a future release)
■Status LED (Available
in a future release)
Specifications
Connectivity
■Network
■12 x 10/100/1000Mbps shielded
Neutrik Ethercon connectors
■10 on the front, 2 at the rear
■12 x 10/100/1000Mbps shielded
Neutrik Ethercon connectors
■10 on the front, 2 at the rear
■2 x SFP cages, compliant with
10/100/1000Mbps Mini GBIC transceiver
■1 x serial RJ45 console port
■12 x 10/100/1000Mbps shielded
Neutrik Ethercon connectors
■10 on the front, 2 at the rear
■4 x SFP cages, compliant with
10/100/1000Mbps Mini GBIC transceiver
■1 x serial RJ45 console port
■1 x RJ45 expansion port
■12 x 10/100/1000Mbps shielded
Neutrik Ethercon connectors
■10 on the front, 2 at the rear
■4 x slots for D type compliant
rugged bre connector
■4 on the front , 4 at the rear
■1 x serial RJ45 console port
■Power
■1 x IEC inlet with fuse holder ■1 x IEC inlet with fuse holder
■1 x redundant power input on
■Molex Micro-Fit 6 pins connector
■1 x redundant PoE input on
■Molex Micro-Fit 6 pins connector
■1 x IEC inlet with fuse holder
■1 x redundant power input on
■Molex Micro-Fit 6 pins connector
■1 x redundant PoE input on
■Molex Micro-Fit 6 pins connector
■2 x Neutrik PowerCon True1 In/Out
■GigaCore 12 ■GigaCore 14R ■GigaCore 16Xt ■GigaCore 16RFO
Switch Features
■RLinkX ■■■■■■■■
■Groups ■■■■■■■■
■PoE Supply on
the front ports
■Optional (Requires LU 01
00051-GC12 PoE supply)
■Up to 150W spread on
the ten front ports*
■Optional (Requires LU 01
00051-GC14/16 PoE supply)
■Up to 150W spread on
the ten front ports*
■Optional (Requires LU 01
00051-GC14/16 PoE supply)
■Up to 150W spread on
the ten front ports*
■Optional (Requires LU 01
00051-GC16 RFO PoE supply)
■Up to 150W spread on
the ten front ports*
■Fan ■1■2■2■2
■Ethernet Compliance
■IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u,
■IEEE 802.3x Flow Control,
■IEEE 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet
■IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u,
■IEEE 802.3x Flow Control,
■IEEE 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet
■IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u,
■IEEE 802.3x Flow Control,
■IEEE 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet
■IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u,
■IEEE 802.3x Flow Control,
■IEEE 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet
■Supported Protocols
■Dante©, Ethersound©,REAC©, sACN,
ArtNet, MANet2, and many more !
■IEEE 802.1p CoS (Class of Service)
■DiServ (DSCP)
■PoE (802.3af) through
optional module
■IEEE 1588 PTP V2
■Dante©, Ethersound©,REAC©, sACN,
ArtNet, MANet2, and many more !
■IEEE 802.1p CoS (Class of Service)
■DiServ (DSCP)
■PoE (802.3af) through
optional module
■IEEE 1588 PTP V2
■Dante©, Ethersound©,REAC©, sACN,
ArtNet, MANet2, and many more !
■IEEE 802.1p CoS (Class of Service)
■DiServ (DSCP)
■PoE (802.3af) through
optional module
■IEEE 1588 PTP V2
■Dante©, Ethersound©,REAC©, sACN,
ArtNet, MANet2, and many more !
■IEEE 802.1p CoS (Class of Service)
■DiServ (DSCP)
■PoE (802.3af) through
optional module
■IEEE 1588 PTP V2
■Sound protocol compliance ■Yes. Low jitter ■Yes. Low jitter ■Yes. Low jitter ■Yes. Low jitter
■Ethernet Switch Type ■Full non blocking wire-speed
switching performance
■Full non blocking wire-speed
switching performance
■Full non blocking wire-speed
switching performance
■Full non blocking wire-speed
switching performance
■Memory ■4Mb ■4Mb ■4Mb ■4Mb
■MAC Address Table ■8192 Entries ■8192 Entries ■8192 Entries ■8192 Entries
■Address Learning / Aging ■Self learning, Auto aging ■Self learning, Auto aging ■Self learning, Auto aging ■Self learning, Auto aging
■Switching Throughput ■32Gbps ■32Gbps ■32Gbps ■32Gbps
■IGMP support ■Yes (V1/V2/V3*) ■Yes (V1/V2/V3*) ■Yes (V1/V2/V3*) ■Yes (V1/V2/V3*)
■IGMP Snooping ■Yes, enabled by default ■Yes, enabled by default ■Yes, enabled by default ■Yes, enabled by default
* requires V2 rmware

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Management
■Conguration ■Through the built-in web server ■Through the built-in web server ■Through the built-in web server or
with the front end display menu
■Through the built-in web server or
with the front end display menu
■GigaCore 12 ■GigaCore 14R ■GigaCore 16Xt ■GigaCore 16RFO
Power Input
■Power Input ■100-240VAC
■50-60Hz
■100-240VAC
■50-60Hz
■100-240VAC
■50-60Hz
■100-240VAC
■50-60Hz
■Backup Power Input ■■O■15VDC / 2A on Molex Micro-Fit
■6 pin connector
■15VDC / 2A on Molex Micro-Fit
■6 pin connector
■100 - 240VAC on Neutrik
PowerCon True1 connector
■Backup PoE Input ■■O■48VDC / 2.1A on Molex Micro-Fit
■6 pin connector
■48VDC / 2.1A on Molex Micro-Fit
■6 pin connector ■■O
■Power Consumption ■Maximum 30W
■Maximum 180W with PoE Supply Unit
■Maximum 30W
■Maximum 180W with PoE Supply Unit
■Maximum 30W
■Maximum 180W with PoE Supply Unit
■Maximum 30W
■Maximum 180W with PoE Supply Unit
■Fuse ■3.15A 250V Slow Blow ■3.15A 250V Slow Blow ■3.15A 250V Slow Blow ■3.15A 250V Slow Blow
Environmental
■Operating Temperature ■0 to +50 °C ■0 to +50 °C ■0 to +50 °C ■0 to +50 °C
■Storage Temperature ■-10 to +70 °C ■-10 to +70 °C ■-10 to +70 °C ■-10 to +70 °C
■Humidity (non condensing) ■5 to 95 % RH ■5 to 95 % RH ■5 to 95 % RH ■5 to 95 % RH
Physical
■Enclosure ■Metal housing ■Metal housing ■Metal housing ■Metal housing
■Dimensions (W x D x H) ■482 x 204,3 x 44 mm
■19” x 8.04” x 1.73”
■482 x 204,3 x 44 mm
■19” x 8.04” x 1.73”
■482 x 204,3 x 44 mm
■19” x 8.04” x 1.73”
■482 x 294.15 x 88.45 mm
■19” x 11.58” x 3.48”
■Packaging ■520 x 235 x 50 mm
■20.47” x 9..25” x 1.96”
■520 x 235 x 50 mm
■20.47” x 9..25” x 1.96”
■520 x 235 x 50 mm
■20.47” x 9..25” x 1.96”
■510 x 410 x 136 mm
■20.07” x 16.14” x 5.35”
■Weight ■2.5Kg ■2.5Kg ■2.5Kg ■4.9Kg
Approvals
■CE ■■■■■■■■
■EN 55103-1 ■■■■■■■■
■EN 55103-2 ■■■■■■■■
■EN 60950-1 ■■■■■■■■
■RoHS Compliance ■■■■■■■■
Luminex LCE operates a policy of continuous development. Luminex LCE reserves the right to make changes and
improvements to any of the products described in this document above without prior notice. Specications are subject
to change without notice.

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GigaCore features explained
The GigaCore range of switches oers a bunch of unique features which greatly simplify your everyday job.
These features will be explained in the following pages :
RLinkX :
RLinkX, which stands for Redundant Link by LumineX, is an automated system to easily create redundant paths between
your GigaCore switches. Switches automatically create active and backup paths, providing an eortless method to create
secure networks.
If one of the active paths fails, the switches will enable a backup path, in a seamless manner.
By default, all GigaCore ports have RLinkX enabled, which means you can interconnect any GigaCore switch between
each other. All redundant paths will be created automatically by the switches, with no need for conguration.
Active path
Backup path

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Groups :
Groups function allows the user to segment the network into several subnets. The main benet of this function is that no
subnet will aect the other ones, on protocol side.
The user can create several groups on the network, and each device included in a group will be able to communicate
with this group devices only. This will result in a better bandwidth usage, and no protocol conict.
Video over IP OUT
Video over IP INSound Over IP Console
Sound Over IP processor
Light Over IP Console
Light Over IP Converter
Inter Switch Links
(ISL)
Three groups have been created in the above illustration: Blue, Green and Grey groups. Each device included in each
group can communicate with devices from the same group. Thus, the sound console and the sound processor can talk
to each other, without being ooded by packets streamed by the two other groups.
The GigaCore switches oers 20 groups, to which the user can assign any of the ports. Two devices must be part of the
same groups to communicate.
When more than one switch is used in group based network, the Inter Switch Link group must be used to forward the
groups packets.

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Front end display (16Xt and RFO only)
The front end display oers basic information and conguration of the GigaCore 16Xt and RFO.
Please nd below the owchart of the menu:
Root menu sequence : Device info, Device IP
Press & Hold
Press & Hold, turn left
Press & Hold, turn right
Press <> left & right navigation
< Port info > Exit
< Contrast setting > Enable / disable backlight
Save Cancel
Groups < Group selection >
Cancel / Conrm
Exit
<Port Assignation> >>Ok
Network <Manual < >
Cancel / Conrm
<Set IP Address >
<Set Netmask >
DHCP>
Cancel / Conrm
<Set Backup IP Address >
<Set Backup Netmask >
RLinkX
Cancel / Conrm
<Port Assignation> >>Ok
PoE
Cancel / Conrm
<Port Assignation> >>Ok

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Web interface
Every GigaCore switch embeds a built-in web server, which exclude the need of a dedicated application to congure the
unit. Browsers such as Chrome, Internet Explorer (IE 9 minimum), Firefox or Safari can be used to reach the web server.
Luminex recommends to always use the latest version of your favorite web browser for the best user experience.
Every unit comes with a default IP address, visible at the rear of the unit. Set your computer with an IP address compliant
with the one set on the switch. Here are some examples :
■Example 1: Switch IP address: 192.168.1.1, Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Computer IP address: 192.168.1.2, Netmask 255.255.255.0
■Example 2: Switch IP address: 192.168.2.112, Netmask: 255.255.0.0
Computer IP address: 192.168.2.113, Netmask 255.255.0.0
Connect your computer to the switch, and launch your favorite web browser. Type the IP address of the switch in the
address eld, and press enter. You’ll be prompted to enter a login: Use admin in the login eld, and leave the password
eld blank. You reach the status page of the GigaCore switch.
Switch image :
The top image gives you a quick overview of the switch port status (front and rear). Actives ports are lled with the
following colours:
■Orange: 100Mbps link
■Green: 1000Mbps link
The status page is split into several panes that will be described below:
Main menu :
On the left hand side, you can nd the main menu. Click on any tab to reach the corresponding menu.
Ports are surrounded by the color of the group they’re part of
(default colours is management group colour)
Port status :
This table gives you a quick overview of the switch ports settings. Parameters such as port speed and legend can be
modied in the following menu: Global > Port Settings
IP Settings :
Find here all the network settings of the switch. These parameters can be modied in the following menu:
Global > Device Settings
System Info :
Find here all the device info such as serial number, device name, system identier and system description.. This
information can be modied in the following menu: Global > Device Settings
■Status Page

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■Global Page - Device settings
Device setttings :
This menu allows you to change IP and ID settings of the unit.
IP settings: Assign here the IP address of your switch. This IP address will be used to reach the switch web interface.
If your network is equipped with a DHCP server, you can enable the DHCP client of the switch , for it to receive
automatically an IP address from the DHCP server.
However, mind that if DHCP is enable, you can still assign an IP address to the switch. This IP address will be used if there
is no DHCP server available.
ID settings: Set here the name of your switch, and add a description to easily identify your switch in your network.
The global page contains four sub menus that are described below:
Wink:
The feature allows you to easily identify a GigaCore switch in a stack of device. Click on the area around the Luminex
Logo on the switch image, all four status LEDs on the left hand side of the switch will start blinking three times.

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■Global Page - Port settings
Port setttings :
This menu allows you to change the port speed, and add a legend to each port.
Ports speed drop down menu oers the folowing speed :
■Disabled : Disable the port. Port will appeared grayed out on the top switch image
■Auto : The port detects automatically the speed of the connected device (default)
■10Mbps HDX : 10Mbps Half Duplex
■10Mbps FDX : 10Mbps Full Duplex
■100Mbps HDX : 100Mbps Half Duplex
■100Mbps FDX : 100Mbps Full Duplex
■1Gbps FDX : 1000Mbps Full Duplex

Reset button
(Clip hole)
Default IP address
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■Global Page - Utilities
Factory Reset :
This menu allows you to bring the switch back into its default settings. Tick the check box if you want your switch to
keep its actual IP settings.
This function is equivalent to the factory reset clip hole available at the rear of the unit. Only the web interface version
oers to keep the actual IP parameters.
To reset the unit from the rear clip hole, please use a paper clip, and press the button for at least 3 seconds. The OK LED
will start blinking red on the front panel.
If you use the rear button for factory settings, unit IP settings will be set back to the IP address displayed at the rear of the
unit.