Luminex GigaCore 16RFO User manual
Gigabit Ethernet Switch for the entertainment industry
GigaCore 16RFO
Quick Start Guide
V2.0.0
Rev2
English
GigaCore 16RFO Quick Start Guide
Document lu_01_00056_qsg_rev2
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The information in this documentation is supplied without warranty of any kind, either directly or indirectly, and is
subject to change without prior written notice. Luminex, its employees or appointed representatives will not be held
responsible for any damages to software, hardware, or data, howsoever arising as a direct or indirect result of the
product(s) mentioned herein.
Issued by:
Publications Department,
Luminex LCE, Berkenlaan 8A, Hechtel Eksel, B-3940, Belgium.
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
■Starting 10
■Connection to the web interface 11
■Additional documentation 11
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
qualied 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
specied 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
qualied service personnel.
■Damage Requiring Service - The appliance should
be serviced by qualied 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 / 140° 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 sucient 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 oce or the dealer from whom you purchased the product.
EMC (Electromagnetic Compliance)
This model GigaCore 16RFO complies 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 verication 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 16RFO
1 x Quick Start Guide ( including warranty information and safety instructions).
2 x Neutrik PowerCon TrueOne female connector
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, modied in any way, or for unauthorized repairs or parts.
6
Description
Front panel
■10 x 10/100/1000Mbps shielded Neutrik Ethercon connector
■4 x slots for D type rugged bre connectors
■4 x LED for switch status
■3 x LED per port for Ethercon front port status
■2 x LED per port for Ethercon and ber port status
■1 x display
■1 x Jog
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
10/100/1000Mbps
shielded Neutrik
Ethercon port
The GigaCore 16RFO oers several dierent bre port conguration. Your conguration may diers from the one detailed
below. This conguration is used as a reference only.
Rugged bre connector
10/100/1000Mbps
shielded Neutrik
Ethercon port
RS232 port
7
PowerCon True1 for
redundant power supply Slots for rugged Type
bre connector
Rear panel
■2 x 10/100/1000Mbps shielded Neutrik Ethercon connector
■4 x slots for D type rugged bre connectors
■1 x Serial console port on RJ45
■2 x Redundant fan (on the side of the unit). In the unlikely of a fan failure, the other fan will switch to 100%, so one fan
can manage the cooling of the unit. Fans run at a minimum of 30%
■2 x Neutrik PowerCon True1 IN/OUT connector
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 On Redundant link
Link O No link
Green Gigabit connection
Orange 10/100 Mbps connection
Blink Activity
8
Led indicators
The LED indicators of the GigaCore 16RFO include status, Poe, RlinkX, power, link/speed.
The following shows the LED indicators for the GigaCore 16RFO along with an explanation of each indicator.
Display
The front end display actually oers basic information about the switch conguration. A sequence of screens show the
following information:
■Name
■Type of the device
■Ip address
■Netmask
Please nd herein the menu hierarchy :
9
*Note: The IP address set in DHCP mode is set for backup purpose. If no DHCP server is discovered at
boot-up, the switch will automatically use the assigned IP address.
The front end display oers basic information and conguration of the GigaCore 16RFO, such as network settings, ports
info and groups assignation.
Please nd below the owchart of the menu:
Press & Hold
Press & Hold, turn left
Press & Hold, turn right
Press <> left & right navigation
Root menu sequence : Device info, Device IP
< Port info > Exit
< Contrast setting > Enable / disable backlight
Save Cancel
Groups < Group selection >
Cancel / Conrm
Exit
<Port Assignation> >>Ok
Network <Manual < >
Cancel / Conrm
<Set IP Address >
<Set Netmask >
DHCP>
Cancel / Conrm
<Set Backup IP Address >
<Set Backup Netmask >
RLinkX
Cancel / Conrm
<Port Assignation> >>Ok
PoE
Cancel / Conrm
<Port Assignation> >>Ok
10
Starting
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
TrueOne 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 DE ( EN 60320-1/EN60320-2-2) U L ( UL 498 / CSA C22.2 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 ring 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
11
Connection to the web interface
■Connect a computer to the switch.
■Set an IP address in the same range as the switch IP address.
■Default GigaCore IP address is displayed at the rear of the unit. Set your computer with a compliant IP address (do not
use the same IP address ! ). IP address is also available on the front display.
■Launch your favorite web browser.
■Type the IP address of the switch in the address eld.
■Enter admin in the login eld. Leave the password eld blank.
Additional documentation
All additional documenttion can be downloaded from our web pages in the support section :
http://www.luminex.be
--> Support
Specications
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. Specications are subject
to change without notice.
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. Your GigaCore 16RFO is now ready to use.
Power Input Physical
Power Input
100-240VAC - 50/60Hz
0.3A - 0.125A
1.8A - 0.75A with PoE Option
Enclosure Metal Housing
Dimensions (W x D x H) 482 x 294.15 x 48.45 mm
19” x 11.58” x 3.48”
Backup Power Input
100-240VAC - 50/60Hz
0.3A - 0.125A
1.8A - 0.75A with PoE Option
Packaging 510 x 410 x 136 mm
20.07” x 16.14” x 5.35”
Weight 4.9Kg
Fuse 3.15A 250V Slow Blow Approvals
Environmental CE P
Operating Temperature 0 to + 50°C EN 55103-1 P
Storage temperature -10 to +70°C EN 55103-2 P
Humidity 5 to 95 % RH EN 60950 -1 P
RoHS Compliance P
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3940 Hechtel Eksel
Belgium
tel: +32 11 812 189
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www..luminex.be
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