Luminex GigaCore 26i with PoE User manual

USER MANUAL
GIGACORE PRODUCT FAMILY
GigaCore 26i
Description: User Manual GigaCore 26i.
REVISION: 20220623-REV 2.8.7
THANKS FOR CHOOSING LUMINEX

General information
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uninsulated“dangerous voltage”within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk
of electric shock to persons.
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d’une « tension dangereuse » non isolée à l’intérieur de l’appareil, pouvant être suffisamment élevée pour constituer un
risqué d’électrocution.
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and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
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FCC Compliance Statement:
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device
may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received; including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!
This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements.
Modifications not expressly approved by Luminex Lighting Control Equipment nv may void your authority, granted by
the FCC, to use the product.
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 the instructions, 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.
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Industry Canada compliance statement
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la
norme NMB-003 du Canada.
European Community Compliance Statement
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.
Disposal of Waste Equipment by users in the European Union
Information for Users on Collection and Disposal of Old Equipment.
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Warranty information
Limited warranty
Unless otherwise stated, your product is covered by a two (2) years parts and labour limited warranty. It is the owner’s
responsibility to furnish receipts or invoices for verification 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.
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 acepted.
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, modified in any way, or for unauthorized repairs or
parts.
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CONTENTS
1. APPLICATIONS .................................................................. 5
2. INSTALLATION.................................................................... 6
2.1 Mounting the device..............................................................6
Rack mount...................................................................................6
2.2 Power up the device...............................................................6
2.3 Description....................................................................................7
2.4 LED Indicators..............................................................................8
2.5 Connecting to the web interface....................................8
2.6 Reset ..............................................................................................8
2.7 Installing Mini GBIC (SFP) transceivers.........................9
2.8 Connecting the GigaCore Redundant Power
Supply Unit ................................................................................10
3. GIGACORE FEATURES EXPLAINED..............................10
3.1 RlinkX ...........................................................................................10
3.2 Groups (VLANs) ......................................................................11
3.3 MultiLinkX...................................................................................12
4. CONFIGURATION............................................................14
4.1 Connecting to the web interface................................. 14
4.2 Status Page.................................................................................14
4.3 Global Page................................................................................ 15
4.4 RlinkX ...........................................................................................19
4.5 Groups (VLANs) ....................................................................... 20
4.6 PoE ..................................................................................................22
4.7 Profile Manager ....................................................................... 24
5. RESET ...............................................................................26
5.1 Reset ............................................................................................26
5.2 Reload Default.......................................................................... 26
5.3 Factory Reset.............................................................................27
6. TECHNICAL SUPPORT....................................................27
7. APPENDIX.........................................................................28
7.1 Technical data...........................................................................28

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1. APPLICATIONS
LIGHTING CONSOLE
LUMINODE
AUDIO CONSOLE VIDEO CONSOLE
AES67 NDI
NDI
ART-NET
ART-NET
AES67
PTZ CAM
ISL
DANTE 1
DANTE 1
WELCOME TO YOUR
GIGACORE 26i
Assign all your lighting, audio and video protocols to different co-
lour groups and send them over the same network. Luminex takes
care of the rest and makes sure every device receives the right
signal (ArtNet, sACN, MANet, Dante™, RAVENNA/AES67, Q-LAN,
PTPv2 IEEE1588-2008 and many more …).
A few examples of applications where the GigaCore can be used:
Convention centers
Architectural lighting
Multimedia shows
Schools
Theme parks
Theaters, operas
Festivals, tours
Typical Application:
PTPv2 / Precision Time Protocol
PoE / Power over Ethernet

2.INSTALLATION
2.1 Mounting the device
RACK MOUNT
In case you want to mount your GigaCore 26i and GigaCore 26i
with PoE in a standard 19-inch rack, you need 4 rack screws to
mount the device.
2.2 Power up the device
Power-up the device with a power cable with IEC connection (J)
(please contact your local dealer if you don’t have a suitable power
cable on hand). The device will automatically switch on. To shut it
down after use, just un-plug the power cable again.
After connecting the power cable correctly, the power LED
indicator on the front panel will light up green.
The GigaCore 26i and GigaCore 26i with PoE requires standard AC
power distribution from 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz. Current required
depends on the model.
Please use an IEC plug compliant cable to power the device.
Luminex recommends the use of a power cable fitted with a
locking mechanism to ensure a reliable connection to the device.
When installing a new connector please refer to the following wire
colour code reference:
WIRE* CONNECTION
Green/Yellow AC Ground
Blue AC Neutral
Brown AC Line
* International (Harmonised) Standard
J
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2.3 Description
2.3.1 Front Panel
A STATUS LEDS:
OK: Indicates the general status of the switch.
PoE: Indicates the status of the PoE functionality and the PoE
supply (GigaCore 26i with PoE only).
RLinkX: Indicates the RLinkX status.
Power: Indicates the status of the power supply.
B MODE:
Mode LED: Indicates the selected state for the port Mode LEDs
(see the“LED indicators”section for more details).
Mode button: Use this button to browse through the different
states for the port Mode LEDs.
C PORT LEDS:
26x Port Mode: According to the selected state, the LED
will show different colours.
26x Port Link/Speed: Shows the current speed and link
activity of a port.
D RJ45 PORTS:
24x RJ45 10/100/1000Mbs port.
E SFP:
6x SFP cage for Mini-GBIC transceiver.
NOTE: PORT 21 TO 24 ARE DUAL MEDIA PORTS.
RJ45 PORTS 21 TO 24 CAN’T BE USED AT THE SAME TIME AS SFP PORTS 21
TO 24. SFP PORTS 21 TO 24 HAVE PRIORITY OVER RJ45 PORT 21 TO 24.
A C D D EB
2.3.2 Rear Panel
F SERIAL PORT:
1x RS232 console port on RJ45.
G RPSU PORT:
1x 14-pin Molex Connection for the optional Redundant
Power Supply Unit (RPSU400 only).
H POWER:
1x IEC inlet.
F G H
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2.5 Connecting to the web interface
The 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!).
Connect your computer to the GigaCore with a network cable.
Launch your favourite web browser.
Type the IP address of the switch in the address field followed
by enter.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THE WEB INTERFACE OF A SWITCH
CAN ONLY BE REACHED THROUGH A PORT ASSIGNED IN THE
MANAGEMENT GROUP (FROMTHE SWITCHYOU’RE CONNECTED
TO, OR FROM ANOTHER SWITCH THROUGH AN ISL PORT). YOU
NEED AT LEAST ONE PORT ASSIGNED TO THE MANAGEMENT
GROUP IN YOUR ENTIRE NETWORK TO REACH THE WEB INTER-
FACE OF ALL YOUR GIGACORE SWITCHES
FACTORY DEFAULT ALL PORTS ARE ASSIGNED TO THE MANAGE-
MENT GROUP.
2.6 Reset
Sometimes it can come in handy to reset the device. To do this,
press and hold the mode button for 5 seconds. Once the four sta-
tus LEDs blink red, release the button. This will reset all settings to
default. The user profiles will be preserved though.
For more detailed information on how to reset the device and
what reset options are available please check chapter 4 of this
manual.
2.4 LED indicators:
The LED indicators of the GigaCore 26i and GigaCore 26i with PoE
show the following statuses:
SWITCH LED COLOUR DESCRIPTION
OK (General status LED) Green All OK
Green blink Unit is writing to the flash.
Do not disconnect power
Orange Temperature warning
Red blink Temperature or Fan error
Red/Green
blink
The unit is flashing new
firmware. Do not discon-
nect power
PoE LED (GigaCore 26i
with PoE only)
Green Internal PoE supply OK
and RPSU connected. PoE
functionality OK
Red blink PoE supply or PoE
functionality error
Orange Internal PoE supply OK (no
RPSU connected)
RLinkX LED Green RLinkX is active
Red blink OOS occurred on the
switch
Power LED Green Internal power supply OK
and RPSU connected
Orange Internal power supply OK
(no RPSU connected)
Red blink Power error
PORT LED STATUS DESCRIPTION
Link Off No Link
Green Gigabit connection
Orange 10/100 Mbps connection
Blink Activity
With the use of the mode button, the user can get all the neces-
sary information immediately. Press the mode button to browse
through the different states.
STATE MODE LED PORT MODE LED DESCRIPTION
Groups White Group Colour The LED colour indicates the group assignation of the port
RLinkX Blue Blue Indicates a redundant port
Red blink OOS occurred on that particular port
MultiLinkX Magenta Magenta MultiLinkX is enabled on this port
White MultiLinkX is active on this port
PoE Yellow Yellow PoE is activated on this port
Orange Port is sourcing PoE to a device
Red Error with PoE
Dark Mode Off Off All port LEDs are switched off. Switch status LEDs remain available.
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2.7 Installing Mini GBIC (SFP) transceivers
The GigaCore 26i and GigaCore 26i with PoE come with six SFP cages
at the rear of the unit. These cages accept mini GBIC transceivers.
1Insert the transceiver into the SFP cage.
Once properly engaged, the transceiver can’t be removed.
3Open the bail wire to disengage and remove
the mini-GBIC transceiver.
Be aware of the insertion direction:
port 13 & 15 should read 21, 23 and 25
port 14 & 16 should read 22, 24 and 26
Bail wire delatch
Bail wire delatch
Bail wire
delatch
Bail wire
delatch
Dust cap
Device shown with dust cap
and bail wire delatch.
For any other model of mini-GBIC transceiver, please refer to the
transceiver manual.
Recommended transceivers
In order to get the best performance, Luminex recommends the use
of the following transceivers:
LU 90 00871 GigaCore 1.25Gd Multi-Mode Fibre transceiver
LU 90 00872 GigaCore 1.25Gd Single-Mode Fibre transceiver
LU 90 00874 GigaCore 1.25Gd copper RJ45 transceiver
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2 | INSTALLATION / 2.7 INSTALLING MINI GBIC SFP TRANSCEIVER

2.8 Connecting the GigaCore
Redundant Power Supply Unit 400
The GigaCore 26i and GigaCore 26i with PoE provide a connector to an
optional Luminex Redundant Power Supply Unit (RPSU400), providing
redundancy on power level for both the mains and the PoE power.
Only use the RPSU400 to connect to the GigaCore 26i or GigaCore 26i
with PoE.The part number for the RPSU400 is LU 01 00061.
THIS UNIT HAS MORE THEN ONE POWER SUPPLY. DISCON-
NECT ALL POWER SUPPLIES BEFORE SERVICING TO AVOID ELEC-
TRIC SHOCK
3.GIGACORE FEATURES EXPLAINED
The GigaCore range of switches offers many unique features
which greatly simplify your everyday job.
These features will be explained on the following paragraphs.
3.1 RlinkX:
RLinkX, which stands for Redundant Link by LumineX, is an automat-
ed system to easily create redundant paths between your GigaCore
switches. Switches automatically create active and redundant paths,
providing an effortless method to create safe networks.
If one of the active paths fails, the switches will enable a redundant
path in a seamless manner.The recovery time is between 20 and 40ms.
By default, all GigaCore ports have RLinkX enabled, which means you
can interconnect any GigaCore switch between each other. All redun-
dant paths will be created automatically by the switches, no need for
configuration.
Active path
Backup path
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2 | INSTALLATION / 2.8 CONNECTING THE GIGACORE REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY UNIT  3 | GIGACORE FEATURES EXPLAINED / 3.1 RLINKX