NETGEAR ProSafe FS752TP Manual

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USA
May 2011
202-10813-01
v1.0
FS752TP Smart Switch
Hardware Installation Guide

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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Chapter 2 Physical Description
FS752TP Front-Panel and Back-Panel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
LED Designations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
System LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Port LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Device Hardware Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
RJ-45 Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
SFP Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Reset Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Factory Defaults Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Chapter 3 Applications
Desktop Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Chapter 4 Installation
Step 1: Preparing the Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Rackmount Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Step 2: Installing the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Installing the Switch on a Flat Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Installing the Switch in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Step 3: Checking the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Step 4: Connecting Devices to the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Step 5: Installing an SFP Transceiver Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Step 6: Applying AC Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Step 7: Managing the Switch using a Web Browser or the PC Utility. . . . .26
Appendix A Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Additional Troubleshooting Suggestions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Network Adapter Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Switch Integrity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Auto-Negotiation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

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Appendix B Technical Specifications
Appendix C Notification of Compliance
Index

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1. Introduction
Congratulations on the purchase of your NETGEAR®ProSafeTM FS752TP Smart Switch!
Your FS752TP switch is a state-of-the-art, high-performance, IEEE-compliant network
solution designed for users who require a large number of ports and want the power of
Gigabit connectivity to eliminate bottlenecks, boost performance, and increase productivity.
There are 48 twisted-paired ports with four gigabit ports (two are combo ports with SFP GBIC
slots) on the front panel of the switch. To simplify installation, the switch is shipped ready for
use out of the box.
The FS752TP Smart Switch Hardware Installation Guide describes how to install and power
on the FS752TP. The information in this manual is intended for readers with intermediate
computer and Internet skills.
This chapter serves as an introduction to the FS752TP and provides the following
information:
• Overview
• Features
• Package Contents

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Overview
The NETGEAR FS752TP Smart Switch has:
• 48 Fast Ethernet RJ45 PoE ports with auto sensing, supporting 10/100M speed. Ports 1-4
provide maximum power of 30W and ports 5-48 provide maximum power of 15.4W. The
total PoE power budge is 384W.
• 2 Gigabit combo ports with auto sensing, supporting 10/100/1000M speed on RJ45 and
100/1000M on SFP.
• 2 10/100/1000M Gigabit Uplink Ports
Available memory types of the switch are the following:
• 16 bit 64 MB DDR SDRAM memory
• 16 MB Serial flash for Application Code and OS
The switch can store up to two images in FLASH. It can be configured to boot with the image
of the user’s choice.
Using these Gigabit slots, you can create high-speed connections to a server or network
backbone. For example, you can:
• Connect switches to each other with high-speed links
• Link to high-speed servers
• Provide 10/100/1000M copper and 1000M fiber connectivity
The NETGEAR FS752TP Smart Switch also provides the benefit of administrative
management with a complete package of features for the observation, configuration, and
control of the network. With a Web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI), the switch’s many
capabilities can be viewed and used in a simple and intuitive manner. The switch’s
management features include configuration for port and switch information, VLAN for traffic
control, port trunking for increased bandwidth, and Class of Service (CoS) for traffic
prioritization. These features provide better understanding and control of the network. Initial
discovery of the switch on the network requires the Smart Control Center program, a utility
that runs on a PC.
The NETGEAR FS752TP Smart Switch is a standard 1U chassis high/17” rack mounted in a
wiring closet or equipment room. It is IEEE-compliant and offers low latency for high-speed
networking. All ports can automatically negotiate to the highest speed. This capability makes
the switch ideal for environments that have a mix of Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit
Ethernet devices. In addition, all RJ-45 ports operate in half-duplex or full-duplex mode. The
maximum segment length is 328 feet (100 meters) over Category 5 Unshielded Twisted-Pair
(UTP) cable.

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Features
The following list identifies the key features supported by the FS752TP:
• The 10/100/1000 Base-T ports are auto-sensing using RJ-45 UTP connectors.
• Auto MDI/MDI-X sensing and auto-negotiation is supported on all ports.
• Full-duplex flow control.
• Half-duplex back pressure control.
• Head-of-line blocking prevention .
• MAC aging.
• Static MAC addresses entry and dynamic MAC addresses learning.
• VLANs
• IEEE 802.1Q up to 128 VLAN entries.
• Protected ports functionality which is similar to Port based VLANs.
• 802.3ad Link Aggregation.
• Setting LAGs manually or dynamically using LACP.
• Auto-Voice VLAN.
• Port mirroring (many to one), including the ability to Mirror RX, TX, or both.
• CoS and QoS.
• Broadcast, Multicast, and Unknown Unicast storm protection by specifying the threshold
as a percentage of port-speed.
• Spanning Tree (IEEE 802.1d).
• IEEE 802.1s MSTP and IEEE 802.1w, Rapid Reconfiguration Spanning Tree.
• L4 QoS ACL.
• Policy-based DiffServ.
• NETGEAR Green product series power-saving features:
• Per port automatic power down when the port link is down.

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Package Contents
Figure 1 shows the package contents of the FS752TP Smart Switch.
Ports 1-48, Link/Act Mode — Green=Link at 100M, Yellow=Link at 10M Blink=ACT
Ports 49-52 Link/Act Mode —Green=1G, Yellow=10/100M Blink=ACT
Power
Reset
Select
Fan
PoE Max
LED Mode
Yellow=PoE
Green=Link/ACT
Factory
Defaults
12345678910 11 13 15 17 19 21
12 2214 16 18 20 23 25 27 29 31 33 24 3426 28 30 32 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 52
FS752TP
50F 50T
49F 49T
Combo Ports
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Figure 1. Package Contents
Verify that the package contains the following:
• FS752TP Smart Switch
• Rubber footpads for tabletop installation
• Rackmounting kits
• Power cord
• Installation guide
• Smart Switch Resource CD with NETGEAR Smart Control Center and User’s Manual
If any item is missing or damaged, contact the place of purchase immediately.

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2. Physical Description
This chapter describes the FS752TP Smart Switch hardware features. Topics include:
• FS752TP Front-Panel and Back-Panel Configuration
• LED Designations
• Device Hardware Interfaces

Physical Description
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FS752TP Front-Panel and Back-Panel Configuration
The FS752TP has:
• 48 10/100 Mbps copper ports
• Ports 49, 50 with RJ45 connectors that support 10/100/1000 Mbps
• Ports 51 and 52 with RJ45 connectors that support 10/100/1000 Mbps only
• Two SFP ports (Combo ports). The SFP combo ports are shared with copper ports 49 and
50. If the SFP combo ports are in use, copper ports 49 and 50 are inactive.
Each port is capable of sensing the line speed and negotiating the duplex mode with the link
partner automatically.
Figure 2 illustrates the front panel of the NETGEAR FS752TP.
Power/Status LED
Reset Button
Factory Defaults
Button 10/100 Mbps copper ports
Combo Ports
Figure 2. Front Panel
The front panel contains the following:
• 48 RJ-45 connectors for 10/100 Mbps autosensing Fast Ethernet switching ports
• Two SFP combo Gigabit Ethernet switching ports
• Two dedicated 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet switching ports
• Reset button to restart the device
• Recessed Factory Defaults button to restore the device back to the factory defaults
• Link, Speed, and Activity LEDs for each port
• Power and Status LED
• Fan
• PoE Max LED which is activated when less than 7W of the available PoE power remain
unused.
• LED Mode
Figure 3 illustrates the NETGEAR FS752TP back panel.

Power Connector
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Figure 3. Back Panel
The back panel contains a power connector.

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LED Designations
The front panel supports a number of LEDs that indicate basic status of the unit and
individual ports, and are intended to assist in local fault diagnosis.
System LEDs
The System LEDs are located on the left side of the front panel.
Power LEDs
The Power LED is a bi-color LED that serves as an indicator of power and diagnostic statues.
The following indications are given by the LED state.
LED Designation
Power • Solid Green—Device is powered on, run-time code is up and running.
• Solid Yellow—System is in the bootup stage.
• Off—Power is not supplied to the device.
Fan LED
The Fan LED is a yellow LED that indicates the fan status. The following indications are given
by the LED state.
LED Designation
Fan • Solid Yellow—Fan has failed.
• Off—Fan operating normally.
Max PoE LED
The following indications are given by the LED state.
LED Designation
Max PoE • Solid Yellow—Indicates less than 7 watts of power is available.
• Blinking Yellow—Indicates the PoE MAX LED was active in the previous two
minutes.
• Off—There is at least 7 watts of PoE power available for another device.
LED Mode LED
The following indications are given by the LED state.

LED Designation
LED Mode • Solid Green—Indicates port LEDs are in Ethernet mode.
• Solid Yellow—Indicates port LEDs are in PoE mode.
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Port LEDs
10/100M Fast Ethernet Ports
Each 10/100M port has a single bicolor LED. There are two operating modes, Ethernet mode
and PoE mode for the port LED. The mode can be selected by the LED mode switch
provided near the system LEDs. The possible states and associated meaning are shown in
the tables below.
Table 1.
State Designation
Solid Green A valid 100 Mbps link is established on the port.
Blinking Green Packets transmission or reception occurring on the port and the link is 100
Mbps.
Solid Yellow A valid 10 Mbps link is established on the port.
Blinking Yellow Packets transmission or reception occurring on the port and the link is
10 Mbps.
Off No link is established on the port.
Ethernet Mode
Table 2. PoE Mode
State Designation
Solid Green The PoE powered device (PD) is connected and the port is supplying
power successfully.
Solid Yellow Indicates one of the following failures resulted in stopping power to that
port:
• Short circuit on PoE power circuit.
• PoE power demand exceeds power available.
• PoE current exceeds PD’s classification.
• Out of proper voltage band (44~57 VDC for 802.3af, 50~57 VDC for at).
Off No PoE powered device connected.

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10/100/1000M Gigabit Ports
Each 10/100/1000M copper port has one LED per port. The possible states and associated
meaning are shown in the table below.
Table 3.
State Designation
Solid Green A valid 1000 Mbps link is established on the port.
Blinking Green Packets transmission or reception occurring on the port at 1000 Mbps.
Solid Yellow A valid 10/100 Mbps link is established on the port.
Blinking Yellow Packets transmission or reception occurring on the port at 10/100 Mbps.
Off No link is established on the port.
Link/ACT/Speed LED
If port 49, 50 port media changes to SFP, the copper port LED will change to the OFF status.
100/1000M SFP Ports
Each SFP port has one LED. The possible states and associated meaning are shown in the
table below.
Table 4.
State Designation
Solid Green A valid 1000 Mbps link is established on the SFP port.
Blinking Green Packets transmission or reception occurring on the port and the link is
1000 Mbps.
Solid Yellow A valid 100 Mbps link is established on the SFP port.
Blinking Yellow Packets transmission or reception occurring on the port and the link is
100 Mbps.
Off No link is established on the port.
SFP LED
If port 49, 50 port media changes to Copper, the SFP port LED will change to the OFF status.

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Device Hardware Interfaces
RJ-45 Ports
RJ-45 ports are autosensing ports. When inserting a cable into an RJ-45 port, the switch
automatically ascertains the maximum speed (10, 100, or 1000 Mbps) and duplex mode
(half-duplex or full-duplex) of the attached device. All ports support only unshielded
twisted-pair (UTP) cable terminated with an 8-pin RJ-45 plug.
To simplify the procedure for attaching devices, all RJ-45 ports support Auto Uplink. This
technology allows attaching devices to the RJ-45 ports with either straight-through or
crossover cables. When inserting a cable into the switch’s RJ-45 port, the switch
automatically:
• Senses whether the cable is a straight-through or crossover cable.
• Determines whether the link to the attached device requires a “normal” connection (such
as when connecting the port to a PC) or an “uplink” connection (such as when connecting
the port to a router, switch, or hub).
• Configures the RJ-45 port to enable communications with the attached device, without
requiring user intervention. In this way, the Auto Uplink technology compensates for
setting uplink connections, while eliminating concern about whether to use crossover or
straight-through cables when attaching devices.
SFP Ports
To enable you to have fiber connections on your network, there are two SFP ports that
accommodate standard SFP transceiver modules, which are sold separately. Two SFP ports
are combo ports and share connections with two RJ-45 ports, ports 49 and 50.
Only one type of connection of a combo port can be active at any time. For example, if SFP
port 49 is in use, copper port 49 is not active.
Note: If both connectors of a combo port are connected to other devices,
only the fiber port is active.

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Reset Button
The Smart Switch has a Reset button on the front panel to allow you to manually reboot the
switch. This action is equivalent to powering the unit off and back on. The software detects
the operation of the button and performs a full hardware reset of the CPU and switch
subsystems. The last saved configuration is loaded into the switch as it resets. To operate the
Reset button, insert a device such as a paper clip into the opening to press the recessed
button. The front-panel LEDs should extinguish and light again as the switch performs its
Power On Self Test (POST).
Factory Defaults Button
The Smart Switch has a Factory Defaults button on the front panel so that you can remove
the current configuration and return the device to its factory settings. To operate the Factory
Defaults button, insert a device such as a paper clip into the opening to press the recessed
button for over two seconds. The switch restores all settings to the factory default
configuration and then resets. Settings including the password, VLAN settings, and port
configurations are removed.

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3. Applications
Your FS752TP Smart Switch is designed to provide flexibility in configuring your network
connections. It can be used as your only network traffic-distribution device or with 10 Mbps,
100
Mbps, and 1000 Mbps hubs and switches.

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Desktop Switching
The FS752TP can be used as a desktop switch to build a small network that enables users to
have 100 Mbps access to a file server. With full-duplex enabled, the switch uplink port (port
49 to 52) connected to the server can provide 2000 Mbps throughput.
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Ports1-48, Link/Act Mode — Green=Linkat 100M, Yellow=Linkat 10M Blink=ACT Ports49-52 Link/Act Mode —Green=1G, Yellow=10/100M Blink=ACT
Power
Reset
Select
Fan
PoEM ax
LEDMode
Yellow=PoE
Green=Link/ACT
Factory
Defaults
12345678910 11 13 15 17 19 21
12 2214 16 18 20 23 25 27 29 31 33 24 3426 28 30 32 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 52
FS752TP
50F 50T
49F 49T
ComboPorts
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Figure 4. Desktop Switching

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4. Installation
This chapter describes the installation procedures for your FS752TP Smart Switch. Switch
installation involves the following steps:
Step 1: Preparing the Site
Rackmount Considerations
Step 2: Installing the Switch
Step 3: Checking the Installation
Step 4: Connecting Devices to the Switch
Step 5: Installing an SFP Transceiver Module
Step 6: Applying AC Power
Step 7: Managing the Switch using a Web Browser or the PC Utility

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Step 1: Preparing the Site
Before you install the switch, ensure the operating environment meets the site requirements
in the following table.
Characteristics Requirements
Mounting • Desktop installations - Provide a flat table or shelf surface.
• Rackmount installations - Use a 19-inch (48.3-centimeter) EIA standard equipment
rack that is grounded and physically secure. The rackmount kit supplied with the switch
is also required.
Access Locate the switch in a position that allows access to the front-panel RJ-45 ports, view the
front-panel LEDs, and access the power connector.
Power source Provide a power connection cord. Power specifications for the switch are shown in
Appendix A. Ensure the AC outlet is not controlled by a wall switch, which can
accidentally turn off power to the outlet and the switch.
Environmental • Temperature - Install the switch in a dry area, with ambient temperature between 0 and
50ºC (32ºF and 122ºF). Keep the switch away from heat sources such as direct
sunlight, warm air exhausts, hot-air vents, and heaters.
• Operating humidity - The installation location should have a maximum relative
humidity of 90%, non-condensing.
• Ventilation - Do not restrict airflow by covering or obstructing air inlets on the sides of
the switch. Keep at least 2 inches (5.08 centimeters) free on all sides for cooling. Be
sure there is adequate airflow in the room or wiring closet where the switch is installed.
• Operating conditions - Keep the switch at least 6 ft. (1.83 meters) away from nearest
source of electromagnetic noise, such as a photocopy machine.
Rackmount Considerations
If the switch will be rack mounted, be aware of the considerations in the following table.
Characteristics Requirements
Elevated
Operating
Ambient
If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of
the rack environment may be greater than room ambient. Therefore, consideration should
be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the maximum
ambient temperature (Tma) specified by the manufacturer.
Reduced Air
Flow Installation of the equipment in a rack should be such that the amount of air flow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised.
Mechanical
Loading Mounting of the equipment in the rack should be such that a hazardous condition is not achieved due to uneven mechanical loading.