TRENDnet TEG-S18TX User manual

TEG-S18TX
9-Port 10/100/1000Mbps NWay
Gigabit Ethernet Switch
User’s Guide

FCC Warning
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B 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 this
user’s guide, 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.
CE Mark Warning
This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may
cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take
adequate measures.
VCCI Warning
P/N:6012-GSW080101 REV.A1-01

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS GUIDE..............................................................1
TERMS..........................................................................................................1
OVERVIEW OF THIS USER’S GUIDE..........................................................1
INTRODUCTION........................................................................3
GIGABIT ETHERNET TECHNOLOGY........................................................3
FAST ETHERNET TECHNOLOGY..............................................................4
SWITCHING TECHNOLOGY.......................................................................5
FEATURES....................................................................................................6
Ports.......................................................................................................6
Performance features.....................................................................6
UNPACKING AND SETUP...............................................7
UNPACKING.................................................................................................7
SETUP ..........................................................................................................7
DESKTOP OR SHELF INSTALLATION......................................................8
RACK INSTALLATION (OPTIONAL).........................................................9
CONNECTING NETWORK CABLE...........................................................10
POWER ON.................................................................................................10
IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL
COMPONENTS..........................................................................11
FRONT PANEL...........................................................................................11
REAR PANEL.............................................................................................12
LED INDICATORS......................................................................................12
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS..........................15

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ABOUT THIS GUIDE
This user’s guide shows you how to install your 9-port
10/100/1000Mbps NWay Gigabit Ethernet Switch and how to connect
it to your network.
Terms
For simplicity, this documentation uses the terms “Switch” (first letter
upper case) to refer to this 9-port 10/100/1000Mbps NWay Gigabit
Ethernet Switch, and “switch” (first letter lower case) to refer to all
other Ethernet switches.
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.
? ?Connecting the Switch. Tells how you can connect the Switch
to your Ethernet network.
? ?Technical Specifications.Lists the technical specifications of
the 9-port 10/100/1000Mbps NWay Gigabit Ethernet Switch.

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INTRODUCTION
This section describes the features of the 9-port 10/100/1000Mbps
NWay Gigabit Ethernet Switch and provides some background
information about Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Switching
technology.
Gigabit Ethernet Technology
Gigabit Ethernet is an extension of IEEE 802.3 Ethernet, which utilizes
the same packet structure, packet format, and supports CSMA/CD
protocol, full duplex, flow control, and management objects.
Performance wise, the theoretical throughput of the Gigabit Ethernet is
ten times faster than the 100Mbps Fast Ethernet and 100 times faster
than the 10Mbps Ethernet. Since it is compatible with all 10Mbps and
100Mbps Ethernet environments, Gigabit Ethernet provides a
straightforward upgrade without wasting company’s existing
investment in hardware, software, and trained personnel.
The increased speed and extra bandwidth offered by Gigabit Ethernet
are essential to cope with the network bottlenecks that caused by the
traffics generated from faster computers and applications that require
more bandwidth. 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.
Fiber Gigabit Ethernet enables fast optical fiber connections to support
video conferencing, complex imaging, and similar data-intensive
applications. Likewise, since data transfers occur 10 times faster than

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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.
In addition, the phenomenal bandwidth delivered by Gigabit Ethernet
is the most cost-effective method to take advantage of today and
tomorrow’s rapidly improving switching and routing internetworking
technologies. With the fast growing advanced silicon technology and
digital signal processing, Gigabit Ethernet is now operating over CAT5
unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cabling, outfitting your network with a
powerful 1000Mbps capable backbone/server connection creates a
flexible foundation for the next generation of network technology
products.
FastEthernet Technology
The growing importance of LANs and the increasing complexity of
desktop computing applications are fueling the need for high
performance networks. A number of high-speed LAN technologies
have been proposed to provide greater bandwidth and improve
client/server response times. Among them, 100BASE-TX (Fast
Ethernet) provides a non-disruptive, smooth evolution from the
10BASE-T technology. The non-disruptive and smooth evolution and
the dominating potential marketbase, virtually guarantee cost effective
and high performance Fast Ethernet solutions in the years to come.
100Mbps Fast Ethernet is a standard specified by the IEEE 802.3 LAN
committee. It is an extension of the 10Mbps Ethernet standard with the
ability to transmit and receive data at 100Mbps, while maintaining the
CSMA/CD Ethernet protocol. Since the 100Mbps Fast Ethernet is
compatible with all other 10Mbps Ethernet environments, it provides a

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straightforward upgrade and takes advantage of the existing
investment in hardware, software, and personnel training.
Switching Technology
Another key developmentpushing 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 (LAN). A switch
increases capacity and decreases network loading by making it
possible for a LAN 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. It automatically forwards traffic that needs to go
from one segment to another, 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, which were characterized by higher
latencies. Routers have also been used to segment local area
networks, but the cost, the setup, and the maintenance required for the
router, make it relatively impractical. Today’s switches are an ideal
solution to most kinds of LAN congestion problems.

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Features
The 9-port 10/100/1000Mbps NWay 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.
Switch features include:
Ports
? ?One 10/100/1000Mbps NWay Gigabit Ethernet port (port 9).
? ?Eight 10/100Mbps NWay Ethernet ports (port 1 ~ 8).
? ?One 10/100Mbps NWay MDI-X Uplink port, shares whit port 8.
Performance features
? ?Store and forward switching scheme capability to support rate
adaptation and protocol conversion.
? ?Full duplexto allow two communicating stations to transmit and
receive at the same time.
? ?Wire-speed data forwarding rate for each port.
? ?Wire-speed data filtering rate for each port.
? ?4K active MAC address entry table per device with automatic
learning and aging.
? ?2M bits packet buffer per device.
? ?Supports broadcast storm rate filtering.